The Presidents Message

The 44th

Annual Louisiana Membership Meeting and Tour is now History. The Contraband Chapter

provided those in attendance with a touch of LOUISIANA Musical history. Friday the tour stopped at

the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home. Upon arrival several veterans and staff were gathered to

check out the Old Cars and Trucks. One of the residents played a few gospel songs on his harmonica

while the veterans and staff were completing ballots for their favorite vehicle. The next stops were in

downtown Jennings. What a sight. Seeing all the antique cars parked around town. The Saturday tour

started out with everyone singing the National Anthem as Old Glory passed by in a 1957 Chevy

Convertible. Another great sight!! The tour of the Cotton Thread Mill was very interesting. A lot of

good food was enjoyed both Friday & Saturday. Great Tour! FANTASTIC entertainment!

The Evangeline Rally & Tour was held on Memorial Day Week End. The tour to the New Iberia

museum was real interesting. WOW! WHAT A RALLY! Saturday we traveled nearly 100 miles. A day

of listening to my wife tell me where to go and how fast to drive was a real treat. However we did well.

2nd

place in the Post War class. I think we would have finished first if Marty hadn‟t made me stop and

back up to check out all the signs on a telephone pole. I thought she was going to climb up the darn

thing. We ate some good food at Landry‟s Seafood and laughed at and with a Cajun Comedian.

We had a great time at both tours. The best part was seeing old friends and meeting some new ones.

Two young people were in attendance. One of them Lindsey Pansano, raked in the raffle prizes at both

tours. The next time you see Lindsey ask her to rub your tickets for LUCK.

Until we meet again, keep the gas tank full, air in the tires and a map in the glove box.

Joe Wright

THE DUSTER THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA REGION AACA

Chapters of the Louisiana Region AACA

Baton Rouge Chapter AACA Contraband Chapter AACA Lagniappe Chapter AACA St. Bernard Chapter AACA

Baton Rouge, LA Lake Charles, LA Houma, LA Chalmette, LA

CENLA Chapter AACA Evangeline Chapter AACA Slidell Chapter AACA

Alexander, LA Lafayette, LA Slidell, LA

2011/2012 Officers of the Louisiana Region AACA

President/Editor Joe Wright, 3708 Yale Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607 337-474-0856

Secretary/Treasurer Troyetta Marr, 4688 Hwy 27, Sulphur, LA 70665

Parliamentarian: Perry Richardson, 163 Fernhill Ave, Lafayette, LA 70560

Historian: Fred Duplechain, 127 Camelot Ct., Schriever, LA 70395

Legal Representative: Gary Labat, 4416 Hwy 31, Houma, LA 70360

Webmaster: Fred Duplechain, 127 Camelot Ct., Schriever, LA 70395

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Volume 55 Issue 03 May/June 2011

Minutes for the 44th

Annual Membership Meeting May 7th

2011 Jennings, La.

Region President, Joe Wright called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM

Joe welcomed everyone and commented that “So far I hope we have shaken things up

a little”. Also warning that before the night is over you never know who might show up.

Along that line Joe introduced our guests Marty & Dale Roth. He noted that they really

didn‟t need an introduction because their faces are not new to most of us. However Marty

has moved up a rung on the AACA ladder. Joe informed us that Myron Smith is the Vice-

President of Regions Development & Support for the Central Division. Marty is now the

Chairman of the Central Division under Myron. Marty asked to speak to us for about five

minutes. Joe stated that if I give him 5 mins. He‟ll take 10 so he gave Marty three

minutes.

Marty gave us a preview of what his job entails. Mostly he is available to help us in the

Region with any problems or concerns that we may have. He is the point person to move

concerns up the chain of command. Marty can be contacted at 504-258-3809. Joe thanked

Marty for making us aware of his new position.

In lieu of the Secretary‟s Report, Joe said he would entertain a motion to accept the

minutes as printed in the Duster. A motion was made, seconded and passed.

No Old Business was brought up.

