List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana.

It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses).

Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

LaLeshia Walker Alford made history as the First African American elected to Shreveport City Court bench in 1997.

Shelly Deckert Dick : First female Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (2013)
Nannette Jolivette Brown : First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2011)