Jacque Royal Jacques Royal was born in the north of France, in Maubeuge. As a youth, he showed a great interest in history, stamps, drawing and photography. After graduating in Electronic Engineering, he began his career as a Design Engineer and evolved into Commercial Director of an electronics enterprise. In addition to his professional career, Jacques Royal was Mayor of Saint Aubin, a village in Essonne, South of Paris, President of a large Technology and Scientific Park and a member of the Administration Council of the University Paris Sud. During this same period, he, with the assistance of Pauline Sanders, his future, American Wife, twinned Saint Aubin with Scott, Louisiana. He received the 1st Prize for his original movie, "Pictures of Franche-Comte" and the "Innovation 1st Prize" award by the Bank Caisse d'Epargne for his Cultural, University and Economic Exchanges between Ile de France and the State of Louisiana. It was during this time that he signed agreements with Buddy Roemer, Governor of Louisiana, and with Paul Hardy, Lt. Governor of Louisiana, both of which committed to furthering work with his cultural, historical, educational and tourist exhanges between France and Louisiana. In 1991, being passionately fond of Louisiana and its history, he created and became President of the French Association CETC-France (Committe of Cultural and Touristic Exchanges). With the participation of Pauline Sanders, President of the American Association FACET-USA (Foundatioin Assisting Cultural Exchange and Tourism) he organized Cultural and Historic Twinnings between French Castles of Ile de France (around Paris) and Plantation Homes of Louisiana. In 1993, he was President of his Rotary Club. In 1994, these projects of twinnings were rewarded in Paris by a nomination for "The Grand Prix du Tourisme, Paris, Ile de France." In 1996, his first historic and photographic exposition, "Chateaux de France-Plantation Homes of Louisiana", was presented simultaneously in Louisiana and in France. The exposition was the object of the opening of the Williams Research Center by The Historic New Orleans Collection and was shown in France at Moulin de Grais in Verrieres le Buisson, South of paris. In 1999, this exhibit, including several of his original drawings of the discovery of Louisiana by Sieur d'Iverville, was displayed in the Old Courthouse Museum of Natchitoches for the closing ceremony of Franco-Fete. From 1996 through 2002, sixteen exhibits, continually updated with new members of the Association, received more than 135,000 visitors. Between 1993 and 2001, several of his personal photographs were exhibited in around Paris. In 2001, Jacques Royal created a new exhibit: "French Stamps about America", and in 2002, several exhibits about the "Louisiana Purchase". 1 through 3 of 3 total pieces of art