I’m sorry but there seems to be a misunderstanding. LASALLE is not recognized as a top-level domain (TLD). Top-Level Domains (TLDs) are the letters that follow the final dot of any domain name. For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the TLD is “.com”. They are organized into three main groups: Country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD), Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD), and infrastructure top-level domain.
The first group, ccTLD, such as .us, .fr, .au, are used and reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory. Second, gTLDs, include prominent domains like .com, .net, .org, but also many others like .info, .app, .dev. The third group is the infrastructure TLD, and there is exactly one TLD in this group, and it’s .arpa.
All the current and available TLDs are listed and maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which operates under the contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce. For the moment, there isn’t any TLD .LASALLE.
The term “LaSalle” that you mentioned might refer to different things depending on the context. For instance, it could refer to LaSalle College located in Montreal, Canada, or LaSalle Investment Management, an independent subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), which is a professional services and investment management company specializing in real estate.
Individuals or organizations who wish to register a domain under a specific TLD can do so through a registrar. Registrars are accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organization that oversees the allocation and registration of IP addresses and domain names. Registration is typically done through the registrar’s website and involves selecting a domain name, entering contact information, and paying a fee.
LaSalle, in the sense of a domain name, could perhaps be a second-level domain, like “LaSalle.edu” or “LaSalle.co.uk,” but it is not a top-level domain. Those would be the “.edu” and “.co.uk” parts, respectively.
Finally, another option is the existence of a new generic top-level domain (gTLD) which can be created through a program that has been developed by the ICANN. This program allows for the introduction and potential creation of new gTLDs. However, as of now, there is no “.lasalle”.
Sources:
1. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers): https://www.icann.org/
2. IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority): https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db
3. ICANN’s gTLD page: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/
4. LaSalle College: https://www.lasallecollege.com/
5. LaSalle Investment Management: https://www.lasalle.com/.
