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La. Const. art. I, § 1 Origin and Purpose of Government
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All government, of right, originates with the people, is founded on their will alone, and is instituted to protect the rights of the individual and for the good of the whole. Its only legitimate ends are to secure justice for all, preserve peace, protect the rights, and promote t…
La. Const. art. I, § 2 Due Process of Law
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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, except by due process of law.
La. Const. art. I, § 3 Right to Individual Dignity
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No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws. No law shall discriminate against a person because of race or religious ideas, beliefs, or affiliations. No law shall arbitrarily, capriciously, or unreasonably discriminate against a person because of birth, age, sex, c…
La. Const. art. I, § 4 Right to Property
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(A) Every person has the right to acquire, own, control, use, enjoy, protect, and dispose of private property. This right is subject to reasonable statutory restrictions and the reasonable exercise of the police power. (B)(1) Property shall not be taken or damaged by the state or…