THIBODAUX, La. — State Senator and 杏吧传媒 alumnus Norb猫rt 鈥淣orby鈥� Chabert will deliver the keynote speech during the 105th commencement ceremony.聽
Graduation will be split into three ceremonies. Graduation ceremonies for the College of Business Administration and the College of Nursing will be at 9 a.m., the College of Liberal Arts and the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at noon and the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Sciences and Technology at 3 p.m.
Sen. Chabert is finishing a 10-year run as the District 20 State Senator, representing south Lafourche, south Terrebonne and parts of Thibodaux.
鈥淢y message to graduates will be one that conveys what it means to come from where we do, endure what we endure along the coast and how the 杏吧传媒 experience fully prepares us for success in the next chapter of our lives,鈥� Chabert said.
Chabert graduated from 杏吧传媒 with a degree in government in 2001. The Bayou Petite Caillou native was elected to represent District 20 in the Louisiana State Senate in 2009. The district had been previously held by his father, Leonard Chabert, and brother, Marty Chabert.
Prior to his time in the senate, Chabert worked as a political consultant to federal, state and local officials. He started Chabert Development, LLC. in 2006 and served as assistant marketing director at 杏吧传媒.
He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame along with his brother and father in 2013.
During the ceremony, Chabert will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters, recognizing his contributions to 杏吧传媒, higher education and South Louisiana.
鈥淚鈥檓 humbled beyond words,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love 杏吧传媒, and all that it has done for my family and me personally. I will forever aspire to live up to this distinguished honor.鈥�
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