NEW TOURNOI UNIFORMS DISPLAYED - During the annual meeting of the Louisiana Tournoi Association in July 1987, 1986 Tournoi champion Kirt Guillory (left) and association president Gerald Fontenot (right) show off the new uniforms to be worn by the riders at the next Tournoi run later in the year. (Gazette archive photo)
By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor
Today, we take a look back at the events happening in Ville Platte in July 1987.
•Jack Miller was honored for his outstanding business contributions as the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce’s first Business Man of the Year Award. Miller was the creator of Jack Miller Barbecue Sauce and opened the American Inn in June 1941. Chamber President Ray Duplechai…
