Service Project Delivers Bounty of Food Donations Across 34 Parishes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Oct. 12, 2023) - LWCC, the state’s largest workers’ comp insurance provider, is celebrating the completion of its third annual Louisiana Loyal Service Project. In September, 175 individuals made up of LWCC employees and agent partners volunteered more than 700 hours of their time to serve local food banks in Acadiana, greater Baton Rouge, and metro New Orleans. LWCC championed those efforts further by hosting in-office food drives and donating $5,000 each to Second Harvest Food Banks of Acadiana and metro New Orleans, as well as the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Collectively, the Louisiana Loyal Service Project will provide 72,223 meals to Louisiana families faced with food insecurity.

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“The success of our 2023 Louisiana Loyal Service Project illustrates the power of collaboration between like-minded businesses looking to make a positive impact on our local communities,” said Seth Irby, LWCC’s Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer. “At LWCC, we believe small actions we take together add up to transformational change. The outstanding work of our dedicated volunteers and partners embodies that belief and is an example of putting our purpose of helping Louisiana thrive into action.”

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Beginning in 2020 as an internal initiative to bring employees together to capitalize on the company’s Volunteer Time Off incentive, LWCC’s Louisiana Loyal Service project has evolved over time. This year, LWCC expanded the program beyond the Baton Rouge area to partner with regional food banks in Acadiana and metro New Orleans. Hunger is an acute issue in the state disproportionately affecting children and seniors. One in seven people in Louisiana struggle with food insecurity.  

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Through the Louisiana Loyal Service Project’s in-person volunteer efforts, in-office food drives, and direct donations, Second Harvest and the Greater Baton Rouge Food bank are able to support more than 800 partner organizations in providing needed meals in 34 parishes across South Louisiana.

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About LWCC

LWCC is a Champion of Louisiana and proud to be headquartered in the state capital, Baton Rouge. As a model single-state, private mutual workers’ comp company, we are dedicated to excellence in execution from underwriting to compassionate care of injured workers. We are proud to partner with our agents and together deliver outstanding service to our policyholders and their workers. Louisiana Loyal, a movement we launched and continue to lead to celebrate and elevate Louisiana, drives us in pursuit of our mission to help Louisiana thrive by bettering our state one business and one worker at a time. LWCC has been consistently recognized by industry leaders and named to the Ward’s 50® group of top-performing insurance companies, supporting our promise to provide safety, security, and stability to businesses in Louisiana. For more information on LWCC, its services, and its efforts to elevate Louisiana, please visit www.lwcc.com.

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About Second Harvest Food Bank

For more than 40 years, Second Harvest Food Bank has led the fight against hunger and in building food security in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. Second Harvest is an affiliated ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, a member of Feeding America, and a United Way Partner Agency. Second Harvest provides food to more than 649 partners and programs across 23 parishes, from the Mississippi border to the Texas state line. Together, we make up the largest charitable anti-hunger network in the state. With our community’s help, we can make food security a reality for every household in South Louisiana.  

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About Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is a non-profit organization that addresses the issue of food insecurity and hunger. We solicit, inventory, and distribute donated products to member agencies that directly serve people facing hard times. Our mission is to feed the hungry in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes by providing food and educational outreach through faith-based and other community partners. With community support, we have served the food insecure in our 11-parish service area for more than 35 years.

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