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Early Louisiana and Her Spanish World: Legal Tradition, Laws and Customs in Luisiana and the Floridas 4 November 2016 – Tulane University School of Law Supported by the Tulane University School of Law and The Portalis Society , the conference brings together historians and legal historians to discuss the laws, customs, and institutions of Spanish Louisiana and the Floridas. The scope is intentionally broad and covers almost anything linked to law and culture (doctrine, personalities, property, politics, extra-legal norms, etc). * Lawyers of Early New Orleans Kenneth Aslakson (History, Union College)   Spanish Law, Encyclopaedias, and the Digest of 1808 John W Cairns (Law, Edinburgh) Through a Glass Darkly: The Minor Judiciary of Feliciana, c1803-1810 Seán Patrick Donlan (Law, South Pacific)  “The Spanish Spirit in This Country”: Newcomers to Louisiana in 1803-1805, and Their Perceptions of the Spanish Regime Eberhard (Lo) Faber (Music, Loyola) A Confusion of Ins...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – The French American Chamber of Commerce – Gulf Coast Chapter will host a forum about “The Changing Landscape of History: Digital Initiatives in New Orleans,” Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. in the Stibbs Room  of the Lavin Bernick Center  at Tulane University . Vicki Mayer, Ph.D., will give an introduction to digital initiatives, followed by  Vernon Valentine Palmer, Ph.D., who will present  “Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana.” “Just as social media is a large component of telling the contemporary stories of life in our city, digital initiatives such as curated digital exhibits and online portals are increasingly important tools in presenting and preserving the past,” Greg Lambousy, director of exhibits at the Louisiana State Museum, said. “Digitization of French and Spanish colonial documents, including the Code Noir, form a fundamental part of the city-wide historical campaign leading up to the tricentennial of the found...