Section 9:2431 - DefinitionsUnless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Court" means the court having jurisdiction of the succession of the deceased;(2) "Estate" means the gross estate of a deceased as determined for the purpose of Federal estate tax;(3) "Fiduciary" means executor, administrator of any description, and trustee;(4) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, corporation, government, political subdivision, governmental agency, or local governmental agency;(5) "Person interested in the estate" means any person entitled to receive, or who has received, from a deceased person or by reason of his death, any property or interest therein included in the estate of the deceased. It includes a personal representative, tutor, curator, and trustee;(6) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;(7) "Tax" means the Federal estate tax and the Louisiana estate transfer tax, and includes interest and penalties imposed or accrued thereunder.Added by Acts 1960, No. 362, §1; Acts 2010, No. 175, §2.Added by Acts 1960, No. 362, §1; Acts 2010, No. 175, §2.