The 33rd Annual Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in Louisiana Schools
October 29th and 30th, 2026
West Cal Arena and Events Center
401 Arena Rd
Sulphur, LA 70665
Thursday, October 29th, 2026
7:30am Exhibits Open
7:30am-8:30am On-Site Registration and Packet Pickup
8:30am-11:15 Morning Session
11:15am - 12:40pm LUNCH
12:45pm-3:30pm Afternoon Presentation
3:45-4:45pm General SPALS Meeting
6pm SPALS Social
“Digital Dilemmas: Navigating AI, Ethics, and Practical Applications for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists” - Theresa H. Rodgers, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, BCS-CL, L-SLP, EdS (LD)
“It Takes a Team: Collaborating to Support Literacy-SLPs and Special Educators in Action”
- Tiffany Gaines, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
“Stuttering in Education" - Tessa Melancon Himel, MS, CCC-SLP and
Anne Zappi Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-F
“AAC Implementation and Methodology” - Katie Prescott, MA CCC-SLP, CAS, AES
"The Classroom is the Real Test: Beyond the Audiogram to Functional listening in Schools: Understanding How Hearing Losses, Listening Environment, and Comorbidities Affect Educational Access" AM ONLY - Dr. Ashley Argrave, AuD
"The Auditory Processing Superhero Toolkit: Strategies for Engagement, Behavior, and Success" PM ONLY - Dr. Ashley Argrave, AuD
Friday, October 30, 2026
7:30am Exhibits Open
7:30am-8:30am On-Site Registration and Packet Pickup
8:30am-11:15 Morning Session
**11:15am - 12:15pm LUNCH**
(NOTE ABRIEVIATED LUNCH & AFTERNOON SESSION TIMES)
12:15pm-3:00pm Afternoon Presentation
“What Does Strengths-Based Approach Mean in SLP" - Kelly Koch, PhD, L-SLP, CCC-SLP
“Speech Sound Disorders and Interventions” - Dr. Rachel K. Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
“Current Stuttering Practice: What's New, What Matters” - Jill E. Douglass, PhD, CCC-SLP
"Access in All Ways" Louisiana School for the Deaf - Ivette Perez and Dr. Megan Wimberly
Online Registration is now closed. On-site registration is available with a convenience charge. Lunch not guaranteed with on-site registration.
ONSITE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE EACH MORNING PRIOR TO CONFERENCE.
(There will be a convenience upcharge for onsite registration.)
DURING THE CONFERENCE - Please do not contact the website with any questions/issues, visit the registration area for assistance.
SPALS CONFERENCE EVALUATION
This course is offered up to ten hours or 1.0 ASHA CEUs.
Satisfactory Completion requirements: Attendees must complete a self assessment and a course evaluation prior to end of conference.
Disclaimer: ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the brand block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
We would like to thank LBESPA for Conference Sponsorships
that enable us to bring you quality presenters year after year.
Hotel Accommodations
DoubleTree by Hilton
DoubleTree by Hilton $149.00 - $169.00
Comments: EIS MedClaims is kindly sponsoring a SPALS Social here on Thursday evening. RSVP pending.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott/Sulphur
$109.00
$109.00 - $109.00
Hampton Inn by Hilton Sulphur/Lake Charles Area
$149.00 - $159.00