That's when Federal Law is applied. State law is still Napoleonic. It was one reason when I was applying to law schools that I omitted Tulane University.
It's unique, Louisiana has always been under Napoleonic Law.
Since the Louisiana purchase, the area has been under US Constitutional law.
That's when Federal Law is applied. State law is still Napoleonic. It was one reason when I was applying to law schools that I omitted Tulane University.
Unlike the rest of the country, state law in Louisiana is based on the Napoleonic Code, inherited from its time as a French colony. Puerto Rico is also a civil law jurisdiction.
However, the criminal law of both jurisdictions has been necessarily modified by common law influences and the supremacy of the federal Constitution.
Louisiana law is subordinate to the US Constitution. -- As are the laws of every state in the union. Every official in every state swears an oath to that effect, just as you did as member of the bar. Correct?