Lucy McGough Award Past Recipients
Named in honor of Professor Lucy McGough, whose decades of scholarship and advocacy transformed Louisiana’s approach to juvenile justice. This award recognizes an individual whose work advances the reforms envisioned by Act 307 and the Children’s Code—ensuring that Louisiana’s juvenile system protects, rehabilitates, and values children as distinct from adults in the justice process.

2010 - Professor Lucy McGough

2011 - Carol Kolinchak

2012 - Clay Walker

2013 - Judge Nancy Amato Konrad

2014 - Bryan Stevenson

2015 - Joshua Perry

2016 - Jill Pasquarella

2017- Lindsay Blouin

2018 - Keith Nordyke

2019 - Rachel Gassert

2020 - Jane Hogan

2022 - Jack Harrison

2023 - ACLU of Louisiana, Loyola Law Clinic, Claiborne Firm, Fair Fight Initiative, Southern Poverty Law Center, Chris Murell & David Shanies

2024 - Hannah Van De Car

2025 - Lakita Leonard

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