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"Le Classico" de Sébastien Ministru: «La princesse de Clèves» de Madame de Lafayette « La magnificence et la galanterie n'ont jamais paru avec tant d'éclat que dans les années du règne de Henri second », et c'est bien sur le théâtre de la brillante cour des Valois que se noue et se joue la passion de la princesse de Clèves et du duc de Nemours. Passion tacite, et qui ne s'exprime longtemps que par des signes : un portrait dérobé, la couleur d'un vêtement au tournoi, la soudaine émotion d'un visage. Passion tragique, aussi, dont la mort est la conséquence imprévue. Merci pour votre écoute Entrez sans Frapper c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 16h à 17h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez l'ensemble des épisodes et les émission en version intégrale (avec la musique donc) de Entrez sans Frapper sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/8521 Abonnez-vous également à la partie "Bagarre dans la discothèque" en suivant ce lien: https://audmns.com/HSfAmLDEt si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Vous pourriez également apprécier ces autres podcasts issus de notre large catalogue: Le voyage du Stradivarius Feuermann : https://audmns.com/rxPHqEENoir Jaune Rouge - Belgian Crime Story : https://feeds.audiomeans.fr/feed/6e3f3e0e-6d9e-4da7-99d5-f8c0833912c5.xmlLes Petits Papiers : https://audmns.com/tHQpfAm Des rencontres inspirantes avec des artistes de tous horizons. Galaxie BD: https://audmns.com/nyJXESu Notre podcast hebdomadaire autour du 9ème art.Nom: Van Hamme, Profession: Scénariste : https://audmns.com/ZAoAJZF Notre série à propos du créateur de XII et Thorgal. Franquin par Franquin : https://audmns.com/NjMxxMg Ecoutez la voix du créateur de Gaston (et de tant d'autres...)

We are chatting Dillon Van Way, a local entrepreneur who is doing some really cool things in the Acadiana area.Website: https://unclebobsroundup.com/— Find this and past episodes at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/support— The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by Optimize Generator People, Chase Group Construction, and The Music Academy of Acadiana

Seth Ransonet joins Discover Lafayette to discuss the third annual NOMAD Music Festival to be held on September 21, 2024 at Warehouse 535. NOMAD is a wholesome music event emphasizing family-friendly values and aiming to promote truth, goodness, and beauty through music. It's mission is to glorify God and inspire people to find their true home, spiritually and emotionally, through the power of music and community. The name "NOMAD" was selected because the event strives to inspire all wanderers to find their true home. A graduate of UL-Lafayette and a theology teacher at Teurlings Catholic High School, Seth Ransonet co-founded the NOMAD Music Festival with Jude Lecompte. The two were roommates when they attended a performance in Houston by Caamp, an American folk band from Ohio, which Seth calls a "top 10" band. They had so much fun it inspired them to start their own music festival here in Lafayette LA. Seth recalled Jude saying, "We need to start an event that's wholesome, family-friendly, and a nice hang out." The young men were 22 and 23 years old at the time of NOMAD's inception. The third annual NOMAD Music Festival will be held on September 21, 11:00 a.m to 9 p.m. at Warehouse 535 in Lafayette, and features a variety of local and visiting artists, providing them with a platform to grow and reach a wider audience. Working to create a vibrant community experience, the event kicks off with a Catholic mass which is open to the people of all faiths. Games for the kids will be provided and anyone who loves dancing is sure to enjoy NOMAD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eLZLYAhwms&t=64s The headliner band is Happy Landing, and NOMAD 2024 also includes artists such as Zach Edwards and the Medicine, Kaleb Oliver, Swampland Stringband, Amis Du Teche, Mia Montero, Crosby & Ellender, Gabe Parsons, and Eden. General admission tickets are $39.99 (with family discounts provided to families attending with their children) and food trucks will be onsite offering meals for purchase. Parking is available onsite. To find out more, visit https://www.nomadmusicfest.com/. Discover Lafayette would like to thank Seth Ransonet, as well as NOMAD co-founder Jude LeCompte, for endeavoring to bring wholesome family entertainment to Acadiana. Seth is now only 24 years old and has taken on not only full-time teaching at Teurlings Catholic High School, but learning entrepreneurship as a festival organizer trying to break even, if not make a profit. An eagle scout who grew up singing Irish folk songs around the campfire, Seth has always been a person of faith who wanted to serve his Catholic church. Best wishes on a successful 2024 NOMAD Music Festival!

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 134 college football team preview series with the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns 2024 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Lonte Smith (@xxLontexx) break down the 2024 Louisiana Ragin Cajuns offense, defense and special teams and key in on every game they play in 2024. Is this the year that Michael Desormeaux and the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns win the Sun Belt? What would be a great season for Desormeaux in year 3?Will Chandler Fields be among the best QB's in the Sun Belt in 2024? Is Dre'Lyn Washington about to have a huge year at the RB position? Will the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns wideouts be a force with Jacob Bernard, Harvey Broussard and Jaydon Johnson? Is Tight End Terrance Carter a name to lookout for on this Louisiana offense? Does returning 3 of 5 mean Louisiana should have one of the best offensive lines in the Sun Belt?What do we make of the Ragin Cajuns defense under first year DC Jim Salgado? Will Jordan Lawson be a force among the defensive line? Are the Ragin Cajuns loaded at the LB spot with KC Ossai and Cameron Whitfield? Is the Louisiana secondary in good shape with the return of Tyrone Lewis, Caleb Anderson, Keyon Martin and Courtline Flowers? We talk it all and more on this Louisiana Ragin Cajuns edition of The College Football Experience. JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersCirca Sports - 16 MILLION in guaranteed prizes w/ Circa Survivor & Circa Millions - https://www.circasports.com/circa-sports-millionFootball Contest Proxy - Use promo code SGP to save $50 at - https://www.footballcontestproxy.com/Rithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $250 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnGametime code SGPN - Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code SGPN for $20 off your first purchase - https://gametime.co/ADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io Follow The College Experience & SGPN On Social MediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/TCEonSGPNInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/TCEonSGPNTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@TCEonSGPNYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperienceFollow The Hosts On Social MediaColby Dant - http://www.twitter.com/thecolbydPatty C - https://twitter.com/PattyC831NC Nick - https://twitter.com/NC__NicK

Tammy Theriot and Bryant DeLoach of Home Bank, Member FDIC, join Discover Lafayette to discuss how banks can assist business owners achieve their financial goals, along with treasury management solutions. Bryant Deloach serves Home Bank as a Senior Commercial Relationship Manager. He has lived in Lafayette his entire life, graduating from Lafayette High and USL, and raising his family here. Starting out 23 years ago in financial services Bryant has spent 12 years in commercial lending. Tammy Theriot started out with Home Bank in 1985 as the 28th employee of the bank when she was 21 (now there are over 400 employees) and has dedicated her entire professional career to the bank, starting out as a teller at the Oil Center branch, moving into opening new accounts, handling IRA administrative services, and then moving into the Deposit side over the past twenty years, currently serving as Treasury Management Officer. "I've grown into that position." She joked that she's been married to her husband for the same length of time: 39 years! Both bankers stressed the importance of building a relationship with their clients. Bryant shared that "as a commercial relationship manager, our #1 priority is to provide service to our client. We have to understand their borrowing needs, if any. You meet a lot of great people and help businesses grow. You're involved in decision making, helping a client take their business to the next level. It's important for the client to be matched with a banker that understands their specific needs. At the end of the day, you want your client to feel comfortable with you." "It's important to know your customers and their needs. We can make the collection and payment of funds easier and more efficient," says Tammy Theriot. Her role in Treasury Management starts on the front end of the banking relationship, putting systems in place to optimize financial management and planning. Managing payables through Direct Deposit and ACH payments, handling receivables via Remote Deposit Capture, optimizing liquidity via account management services for optimal cash positions and maximal returns, and safeguarding against fraud and risk by employing tools such as Positive Pay and account monitoring, are all services offered by Home Bank. With check fraud running rampant, Positive Pay is an important risk-management tool to consider for your business. How does it work? The client submits a daily file to the bank that includes details about each check issued, such as the check number, date, payee, and amount. When a check is presented for payment, the bank compares the details of the presented check against the check file provided by the client. If the check details match what is in the file, the bank processes the check for payment. If it doesn't, the bank will flag the check and notify the company to determine if the check will be approved or rejected. Home Bank is the last bank, headquartered in Lafayette LA. Originally chartered as a savings and loan association known as Home Building and Loan in 1908, Home Bank has experienced incredible growth over the years, currently having assets of $3.34 billion dollars, 43 locations across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and 476 employees.   Bryant DeLoach assists business owners get working capital needed to fuel their business. Small businesses and startups can apply for a Home Bank loan guaranteed by the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) 7(a) loan program. The 7(a) loan can be used for various purposes, including Working capital, equipment, real estate, refinancing existing debt, expansion or renovation, starting a new business, or inventory purchases. He also advices his clients to ask for advice from their banker to avoid exposure to unnecessary loss. "Customers don't always realize the importance of getting advice from the bank. An example given was one client who had provided debit cards to all employees; the safer route was to issue ...

Discover Lafayette's sound engineer, Jason Sikora, has a voice many of you are familiar with, as he's participated in our interviews over the past seven years, ensuring a finely-tuned, professional podcast. Jason Sikora pictured with Butch Roussel during a recording of Discover Lafayette Podcast. But many of you may not know his interesting back story, or how he came to live and work in Lafayette LA. A native of Detroit, Michigan and graduate of the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Jason has a rich collection of memories to share and insights into how rock concerts are orchestrated. Jason's dad worked for Ford Motor Company in Detroit, but when Jason and his two brothers were young, the family moved to Hartland, Michigan to be able to escape the city life and its accompanying declining socio-economic factors in the 1980s. Describing Hartland as "basically a truck stop," it was much more. Jason graduated from Hartland High School, playing drums in its marching band and eventually serving as the Hartland Eagles' mascot. Sadly, Jason's younger brother, Kris, died when he was 11 years old, from a blood disorder. Kris' life and death had great meaning, however, as researchers were able to study his condition. Jason stated that today, people with Kris' condition would survive. Upon graduation from high school, Jason hightailed it to Hollywood, California to attend the Musicians Institute ("MI"), a college that was known as a 'player's school,' meaning that students were taught the skills to make a sustainable career in the music industry. While many young people could qualify to be a guitar tech based upon their self-taught abilities, Jason credited MI for a valuable education and teaching him guitar repair and cable management. " I started playing guitar in 6th grade, so I had six to seven years of experience with signal flow, how to solder microphones back together. I learned a lot in high school with my band, messing with pedals and guitars and amplifiers. I did learn guitar repair, cable management and how to get tone while in college at MI." Andy Brauer hired Jason right after graduation from MI, to work at his shop that specialized in instrument and musical gear rentals. Jason had the good fortune to work with Faith Hill in his very first gig, being hired to work at Skywalker Ranch to assist in recording track sessions. "I got to hang out with the best musicians in the world for a week: Mike Landau, Dean Parks, Paul Bushnell, and Vinnie Calaiuta are monster players!" Jason also got to witness the regular lives of performers such as Faith Hill, her husband, Tim McGraw, and their children, and realized how fortunate he was to be a part of this experience in the ordinary lives of superstars as the album was being cut. Jason then met Michael Lockwood, a guitarist who hired him to be a touring guitar tech for Aimee Mann, performing sound checks and restringing guitars, ensuring that all would go well during concerts. Jason would continue this type of work for several years, working with greats such as Lisa Marie Presley, Britney Spears, and the Goo Goo Dolls, as well as other acts during what he calls his 'lost years from 2004 to 2006', such as Hanson, Gerard McMahon, Puddle of Mudd, and the recording of "A Mighty Wind," an album accompanying a movie of the same name, featuring Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge and many other staples of comedy culture of the time. "The work ethic is very different when you're on the road. You're not allowed to be sick. The show must go on. If there is a half million dollar guarantee and there are 10,000 people out there, your rig has to work. There was always a doctor out there with water, vitamins, and oxygen. You have to do the show. There's no back-up. No one else would know my rig," says Jason Sikora. Asked if he missed traveling on the road for months as a time as a guitar tech,

