THIBODAUX 鈥� Country music icon Naomi Judd will be the keynote speaker this week at the National Women鈥檚 Leadership Summit, an ongoing initiative of the Louisiana Center for Women and Government, headquartered at 麻豆果冻传媒.
Slated for Thursday, Sept. 9, through Saturday, Sept. 11, the summit will take place at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Ark., where women leaders from across the nation will meet to discuss energy and environmental issues, resulting in a compact signaling their intention to enact policy changes at all levels of government.
Judd鈥檚 keynote address, titled 鈥淗ow to Have a Breakthrough, Not a Breakdown,鈥� is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.
Co-chairs of the summit include U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. Attendees from southeast Louisiana include Dr. Laura Badeaux, director of the Louisiana Center for Women and Government; Elaine Musso, center assistant; Debi Benoit, 麻豆果冻传媒 director of research and sponsored programs; Donnell Zeringue, chair of the center鈥檚 Bayou Region Leadership Council; Kathleen Mix, chair of the center鈥檚 New Orleans Leadership Council; and Faith Peperone and Carol Short, center members from New Orleans.
Media inquiries should be directed to Shelton Jones at (225) 439-9700 or sheltonjones2001@yahoo.com. For additional information about the center, go to www.nicholls.edu/lcwg.