Jeanerette Blues Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana Williamson Red Birds Local businessman Hugo "Hooks" Kohn

Local businessman Hugo "Hooks" Kohn then led a drive to bring a new team back to Davenport

based in Waco

a reference to the formerly separate towns of Winston and Salem

The team began that first season as the Oak Ridge Bombers in Tennessee

Jeanerette Blues Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana Williamson Red Birds Local businessman Hugo "Hooks" KohnThe Jeanerette Blues, based in Jeanerette, Louisiana, represented a small sugar cane town in Iberia Parish and were among the early stars of the Evangeline League. Jeanerette's connection to the circuit goes back to 1934: when fire destroyed the Lake Charles grandstand that first season and forced that franchise to relocate mid year, Jeanerette stepped in as the host. A permanent Blues franchise then operated from 1935 through 1939. Their best season