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Chapter 6: Witnesses

Louisiana Code of Evidence – 2026

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Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Judicial Notice Chapter 3: Effect in Civil Cases of Presumptions and Prima Facie Evidence Chapter 4: Relevancy and Its Limits Chapter 5: Testimonial Privileges Chapter 6: Witnesses Chapter 7: Opinions and Expert Testimony Chapter 8: Hearsay Chapter 9: Authentication and Identification Chapter 10: Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs Chapter 11: Miscellaneous Rules
Art. 601 General rule of competency Art. 602 Lack of personal knowledge Art. 603 Oath or affirmation Art. 604 Interpreters Art. 604.1 Qualifications of interpreters; interpretations Art. 605 Disqualification of judge as witness Art. 606 Disqualification of juror as witness Art. 607 Attacking and supporting credibility generally Art. 608 Attacking or supporting credibility by character evidence Art. 609 Attacking credibility by evidence of conviction of crime in civil cases Art. 609.1 Attacking credibility by evidence of conviction of crime in criminal cases Art. 610 Religious beliefs or opinions Art. 611 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation Art. 612 Writing used to refresh memory Art. 613 Foundation for extrinsic attack on credibility Art. 614 Calling and questioning of witnesses by court Art. 615 Exclusion of witnesses