A. Notice of the public sale of property, movable or immovable, by the succession representative of a small succession shall be published once and only in the parish where the succession is pending, and the property shall be sold no less than ten days nor more than fifteen days after publication. B. Notice of the application of the succession representative of a small succession to sell succession property, movable or immovable, at private sale shall be published once and only in the parish where the succession proceeding is pending and shall state that any opposition to the proposed sale shall be filed within ten days of the date of publication.
Art. 3443.Sale of Succession Property; Publication of Notice of Sale
Book VI. Probate Procedure · Title V. Small Successions · Chapter 3. Judicial Proceedings · Last amended 2024 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 3443 shortens the publication timeline for a small succession's judicial sale of property, requiring a single publication in the parish where the proceeding is pending and setting a ten-to-fifteen-day window for a public sale or a ten-day opposition period for a private sale.
Full Text of Art. 3443
Amendment History
Amended by Acts 2024, No. 90, §1, eff. 8/1/2024.
Plain-English Summary
Article 3443 layers one more cost and time savings onto the rules Articles 3441 and 3442 already import from Titles II and III. Ordinary succession sales, governed by Chapter 6 of Title III, can call for more extended or repeated publication; a small succession compresses that timeline considerably.
For a public sale of movable or immovable succession property, notice needs to be published only once, and only in the parish where the small-succession proceeding is pending. The sale itself must happen no sooner than ten days and no later than fifteen days after that single publication.
A private sale follows the same single-publication approach in the pending parish, but instead of setting a sale window, it gives interested parties ten days from the date of publication to file an opposition to the proposed sale before it can proceed.
Article 3443, most recently amended in 2024, reflects the legislature's periodic recalibration of Title V's procedures to keep the small-succession track responsive to current conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is notice of a small-succession sale published?
Once, and only in the parish where the small-succession proceeding is pending, whether the sale is public or private.
How long after publication can a small-succession public sale occur?
No sooner than ten days and no later than fifteen days after the single publication.
How much time does someone have to oppose a private sale in a small succession?
Ten days from the date the notice of the proposed private sale was published.
Does this shortened publication apply to sales in ordinary, non-small successions?
No. Article 3443 applies specifically to sales of small-succession property; ordinary successions follow the publication rules of Chapter 6 of Title III.
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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