In re the Succession of Baker

This case involves a classic trust for mixed private and charitable purposes, which is specifically permitted by the language of the Louisiana Trust Code. See LSA-R.S. 9:1951. Those provisions of such a trust that are charitable or religious in nature are not subject to the Trust Code but rather are governed by LSA-R.S. 9:2271 through 9:2337, which governs charitable trusts. The charitable trust is of very ancient vintage in Louisiana. See, e.g. Girard v. City of New Orleans, 2 La.Ann. 897 (1847); State v. McDonogh’s Executors, 8 La.Ann. 171 (1853). For obvious reasons, the beneficiaries of a…