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Coordinating recognition of legislative supporters with Appleseed
lobbyist

• First event planned in conjunction with opening of new
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Hammond office
• Participated in ABA Day Digital 2020 and visited with staff of
two legislators. Encouraged other legislators through
mechanisms established by ABA Day for this event (letters,
emails, tweets, etc.).
 Develop Communications Plan; and
o Create educational material for public and legislators
 Worked with LA Appleseed to create material for virtual
education events
o Promote the LBF Economic Impact Study
 EIS presentations included at the Louisiana Justice
Conference and at the Justice for All grant kick-off
meeting
 Authored Bar Journal article featuring unmet statewide
legal needs report’s recommendations and Economic
Impact Study results.
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.
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.
As part of the Justice For All grant, developing a
communications strategy for the information provided by the
GIS mapping was identified as a major goal. Working with
Voices for Civil Justice consultants, a meeting will be held on
January 22nd, to begin development of a communications plan.
 Facilitate coordinated resource development.
o Coordinate criminal justice reinvestment grant application

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