News & Updates
Join Us for the 2022 Cassidy Conference
The conference is designed for primary care physicians and advanced care professionals caring for children. It will be held Thursday, June 16th from 7:15am to 8:00pm. Learn More
Camp Jambalaya Jubilee 2022 Update
Camp Jambalaya Jubilee 2022 is scheduled for June 17th - 19th, 2022! See you at Camp 2022!
Give for Good 2021
Give for Good is April 20-May 4, 2021! Donate to your favorite charities in North Louisiana. Locate the Children and Arthritis donation page here. Give for Good is an online giving challenge sponsored by the Community Foundation of North Louisiana.
COVID-19 Update
Due to COVID-19, Camp Jambalaya Jubilee, the Alumni Reunion, and the Cassidy Conference scheduled for June 2020 has been canceled. We look forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of Camp in June 2021. We hope to reschedule the Cassidy Conference at some point in...
Date set for medical conference on pediatric rheumatology
Cassidy Conference set for June 18, 2020: Advances in Pediatric Rheumatology. In celebration of 30 years of Camp Jambalaya Jubilee, Children and Arthritis, Inc. with presenting sponsor Willis Knighton Health System is hosting the regional conference in Shreveport,...
Give for Good is May 7, 2019!
Donate to Camp today online at this link to Give for Good!
Registration opens for Camp 2019.
Camp Jambalaya Jubilee will be held June 14-16, 2019, at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana. Register here.
Three seniors awarded Kayla Foret Scholarships!
Three students were awarded Kayla Foret Scholarships at Camp Jambalaya Jubilee 2018: Drew Varner, Emily Vining, and Jay Martin.
From camper to the NFL: a story of remission
Charcanderick West was diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Arthritis at age 14. Despite periodic fevers, rashes and arthritis involving most of the joints in his arms and legs, he responded promptly to a biological agent. Dr. Pressly monitored him for many years and...
Kayla Foret Scholarship
Each year at the Camp Jambalaya Jubilee opening ceremony, a college scholarship is awarded in memory of a former camper, Kayla Foret of Houma, Louisiana. Kayla passed away in 2001, but her warm smile and welcoming spirit have not been forgotten by her friends at the...
Man of the Year: Charcanderick West
Charcanderick West was diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Arthritis at age 14. Despite periodic fevers, rashes and arthritis involving most of the joints in his arms and legs he responded promptly to a biological agent. Charcanderick went back to playing football and...
Shreveport Physician Receives Top Honor from American College of Rheumatology
Shreveport, Louisiana – Thomas A. Pressly III, M.D. of Shreveport was awarded with the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) Paulding Phelps Award during the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The award is a reflection of his outstanding contributions to...