La. Civ. Code art. 3279
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Mortgage gives the mortgagee, upon failure of the obligor to perform the obligation that the mortgage secures, the right to cause the property to be seized and sold in the manner provided by law and to have the proceeds applied toward the satisfaction of the obligation in preference to claims of others.
La. C.C. § 3279