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.
After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, she went on to receive a Masters in Non-Profit Management from Louisiana State University. 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.
Delery has extensive work experience in the non-profit arena. She has had the good fortune to work and collaborate with many organizations including TRF.org (Imagine Dragons Foundation), Payton’s Play it Forward Foundation, Vulcan and the Paul Allen Foundation, Pilgrimage Fest Foundation, Women’s History Museum, and was employed as the Executive Director of the Better Than Ezra Foundation. She served as Deputy Finance Director on Governor John Bel Edwards’ successful award-winning campaign for re-election in 2019 and is currently the Senior Director of Special Projects for Governor Edwards. Her current responsibilities include serving as the Executive Director of the Louisiana First Foundation which supports First Lady of Louisiana, Donna Edwards’ official initiatives and the editor of the First Lady’s blog, “Loving Louisiana”.
LOVING LOUISIANA BLOG ARCHIVES
People of Louisiana – Community (April 2020)
COMMUNITY MARY JACOB Executive Director,Families Helping Familiesof Greater New Orleans Mary JacobFamilies Helping Families of Greater New Orleans Mary Jacob is the executive director of Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans (FHF of GNO). This nonprofit organization encourages families to recognize the potential in their children and adult loved ones with disabilities. Parents […]
Women’s Health – April 2020
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGApril 2020 “Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus” By Samantha Ricau, PLPC, NCC These are different times. Schools are closed. Movie theaters, restaurants, and shopping malls sit empty. Many parents have to be homeschool teachers, entertainers, home chefs, and 24/7 caregivers. We may feel isolated, separated, at least physically, from extended […]
People of Louisiana – Military (April 2020)
KALY GIST Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home Kaly GistSouthwest Louisiana Veterans Home The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is blessed to have an outstanding group of employees across the department who genuinely love our veterans. Featured this month is Kaly Gist, a therapeutic specialist in the Activities Department of the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in […]
People of Louisiana – Schools (April 2020)
ANNE McCONNELL University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge English I, 9th grade Anne McConnellTeacher, University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge At the beginning of this year, I displayed a quote from John Steinbeck’s East of Eden on my bulletin board: “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” I use it to remind […]
Feeding Louisiana
FEEDING LOUISIANA Words from Executive Director Korey Patty APRIL 2020 FEEDING LOUISIANA Words from Executive Director Korey Patty The spread of COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges across the state, nation, and globe. Across Louisiana, hundreds of thousands of newly unemployed and underemployed citizens are having to face hard questions on how to make ends […]
Featured Recipe: Dilled Green Beans with Beets
from the Kitchen of Donna Edwards Dilled Green Beans with Beets Dilled Green Beans with Beets Ingredients: 2 cans whole green beans2 small cans of sliced beets1 medium-large purple onion1 tsp Dill weedGarlic powder to tasteSalt & pepper to tasteOlive oil (about ¼ cup)Wine vinegar (about ½ cup) Instruction: Drain green beans, rinse with […]
Teach MAM – Teach MAM Grant Recipients
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana Congratulations to Our First Teach MAM Grant Recipients! Congratulations on a Job Well Done!! The Teach MAM program will award three $500 grants each month of the school year to qualifying programs. Our first recipients are below: Blackbaud Elementary – […]
Louisiana Fosters – DCFS Campaign for Foster Parents for Teens
Louisiana Fosters DCFS Recruitment Campaign for Foster Parents for Teens DCFS Recruitment Campaign for Foster Parents for Teens There are over 1000 Louisiana teens in foster care on any given day. These youth account for 1 in 4 of the total population of children in Louisiana foster care. Only 4% of the state’s current […]
People of Louisiana – Schools (Principal’s Perspective – April 2020)
TORRENCE R. WILLIAMS Principal at Bains Lower Elementary School West Feliciana Parish. Grades PK, K, and 1st COVID-19: The Principal Perspective Torrence R. Williams 2017 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year Principal at Bains Lower Elementary School, West Feliciana Parish. Grades PK, K, and 1st Friday, March 13, 2020, is a day I […]
Women’s Health – March 2020
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGMarch 2020 “Embrace Your Inner Athlete” By Tracie N Carter, M.D.Slidell Memorial Pediatrics SMH Plus Network As we age and mature, there are so many turns and paths to take. Career, marriage, children, and varying levels of activity that come with life and its experiences. Have you found yourself in a […]
People of Louisiana – Community (March 2020)
COMMUNITY JENNIFER ANGELLE Owner/Manager,HUGS FROM HEAVEN HUGS FROM HEAVEN Hugs from Heaven was founded by south Louisiana Catholic wife and mom of four, Julie Marceaux Romero. She was inspired by her own real-life experience when her brother Chad went through life-threatening transplant surgeries in New Orleans in November 2011. During the operations, Julie prayed […]
Blog – April 2020
Click to Explore APRIL 2020Volume 2, Edition 6 April2020 Volume 2, Edition 6 A Word from the First Lady of Louisiana April Showers bring May Flowers. Hello, my friends, April is National Donate Life Month, and this is what my blog was going to be centered around. However, since our lives have changed due […]