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LOUISIANA

Statutory Materials

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  • Louisiana Constitution, KFL 30.5 .W4 A1
  • Louisiana Statutes Annotated, KFL 30.5 .W4 A35
  • Hein’s Superseded State Statutes and Codes, Microfiche 3093 (1825 - present)

Online

LexisNexis
  • Louisiana Constitution (LACNST)
  • Louisiana Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined (LACODE)
Westlaw
  • Louisiana Annotated Statutes (LA-ST-ANN)
  • Louisiana Satutes - General Index (LA-ST-IDX)
  • Annotated Louisiana Environmental, Health & Safety Statutes (LAENV-ST)
  • Louisiana Taxation Statutes (LATX-ST)
  • Blue Sky Statutes (LASEC-ST)
  • Louisiana Criminal Justice Statutes (LACJ-ST)
  • Louisiana Workers' Compensation Statutes (LAWC-ST)
  • Louisiana Insurance Statutes (LAIN-ST)
  • Louisiana Legislative History (LA-LH)
  • Louisiana Legislative History Journals (LA-LH-JRNLS)
  • Louisiana Legislative History Reports (LA-LH-REP)

Legislative Materials

Print

  • Official journal of the proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana and the Legislative calendar, KFL 18 .L8
  • Acts of the Legislature – State of Louisiana, KFL 25 .A23

Online

Additional digitized volumes of the legislative journals may be available through the following sources:

LexisNexis
  • Bill Tracking Reports (LATRCK)
Westlaw
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking - Summaries & Full Text Combined (LA-BILLS)
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking (LA-BILLTRK)
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking - Full Text (LA-BILLTXT)
  • Louisiana Bills Archives (LA-BILLS-OLD)
  • Louisiana Bill Track Summary Archives (LA-BILLTRK-OLD)
  • Louisiana Text Archives (LA-BILLTXT-OLD)
  • Louisiana Legislative History (LA-LH)
  • Louisiana Legislative History Journals (LA-LH-JRNLS)
  • Louisiana Legislative History Reports (LA-LH-REP)
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking - Summaries & Full Text Combined - State Net (LA-STN-BILLS)
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking - State Net (LA-STN-BILLTRK)
  • Louisiana Bill Tracking - Full Text - State net (LA-STN-BILLTXT)
  • Louisiana Legislative Service (LA-LEGIS)
  • Louisiana Historical Legislative Service (LA-LEGIS-OLD) (1986 - 2008)

Administrative Materials

Administrative Regulations

Print

  • Louisiana Administrative Code, KFL 35 1984 .A22
  • Weil’s Louisiana Rules, KFL 35 2002 .A422
  • Louisiana Register, KFL 36 .L68

Online

LexisNexis
  • Administrative Code (LAADMN)
Westlaw
  • Louisiana Administrative Code (LA-ADC)
  • Louisiana Administrative Code (historical) (LA-ADC02 - LA-ADC07) (2002 - 2007
  • Louisiana Regulation Tracking - Full Text (LA-REGTXT)
  • Louisiana Regulation Tracking (LA-REGTRK)

Administrative Decisions

    Online

    LexisNexis
    • Agencies & Attorney General Opinions, Combined (LAAGEN)
    Westlaw
    • Louisiana Attorney General Opinions (LA-AG)

    State Cases and Judicial Materials

    Cases

    Print

    • Southern Reporter (So., So.2d), KF 135 .S8
    • Louisiana Reports, KFL 45 .A19
    Finding Aids
    • West's Louisiana Digest 2d, KFL 57 .L6 1986
    Online
    LexisNexis
    • Louisiana State Cases (LACTS)
    Westlaw
    • Louisiana State Cases (LA-CS)
    Court Rules

    Print

    • Louisiana Rules of Court (Federal and State), KFL 529 .A198

    Online

    LexisNexis
    • Louisiana State and Federal Court Rules (LARULE)
    Westlaw
    • Louisiana Court Rules (LA-RULES)
    • Louisiana Rules Update Orders (LA-RULESUPDATES)
    • Criminal Justice - Louisiana Court Rules (LACJ-RULES)

    Jury Instructions

    Print

    • Louisiana Jury Instructions – Civil, KFL 542 .J6 vol. 1
    • Louisiana Jury Instructions – Criminal, KFL 542 .J6 vol. 2

    Online

    Westlaw
    • Louisiana Jury Verdicts Combined (LA-JV)
    • Louisiana Civil Jury Instruction Filings (LA-JIF-CIV)
    • Louisiana State Criminal Jury Instruction Filings (LA-CRJIF)
    • Louisiana State and Federal Criminal Jury Instruction Filings (LA-CRJIF-ALL)
    • Louisiana Jury Verdicts Plus (LA-JV-PLUS)
    • Jury Verdict and Settlement Summaries - Louisiana (LRPLA-JV)
    • Louisiana Civil Law Treatise - Civil Jury Instructions (LA-JICIV)
    • Louisiana Civil Law Treatise - Criminal Jury Instructions (LA-JICRIM)
    • West's Jury Verdicts - Louisiana Reports (LA-WEST-JV)

    Forms

    Print

    • Louisiana Civil Practice Forms, KFL 530 .A65 K65 2008 vols. 1 - 3

    Online

    LexisNexis

    • Louisiana Annotated Statutes - Forms (LAFORM)
    • Louisiana Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms (LAEST)
    • Electronic Discovery Forms (EDISCF)

