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Veteran broadcaster Marcelle Fontenot on joining UL Lafayette

Chief communications officer Marcelle Fontenot joined La Louisiane for her first interview since making the move from the news anchor desk to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Fontenot shared what she has enjoyed most about being part of the campus community, her evolving relationship with her audience and what it’s like to enter higher education after 20 years in broadcast journalism.

Watch the conversation with Fontenot and La Louisiane managing editor Marie Elizabeth Oliver below or read an edited transcript.

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Marie Elizabeth Oliver is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and Southern Living. She has taught journalism and served as the managing editor and podcast host of La Louisiane at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her local reporting has been published by The Current, Acadiana Profile and New Orleans Public Radio.