DeMetris A. Causer

President

DeMetris Causer is a second-year law student and is native of Waycross, GA and an alumnus of Kennesaw State University. While enrolled in his undergraduate institution, DeMetris was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, where he served in leadership.

Upon graduating magna cum laude with a B.S. in Political Science, DeMetris enrolled at Louisiana State University, where he pledges to growing and serving his community.

 

Brittney Esie

Vice President

Brittney Esie is currently a third-year law student at the LSU Law Center who is originally from Lafayette, LA. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy Pre-Law from Loyola University New Orleans in 2016. Brittney enjoys taking on leadership roles and has had several during her academic career. At Loyola, Brittney served as Junior Coach for the Ethics Bowl, a debate-style competition which focuses on discussing ethical dilemmas in today’s society. She was also the Senator-at-Large for the Student Government Organization her senior year. In that role, Brittney helped to implement a new communications system to aid students and make their academic lives easier by making students’ access to information easier.

Since joining the Paul M. Hebert class of 2020, not only is Brittney the Vice President of the Black Law Students Association, she is involved with several other organizations on campus, some of which include the American Constitution Society (ACS), the Public Interest Law Society (PILS), and the Women Law Students Association (WLSA). In addition to her involvement on campus, Brittney spent this past summer working as a law clerk for a personal injury attorney in the Baton Rouge area.

Upon graduation, Brittney hopes to practice intellectual property while dedicating time to do pro bono work in her hometown of Lafayette, LA.

 

Jasmine A. Cole

Secretary

Jasmine Cole, is a second-year law student and a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2016.

She is entering her 2L year taking courses with a concentration in criminal law studies. In addition to being the Secretary of BLSA, she is currently the vice-president of LACDL, community chair of PAD, and a member of PILS, ACS, WLSA and SAL.

This summer, she took a summer law clerk field placement with the East Baton Rouge office of the Public Defender.

 

Zakia Nesbitt

Treasurer

Zakia A. Nesbitt is a second-year law student who serves the 2019-2020 BLSA Treasurer at LSU Law School. She is responsible the management and oversight of the organization’s financial affairs. Ms. Nesbitt has over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining LSU Law, she served as a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor at Aetna, Inc. She is also a National Certified Counselor  with NBCC and holds the designation as a Licensed Professional Counselor in both North Carolina and Louisiana.

Ms. Nesbitt has been recognized for her leadership and achievement by numerous organizations including LSU Law’s Public Interest Legal Society, the National Association of Women Judges, and she was selected as a 2018-2019 Equal Justice Works Diversity Scholar.

Zakia earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master’s in Counseling from N.C. A&T State University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and interned at the Office of Employee Appeals in Washington, D.C. during her 1L summer.

 

Nigel A. Copeland

Historian

Nigel Copeland is a second-year law student from Baton Rouge Louisiana. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of New Orleans in Film Arts and a minor in Political Science. While at completing his undergraduate degree, he became involved in several leadership roles at the university, including the president of the UNO Film Society, and an Ambassador for the Division of International Education.