Louisiana Inspired is all about shining a light on people and organizations who are working toward solutions in Louisiana neighborhoods, communities, towns, cities and throughout the state — it's work that takes extra effort by special people, demonstrating the good stuff of the human spirit.
We are announcing the 2024 Inspirit Awards.
Webster says inspirit implies instilling life, energy, courage or vigor into something.
We are looking for people who do just that — and to do so, we need you! By Nov. 20, you can nominate the people you know or have watched make a positive difference in the lives of others here.
We encourage nominations of people of all ages — those who systematically go about doing their best to make the world a better place. We want generalists who do all sorts of things. We want those who are single-mindedly devoted to one issue. We want the young and the old, people in cities and those in rural communities across Louisiana. We want people in schools, including students and teachers. We are looking for people who started trying to solve a problem this year and those who have been working at it for years.
We want to learn about business people who have made a positive difference in the lives of their employees or the world at large. We want to learn about teachers who developed an innovative approach to solving a problem. We want to learn about musicians and artists of all kinds, nonprofit executives and volunteers — and unsung heroes and heroines who don't fit into any of those categories.
The nomination process:
- Focuses on people who are working toward solutions in their workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, communities and state;
- Seeks stories of impact shared by nominators;
- Lifts up details of personal stories that inspire change;
- Award recipients will be announced in the Dec. 22 edition of Louisiana Inspired.