Avoyelles-Calcasieu County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Plauche, Vance August 25, 1897 - ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Miller http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00004.html#0000912 September 24, 2006, 11:09 am Author: Henry E Chambers Vance Plauche. True success in the legal profession does not come to a man possessed of ability and perseverance alone. Back of these necessary qualifications must be devotion to clients and honesty of purpose which looks beyond the mere winning of one case to the client's future. Counsel and advice which money can not pay for and which never appear in the attorney's bill for services, must ever be present. The possession of the qualities named have assisted in the advancement of Vance Plauche, for while he is still one of the younger members of the Calcasieu bar, he has already made rapid strides in his profession and has won the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens at Lake Charles. Mr. Plauche was born in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, August 25, 1897, and is a son of Hon. Etienne Arthur Plauche. The Plauche family traces its ancestry in Louisiana back to the year 1796 and many men bearing the name have reached places of prominence in business, public and professional life. Etienne Arthur Plauche was well known in Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes, was vice president and cashier of the Evangeline Bank and Trust Company, at Ville Platte, served as clerk of the court for eight years, and represented his district in the State Senate. The public and private schools of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, furnished Vance Plauche with his early educational training, following which he pursued a course at St. Francis Xavier College. He then entered Loyola College, New Orleans, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws as a member of the graduating class of 1918. While a Student at Loyola he served from 1916 to 1918 as Secretary to Attorney General A. V. Coco, and also as secretary ,to the board of pardons. On June 5, 1918, he enlisted as a private in Medical Corps B, hospital 102, Loyola Unit, and saw nine months of active service in Italy. He received his honorable discharge from the army May 2, 1919, and at once located at Lake Charles, where he has been engaged in the practice of his calling, having enjoyed a constantly increasing clientele. He has already been connected with several important cases, his treatment of which has served to gain him the confidence of the people. His practice is general in its character, as he is equally conversant with all departments of the law, and his offices are maintained in the First National Bank Building. Mr. Plauche is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, and as a fraternalist maintains membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and is a fourth degree Knight of Columbus. He likewise belongs to the Kiwanis Club, and is a ready and generous supporter of all movements inaugurated for the betterment and progress of Lake Charles. He has not had time to engage in public life. Mr. Plauche continues to be a close student and makes somewhat of a hobby of his study of ancient and modern history. On September 24, 1923, at New Orleans, Mr. Plauche was united in marriage with Miss Amire Bush of that city. Additional Comments: A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 265, by Henry E. Chambers. Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/avoyelles/bios/plauche27gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb