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The generous offer of Dr. Richmond Barthe? to create a bronze statue in honor of Louis IX, crusader, King of France for whom the Bay of St. Louis was named, will be a gift to the citizens of Bay St. Louis and in reality to the State of Mississippi and to the nation, according to the Hancock County Historical Society.
The Society feels fortunate indeed to have recognized	the
importance and	the
value of this work.
According to	the
Society, the rules and regulations concerning the erection of a public monument, as quoted in the Mississippi Arts Commission literature, are as follows:
1.	In order to be erected, the monument must be placed on permanent public property.
2.	To receive public grants and matching funds, the art commission and various foundations who fund
these projects will not grant money to organizations and historic societies.
In Dr. Barthe?s own words, ?I have dreamed of doing this for many years, but the original idea was not mine. The originator of this idea was Miss Inez Labat of Bay St. Louis. She was <
my old teacher and a life time friend.?
In the 1905's Mrs. Evelyn Griffith wrote articles for the Times Picayune on Dr. Barthe?.
In 1978 Harry Ward, art professor at the University of Southern Mississippi and son of
of Mrs. Juanita Stechmann, commented while talking to Dr. Barthe? at an art exhibit that he was from Bay St. Louis. Mr. Ward drive Dr. Barthe? to the Bay to visit, and it was then that Dr. Barthe? renewed his commitment of creating the monument.