The Gateway to South Louisiana
Lindsay Smythe, School Leader and founder of Ecole Saint-Landry in Sunset, a free, public French Immersion elementary school, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her journey in offering a quality educational experience to our youngest students. Lindsay is a bilingual educator with 17 years of experience in education at the elementary, high school, and university levels. […]
Dirk Guidry, a Lafayette-based artist specializing in large-scale abstract art, live events, and mural paintings, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss his journey in becoming an artist who has evolved into a business entrepreneur. A native of Galliano, Louisiana, Dirk graduated in 2012 from UL – Lafayette in Fine Arts with a concentration in painting. As a […]
Adam Zayor, CEO of FlyGuys, an aerial drone services company based in Lafayette, LA, is our guest. Attention to all angel investors….only 8% of commercial industries are currently using drone technology. The potential for dramatic increases in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, is mind-boggling. FlyGuys operates in a model similar to […]
Jackie Lyle, Executive Director of Performing Arts Serving Acadiana, known as “PASA,” joins Discover Lafayette to discuss the organization’s mission to provide local access to great performing arts. Jackie has worked tirelessly over the past three decades to bring unique arts programming to Acadiana. She is a passionate spokesperson for the many ways art impacts […]
Kay Couvillon, a student life coach, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her experiences in education and how she came to love coaching. A teacher with 46 years of experience, Kay earned a Masters’s in Education, plus an additional 30 hours in education from USL, now UL-Lafayette. She has taught all grade levels, including gifted education, […]