The Louisiana Bar Foundation is Making Positive Change in Louisiana

Louisiana Social Return on Investment of Civil Legal Aid Services The total net social return on investment for Louisiana’s civil legal aid programs during the 2023-24 fiscal year was 1,328%. In other words, for every $1 invested in Louisiana’s civil legal aid services, these programs deliver $13.28 in immediate and long-term consequential financial benefits. In […]

LBF Announces Chief Financial Officer

The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is pleased to announce that Kimberly Ramagos has joined the LBF team as Chief Financial Officer. Kimberly Ramagos is a strategic Chief Financial Officer with over 15 years of experience in financial and human resources management across diverse industries including nonprofit organizations, manufacturing, retail, and real estate. Currently pursuing an […]

Save the Date-Annual Fellows Membership Meeting is April 11

Attention LBF Fellows – Save the Date for the Annual Fellows Membership Meeting Friday, April 11 The Louisiana Bar Foundation Annual Fellows Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans. This luncheon meeting is an opportunity for Fellows to be updated on LBF activities and elect […]

President’s Message Feb/March 2025

Do the best you can until you know better: My Access to Justice Awareness Journey I joined the Louisiana Bar Foundation in 1999, initially believing that my free legal work was sufficient. My understanding of the critical need for civil legal aid among impoverished populations deepened after my election to the district court bench in […]

LBF Annual Fellows Gala

The Louisiana Bar Foundation’s (LBF) 39th Annual Fellows Gala is Friday, April 11, 2025. The LBF is honoring the 2024 Distinguished Jurist Cynthia T. Woodard (Ret.), Third Judicial District Court; Distinguished Attorney Glenn J. Armentor, The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation; Distinguished Professor Dean Madeleine Landrieu, Loyola University College of Law; and Calogero Justice Award Francis […]

LBF Will Pop Up in Southwest, Acadiana, Bayou and Capital Area

Find out why the LBF is Good for the Profession when we Pop Up in your area with a free 1-hour CLE.   January 8-Southwest Pop Up Luncheon in Lake Charles  January 9-Acadiana Pop Up Pop Up Breakfast in Lafayette   January 9-Bayou Pop Up Luncheon in Thibodaux January 16-Capital Area Pop Up Luncheon in Baton Rouge Save […]