Edie Couvillon Aymond, Executive Director of 232-HELP, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her organization's mission "to help those in crisis return to being healthy and productive members of the community and to empower and strengthen individuals and families by connecting those in need with community and social services that address their needs." Edie joined 232-HELP on June 5, 2024, bringing rich experience and the ability to make community connections from her five years working on behalf of Maddie's Footprints, a nonprofit dedicated to helping families cope with miscarriages, stillbirths, or the loss of an infant. It was through her prior experience with Maddie's Footprints that Edie realized that while our area has many nonprofits organized to help people in need, most of us don't know who they are or what they do. "I attended every nonprofit meeting in the sector helping young families. If I hadn't attended, I wouldn't have known what they did, what services they provided." When Edie was contacted by a recruiter looking to hire her to run 232-HELP, she was intrigued by the scope of the help the organization provided and also realized that she was not fully aware that they still existed as she remembered. "I remember seeing Marie Placer on television pitching for them when I was younger. I was excited to be able to help more people in Acadiana." Pictured above is Edie Couvillon Aymond, in June 2024. Photo by Alena Maschke of the Acadiana Advocate. Since 1965, 232-HELP has assisted more than 10 million people and has had an estimated economic impact of more than $170 million throughout Acadiana, and reaches over 800,000 people in ten South Louisiana parishes. With over 1400 nonprofits in 232-HELP's database, the organization's service areas range from Terrebonne to Acadia to Avoyelles parishes. Headquartered in Lafayette LA at 1005 Jefferson St. across from Keller's Bakery, Edie oversees a staff of twelve. Her team operates 24/7, rendering aid to those who walk in during daytime hours and who call in at all hours. Accommodating persons of all backgrounds, there is a bilingual staff member who can help people who don't speak English. Many don't realize the scope of services offered by this small, yet dedicated staff. Many of those in need will call 211 before they reach out to 911 or other resources, not wanting to get law enforcement involved in their troubles or have sirens coming to their house announcing a problem. Everyone is offered assistance, from those suffering from elder abuse, domestic violence, suicidal thoughts, or needing help with utilities, housing, or transportation. 232-HELP averages 1400 phone calls per month on average, but has exceeded 12,000 calls per month during crises such as hurricanes or COVID. Edie credits the "dedicated, solid staff for stepping up at all times to handle the situation, no matter how difficult." And for the record, 211 works nationwide; you can call it from anywhere, even from your car, and the operator will route you to the nearest organization available to offer relief. 232-HELP was the first organization in Louisiana to offer a statewide call-in number for those in need. A national call-in number, you can call it from anywhere in the U. S. and you will be routed to the nearest available resource, even from your car. Jewell Lowe's life was devoted to charity, leadership, influence, and advocacy, improving the lives of the people of Acadiana. In 1965 Jewell, her husband Bob Lowe, and other community leaders, founded the Southwest Louisiana Education and Referral Center (SLERC) – now 232-HELP. Jewell served as Executive Director of 232-HELP for over 40 years. Each year, 232-HELP selects a humanitarian who exemplifies the example that Jewell set for service and generosity. Outstanding leaders such as Richard Zuschlag, Dr. Mary Neiheisel, Bo and Jerry Ramsay, Richard D'Aquin, and many more pillars of our community have been selected. ...

Our guests are Priscilla and Floyd LeBleu, Lafayette residents and owners of the world's largest collection of artwork by the renowned Edna Hibel. Priscilla and Floyd are looking for a permanent home to publicly display their beloved Hibel collection, hopefully in Lafayette LA. Edna Hibel, an American artist, was revered for her paintings of people expressing emotion or contemplation, which were painted on ceramic, canvas, or etched on Bavarian limestone. She created over 6000 works during her lifetime, including 600 different lithographs. Born as a native of Massachusetts in 1917, she had a fulfilling career promoting peace through her exhibitions and artwork all around the world. Using her artistry, Hibel was able to raise money for charity across the globe. She passed away in her home at the age of 97 in December 2014, right before her 98th birthday. Her work was inspired by Mary Cassatt and Pierre-Auguste Renoir and sought by royalty, collected by museums, commissioned by the United Nations and National Archives, and awarded the Medal of Honor and Citation by Pope John Paul II. The World Cultural Council presented the 2001 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts to Edna Hibel, who is often referred to as the USA's most versatile artist, as well as its best colorist. The Award acknowledges those who endeavour to create different expressions of art and whose work constitutes a significant contribution to the artistic legacy of the world. Priscilla and Floyd became close friends with Ms. Hibel, after Priscilla won a trip to the Edna Hibel Museum of Art in Florida in 1992. She was accompanied by Floyd, who went along just expecting to hang out on the beach. While Floyd had never been a person that was bent to studying art, he immediately became enamored with Ms. Hibel and her captivating art, especially "Russian Mother and Two Children," an oil painting Ms. Hibel had painted in 1990. Floyd bought the piece, his first of some 500 Hibels, and was hooked thereafter. Floyd says, "It was almost like a religious experience when you met her. She captured me....the artist herself and her art. She captured people's dignity." The LeBleu family befriended Ms. Hibel and would visit her in Florida and she would travel to Lafayette to see them. Hibel enjoyed Lafayette and attended a benefit for the Acadiana Center for the Arts, and Floyd recalled her saying, "There is just a feeling of comraderie in Lafayette. I think this is my favorite place." While traveling on a Hibel Society cruise with Priscilla, Floyd asked Ms. Hibel why she never painted men. She replied, women wear pretty hats and dresses that give them a lot of color and flair and make them more interesting subjects." As a joke, Floyd dressed up in a straw hat and toga as he headed to a demonstration Hibel was giving. She laughed and told Floyd he would be the subject of her demonstration that day and she turned him into an Arabian prince in a painting aptly called, "Floyd in a Turban." The LeBleus became owners of a great deal of her works which had previously been displayed at the Hibel Museum of Art on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida. " Floyd and Priscilla LeBleu own the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville and have 127 pieces of Edna Hibel art displayed throughout for visitors to enjoy. They call it their "Hibel addiction" when describing their huge collection Lafayette is now home to the world's largest collection of Edna Hibel's artwork, some of which is on exhibit at Lafayette Consolidated Government's Building at 705 W. University Avenue for the remainder of 2024. Pictured above are Priscilla and Floyd LeBleu, in current times, and the original pose that Edna Hibel utilized to depict the LeBleu family in her own special way. Priscilla and Floyd are reaching out to our community, public officials, and art lovers in the quest to find a permanent home for Hibel's works so...

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 2024 College Football Team Preview series with the LSU Tigers 2024 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & NC Nick (@NC__NicK) break down the entire 2024 LSU Tigers roster and key in on the upcoming LSU Tigers schedule. Will the LSU Tigers be a sleeper to win the SEC? Can Brian Kelly beat the Alabama Crimson Tide again in Baton Rouge and potentially lock up a spot in the 12 college football playoff? How would you grade the Brian Kelly era two years into his tenure in Baton Rouge?Will Garrett Nussmeier be the next great LSU Tigers quarterback? Will the brand new SEC Schedule with Texas and Oklahoma make it a harder road for the LSU Tigers despite Nick Saban retiring? Can LSU fix this defense with the hiring of Blake Baker from Missouri? Who will step up and fill the role of Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr at the wideout spot? We talk it all and more on this LSU Tigers edition of The College Football Experience. JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersNYRA Racing code SGPN25 - $25 FREE BET and $200 Deposit Bonus - https://racing.nyrabets.com/sign-up-bonus/sgpn25?utm_source=sgpn&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=sgpn_25&utm_content=1080x1080Underdog Fantasy code TCESGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnGametime code SGPN - Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code SGPN for $20 off your first purchase - https://gametime.co/Football Contest Proxy - Use promo code SGP to save $50 at - https://www.footballcontestproxy.com/ADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io Follow The College Experience & SGPN On Social MediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/TCEonSGPNInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/TCEonSGPNTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@TCEonSGPNYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperienceFollow The Hosts On Social MediaColby Dant - http://www.twitter.com/thecolbydPatty C - https://twitter.com/PattyC831NC Nick - https://twitter.com/NC__NicK

Pastor Jay Miller of The Family Church and Lafayette Christian Academy (LCA) joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his latest venture, the launch of KVNTV 19.2 (available on over-the air tv antennas which pick up local broadcasts) and its accompanying app for enjoyment on digital devices. (Pictured above are Chris Rader, Jan Swift, and Pastor Jay Miller at taping of our podcast). KVNTV is scheduled to launch on September 1, 2024, and is based in Lafayette on the campus of Lafayette Christian Academy and The Family Church. The network will deliver free high-definition broadcasts of high school sports throughout Acadiana. With the app, you'll be able to watch for free from anywhere and enjoy your friends' or families' sporting events. The goal is to bring full coverage of sports events to the masses while showcasing the talent of Acadiana high school athletes, coaches, and athletic programs. Every high school team is invited to participate for free, whether it is football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, volleyball, tennis, dance, cheerleading, etc. Football games will be broadcast live on Friday nights, and Pastor Jay envisions adding Thursday night football games as the network grows in capacity. Video on demand will also be available so that fans can go back and watch their favorite games. An introductory Meet and Greet is scheduled on June 13, 2024, 10 a.m. on the campus of Lafayette Christian Academy, 223 Stone Avenue, Lafayette LA 70507, to discuss KVNTV and how local schools and coaches can participate while earning money for their schools. Attendees will learn "all things media" including how to livestream your event in partnership with KVNTV, how to host an interview or podcast show, what equipment to buy, best media practices, and much more. Incentives to attend the Meet and Greet include door prizes of ipads and iphones. There is no fee imposed upon the schools for uploading sports content. Further, KVNTV will provide videographers, media technicians, and photographers to assist schools in recording their events and shows, with the assistance being made possible through monies generated from advertising dollars. Businesses will find the cost of advertising on KVNTV not only affordable, but also rewarding as their financial support will allow all local high schools to upload their sports content for free. Another perk of advertising on KVNTV is the fundraising capabililty it lends to local schools. 20% of the advertising revenue generated through your business's ads will be returned back to the school that you designate, if that school is a partner with KVNTV. As an example, if Lafayette High Baseball wants to stream their games live or produce an interview show at KVNTV, a business owner that supports the program can sponsor the show and 20% of the advertising revenue is returned to the school's baseball program to use in the manner it sees fit. An even better fundraising opportunity is available for schools who produce and record their own sports shows to broadcast on the network. Advertisers who are connected with that school's programs (i.e., parents, grandparents, or alums) can buy ads on KVNTV and all monies generated stay with the school. It's a built-in moneymaker for the sports program. The school can sell its own commercials and keep the revenue. The bonus is that the business gets their commercial aired and the school keeps 100% of the advertising revenue. If the business wants to advertise on KVNTV outside of their favorite school's programs, they will contract directly with KVNTV and 20% of that advertising revenue will be returned to their designated school. The network will offer content 24/7, seven days a week. As for new content, the goal is to start by offering new content, Monday through Friday, from 6 to 10 p.m., which programs will then replay six times each throughout the week. The Louisiana High School Sports Association (LHSSA) will also be offering content ...

