We are all wrong sometimes; embrace it

We are all wrong sometimes; embrace it

It is impossible to be right all the time.  Well...except, of course, when you are the mother. Parenting aside, in my former career as an attorney, it was my job to convince a judge my view was the correct view.  Most legal arguments are carefully formulated through...

Scott Griffin Award 2022

Calling All Artists – 2022 Scott Griffin Award Applications Open Community Foundation of North Louisiana will accept applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award starting July 1st, 2022. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, will be given to a local...

WPN Awards $75K Grant

WPN Awards $75K Grant

Since 2005, Women’s Philanthropy Network (WPN) has built a strong community of caring, philanthropic women dedicated to achieving positive change for children.  Each year the members pool their annual dues to make a high-impact grant to a local nonprofit with a focus...

Toddlers know the power of positive thinking

Toddlers know the power of positive thinking

My husband and daughter recently discovered a show on Netflix called Old Enough! The premise of the show is simple: young children (think five years old and under) in Japan go on errands all by themselves.  Unbeknownst to the child, a camera crew follows the child as...

The Northwest Louisiana Teen Summit on Mental Wellness

The Northwest Louisiana Teen Summit on Mental Wellness

Step Forward’s Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) is a regional, student-led group that aims to improve local policy decision-making and programming that impacts teens and young adults in North Louisiana. Each year, TAC surveys high school students to better understand the...

Community matters in every phase of your life

Community matters in every phase of your life

In Louisiana, the contract of marriage automatically creates a community of property unless the married parties enter into a prenuptial agreement stating otherwise.  In this regime generally all property acquired by the spouses during the marriage is community...

CFNLA Education Initiatives

CFNLA Education Initiatives

A January 2022 report from the Louisiana Department of Education revealed less than half of Louisiana’s K-3rd grade students are reading on grade level. CFNLA data reveals 60% of children in Caddo Parish are not kindergarten ready when they enter school. As these...