LaPlace native Madaline King was named a Dean’s Scholar by the LSU Law Center for the Fall 2016 semester.

King is in her second year at the LSU Law Center and is among 80 students who were awarded the Dean’s Scholar honor.

The Dean’s Scholar is awarded to the top 25 percent of LSU Law students earning 12 or more semester hours of credit in courses taken at the Law Center. The award is noted on students’ transcripts. The complete list of Dean’s Scholars can be found at law.lsu.edu.