THE DUSTERTHE OFFICAL PUBLICATION OF THE LOUISIANA REGION AACA

VOLUME 54 ISSUE 2 MARCH/APRIL 2010Official Website for Louisiana Region AACA is www.aaca.org/louisiana

Chapters of the Louisiana RegionBaton Rouge AACA CENLA AACA Contraband AACABaton Rouge, LA Alexandria, LA Lake Charles, LA

Evangeline AACA Lagniappe AACA Slidell AACA St. Bernard AACALafayette, LA Houma, LA Slidell, LA Chalmette, LA

2009 Louisiana Region AACA OfficersPresident Bobbie Thibodeaux, 105 Berrybrook Dr., Broussard, LA 705118Secretary/Treasurer/Editor Brenda Derouen, 1404 Center Street, New Iberia, LA 70560-6113Parliamentarian Perry Richardson, 163 Fernhill Av., Lafayette, LA 70506Historian Fred Duplechain, 127 Camelot Ct., Schriever, LA 70395Legal Representative Gary Labat, 4416 Hwy 31, Houma, LA 70360Webmaster Fred Duplechain, 127 Camelot Ct., Schriever, LA 70395

The articles contained in this newsletter are not necessarily the opinion of AACA, Louisiana Region, the Editor or anyother person other than the author. This newsletter is non-copyrighted and permission is granted to reproduce provided thesource of the article is disclosed and proper credit is given to the author.

President’s MessageBy the time this message reaches all of you, we will have completed the first two tours on

2010. I understand that the CENLA Chapter put on a wonderful tour in Many. The turnout was greatand what wonderful weather you had.

Contraband Chapter will be hosting their tour the second weekend in April. I'm sure that thistour will also be a great one. I hope to see everyone there.

I would like to offer congratulations to Fred Duplechin of the Lagniappe Chapter. Fredreceived a Master Editors Award in Philadelphia at the 74th Annual Meeting in February.Fred does a wonderful job on the Lagniappe Newsletter and on the web sites for both his Chapter andfor our Louisiana Region. Keep up the good work, Fred. We are all very proud of you.

Just a reminder. The Louisiana Tour will be held in Hammond this year. It will be hosted by theHorseless Carriage Club. We will have a board of directors meeting on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 PM.Chapter Presidents, if you are unable to attend, please send a written proxy with someone from yourchapter, to represent your chapter. The proxy is necessary for your representative to vote for yourchapter.

The month of May will be busy for our Chapter with Louisiana Tour and the EvangelineChapter Tour and Rally. Please make plans to attend both of these events.

I hope that members from each Chapter in the Louisiana Region have made plans to attend theAACA 75th Anniversary Event in Lexington, Kentucky in June and July of this year. It would reallybe nice if each chapter was represented. Please consider attending this National Event.

Hope to see all of you at the events that have been planned in the next few months.

Bobbie Thibodeaux

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National AACA andOther Important Antique Car Events

2010

Contraband Tour – April 8th thru 10th – Lake Arthur, LA

Louisiana Tour – Hosted by Horseless Carriage – May 7th, 8th, & 9th – Hammond, LA

Cruisin Cajun Country – May 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th, New Iberia and surrounding area

Evangeline Rally & Tour – May 28th, 29th & 30th – Port Allen, LA

Slidell Chapter – June 19th – Club Picnic – Bring your own lunch - Fountain Blue StatePark

Baton Rouge – Sept 10th, 11th, & 12th – Baton Rouge, LA

St. Bernard Car Show – October 16th – location TBA

October 3rd thru the 10th – Cruisin the Coast, Biloxi, MS.

Lagniappe – November 5th – 7th – Laplace, LA

La. Region Christmas Party & Region Meeting – December 5th

= Louisiana Region Point Earning Events

2010

June 7 – 11 Founders Tour - Greensburg, PA

June 30 – July 3 AACA Diamond Jubilee – Louisville, KY

From the Editor: For those Louisiana Region members going tothe AACA Diamond Jubilee in Louisville, KY, I would appreciate youletting me know. You can either e-mail or call or mail me a reply. My homephone number is 337 365-2841, my e-mail is boobren@bellsouth.net and mymailing address is 1404 Center Street, New Iberia, LA 70560-6113. Wewould like to get a count of those going to Louisville.Boo & Brenda Derouen

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AACA 75th Anniversary InformationJune 30 through July 3, 2010

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL RESERVATIONINFORMATION

Crowne Plaza Hotel-Expo Center830 Phillips Lane

Louisville, KY 40209-1387

Phone: (502) 367-2251Fax: (502) 366-2247

Toll Free: Reservations: (800) 626-2708

Rate: $119 plus tax per night

Reservation Deadline: April 19, 2010 *

* - All reservations received after this cutoff date are

accepted based on availability at the prevailing rate.

