The official newsletter of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana October/November 2007

CCA Builds New Reef to PRoteCt tuRNeR’s BAy islANd iN CAlCAsieu lAkeChevron’s $100,000 donation boosted project

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dAvid CRessoN APPoiNted New exeCutive diReCtoR

David Cresson of Baton Rouge, a longtime conservationist, CCA member, avid angler and experienced manager for non-profit organizations, is CCA Louisiana’s new executive director and chief executive officer. Cresson began his new job with CCA on Oct. 1.

CCA Louisiana President Chris Harbuck of Shreveport said that Cresson was one of a number of strong candidates for the position. He came to CCA from Our Lady of the Lake Foundation, where he served as executive director and CEO. The Our Lady of the Lake Foundation is the development arm of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, one of Baton Rouge’s leading health care provid-ers. Cresson has also worked as a high school coach in Baton Rouge.

The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana an-nounced the completion of construction of an artificial reef in Calcasieu Lake that will protect Turner’s Bay Is-land against further erosion while providing anglers an en-hanced fishing spot within minutes of the Calcasieu Point and Ellender Bridge landings.

Located about 20 yards south of Turner’s Bay Island, the new reef will protect the small island from tidal action that is causing it to erode. The new structure, to be known as Turner’s Bay Island Reef, is in five to six feet of wa-ter and covers an area of about 1.5 acres. The reef, which is placed along the length of the island, is constructed of more than 2,700 tons of Missouri limestone shipped to the site on barges.

Construction of the reef, which cost about $150,000, was coordinated by CCA Louisiana. Chevron Corporation do-nated $100,000 to the project. Matt Durand General Con-

tractors of St. Martinville built the reef and provided ma-jor financial support for the project. Dynamic Industries, Inc.; CCA Louisiana; the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation, and others contributed the balance of the cost of building the reef.

The new reef will attract oyster beds, which in turn, at-tract fish. The Calcasieu Lake area is widely known for its abundance of speckled trout, redfish, flounder and other species that are sought by recreational fishermen.

“Saltwater fishing is one of the most popular recreational activities in America – especially in southwest Louisiana,” said Rusty Vincent of Sulphur, a member of the CCA Louisiana Board of Directors who helped coordinate the project.

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from Executive Director/CEO David Cresson

I want to begin my first column as executive direc-tor and CEO of CCA Louisiana by thanking the many members of our volunteer leadership and staff for making this transition move along so smoothly. My most sincere thanks also go to CCA Louisiana Presi-dent Chris Harbuck, Bob Bush and the other members of the leadership team that coordinated the process for hiring a new executive director.

Coming to work for CCA is one of the most excit-ing things that has happened to me in my profession-al life. CCA is a great organization that is making a real difference in our state. On top of being a great organization, CCA’s mission is something that I really believe in. As a long-time member of CCA Louisiana, I’ve always supported our activities and developed an even keener appreciation for the importance of marine conservation.

My appreciation and love of our great Louisiana out-doors began as it probably did for many of you—on fishing trips to the coast with my father. Growing up in the New Orleans area, good saltwater fishing spots were always close by. We spent many weekends on fam-ily fishing trips to places like Delacroix, Shell Beach, Hopedale and Point a la Hache. My love of fishing continues to this day and I seldom miss a chance to head to the coast for a weekend of fun.

I know that I will face challenges in this new job, but they’re going to be different than those that many people face when moving to a new job. CCA Louisiana is already a strong and well-run association that is in the midst of a tremendous growth pattern. My chal-lenge will be in maintaining and even improving upon this momentum.

It hasn’t taken me long to figure out the key to CCA Louisiana’s success—it’s in the commitment of our thousands of members, our hard-working volunteer leaders and our first-class staff. Jeff Angers, my pre-decessor whom I greatly admire, worked wonders dur-ing his 15 years at the helm of CCA Louisiana. He’s leaving some big shoes to fill.

As a long-time member of CCA in Baton Rouge, I’ve been active in activities of our local chapter. Before the end of 2007, I plan to visit each of our 22 chapters to get to know the local leadership and as many mem-bers as I can.

