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Elizabeth Hebert is a native of Lafayette. The
2003 Lafayette High School graduate is a
lifelong member of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church and studied in the Lafayette Parish Arts
Academy Theatre Program. She enrolled in
Louisiana State University in 2003 where she was
a member of the Summer Scholar’s Program.
After graduating from Louisiana State University
in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science, Miss Hebert began employment with the
Louisiana legislature as a staff member in the
Office of the Speaker in the Louisiana House of
Representatives. During this time she also
accomplished work in Acting, Modeling, and
Community Organizing.
She enrolled in Public Administration Institute
of Louisiana State University in 2010, where she
focused on Higher Education Administration. As a
member of the Louisiana State University Student
Senate, Miss Hebert authored the legislation to
form the highly contested Student Government
Black Caucus, the first Black Caucus in the
Southeastern Conference, and the only bound by
any student government association
constitutional bylaws. The caucus aims to
promote the positive and successful growth and
development of Black students at Louisiana State
University by implementing and promoting
policies which allow all constituents fair and
open access to equal educational and economic
advancement opportunities, as well as providing
leadership in challenging policies which hinder
the progress of the Black electorate of
Louisiana State University. As founding member
and first chairwoman of the caucus, Miss Hebert
strived to educate all of the trials of the
Black experience in predominately white
universities. It was during this time she had
the distinct honor to present Louisiana State
University’s first Black student, A.P. Tureaud,
Jr., with an honorary, lifetime membership to
the caucus.
Miss Hebert is a member of the Alpha Nu Circle
of Omicron Delta Kappa and will receive her
Masters of Public Administration in December
2011 after finishing her graduate program in
only one year.
As Miss Black Louisiana USA, Miss Hebert plans
to address the current condition of Higher
Education in the state of Louisiana and explore
ways to ensure positive educational outcomes for
its students by identifying the latent issues
which are often overlooked, such as improved
literacy rates in poor and rural communities and
stronger academic preparation throughout K-12.
Her efforts to improve the state of Higher
Education in Louisiana have been published
nationally in USA Today and the Washington
Examiner as she proposes a multi-step plan to
make the necessary improvements.
Her message to others is let your smile change
the world, but don’t let the world change your
smile.
She plans to be active in the community and
elevate the presence of the Miss Black Louisiana
USA organization throughout the state, while
promoting positive role models for young Black
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