New Business A question was made as to which chapter hosts the 2012 Louisiana Tour.

It was noted that Baton Rouge would be next. No objection was raised.

Reports from each Chapter were given:

BATON ROUGE - Wallace McKenzie reported that Vivian Crawford would chair the

Sept. Tour again this year. They will also be ready to host the Louisiana Tour next May.

CENLA- Joe Mitchell They had a good tour & is looking for a chairperson for next year.

CONTRABAND - Jim Stratton Chapter is staying busy with Cobweb tours & other

functions.

EVANGELINE - Brenda & Boo Derouen. Rally and tour are all set up.

LAGNIAPPE- Fred Duplechin reported that Gary Labat didn‟t have anything to report

concerning Legal. Fred explained that the chapter will host a one day event in New Roads

on Nov. 5th

. As Webmaster he asked that Chapters send him photo‟s with captions so he

can post on the Region web site.

ST. BERNARD -Johnny Waguespack reported that they will have the Annual car show

on Sat. Oct. 15th.

Joe informed the membership that the executive board discussed and passed a motion to

change the name Historian to Archivist. The membership voted to accept the name

change. Joe asked everyone to provide an e-mail address to receive the Duster via e-mail.

Having no other business Joe Wright adjourned the 44th

Annual Louisiana general

membership meeting at 7:45.

Submitted by: Troyetta Marr Secretary /Treasurer

Things to Do. Places to go. People to meet.

National

July 24th

-29th

2011 Special Vintage Tour, Pa. and N.Y. (1937 and earlier).

Aug. 11th-13th

Southeastern Fall Meet-Appalachian Region Bristol, Tn.

Aug. 24th

-28th

Annual Grand National & Western Fall Meets-Redwood Empire Region Santa Rosa Calf.

Sept. 8th

-10th

Central Fall Meet Illinois Region Oak Brook, Illinois.

Sept 18th

-24th

2011 Glidden Tour, Cumberland, Md. (1942 and earlier).

OCTOBER 5TH

-8TH

EASTERN FALL MEET HERSHEY REGION HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA

REGIONAL * Sept. 23

rd-25th Baton Rouge Annual Tour.

* October 15th St. Bernard Chapter Annual Car Show-Chalmette, La.

* Nov. 5th Lagniappe Fun Day-New Roads, La.

* December 4th

LOUISIANA REGION AACA Christmas Party/meeting.

* March Cenla Tour

* April Contraband Tour

* May 45th

Annual Louisiana Tour – Baton Rouge

TOUR TIP!!! Sign up for the Tour as early as possible. This makes planning for the tour

easier. Most hotels have deadlines to get the good rates.

Check out the enclosed list of events. It‟s fun to caravan to tours and events. Breakdowns

and other emergencies are easier to handle with help.

TOUR TIP!!! Bring a young person to a tour. The next generation will be in charge of

touring our old cars. Get them interested at a young age.

REMEMBER!!! TOURS ARE MORE FUN WHEN YOU COME.

HELP! You can help us save some MONEY. It‟s easy to do. Just send us your

E-mail address. You will then receive your DUSTER early and in color. Our

Region has over 300 members. The DUSTER is sent out six times per year.

9,000 pieces of paper, 1800 stamps, envelopes and address labels. HELP us

save a tree and some money by providing us your e-mail. Also remember to

send us any E-mail, Phone or address changes. THANK YOU!

Is your information in the Region Roster Correct? If not contact the Region Secretary to have it changed. Roster correction! Please correct

your copy of the roster.

John & Doris Reid Martin & Linda St. Romain Monroe &Linda Riviere 8660 Old Tunica Rd. 802 Ormond Blvd. 307 Brighton Ln

St. Francisville, La. 70775 Destrehan, La. 70047 Violet, La. 70092

Take a chance. Buy a Raffle Ticket. You can win a 2000 Plymouth Prowler, a

2010 Harley or even $3000.00 cash. This Raffle supports our AACA Library & Research

Center and the AACA Museum. Buy a $20.00 ticket from your chapter or contact Joe

Wright your Region President. The drawing is Oct. 8th 2011 at the AACA Eastern

Division Fall Meet in Hershey, PA. The winner need not be present to win and is

responsible for all taxes. Hurry, time is getting short.