The strong support and guidance of our volunteer leadership and our staff is helping me hit the ground running. My job before coming to CCA was President and CEO of the Foundation for a large regional hospi-tal in Baton Rouge. In that role, I worked with many

CCA Louisiana StaffDavid Cresson Executive Director/CEO

Sam Barbera III S.T.A.R. Director

Beth Ford CCA/S.T.A.R. Admin. Coordinator

Rad Trascher Director of Development

Lara Ballard Assistant Director

Ryan Guerin Assistant Director

Jonathan Bodin Events Coordinator

Tony Berrigan Part-time Banquet Assistant

Darlene Dehner Accounting

exeCutive diReCtoR MessAge

Robert AlexanderTim Allen

George AnthonLee Arcement

Kevin BankstonChris Barker

Bill BassTed BeaullieuGeorge Bent

Jason BertrandBill Blanchet

Boysie BollingerPaul BourgeoisCraig Brammer

Al BroussardGerald Bryant

Bob BushP.B. Candies

Danny CannonCharlie Caplinger

Mike CoullardHoward Cuevas

John CurrenBentley Curry

Dal DaigleM.J. Danos

David DefeliceAllen DeffnerChris DiedrichAl Domescik

Rich DonaldsonRoger Doody, Jr.

Tad DowdChas Drost

Berwick Duval

Brad FifeDoyle Fontenot

Bryan FotiCarter FourrierEdward Francis

Bob FrugeRandy GrosSonny Guice

Chris HarbuckRon Harris

Glenn HebertGary HickmanRandy Hovey

Jim HufftGeorge HuyeTodd Johnson

Richard KernionWalter KirtlandCorry Landry

Wayne LandwerlinKirk LaVigne, Jr.Jack Lawton Jr.Andy LeBlancGuy LegendreTodd Lormand

Doug MajorJohn Marshall

Craig MatherneRobert McGuirtRonald Melebeck

Nat MercanteFrederic Miller

Patrick MilliganMarc MoutonMike NortonMike Oncale

Edmond O’QuinAndy Plauche

Ralph RabalaisAnthony Randazzo

Andy RobertsChris Roos

Nelson Roth, Jr.Joey RussoJim Russo

Mike SchexnayderJohn SchneiderGus Schram IIIRogers Serpas

Ros ShirleyKirk SieberJohn Sour

Luke St. PierreTroy StineJoe Territo

Randy TheriotMark Thibodeaux

Ray ThomasJason Thomasee

Teddy TwiggE. J. Vail

Danny VanScott VicknairPierre Villere

Rusty VincentKelly WalkerJohn Walther

Carolyn WaltherJ.C. Webb

Louis WellanShag Wheelington

2007 CCA louisiANA

BoARd of diReCtoRsJack Lawton, Jr.

Chairman Chris Harbuck

PresidentBill Blanchet

TreasurerKevin Bankston

Secretary

AdveRtisiNg iN On the Line

On the Line, the official newsletter of the Coastal Conservation As-sociation of Louisiana, is an 8.5x11, four-color process, bi-monthly newsletter distributed to CCA Louisiana members throughout the state. Newsletters are mailed by the first of the months of Febru-ary, April, June, August, October and December.

Ads are due by the 15th of the previous month (i.e. an ad for the February On the Line is due by January 15th).

For more information about advertising in On the Line, con-tact Beth Ford, CCA/S.T.A.R. Administrative Coordinator, at 225.952.9200.

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NewsReCReAtioNAl fisheRy hijACkedGulf Council considers plan to reward commercial sector for overfishing amberjack

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has declared that Gulf greater amberjack are overfished and is considering increasing the commercial share of the fish-ery and reducing the recreational bag limit to one fish for every two anglers aboard a vessel. The recreational restric-tions are being considered despite the fact that unchecked commercial overfishing since 1990 is the primary cause of problems in the fishery.

“There is no logic that can explain even considering this type of allocation shift,” said Fred Miller, chairman of the CCA National Government Relations Committee. “The sig-nificant factors that led to overfishing were the lack of a commercial quota and any effort to hold that sector within its allocated share since 1990, and yet now the Council is actually considering rewarding the commercial sector for overfishing the resource.”

