W hen-from the Teche News files
100 Years Ago
December 26, 1925
The town authorities have two tree surgeons now working on the Evangeline Oak, which tree is very old, and beginning to show some decay, which decayed spots are cleaned, and will be plugged, and all dried limbs are being removed, and will be treated in order to save the tree from further injury due to old age.
The Billeaud Sugar Factory closed Thursday, having completed a short season. The cane crop not yielding the tonnage that was expected.
The building of the New Iberia Moss Factory that was demolished at New Iberia, is being erected here, and within the next two weeks will be ready for operation.
Wednesday morning everything was frozen hard, this being the heaviest freeze this winter, killing all plants subject to be killed, and the pipes and faucets exposed were frozen.
The election which was to take place Tuesday of this week, in the Evangeline Gravity Drainage district No. 2 composed of part of St. Martin, Lafayette and Iberia parishes, did not take place, for the reason that the election was called off by the board on the ground that lately such opposition developed that would have caused the defeat of the tax, and this great project, that would have been of such great interest to the entire district, has been abandoned, and it will be many years before another attempt is made to give relief to this section which is in such great need of drainage..
50 Years Ago
December 24, 1975
For the first time in at least five years, both parish sugar mills completed their harvest seasons before Christmas. The St. Martinville mill reported 194,635 tons of cane ground. Breaux Bridge reported that 157,000 tons were ground.
Barbara Broussard of Breaux Bridge was the St. Martin representative to the Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival.
Two special committees were appointed to study the feasibility of incorporating the Cecilia community into a municipality.
Paul Hardy was elected Louisiana Secretary of State, an office held by a St. Martin Parish native for 31 years.
40 Years Ago
December 25, 1985
Faced with dramatic increases in the cost of contract computer services, the school board authorized the purchase of its own computer system. A bid in the amount of $80.808.50 was awarded to the Burroughs Corporation.
Renee Vallot Bonin of St. Martinville graduated magna cum laude from LSU, having achieved a GPA between 3.80 and 3.89.
Kenneth Delcambre of Breaux Bridge High was named to the 7-AAA All District team. Second team honors went to Paul Latiolais and Greg Guidry. Cecilia players earning team honors were Brad Guidry, first team; Mickey Calais, Troy Hardy, Tadara Joseph and Jackie Bijeaux, second team; and Dalton Senegal received an honorable mention.
The St. Martin Council of Government adopted a resolution asking the State Department of Environmental Quality (DEG) to expedite a complete review of an application to establish and operate a sanitary landfill site in St. Martin Parish.
25 Years Ago December 20, 2000
Breaux Bridge football players named to the 1st Team in District 6-3A were: Defense - Junior Mike John, lineman; sophomore Tim Williams and junior Terence Alexander, linebackers; sophomore Jessie Daniels, back; and senior Jon Castille, utility. Castille also earned 2nd team honors at punter. Offense - Senior Corey Potier, wide receiver; senior Brooks LeBlanc, tight end; sophomore Phillip Montet, tackle; senior Jeremy Robert, guard; senior Brian Richard, center; sophomore Darren Noel, quarterback; and junior return specialist Dwayne Alexander. Cecilia High First team defense: senior Tommy Dural, lineman; and senior Johnny Singleton, back. Singleton was also picked as a 2nd team return specialist.
Grocery prices included: 12 pk, 12 oz cans Coke - $2.98; Luzianne Coffeee - 2/$3; 15 oz. cans Shurfresh Corn or Green Beans - 5/$2; Miss Goldy whole Chickens - 48ยข/lb.; and 1/2 gallon Blue Bell Ice Cream 2/$6.88.
