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President:
John H. (Johnny) Guy Jr
P.O. Box 503 / 4105 Main St
Anacoco La 71403
337-238-3277 or cell 337-718-2026
e-mail address: johnnyguy@earthlink.net and catherineguy@earthink.net
The photo shows Johnny Guy working in Pompeii.
Born in Many Louisiana in 1953, Johnny attended Anacoco High School and graduated in 1971. He then attended Northwestern State University, studying Anthropology. In 1974 he joined the United States Navy. After Retiring in November 1994 from the Naval Service, he came back to Vernon Parish where he finished his BS in Human Services at Upper Iowa University, Fort Polk, in 2000. John now works for the US Army at Chesser Dental Center, Fort Polk. John became interested in archaeology while he was a Boy Scout. While stationed in the Navy he worked at sites at Pompeii, Herculaneum, Cuma, and Wells of Lacraium in Italy, Okinawa, Japan,and Patuxant River Naval Air Station, Maryland. He has also worked many sites in Louisiana and Texas. His latest projects include volunteering as a member of passport in time for the U.S. Forest Service. He is the President of the West Louisiana Archaeology Club. He has been a member of UPPA since its founding, and he has been a member of the Louisiana Archaeological Society since 1977.
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Vice President:
Brad Lafitte
Fort Polk, La
Brad Laffitte was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1983 and earned a BA in Anthropology from Northwestern State University. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. His work experience includes a mixture of field and lab work as well as previous work experience with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office. He is currently the Fort Polk Staff Archaeologist.
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Secretary:
Rachel Watson
Division of Archaeology
Office of Cultural Development
Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
P.O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(225) 342-8170
(225) 342-4480 Fax
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Treasurer:
Jason A. Emery
406 Tricou St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
Jason was born in Indiana. He headed to Tennessee to college in 1994. Prior to entering college he had considered pursuing a degree in chemistry or in history, which is why, of course, he became an archaeologist--a good combination of the two. He graduated from the University of the South, Sewanee, in 1998 with a B.A. in Anthropology. Based on his desire to get deeper into debt and learn more about the past, he attended Louisiana State University and graduated in 2004, with an M.A. in Anthropology, specializing in Historic Archaeology.
His interests are the historic and prehistoric periods. However, his primary area of interest is the contact period, particularly the interactions between indigenous Native Americans and the French/French-Canadians. He has worked for archaeological contracting firms, the State Historic Preservation Office, and the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. Since Hurricane Katrina (2005), he has worked as a Liaison between the State Historic Preservation Office and FEMA for the response and recovery efforts. He wants to ensure that the Louisiana Archaeological Society continues to remain a venue for the exchange of ideas and a place for fellowship between folks interested in the past.
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Bulletin Editor & Newsletter Editor:
Dennis Jones
1801 Ormandy Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
ofc ph # 225 381 8201
cell ph # 225 572 5464
Dennis, born in Arkansas, was raised in Memphis, TN. After experiencing an epiphany with a lithic scatter in his grandfather's plowed field near Forrest City, Arkansas, he pondered a caeer in archaeology. Despite being relatively sober for most of his life, he pursued that career anyway. With a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. from LSU, he has worked in many places: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and even exotic Mississippi. A longtime LAS member, he now has the dubious honor of being the newsletter editor. Please feel free to send him any announcements, news, complaints, or praise (?).
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Webmaster:
Carlos J. Perez
8282 Goodwood Blvd
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
(225) 612-4185
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1976, Carlos was raised in Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Moving to Baton Rouge to attend LSU after graduating from Sam Houston High School, he earned his BA in Anthropology in 1998. It was at LSU, that he first became interested in GIS and its application in Archaeology.
After interning at the Division of Archaeology, Carlos began working for GEC, an engineering and consulting firm based in the Baton Rouge area. He was contracted to create several ArcIMS and GIS Server websites (including the Louisiana Cultural Resources Map) for many clients including the SHPO and LDOTD.
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