Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:516

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.

The net assets of the unincorporated nonprofit association shall be disposed of in the same manner as the net assets of a religious or charitable nonprofit corporation, as set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 12:249.  Preference shall be accorded to state or local chapters, branches, or lodges of the same association, and then to associations or nonprofit corporations which were affiliated with the dissolved association, unless the articles or bylaws of the association expressly authorize some other disposition of its assets upon dissolution.

Acts 2008, No. 877, §1.