Boustany worked to preserve historical records at the [[Roman Catholic]] St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette and was involved in 1962 in the financing of the Camellia Pageant at what is now the University of Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He donated land for Women’s and Children’s Hospital and endowed a professorship in home economics at USL. In 1959, he was King Gabriel XX in the Southwest Louisiana [[Mardi Gras]] Association. In 1962, he received the "Lafayette Civic Cup." In 1983, [[Pope]] [[John Paul II]] named Boustany as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was also active in the Catholic men's organizaton, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/> | Boustany worked to preserve historical records at the [[Roman Catholic]] St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette and was involved in 1962 in the financing of the Camellia Pageant at what is now the University of Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He donated land for Women’s and Children’s Hospital and endowed a professorship in home economics at USL. In 1959, he was King Gabriel XX in the Southwest Louisiana [[Mardi Gras]] Association. In 1962, he received the "Lafayette Civic Cup." In 1983, [[Pope]] [[John Paul II]] named Boustany as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was also active in the Catholic men's organizaton, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/> |