The Southwest Louisiana Law Center Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$621k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$695k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$331k
$74k liabilities
Net assets
$257k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
4.6y av
Staff
13
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
The Southwest Louisiana Law Center Inc's network
10 people7 organisationsi10 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Woodard | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brandon Lestage | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cooper Fournet | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dalia Matheus | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Duane Piranio | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lisa Johnson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Makeitta Citizen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| MAX Guthrie | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Randy Roach | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan Harless | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Genia Coleman-Lee | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| James M Richard | Chair | since 2022 |
| Keri Forbess-McCorquodale | Vice Chair | since 2022 |
| Mark Judson | Interim Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Vincent Lupo | Company secretary | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genia Coleman-Lee | Executive Director | 40 | $60k | ||
| Mark Judson | Interim Executive Director | 40 | $17k | ||
| Makeitta Citizen | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Max Guthrie | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Johnson | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Harless | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dalia Matheus | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Woodard | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Cooper Fournet | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Randy Roach | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Lestage | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Duane Piranio | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Vincent Lupo | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Keri Forbess-McCorquodale | Vice Chair | 0 | $0 | ||
| James M Richard | Chair | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Southwest Louisiana Law Center Inc
- EIN
- 720655005
- Address
- 1011 Lake Shore Dr Ste 402, Lake Charles, LA, 70601-9416
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- The dual mission of southwest louisiana law center is to provide first rate legal services to the unemployed and economically disadvantaged residents of southwest louisiana and to utilize the organization's legal capabilities for the betterment of the community as a whole. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80Z Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1967
- Principal officer
- Misty Williams (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1969
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCooper Fournet
≥7years on the filingsRyan Harless
≥4years on the filingsArthur Woodard
≥4years on the filingsBrandon Lestage
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $331k
- Total liabilities
- $74k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $257k
- Contributions and grants received
- $113k
- Program service revenue
- $462k
- Employees
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $621k | $695k | Deficit $74k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.