Volunteer Louisiana Commission public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Volunteer Louisiana Commission
The Volunteer Louisiana Commission will meet to approve minutes and the treasurer's report, receive an update from the Food Bank of Central Louisiana, and participate in a service activity. Committee reports on AmeriCorps and Volunteerism/Disaster Services are also scheduled.
- Consent agenda: approval of minutes and treasurer's report
- Update from Food Bank Executive Director Jayne Wright-Velez
- Commissioners and staff assist with meal-packing service activity
- Committee reports on AmeriCorps and Volunteerism/Disaster Services
Volunteer Louisiana Commission
The commission will meet at the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The agenda includes a tour of LOHSEP, disaster asset mapping, and reports from the Executive Director and various committees.
- LOHSEP Tour
- Disaster Asset Mapping breakout session
- Executive Director Report by Judd Jeansonne
- Committee Reports
The Commission met to receive briefings on disaster services, the CERT program, and state VOAD collaborations. The only formal action taken was the approval of the consent agenda.
- Approved consent agenda items
Volunteer Louisiana Commission
The Commission will review the 2025-26 officer slate and updates on the 2025-2028 State Service Plan. The meeting also includes decisions regarding AmeriCorps Formula funding.
- Approval of 2025-26 Officer Slate
- Review of 2025-2028 State Service Plan
- AmeriCorps Formula funding decisions
- Financial Report and March 2025 meeting minutes
The commission approved the State Service Plan and established a process for FY25 grantmaking where staff will make decisions based on commission-set priorities. The body also approved the consent agenda and announced the 2025-26 officer slate.
- Approved consent agenda
- Approved State Service Plan
- Approved FY25 grantmaking plan to set priorities and allow staff to make decisions based on those priorities
- Announced 2025-26 officers: Chair Matt LaBorde, Vice Chair Travis Tharp, Treasurer Karen Burks, and Treasurer Suzanne Harris
Volunteer Louisiana Commission
The Louisiana State Library and Library Commission of Louisiana will meet to consider a consent agenda, hear reports from the chair and executive director, and receive presentations from new AmeriCorps formula grant applicants. The meeting also includes committee breakouts for AmeriCorps, Volunteer/Disaster, and Executive committees before adjournment.
- AmeriCorps Formula applicant presentations (new applicants)
- Consent agenda: approval of minutes and treasurer's report
- Chair and executive director reports
- Committee breakouts: AmeriCorps, Volunteer/Disaster, Executive
The commission approved the consent agenda. Members received reports on the Million Meals for MLK initiative, the new Annual Report, and the ASC Accelerator Report. Grant applicants including College Beyond, Feeding Louisiana, Louisiana Green Corps, and Tulane University Center for Public Service provided presentations.
- Approved consent agenda