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▪ 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.
▪ Authored Bar Journal article highlighting the Justice For
All GIS mapping projecting and the newest Economic
Impact Study results for fiscal year 2019-20
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.
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.
▪ 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
have identified alternative funds through the Justice
Reinvestment reforms passed in 2017. The group submitted a
grant application in July 2019 to facilitate the coordinated
provision of legal services.
o Create stakeholder group to identify alternative funding options

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