Plans For If You Are Incapacitated Or Ill (Powers Of Attorney & Advance Directives)

It's hard to think about being seriously ill or unable to make decisions, but planning ahead can help your loved ones know what to do. This page explains how powers of attorney and advance directives work, and how you can use them to choose.who will make decisions for you if needed.

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Power of Attorney (POA)

This brochure explains how to create a Power of Attorney in Louisiana and what it means for someone else to act on your behalf in legal, financial, or medical matters.

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Advance Directives

This brochure is a step-by-step guide to creating a will in Louisiana, covering how to list your assets, choose an executor, write and sign the will, and keep it up to date.

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Power of Attorney (POA)

This resource is a detailed guide to Powers of Attorney (POA) in Louisiana, explaining how they work, how to create or cancel one, and how they help someone manage your affairs if you can’t do it yourself.

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