Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 2928. Nonalienation certificate; penalty for violation

No notary or sheriff of the Parish of Orleans shall pass any act conveying real property located in the Parish of Orleans without first obtaining from the register of conveyances a certificate showing that the vendor has not alienated the property. The certificate shall contain a description of the property and shall be annexed to the act.

Any notary or sheriff of the Parish of Orleans who violates this Section shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.