Complimentary ground level guest parking.

24-hour Complimentary airport transportation.

24-hour security

CHECK-IN TIME:

3:00 p.m.—early arrivals will be accommodated

based on availability.

CHECK-OUT TIME:

12:00 Noon—anyone checking out after 12:00

Noon may incur late charges

RESERVATION PROCEDURE

INDIVIDUAL: Attendees can make reservations by

calling the toll free number 1-800-626-2708 and request

the Antique Automobile Club of America room block.

(See note above below toll free number)

PAYMENT PROCEDURE: Room, tax and incidental

charges will be the responsibility of the individual

attendees.

INDIVIDUAL PAY OWN: Room, tax and incidental

charges will be the responsibility of the individual

attendees.

SMOKING POLICY: Please be aware of the hotels

smoking policy. Smoking is not permitted in the hotel’s

lobby, common corridors, restaurant and meeting

rooms. The hotel does provide smoking guest rooms.

Smoking will also be permitting in the hotel’s lounge. It

is recommended that the smoking areas outside the four

exits be used.

RV and Camper Parking

RV and camper facilities are available on the Kentucky

Exposition Center grounds. There are 150 “wet” sites

available in lot (L) and numerous sites for self contained

vehicles in several other lots. A “wet” site includes

electricity, a place to fill your water tank, a dump station

and a shower house. The cost of a “wet” site is $50 per

night and the self-contained sites is $30 per night.

Reservations are required for the “wet” sites and can be

made up to a year in advance. One night will be charge

to your credit card at the time of reservation.

Reservations may be made by calling the Kentucky

Exposition Center Admissions Department at (502) 367-

5884. If you are towing a car trailer, you will have to

park your trailer either in an adjacent lot next to the RV

lots or in the AACA designated trailer parking lot (Ashton

Adair)*. There is no charge for trailer parking. No RV’s

will be permitted to stay in the designated AACA trailer

lot (Ashton Adair)*.

*The Ashton Adair lot is available from June 30 to July

4th and is just across the street from the host hotel.

ABSOLUTELY NO RV OR TRAILER

PARKING AT THE HOST HOTEL!

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43rd Annual Louisiana TourMay 7, 8 and 9, 2010Hammond, Louisiana

Louisiana Tour 2010 – Transportation Now and Then

Headquarters: Quality Inn & Conference Center, Hammond, LA. 2000 S. Morrison Blvd, Hammond LA 70403. For reservations,call (985) 345-0556. Ask for Antique Car Group. The rate will be $74.99 + tax. Check in time is 3pm and rooms may or may not beready before the early bird tour. Cut-off date for block at the motel is April 24, 2010. Free continental breakfast is supplied to allmotel guests.Registration: You must pre-register using the form below. Please mail registration no later than April 24, 2010. A registrationtable and a light lunch will be set up in the hospitality room.Directions to Quality Inn:

From I-12 east or west: Go south on I-55 at Exit 38A. Proceed to Exit 28 and take it following signs to US 51 North. Gonorth one mile to Quality Inn on your left.

From the south on I-55: Take exit 28 and follow signs for US 51 North. Go north 1 mile to Quality Inn on left.

Friday Early Bird Activities:Lunch: Hotel Hospitality Room – Light Lunch from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PMEarly Bird Tour: (about 45 miles) – Depart hotel between 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM

Champagne’s Antique Auto Museum, Ponchatoula Antique City (shopping)Hospitality Room open 4:00 PM til ?Dinner: “Pot Luck” dinner provided by members of Horseless Carriage Club, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM in Hospitality

Room. Beer and Wine included in dinner.Saturday Activities:

Breakfast: Complimentary Continental Breakfast served in the hotel from (6:00 AM – 9:00 AM)Tour: (about 95 miles) Depart hotel between 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM

Louisiana Treasures Museum & Education Center, Coffee Break at Tangipahoa Convention & Visitor’s Bureau,Lunch at Barry’s Texaco Station, Dessert at Well’s Car Barn

Hospitality Room open 4:00 PM til ?Dinner: Entertainment in Banquet room at 6:30 PM, followed by dinner at 7:00 PM.

