Since 1958 Louisa began to live visual and literary art interpretation. Her Mother told her the stories of her slave ancestory. She won numerous awards for her performances, including Army World Wide Best of Show Performing Arts while serving in the Army until 1984. She also won an Irwin Berlin Award Trophy recognition and other awards too numerous to mention. Her favorite honor was the opportunity to sing Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song" with Lou Rawls in Concert in Korea, December 1983. He labeled her a performers performer.