Get to Know Us
Welcome to our nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting acceptance and awareness for autism and other neurodivergent individuals within our community and beyond. We are proud to provide essential therapy tools and sensory kits, with the vision of opening a therapy center in the Miss-Lou to offer much-needed therapies. Our journey began with a shared passion of supporting our own neurodivergent children, and others like them. We invite you to continue scrolling to learn about the inspiring founders behind this initiative. Together, we can make a difference!
Meet Chandler
Hi, my name is Chandler Russ Brantley. I’m a Natchez native who married another Natchez native Taylor Brantley and now work as a special care nursery nurse at Merit Health. Having learned about developmental milestones during my undergraduate, I noticed when my son wasn’t meeting his. After a whirlwind of events, we received an Autism diagnosis in 2024. Not only am I an advocate for my tiny patients with no voice in my day to day job, but also now an advocate for my own son and others on the spectrum. Sparked by the response we had to the first Autism awareness event we created, I knew we needed more. Together Taylor Cooley & I founded Pieces of B.L.U.E. to bridge the gap between parents’ wallets and insurance companies and to ultimately bring therapies and resources to our rural area that are much needed and currently not available. Please join us in our efforts to create more for our Miss-Lou Autistic community and as always, Be kind to all kinds, Learn to promote acceptance, Understand the spectrum, and Everyone deserves to be seen.
Meet Taylor
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Hi, my name is Taylor Cooley! I’m an Avoyelles Parish native, that moved to the Miss-Lou in 2013 after my husband, Trey Cooley, and I began our family. We have four amazing children Andi, Charli, Kenni, and Henry. Our family is truly the driving force behind why I do everything that I do and what lead to Chandler and I co-founding this nonprofit.
Being a special needs parent brings a variety of unique struggles, but from these struggles came passion for helping not only my children, but other children with struggles like theirs. One of the largest hurdles we faced was the limited resources in our rural area. From our families’ personal struggles, Chandler and I dreamed up ideas of how we could help not only our children, but all the neurodivergent children and adults in our community. We dream of opening a therapy center in the Miss-Lou to offer therapies not currently offered. Our dream will take a little while to achieve, but in the meantime, we are working tirelessly on spreading awareness and acceptance, bringing recourses to our area, and providing therapy tools when insurance won't. We hope that you'll join us in our efforts of bringing the Miss-Lou community together and making it more inclusive for everyone.