by emily | Oct 6, 2020 | News
A number of years ago my husband and I were on a road trip together. It was just a couple of years into our marriage and we had no children at the time. As we often do, we decided to listen to a podcast for part of our trip. We came across a podcast exploring a...
by emily | Sep 23, 2020 | News, Press Release
Community Foundation of North Louisiana has announced a fourth round of funding from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund that was established on March 16, 2020. This brings the total amount granted from the Fund to $151,700. In the fourth round, CFNLA awards $10,000 to...
by emily | Sep 11, 2020 | News, Press Release
Community Foundation of North Louisiana has named painter Susan Duke as the 2020 winner of the G. Scott Griffin Award. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, is given annually to a local artist who has contributed to the community through his or her art...
by emily | Sep 8, 2020 | News
Fresh out of graduate school, my husband and I bought our first house in New Orleans one month before hurricane Katrina. We were lucky as we lived in one of the few neighborhoods in New Orleans not inundated with flood waters. It is an experience I remember vividly...
by emily | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Accurate data is essential to help our community set priorities, track progress, formulate policy, and allocate resources. To help drive change in our area, the Community Foundation has been tracking data and publishing Community Counts since 2008. Data for the...