Later this year we would like to do a remembrance of some kind for our members who

have passed away in 2011. Gather up names and any ideas you may have so we can

collect them in a couple months. We also want to remember our local Men & Women in

the military who gave their lives serving this country. Have some ideas ready.

The fall events are closing in fast. Mark your calendars NOW. We only have four events

left this year. Attend as many as you can! Support your Region!

The Baton Rouge Tour application is enclosed. Get ready for a good time in the big city.

Vivian Crawford will be the tour chairman again this year. She did a great job last year

and we have great expectations for this year.

CONGRALULATIONS to the DUSTER! We received the 2010 Award of Distinction for Regional publications.

THANKS for the fine work by Bobbie Thibodeaux and Brenda Derouen, our

past President and past Editor. It takes a lot of hard work to compile and sift

through the information that ends up in the DUSTER. AGAIN a big Thank

You to Bobbie & Brenda.

Remember to submit photos of your events to Fred our webmaster. Also E-

mail your stories and other bits of information to the region editor at

badmollycat@suddenlink.net so that we can get them published. Send them to

us before the end of Jan, March, May, June, Aug., Oct. and Nov. Your entry

doesn‟t have to be a just a short story. Make us laugh, cry, reflect or

learn something new. Like the following story from Perry & Cathy Richardson.

Perry & I arrived on Sunday, April 17, 2011 for the Founders Tour in Lake Mary, FL.

After registration; we visited with other attendees from Louisiana, Marty & Dale Roth,

Mike & Betty Kraemer, and Charlie & Ardie Froehlich from Mississippi. The opening

banquet was held later in the evening at the hotel.

Monday, April 18th

was spent touring in and around Longwood and Sanford; FL.We

visited the Big Tree Park and Darrell Davis car collection. After lunch at “Route 66”

Restaurant, we visited the Central Florida Zoo. The car museum had one of the first and

the last Plymouth built, a wedge Hemi Plymouth and his own personal favorite year of

Plymouth, the 1954 model; also, Chevrolet, Corvette, bicycles, and huge model

collection.

Tuesday, April 19th was the longest driving day (169 miles) going to Deland, Flagler

Beach, and Chris Koch‟s “Auto-stalgia” collection of fine automobiles and memorabilia?

Coffee break was in Deland at a beautiful county park, and then proceeded north into

Flagler Beach on the Atlantic Ocean where lunch was on our own. The collection of Mr.

Chris Koch was outstanding.

Wednesday, April 20th was driving to Weirsdale to see the Florida Carriage Museum and

have lunch. Optional tour was Don Garlits Museum of Racing in Ocala, FL. The drive to

the carriage museum was beautiful with lots of trees and horse farms. It is located in the

middle of a 400 acre equine resort. It is the home of 160 finest horse-drawn carriages.

While at the Carriage museum the 1935 Auburn Speedster was invaded by a snake. An

ice cream social was held at 7:00 p.m. at the hotel.

Thursday, April 21st was spent touring the amazing private car collection of Bob Shearer.

He has at least six buildings housing cars double stacked. The main working building had

an upholstery shop, paint mixing shop, paint shop, along with his office. Afterwards went

to Dustin‟s Bar-B-Que for lunch in Edgewater. After lunch we motored to Daytona

Beach and visited the Museum of Arts & Science which was quite interesting.

An optional trip was driving your car on Daytona Beach ($5.00/car).

Friday, April 22nd

was spent in Mount Dora shopping for antiques and having lunch. It

was a very nice day in a quaint town. Perry & I took a nice walk on a nature trail.