Regional Board Meeting: Saturday May 8th, 2010 at 5:00 PM. (Hospitality Room)Sunday Activities:

Breakfast: Complimentary Continental Breakfast served in the hotel from (6:00 AM – 9:00 AM)Socialize, Pack and Return Home

_________________________________________________________________________________________________Mail registration to: Arlette Nunez, 2229 Sylvia Blvd, St. Bernard, LA 70085 Phone (504)874-0458Make check payable to Horseless Carriage Club

Driver ____________________________________________________________ @ $45.00 $______

Passenger(s)________________________________________________________ @ $40.00 x __ $______

Children under 12___________________________________________________ @ $20.00 x __ $______

Address___________________________________________________________ TOTAL $________

City______________________State_________Zip________ Phone# ___________________

Car Year ______ Make_____________________Model___________________Club Affiliation(s)____________________________Attending Early bird Tour: Yes_______ No_________Choice of Saturday Night Banquet: _____Smothered Pork Chop ____ Grilled Tequila Lime Chicken

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PRE-WAR & POST WAR or“RALLY” “TOUR”

WITH TROPHIES AND PRIZES NON COMPETITIVE

MAY 28-29-30, 201039th EVANGELINE CHAPTER RALLY AND TOUR

HEADQUARTERS – Quality Inn & Suites, 131 Lobdell Hwy, Port Allen, LA 70767. I-10 Exit 151. For reservation call225-343-4821 and let them know you are with Evangeline Chapter to get the rate of $89.95 + tax per night. Rooms are either King or2 double beds for the same price. Each room has a hair dryer, coffeepot and iron & ironing board, frig and microwave. You mustmake your reservation by May 14th to be sure to get this rate. Check in time is 3pm and rooms may or may not be ready before earlybird tour. Cancellation policy is 48 hours before date of event.

REGISTRATION: You must pre-register using the form below. To compete in the Rally your car must be an antique or classiccar 25 years or older. A registration table will set up in the Hospitality Room from 11am to 1pm and 4 to 6pm. Please pick up yourinformation packet. If you must cancel we will give full refund.

FRIDAY EARLY TOUR: We will depart the motel at 1pm for a tour of the West Baton Rouge Museum.We will discover Plantation Country and its Sugar Heritage.

If you can’t have seasoning or some other preference for your meals, please state so on form below.

We will not supply any alcohol. If you want it – bring your own.

FRIDAY HOSPITALITY: Hospitality will begin at 6pm in the banquet room of the hotel and Dinner will be at 7pm.

SATURDAY MAY 29TH: 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM Hotel provided Deluxe Continental Breakfast in the motel breakfast area.Late Registration 7am - 9:00am. Tour/Rally begin at 9am along many scenic back roads. Tour members will leave first again this yearthen Pre-War then Post War Rally will follow. (your car must be able to travel 45mph or more)You will have a choice of Ham & Cheese PoBoy or Roast Beef PoBoy for lunch.

6:00PM Hospitality7:00 PM BANQUET and Awards Dinner.Your choices for the banquet will be: Stuffed Chicken Breast or Hamburger Steak.SUNDAY MAY 30TH: 6:30-10AM Hotel provided Deluxe Continental Breakfast. Depart at your leisure.

We plan to have separate awards for Pre-War cars if we have enough participation in the Rally for that class.

*************************DETACH AND RETURN BY MAY 14, 2010*******************************To: Brenda Derouen, 1404 Center Street, New Iberia, LA. 70560 Phone: 337 365-2841Make checks payable to: Evangeline Chapter AACA by Friday May 14, 2010

NAME _______________________________________ OTHER ADULT(S)______________________________

ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________

CHILDREN’S NAME AND AGES _______________________________________________________________

_____CAR AND DRIVER @ $65.00 ____________________________________________________OTHER ADULTS @ $60.00 CAR - YEAR/MAKE/MODEL_____CHILDREN UNDER 12 @ $30.00 _____________________________________________

