Jacqueline Delery Wattigny

Jacqueline Delery Wattigny is a 2000 graduate of Lake Castle Private School in New Orleans. At Lake Castle, she was honored with the Clendon J. Butera Award in 1999 and was named Valedictorian in 2000, After Lake Castle, Jacqueline attended Mount Carmel Academy on a scholarship award and graduated with honors. She then attended Louisiana State University’s Honors College, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2008 At LSU, Jacqueline was extensively involved in campus life, including serving as Speaker Pro Tempore of LSU’s Student Senate.

After completing her degree in Political Science from LSU, Jacqueline was awarded an academic scholarship to Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. At Loyola, she was honored to be made a member of the College’s most prestigious publication, the Loyola Law Review. Since graduating with her Juris Doctorate in 2011, Jacqueline has worked as a judicial law clerk at the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson.

In addition to her work as an attorney, Jacqueline has maintained her community involvement. She volunteered for several years with Lake Castle’s dance team, for which she coined the name “Blue Angels.” Notably, Jacqueline was named Miss New Orleans in 2013. As Miss New Orleans, she volunteered her time to many local events and charity fundraisers.

Jacqueline has been married to Paul Wattigny, Jr., since 2014, and they share two young children. She is also the daughter of Terry Delery, who has distinguished herself as an educator at Lake Castle for over 30 years. Jacqueline believes that Lake Castle’s commitment to academic excellence and deep appreciation for the importance of family formed her into a person who strives for excellence in all aspects of her life, and she is tremendously grateful to have received an elementary education of the highest quality.