Lafourche Gazette
Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to announce 22 local residents who have been tapped to serve on the Foundation’s new ANCHOR the Bayou Leadership Cohort, focused on building social resilience in South Lafourche and South Terrebonne.
The cohort includes a cross-section of residents, nonprofit and public leaders who live or work in southern Lafourche and Terrebonne and represent a variety of community interests and assets in the region. BCF Program Manager Elizabeth Daigle is coordinating this group and the ANCHOR initiative. Members include:
Ali Cressonie Adams - Lafourche Parish Government Office of Community Action
Andi Sonnier - Nicholls State University
Bette Billiot - Dulac Community Center and Bayou Youth Leadership Collective
Brandon Dion - United Houma Nation
Brien Pledger - Terrebonne Parish Councilman
Britney Bartell - Lafourche Parish Government Office of Community Action
Cassandra Billiot - TCU Foodbank and Pastor of Anchor Foursquare Church
D’Lynn Chiasson – Lafourche Parish Councilwoman, Director of Cut Off Youth Center
Debbie Cheramie – Educator and community volunteer
Ericka Wolfe - HAP nonprofit
Jade Bergeron - Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe
Julie Pellegrin - The Haven
Katie Rousse - Galliano Elementary School
Katrina Billiot - Ochsner Bayou
Kyle Williams - Lafourche Concert & Events Club, Golden Meadow Rotary Club
Leslie Pelotto - Fletcher Technical-Community College
Margie Duplantis – Community volunteer
Maria Gros -Lady of the Sea Hospital
Rebekah Quinn – Bayou Country Children’s Museum
Scott Bynum - Bayou Civic Club, Greater Lafourche Port Commission
Stefanny Chaisson - Terrebonne Parish Library
Tara Detiveaux – Hope Extreme
ANCHOR the Bayou is Bayou Community Foundation’s community-led initiative in coordination with The Water Institute’s Community Resilience Center Catalyst Initiative to build long-term resilience for residents of South Lafourche and South Terrebonne. ANCHOR began with a community needs assessment, listening session and focus groups in 2025 to identify community challenges, assets and resilience opportunities in this precious region.
In the next phase of ANCHOR, this cohort of local residents and community leaders are participating in training to grow their knowledge of local community challenges and assets, boost their leadership and resilience skills, and build strong connections to community organizations and their neighbors. The cohort will also host and participate in community resilience events and help identify and implement pilot project to address resilience strategies identified in the ANCHOR the Bayou Strategic Plan to be released later this month.
For more information, visit www.bayoucf.org/anchor.