The City of St. Martinville, along with Isidore Lewis, Jr. American Legion Post 419, invite you to join them for A St. Martinville Veterans Day Celebration from 9am – 3pm on Nov 10, 2018 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site.
All veterans are invited for a fellowship breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30am. Come join your fellow veterans for conversation along with coffee and donuts.
The Veterans Day ceremony begins at 9am with a flag raising, followed by the pledge and a 21-gun salute. A special veteran guest speaker has been invited. There will also be a special tribute to veterans who were POWS. A Veteran`s Prayer will end these ceremonies.
The Cajun and Creole Cookers will be out that day, and a meal will be served at noon.
From 1-3pm, breakout sessions will offer information and discussions about such things as gun safety and nature survival, building a fire and pitching a tent for young boys and men.
Additional sponsors include Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, the Cajun and Creole Cookers, the Knights of Peter Claver and the Alphas. .
All activities take place at Longfellow-Evangeline at 1200 No. Main St., 337-394-3754. The programs are all free of charge. Boys under the age of 12 are required to be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for young men and boys. Forms can be picked up at and will be shortly downloadable off of Facebook. Contact City Hall at 337-394-2230 or at stmchc@bellsouth.net for further info.
