▁most ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁L SU ▁Law ▁Center ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁United ▁States ▁law ▁school , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁law ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere , ▁offering ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁study ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁simultane ous ▁confer ring ▁of ▁a ▁J . D . ▁( J ur is ▁Doctor ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁normal ▁first ▁degree ▁in ▁American ▁law ▁schools , ▁and ▁a ▁D . C . L . ▁( Di pl oma ▁in ▁Compar ative ▁Law ), ▁which ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁training ▁its ▁students ▁receive ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁common ▁and ▁the ▁civil ▁law . ▁ ▁Until ▁voting ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁real ign ▁itself ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁unit ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University , ▁the ▁Paul ▁M . ▁He bert ▁Law ▁Center ▁was ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁campus ▁of , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁dependent ▁academic ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁university . ▁Its ▁design ation ▁as ▁a ▁Law ▁Center , ▁rather ▁than ▁Law ▁School , ▁der ives ▁not ▁only ▁from ▁its ▁formerly ▁independent ▁campus ▁status , ▁but ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁central ization ▁on ▁its ▁campus ▁of ▁J . D . ▁and ▁post - J . D . ▁programs , ▁foreign ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁programs , ▁including ▁European ▁programs ▁at ▁the ▁Jean ▁Mou lin ▁University ▁Lyon ▁ 3 ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lou v ain , ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Law ▁Institute ▁and ▁the