Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Louisiana: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1809 to today (CourtListener from 1878; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1809 to today (CourtListener from 1883; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Supreme Court | Highest court | lasc.org | from 2000 (inferred) | Not checked | Could not be read in our checkIts opinion lists load with a script, which our automated check could not read. |
| Supreme Court of Louisiana | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1878–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check196,384 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 31, 2026; 45,966 with approximate dates. |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1883–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check143,982 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 29, 2026; 14,467 with approximate dates. |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit | Appeals | fifthcircuit.org | from 1992 | No | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit | Appeals | la-fcca.org | from 1988 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit | Appeals | la4th.org | from 1992 | No | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit | Appeals | la2nd.org | from 2009 | Not checked | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit | Appeals | la3circuit.org | from 2000 | Not checked | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Court of Errors and Appeals | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | to 1846 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useCourtListener lists it as a historical court.19 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 19 with approximate dates. |
| Louisiana - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1809–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Louisiana Attorney General Reports | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1975–2011 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.6,121 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Oct 18, 2011. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 3 Louisiana courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1809 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- lasc.org: Official court website.
- fifthcircuit.org: Official court website.
- la-fcca.org: Official court website.
- la4th.org: Official court website.
- la2nd.org: Official court website.
- la3circuit.org: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- Only part of Louisiana Supreme Court's website could be read in our check, so its years and text search are not fully measured.
- We could not confirm that opinion text can be searched on Louisiana Supreme Court's website.
- Some of this state's court websites load their opinion lists with scripts. Our automated check could not read them, so their years and search are not measured. A person using a browser can.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2019.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches Louisiana statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.