The Baton Rouge Lawyer



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ISSUE: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 (Vol. 9, No. 1)

Letter from the President:

Be Our Bar & Find Your Sparkle by Loren Shanklin Fleshman

Message to Young Lawyers: 
Continuing the Journey: Forging New Pathways by C. Troy Hall

President's Awards

The 5th Circuit's Decision in the Wake of the Ford Sea Change
by Ransom Clifton

LASERS Public Pension & Divorce
by Morgan Robertson




Drone Law Updates
by Grant J. Guillot

Adoption in Louisiana
by Emily Saska

Attorney Spotlight: John Shaw, Jr.

Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Pro Bono Project Legal Advice Hotline

The Pro Bono Project provides free advice to low-income individuals in the Greater
Baton Rouge area through its Legal Advice Hotline. To apply for legal advice
through the Pro Bono Project, check out our online application.  Answering these questions
does not mean that your application will be accepted or that anyone is agreeing to be your attorney.

 

FREE Legal Counsel Is Available at Ask-A-Lawyer & Wills Events
BRBA members or law students who wish to volunteer can contact Lynn (225-214-5564) or sign up HERE.
Ask-A-Lawyer is a free legal clinic where the public can ask questions from practicing lawyers.
These seminars typically take place at local libraries from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

3/7/2026 – Delmont Gardens Branch, 3351 Lorraine St.

3/14/2026 – Bluebonnet Regional Branch, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd.

3/18/2026 – Mission from Mark, Baton Rouge General Hospital Bluebonnet Blvd. 10am-2pm

3/21/2026 – Envision BR, Appleseed, SLLS and BRBA Wills Event – Park Elem. 10am-2pm

4/11/2026 – Eden Park Branch, 5131 Greenwell Springs Rd.

4/18/2026 – West Baton Rouge Library, 830 N. Alexander Ave. Port Allen, LA

5/7/2026 – Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 1414 Sora St.

5/13/2026 – Gonzales Branch Library, 708 S. Irma Blvd. Gonzales, LA

6/13/2026 – Greenwell Springs Road Regional Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd.

6/17/2026 – Iberville Parish Council on Aging, 38105 Court St. Plaquemine, LA

6/27/2026 – Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Rd.

7/11/2026 – Jones Creek Regional Library, 6222 Jones Creek Rd.

7/25/2026 – Goodwood Main Branch Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.

8/1/2026 – Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library, 13600 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.

8/5/2026 – Prairieville Branch Library, 40300 Hwy 42

9/19/2026 – Denham Sprgs./Walker, 8101 US Hwy. 190

9/26/2026 – River Center Branch, 250 North Blvd.

10/3/2026 – Livingston Main Branch, 20390 lowa St. Livingston, LA

10/10/2026 – Scotlandville Branch, 7373 Scenic Hwy

11/7/2026 – South Branch Library, 2210 Glasgow Ave

12/5/2026 – Zachary Branch, 1900 Church St.

 

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