Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted October 3, 2011)

The new calendar and a membership list for 2011-2012 are now available for download.  Kathy will update the membership list on Nov 1st and Jan 5th.  The full membership directory will be available at the end of October. 

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted September 24, 2011)

October 24th is a holiday for Caddo Parish.  For that reason, Green Oaks has set its registration deadline for October 19th.  They will keep their registration open, however, and will accept late registration through the end of the day on Monday, Oct 24th.  Please help them by sending entries as early as possible, preferably by the Oct 24th date if at all possible. 

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted September 14, 2011)

The LHSSL Coaches Manual has been removed from the website.  We are updating the manual to reflect the new rules regarding sanctioning, etc, adopted at the Fall coaches' meeting.  We will post the new manual as soon as possible.  If you are a new coach and are in need of the manual, please contact us.

Lisa Jones has announced the following (Posted September 14, 2011)
 
 After consultation with the administration of Pineville High School, after due deliberation of all dates in March and April, and after a poll of the Executive Council the following decisions have been made regarding 2012 Tournament of Champions:  Pineville High School will host LHSSL's ToC on March 29-31, 2012.  We regret any inconvenience this will cause to those schools on Spring break on these dates. 

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted August 26, 2011)

A copy of the new Lafayette CFL constitution is now available for download here.

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted August 18, 2011)

Please Note:  ALL the forms for membership are CURRENT and have been available for some time now.  Some of you are incorrectly reporting that the forms are out-dated.  You need to REFRESH your webpage if you are logging on from a school computer that has not reset itself since the end of the past school year.  Be sure you have the 2011-2012 forms for membership and tournament notification.

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted August 12, 2011)

Reminder:  All LHSSL dues and forms are DUE no later than SEPT 10th.  Send membership forms, checks, and tournament notification info to Kathy Judice.  Membership dues/ $50.00.  Associate dues/$40.00
Membership Form
Tournament Notification Form

Kathy Judice has announced the following (Posted August 5, 2011)

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted October 19, 2010)

IMPORTANT: RULE CLARIFICATION FOR TOURNAMENT HOST SCHOOLS!!! 
    As per the Spring meeting, 2010, students from the host school may participate in their own tournament in DEBATE EVENTS ONLY.  The intent of the rule does not apply to IE's, DUO, or DUET. Additionally, be reminded that students MAY NOT tabulate results in those events. The rule mandates that a coach tabulate the event.  Additionally, careful consideration is to be given to the judge assignment of rounds involving host school’s students – community judges who know the students should not be assigned.

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted September 22, 2010)

The tournament season is under way.  Here are a few reminders for all tournament directors: 
    Please send your invitations to Melba to post on the website.  Since most of our coaches use MSWord, it is easier for them to download your invitation if you send it in a Word format.  However, if you are using a .docx version of Word, many will not be able to open the file.  We are here to help and will do whatever is needed to help.
     Tournament reports are due within two weeks of the last day of your tournament.  If we do not receive your results your team will be penalized according to the rules of LHSSL.  Directors should use the tournament reporting form that is available or the OTRS online reporting form.  ALL the information listed in the report is needed in order to facilitate ToC.  If you choose not to use the form and information is omitted, then your report will be considered as "unsubmitted" and your results will not be recorded.  Please include FIRST and LAST names of all competitors as there are many "Boudreauxs" in Louisiana!  We had a super ToC last year because 99% reported responsibly.  This year we'd like to be 100%.
 

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted August 28 , 2009)

Important Reminder:  Tournament directors have two weeks from the end of a tournament to submit a tournament report to LHSSL.  You may use the OTRS online, mail results, or e-mail attached results.  Failure to report results interferes with TOC qualifying therefore all results must be submitted on time.  Failure to report will result in the host school neither being allowed to participate in TOC this year nor to host a sanctioned tournament the next year. ALL results should include the number of teams/individuals competing in an event, out-of-state schools should be clearly indicated, and first and last names of winners are required.  We cannot accept results that are last names only.  If there is a problem with reporting, you should call Melba or Lisa asap.

Melba LaCaze has announced the following (Posted August 12, 2009)

Reminder:  If you are hosting a tournament and would like your invitation to appear on the web, please e-mail it as a Word doc to Melba or to the website. Please make every effort to send invitations as one document, rather than as 2, 3, or 4 documents.  It makes our job much easier at this end and you are less likely to encounter mistakes in the posting of your invitation.