LSU BLSA, in conjunction with the the Federalist Society and the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, will host a panel concerning the jury verdict in the George Zimmerman Trial from 5:15pm to 7:15pm on Thurs. Sept. 5 in the McKernan Auditorium. One of the panelist will be Prof. Donald Tibbs of Read more…
Congratulations to Dorian Woolaston, the newly elected 2013-014 LSU BLSA Vice President.
On August 23 the Louisiana State University Black Law Students Association hosted a Welcome Back Social for all new, interested, and returning LSU Law members. The event gave returning students the chance to catch up with friends and new students the opportunity to kick off a great school year.
LSU Law’s Associate Director of Admissions and LSU BLSA’s friend, Ms. Jenifer Finney, is moving on. She has accepted a position as the Dean of Admissions for William H. Bowen School of Law of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has been instrumental in helping LSU BLSA be successful and while we are Read more…
This summer, third year law student Vadal Bolds interned for Chevron North America Exploration and Production’s Land Department in Bakersfield, California. She worked alongside professionals who manage the company’s land assets for one of its upstream business units. While there, she was introduced to the oil and gas industry and Read more…
LSU BLSA has begun taking orders for its 2013-2014 LSU LAW Mom/Dad T-shirts. The cost is $12.00. Those interested in purchasing a T-shirt should contact us at lsublsa@gmail.com.
For the Summer of 2013 LSU BLSA members got the opportunity to broaden their learning experiences in historic Lyon, France at the law school of Université Jean Moulin- Lyon III. Lyon is France’s second largest city, and a summer home for members participating in the Program. It was also an Read more…
On June 19th and 20th, 2013 LSU BLSA hosted a LSU AgCenter Department of 4-H Youth Camp Clover College Session at the Law Center. The 20-30 participants were 9th-12th grade 4-H Club members from across Louisiana. LSU BLSA members provided an educational component to the program for the 20-30 participants that consisted of introductions, Read more…
Today marked a grave day for supporters of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), as the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, reversed the judgment of the D.C. Circuit in Shelby County v. Holder. The Court held that section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, and Read more…
Mr. Samuel Mokeba is a 1998 graduate of LSU Law and a former President of the LSU BLSA. He holds a License en Droit (Bachelors of Art in Law) from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of South Carolina. After graduating law school Mr. Mokeba Read more…