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Dr. Mable John's
"Bastrop Historical Legacy Project"

           NEW!!   On August 19, 2023 at 11:30am, a Northeast Louisiana Music Trail
"marker" for Dr. Mable John was unveiled at the Bastrop Courthouse Square.
KEDM 90.3 interview before unveiling is here,  AND   KTVE news coverage of unveiling is here.

WASHINGTON CHAPEL
IN BASTROP, LOUISIANA

Enjoy this story of a hard working log-roller, who was also
a committed family man that fell in love with a beautiful
woman. His name was Mertis, her name was Lillie,
their first-born was "Mable John". She was christened at
the Washington Chapel in Bastrop, Louisiana in 1931...

To follow this story, click here...

To see artifacts recovered from this church, click here...

MAYORAL PROCLAMATION ... NOVEMBER 3RD
DECLARED "DR. MABLE JOHN DAY" IN BASTROP, LA

Fast forward to "Year 2018", when Dr. Mable John
returned to her legacy hometown. While there, the
Mayor of Bastrop personally presented her with
a proclamation declaring the date of NOVEMBER 3RD as
"DR. MABLE JOHN DAY" in Bastrop, Louisiana.

To read this proclamation,  click here...

MEET the MAYORS of BASTROP

  Dr. Mable John with FOUR Mayors of Bastrop

MEET the EDUCATORS and STUDENTS of BASTROP

  Dr. Mable John Visits SEVEN Schools in THREE Days

BAYOULIFE MAGAZINE and KEDM MEDIA

  Dr. Mable John TV and NPR Radio Interviews with KEDM

  Dr. Mable John BayouLife Magazine Interview (Nov., Pages 30-31)

  Dr. Mable John BayouLife Magazine Interview (Dec., Pages 184-187)

MEET the EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE of BASTROP

  A Special Thanks To Each Of You!! - 1 of 2

  A Special Thanks To Each Of You!! - 2 of 2

WHERE the HECK is BASTROP, LA??

  Go here for more info...

DR. MABLE JOHN's 88th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

  Dr. Mable John Celebrates Her 88th Birthday in Bastrop

  Dr. Mable John's FAVORITE Gift - Receiving Her Dad's Legacy

  Bayoulife magazine coverage story