Blessing of the crops The blessing of the crop was one of the highlights of the 17th annual Sugarcane Field Day held in August 1979 at the Levert-St. John Plantation. Taking part were (from left) Charles Laperouse, vice chairman of the Field Day Advisory Committee; Louis Comb, chairman; Pedro Angelle, manager, Breaux Bridge Sugar Co-op; Fr. Columban Lesquivit, pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church in Catahoula; Lawrence “Boo” Levert, manager, Levert-St. John Inc.; Ramon Billeaud, president of Levert-St. John Inc.; Roland Hebert, manager, St. Martin Sugar Co-op; and Aldes Boudreaux Jr., committee member. (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].
