Law

Acts passed by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana.

The Daily Journal of the U.S. Government.

Portal for free legal research resources maintained by the George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School.

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. Topics include:

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This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card. 

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This research database is a rich resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. The content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, and political science. This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card as a Login ID. 

Find and print legal forms, including contracts, wills, bankruptcy, power of attorney, divorce, and landlord-tenant. This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card as a Login ID.

In January of 1990, Louisiana adopted the Uniform Commercial Code. This statewide notification system replaced Louisiana's chattel mortgage laws and for the first time provides lenders with statewide information regarding liens on movable, personal property.

The Law Library of Louisiana is providing free online access to Fast Case. Fast Case offers data tools to help you complete your legal research. Please use the information below to login:

Username: lalibrary

Password: fastcase

Need additional assistance? Email library@lasc.org or call (504) 310-2400.

The Law Library of Louisiana is providing free online access to Westlaw Edge. This resource will be available temporarily for 20 hours a day for 45 days. To access this resource, you will need to create a temporary login, opens a new window. Questions? Email library@lasc.org or call (504) 310-2400.

Provides online full text from EBSCO for many of the top consumer legal reference books and contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

The Louisiana Administrative Code is a state-certified publication that provides a set of rules which have been formally adopted or amended by Louisiana state agencies.

Find and print Louisiana legal forms, including contracts, wills, bankruptcy, power of attorney, divorce, and landlord-tenant. This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card as a Login ID.

The official site of the Louisiana Legislature. Contains the laws of the state.

Louisiana's online guide to free legal help

Take a free course with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Courses are available on a variety of topics and include video lecture and class notes and other documents. Course credit is not available for completed courses.

Allows you to search the state laws online.

The Clerk of Court’s Archives Department preserves and maintains the rich history and genealogy of St. Tammany Parish. Archival records dating back to 1810 can be searched for names, locations, occupations, marital and family status, citizenship, and property holdings.