West Feliciana Parish flood recovery efforts underway | The Advocate

Thursday, August 25, 2016

An outpouring of support has helped West Feliciana Parish residents impacted by the severe weather and flooding on Aug. 12-13 begin the process of trying to restore their lives. She said the Sunday after the storms, groups of community leaders and volunteers put...

Louisiana flood relief is cooking

Thursday, August 25, 2016

[GumboEvent.org press release] Great food has always come out of Bayou country, and unfortunately, Louisiana also has its share of natural disasters, mainly flooding.  Historic flooding has hit the Bayou state once again. Financial and spiritual relief is needed....

Donations pour in for BRPD officers affected by flooding | WAFB 

Sunday, August 21, 2016

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -As law enforcement works through the weekend to keep our communities safe, many of the officers cannot go back to their own homes because they’re also victims of flooding. Just a block away from the Baton Rouge Police Department, support...

Flood Relief: Facebook Post Roundup August 15-17, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A collection of Facebook posts from the churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana on flood relief for August 15-17.   Pastoral Letter from Bishop Thompson on the flooding in the diocese; Ways you can assist in relief efforts.Posted by The Episcopal Diocese...

Fr. Roman Roldan’s Blog: Observations of a Disaster Volunteer

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

by the Very Rev. Dr. Roman Roldan, Rector, Grace Church, St. Francisville, & Dean of the Baton Rouge Deanery- Sunday, August 14, 2016, 9:00 AM: Twitter and Facebook announces that Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge has opened Stage 7 as a temporary shelter and they are...

UBE Annual Conference Comes to New Orleans

Monday, August 15, 2016

by Fortunata Jefferson, Chapter President, UBE Rev Curtis Cisco Chapter-  It was a homecoming of sorts for the Union of Black Episcopalians in the Diocese of Louisiana.  Twenty-five years ago, UBE visited New Orleans for the Annual Business Meeting and Conference....

LSU Lead Study Gets Assistance From Episcopalians in New Orleans

Monday, July 25, 2016

  Deacon Postulant Joey Clavijo recently organized a group of Episcopalians to hand out literature from the LSU School of Public Health to encourage residents of the Gentilly Neighborhood of New Orleans to enroll in the LSU Lead Study. On Sunday, July 17,...

Video: Jericho Road

Thursday, July 21, 2016

[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release] On Thursday, July 21, Thursdays at 2 features Jericho Road in Louisiana, an Episcopal Housing Initiative. The video is available here and is also available closed-captioned. Thursdays at 2 is a weekly preview...

Religious leaders respond to Alton Sterling shooting | WBRZ Baton Rouge

Friday, July 15, 2016

Working together to heal deep wounds in Baton Rouge. Episcopal clergy along with other faith leaders gathered at this important meeting to pray and listen. July 14, 2016 7:15 PM in News Source: WBRZ By: Natalia Verdina The scene of the deadly shooting of Alton...

Racial Reconciliation Commission Stands with Love and Compassion

Monday, July 11, 2016

  The Racial Reconciliation Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana participated in the peaceful demonstration in Baton Rouge on Sunday, June 10. This rally was organized by the youth-led Wave for Justice. They marched to the Louisiana State Capitol...