Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:571

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Trust company: means a corporation or a limited liability trust company organized under this Chapter, including a trust company organized under the laws of this state before June 27, 2003, or an entity chartered to act as a fiduciary that is neither a depository institution nor a foreign bank. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:572

When authorized by the commissioner, a corporation may be chartered pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 of this Title for the purpose of becoming a trust company.  The commissioner may apply the provisions of Chapter 3 of this Title, regarding state banks, and Chapters 1 and 22 of Title 12, the Business Corporations Law, and the law regarding limited liability companies, respectively, for purposes of administering and regulating the activities of trust companies and for purposes of voluntary and involuntary dissolution.

Acts 2003, No. 573, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.