The 1950 Revision was the first revision since 1870. Since no one wanted 80 years to pass before another revision was undertaken, the legislature and the Louisiana State Law Institute established a plan for continuous revision.
Some people believe that West publishes a complete set of the Green Books every year. This is not the case. Publishing a complete set would be prohibitively expensive. Libraries could not afford to buy a complete new hardbound set every year. Instead, West publishes a paper pamphlet for each volume every year, which contains all of the legislative and judicial updates. These are called pocket parts, and are inserted at the back of the hardbound volume.
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