Louisiana secession Orleans. Two days before the city surrendered in April 1862, Moore and the legislature abandoned Baton Rouge as the state capital, relocating to Opelousas in May 1, 1862. Governor Moore began to organize military resistance at the state level, ordered the burning of cotton, cessation of trade with the Union forces, and heavily recruited troops for the state militia. However, despite a brief check at Baton Rouge, Union forces continued to advance into Louisiana and up the Mississippi, and the capital was moved again to Shreveport. New Orleans, Louisiana, the largest city in the entire South, was strategically important as
Louisiana State Bar Association Delegates as LSBA's policy-making body. In 1990, LSBA Disciplinary Board and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel were created to be responsible for attorney discipline. Under the LSBA bylaws, there are annual elections for President and other officers, Board of Governors and House of Delegates. LSBA publishes the bimonthly "Louisiana Bar Journal", magazine containing substantive law articles and "Bar Briefs", featuring Association news. Louisiana State Bar Association The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 77 and current President of the Louisiana State Bar Association is Dona Kay Renegar. Several