Discover Lafayette

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Latest Episodes

Laurel and Rodney Hess - Creative Partners in Life and Business
March 27, 2020

Rodney and Laurel Hess join Jan Swift on Discover Lafayette. Business partners and advertising gurus that created Rally Marketing, Laurel has also launched hampr which is making all the news as an on-demand laundry service.

Rev. John Cannon, Asbury United Methodist Church
March 20, 2020

Reverend John Cannon, Senior Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church,  is our guest on Discover Lafayette. A native of Shreveport, John graduated from the University of Arkansas and LSU Law School. While working as an Assistant District Attorney i...

Dr. Larry Simon Discusses the Coronavirus and What Health Officials Know
March 14, 2020

This podcast features Dr. Larry Simon, Medical Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana who discusses the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr. Simon was a guest on our sister podcast, Nourish Your Health at every age, taped on March 12, 2020,

Cpl. Bridgette Dugas - Public Information Officer for Lafayette City Police
March 13, 2020

Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, Public Information Officer for the Lafayette Police Department, is our guest on Discover Lafayette. Well-known in our community for her work on behalf of Lafayette Crime Stoppers, Cpl.

Dr. Gary Wagner - Professor of Economics at UL - Lafayette
March 06, 2020

Dr. Gary Wagner, Professor of Economics at UL – Lafayette, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his role as the Acadiana Business Economist Endowed Chair in Economics where he works to strengthen UL's presence in the community and the state while monito...

Jaci Russo and Craig Wall Discuss the Importance of Civil Debate in Local Politics
February 28, 2020

Remember the days when you could turn on the radio or television and all you expected was to be treated to great music or entertaining shows? It seems like a million years ago when Walter Cronkite and his peers just reported the facts without adding th...

Frank Randol of Randol's - Purveyor of Gulf Seafood and Cajun Culture
February 21, 2020

Frank Beaullieu Randol is passionate about seafood, especially about sustaining our Gulf Seafood industry and keeping our Cajun culture alive for generations to come. In this Discover Lafayette podcast,

Matt Delcambre - Director of the Center for Business & Information Technologies at UL – Lafayette
February 14, 2020

Matt Delcambre serves as Director of the Center for Business & Information Technologies at UL – Lafayette. He is also Innovation Managing Director for the National Science Foundation-sponsored Center for Visual and Decision Informatics.

Acadiana Center for the Arts' Sam Oliver
February 07, 2020

The Acadiana Center for the Arts ("AcA") is a cultural gem in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. A community-supported nonprofit organization with a mission to bring equitable access to the arts and to provide fair compensation to artists,

Tyler Lafleur, Health Coach Prescribes Sleep to Avoid Dementia, Cancer, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
January 31, 2020

To sleep or not to sleep? While many of us may think, or even brag, that we do exceptionally well with only four to six hours of sleep per night, the health statistics relating to this inadequate sleep pattern are alarming and prove otherwise.