CHAPTER/CLUB AFFILIATIONTOTAL ENCLOSED $________ _______________________________________________

INSURANCE CO. NAME

I WILL PARTICPATE IN THE EARLY BIRD TOUR YES _______NO ______I WILL COMPETE IN THE RALLY _______ or TOUR _______Saturday Lunch choice for Driver ______________________and Passenger (s)_______________________________Saturday night Banquet Choice for Driver ______________________ and Passenger (s) _______________________

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This was the firstSentimental Tour I attendedand it was great. So manythings to do and see in oneweek. Each night I thought Iwas ready to go home but inthe morning I was ready togo again. I had heard of theTexas hill country and hadgone to a couple of thevenues before but lookedforward to going again andseeing everything else. Themotel in Kerrville, Texas did take a little getting usedto but by the end of the first day we had it down patand it had great accommodations for everyone.

First thing was to go to the hospitality room toget our packets and buy 50/50 and raffle tickets. TheRoad Relics were well prepared and the packets wereawesome. Each day was divided by daily tabs withdriving instructions and maps. There were 95 carsand close to 200 people registered from 20 states.

On Sunday night we were treated a terrificbuffet dinner and for the entertainment we had a 3piece group call “The Part of the Problem”. Theywere very entertaining and at one point they call on 3people in the audience for a yodeling contest. Then itwas off to the room to finish unpacking and rest upfor the week ahead.

Monday morning after a great breakfast,buffet style we had our first Driver’s Briefing.Everyone was ready to depart the motel at 8:30am forthe Longhorns and Cow Chip Tour. After drivingonly about 18 miles we stopped at the Sunset BaptistChurch for a pit stop and cookies and coffee. Then itwas onto the YO Ranch. This ranch was founded byCaptain Charles Schreiner in 1880 and is still run byhis decedents today. We took turns to ride a busaround this 40,000 acre ranch and saw many exoticanimals besides the regular cows and horses and longhorn steers. When we got back there was a “cow chiptossing” contest. Then during our BBQ lunch wewere entertained by a country-western singer. YOranch owner presented awards to 3 cars he and hisfamily liked the most – 1947 Ford Woodie StationWagon belonging to Richard & Hope Cushman; 1958Edsel belonging to George & Bonnie Dunn; 1932Cadillac of John Sweeny. Then the awards went to

the winners of the cow chip toss.These plaques had a hugeshellacked cow patty mounted ona Texas shaped board. Thiswrapped up with a photo shoot atthe YO front gate. From here wetook a scenic drive along theGuadalupe River with stopsscheduled at the Atwell Museumand the James Avery jewelryfactory.

Tuesday morning afteranother big buffet breakfast and

another Driver’s Briefing we were off again this timeat 8am. We were warned to have plenty of gas as wewere going to travel about 130 miles round trip. Thisday was a scenery day. Our first stop, after 39 miles,was the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. This isan enormous pink granite rock. Some members didclimb the rock and it was very windy down belowand much worse on the rock. This is the largest pinkgranite monadnock in the United States. Our nextstop was Luckenbach, Texas We had been here on apast Thanksgiving tour but we still went in to make afew purchases and walked around outside. Fromthere we made a stop that was not on this tour. Westopped at the fastest armadillo in Texas. We had tomake some purchases here plus get a few bottlesetched with the Sentimental Tour on it. Then it wasoff to Willie’s BBQ at the Full Moon Inn. From herewe went to Torre di Pietra Vineyard. If you bought aticket when you picked up your packed on Sundayyou could go to the wine tasting. From here we wentto the Wildseed Farm. After walking around thestore and making our purchases we sat & had icecream. Then it was back to the motel.

Wednesday after breakfast and our Driver’sBriefing it was off again. We had a morning comfortstop at Street Dreams. This was a collection of about100 collector cars. Today is the day to use ourpassports. It was a lot of fun getting the pagesstamped in the different stores in the Germansettlement of Fredericksburg and lunch was on ourown at a choice of many German Restaurants. Ofcourse most of us didn’t just get our passport stampedwe did make a purchase or two or three. Our last stopof the day was the Nimitz Museum. Again we hadgone here on that Thanksgiving Tour but there haveContinue on Page 9

