# ADAC-Legal-US-LA 0.9.0-draft.1 — Field Vocabulary Guide (Practitioner Edition)

**Audience**: Louisiana attorneys, notarial practitioners, succession and records professionals

This guide explains the Louisiana-specific subset of the US jurisdiction profile.

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## 1. Inheritance

A `us-la` matter uses:
- base ADAC-Legal vocabulary, plus
- US vocabulary, plus
- Louisiana-specific additions described here

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## 2. When to use `us-la`

Use `us-la` when Louisiana civil-law, parish, notarial, or succession concepts materially govern the matter.

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## 3. Document Types (Louisiana additions)

| Term | Meaning in Practice | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| `authenticAct` | Notarial instrument with special evidentiary force. | Louisiana authentic-act doctrine matters. |
| `notarialAct` | Louisiana notarial act category. | A general Louisiana notarial label is sufficient. |
| `actOfSale` | Notarial sale transfer of immovable property. | Real-property sale instrument. |
| `actOfDonation` | Notarial donation instrument. | Inter vivos donation transaction. |
| `olographicTestament` | Handwritten dated signed will. | The testament is holographic. |
| `mysticTestament` | Sealed testament form. | The testament is in mystic form. |
| `successionsPetition` | Petition opening succession proceedings. | The matter begins a Louisiana succession. |
| `judgmentOfPossession` | Judgment placing heirs into possession. | The key Louisiana succession closing instrument is involved. |
| `tutorshipPetition` | Petition for minor tutorship. | Louisiana tutorship process applies. |
| `interdictionPetition` | Petition for adult interdiction. | Louisiana interdiction process applies. |
| `reconventionalDemand` | Louisiana counterclaim pleading. | Louisiana procedural terminology should be preserved. |
| `exceptionPleading` | Procedural exception pleading. | Louisiana exception practice is being documented. |

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## 4. Matter Types (Louisiana additions)

| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
| `successions` | Louisiana succession proceeding. |
| `tutorship` | Louisiana tutorship matter. |
| `interdiction` | Louisiana interdiction matter. |
| `concursus` | Louisiana interpleader-like concursus. |
| `partition` | Judicial partition matter. |
| `expropriation` | Expropriation / eminent-domain matter. |
| `executoryProceeding` | Executory enforcement proceeding. |

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## 5. Custody Actions (Louisiana additions)

| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
| `recordedConveyanceOffice` | Recorded in parish conveyance office. |
| `recordedMortgageOffice` | Recorded in parish mortgage office. |
| `depositedNotarialArchive` | Deposited in parish notarial archive. |

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## 6. Redaction Reason (Louisiana addition)

| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
| `juvenileRecordLouisiana` | Louisiana-specific juvenile confidentiality protection. |

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## 7. Common confusions

- Prefer `successions` over base `succession` when the matter is specifically Louisiana succession practice.
- Prefer `authenticAct` or `actOfSale` over generic `notarialAct` when the local distinction matters.
- Treat `us-la` as a subset of `us`, not as a separate unrelated branch.