FORCED HEIRS. In Louisiana they are those persons whom the testator or donor
cannot deprive of the portion of his estate reserved for them by law,
except in cases where he has a just cause to disinherit them. Civ. Code of
Lo. art. 1482. As to the portion of the estate they are entitled to, see the
article Legitime. As to the causes for which forced heirs may be deprived of
this right, see Disinherison.