Tim Estes
Founder, 1924 - 2006
Jim
Estes
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STARTED WITH A VISION!
In 1999 this organization began as a vision of our founder,
Tim Estes, who became a notary in 1995 and soon found that
more education was needed to know how the practice worked in
the real world. To do this, it was realized that Civil Law
Notaries are public officials (not public servants),
appointed by the Governor for life, and that the oversight
rests with the Secretary of State and the District Judges.
In the
hierarchy of Notaries Tim saw little effort to bring
about a higher degree of purity to the notary practice.
She, with the help of her husband, Jim Estes, also a
notary, pulled together a group of notaries who shared
her desire to become better by voluntary continuing
education.. THUS PCLNA was born. There
were many others who saw the need to educate past the
passing of the Notary Exam.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
We have fought and won good things for the practice of
notary in our state as well as our group here in North
Louisiana. We have rallied as an organization to support
the legislators in Baton Rouge to pass some good laws
and to kill some bad legislation which was presented .
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Do we dare to glimpse forward? Because without a vision
a people perish. We can never rest and think we have it
made because of past achievements. We have ONE GOAL and
ONE PURPOSE and that is to contact all area notaries and
bring them together with a common bond to strengthen our
profession. It was the intent to give these notaries
contact with other notaries who can share, give strength
to the body, to engage teachers and speakers at the
local levels with information about changes and to
enhance knowledge both in form and substance related to
our duties; all for the good of the membership. This has
been done and will continue as we grow. There are many
notaries coming in after each new class, and many who
have been around for a while…to review and to learn more
about the laws and the changes in the law.
WE MEET
MONTHLY to further this endeavor. We invite
you to join us and encourage you to examine the benefits
of membership.
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