Editing Louisiana (section)

===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>