Welcome to the Department of Finance at Louisiana State University's E. J. Ourso College of Business. LSU's Department of Finance offers high quality programs for the development and communication of knowledge in studies related to finance, real estate, risk management and insurance, and business law.

Our vision is to be recognized as among the top twenty departments of finance at public universities for excellence in the production, dissemination and application of financial knowledge. To this end, our faculty have compiled a record of excellence in research and teaching, creating exciting educational opportunities for our students.

Whether researching a firm in the SMART Lab, or participating in our Student Managed Investment Fund, or discussing current practices with finance professionals at meetings of our Student Finance Association, our students are able to take full advantage of our innovative, challenging, high quality learning experiences.

Our Web site will enable you to meet our faculty, view our courses and curricula, and see some of the interesting things we are doing. We hope you enjoy exploring these Web pages.