Time: 9 am to 12:15 pm
Contact: Emily Bishop · eabishop@loyno.edu · 504-861-5829
Location: College of Law, Broadway Campus
1L students will submit Writing Assignment 1.
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm
Contact: Hector Linares · halinare@loyno.edu
Location: Law School Building Room 111
(Tues. & Thurs., Sept. 10 & 12, 2019) (12:30 - 1:45 pm)
Louisiana and the Gulf South are the most active jurisdictions for maritime practice. This class will cover basic concepts of what is the traditional test for maritime tort and contract jurisdiction, what is the distinction between jurisdiction and applicable law, what are navigable waters of the United States, the basic concepts of Jones Act Seaman status, who is a Longshore Harbor Worker and other very basic concepts of maritime law. Students will walk away with a broad understanding of maritime law which will assist with subsequent skill courses that address drafting a maritime complaint, answering the maritime complaint, propounding discovery and conducting a factual investigation of a maritime accident in rem jurisdiction and arrest and seizure of a vessel, and limitation of liability. Attend this first class that is part of a larger series of skills courses.
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Contact: Heidi Braden · hbraden@loyno.edu · (504) 865-2295
Location: Monroe Library Living Room
Dr. Hillary Eklund's talk "Unwatering Earth: The Control of Nature in Colonial Mexico" explores the relation between writing, public works, and environment in colonial Mexico and contemporary New Orleans. Feel free to bring your lunch and join the discussion.