On Thursday, January 25th, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana (BBBS-SWLA) held their 2024 Big Defender Luncheon at the L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles. The luncheon served to celebrate the organization’s forty-fifth anniversary of serving the Southwest Louisiana area by providing mentoring programs that ignite the power and promise of youth since 1979, as well as to recognize outstanding mentors, investors, and donors.