This time, we welcome Kristi's favorite cousin, Kohlie Frantzen, for a journey through the originally brutal - but now charming - history and modern dynamics of the town of Fredericksburg, Texas. As descendants of the town's founding families, we reminisce about our childhood, sharing stories of our ancestors' grit as this once-dangerous outpost became a flourishing 21st century destination for families, and the visiting enthusiasts for its expanding wine industry. Texas wine now rivals Napa Valley for its quality and production.Kristi and Kohlie swap childhood stories. Then, moving to the present, we hear how Kohlie has helped his college-age children navigate the application maze, weighing the merits of military service against traditional education in a post-COVID world. 00:00 - Start00:11 - Introducing Kohlie 01:24 - Kohlie's family original settlers in Fredericksburg late 18th century03:19 - Luckenbach 04:03 - "If you grew up in Fredericksburg, you did something wrong"04:09 - "But now, it's in the top destinations in Texas" especially for wineries09:24 - "The place is so welcoming, when you show up there, you're family"09:35 - Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves "the authenticity of Texas"10:55 - Frisco TX and the original box ranch (in the TV Show, Dallas)12:32 - Going back for the Eclipse13:30 - "Kristi and I were like the runts of the litter, but she was the Rodeo Queen"14:15 - "I only fly jets, but it looks like a nice plane to me" 16:58 - "I missed my calling"18:36 - Patience - the girl in the pick-up truck with a pistol20:15 - The camp out before the eclipse, and the gunpowder in the shed21:00 - "If you're a parent, your job is to become obsolete"24:06 - "I hear how hard life was, when I go back to Fredericksburg"25:15 - "Back then Germans were blamed for the war, nobody wanted them"25:36 - The Fredericksburg Smokehouse and the sausage26:20 - "There was all kinds of crazy stuff going on, on those farms in the middle of nowhere"27:25 - Working in the oil business was a risk29:06 - How much of our mothers' qualities are passed on to our girls?29:50 - The college application process and "gamesmanship"32:35 - Getting up at 2 a.m. to launch college applications, and changing questions post COVID35:04 - Military Service - 4 years of tuition36:18 - Michelle Obama's Foundation and leveling the college "playing field"38:05 - "I'm named after a gas station" 

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America. From outdoor adventures to festivals, music, and foodie fun, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Tuesday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Benjamin J. Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, who shares what to experience in Lafayette this spring-fall 2024. More: https://www.lafayettetravel.com/For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America. From outdoor adventures to festivals, music, and foodie fun, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Tuesday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Benjamin J. Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, who shares what to experience in Lafayette this spring-fall 2024. More: https://www.lafayettetravel.com/  For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/ 

Travis Schugg, Vice President of Staffing Services at VieMed Healthcare Staffing ("VHS"), joins Discover Lafayette to share how VHS utilizes technology to meet the burgeoning staffing needs across all healthcare specialties in the U. S. He is responsibile for steering the company's long-term strategic direction and day-to-day operations.  Travis moved to Lafayette in 2021 to join VHS after a meeting in Phoenix with VieMed founder, Casey Hoyt. The challenges of recruiting and retaining staff during COVID were issues everyone was trying to figure out, when all of a sudden you couldn't go into people's homes to care for their medical needs. Travis says that respiratory therapists and ICU nurses were the hottest commodities out there at that time. The two men picked each other's brains on this topic: Travis had fifteen years experience in recruiting, and Casey, along with Michael Moore and the VieMed team, were building the best in class respiratory therapy in the U. S. "Over the course of our thirty minute meeting, it became a chess match as to who could pick each other's brain best!" A few weeks after that initial encounter, Travis reached out to Casey Hoyt and jokingly said, "I think I can do some damage with you!" Casey asked him to create a business plan for VieMed to get into the medical healthcare staffing arena. Travis came up with a 50-page business plan and they were off to creating VHS. VHS is a complementary service for VieMed. Historically, healthcare systems, government agencies, and organizations like VieMed would recruit through their Human Resource departments, posting a job and hoping people would apply. "We flipped the script. Recruitment should be more on the offensive, it should be outbound. We promote our brand....we don't just sit and wait for people to apply." VHS started out by visiting every hospital in Louisiana and telling their story. Then they spread across the Gulf Region. Today, just a bit over two short years after inception, VHS recruits for positions open in Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, North Carolina, and other places across the U. S. VHS has staff in 15 states, and is building organically. Travis believes that VHS offers the best recruitment and workforce team anywhere between Dallas and Atlanta, South of Nashville, being based right here in Lafayette LA. The main specialties in which VHS currently recruits are in nursing, social workers (public and private sector), respiratory therapy, and physicians. VHS also recruits in the allied care fields for workers in pharmacy, imaging and lab techs. They serve employers needing assistance with locum tenens and correctional health positions.There are currently 2400 jobs and when you visit https://jobs.viemedstaffing.com/, you will see an incredible listing of jobs available. Staffing is a $170 billion industry and healthcare staffing accounts for $44-45 billion of that number. It is a unique niche that has been waiting to be met. VHS is growing as it helps their clients, both practitioners and health facilities, by getting to understand their clients' needs. The "why" behind a hiring allows VHS to recruit more successfully and meet the individual needs of each client. Travis explained that the health industry has changed dramatically regarding outside contract help. Fifteen years ago, people wanted a hospital with very few contract workers. The barrier has broken down and this mindset has flipped. Studies show that institutions with a more diverse workforce have better health outcomes for their patients. The contract workers have experienced more, worked in different settings across the country, and bring a plethora of skills to the job setting. Today, facilities are keeping 20- 30% of their workforce as contract labor, and thes health contractors fill in as needed, on weekends, nights, or other, which benefits everyone involved. A new dynamic is that many professionals want to tr...

Darley Newman returns to Destination Eat Drink to talk with Brent about Season 11 of her show "Travels with Darley." She talks about Boudin for breakfast and Zydeco dancing with the right hat in Lafayette. Plus, staying in a Buddhist temple in South Korea and the best sweet potato ever! [Ep 268] Show Notes: Full Show Notes at https://radiomisfits.com/ded268/ Darley Newman's website Darley's last appearance on Destination Eat Drink talking Foodie Alabama Festival International The French Press The Cajun Hatter White Fence Farm Cozy Dog Restaurant My Cravingz Udderly Caffeinated Wally's Doc's Automatic Seafood

Blair Broussard, owner of Bee Positively Social, a social media consulting firm, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss effective digital marketing tools for small business owners in today's market. Blair has also been an active real estate agent with District South by Real Broker in Lafayette since 2017. A chance to play middle blocker for the UL - Lafayette women's volleyball team lured Blair to Lafayette. Transferring from Centenary College after her freshman year, Blair recounted her first trip to Lafayette down I-49 with her dad and spotting a dead alligator on the side of the road. As a native of Mesquite TX you would think she would have been scared by this, but Blair thought it was cool and such a different experience from her years growing up in Dallas. The deal was sealed upon arriving at UL, where she was given a tour of the swamp on campus and of course, another chance to see an alligator! Blair Claypoole Broussard was lured to Lafayette LA to play middle blocker for the Ragin Cajuns' volleyball team. Noting the vastly different cultural experiences (including the alligators!), Blair says that "Volleyball is how I came to know and love Cajun Country!" While Blair graduated in Education from UL - Lafayette and also earned an MBA from the university, she was self taught on how to market her real estate services to garner effective social media presence. She is a big fan of organic activity on social media, i.e., posting experiences as they happen rather than relying solely on scheduled posts, so that the social media algorithms don't pick up your activity and identify it as a 'robot.' With that said, she does recommend that you schedule posts to occur daily and consider using paid ads for important messaging. Blair is driven to help others tell their stories, especially small business owners who don't know how or where to start in marketing their business. While we may wish we could just print a paper flyer and post it at the local coffee house or restaurant, the days of that being an effective marketing strategy are long over. Blair Broussard is the proprietor of Bee Positive Social, assisting small business owners in systemizing and automating the appropriate social media tools to effectively grow their business. Today, people "post" their flyers and other advertising materials on social media. The particular platform you should select for your business is dependent upon your target business clients as every social media platform has its own demographic. Facebook and Instagram are by far the most popular but again, your preferred platform will be tied to the referral network you want to tap into. Millennials and younger people will gravitate more to Tik Tok and YouTube, especially YouTube Shorts. "YouTube shorts (short 20 second video clips) are a great way to expand your reach and grow your business. You can use that link on so many other platforms." For clients that are new to social media promotion, Blair will have them just pick one to start and "get their user friendly ability up." But most businesses today have at least one medium where they post and she will help them expand their repertoire to two. Blair advises that your social media page should answer the most FAQ's such as, "Where are you located? How can I purchase or sign up? How can I contact you?" "Small business word of mouth referral networking is changing dramatically. Millennials are not going to leave a Google review. They will share the Instagram profile of your business. Not just your phone number. That's how small business word of mouth is happening." Blair recommends utilizing Linktree or Milkshake apps that optimize your social media traffic by streamlining all of your info, products and links (website, blogs, social media platforms, etc.) to be accessible in one click in your bio. Blair is a proponent of blogging as it establishes your credibility as an expert in your field. Plus,

In this episode join Dr. Allison Feldt and guest Dr. Derrick Hines as they discuss global health and the key to optimizing your health. Dr. Derrick Hines owns Acadiana Pain and Performance Rehab in Lafayette Louisiana. He is currently putting the final touches on his book HERO a literal playbook developed to guide one on the ultimate journey of living a healthy life. Dr. Derrick teaches us the physiological connection between your mind and your future health. Learn how Dr. Derrick Hines and his team changes the lives of their patients by helping them prioritize strength and movement, practicing a "fasting mimicking" program that encourages autophagy and how this regenerative therapy can help you live your best life. Dr. Hines recommends the Prolon Fast along with treatments such as Cryotherapy, dry needling and PEMF, the benefits of peptides and so much more!

