Organization: LOUISIANA COALITION FOR COMMON SENSE
Mission: THE LOUISIANA COALITION FOR COMMON SENSE (LCCS) IS COMPRISED OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, ALONG WITH BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO PASSING LEGISLATION IN LOUISIANA THAT ENSURES A FAIR LEGAL CLIMATE FOR TRULY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESSES OPERATING IN THE STATE. LCCS IS A BROAD-BASED, BIPARTISAN COALITION THAT SUPPORTS CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING FAIRNESS, BALANCE AND PREDICTABILITY IN LOUISIANA'S CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Activities: LOBBYING / EDUCATION OUTREACH: SINCE ITS INCEPTION, LCCS HAS WORKED TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE STATE'S LEGAL SYSTEM FOR ASBESTOS AND SILICA CASES, INCLUDING ESTABLISING PROPER VENUE FOR LATENT EXPOSURE CASES, REQUIRING A PETITION FOR AN ACTION TO CONTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION AND REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF ASBESTOS AND SILICA CLAIMS AGAINST A BANKRUPTCY TRUST. LCCS ACTIVELY SUPPORTS MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ON THE WHOLE, INCLUDING ELIMINATING THE JURY TRIAL THRESHOLD AND ENACTING JUDICIAL TRANSPARENCY. LCCS LOBBIES THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT IMPORVES THE STATE'S LEGAL CLIMATE AND TO OPPOSE MEASURES THAT WOULD ERODE THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND MAKE IT MORE COSTLY FOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE. LCCS WORKS CLOSELY WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAFF TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NEED FOR A FAIR AND BALANCED JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
COALITION BUILDING: LCCS WORKS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MEMBERS OF THE COALITION AND KEEPS COALITION MEMBERS INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES THROUGH DAILY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING THE DISSEMATION OF PERTINENT NEWS ARTICLES AND WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS. COALITION BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INFORMING AND MOBILIZING A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORTERS FOR ACTION IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP MEDIA AND LEGISLATIVE ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM AND TO SUPPORT POSITIVE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: LCCS, IN COORDINATION WITH LOUISIANA LAWSUIT ABUSE WATCH, CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF LCCS IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR A FAIR LEGAL CLIMATE IN THE STATE. THOSE ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDE THE USE OF TARGETED OP-EDS, A CONTINUALLY UPDATED WEBSITE AND VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Public & Societal Benefit