Way Back Wednesday
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, April 20, 2016
- April 22, 1976: The winners in the first Miss Riverside Academy Beauty Pageant held in conjunction with the Reserve schools’ annual Spring Bazaar are, front row, from left, Patti Porrier, first runner up; Bonnie Louque, Miss Riverside; Leslie Colgan, second runner up; (second row) Bernice Monica, Miss Congeniality; Darlene Bourgeois, third runner up, and Jill Zeringue, winner of the evening gown award.
April 21 1988: Liz Pichon, left, Trustee II for LaPlace VFW Post 3337 Auxiliary, hands Linda King, president of the St. John ARC, a check for $100, which is an auxiliary contribution to the ARC to assist in opening a facility next to the closed John L. Ory School on West 5th Street in LaPlace for use by the ARC’s 19 clients.