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I'm joined this week by a couple members of the Richmond Flying Squirrels: RHP Mason Black, the Giants 3rd round pick in 2021 out of Lehigh University, and infielder Hayden Cantrelle, whom the Giants acquired from Miami last year.Mason and I talk modern training methods, arm care regime, the mental side of the game, searching for the perfect breaking pitch and much more. Hayden tells me what it felt like going through three different organizations in little more than a month's time and how he maintained his course through that experience. He also gives some insight into a question that many fans had in the days of 40 round drafts — why do teams draft some high school players they don't intend to sign? There are reasons!If you like the podcasts, you might enjoy being a full-time subscriber to There R Giants as well!Mason Black (2:00)Hayden Cantrelle (16:00)Intro/Outro: “Alright” by SupergrassAs an experiment, I've had some readers write in to say that they don't enjoy listening to podcasts, but would like to have access to the content, so this week I'm trying out a transcribing app to see if that helps bridge the gap. These voice interpreting software apps are far from perfect, but maybe it helps? Let me know what you think!MASON BLACK TRANSCRIPT:RM: All right, Mason, how you doing? How's the how's how you feel about the start of the season?MB: Everything's been great. A lot of fun being back on the East Coast obviously had some family you got to come see last week so really enjoyed it here. Especially Richmond weather's beautiful, so can't say enough good things.RM: This is actually one of the best Aprils I've seen on here. So far. This is pretty sweet weather. Sweet. Yeah. Awesome. So I think a lot of people know that, in an alternate universe you might have gone to med school. I wonder if I could rely on some of your your Med School knowledge to ask you some things that we're seeing in pitcher training regimens that I think people hear about a lot, but they maybe don't understand.MB: Okay, I'll try my best but I did not go to med school. That's just a disclaimer. RM: Right. Not a real doctor, right? Yeah. Well, let's start with pylo balls. Okay, they're everywhere in the game. They seem to have really revolutionized training. What exactly are they and what did they do for you?MB? There's overspeed and under speed one so either heavier than the traditional weight of a baseball or lighter and what they've helped for me at least I know the guys might use it for different mechanisms, but I like to use them as kind of like training how my body should feel so like put a heavier weight in your arm and just move how your body should feel. It gives you almost like a hypersensitivity to like how you're supposed to be moving that way you get a feel for and you can apply it in your actual catch by what's the lighter one did the lighter one is more of like an arm speed thing that allows you it's a little bit like gives you a little bit more fluid motion. So you can kind of train the the heavy stuff first and then move into the lighter ball and just feel like that looseness in your arm. Like just really relax it.RM: Do some of them help you with with spin. Are there other pylo balls that help you get shape on pitches better?MB: Not necessarily. Or at least that's not what I use it for. I'm sure if you talk to probably 10 other guys they would have different answers. But I like it. There is just like the aspect of like supinating when I throw the ball or when I throw a plyo ball I tried to supinate and just like try to mimic my natural arm slot so I guess you can say it does have some aspects of turning that that spin but it might not be directly spin grade correlated more of like a spin. Like altering like getting that good supination around the ball.RM: There's a thing I see so I'll come in the the word visitors guys are warming up. There's a thing I see all the time. And it's like, pitchers get down on their knee with their back to a wall and then they take what he's saying and throw it backwards against the wall as hard as they can. And you look at it like looks like my shoulder would come out of it's socket. what what are you doing? What are they trying to do when they do that? MB: That is called a reverse throw. It's almost like step A when you learn how to use bio balls. That's like the first thing you always do. And I think I speak for almost 90% of our pitches where we just all do that one. It's just something that we're taught. And I mean for me at least I like the counter rotation aspect of it like you feel like you're reverse like pulling a seatbelt. Like you're almost unclipping a seatbelt so it takes you from like that lower left side to that upper right side for right hander, and it's kind of like I use it as like a priming the system kind of thing. Like just get the scab engage. Get like the mid back to, you know, that lower left side really firing.RM: So you're I think we're two days out from your next start. So where in the whole kind of arm care regimen between starts, would you be doing something like that?MB: I do those every day, actually. Every day and that's something that our our front office and pitching coordinators all the way from the top down really emphasize is just having that consistent routine that like gets you going for every single day. So I do the reverse throws as well as a couple other quiet ball drills every day just to feel good, whether it's 11am 9am like yesterday or or nice five feet hereRM: just kind of wakes wakes up the system MB: Oh yeah.RM: There was the other night Sean Manaea was pitching in the Giants game and I forget who it was. It was Javy Lopez with somebody was saying that he said this year is the first time he'd ever had an arm care routine, which is kind of hard to imagine. Is that something new that you guys get when you come to pro ball? Is it just like does this anything you guys know about when you're college or is this is this pro and how do you like figure it out?MB: It really is trial and error. I do have to say I mean coming into pro ball I really didn't have like an arm care like are a day after I got to do this day two days after I got to do this. It was just kind of like in college. I mean, you always feel you're like a rubber band and you're at 19 years old feels great. You're like I could do a couple arm circles that I'm good to throw whereas like now it's like now you're throwing every day. It's like you do have to kind of structure your weeks around when you're going to pitch and I actually enjoy it just because like we've had incredible like strength staff and everything that'll work with you a ton and just finding what works for you. I've really enjoyed doing that so far.RM: So there's what you're doing now like basically the same or very different from what you're doing a year ago and you're in San Jose.MB: It's a lot of parts of it are the same. I do that another lift in like the day before but for the most part it's been like pretty consistent just like hopped on the Giants, rotator cuff and SCAP strengthening programs and then kind of pick and choose what I like add that in there but the structure is almost the same. So it's been enjoyable. People smarter than me foot made that so I'll take their word for it. It's been helping. I was able to throw a lot of things last year so it ain't broke don't fix it.RM: Is a lot of it just listening to your body like I'm four days out from the starter How do I feel kind of thing? Is that just basically feeling your body?MB: Yeah, a lot of it is just like feeling it out with like, Oh, I'm like I'm kind of hanging today might be a good day to take it easier on the throwing side of things and really focus on the weight room side.RM: When you were at Lehigh I think the story was that that you kind of changed your mechanics going into your final year and then changed more or back or something once you got into pro ball. How did that sort of progression go? Like what were you changing and what were you trying to accomplish when you're going through those various changes? MB: Well, if you went ahead and did some advanced scouting on me, my freshman and sophomore years at Lehigh, I had this real long arm action like at footstrike My arm was never in the same spot twice. And while it was like I was good, I was able to throw strikes for the most part and really just like command my off speed. It wasn't I didn't think what was gonna get me into pro ball or make me make that like next step in my development like it was almost like a cap. So I went ahead and took a risk and change my arm action a little bit alongside of one of our coaches. At Lehigh. And while it did backfire in the short term, I think like long term I was able to get to where I am now and had not done that it probably would have. I probably wouldn't be here. I could tell you that much. But yeah, just as like, it was almost like an overemphasis of like a shorter arm action and trying to get that arm consistent at footstrike and then once like as the year progressed, it kind of went back to more of like a neutral position between my old arm path and that recent like for short one so kind of like averaged out and got me into a good spot.RM: So where are you now? Are you kind of at the shortest end of where you've been, are you in between?MB: I'm in between. So I mean, I still had some control issues when I shorten things up a lot. So I think going back to like that neutral in between my really long one and that shorter one is out RM: Basically the last year last year and so far this year your control had been pretty impeccable. I don't think you've walked a guy yet this year. Certainly in San Jose, you know, the walks have been very, very limited as a pro. Have you gotten into a place where you feel like I'm a reliable strike thrower. I feel confident that I'm going to be able to get ahead of counts at this point.MB: I think so. Yeah. And a lot of that is not only like physical but it is on the mental side of things like just from the top down like pitching coordinators and pitching coaches like oh, he preaches it as well as like, we do have to own the zone and if your stuff is is good enough, then you should be able to throw the ball in the zone and kind of limit damage so that's the mentality I've kind of taken into pro ball is just like, at the end of the day, I'm not going to get beat by myself by walking guys. I want to force contact and force the other team to beat me. And just like from the mental skill side of things, I've had a lot of help to with that. So I've really appreciated itRM: I was gonna ask you a breaking ball, but now that you bring up mental skills, that's that's kind of like a fascinating part of player development to me. How do you use kind of the mental skills resources that the the organization has to help kind of refine your craft or help develop yourself whether it's as a player or as a person?MB: Definitely, it's something I definitely didn't take enough advantage of in college because we had a school psychologist, a baseball psychologist, and I just like I almost saw it as as something you needed if you were struggling and instead of someone who's there for you, whether you're doing well or not well, so it's it was something that getting into pro ball and we had Kellen Lee with us last year and he spent a lot of time in San Jose that so just picking his brain up and talking about visualization and just like the mental steps that you can take going into an outing yourself tremendously. Yeah.RM: It's a big thing, obviously for this organization that it's not a weakness, right. It's helping make your strength. Okay, I do want to talk about your breaking up. I was watching a game years in spring and I was just talking to a scout who had seen you really early last year in San Jose says oh, the shape of his sliders are different this year. And I'm like, Oh, do you mean it's less weepy? And he said, No, it's more sweeping. I'm like, well, that's weird. When I saw him in Eugene, the end of the year. I thought it was pretty sweeping. It's like, Oh, I saw him the early in the year in San Jose and it was it was more vertical. How have you been experimenting? What experimentation you've been dealing with the shape of your breaking ball the last two seasons?MB: like everything is trial and error. I do have to say coming into pro ball really didn't have that any shape in mind as to what I was looking for. So finally getting on track man. This was early on, like last spring training. Just like them telling me oh, we want you to throw a sweeper and I was like, okay, cool. So it just I would try it and it just naturally swept across the zone. So I was like, Alright, I think I could do this stick on board. And then we'd like it would come and go lose it here and there and I think this year I've taken the approach of like recognizing why it's going south, and why it's turning into more of a traditional slider. And then there's also like the crossfire aspect that they you've mentioned in one of the tweets in the past that's helped to get more east west on things and just try to create separation between that and the sink orRM: is it something where you you'd actually like to be able to manipulate a couple shapes on it, you know, based on right hand or left hand or or guy swings or something like that. Is that a place you want to get to? Or do you want to have one really consistent shape?MB: I think manipulation is the ultimate goal just being able to to throw it you know if a left hander is up you want to get more depth on it or right hander you want to get off the barrow some more sweep, but I mean right now I think it's folks it's just get it in the zone at a consistent rate and then we'll worry about that stuff later. I've been lucky to to get away with like throwing like four seems didn't sinkers and everything else change up in the zone a little bit more. So definitely have to get that change or slider working more this year.RM: you mentioned the change up. You've been drilling something that has like a pretty good downward movement or is that the changeup Are you throwing a splitter this year? What's going on with your your your other pitch for pitch,MB: I like to call it a “splange” for lack of a better term, it's got a splitter spin but splitter spin rate I guess you could say but you kind of oriented more so of a way that it it has like a changeup action where it grabs the seams in such a way that it has that more downer shade.RM: What was it? What was the word used for thatMB: A “splangeup.” RM: Yeah. I like that term. I will now we seem like you're in a pretty good place this year. Yeah, I mean, just like mentally physically performance on the field and things are going pretty well for you this year. MB: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, it's been a lot of fun. We have a great group of guys here and obviously having fat Bailey catch me a lot but also Martorano and Andy Thomas and [Auerbach] to like having that group behind the dish. Let's see worry a lot less about catching and just more about pitching and because you know they're gonna pick you up as well as our whole defense. Like, guys have been killing it this year. So I can't say enough good things about this team in this group.RM: When I talked to Bailey last week, he said basically, he doesn't want you guys to think on the mound. Like just do it. Just get out there and do it. Is that that kind of what you want to do too.MB: Yeah. Well, I know he knows me. He knows I like to think so, sometimes he'll yell at me like give me a little kick every once in a while but it's all in good nature. Good fun.RM: Well, things have been going pretty pretty good so far this year. Great last year, obviously. wish you continued success and I can't wait to watch. MB: Appreciate it! Thanks.HAYDEN CANTRELLE TRANSCRIPT:RM: All right. Good to meet you. How are you feeling? How are things going this year for you,HC: you as well. Happy to be here with a new group of guys. You know, things have been going great so far. You know, it's a good chemistry group of guys, you know, you know, motivating everybody to get better in their craft and so you know, coming out and playing on a nightly basis and entertaining here in Richmond. It's been fun so far.RM: So you talk about a new group of guys, obviously, you know, a lot of people at this level are going to be this is the only organization they've ever known. That's not the case for you. You went through, like to in a month, basically last year, what was that like for you?HC: It was, it was very chaotic. I, I think I had a lot of a lot of questions about you know, where I was gonna go or, you know why or you could ask all that but, you know, for myself, you know, I just grew to my routines day to day, you know, that's