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In Louisiana, once you sign the legal document through which you permanently terminate your parental rights—it is final and irrevocable. There is no state-mandated period during which you can revoke your consent.
This means that even if circumstances change or you later feel that you were pressured or misinformed at the time of signing, the decision cannot be undone unless a court determines it was obtained through fraud or duress.
All of that said, you are not allowed to sign your rights away until at least 5 days have passed after the birth of your child. This is a minimum so you are encouraged to take as long as you need to in order to make sure you want to sign even if you're being pressured by agency or pre-adoptive parents. The best place for your baby while you decide is with you no matter what anyone tells you.