| 1767 |
Born Cap Français St. Domingue. Educated in France in law and languages. |
| 1803 |
Moves to New Orleans. Marries Anne Philippine Depeters and adds Lislet to his name to distinguish himself from an older brother. |
| 1805 |
Wins a judicial decision with Edward Livingston, Derbigny and E. Mazureau insuring recognition of Roman civil law in Louisiana. |
| 1806 |
Publishes explication des lois criminelles du territoire d’Orleans and is commissioned, with James Brown, to prepare a civil code. |
| 1808 March 31 |
The Civil code penned by James Brown and Moreau-Lislet is formally adopted by the teritorial legislature: digest des lois civiles maintenant en vigueur dans le territoire d’Orleans. In the famous batture case Moreau-Lislet is the attorney for the people against Livingston. He argues 200 cases before the Louisiana Supreme Court. He serves as a parish judge. |
| 1817 |
Appointed Attorney General but resigns to be a state senator. |
| 1818 |
Grand Master of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Louisiana. |
| 1818 |
Publishes, with Henry Carleton, the Laws of Las Siete Partdas which are still in force in the state of Louisiana in whichhwe translates Spanish laws. |
| 1819 |
Chosen along with Derbigny and Livingston to prepare a revised code which becomes law in 1825. |
| 1828 |
Publishes A General Digest of the Acts of the Legislature of Louisiana Passed from the Year 1804-1827, Inclusive. |
| 1832 June 26 |
Signs proclamation to oppose Nullification |
| 1832 December 3 |
Dies in New Orleans and interred in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. |