Carl A. Barr
Grand L'Editeur -- Louisiana
carlbarr@bellsouth.net

La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux
(Forty & Eight)

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This page was last updated: April 19, 2008
Past Grand Chefs de Gare
Grand de la Louisiana
Bold Blue Type indicates Deceased


1921-22I. A. Faulk
1922-23R. H. Gouaux
1923-24Dr. J. M. Gordon
1924-25J. O. Middleton
1925-26E. B. Mason
1926-27W. C. Flournoy
1927-28L. M. Williams
1928-29W. H. Hamley
1929-30Seymour Van Os
1930-31C. M. Mitchell
1931-32Frank Burton
1932-33Aaron A. Selber
1933-34James C. Casserley
1934-35B. L. Spahn
1935-36Ernest L. Hawkins
1936-37Dr. C. L. Memgis
1937-38W. H. Horstman
1938-39Edwin L. Meyer
1939-40Frank H. Hetger
1940-41Pete Dedoux
1941-42Charles F. Stiffel
1942-43Fred Simonson
1943-44Sam Ruben
1944-45Chester P. Derveloy
1945-46Howell May
1946-47Wells S. Ely
1947-48Sylvester C. Spengler
1948-49Joe W. Warner
1949-50Harold T. Bond
1950-51George W. Rollosson
1951-52Dr. Malcolm E. Kaffie
1952-53Joseph B. Exnicios
1953-54Percey A. Shipp
1954-55Lloyd Adams
1955-56Harry Robertson
1956-57Sam Orchard
1957-58Maurice Pender
1958-59Percy Lemoine
1959-60Maurice McKeniry
1960-61Raymond F. Canus
1961-62M. C. Gehr
1962-63Charles N. Thompson
1963-64John E. Seeger



Monroe
New Orleans
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Lake Providence
Shreveport
Monroe
Alexandria
Shreveport
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Monroe
Norco
Thibodaux
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Metairie
Monroe
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Alexandria
Shreveport
New Orleans
Crowley
Shreveport
Metairie
Shreveport
Bennettsville, SC
Metairie
Monroe
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Metairie
Shreveport
Alexandria
New Orleans
Metairie



1964-65Lester J. Orgeron
1965-66Leonard G. Walters
1966-67L. Calhoun Allen, Jr.
1967-68Walter J. McNulty
1968-69Alfred J. Petrus
1969-70Melvin Jeanne
1970-71Cooper Hall
1971-72Carroll B. Fields
1972-73John B. Brown
1973-74Joseph S. Dellucky
1974-75Jim Wing
1975-76Warren Dale Barbay
1976-77C. E. Joe Ware
1977-78Anthony D'Amico
1978-79Wiltz Hymel
1979-80Sterling Percle
1980-81Raymond Davis
1981-82William Calgreen
1982-83Cecil Faries
1983-84Paul L. Landry
1984-85Elton Bourque
1985-86Henry Glory
1986-87Marvin Dickens
1987-88Billy Sanders
1988-89Harold Deshotel
1989-90L. J. Taliancich
1990-91George W. Hatcher
1991-   Joseph Liebel, Sr.
1991-92Shelton Boone
1992-93Cliff Kershaw
1993-94Ronnie C. Perry, Sr.
1994-95Ralph Farris
1995-96Larry J. Lobre, Jr.
1996-97Richard L. Jakubiak
1997-98W. H. Miller
1998-99Asa Stewart
1999-00Earl Breaux
2000-01Henry Kwiatkowlki
2001-02Harold Burson
2002-03Gilbert Lovelady
2003-04Robert Vercher
2004-05Archie Boyette
2005-06       John H. Cobbs
2006-07       Edwin Grow


Houma
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Metairie
Shreveport
Metairie
Bogalusa
Alexandria
New Orleans
Gretna
Sulphur
Plaquemine
Lafayette
Metairie
Metairie
Thibodaux
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Lafayette
Rayne
New Orleans
Pearl River
Shreveport
Elton
Metairie
Alexandria
Jefferson
Eunice
Alexandria
LaPlace
Shreveport
Metairie
Alexandria
Broussard
Morgan City
Raceland
Doyline
Shreveport
Columbia
Natchitoches
Alexandria
New Iberia
Morgan City



