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| Irma T. Gordon, Town of Kentwood, Mayor Photo Credit: Walter C. Black, Sr. |
Mayor Gordon and Tangipahoa Parish elected officials welcome the students from Bellarmine College Preparatory School. Ten students and two instructors traveled close to twenty-five hundred miles to Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana to help the citizens who live below the poverty line. They met with political leaders and the local people in the Town of Kentwood and surrounding townships.
Councilman Trent Forrest of District 1, recognized all the parish elected officials. Followed by Parish President Robby Miller presenting a proclamation to the immersion group. Our elected officials extended a warm welcome to our guests and certainly they welcomed them back next year. This is the third year that the immersion program has extend help to the Mississippi Delta. The volunteers spent a week in our parish. While staying at the Tickfaw State Park in Tickfaw, Louisiana., they explored the beautiful scenery and the sounds of the tupelo swamp and all it's invaluable habitats. Joe Williams, one of the instructors recorded the sounds of the night inhabitants, although he said that the recording couldn't compare to hearing the sounds in person.
In 1989 the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission (LMDDC) was a group created by Congress with a mission of learning more about the problems that kept the Mississippi Delta from achieving any type of real status in the USA and to provide solutions to solve the problems. The Lower Mississippi Delta consist of 219 parishes and counties. All parishes in the state of Louisiana are among that 219.
There are a lot of communities in our parish that face the issues of poverty. Lack of transportation, employment, community enrichment resources, affordable healthy care is just some of the problems citizens in rural areas face in our parish. Bringing awareness to our elected officials is the first step in seeking solutions to address the problems in our parish. The students and staff at Bellarmine became aware of some of the problems the citizens face by talking directly to them.
Immersion work in the state of Louisiana is offered in some districts across the states. Statewide, immersion programs are offered in traditional public schools through middle school or eight grade. A New Orleans charter school, the International School of Louisiana, offered immersion learning in both French and Spanish through high school accord to a article published by the Advocate Newspaper. Hopefully these students will travel internationally to France and Spain to enhance their education in both French and Spanish. Bellarmine Immersion Program offers their students the opportunity to participate in Domestic, Local and International Immersion trips.
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| Robby Miller, Tangipahoa Parish President presenting a proclamation to Bellarmine. |
In 1989 the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission (LMDDC) was a group created by Congress with a mission of learning more about the problems that kept the Mississippi Delta from achieving any type of real status in the USA and to provide solutions to solve the problems. The Lower Mississippi Delta consist of 219 parishes and counties. All parishes in the state of Louisiana are among that 219.
There are a lot of communities in our parish that face the issues of poverty. Lack of transportation, employment, community enrichment resources, affordable healthy care is just some of the problems citizens in rural areas face in our parish. Bringing awareness to our elected officials is the first step in seeking solutions to address the problems in our parish. The students and staff at Bellarmine became aware of some of the problems the citizens face by talking directly to them.
Immersion work in the state of Louisiana is offered in some districts across the states. Statewide, immersion programs are offered in traditional public schools through middle school or eight grade. A New Orleans charter school, the International School of Louisiana, offered immersion learning in both French and Spanish through high school accord to a article published by the Advocate Newspaper. Hopefully these students will travel internationally to France and Spain to enhance their education in both French and Spanish. Bellarmine Immersion Program offers their students the opportunity to participate in Domestic, Local and International Immersion trips.
Such Immersion programs would be a welcome to our local schools to enhance the enrichment education of our students in Tangipahoa Parish. Gathering of Hearts would like to thank everyone who welcomed the immersion group to our parish and community. We can't forget the town employees and the people who donated the breakfast and we certainly thank them for serving our guest. This was great team effort on behalf of everyone who participated.
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