Community Involvement

Fighting for the underdog is just one way the Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers serves communities across the state of Louisiana. Our attorneys are dedicated to the people and the culture here, because you are what makes this such a fantastic place to live. David and Digger are Louisiana bred and Louisiana proud. We will always make it a point to serve our community. In fact, community is one of the core values of our firm.

Many of the lawyers with our firm are members of civic and religious organizations, and we are also actively involved in charitable community service activities that help people in Lafayette, Alexandria, Marksville, New Orleans and New Iberia. Here are some of the ways we’ve given back to the Bayou State:

• We have given away 1,000+ bikes and helmets to children in Louisiana during our Bike it Forward events
• We have provided hundreds of children with free backpacks and supplies as part of our Project Backpack program
• Our firm sponsored a stage and gave away prizes to over 600 people at Festival International de Louisiane in downtown Lafayette.

Check back for updates to our community service page to learn more about how the Louisiana personal injury attorneys at Laborde Earles are helping to keep our communities strong. You may learn about a program or event that can help your family.

Project Backpack 2023

Event Date: Upcoming – July 28 & 29, 2023

This year, Laborde Earles is hosting our second-annual Project Backpack, where we will be giving away 700 brand-new backpacks filled with school supplies to children in grades Pre-K through 5^th grade across CenLa and Iberia Parish. With the rising cost of school supplies, we know how hard it can be to make sure that children are set up for success in school. Our goal is to help more children in our community be well prepared for the upcoming school year. Education is an extremely powerful factor in creating a bright future for children across Louisiana.

The giveaway event will take place in Alexandria, Marksville, Bunkie, and New Iberia. To apply for a backpack and learn more, visit https://onmyside.com/project-backpack-applications/. Deadline to apply is July 14^th, 2023.

Bike it Forward 2023

Event Date: May 26, 2023

Every year, we host ‘Bike It Forward’ to give bicycles and helmets to deserving children. This encourages and allows children to develop large motor skills, small motor skills and cardiovascular endurance through exercise outside of excessiveness of watching TV and computer use.

This year was our seventh Bike It Forward event! Participants enjoyed snow cones from Kona Ice, savory pies from D.R.E.A.M.S. Foundation, helmets, Laborde Earles bags stuffed with sunscreen, bike safety brochures, reflectors and sunglasses, sports bottles, and more while peddling home on a brand new bicycle with their name on it.

We hope to bring enrichment to the lives of less fortunate children each year and continue to be involved in our community. Keep an eye out for Bike It Forward applications next year!

Festival International De Louisiane 2023

Event Date: July 26 – 30, 2023

This year, we continued our tradition of supporting our community’s largest festival by sponsoring a stage  at the Festival International de Louisiane in downtown Lafayette. The festival is the largest international music and arts festival in the United States and draws the Acadiana and Francophone communities together for an economic impact of $49 million.

The Festival International de Louisiane hosted free workshops, exhibits, visual arts displays, and theatrical performances with the goal of immersing the Lafayette community in global cultures and growing the community’s appreciation for foreign arts.

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers was excited to financially contribute to the event and protect the arts and culture in Acadiana. The stage sponsored by the firm presented 19 performances and helped welcome a variety of unique performances from native cultures and influences. We also introduced our “Spin to Win” wheel this year, with over 600 festival attendees winning gifts and raffle entry for big prizes from our tent.

Sponsorships

We proudly support local organizations across Louisiana, including the following:

Laborde Earles Sponsors 2021 NFL Flag Football

Laborde Earles is an extremely proud sponsor of the NFL’s Flag Football “Dream League,” which touched down in the Avoyelles Parish this year! Co-founded by Chris Robinson and Jamelle Juneau, the league is based in Bunkie, LA, playing games at Bunkie Magnet’s Panther Stadium. Every Saturday, kids from the ages of 5 to 14 gather to play and are cheered on by their friends, families, and football enthusiasts—including, of course, the Laborde Earles team.

As the title sponsor for the Dream League’s inaugural season, we couldn’t be happier to be able to support this wonderful community football league. “One can define success in many ways, but when you look around here, look around at all these happy, smiling faces, this is what success is all about.” — Digger Earles

Watch the story behind the launch of NFL’s Dream League Flag Football below:

Halloween 2018 with Laborde Earles

This Halloween, the attorneys at Laborde Earles took part in Lafayette’s annual Trick or Treat parade at Lafayette Woman’s & Children’s hospital. Attorneys Andrew Simms, Scott Higgins, and Madeline Brumley enjoyed spending their afternoon trick-or-treating with kids who were unable to do so at home this year.

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is proud to partner with the caring staff of the Lafayette Women’s & Children’s Hospital to make this holiday special for their young patients. Our firm looks forward to continuing the Halloween tradition at Lafayette Hospital in coming years and ensuring it is meaningful for every member of our community.

Halloween is a time for scares, smiles, and most importantly, coming together as a community. On October 31, 2018, attorneys from Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers brought trick-or-treating to young patients at Rapides Woman’s and Children’s Hospital. Attorneys Caina Green, Shawn Bordelon, and Jeff Easley distributed Halloween treats to children throughout the hospital who were unable to participate in the festivities at home.

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is grateful to have to the opportunity to work with the staff and patients at Rapides Woman’s and Children’s Hospital this year and for years to come. As compassionate personal injury lawyers, we aim to bring a smile to every patient’s face on Halloween.

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers was founded on the simple principle of providing meaningful service to our community. If you or someone you love was injured due to the reckless behavior of others, contact our personal injury attorneys. We are ready to provide zealous advocacy for those who need help recovering from their injuries and losses.