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National Government

The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal – USA.gov is an interagency initiative administered by the Federal Citizen Information Center, a division of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. It got its start when Internet entrepreneur Eric Brewer, whose early research was funded by the Department of Defense, offered to donate a powerful search engine to government. That gift helped accelerate the government’s earlier work to create a government-wide portal.
The Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
The United States House of Representatives – As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.
The United States Senate – Home page for United States Senate.
The White House – Home page for the White House.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Home page for the United States Chamber of Commerce.
The American Bar Association – Home page for the American Bar Association.
U. S. Court of Appeal for the 5th Circuit – Home page for the U. S. Court of Appeal for the 5th Circuit.
Federal Judiciary – Home page for the Federal Judiciary.
The American College of Trial Lawyers – Home page for the The American College of Trial Lawyers.
The American College of Mortgage Attorneys – Home page for The American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – Home page for The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
The United States Supreme Court – Home page for The U.S. Supreme Court.
Congressional Information – Information about Congress.
U.S. Code – Database for U.S. Code.
Code of Federal Regulations – Database for Code of Federal Regulations.

State Government

Louisiana State Bar Association – Home page for the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Louisiana Supreme Court – Home page for the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Louisiana House of Representatives – Home page for the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Louisiana State Senate – Home page for the Louisiana State Senate.
Office of the Governor – Home page for the Office of the Governor.
Louisiana Department of Justice – Home page for the Louisiana Department of Justice.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality – Home page for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources – DNR is one of twenty departments under the executive branch of state government. The executive officer of DNR is the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor. Along with the Office of the Secretary there are three primary offices of the department. They are the Office of Coastal Restoration and Management, the Office of Conservation, and the Office of Mineral Resources.
Louisiana Secretary of State – Home page for the Louisiana Secretary of State.
L.S.U. Paul M. Hebert Law Center – Home page for the L.S.U. Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Louisiana Banker’s Association – Home page for the Louisiana Banker’s Association.
U.S District Court, Western District of Louisiana – The official website for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Courthouses are located in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport.
Louisiana Banker’s Association – Home page for the Louisiana Banker’s Association.
Louisiana Statutes and Codes – A resource for Louisiana’s Statutes and Codes.

Local Information

Shreveport-Bossier Page – Learn more about events and shopping in Shreveport-Bossier.
City of Shreveport Webpage – The official site of Shreveport, LA.
City of Bossier Webpage – The official site of Bossier, LA.
Shreveport Bar Association – Site for the Shreveport Bar Association.
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce – Site for the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce.
Site for Downtown Shreveport – Site for Downtown Shreveport.
Shreveport-Bossier Fun Guide – Learn more about events and happenings in the Shreveport-Bossier area.
Sci-Port – Louisiana’s Science Center.
The Robinson Film Center – The Robinson Film Center educates, enriches and entertains through the power of film.
Cyber Innovation Center – The Cyber Innovation Center is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The CIC is the anchor of a 3,000-acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region.

Mineral Law

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources – DNR is one of twenty departments under the executive branch of state government. The executive officer of DNR is the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor. Along with the Office of the Secretary there are three primary offices of the department. They are the Office of Coastal Restoration and Management, the Office of Conservation, and the Office of Mineral Resources.
Louisiana Office of Conservation – The Office of Conservation has primary statutory responsibility for regulation and conservation of oil, gas, lignite, and other natural resources. Among its functions are well permitting, pooling and unitization, and regulation of site abandonment and restoration.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management – (BOEM) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Managment is the agency within the Department of the Interior with primary responsibility for managing oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf in waters adjacent to Louisiana (and other coastal states).
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement – (BSEE) The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement is the agency within the Department of Interior with primary responsibility for regulating the safety and envirnomental effects of oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Center for American and International Law – The Center for American and International Law is a nonprofit institution dedicated to the continuing education of lawyers and law enforcement officials .Its Institute for Energy Law (IEL) provides advanced education for lawyers and other professionals in the energy industry.
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation – A non-profit educational organization providing information on legal issues related to the energy and mineral industry through workshops, specialty programs, publications and electronic information.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation – Organized in 1955 as a non-profit Colorado corporation, the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation is an educational organization dedicated to providing scholarly research of the laws and issues affecting domestic and international mineral and water resources.
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission – The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is a multi-state government agency that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment.
Energy Information Administration – (EIA) The Energy Information Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, collects, analyzes, and distributes information relating to energy.

Legal

FindLaw – Findlaw provides legal information, lawyer profiles and a community to help you make the best legal decisions.
Thomson – West (formerly West Group) – A premier source for legal solutions, including Westlaw products and law books.
U.S. Courts – Our Founding Fathers understood the need for an independent Judiciary, which was created under Article III of the United States Constitution. The Judicial Branch is one of the three separate and distinct branches of the federal government. The other two are the legislative and executive branches.
Westlaw – One stop resource for finding information and sharing with a client.