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The legal system in Louisiana—unlike that of any other state—derives from the Civil Code established by the French emperor in 1804. Four years before Louisiana became a state in 1812, the former French and Spanish colony adopted a version of the Napoleonic Code.
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Louisiana law is based on the Code Napoleon, unlike the common law of the other states. Louisiana law is different than all the other 49 states. If you've ever seen Marlon Brando play Stanley in a Streetcar Named Desire, you might remember him telling Stella that we have something in Louisiana called the Napoleonic Code.
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Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. The largest parish by population is Jefferson Parish,
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Robert B. Holtman, The Napoleonic Revolution (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1981); ^ "The Code Napoléon: French Legislation on Divorce,"
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Louisiana is the only state that still refers to the Napoleonic Code in its state law. Louisiana's government has operated from five different capital cities throughout its history: New Orleans, Donaldsonville, Opelousas, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge.
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Aug 16, 2007 Louisiana Estate Planning Under Napoleonic Code Is A Bit "Different"
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Despite being surrounded by Anglo-Saxon Common Law territories, Louisiana's civil code has kept its Roman roots and some of its aspects feature influences by the Napoleonic Code, but is based more on Roman and Spanish civil traditions.
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In Louisiana, the only civil-law state in the United States (which is otherwise bound by common law), the civil code of 1825 (revised in 1870 and still in force) is closely connected with the Napoleonic Code.
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In Louisiana, the only civil-law state in the U.S., the civil code of 1825 (revised in 1870 and still in force) is closely connected to the Napoleonic Code. See also law code.
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The Napoleonic Code served as the prototype for subsequent codes during the nineteenth century in twenty-four countries; the province of Québec and the state of Louisiana have derived a substantial portion of their laws from it.
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