October 8, 1999

Environmental racism topic of Westerfield lecture

The Louis Westerfield Legal Society of the School of Law hosts a panel discussion titled "Environmental Racism: Does It Really Exist?" on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gisevius Moot Court Room 308 in the School of Law.

Panel members include Monique Harden with the Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund; Melvin "Kip" Holden, a Louisiana state representative; Nanette Jolivette, professor of law at Southern University in Baton Rouge; and Richard Saver, environmental attorney with the Stone, Pigman Law Firm in New Orleans. Mitchell Crusto, assistant professor of law at Loyola, will moderate the discussion.

The Louis Westerfield Legal Society honors the late Louis Westerfield who served as the first African­American dean of the Loyola law school from 1990 ­ 94. The society is a network of Loyola School of Law alumni and friends whose objectives include providing a network of support to the law school overall and its African-American and women students and alumni in particular. The society presents annual scholarly forums and lectures as well as provides tuition and book scholarships.