LOVING LOUISIANA BLOG ARCHIVES
Anti-Human Trafficking: Geaux Bags
The Beginnings ofGeaux Bags THE BEGINNINGS OFGEAUX BAGS Founder K.C. Kilpatrick began the Geaux Bags as an independent, grassroots effort after becoming a foster parent in 2013, and discovering how stressful the initial 24 to 48 hours of receiving children into foster care were and how impossible it was to prepare adequately. So, […]
People of Louisiana – Community (May 2022)
PRENTISSPOWELL 2022 CENTRAL LOUISIANACHAMPION OF SERVICE COMMUNITY PRENTISS POWELL2022 Central Louisiana Champion of Service Meet our 2022 Central Louisiana Champion of Service, Prentiss Powell. Prentiss is a retired teacher with a passion for inspiring young minds. He is a year-round volunteer at the Centennial Cultural Center, where he plans and conducts STEM education camps […]
People of Louisiana – Military (May 2022)
Currently Recruiting forCampus Navigators Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Campus Navigator Are you a student veteran, military retiree, or military spouse? You could be a campus Navigator serving Louisiana’s student veterans through the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs’ LaVetCorps program! We are currently recruiting for Navigators at River Parishes Community College, McNeese State University, […]
People of Louisiana – Schools (May 2022)
LAURA LAICHE 2021-22 Milken Educator Award recipientEast Feliciana Public SchoolsSlaughter Elementary SchoolEnglish Language Arts3rd Grade Teacher LAURA LAICHE 2021-22 Milken Educator Award recipientEast Feliciana Public SchoolsSlaughter Elementary SchoolEnglish Language Arts3rd Grade Teacher Turning Summer Vacations into an Educational Life-Long Memory by Laura Laiche With summer quickly approaching us, most families will be heading […]
The Governor’s Mansion: Mansion Spring Garden
Governor’s Mansion:SpringGarden Mansion Spring Garden Every year, on Good Friday the Governor and First Lady plant the spring crops in the vegetable garden at the Governor’s Mansion. These vegetables and herbs are used in the kitchen daily for food service. Due to the abundance of crops the garden produces, the First Family also donates these […]
Blog – April 2022
APRIL 2022 Blog Post Feature Louisiana First Foundation Governor’s Mansion Women’s Health People of Louisiana Community Schools Military Recipe Verse First Dogs Our Editors Awareness and PreventionSaved A Life 10, 15, 20 years ago, I never imagined that John Bel would be Governor and I the First Lady of Louisiana. And 10, 15, 20 years […]
Feature: Johnette Downing
Johnette Downing Be A Wetland Friend andTake the Pledge Be A Wetland Friend and Take the Pledge By Johnette Downing The Louisiana wetlands are fragile ecosystems where flora, fauna, and humans depend upon one another for survival, each playing a vital role in creating a harmonious, healthy, and balanced habitat or home. It […]
Women’s Health – The Gift of Life: A Personal Testimony
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGApril 2022 The Gift of Life: A Personal Testimony Written by Patrice James Serino January 2015, I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit, unlike ever before. A few months earlier in 2014, my dad tried to reach me, to no avail. Eventually, we connected; I sensed that he was […]
Teach MAM – 2023 Music Educator Award
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana TEACH MAM Louisiana Teacher among 207 Quarterfinalists Announced for 2023 Music Educator Award™ Presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum® The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum recently announced its quarterfinalists for the 2023 Music Educator Award. […]
Featured Restaurant: Louisiana Culinary Institute
LOUISIANACULINARY INSTITUTE Open House Louisiana Culinary Institute You’re invited! Join LCI for an Open House Event on June 22nd. You’ll have the opportunity to tour their facilities, meet the chefs, and ask questions. RSVP today: https://buff.ly/3NL0FBT
Louisiana Fosters – Foster the Connection
Connect1Child LouisianaFosters Connect1Child Connect1Child, formerly known as Connect 1:27, is the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home’s statewide foster care and adoption ministry. The Connect1Child team works to connect children with the hope of the Gospel, the love of a family, and support from a church through the foster care journey and beyond. In […]
Anti-Human Trafficking: NCPHST Inaugural Event Recap
NCPHSTInaugural EventRecap Written byDr. Dana Hunter NCPHST Inaugural EventRecap Written by Dr. Dana Hunter Wow! There are simply no words to describe what we experienced this weekend at the National Coalition for the Prevention of Human Sex Trafficking’s (NCPHST) inaugural event. On April 3, 2022, First Lady Donna Edwards along with 7 other […]
Delery Rice,
Our Editor
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Delery has lived there all of her life except during undergraduate school and a brief stint in Seattle, WA. She is a mother to four boys, ranging in ages from 21 to 16, and they are the heart and soul of her life.
Delery earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and Master’s Degree from Louisiana State University. She is currently a fellow at Loyola University New Orleans, Institute of Politics. Her volunteer work has mostly evolved from issues that have affected her personally. Actively engaged in disability rights advocacy, Delery has testified numerous times in the Louisiana Legislature regarding issues that affect persons with developmental disabilities. She served as the chair of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council, worked for seven years directing regional advocacy efforts and is a graduate of Louisiana’s Partners In Policymaking.
