Louisiana’s First Black Female Doctor Honored with Marker

Yesterday, Louisiana's first black doctor was honored in New Iberia today with a marker placed in Bouligny Plaza.

Dr. Emma Wakefield-Paillet graduated with honors from New Orleans Medical University, now  Dillard University in the top of her class in 1987.

She earned her license to practice medicine in April 1987.

The full story can be read at KATC.com