Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Marriage=== In 1997, Louisiana became the first state to offer the option of a traditional marriage or a [[covenant marriage]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marriage.about.com/cs/covenantmarriage/a/covenant.htm |title=Covenant Marriage—Pros and Cons |publisher=Marriage.about.com |date=January 1, 2012 |access-date=February 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307225008/http://marriage.about.com/cs/covenantmarriage/a/covenant.htm |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a covenant marriage, the couple waives their right to a "no-fault" divorce after six months of separation, which is available in a traditional marriage. To divorce under a covenant marriage, a couple must demonstrate cause. Marriages between ascendants and descendants, and marriages between collaterals within the fourth degree (i.e., siblings, aunt and nephew, uncle and niece, first cousins) are prohibited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=111053|title=Louisiana Law Search|website=Legis.state.la.us|access-date=January 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618043512/http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=111053|archive-date=June 18, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Same-sex marriage]]s were prohibited by statute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=111041|title=Louisiana Law Search|website=Legis.state.la.us|access-date=January 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618043507/http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=111041|archive-date=June 18, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[[Louisiana Civil Code]] [https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110540 §3520B] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711001705/https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110540 |date=July 11, 2015 }}</ref> but the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] declared such bans unconstitutional in 2015 in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]''. [[LGBT rights in Louisiana|Same-sex marriages are now performed statewide]]. Louisiana is a [[community property]] state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=109401|title=Louisiana Law Search|website=Legis.state.la.us|access-date=August 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220125649/http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=109401|archive-date=December 20, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page