State Unclaimed Property in Louisiana

State Unclaimed Property in Louisiana: key facts

Administering office

Louisiana Department of the Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division, 900 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.

Official search and claim

unclaimedproperty.la.gov (free search and online claims).

Heir claim documents

Proof of death plus documentation of authority over the succession — succession judgment or letters for a court-administered succession, or an affidavit of small succession where the estate qualifies and was not opened in court.

No deadline

Louisiana holds unclaimed property until claimed; there is no time limit to file.

Small succession option

An heir may file a Treasury claim without a court-administered succession by submitting a small succession affidavit under C.C.P. Arts. 3432, 3432.1, or 3433. Qualifying estates: gross value of $125,000 or less at the date of death (La. C.C.P. Art. 3421, as amended by Acts 2024, No. 90, eff. August 1, 2024). An endorsed copy of the affidavit is sufficient authority for the Treasury to pay money or deliver property of the deceased.