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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
August 12, 2024
OFFICERS Mr. Patrick A. Talley, Jr.
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
SCOTT L. STERNBERG 365 Canal Street, Ste. 2000
PRESIDENT New Orleans, LA 70130
JEFFREY D. HUFFT
TREASURER Re: LCLCE Report to the LSBA Board of Governors
LORETTA LARSEN
SECRETARY Dear Mr. Talley,
HON. SHAYNA BEEVERS MORVANT The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education (LCLCE) is pleased to provide you and the
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Board of Governors with a report on the activities of
the LCLCE. As set forth below,
the LCLCE continues to promote and support educational
programming in support of the rule of law in a variety of ways.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Since our last report, The LCLCE hosted an exhibition booth and a cocktail reception in honor of
W. THOMAS ANGERS its board officers at the Louisian a State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Joint Summer
HON. RANDALL L. BETHANCOURT School in Destin. The Honorable Karelia R. Stewart, 1st JDC, was presented the Judge Benjamin
Jones Judges in the Classroom Award before the General Assembly and House of Delegates at
LAWRENCE J. CENTOLA, III the Annual Meeting.
HON. SYLVIA R. COOKS
The six-day Justice Catherine D. Kimball Summer Institute was held at the Chief Justice Pascal
HON. SCOTT J. CRICHTON F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse in New Orleans. This is a professional development program offered
to teachers at no cost. In addition to expert training in law-related education curriculum, the
BRIAN ENGERON Summer Institute provides housing, meals, mileage, and education materials for the classroom.
ALLISON C. FOSTER During the Summer Institute, Chief Justice Weimer presented the President’s Award of
Excellence for Outstanding Law-related Education Teacher to Michael Snyder, a teacher at
SENAE D. HALL Washington-Marion Magnet High School in Lake Charles. This is a joint award given by the
C. KEVIN HAYES LSBA and the LCLCE.
HON. C. WENDELL MANNING LCLCE President Scott L. Sternberg and LCLCE Executive Director Peggy Cotogno participated
in the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education’s Spring Meeting which was chaired by
RYAN M. MCCABE
LCLCE Board Member Judge C. Wendell Manning. The Commission was enacted into law by
HON. JOHN J. MOLAISON the Louisiana Legislature in 2003. It was created to educate students in the community and
schools on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy and to promote
RONNIE SLONE communication and collaboration among organizations in the state that conduct civic education
HON. SHAYNA L. SONNIER programs.
PATRICK A. TALLEY, JR. As of August 1, 2024, the LCLCE checking account balance was $473,841.76. Funds to assist
with operational expenses were received and deposited from the Louisiana State Bar Association,
BARBARA TURNER WINDHORST Louisiana Bar Foundation and private contributions received through the LSBA dues check-off
option.
PEGGY V. COTOGNO Sincerely,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Scott L. Sternberg 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.