LOVING LOUISIANA BLOG ARCHIVES
Ladies of Louisiana – Community (Dec. 2018)
Dee Robinson Founder, Brave Heart Dee RobinsonBrave Heart, Children in Need Brave Heart, Children in Need began in 2004 when a four year old girl was removed from her home and was taken into the foster care system. The child had no shoes on her feet and cried inconsolably. Many times when children are removed from […]
Eden House
Eden House Eden House is a movement to eradicate the trafficking and selling of human beings At 55 years old, Cindy has been in and out of abusive relationships for much of her life and led her to drug addiction, cutting, and suicide attempts. Fortunately, she found a safe haven at Eden House where she […]
Louisiana Fosters – QPI
Jennifer Rodriguez Advocate for QPI In my work as a national advocate as the director of the Youth Law Center, I’ve had the chance to be involved in all kinds of reform for children in foster care across the country- changes that support the chances children will have better educational, health, well-being and life […]
Evenings at the Mansion
Evenings at the Mansion This year we held the fourth annual Evening at the Mansion, a fundraiser for the Mansion Preservation Foundation, which helps maintain the beauty and history of the incredible home that belongs to the people of Louisiana. In keeping with our themed celebrations, this year, we celebrated New Orleans 300th anniversary. The […]
Louisiana Fosters
Louisiana Fosters Mobilize, encourage and inspire faith, nonprofit, business and service communities to partner with government to bolster the support for foster children and their caregivers in Louisiana. ONE CHURCH, ONE FAMILY, ONE CHILD Learn More LOUISIANA FOSTERS ZOOM SUMMIT Watch Summit Louisiana’s Children – Our Children Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and First […]
Teach MAM – Thurgood Marshall
Teach MAM Teach MAM (Music, Arts, Movement) is one of my initiatives to encourage schools to incorporate music, arts and physical education courses in their daily curriculum. Studies prove that all three help develop the whole child and lead to success both in the classroom and in life. Success Prep ProgramThurgood Marshall […]
Teach MAM – Kenny Kerth
Teach MAM Teach MAM (Music, Arts, Movement) is one of my initiatives to encourage schools to incorporate music, arts and physical education courses in their daily curriculum. Studies prove that all three help develop the whole child and lead to success both in the classroom and in life. Kenny KerthTeacher, Chalmette High School […]
300th Anniversary of New Orleans
LET’S CELEBRATE! 300th Anniversary of New Orleans The 300th Anniversary of New Orleans marked not only where New Orleans has been, but also helped set the course for where we are going. The city is working on becoming safer, improving schools and strengthening our economy—but we still have work to do in building a bridge to the […]
Blog – December 2018
DECEMBER 2018 Volume 1, Edition 2 A word from the First Lady of Louisiana Happy December to All: Thanks to so many of you who reached out to me in the kick off of my “Loving Louisiana Blog”. It is such an honor to be our state’s First Lady, but it’s even more special to have […]
Blog – November 2018
NOVEMBER 2018 Volume 1, Edition 1 NOVEMBER 2018 A word from the First Lady of Louisiana Hello and welcome! Thank you for spending a little time with me today. I’m so excited to begin this new journey of celebrating the people and places that make Louisiana such a wonderful place to call home, and […]
Featured Recipe: Crockpot Dressing
First Lady’s Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe Ingredients: 1 ½ cup chopped onion1 cup chopped celery¼ cup oil1 tbsp. salt1 tbsp. sage1 tsp. poultry seasoning2 cups white bread (day old)6 cups sweet corn bread2 cans cream of chicken soup2 cans chicken broth (broth from stewed chicken can be used)3 eggs1 tbsp. vinegar3 chicken breasts, stewed until done […]
Ladies of Louisiana – Schools
Principal Gardervere L.J. Alleman Middle School L.J. Alleman Middle School Shout out to the Principal at L.J. Alleman Middle School!! The First Lady visited L.J. Alleman in the fall and was very impressed with their music and arts programs. Thank you to Principal Gardervere for supporting the Teach MAM principals!