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Angers was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] until 1960, when he joined the [[Republican Party]]. In 1964, he supported [[Charlton Lyons]] for [[governor]] of Louisiana. In July 1964, Angers was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], at which he supported [[U.S. Senator]] [[Barry Goldwater]] for  [[U.S. President]]. He lashed out at the then all Democratic congressional delegation from Louisiana, calling the members "so-called southern conservatives who are really [[liberal]]s ... that vote with [[Lyndon Johnson]] on nearly all major bills."<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' July 16, 1964, p. 1.</ref>​

Angers was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] until 1960, when he joined the [[Republican Party]]. In 1964, he supported [[Charlton Lyons]] for [[governor]] of Louisiana. In July 1964, Angers was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], at which he supported [[U.S. Senator]] [[Barry Goldwater]] for  [[U.S. President]]. He lashed out at the then all Democratic congressional delegation from Louisiana, calling the members "so-called southern conservatives who are really [[liberal]]s ... that vote with [[Lyndon Johnson]] on nearly all major bills."<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' July 16, 1964, p. 1.</ref>​

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Angers himself ran as the GOP candidate for the Lafayette-based 3rd congressional district seat against the 16-year [[incumbent]], Democrat Edwin Edward Willis (1904-1972) of St. Martinville. Angers received 31,806 votes (37.7 percent) to Willis's 52,532 (62.3 percent) and lost every parish in the district. In [[Lafayette|Lafayette Parish]], Angers procured 49.6 percent of the vote and outpolled Goldwater there by 3.5 percentage points. Three other Republicans ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House seats from Louisiana that year: future  [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] in the New Orleans suburbs, Floyd O. Crawford (1907–1995) of Baton Rouge, and [[William Stewart Walker]] of  Winnfield, who opposed the conservative Democrat [[Speedy Long]] in the since defunct 8th congressional district.<ref>Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3, 1964.</ref> Angers was a Louisiana delegate to the 1968 [[Republican National Convention]] which nominated the [[Richard M. Nixon|Nixon]]-[[Spiro  Agnew|Agnew]] ticket. In 1974, however, Angers left the GOP and re-registered as an [[Independent]].<ref name=dlb/>​

Angers himself ran as the GOP candidate for the Lafayette-based 3rd congressional district seat against the 16-year [[incumbent]], Democrat Edwin Edward Willis (1904-1972) of St. Martinville. Angers received 31,806 votes (37.7 percent) to Willis's 52,532 (62.3 percent) and lost every parish in the district. In [[Lafayette|Lafayette Parish]], Angers procured 49.6 percent of the vote and outpolled Goldwater there by 3.5 percentage points. Three other Republicans ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House seats from Louisiana that year: future  [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] in the New Orleans suburbs, Floyd O. Crawford (1907–1995) of Baton Rouge, and [[William Stewart Walker]] of  Winnfield, who opposed the conservative Democrat [[Speedy Long]] in the since defunct 8th congressional district.<ref>Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3, 1964.</ref> Angers was a Louisiana delegate to the 1968 [[Republican National Convention]], which nominated the [[Richard M. Nixon|Nixon]]-[[Spiro  Agnew|Agnew]] ticket. In 1974, however, Angers left the GOP and re-registered as an [[Independent]].<ref name=dlb/>​

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==Civic activities==​

==Civic activities==​

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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 goodwill 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==

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