Louisiana Supreme Court

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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.

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Surface form Occurrences
La. Supreme Court 1
Supreme Court of Louisiana 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
state supreme court
alsoKnownAs Louisiana Supreme Court
surface form: Supreme Court of Louisiana
appliesLaw Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Code
surface form: Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure

Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure
Louisiana Code of Evidence
Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana Revised Statutes
appliesToJurisdiction Louisiana
bindingAuthorityOn all lower state courts in Louisiana
branchOf Government of Louisiana
buildingLocatedIn French Quarter
surface form: French Quarter, New Orleans
comprises Associate Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
country United States of America
courtType appellate court
court of last resort
establishedInPeriod 19th century
hasAuthorityOver attorney discipline in Louisiana
judicial discipline in Louisiana
headquartersLocation New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
hearsAppealsFrom Louisiana Courts of Appeal
highestCourtInJurisdiction Louisiana state court system
interprets Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana state law
jurisdiction Louisiana
surface form: State of Louisiana
languageOfWorkOrName English
French (historical)
legalSystem civil law
common law influences
locatedInBuilding Louisiana Supreme Court Building
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Louisiana
mayReview civil cases from Louisiana
criminal cases from Louisiana
numberOfPositions 7
oversees Louisiana Courts of Appeal
Louisiana city courts
Judiciary of Louisiana
surface form: Louisiana district courts

Judiciary of Louisiana
surface form: Louisiana parish courts
partOf Judiciary of Louisiana
judicial branch of Louisiana
regulates practice of law in Louisiana
seat New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
shortName Louisiana Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: La. Supreme Court
streetAddress 400 Royal Street
website https://www.lasc.org/

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Louisiana Supreme Court alsoKnownAs Louisiana Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Louisiana Civil Code interpretedBy Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana judicialBody Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court shortName Louisiana Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La. Supreme Court
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) stateCourt Louisiana Supreme Court
subject surface form: Plessy v. Ferguson