State Unclaimed Property in Louisiana
The Louisiana State Treasurer holds unclaimed property — dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance payouts, and similar assets — and maintains custody of it in perpetuity until the rightful owner or their heirs come forward to claim. The legal heirs of a deceased owner are entitled to claim the property; the Treasury requires court-recognized estate documents to prove heirship.
Administering agency
Louisiana Department of the Treasury — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
La. R.S. 9:151 et seq. (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997)
State Unclaimed Property in Louisiana: key facts
- Administering office
- Louisiana Department of the Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division, State Capitol Building Annex, 1051 N. 3rd Street, Room 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Claims mail: P.O. Box 91010, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9010. Phone 1-888-925-4127 or 225-219-9400.
- Official search and claim
- unclaimedproperty.la.gov (free search and online claims).
- Heir claim documents
- The Treasury requires court-recognized estate documents to prove heirship. Every claim also needs a copy of a driver's license or other photo ID and proof of the claimant's Social Security number; a claim of $5,000 or more requires a notarized claim form.
- No deadline
- Louisiana maintains custody of unclaimed property in perpetuity until the rightful owner or heirs come forward to claim; there is no time limit to file (La. R.S. 9:167).
- Small succession
- A Louisiana succession with a gross value of $125,000 or less at the date of death is a small succession and may be settled by affidavit rather than a court-administered succession (La. C.C.P. Arts. 3421, 3431-3434, as amended by Acts 2024, No. 90). A multiple original of the affidavit, or a certified copy, is full and sufficient authority for the payment of money or delivery of the property described in it.
Governing law: La. R.S. 9:151 et seq. (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997)
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Administering agency
Louisiana Department of the Treasury — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
La. R.S. 9:151 et seq. (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997)