LSU Law awarded 180 degrees to graduates in the Class of 2021, including 179 Juris Doctor (JD) degrees and one Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Additionally, 136 students who earned a J.D. also earned a Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law (CL) and nine students earned a Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy (GELCP). The LSU Law Class of 2021 represents two countries, 22 states, and 36 Louisiana parishes.
LSU Law held a commencement ceremony for Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 15, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU campus. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick of the United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, delivered the keynote address, and other speakers included Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer, LSU Law Interim Dean Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, and LSU President Tom Galligan. See a gallery of photos from the May 15 commencement ceremony, watch the commencement ceremony, and see a full listing of Class of 2021 graduates below.
LSU Law Class of 2021
J.D. = Juris Doctor
C.L. = Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
G.C.E.L.P. = Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy
L.L.M. = Master of Laws
LOUISIANA
Acadia Parish
Crowley
Winston Michael Faulk, J.D./C.L.
Mermentau
Hayden Dallas Presley, J.D./C.L.
Ascension Parish
Donaldsonville
Lloyd Anthony Capello III, J.D./C.L.
Kaitlyn Marie Mistretta, J.D./C.L.
Jordan Paul Zeringue, J.D./C.L.
Gonzales
Addison Rhea Hollis, J.D./C.L.
Segen Elise Ortigo, J.D./C.L.
Prairieville
Blane Alexander Mader, J.D./C.L.
Benjamin Cade Melancon, J.D./C.L.
Assumption Parish
Belle Rose
Lee Daniel Landry, J.D./C.L.
Avoyelles Parish
Marksville
Jacob Roy Caubarreaux, J.D./C.L.
Payton Shane Lachney, J.D.
Beauregard Parish
DeRidder
Steven T Duong, J.D./C.L.
Devin Gunner Jones, J.D./C.L.
Bossier Parish
Bossier
Clinton Bryce Kinley, J.D./C.L.
Bossier City
Jordan Fedderson Wendt, J.D./C.L.
Haughton
John Seth Reeves Madden, J.D.
Caddo Parish
Shreveport
Bert Babington, J.D./C.L.
Tai’Jasmine Aundrea Cole, J.D./C.L.
Emiley Elizabeth Dillon, J.D.
Christian Mitchell Robert Redmon, J.D./C.L.
Michael Thrower, J.D./C.L.
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles
Joseph Robert Dronet, J.D./C.L.
David Michael Guidry, J.D./C.L.
Anna Elyce Ieyoub, J.D./C.L.
Amy Lynn Jones, J.D./C.L.
Jennifer Edith Jones, J.D./C.L.
Jacob Austin Vinson, J.D./C.L.
Quinn Walker, J.D./C.L.
Sulphur
Keifer Grey Ackley, J.D./C.L.
Gary Lee Blanchard, J.D./C.L.
Jackson Thomas Ritchie, J.D./C.L.
Claiborne Parish
Homer
Franeka Dorianna Taylor, J.D./C.L.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge
Anne Wilhelmina Boudreaux, J.D.
Chandler Grace Bourgeois, J.D./C.L.
Jeremy Dalton Carter, J.D./C.L.
Nigel Allen Copeland, J.D./C.L.
Hannah Dale Duke, J.D./C.L.
Michael Morshed Gad, J.D./C.L.
Matthew Francis Greene, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
Alex Tyler LeJeune, J.D./C.L.
Hailey Elizabeth Manint, J.D./C.L.
Kate Emily McLean, J.D./C.L.
Eric Phillip Morvant, J.D./C.L.
Nathan Michael Mulvihill, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
Colin Thomas Munn, J.D.
Flavia Alejandra Osorio-Vargas, L.L.M.
Davis Austin Richardson, J.D./C.L.
Gregory Patrick Riley, J.D./C.L.
Riley Bernadette Tomeny, J.D./C.L.
Central
Andrew James Crayden, J.D.
Evangeline Parish
Basile
Kelsey Leigh Jenkins, J.D./C.L.
Ville Platte
Louis Deville, J.D./C.L.
Franklin Parish
Winnsboro
Jarrod Michael Easterling, J.D./C.L.