Prior to the sudden escalation in commercial harvest of amberjack in the mid-1980s, the recreational sector took about 86 percent of the total harvest. Commercial harvest increased from less than 5 percent prior to 1982 to 34 per-cent in 1987. In 1990, Amendment 1 to the Gulf Reef Fish Plan formally adopted an allocation of 84 percent to the recreational sector and 16 percent to the commercial indus-try in a clear attempt to stabilize the amberjack fishery at its historic allocation ratios and prevent expansion of the commercial sector.

Regulations included in Amendment 1 were designed to produce a 45 percent reduction in harvest for both sectors, but from 1990 to 1993 annual commercial landings were reduced just 22 percent while recreational landings were reduced by 42 percent. Today, the effective allocation of amberjack is 68 percent recreational to 32 percent commer-cial due solely to the failure to limit commercial harvest effectively.

“Commercial landings have never been controlled and that is the main reason the stock is overfished,” said David Cummins, CCA America president. “There is no sense of

fairness or good governance in forcing the recreational sec-tor to suffer from the lack of controls over the commercial fishery. The allocation does not need to be changed; it needs to be enforced.”

If the current allocation was effectively enforced, a re-duction in the recreational bag limit would not be neces-sary and the conservation goal could be achieved by raising the recreational minimum size from 28 inches to 30 inches.

“Rather than exercise some control over the commercial fishing sector, the Council is obviously trying to take the easy way out,” said Miller. “Anglers have done their part to conserve amberjack in the past and are willing to do more to restore the resource today. But we can’t be expected to pay for the greed of the commercial sector or the reluc-tance of federal authorities to enforce the rules. It is time for the Council to live up to its responsibilities.”

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volunteers, organized countless fundraisers, and our staff put on many events. Those activities are also major ele-ments of my new job with CCA. What’s really different at CCA is conservation, public policy, and the political side of the job—all areas in which I am excited to be work-ing.

I’m sincerely looking forward to working with you, and I will rely on our members, volunteer leaders and staff to help take CCA Louisiana to even greater heights.

Remember to take a kid fishing—they’re our future.-David

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1) Will you oppose efforts to repeal or weaken the gill-net ban (The Louisiana Marine Re-sources Conservation Act; Act 1316 of 1995)?

Yes: Jindal, Georges & Campbell

2) Will you support continued permanent gamefish status for redfish?

Yes: Jindal & Georges (Campbell’s response: “It depends on counts of redfish in the future!”)

3) Are you committed to making efforts to save Louisiana’s coast a budget priority?

Yes: Jindal, Georges & Campbell

4) Will you request input and recommenda-tions from CCA Louisiana and other conserva-tion organizations regarding your appointment of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries?

Yes: Jindal, Georges & Campbell

5) Will you request input and recommenda-tions from CCA Louisiana and other conser-vation organizations regarding your appoint-ments to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission?

Yes: Jindal, Georges & Campbell

6) Will you support legislation to establish a per-manent and reliable source of funding for LDWF so that the agency does not have to struggle each year for adequate funds to operate?

Yes: Jindal & Georges (Campbell’s response: “Probably, but with assurances of adequate oversight.”)

7) State policy calls for inshore artificial reefs to be constructed of #57 limestone, an expensive material that must be transported from other states or countries. Would you support policies allowing alternative artificial reef materials, i.e. concrete from demolition sites?

Yes: Jindal & Georges (Campbell’s response: “Yes, if scientifically and environmentally sound.”) (Jindal added the following to his response to this question: “Yes, we should pursue the use of alternative reef materi-als in a way that is more cost effective and efficient, while being sensitive to the con-cerns of other parties.”)

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News guBeRNAtoRiAl CANdidAtes ResPoNd to CCA issues suRvey

Candidate responses to top four question affecting marine conservation.

