President’s Message April/May 2025
See the Q & A with 2025-26 President Edmund J. Giering IV interviewed by 2025-26 LBF Secretary Colleen C. Jarrott. Click here to read article.
Congratulations to Edmund J. Giering
Congratulations to Edmund J. Giering IV on being installed as the 25-26 LBF President! 25-26 Officers are Vice President Michael J. Mestayer, Treasurer Charles C. Bourque, Jr., and Secretary Colleen C. Jarrott. The 2025-26 officers were installed at the 39th Annual Gala by Chief Justice John Weimer.
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 […]
