Louisiana law is based on the Napoleonic Code.

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"Amedee Van Gasse" wrote in message
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Yes, but Louisiana's common law is historically based on French law
instead of English, so it differs even more than elsewhere in the US.

On a tangent:
Would that be pre- or (post-)Napoleontic French law? Belgian law is
also based on Napoleontic law.

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