LSU Law News
May 2021
Summer Library Hours
May 31, 2021The Law Library will begin its summer schedule on Monday, May 31, 2021. Please check the detailed hours page for further information. LSU still requires masks inside all campus buildings including the Law Library.
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LSU Law professor, four alumni named Louisiana Bar Association Distinguished Honorees
May 26, 2021The Louisiana Bar Foundation recognized four LSU Law alumni and one professor as Distinguished Honorees at its 2021 Fellows Gala on April 23 for distinguishing themselves in their profession and bringing credit and honor to the legal profession. Every spring, lawyers, judges, and professors from across the state attend the LBF’s Annual Fellows Gala to support its mission to preserve, honor, and improve Louisiana’s system of justice. The LBF is active in funding, developing, and promoting efforts that enhance the legal profession, increase public understanding of the legal system and advance the reality of equal justice under the law. Those…
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Borel, Drummond named 2021 recipients of Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year
May 25, 2021LSU Law alumni Doran Drummond (’12) and Danielle “Dani” Borel (’12) have been named the 2021 recipients of the Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year. LSU Law alumni Danielle “Dani” Borel (’12) and Doran Drummond (’12) have been named the 2021 recipients of the Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year. Borel and Drummond were co-coaches of the LSU Law National Pretrial Competition team, which competed online via Zoom in October 2020. Named in honor of the late Professor Susan C. Kalinka, the Kalinka Award recognizes a coach of one of LSU Law’s moot court,…
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LSU Law awards 180 degrees to Class of 2021, holds commencement exercises
May 17, 2021LSU 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…
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