    Westlaw

    • Louisiana Business Organizations Forms, Clauses, and Checklists (LA-BUSFORM)
    • Louisiana Civil Practice Forms (LAPRAC-CF)
    • Louisiana Civil Practice Forms - Estate Planning & Probate (LAPRAC-EPPCF)
    • Louisiana Contracts/Commercial Law Forms, Clauses, and Checklists (LA-CMLFORM)
    • Louisiana Family Law Forms, Clauses, and Checklists (LA-FAMFORM)
    • Louisiana Personal Injury Texts & Legal Forms (LAPI-TLF)
    • Lousiana Real Property Forms, Clauses, and Checklists (LA-RPFORM)
    • Louisana Texts, Periodicals and Legal Forms (LA-TPLF)
    • Louisiana Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists & Clauses (LA-WCFORM)
    • Westlaw eforms: Louisiana State and Federal Courts and Agencies (LA-FRMS-ALL)
    • Westlaw eforms: Louisiana State Courts and Agencies (LA-FRMS)

    Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

    Cases

    Print

    • U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
    • Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
    • United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
    • Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
    • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
    • Federal Rules Decisions (F.R.D.), KF 120 .F45
    • West’s Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47

    Finding Aids

    • West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
    • West’s Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475

    Online

    LexisNexis

    Federal Cases

    • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
    • U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
    • United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
    • Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR) (1979 - present)
    • Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV) (varies by court)

    Local Federal Cases

    • Fifth Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (5CIR) (1839 - present)
    • Louisiana Federal District Courts (LADIST) (1807 - present)

    Westlaw

    Federal Cases

    • All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
    • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1870 - present)
    • U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
    • U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
    • Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
    • U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)

    Local Federal Cases

    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Cases (CTA5) (1891 - present)
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Briefs (CTA5-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
    • Federal Bankruptcy Cases - Fifth Circuit States (FBKR-CS5) (1797 - present)
    • U.S. District Court Cases for Louisiana (DCTLA) (1945 - present)
    • U.S. District Court Cases for Louisiana - Before 1945 (DCTLA-OLD) (1812 - 1944)
    Court Rules

    Print

    • Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year] 
    • Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19 F4 [year]
    • United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
    • United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38 (Court Rules volumes)
    • Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve
    • Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Courts. Fifth Circuit, KF 1527 .A4 5th

    Online

    Federal Court Rules

    Local Court Rules

    LexisNexis

    Federal Court Rules

    • USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
    • USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)  
    • USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
    • USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) 
    • USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
    • USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)

    Local Court Rules

    • Fifth Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (5CRUL)
    • Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in Louisiana (LAFRUL)

    Westlaw

    • Federal Rules (US-RULES)
    • KeyRules - Louisiana - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-LA-DCT)

    Jury Instructions

    Print

    • Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases, KF 9682 .A65 U61
    • Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases, KF 8984 .A65 U61 Reserve
    • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
    • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000

    Online

    LexisNexis

    • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV) (updated quarterly)
    • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
    • USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)

    Westlaw

    • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
    • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
    • Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)

    Forms

    Print

    • Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
    • Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
    • Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
    • Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
    • West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
    • Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993

    Online

    LexisNexis

    • Bender's Federal Practice Forms (FDPRAC) (updated quarterly)

    Westlaw

    • West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court, & Tax Court)
    • Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)

    State Government Resources

    Local Government Resources

    LexisNexis
    • Louisiana Municipal Codes (LAMCDE)
    Westlaw
    • Sourcebook Louisiana County Courts (SB-LA-CTYCTS)

    Practice Materials

    Print

    • Civil Appellate Procedure, KFL 555 .S841 2008/2009
    • Civil Pretrial Procedure, KFL 537 .T631 2007/2008
    • Civil Procedure, KFL 530 .P581 2008/2009
    • Civil Trial Procedure, KFL 538 .W661 2007/2008
    • Corporations, KFL 214 .A1 W551
    • Divorce, KFL 100 .L681 2008
    • Elements of an Action, KFL 533 .L68 2007/2008
    • Employment Law, KFL 331 .N67
    • Environmental Compliance, KFL 354 .M561
    • Estate Planning, KFL 482 .H531
    • Evidence, KFL 540 .H37 2008
    • Louisiana Legal Research. Chiang, Win-Shin S. Austin [Tex.]: Butterworth Legal Publishers, KFL 74 .C47 1990
    • Personal Injury, KFL 197 .P3 H471
    • Real Estate Transactions, KFL 126 .T681
    • Secured Transactions, KFL 214 .A1 W551
    LexisNexis
    • Louisiana Successions (LASUNS)
    • Labor and Employment in Louisiana: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations & Practices (LAEMP)
    • Louisiana Code of Evidence Practice Guide (LACEPG)
    • Louisiana Tort Law (LATORT)
    • Louisiana Workers' Compensation (LAWCMP)

    Westlaw

    • Louisiana Practice Materials (LA-PRAC)

    Ethics

    Bar Associations and Law Schools

    LexisNexis
    • Louisiana Law Reviews, Combined (LALRV)
    Westlaw
    • Journal of Food Law & Policy (JFOODLP)
    • Louisiana Texts, Periodicals and Legal Forms (LA-TPLF)
    • Journals & Law Reviews Combined (LA-JLR)
    • Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian & Gay Legal Issues (LSEX)
    • Louisiana Bar Journal (LABJ)
    • Louisiana Law Review (LALR)
    • Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law (LYJPIL)
    • Loyola Law and Technology Annual (LYLTA)
    • Loyola Law Review (LYLR)
    • Loyola Maritime Law Journal (LYMLJ)
    • Southern University Law Review (SOULR)
    • Tulane Environmental Law Journal (TLNELJ)
    • Tulane European & Civil Law Forum (TLNECLF)
    • Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law (TLNJICL)
    • Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property (TLNJTIP)
    • Tulane Law Review (TLNLR)
    • Tulane Maritime Law Journal (TLNMLJ)
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