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Latest Episodes

Olivia Savoie of Raconteur Story Writing Services - Preserving Memories and Honoring Lives Well Lived
May 29, 2020

Olivia Savoie, co-founder of Raconteur Story Writing Services, has built a successful enterprise preserving lives and legacies through the written word. In this Discover Lafayette podcast with host Jan Swift,

15th JDC Chief Judge Marilyn Castle on Impact of COVID-19 on Courthouse Operations
May 22, 2020

Marilyn Castle, Chief Judge of the 15th Judicial District Court covering Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion Parishes, joined Jan Swift on Discover Lafayette to discuss how the operations of the courthouse have been impacted due to the pandemic shutdown.

Gerald Gerami - Rug Gallery by Gerami's
May 15, 2020

Meet Gerald Gerami, owner of Rug Gallery by Gerami’s, who has followed in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his late grandfather, Joseph Patrick Gerami, who opened his first retail establishment in Lafayette in 1920.

Reece Theriot, Fulcrum Sales and Marketing, on Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Economic Times
May 08, 2020

Business success is contingent upon effective sales strategies, no matter what field you're in. Looking for guidance in surviving today's trying economic times, Jan Swift of Discover Lafayette called upon Reece Theriot of Fulcrum Sales and Marketing to...

Isabella de la Houssaye - Living With Stage 4 Lung Cancer As She Biked Across the U. S. to Raise Awareness of the Disease
April 30, 2020

Isabella de la Houssaye is our guest on Discover Lafayette with host, Jan Swift. Isabella is a native of Crowley and has worked and traveled all over the world, first as an international finance lawyer at White & Case LLP,

Discover Lafayette's Past - Marquis de Lafayette
April 29, 2020

Are you familiar with the story of the Marquis de Lafayette, the man Lafayette, Louisiana is named after? The Marquis de Lafayette was a hero of the American Revolutionary War, having served under General George Washington in several crucial battle...

Ruffin Rodrigue of Ruffino's
April 24, 2020

Ruffin Rodrigue, proprietor of Ruffino’s on the River in Lafayette, Ruffino’s in Baton Rouge, and Ruffino’s Catering in downtown Baton Rouge, is our guest on Discover Lafayette with Jan Swift. A native of Thibodaux,

Steven Picou, Executive Director of Lafayette Regional Airport, Talks About New Terminal Progress, COVID-19 Impact on Travel
April 17, 2020

Steven Picou, Executive Director of the Lafayette Regional Airport, visits with Jan Swift, Host of Discover Lafayette, to discuss the ongoing progress of construction of Lafayette’s new terminal, as well as the impact the COVID-19 virus on air travel n...

Oil and Gas Industry Veteran Mark Miller On the Collapse of Energy Prices
April 10, 2020

Mark Miller has worked in the oil and gas business since 1981 and is a veteran of the dramatic ups and downs the industry has experienced. In this episode of Discover Lafayette, Miller discusses how the overnight collapse in demand due to the Covid-19 ...

Consumers and Technology Driving Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
April 03, 2020

This Discover Lafayette podcast was taped on September 2019,prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and features a panel discussion on healthcare trends and disruptors led by Cian Robinson, Lafayette General Health Executive Director of Innovation, Research,