My "Great" Uncle Honorable Louis Joseph Robichaud

My Great Uncle Louis Robichaud was born to a large Acadian family. His education was in a one-room schoolhouse On June 27, 1960, he became the province's first-elected Acadian premier during a provincial depression, for a decade he pushed for progress like no other before him. Honorable Louis Joseph Robichaud was born to Amédée and Eugénie "Annie" Robichaud on October 21, 1925, in the village of Saint-Antoine, …

…of the Order of Canada on June 25, 1971. Though I do not total agree with my Great Uncles policies, he certainly was a shaping force for the province. As Premier, he introduced updated, trend-setting laws and fought against inequality and intolerance. Confronting entrenched interests, and economic disparity, he built bridges between French and English, between rich and poor, and between the northern and the southern regions of the province. His efforts have forever shaped New Brunswick.