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THE LOUISIANA CENTER FOR LAW & CIVIC EDUCATION

601 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Phone (504) 619-0134 Fax (504) 528-9154

August 12, 2024

OFFICERS Mr. Patrick A. Talley, Jr.
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
SCOTT L. STERNBERG 365 Canal Street, Ste. 2000
PRESIDENT New Orleans, LA 70130

JEFFREY D. HUFFT

TREASURER Re: LCLCE Report to the LSBA Board of Governors

LORETTA LARSEN
SECRETARY Dear Mr. Talley,

HON. SHAYNA BEEVERS MORVANT The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education (LCLCE) is pleased to provide you and the

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Board of Governors with a report on the activities of

the LCLCE. As set forth below,
the LCLCE continues to promote and support educational

programming in support of the rule of law in a variety of ways.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Since our last report, The LCLCE hosted an exhibition booth and a cocktail reception in honor of
W. THOMAS ANGERS its board officers at the Louisian a State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Joint Summer

HON. RANDALL L. BETHANCOURT School in Destin. The Honorable Karelia R. Stewart, 1st JDC, was presented the Judge Benjamin

Jones Judges in the Classroom Award before the General Assembly and House of Delegates at
LAWRENCE J. CENTOLA, III the Annual Meeting.

HON. SYLVIA R. COOKS

The six-day Justice Catherine D. Kimball Summer Institute was held at the Chief Justice Pascal

HON. SCOTT J. CRICHTON F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse in New Orleans. This is a professional development program offered

to teachers at no cost. In addition to expert training in law-related education curriculum, the

BRIAN ENGERON Summer Institute provides housing, meals, mileage, and education materials for the classroom.

ALLISON C. FOSTER During the Summer Institute, Chief Justice Weimer presented the President’s Award of

Excellence for Outstanding Law-related Education Teacher to Michael Snyder, a teacher at

SENAE D. HALL Washington-Marion Magnet High School in Lake Charles. This is a joint award given by the

C. KEVIN HAYES LSBA and the LCLCE.

HON. C. WENDELL MANNING LCLCE President Scott L. Sternberg and LCLCE Executive Director Peggy Cotogno participated

in the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education’s Spring Meeting which was chaired by
RYAN M. MCCABE
LCLCE Board Member Judge C. Wendell Manning. The Commission was enacted into law by

HON. JOHN J. MOLAISON the Louisiana Legislature in 2003. It was created to educate students in the community and

schools on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy and to promote

RONNIE SLONE communication and collaboration among organizations in the state that conduct civic education

HON. SHAYNA L. SONNIER programs.

PATRICK A. TALLEY, JR. As of August 1, 2024, the LCLCE checking account balance was $473,841.76. Funds to assist

with operational expenses were received and deposited from the Louisiana State Bar Association,
BARBARA TURNER WINDHORST Louisiana Bar Foundation and private contributions received through the LSBA dues check-off

option.

PEGGY V. COTOGNO Sincerely,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Scott L. Sternberg Peggy V. Cotogno

President Executive Director

Making Law and Civic Education Come Alive in the Classroom

Serving as the public education partner of the Louisiana State Bar Association. This program is financially assisted, in part by

the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Program through the Louisiana Bar Foundation.