The Law Library of Louisiana presents a free CLE
The Louisiana Constitutional
Convention of 1973:
A Panel Discussion
Or
Look What They’ve Done to Our Song, Ma!
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Louisiana Supreme Court, Formal Conference Room
400 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
1.5 credit hours
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, the Law Library of Louisiana will
sponsor a free CLE to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the
Louisiana State Constitution and the Constitutional Convention that
preceded its adoption. During 1973 and early 1974, 132 elected and
appointed delegates to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention met
in Baton Rouge to revise Louisiana’s 1921 constitution. The new
constitution was adopted by the voters on April 20, 1974 and became
effective at midnight on December 31, 1974. This CLE will not only
commemorate the adoption of the current constitution, but will also
review the proceedings of the convention 41 years ago: why the
convention was called, the most important revisions and changes made,
and how consensus by the delegates was reached. The panel will also
discuss the major changes to the constitution in the past four decades.
The Panel
The Honorable Max N. Tobias, Jr., State of Louisiana 4th Circuit
Court of Appeal Judge and a former delegate to the 1973 Constitutional
Convention, will lead a panel of four other former delegates
including: Mary Zervigon, Tom Velazquez, Alvin Singletary,
and Philip Bergeron.
A Louisiana citizen in the 1960s considers
Constitutional Amendments in the
voting booth. Graphic by Duck Press.
For more information or to reserve a seat, please contact Georgia Chadwick
via email ([email protected]) or phone (504-310-2402).