Louisiana's multi-ethnic French Creole/Bastille Day Festival
Ladies and Gentlmen, vendors and volunteer French music and/or Zydeco bands are all being welcomed to participate in our new Louisiana's Multi-ethnic French Creole/Bastille Day Celebration on July 14, 9:00 am at Evangeline Parish Courthouse square!
Volunteer donations and benefactors contributing $50.00 will get free printed advertisement in all of our statewide publicity and e-newsletter-La Voix de Creoles francais and will be saluted at the festival!
Contributors of $100.00 will also be saluted and receive honorable mention in our e-newsletter and receive an autographed book, Louisiana's French Creole Culinary & Linguistic Traditions: Facts vs Fiction Before and Since Cajunization by authors John laFleur II, Brian Costello & Dr. Ina Fandrich of or John's famous cookbook, A Cultural Legacy CREOLE Gourmet Secrets of Louisiana -as supply allows.
Tables will be available and electrical hook-ups. Bring your own lawn chairs/coolers.
Musicians need to set up and be ready to play from 10:30 am-1::30 pm. Vendors need to be installed and operational by 10:00 am.
The funding is to be used exclusively towards funding a beautiful sculpture which will represent ALL of our different ethnic groups who helped create our shared French Creole history, French food, languages, social traditions such as Mardi Gras and the Tournoi along with our French music traditions.
Any interested volunteer bands specializing in FRENCH and/or ZYDECO music and any and all vendors please contact Mrs. Gene Buller at 337.363.3795 or email at: sureshot@centurytel.net
Program:
Opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 am sharp w/ solemn invocation on behalf of all of our diverse ethnic Creole French families
Welcome by Mayor Jennifer Vidrine w/ Pledge of Allegiance by VFW leaders of Evangeline Parish..........................................................(?)
Welcome by Chairman John laFleur II w/ Introduction of post-humous Honorarium of Deceased:
Jules Ashlock, Tony Chachere, Preston Aucoin, Dr. Claude Oubre
Recognition of local French Creole citizens of note to be presented by Gene Buller,
President of the Louisiana multi-ethnic French Creole Families/Bastille Day Festival
Citizens to be honored:
Senator Eric laFleur, support/passage of our historic Resolution
Representative Bernard LeBas, support/pride
Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, support/pride
Dr. Charles Fontenot, M.D., support/pride
Mr. Gene Buller, support/pride
Grace Vidrine-Sibley, support/pride
Mr. David Ortego, Ville Platte Exec. Director VP Gazette, support/pride
Mr. Martel Ardoin, Director/Chief Radio KVPI, support/pride
Steve Hallam, VP Gazette
Michael Bordelon, Editor VP Gazette
Sen. Emeritus John & Susan Saunders
Judge Wendell & Fran Fuselier
Ms. Kathleen Eastin-Soileau, support/pride
Dr. Tony Soileau, support/pride
Mr. Bill Fontenot on behalf of Mr. Rodney & Rose P. Fontenot
Mr. Blake Vidrine, support/pride
Ms. Pam Rivers-McGee, support/pride
Ms. Mary Foster-Galasso, Parish Librarian, support/pride
Ms. Cindy Hamilton, Paul & Lulu Hilliard Art Museum Bookstore UL Lafayette, La.
Dr. Thomas Fontenot, support/pride
Mr. Brian Vidrine, Evangeline Parish Police Jury Pres. support/pride
Ms. Sharon Fontenot, support/pride
Dr. JS/Lola Fontenot, support/pride
Mr. Norris Fontenot, support/pride/work
Chief John "Sitting Bear" Mayeux, Avoyelles Nation, support/work, pride
Dr. Ina Fandrich, support/pride, New Orleans, La.
Mr. Eugene & Joan Fontenot, support/pride
Ms. Brenda Pitre-Toston, support/pride
Mr. Gervis LaFleur, support/pride
Ms. Ellen Jack, support/pride
Ms. Janine Chachere-Wallace & son, on behalf of the late Mr. Tony Chachere, (Creole Seasonings) St. Landry Parish
Mr. Harold and Athalie Dupre', support/pride St. Landry Parish
Mr. Nick/Bernita Fontenot, support/pride/work St. Landry Parish
Ms. Linda Doucet, support/pride St. Landry Parish
Mr. Jason Joplin, support/pride Beauregard Parish
Mr. Randy DeCuir, support/pride/work Avoyelles Parish, Chairman Multi-ethnic Creole/Bastille Day celebration
Mr. Brian Costello, support/pride/work/Chairman Pointe Coupee Multi-ethnic Creole/Bastille Day Celebration
Ms. Julie & Felix Lee, pride/support/work, Pointe Coupee Parish
Mr. Randy Harelson, Pointe Coupee Poydras Museum, support/pride
Dr. Angelique Bergeron, Pointe Coupee Poydras Museum, support/pride
Dr. Jessica Dorman, New Orleans Historic Collection, support/friendship
Dr. Margaret Marshall, work, support, Baton Rouge, La. formerly w/ Univ. Southeastern Louisiana
Ms. Amanda LaFleur, support/work In French heritage
Bobby Dardeau, Bonnes Nouvelles magazine support
Mr. David Johnson, Exec. Director Louisiana Endownment of the Humanities, New Orleans Cultural Vistas magazine, support
Consul General Claude Brunet, New Orleans
Mr. Randal Menard, Menard Law Offices, Lafayette, Louisiana
Pain Perdu Band, Robin & Beth Bruch, Joel Breaux, Val Melancon
Louis Knighten Band
The VFW of Evangeline Parish
The Evangeline Parish Tourist Board
The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce, Camille Fontenot
The Evangeline Parish Historical & Genealogical Society, Janis Landreneau, President
Special remarks & recognition of dignitaries by Dr. Charles Fontenot, Evangeline Parish M.D./Coroner
Closing comments by Chairman John laFleur II with special gift to Senator Eric laFleur