photos courtesy: THIBODAUX REGIONAL WELLNESS CENTER
Thibodaux Regional Wellness Center Dedication Thibodaux Regional Medical Center recently dedicated its new $73 million Wellness Center. This innovative, stateof-the-art, 242,000-square-foot-facility is the first of its kind in the state and one of the best in the nation. Hundreds of community members and business leaders gathered with the Thibodaux Regional Board of Commissioners, team members and physicians as well as special guests Governor John Bel Edwards, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, Congressman Garret Graves and other local and state elected officials to mark the momentous occasion. The Wellness Center addresses wellness at every level, including prevention, education and rehabilitation, combined with medically directed services.
photos courtesy: MCGEHEE SCHOOL
Mathilde Hall Dedication The ribbon cutting and dedication of Mathilde Bernard Villere Hall made it the fourth alumnae name to grace McGehee School’s campus. Mathilde Hall houses seven Little Gate classrooms, collaborative playspaces and an atelier. Thanks to generous leadership gifts from donors Fran and the late George Villere; Marsha Miller Wedell, ’59, and her husband Henri Wedell; and a grant from the Edward G. Schlieder Foundation, led by lifetime trustee Betsy Shaw Nalty, ’60, McGehee’s youngest students are now learning in this beautiful building. The Villere family is a four-generation McGehee family. Mathilde Hall earns its name from George Villere’s sister, Mathilde Bernard Villere Young, ’53. Mathilde was a passionate early childhood educator at McGehee, the daughter of a McGehee girl and mother of Yvette Young Semmes, ’77, and Coco Young Bancroft, ’83. The building also honors Fran and George Villere’s daughter, Mathilde Bernard Villere Currence, ’89, who cut the ribbon. She is the parent of Lucy Morrison Currence, ’17, and Frances Villere Currence, ’20. February-March 2017 105