The 4A’s Sisters Club 2023 Grand Marshal at our 2nd Annual End Lupus Walk May 27th 9am Girard Park Lafayette, La. Alzina Burrell Dural is Lupus Warrior here in our city. A go get her, never stop, keep moving, Community Activist in the State of Louisiana. Lupus since 2011, Retired with LCG, Owner of Season the Green Leaf Sits on many Local, City and State Boards. A daughter, wife, sister mother, aunt, friend, etc. PS-Community Activist. Show your ! We thank you for all you do for others.
After having symptoms dismissed for many years, Keyla decided to get a second opinion and advocate for herself. In this episode, Keyla explains how she lives to thrive and the habits that she continues to implement in order to feel better. She gives us some great tips about how to manage the financial burden of living with multiple chronic conditions. And a truly inspiring part of her journey has been how she became a model, and strutting down major runways including London and New York fashion week while living with an ileostomy bag!
Proud native of Lafayette Louisiana. Born to the Benoit and Morgan family but was raised by his Grandparents, Doris Benoit and Connie Bellow Cormier. Although they didn’t come from a lot, they always had love and joy in their home. As a young person, Donavon was baptized and confirmed at Our Lady Queen of Peace where he briefly taught communion student as he was preparing for high school graduation.
Upon graduating from Lafayette High School, he was privileged to get accepted to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. While there, he worked as a Banker for Bank of America in order to assist his Grandparents with college expenses. During college he also added a part-time job to his schedule which landed him with food service opportunities working all across the country including New Jersey, New York, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. While in school, unfortunately Donavon grandfather passed unexpectedly shortly before he graduated but was blessed that his grandmother and rest of family were present.
Upon graduating from Lafayette High School, he was privileged to get accepted to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. While there, he worked as a Banker for Bank of America in order to assist his Grandparents with college expenses. During college he also added a part-time job to his schedule which landed him with food service opportunities working all across the country including New Jersey, New York, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. While in school, unfortunately Donavon grandfather passed unexpectedly shortly before he graduated but was blessed that his grandmother and rest of family were present. During his career in Food/Facilities Services he has been blessed to work for several notable corporations including ARAMARK, IBM, Bank of America, Crothall, Baton Rouge General and Currently Capitol City Produce. His journey would not have been possible without the “Village” that raised him thru Church, Home, and School. Although he has much further path ahead to prepare for, he’s very grateful for path he’s been given. Life isn’t possible without support – the support that provided for him during his matriculation leading to now adulthood. In the future, he hopes to further his education in Law and continue to serve his great fraternity of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc along with other service organizations that he donated his time to. He looks forward to talking more in dept this week…Be blessed and continue to uplift one a another.
Born and raised in Carencro, Louisiana. She attended Carencro High School and relocated to Lafayette in 1988. She attended USL and LSU E before transitioning to Southwest Paralegal College where she received her Certification as a Paralegal. Michelle has 10 years experience in the legal field an offers 20 years in Human Resources, she has been in public relations for a total of 40 years. Michelle is a Certified Fitness Instructor for at least 30 years. She began teaching “Step Aerobics” for the City of Lafayette Parks and Recreation Department around the early 90âs. In 2014 she became a Certified Instructor for Curobiks under Cupidâs umbrella. Michelle is the Owner and CEO for Michelle Jolie, Licensed Florist Experience Event Planner. She’s also the Owner and CEO of “Something Sweet” homemade sweet dough pies, where they are currently in three stores in the Lafayette area: K & G on the Geaux in Billy’s, Chevron by Lowe’s and Guidroz She is a Member of Women of Wisdom (WOW) and the Chairperson for the CAFE (Community and Family Engagement) at Lafayette Middle School. She’s also a Member of KOP (Krewe of Pyros) in Washington DC. Her hobbies are: working out, crafting and landscaping.
The Reverend Brandon D. Brown was born July 4th1986 in Honolulu Hawaii, to Minister Michael & Elder Sandra Brown. He is the eldest of five children (Jordan, Michaela, Brianna, & Brian). He is a graduate of the DeKalb County School System and later matriculated at Gupton â Jones College of Funeral Service where he received a degree in Mortuary Science.
Rev. Brown accepted the Lord Jesus as his savior at the tender age of four and on April 25, 1998 Rev. Brown accepted his call into the ministry at the age of 12. He was one of the youngest members of the Ministerial Alliance for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton. He also served as the Chief Adjutant for Bishop C. L. Carter Sr. who served as the Bishop for the State of Georgia for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. He was licensed to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ on March 13, 2003 and later ordained on July 29, 2012 Rev. Brown was awarded the 2008 Pioneer of the Year Award from The Enon Church for developing new horizons in ministry. Also in 2014 he received the Pioneer in Ministry Award from Beulah Heights University.
âRev. Brown currently serves as an Associate Minister & Youth Pastor at The Enon Church âA Baptist Fellowshipâ under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Pollardfor the last 18 years.
Rev. Brown, also, cherishes the awesome role of being a loving husband to the beautiful Mrs. Tedra C. Brown and a father to three wonderful children Nehemiah, Nina, and Nyla.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! (Psalm150:6) is his favorite scripture and his motto is âIf you can inhale oxygen there is a necessity for you to praise the Lord. “
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