Louisiana notaries
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Louisiana notaries are civil law notarial officers in the state of Louisiana who draft, authenticate, and record a wide range of legal instruments with powers broader than those of common-law notaries in other U.S. states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louisiana notaries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9186986 — 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 notaries Context triple: [Civil Code of 1870, usedBy, Louisiana notaries]
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A.
District of Louisiana
The District of Louisiana was a short-lived U.S. administrative territory (1804–1805) that governed part of the former Louisiana Purchase lands before they were organized into more permanent territorial governments.
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E.D. La.
E.D. La. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, a federal trial court within the Fifth Circuit.
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C.
Government of Louisiana
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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D.
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Louisiana, responsible for enacting state laws and shaping public policy through its Senate and House of Representatives.
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E.
Judiciary of Louisiana
The Judiciary of Louisiana is the state’s unified court system, encompassing the Louisiana Supreme Court and lower courts that interpret and apply Louisiana law.
- 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 notaries Target entity description: Louisiana notaries are civil law notarial officers in the state of Louisiana who draft, authenticate, and record a wide range of legal instruments with powers broader than those of common-law notaries in other U.S. states.
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A.
District of Louisiana
The District of Louisiana was a short-lived U.S. administrative territory (1804–1805) that governed part of the former Louisiana Purchase lands before they were organized into more permanent territorial governments.
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B.
E.D. La.
E.D. La. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, a federal trial court within the Fifth Circuit.
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C.
Government of Louisiana
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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D.
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Louisiana, responsible for enacting state laws and shaping public policy through its Senate and House of Representatives.
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E.
Judiciary of Louisiana
The Judiciary of Louisiana is the state’s unified court system, encompassing the Louisiana Supreme Court and lower courts that interpret and apply Louisiana law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law notarial officer
ⓘ
public officer ⓘ |
| authorizedTo |
administer oaths
ⓘ
authenticate legal instruments ⓘ certify copies of documents ⓘ draft legal instruments ⓘ pass acts under private signature duly acknowledged ⓘ prepare acts of sale of immovable property ⓘ prepare certain probate-related documents ⓘ prepare corporate and LLC formation documents ⓘ prepare donations inter vivos ⓘ prepare leases ⓘ prepare matrimonial agreements ⓘ prepare mortgages ⓘ prepare partitions of property ⓘ prepare powers of attorney ⓘ receive acknowledgments ⓘ receive and execute authentic acts ⓘ record notarial acts ⓘ take affidavits ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French civil law tradition
ⓘ
Spanish civil law tradition ⓘ |
| canBe | commissioned for life unless revoked ⓘ |
| commissionIssuedBy | Governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creates |
acts under private signature duly acknowledged
ⓘ
authentic acts ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | common-law notaries in other U.S. states ⓘ |
| duty |
compliance with Louisiana Civil Code
ⓘ
impartiality ⓘ proper identification of signers ⓘ recordkeeping of notarial acts ⓘ |
| hasPowerComparedToOtherUSNotaries | broader ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisiana
|
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| maintains |
notarial register or protocol
ⓘ
notarial seal ⓘ |
| mayBe |
attorney
ⓘ
non-attorney ⓘ |
| mayCharge | statutory or agreed fees ⓘ |
| mustMeet |
age requirements
ⓘ
background check requirements ⓘ residency requirements ⓘ |
| mustPass | state notarial examination ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | authorized official of the State of Louisiana ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Louisiana Revised Statutes
ⓘ
Louisiana Secretary of State ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State of Louisiana
|
| scopeOfPractice | similar to civil law notaries in continental Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louisiana notaries Description of subject: Louisiana notaries are civil law notarial officers in the state of Louisiana who draft, authenticate, and record a wide range of legal instruments with powers broader than those of common-law notaries in other U.S. states.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.