When notice has been petitioned for as provided in Article 3091, the applicant for appointment as administrator shall mail or deliver to the person designated to receive such notice a copy of his application for appointment, and shall notify him of the date and hour assigned by the court for a hearing thereon.
Art. 3093.Notice In Compliance With Petition
Book VI. Probate Procedure · Title III. Administration of Successions · Chapter 1. Qualification of Succession Representatives · Amendment history unavailable · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 3093 requires an applicant for appointment as administrator, once notice has been requested under Article 3091, to mail or deliver the designated recipient a copy of the application and to notify that person of the hearing's date and hour.
Full Text of Art. 3093
Plain-English Summary
The notice obligation Article 3091 creates falls on the applicant for appointment, not on the court or the clerk. Once a petition for notice has been filed and docketed, the person applying to become administrator must mail or deliver a copy of the application itself to whoever was designated to receive it.
That delivery has to include more than the bare application. The applicant must also tell the recipient the date and hour the court has assigned for the hearing on the application, so the recipient has both the substance of what is being requested and the opportunity to appear and respond to it.
This article works hand in hand with the timeline in Article 3094, which cannot set a hearing earlier than the eleventh day after this notice is mailed or delivered. The applicant's compliance with Article 3093 is what starts that clock running.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is responsible for giving the required notice, the court or the applicant?
The applicant for appointment as administrator bears that responsibility. Article 3093 requires the applicant to mail or deliver the notice, not the court or the clerk of court.
What has to be included in the notice?
A copy of the application for appointment itself, plus the date and hour the court has assigned for the hearing on that application.
How does this notice requirement affect the hearing date?
Article 3094 will not let the hearing be held earlier than the eleventh day after this notice is mailed or delivered, so proper compliance with Article 3093 sets the earliest possible hearing date.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
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