LSU Law News
October 2021
LSU Law honors the life and legacy of John P. Laborde
October 28, 2021The LSU Law community is honoring, with the deepest respect and gratitude, the long life of leadership and service of John P. Laborde, one of its most accomplished alumni and strongest supporters, who passed away on Oct. 21 at the age of 97. “Mr. Laborde’s impact on the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and our LSU Law family cannot be overstated. His deep connections to LSU Law span more than seven decades, beginning in 1946 when he enrolled as a law student after serving in the U.S. Army in the Pacific under General Douglas MacArthur,” said LSU Law Interim Dean…
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CALI Lessons for Law Students
October 28, 2021CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, has over 1,000 interactive tutorials that cover various topics of law. CALI Lessons are drafted by law professors and librarians throughout the country and are geared specifically toward helping law students learn particular areas of the law. Email Reference today for the authorization code to access CALI Lessons.
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Professor Keith Hall appointed inaugural Nesser Family Chair in Energy Law
October 27, 2021LSU Law Professor Keith Hall has been appointed the Nesser Family Chair in Energy Law, becoming first faculty member to hold the chair at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. “It’s an honor to be named the inaugural Nesser Family Chair in Energy Law,” said Professor Hall. “Being appointed to a chair is wonderful in itself, but it is a special privilege to be named to this particular chair and have my name associated with the Nessers because they are such wonderful people and have been so supportive of LSU Law in many ways.” Hall joined the LSU Law faculty…
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Early Library Closure
October 27, 2021The law library will close today at 3:00 p.m. due to possible severe weather. We will resume our regular hours on Thursday, October 28.
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LSU Law to host Fall Open House for prospective students on Nov. 10
October 27, 2021The LSU Law Office of Admissions will host a Fall Open House at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center for prospective students on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. At the event — which will also be held virtually — students who are interested in attending law school can learn more about the admissions process and get answers to their questions from Office of Admissions staff as well as current LSU Law students. Tours of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center will also be available. Those interested in attending can RSVP online. Since early September, LSU Law Office…
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3L Richala Jackson represents LSU Law in 2021 Homecoming Court
October 26, 2021Richala Jackson represented LSU Law as one of the 14 students selected to be among this year’s LSU Homecoming Court, and the third-year law student served as an ambassador for the university at events held throughout the week leading up to the Homecoming game against Florida on Saturday, Oct. 16. “I had such an amazing time. I’m getting teary-eyed just thinking about it,” said Jackson. “The only word I can use to describe the experience on Saturday is magical—and being able to represent the Law Center as I walked out onto the field with the other students made it all…
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Your Gifts at Work: Patrika Marschall
October 22, 2021Second-year LSU Law student Patrika Marschall was born in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, and migrated to U.S. at the age of 12, growing up in The Bronx, New York City. A year after earning her B.A. in English Literature from City College of New York in 2010, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served for over five years on active duty as a financial services technician and budget analyst in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and San Antonio, Texas. “While on active duty I pursued my A.A.S. in Financial Management and my M.A. in Criminal Justice,” says Marschall, who earned the…
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Six LSU Law alumni make 2021 LSU 100 list of fastest-growing Tiger-led businesses
October 22, 2021Six companies led by LSU Law alumni are included on this year’s LSU 100 list of the fastest-growing Tiger-led businesses. Now in its 11th year, the LSU 100 is a highly competitive program that identifies, ranks, and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing businesses in the world that are either owned or led by LSU graduates. To qualify for the list, companies must have been in business for at least five years and have revenue of at least $100,000 for the previous three years. Companies must also either have an LSU graduate who owns at least 50% of the business; or who…
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Professor Greg Smith retires after three decades at LSU Law
October 22, 2021After 30 years at LSU Law, Professor N. Gregory Smith retired on Aug. 11. To honor Smith’s extensive contributions to LSU Law and the university at large, LSU has bestowed upon him the title of Professor Emeritus, effective on his retirement date. Smith said he had been considering retiring for the past few years and decided the time was right after he recently reached the “shockingly old” age of 70. “I thought that perhaps I should retire before I lost all mental capabilities,” Smith jokingly said during a recent interview. Smith’s witty sense of humor, warm personality, and engaging teaching…
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McCain, Thornton win Fall 2021 Flory Mock Trial Competition
October 11, 2021LSU Law students Connor McCain and Chad Thornton claimed the Fall 2021 Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competition championship on Thursday, Oct. 7, after besting fellow students Sarah Hufft and Sammons Corbett in the final round of competition in the Robinson Courtroom at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The distinguished panel of judges who presided over the competition finals were Judge Donald R. Johnson (’82) of the 19th Judicial District Court for the State of Louisiana; Kathleen Barrios Heap (’08), Assistant District Attorney at the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office; and Lindsay Jarrell Blouin (’12), trial attorney at…
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LSU Law students to compete for Fall 2021 Flory Mock Trial championship on Oct. 6
October 6, 2021A pair of LSU Law students will claim the Fall 2021 Ira S. Flory Mock Trial championship on Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The final round of competition will be held at 6 p.m. in the Robinson Courtroom. The LSU Law community is invited to attend the final round of competition in person or view it via a livestream on the LSU Law Advocacy Programs Facebook page. Those who plan on attending in person are reminded that face masks are required in the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the Robinson Courtroom. In the finals,…
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LSU Law National Pretrial Competition team earns National Quarterfinalist finish
October 4, 2021The LSU Law National Pretrial Competition team members are (from left to right) Valkyire Buffa, Alex Domingue, Hunter DeVillier, and Quinn Hamilton. The LSU Law National Pretrial Competition team placed as one of the top eight teams in the nation at this year’s competition, which was held virtually due to the pandemic. The team, which consists of LSU Law students Valkyire Buffa, Alex Domingue, Hunter DeVillier, and Quinn Hamilton, squared off against teams from Georgetown University Law Center, Golden Gate University School of Law, Charleston School of Law, and Regent University Law School, ultimately falling in the quarterfinal round by…
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Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S.
October 3, 2021Explore HeinOnline's Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S. This database provides more than 730,000 pages of immigration-related documents both historical and current. It is broken into 16 subcollections which include Congressional Research Service reports, books, scholarly articles and congressional hearings. You can also view Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Precedent Decisions to find the most up-to-date opinions and decisions of the U.S. Department of Justice on immigration policy and practice.
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LSU Law adjunct professor, students in the Parole Assistance and Re-entry Clinic working to help ’10-6 lifers’ in Louisiana
October 1, 2021Jane Hogan, an adjunct professor in our Parole Assistance and Re-entry Clinic, is quoted by The New York Times about her work to remedy sentencing injustices for some of Louisiana’s oldest and longest-serving prisoners, who have become known as “10-6 lifers.” Hogan has been hired by the Louisiana Parole Project to represent two such prisoners who accepted plea agreements in the early 1970s that carried life sentences but allowed for parole eligibility after 10 years and six months. However, the parole eligibility requirements were subsequently raised to 40 years before being eliminated entirely by 1979, and Hogan’s clients remain in…
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