From Business to Bonnie:

Information Agencies in Louisiana

Tracy Ann WardLIBM 6320Dr. Rickman

Louisiana State ArchivesDenham Springs, LA

Livingston Parish Chamber of CommerceBaton Rouge, LA

Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce

• Mission – “Support and facilitate the growth and expansion of Livingston Parish by providing an environment that encourages both residential and business communities working together to build a healthy economy”

• Services• Distributing of phone books,

maps, & community information, such as dining, real estate, health care, education, & recreation

• Providing of business counseling, including sales and marketing, financial planning, social media

• Networking with outside organizations & within the community to attract tourism, business, and development

Livingston Chamber of Commerce (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/Wehrs, A. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce

• Special Services• Scholarships are

given to area students. Last year, over $24,00 was awarded.

• Honors are awarded to teachers, principals and staff workers

• Membership and investment provides benefits

• Populations Served• New members of the

community• Business people of the

parish• All citizens in Livingston

Parish• Students and educators• Chamber members &

investors

Livingston Chamber of Commerce (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/Wehrs, A. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

• Organizational Structure

Secretary of State

President, Executive Board, & Board of

Directors

Volunteers

• Professional TrainingWhile there is no specific training needed to run the Chamber of Commerce, a background in sales, marketing, and/or accounting is most beneficial. For instance, Ms. April Wehrs is responsible for the recruitment of new membership, all office managerial duties, and budgetary expenditures.

Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce

Livingston Chamber of Commerce (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/Wehrs, A. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce

• Diversity• Serves population

of diverse backgrounds• Albany – Hungarian

roots• French Settlement –

French & Creole culture

• Limited in universal access and accommodations for physical disabilities.

• Free to all patrons

• The organization is the 3rd party reviewer for conservation efforts in Maurepas, a town in Livingston Parish. As acknowledged by the National Audubon Society, this initiative will protect 675 acres of wetland, which is home to millions of migratory birds.

Livingston Chamber of Commerce (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/Wehrs, A. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Louisiana State Archives• Mission - The

Louisiana State Archives, a division of the Louisiana Secretary of State's office, is mandated to identify, to collect, to preserve, to maintain, and to make available those records and artifacts that enhance our endeavors to understand the dynamics and nuances of our state's remarkable history

• Services• Geneological research

section• Holdings of all voting

& governmental documents

• Holdings of all acts of legislation

• Conservation laboratory to preserve records

• Public vital records, such as birth and death certificates

State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives. Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspxStafford, B. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Louisiana State Archives• Special Services

• Rotating exhibits• WWI Poster Collection• Baton Rouge Art

League• Louisiana Art

• Lectures• Oral history recordings

• Populations Served• Louisiana residents,

tourists from all 50 states have visited

• Law students• Geneological researchers

State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives. Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspxStafford, B. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Louisiana State Archives

Secretary of State

State Archivists

Administrator

• Professional Training – History or library science or library media degrees are desired to work in the archives and research library.

Organizational Structure

State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives. Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspxStafford, B. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Louisiana State Archives

• Administrator, Bill Stafford, who was interviewed, looks through records

• Conservator, Doug Harrison works with an old map of a parish in Louisiana

• Diversity • Wheelchair accessible

and universal design.• Free to all patrons.• Records for all citizens

in Louisiana• Extensive oral history

collection reflects persons of various ethnicities, careers, and beliefs.

• Black History Collection.

State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives. Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspxStafford, B. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

Louisiana State Archives

• The archives hold a 1620 Spanish criminal document.

• Recently, a criminal case from 1900 was received. Inside, was the record of a thumb being cut from a person. Also inside was the mummified thumb!

• The 1790 Treaty of New York is in the holdings.

• Kirk Douglas’ marriage certificate is here.

• The original photos of Bonnie and Clyde immediately following their shooting are held here.

State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives. Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspxStafford, B. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.

ReferencesAction News 17. (2011). Another 675 acres added to

Maurepas preserve. Retrieved fromhttp://www.actionnews.us/News/tabid/59/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8608/Another-675-acres-added-to-Maurepas-preserve.aspx

Livingston Chamber of Commerce (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/Louisiana State Archives Stafford, B. (2011, September 6).

Personal interview.State of Louisiana. (2011). Louisiana State Archives.

Retrieved from http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspx

Wehrs, A. (2011, September 6). Personal interview.