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CAL-CAM'S FAIR LADY.
That is how the people in Cameron
Parish know Prudence (Pru) Burns. After all, she's been there for as
long as she has lived. In fact, her Father, Dr. Alvan H. LaFargue,
founded the Cal-Cam Fair in Sulphur in 1924.
A member of the Louisiana
Association of Fairs and Festivals since 1971, "Pru" has served as a
member of the Board of Directors (1980-1990), Vice-President and
Convention Chairman (1983-84) and President(1984).She served as the
Queen of Queens Pageant Director in 1981, 1982, 1988 and 1989 and
was a member of the Nominating Committee in 1987. She has also
served as Registration Chairman four times at the annual convention.
As a teenager, "Pru" worked in
various capacities for the Cal-Cam Fair, including clerk for the
livestock show and Secretary/Clerk for the American Quarter Horse
Show. As an adult, she has served the Cal-Cam Fair as Secretarial
Assistant, Secretary, Vice President and Director/Coach for the
Queens and the Alternates.
Ms. Burns has worked with other State
Fairs and Festivals as a pageant consultant and is a member of the
Louisiana Pageant Judges Association. She has devised a scoring
system that is used in pageants throughout the state.
From running errands for her father
at the Cal-Cam Fair to leading the state's premier tourism
association, Prudence (Pru) Burns has worked hard to promote fairs
and festivals. Often called outspoken, she lives by the code her
Father established for her family: "Your word is your bond; your
handshake is your promise. When you say you're going to do
something, you do it to the best of your ability and with the most
of the people in mind.
That is the essence of excellence.
That is Prudence (Pru) Burns. |
