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Louisiana Legal Resources

REMINDER: ***For historical or older government and legal information, the print sources may help you more than the online sources!***

Court Cases

Internet Site: http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/la/courts.html or for Louisiana Supreme Court Case opinion decisions, go to http://www.lasc.org/opinion_search.asp 

Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List",  find and click on LexisNexis Academic and then click on the "Legal" tab and click on "Federal & State Cases". Go to the drop-down menu next to "Sources" and select "LA Federal & State Cases Combined". Enter your keywords or case name, etc. and hit the search button to see your results.

Print Source: Louisiana Cases (Ref KFL47 .A34) has opinions of appellate courts and the Louisiana Supreme Court. It updates the Southern Reporter, 2d Series (Ref KF135 .S8 S612 and Ref KFL47 .A34) and is shelved with it. Louisiana Digest 2d (Ref KFL57 .L67) has cases arranged by topic and is useful for finding citations for cases in Louisiana Cases and in Southern Reporter.

Laws (Statutes)

Internet Site: Web Portal to the Louisiana State Legislature http://www.legis.state.la.us has Louisiana Law (Constitution, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure, Revised Statutes, etc.) Click on “Louisiana Laws” on the left side. 

Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List",  find and click on LexisNexis Academic and then click on the "Legal" tab and click on "Federal & State Codes".  Go to the drop-down menu next to "Sources" and select "LA - Louisiana Statutes, Constitution, Court Rul...". Enter your keywords or case name, etc. and hit the search button to see your results.

Print Source: Louisiana Statutes Annotated (Ref KFL30.5 .W4) contains the same information as the internet site listed above. To find a particular statute, use the paperbound subject indexes shelved at the end of this set. State of Louisiana: Acts of the Legislature (Ref KFL15 .A22) is a chronological arrangement of the laws passed by each session of the legislature, and it is updated by Louisiana Session Law Service (RefKFL25 .W4).

Regulations (Administrative Law)

Internet Site: Louisiana Administrative Code http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/lactitle.htm are the regulations adopted or amended by Louisiana state agencies.

Louisiana Register http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/register.htm are state agency rules and regulations as they go through the formal rulemaking process.

Print Source: Louisiana Administrative Code and Louisiana Register are also available in print in the Government Documents Department on the 4^th floor. Ask for assistance!