LaWanda B. Gibson holds a juris doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans.  LaWanda also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Louisiana State University.  Prior to joining Acadiana Legal Service Corporation, she was in private practice in New Orleans.  While enrolled at Loyola University School of Law, LaWanda was a Gillis Long Summer Intern, spending her first summer internship with Acadiana Legal Service Corporation during the summer of 1992.  LaWanda is a member of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association, and serves on the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers (LVL) Advisory Board, and the Editorial Board of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association’s quarterly publication, The Promulgator.  In the October, 2003 issue of The Promulgator, LaWanda authored Recent Developments in Domestic Violence Law, a summary of the Domestic Violence enactments and modifications by the 2003 General Session of the Louisiana Legislature.  LaWanda is also a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association.