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IBERIABANK, (www.iberiabank.com), recently announced a $15,000 donation to the Love Our Schools project in Lafayette Parish. Love Our Schools is a local initiative committed to improving educational outcomes in the area. This year, Love Our Schools is supporting eight public schools in the Transformation Zone in Lafayette Parish. Through nearly 3,000 volunteers, Love Our Schools […]
Lafayette Parish Library’s Downtown location was the setting on July 27, 2019, for a “Fix It Cafe” organized by No Waste Louisiana. Catherine Comeaux, a co-founder of No Waste Louisiana, is passionate about reducing waste as well as educating all of us on the benefits of reusing and repairing our possessions. The Lafayette chapter of […]
You may love eating pecans, but did you know that they are also a heart-healthy food? According to https://www.health.com, they have more than twice the flavonoid content found in almonds, cashews, and pistachios, and seven times the amount in walnuts. Pecans are also a great source of thiamin, zinc, manganese and copper. Most of us, […]
Clare Cook, founder of Basin Arts, was a recent guest on Discover Lafayette’s podcast where she discussed BARE Walls, an art subscription rental service turning “BARE” business walls into gallery space, with the goal of bringing together local businesses and artists that live and work here in the our community. You can hear the entire interview […]
Lafayette, Louisiana’s tradition of celebrating Mardi Gras is legendary. In a recent episode of Discover Lafayette, Rick Chappuis and John Swift, Past President and current President, respectively, of the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association (“Greater Southwest”), discuss the history of Mardi Gras in Lafayette and how their volunteer-led association coordinates this family-friendly festival enjoyed by […]