Iberia Parish
New Iberia
Phillip Arthur Mixon, J.D.
Dustin Michael Romero, J.D./C.L.
Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
Elizabeth Carroll Joynor, J.D./C.L.
Jefferson Parish
Gretna
Alexis Korrin Friedman-Benton, J.D./C.L.
Kenner
Emily Anne Hickman, J.D./C.L.
Kaleigh Kathleen Rooney, J.D./C.L.
Metairie
Leo Michael Aaron, J.D./C.L.
Samuel Joseph Bua II, J.D./C.L.
Patrick Kenneth Doell, J.D./C.L.
Austin Wilson Lanier, J.D./C.L.
Joseph Cooney McAloon, J.D.
Benjamin Michael Parks, J.D./C.L.
River Ridge
Thomas Julian Wisecarver, J.D./C.L.
Jefferson Davis Parish
Kenner
Luke Baumann St. Germain, J.D./C.L.
Lake Arthur
Olivia Grace Shaw, J.D./C.L.
Lafayette Parish
Carencro
Michael Austin Dalman, J.D./C.L.
Lafayette
Michael James Arterburn, J.D./C.L.
Grant Joseph Bratcher, J.D./C.L.
Carson Lane DeLarue, J.D./C.L.
Katherine Fruge Corry, J.D.
Taylor Ann Kennedy, J.D./C.L.
Mary Katherine Loos, J.D./C.L.
Lane W Simon, J.D./C.L.
Stephanie T Wartelle, J.D./C.L.
Youngsville
George Alan Day, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
Stephen Williams, J.D./C.L.
Lafourche Parish
Gheens
Sebastien Joannes Jongbloets, J.D./C.L.
Thibodaux
Emily Claire Barbera, J.D./C.L.
Camille Frances Schwaner, J.D./C.L.
Courtney Alexis Troxclair, J.D./C.L.
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
John Claiborne Oakes, J.D./C.L.
Kathryn Wilkerson Lawrence, J.D./C.L.
Livingston Parish
Denham Springs
Bailey Hennesy, J.D./C.L.
Holden
Fabian Holden Chance Edwards, J.D./C.L.
Maurepas
Sydney Jeanne St Pierre, J.D./C.L.
Walker
Hailey Marie Clark, J.D./C.L.
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
David T Judd, J.D./C.L.
Corinne Ashley Williams, J.D./C.L.
Charles Adams Woessner, J.D./C.L.
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Ashleigh Brooke Adams, J.D./C.L.
Mary Elizabeth Gentry, J.D./C.L.
William McDuffie Rolfe, J.D./C.L.
Plaquemines Parish
Belle Chasse
Adam Lester Laliberte, J.D./C.L.
Pointe Coupee Parish
Livonia
Andrew Garrett Jarreau, J.D./C.L.
Rapides Parish
Alexandria
John Thomas Klock, J.D./C.L.
St. Bernard Parish
Violet
Ryleigh Marie Wolverton, J.D.
St. Helena Parish
Greensburg
Robert Burrell Carter, J.D./C.L.
St. John Parish
LaPlace
Laura Lynette Tracy, J.D./C.L.
Jared Michael Tregre, J.D./C.L.
Ryne K Trosclair, J.D./C.L.
Reserve
Ani Hart Boudreaux, J.D./C.L.
Braxton Anthony Duhon, J.D.
St. Landry Parish
Opelousas
Kaylin Elizabeth Jolivette, J.D./C.L.
Washington
Sarah Angelina Fisher, J.D./C.L.
St. Mary Parish
Berwick
John Michael Parker, J.D./C.L.
St. Tammany Parish
Abita Springs
Brent Powell, J.D./C.L.
Covington
Taylor Lewis Chrisman, J.D.
Mallory Ann Guillot, J.D./C.L.
Virginia Parker Stewart, J.D./C.L.
Lacombe
Jordan Michael Gremillion, J.D./C.L.
Mandeville
Linnea Brailsford, J.D./C.L.
John David Frey, J.D.
Drew Thomas Perry, J.D./C.L.
Michael Frederick Schouest, J.D./C.L.
Slidell
Kendall Mackenzie Dicke, J.D./C.L.
