2007 Grantee Excellence in Service and Programming Award

Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project, Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers "Protective Order Program"

The Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) awarded the Grantee Award for Excellence in Service and Programming to the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation on behalf of its Pro Bono Project-Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers for their Protective Order Program. The award was presented at the LBF Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 7, 2007, in Sandestin, Florida.

The Program is recognized for filling a much needed gap in the Lafayette community by assisting victims of domestic violence obtain a Title 46 Protective Order. The program is a collaborative partnership with Faith House, the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Courts office and the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers. This outstanding program was established in March of 2005 and has assisted 267 victims of domestic violence.

The Grantee Award for Excellence in Service and Programming recognizes a LBF grantee for an innovative, imaginative program and/or public service in the legal arena. The award emphasizes creativity of the idea, efficiency of execution, outcomes of the project or programs and its ability to be duplicated by other service programs.