re: Apparently Racism Abounds at LSU Law - HuffPost Article Penned by Student

Lsu has a good but not great law school. So if you want to stay in Louisiana and practice there, LSU is a good option. However, Louisiana lacks a solid and robust black middle class base like Atlanta, Charlotte, chi-town, even Dallas.

A prosperous career depends on knowing the right people so there isn't a wide network of black professionals in Louisiana to form the path for a law student.

So if you are black and want a successful career, applying to LSU might not be the optimal career path to take.

I've been to the mardi gras balls in Washington, D.C. and there are often a huge number of white laws students or just graduates trying to glad hand people. There aren't as many black politicians and staffs to make those political dreams happen. I've also be too some Maryland and Tennessee political events and the crowd is a lot more diverse, so the best and brightest from Louisiana might be simply bypassing LSU law completely.

Its pretty telling of the expectations of this board that somehow the standards are keeping black people out when the more logical answer might be they aren't applying at all because it's not a smart buy.