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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.

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30-Day Public Comment Period Open on Proposed Amendments to Louisiana District Court Rules
The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Court Rules Committee is proposing new amendments to Appendix 28.1B of the Louisiana District Court Rules. The proposed amendments are posted online in the “Court News” section on the Supreme Court’s website, http://www.lasc.org. The proposed changes will remain posted through Feb. 14.

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Eastern District of Louisiana Adopts New Rule on Case Transfers
Effective February 4, 2025, Local Civil Rule 83.5.1 imposes a 21-day stay on case transfer orders to courts outside the Fifth Circuit unless all parties consent. This rule, approved by the court’s active judges after a public comment period, does not apply to transfers by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. It allows parties time to respond or seek reconsideration before transfer. Click here to read the order.


Louisiana Supreme Court Updates Judicial Campaign Finance Rules
The Louisiana Supreme Court has revised Canon 7E of the Code of Judicial Conduct, setting new limits on the retention of unused campaign funds. Judges and judicial candidates must now divest excess funds within one year through refunds or charitable donations. These changes align with recent legislative updates, including increased contribution limits (effective Jan. 1, 2025) and the introduction of closed party primaries for Supreme Court Justices (starting Jan. 1, 2026). For full details, visit the Louisiana Supreme Court’s website.


LBLS Accepting Applications for Board Certification - Deadline Extended

The Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization is accepting applications for board certification in seven areas — appellate practice, employment law, estate planning and administration, family law, health law, labor law and tax law. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, March 19, 2025.


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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. 

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Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award
The LSBA’s Member Outreach and Diversity Department announced that the nomination period is open online for the Trailblazer Award and the Guardian of Diversity Award. Nomination deadlines are Feb. 28, 2025, for both awards. For more information on the awards (including criteria and procedures) and to access nomination forms, go online: http://www.lsba.org/Members/Awards.aspx. Then click on “Diversity and Inclusion Awards.” Or email the Member Outreach and Diversity Department at diversity@lsba.org.


Nominations Being Accepted Online for 2025 Pro Bono, Children’s Law Awards
The LSBA’s Access to Justice Department is currently seeking nominations for the 2025 Pro Bono and Children’s Law Awards. Nominations must be received by Friday, Feb. 13, 2025.

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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.
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2025 LBLS Annual Dues: Mail/Deliver by March 11, 2025, to Avoid Penalties
The 2025 Annual Dues Notices will be mailed in mid-January to all qualified Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization (LBLS) specialists. The completed original dues notice, together with proof of professional liability insurance and the appropriate fee, should be mailed or delivered to the LBLS office, 601 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130, no later than March 11, 2025, to avoid a penalty assessment. For more information, contact LBLS Specialization Director Mary Ann Wegmann, (504)619-0128 or email maryann.wegmann@lsba.org.


House Resolution Deadline is May 13 for Annual Meeting
House Resolution Deadline is May 12 for Annual Meeting
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LSBA Encourages Notification about Deceased Members
As a means to keep the membership database accurate and up-to-date, the LSBA is encouraging members to notify staff about deceased members (either from colleagues or the families of the deceased members). Members who become aware of a deceased colleague who may still be listed in the membership rolls as eligible are encouraged to email the LSBA Membership Department at processing@lsba.org.


Mandatory Bar Challenge
A member of the Louisiana State Bar Association filed suit against the LSBA, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Justices of the Court on August 1, 2019, challenging mandatory bar membership on First and Fourteenth amendment grounds.

Louisiana Bar Center to Close for Mardi Gras
The Louisiana Bar Center will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, March 3-4, for Mardi Gras. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. March 5.

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