Jindal Georges Campbell Boasso

Support Gill-net Ban Y Y Y No ResponseSupport Redfish as Gamefish Y Y * No ResponseSupport Coastal Restoration Y Y Y No ResponseStable Funding for LDWF Y Y Y No Response

*Responded “Yes” but added: “It depends on counts of redfish in the future.”

Three of the four major candidates for governor responded to a seven-question CCA Louisiana survey on marine con-servation issues. CCA sent the survey questionnaires to candidates Walter Boasso, Foster Campbell, John Georges and Bobby Jindal. Boasso did not respond to the questionnaire.

Jindal and Georges agreed with CCA’s position on all seven issues. Campbell agreed with CCA’s positions on four of the issues, expressed conditional support on two issues, and was non-committal regarding permanent gamefish status for redfish.

“We encourage our CCA members to become aware of the positions that candidates take on the marine conservation issues that are important to us,” said Chris Harbuck, president of CCA Louisiana. “We thank the candidates who re-sponded for taking the time to complete our questionnaire and we are pleased by their understanding of our issues.”

The questions and candidates’ responses are as follows.

show youR CCA PRide with A sPeCiAl liCeNse PlAteWhether you drive a rusty, old pickup truck or a sleek sports car, you and your vehicle will stand out with a special

CCA Louisiana license plate. The special plates bearing our signature redfish will let everybody know that you support marine conservation.

The official CCA Louisiana plates were big sellers until litigation forced the state to discontinue sales of all custom license plates. The litigation has been settled and the official CCA Louisiana license plates can be obtained from the Office of Motor Vehicles.

You don’t have to wait until you buy a new vehicle to order the special plates. You can request an official CCA Louisiana license plate for your present vehicle. The additional fee the state charges for the special CCA plate goes to the Enforcement Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. You can support LDWF and show your own support for marine conservation by placing one of these official plates on your vehicle.

“Calcasieu Lake is attractive to both Louisiana anglers and to thousands who travel from other states to spend a few days fishing and taking advantage of other activities available in our area. The new reef will make fishing in the area even more attractive.”

John Walther of Thibodaux, volunteer statewide coor-dinator for CCA Louisiana’s reef restoration and building program, said the Turner’s Bay site was carefully selected to have a positive ecological impact while providing a pro-ductive fishing spot.

“One of the great things about the new reef is that it’s only a five-minute boat ride from Calcasieu Point Landing,” Walther said. “The reef will make great fishing available to many anglers because it’s so close to shore and accessible to both large and small boats.”

Bill Hauhe, Global Gas Manager for Chevron, said the $100,000 donation from Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico and Global Gas businesses is part of the company’s commit-ment to helping Louisiana deal with coastal erosion issues.

“Chevron is pleased to partner with the Coastal Conser-vation Association in an effort to find solutions that will protect and maintain the Gulf Coast region,” Hauhe said. “Our our employees live and work here, and we hope this contribution to the Turner’s Bay Island Reef project will help to provide valuable fisheries habitat and protection for Louisiana’s valuable coastal resources.”

Turner’s Bay Island Reef is the third major reef resto-ration project that CCA Louisiana has undertaken in re-cent years as part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife

and Fisheries Artificial Reef Program. Other reef projects spearheaded by CCA include the Bird Island Reef near Ter-rebonne Bay and Redfish Point Reef in Vermilion Bay.

LDWF’s focus on artificial reefs began in 1986 with the popular Rigs-to-Reefs program which extended to inshore artificial reef development. This reef is one of dozens com-pleted under LDWF’s program.

CCA Louisiana President Chris Harbuck of Shreveport said the reef project is an example of the how private, pub-lic and non-profit organizations can work together for proj-ects that bring about positive results.

“Chevron’s generous donation helped get this project roll-ing and contributions from others ensured that it would be completed,” said Harbuck. “Chevron has been a great sup-porter of coastal restoration, and CCA thanks them very much for helping us get this important project moving forward.”

LDWF and CCA also part-nered with Lafay-ette office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in this project.

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Cresson replaces longtime CCA Executive Director Jeff Angers, who accepted the position of president of the Cen-ter for Coastal Conservation. Sam Barbera served as interim executive director for the past few months and continues in his position as S.T.A.R. tournament director.

