Ms. Bessie Waguespack, Ms. Rai Pellegrin, Ms. Audrey Buquet, Ms. Jeanette Odom, and Ms. Theresa Guidry, strutted their stuff at The Homestead Bikini Contest. The ladies wore an assortment of themed bikinis.

Ms. Bessie Waguespack and Ms. Ann DeSalvo sit back and enjoy our 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Ball.

Ms. Violet Smith enjoying the Mardi Gras festivities.

Ms. Geraldine Champagne and her daughter Tami celebrate Mardi Gras at The Homestead.

Ms. Dot Fuori dances to the music.

A Toast! King Mr. Henry LaGrone and Queen Ms. Mae LeBlanc toast to make their reign official and to kick off carnival season.

Ms. Theresa Guidry, Ms. Aimee Grillet, and Ms. Norma Harrington look through a hollowed cypress tree from 1900 in the Cypress Exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.

Ms. Norma Harrington, Ms. Aimee Grillet, Ms. Theresa Guidry and Ms. Earline pose in front of the Wetlands Art exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.

Ms. Earline, Ms. Norma Harrington, Ms. Aimee Grillet, Ms. Theresa Guidry, Lindsay, and Barbie pose in front of an airplane in the Aviation Exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.

Ms. Juliette Wallace, Ms. Bernice Sissac, Ms. Aimee Grillet, Ms. Marion Landry, and Ms. Norma Harrington enjoy an Out-To-Lunch activity.

Zenobia and Stephanie, of our staff, enjoy lunch with residents Ms. Alrita Randolph and Ms. Theresa Guidry at an Out-To-Lunch activity.

Ms. Geraldine Champagne and Ms. Josephine Songy enjoy some southern fried catfish.

Spelling Bee winners (from left to right) Ms. Barbara Zeringue - 2nd Place, Ms. Myrtle Cannon - Champion and Ms. Imogene Chauvin - 3rd Place.

Lindsay and Barbie dress up for Roaring 20’s Band Night

Ms. Marion Landry, Ms Norma Harrington, Zenobia and Ms. Dot Fuori go back to the 20’s!

Ms. Edith Vice enjoys 20’s Band Night.

Ms. Laura Marcel and Ms. Rai Pellegrin sit back and listen to the band music.

Ms. Norma Harrington and our Administrator BJ pose for a picture.

The Amazing Homestead Race featured 10 weeks of trivia that the residents answered and raced around the world to see who could get back to The Homestead first. These are our winners: (pictured left to right) 1st Place- Ms. Dorothy Fuori, 2nd Place- Ms. Myrtle Cannon, 3rd Place- Ms. Norma Harrington & Ms. Barbara Zeringue, 4th Place- Ms. Claire Lottinger & Ms. Aimee Grillet.

The theme for National Assisted Living Week 2006 was “Hearts in Harmony”. The Homestead asked each resident and staff member to decorate a puzzle piece that represented them. Then the residents put the puzzle together to create a giant heart.

For Halloween this year, the administrative staff decided to dress as clowns.

Here are two of our happy hippies, Ms. Aimee Grillet & Ms. Marion Landry

Ms. Norma Harrington in her Farrah Faucet wig and Ms. Dorothy Fuori in her hippie wig enjoy 70’s Night.

Staff member Scarlett Abshire dressed up to enjoy hippie night with the residents

Ms. Myrtle Cannon wore her “Charlie’s Angels” wig and tye-dye tee for 70’s Night.

Pictured is Ms. Anita Laperouse with a garden club member and her finished flower arrangement.

Ms. Imogene Chauvin poses with her finished arrangement.

Ms. Marion Landry is pictured with a garden club member and her finished arrangement.

The ‘Golden Girls’, Ms. Myrtle Cannon, Ms. Dorothy Fuori and Ms. Norma Harrington, pose for their prom picture.

Ms. Anita Laperouse and members of her family dance at Senior Prom.

Ms. Norma Harrington, Ms. Geraldine Champagne, and Ms. Josephine Songy watch the prom festivities.

Ms. Wanda Falgout with her daughters and granddaughters in their funny prom dresses.

Our prom chaperon, Ms. Edith Vice, made sure all of the ladies were on their best behavior.