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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

May 24, 2021

Mr. H. Minor Pipes, III
Pipes Miles Beckman, LLC
OFFICERS 1100 Poydras Street, Ste. 1800

HON. SHAYNA BEEVERS MORVANT New Orleans, LA 70163
PRESIDENT

SCOTT L. STERNBERG Re: LCLCE Report to the LSBA B oard of Governors
TREASURER
Dear Mr. Pipes,

LORETTA LARSEN The LCLCE is pleased to provide you and the LSBA Board of Governors with a report on the
SECRETARY

activities of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education (LCLCE). As set forth below,

HON. RANDALL L. BETHANCOURT the LCLCE continues to promote and support educational programming in support of the rule
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT of law in a variety of ways.

Since our last report on April 15, 2021, the LCLCE finalized plans to present a four-hour CLE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS at the LSBA Annual Meeting and Joint LSBA/LJC Summer School. There will be a three-

W. THOMAS ANGERS hour judges training on conducti ng Adult Civics Education programs, a segment on the

Judges in the Classroom program, followed by Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

LAWRENCE J. CENTOLA, III Scott Crichton’s program on “Crime, Consequences and the Power of Choice”. There will be

HON. SYLVIA R. COOKS an in-person multi-day professional development program for teachers held at the Louisiana
Supreme Court House in July.
HON. SCOTT J. CRICHTON

BRIAN ENGERON The LCLCE is an active partici pant of Chief Justice Weimer’s newly formed “Judges

Imparting Knowledge, Education & Skills Task Force”. This Task Force is composed of

VAL P. EXNICIOS prominent members of the Louisiana education and judicial communities. Its immediate goal

ALLISON C. FOSTER is to provide a vehicle for Louisiana judges and teachers to come together to promote a
massive Judges in the Classroom program this Fall. LCLCE Board member Judge Wendell

C. KEVIN HAYES Manning serves as Chair of the Sub Committee on Collaboration with BESE, DOE,

Commission on Civic Education
REP. FRANK A. HOFFMANN & Others and LCLCE Board member Judge Randall
Bethancourt serves as Chair of the Sub Committee on Marketing, Social Media and Video.

JEFFREY D. HUFFT LCLCE President Judge Shayna Beevers Morvant and Executive Director Peggy Cotogno

serve on several of the Task Force committees.
HON. C. WENDELL MANNING

BETTY ANN MAURY The LCLCE’s Civics in Action Committee selected the 2021 recipient of the Civics in Action

Award. This award will be presented by Chief Justice John L Weimer at the Justice Catherine
RYAN M. MCCABE
D. Kimball Summer Institute. Thi s award recognizes a student who has made a difference or

HON. JOHN J. MOLAISON an improvement of the quality of life in their school, home, or community through the use of

civic engagement - someone who exemplifies what it means to be an engaged citizen.
RONNIE SLONE

SHAYNA L. SONNIER As of April 30, 2021, the LCLCE checking account balance was $271,553.41. Funds to assist

with operational expenses were received and deposited from the Louisiana State Bar
PATRICK A. TALLEY, JR.

Association’s dues check-off option.
WILLIAM J. WILSON
Sincerely,
BARBARA TURNER WINDHORST

PEGGY V. COTOGNO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hon. Shayna Beevers Morvant 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.