THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA REGION AACA

VOLUME 52 ISSUE 2 MAR/APR 2008

Official Louisiana Region AACA Web Site - http://local.aaca.org/louisiana

Chapters of the Louisiana Region

Baton Rouge AACA CENLA AACA Contraband AACA Crescent City AACA

Baton Rouge, LA Alexandria, LA Lake Charles, LA New Orleans, LA

Evangeline AACA Lagniappe AACA Slidell AACA St. Bernard AACA

Lafayette, LA Houma, LA Slidell, LA Chalmette, LA

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2008 Louisiana Region Officers

President-Warren Ferlandy, 2275 Palestine Road, Picayune, MS 39466

Secretary/Treasurer-Paulette Fontenette, 4220 N. Woodlawn Drive, Metairie, LA 70006

Editor-Charlie Maher, 4844 Hastings Street, Metairie, LA 70006 charlesmaher@bellsouth.net

Parliamentarian-Charlie Matthews, 4405 Blue Bonnet Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Historian-Harry Kleinman, 24 Carriage Lane, Lake Charles, LA 70605

Legislative Representative-Gary Labat, 4416 Hwy 311, Houma LA 70360

Webmaster-Fred Duplechin, 127 Camelot Ct., Schriever, LA 70395 camelotmeadows@bellsouth.net

“Making Memories”

The tours hosted by the Louisiana chapters are off to a great start with CENLA in Vidalia, LA and Contraband in Lake Charles, LA. Touring is a great way to go to places and do that you probably would have not done or gone to, had it not been for the tour.

For the most part, our generation is slowly passing away. We no longer have drive-ins movies, Saturday night dances, and cruising on Main Street. Tell your children about the local “Lovers Lane” and their response is not going to be “I don’t know about it”, but rather, “You mean that you were young once”.

When you are at a car show or outing, and a person asks questions about your car, answer by telling them about your car, but also invite him/her to attend one of your monthly chapter meetings. Once bitten by the hobby, their toys will never change. It is important for us to grow. Having an AACA membership increase in the Louisiana Region by 10% would be nice.

As for memories, I remember the tour to Donaldsonville, LA. While at the “No Problem Raceway”, the group was invited to drive on their track, but we had to stay behind their track pace car. I seem to remember a 1952 Ford Victoria with a flathead V8 (slightly modified), that was stuck on the pace car’s bumper as he made his way around the track. I also remember a wife, telling her husband that it wasn’t fair for him to drive the around the track with their car, and not her, and that she wanted to have a turn: which she did. How about the snow, sleet and rain in Vidalia, LA on the CENLA “Spring” Tour in 2008? You say don’t remember any of this, well than I guess you missed these tours.

Those of you who don’t go on the tours, which are by the hosted the Chapters in the Louisiana Region, are missing so much fun, and having a great time with friends.

If you make a tour, and I have never met you, please come and introduce yourself to me.

Meanwhile keep those old girls polished and rolling. I hope to see you at the upcoming Louisiana Chapter’s tours in Lake Charles and Crowley, and the LA Tour in New Orleans.

“Still Having Fun” Warren Ferlandy

President-AACA Louisiana Region