Post 513 Thibodaux, La, Louisiana
Post 513
Thibodaux, La, Louisiana
About This Post
Post Namesake
Raymond Stafford Post 513
Notable Members
Rev. Louis Streams Jr,
Gerald Peltier,
Past National Chaplain Gerald Theriot,
Henderson Kennedy Jr.,
Deborah Winston
What Makes this Post Unique
Serves as a focal point for community activities. It is on the site of a previous city landfill in which the bodies of sugar cane workers killed during the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887 are believed to have been dumped.
HISTORY
2010
Raymond Stafford Post 513 History
Nov 1, 2013
On April 14, 1947, Raymond Stafford Post 513 was formed and chartered by the American Legion National Headquarters at Indianapolis, Indiana and countersigned by the American Legion Department of Louisiana. The post was formed by concerned black veteran returnees form World Wars I and II. Because of segregation, they could not join the existing American Legion Post in Thibodaux. There were twenty-six charter members consisting of ten officers and sixteen members. The post, which has..
On April 14, 1947, Raymond Stafford Post 513 was formed and chartered by the American Legion National Headquarters at Indianapolis, Indiana and countersigned by the American Legion Department of Louisiana. The post was formed by concerned black veteran returnees form World Wars I and II. Because of segregation, they could not join the existing American Legion Post in Thibodaux. There were twenty-six charter members consisting of ten officers and sixteen members. The post, which has..
