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Blog – February 2021
The February 2021 Blog 01. Volume 3, Edition 4 A Word from the First Lady of Louisiana Resilience Resilience Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. ~ 1 Corinthians 16:13 As we move solidly into the year 2021, I feel a shift toward hope and change. Although it seems […]

Louisiana Honors Its African-American Heritage
Louisiana Honors ItsAfrican-American Heritage By LouisianaTravel.com Staff Louisiana Honors ItsAfrican-American Heritage Get to know the people and places of Louisiana that played important roles in African-American history. By LouisianaTravel.com Staff A cotton plantation founded by a former slave. The daughter of freed slaves who created a hair-care empire. A New Orleans boy who went […]
The Governor’s Mansion: Glen Armand
Governor’s Mansion:Glen Armand Governor’s Mansion:Glen Armand Native Louisiana craftsman Glen Armand grew up learning Armand family skills from his father Wallace Armand and assisting his grandfather Florian Armand in his furniture shop after school. This work helped plant the seed for third-generation Louisiana craftsman Glen Armand to continue the Armand family tradition of crafting furniture. […]

Teach MAM – Matters of the Heart
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana TEACH MAM “Matters of the Heart” February is our national month for heart awareness. The entire month highlights motivating people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and practice best measures to prevent heart disease. “If you’re […]

Louisiana Fosters – Connect 1:27
Louisiana Fosters Connect 1:27 Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home (LBCH) Connect 1:27 Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home (LBCH) Connect 1:27 is the statewide foster care and adoption ministry of the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home (LBCH). LBCH created the program to unite the body of Christ in churches across the state to meet the needs of children […]

Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021
Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021 Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021 Louisiana and Texas Join Togetherfor the Second Global Human Trafficking Summit January 28, 2021 The State of Louisiana continues to demonstrate its commitment to eradicating human sex trafficking across our state and country. First Lady Donna Edwards has been relentless in raising awareness in […]

Anti-Human Trafficking – Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021
Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021 Global Human Trafficking Summit 2021 Louisiana and Texas Join Togetherfor the Second Global Human Trafficking Summit January 28, 2021 The State of Louisiana continues to demonstrate its commitment to eradicating human sex trafficking across our state and country. First Lady Donna Edwards has been relentless in raising awareness in […]

Women’s Health – February 2021
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGFebruary 2021 Grit and Grace – Our Superpowers Written by Tonya Hawkins Hunter, MD For many Louisiana women, 2020 was a rough year. Rougher than rough. We faced more evil, trauma, and tragedy in the past year than ever before. We experienced multiple hurricanes, social injustice, healthcare disparities, increased […]

People of Louisiana – Community (February 2021)
HIRE AMARDI GRAS ARTIST House Floats Hire A Mardi Gras ArtistHouse Floats In November of 2020, Mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, cancelled Mardi Gras due to obvious complications related to COVID-19. That cancellation, however, came with a challenge: Find creative ways to celebrate Mardi Gras safely. New Orleans answered that call […]

People of Louisiana – Schools (February 2021)
SARAH GROS Alice Boucher Elementary, Lafayette Parish Assistant Principal and Certified Special Education Teacher 2018 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year Finalist “It always seems impossible until it is done” – Nelson Mandela SARAH GROS Alice Boucher Elementary, Lafayette Parish Assistant Principal and Certified Special Education Teacher 2018 Louisiana […]

People of Louisiana – Military (February 2021)
COVID-19 Vaccination InformationFor Veterans COVID-19 Vaccine Information For VeteransLouisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans who are enrolled in the federal VA health care system and would like to receive a COVID-19 vaccination should contact their VA Medical Center at one of the hotline numbers below: Alexandria VA Health Care System in Alexandria 318.483.5083 […]

People of Louisiana – Business (February 2021)
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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.
