February 11, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF
Black History Month was highlighted at Tuesday night’s Parish Council Meeting at Lafayette (LA) Consolidated Government.
Carlos Harvin, Chief of Minority Affairs, read a Proclamation issued by Mayor-President Josh Guillory recognizing 10 African Americans for making significant “FIRST-TIME ACHIEVEMENTS” in Lafayette Parish.
Among the honorees is Chris Arceneaux who was appointed Head Golf Pro at Jay & Lionel Herbert Memorial Golf Course in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 30. The Louisiana native brings over two decades of experience in the golf industry to the 18-hole course. A driven, family-oriented individual, Arceneaux established a tenured career, as well as a name for himself locally and around the nation.
He previously served as Assistant Golf Professional at Cherry Valley Golf Club in New York and Quail Valley Club in Vero Beach, Florida, and was active as coordinator with the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf.
The full list of honored includes:
- First Black Fire Chief Robert Benoit- First Black Female President LPSS School Board, Mary Morrison
- First Black City Marshal (and first African American elected to a City-Wide Office, Reggie Thomas
- First Black Male Director of LCG Department of Community Development, Hollis Conway Oly
- First-Ever Chief of Minority Affairs, Carlos Harvin
- First Black Head Golf Pro, Chris Arceneaux
- First Black Head Tennis Pro, Calvin Kemp
- First Black LPD Chief of Police, Thomas Glover
- First African American Female Judge in the 15th JDC, Valerie Gotch Garrett
- First Black Editor-In-Chief, Tulane Law Review, Antonio Milton
Retrieved from Carlos Harvin’s Facebook Post
