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Louisiana: rules and deadlines at a glance
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Medicaid long-term care · Small estate limits · Will and trust rules · Estate and inheritance tax · Common law marriage · Property tax rates · Medicaid expansion · Inheritance tax · Social Security tax
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| Home equity limit | $752,000 |
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| Look-back | 60 months (5 years) |
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| Small estate limit | $200,000 for Louisiana residents (since Aug. 1, 2026; was $125,000); $125,000 for non-residents' Louisiana property |
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| Wait after death | None |
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| Real estate | Yes |
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| Witnesses | Notarial testament: a notary and 2 witnesses |
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| Handwritten will | Olographic testament valid if entirely handwritten, dated and signed |
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| Uniform Trust Code | No |
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| Estate tax | No state estate tax |
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| Inheritance tax | No inheritance tax |
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| New ones allowed? | No |
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| Status | Never allowed |
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| Effective rate | 0.55% |
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| On a $300,000 home | $1,650 a year |
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| Expanded? | Yes |
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| Since | July 1, 2016 |
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| Inheritance tax? | No |
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| Sibling pays | No inheritance tax |
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