March 2, 1967: Highlights of the first issue of the Mamou Acadian Press

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor As the Mamou Acadian Press prepares to end its 56-years of publication, with its final issue slated for December 26, we will take a look back over the history of the paper over the last few issues. In this first installment, we look back at the very first issue, published March 2, 1967. Elvin Reed served as the first editor and publisher of the paper and sh…