LCWGB

2015 Hall of Fame attendees, left to right: CCH Pounder of “NCIS: New Orleans,”; Dr Laura Badeaux, Executive Director, LCWGB; Inductee Christian LeBlanc, actor and star of “The Young and the Restless”; former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco; and Sandra Herman, President of the Friends for LCWGB 501C(3) Corp.

2015 Hall of Fame honorees, left to right: Brandie Toups, Chair of Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy at Nicholls; Leslie Marsh, donor relations officer at Tulane University; Leah Chase, owner of Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans; Donnell Zeringue, Lafourche Parish Commission for Women.

LGLA participants on the steps at the State Capitol. Annually 50 young leaders from around the state are selected to participate in a three night/ four day immersion focusing on Communication, Situational leadership, Public service and responsible citizenship, Current issues in Louisiana public policy.

Laura Badeaux, Director LCWGB; Sonia Perez, President, AT&T Louisiana; Maura Donahue, Corporate Leadership Award receipient; Erin Brockavich, Environmental Activist; Eric Paulsen, WWL-TV, Anchor and Morning Show Host; Carolyn Doerle Schumacher, Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award receipient; Elizabeth Dent, past Hall of Fame honoree; Sandra Herman, President, Friends of the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business, past HOF honoree.

2013 Hall of Fame honorees, left to right: Kay Katz of Monroe, LA; Willie Mount of Lake Charles, LA; Laura Leach, Lifetime Achievement Award; Lena Torres of Chalmette, LA; Maurice Durbin of Denham Springs, LA; Demetric Mercadel of New Orleans, LA.