News and Past Events
Welcome Justice Genovese!
On Tuesday, January 3, 2017, Justice James T. Genovese was formally sworn in as the Louisiana Supreme Court’s newest associate justice at the Evangeline Downs Event Center in Opelousas, Louisiana. Justice Genovese represents the Third Supreme Court District, which was …
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Justice Knoll Honored at Retirement Ceremony
The Louisiana Supreme Court justices sat en banc in a courtroom ceremony today to honor one of their own, Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll, on her last day sitting on the Supreme Court bench. Surrounded by friends, family and a host of colleagues …
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New Exhibit on Lawyers in the Battle of New Orleans
2017 marks the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans fought on January 8, 1815. The 300th Anniversary of the City of New Orleans will be celebrated in 2018. To commemorate these historic events, the Law Library of Louisiana …
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Book Talk and Signing Sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society
A Book Talk and Signing by Professor Maria Isabel Medina, author of LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW: A History, was held on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Octavia Books in New Orleans, and sponsored by the Supreme Court …
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SCLAHS Mourns the Passing of Board Member Louis D. Curet
Louis D. Curet, loyal Board Member and Chairman of the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society Membership Committee, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016, surrounded by his family. SCLAHS President Donna D. Fraiche, on behalf of its Board, expressed …
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Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1865-1880
On February 22, 2016, the Law Library of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society (SCLAHS) offered a free CLE program presented by Professor Evelyn L. Wilson based on her book, The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court …
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The Law Library of Louisiana hosts ‘Freedom Rides’ exhibit– created as a companion to a PBS documentary
The Louisiana Law Library, housed in the Louisiana Supreme Court, hosted a six-panel display telling the story of the Freedom Rides. The exhibit, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in partnership with the PBS history series “American …
Read MoreJudge Cassibry Exhibit and Statue
In 1999, Act 708 was passed by the Louisiana State Legislature naming the city block on which the Louisiana Supreme Court Building sits as the Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square. The Act states that two memorial plaques would be placed …
Read MoreSCLAHS Welcomes New Board Members
The board of the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society (SCLAHS) met on May 21, 2015 at the Law Library of Louisiana located in the Supreme Court building. The Annual Meeting was held immediately afterward. Board President Donna D. Fraiche …
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The Development of Criminal Law in Louisiana
On Friday, September 11, 2015, a free CLE was presented by Professor Warren M. Billings at the Louisiana Supreme Court, entitled “Habeas Corpus and Due Process, Too?: The Development of Criminal Law in Louisiana.” He discussed the origin of criminal …
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