Law Of Louisiana
Law in the state of Louisiana is based in civil law with some common law influences. Louisiana is unique among the 50 U.S. states in having a legal system primarily based on French and Spanish codes and ultimately Roman law, as opposed to English common law. Louisiana thus follows the system of most non-Anglophone countries in the world.
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