what got me through that transition. And then you know, getting placed with the Giants eventually has been a good fit. And, you know, it's been great to work with my craft with a bunch of really good developers in this organization. You know, as I as I've had the other organizations but you know, it's more people, you know, invested in my career and grateful for that. You.RM: One thing you'll often hear from from guys is when you get into pro ball, there's obviously a lot of really smart people bringing you information. Sometimes it can be overwhelming confusing. I assume when you go through a lot of several different organizations, they all have their own kind of way of doing things. It can be even more confusing. How'd you like stay true to kind of your path through that stuff?HC: Yeah, I think one thing's for sure is you know, I had my own you know, adjustments I was looking to make and that in that sense and so for for every ballplayer I guess you know, I can speak for myself, you know the day to day grind is about bettering yourself and bettering your craft. So in more ways than one, you know, you have indicators of success and measures of things you need to work on. And that's that's what you really try to focus on, you know, going from team to team and then you know, when you step in between the lines with whoever it is, you know, it's that the theme is about winning. So that makes it simple. So, you know, day to day you work on your craft, you know, so at nighttime, you know, you can go play for your boys.RM: Obviously, one reason why that's probably a good fit for you is you do a lot of things at this organization values. You have a really good eye at the play, you're disciplined you tend to walk you know more than you strike out. What's your kind of approach? At the plate? Who do you think of yourself when you're getting in the box?HC: Well, I guess without telling you everything, you know, secrets quite quite simply, you know, you know if I'm in a funk or whatnot, you know, a little simple thing I'll tell my friends and myself is you know, just swing it swing at strikes and take balls. So, you know, in essence, you know, that's all that approach entails, you know, granted what day to day scouting reports and feels and you know, all of the other stuff that plays into the point four seconds of decision making is all is always that so you know, but to keep it simple, you know, just swing at the strikes and take the ballRM: It's the old like Ted Williams approach, but it sounds easy, but it's it's not that easy.HC: Yeah, no, it's definitely been a lot of development. You know, there's a lot of work that goes you know, goes into scenes, you know, to make sure that you're in a position to do that, you know, at game time but you know, in the best way possible. If I can do that I'll have a good day at the park.RM: You're also the switch hitter, which is your like natural side. When did you pick up switch hitting and where do you feel which side do you feel best thatHC: I've, I've been switching since I was six. I probably did it in T ball. I did it religiously. You know like left when there's a righty pitch and hit lefty by age 10 I was doing it full fledge. I grew up a righty originally though. So I would say you know when I'm really locked in, you know on lefties, right he's really fun, I would say but, you know, general day to day you know, it's could be flip of a coin for success on each one. So try not to put either one in a corner, you know, and limit the success there. But, you know, I do feel my switching and gives me a great opportunity to win each play to parents.RM: It's funny because Bailey was saying he picked it up like pretty early 210 or so did you actually have opportunities to to hit right hand now? Did you see left handers when you're a kid muchHC: very, very interesting. You know, because once I started switching by age 10 You know the amount of times I hit right handed was very limited and it was it would beat me up mentally as a kid you know, grew up being really good right handed and I'd never get ready at bats. And then I remember at one point in high school, my coach suggested Hey, why don't we just hit left handed and I was like no, there no, there's a reason I just I feel like I haven't seen a lefty you know ever or at least a competitive lefty because you know, the left that you would see would be thrown 75 miles an hour or something like that. So right after college, you know, I'd say you know, in my first year of independent ball, I really started getting consistent as righty and that's when I really started seeing the you know, the switch hitting really start to flourish the way I'd wanted to, you know, my college career I was relatively successful righty compared to lefty but you know, in general the whole switching things just about how many times you see the guy you know, face more lefties you're gonna feel good and they're variety. You know, I'd say the hardest days are when they probably flip flop you for at bats, you probably go right left, right left but who knows sometimes that's what gets you you know on time and you know, maybe those are the fours that you hit on the button. So there's a switch here you try not to put any trends into that, you know, and the benefit to that is when you get to go in the batter's box it's it's always a brand new one slates always clean. You're always you know, just trying to compete. RM: So you're talking about growing up. I want to ask you about that. You know, you have all these like they're famous baseball hotbeds in the country, like we always have the Florida guy as well as other California guys. You grew up in Louisiana. What was the like, amateur youth baseball scene like where you grew up?HC: Yeah, I mean, for me, I played a play a little bit of travel baseball, and so about 12 competitively, and in the state of Louisiana, the 12 year old circuit we all play like do triple is a major and there's probably a good six teams in Louisiana and we would all find each other on the weekends on the you know, on the tournaments and we would all go play the best baseball and there was among those kids, there's probably 50 division one college baseball players from that 12 year old circuit. So I dropped out doing that in high school. You know, I kind of was out of summer baseball and showcase baseball because I played football. So I was always training for the fall and you know, doing seven on sevens, you know, thrown all of those and then on the weekends, you know, never really got to play much travel baseball, but as far as the talent you know, in high school, you know, very, very competitive and Lafayette Louisiana and then there's tons of Louisiana talent you know spread throughout of all of those Division One universities and a lot of kids leave you know, because they have the opportunity to so very, you know, very warm weather climate. So, you know, for the kids who want to throw down year round, you know, they had the opportunity I wasn't one of those kids and I think that really saved my fire for it. You know, I got to go baseball hat this year. And that football you know, just go you know, let it rip. So, you know, and every year baseball comes around it was time to go again. So would you play football, I played I played quarterback my senior year, junior year I played receiver and return the punts and kickoffs. So I was probably probably the best receiver we got my got my my my opportunities for college football as a receiver. So yeah, running kicks back sometimes pawns, whatever. So sometimes that's scarier than getting in the bystanders 95 when that ball goes up, and you just you don't look down again, soRM: Yeah. I still remember that myself to play. Well, you two sport guy in college?HC: No, I didn't know I didn't think physically I was in a position to play division one football so maybe in another life perhaps? Yeah.RM: I was looking at your baseball card. Before I talked and you actually played in some interesting kind of places. In your college career. One was like when you were maybe a rising freshman. You're up here. in Gaithersburg, Maryland, actually lived in gaithersburg for a while and never knew they had a competitive summer league. How did that happen? How do you find your way up here? HC: That was so after my senior year, right after the draft, I got courtesy picked by the Yankees in the 48th round. And that opened up an opportunity for me to play in a college collegiate summer league. So you know, I was able to reach out as a prospect type player. And you know, I was able to go out there and gaithersburg Maryland was one of the few places that were allowing high school players as freshmen. So I got to play out there actually, Daniel Cabrera was my teammate in that league that summer on the other team. And, you know, it was a good opportunity, my first taste of college arms prior to going into my first fall as a freshman and so then that definitely prepared me but you know, definitely, definitely some empty environments you could say but you know, it's all about digging. It's all about digging deep and seeing what you got. Anyway, so it was about ball and getting innings in regardless of we enjoyed gaithersburg we had a good time. SoRM: That's actually I think something fans never really understand is why the courtesy picks exist, but it's kind of like that way it opens doors and opportunities HC: yeah, you know as much as you know, and I had no idea I actually tell the story of when I got drafted in high school. It's not as people don't really ask about that when they want to ask about the one that happened recently but when I was with that when that happened that summer, you know my family was going out for some trip or some run some errands and I was at home by myself for a good five hours last day of the draft you know, it all had fizzled any opportunity I was gonna go it was an automatic no at this point. So everybody was gone and I went and took a nap and I woke up to open my phone and it was frozen. But yeah, just a little something like that. You know where maybe the Yankees at the time were respected me as a player, whatever and but just little things like that, you know, opened a big opportunity. And, you know, turns out that's why I ended up getting invited to the Cape because I played that summer, the summer before so I'd got to play in the Cape Cod and that had changed my life as well. So big, big series of events, you know, that happened that way but you know, definitely help helps. And I'm grateful for that.RM: Yeah, unfortunately, those those those rounds where the teams used to do that don't exist anymore, right. really psyched for kids. Exactly. Yeah, you played 22 years in the cape, which is unusual. The other thing you did that I thought was really interesting, what's 2020 When obviously everybody was scrambling to try and figure out how to how to help develop themselves. Yeah, you were in a little tournament. Joliet, Illinois, Chicago area or limited 14th thing to get an action. How did you how'd you find that?HC: Yeah, very interesting. You know, 2020 hit very, very odd time and I'm like, you know, I love I'm a park rat. I love to go to the field and play I love to throw the ball take fungos wherever so 2020 hit and all of the local college players in Louisiana we're all looking to get some reps. So I have my YouTube channel that you know we like dude making content with and stuff and so we had actually rented out a couple of venues back home and prior to that to get some reps and we had actually hosted some nine inning games, you know, with just a bunch of we call them sandlot games where we had we had fans come in we had some pa music all that stuff so but you know that went on and then you know I got opportunities i Hey, they're you know, they're putting together League and Juliet and so the super thrilled to just go play or whatever. So we're getting reps from doing wherever we could in that time to get reps and then now is getting opportunity to go facing arm so that was really that was really good for me. I got to go live with some guys up in in Joliet, Illinois and make that drive over there and you know definitely draw from that experience. A lot of a lot of a lot of things I needed to work on at the time, but you know, just to like, get my feet settled professionally, if you will. But it was a good environment to do that.RM: That was also the summer you got drafted. Was that before the draft or after the draft? Correct,HC: right. It was after. Yeah. So a couple months afterRM: I don't know if you know this, but Pelfrey was like involved in putting something like that together in Kentucky that like Fitzgerald played in and Logan Wyatt there was like, four team Kentucky league.HC: I didn't know that. Yeah. I thought we were the only one. But we were just happy to be out there. It was weird, but that people telling us you know, it'll like we're all sitting in the dugout and they're like telling us to move away from each other. It was weird, but whatever we were doing where everybody couldn't play ball. Everybody was being weird about everything but you know, we got we got we needed and then that was that was a weird time. RM: So it feels like your career has been really weird because like Milwaukee pushed you really hard so you like moved up levels quick. Then you like go through Miami back San Francisco. San Francisco takes you back down to like, complex was that just to like, get your feet under you kind of integrate you in the system. Get to know people what was that whole process like for you? Yeah,HC: that was kind of it was kind of weird. I made a YouTube video about that too very without with my actual on scene like reaction to it. But I remember just being real like, like it had already happened to me. And it was like weird what before the guy my coach was gonna tell me like I already had the sensation they knew it was happening again or whatever but you know getting like getting getting traded to the Giants and then not coming straight here I guess was maybe like a shock to me. But at the same time, you know, like, I was reminded myself that I still had like adjustments I had to make anyways wherever and so to be honest, at that point, I was very like, very like whatever I was very motivated to to fix my craft and make my adjustments so bummed out to probably go to Arizona at first and but that's not my job to understand that so I wasn't trying to like push back on it or I didn't even I didn't feel like I made a fuss about it either. I was just I was happy to go play on a team and I got to play with a bunch of younger kids who kind of rejuvenated my love for the game regardless so I was able to you know, I whenever I got promoted to San Jose on that bus ride, you know, there's there's kids were so happy for me and they had never met me before but they were so happy to see me get promoted from rookie ball to Loei. So it was like, if nothing else, it was a great perspective. Enhancement alongside with the adjustments I may made for that. You know, a good a good full circle a year later to be back in the same spot. You know, it's a good opportunity. So that's, you know, if nothing else, I've tried to see it for that and, you know, try to work in that that lens. That's pretty cool.RM: I now know that I have to go and watch your YouTube channel. So it's okay, so I'll end here. So now let's do your second year your backup to double a kind of full circle. Do you feel like comfortable? Do you feel like you're in a place that fit that? You know? How do you feel at this point going forward now?HC: Yeah, I think last year I came in just with the thought thinking it was the same mindset of you know, I'm comfortable with I've prepared very well. You know, and just like last year I've there's a lot of offseason adjustments I've made based on last season that I feel like in the exact same way I'm equally as prepared with as much information as I had, you know, going into this year so I feel like I feel like lately just been going to come to the field and playing with my hair on fire. And that's what I love to do. So kind of been offered results, you know, because my career has kind of taught me that and I like playing that way. So that's the approach and you know, I feel adequately prepared as it did last year, but I definitely feel better because I've definitely made some improvements. So excited to see what's gonna happen ready to let it rip.RM: You've got good hair to set on fire when you're playing it. Good luck. Yeah. Well, you know, I'm really glad to kind of get to know you and I can't wait to sort of watch your development through the season and good luck to hopefully you have great successes. HC:Appreciate it. Thanks very much. Yes, sir. Thank you Get full access to There R Giants at rogermunter.substack.com/subscribe

