This website serves several functions. First, it introduces to the public the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, an organization of attorneys who are engaged in civil litigation and whose representation is primarily for the defense. Secondly, the website provides the 1,700+ LADC members with up to date information about LADC activities and with the latest legal developments, including recent judicial decisions and statutory enactments which impact upon civil litigation in Louisiana. Thirdly, the website affords its members the opportunity to exchange views on pragmatic issues such as trial tactics and strategies and expert witnesses.