LSBA Board of Governors

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Carrie LeBlanc Jones is the chief legal officer and general counsel for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN), where she focuses on administrative and regulatory law. She has successfully represented the LSBN in state and federal court, served as prosecuting attorney in disciplinary matters, and advised board members and staff on a variety of legal issues. Prior to joining the LSBN, she was a partner at the law firm of Shows, Cali & Walsh, LLP. She received a BA degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University, her JD/BCL degree from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and a MBA degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2008.

Jones has served as immediate past chair, chair, chair-elect, secretary and District 5 representative on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Council. She helped plan the inaugural Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference, co-chaired the Richard N. Ware High School Mock Trial Competition, served as the Professional Development Seminar coordinator, chaired the Bridging the Gap Committee and served on the Awards Committee. She received the LSBA YLD Chair’s Award in 2016 in recognition of her ongoing commitment and service to the Richard N. Ware High School Mock Trial Competition. She served as a member of the Louisiana Bar Journal Editorial Board and was a member of the 2013-14 Leadership LSBA Class. She also volunteered as a mentor in the LSBA’s Transition into Practice Mentoring Program.

Her commitment to the legal profession includes two terms on the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. After the Louisiana Supreme Court appointed her to a second term, she served as the board’s chair in 2017, the youngest board member to hold this position. She serves on the Louisiana Bar Foundation’s Capital Area Community Partnership Panel.

In her community, she is a parishioner of St. George Catholic Church. She also serves on the board of directors for Livingston Parish SADD. She and her husband, Aaron Jones, have been married for 12 years and have two children.