Scholarship Program

Parker Alexander Scholarship Program

Accepting Applications from Students throughout Northeast Louisiana

The Parker Alexander Scholarship program offers university and high school students throughout Northeast Louisiana an opportunity to win up to $2,500 in scholarship funds by submitting a proposal on improving traffic safety in our community.

Parker Alexander has continued its commitment to serving communities throughout Northeast Louisiana with the Parker Alexander Scholarship program.

This unique scholarship program offers university and high school students who are legal residents of the 12 Northeast Louisiana parishes an opportunity to win a $2,500 scholarship grand prize or a $500 scholarship second prize. One (1) grand prize scholarship winner and one (1) second prize scholarship winner will be selected.

Each scholarship program applicant should submit an original essay with a proposal to improve traffic safety and/or reduce traffic accidents in Northeast Louisiana. Assessment criteria include

persuasiveness, creativity, originality, and feasibility. Applications should also include a short statement about individual scholarship needs and the student’s planned course of study in college.

Chad Carter, Colonel, USAF (Ret.), an attorney at Parker Alexander, served in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. "One of the core values in the U.S. Air Force is 'Service Before Self", says Carter. "It's this core value that inspired us to create the Parker Alexander Scholarship program. We want to make Northeast Louisiana a safer place to live for all of us. There are over 700 traffic fatalities in Louisiana every year. We are asking our community’s bright young minds to give ideas on how to get this number down. That’s why feasibility is one of the assessment criteria. We want to see original ideas that have a chance to be implemented to benefit our local communities".

Parker Alexander is accepting applications and essays until April 11, 2025.

Apply here for the Parker Alexander Scholarship program.

For more information, you can call Chad Carter at (318) 625-6262 or email chad@parkeralexander.com.

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Congratulations to Our Past Scholarship Program Winners!

The Parker Alexander law firm, headquartered in Monroe, has announced the winners of its 2024 scholarship essay contest. Participants were asked to propose original ideas for improving traffic safety in Northeast Louisiana.

The Parker Alexander scholarship application period will be open annually from January 1st to April 15th.

Alec Williams, 2024

The grand prize of $2,500 was awarded to Alec Williams from West Monroe. Her essay, "How the Integration of Traffic Signals at Rural Northeast Louisiana Intersections Can Reduce Traffic Collisions and Improve Traffic Safety", was insightful, feasible, and persuasive. Williams recently finished her first year at Louisiana Tech and plans to attend medical school.

Alec Williams, scholarship winner — Photo from left to right: Chad Carter, Alec Williams, Kevin Alexander

Francie Bishop, 2023

Rosie Shultz, 2024

The second prize of $500 went to Rosie Shultz from Ruston. Her proposal to utilize artificial intelligence to analyze motor vehicle accident data to set more practical speed limits and to identify problematic intersections/highways was very original and well-supported with data. Shultz recently finished her first year at Brown University and plans to attend law school.

Rosie Shultz, scholarship winner — Photo from left to right: Chad Carter, Rosie Shultz, Kevin Alexander

Natalie Brooks, 2023

Important Scholarship Criteria

We are offering incredible scholarship opportunities to young learners who want to help make Louisiana a safer state for everyone. Each year, on average, there are more than 40,000 car accidents that cause serious injuries and more than 700 crashes that cause fatalities in Louisiana. We want to lower these numbers as much as possible, but we need your help.

When applying, you must submit an original essay that explains your proposal to improve traffic safety or reduce accidents in Northeast Louisiana. We will choose 2 scholarship recipients from the entries received.

Eligible applicants will meet these four criteria:

Legal resident of Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Union, Caldwell, Richland, Morehouse, Franklin, Madison, Tensas, West Carroll, or East Carroll parishes.
Aged 16 to 26 and lives within the United States.
Enrolled in a college, university, trade school, or vocational-technical school; or is currently or soon will apply to one such educational institution.
Has not won an annual Parker Alexander Scholarship in the past.

We look forward to hearing from you and to helping support the future thinkers of Louisiana. From all of us at Parker Alexander, we wish you the best of luck!

Full information about the scholarship, eligibility, how to apply, and important legal considerations can be found by clicking here. Before you apply, please read the full terms and conditions.

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