2020 Appeal Letter

Dear Friend of Willwoods, I hope that you and your family are staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. By now, we are all used to wearing masks and the phrases “social distancing”, “flattening the curve”, “Zoom” and the numerous other words added to our vocabulary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The world that we knew as normal, is …

Jason and Elise Angelette appeared on EWTN!

Jason and Elise Angelette appeared as guests on the EWTN program At Home with Jim and Joy. The show aired on November 21 and November 23. You can watch the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJw88kTW4I&list=PL9CQlldupc59ZQz8GU34W_LlDe6V1CUBA&index=5.

Legacy Giving Program

The Willwoods Community and WLAE-TV, in partnership with The Catholic Foundation, have instituted a Legacy Giving Program. Tax and financial planners generally recommend a four-part strategy for reducing clients’ income taxes: Deduct, Divert, Defer and Convert. • Deduct: Taxpayers should strive to itemize their deductions (rather than use the standard deduction) and then maximize all deductible expenses, including charitable contributions. …

Affordable Housing

Wayne Mayeux Director of Affordable Housing We begin Fall 2016 with the aspiration to sustain our mission – “to administer the corporal and spiritual needs to others.” Every member of the Affordable Housing staff has put forth the effort and ability to allow our properties overall occupancy to be at 98%. We continue to receive an abundance of inquires from …

LAE Productions premieres Henriette Delille documentary on WLAE-TV to rave reviews

Jim Dotson Vice-President LAE Productions LAE Productions recently completed documentary “A Legacy of Love – Henriette Delille and The Sisters Of The Holy Family” premiered on WLAE-TV the Sunday before Thanksgiving and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. “A Legacy of Love…” was produced and written by Gabriel Award – winning producer, Jan Gross and edited by Emmy Award-winning editor, …

WLAE Selected for American Graduate Day Program

WLAE was one of only 20 public television stations from across the nation awarded an American Graduate Day grant. The program spotlights local champions who help youth in their community achieve high school graduation. WLAE recognized YvetteEndom of the Please Foundation, Chef Emeril Lagasse for his work with St. Michael Special School and Sister Paulette Tiefenbrunn, former principal of Holy …

WLAE-TV New Orleans – The Year of the Elephant

Ron Yager Vice President / General Manager, WLAE-TV The Year of the Elephant 2016 was supposed to be a rather quiet year for WLAE. Our team was going to produce a couple of documentaries, launch a new studio project or two and hopefully win a few awards. Well, all of those things did happen, but the unexpected news that we …

Prayer Ministry – Trump White House

Rev. Msgr. Christopher H. Nalty Priest Director, Prayer, and Adoration TRUMP WHITE HOUSE I don’t get political in my columns, and this will be no exception. This isn’t about politics; it’s about the Catholic faith. This month’s election of Donald J. Trump to the Office of the President of the United States calls for a refresher in how that office …

Faith And Marriage

Jason Angelette Director of Faith and Marriage Elise Angelette Assistant Director of Faith and Marriage What Causes Divorce? What causes divorce? Studies might point to inadequate communication skills, lack of education, resources, families of origin, and poor effort ….but even the most well-educated, hard-working, “perfectly compatible” couples, each from wonderful upbringings, are not given a divorce-free guarantee. Talents, skills, treasures, …