New Orleans – In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Louisiana Supreme Court and Law Library of Louisiana recently published a special series of articles highlighting Louisiana’s Spanish colonial roots.
Through the Law Library’s publication, De Novo, certain areas of Louisiana’s Spanish history were featured, including an overview of the Spanish Cabildo, the center of government in Louisiana during the Spanish Colonial Era from 1767-1803; a profile of Edouard (Edward) E. Bermudez, the first Creole Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; an examination of Las Siete Partidas and the Recopilacion de Leyes de los Reynos de las Indias, two bodies of Spanish law in effect in Colonial Louisiana; and Spanish Colonial documents relating to Louisiana – where they are housed, how to find them, and what is available online.
“The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court and I join many others in highlighting the rich and diverse contributions to Louisiana’s founding by those of Hispanic heritage,” said Chief Justice John L. Weimer. “I believe it would be especially interesting to those in the legal profession to be reminded of the foundational aspects of Louisiana law and its Spanish influences”.
Those interested in viewing the special Hispanic Heritage Month issues of De Novo can view them via the Hispanic Heritage Month section of the Court’s website at https://www.lasc.org/HispanicHeritageMonth. Enacted into law on August 17, 1988, National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed for 30 days beginning September 15th to celebrate the history and culture of American citizens with Hispanic ancestry.
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