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Louisiana Supreme Court letter to the Louisiana State Bar Association on the emergence of artificial intelligence

Supreme Court of Louisiana, Office of the General Counsel · Louisiana

last revised 2024-01-22last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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The Louisiana Supreme Court chose not to make an AI rule. Its January 2024 letter to the State Bar states existing ethical and professional rules are broad enough for AI, lists the conduct rules and Code of Civil Procedure articles that apply, confirms judges' parallel responsibilities, and notes the Court's Technology Commission and Rules Committee will monitor developments.

Applies to
lawyers, judges
Effective
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Current version
Original · 22 Jan 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.lsba.org/documents/News/LSBANews/LASCLetterAI.pdf

What the document requires

  • The ethical and professional rules governing the bench and the Bar are robust and broad enough to cover the landscape of issues presented by AI in its current forms
  • Attorneys remain ultimately responsible for their work product and pleadings regardless of AI use, and must maintain technology competence, protect confidential client information and avoid misrepresenting fact or law
  • Cites Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.15, 3.1, 3.3 and 5.3 and Code of Civil Procedure articles 371 and 863
  • Judges remain ultimately responsible for their opinions and decisions and must maintain competence in technology (Canons 1, 2A, 2B, 3A(1), 3A(4), 3A(7), 3B(1))
  • The Court's Technology Commission and Rules Committee will monitor whether future rule changes are needed

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2024-01-22Letter from the Court's General Counsel on behalf of the Justicesofficial

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Louisiana Supreme Court letter to the Louisiana State Bar Association on the emergence of artificial intelligence" (Supreme Court of Louisiana, Office of the General Counsel, Original, 2024-01-22), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-la-supreme-court-letter-ai (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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