Mamou Family Care celebrates grand opening

Savoy Medical Center held a ribbon cutting celebrating the grand opening of its new beautiful facility, Mamou Family Care, on Friday, August 23. The facility is located at 704 Poinciana Avenue, in Mamou. It was a gorgeous day for the special occasion. The event was a huge success. Shown cutting the ribbon in the top photo are- Front row, L to R: Trina Orgeron, Linda Lebsack, and Kristi Enicke, with the Evangeline Parish Chamber of Commerce; Annette Thibodeaux and Desiree Buller, with Savoy Medical Center; Tojo Ward, with the EP Chamber of Commerce; Danny LaHaye and Samantha Manuel, with Savoy Medical Center; President of Savoy Medical Management Board of Trustee Mike Johnson, Jarod Huffman FNP, with Savoy Medical Center; Barbara Thomas, with Savoy Medical Center; CEO of Savoy Medical Center Gene Burge; Mamou Mayor Leisa Deshotel; Mamou Family Care/SMC Dr. John Phil Fontenot; Director of Marketing and Business Development of Savoy Medical Center Angela Fontenot; Cassandra Malveaux-Johnson, Jessica Williams, Casey Johnson, and Zarria Thomas, with Savoy Medical Center; Hundredfold Coffee owner and EP Chamber member Sarahi Sawtell; Linda Fontenot and Liz Charlie, with Savoy Medical Center; and Evangeline Parish Chamber of Commerce President Gwen Fontenot. Also present were: Chief Operations Officer of Christus-SFCHS Sherman Fookes; EP Tourism President Tony Marks; Mamou Councilmen Eugene Manuel, Brook Chapman, and Robin Young; and many other business constituents and friends. Pictured in the bottom right photo are Mamou Family Care staff, L to R: Laurie Manuel, Brittany Watson, Zarria Thomas, Jared Huffman, Samantha Manuel, Dr. John Phil Fontenot, Barbara Thomas, Cassandra Malveaux-Johnson, Jessica Williams, Casey Johnson, and Antoinette Johnson. (Gazette photos by Kathy Longino)