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▪ Authored Bar Journal article featuring unmet statewide
legal needs report’s recommendations and Economic
Impact Study results.
▪ Authored Bar Journal article highlighting the Justice For
All GIS mapping projecting and the newest Economic
Impact Study results for fiscal year 2019-20
▪ Included EIS report in 2021 Justice For All Presentations
o Coordinate Civil Legal Aid Day at Louisiana State Capitol
Louisiana Appleseed has taken responsibility for this.
This event was cancelled with the outbreak of COVID-19.
Civil Legal Aid Day 2021 has been scheduled for Tuesday, May
11th and ATJ Staff is working in conjunction with Louisiana
Appleseed to prepare for the event. Tuesday, March 29th was
recognized as Civil Legal Aid day in a Resolution passed on
March 21st.
o Create stakeholder “communication team” to raise awareness
of the benefits of civil legal aid
Efforts by LBF Public Relations group will foster this work.
Continue to develop the formation of a LA Voices for Justice
team.
o Create and execute a communication campaign to increase
awareness of civil legal aid and the efforts of the Louisiana
Access to Justice Commission
The LBF has hired PR firm to coordinate awareness of LBF civil
legal aid involvement.
Justice for All grant work established communication planning
as an important ongoing responsibility. Working with Voices for
Civil Justice consultants, a meeting was held on January 22nd,
to begin development of a communications plan.
Voices for Civil Justice created a communication plan and is
assisting with execution. As part of the Voices for Civil Justice
communication plan, three news reports highlighting the JFA
findings were published across the state. On April 28, 2021 an
article was published in the Concordia Sentinel. On April 29,
2021 a TV segment aired on KNOE 8 in Monroe, and on April
30th an op-ed ran in the Advocate written by Rep Gary Carter
calling for an increased state appropriation for Louisiana’s legal
service organizations.
▪ Facilitate coordinated resource development.
o Coordinate criminal justice reinvestment grant application
Legal aid providers, Justice and Accountability Center, LBF,
Louisiana Appleseed, LA Public Defender Board, and the LSBA
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