President’s Message October/November 2024
Banks and the Legal Community: A Unique Partnership For many of us in the legal community, IOLTA is a familiar acronym that stands for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. For those unfamiliar with it, here’s how it works. Click here for the October/November President’s Message!
Announcing 2024 Distinguished Honorees and Calogero Justice Recipient
Save the Date! Friday, April 11, 2025 Louisiana Bar Foundation 39th Annual Fellows GalaNEW VENUE! The Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans! Join us on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the stunning Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans as we honor our 2024 Distinguished Honorees and the recipient of the prestigious Calogero Justice Award. […]
LWCC Raises $58,000 for LBF Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program
The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) hosted a speaker series event at the Foster Learning Center at the LWCC headquarters in Baton Rouge. Together with agent and business partners, LWCC donated $58,000 to the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program. The event featured bestselling author Renée Mauborgne. “When a parent loses their wage-earning […]
LBF Seeking Nominations for 2025 Boisfontaine Award
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is seeking nominations for the 2025 Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award. Nominations must be received in the LBF office by Monday, February 10, 2025. The award will be presented at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Destin, Florida. The recipient will receive a plaque and $1,000 will […]
Apply for LBF Grants
Annual/Sustaining Grants are currently closed and will reopen in October. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2025-26 Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) LRAP provides forgivable loans of up to $5,000 per year to attorneys working in a public interest […]
LBF Partners with Loyola University New Orleans College of Law on New Clinic
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law recently celebrated the launch of an exciting new Children and Families Justice Clinic. Housed in the nationally recognized Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic at the law school, the clinic will provide direct legal services for children experiencing abuse and neglect at the […]
