The annual SOLA Giving Day is set for 24 hours on Thursday, May 4, 2023. This day of donating is an event put on by the Community Foundation of Acadiana.
According to LCG, this will enhance recreational opportunities, increase public access to the Vermilion River, and tie into the Heymann, Beaver, and Lil' Woods Parks Master Plan.
The University of Louisiana Department of Athletics received another generous gift that will go a long way towards the highly-anticipated renovation of Cajun Field.
Pardon me, but I need to brag just a little bit about my niece, Kinlee Vice. Actually, it's not so much bragging as it is celebrating her selflessness.
There was really big news announced today involving the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football program. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center has committed a $15 million gift over 15 years for the namings rights to Cajun Field.
The group will accept any properly packaged, labeled and dated game, fish, or other protein at one of its multiple drop-off locations throughout the state.
More local businesses are doing good for their communities as three of Broussard's finest will be providing 1,000 free jambalaya lunches for those in need.
Ahead of this week's big Saints-Vikings game, New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead and his foundation, What You Give Will Grow, are teaming up with Vikings cornerback Marcus Sherels to raise funds to support Best Christmas Ever families in Minnesota and the Greater New Orleans area.