The Shreveport Bar Association has elected J. Marshall Rice, managing partner at Rice & Kendig, as its 2026 President. Rice has been an active member of the Shreveport Bar Association for many years, previously serving as President of the Young Lawyers Section and Member at Large on the SBA Executive Council. His service beyond the local bar includes time on the Board of Governors for the Louisiana Association for Justice and as a past member of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board’s Hearing Committee. A Shreveport native, Rice graduated from Centenary College in 2000 and earned his law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 2003. He focuses his practice on personal injury law, including trucking and motor vehicle cases, as well as other serious injury claims.