About us
our story
Covenant Wellness Center has been over 20 years in the making. After serving in and being honorably discharged from the United States Army, I returned home with my husband and we settled in Carencro. Shortly after, I enrolled in massage therapy school. It was there that God planted a seed in my heart—the vision of a wellness center that would bring together different practitioners and healing modalities under one roof.
My passion for wellness comes from my own story. From the age of 14, I struggled with hormone imbalances, severe mineral deficiencies, adrenal fatigue, and chronic insomnia. For years, I lived on one to four hours of sleep a night, pushing through with sheer willpower. By 2019, my health had completely collapsed—hypothyroidism worsened, the weight piled on, my heart and liver were failing, and I was at the end of my rope.
I lost faith in the healthcare system after spending more than the cost of a house and still having no answers. Even after a lifetime of eating clean, exercising, and being careful with my health, my body wasn’t healing. I remember telling my husband one day in May of 2019 that it was time to get my things in order—I truly didn’t believe I had more than two months left. I tried to stay hopeful and prayerful, but deep inside I knew I was dying.
But God wasn’t finished with me yet. Through His grace and guidance, my health began to turn around. I was reminded that He is the ultimate healer, and that my journey wasn’t ending—it was just beginning.
Out of that journey, Covenant Wellness Center was born. My team and I are honored to bring this vision to life—a place where every person is truly seen, heard, and cared for. A place where faith, wellness, and intention meet.
Together, we’re committed to offering a HIGHER standard of health and wellness for our Acadiana community.
With gratitude and hope,
Jennifer Melancon, LMT
Owner, Covenant Wellness Center
Meet Jennifer Melancon
Jennifer L. Melancon is a wife to an amazing man, mother of two beautiful children, US Army Veteran, business owner, self-taught chef and foodie, part-time farmer and a lover of all things health and wellness related. She’s had a passion for holistic and integrative health and medicine and helping others as long as she can remember. She received her B.S. in Child and Family Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2008 and has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2002. Jennifer is passionate about everything that she does and strives to make the people and places better than when she found them. She believes that smiles and kindness are contagious! Jennifer accredits and gives thanks to God for letting her have a successful career and rock solid faith that helps her serve others every day she is given.
Jennifer has worked in many different arenas, such as chiropractic, PT, hospital, pain management, and health & wellness centers. She specializes in deep tissue/NMT massage. In 2009, she decided to take a leap of faith and started her own business; Nine Cedars Health & Wellness, LLC. Every day that she is blessed with, she will strive to help those around her attain a better sense of health and wellness and a more positive frame of mind!
