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Kade Turner, Executive Director of CASA of SoLA

August 20, 2023

Kade Turner, Executive Director of CASA, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his passion for serving children. He first became involved with CASA in 2017 through the encouragement of former Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux who was serving as Executive Director of CASA at that time. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASA advocates are […]

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Heather Blanchard, CASA Executive Director, on its Mission to Advocate and Support Children in Foster Care

April 29, 2022

Jan Swift and Heather Blanchard at taping of Discover Lafayette

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Heather Blanchard, Executive Director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of South Louisiana (“CASA”) joins Discover Lafayette to discuss their mission to help children and families when there has been abuse or neglect. Heather is a passionate spokesperson for CASA, having first served the organization in her first job after college, then served on its board […]