Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2007-06-24

Duration: 00:05:43

Subjects: Stream, Matilda Gray | Business | HISTORIC PRESERVATION | ART | Evergreen Plantation (La.)

Contributors:

• Nickel, Jim Host
• Coleman, James, Sr. Interviewee
• Boddie, Jane Interviewee
• Richard, David Interviewee
• Stream, Matilda Gray Speaker

This segment from the 2007 Louisiana Legends Gala features a profile and a speech by Matilda Gray Stream accepting her recognition as a Louisiana Legend. Stream, a native of Lake Charles, is the CEO of Stream Companies, her family’s property holdings, including Gray Ranch and Evergreen Plantation. She is also a preservationist and oversees her aunt’s extensive art collection, which has been loaned for museum exhibits. The profile includes interviews with James Coleman, Sr., her friend, Jane Boddie, the director of Evergreen Plantation, and David Richard of Stream Property Management. Host: Jim Nickel