From the President's Desk

To members of the Famille Trahan Association:

Thanks to our past president, Ernest Ray Trahan and his wife Brenda , the
Famille Trahan Association has been very successful from it's origin.
For the past several years, Ernest Ray has provided us with outstanding
leadership and guidance.  As he steps down from his presidency, I accept the challenge that lies ahead.

As your new president, I have three main goals.  The first is to keep
the Famille Trahan Association active, alive and running on all
channels.  We will continue our semi-annual meetings with various cajun
cuisine.  Thanks to our genealogy guru, Mitch Conover, our membership
should continue to increase as more people get interested in their
ancestors. 

My second goal is to actively endorse and help with the Congre Mondial 2009 in New Brunswick, Canada.   Again it is in conjunction with the Lege/Leger/Legier Family Associations.  This will be held on August 11 and 12, 2009 in Caraquet, New Brunswick.  If you are interested in going, it is time to book your lodging.  The website for the 2009 Congre is:   www.cma2009.org  although it is regrettable that most of it is in French with no English translation available at this time, though promised.  This is about all that is available at this time:

The last goal is to assist in promoting a successful bid for holding the 2014 Congre Mondial here in Louisiana.  An official bid is being made to have the Acadiana Families host this event just like it was hosted in 1999.  For this event to happen in 2014,  memberships are needed.  Numbers count when the committee meets to decide who will be the host.

In closing, I want to thank all of you for being part of this family
association.  Your participation has helped our organization stay alive
and strong.  I encourage all of you to bring interested guests to our
next meeting.   I also request your feedback so I can better serve your
needs.

Merci beaucoup!!

Your President,
 Loubert G. Trahan
 E-Mail:  lgtrahan@cox.net