The Louisiana Lupus Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 health and welfare organization incorporated under the laws of the state of Louisiana. Our office is staffed by volunteers who carry our the mission and purposed of the foundation. Each member of the Board of Directors is an active participant in the chapters work. The Louisiana Lupus Foundation is the largest group in Louisiana and southwest Mississippi serving thousands of persons each year. It was organized in 1977 to help lupus patient and their families by providing information, moral support and referrals.
The purpose of the Foundation is to:
- Provide information, education and referral for those affected by Lupus and to promote the development and enhancement of health and social welfare services at the local level to assist individuals suffering from Lupus
- Support research programs related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of Lupus
- Promote public education and awareness of Lupus and an understanding of the ramifications of living with Lupus
More about how we serve ..... We provide the above services through local Lupus Support Groups, medical seminars, outreach programs / community education about this disease, Newsletters, Newspaper Articles and through other Awareness Programs.
We have been serving all of Louisiana since the 1990’s, after other groups around the state dissolved. We are the largest state group serving Lupus patients exclusively in Louisiana, and Southwest Mississippi. We are not funded by any national group(s), we generate our funds through fundraisers, Membership dues, and other charitable donations.
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Tinda B. Perkins, President, Golf Committee
Carolyn M. Bajoie
Robert S. Bewick
Randy Cangelosi
Walter Morgan
Kenton Eames, Golf Committee
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda B. Perkins, President
Carolyn M. Bajoie
Robert S. Bewick
Randy Cangelosi
Walter Morgan
Kenton Eames
Debra King
BOARD ADVISORS
Andrew Eames
Henrietta Jackson