As head of CCA Louisiana, Cresson will oversee the orga-nization’s conservation programs, legislative initiatives, co-ordinate development activities with CCA’s 22 local chapters and 30,000 members and volunteers, and oversee CCA’s staff at its Baton Rouge headquarters.

“We are delighted that someone with David’s strong credentials and interest in marine conservation has accepted the posi-tion of executive director and CEO of CCA Louisiana,” said Harbuck, CCA’s highest volunteer officer. “As a longtime active member of CCA’s Baton Rouge chapter, David is already well known to many of our members. He comes to CCA with great success as head of one of the capital region’s largest foundations.”

A native of the New Orleans area, Cresson said his aware-ness of and interest in marine conservation comes from his many years of fishing along Louisiana’s coast. He began saltwater fishing at a young age with his late father, who was an avid outdoorsman and member of CCA Louisiana.

“CCA provided the initial leadership that brought ma-rine conservation to the forefront as an issue in Louisiana,” Cresson said. “With our rapidly eroding coast, Louisiana faces enormous conservation issues that require active par-

ticipation from organizations like CCA. I’m looking forward to helping uphold the strong tradition of conservation lead-ership for which CCA is well known.”

A special team consisting of CCA board members Bob Bush of Baton Rouge, Snoop Roth of Gonzales, Rusty Vincent of Sulphur, Chris Roos of New Orleans, Harbuck, and Judy Shaw of CCA Ameri-ca coordinated the search for the new ex-ecutive director.

A graduate of Spring Hill College in Mobile, David and his wife Melissa have three children.

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2007 S.T.A.R. LEADERBOARD Official Results

TROUT (1st Half)Name Weigh Weigh Station DivisionScott Rauch 7.65 lbs. Puglia’s EastTerry St. Cyr 7.18 lbs. Bridgeside Marina EastTony Bruce 7.10 lbs. Bridgeside Marina East David Billeaud 7.92 lbs. Dago’s CentralDavid Billeaud 7.84 lbs. Dago’s CentralVance Mitchell 6.64 lbs. Bridgeside Marina Central

Larry Simon 7.80 lbs. Cajun Fast Mart WestMark Jeanes 7.45 lbs. Cajun Fast Mart WestJohn “Alex” Radford 7.25 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing West

TROUT (2nd Half)Name Weight Weigh Station DivisionRoss Neil Record 7.30 lbs. Venice Marina EastBootsie Toups 7.04 lbs. Bridgeside Marina EastChristian Fuller 7.00 lbs. Venice Marina East

Jeff Broussard 7.50 lbs. Dago’s CentralJeff Broussard 7.10 lbs. Dago’s CentralRoland Derouen 6.50 lbs. Dago’s Central

Dennis Lavergne 7.20 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing WestDaniel Pruitt 7.20 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing WestDavid Hebert 7.05 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing West

FLOUNDERName Weight Weigh Station DivisionDavid Dyson 5.20 lbs. Venice Marina EastMark Boykin 3.80 lbs. Rigolets Bait and Seafood EastEdward Dobson 3.70 lbs. Venice Marina East Quentin LeBoeuf 5.05 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing WestJeff Sherrill 4.90 lbs. Cajun Fast Mart WestDavid J. Ward 4.75 lbs. Cajun Fast Mart West

SHEEPSHEADName Weight Weigh StationAlan Thibodeaux 10.00 lbs. Puglia’sAllen Bradbury 9.50 lbs. Puglia’sChristopher Nalty 9.05 lbs. Rigolets Bait and Seafood

LEMONFISHName Weight Weigh StationJustin Lane 73.82 lbs. BridgesideDale Thibodeaux 53.50 lbs. Dago’sMatthew Adams 46.10 lbs Chris Moran’s Belle Pass Marina

BLACK DRUMName Weight Weigh StationJohnathan Maestri 57.55 lbs. Puglia’sJosh Church 49.00 lbs. Cajun Fast MartSavannah Hayse 47.50 lbs. Cajun Fast Mart

