Mission

The Louisiana Society of Anesthesia (LSA) is a non-profit organization of Louisiana physicians dedicated to the highest standards of patient care and safety. It strives to raise the standards of the anesthesia profession, fulfilling its mission by encouraging specialization in the field of anesthesiology and its subspecialties, facilitating the continuing medical education of its membership and participating in legislative and regulatory activities. It serves as a state component society of The American Society of Anesthesiologists, improving communication within the anesthesiology community and fostering patient education.