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Line 40: − + − |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/ |archivedate=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> Assisted by his wife, Angers edited and published ''Acadiana Profile'' from 1968 to 1985, when his son took over the management.<ref name=lda>"Business Editor Bob Angers dies," ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' October 14, 1988, p. 17.</ref> From 1967 to 1968, Angers was also editor of ''Latin American Report'' magazine in [[New Orleans]]. He founded the Acadian News Agency, which syndicated his public affairs editorials to Louisiana newspapers. Trent Angers acquired the news agency in 1970.<ref name=dlb/>+ + Line 53:
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In 1961, Angers co-founded with future [[Lafayette]] [[Mayor]] [[Kenny Bowen]] the public relations firm of Angers, Bowen and Associates in Lafayette. Angers sold his interest to Bowen in 1962. Bowen ran for mayor unsuccessfully as a Republican, but he was victorious after he changed his registration to Democrat From 1966 to 1968, Angers was an editorial writer and columnist of the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser.'' He founded the ''Jeanerette Weekly Journal'' (1964–1965), ''Southwest Louisiana Capitalist'' (1963), and ''Acadiana Profile'' [[magazine]] (1968), which covers twenty-two South Louisiana parishes and is the longest-running still active magazine in Louisiana history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/
In 1961, Angers co-founded with future [[Lafayette]] [[Mayor]] [[Kenny Bowen]] the public relations firm of Angers, Bowen and Associates in Lafayette. Angers sold his interest to Bowen in 1962. Bowen ran for mayor unsuccessfully as a Republican, but he was victorious after he changed his registration to Democrat From 1966 to 1968, Angers was an editorial writer and columnist of the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser.'' He founded the ''Jeanerette Weekly Journal'' (1964–1965), ''Southwest Louisiana Capitalist'' (1963), and ''Acadiana Profile'' [[magazine]] (1968), which covers twenty-two South Louisiana parishes and is the longest-running still active magazine in Louisiana history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/
|title=''Acadiana Profile'': The Magazine of the Cajun Country |publisher=acadianaprofilemagazine |accessdate=January 28, 2009}}<ref>
|title=''Acadiana Profile: The Magazine of the Cajun Country''|publisher=acadianaprofilemagazine|accessdate=January 28, 2009}}</ref>
Assisted by his wife, Angers edited and published ''Acadiana Profile'' from 1968 to 1985, when his son, Trent, took over the management.<ref name=lda>"Business Editor Bob Angers dies," ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' October 14, 1988, p. 17.</ref> From 1967 to 1968, Angers was also editor of ''Latin American Report'' magazine in [[New Orleans]]. He founded the Acadian News Agency, which syndicated his public affairs editorials to Louisiana newspapers. In 1970, Trent Angers acquired the news agency.<ref name=dlb/>
==Congressional campaign, 1964==
==Congressional campaign, 1964==
Angers was a member of the St. Pius Roman Catholic Church of Lafayette. He was also affiliated with a plethora of organizations, including the journalism society, [[Sigma Delta Chi]], the New Iberia Port Commission, Kiwanis International, and the Rotary Club, which endowed a Paul P. Harris Fellowship in his name. He was the founding secretary of the Louisiana Intracoastal Seaway Association, and a charter member of the Caribbean-American Freedom League, which worked with [[Cuba]]n exile groups in unsuccessful efforts to overthrow the [[communist]] government of [[Fidel Castro]]. Angers was a director of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. He was a former president of the Louisiana Press Association, the Franklin Chamber of Commerce (1953), and the Louisiana Jaycees (1949).<ref name=dlb/> He founded and served as the first president of the International Relations Association of Acadiana and the International Good Neighbor Council. He founded these organizations to promote trade, [[tourism]] and goodwil in French and Spanish-speaking countries.<ref name=lda/>
Angers was a member of the St. Pius Roman Catholic Church of Lafayette. He was also affiliated with a plethora of organizations, including the journalism society, [[Sigma Delta Chi]], the New Iberia Port Commission, Kiwanis International, and the Rotary Club, which endowed a Paul P. Harris Fellowship in his name. He was the founding secretary of the Louisiana Intracoastal Seaway Association, and a charter member of the Caribbean-American Freedom League, which worked with [[Cuba]]n exile groups in unsuccessful efforts to overthrow the [[communist]] government of [[Fidel Castro]]. Angers was a director of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. He was a former president of the Louisiana Press Association, the Franklin Chamber of Commerce (1953), and the Louisiana Jaycees (1949).<ref name=dlb/> He founded and served as the first president of the International Relations Association of Acadiana and the International Good Neighbor Council. He founded these organizations to promote trade, [[tourism]] and goodwil in French and Spanish-speaking countries.<ref name=lda/>
Angers received the George Washington Honor Medal from [[Freedoms Foundation]] in [[Valley Forge]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Prior to his death, he received the Lafayette Board of Realtors "Good News Award".<ref name=dlb/> He was also cited by the Louisiana Farm Bureau for its "Special Press Award" for his lifetime endeavors of promoting and writing about agriculture.<ref name=lda/>
Angers received the George Washington Honor Medal from [[Freedoms Foundation]] in [[Valley Forge]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Prior to his death, he received the Lafayette Board of Realtors "Good News Award".<ref name=dlb/> He was also cited by the Louisiana Farm Bureau for its "Special Press Award" for his lifetime endeavors of promoting and writing about agriculture.<ref name=lda/>
==Family==
==Family==
On August 31, 1941, Angers married the former Geraldine Isabelle Beaulieu (born March 3, 1921) of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, the daughter of Gerald A. Beaulieu, Sr., and the former Laurice Hebert. The couple had seven sons and a daughter: Robert Gerald, Judith Ann, Trent Michael, Stephen Brion, Winston Thomas, John Matthew, Glen Williams, and Jefferson Mark. Another son died at birth.<ref name=dlb/>
On August 31, 1941, Angers married the former Geraldine Isabelle Beaulieu (born March 3, 1921) of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, the daughter of Gerald A. Beaulieu, Sr., and the former Laurice Hebert. The couple had seven sons and a daughter: Robert Gerald, Judith Ann, Trent Michael, Stephen Brion, Winston Thomas, John Matthew, Glen Williams, and Jefferson Mark. Another son died at birth.<ref name=dlb/>