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Judy Barrasso selected as a Laureate of the 2025 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame
We are proud to announce that Judy Barrasso was honored as a Laureate at the 2025 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Gala on May 22nd. The reception took place at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
Judy is very active in our community. She presently is on the board of the Innocence Project New Orleans and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Isidore Newman School. She previously served as a past Chair and Commissioner of the New Orleans Downtown Development District and was honored with the Distinguished Service Award in 2023. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Contemporary Arts Center, Isidore Newman School, the New Orleans Pro Bono Project, Summerbridge, Dress For Success, and the Anti-Defamation League (South Central Region). Judy received the prestigious Hannah G. Solomon award, given to individuals who have helped change the lives of others through leadership efforts and service. Judy was named a Young Leadership Council Role Model in 2004, a YWCA Role Model in 2000, and a CityBusiness ‘Women of the Year’ honoree in 2001 and 2014.
Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame
Established in 1984, the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame recognizes and honors local businessmen and women who have embraced the spirit of entrepreneurship in our community.
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement USA (JA) is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for the future, and make smart academic and economic choices.
Junior Achievement programs – in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy– ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century.
Junior Achievement is one of a few nonprofits to use independent, third-party evaluators to gauge the impact of its programs. Since 1993, independent evaluators have conducted studies on Junior Achievement’s effectiveness. Findings prove that Junior Achievement has a positive impact in a number of critical areas. These results are available for free upon request. Summaries of the findings are also published in the JA Programs section at jausa.ja.org/programs.
About Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is a boutique litigation firm headquartered in New Orleans. The Firm has experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the country, including all types of commercial disputes, class actions, environmental cases, product liability and toxic tort cases, intellectual property cases, insurance bad faith and coverage cases, and securities arbitrations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
