CC 588 - Discharge of debt on encumbered property; usufruct established inter vivos - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 588. Usufruct under particular title.

The legatee of a usufruct under particular title is not liable for the debts of the succession. When the property subject to the usufruct is burdened with a mortgage, pledge, or privilege, the usufructuary may discharge the indebtedness and may claim reimbursement only for the capital he has expended. The action for reimbursement shall lie against the naked owner at the end of the usufruct, subject to the provisions contained in the title: Of donations inter vivos and mortis causa.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.