NewmanCaddo Online 1

2025 — NSDA Campus, LA/US

Novice Policy Restrictions

Please see the official guidance from the Louisiana High School Speech League on Packet Restrictions in the fall.

Phase 1 - Beginning of Season [September and October tournaments]

Domain Awareness Aff and case neg (no counterplan)

Science Diplomacy Aff and case neg (no counterplan)

Russian Appeasement DA (vs. Science Diplomacy)

Strategic Stability DA (vs. Domain Awareness)

China Soft Power DA (vs. both)

Arctic Council DA (vs. both)

Phase 2 - November

EU Counterplan

Diplomacy CP vs. Domain Awareness

Track 2 CP vs. Science Diplomacy

Phase 3 - December and January

Native Renewables Aff (plus everything in that case neg including the CP and DA)

Russia LNG Aff (plus everything in that case neg including the CP and DA)

Topicality

Security Kritik

Starting in February there will be no packet restrictions and studens may utilize arguments and files outside the packet.


https://www.lhssl.org/resources/policy-novice-packet