Meet Miss Louisiana 1996
Erika Rachael Schwarz
Folsom, Louisiana
Age: 24
"In a democracy, law is too important to leave to lawyers. All citizens need to understand basic law."
- Date of Birth: 2/14/72
- Parents: Patricia Schwarz Core and Erik Schwarz
- Education: Loyola School of Law - Juris Doctor-Law - 1996 graduate; Loyola University - 1993 - B.A. in Communications; St. Scholastica Academy - 1989
- Platform Issue: Street Law: Teaching Young People to Make the Right Choices
- Talent: Composing/Piano
- Scholastic Honors: Law School - magna cum laude graduate, top 5% of class, Law Review member, Moot Court Board, coach & oralist National Constitutional Law Team, four law scholarships for academic performance, National Dean’s List; College - magna cum laude graduate, Merit Scholarship, Dean’s List, V.P.-Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Best Debater, Presidential Fitness Award
- Other Accomplishments: Pres. Student Gov. Assoc.; pres. Delta Gamma Sorority; speaker for the Red Cross Peer Pressure Program; tutor for illiterate adults; speaker for Gov. Roemer’s Education Press Conference; council member- Louisiana Senate Committee to Improve Education; Awarded Governor’s Executive Award for Work with Youth & Education; Composed first song at 7; varsity letter- soccer, track, cheerleading, dance team; Street Law teacher, New Orleans public schools
- Employment: Intern for U.S. Senator John Breaux in Washington, D.C., national motivational speaker, national emcee/choreographer, intern for WWL-TV, law clerk
- Family: Mother is a St. Tammany Parish assessor, and father is a computer analyst. She has a sister, Sheryl, 29.
- Career Ambition: To practice law and pursue a career in government emphasizing the development of law-related educational programs
- Local Pageant Sponsor: Miss St. Tammany Parish
- State Pageant Sponsor: Miss Louisiana Pageant, Monroe Jaycees, Inc., Monroe
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