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Zelda W. Tucker Shayna and her husband Wesley are the parents of two
Louisiana State Law Institute children.
Zelda W. Tucker is deputy city attorney for the City 210 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, LA 70053
of Shreveport and a sole practitioner. She received a (504)361-4287 • fax (504)362-1405
BA degree in English literature in 1983 from Louisi-
ana State University and her JD degree in 1986 from Jeffrey A. Riggs
Southern University Law Center. She was admitted to Member, House of Delegates Liaison Committee
practice in Louisiana in 1986. Jeffrey A. Riggs is a partner in the Lafayette office of
Zelda is a member of the Louisiana State Law In- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P. He received
stitute Council, the Shreveport Bar Association and the Zelda W. Tucker his BS degree in business/accounting in 1983 from Indi-
Louisiana Association of Insurance Defense Counsel. ana University and his JD degree in 1986 from Indiana
She is the recipient of the Shreveport Bar Association’s University Law School (associate editor, Indiana Law
Professionalism Award. Review; National Order of Barristers, Dean Frandsen
In her community, she is a member of the Shreveport Award). He was admitted to practice in Louisiana in
Downtown Rotary and the Shreveport Women’s Attor- 1986 and in Texas in 2005.
ney Association. Jeff is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Associa-
Zelda and her husband, James Britt, have been mar- tion’s House of Delegates (15th Judicial District) and
ried for 26 years. served on the House of Delegates Liaison Committee in
3324 Line Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104-4212 2007-08, 2010-13 and since 2017. He currently serves on
(318)861-0884 • fax (318)865-4041 Shayna B. Morvant the Client Assistance Fund Committee.
email: ztucker@ztucker.com He is a member of the Acadiana Society for Human
Resource Management, the Duhe Inn of Court (master)
Shayna Beevers Morvant and the Maritime Law Association of the United States
Chair, House of Delegates Liaison Committee (proctor). He served on the Lafayette Bar Association’s
Shayna Beevers Morvant is managing partner of the board of directors from 2009-12. He was a member of
Gretna firm of Beevers & Beevers, L.L.P. She received the Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project board (1991-96),
a BSM degree in 2009 from Tulane University’s A.B. chairing the board in 1994-96. He received the Central
Freeman School of Business and her JD degree in 2012 Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year
from Tulane Law School. She was admitted to practice in Award in 2001.
Louisiana in 2012. Jeff and his wife, Colin Neblett Riggs (from Alexan-
Shayna is a general practitioner with class action and dria), have been married for 30 years. He is the father of
civil litigation experience. Her practice areas include Jeffrey A. Riggs four children.
personal injury, criminal defense, family law and repre- Ste. 300, 100 E. Vermilion Blvd.
sentation of local law enforcement organizations. She is Lafayette, LA 70501-6939
currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Tulane Uni- (337)326-5777 • fax (337)504-3341
versity Law School, teaching pre-trial litigation skills dur- email: jeff.riggs@lewisbrisbois.com
ing the Boot Camp and Trial Advocacy. website: www.lewisbrisbois.com
She is currently serving her second term as the Dis-
trict 2 representative on the Louisiana State Bar Associa- Ann S. Siddall
tion’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Division Council. She also Member, House of Delegates Liaison Committee
serves on the LSBA’s Board of Governors, in the House Ann S. Siddall is a sole practitioner in Vidalia. She
of Delegates and is secretary of the Civil Law and Liti- Ann S. Siddall also is first assistant district attorney for the 7th Judicial
gation Section. She was elected to the 2019 Nominating District and the city prosecutor for Vidalia. She received
Committee. She was a member of the 2015-16 Leader- a BA degree in 1976 from Louisiana State University and
ship LSBA Class. her JD degree in 1979 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law
Shayna is the membership chair for the Tulane Inn of Center. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1979
Court and is a former chair of the Jefferson Bar Associa- and in Illinois in 1981.
tion’s Young Lawyers Division. She served a term as the Ann serves in the Louisiana State Bar Association’s
representative at large for the Jefferson Bar Association House of Delegates and is a member of the Legislation
and was re-elected for a second term for 2019. She is a Committee. She is a recipient of the LSBA President’s
frequent presenter of CLE topics and has been presenting Award.
for the LSBA since 2013, with a focus on social media, She is a member of the Louisiana District Attorneys
professionalism and trial litigation. She also has presented Association and is president-elect of the ADA Board of
CLE programs for the New Orleans Bar Association, the Directors. She is a recipient of the LSU Alumni Chap-
Jefferson Bar Association and Tulane University Law ter Service Award. She is a member of Trinity Episcopal
School. Church.
In her community, she is a former chair of legislative Ste. D, 4001 Carter St., Vidalia, LA 71373
affairs for the Junior League of New Orleans, a Louisiana (318)481-1059
Children’s Museum campaign leader and a member of the email: annsiddall54@gmail.com
Italian American Ladies Auxiliary.
