Way Back Wednesday: Sept. 13, 2017
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, September 13, 2017
- Sept. 14, 1978: First Baptist Church building committee members gather after the first service at the new First Baptist Church in LaPlace. Pictured, from left, are Harold Tolar, Carroll Evans, Joe Warrington, Ruth Gordon, Jimmy Woods (chairman), Rex Evans, Rev. Major C. Speights (pastor), D.J. Hogan, Marvin Wright, Patsy Walker and Harold Evans.
Sept. 12, 1968: Taking Part in groundbreaking ceremonies for the TG&Y Family Center in the Riverlands Shopping Center are, from left, C.B. Harrison, TG&Y area supervisor; Huey Tamplin, construction supervisor, Gulf States Land and Industries, Inc.; William C. Cain, Gulf States vice-president; W.V. Tullos, TG&Y divisional vice-president; Hugh L. Lenoir, TG&Y district manager, and Boyd Baker, TG&Y leasing superintendent. The store was scheduled as the third TG&Y Family Center in the New Orleans area.
Sept. 12, 1998: Leon Godchaux Junior High Students Christina Franklin, left, and Tfawmia Bornes enjoy themselves at the school’s back-to-school dance, hosted by the school’s teachers.
