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TL;DR A power of attorney in Louisiana is called a mandate. It lets another person (the mandatary) act for you (the principal). When the document must be signed as an authentic act, you need a notary plus 2 separate witnesses. The notary cannot be 1 of the witnesses. Some powers, including health care decisions and donations, must be written into the document expressly. A Louisiana mandate keeps working if the principal becomes incapacitated, unless the document says otherwis

TL;DR In a Louisiana private vehicle sale, the seller must sign the title in front of a notary or in front of 2 witnesses. Most states do not require this at all. The 2 witness route fails more often than people expect. If the Acknowledgement of Witness section on the title is left blank, or is filled in by someone who did not witness the signature, the state rejects the file. Sales to or from a licensed Louisiana dealer on or after January 1, 2023 do not require notarization