Under Louisiana law, a title insurance policy or title insurance commitment (report) must be based upon a Title Opinion that is based upon an examination of title that was reduced to writing and conducted by an attorney duly licensed and authorized to practice law in Louisiana.  

Louisiana Revised Statute 22:512(17)(b)(vi), redesignated from LSA-R.S. 22:2092.2 by Acts 2008, No. 415, effective January 1, 2009, which law provides as follows:

“Examining titles, however, any title insurance report or title insurance policy relating to immovable property shall be based upon an examination of title which shall be conducted only by attorneys duly licensed and authorized to practice law in Louisiana.  The examination and resulting opinion, if it furnishes the basis of a title insurance report or title insurance policy relating to immovable property, shall be reduced to writing by the attorney.  The title opinion shall contain the following:

(aa)  Complete name of individuals with an ownership or other interest in the property.

(bb) Complete list of all encumbrances, mortgages, judgments, liens and privileges.  This list shall contain the name of secured creditors, date filed, amounts, and recordation information.

(cc) Complete list of all servitudes, rights-of-way, leases, options, rights of first refusal, and usufructs encumbering the property.

(dd) Legal description of property examined.

(ee) Any curative measures which are required in order to render title merchantable.

(ff) All parish and municipal property taxes which are past due.

(gg) Length of examiner’s search and date of earliest recorded instrument reviewed by the examiner.

(hh) name and attorney bar roll number of the examing attorney.”

Strickland & Associates can provide your title insurance company with the necessary title opinions in a quick, efficient and economic manner, based upon the abstracts of title that you obtain in Louisiana.