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Louisiana Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Louisiana Legal Research (Mary Garvey Algero) KFL75 .A44 2009
• Louisiana Legal Documents and Related Publications (Charlene Cain) KFL75 .C67 2001

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• LexisNexis: Louisiana Constitution
• Internet:
  • Constitution of Louisiana 1974 (Louisiana State Senate)
  • Amendments to the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 (Louisiana State Legislature, Nov. 2, 2010)
  • Louisiana Constitutional Law - History, A Path Finder (LSU Law Library)

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Revised statutes (West) KFL30.5 .W41
  • Children's code KFL30.5 .A46
  • Civil code KFL30.5 .W42
  • Code of civil procedure KFL30.5 .W44 ,
  • Code of criminal procedure KFL30.5 .W45
  • West's Louisiana statutes annotated: Code of Evidence KFL30.5 .W4 A76
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: LA-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: LA - Louisiana Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • Louisiana Legislature Search (Louisiana State Legislature)
  • Louisiana Laws Table of Contents (Louisiana State Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline (1940 - )
• Internet:
  • Louisiana Legislative History (Louisiana State Legislature)
  • Finding Louisiana Legislative History Materials (LSU Law Library)
  • Louisiana Legislative History (Law Library of Louisiana)

Legislature

• Louisiana State Legislature (Includes full text of bills and bill status)
• Senate
• House of Representatives

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Louisiana Administrative Code KFL35 1984 .A23 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: LA-ADC
  • Lexis: LA - Louisiana Administrative Code
• Internet:
  • Louisiana Administrative Code (Office of State Register)
  • Louisiana Register (Office of State Register)

Executive Agencies

• Governor's Office
  • Executive Orders (1996 - )
• Departments of the Executive Branch
• Agency Index
• Attorney General
  • Attorney General's Opinions (2007 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Southern reporter (1887 - 1941) KF135 .S8, Southern reporter. Second series (1941 - 1988) KF135 .S812,West's southern reporter. Second series (1988- 2009) KF135 .S812, West's southern reporter. Third series (2009 - ) KF135 .S814
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: LA-CS (state cases) & LA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: LA State Cases, Combined & LA Federal & State Cases, Combined
• Internet:
  • Supreme Court of Louisiana (Includes opinions, 1996 - )

Courts

• Louisiana Judicial Information

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Louisiana Parish Directory
• State and Local Government in Louisiana: An Overview 2008-2012 Term

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Tulane Law Review
  • Print: K24 .U4 (v. 4 1929 - )
  • Electronic versions (1916 - )
• Louisiana Law Review
  • Print: K12 .O78 (1938 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1938 - )
• Loyola Law Review
  • Print: K12 .O89 (1941 - 2010. Subscripton cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1941 - )
• Louisiana Bar Journal
  • Electronic versions (1995 - )

ETHICS

• State Bar
• Ethics Advisory Opinions (2005-08)
• Code of Professionalism -a short statement of Louisiana ethical standards
• Rules of Professional Conduct - an in depth set of rules of professional conduct containing more detailed rules than the Code of Professionalism
• ABA/ BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
  • Ethics Opinions
  • Rules of Professional Conduct (search the ABA/BNA page for the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct)
  • Louisiana Variations of ABA Rules (search the ABA/BNA page for the discussion of the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct)
• Westlaw: Not available
• Lexis: Not available

GENERAL

• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: LA-PRAC
  • Lexis: Not available
• Internet:
  • State Library of Louisiana
  • Law Library of Louisiana
  • FindLaw: Louisiana
  • Law Library of Congress: Louisiana
  • Internet Law Library: Louisiana
  • Legal Information Institute: Louisiana
  • Tax Forms

Updated 7/29/2010 (KPJ)
Updated 06/23/2011 (ET)

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