There were 60 cars on the tour ranging from a 1935 Auburn Speedster to a 1984 Dodge

Diplomat. Ours was the only Mercury. The weather was nice and seeing old friends and

meeting new ones was great.

The old „69 Mercury Cougar performed well.

Submitted By: Cathy Richardson

44th

Annual LOUISIANA General Meeting and Tour

Saturday Night Awards and Presentations.

Best in Show Hard Luck Award goes to: Wallace Baker Award Best Restored

Johnny Simpson Don Woodard Given by Mary Baker Michael & Willie Mae Mote

Golden Triangle Club Contraband Chapter to: Johnny Simpson Cenla Chapter

Golden Triangle Club

Joe Wright thanks Chief D‟Albar Tickets were given for violations and receiving the most votes:

& the Jennings Police Depts. for Joe Wright- Best in Pre-War

all their help. Mary Jane Sensat-Best in Modified/Classic

Leon Randolph-Best in Post War

Thanks to our Judges: Police Chief D‟Albor and his Dept., The VA staff and Veterans, Lake Arthur Police,

AACA judges, Hampton Inn Staff and numerous Local Jennings and Lake Arthur residents.

Nearly 100 votes were cast.

Did you miss the sights and sounds of the first four tours?

CENLA TOUR 2010- Leesville, La. area

Saturday night banquet Dressed for Mardi Gras Rowdy Reds

Slidell Tour 2010- Picayune, MS- NASA Stennis Space Center

Test pad Buoys 100‟s of models

Contraband Tour 2010 Jennings, La. Good friends met at the LOUISIANA

HAYRIDE! We remembered a bit of our past with a touch of local hometown flare.

National Anthem was sung by all Governor Jimmy Davis Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Patsy

Cline, Loretta Lynn & Ray Price

Evangeline Tour & Rally 2010- New Iberia, area.

Two part 100 mile rally.

Time was checked. Tricky questions were asked. Some got lost or just way late (Sonnier

&Juneau). 1st 2

nd & 3

rd place trophies were given for Pre-War and Post War.

Don‟t miss the next four FUN FILLED events.

FOR SALE

61 T-Bird HT

Contact: Chip Gant 985-781-1304

1940 Ford, 2 Door Deluxe. 59AB Engine, 4 Barrel Carburetor, Dual Exhaust, 3 Speed

Transmission, Open Drive Shaft, 3:08 Rear End, Front Disc Brakes, Wide White Wall Tires, Fender

Skirts, Converted to 12 Volts, Electronic Ignition. All of the chrome paint and upholstery is in

beautiful condition. This car is a driver, road ready and in need of a driver to take it touring. Call

for more specifics about the car& its’ history.

Asking $22,500. Serious inquires only!

Warren Ferlandy –Home (601)798-3048

1964 Ford Thunderbird Coupe. 390 V8. Auto. White exterior, silver-blue interior. PS & AC.

Carpeting and door panels replaced. Steel belted radials. AC compressor not original, but have

original. Replaced 4-barrel carb replaced with 2-barrel for better mileage (have original). New

radiator. Great touring car.

Larry Dilks, (337) 478-5418

REMEMBER to check the expiration date on your driver‟s license. Also your license plate sticker and safety inspection stickers on ALL your vehicles. Vehicles 40

years old and older are not required to have a safety inspection sticker.

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Cut and keep in your car! DEFINITION OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION (MVI) LAW The Motor Vehicle Inspection Law states that every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer

registered in this state shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate issued in the state of Louisiana,

except as otherwise provided by R.S. 32:1305(G).

REQUIREMENTS Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer registered in this state shall bear a valid safety

inspection certificate issued in the state of Louisiana, except as otherwise provided by R.S. 32:1305 (G).

EXEMPTIONS The following vehicles are exempt from obtaining a motor vehicle inspection:

Farm tractors, self-propelled farm equipment, rubber-tired farm wagons and carts, drawn rubber-

tired farm equipment, and implements of husbandry designed primarily for field use

Motor vehicles which are forty years old or older that are used primarily for exhibition in

shows, parades and tours and not for general transportation.

