Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Keyon Martin Reads to 1st Graders at Boucher Elementary. Watch: KATC-TV, and read the article: KADN Fox 15. ReadingWithKids.org has two goals: first, to get parents to read with their children, from the prenatal period if possible; and second, to create a general culture of reading in Acadiana. Our newest program, Reading With Heroes, targets both. By …
On May 8, 2024, AEE President Joseph N. Abraham, MD, gave a CME talk to the Lafayette Parish Pediatrics Society. Local pediatricians Jibran & Celina Atwi were in attendance, and they subsequently invited Dr. Abraham to give the same talk to their practitioners in the Pediatric Group of Acadiana. The video below was given on November 8, 2025 at Fezzo’s …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has installed their third Little Library at the Gator Laundromat in Upper Lafayette. Michelle Luquette, pictured above at right, is a Kiwanian who has been a driving force behind these Libraries. She notes that the installations have been very well received. “When we go in with books, everyone’s faces light up, even the older gentlemen.” She continues, …
The Black Cat Coffee House in Upper Lafayette now hosts a Bouquiniste, one of the small second-hand book collections that ReadingWithKids.org is adding to local retail establishments. Owner Geth Aguirre noted, “Books are knowledge. Nowadays everyone is on the phone, learning empty information. Our Bouquiniste offers a good variety, something for everyone. People are always picking them up and reading …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has installed another Free Library at Mouton’s Barber Shop, 1300 University Avenue, in Upper Lafayette. At the opening, Kiwanian Michelle Luquette, pictured above at left, announced “We have decided to install six little libraries in Upper Lafayette. This is our second.” Luquette explained that Kiwanis of Acadiana is made up of “local men and women from the …
Kiwanis of Acadiana has begun supplying Little Libraries to key locations in Upper Lafayette. They installed their first library at the E-Z Laundry, 717 Louisiana Avenue, near the intersection with Surrey Street in Upper Lafayette. The books for the library are being donated by the Acadiana Educational Endowment, through the ReadingWithKids.org program. The Kiwanis effort is a generous contribution, to …
Many in Louisiana know that the Lieutenant Governor oversees tourism, but his office also oversees all cultural aspects of the Bayou State, including the arts, festivals, cuisine, and for our purposes here, our state libraries. Not surprisingly, Lt. Governor Nungesser supports the goals of ReadingWithKids.org, and he generously offered this letter of support. The .pdf is also attached, below. …
Pediatrician and community volunteer Dr. Brent Prather has added a Little Library to his clinic waiting room. ReadingWithKids.org has been reaching out to local physicians, urging them to encourage parents to read with their children. But Dr. Prather was already encouraging his pediatric patients to read. Dr. Prather’s enthusiasm for reading and language is infectious. He is a long-time advocate …
ReadingWithKids.org, a project of The Acadiana Educational Endowment, today opened the Book-Book Bookstore at the ReStore in Carencro, with the help of a grant from the Acadiana Pediatrics Society. ReStore is the retail effort of the Lafayette Habitat for Humanity. Book-Book is the first second-hand bookstore, or Bouquiniste, created by the AEE, and it focuses on books for children, from …
Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office promote reading by adding signage to vehicles