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been many additions and changes since then. Needto go back and spend more time there. To seeeverything, I think we would have to send at least 4or 5 hours and we didn’t have that much time. After afull day here we went back to our motel. We weretold in advance we would have an orchestra tonightfor our entertainment and to dress the part of the1940’s. We had a great buffet dinner at the motelbanquet room before the music started. A lot of usdid dress the part and the orchestra was calledSentimental Journey. And that’s just what theyprovided. A sentimental journey back to the 40’s and50’s with their music. You can tell that some of thecouples have been dancing together for a long timeand like the Big Band sound and music. Theorchestra, singing and dancing was a sight to be seen.When we came in we turned in our passports to bechecked for our stamps. Those completing themission had their names put in a hat and three werepulled for gift baskets. 1st place went to earl & JudyBeauchamp, 2nd place went to Joe & Sandy Stout and3rd place went to Ken & Shirley Kenewell.

Thursday morning, again after a great buffetbreakfast and or daily Driver’s Briefing, we were offagain. Today’s tour was named the Yellow RoseTour and we pulled out about 8:15am. This promisedto include some very long and steep hills, up anddown and very sharp turns. All week we have seenmany animals along our trips but this day a deerjumped a fence and ran right in front of our car.Someone later told us if we were sleeping this surelywoke us up. (indeed) We did see many wild flowersbut because of the harsh winter this year, the flowerswere just starting to bloom and were not in theirusual abundance. Along the way we came upon theCowboy Boot Fence. The story goes that a poorfamily with many children lived on this land. Theywould not accept charity so folks began hangingboots and shoes on the fence. If the family couldwear them, they took them. If not, they were left formore unfortunate persons. Folks still hang boots andshoes there today. Our 1st stop of the day was theLone Star Motorcycle Museum. This is a collectionof over 50 bikes and related memorabilia. It is acollection of machines from around the world datingfrom the 1910’s to modern. Then it was on to Leakey(pronounced Lay-key) for our lunch stop at the FrioCanyon Restaurant. Leakey is sometimes referred toas “the Swiss Alps of Texas” the elevations rangingfrom 1,500 to 2,400 feet with deep canyons cut by 3

different rivers. Then we moseyed down throughUtopia to the Apple Store at Medina to get some ofthe apple ice cream with apple butter topping that VicDonnell told us about in the morning briefing. Hewas so right, it’s to die for. Then we walked thoughthe shop and again bought a couple of things. Whenwe were ready, we drove the 25 or so miles back toour motel.

Friday morning after another great BIGbreakfast buffet and our Driver’s Briefing we wereoff one more time. It’s hard to believe that this weekis almost over. Today’s tour is titled “CowboyCapital and Camels Tour”. After driving so otherback road for about 26 miles, our first stop was inBandera at the First Baptist Church for cookies andcoffee and pitt stop then we walked to the FrontierTimes Museum to see relics of the Old West. Thishad some very interesting artifacts and relics of theOld West. From here we went downtown Banderafrom more shopping and sightseeing. The SilverDollar is had the oldest continuously operatinghonky-tonk, there is an Antique Mall, a General Storewith a working old fashioned soda fountain and alarge selection of souvenirs. Then it was on to ourlunch stop, Spinelli’s Vistro Restaurant. Here we hada delicious Italian buffet. After lunch we went to theAgricultural Heritage Center & Museum. From herenext we went to the Waring Genera Store. This storealso has a dancehall in back. Then in Comfort there isa Historic District and has more than 100 structuresdating from the 1800’s. There are many old buildingsfascinating shops and antique shops in a small 1 or 2block area. On our ride back to the motel we passedby the “Treue der Union” monument (1866). This“Loyal to the Union” monument was erected over thecommon grave of 36 pioneers who died while fleeingtowards Mexico attempting to join Union Forces.We also stopped at the Camp Verde General Store totake a picture of the camel sculpture and walk aroundin the store. Then it was back to the motel to getready for the closing banquet.

Friday night banquet was a plate up with twochoices. I had chicken and it was GREAT. We had24 members representing the Louisiana Region. TheCentral Texas Region put on a terrific tour and wehad a wonderful time. This was my first National tourbut I promise it will not be my last. We hated to saygoodbye to our old and new friends. But it’shomeward bound in the morningThanks again Road Relics!!!

Submitted by Brenda Derouen

The Duster

Brenda Derouen - Editor

1404 Center Street

New Iberia, LA 70560-6113

boobren@bellsouth.net

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