College is expensive—so expensive that many students have to start planning and budgeting for student debt. Even if you’ve never enrolled in a college course, you’ll learn this pretty quickly by just watching the evening news or talking to any weary-eyed college student you pass on the sidewalk (although you might want to avoid such conversations during finals week). Since …
Spotlight On: Dreams Come True of Louisiana
Our team members have voted and chosen our 2018 Charity of the Year—Dreams Come True of Louisiana! Pelican’s volunteer and fundraising committee, the Beak Squad, has already started planning FUNdraisers to benefit this special organization. The goal of Dreams Come True of Louisiana is to restore the beauty found in the dreams of the children. They provide happiness, support and …
Benefits of Joining a Credit Union
Here’s a question we get a lot: what are the benefits of joining a credit union over a bank? Honestly, we could talk about this for hours, but we won’t do that to you today! Below, we’ve outlined some of our members’ favorite benefits (in no particular order). Check out these credit union benefits and decide for yourself if credit …
What is #AskPelican – Season 1 Recap
We recently finished the first round (or season) of many upcoming episodes of #AskPelican. In Season 1, we received lots of great questions, and Pelican’s Nationally Certified Credit Counselor Heike Reagan answered them for you! What is #AskPelican? You ask the questions, and our experts provide honest, real answers. We post new #AskPelican videos every other week, usually on Monday …
Where to Get the Best King Cakes in Louisiana
This might be the most difficult and delicious post we’ve ever done for Pelican State of Mind. They said it couldn’t be done, yet here you are, reading about the best king cakes in Louisiana. With Carnival Season here, it’s always fun to ask everyone what place has the BEST king cake. You’ll find that this is a very serious, …
Spotlight On: Fluker’s Farms in Port Allen, Louisiana
Did you know that there’s a family in south Louisiana who has been breeding feeder insects for over 50 years? I recently took a trip to Fluker’s Cricket Farm, Inc., one of our partners, which is located right outside of Baton Rouge in Port Allen, Louisiana, to find out more about their business. I had the pleasure of talking with …