Today is my day! From beginning to end, I have a life of my own.
Read MoreIt's Who We Do It All For
Behind every sponsorship or ticket sold, every donated auction or raffle prize won, every taste of food and drink is the survival of someone in our community who needs a lawyer and can’t afford to hire one.
Read MoreCocktails of the Ball
One of the things people like to do at the Justice For All Ball is drink. A few years ago, the JFAB raised it to an art with the creation of specialty cocktails. Yes, after years of wines and beers – the cocktail has re-emerged as the ‘it’ drink.
Read MoreLook Who's Talking
Getting the word out about the Justice For All Ball is critical to its success.
Read MoreThe Backstory
There’s always a story behind the story. Every Justice For All Ball has a backstory.
Read MoreA Grand Setting
When one thinks about balls in New Orleans, it’s almost always related to Mardi Gras, and that usually meant the Municipal Auditorium with it’s grand facade and remembrances of tableaux and call-outs, and the big finale at midnight on Shrove Tuesday with the meeting of Rex and Comus to officially end the Mardi Gras season. It was, indeed, a grand setting.
Read MoreKatrina Upped The Ante
Hurricane Katrina upped the ante for The Pro Bono Project and for the Justice For All Ball going forward.
Read MoreNot Always So Simple
“Changed his life for the better!” It’s a phrase we often hear from our clients and makes our efforts even more worthwhile - to know through our actions, we’ve had a significant impact on someone’s life.
Read MoreFavorite Moment
How can I pick my favorite moment, having managed 27 Justice For All Balls?
Read MoreEvent Of The Year
It was, as one lawyer told me, the legal community’s “event of the year.”
Read MoreIt's All in The Name
Names are important for many reasons – they give us information about who we are, how we’re related to others, and often a look into our heritage. Without a name, who would we be?
Read MoreSuccession Success
This case might not have had such a happy ending without The Project, its staff and volunteers. You can help us continue to fulfill our mission of providing civil legal services to those in a six-parish area who need representation and cannot afford a lawyer by attending the JFAB.
Read MoreIn the Interest of Justice
We’ve had many unusual items come up for auction over the past 30 years of the Justice For All Ball. This look back is a tribute to what many people long before us have gone through to guarantee access to justice for all.
Read MoreLet's Eat
Food, glorious food! What would a Justice For All Ball be without its food?
Read MoreBall Peeps
Who goes to the Justice For All Ball?
Read MoreCase Closed
It is our clients who benefit the most from the JFAB - the Ball provides more than one-third of our funding and makes the real successes possible.
Read MoreYou Should Be Dancing
As Marianne Hawkins Sabrier said so eloquently in yesterday’s post, “… I love how the variation in the entertainment can influence the atmosphere of the part, as well!”
Read MoreA Different View
I attended my first Justice for All Ball (JFAB) back in those days as a fun thing to do with friends and quickly became aware that it was so much more than just an elegant, fun-filled party.
Read MoreTwo Is A Magic Number
I volunteered as a member of the Ball Committee upon the urging of two past Board and Ball Chairs.
Read MoreBeautiful Spaces
Today, we pay tribute to the many lovely places and the many hosts who opened their homes to the Patron Party over the 30 years.
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