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The Solutionaries are excited to have "The Motor City Mad Man," Jean Paul Guidry On The Show! He is a Solutionary with a heart made of 800% gold. Determined to be the #1 Pre-Owned Dealership in the South, by having the best people, processes and products. JP's love for his community and family really transform the way car business is being conducted at 1111 N University in Lafayette LA.He Fosters Constant Growth At Motor City LA With Sales & Service, And You'll Be Uplifted By A Big Cup of What He's Brewin'! In The Bayou! Don't Forget Share This Around! Let's Brew!Brew Brought By:www.vincue.comwww.fixedopsdigital.comwww.teammxs.comwww.shopsmartautos4dealers.comwww.m1-data.comwww.321ignition.com

Lauren Bercier, co-founder and CEO of Something Borrowed Blooms, a rent-and-return floral boutique in Lafayette, is our guest on this rebroadcast of a show originally taped in 2019.  Created with Lauren's cousin and co-founder Laken Swan in 2015, Something Borrowed Blooms' design team creates wedding floral collections using premium silk flowers. Something Borrowed Blooms is a go-to source for any bride to be who wants to have a beautiful wedding while also being frugal with the budget. Discover Lafayette is proud to be watching Lauren Bercier and Laken Swan as they build this business right here in Lafayette LA meet the needs of brides across the U.S.! Since we originally spoke, Something Borrowed Blooms has experienced incredible growth and recently partnered with national bridal retailer David's Bridal to reach more customers in the wedding market. Laken Swan and Lauren Bercier, co-founders of Something Borrowed Blooms. Something Borrowed Blooms also has a line of Spring Inspired Home Decor, a collection of premium silk florals and greenery for your home which you can view here.

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America. From birdwatching and outdoor adventures to festivals, music, and foodie fun, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Monday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Benjamin J. Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, who shares what to experience in Lafayette this spring and summer 2023. More: https://www.lafayettetravel.com/WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/uzMwQqPUaB8For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a special episode recorded at a recent workshop called Elements of Breath .In Elements of Breath, I share some fundamentals on the anatomy of breathing and the practice of breath (pranayama) for healing the emotional, physical and mental bodies. This session is informational and lively, with some breath activities woven into my talk about why we study breath, how to identify faulty breathing patterns and your optimal breath. There are some detailed explanations of the pranayama breaths we use in our regular sessions as well as more in-depth info on breathing and breath practice. This episode was recorded in Lafayette Louisiana at VibraFit Studios. VibraFit is a great place to connect with vibrational fitness and wellness classes. And check out their new EESystem Scalar Energy sessions—amazing results for healing. https://www.vibrafitlafayette.com'Illumination' music by Sanaya Roman (orindaben.com)Podcast production by iRonick Media (ironickmedia.com)Disclaimer:Breath exercises are not intended to diagnose or treat illness. Anyone undertaking to practice breath awareness and exercises should be mindful of their health and consult their health care practitioner if they have any questions about their fitness for this practice. 

Lafayette lives for Mardi Gras! This episode is a special repeat of our interview with Rick Chappuis and John Swift who joined Discover Lafayette to discuss the history of Mardi Gras in Lafayette LA. The first recorded Mardi Gras festivity took place on Feb. 14, 1869, at the Court House downtown. Although it was a simple party with a band, and nothing like what we experience today, it was all the community needed to see how much fun Mardi Gras could be! Today, the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association carries on the tradition and works to ensure that Mardi Gras remains a safe, family-friendly event. Thank you for listening. This interview was the second interview Discover Lafayette recorded. We hope you have enjoyed our podcasts over the past six years; we have only scratched the surface of covering all the wonderful people and cultural activities which make Lafayette a very special place....the gateway to South Louisiana!

John's on winter break, so let's enjoy this classic moment in Song Surfing history.On this episode, dungeon synth, diy punk, and flavors of metal. Plus, correspondent Zec makes his triumphant return! Excellent tunes from Vancouver, Palermo, Lafayette (Louisiana), and somewhere in France.Music By:The Pierce Kingans, Becerus, Radiant Knife, ErangDownload codes for Erang's PRISONNIER DU RÊVE are listed below. To redeem, go to https://bandcamp.com/yum Visit the Show Notes Page for links to the music featured on this episodeSupport Song Surfing when you purchase through these affiliate links:• Amazing plugins and loops at https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=songsurfing• Visit the Affiliates page for more great deals and help the show earn a bit of revenue. Help the show!!! Rate & review Follow Song Surfing Facebook Instagram Twitter Check this out! John was on Album Rebrews to talk Wilco's A Ghost Is BornWant more? Listen to this fine episode Interview with Ian Lee of Human ErrorsCheck out John's EP: Life After Death Follow us on instagram! John Bri KlockTheme music: “Living in a Fishbowl” by Wien SoloOutro music: Little Pills by Patrick Moon BirdJoin the Song Surfers Mailing List -US listeners get a free sticker!Submit your music to Song SurfingSpotify PlaylistSong Surfing is part of the Live from the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network Erang...

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America. From Mardi Gras to Zydeco Sundays, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Tuesday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Benjamin J. Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, who shares what to experience in Lafayette this winter and spring. More: https://www.lafayettetravel.com/ For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America. From Mardi Gras to Zydeco Sundays, this episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Tuesday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Benjamin J. Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, who shares what to experience in Lafayette this winter and spring. More: https://www.lafayettetravel.com/For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/

We talk to JP about producing in Lafayette and how it fits into the existing cultyure there. Give it a listen!

1/3 of our Classless Threadz dais is PoeticSoul aka Alex Johnson, whose organization, Lyrically Inclined, encourages the use of Spoken Word Poetry as a tool to express emotion, develop higher levels of literacy and performance, raising self awareness and strive to achieve lyrically in these times. This is from the October 18, 2022 edition held at Cite' Des Arts, Lafayette, La. (visual version available at this link) https://Linktr.ee/ClasslessThreadz ClasslessThreadz@gmail.com @Moose_Harris @PoeticSoul337 @IAmKenEdwards @LyricallyInclined337 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classlessthreadz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/classlessthreadz/support

21 Poems...... 1/3 of our Classless Threadz dais is PoeticSoul aka Alex Johnson, whose organization, Lyrically Inclined, encourages the use of Spoken Word Poetry as a tool to express emotion, develop higher levels of literacy and performance, raising self awareness and strive to achieve lyrically in these times. This is from the September 20, 2022 edition held at Cite' Des Arts, Lafayette, La. 8 Slammers, 4 Open Mic Explorers. 21 Poems total. https://Linktr.ee/ClasslessThreadz ClasslessThreadz@gmail.com @Moose_Harris @PoeticSoul337 @IAmKenEdwards @LyricallyInclined337 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classlessthreadz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/classlessthreadz/support

The service was conducted by the pastor of J.R. McIntyre. He titled his message "The Untroubled Heart" and read from Psalm 91 and other passages. Ramona _____ sang several selections chosen by the family including "The King Is Coming," "In the Garden," The Old Rugged Cross," and "How Great Thou Art."

