THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA REGION AACA

VOLUME 52 ISSUE 3 MAY/JUN 2008

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

Chapters of the Louisiana Region AACA

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 AACA 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

Do you remember the first car that you drove? Do you remember the first car that you bought? Do you remember the car you had when you got married? Have you ever noticed that when you are driving your old cars that young boys will turn inside out to see you from their family cars while passing? We boys cannot help it: must have been something about cars that we acquired at birth.

Well, we are almost half way thru the year 2008, and have had tours hosted by CENLA, Contraband, Louisiana Tour hosted by St. Bernard & Slidell, and the Rally/Tour by Evangeline. How big of snowball did you make in Vidalia? What gun did you shoot in Lake Charles? What carnival costume did you wear to the LA Tour Dinner? Did you find everything on your question sheet on the Evangeline Rally? Think about it, had you made just these tours you would have had four weekends

of fun with your fellow car enthusiast in Vidalia, Lake Charles, New Orleans and Crowley Louisiana.

To finish out this year, we still have tours to Vicksburg, MS with the Baton Rouge Chapter, and to Houma with the Langiappe Chapter and then to end the year with our Installation/Christmas Party in Baton Rouge. Those of us who have made the tours so far this year, really have some found memories. Register for the upcoming tours and come be with us!

While on the Louisiana Tour, many of you took the time from us having fun at Rivertown, WWII Museum and Mardi Gras World, an introduce yourself to me while I manned the drink wagon. It was greatly appreciated.

Keep the old girls polished and on the road!

“Still Having Fun” Warren Ferlandy