LTBA Board of Directors Ballots

 LTBA Board of Directors Ballots 

 

Ballots for the LTBA 2023 Board of Directors election were mailed October the 2nd.  Please make your selections and return to MK Elections in the envelope provided with your ballot. Ballots must be received  by MK Election Services in New Haven, CT on or BEFORE October 31st, to be counted. Please allow time for mail to reach MK Election Services. Ballots received after October 31st will not be counted.

 

Each board member elected shall serve for three years unless elected to fill a vacancy. The board membership terms are staggered which shall result in approximately 1/3 of the board being subject to election annually.

 

Seven (7) nominees are running for four (4) positions on the board this year:

Nathan Granger

Keith Hernandez (incumbent)

Val C. Murrell (incumbent)

Keith G. Myers

Barry Scott

Lee Thomas

David Tillson (incumbent)

Vote for four (4).
Please allow time for mail to reach MK Election Services. Ballots received after October 31st will not be counted. 

October Calendar of Events from the LTBA

 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm, and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

Oct. 2

  • LTBA Board of Directors ballots to mail.

Oct. 6

  • Delta Downs 2022-23 Thoroughbred Meet opens.
  • Gold Cup, Delta Downs
  • Magnolia S., Delta Downs

Oct.  9

  • Fair Grounds, Deadline for Stall Application
  • Columbus Day

Oct. 13

  • Louisiana Jewel S., Delta Downs
  • Louisiana Legacy S., Delta Downs

Oct 16

  • Louisiana Horse Stallion Register Stallion Submissions are due
  • Louisiana Horse Stallion Register Farm and Service Directory submissions are due along with payment

Oct. 28

  • Sweet Home Alabama Special, Delta Downs

Oct 31

  • Halloween
  • LTBA Board of Directors Election Ballots to be counted. Ballots must be received  by MK Election Services in New Haven, CT on or BEFORE Oct. 31st, to be counted. Please allow time for mail to reach MK Election Services.

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Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

LTBA Raises Breeders Awards

LTBA Raises Breeders Awards

The LTBA Board of Directors voted to make changes to the Louisiana Breeders Awards Schedule at their August 8, 2023, meeting.

Breeders Awards for accredited foals by Louisiana domiciled stallions and out of Louisiana domiciled mares are being increased to 25%. This change will be effective October 1, 2023, for races run in Louisiana.

All other awards will remain at the current percentage level.

Roger A. Heitzmann III
Secretary/Treasurer
Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association
504-947-4676
800-772-1195

Obituary: Kenneth Joel LaVergne, Sr.

Kenneth Joel LaVergne, Sr.

October 15, 1932  –  August 8, 2023

 

OPELOUSAS ~ Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 12, 2023 at a 12:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Word in Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel in Carencro for Kenneth Joel Lavergne, Sr., age 90, who passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings.

Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Deacon David Menard, will officiate at the services.

Mr. LaVergne was a native of Opelousas and lifelong resident of Sunset. He was a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church where he served as a Lecturer. Mr. LaVergne attended the University of Houston from which he received his Doctorate in Pharmaceuticals. After completing this doctorate, he joined the military. He is a proud veteran of the United States Army and served in the 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” as a medic during the Korean conflict; Mr. LaVergne returned to Louisiana and became the owner/operator of Sunset Pharmacy. He also worked as a relief pharmacist at several local pharmacies throughout the years.

Mr. LaVergne was a thoroughbred breeder and was on the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association Board of Directors in the early decades of the program.

Survivors include his five sons, Kenneth Joel LaVergne, Jr. of Honey Grove, Tx, Clyde LaVergne and his wife, Chanda, of Lewisburg, Brett Duval LaVergne and his wife, Judy, of Youngsville, Thomas Donahue LaVergne and his wife, Lori, of Arnaudville, and Rene’ LaVergne and his wife, Sonya, of Little Rock, AR; his former wife, Willie Nezat LaVergne Fruge; one sister, Libbye Crump; nine grandchildren, Tucker LaVergne and his wife, Paige, Bethany LaVergne, Brett LaVergne and his wife, Cali, Olivia LaVergne, Brun LaVergne and his wife, Tai, Alex LaVergne Doucet and her husband, Grant, Allison LaVergne, Jessica LaVergne and Zachary LaVergne; and five great-grandchildren, Cohen LaVergne, Celia LaVergne, Clyde Andrews LaVergne, Wilson Daniel LaVergne, and Annie LaVergne.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph LaVergne, and the former Louise Sibille; four brothers, L.J. LaVergne, Eugene LaVergne, Carrol LaVergne, and Bernard LaVergne; and three sisters, Irma Quirk, Lillian Barry, and Roslyn Soileau.

