A Cenla (Central Louisiana) