Louisiana District Tournament
2026 — LA/US
Louisiana District Qualifier
for the 2026 National Tournament
Speech and Debate
at
St. Thomas More High School,
Lafayette, LA
Mar 20–21
BQ
CX
LD
PF
DI
DUO
HI
INF
IX
OO
POI
USX
Congress
at
Zoom,
Online, LA
Mar 3–6
HSE
SEN
Speech and Debate - Extemp Topic Areas
US Extemp:
Round 1- Education
Round 2- Economics
Round 3- Science, Technology, and the Environment
Semis- Military, Defense, and Foreign Policy
Finals- Politics and Elections
[Note: if Semis is not needed, we will skip the topic area and use the designated Final Round topic area]
International Extemp:
Round 1- The Americas
Round 2- Asia
Round 3- Europe
Finals- Middle East and Africa