The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights is turning 20! Since 2006, LCCR has helped thousands of arrested children achieve the safety and stability necessary to grow up healthy and leave the legal system behind for good. In doing so, we have become a nationwide leader in showcasing what an effective response to youth arrest can and should look like.
Join us April 2, 2026 for this cocktail reception as we celebrate our 20-year legacy of changing young lives, and our communities, for the better. We will also be presenting our annual Diamonique Whaley Champion of Justice Award to Journey Allen, Local Artist, Director of Youth Justice Interventions at Arts New Orleans, and Founder of Spectrum Arts NOLA for her incredible work helping incarcerated youth to engage healing through arts education.
This cocktail reception fundraiser will be held on Thursday, April 2 (6-8:30pm) at The Building, a beautiful art space located at 1427 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. (just across from the Jazz Market). Business or business casual attire preferred.
We hope you will join us as our sponsor, our ally, and our friend!
Key Sponsorship Deadlines:
Name inclusion on print announcement package - 1/16/26
Sponsor ad for event program - 3/19/26
Sponsorship payments
can be submitted online or by check mailed to: Louisiana Center for Children's Rights, Attn: Sponsorship, 1100-B Milton Street, New Orleans, LA 70122.
Questions? Please contact Ryan Hill, Development Director at (504) 658-6862 or
rhill@lakidsrights.org.
HUGE THANKS to this year's Celebration host committee:
Rhonda Broussard // Keeanya Chenier // Kaye Courington // Eileen Gleason // Judge Arthur Hunter (ret.) // David Israel // Kyle Jude Jones // Carla Laroche // Justin McCorkle // Allie Shapiro // Jackie & Bruce Shreves // Miles Thomas
LCCR Board of Directors:
Brandon Armant // Greg Browne // Louis Gibson // Jack Harrison // Marsha Levick // Mary Okoth // Reginald Parquet // Ava Rogers // Sarah Schirmer // Miles Thomas
We also wish to again thank our 2025 event's sponsors and top donors:
Guardian of Justice:
The Pulda-Sernovitz Family Fund
Defender of Justice:
Greg Browne & Harriet Riley
Advocate of Justice: Alma Cafe // Baptist Community Ministries // BCBSLA Foundation // Milly & George Denegre // Evan James Consulting // Diana & Sean Fisher // Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP // Lulu & Billy Freiberg // Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP // The G. Carter Law Firm LLC // Anne & Rob Gardiner // Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett // Hancock Whitney // Sheldon Lykes // Mary & Dale MacCurdy // Methodist Health System Foundation Inc. // Kathy & Jerry Meunier // Perrier Esquerré Contractors LLC // ResourceFull Consulting // Sean Fisher Architect // Sessions, Israel & Shartle // Laurie & Paul Sterbcow // Sheryl Larson Thompson // Linda Usdin DrPH & Steven Bingler // Lynda & Irving Warshauer // Sarah & George Young
Benefactor of Justice: Ayu Bakehouse // Baker Donelson // Hank Bart & Wendy Lodrig Bart // Daliah Bauer // Bell Butler Design Architecture // Bernard & Franks // Courington, Kiefer, Sommers, Marullo, Matherne & Bell LLP // Melanie & Ken Ehrlich // Allison & George Freeman // Good Points Communications // Jack Harrison & Brittany Yoes // Huber Thomas LLP // JJ Fulton Companies // Lamothe Law Firm // Sally & Jay Lapeyre // Matt Morrin & Kim Ellis // OfficeOps // Laurie & Peter Ricchiuti // Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers // Jackie & Bruce Shreves // Allison & Pierre Stouse // Tatje Insurance & Financial Products // Diana Turner & Jimmy Miller // Anne & Quentin Urquhart
Fellow of Justice: Adobe Express // AKD Law // Anonymous // Amanda & Ryan Berger // Kirsten & Alex Breckinridge // Charles Leche Photography // Crescent Crown Distributing // Maria Elliott & Michael Kuhn // Jason Fujinaga // Eileen Gleason // Cassie Hudson // Janina Jeff Ringo // Hans Jonassen // Susan & Andy Lee // The NOW Massage // Raymond James // Sazerac House // Sarah Schirmer // Spectrum Arts NOLA // Alice & Bill Wright // ZenBusiness // Elizabeth & Carlos Zervigon
We also wish to thank the following for their partnership and steadfast commitment to our kids:
More to come...