Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 203

203. (1) The curator shall represent the absentee in civil acts and shall manage his property as a bonus paterfamilias. (2) He is bound to prosecute the enquiries about the existence of the absentee or the place in which he may be found, and to communicate to the court any information which he may receive. (3) Unless otherwise provided in the decree appointing the curator or in any other decree, the provisions of articles 169 and 177 to 182 inclusive shall also apply to such curator. Where the absentee has left an attorney.