About the Society
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)
News and Events
1825 Civil Code Bicentennial – Moreau Lislet and the Birth of the Civil Code – March 13, 2025
On March 13 at the University Louisiana Monroe Library, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay B. McCallum presented a biographical sketch of Louis Casimir Elisabeth Moreau-Lislet and Lislet’s essential contribution to the creation of the 1825 Civil Code of Louisiana. Justice …
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1825 Civil Code Bicentennial CLE – Tunc Pro Nunc: Modern Cases Through the Lens of the 1825 Civil Code – February 20, 2025
On Feb. 20, 2025, at Abby Singer’s Bistro in Shreveport, First Judicial District Judge Brady D. O’Callaghan and attorney Clinton M. Bowers presented a CLE program, co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society and the Shreveport Bar Association, …
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1825 Civil Code Bicentennial CLE – From New York Politician to Louisiana Code Writer: The Tumultuous Life and Times of Edward Livingston
Continuing its commemoration of the Bicentennial of the 1825 Civil Code, the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society presented a CLE program on February 13, 2025, on the life and times of Code writ-er Edward Livingston. Delivered at the Historic …
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