[header] How to squat in abandoned property in louisiana [title] Identify abandoned property. [step] You can't squat on property that is currently being occupied. If you do, you run a high risk of being arrested or facing direct violence from the current occupants. 
Accordingly, you should scope out property that you want to squat on. [substeps] Common signs that property has been abandoned include boarded-over windows and barred doors.