The Voice of Southwest Louisiana August 2019 Issue
The Voice of Southwest Louisiana News Magazine August 2019
The Voice of Southwest Louisiana News Magazine August 2019
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Aug <strong>2019</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>'s Choice<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>'s Choice will spotlight groups, individuals or topics<br />
that spread love, joy and peace throughout SWLA.<br />
Vu Tran, Accounting, BS<br />
"Treat people the way you want<br />
to be treated."<br />
Vu Tran is a resident <strong>of</strong><br />
Lake Charles, <strong>Louisiana</strong>,<br />
for six years, and<br />
originally from Vietnam.<br />
She graduated from<br />
McNeese State<br />
University and is a<br />
Staff Accountant at J.<br />
Walker & Company,<br />
APC. Her roles at J.<br />
Walker & Company,<br />
APC are preparing<br />
Corporation, Non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Organization, Individual<br />
Tax Returns, and<br />
preparing Medicare<br />
Cost Report. She<br />
previously worked at<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Disabilities<br />
Services, McNeese State<br />
University, assisting<br />
students with disabilities for services jobs. Her hobbies<br />
and interests are photographing, traveling and hanging<br />
out with friends..<br />
See more on page 20…<br />
3 Change...<br />
Hope...Love<br />
8 Healthy<br />
Recipes<br />
Editor-In-Chief<br />
Brenda Hill<br />
brenda@thevoice<strong>of</strong>southwestla.com<br />
General Manager<br />
Tracy Clark<br />
tracy@thevoice<strong>of</strong>southwestla.com<br />
Creative Director<br />
Vinh Alexander<br />
tvswlart@gmail.com<br />
Community Coordinator<br />
Ken Williamson /Sales<br />
sales@thevoice<strong>of</strong>southwestla.com<br />
Acquisition Editor<br />
Braylin Jenkins<br />
Copy Editors<br />
Jason Clark<br />
Cecely Clark<br />
Ann Champagne<br />
Consultants<br />
Gene R. Hill, Sr.<br />
Reginald Clark<br />
3 EDITOR'S PEN<br />
CHANGE…HOPE…LOVE<br />
5 SWLA NEWS<br />
COMMUNITY CONNECTION ONE-HOUR WORKSHOP<br />
8 HEALTHY RECIPES<br />
SWLA HEALTH CENTER<br />
10 SWLA HEALTH CENTER<br />
SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES CELEBRATES NATIONAL<br />
HEALTH CENTERS WEEK<br />
14 JACQUELINE WHITE<br />
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & MORE<br />
CONTENTS<br />
18 RITA FIELDS<br />
WOMAN IN BUSINESS ON THE LAKE<br />
20 SWLA BUSINESS<br />
BENEFITS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP AND BENEFITS AS RENTERS<br />
22 A SPECIAL EDUCATION<br />
ADVENTURES OF THE LAKE<br />
24 Q&A WITH CYNTHIA COFFEY<br />
DAIGLE<br />
ABOUT CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT OR CVA/STROKE<br />
26 SWLA NON-PROFIT<br />
TOURNAMENT OF THE STARS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET<br />
DISCLOSURE: All materials contained in the publication are copyrighted and not to be reproduced or reprinted in part or in their entirety without the expressed written<br />
permission <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> <strong>of</strong> SWLA. <strong>The</strong> views expressed in the articles <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> <strong>of</strong> SWLA are not necessarily the views <strong>of</strong> the ownership or sponsors in this publication. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
SWLA assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy <strong>of</strong> all content.<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Brenda Hill<br />
Dianna Ross<br />
Judith Washington<br />
Kris Welcome<br />
Vu Tran<br />
Lela Gholar Tizano<br />
FRONT COVER:<br />
Photo <strong>of</strong> "Dragonfly" by<br />
VINH PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
PUBLISHED AND<br />
DISTRIBUTED BY<br />
Team Publications LLC.<br />
4310 Ryan St. Ste. 123<br />
Lake Charles, LA. 70605<br />
In the McNeese SEED Center<br />
337.474.2210<br />
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