Photo 1: A new Louisiana Civil Rights Trail marker is unveiled on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus recognizing the Pillars of Progress. Pictured left to right are Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, State Senator Gerald Boudreaux, Joyce Constantine Henson (sister of Clara Dell Constantine), Lafayette Travel President & CEO Ben Berthelot, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie. (Photo credit: Office of Lieutenant Governor
LAFAYETTE — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, the Louisiana Office of Tourism and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette unveiled the ninth marker along the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail at the Pillars of Progress on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
The Pillars of Progress honors the legacy of four African American students – Clara Dell Constantine, Martha Jane Conway, Charle...
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