Dr. Ashley Lucas appointed to the board for Childcare Association of Louisiana.

Dr. Ashley Lucas has been appointed to the board of directors of the Childcare Association of Louisiana.

She has been a general pediatrician for 20 years and serves as the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health medical director for general pediatrics. The Monroe native majored in microbiology at LSU in Baton Rouge and obtained her medical doctorate from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She completed her pediatrics residency training at Tulane and Ochsner in New Orleans.

Lucas has an interest in early childhood health and education. She served as a Louisiana child care health consultant and was involved in several initiatives to bring American Academy of Pediatrics resources to the program. She was a member of the Bright Start early childhood advisory council for three years and participated as a technical review panel member for the Caring for Our Children manual.

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