A Louisiana divorce can be brought where either party is domiciled or in the parish of the last matrimonial domicile.

Louisiana Divorce Grounds

The grounds for Louisiana divorce are as follows: 

• that a party desires a divorce; 

• that the spouses have been living separate and apart for a period of 6 months or more on the date of filing the petition; 

• that the other spouse has committed adultery; and 

• that the other spouse has committed a felony and has been sentenced to death or imprisonment with hard labor.

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