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Louisiana Law

Louisiana Law is unique; Louisiana Law is somewhat different; however, Louisiana Law is also somewhat the same. The following are the books and codes where Louisiana's Law can be found. Some of these books our firm uses on a daily basis while others are rarely referenced by any attorney. If you have any questions about Louisiana Law, please feel free to contact us.

Revised Statutes
Where the bulk of Louisiana Law is found, the Louisiana Revised Statutes are statutes of a general nature compiled into 56 Titles arranged alphabetically by topic from Aeronautics to Wildlife and Fisheries.

Code of Criminal Procedure
The Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure is a consolidation of Louisiana laws applicable and related to adult criminal proceedings and prosecutions.

Louisiana Constitution
The Louisiana Constitution is the cornerstone of our Louisiana laws prescribing the laws that regulate the rights of individuals, the distribution and powers of state and local government, the establishment of the state and city civil service systems, the creation and operation of a state lottery, the suppression of gambling, and the manner of revising of the Louisiana constitution.

Code of Evidence
The Louisiana Code of Evidence prescribes the Louisiana law of evidence to determine questions of fact in all contradictory civil and criminal proceedings and the scope of testimonial privileges.

Constitution Ancillaries
The Constitution Ancillaries are sections of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 that were continued as statutes by the present Louisiana Constitution of 1974 but have not been incorporated into the Louisiana Revised Statutes or repealed by the legislature. The Constitution Ancillaries do not have constitutional status; they are statutory law. Information about the disposition of individual sections that have been continued as statutes and that have been incorporated into the Revised Statutes or repealed is also included.

House Rules
The House Rules are rules of order governing the organization of the House of Representatives, standing committee jurisdiction and procedure, the filing and consideration of legislative instruments, the order of business, the keeping of the House journal and calendars, and the discipline and expulsion of members.

Children's Code
The Louisiana Children's Code generally contains laws affecting juveniles. More specifically, it provides with respect to juvenile court jurisdiction and administration, children in need of care, families in need of services, delinquency, traffic jurisdiction, termination of parental rights, adoption, and interstate compacts affecting children.

Senate Rules
The Senate Rules are rules of order governing the organization of the Senate, the filing and consideration of legislative instruments, the orders of business, committee jurisdiction and procedure, confirmation procedures, the keeping of the Senate journal and calendars, and the discipline and expulsion of members.

Civil Code
The Louisiana Civil Code is a compilation of civil laws that govern the legal capacity of persons, the contract of and effects of marriage, grounds for divorce, classification of children and parental authority, the acquisition, ownership, use, disposition, or donation of things and property, conventional obligations (contracts), and the resolution of conflict of laws. Many of these laws are supplemented by the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

Joint Rules
The Joint Rules are rules of the Senate and House on the calling of joint sessions, creating the Legislative Bureau, preparation of fiscal notes, procedures for passage of duplicate bills, on the allocation of space in the state capitol and Pentagon Barracks, and other rules governing the presentation of bills to the governor, interim study requests, and exceptions to the limitation on bill introductions.

Code of Civil Procedure

The Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure contains procedural laws applicable generally to civil actions and proceedings, jurisdiction and venue, appeals, execution of judgments, probate procedure, real actions, divorce, and tutorship.