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Louisiana · 2-2-3

2-2-3 in Louisiana

Two nights with one parent, two with the other, then a three-night weekend that alternates. Over two weeks it comes out even. In Louisiana this is written into a Custody Implementation Plan, where time with a child is called physical custody.

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Template for educational use — not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Laws change; confirm current requirements with a licensed attorney in Louisiana.

The rotation

A = one parent, B = the other. Each cell is one overnight. This rotation divides regular school-year overnights 50/50 — about 182 and 182 nights a year.
WeekMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1 AABBAAA
2 BBAABBB

What Louisiana expects

Louisiana is a civil-law state with its own vocabulary: joint custody orders designate a 'domiciliary parent' with whom the child primarily resides, and an implementation plan allocates physical custody. Do not use common-law custody phrasing here.

Governing law: La. Civ. Code art. 131-136.

The honest trade-off

No long gap between seeing either parent, which is why it's the most common 50/50 schedule for little kids. The cost is exchanges — six a fortnight, roughly double most other schedules — so it only works when handoffs are calm and the drive is short.

Other schedules in Louisiana