About the Society

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The Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which was incorporated in the State of Louisiana in 1992.  The Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and its decisions for the purpose of increasing public awareness of the Court’s contribution to Louisiana’s rich legal heritage.

Member contributions have allowed The Historical Society to open the Louisiana Supreme Court Museum, to restore and reopen the stunning Supreme Court building at 400 Royal Street, and to restore dozens of portraits of Louisiana Judges of historical significance. Membership is open to the public, as is the museum.

 

 

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Fun Facts

Louisiana Supreme Court Justices who were also State Governors

  • Pierre Auguste Bourguignon Derbigny – 1828-1829 (Whig; National Republican)
  • Francis T. Nicholls – 1877-1880, 1888-1892 (Democrat)
  • Samuel Douglas McEnery – 1881-1888 (Democrat)
  • Newton C. Blanchard – 1904-1908 (Democrat)
  • Robert F. Kennon – 1952-1956 (Democrat)

(Dates are terms of governorship)

 

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News and Events

1825 Civil Code Bicentennial CLE – Pierre Auguste Charles Bourgignon Derbigny : Career, Cases, and Code – Friday, May 2, 2025

On Friday, May 2, 2025, Professor Markus G. Puder of Loyola New Orleans College of Law presented an 1825 Louisiana Civil Code bicentennial CLE about Pierre Derbigny, one of the authors of the 1825 Civil Code. Professor Puder’s program, entitled …

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1825 Civil Code Bicentennial CLE –  The Brendan Brown Lecture – The  Role of Unwritten Laws in the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825: A Historical and Comparative Perspective – Thursday, March 27, 2025

On Thursday, March 27, 2025, Professor Aniceto Masferrer from the law school of the University of Valencia in Spain, delivered the annual Loyola University New Orleans School of Law’s Brendan Brown lecture. This lecture, entitled “The  Role of Unwritten Laws …

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1825 Civil Code Bicentennial – Politics and the Making of the Civil Code – Friday, April 11, 2025

On April 11 at Metairie Park Country Day School, Professor Warren M. Billings delivered a lecture about the making of the 1825 Louisiana Civil Code as an act of politics, examining its political evolution to 1860, the eve of the …

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