1 Research in the Green Books Statutory Research in the Louisiana Statutes Annotated Randall J. Thompson January 13, 2006

2 What is It?  Collection of the “…currently effective, permanent and general law of Louisiana”  Arranged topically  Official  Current edition is the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950

3 Component Parts?  Constitution  Revised Statutes  Civil Code  Code of Civil Procedure  Code of Criminal Procedure  Code of Evidence  Children’s Code  Table Volumes

4 Why Print?  More efficient research  Indexed  Serendipity  Ready access  Bosses know it

5 Online search?

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7 Print Index  Think of terms  Think hierarchically  Think of synonyms

8 L.R.S. 23:921

9 History Info  Amendment dates & Acts  Historical Notes  Sources  Prior text

10 Research Aids  Cross References  Law Reviews  West References  Notes of Decision Index

11 Notes of Decision  Arranged like Index  Note numbers don’t correspond to West Headnote system

12 Notes  Cases interpreting that statute

13 Updating  Use Pocket Parts  Updates statute language & all additional info  Look up same statute  If not there, then no changes

14 Statute in Context  Look at statutes around the one using  Check Table of Contents for each Chapter

15 Updating PP  New laws generally effective Aug. 15  LA Const. Art. 3, § 19  Pocket parts released in Dec.  Need to know law between Aug. 15 & date of new pocket parts

16 Session Laws  Check Session Law pamphlets for any updates to statutes

17 Table 1  Table of Statutes Amended, Added or Repealed  Look up statute, will show any changes and which Act

18 Civil Code Compiled Edition  Vols of Civil Code  Based on text of CC as of 1972  Shows language of CC as it changed through years  Gives French where applicable

19 Form Volumes  Vols of Code of Civil Procedure  Forms for variety of pleadings, motions, etc.  May have to combine several forms to get complete doc

20 Tables Volumes  Tables volumes have variety of info  Mortality  Annuity  Interest  Local & Special Acts  Law, but not in the code

21 Rules  Court Rules in R.S. Vol. 8  Includes new Uniform District Court Rules in supplement  Rules of Professional Conduct in R.S Vol. 21A, 37:Art. 16

22 Efficient Statutory Research Checklist  Locate statute in print index  Read statute in main vol. & pocket part  Use print decision notes for caselaw cites  Use computer to update statute & caselaw after pocket part date  Use computer to Shepardize or KeyCite citations