The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-03

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ed the integrity and holiness of pur.
pose of their forefathers.
At Baton Rouge, also, there was a
lottery chartered on January 81, 1920.
1t was known as the "Baton Ronge
Academy Lottery" and among the
directors We find such names as the
Hickeys, the Garigs, the Duncans, the
Kleinpeters and the Skipwiths. The
tickets issued were signed by these
illustrious citizens of Louisiana, who
evidently did not believe thai lottery
was dangerous, corrupting and dam
nahle.
Then there was the "Natchitoches
Academy Lottery" chartered March
9, 1919 Among those who conduct
ed it we find the Hon. B. Trichel, an
cestor of the present popular sheriff Of
that parish, Hon. NJ. Sompayrac to-
gether with Hon. L. Sompayrac, both
ancestors of Hon. A. e. Sompayrac,
who voted against the revenue amend
ment in the legislature of $780,
Among the directors of this lottery
were the Janins, the Vlennes, the Bu-
ards, the Boosters, the Tauzins, the
Bullotts, the Bludworths, the Beb-
iieux, the Noirits, the Billiards, the
Breazeales and the Parkers, all names
of illustrious families, the history of
whose lives is indissolubly linked with
the history of the State.
West Feliciana did not escape the
lottery contagion. The ST. Francisville
Library Lottery" was chartered March
II, 1916, on the petition of fifty citi-
zens of the parish, among whom the
McCalebs, ting Bradfords, the Strings,
the Flowers, the Baldwins and the
Hiriarts are conspicuous
In St. Charles the "Lyceum Lottery"
was Incorporated on March IA, 1927,
on the petition of thirty OF its citizens,
among whom we find the Perrets, the
st. Martins, the Labranches, the For
tiers, the Delerys, the Trepagniers,
the Oliviers and the Arnaulds.
And finally there was the college
of Louisiana Lottery" which was
incorporated for the purpose of raising
$4,000 to establish a college at
jackson, La, of which the Centenary
College is the successor
But it is when we investigate the
membership Of the Louisiana Legisla-
lures of that day that the "roll of honor"
among the pro-lotteryites mounts to
the sky. There was Julien Poydras,
of Pointe Coupee, the founder of Poy-
dras Asylum, in this city, Louis G.
Deblanc, of the Attakapsas, an ances-
tor of Hon. Alcibiades DeBlanc, who
was at a later date q member of our
Supreme Bench. There was Thibo-
daux, of Lafourche, and Gurley of
East Baton Rouge, and Maurin, of
Acadia, and Dominique Bouligny, of
Orleans, and Gen. Philemon Thomas
of Baton Ronge, aud Lea and Sill
man, of the Felicianas, and the Todds.
of Morehouse, and Golf, of st. Tam
manly, and the St. Amauts, of Natchi-
tocbes, and Addison, of st. Helena.
and the Palfreys, of the Attakapsas.
and the Davezacs aud Plauches. of
Orleans, and the Hon. Branch w.
Miller, of St. Tammany, to whom we
referred in previous article. The
latter gentleman not only served as
trustee of the "Covington Academy
Lottery" but actually offered the bill
in the Legislature that chartered it,
ana made speech in support of it.
And there were other i}lustrions
names connected with the early histo
ry OF the State whose votes were re.
corded in favor of every lottery CHAR
ter presented during their terms of
service. The Dupres, of Opelousas,
the Prudhommes and De Armas, off
Orleans, the Dncros, of St. Bernard
tue Duplantiers, of Orleans, the LIE
Bourgeois. Of St. John, the Dupays
and Herlerts, of Iberville, the,
crimes and de la Barres, of Orleans
he Forestalls, of plaquemines, the
NcGuires, of ouachita, the Metoyers,
Of Natoh'toches, the Lastrappes, of
st. Landry, the Barrows and Wood.
uffs, of West Feliciana, the Saunders,
If East Feliciana, the Ovcrtons, Of
tapldes, the Hernandez, of Iberville,
he VOORHEES,, of Avoyeles, the Du.
,Iesis, Of Planuemines. the Maro;o.s