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 […]
Mindful Living Helps Cancer Patients Stay Hopeful
A cancer diagnosis can bring feelings of confusion, anxiety, sadness, and helplessness. Manymesothelioma patients may feel overwhelmed as they search for stress reduction techniqueswhile navigating their busy treatment schedule. Mindfulness can help patients and their loved ones stay hopeful during a mesotheliomadiagnosis. By definition, mindfulness is the awareness that arises when we purposely pay attention […]
Kay Couvillon – Lifelong Educator and Student Life Coach
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, […]
Conrad Comeaux, Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor, Discusses How Local Government is Funded
Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor Conrad Comeaux joins Discover Lafayette to explain how taxes are levied and collected. Who pays for what? How is your home’s value assessed? This all really hits home when you get that bill in the mail. Serving as Tax Assessor since 2001, Conrad previously served on the Lafayette Parish Council from […]
Adam Daigle, Business Editor of The Acadiana Advocate, Looks Back on 2021
Adam Daigle, Business Editor of The Acadiana Advocate, joined Discover Lafayette to look back at the biggest news of 2021. While we have all continued to deal with the effects of COVID in our workplaces and schools this year, the economy has done remarkedly well. Sales tax collections in the City and Parish of Lafayette […]