Louisiana Constitution

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The Louisiana Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the State of Louisiana, outlining its system of government, distribution of powers, and the rights of its citizens.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
authorizes Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana Legislature ⓘ
Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ
bindingOn Louisiana local governments ⓘ
Louisiana state agencies ⓘ
Louisiana state government ⓘ
contains bill of rights for Louisiana citizens ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines jurisdiction of Louisiana courts ⓘ
powers of the Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
powers of the Louisiana Legislature ⓘ
structure of the Louisiana state government ⓘ
distributes powers among branches of Louisiana government ⓘ
enables creation of Louisiana state agencies ⓘ
creation of political subdivisions in Louisiana ⓘ
establishes executive branch of Louisiana ⓘ
judicial branch of Louisiana ⓘ
legislative branch of Louisiana ⓘ
governs system of government of Louisiana ⓘ
guarantees rights of citizens of Louisiana ⓘ
hasScope statewide in Louisiana ⓘ
influencedBy United States Constitution ⓘ
interpretedBy Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus fundamental law of Louisiana ⓘ
overrides conflicting Louisiana state statutes ⓘ
protects due process rights in Louisiana ⓘ
equal protection rights in Louisiana ⓘ
freedom of religion in Louisiana ⓘ
freedom of speech in Louisiana ⓘ
right to vote in Louisiana ⓘ
providesFor constitutional amendment procedures in Louisiana ⓘ
home rule charters for Louisiana local governments ⓘ
impeachment procedures in Louisiana ⓘ
parishes as local government units in Louisiana ⓘ
public education system in Louisiana ⓘ
statewide elections in Louisiana ⓘ
regulates local government organization in Louisiana ⓘ
state finance in Louisiana ⓘ
state taxation in Louisiana ⓘ
requires state laws to conform to its provisions ⓘ
voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional law in Louisiana ⓘ
supremeLawOf State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
typeOfLaw public law ⓘ

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Louisiana Supreme Court → appliesLaw → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana Supreme Court → interprets → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana Revised Statutes → basedOn → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary of Louisiana → interprets → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary of Louisiana → governedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana Courts of Appeal → establishedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana Courts of Appeal → governingDocument → Louisiana Constitution Article V ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Government of Louisiana → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Government of Louisiana → establishedBy → Louisiana Constitution of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans → legalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana House of Representatives → establishedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana House of Representatives → authority → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana State Senate → establishedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana State Senate → authority → Constitution of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana State Legislature → follows → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana State Legislature → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
St. James Parish Council → legalAuthority → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Governor of Louisiana → constitutingInstrument → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Governor of Louisiana → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Louisiana of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Title 40 – Public Health and Safety (Louisiana Revised Statutes) → authorityFrom → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana parish courts → subjectTo → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana mayor’s courts → subjectTo → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana family courts → operatesUnder → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
State Treasurer of Louisiana → legalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
State Treasurer of Louisiana → officeCreatedBy → Louisiana Constitution of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
State budget of Louisiana → legalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana district courts → areDefinedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Executive branch of Louisiana → basedOn → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Executive branch of Louisiana → constitutionalBasis → Article IV of the Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana → officeCreatedBy → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana → constitutionalBasis → Louisiana Constitution of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
Secretary of State of Louisiana → legalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner → subjectTo → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Orleans Parish Civil District Court → governingLaw → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office → hasLegalBasis → Louisiana state constitution ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Constitution
35th Judicial District Court of Louisiana → governingLaw → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
President of the Louisiana Senate → legalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
House Rules of Order → subjectTo → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Fourth Judicial District of Louisiana → governingLaw → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
Attorney General of Louisiana → constitutionalBasis → Louisiana Constitution ⓘ