ALEXANDRIA – Central Louisiana’s first pregnancy center has found its director.
Leaders with the Cenla Pregnancy Center have scheduled a press conference for noon Friday, Aug. 25 to introduce the director and announce the date of when it will open.
Marksville’s Clair Lemoine, who has worked more than 20 years in maternal child nursing, will be at the helm when the center opens. According to board president Brian Gunter, senior pastor at First Baptist of Pollock, Lemoine has 10 years of experience serving low-income, first-time pregnant women in a home setting.
Located next to the Baptist Building at 1254 MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, the center will offer pregnancy decision coaching by trained advocates, free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, information about pregnancy options, maternity and physical resources and post-decision support including parenting education and abortion recovery groups.
More than 200 churches of multiple Christian denominations have worked together to establish the pregnancy resource center, a non-profit, pro-life organization that will provide compassionate support to women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions.
