Lillian DeJean (2020)
Louisiana Young Heroes
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Awards
Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-12-18
Duration: 00:04:32
Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- DeJean, Lillian Interviewee
- DeJean, Nicole Interviewee
Description
This segment from the 2020 Young Heroes show features Andre Moreau’s profile of honoree Lillian DeJean, a homeschooled senior from Lafayette. DeJean was born with an unspecified autoimmune disease and a mitochondrial disorder. She is a disability advocate and was the first minor appointed to the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council. Moreau interviews Lillian DeJean and Nicole DeJean, her mother.