Blaine Barrilleaux Scholarship

The Law Offices of Blaine Barrilleaux is pleased to announce our firm’s scholarship. Our team is not only passionate about representing injured individuals in Louisiana but also playing an active role in our community.

That is why our firm decided to create the Blaine Barrilleaux Scholarship. Our hope is that by offering educational assistance to students, we can help support future world-changers who, in return, will build a stronger community. Education is an essential tool for creating influential people who can ultimately create change.

Our firm highly values education and believes every individual should have the incredible opportunity to receive an education and reach the goals set for his or her future. We want to help support the next generation of lawyers, government officials, doctors, and teachers, among other professions to ensure we build a society grounded on knowledge.

At the Law Offices of Blaine Barrilleaux, we understand that finances often limit students who desire to pursue higher education. Our team wants to support one student reach his or her educational goals by offering a scholarship opportunity.

Scholarship Offered:

One individual will be offered $1000 to assist with his or her education.

Criteria:

In order to be considered for the scholarship, applicants must submit the following:

• A paragraph (250 words or less) on the importance of education.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Have at least a 2.5 GPA
• Must be involved in at least one extracurricular activity
• Must be enrolled or pursuing enrollment at a 2-year or 4-year accredited college
• Must be a Louisiana student
• Clients and firm employees are not eligible to apply

Submission:

Please submit your transcript, a brief bio, a list of your extracurricular activities, and a paragraph of 300 words or less on the importance of education using the form below or by submitting it to the following email: blainebarrilleauxscholarship@gmail.com

This Year’s Topic

Describe a significant challenge or obstacle you have faced in your life and how you overcame it.

Please write an essay of 300 words or less, highlighting the specific challenge you encountered, the steps you took to overcome it, and the lessons you learned from the experience. Your essay should demonstrate resilience, determination, and the ability to adapt in the face of adversity.

As a personal injury law firm, we have helped countless people recover compensation for injuries, which has helped us build a solid relationship with our community. We hope that by offering this scholarship we can support the pursuit of ongoing education. We want our community to know that we are here to serve them by providing quality legal representation after an injury, but we’re also here to help our citizens grow and prosper so they can also provide support to those who need it most.

• Extra points will be awarded to those who show a high level of creativity and provide real-life examples within their submission.
• Your essay should not exceed 300 words for consideration
• All scholarship submissions must be submitted by Friday, June 28th, 2024 for consideration.
• Our team will select one student to receive our Spring scholarship on Wednesday, July 19th, 2024.