Truckin’ with Books

Shows the title 'Louisiana Truck Shows' with a tractor-trailer rig and an alligator. In the lower left corner a sign says "Read to Your Kids Tonight, They will go further in life and be closer to you." On the sign beneat that is the logo for ReadingWithKids.org

Louisiana Truck Shows (LTS) has announced a partnership with ReadingWithKids.org to promote reading, children, & families. The goal of the joint project is to place signage on tractor-trailer rigs (‘18 wheelers’) to encourage family reading. Barry Trahan, President of LTS, explains the organization’s support for this project, “Parents reading with their children builds better and stronger families, and that makes …

NPHC & RwK Distribute Parade Books

The UL National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), comprising the ‘Divine Nine‘ of historically African American fraternities & sororities, distributed books to children and their families in the 22nd Annual African American Heritage Parade in Lafayette this past Sunday. RwK intern Caemon Scott who organized the book distribution commented,  “The kids and their families were very excited by the books, and some …