Laurel and Rodney Hess – Creative Partners in Life and Business

Rodney and Laurel Hess join Jan Swift on Discover Lafayette. Business partners and advertising gurus that created Rally Marketing, Laurel has also launched hampr which is making all the news as an on-demand laundry service. Hurricane Katrina was the catalyst for the couple to meet when Laurel came to Lafayette from New Orleans to attend […]

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Rev. John Cannon, Asbury United Methodist Church

Reverend John Cannon, Senior Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church,  is our guest on Discover Lafayette. A native of Shreveport, John graduated from the University of Arkansas and LSU Law School. While working as an Assistant District Attorney in East Baton Rouge, he began to discern a call to pastoral ministry that he had first […]

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Dr. Larry Simon Discusses the Coronavirus and What Health Officials Know

This podcast features Dr. Larry Simon, Medical Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana who discusses the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr. Simon was a guest on our sister podcast, Nourish Your Health at every age, taped on March 12, 2020, and we felt it was important to share the information with as wide an […]

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Cpl. Bridgette Dugas – Public Information Officer for Lafayette City Police

Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, Public Information Officer for the Lafayette Police Department, is our guest on Discover Lafayette. Well-known in our community for her work on behalf of Lafayette Crime Stoppers, Cpl. Dugas joined the police department in 2009 at the encouragement of former Lafayette Deputy Police Chief Reggie Thomas who at the time was working […]

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