Louis Moreau-Lislet (

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, 7 October 1766 –

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, 3 December 1832) was an American jurist and translator. He is considered one of the fathers of the

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, which he drafted together with

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and

Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...

. Further, he served as Attorney General of the then

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. He is interred at the

Saint Louis Cemetery Saint Louis Cemetery (french: Cimetière Saint-Louis, es, Cementerio de San Luis) is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cemete ...

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Bibliography

Old Families of Louisiana, par Stanley Clisby, Arthur,George Campbell, et Huchet de Kernion

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