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Aileen Bennett – Author of A Little Book About Fire
Our guest is Aileen Bennett, author of the newly published book, "A Little Book About Fire." A native of Essex, England, Aileen has lived in Lafayette for twenty years and recently became a U.S. citiz
Bailey Bobbitt – Co-Founder of American Petrolog and Former Professional Boxer
Bailey Bobbitt, Vice-President and founding member of American Petrolog joins Discover Lafayette to share his story of entrepreneurship. American Petrologs focus of providing safe transportation
Wilson Savoy – Grammy-Winning Musician Sharing His Love of Cajun Music
Wilson Savoy, Grammy-winningaccordionist, keyboard player, fiddler and singer joins Discover Lafayette to share his life's musical journey. Wilson hails from the renowned musical family, the Savoy Fa
Dr. Nichole Stanford – UL Professor of English on Teaching Kids Respectful Negotiation Skills
Dr. Nichole Stanford, English professor at UL Lafayette and Director of the Writing Center on campus, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her work on teaching kids to learn how to dissent productive
Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court Louis Perret
Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court, Louis J. Perret, has served our community for 23 years, having been elected to serve on November 20, 1999. The clerk of court oversees the central repository of of
Brett Bayards Shares Success of Kiwanis Club of Lafayette’s Rewards for Reading Program
Brett Bayard of the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette joins Discover Lafayette to discuss the Rewards for Reading Program. Since 2021, the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette has partnered with the Lafayette Parish
Kade Turner, Executive Director of CASA of SoLA
Kade Turner, Executive Director of CASA, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his passion for serving children. He first became involved with CASA in 2017 through the encouragement of former Lafayette
Reverend John Cannon – Senior Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, rebroadcast
Reverend John Cannon, Senior Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, is our guest on Discover Lafayette. This is a special rebroadcast of an interview we did in March 2020, right before COVID shut
Chubby Carrier – Grammy Winning Zydeco Artist, Ambassador for Acadiana
Chubby Carrier joined Discover Lafayette to share his life journey in the Zydeco music world and how he learned the business from his father, Roy Carrier. In a world where artists can be taken advanta
Brenda DesOrmeaux – Founder and President of DesOrmeaux Foundation, Dedicated to Defending Human Life
Our guest is Brenda DesOrmeaux, President and founder of the DesOrmeaux Foundation. The Desormeaux Foundationis dedicated to defending human life at all stages of development, born and unborn. Thi