diff --git a/HerdingCats/data_loader/data_loader.py b/HerdingCats/data_loader/data_loader.py
index 6a1b048..e3d8c01 100644
--- a/HerdingCats/data_loader/data_loader.py
+++ b/HerdingCats/data_loader/data_loader.py
@@ -329,12 +329,8 @@ def validate_inputs(func):
         """Decorator to validate resource data containing download URLs and formats."""
         @wraps(func)
         def wrapper(self, resource_data: Optional[List[Dict]], *args, **kwargs):
-            # Check if resource data exists and is non-empty
-            if not resource_data:
-                logger.error("No resource data provided")
-                raise ValueError("Resource data must be provided")
-                
-            if not isinstance(resource_data, list):
+            # Check if resource data exists and is non-empty                
+            if not resource_data or not isinstance(resource_data, list):
                 logger.error("Resource data must be a list")
                 raise ValueError("Resource data must be a list of dictionaries")
             return func(self, resource_data, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -631,7 +627,8 @@ class FrenchGouvResourceLoader:
     """A class to load French Gouv data resources into various formats and storage systems."""
 
     SUPPORTED_FORMATS = {
-        "spreadsheet": ["xls", "xlsx"],
+        "xls": ["xls"],
+        "xlsx": ["xlsx"],
         "csv": ["csv"],
         "parquet": ["parquet"],
         "geopackage": ["gpkg", "geopackage"]
@@ -653,7 +650,19 @@ def _validate_dependencies(self):
         if missing:
             raise ImportError(f"Missing required dependencies: {', '.join(missing)}")
         
-    def validate_resource_data(
+    @staticmethod
+    def validate_inputs(func):
+        """Decorator to validate resource data containing download URLs and formats."""
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(self, resource_data: Optional[List[Dict]], *args, **kwargs):
+            # Check if resource data exists and is non-empty                
+            if not resource_data or not isinstance(resource_data, list):
+                logger.error("Resource data must be a list")
+                raise ValueError("Resource data must be a list of dictionaries")
+            return func(self, resource_data, *args, **kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+
+    def _validate_resource_data(
     self, 
     resource_data: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]], 
     format_type: str
@@ -670,6 +679,8 @@ def validate_resource_data(
                         if format_type in self.SUPPORTED_FORMATS 
                         else [format_type])
         
+        print(valid_formats)
+        
         # Validate format type
         if format_type not in self.SUPPORTED_FORMATS and format_type not in all_formats:
             raise OpenDataSoftExplorerError(
@@ -679,17 +690,63 @@ def validate_resource_data(
 
         # Find matching resource
         url = next(
-            (r.get('resource_latest') for r in resource_data 
+            (r.get('resource_url') for r in resource_data 
                 if r.get('resource_format', '').lower() in valid_formats),
             None
         )
         
         # If format provided does not have a url provide the formats that do
         if not url:
-            available_formats = [r['resource_format'] for r in resource_data]
+            available_formats = [r['resource_url'] for r in resource_data]
             raise OpenDataSoftExplorerError(
                 f"No resource found with format: {format_type}. "
                 f"Available formats: {', '.join(available_formats)}"
             )
             
-        return url
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+        return url
+    
+    @validate_inputs
+    def duckdb_data_loader(
+        self,
+        resource_data: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]],
+        format_type: Literal["csv", "parquet", "xls", "xlsx"],
+        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        sheet_name: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> duckdb.DuckDBPyConnection:
+        """Load data from a resource URL directly into DuckDB."""
+        url = self._validate_resource_data(resource_data, format_type)
+        
+        if api_key:
+            url = f"{url}?apikey={api_key}"
+            
+        con = duckdb.connect(':memory:')
+        con.execute("SET force_download=true")
+        con.execute("INSTALL spatial")
+        con.execute("LOAD spatial")
+        
+        try:
+            # Use match statement for format handling
+            match format_type:
+                case "parquet":
+                    con.execute("CREATE TABLE data AS SELECT * FROM read_parquet(?)", [url])
+                case "csv":
+                    con.execute("CREATE TABLE data AS SELECT * FROM read_csv(?)", [url])
+                case "xls" | "xlsx" | "spreadsheet":
+                    if sheet_name:
+                        con.execute("CREATE TABLE data AS SELECT * FROM st_read(?, sheet_name=?)", [url, sheet_name])
+                    else:
+                        con.execute("CREATE TABLE data AS SELECT * FROM st_read(?)", [url])
+                case _:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Unsupported format type: {format_type}")
+            
+            # Verify data was loaded
+            sample_data = con.execute("SELECT * FROM data LIMIT 10").fetchall()
+            if not sample_data and not api_key:
+                raise OpenDataSoftExplorerError(
+                    "Received empty dataset. This likely means an API key is required."
+                )
+            
+            return con
+            
+        except duckdb.Error as e:
+            raise OpenDataSoftExplorerError(f"Failed to load {format_type} resource into DuckDB", e)
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