Art. 1586.  General legacy

A general legacy is a disposition by which the testator bequeaths a fraction or a certain proportion of the estate, or a fraction or certain proportion of the balance of the estate that remains after particular legacies.  In addition, a disposition of property expressly described by the testator as all, or a fraction or a certain proportion of one of the following categories of property, is also a general legacy:  separate or community property, movable or immovable property, or corporeal or incorporeal property.  This list of categories is exclusive.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.