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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 28
BY SENATORS CLAITOR, MURRAY AND GARY SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVES
CONNICK, FOIL, GAROFALO, JOHNSON AND LOPINTO
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Loyola University New Orleans College of Law upon
its one hundredth anniversary celebration and to declare Tuesday, March 25, 2014, as Loyola
Law Day at the State Capitol.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend and congratulate the College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans upon2
its one hundredth anniversary and to declare Tuesday, March 25, 2014, as Loyola3
Law Day at the State Capitol.4
WHEREAS, in 1849, the priests of the Jesuit order, known as the Society of Jesus,5
established the College of the Immaculate Conception that would later become Loyola6
University; moved to its present location in 1884, the institution prospered in the uptown7
section of the city to reflect its status as an urban center of learning fully integrated into its8
metropolitan setting; and9
WHEREAS, the College of Law was founded as the School of Law by Jesuit Father10
Albert Biever; its first session began on October 5, 1914; its first dean, John St. Paul, was11
a civil district court judge; and12
WHEREAS, in its humble beginnings, Dean St. Paul and other members of the bar13
donated their time to teach evening classes to part-time students; the full-time program was14
added in 1925; and15
WHEREAS, the College of Law at Loyola upholds the Jesuit traditions of academic16
rigor, the pursuit of justice, and service to others in its fundamental mission to educate future17
members of the Bar to be skilled advocates and sensitive counselors-at-law; and18 SCR NO. 28
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WHEREAS, since its inception; Loyola Law has remained at the forefront of1
furthering the tenets of ethics in legal education, civil rights, and public interest law; and2
WHEREAS, in the 1950s, Loyola Law graduates played a crucial role in the orders3
rendered to desegregate LSU and New Orleans public schools; helping to make integration4
and equal rights enforcement the law of the land; and5
WHEREAS, Loyola Law has also demonstrated equity of gender; Alice Allen was6
its first female law student in 1921; and 7
WHEREAS, Loyola Law continues the advancement of the Jesuits' ideal of social8
justice by encouraging concentrated study in several specialized legal disciplines through9
the Center for Environmental Law and Land Use, the Center for International and10
Comparative Programs, Continuing Legal Education, the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center,11
and the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and the Center for Social Justice; and12
WHEREAS, the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center is the oldest law clinic in Louisiana13
and the largest in the South, serving over seven hundred clients annually; and14
WHEREAS, Loyola Law is critically acclaimed for its academic scholarship and15
success in national and international moot court competitions; and16
WHEREAS, Loyola Law continues to play a pivotal role in controversial social17
issues that include capital punishment, immigration reform, the disenfranchisement of the18
homeless, and labor relations. 19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby20
commend and congratulate the College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans upon its21
one hundredth anniversary and does hereby note its many contributions to advancement of22
legal expertise and social reform in the justice system.23
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Legislature of Louisiana does hereby declare24
March 25, 2014, as Loyola Law Day at the State Capitol.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to María26
Pabón López, dean of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.27 SCR NO. 28
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
Claitor SCR No. 28
Commends the College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans upon its 100
th
anniversary
and declares Tuesday, March 25, 2014, as Loyola Law Day at the State Capitol.