Cassie Doyle shares her lifelong dream of creating films with her friend, Taylor Marie Swift, in this video snippet taped during the production of the Discover Lafayette podcast in the offices of Rader Solutions in Lafayette LA. As a young girl, Cassie saved her money and bought her first camera when she was in fourth […]
Cassie Doyle – Screenwriter Who Learned Her Craft at Lafayette High and UL – Lafayette
Cassie Doyle joined us on Discover Lafayette to discuss her screenwriting career and success in having several Lifetime movies to her credit at the young age of 27. We invited Cassie’s childhood friend, Taylor Marie Swift, to join us in this special episode where we reminiscence about her focused journey to hone her craft and […]
Cheré Coen, Award-Winning Journalist, releases Fifth Viola Valentine Paranormal Mystery Novel Which Captures South Louisiana Culture
We taped a really fun podcast recently which featured Lafayette’s Cheré Dastugue Coen, who writes fictional works under the pen name Cherie Claire. An award-winning journalist in both the fiction and non-fiction realms, Cheré released her fifth Viola Valentine paranormal mystery, Give Up the Ghost, in November 2019. The series features Viola Valentine, a New […]
Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana’s Missy Andrade
Missy Bienvenue, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana, grew up in Lafayette and understands that she has lived a privileged life. What is remarkable about Missy is that she works each and every day to provide under-resourced youth the same privileges she has always taken for granted: access to fun, safe and […]
Innovate South: Fostering Lafayette’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Destin Ortego, Director of the Opportunity Machine, and Rodney Hess, Vice President of Rally Marketing, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss Innovate South, which will take place November 13 – 15, 2019 during National Entrepreneur Month. It’s all about building entrepreneurship in Lafayette! Entrepreneurs, startup founders and small business owners from all over the Gulf South […]