Louisiana State Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	New Orleans, LA
Location	United States
Website	http://www.lsba.org/

The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

History

Several organizations are forerunners to the Louisiana State Bar Association:

The Association of the Bar of New Orleans, founded 1847
The New Orleans Law Association, founded 1855
The Louisiana Bar Association, founded 1899.^[1]

In 1929, the Louisiana State Bar Association was founded as a voluntary organization; its first president was Cecil C. Byrd. In March 1941 LSBA was converted to a mandatory bar under the rule-making power of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. In 1957 the Articles of Incorporation were amended to create the House of Delegates as LSBA's policy-making body. In 1990, LSBA Disciplinary Board and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel were created to be responsible for attorney discipline.

Structure

Under the LSBA bylaws, there are annual elections for President and other officers, Board of Governors and House of Delegates.^[2]

LSBA publishes the bimonthly Louisiana Bar Journal, magazine containing substantive law articles and Bar Briefs, featuring Association news.^[3]

References

↑ Louisiana State Bar Association Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-09-04
↑ Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, retrieved 2012-09-04
↑ Louisiana Bar Journal, Louisiana State Bar Association, retrieved 2012-09-04

State bar associations

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Louisiana State Bar Association

History

Structure

References

See also