La. Const. art. I, § 26
- Constitution
- Constitution of Louisiana
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
The people of this state have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free and sovereign state; and do, and forever hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right, pertaining thereto, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America in congress assembled. Acts 1997, No. 1494, §1, approved October 3, 1998, effective November 5, 1998.
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