Elizabeth Cagnolatti, FNP-C is a native of DeRidder, Louisiana and a resident of Donaldsonville. Liz graduated from Our Lady of the Lake College of Nursing and Allied Health with honors. Her further education includes a bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Loyola University, and a master’s of Science in Nursing with a specialty in family practice from Louisiana State University.
Liz has 25 years of emergency and urgent care experience and is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has practiced family medicine since 2010 and opened a private practice in a medically underserved area in Baton Rouge. Her contributions were instrumental in bringing quality healthcare back to the downtown Baton Rouge area. After just two years, she was presented the Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Excellence State Award and the Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension Parish small business of the year award.
Liz obtained her Suboxone Waiver in 2018. At the time, she was one of only 10 nurse practitioners in the state of Louisiana to obtain certification. She sold her private practice, began practicing addiction medicine in 2019, and joined the Avenues team in March of 2020.
Liz has 6 daughters, 9 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
