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educate our members, the better. Personally, I lost my father three months ago and
find myself a grown-up orphan as my mom passed away 17 years ago. I found your
remarks put labels on what I have been feeling and give me more strength to be there
to help my three adult daughters who considered him to be their father. Thank you!” -
“What you may be feeling? Some of the emotions felt by bereaved people.” – CLE
Webinar for the Baton Rouge Bar Association.

• “Thank you for coordinating the presentation, it was great!” – “It’s More than That.”
Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office Staff Day CLE.

2) JLAP Program Feedback.

• “Fantastic. Thank you so much for getting back to me. I told the student to call you. I
am going to check in with the student next Monday to make sure that happens. I am so
happy you exist!”

• “I just wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your work day and coming to my hearing. I
know it’s part of your job as my case manager, but it still means a lot to me. I look forward to
hearing and meeting the new JLAP Director.”

• “My anxiety is much better than it has been in a long time. My boss told me today that my
getting arrested was the best thing that has happened to me.”

• “First of all, getting sober/clean kept me from dying. My recovery program then improved my
life by putting me in a position to be back in my sons' lives and spend more and more time with
them. It also improved most, if not all, of my relationships and gave me a bunch of sober
friends.”

• “Despite tough times and growing pains spiritually, professionally, and financially, I appreciate
what you individually and JLAP overall did for me. I appreciate the patience y'all showed when I
was impatient and fearful. I appreciate the extra reports you wrote and sent to probation and to
ODC and whichever other work y'all took on upon my behalf about which I do not know
empirically, but sense spiritually. I appreciate the foundation, new habits, and new thinking JLAP
facilitated for my sobriety and to cope better with life, my stunted growth, and moving toward
being a real and complete person. I have very little of what I want, but I have a lot for which to
be grateful. I thank you and JLAP.”