Post 438 New Orleans, Louisiana
Post 438
New Orleans, Louisiana
About This Post
Post Namesake
Ernest Milton Henry, Sr.
Notable Members
Charter Members are Albert J. Binion, Stacey V. Clarke, Wayne Sampson Cola, Dexter ... READ MORE
Photos
Send First Two Boys to Boys State
Special Olympics State Games
Mothers Day Brunch
Receive Temporary Charter
HISTORY
2010
Post Named for Ernest Milton Henry, Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
Ernest Milton Henry, Sr., affectionately referred to as “Tater”, was born (October 8, 1938) into the lovely union of the late Clinton Sr. (WWII Veteran) and Pearl Henry. He was a brother to five sisters, Pearl L.H. King, Aline H. Aples, Patricia (John) Citizen, Alice H. Harris and the late Shirley Henry; three brothers, the late Clinton Jr., Horace Sr., and Albert Henry; and one brother in law, William Robinson.
Ernest, a New Orleans..
Post 438 Receives Temporary Charter
Jan 18, 2018
Charter Members of Post 438 receive Temporary Charter from the Louisiana Department of the American Legion on January 18, 2018. Louisiana Department Commander Rodney Holliday presents it to Post Commander Edwin R. Wilson, Kevin Henderson, and Darwin H. Walker.
Mothers Day Brunch is Post's First Fundraiser
May 12, 2018
Our first fundraiser was a Mother's Day Brunch held at CCs Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119. We raffled off a gift basket and made $400.00 toward the 100 Years Centennial Float we will be sponsoring in the Elks truck parade on Mardi Gras Day.
Special Olympics State Games
May 19, 2018
We volunteered to work the Special Olympics State Games on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Southeastern University Campus, Hammond, LA from 7:30 am till approximately 3:00 pm. Our responsibility was the staging area, softball throw, javelin event, and the awards venue. We all had fun and are looking forward to next year.
Local Business Sponsors American Legion Baseball
May 26, 2018
Full Story We would like to thank Wilson Electrical for sponsoring this year's baseball team. Our base school is Warren Easton High School.
Post Commander Wilson was selected to throw out the first pitch of the 2018 season.
Post Receives 100% Honor Ribbon for Membership
Post 438 Sends First Two Boys to Boys State
Jun 25, 2018
This year, Post 438 had the opportunity to sponsor two young men from Kipp Renaissance High School located in the City of New Orleans.
The cost was donated by two local small businesses.
Louisiana Boys State was founded in 1940. Boys State maintains a reputation as the premiere leadership development program for young men in the state. It cultivates personal growth, civic involvement, and practical governance knowledge in its paerticipants to help builid strong, more well-informed and..
