Lake control structure
Parish and state officials gathered in July 1967 to sign an agreement for the construction of the Henderson Lake Control Structure. Seated from left were Richard Hollier, chairman of the Atchafalaya Fish & Game Commission; Alton J. Eastin, president of the St. Martin Police Jury; and E.A. Courtney, St. Martin Land Co. representative. Standing, Thurmond Morgan, Department of Public Works engineer; Ben Skerrit III, president of the Atchafalaya Basin Commission; State Rep. J. Burton Angelle; Secretary of State Wade O. Martin Jr.; James A. Truatt, president of St. Martin Land Co.; and State Rep. Steve Dupuis from St. Landry Parish. (From the Teche News Files). (From the Teche News files) If you have any old pictures (20 years or more) of general interest that you would like to share with our readers, please contact us at 394-6232 or 332-3562, drop them off at our office in St. Martinville or e-mail to [email protected].
