Kelda Poynot, homeschooling consultant, author, and educator has helped hundreds of families navigate the maze of options for schooling their children. She homeschooled her own children over the past 20 years and just graduated her youngest child in May this year. She joined Jan Swift of Discover Lafayette to discuss her journey and share the […]
Miles Perret Cancer Services – 2020 Games Across Acadiana
Miles Perret Cancer Services was featured on the Discover Lafayette Podcast in 2019 to discuss its important mission in helping fund the needs of local families going through the physical, emotional, and financial effects of a family member getting a diagnosis of cancer. You can listen to the interview here. The organization was founded in […]
Discover Lafayette’s Past: Albert A. “Mickey” Domingue Center
The Domingue Center is currently slated to be closed by LCG and citizens are clamoring to keep it open to serve the recreational needs of North Lafayette. This snippet of the past about the origins of the Center was obtained from Lafayette Memories on Facebook through a post by Patti Credeur. We thank her for […]
David Callecod, CEO of Lafayette General Health, Shares Impact of COVID, Oschner Merger
Lafayette General Health System CEO David Callecod joined Jan Swift to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted our healthcare system and way of life. The bottom line is that progressing to Phase III of the pandemic, the full reopening of our economy, and returning to “normal” is totally dependent on our own individual and collective behavior […]
Erick Knezek of Oceanetics: Creator of COVID-19 Nurse Saver with Dr. Doug Clement
Erick Knezek, Navy veteran and founder of Oceanetics, Inc, , joined Jan Swift of Discover Lafayette to discuss his company’s newest FDA approved COVID-19 medical device, the NRSAVR-100, otherwise known as the “nurse saver.” The device was developed with the expertise of Dr. Doug Clement, an ER doctor affiliated with Our Lady of Lourdes in […]