A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home led by his son Rene’ LaVergne.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday and will continue from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday.

Pallbearers will be Tucker LaVergne, Zachary LaVergne, Brun LaVergne, Noah Fusilier, Cohen LaVergne, and Brett LaVergne.

Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337) 896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.

To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Kenneth, please visit our Tree Store.

August Calendar of Events from the LTBA

 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm,  Breeders Sales of Louisiana and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

August 1

  • Jockey Club Report of Mares Bred Due 
  • Breeders’ Cup Early Foal Nomination Deadline

August 5

  • Louisiana Cup Day six stakes races for Accredited Louisiana Breds, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City.
  • LTBA Scholarship Drawings; two $1,000 scholarships for current college students. (Registration between 12:05-1:05 p.m. Drawings for two scholarships will occur at the winners circle after the 5th race. Must be present at winners circle to win.)

August 8

  • LTBA Board of Directors Meeting 11:00 a.m., Prejeans Lafayette

August 11

  • Stallion Awards to be Mailed

August 12

  • Delta Downs stall applications due for 2023-24 Thoroughbred Meet
  • Evangeline Downs Closing Day of 2023 Thoroughbred Meet

August 15

  • LTBA Board of Directors election nomination letters, resumes and photos due.

August 19

  • Cotton State Stakes, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City

August 28

  • Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

August 31

  • Accreditation Applications Due

 

 

2023 LTBA Election Calendar

2023 LTBA Election Calendar

Dear LTBA Members,

The 2023 Board of Directors election will be coming up soon.A Director “must be a Member in good standing. Each board member elected shall serve for three years unless elected to fill a vacancy. The board membership terms are staggered which shall result in approximately 1/3 of the board being subject to election annually.”*

Following are dates of importance for anyone wishing to run for the LTBA Board of Directors or anyone who wishes to vote for the Board.

June 1, 2023 – Mail New Membership Form from LTBA
July 31, 2023 – Ending Date for Return of Membership for Election
August 15, 2023 – Nomination letter due with Resume and Picture
August 20, 2023 – Membership List supplied to the Board
August 25, 2023 – List of Members seeking election to be presented to the Board
September 11, 2023 – Information submitted to MK Election
October 2, 2023 – Mail Ballots and Resumes no later than this date
October 31, 2023 – Count Ballots

Membership must be completed by July 31st in order to vote for the Board or to be eligible to run for the Board.

If you wish to run for the board of directors, please understand the importance of these dates. This organization belongs to you and the future of this organization depends on all of our members participating.

* LTBA By-Law 12

June Calendar of Events from the LTBA

 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm,  Breeders Sales of Louisiana and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

June 1

  • LTBA 2023-24 Membership Application Forms mailed

June 2

  • 2023 Accredited Louisiana Bred Application Forms mailed

June 3

  • Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 am Evangeline Downs, John Henry Room
  • Annual Awards Banquet in conjunction with REAP Benefit, 1:00 p.m. Evangeline Downs, Mojo’s
  • Louisiana Legends Night – Six stakes races for Accredited Louisiana Bred Thoroughbreds worth total purses of $450,000, Evangeline Downs. 1st post 5:30 p.m.  REAP Benefit continues, Mojos


June 10

  •  Belmont Stakes

June 14

  • Flag Day

June 18

  • Fathers Day

June 21

  • Summer Solstice

June 24

  • Alabama Stakes, Louisiana Downs

June 30 

  • Louisiana Futurity payments due
  • Texas Summer Yearling Sale Consignment Deadline

 

Would you like to sponsor a newsletter? Reach @ 2,500 readers.Please contact Linda 985-386-0360, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for cost and availability.

Do you have a date pertaining to Louisiana-breds that you would like included in an upcoming calendar? Please contact Linda 985-386-0360, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for consideration.

 

Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676