Emerge Louisiana to hold Second Annual Graduation Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 Contact: Melanie Oubre melanie@emergelouisiana.org | (504) 214-5215 Emerge Louisiana to host Second Annual Graduation Event Emerge Louisiana’s Mission: To Recruit, Train and Provide… Read More
Getting Women Elected in Louisiana, with Melanie Oubre and Jennifer Greene of Emerge Louisiana | Episode 275
The third in a series of interviews in Louisiana, Jennifer Greene and Melanie Oubre discuss their efforts in recruiting, training and supporting women to get elected and even out the ratio of women to men in office in Louisiana. Read More
Women in Louisiana politics discuss hurdles faced, ways to overcome them at LSU event
When her daughter was in just the first grade, lobbyist Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni brought her to the Louisiana Capitol to see how the Legislature works. But soon, her daughter noticed something. “Boys make the rules?” Centanni recalled her daughter asking her during that visit after quickly noticing that men greatly… Read More
Guest column: Is 2019 the year of the Louisiana woman?
This fall, the people of Louisiana will once again elect state legislators — both representatives and senators — in every district across the state. But unlike most years, many of those elected will be new to public office because this year, most of those legislators are term-limited and cannot run… Read More
Black women’s groups exercising new political power going into 2020 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON – After historic midterms, when they helped Democrats recapture the House of Representatives, women of color are moving fast to leverage their newfound political clout for the 2020 presidential election. They’re hosting a presidential forum – in a bold move to get national candidates to recognize their influence – while ramping up get-out-the-vote efforts… Read More
This mom is pushing to use campaign funds for child care. It could help parents around the country.
This mom is pushing to use campaign funds for child care. It could help parents around the country. Caitlin Clarkson Pereira is one of a growing number of candidates and advocates working on the issue. And they’re winning. When Caitlin Clarkson Pereira was running for state representative in Connecticut… Read More
Local women graduate from politics program
More women are stepping into politics and a local organization is helping. The organization is called Emerge Louisiana and it’s celebrating its first graduating class of 22 women on the road to political office. “I feel great being here. I feel a sense of accomplishment,” one graduate said. Read More
2018 Influential Women in Business: Beverly Brooks Thompson
Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Houston Age: 48 Family: Married to Corky Thompson, with three sons—Brennan, William and Dalton—and niece Logan. Profession: President and executive counsel, Brooks Thompson Consulting Years with company: 1 “Forever LSU” is a hallmark phrase on the Baton Rouge campus of the state’s flagship university,… Read More
Emerging goal: More females involved in Democratic politics
POLITICS READY: Among the Baton Rouge-area women going through the Emerge program are, from left, Alsie Dunbar, Belinda Davis and Morgan Lamandre. (Photo by Collin Richie) The hardest part, says Belinda Davis, is deciding to run. Despite the credentials of being an LSU political science professor and… Read More
Emerge Louisiana Works To Close The Gender Gap In Public Office
Women make up more than half of the population in the US, but they hold less than a third of elected offices. To discuss this disparity, NolaVie’s Brian Friedman speaks with Victoria Coy, who is a student at the Emerge Louisiana leadership program. Listen here: http://wwno.org/post/emerge-louisiana-works-close-gender-gap-public-office… Read More