Civil-Code

Louisiana State Civil — Type E with Civilian Tradition Lens

The Louisiana civil track is the only U.S. jurisdiction in this project where the substantive law itself — not just the procedural style — comes from a different legal tradition. The Civil Code descends from the Code Napoléon and the Code Louis of 1825. Civilian methodology applies to property, obligations, successions, family law, and prescription. The receiver-profile schema is extended with a second Tradition-lens axis (tradition_civilian) to capture how each court engages with civilian-method arguments — distinct from the standard common-law / equity / admiralty axis.