Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Feeding America (2019)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-09-25
Duration: 00:34:26
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Feeding America (Organization) | Hunger | Poverty | Food security
Contributors:
- Babineaux-Fontenot, Claire Speaker
Description
A speech by Claire Babineaux-Fontenot before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on September 25, 2019. Babineaux-Fontenot, a native of Opelousas, is the CEO of Feeding America. She discusses: her background; food insecurity in Louisiana; and a new initiative that will foster collaboration between the food banks in Louisiana. She also answers questions from the audience.