Black History Month - Louisiana Supreme Court

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<h2 style="text-align:center;">Black History Month<br /></h2><p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Louisiana Supreme Court observes and celebrates Black History Month by highlighting the efforts of African Americans who made great strides in the legal community.&nbsp; This year, similar to past years,&nbsp;the Louisiana Supreme Court Justices will, through the court&rsquo;s ongoing educational initiative to inform students on civic education, host students from a local school for a book reading and Q&amp;A. Additionally, the Law Library of Louisiana will produce four weekly special issues of its newsletter, <em>De Novo</em>.</p>
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<h2><em>De Novo&nbsp;</em><br /></h2><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court Justices and staff of the Law Library of Louisiana are pausing to celebrate and give honor to Black History Month with four special Black History Month issues of De Novo, that will be distributed statewide. Each issue will feature African American legal figures of note.<em><a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=75382986" target="_blank"></a></em></p><h4><em><a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=79838360" target="_blank">2025 Legal Eagles - Issue #1</a><strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp; Judge Archibald T. LeCense</strong></em><br /></h4><p>New Orleans-born Judge Archibald T. LeCesne,&nbsp;who went on to have an outstanding&nbsp;legal career in Chicago, is profiled in this&nbsp;issue.</p><h4><em><a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=79894134" target="_blank">2025 Legal Eagles - Issue #2</a> <strong>- </strong><strong>Jesse N. Stone</strong></em></h4><p>Jesse N. Stone, Jr., the first African American to sit on the Louisiana Supreme Court, is profiled in this issue.</p><h4><em><a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=79974874" target="_blank">2025 Legal Eagles - Issue #3</a>&nbsp;<strong>-&nbsp;</strong></em><strong><em>Revius O. Ortique</em></strong></h4><p>Revius O. Ortique, Jr., the first African American elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court, is profiled in this issue.&nbsp;</p><h4><a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=80023793" target="_blank">2025 Legal Eagles - Issue #4</a> -<strong> Joan Bernard Armstrong</strong></h4><p>Joan Bernard Armstrong, the first African American woman elected to the bench in Louisiana, is profiled in this issue</p><p>If you are in the New Orleans area, we also invite you to view a special exhibit on display on the first floor of the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse at 400 Royal Street, entitled Black Athletes, Social Justice, and the Law, available until the end of February.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>Previous Observances&nbsp; - </strong><a href="/BlackHistoryMonth2021">2021</a> - <a href="/BlackHistoryMonth2022">2022</a>&nbsp;- <a href="/BlackHistoryMonth2023">2023</a>&nbsp;- <a href="/BlackHistoryMonth2024">2024</a></p>
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