Joshua Joseph Mendez, J.D./C.L.
Vy Thuy Tran, J.D./C.L.
Brittany Ellen Williams Flanders, J.D.
Tangipahoa Parish
Amite
Morgan Taylor Sharp, J.D./C.L.
Vermilion Parish
Abbeville
Hannah Michelle Dardar, J.D./C.L.
Vernon Parish
Leesville
Conner Luke Dillon, J.D./C.L.
Sara BreAnne Duffy, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
West Feliciana Parish
St. Francisville
Zachary Alexander Lester, J.D./C.L.
Winn Parish
Winnfield
Ashley Elizabeth Price Nacquin, J.D./C.L.
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Rhett Britton Monroe, J.D./C.L.
Calera
Morgan Lynn Peoples, J.D.
ARKANSAS
Jonesboro
Mitchell Knight Edwards, J.D.
CALIFORNIA
Torrance
Albert Damon Deravin, J.D., G.C.E.L.P.
West Covina
Dillon Joshua Landeros, J.D.
COLORADO
Colorado Springs
Eliana Kay Wackerman, J.D./C.L.
Golden
Cameron King, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
FLORIDA
Lake Worth Beach
Cynthia Melissa Davila, J.D.
Miami
Sophia Birriel-Sanchez, J.D.
Maria Christina Strauss, J.D./C.L.
Panama City
Melanie Claire Richard Brown, J.D./C.L.
West Palm Beach
William Harrison Zloch, J.D.
GEORGIA
Marietta
Paige Alison Noel Wheeler, J.D./C.L.
Waycross
Anthony DeMetris Causer, J.D.
Woodstock
Michaila Nicole Messenger, J.D./C.L.
ILLINOIS
Bloomingdale
Ali Issam Hamideh, J.D.
Marion
Roderick Vincent Paul Throgmorton, J.D.
MASSACHUSETTS
Northborough
Sean Richard McAuliffe, J.D./C.L.
MARYLAND
Kensington
Cara Anne Sullivan Tippett, J.D./C.L.
MICHIGAN
West Bloomfield
Sydney Bryce Galinsky, J.D.
MINNESOTA
Lake City
Christopher Lee Wagner, J.D.
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg
Ashlyn Elizabeth Bourn, J.D.
Ocean Springs
Thomas Wayne Kuluz Jr, J.D.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Zakia Aja Nesbitt, J.D.
NEW JERSEY
Hightstown
Danielle Grote, J.D.
Maple Shade
Lindrit Shkodra, J.D.
Pittman
Christopher Robin Versak, J.D./C.L.
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Alexandria Yazmin Otero, J.D.
NEW YORK
Staten Island
Daniela Tamarova, J.D./C.L.
OHIO
Brunswick
Kirstyn Estelle Frank, J.D.
Kent
Kasey Marie Nielsen, J.D.
PENNSYLVANIA
Oxford
Brianne Marie Bennett, J.D./C.L.
Pottstown
Jeffrey Scott Knighton Jr, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
Titusville
Jennifer Nicole Wright, J.D., G.C.E.L.P.
TENNESSEE
Arlington
Jessica Dell Brewer, J.D.
TEXAS
Austin
Jaimie Elizabeth Grace, J.D./C.L.
Jordan Paige Tambara, J.D./C.L.
Beaumont
Raven Araceli Mouton, J.D./C.L.
Brenham
Chelsea Carre Moudry, J.D.
Bulverde
Kristyn Anne Couvillion, J.D.
Friendswood
Glory Nneka Okafor, J.D.
Houston
Kourtney Patrice Benton, J.D./C.L.
Braedon Baker Morrow, J.D./C.L., G.C.E.L.P.
Macy Taylor Munz, J.D./C.L.
Manfred Max Sternberg, J.D./C.L.
Samuel Velasquez, J.D./C.L.
Pearson Alexander Wolk, J.D.
Luling
Orlando Reyes Ordonez, J.D.
Tomball
Aiden Gamble, J.D./C.L.
Willis
Michael Isaac Edwards, J.D.
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach
Rachel Elizabeth Hart, J.D.
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA
Maria Chiraboga, J.D./C.L.
