Monica spent 21 years in corporate America working through the ranks and politics. After the company she was with decided to relocate the business to a different state, Monica took a leap of faith and started Agnes Belle in July 2018.

She has always loved the hospitality and charm of historic times with plantation homes and the hand crafted architecture, which inspired the store design and atmosphere.

The name Agnes is after her grandmother, whom she was very close with and lost when she was 17. When visiting the store you will find pictures of Agnes in the register area.

Monica was born and raised in Louisiana where most of her family still resides. She spent her summers with her grandmother where she made mud pies, picked flowers and hulled peas on the back porch.