Acadiana Duplicate Bridge Club
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CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Acadiana Duplicate Bridge Club
4950 West Congress St.
Lafayette, LA  70506
337-993-0380
acadianabridge@gmail.com
 
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this association is to preserve, promote and stimulate interest in the game of duplicate bridge; to promote the growth of bridge by providing opportunities to learn and play bridge; to aid and cooperate with the activities of Unit 221; to abide by and cooperate in all ways feasible with the policies of the American Contract Bridge League (hereafter ACBL); and to encourage and enforce the highest standards of conduct and ethics by its members.

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Welcome to Acadiana Duplicate Bridge Club
WEEKLY GAME SCHEDULE

Monday: 10:30 Open Game

Wednesday: 10:30 Open Game

Thursday: 12:30 Mentor-Mentee Game

Friday: 10:30 Open Game

Saturday: 11:30 749er Game

See right sidebar for details

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

The Club congratulates our newly elected board officers; Miles Duthile, President; Tanya Nowlin, Vice President; Kathy Young, Treasurer; and Laurie Godshall, Secretary. 

499er/NLM Tournament Results

Our 499er/NLM tournament is over, and while attendance was smaller than last year, it was a great success. We drew players from Baton Rouge, Houma, Shreveport, New Orleans and Prairieville, as well as many from the Acadiana region. Please join me in congratulating the overall winner, Mary Walker, who won 5.03 silver points. Right behind her was Shelba Branscum with 5.01 points. Both played all 6 games, but interestingly enough, Mary played with 4 different partners and Shelba 5.

NO PARTNER? NO PROBLEM!!!

  

The club has an extra player on hand for the Monday, Wednesday and Friday games in case someone needs a partner. So if your partner cancels at the last minute, or if you are not able to find a partner, come anyway. If you want to play and do not mind taking potluck, please come in by 10:15 and you are guaranteed to play.

 

ADVANCED BRIDGE LESSONS

A team of expert bridge players offer advanced bridge lessons on Thursday mornings from 10:00 to noon. Ginger Hebert teaches doubles and cue bids, Bonnie Angers teaches defense, Jean Kiesel teaches bridge analysis, and April Fontana welcomes suggestions for topics to cover. For more information, contact the club at acadianabridge@gmail.com, or talk to one of the instructors.

BEGINNING BRIDGE LESSONS

The Club offers free intermediate bridge lessons on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Bridge Club, 4950 West Congress. Classes will study the 4th book in the ACBL Bridge Series, "Commonly Used Conventions", and practice what we learned in the first three books on bidding, play and defense. If you want a copy of the textbook, please contact Jean Kiesel at 337-258-9409 to order a copy. (It is recommended that you buy a copy; the Club does not have loaner copies of this book).

SATURDAY MORNING Q&A SESSION

The Club holds a question-and-answer session on Saturday mornings at 10:30, before the 749er game at 11:30.  Please let Tanya (337-781-5662) know if you plan to play on Saturday.  

Calendar
Thu January 8, 2026
Mentor-Mentee
12:30 PM
Fri January 9, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM
Sat January 10, 2026
749er Game
11:30 AM
Mon January 12, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM
Wed January 14, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM
Thu January 15, 2026
Mentor-Mentee
12:30 PM
Fri January 16, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM
Sat January 17, 2026
749er Game
11:30 AM
Mon January 19, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM
Wed January 21, 2026
Open Pairs
10:30 AM