Way Back Wednesday: July 6, 2016
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, July 6, 2016
- July 4, 1974: New Eagle Scouts of Troop 321 are, left, Maxie McGraw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McGraw Jr., and Van Gilmore III, the son and Mr. and Mrs. Van Gilmore Jr. The two received their Eagle Scout awards, the highest scouting honor, at a Court of Honor at the LaPlace Firehouse. Maxie, the troop quartermaster, will be a senior at St. Charles Borromeo this fall. Van, the senior patrol leader, will be a senior at De La Salle High School this fall.
July 5, 1990: Ralph Wilderson, left, retired principal of Harry Hurst Middle School in Destrehan, was honored as the LSU Writing Project “Principal of the Year.” He is shown with Sarah Burkhalter, co-director of the National Writing Project at LSU.
July 4, 1985: St. John Parish Sheriff Lloyd B. Johnson, right, thanks Bill Jones for a job well done in getting the Sheriff’s line officers much needed bulletproof vests. “It’s a sign of the times that we need these,” the Sheriff said.
