What Do I Need to Sign My Power of Attorney in Louisiana?

Notarization is not required for a financial poa to be valid in Louisiana.La. C.C. Art. 2989-2997 (mandate), Art. 3021 (putative mandatary), Art. 3024-3027 (termination/durability/revocation), Art. 1833 (authentic act), Art. 1839 + Art. 3338 (immovable transfers; recordation), Art. 1927 (acceptance), Art. 29 (majority), Art. 3537-3541 (conflicts; Art. 3538 form); La. R.S. 9:3890 (conditional/springing procuration); La. R.S. 6:311.1 (financial institution written-notice protection)Verified Jul 14, 2026 However, notarization Creates presumption of genuineness - practically required by banks.

Louisiana allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for financial powers of attorney.La. C.C. Art. 2989-2997 (mandate), Art. 3021 (putative mandatary), Art. 3024-3027 (termination/durability/revocation), Art. 1833 (authentic act), Art. 1839 + Art. 3338 (immovable transfers; recordation), Art. 1927 (acceptance), Art. 29 (majority), Art. 3537-3541 (conflicts; Art. 3538 form); La. R.S. 9:3890 (conditional/springing procuration); La. R.S. 6:311.1 (financial institution written-notice protection)Verified Jul 14, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a financial poa in Louisiana: Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Have your agent sign to acknowledge acceptance. Provide copies to financial institutions. Remote notarization is available; whether the document itself may be signed electronically is unresolved

Generally yes. Louisiana accepts out-of-state POAs in practice but doesn't have UPOAA § 302 or an explicit reciprocity statute, so acceptance rests on common-law principles.La. C.C. Art. 3538 (form of a contract; law of the state of making); Art. 3537 (conventional obligations general rule); Art. 3541 (other juridical acts); Art. 2993 (form follows underlying act)Verified Jul 14, 2026 Louisiana (civil law state) has not adopted UPOAA. Choice-of-law is governed by the Book IV conflicts articles. La. C.C. Art. 3538 makes a contract "valid as to form if made in conformity with ... the law of the state of making", so a mandate executed in another state is generally valid as to form here — but Art. 3538 adds that "when for reasons of public policy the law governing the substance of the contract under Article 3537 requires a certain form, there must be compliance with that form." Real estate transactions in Louisiana therefore may still require the mandate to be in authentic act (Art. 1833: notary + 2 witnesses) or act under private signature form, per Art. 2993 combined with Art. 1839. The document portability tool shows recognition by document type.