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Lafayette Boat Club (Lafayette, LA) Collection

Collection 482

Lafayette Boat Club (Lafayette, LA). Collection, 1956–2016

7 feet

The Lafayette Boat Club was first organized in 1956. The aim was to bring boating enthusiasts together for boating activities and to promote better and safer boating. This promotion was done through advocating for legislation on such things as building launching ramps, trolling shrimp, and supporting safety inspections of boats. The club contained around 30 to 40 members and is still operational today.

Members of the club participate in monthly outings that include boating and camping in such areas as Lake Arthur, the Atchafalaya River, and False River in Baton Rouge. The Club has also been a member of the Greater Gulf Coast Boating Association since 1958, which holds annual cruises traveling all over the country.

This collection contains photograph albums documenting the history of the Lafayette Boat Club from its inception up until the 60th Anniversary in 2016. Also included are newspaper clippings and photographs.

Donated by Marlene and Carrol Credeur, two of the first members and early organizers of the Lafayette Boat Club.

Series:

I. 1950s Box 1
II. 1960s Box 2
III. 1970s Box 3
IV. 1980s Box 3 though Box 5, 1-01
V. 1990s Box 6
VI. 2000s Box 5
VII. 2010s Boxes 2 and 7
VIII. Extras 1-02

Inventory:

I. 1950s
Box 1, Object 1 Volume 1 [when club was formed and deceased members], 1956
II. 1960s
Box 2, Object 1 Volume 2 [clubhouse on Steiner Rd.], 1964
Box 2, Object 2 Volume 3, April 1965 - December 1971
III. 1970s
Box 3, Object 1 Volume 4, 1975-1977
1-02 Volume 5, 1976
Box 3, Object 2 Volume 6, 1977 - November 1979
IV. 1980s
Box 3, Object 3 Volume 7, 1980
Box 4, Object 1 Volume 8, 1984-1988
Box 5, Object 1 Volume 9, 1989-
V. 1990s
Box 6, Object 1 Volume 10, 1991
VI. 2000s
Box 5, Object 2 Volume 11, 2006-2010
VII. 2010s
Box 7, Object 1 Volume 12, July 2010 - December 2011
Box 2, Object 3 Volume 13, 2011-2012
Box 7, Object 2 Volume 14, January 2013 - July 2013
VIII. Extras
1-02 9 Photographs from 60th Anniversary of the Lafayette Boat Club, 2016