On Sunday, May 4, 2025, executives from Entergy Corporation presented Chief Chaisson and Jamie Schwartz, Senior Director of Major Gifts at the American Indian College Fund, with a check in the amount of $35,000 as part of Entergy’s 2024-2025 Tribal Scholarship Program. The presentation was held in the Native American Village at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The grant funds scholarships awarded to 11 United Houma Nation youth who are currently enrolled in college. This is the 11th consecutive year of the Entergy-American Indian College Fund partnership with scholarships totaling $350,000.
The scholarship recipients are:
- Bode Aucoin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Erin Billiot, Columbus State University (Georgia)
- Kyla Clay, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Thomas Foret, Nicholls State University
- Jolie Guadet, Nicholls State University
- Timothy Kern, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
- Trey Martinez, Louisiana State University
- Jace Naquin, Nicholls State University
- Taylin Naquin, Loyola University – New Orleans
- Jessica Wakeman, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
- Ava Ward, Tuskegee University
Thank you very much to Entergy Corporation and congratulations to the scholarship recipients!
