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Stella Chase – Continuing the Legacy of Dooky Chase

Some legacies are built in boardrooms. Others are built in kitchens. The legacy of the Chase family was built in both seasoned with faith, stirred with sacrifice, and served with an open door to anyone who walked through it. For over eight decades, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant on Orleans Avenue has stood not merely as a place to eat, but as proof that one family’s refusal to be diminished could nourish an entire city’s soul. Stella Chase did not set out to be a keeper of that flame. She was a teacher who had built her own life away from the hum of the kitchen. But legacy has a way of calling you home. When she returned to take her place beside her parents, she brought with her something the restaurant had always run on: quiet strength, deep faith, and an unwavering belief that food, at its highest purpose, is an act of love. Today, with five generations working side by side and two major national honors to their name, the story of Dooky Chase’s is no longer just a New Orleans story. It belongs to the world. And at the center of it all stands Stella Chase, steady, gracious, and absolutely certain that the best is still to come.
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John K. Pierre – A Life of Purpose, Resilience, and Transformational Leadership

Life of Chancellor John K. Pierre is a powerful testament to resilience, education, and purpose-driven leadership. From humble beginnings in rural Louisiana to leading Southern University into a future defined by innovation and access, he has remained unwavering in his belief that nurturing human potential can transform communities.
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Erica Melancon Fox

There really is no place like home – even for exceptional singers like Erica Melancon Fox. The songwriter is no stranger to playing in different cities and performing at new venues, but if you ask about her fondest memory she’ll quickly tell you that it took place in Lafayette’s Cajundome.
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Charles Guidry – An Erath Sugarcane Legacy

Charles Guidry, a Louisiana sugarcane farmer who’s all about inspiring the next generation. Charles comes from a farming family but took the time to get a well-rounded business education and build his empire. He now wants to pass that knowledge and experience onto the youth of today, in the hope that they will continue to grow and improve the farming world.
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Adam Davies – The story of one survivor

For many New Orleans residents, 29th August is the painful anniversary of an event which claimed many lives and shattered even more. On 23rd August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans with devastating force...