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Evidence is anything that tends to prove or disprove a material or relevant fact alleged in a lawsuit or other legal proceeding. Witness testimony, documents, contracts, email messages, photographs, medical bills, video images, and voice recordings are common pieces of evidence.

In Louisiana, evidence is regulated by both state statutes and the Louisiana Code of Evidence. The purpose of evidence is to establish the truth of a matter asserted in a legal proceeding. Evidence can be anything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion in court, and it must be relevant and material to the issues at hand. The types of evidence mentioned, such as witness testimony, documents, contracts, email messages, photographs, medical bills, video images, and voice recordings, are all admissible as long as they comply with the rules of evidence. These rules address the admissibility of evidence and include considerations such as relevance, authenticity, and the prohibition against hearsay, subject to many exceptions. The Louisiana Code of Evidence provides a framework for determining what evidence is permissible in court, and attorneys must navigate these rules to effectively present their cases.

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