Louisiana Courts of Appeal

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intermediate appellate court system state court system

The Louisiana Courts of Appeal are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower trial courts before potential further review by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Louisiana Courts of Appeal canonical	4
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana	1
First Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana	1
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana	1
Louisiana appellate courts	1
Louisiana courts of appeal	1
Second Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana	1
Third Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana	1
courts of appeal of Louisiana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1050860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Louisiana Courts of Appeal
Context triple: [Louisiana Supreme Court, oversees, Louisiana Courts of Appeal]

A. Louisiana Supreme Court
The Louisiana Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Louisiana, overseeing the interpretation and application of state law and serving as the court of last resort for state legal matters.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Louisiana.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Louisiana, including the New Orleans area.
E. Supreme Court of Mississippi
The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest appellate court in the state, responsible for interpreting Mississippi law and overseeing the state’s judicial system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Louisiana Courts of Appeal
Target entity description: The Louisiana Courts of Appeal are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower trial courts before potential further review by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

A. Louisiana Supreme Court
The Louisiana Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Louisiana, overseeing the interpretation and application of state law and serving as the court of last resort for state legal matters.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
C. United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Louisiana.
D. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the eastern region of Louisiana, including the New Orleans area.
E. Supreme Court of Mississippi
The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest appellate court in the state, responsible for interpreting Mississippi law and overseeing the state’s judicial system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate appellate court system ⓘ state court system ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Louisiana ⓘ surface form: State of Louisiana
appoints	chief judges of each circuit ⓘ
canReview	final judgments of trial courts ⓘ interlocutory orders in certain cases ⓘ
citationStyle	So.3d (Southern Reporter, Third Series) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
decisionCanBeReviewedBy	Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ
establishedBy	Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
governingDocument	Louisiana Constitution ⓘ surface form: Louisiana Constitution Article V
handles	administrative appeals ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	La. App. ⓘ
hasComponent	Louisiana Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana Louisiana Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana Louisiana Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana Louisiana Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana Louisiana Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Third Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana
hasJurisdictionType	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasNumberOfCircuits	5 ⓘ
hasSeatIn	Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ Gretna, Louisiana ⓘ Lake Charles ⓘ surface form: Lake Charles, Louisiana New Orleans ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: Shreveport, Louisiana
hasTermLengthForJudges	10 years ⓘ
hears	appeals on questions of fact in some cases ⓘ appeals on questions of law ⓘ
higherCourt	Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ
judgesSelectedBy	election ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system ⓘ common law influences ⓘ
levelInJudicialHierarchy	intermediate ⓘ
locatedIn	Louisiana ⓘ
mayExercise	supervisory jurisdiction ⓘ
partOf	Judiciary of Louisiana ⓘ
reviewsFrom	Louisiana city courts ⓘ Louisiana district courts ⓘ Louisiana family courts ⓘ Judiciary of Louisiana ⓘ surface form: Louisiana juvenile courts Louisiana parish courts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louisiana Supreme Court → oversees → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Louisiana Supreme Court → hearsAppealsFrom → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Louisiana Civil Code → interpretedBy → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louisiana courts of appeal

Louisiana Code of Evidence → usedBy → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louisiana appellate courts

Judiciary of Louisiana → hasComponent → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Judiciary of Louisiana → hasIntermediateAppellateCourts → Louisiana Courts of Appeal ⓘ