Damon Vincent, owner of Unique Health & Fitness (currently being rebranded as TrainUnique) in Lafayette joins Discover Lafayette to share his passion for helping others. Damon has dedicated his professional career to helping athletes with special needs. A young man of 26, Damon grew up with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, a condition that prevents adrenal glands from producing sufficient cortisol. While his parents allowed him to have a normal life by playing football, wrestling, and riding dirt bikes, he was always on medication and had to wear a medic alert. He was "hell-bent on pushing himself" and didn't want his condition to hold him back. The experience shaped Damon's mindset and he is following his personal and professional calling to empower others, especially individuals who have special needs. His work with people of all backgrounds led him to partner with the DREAMS Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing opportunities for individuals with special needs. In August 2020, Damon opened Unique Health and Fitness, Louisiana's first and only dedicated fitness and health center for Unique Individuals. DREAMS' founder, Donielle Watkins, helped Damon get Unique Fitness off the ground; today, All of DREAMS' meetings, art programs, cheer practices, etc. are held at the facility. "We couldn't have gotten started without the help of Donielle and DREAMS." "I was blessed to find my calling at an early age. I wanted to provide a place of belonging in a community that was really focused on the communal aspect of getting better together. It's a group of people coming together with the same end goal in mind, to be fitter, healthier, and more independent. I'm a fitness professional and this is how I know how to do that....at the gym. It's a mission of community and self-improvement. Always striving, never giving up." Damon says of this special population (which can include people with cerebral palsy, Spina Bifida, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, autism, and Downs syndrome), "They are champions on their own. These individuals already have it mentally. They've been fighting their whole lives They've had to work so hard all their lives and have not been able to make excuses. So when they come into the gym, it's about equipping them with the tools and opportunities to let that shine out. That's why I love it so much! It's different than working with the general population. Pictured are members of Unique Health and Fitness, soon to be rebranded TrainUnique. Damon's new studio is located at 133 Digby Avenue, Lafayette LA. Damon has partnered with the Gladiators Academy of Lafayette and Ignite Fitness Club at this new facility. While people of all ages are welcome, the club focuses mainly on teens and adults and offers a full-on fitness program after therapy. Damon provides a professional and comprehensive fitness solution designed for all individuals who need a Unique approach to fitness for their Cognitive or Physical needs. He wants to see people moving and being fit their entire lives. Damon mentioned that while there are typically a lot of therapies available for children, once a person reaches their teens and moves into adult life, those opportunities can dwindle. The gym is a place for "unique people to move and be fit their entire lives." You won't see weight machines at this gym as the lack of neuromuscular engagement involved with machines is not helpful to individuals with special needs. Free weights offer optimal resistance training and give the athletes the ability to learn to control their movements. It also makes the athletes stronger and gives them the independence to be able to lift themselves, go to festivals, get out and enjoy life. Flexibility and cardiovascular fitness are also targeted. The athletes recently enjoyed competing in the club's "Unique Olympics" and there was serious competition going on in categories such as martial arts,

The proprietors of Lucky's Fire & Smoke, Lafayette's newest restaurant, discuss their unique cuisine which features farm-direct American Wagyu beef, poultry, locally sourced seafood, and plant-based offerings. Acclaimed chef and author, Jimmy Schmidt, a three-time winner of the James Beard award who created this fine-dining concept along with Lucky's co-owner, Eddie Khoury, a restauranteur of 30 years who brought this unique restaurant to Lafayette, join our discussion. Over the years, Chef Jimmy Schmidt's culinary accomplishments have been consistently recognized. He has been named on the Food & Wine Magazine Honor Roll of American Chefs,  Cooks Magazine Who's Who of Cooking in America, Gourmet Magazine America's Best Restaurants, USA Today's 10 Best Destinations in Southern California and awarded a 5 Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. And yes, he has served as guest chef judge on Top Chef. Jimmy has also published many cookbooks and contributed to Bon Appetit, Cuisine, Gourmet, Food & Wine. In 2018, Jimmy Schmidt and his team created a new way to enjoy the wonderful flavors of American BBQ with Lucky's Noble Fire & Smoke. When his longtime friend and colleague, Eddie Khoury, realized the unique concept of Lucky's, he convinced Jimmy to help him bring it to the Lafayette market; Lucky's is the first of its kind to open in the U. S. Lucky's Fire & Smoke is located at 6774 Johnston Street, Lafayette LA 70503. It offers a Saturday and Sunday Brunch from 10 am to 3 pm, and is open Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 10 pm, and Sunday, 5 to 9 pm. Visit https://luckyslafayette.com for more information. The featured photo is Lucky's stuffed Deviled Egg dish featuring Wagyu beef bacon on top. Lucky's Lafayette location is the first to open in the U. S. Jimmy grew up in Champagne, Illinois, working on the family farm as a kid, which influenced his appreciation of whole foods and nature, something he only came to realize as an adult. His cooking skills are deeply based on science and influenced by his background in engineering, as his focus is not only on taste but nutrition, extracting the maximum health benefits from each meal prepared. While in college, Jimmy studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois and went to France to earn language credits where he took cooking classes for entertainment. While there, he fell in love with food and wine and studied under Madeleine Kamman. He earned a culinary degree from Luberon College and the French Institut Technique du Vin diploma from Maison du Vin in Avignon. Jimmy followed Madeleine to Boston where he worked for her in the restaurant business for a number of years; he graduated magna cum laude and first in class with a Professional Chef's diploma from Modern Gourmet. He pursued higher education at Harvard University Graduate School of Business from 1999 through 2001. Madeleine generously shared with Jimmy not only what food was, but the recipes and the chemistry behind great cuisine. Jimmy says, "It lit a fire under me to always reach out to learn more." He's always focused on the science behind cooking and creating great dishes. Chef Jimmy Schmidt's whole focus is on the science behind the preparation of foods. "You instinctually crave foods in season. They'll all have the highest amount of nutrition and flavor right off the tree and plant. As a chef that focuses on developing flavors, hand in hand with fresh foods comes great nutrition. I ask how can I make this taste better. My scientific research is to understand how things taste better and how can I use culinary techniques to accentuate flavor while also releasing bioactive ingredients that are nutritionally based so that diners can absorb bioflavonoids in their body to benefit from the meal?" The name, "Lucky's Fire & Smoke," was inspired by the book "Catching Fire - How Cooking Made Us Human," written by Richard Wrangham.

For 40 years, Danny Broussard has been the head basketball coach at St. Thomas More High School (STM) and has won an incredible 1,082 games. Broussard, 63, is now the 9th winningest boys high school basketball head coach in the nation. Broussard took over the head coaching job at St. Thomas More in 1983. He replaced his brother, Rickey Broussard, who accepted an assistant coaching job at USL (Now UL-Lafayette). Three years later, Broussard coached STM to a state championship. STM won state titles in 1986, 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2020 under Broussard. STM has appeared in the “Final Four” 15 times. In 40 years, Broussard has only had one losing season. Broussard's teams win an average of 27.5 games a year. Broussard also credits his wife, Deanna and their three children for supporting him for all of these years. “Family support is a big reason why I have been successful,” he said. “My wife has been great and has supported me throughout my coaching career. I could not have been successful without her.” Broussard is the son of the late Flordra and Ervy Broussard. danny.broussard@stmcougars.net @coachdbroussard --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support

When 32 year old Ella Goodie accepted a request to drive someone from Lafayette, LA to Houston, TX, everyone expected it to be a quick turnaround trip. But Ella never returned and her disappearance sparked a large, tristate investigation.P.S. Please bear with me and these ads. I'm participating in a Buzzsprout beta pilot that automatically (and poorly) places ads. Thank you for your patience!SOURCE INFORMATIONElla Goodie missing persons case now being investigated as homicideUpdate in the Ella Goodie investigation"We miss her every day." Ella Goodie's cousin speaks out ahead of Friday vigil for missing womanState Police say Ella Goodie case transitioning to a homicide investigationState Police searching rural Jeff Davis Parish for evidence in Goodie caseLSP: Ella Goodie's vehicle located in MissouriBillboard goes up to aid in search for Ella GoodiePerson of Interest in Ella Goodie disappearance now in Rapides Parish custodyNext court date set for person of interest in disappearance of Ella GoodiePerson of interest in disappearance of Ella Goodie to be extradited back to LouisianaPolice in Scott seek missing personFamily of a missing Scott woman is pleading for her safe returnUPDATE: FBI and US Marshals helping in Goodie caseLocal activist group postpones search for missing Scott womanSearch efforts increase for missing Scott womanPolice treating disappearance of Louisiana woman last seen driving Lyft passenger to Texas as a homicideSupport the show

Join us on the first edition of the MMA show as we have 3-0 amateur MMA fighter out of Headkicks Martial Arts and Fitness in Lafayette Louisiana, Derrion Griffin on the podcast later joined by co-host of the sports show, Chris Fermin. We talk Derrion's MMA journey so far and Chris joins us to ask us 5 MMA related questions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/montana-morris/support

Today we're speaking with one of AirGigs's all star members Brian Petry. Brian's a professional live and session drummer based in Lafayette Louisiana. At the time of our original conversation Brian was closing in on 600 five star reviews, and as of today he's already surpassed that. Before coming to AirGigs, Brian spent years touring and working the Gulf Coast club scene with different original and cover bands. He's had a wealth of experience from sitting in for a full set with The Dazz Band when their drummer was a no show, to opening for acts like 3 Doors Down and Train. He's also currently endorsed by GMS Drums, Evans Heads and ProMark SticksWe had a really awesome conversation, and Brian was super generous sharing his perspectives on working with clients, what it takes to succeed as a working musician and much more. You'll hear clips of Brian's playing interspersed within the podcast. So buckle up, I know you're really going to dig this one. So without further ado, let's dive in. 

