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A basic revocable living trust in Louisiana costs roughly $2,470–$3,705 when drafted by an attorney, based on the typical 10-15 hours of attorney work at $247 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025. Online services offer trust packages for $300–$700, though they generally don't include attorney advice or review of your specific situation. See the Louisiana trust cost calculator for a detailed breakdown.
Even if you create a revocable trust in Louisiana, you generally still need a will — most commonly a "pour-over" will that captures any assets you forgot to retitle into the trust. Whether a trust adds enough value over a will-only plan depends on your situation: real property, blended families, and out-of-state assets are the most common reasons. The trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.
Estate planning attorneys in Louisiana average $337 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,011–$2,022 for a simple individual will and $2,470–$3,705 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Louisiana has a generous small-estate threshold of $125,000. Estates under that line can use the Small Succession procedure, which is a form rather than a court case — most families can handle it without an attorney. For estates above the threshold, formal probate generally benefits from counsel because of the procedural overhead, even when nothing is contested. The Louisiana probate calculator estimates total costs based on estate value.
In Louisiana, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships (community property rules can produce surprising outcomes); ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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62 firms
Shreveport law firm providing comprehensive succession and probate services including asset inventory, will validation, debt settlement, and asset distribution assistance.
Location
852 Texas AveShreveport, LA 71101
Phone
(318) 219-8011
Serves Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes from the Lockport Town Hall office, helping families open and settle successions. Ann Mallett Barker, in practice more than 30 years, opens testate and intestate successions, puts heirs into possession, and handles related estate administration. Offers a free initial consultation.
Location
710 Church Street, Suite CLockport, LA 70374
Phone
(985) 242-4043
Service Area
2 counties
With nearly 40 years of experience, The Baringer Law Firm provides estate planning services throughout Louisiana including Baton Rouge, Plaquemine, and surrounding communities. Their attorneys hold LLM degrees in tax law, enabling sophisticated tax planning and succession strategies.
Location
201 St. Charles StreetBaton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone
(225) 383-9953
Service Area
6 counties
Serves families, landowners, and businesses across Northwest Louisiana from offices in Coushatta and Shreveport, with roots in Red River Parish since 1922. Handles Louisiana successions and probates, estate planning, wills and trusts, and property matters including the succession of land, timber, and mineral estates.
Location
1519 Ringgold AveCoushatta, LA 71019
Phone
(318) 932-4071
Established
1922
Service Area
8 counties
Serves Jefferson and Orleans parishes from Metairie, handling successions and estate administration for families settling a relative's estate. Attorney R. Scott Buhrer guides clients through succession proceedings, wills, trusts, and succession litigation, applying an MBA background to estates with financial or valuation questions. Offers a free initial consultation.
Location
3017 21st Street, Suite 110Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(504) 541-6997
Service Area
2 counties
A Gretna law firm that has served the New Orleans area since 1980 with experienced succession lawyers handling all types of estate and succession matters.
Location
2550 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 200Gretna, LA 70053
Phone
(504) 368-2700
Service Area
3 counties
Monroe firm with over 100 years of combined legal experience offering estate planning and probate services including succession administration, trust formation and management, and estate planning throughout Northeast Louisiana.
Location
1811 Tower Drive, Suite DMonroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318) 333-0377
Service Area
5 counties
Handles successions, estates, and probate matters throughout Orleans Parish and surrounding Louisiana parishes including Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes.
Location
2121 N Causeway Blvd., Suite 200Metairie, LA 70001
Phone
(504) 561-8700
Service Area
6 counties
Alexandria estate planning firm founded by Charles D. Elliott, who has practiced law since 1993 after graduating with honors from LSU Law School. The firm handles estate planning, succession administration, and estate litigation including disputes involving trusts, wills, fraudulent conveyances, and fiduciary removal.
Location
720 Murray StreetAlexandria, LA 71301
Phone
(318) 266-7937
Service Area
3 counties
Metairie firm serving Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa parishes from offices in Metairie, New Orleans, and Hammond. Handles testate and intestate succession administration, estate and trust administration, and estate and trust litigation involving will validity and contested distributions. The succession practice dates to the firm's founding in 1989.
Location
1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 1100Metairie, LA 70001
Phone
(504) 833-5600
Established
1989
Service Area
4 counties