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The Law is Louisiana is based on the Napoleonic Code

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It is based on Napoleonic civil code.

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Which of the states uses the Napoleonic code rather than the English common law as the basis of its civil law?

Louisiana is the only state to use the Napoleonic code instead of common law. They do use the common law for criminal matters.


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