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On a recent show, we talked about Successful Exits with the founders of Turbosquid, Levelset, and Lucid. A successful exit is when your business is doing so well that someone buys it off you. In 2021 the founders of Turbosquid, Levelset and Lucid sold their New Orleans companies for $75m, $500m, and $1.1b dollars, respectively. As impressive as that is, it's not the full story about all the successful exits that are happening in the New Orleans tech sector. On this edition of Out to Lunch we take a look at two other companies who have made successful exits, from the buyer's side, as well as the seller's. Let's kick off by catching up with Darryl Glade. Darryl was on Out to Lunch back in 2019. If you want to check out that conversation, search in your podcast app for Out to Lunch - the episode was called "The Camera Doesn't Lie." Darryl's company, IMOTO Photo, specialized in taking photos for real estate listings. The quality of photos in real estate listings can make a huge difference - both in finding the right buyer, and getting the right price for the seller. We're not sure what photos Darryl used to execute his own sale, but in 2021 he sold IMOTO Photo and an allied company, Rocket Photo, for $5m, to a real estate tech company based in Quebec, Canada, called Urban Immersive. Unlike some other exits, Darryl and his whole team have stayed on after the sale. Today, IMOTO Photo is bigger than ever and has added all kinds of tech to the services it provides to home buyers and sellers, including real estate listings in the Metaverse. Since 2015 we've been following the fortunes of a local education technology company called Whetstone. Whetstone is a software platform that improves classroom teaching. It streamlines and standardizes teacher observation and instruction. You only have to meet Whetstone CEO Libby Fischer once to know she's the kind of person who's going somewhere. And, in fact, today she has gone somewhere - she's gone on her honeymoon. But before she went there, Libby led Whetstone to a successful exit.  In 2021, Whetstone was bought by another Ed-Tech company, based in Lafayette Louisiana, called SchoolMint. Like Darryl's company, everybody who was at Whetstone has stayed on at SchoolMint. Libby has become SchoolMint's Chief Operating Officer, and Whetstone's Director of Operations, Zach Hollwedel, has become SchoolMint's Vice President of Finance Operations. When we talk about local startups being bought by bigger companies, one of the frequent criticisms is that these sales siphon future earnings away from New Orleans and into the coffers of out-of-town owners.  That has not happened with the purchase of either IMOTO Photo or Whetstone. To the contrary, it looks like these successful exits are more success than exit. Everybody is still at both of these companies, and rather than siphoning off anything, these companies are both growing, creating more wealth for New Orleans. Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at NOLA Pizza in the NOLA Brewing Taproom. At itsneworleans.com you can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur. And check out part I of our Successful Exit series with Patrick Comer, Matt Wisdom and Scott Wolfe Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're in Lafayette, Louisiana, with my new friend Lane Fournerat of The Travel Vlog Family on YouTube. Lane and I talk about attending Festival Acadiens, touring the Tabasco factory, and eating boudin. Show notes are at https://WeTravelThere.com/lafayette Bluffworks' stylish clothing is designed with the modern traveler in mind. It is wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and very comfortable with hidden pockets to protect your valuables. Save 10% with our promo code at WeTravelThere.com/bluffworks.

On this week's episode, Cory catches up with Teia Collier, President of Texas Auto Writers Association and owner of Dallas Single (Mom) Parents. The conversation ranges from highlights from Teia's trip to the 2022 New York International Auto Show, the Opening of the first stand-alone Genesis dealership in Lafayette Louisiana, and much more. You can find her at: Facebook: @teia.collier Instagram: @teiacollier Dallas Single Mom Texas Auto Writers Association Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you never miss a Car Review Be sure to join the discussion on any of our social media pages. Share your stories on any of the platforms listed below. Facebook: @GTGarageTalk Instagram: @GTGarageTalk TikTok: @GTGarageTalk Twitter: @GTGarageTalk Or send us an email at GTGarageTalk@gmail.com You can read more on our website: GTGarageTalk.com Support our Podcast GTGarageTalk.com/support Buy Garage Talk Merch! If you liked that episode and would like to hear more, head over to Patreon.com/GTGarageTalk and sign up on our 1LT Camaro tier and you will be granted access to TheAftermarket, extra content recorded after each new episode. You'll get to hear just a little more about what Cory and guests are like when making an episode of GT: Garage Talk. If that's not enough, browse through our many other tiers and see what perks come with each level. We appreciate you all, we thank you for listening #GTGarageTalk #NYIAS #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gtgaragetalk/message

Bryan MacDonald, CEO of SchoolMint, joins Discover Lafayette to share the story of how his company chose Lafayette LA as its new headquarters. A technology industry leader in choice, enrollment, registration, and behavior for K through 12 schools, SchoolMint serves more than 12 million students in 18,000 schools nationwide. With over 25 years of education software industry experience, Bryan has been at the forefront in designing technological advancements that dramatically affect all aspects of the educational experience for students, parents, and schools. Bryan got his start as a middle school math and science teacher at the University of Wyoming Laboratory School while also working as a Technology Specialist. He loved it, got immersed in statewide committees in Wyoming that were working to improve school data collection, and ended up being hired by the local school district as its technology leader. It was there that he discovered the antiquated ways the school system collected grades, student attendance, report cards, and transcripts and thought, "There must be a better way." He looked around for tech help and discovered PowerSchool, a start-up company that was the first web-based system delivering cutting-edge services to schools and families who needed ready access to student information. "For the first time ever, teachers were using the same system as the front office and parents were using. Moms could drop off their kids, go home, get online and see if their kid made it to class." This was heady stuff for the 1990s tech world. Bryan was enamored with the work of PowerSchool and moved to join the company which was based in Northern California. Through that role, he had the opportunity to travel to Cupertino, CA to meet with Steve Jobs to pitch PowerSchool's software. Apple bought the software and the company! Besides Apple, Bryan's career has also led him to work with national companies such as Safari Books Online, Maximus Education Systems, and most recently Illuminate Education. He joined SchoolMint three years ago. SchoolMint's customer base keeps growing as its services continue to evolve to meet the demands of today's schools. They offer strategic enrollment management and marketing strategies, and also offer data management and coaching to assist schools with behavior management and support. Originally based in San Francisco, CA with employees also working in San Jose, Costa Rica, the company made the decision to move its headquarters to Lafayette in 2020 after purchasing Smart Choice Technologies in 2019, which had been founded by Casey Bienvenu when he was a student at the Carencro High Academy of Information Technology. Smart Choice Technologies' focus was on the development of student registration and lottery system software similar to that of SchoolMint. Bryan said, "They were basically doing the same things SchoolMint was doing. What if we teamed up? Why build the same things twice when we could build it together right and make it amazing?" "SchoolMint can be summed up in three words: Attract, Enroll, and Retain. We're all about strategic enrollment management. It's a new thing for K - 12 schools, but not for higher education. We help schools make themselves known to parents and help the parents find the right school. It's a bit of matchmaking. We help with online applications and make it easy to fill out on mobile phones." Photo by Leslie Westbrook of The Advocate. During Bryan's first visit to Lafayette, he was left with a highly positive impression, especially upon seeing the "World's Happiest City" banner in the Lafayette airport. He thought, "even if it's not actually the happiest city, this is still special." Bryan also enjoyed other things about Lafayette, hearing that we were 'festival-based, food-based, and people-based." And while having a high-end fiberoptic system was important, that amenity is expected in today's business world. It was the can-do,

This week The Cajun Conservative Will discuss how Joe Manchin plans on voting No on Build Back Better Plan and how the left and media don't like it Also The Cajun Conservative talks about how the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Joe Biden's vaccine mandate Also The Cajun Conservative talks how a Judge in Lafayette La might lose her job because of racial slurs Link to The Cajun Conservative page where you can leave a message also don't forget to subscribe and share https://anchor.fm/thecajunconservative https://www.facebook.com/thecajunconservative/ https://thecajunconservativeshow.wordpress.com/ Where you can listen to The Cajun Conservative Show. Leave a review and also share the page to get the word out. Google Podcast https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjI3NzRjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ptdqu1c1d1ZQ8PwRJs7wi Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cajun-conservative-show/id1539679841 Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/the-cajun-conservative-show Pocketcast https://pca.st/ild7wkv4 Radio public https://radiopublic.com/the-cajun-conservative-show-GmqwK2

On this episode, we hear from Ryan Meche, director of LUS Fiber, a municipal fiber provider in Lafayette, Louisiana. LUS Fiber emerged from Lafayette Utilities System (LUS), the city's provider of electric, water and wastewater for nearly 125 years. Today LUS Fiber serves about 25,000 customers in the city of Lafayette. We discuss why Lafayette chose a municipal broadband model, how it's funded and how it functions differently as a public utility. We also discuss the company's plans to expand, pending support from an NTIA grant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michelle Crain, Vice President of the Cardiovascular Service Line, Administrator and COO of Heart Hospital of Lafayette (La.), joined the podcast to talk about hospital growth, heart care trends and top leadership advice

Todays podcast is brought to you from the big town of Lafayette Louisiana. Some of our students and adults from Sharon church spent a week there helping serve on a mission trip known as "Love On Lafayette / LOL" We got the chance to spend just a little time with Church Planter, Jason Hebert, to talk about Acadiana Baptist Church and all God is doing in 2021 in Lafayette. Keep the Hebert Family in your prayers as they speak the Gospel to everyone in South Louisiana! [Ft. Caleb Reese, Michael Reese, Jason Hebert]

In this episode I brought on my friend Melton Weaver from Lafayette Louisiana to have a conversation about some of the benefits of taking the brave step to lead a small group. How you can see people exponentially grow as they take on the incredible privilege and challenge of leading a small group.   Want to be closer to your purpose? Ready to use your gifts and talents for God? Check out today's episode! If you have questions or comments please email: GrowingFaithPodcast@gmail.com  https://rickmcclatchey.com      

In this episode, Justin sits down with Armand Paradis, Founder and CEO of Inside Petroleum to discuss how his experience working for Statoil made him to decide to start a journey in revolutionizing workflow and replacing outdated tools at his company, Inside Petroleum.  Before we get going I want to highlight some fascinating technology provided by our sponsor, TechnipFMC.   FracNow™, is their fully integrated #frac system that leverages flexible pipe, automation and advanced #digital capabilities to deliver operational efficiency, compatibility and ease of use. With 80 percent fewer connections and 50 percent fewer parts on the frac pad, #FracNow gets to first oil faster and lowers your costs by 30 percent. That's huge!  Learn more by clicking the link here: https://lnkd.in/dX4JPZa  TechnipFMC Giveaway https://mailchi.mp/924e93a58386/technipfmc  Ogio Dome duffle bag Yeti 20 oz purple tumbler Executive power bank Columbia neck gator AcePods 2.0 - True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth Ear Buds Events HACK n WHACK: Anyone in the Houston area interested in playing oilfield hockey? Come join the Hack n Whack crew for some old timer hockey. We do it every two weeks at Memorial City Mall ice rink. Hit me up on LinkedIn for more details. KTX Fit: If you're looking to get in shape over the summer, visit KTX Fit in Katy, Texas and get a free trial by telling one of the coaches that I sent you! Leave a Review Enjoy listening? Support the show by leaving a review in iTunes. Street Team If you're interested in joining the street team, join our Facebook Group here. Connect with OGGN Interested in Sponsoring?? If you would like to get your company in front of our professional audience, please contact our Producer, Savannah Wilson. More Oil and Gas Global Network Podcasts Oil and Gas This Week Podcast | Oil and Gas HS&E Podcast | Oil and Gas Industry Leaders | Oil and Gas Legal Risk | Oil and Gas Onshore | Oil and Gas Offshore | PITCH Engage with Oil and Gas Global Network LinkedIn Group | Facebook | modalpoint | OGGN Connect with Justin Gautier LinkedIn | E-Mail | Oil and Gas Global Network