School slated to open in 2013: Louisiana College has decided to wait until the fall of 2013 to open its new law school in Shreveport. J. Michael Johnson, the founding dean of LC’s Judge Paul Pressler School of Law, told The (Alexandria) Town Talk the delay gives the college more time to recruit students and to renovate the Joe D. Waggonner Federal Building in downtown Shreveport to house the law school, which will cost about $20 million. Last month, Johnson said the school was on track to open in fall 2012. Johnson said the law school had been set to move into the CNB/United Mercantile Building, but after some consideration it was deemed too small to house the entire program. The current site has a building of about 158,000 square feet as well as more parking spaces—around 300—for students and faculty.
Domestic wine makers post gains: U.S. wine consumption rose 2.1% in 2010, to reach 303.1 million cases. The Beverage Information Group says the increase happened despite a 0.9% drop in the sale of imported wines, down to 73.6 million cases. Domestic wine sales rose 3% to reach 229.4 million cases. The Beverage Information Group says it expects wine sales to increase over the next five years, to reach 321.9 million cases in 2015.
