Rita Lebleu

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Published 8:33 am Sunday, March 16, 2025 CARC serves the developmentally disabled in Southwest Louisiana 24/7. During March, the nonprofit is pulling out all the stops to mark Developmental Disabilities Awareness month. In addition to hosting a fun-filled event for all, CARC is sharing key information for parents of special needs children of all ages, and it continues to promote understanding of a community that’s bigger and more varied than most folks realize.

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Published 8:18 am Sunday, February 2, 2025 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana Board of Directors has named Jillian Cormier its new chief executive officer. CEO is a title that can invoke images of the success-driven, MBA-degreed stereotype, all buttoned-up in the conventional dark suit. Cormier, a 30-something who looks younger, has a spring in her step, sparkle in her eye — and an MBA. She is driven to help others reach their potential — especially youth and her BBBS team.

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Published 2:56 pm Friday, January 31, 2025 Tickets are on sale for the 86th Annual Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo, or as James Harper calls it, “The greatest show on dirt.”Livestock show admission is free and fosters opportunities for 4-H and Future Farmers of America youth from throughout a seven-parish area to develop life skills through raising and exhibiting livestock, Harper said. Harper said: See the youth.

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Published 1:19 pm Thursday, January 30, 2025 Shares in Venture Global are expected to make their debut on the New York Stock Exchange after the company raised $1.75 billion in its initial public offering, according to an online Business Report article. Only five other American companies have gone public at a market capitalization greater than $60, according to a Bloomberg report. Venture Global is a producer of liquified natural gas, and has five projects in various stages of development.

2 months ago | americanpress.com | Rita Lebleu

Published 8:09 am Thursday, January 30, 2025 Add one more stop to the Mardi Gras to-do list. Catch the “beads.” Trip the light slaptastic. See the sparkle on the second floor of the Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center, 1001 Ryan St.The Gallery by the Lake members’ group exhibition, “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler” features artists Angelle Boyette and Susan Didelot. Boyette is big into beads.