LOVING LOUISIANA BLOG ARCHIVES
Louisiana Fosters – Crossroads NOLA
Louisiana Fosters Crossroads NOLAHome Team Crossroads NOLA Home Team! When Baby E entered foster care after spending the first weeks of his life in the NICU, he needed a foster family willing to make a sacrificial commitment to love and serve him. Thankfully, the Haynes family, a Crossroads NOLA foster family, was there – […]
Teach MAM and the ArtLook Map
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana Teach MAM and the ArtLook Map What do schools in Louisiana need to ensure all of their students have access to music, arts and movement? We asked a sample group of schools in 4 diverse parishes to share their greatest […]
Women’s Health – October 2019
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGOctober 2019 Words from Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care “A pizza piadina sounds really good. Doc, thanks so much for bringing us food.” Those were some of the last words I heard from my patient when I visited her at home while she was on […]
Blog – October 2019
OCTOBER 2019 BLOG Volume 1, Edition 12 OCTOBER2019 A word from theFirst Lady of Louisiana These past four years have been a whirlwind for John Bel and me. We are honored and humbled to serve as Governor and First Lady of our great state, and hope to continue moving things forward with the momentum we […]
Women’s Health – September 2019
Women’s Health WOMEN’S HEALTH BLOGSeptember 2019 Words from Kimiyo Harris Williams, M.D., FAAP “Self-Love is Healthy Living” Whether you’re single, married, a single mom, working wife and mom, business owner, homemaker or the “boss” lady, keeping abreast of current women’s health recommendations is paramount. I must admit, it can be somewhat overwhelming to carve out time […]
Anti-Human Trafficking – Poem by Megan
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Poem by Megan This is a poem written by Megan, a 16-year-old girl who was rescued from human trafficking and became a resident of Metanoia Manor. While at Metanoia, she wrote this poem. The First Lady asked if she could read it to people, and Megan said, “Yes, but read it […]
People of Louisiana – Military (September 2019)
Louisiana National Guard Deployment of the 832nd Engineer Utilities Detachment Louisiana National GuardDeployment The recent overseas deployment of the 832nd Engineer Utilities Detachment, a Louisiana National Guard unit headquartered in Plaquemine, is a reminder to all of us that our support of the Nation’s war fight continues. Since 9/11, over 18,750 Louisiana Guardsmen have deployed […]
People of Louisiana – Business (September 2019)
Leslie McMichael Owner Lesco Productions Leslie McMichael Owner, LesCo Productions Leslie McMichael founded LesCo Productions LLC in 1996 as a full-service events and marketing Production Company. Her dream was twofold, one, to create the most uniquely interactive marketing experiences for her clients, another to fashion a career that would allow her to eventually be […]
People of Louisiana – Community (September 2019)
PLEASE FOUNDATION People Leading EducationalAnd Spiritual Excellence The PLEASE Foundation The PLEASE Foundation (PLEASE) was founded in 2007 by native New Orleanian, Yvette Endom. A passion for helping at-risk children and displacement from her home for nine months due to Hurricane Katrina, drove Yvette to make our community a better place. PLEASE adheres to […]
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 […]
Louisiana Fosters – 3rd Annual Summit
Louisiana Fosters 3rd Annual Summit Louisiana Fosters 3rd Annual Summit First Lady Donna Edwards welcomed foster care advocates and faith leaders from across the state to the Governor’s Mansion on Friday, August 23, 2019, to celebrate the success of Louisiana Fosters and to increase involvement of faith-based communities in support of foster parents and the […]
The Teach MAM Certification Pilot
Teach MAM Teach MAM: An Exciting Partnership to Strengthen Arts Education Across Louisiana Teach MAM Certification Pilot The Teach MAM Certification Pilot wrapped up in August, and we are planning our statewide rollout later this year! During our pilot phase, the New Orleans Arts Education Alliance collected data from 14 schools in 4 […]