About LPFI
Our Board and Volunteers
Officers
President - Matt Diez (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Vice President - Rebecca Lanclos (Saint Martin Parish)
Treasurer - Jessica Aris (Orleans Parish)
Secretary - Angèle Lapeyre Vialou (Orleans Parish)
Board
Tia LeBrun (Lafayette Parish)
Joy Stalnaker (Lafayette Parish)
Ebrar Reaux (Iberia Parish
Madeline Dehart (Vermilion Parish)
Kelly Stewart (Vermilion Parish)
Ashleigh Polley (Jefferson and Orleans Parish)
Founding Members
George Marks, Johnny Matherne, Joy Stalnaker, Jean-Robert Frigault
Volunteers
Anne Ogden (Saint Tammany), Michelle Haj-Broussard, Amber Moran, Peggy Feehan, Flo Thunnissen, Maggie Perkins, Claire Pittman
Our heritage matters
"For more then fifty years the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana has led the way in safe guarding our cultural heritage. As parents, we chose French immersion to give our children access and knowledge of the language of our grandparents. Instead of shame, we teach pride and now we need to step to the plate and fight for our kids in every arena of Louisiana educational reform: political, economic, and cultural. The powers that be do not listen to children, to the elderly or to teachers- parents have the true power and we are banding together on behalf of our future."
— LPFI Volunteer