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Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone (504) 619-0134 Fax (504) 528-9154

January 15, 2021

Ms. Alainna R. Mire

OFFICERS Alexandria City Attorney’s Office
rd
915 3 Street

HON. SHAYNA BEEVERS MORVANT Alexandria, LA 71301
PRESIDENT
Re: LCLCE Report to the LSBA Board of Governors
SCOTT L. STERNBERG
TREASURER
Dear Ms. Mire,
LORETTA LARSEN

SECRETARY The LCLCE is pleased to provide you and the LSBA Board of Governors with a report
on the activities of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education (LCLCE). As set

HON. RANDALL L. BETHANCOURT forth below, the LCLCE continues to promote and support educational programming in
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
support of the rule of law in a variety of ways.
In compliance with Governor Edwards’ March 12, 2020 proclamation on COVID-19

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
social distancing, the LCLCE has temporarily ceased organizing in-person programs
W. THOMAS ANGERS and is focusing on virtual events. The LCLCE’s physical office remains open with

restrictions on public access.
LAWRENCE J. CENTOLA, III

HON. SYLVIA R. COOKS Plans are underway for a two-day teachers’ professional development webinar in March
2021 and an adult civics education seminar at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s
HON. SCOTT J. CRICHTON
Annual Meeting and Summer School in Florida in June. We hope to have an in-person

BRIAN ENGERON multi-day professional development program for teachers in July 2021.
VAL P. EXNICIOS Since our last report, the LCLCE completed updating the Judges/Lawyers in the

ALLISON C. FOSTER Classroom manual. This 231-page document was prepared by the Louisiana District
Judges Association in 2001. It is an invaluable resource for the Lawyers/Judges in the
C. KEVIN HAYES Classroom volunteers. The LCLCE continues its work on its database of attorneys and

REP. FRANK A. HOFFMANN teachers.

JEFFREY D. HUFFT The LCLCE executive director attended the Louisiana Commission on Civic

HON. C. WENDELL MANNING Education’s Fall Meeting where the finalized civics education events calendar, prepared
by the LCLCE, was presented and will be hosted on the Commission’s website.
BETTY ANN MAURY

RYAN M. MCCABE The LCLCE Director has participated in several virtual board meetings with the
Louisiana Council for the Social Studies (LCSS). Plans are underway for the LCSS to
HON. JOHN J. MOLAISON hold an in-person Annual Conference in the Fall in Lafayette.
RONNIE SLONE
As of December 31, 2020, the LCLCE checking account balance was $267,548.12.

SHAYNA L. SONNIER Funds to assist with operational expenses were received and deposited from the
Louisiana Bar Foundation (IOLTA), LOCHEF (tobacco) and private contributions
PATRICK A. TALLEY, JR. received through the LSBA dues check-off option.

WILLIAM J. WILSON
Sincerely,
BARBARA TURNER WINDHORST

PEGGY V. COTOGNO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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.