Louisiana’s Childhood Obesity Initiative, Greaux Healthy, Visits Lake Charles on March 5
March 2, 2026 · Baton Rouge, LA
Members of the media are invited to attend a press conference formally introducing Greaux Healthy to the Lake Charles community. Greaux Healthy is an initiative by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in partnership with the State of Louisiana focused on preventing and treating childhood obesity in Louisiana.
Greaux Healthy is stopping in Lake Charles as part of its statewide campaign to expand awareness and reach through community engagement, mobile outreach and evidence-based tools.
WHAT: Greaux Healthy Introduction Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 9 a.m. (arrive at 8:45 a.m.)
WHERE: Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (1701 Oak Park Blvd. in Lake Charles)
WHO: Initiative leaders, state and local officials, community partners
WHY: More than 1-in-3 children in Louisiana are living with overweight or obesity. Greaux Healthy is taking a bold step to reach the people who shape the health of our communities: educators, healthcare providers and local leaders. Through its statewide “Road Sheaux” campaign, Greaux Healthy has been traveling across all nine of Louisiana’s health regions to engage those at the front lines of prevention and care, equipping them with evidence-based tools and resources to support the healthy growth and development of future generations.
For more information on Greaux Healthy, visit www.greauxhealthy.org.
For more information contact:
Joe Coussan, Media Relations Manager, joe.coussan@pbrc.edu, 225-763-3049 or Ernie Ballard, Senior Director of Communications & Marketing, ernie.ballard@pbrc.edu, 225-263-2677.
About the Pennington Biomedical Research Center
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is at the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the triggers of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Pennington Biomedical has the vision to lead the world in promoting nutrition and metabolic health and eliminating metabolic disease through scientific discoveries that create solutions from cells to society. The Center conducts basic, clinical and population research, and is a campus in the LSU System.
The research enterprise at Pennington Biomedical includes over 600 employees within a network of 44 clinics and research laboratories, and 16 highly specialized core service facilities. Its scientists and physician/scientists are supported by research trainees, lab technicians, nurses, dietitians and other support personnel. Pennington Biomedical is a globally recognized state-of-the-art research institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For more information, see www.pbrc.edu.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
6400 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
