Way Back Wednesday: Oct. 11, 2017
Published 12:03 am Wednesday, October 11, 2017
- Oct. 12, 1994: The 4-H folks at Our Lady of Grace School recently took to the road, cleaning trash, tires, wood and other debris from along Highway 3179 in Reserve. The 4-H club members and related folks who participated in the cleaning effort include Marshand Adams (leader), Brenda Jones (leader), Natasha Jones (junior leader), Mary Berryhill (parent), Charlotte Short (parent), Geraldine Mitchell (grandparent), Godfrey Berryhill, Oscar Johnson III, Credere Joseph, Darnell Fleming, Gerald Washington, Troylicia Robertson, Karanell Tassin, Courtney Turcuit, Kimberly Short, Dejalin Mitchell, Tara Short and Akeem Sumlin.
Oct. 11, 1984: Stacie Colgan, seated second center, was named Junior Miss Andouille Festival and will reign at the festival sponsored by the LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department. She competed against 22 contestants. Seated from left, Bridget Passman, first runner up, most photogenic and in a tie with Nicole Smith for Miss Congeniality; Miss Colgan; Julie Veron, second runner up. Standing from left, Ashley Drury, third runner up; Selena Bertrand, last year’s Junior Miss Andouille; and Geraldine Petit, fourth runner up.
Oct. 10, 1974: Roland Barnes, St. John ESAA Reading Program director, looks over the program for a reading workshop with Bettye Martin, left, and Linda Fontenberry, reading consultants.
