About Us

History

Founded in 1999, the Legacy Donor Foundation (a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization) provides education and public awareness activities about organ donation. We seek to increase donor registrations and foster informed family acceptance of the process.

When the Legacy Donor Foundation was founded in 1999 there were 450,000 names on Louisiana’s Legacy Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Today, due to strong marketing and public relation campaigns, educational forums, health fairs, minority awareness campaigns, and workplace partnerships, there are over 1.8 million names on the registry. We are making progress.

The Foundation and the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) are collaborating to form Donate Life Louisiana which strives to bring a cohesive face to organ donation awareness in Louisiana.

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