In Heather Stephens’ home, love often looks like a living room dance party, a batch of homemade cookies or a seat beside a child who needs help with homework. With four children and four different schools to navigate, life moves quickly. Still, Heather wants her...
Crazy wigs, sparkly tutus and disco balls dangling from rearview mirrors were all part of Elise Angelette’s world. Known affectionately as “Buna,” Elise lived life in technicolor, finding reasons to laugh, love and celebrate even when life became unimaginably...
For Carol Ann Dufrene, stepping into the role of Head of School at St. Scholastica Academy is more than the next chapter in a career devoted to education. It is a return to a place that has been woven into her life since childhood. Her mother taught theology at SSA...
For Kristi Lamarque-Bordelon, MSN, RNC-OB, EFM, IPPE, nursing is more than a profession. It is a calling shaped by personal loss, faith and a determination to ensure families facing unimaginable heartbreak never feel alone. As a Bereavement Nurse Navigator,...
For Amanda Bravender, motherhood is not simply one part of her life. It is the heart behind everything she builds, creates, and pours herself into. At 37, Amanda is the owner of Brave Living LLC, the umbrella company for two creative businesses: The Brave Farmer and...
Long before Jessica Mitchell and Ryan Czachor knew they would one day stand together at the altar, life was already quietly weaving their story together through friendship, timing, distance, and two very special yellow Labs. The couple first met in 2019 while working...
Some love stories begin quietly, in the kind of place that becomes more meaningful with time. For Jasmine Arias and Steven Powell, that place was The Barley Oak. After two and a half years of dating, Steven brought Jasmine back there under the simple excuse of...
For Alayna Boudreaux, life is built around family, hard work, and showing up wholeheartedly in every role she takes on. Whether she's managing businesses, coaching young athletes, or cheering from the sidelines for her own children, she embraces each opportunity with...
For Renee Christman, some of life’s most meaningful moments have a way of coming full circle. She grew up in St. Tammany Parish, built a life and raised a family here, and today, she has the privilege of caring for people in the very community that raised her. As an...
Frank J. Jabbia has spent a lifetime serving the students, families, and educators of St. Tammany Parish. A graduate of the public school system he now leads, Jabbia's journey from classroom teacher to Superintendent reflects a deep commitment to education and the...
For recently retired educator Eddie Strohmeyer, life has always been centered around people. After more than 31 years in education, including the last 11 as a principal, the moments that mean the most to him are not awards or accomplishments, but the relationships...
Some love stories arrive quickly. Others take their time, unfolding over years, through seasons of closeness and distance, until two people finally meet each other in certainty. For Michelle Norwood and Lalube Forman, theirs was the latter. After 22 years of dating on...