A merely personal obligation to do, imposed by testament as the condition on which a legacy is to take effect, is void, if the legatee die before performance, or before he has been put in default; but the legacy will take effect.
La. R.S. 9:2786
Death of legatee before performance of personal obligation imposed on legacy
Acts 1984, No. 331, §4.
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.