WHERE TO GO AND WHO TO SEE: Bilbo Cemetery, Veterans Memorial Boulevard • • • • •
Onazine “Armogene” Reon (1873-1926) Louisa Ryan (1835-????) Anna Marie Lawrence Bilbo (1788-1871) James L. Hodges, Jr. (1813-1890) The Headless Yankee Cannoneer (????-1863)
Catholic Cemetery, Corner of Iris and Common Streets • • • • •
Manette Mary Landry (1876-1904) Charles Michael McCormick (1871-1899) Judge Gabriel Antoine Fournet (1840-1911) Katie Venezia Assunto (1888-1911) Marie Valerie Fournet Amy (1841-1896)
Combre Memorial Park, Opelousas Street • • • • •
Doretha Combre (1898-1962) Anonymous Hurricane Audrey Victim (????-1957) Nellie Lutcher (1912-2007) Judge Norma Holloway Johnson (1932-2011) Reginald M. Ball (1919-1983)
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult), and can be purchased at www. cemeterytourlc2019.eventbrite.com. The event is sponsored by First Federal Bank of Louisiana, CSE Federal Credit Union, Thrive Magazine, Redfish Rentals, and supported by a SWLA Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism Marketing Grant from the Lake Charles/SWLA Convention & Visitors Bureau. Proceeds benefit the Arts Council of SWLA, which provides needed programs and events to support the arts in the region. To learn more, call the Arts Council office at 337-439-2787.
Sallier Cemetery, Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive • • • • •
Michel Pithon (1771-1871) and Zora Pithon (????-1879) Lastie Reon (1826-1914) Samuel Adams Kirby (1810-1856) Judge Alfred M. Barbe (1878-1965) Catherine Lebleu Sallier (1786-1860)
Reginald M. Ball
JUDGE NORMA JOHNSON,
ARMOGENE REON,
NELLIE LUTCHER,
COMBRE MEMORIAL PARK
BILBO CEMETERY
COMBRE MEMORIAL PARK
MARIE VALERIE FOURNET AMY,
JUDGE ALFRED M. BARBE,
DORETHA A. COMBRE,
CATHOLIC CEMETERY
SALLIER CEMETERY
CEMETERY TOUR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 | 5 PM – 8 PM FEATURED CEMETERIES BILBO CEMETERY | LAKESHORE DRIVE CATHOLIC CEMETERY | COMMON STREET & IRIS STREET COMBRE MEMORIAL PARK | OPELOUSAS STREET SALLIER CEMETERY | DR. MICHAEL DEBAKEY DRIVE
COMBRE MEMORIAL PARK
TAKE A GUIDED WALKING TOUR THROUGH LAKE CHARLES HISTORY AND VISIT FOUR HISTORIC CEMETERIES WHERE GUESTS CAN HEAR STORIES OF LOCAL ICONIC FIGURES WHILE VISITING THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACES.
TICKETS: $20 ADULTS, $15 SENIORS FREE FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER WITH A TICKET HOLDING ADULT
CEMETERYTOURLC2019.EVENTBRITE.COM OR THE ARTS COUNCIL OFFICE, CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE ARTS COUNCIL OF SWLA AT (337) 439-2787 OR EMAIL CEMETERYTOURLC@GMAIL.COM
thriveswla.com The event is supported by a SWLA Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism Marketing Grant from the Lake Charles/SWLA Convention & Visitors Bureau and matching funds from an anonymous donor. Proceeds benefit the Arts Council of SWLA, which provides needed programs and events to support the arts in the region.
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