News and Past Events
Judges’ Lives: Writing Judicial Biography – September 24, 2019
A Law Library of Louisiana Free CLE Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society “Judges’ Lives: Writing Judicial Biography” by Warren M. Billings Tuesday, September 24, 2019 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Courtroom, Louisiana Supreme Court …
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Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol – June 19, 2019
A Law Library of Louisiana Free CLE Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol Presented by Dr. Nancy L. Maveety Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 …
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French Law Symposium at the Louisiana Supreme Court – March 15, 2019
A Law Library of Louisiana Free CLE Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society and the Association Henri Capitant The Reform of the French Law of Obligations: What It Is and What It Means for Louisiana and …
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Tricentennial Gala – September 29th, 2018
Saturday, September 29, 2018, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Orpheum Theater, New Orleans, Entertainment by Jerry Christopher’s X-Ceptions. Please purchase your ticket(s) by September 20th to secure your reservation. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Gail Bragg via …
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Governor’s Fellows Program in Louisiana Government at the Louisiana Supreme Court
(Front row, left to right): Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Weimer, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice James Genovese gather with participants in the 2018 Governor’s Fellows …
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Celebrating the New Orleans Tricentennial: CLE and New Exhibit on Colonial Law
On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, the Law Library of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society co-sponsored a CLE on the Louisiana Colonial Documents Digitization Project by Howard Margot, an archivist at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Mr. …
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“State v. Homer Adolph Plessy: 125 Years Ago in New Orleans” – November 14, 2017
On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, the Law Library of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society, along with the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, the A. P. Tureaud American Inns of Court, and the New Orleans Bar Association, co-sponsored “State …
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New Edition of Speeches by SCLAHS Secretary Professor Paul R. Baier
The Louisiana Bar Foundation is proud to announce publication of Speeches 2017 by its first Scholar in Residence, Paul R. Baier, Judge Henry A. Politz Professor of Law, LSU Law Center. The book includes speeches delivered since the 2014 publication, …
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SCLAHS Mourns The Passing Of Legendary Legal Scholar Louis V. de la Vergne
Louis V. de la Vergne, loyal Member of the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017, in New Orleans following a brief illness. SCLAHS President Donna D. Fraiche, on behalf of its Board, expressed …
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Internationally Acclaimed Exhibit Comes to New Orleans
The highly acclaimed international exhibit, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich,” came to New Orleans. The exhibit has been shown in more than 100 cities in Germany, the United States, and others parts of the …
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