The People Project:
Laura Messer
By Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre | June 25, 2022
Meet Laura Messer!
Laura grew up in Kenner, and is the middle daughter of three girls. She graduated from Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans in 2003, then attended University of Louisiana of Lafayette. She graduated in 2007 with a degree in Marketing.
She also married her husband, Stewart, in 2007. They were cheer partners in college. They had their first daughter Charleigh in 2008, then their second daughter Presley in 2009. Cypress, their son, was born in 2014. Laura held various positions in the cheerleading industry, such as selling uniforms, coaching Central High School cheerleaders, and working in gyms.
She has taught Red Cross swim lessons since 2018, and this year became certified in Infant Survival Training (ISR) where she currently teaches children aged 6 months to 6 years survival techniques if needed.
She and her family live on an 11-acre farm where they have 2 dogs, 2 cats, chickens and honeybees.
We want to thank Laura for spending some time with us and letting us get to know about her life and her love of the area.
Q: What led you to your current career?
A: When Charleigh was 3 years old, she drowned. She was administered CPR, and was in ICU, and I knew I wanted to help families not experience what we went through. I now teach children how to safely get out of drowning situations every day.
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in the area, and what do you like to get there?
A: Thai Green Leaf is one of our favorites! I love the Tom Yam Goong soup, their lettuce wraps and the green curry.
Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?
A: I was a springboard diver, and we traveled every summer for my competitions. My dad bought a camper, and we would travel together.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: I would like to go back to Australia. I went there as a freshmen in high school for 3 weeks as part of a student exchange program. It was awesome there.
Q: What is your favorite movie? What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theater?
A: I love romantic comedies, anything girlie. The first movie I remember seeing in a theater was FernGully with my aunt and sisters.
Q: Do you have a favorite book? What do you love about it?
A: The Bible. I love it's truth.
Q: What advice would you give a group of people?
A: Find Jesus.
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: To go skydiving.
Q: What is your favorite music or an artist or band that you would like to see?
A: I love pop Christian music. I would like to see Lauren Daigle again!
Q: What current or former business makes you the most nostalgic about the area?
A: Mi Patio. When we had just moved here, we would go there on Thursdays and listen to live music.
Q: If you could choose one person to go to lunch with that you’ve never met, who is it?
A: It would have to be Jesus. I would let Him choose the restaurant and I would let Him talk about whatever He wanted.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique that you love about the area?
A: That there is no traffic!
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Still living on the farm and still teaching swim lessons!
Q: What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you (even friends or family)?
A: I was a competitive springboard diver.
Q: What is a word or phrase that comes to mind when you think of the word “Home”?
A: Family.
Q: If you could have a full-time staff member that is fully paid for, what would that be? (Chef, housekeeper, driver, coach, personal trainer, etc.)
A: A housekeeper, definitely.
Q: If you had to choose one type of cuisine to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
A: Festival food!
Q: What do you do when you are alone in your car?
A: Listen to silence or call and speak to family.
Q: What is the last gift you gave and received?
A: The last gift I gave was a hydrangea plant to my mom for Mother's Day. The last gift I received was perfume from Stew, just because.
Q: What are you known for?
A: Swim lessons!
Q: What is your favorite 90s jam?
A: Ace of Base, The Sign!
Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
A: The ability to fly.
Q: What are some of your hobbies?
A: Beekeeping, veggie gardening, riding on the tractor, teaching swim.
Q: What is your most commonly used emoji?
A: Smiley face.
Q: What is something you are most proud of?
A: My family and becoming certified in ISR and starting that business in our area.
Q: What two items would you take with you if you shipwrecked on a deserted island where food and water were taken care of?
A: Sunscreen and my husband.
Q: What is the funniest thing that happened to you recently?
A: I had to borrow gas from a friend to get home recently.
Q: If you won the lottery, what would you purchase or spend money on?
A: I would pay off all debts, invest in real estate and save the rest!
Q: What do you want your legacy to be?
A: I would like to be known for having helped children and that people knew Christ through knowing me.
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