There are many things that Napoleon Bonaparte was known for — his leadership abilities, his rise and fall, his height, his hand tucked in his coat, Josephine. In Louisiana, however, he is widely known ...

Among Louisiana's many quirks is a legal one: Its laws, rather than being based on English Common Law like those in the other 49 states, are instead based on the Napoleonic Code. I confess that I have ...

(RNS) — My column last week on Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law has drawn some criticism for asserting that the state owes its legal system to the French Revolution through a reliance on the ...

Napoleon Bonaparte reshaped Europe through war, law, and reform—but was he a forward-thinking leader or a ruthless tyrant? In this video, we examine both sides of his legacy: his administrative and ...