Way Back Wednesday: Aug. 16, 2017
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, August 16, 2017
- Aug. 16, 1979: Frank Boyd Smith, second from left, winner of the annual Lil Mr. VFW contest sponsored by VFW Post 5004 Ladies Auxiliary in Reserve, receives his trophy from the 1978 winner, Chad Hymel, Rusty Jude Remondet (extreme left) was second runner up and Lynn Thomas Vicknair Jr. (extreme right) was first runner up.
Aug. 14, 1969: Posing with Pat Nugent, daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, and movie star Anita Bryant during a recent visit to AstroWorld in Houston are, from left, Marsha Vicknair, Nugent, Bryant, Sandra, Kim and Robin Vicknair, in buggy. Marsha and Sandra are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Vicknair and Kim and Robin are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vicknair. They are all residents of LaPlace.
Aug. 14, 1999: LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department firefighters Byron Billiot and Mike Harmon, along with Sparky the Fire Dog, visit St. John Parish Library during a recent prevention demonstration.
