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Latest Episodes

Scott Angelle, Balancing Louisiana’s Three E’s: Environment, Energy and Economy
June 25, 2021

Our guest is Scott Angelle, who discusses balancing Louisiana's "3 E's" – Environment, Energy, and Economy. Angelle was the longest-serving Director of the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Jerry Prejean: Acadiana Market President of IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, Dedicated to Helping Children in Need
June 18, 2021

Discover Lafayette welcomes Jerry Prejean, newly named Acadiana Market President of IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon. Jerry brings talent and kindness to all of his interactions with others.

Terrica Smith, Real Estate Developer and Investor Determined to Reshape the North Lafayette Landscape
June 11, 2021

Managing partner for Salt Capital Equity Group, owner of Cache Real Estate, and broker with Real Broker, LLC, Terrica Smith Joins Discover Lafayette to teach us how to not only survive after trauma, b

Gaylon White – Author of The Best Little Baseball Town in the World
June 03, 2021

Author of several baseball books, including the newly released "The Best Little Baseball Town in the World" which highlights Crowley LA and the Evangeline Baseball League, Gaylon White joins Discover

Managing Employees During Covid and Beyond: Tessa Brown and Mechelle Roberthon Share Human Resource Expertise with Humor and Grace
May 28, 2021

Tessa Brown and Mechelle Roberthon joined Discover Lafayette to discuss how workplace leaders should lead. Through wit and humor, they share their expertise in how managers can best engage with frontl

Dr. Stephen Barnes, Director of the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center
May 21, 2021

Dr. Stephen Barnes, Director of the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss his role in building a body of researched and well-thought-out policies to guid

Brett Bayard of Kiwanis Club of Lafayette on the Rewards For Reading Program
May 13, 2021

Brett Bayard, of the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss the Rewards for Reading Program in Lafayette LA. The mission of all Kiwanis clubs is to make the lives of children

Kergan Bros. Sonic’s Ted Kergan and Gary Wilkerson Discuss Effect of COVID on Service Industry
May 07, 2021

Ted Kergan, CEO of Kergan Brothers Sonic, along with the company’s President, Gary Wilkerson, joined Discover Lafayette to talk about the current difficulties the service industry is having in employi

Dan Jurek – Licensed Marital Counselor, Guided by his Franciscan Spirituality, on How People are Coping with Today’s (COVID) Challenges
April 30, 2021

Dan Jurek, Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Specialist, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss how the COVID shutdown has impacted individuals, couples, and families. Dan speciali

Presto Health's Laurel Hess - Using hampr's 'Last-Mile Delivery Platform' to Deliver Prescriptions to Patients
December 24, 2020

Just nine months ago, Laurel Hess launched hampr, an on-demand laundry service designed to take the stress out of busy families' lives. Who could have predicted the pandemic would hit the U. S. that same month and upend our normal way of life?