"The Cajun Link" 
Published by and for Grande de la Louisianne

Click here to read January 2008

Next publication scheduled April 2008

"The Koran Iron Horse"
Published by and for Voiture 1588

Click here to view March 2008

Next publication will be May 2008.
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Edwin Grow
Department Commander
2007-2008
Department of Louisiana

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Link to American Legion Department of Louisiana
Grand Voyageur of the Year -- 2007
Larry Aytes, Voiture 1588
Award presented by Grand Chef de Gare Grow
Photo from Grand Promenade 2007
Grand Chef de Gare 2007-08
Voyageur Bill Bayles

Grand Officers for 2007-2008

Grand Chef de Train       Joe Caldwell, V. 137             Grand Cheminot           Chuck Rodgers, V 1588
Grand Chef de Train       Dan Leonard, V. 201             Grand Cheminot           Adam Blanchard, V 1038
Grand Drapeau       Alex Gueho, V 340              Grand Cheminot          Raymond Walters, V. 1616
Grand Drapeau       Don Vallery, V 137              Grand Cheminot          Don Schreiber, V 137
Grand Commis Voyageur       John DeMoss, V. 1588         Grand Cheminot          Mike Bourque, V 1558
Grand Lampiste             Paul Strange, V. 1588          Grand Avocat     Dick Jakubiak, V 309
Cheminot National         John Cobbs        Grand Aumonier          Charley Parent, V 309
Alternate Cheminot Nat.         Edwin Grow, V. 1618           Grand Conducteur       Alex Gueho, V. 340
Grand Garde de la Porte         Gil Lovelady, V. 1588          Grand Medicin    Kenneth LaFleur, V. 1351
Grand Comm-Intendant   Edwin Grow, V 1618            Grand Correspondant  Hank Kwiatkowski, V 1588


Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home
3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway
Bossier City, LA 71112

Construction is complete
Dedication tentatively planned for
late August or early September 2007

See NWLWVH for photos taken at the groundbreaking and since.

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Chefs de Chemin de Fer
Standing: TomStockmall 2006, Grand Chef de Gare 2006 John Cobbs, Paul Landry 1992
Seated: Frank McCalla 1997, Vern Eccleston 1999, Bob Kaseman 2002
John Digilio 2003, Joe Jamnick 2004, Mac McCarthy 2005

Photo from: Cajun Wreck 2006

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Grande de la Louisianne
Voiture of the Year -- 2007
Voiture 1588
Chef de Gare Jerry Cruthis
National Voyageur of the Year 2006
Voyageur Hank Kwiatkowski, V. 1588
Grand Correspondant since 2002
Newsletter Archives Page
The Cajun Wreck - 2008
21-24 February -- Lafayette
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The Cajun Wreck - 2007
22-25 February - Lafayette
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Voyageurs, we meet with memories.  Memories of service rendered and comrades made.  Many of those comrades of ours have preceded us, to fall silently in their place, in ranks before the Great Commander, that we might meet again.

Their memories are imprinted in our hearts; their deeds written into the history of our country; while those of us left to assemble here stand with bowed heads and loving hearts in reverence.

From the Calvin Kain Memorial Service




Ceremony at Voiture 137
Photo by Carl A.  Barr



Link to Louisiana
Voiture Locale 224 Website
Photos from
Grande Promenade 2007
Held at Shreveport
12 15 July 2007
Chef de Train Joe Caldwell, Chef de Gare Bill Bayles, Chef de Grain Dan Leonard
Alex Gueho, Drapeau
Don Vallery, Drapeau
John Cobbs, Cheminot National
Edwin Grow, Alt. National Cheminot
and Grand Commisaire Intendant
Gil Lovelady, Garde de la Port
Paul Strange, Lampiste
Dick Jakubiak, Avocat
Ray Blanchard and Mike Bourque, Cheminots
Charley Parent, Aumonier
Chuck Rodgers, Cheminot
Don Schreiber, Cheminot
Raymond Walters, Cheminot

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This space is reserved for NEWS of special interest
dated and posting will usually last only a few days.
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Grand Chef de Train Joe Caldwell
announced his candidacy for
Grand Chef de Gare 2008-09
Endorsed by Voiture 137
Posted 13 Feb 2008
Medicin Nationale Ken LaFleur
announced his candidacy for
Grand Chef de Train 2008-09
Endorsed by Voiture 1351
Posted 19 April 2008


John DeMoss, Commis Voyageur

Fund Raiser for 2008
Magellan GPS Giveaway
Rules Page


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2008 Grande Promenade
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