Club History

​The Lafayette Garden Club was organized in May of 1930 by Mrs. John William Harrington. The first officers elected were Mrs. John William Harrington, President; Mrs. Harold Demanade, Vice President; Mrs. E. A. O’Brien, Secretary-Treasurer. They adopted as their slogan “The Land Belongs to the Landowners, but the Landscape Belongs to the Eye of the Beholder.” With this in view, the group undertook the beautification of the City of Lafayette. We, the members of the Lafayette Garden Club, proudly continue our ninth decade of service to our community.

Former Presidents

​Mrs. J. W. Harrington*
Mrs. Dora Mayers*
Mrs. T. F. Wilbanks*
Mrs. Donald Labbe*
Mrs. Raoul Gerac*
​Mrs. O. J. Ory*
Mrs. F. H. Davis*
Mrs. G. N. Desormeaux*
Mrs. Thomas G. Bostic* (48-49,57-58)
Mrs. F. H. Rhymes* (49-50)
Mrs. Charles A. Langill* (50-51)
Mrs. William Schmitz* (51-52)
Mrs. W. E. Wallace* (52-53)
Mrs. Gilbert Stuller* (53-54)
Mrs. Ruford H. Smith* (54-55)
Mrs. Jules Patin, Jr.* (55-57)
Mrs. J. Y. Sere* (58-59)
Mrs. E. Rauschenberg* (59-60,70-71)
Mrs. C. C. Johnson* (60-62)
Mrs. Earl Robichaux* (62-63)
Mrs. John Huffman* (63-64)
Mrs. L. Fullingim* (64-65)
Mrs. Jack LeBlanc* (65-66)
Mrs. Charles E. White* (66-68)
​Mrs. W. S. Hoyt (68-69)
Mrs. Robert May, Jr. (69-70)
Mrs. Nat Whittington* (71-73)
Mrs. Burton M. Smith* (73-75)

Mrs. Paul Boriskie* (75-77)
Mrs. George Cage* (77-79)
Mrs. Ira S. Nelson* (79-81)
Mrs. Paul Reon* (81-83)
Mrs. Douglas A. Moody (83-85)
Miss Lucille Arceneaux* (85-87)
Mrs. Maurice Manuel (87-89)
Dr. Carolyn French (89-91)
Mrs. W. L. Hagerman (91-93)
Mrs. J. D. Racca (93-95)
Mrs. Ralph Lemoine (95-97)
Mrs. Louis Drouant* (97-99)  
Mrs. Robert Tujague, Sr. (99-01)
Mrs. Wayne Evitt (01-03)
Ms. JoAnn Pugh (03-05)
Ms. Roxy Chanslor (05-07)
Ms. Julie Haack* (07-09)
Dr. Margaret Hargroder (09-11)
Ms. Roxanna Champagne (11-13)
Ms. Cynthia Risinger-Johnson (13-15)
​Ms. Betty Foret (15-17)
Ms. Diana Nolan (17-19)
Ms. Babette Werner (19-21)
Ms. Anita Petitjean (21-23)


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* denotes deceased

Blue Star Memorial Marker

Located in the garden of the Lafayette Visitors Center at 1400 SW
Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA