Louisiana Civil Code

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civil code codified private law source of law of Louisiana

The Louisiana Civil Code is a comprehensive body of private law for the state of Louisiana, rooted in French and Spanish civil law traditions and uniquely distinguishing Louisiana’s legal system from the common law systems of other U.S. states.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Louisiana Civil Code canonical	7
Louisiana Civil Code of 1825	5
Louisiana civil law system	2
Louisiana civil law tradition	2
Livingston Code for Louisiana	1
Louisiana Civil Code of 1808	1
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure	1
Louisiana civil code revisions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312500 — 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 Civil Code
Context triple: [Napoleonic Code, influenced, Louisiana Civil Code]

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. Code of Alabama
The Code of Alabama is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving as the primary legal framework for state and local governance.
C. Louisiana
Louisiana is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for its unique Creole and Cajun cultures, the city of New Orleans, and its rich musical and culinary traditions.
D. Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
E. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana is a parish in northeastern Louisiana that includes the city of Monroe and serves as an important regional center for commerce, education, and culture.
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 Civil Code
Target entity description: The Louisiana Civil Code is a comprehensive body of private law for the state of Louisiana, rooted in French and Spanish civil law traditions and uniquely distinguishing Louisiana’s legal system from the common law systems of other U.S. states.

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. Code of Alabama
The Code of Alabama is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving as the primary legal framework for state and local governance.
C. Louisiana
Louisiana is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for its unique Creole and Cajun cultures, the city of New Orleans, and its rich musical and culinary traditions.
D. Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
E. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana is a parish in northeastern Louisiana that includes the city of Monroe and serves as an important regional center for commerce, education, and culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil code ⓘ codified private law ⓘ source of law of Louisiana ⓘ
administeredBy	Louisiana Legislature ⓘ linked to: Louisiana State Legislature
appliesInJurisdiction	State of Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Louisiana
basedOn	Civil Code of 1825 ⓘ Civil Code of 1870 ⓘ Digest of 1808 ⓘ
contains	book on conflict of laws ⓘ book on modes of acquiring ownership ⓘ book on obligations ⓘ book on persons ⓘ book on things and different modifications of ownership ⓘ preliminary title ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distinguishesFrom	common law systems of other U.S. states ⓘ
governs	community property ⓘ contracts ⓘ donations ⓘ family law ⓘ marriage ⓘ obligations ⓘ ownership ⓘ persons ⓘ property ⓘ servitudes ⓘ successions ⓘ torts (delictual obligations) ⓘ
hasEdition	Civil Code of 1808 ⓘ Civil Code of 1825 ⓘ Civil Code of 1870 ⓘ modernly revised Louisiana Civil Code ⓘ
hasTypeOfObligation	contractual obligations ⓘ delictual obligations ⓘ quasi-contractual obligations ⓘ quasi-delictual obligations ⓘ
influencedBy	French civil law ⓘ Napoleonic Code ⓘ Roman law tradition ⓘ linked to: Roman law Spanish civil law ⓘ
interpretedBy	Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ Louisiana courts of appeal ⓘ linked to: Louisiana Courts of Appeal
isCodifiedIn	Louisiana Revised Statutes (Civil Code articles) ⓘ linked to: Louisiana Revised Statutes
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	primary source of private law in Louisiana ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
legalTradition	mixed civil law–common law jurisdiction ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
partOf	Louisiana legal system ⓘ
subjectTo	statutory revision ⓘ

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