St. Charles Parish - File #: 2001-0362

• File #: 2001-0362
• Version: 1
• Name: In Recognition: Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Read and Filed
• File created: 10/1/2001
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 10/1/2001
• Title: In Recognition: Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel
• Sponsors: Darnell 'Dee' Abadie
• Indexes: Proclamations (In Recognition)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/1/2001	1	Parish Council	Read

2001-0362

Title

In Recognition:  Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel

Body

The Parish of St. Charles

      October 1, 2001

IN RECOGNITION

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel is a resident of St. Charles Parish residing in Destrehan, Louisiana, with her husband Harold Haydel; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel is a Member of the River Road Historical Society Board, served on the original Board which was organized in 1971 and was recently recognized for her 30 years of dedication as a Board Member at an event held at the Destrehan Plantation's Mule Barn; and,

WHEREAS, the Plantation House was built in 1787 and operated as a thriving sugar plantation, and after many generations of descendant ownership and various oil companies, the property vacated in the late 1950's and in jeopardy of being destroyed, the property was deeded to a group of local citizens who formed the River Road Historical Society and they began cleaning and restoring the property; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel, as a Member of the River Road Historical Society, has worked diligently to help in the many significant improvements at Destrehan Plantation; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel in addition to serving as Treasurer of the River Road Historical Society, is a Member of the St. Charles Parish Economic Development Council, the River Region Arts and Humanities Council Board of Directors and the recently formed River Parishes Tourist Commission; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty LaNasa Haydel will be honored this year with the Destrehan Plantation's 30^th Annual Fall Festival held on November 10^th & 11^th dedicated to her for her continuing work on the restoration of the property.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer this tribute and recognition to

MRS. BETTY LANASA HAYDEL

"PARISH   OF   PLENTY"

created in 1807 from the county of the

"German Coast", a parish of

unprecedented economic and social

development, known for its

 hospitality, rural living and sporting

opportunities… with the added

distinction of being located

on both sides of the

Mighty Mississippi River.