Terms & Conditions

We may revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

To access certain areas of the Website, including the member-only portal, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide is correct, current, and complete.

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You agree not to disclose your account credentials to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security.

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by LAPA, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. For materials and resources made available within the member-only sections of the Website (“Member Materials”), you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use these materials for your own professional development and practice.

You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

• Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
• You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.

Specifically regarding Member Materials, you agree not to share, distribute, sell, or otherwise provide these materials to any third party without the express prior written consent of LAPA. Unauthorized distribution of Member Materials is a breach of these Terms and may result in the immediate termination of your membership and access to the Website, in addition to any other legal remedies available to LAPA.

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Website:

• In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
• To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm LAPA or users of the Website.
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate LAPA, a LAPA employee, another user, or any other person or entity.

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not intended to, and does not, constitute legal advice. Your use of the Website is at your own risk. The Website is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL LAPA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Louisiana without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson in Gretna, Louisiana. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts. You further expressly agree that there shall be no right to removal of any such suit, action, or proceeding to any federal court.