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Featured Recipe: King Cake Beignets
Chef Kenneth C. Temple King Cake Beignets Chef Kenneth C. Temple’s KING CAKE BEIGNETS It’s carnival season back home (New Orleans), I wanted to take a shot at creating something that embodies this time of the year, my city, and my heritage. King Cake and beignets are the two most popular desserts worldwide that […]
Anti-Human Trafficking – NAWJ Mid-Year Conference
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING NAWJ2020 Mid-Year Conference NAWJ 2020 Mid-Year Conference Bringing Access into Harmony with Justice in 2020 The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) is proud to bring innovative ideas in judicial leadership and education to the forefront of the legal community at our 2020 Midyear Meeting, March 11-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. […]
Louisiana Fosters – The Foster Village
Louisiana Fosters THE FOSTER VILLAGE TFV stores items used to equip children who have been through traumatic events of loss. THE FOSTER VILLAGE THE FOSTER VILLAGE is a Non-Profit focused on providing support for our local foster children. We currently operate as a FREE Boutique located in Walker, Louisiana. TFV stores items used to […]
People of Louisiana – Military (February 2020)
Brigadier General Sherian Grace Cadoria First African American female to achieve the rank of General in the Army Brigadier General Sherian Grace CadoriaFirst African American female to achieve the rank of General in the Army Brigadier General Sherian Grace Cadoria was born January 26, 1943 in Marksville, Louisiana. A retired United States Army officer […]
People of Louisiana – Schools (February 2020)
BLACK HISTORY MONTH In the Lafayette Parish School System BLACK HISTORY MONTHIn the Lafayette Parish School System Civil rights activist, poet, author, athlete, and inventor are only a few roles of African Americans who left their mark on American history and world history. Since the 1970’s Black History Month has been observed in […]
People of Louisiana – Business (February 2020)
IAM TUCKER President & CEO ILSI Engineering IAM TUCKERPresident & CEO, ILSI Engineering Iam Christian Tucker serves as the President and CEO of Integrated Logistical Support, Inc. (ILSI Engineering). Founded over two decades ago, ILSI Engineering is a 100% minority female-owned, 8(a) Certified civil engineering firm that provides competent, cost effective […]
People of Louisiana – Community (February 2020)
COMMUNITY Helena WilliamsArtist, Walls Project Helena WilliamsWalls Project Change doesn’t come all at once, but with unwavering determination, change happens. Brightening the once banal streets of downtown Baton Rouge, the first mural of the Walls Project shone like a beacon for newly returned artist, Helena Williams. Since moving back from the west coast, Helena, […]
Teach MAM – Aunt Dorothy’s Teacher Toolkit
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH)Aunt Dorothy’s Teacher Toolkits New K–12 curriculum to focus on the sounds of Louisiana Lesson plans and videos centered on the state’s great musicians developed with teachers statewide February 6, 2020 / New Orleans — The Louisiana […]
Blog – February 2020
Click to Explore FEBRUARY 2020Volume 2, Edition 4 February2020 Volume 2, Edition 4 A Word from the First Lady of Louisiana February 1, it’s Saturday, and I’m actually sitting in my favorite chair reading and enjoying a small fire even though it’s not too cold outside. I love a fire and often light a fire […]
Anti-Human Trafficking – Michelle Johnson Empower 225
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Words fromMichelle Johnson Michelle Johnson Case Manager/Peer Support Empower 225 “Normal” is a very relative term. I grew up in a life where it was “normal” for adults to have sex with children. The sexual abuse started when I was an infant; I do not remember a time when it was […]
Featured Recipe: Canoe Cake
Chef Natasha St. Pierre Clement Canoe Cake:Andouille Crusted Jumbo Lump Crab Cake with Shaved Mirliton, Carrot & Apple Slaw, Calabrian Chili & Smoked Paprika Aioli Chef Natasha St. Pierre ClementSophisticated Southern Plates Andouille Crusted Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, Shaved Mirliton, Carrot & Apple Slaw, Calabrian Chili & Smoked Paprika Aioli CRAB CAKE Ingredients: 1 […]
People of Louisiana – Business (January 2020)
KIM LEWIS Owner OLE ORLEANS WINERY KIM LEWISOwner, Ole Orleans Winery The road to success is never easy, but it’s rewarding. No one knows this better than the owner of the winery, Ole Orleans, Kim Lewis. A single mom of four kids, Lewis’s journey to entrepreneurship was not an easy road; it included a lot […]