The Acosta Foundation

06/08/2026

Working on a yard sale for July so if you would like to clean out, clear out and clean up, you know the drill….. drop off is at Aswell House under the carport.
We would be happy to accept anything you wish to bring except adult clothing. Anything and everything else is fine.

You do not need to call me first, you have permission to drop off. Besides, We will see you on camera when we are notified. 👀 lol

Just come on over and drop off whenever it is convenient for you.

Question for everyone…

Explanation——-we usually do the first Saturday of a month for our yard sale and the first Saturday is July 4th!

sooooo the question is, do we have our yard sale on Saturday July 4th or Saturday July 11th?

06/06/2026

The next generation of Acosta was working this morning to help stock Little Free Library locations in the area. Connie Lamke's granddaughter, Evie, came along today as we made a few stops. The Acosta Foundation loves our "big" libraries and our Little Libraries!

05/11/2026

National Police Week is Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2026. The Acosta Foundation thanks our men and women in law enforcement who work tirelessly in uncertain and dangerous situations as they try to keep our communities safe. That is no small task and your contributions don't go unnoticed.

In honor of you this week, we're lighting up The Aswell House as we back the blue.

Be safe. God bless. And, thank you.

04/30/2026

Thank you, Tony Marks and the staff at Ville Platte Gazette for the story on our 4th Annual Acosta Foundation "Fishing for the Foundation" Bass Fishing Tournament! We appreciate the support!

Pick up a copy of Thursday's Gazette or click here to read about 10-pound bass highlighting Bass Tournament.
https://www.evangelinetoday.com/news-local/ten-pound-bass-highlights-bass-tournament

04/27/2026

The Acosta Foundation would like to give a shoutout to our graphic design company of choice for all of our events.

Twisted Up Designs & Graphics is our only choice and, if you try them once, you'll never use another print and design company. Kerri and the whole team take extreme pride in what they do and it won't leave the print shop unless it's perfect.

With Twisted Up, you won't have to say "yeah, that looks alright." You'll say what we say, "that...is amazing!

Thanks Kerri, Jess, and Maryann! Y'all are the best.

Full disclosure: Kerri is the daughter of Connie Lamke and Chris Lamke, so if you think we're just being biased, we'll let the work speak for itself! ⬇️

04/27/2026

With the 2026 Acosta Foundation’s Bass Fishing Tournament in the books, we had a couple of requests for the top ten performers on Saturday at Chicot State Park.

🏆 Tournament Top 10 Results

Here is your official Top 10 Leaderboard:

1st Place: Keith Carmouche & Ian Carmouche — 20.20 lbs

2nd Place: Christopher Pitre & Slade Doucet — 17.33 lbs

3rd Place: Hunter Drouin & Justin Threeton — 16.89 lbs

4th Place: Travis Meche & Travis Meche, Jr. — 16.63 lbs

5th Place: Dennis Jones & Eric Hogan — 14.53 lbs

6th Place: Seth Paul & Cameron Comeaux — 14.08 lbs

7th Place: Nicholas Bollich & Dylan Greenwood — 13.20 lbs

8th Place: Jonas Deville & Adam Roberie — 11.96 lbs

9th Place: Kade Tremie & Chet Dardeau — 11.86 lbs

10th Place: Christian Miller & Gary Miller — 11.35 lbs

Overall Big Bass: Keith Carmouche — 10.45 lbs

Congratulations and we'll see you next year!!

04/26/2026

Yesterday was a great day! Thank you to everyone who came out and fished, volunteered, and sponsored. Below are several random photos from the day's event.

We enjoyed seeing all of you! We're already looking forward to next year!

One final thanks to our sponsors:

Gold Sponsors - Cleco, Savoy Medical Center, Teet's Food Store, and Twisted Up Designs & Graphics

Silver Sponsors: Evangeline Portable Buildings, Jacob Fusilier-Candidate for Evangeline Parish District Attorney, and Joseph Tuminaro - State Farm Agent

Bronze Sponsors: State Representative Rhonda Butler, Veillon Insurance Agency, and J. Ronald Landreneau & Associates, Inc.

04/26/2026

One of the tournament highlights is always the Big Bass winner. As we mentioned in a previous post, this year's winner is Keith Carmouche. Keith came in with his winning catch at 10.45 lbs! We caught the moment on video.

Congratulations, Keith, from all of us at The Acosta Foundation!! You and Ian were the highlight of this year's tournament! Enjoy your prize and the bragging rights!

For a picture of Keith with his Big Bass, check the first comment.

04/25/2026

Wow!! 4th Annual Acosta Foundation’s Bass Fishing Tournament was a success!! We owe it all to our participants and sponsors!

Here's the the moment everyone waits for:

3rd Place: Hunter Drouin and Justin Threeton with a total weight of 16.89 lbs

2nd Place: Christopher Pitre and Slade Doucet with a total weight of 17.33 lbs

1st Place: Keith Carmouche and Ian Carmouche with a total weight of 20.20 lbs

Big Bass honor goes to: Keith Carmouche with a bass weighing in at 10.45 lbs!!

Congratulations, guys! We appreciate you Fishing for the Foundation! Keep watching. We've got more photos and highlights coming from today's event. Feel free to download any of the pictures for yourself and if you have your own photos from today's event, please tag us! We'd love to see them.

Last, but definitely not least, a huge thanks to our tournament director, Marty Santoro, and our Acosta Foundation Board of Directors! This tournament couldn't leave the boat launch without all of you!

This tournament brought to you by Cleco, Savoy Medical Center, Evangeline Portable Buildings, Jacob Fusilier-Candidate for Evangeline Parish District Attorney, Joseph Tuminaro - State Farm Agent, Teet's Food Store, State Representative Rhonda Butler, Veillon Insurance Agency, Twisted Up Designs & Graphics, and Landreneau & Associates.

Pics are in order of 3rd, 2nd, 1st

04/24/2026

Tomorrow is the day! Let's go fishing for the foundation!! 💪💪

TOMORROW!!!

The 4th Annual Acosta Foundation Bass Fishing Tournament is happening Saturday, April 25th at Chicot State Park — South Landing!

Come fish with some of the best fishermen around while supporting a local charity that gives back to our community.

It’s going to be a great day on the water with safe daylight takeoff to 3PM, tons of door prizes, lunch when our fishermen come back, and plenty of fun for the whole family!

✅ Entry Fee: $100 per boat

✅ 2 people per boat

✅ Best 5 fish

✅ Big Bass prize

✅ Door prizes for registered participants

Register online now at www.theacostafoundation.org or register the morning of when you show up!

Grab your fishing partner, load up the boat, and come Fish for the Foundation! 🎣💙We can’t wait to see everyone there!
Acosta Foundation’s Bass Fishing Tournament