I’d say arguably the greatest Louisianan is not Louis Armstrong, but Edward Livingston (1764-1836). As noted by professor Yiannopoulos, in his great essay The Civil Codes of Louisiana: The introduction of the common law system was opposed by the native population, but the leader of the opposition was Edward Livingston, a New York lawyer who immigrated to Louisiana in 1803. Livingston, the statesman and jurist, was a convert to the cause of the civil law. He studied Roman and Spanish law after his arrival in New Orleans and became convinced that the civil laws system was by far superior to … Continue reading Re: Great Americans by State–Louisiana