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The Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions is responsible for the Louisiana bar exam. The Louisiana bar exam is notable in that it contains only local content. The examiners never publish example answers to the essay questions. Here are the essay questions from the July 2007, February 2008 and July 2008 examinations.

The Louisiana bar exam consists of 9 separate essay exams given on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of one week. There are 5 “Code” and 4 “non-Code” exams.  Successful applicants must receive a score of 70 or higher in 7 of the exams, including 4 of the Code exams.

Applicants also must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a scaled score of 80 at any time after taking a professional responsibility course in law school.

The following subjects are tested on the Louisiana bar exam:

• Civil Code I (Code exam) (includes family law, community property, and property law)
• Civil Code II (Code exam) (includes wills and estates)
• Civil Code III (Code exam) (includes contracts, commercial law, and conflict of laws)
• Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (Code exam)
• Torts (Code exam) (includes torts, workers compensation, and conflict of laws)
• Business entities and negotiable instruments
• Constitutional law
• Criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence (Louisiana and federal)
• Federal jurisdiction and procedure (includes federal civil procedure and appellate procedure)