November 2024: Jana Broussard

Background: Jana Moon Broussard serves as Interim Executive Director for Louisiana Commission for the Deaf (LCD). A native of Lafayette, La. she has been actively involved in the Deaf community over the course of her personal and professional life. With over 13 years of experience working as an interpreter in educational and community settings, serving four of those years as one of the lead interpreters for the Lafayette Parish School System, she began working for LCD in spring of 2019. She currently holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in ASL/English Interpreting from William Woods University, and a certificate in Educational Interpreting from the University of Northern Colorado. She is also a member of several Louisiana boards, committees and councils, to include the Early Hearing Detection Intervention (EHDI) Advisory Board, the Louisiana Board of Hearing Aid Dealers (LABHAD), and the Louisiana Relay Administrative Board (RAB).

Current LCD Position Focus: Per LCD authorizing statute, RS 46: 2351-2356, the Executive Director is responsible for directing statewide programs and initiatives for Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing communities; developing short and long-term goals and objectives; developing forward-thinking action plans to improve services and systems of care and monitor implementation of the action plans; staying abreast of nationally recognized best practice approaches to maximize accessibility services statewide and working to improve the service systems in Louisiana. LCD is also responsible for the development and implementation of standardized practices for ASL interpreters working in the state of Louisiana.