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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

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

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

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

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 Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) celebrated its 39th Annual Fellows Gala on April 11 in honor of the 2024 Distinguished Jurist Cynthia T. Woodard (Ret.), Distinguished Attorney Glenn J. Armentor,

Swearing-In 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;

See the Q & A with 2025-26 President Edmund J. Giering IV interviewed by 2025-26 LBF Secretary Colleen C. Jarrott. Click here to read article. 

Congratulations to Edmund J. Giering IV on being installed as the 25-26 LBF President! 25-26 Officers are Vice President Michael J. Mestayer, Treasurer Charles C. Bourque, Jr., and Secretary Colleen C. Jarrott. The

Louisiana Social Return on Investment of Civil Legal Aid Services The total net social return on investment for Louisiana’s civil legal aid programs during the 2023-24 fiscal year was 1,328%.