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==Civic activities==
==Civic activities==
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 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/>
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/>
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 was awarded 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==