Government of Louisiana

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The Government of Louisiana is the state-level governing authority of Louisiana, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
state government
alsoUsesLanguageHistorically French
Louisiana Creole
appliesToJurisdiction Louisiana
budgetAuthority State budget of Louisiana
constitutionalDocument Louisiana Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Louisiana
country United States of America
establishedBy Louisiana Constitution
surface form: Louisiana Constitution of 1974
executiveHeadquarters Louisiana Governor’s Mansion
surface form: Louisiana Governor's Mansion
governs public universities of Louisiana (through boards and agencies)
hasBranch Executive branch of Louisiana
Judiciary of Louisiana
surface form: Judicial branch of Louisiana

Louisiana State Legislature
surface form: Legislative branch of Louisiana
hasCapital Baton Rouge, Louisiana
surface form: Baton Rouge
hasComponent Louisiana House of Representatives
Louisiana State Senate
hasOffice Attorney General
surface form: Attorney General of Louisiana

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana
Commissioner of Insurance of Louisiana
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Secretary of State of Louisiana
State Treasurer of Louisiana
hasPower administration of state criminal justice system
administration of state education policy
administration of state transportation infrastructure
law enforcement within Louisiana
regulation of intrastate commerce
taxation within Louisiana
hasVotingSystem nonpartisan blanket primary for most state offices
headOfGovernment Governor of Louisiana
highestCourt Louisiana Supreme Court
judicialBody Louisiana Supreme Court
jurisdiction Louisiana
surface form: State of Louisiana
languageOfRecord English
legalSystem mixed civil law and common law system
legislativeBody Louisiana State Legislature
legislatureType bicameral legislature
numberOfSubdivisions 64 parishes
overseesAgency Government of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Louisiana Department of Health
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
partOf political system of the United States
predecessor Territory of Orleans
surface form: Government of the Territory of Orleans
seatOfGovernment Louisiana State Capitol
subdivision parishes of Louisiana

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Louisiana Supreme Court branchOf Government of Louisiana
Louisiana legislature Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana State Legislature
Louisiana Constitution bindingOn Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state government
Judiciary of Louisiana partOf Government of Louisiana
Judiciary of Louisiana coequalWith Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Executive branch of Louisiana
Government of Louisiana overseesAgency Government of Louisiana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Louisiana Department of Education
Kathleen Blanco partOf Government of Louisiana
Louisiana State Legislature partOf Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: government of Louisiana
New Orleans school integration crisis involves Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: state government of Louisiana
Louisiana State Capitol governingBody Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state government
East Baton Rouge Parish isSeatOf Government of Louisiana
this entity surface form: Louisiana state government