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July 2009 Bar Exam
The July 2009 Louisiana Bar Exam will be administered at the Ponchartrain Center located at 4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, La 70065 and the Baton Rouge River Center Ballroom located at 275 River Road, Baton Rouge, La 70802 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, July 20, 22, 24, 2009.
Please note: The Baton Rouge River Center garages charge $5 per day for parking.
Hotel Information:
Ponchartrain Center - Hilton Garden Inn located adjacent to the Ponchartrain Center.
Hilton Garden Inn - $119 per night, group code BAR. Reservations may be made by dialing 504-712-0504 or 800-HILTONS.
Baton Rouge River Center - Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, 201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, LA
$119 per night, group code LA Bar Exam. Reservations may be made by dialing 225-344-5866 or 800-HILTONS.
If your mailing address, telephone number or email address has changed, please complete the Change of Address form located on the right side of this page. All address changes are to be in writing and mailed to our office at the address listed below.
Additional assistance? Please contact either Denise S. Leeper or Rhonda Lorig at (504) 836-2420.
| Committee On Bar Admissions 2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Suite 310 Metairie, LA 70002 Tel: (504) 836-2420 1-800-314-1530 Fax: (504) 834-1449 |
 | The Louisiana Supreme Court 400 Royal St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Tel: (504) 310-2300 |
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Law Student Registrant (available August 2009) – Every prospective applicant for admission to the Louisiana Bar enrolled in law school in this state shall participate in the Law Student Registration Program in the fall of the second year of Law School and only then. Please note that you will be required to file a SUPPLEMENTAL Request for Character Report with the NCBE and a Bar Examination Application when you are ready to sit for the bar examination
Law Student Supplemental – Law students who participated in the Law Student Registration Program and are planning to sit for the upcoming exam.
First Time Louisiana Applicant – Anticipated law school graduates who did not timely register in the Law Student Registration Program, recent law graduates, members of another bar, or non-members whose NCBE Application for Character Report is received more than one year after juris doctor is awarded.
Reapplications–Applicants who have previously applied to sit for the Louisiana Bar Examination. If your most recent NCBE Application for Character Report is less than two years old, complete the Bar Examination Application and Affadavit according to the instructions. All other re-applicants must submit an NCBE Application for Character Report
Application for Equivalency Determination–Foreign trained lawyers who wish to apply to take the Louisiana Bar examination must apply in accordance with Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Sec 6.
ADA Accommodations forms – If you are seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please complete these forms. All forms must be received no less than 90 days prior to the beginning of the written examination for which the accommodation is being requested.
Notice of Approval to sit for the Bar Examination were mailed to July 2009 candidates on Friday, June 19, 2009.
July 2009 Laptop registration information[link]
Rule XVII amended effective August 1, 2007 [link | 
order ]
Pro Hac Vice Rules amended [read rules]
Limited Admission for In-House Counsel rule adopted [ read order |
download form]
Examiners & Assistant Examiners [Log in here]