Woody Dumas receives the Baker High School blanket from the Baker High School student body president. The blanket signifies a two year letterman's award. Blanket reads "To Woody Dumas for 17 years of service to Baker High School". Date: 1965
The late Mayor-President Powers Higginbotham, the late Mayor-President Jack Breaux of Zachary, Gil Dozier, Commissioner of Agriculture, Sheriff Al Amiss and Mayor President Woody Dumas. Date: 1970's
Mayor President Jack Christian (rear) presides over Woody Dumas' third term on the Metro Council (Dumas resigned to run for mayor). The Council (from left) Goode Smith, Arthur F. Abadie, John Allphin, Bonnie B. Baker, Robert T. "Bobby" clag,...
Mayor President Jack Christian (rear) presides over Woody Dumas' second term on the City Council. (Seated from left) Bonnie V. Baker, William Berhard, Robert P. Breazeale, R.T. "Bobby" Clegg, Woody Dumas, Cotton Harris, Frank McConnell, J.A....
Mayor Woody Dumas and Tillie Scheneker receive a gift of books for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library from Mr. John Reynolds, President of the Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club. Date: June 24, 1975
4-H Club Officers meeting at the Pride Branch Library. The library hosted many such meetings. These are senior club officers: Mike Pearis, President is standing. Date: February, 1967
Mayor W.W. Dumas signing the contract for the expansion of the Mid-City Branch Library (l. to r.) Mr. Graham, estimator for Robert Thibodeaux; Robert Thibodeaux, Contractor; Mrs. Max Scheneker, Librarian; Mrs. Jules F. Landry, President of Library...
Ground breaking ceremonies for the Mid City Branch Library Expansion. (L. to r.) Sallie Farrell, State Librarian; Dr. I. Ashton Robins, Library Board; Fire Chief Muller; Mrs. Jules F. Landry, Library Board President; unknown, Mrs. Max Scheneker;...
Mrs. T.J. Innes, Vice President of the East Baton Rouge Camp Fire Girls Council attend church services culminating the celebration of the 47th Anniversary of the founding of the Camp Fire Girls. Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Innes, son Dick and daughters...
Jessie Stone (1924-2001). Mr. Stone was one of the first graduates of Southern University Law School in 1950. He worked as an NAACP attorney during the Civil Rights movement, served as Southern University President from 1974-1985. He was the first...
Mayor President Jack Christian of Baton Rouge signs the Fire Prevention Week Proclamation as Baton Rouge Fire Chief Robert A. Bogan, left and Wharton A. LeBlanc, general chairman of Fire Prevention Week 1957 activities, look on.
Mayor President Jack Christian of Baton Rouge signs the Fire Prevention Week Proclamation as Assistant Fire Chief Frank O' Callahan, left and Wharton A. LeBlanc, general chairman of Fire Prevention Week 1958 activities, look on. Original located in...
Dr. Curtis "C.J." Gilliam [1922-1995] was a longtime Civil Rights activist and the first black optometrist in Baton Rouge. A former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, he was the first black Louisianan to enlist in the U.S. Marine...