It was a beautiful hot day, on the grounds of St. Mary’s Academy for Cougar Jam 2012, sponsored by Beautification Project for New Orleans Neighborhoods, Inc., Liberty Bank, Xavier University of Louisiana, Majors Services, Inc., Sheriff Marlin Gusman, Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation,

Manning Architect, APAC, Bruno & Tervalon, and Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC,

 The music was pumping and the crowd came ready to JAM!  

 It was a food lover’s paradise!  Chefs were competing with dishes like, crawfish bisque, barbeque shrimp, fried shrimp and fish, spinach dip, hamburgers, pulled pork, fried chicken, boiled turkey necks and corn, and hot sausage sandwiches!  Just made your mouth water!   For your sweet tooth, there was funnel cakes and cookies of all sorts. We washed it all down with specialty lemonades and drinks provided by the Alumnae and Pre-Alumnae Association.

Merchants were on the scene with their art, jewelry, clothing, shoes, books, you name it, they had it!

Our silent auction was filled with a variety of impressive items from our local businesses.  And man, did we have some great bargains! 

 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority provided volunteers for voter registration and the Knights of Peter Claver assisted us with parking and any and everything else we needed them to do.  We are very grateful for all who helped us!

The musical lineup kicked off with Captain Chiggy Chiggy Charles, followed by performances from Dwight and Connie Fitch, Al Ancar, Wanda Rouzan, Dee 1, (who stole all of our hearts ), Free Agents Brass Band, and to top it all off, the dynamic “Chocolate Milk” who quenched our thirst.  The popular, Kelder Summers emceed the entire event and she kept the show rolling.

Congratulation to Jeri Rigaud, 2012 recipient of the Conception Tregre-Crystal Award for her unwavering service to St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae Association.

We are grateful to all of our sponsors who without their financial backing this event would not have been possible.  To all who came out in support of St. Mary’s Academy, we thank you and the young ladies who will benefit directly, thank you!

Much Love

Connie Fitch