YELLOWFIN TUNAName Weight Weigh StationScott Pecue 233.25 lbs. Sand Dollar Marina

MANGROVE SNAPPERName Weight Weigh StationPaul D. Frey 12.58 lbs. Sand Dollar MarinaRodney Wagley 12.16 lbs. Bridgeside MarinaLarry Hafford 11.80 lbs. Bridgeside Marina

AMBERJACKName Weight Weigh Station John Tabor 92.95 lbs. Moran’s Belle Pass Marina Beau Tate 90.80 lbs. Pecan Island Food Store Beau Tate 87.60 lbs. Gulfway Sporting Goods

CAPTAIN’S CUPName Weight Weigh Station DivisionCapt. Dudley Vandenborre 7.25 lbs. Rigolets Bait and Seafood EastCapt. Todd Semar 4.04 lbs. Dago’s CentralGreg Jeffers 6.30 lbs. Calcasieu Point Landing West

NEW TIDE TROUTName Weigh Station DivisionAbigail Diez Bridgeside Marina EastAndrew Menard Dago’s West

NEW TIDE FLOUNDERTrace Day Sand Dollar Marina EastJonathan Suttle Cajun Fast Mart West

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ARouNd the stAte suMMeR ANd fAll BANquets,

The Bertrand family pass a good time at the Cajun CCA Banquet.

Banquet committeemen Douglas Drennan and Charles Suhren show off their raffle prizes.

The Second Annual Sugar CCA banquet was a huge success. Thanks to a great committee

and Title Sponsors Musson-Patout and Community First Bank.

Andy LeBlanc and Dr. Johnny Perez check people in at the door at the Bayou Lafourche

CCA Banquet.

New ED David Cresson (far right) is welcomed into the Ascension Committee by

Dal Daigle, Dr. Lance Hildaglo, Will Carver and Charlie Lieux at their banquet at Lamar

Dixon in Gonzales.

Wendy Foti and CCA’s Lara Ballard visit at the Cajun CCA Banquet.

Bobby Green and Charlie Caplinger catch up on fishing trips at the Delta CCA Banquet.

The Vermilion CCA Group flank Sugar CCA committeeman Al Broussard at the Sugar

CCA Banquet in New Iberia

The Paws Pumps crew enjoys cocktails at the Bayou Lafourche CCA Banquet.

Ascension CCA President George Huye welcomes the largest crowd in CCA history at

their chapter banquet sponsored by Eatel.

Delta CCA chapter president Chris Roos visits with Capt. C.T. Williams and Danika Bailey

at the Delta CCA Banquet.

Our friends at Musson Patout Chevrolet made the Sugar CCA Banquet a family event.

Special thanks to Musson Patout Chevrolet for being the Platinum Sponsor of the event

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ARouNd the stAteMeetiNgs ANd Redfish ChAlleNge

Todd, Brent and Justin Morales show off the boat in which they caught the winning

13.�5 lbs. of redfish at the Redfish Challenge held in Lake Charles.

The winning ticket at the Bayou Lafourche CCA Banquet.

The Coullard kids give a thumbs up to their dad, Mike, and the rest of the committee for

putting together the Ascension CCA Banquet.

Suzy and JC Webb enjoy their meal at the Cajun CCA Banquet.

Sugar CCA President Kirk Sieber and Banquet Chairman Corry Landry are

complemented by friends on what a great event they organized. Thanks to you and

your committee.

Catching up on old times at the Bayou Lafourche CCA Banquet at

Nicholls State University.

The representatives from statewide banquet sponsor American Rodsmiths definitely en-

joyed the Ascension CCA Banquet presented by Cabela’s.

Cajun CCA chapter president Bryan Foti enjoys the banquet with his wife Wendy.

The crowd gathers for the announcement of the winners of the Redfish Challenge held at Calcasieu Point Landing in Lake Charles.

Mr. Bourgeois and CCA’s Sam Barbera visit at the Bayou Lafourche CCA Banquet.

Committee members Michael Thompson and Caryn Benjamin were not only a big help with planning the event they also were big winners.

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