2020 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 36
BY SENATOR WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary A to study and make
recommendations with respect to the advisability of creating a statewide business
court.
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana has experienced exponential growth in business
and industry; and
WHEREAS, the legal issues arising in the daily activities of business and industry
are often complex, requiring specialized legal knowledge; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Louisiana would benefit from the creation of a statewide
business court with jurisdiction over matters which arise in business and industry; and
WHEREAS, there are many benefits of creating specialized courts, and particularly
a business court.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary A to study and make
recommendations on the advisability of creating a statewide business court.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall make a report of its findings
and recommendations, with a suggestion for proposed legislation, if any, to the president of
the Senate by February 1, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Council
for A Better Louisiana, Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Greater New Orleans,
Inc., Louisiana District Judges Association, Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana
Association for Justice, New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, Southern
University Law Center, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Tulane Law
School, LSU Law Center, Louisiana AFL-CIO, Louisiana Clerk of Courts Association, the
Louisiana Sheriff's Association, Louisiana Urban League, and Louisiana NAACP.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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