CitiBusiness honors N.O. lawyers

New Orleans CitiBusiness announced today the 50 honorees for its second annual "Leadership in Law" awards. Each honoree gets a free lunch at the downtown Sheraton on April 28 and a write-up in CitiBusiness on May 1.

Attention Louisiana appellate lawyers

The Louisiana State Bar Association has created an Appellate Section, which you can join for a measly $15. According to the recently mailed section-membership application:

The purpose of this Section is to provide a forum to study and discuss appellate-practice issues; to disseminate information regarding recent developments in this area to the mebers of the Association; and to establish liaison with the appellate courts covering Louisiana to further the rule of law, and improve the administration of justice and the practice of law before the appellate courts.

The section-membership applications have been mailed out; they must be returned by March 31 with section dues. If you're interested in the Appellate Section and its goals, please check off the "Appellate" box on the form before you return yours. You can also join by visiting the LSBA web site, clicking on Membership, then clicking on Section Member Application.

Hurricane-related suspension of legal deadlines

Here's something worth bookmarking: Act 6 of the 2005 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, ratifying the governor's executive order that extended or suspended legal deadlines due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and enacting further legislation to the same effect.