Memorial Day 2011

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION NO. 43 BJ 2011
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LEGAL STATE HOLIDAY - NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY
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WHEREAS, the people of Louisiana recognize and honor on National Memorial Day the
heroic men and women who sacrificed their lives through military service;

WHEREAS, National Memorial Day provides an opportunity for remembrance of their
patriotic commitment to the democratic principles of freedom and equality;

WHEREAS, the last Monday in May has been federally established as the day to celebrate
National Memorial Day; and

WHEREAS, R.S. 1:55(B)(2) allows the governor to proclaim National Memorial Day as a
legal holiday and a day of rest in the State of Louisiana;

NOW THEREFORE I, BOBBY JINDAL, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the
authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do
hereby order and direct as follows:

SECTION 1: National Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2011, is declared a legal holiday in
the State of Louisiana and shall be observed as a day of rest and remembrance.

SECTION 2: On NationalMemorial Day all state buildings flying the flag of the United States
of America shall display the flag at half-staff until noon and shall thereafter raise
the flag to the top of the staff in accordance with guidelines of the United States
Code, 4 U.S.C. §1, et seq.

SECTION 3: Insofar as practicable, the appointing authorities and/or heads of all institutions,
offices and departments of the State (hereafter “appointing authority”) shall
permit the officers and employees under their control to observe National
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2011, as a day of rest and remembrance.
Nonetheless, an appointing authority shall have discretion to require officers or
employees to work on the holiday when, in the appointing authority’s judgment,
it is required for the efficient administration of a State facility, the operation of
which is necessary and indispensable to the citizens of this State.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and
caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol,
in the City of Baton Rouge, on this 28th day of April, 2011.
/S/Bobby Jindal
GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA
ATTEST BY
THE GOVERNOR
/S/Tom Schedler
SECRETARY OF STATE

Lafourche Parish Heritage Society

I was happy to read about the Laforuche Parish Heritage Society recently in the Daily Comet. The LAGenWeb Lafourche Parish website also announces a few surnames commonly found around the parish. Here is the RootsWeb mailing list archive page for Lafourche and the Ancestry message board. There are a few message boards at Ancestry.com that are "gatewayed" to the associated mailing list. The Lafourche Ancestry board, does not appear to be one of those that cross posts to its associated mailing list. The Ancestry message board is much more active than the mailing list. (In the last six months, there have been three messages posted to the mailing list.) The LAGenWeb Lafourche archives.

Lafourche Heritage Society news

Officials with the Lafourche Heritage Society invite you to join in a quest for the past and the future. South Louisiana is rich in its culture, folklore and historical buildings. Yet, time makes all these things so fragile.

Through genealogy, oral history and historic preservation, the Lafourche Heritage Society is keeping alive regional legacies.

The genealogy committee can help you find your origins — to learn from whom and from where you came. It can also help in preserving old photographs and family papers.

People who care about architectural legacy are finding innovative uses for once-abandoned buildings. They’re becoming homes, shops and offices. The Lafourche Heritage Society has an awards program that gives recognition for historic and creative preservation.

Through these and other endeavors the group is trying to safeguard the area’s rich cultural heritage.

If you are already a member, the society requires your continued support. The dues year runs from May of one year to May of the next.

Here is a list of annual dues:

- Student: $3

- Associate organization: $15

- Individual: $5

- Supporter: $50

- Couple: $10

- Corporate business: $25

- Contributing: $25

- Donor $100

Please make check payable to Lafourche Heritage Society.

For information, mail the Lafourche Heritage Society, P.O. Box 913, Thibodaux, LA 70302-0913.

Jean Batiste LaFleur

Neal Bertrand, posted this photo of Jean Batiste Lafleur, on my facebook wall asking if anyone had any connections.

Neal says, "The caption on this photo reads "Jean Batiste LaFleur." Does anyone know him, his spouse, when he lived, etc? This was in my dad's collection."

It is reposted here by request.

Louisiana flood 1912

Louisiana Flood - 36 hours after the crevasse (LOC),Bain News Service,, publisher. Louisiana Flood - 36 hours after the crevasse, [1912]

NOAA - Mississippi River History below Red River Landing, Louisiana
1912

March-May

$70M damage along the MS River [Hoyt], New Orleans 2nd highest crest of record of 21.02 feet on May 11th; Donaldsonville 4th highest crest of record at 33.91 feet on May 10th; Baton Rouge 8th highest crest of record at 43.30 feet on May 11th. [AHPS]

1937 flood Louisiana livestock

Livestock being moved from lowlands under the supervison of the Civilian Conservation Corps near White Hall, Louisiana during 1937 floods URL LOUISIana Digital Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Louisiana Derby 1943

A history of the Fair Grounds home of the Louisiana Derby

 

Two new Louisiana genealogy blogs added

Jarrell Family Connections

and

Rester Family Connections

These two Louisiana blogs are written by Karla Cook, who also has a website travel blog. 
She uses a Family Tree Maker Genealogy site, too decrying her Southern Roots!  Both of her blogs were a nice find today.

Louisiana 1927 Flood from LSU Oral History Online

Listen and read more about the 1927 flood from What Endures - LSU Libraries Special Collections T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Blog and Podcast.

 

Report of the Mississippi River Commission and Acadiana

United States. Mississippi River Commission
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G.P.O., 1884 - Nature

The picture says it all doesn't it?

I believe that since 1884 there is still no answer to the problems associated with the flooding of the Mississippi River.  Much time has been spent on building levees up and down the Mississippi River.  And the fact that Missouri has sought to blow up a levee recently, proved interesting even if somewhat odd.

I thought that I could view plates of the Mississippi River levees at the end of the 1884 book, Google clip above. WRONG. Sorry folks, Google did not open the folded charts or maps of the Mississippi river. I thought the  photographs of the hand, attempting to digitize the book was, well, interesting.....

The River is up.  But you know that.  This news article from the UK I found interesting complete with historical before and after shots of the 1927 flood.

Also unfound in Google eBooks today was another title, The United States news - Volume 8, U.S. News Pub. Corp., 1940. A Google eBook review states that this item was misfiled under the wrong date of 1940. Acadiana, an area of 22 parishes in Louisiana, was not created until after the 1970's. I was attempting to search for a map of the 22 parishes of Acadiana. There are two maps that I have found online and those are below.

There is this map, from Cajun and Cajuns.

And then there is one from Wikipedia.

Deep Delta Civil War Symposium

From Camp Moore Historical Association on fB:

Another date to mark on your calendars: Saturday, June 4, 2011. Southeastern Louisiana University will once again host the Deep Delta Civil War Symposium. As soon as more information is posted we will let you know! If you've never been to one of these symposiums before, we highly recommend it!

For questions, please call us at 985-549-2109 or email Southeastern at: hips@selu.edu

Past Civil War Symposium Events