Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grieg hit an unsuspecting alligator

ID: 1231 ~ Source: Wright, Gerald. “Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Greig…” The Daily Iberian, 30 Oct. 1950, Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/849563123/?match=1&clipping_id=143475717. Accessed March 16, 2024. ~ Date: 30 Oct. 1950

This file appears in: Greig's West Main Grocery

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grieg hit an unsuspecting alligator, making front-page news in 1950. This article is the earliest mention of Raymond Greig owning a grocery store. The story mentions that the 'grocery operator' finishes the beast with an iron. The story captures Big Ray's gregariousness; he was unafraid to kill the alligator by whacking it with an iron. The question remains: what happened to the poor seven-foot reptile?

This file appears in: Greig's West Main Grocery

Greig's West Main Grocery – Greig's little store was a gatekeeper of the growing city of New Iberia for nearly 50 years.

By Marie Hamilton

Raymond August Greig was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on November 28, 1914. Raymond was a bright boy but never received more than an 8th-grade education. Ray met Carrie Leigh Broussard at a county fair. They wed on November 30, 1935, before…