LBF Announces Chief Financial Officer
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is pleased to announce that Franziska Wagner has joined the LBF team as Chief Financial Officer. Franziska graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Spring 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting with a concentration in legal studies while working in the oil and gas industry. After […]
Announcing LBF 2024-25 Grants by Region
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF), awarded more than $14.6 million in grants to assist women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, the newly unemployed, and those facing loss of their homes with civil legal aid issues. Civil legal aid is free legal advice, representation, or other legal assistance provided to low-income and vulnerable people who […]
Sewell Named LBF Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura Cangelosi Sewell as its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer. “We are thrilled to appoint Laura Cangelosi Sewell as our Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer,” said LBF President Hon. John Davidson (ret.), “Laura’s extensive experience and proven leadership within the Foundation make her the ideal […]
Davidson Leads 2024-25 LBF Board
Davidson to Lead the Louisiana Bar Foundation 2024-25 Board Welcome Hon. John C. Davidson (Ret.) of Alexandria, Louisiana, the 2024-25 president of the LBF. Other officers are Vice President Edmund J. Giering IV of Baton Rouge; Treasurer Michael J. Mestayer of New Orleans; and Secretary Charles C. Bourque, Jr., of Houma. The 2024-25 board was […]
Nominate Now! 2024 Distinguished Honorees & Calogero Justice Award
We are accepting nominations now through Monday, September 30, for the 2024 Distinguished Honorees and Calogero Justice Award. Nominations must be submitted electronically and must include a brief statement on each nominee. See the links below to make your nomination. 2024 Distinguished Honorees-Each year at the Gala, the LBF honors a Louisiana distinguished jurist, attorney, […]
LBF Volunteers Strengthen Communities
Louisiana Legal Community Works to Improve Access to Justice Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Fellows volunteer to strengthen communities in Louisiana, helping families facing non-criminal civil legal challenges. Hon. John C. Davidson (Ret.), the 2024-25 president of LBF, has appointed Fellows to chair the nine Community Partnership Panels (CPP) and LBF standing committees and subcommittees. Davidson […]
