Louisiana court reporters are recognized leaders in their
profession because of their determined adherence to the standard
set by LCRA (Louisiana Court Reporters Association).
LCRA is an organization that educates,
protects, and promotes the court reporting profession in
Louisiana . In addition, LCRA especially encourages its members
to portray the ideals set by the National Court Reporters
Association, ( NCRA)the
official standard bearer in the nation.
Formerly named Louisiana Shorthand Reporters Association, LCRA is
the oldest court reporting professional organization in the
state of Louisiana . Association records indicate that 1955
is the founding date of the organization.
Despite some early years' lapses of continuity of the organization, LCRA is
still looked on as the states' backbone of the profession,
and is the only court reporting association that is the State
affiliate of the National Court Reporting Association and
the Louisiana Examining Arm of NCRA, which administers the
NCRA exam twice a year for future court reporters.
LCRA was the first association in Louisiana
to hire a lobbyist to protect the court reporter's interests.
Today LCRA has a membership that is the largest
in the Louisiana court reporting profession, and it is still
growing, still promoting the profession, still protecting the "integrity
of the record," and providing "preservers of the "truth". |
