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Evergreen, LA Website

Evergreen, Louisiana is a small town located in Avoyelles Parish. Chartered in 1869 and incorporated in 1871, the town is home to a little over 300 people, each having very close ties with each other. Evergreen is particularly known for its historical school, Evergreen Home Institute (1856), one of the first schools in Avoyelles Parish. The town bore such celebrities as football player Lionel Aldridge of the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers. Evergreen was also home to E. B. “Ted” Robert, long-time dean of the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education, and grandfather of Dr. Nathan Roberts, the dean of the College of Education at UL Lafayette.

The following exhibit contains archived pages of the entire Evergreen website: www.evergreenla.org. The website, developed by UL Lafayette professor emeritus and Evergreen native Dr. Edmond Dugas, contains photographs, audiovisual items, and written histories and memories provided by the town's citizens. The aim of the website, as posted on the home page, is to "document the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future while reliving memories and creating new ones."

For more information on Evergreen, visit Special Collections to view the Evergreen (Avoyelles Parish, LA) Collection.

Welcome to Evergreen LA

Main Street

Community

Introduction

Family Connections

Business

Military

Churches

Introduction

Bayou Rouge Baptist Church (Evergreen)

Little Flower Catholic (Evergreen)

Magnolia Baptist Church (Evergreen)

St. Charles Catholic Church (Goudeau)

The Rising Sun (Evergreen)

United Methodist Church (Evergreen)

News

Introduction

2008

2009

2010

2011

Post 2011

Images

Education

Introduction

History of Education

Former Faculty and Staff

Teacher Aids

Former Students

Reunions

Introduction

2010

2009

2008

1990

Photo Gallery

Introduction

Churches: Church Of The Little Flower - Bayou Rouge Baptist Church

Community: James Gang

Education: Evergreen Schools

Reunions: 1983

Reunions: 1990

Reunions: 2008

Reunions: 2009

Reunions: 2010

Photo Gallery - Audio

Introduction

Welcome by Ed Dugas; grace for meal and prayer for ill by Brother David Trimbur.

Stebo Pearce – earliest memories of Evergreen.

Bert St. Romain – Mr. A. J. Smith and his profound effect on my life.

Nan Haydel Lemoine – Evergreen High School classmates, 11th grades for graduation and other Evergreen personalities.

Photo Gallery - Videos

Introduction

Clip A Happy Birthday to W.J. “Dub” Dugas

Clip B Stebo Pearce

Clip C Ed Dugas

Clip D Bert St. Romain