Baton Rouge — Ashley Hebert of Farmers-Merchants Bank and Trust in Breaux Bridge was installed as a Councilman at Large of the Louisiana Bankers Education Council.
The mission of the Louisiana Bankers Education Council is to facilitate banker development and promote financial literacy outreach to Louisiana bankers by:
• elementary school financial literacy education • high school financial literacy education,
• college freshman scholarships
• 365 to Rich Bank Shadow Day
• Louisiana Jump-Start Coalition – partnering with others to promote financial literacy throughout Louisiana
• LBA Leadership School
• Professional development for bankers
• Manage the Louisiana Bankers Patrick Spencer/FISC Education Foundation which funds the above programs The Louisiana Bankers Education Council was started in 1957 and serves as the educational outreach arm of the Louisiana Bankers Association.
