Nominate Now! 2025 Distinguished Honorees & Calogero Justice Award
We are accepting nominations now through Friday, September 26, for the 2025 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. 2025 Distinguished Honorees-Each year at the Gala, the LBF honors a Louisiana distinguished jurist, attorney, […]
President’s Message June/July 2025
LBF Highlights Social and Economic Impact of Civil Legal Aid As president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, I am honored to lead an organization that has served as a trusted authority and the largest funder of civil legal aid in Louisiana for almost 40 years. Our long-standing commitment to responsible stewardship and our deep-rooted partnerships […]
Giering to Lead LBF 2025-26 Board
Welcome Edmund J. Giering IV of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the 2025-26 president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF). Other officers are Vice President Michael J. Mestayer of New Orleans; Treasurer Charles C. Bourque, Jr. of Houma; and Secretary Colleen C. Jarrott of New Orleans. The 2025-26 board was installed at the 39th Annual Fellows Gala […]
LBF Seeks Content Creators for Speak Out for Justice! Focus on Civil Legal Aid…
Speak Out for Justice! Focus on Civil Legal Aid is a program of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Education Committee. The purpose of this program is to support the LBF’s educational goals and show how vital the need for civil legal aid is to those who need it most. The LBF seeks to simultaneously engage […]
Hayes Named 2025 LBF Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award Recipient
Thomas M. Hayes III is the recipient of the 2025 Louisiana Bar Foundation’s (LBF) Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award. Mr. Hayes received the award in recognition of his long-standing devotion to and excellence in trial practice and for upholding the standards of ethics and consideration for the court, litigants, and all counsel. This award carries […]
LBF Receives 2025 Social Justice Champion Award from Loyola University College of Law
The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) was recognized as the 2025 Social Justice Champion by the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Each year, the Center recognizes an organization that partners with Loyola’s College of Law to advance justice in the community. The award was presented at a ceremony […]
