Trahan Family Assoc.
President Ernest Ray Trahan

From the President's Desk

To members of the Famille Trahan Association:

Thanks to our past president, Charles Trahan and his wife Mona , the
Famille Trahan Association has been very successful from it's origin.
For the past 6 years, Charles 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 participate in the
"Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase" celebration which will be held
in June, 2003.  Even though this celebration is not just for Acadians,
we do occupy approximately one-third of the geographical area of this
state and want to be represented.  The last goal is to assist in
promoting a successful Trahan/Leger Reunion in 2004 in Nova Scotia,
Canada.  We are collaborating with their organization to make that
happen.

Several years ago when my wife, Brenda, and I first set foot on the soil
of our ancestors, we experienced a very emotional "déjà-vu"; a feeling
that we had been there before.  The faces of people and the beautiful
surroundings all seemed familiar.  I am sure many of you have experienced this same feeling.  For those of you who have not visited Nova Scotia, I do hope you can make plans to do so for the Reunion in 2004.   I want to assist all of you in any way possible to make this a reality.  Brenda and I will be in Nova Scotia the last week of August meeting with the Nova Scotia Trahan Association members and gathering information to aid in planning your trip in 2004.

We have started a list of names for those interested in going by car, by
motor home, by bus, or by air   As this list develops, I will ask for a
member of each group to help with informational research to make your
trip as convenient as possible.

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 guest to our
next meeting.   I also request your feedback so I can better serve your
needs.

Merci beaucoup!!

Your President,
 Ernest "Ray"  Trahan
beaufile@bellsouth.net