The 2026 Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Horn Blower Award was presented to the Lafayette Bar Foundation in recognition of outstanding support and leadership in advancing our mission to increase access to justice for everyone, particularly for our state’s most vulnerable populations.
The award presentation was during the 40th Annual Fellows Membership Meeting at the Pan American Life Center in New Orleans on Friday, April 17. Receiving the award on behalf of the Lafayette Bar Foundation is Lafayette Bar Foundation Pro Bono Director, Marilyn Lopez; President, Dean Cole; and Executive Director, Jan Swift.
Horn Blower Award Caption–2025-26 President Edmund J. Giering IV, presents the Horn Blower Award to the Lafayette Bar Foundation. Pictured L-R: Lopez, Giering, Cole, and Swift. (Photo by Patrick Niddrie)