BATON ROUGE CHAPTER

ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA

THIRTIETH ANNUAL FALL TOUR

SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2011

HEADQUARTERS: Hyatt Place of Baton Rouge, 6080 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70809, conveniently located at I-10

and Bluebonnet Blvd. (exit 162) across from the Mall of LA. Each guest room features a sitting area with sectional sofa and

chaise lounge that folds out into a queen-sized sleeper along with a business desk, one king sized Hyatt Grand bed or two double

Hyatt Grand beds, mini-refrigerator, wet bar, coffee pot, 42” HDTV that can be viewed from the sitting area or the bedroom.

Amenities include complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, pool, fitness room, free parking for cars and trailers and night security.

AACA rate is $89 plus tax for single, double, triple, or quad occupancy. After Sept. 6, 2011 cut-off date the $89 rate will be

honored based on availability. For reservations call 225-769-4400 or 1-888-208-4147.View hotel at www.HyattPlace.com.

FRIDAY: Registration from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. A jambalaya lunch will be served in the hospitality room.

FRIDAY TOUR: Depart hotel at 1:00 p.m. to visit the Celtic Media Centre, “Hollywood South.” Located on a gated 23 acres in

the heart of Baton Rouge, the Celtic Media Centre is Louisiana‟s flagship film and television studio. In 2010, Celtic made history

as it hosted the two largest productions in the history of the state: NBC Universal‟s Battleship and Summit‟s Twilight Saga:

Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2 …simultaneously.

FRIDAY NIGHT HOSPITALITY: Cajun Night on the banks of the Bluebonnet Swamp with Jay Cormier and the Breaux Bridge

Playboys Band at Boutin‟s Restaurant. Cajun style dress optional but shoes and shirt required.

SATURDAY MORNING: Complimentary breakfast in the hotel. Depart hotel for a tour of LSU Tiger Football Stadium. From

there we will travel to the Gillis Long National Hansen‟s Disease Center at Carville which once served as the National

Leprosarium. The Museum provides exhibits to enhance public understanding of the history, treatment and eventual discovery of

a cure for leprosy, allowing patients to be effectively treated as out-patients rather than being forcibly quarantined for life. Bus

tour of the Carville Historic District followed by lunch catered by Harvest Deli. Return to Baton Rouge for shopping on your own

at the Mall of LA or Perkins Rowe. Or you can join other guest at the hospitality room, pool or just chill.

SATURDAY BANQUET: Stroll across the hotel parking lot to Ralph & Kacoo‟s Restaurant for dinner. Cash bar at 6:00 p.m.

dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by Ann Vidrine‟s program “The Cajun Experience” filled with music, Cajun culture and laughs.

SUNDAY: Complimentary breakfast in the hotel from 7:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Depart for you home town with fond memories of a

wonderful time with friends. Au Revoir!!!!!!!

Detach and mail by September 15, 2011. Make checks payable to BRAACA. Mail registration to Vivian Crawford, 11968 Morganfield Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70818

Phone (225) 261-1556, Email gvcrawford@bellsouth.net.

Name of Driver______________________________________________________________________________$65

Passengers:____________________________________ _______________________________each__________ $60

Children under 12:_________________________________________________ ____________each __________$50

Address:____________________________________________________________________________Total_______________

City:___________________________________State______Zip_________Phone Number______________________________

Email:_______________________________________________________Cell Number________________________________

Year/Make/Model of car: __________________________________________________AACA Chapter____________________

Name of Insurance Co:____________________________________________________________________________________

Friday night meal choice: Fried Catfish______ Hamburger Steak ______Stuffed Crab _______Grilled

Chicken______________.

Saturday night meal choice: Seafood Stuffed Bell Pepper _______Chicken Lafitte _______Fried Fish & Shrimp Combo_______

Shrimp Fettuccini Alfredo _______ Dessert Choice: Bread Pudding or Strawberry Cheese cake__________________________.