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

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. Prejean has 28 years of experience in the world of banking. His most recent position was Senior Vice President and private client group manager of IBERIABANK. […]

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

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, but thrive. Smith shares details about her affordable housing project in North Lafayette, Madeline Cove. She also sheds light on her survival […]

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Gaylon White – Author of The Best Little Baseball Town in the World

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 Lafayette to flip through the pages of his own story and his lifelong love of baseball. Born in 1946 in Los Angeles, White started his […]

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

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 frontline workers to set up companies for success. From the pandemic’s impacts on work-life to positive employee-employer relationships, Brown and Roberthon are expert human resource […]

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

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 guide our state’s decision-makers as they endeavor to improve lives and communities across Louisiana. In addition to his role at the Blanco Center, Dr. Barnes is […]

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