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Class Project: 2021-22

The 2021-22 LSBA Leadership Class Project: Military Legal Help Videos

The Class created a project assisting military service members and their families. The Class filmed
five videos on civil legal topics recommended by local JAG offices: accessing VA benefits;
landlord/tenant issues; divorce; estate planning; and setting up a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned
Small Business. The videos will be put on a dedicated webpage along with a list of additional
resources. A flyer will be sent to local JAG offices and veterans' hospitals with a QR code to access
the videos and a link to the website.

OUTREACH

Outreach Tour by President and President-elect
The LSBA is engaged in a state-wide outreach effort to intentionally bring the Association to
lawyers outside of the New Orleans area, especially those living and practicing above I-12. The
activities of the LSBA President and President-elect encompasses many of the outreach activities
listed below.

Member Outreach CLE Series
A CLE seminar titled “LSBA: Who We Are and How We Serve Our Members” has been made
available to local and specialty bar associations to educate LSBA members about the association
and the services it provides. It is approved for professionalism MCLE credit.

Outreach Committee
Co-chairs
Bethany A. Blackson
Sowmya Mandava

Mission
The mission of the Outreach Committee is to develop and implement sustained outreach to local
and specialty bars throughout the state and to increase awareness of the member services and
benefits provided by the LSBA. The committee shall encourage member participation in all aspects
of the LSBA and shall facilitate such participation through the use of technology and any other
feasible alternatives.

A resolution was presented to the House of Delegates on January 16, 2016 and approved the
Outreach Committee as a LSBA standing committee.

The Outreach Committee is working with the LSBA Editorial Board for the Louisiana Bar Journal
to promote member benefits by interviewing different LSBA members that utilize the benefits.

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