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the Louisiana Judicial College at the Annual Judge’s
Spring Conference on April 7th-8th. Attorneys from both
Disability Rights Louisiana and the Supreme Court of
Louisiana will be collaborating to develop an Alternative
Legal Status Bench Card for the judiciary.
▪ The Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities
Committee created a workgroup to provide resources
and training materials regarding disability rights and
issues that affect persons with disabilities across the
state. The workgroup will be working on sponsoring a
new ethics training with Louisiana Law Library.
▪ Created a Civil Legal Resource Reference Guide on
how to use the Find Legal Help Portal.
▪ Share ATJ components of strategic plan with the Supreme Court of
Louisiana and the Louisiana Bar Foundation to garner support; and
The ATJ Commission adopted the strategic plan developed in
February 2019, same presented to LBF.
▪ Continue to coordinate annual LSBA Pro Bono Awards recognition.
Updated online nomination system and opened nominations for 2020
Awards on December 2, 2019.
Planning 2022 ceremony and reception to be held in person at the
Supreme Court.
Hosted 2022 ceremony and reception at the Supreme Court with
robust support from the Justices.
■ The State Bar develops alternative or additional legal resources to support
unaddressed issues or provide extra-judicial services.
▪ Continue to facilitate the work of the Building Bridges, Modest Means
and SRL Committees, as well as the Gap Assessment Subcommittee;
o The Building Bridges Committee continues to host CLEs and
cross-trainings designed to educate attorneys on collateral
consequences of incarceration and increase access to free and
affordable legal representation for people returning home after
incarceration.
o Committee completed brochure on new child support law
affecting noncustodial incarcerated parents approved by DCFS
and DOC.
o Building Bridges coordinated with OMV and DOC to release a
provisional driver’s license pamphlet, to be distributed to people
returning from prison statewide.
o Working with DOC to facilitate work of Louisiana Prisoner Re-
Entry Initiatives Implementation Steering Team for Legal Needs

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