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A new annual scholarship established by a Shreveport law firm with deep roots in Northwest Louisiana will support graduate students at LSU Shreveport.
The Jack Bailey Memorial Scholarship – named after the founder of the Jack Bailey Law Corporation – is one more way the firm is giving back to the community, says Jack “Jake” Bailey III, son of founder Jack Bailey Jr.
The name of the scholarship is a bit of a family joke. Jack Bailey Jr. is alive, well, and at age 72 still working at the law firm he opened in the late 1980s.
“My dad helped pay for college for several people in our family,” Jake Bailey says. “When he did it, he would joke, ‘This is the Jack Bailey Memorial Scholarship’.”
Jack Bailey Sr., Jake’s grandfather, started the family’s LSU tradition, working his way through LSU in Baton Rouge before joining the Navy. From 1943 to the end of World War II, he participated in every major invasion in the Atlantic and Pacific military theaters. Jack Bailey Jr., Jake’s dad, graduated from LSU Law School in 1977 and is a passionate Tigers fan.
Jake graduated from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in 2012 and earned a law degree from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. His brother and sister took classes at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. He recalls his sister taking a full load at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ every summer so she could finish her undergraduate degree in just three and half years.
The Bailey family has invested in education for years through donations and in-person support. Jack Bailey Jr. has mentored students directly, including as a mentor for Evangel Christian Academy students.
The law firm also supports the Krewe of Centaur, Robinson’s Rescue, the Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana, and organizations that serve unhoused individuals.
“If you’re from Shreveport, you either went to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ or you know somebody who went to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½,” Jake says. “If you can help cut a few thousand dollars off the cost of someone’s education with scholarships, what better investment is there?”
Establishing an annual scholarship is a very easy process and can be done with gifts starting at $3,000. Donors choose the name and area of concentration to support. Annual scholarships allow donors to have an immediate, positive impact on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students’ lives.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation President and CEO Laura Perdue says the Jack Bailey Memorial Scholarship and the Bailey family’s commitment to higher education exemplifies the community support that is helping ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ grow.
"This is truly a purple and gold family! We can't thank them enough for supporting LSU Shreveport students in this manner,” Perdue said.
About the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation
The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation promotes philanthropic support for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ programs and areas of study while recognizing the all-important growth and success of economic development in northwest Louisiana. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation houses 58 endowed professorships and chairs and awards over 150 scholarships each year.
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