President’s Message June/July 2024
LBF Poised to Embark on a Strategic Planning Journey Serving as the 31st president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is a profound honor. Being part of an organization that unites legal professionals to enhance our profession, uplift our communities and enrich ourselves is truly rewarding. Click here for article.
Ed Walters-Boisfontaine Recipient
Walters Named 2024 LBF Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award Recipient Edward J. Walters, Jr. of Walters, Thomas, Cullens LLC in Baton Rouge is the recipient of the 2024 Louisiana Bar Foundation’s (LBF) Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award. The award was presented by LBF President Hon. John C. Davidson (Ret.) at the Louisiana State Bar Association […]
Mission Moment-Civil Legal Aid
Civil Legal Aid Matters-4,000 Children Helped by LBF and its Partners Last Year Spend 3 minutes with Franchesca Hamilton-Acker to see how LBF partner Acadiana Legal Service Corporation helped reunite a family. Franchesca is a Child In Need of Care (CINC) managing attorney who looks for a successful resolution to reunite a family and help […]
Greg Landry – Donor Spotlight
Greg Landry Greg Landry began his legal career at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Mr. Landry’s journey through the rungs of his legal profession started as a paralegal, then a judicial clerk, and finally as an attorney with Acadiana Legal Services Corporation (ALSC). The […]
2024-25 Swearing-in of Officers
2024-25 Swearing in of Officers Welcome Hon. John C. Davidson (Ret.) of Alexandria, Louisiana, the 2024-25 president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (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 officers were installed […]
2024 Horn Blower Award
Louisiana Bar Foundation 2024 Horn Blower Award The 2024 Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Horn Blower Award was given to the Lagniappe Law Lab in recognition of outstanding support and leadership in promoting the mission to advance the legal profession, increase public understanding of the legal system, and advance the reality of equal justice under the […]
