LSBA Headlines

• Free Trust Accounting & Billing Software by Smokeball

  The Louisiana State Bar Association Partners with Smokeball to Grant All Members Free Access to Trust and Billing Software

• Committee Preferences: Get Involved in Your Bar!

  Committee assignment requests are now being accepted for the 2025-26 Bar year. Response deadline is Wednesday, April 9.
  

• 2025-26 LSBA Dues and LADB Assessment Payment Cycle to Begin in May

  LSBA members have the option to pay their 2025-26 LSBA dues and Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) assessment by ACH electronic check, credit card, or download and mail their Attorney Registration Statement and checks for the payment of fees. 

• Interested in an Appointed LSBA HOD or YLD Council Leadership Position?

  Several LSBA House of Delegates seats and the Young Lawyers Division’s Sixth District Council seat received no qualifiers by the Oct. 14, 2024, qualifying deadline. These positions will be filled by presidential appointment. 
  

• Nomination Deadline is April 4 for Kimball Award

  The nomination deadline is Friday, April 4, for the Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2025 Catherine D. Kimball Award for Advancement of the Administration of Justice.

• Registration Open for ABA TECHSHOW 2025

  The LSBA has been approved as an event promoter for the ABA TECHSHOW 2025, set for April 2-5 in Chicago, Ill. LSBA members should use the promoter code EP2502 for extra registration discounts. Learn more and register online. 

• LSBA Section Membership: Renew or Sign Up by April 30

  The 2025-26 application for membership in the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) sections were mailed in mid-February. Members are encouraged to sign up for the sections by returning the application and payment by April 30, 2025.
  
  

• Applications Deadline is May 30 for Leadership LSBA 2025-26 Class

  LSBA President-Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. is currently seeking applications from young lawyers for the Leadership LSBA 2025-26 Class.  Deadline for return of applications is May 30, 2025. Interested candidates should apply online and learn more about the program at: www.lsba.org/goto/leadershiplsba. 
• Ongoing News
• • House Resolution Deadline is May 12 for Annual Meeting
  • Mandatory Bar Challenge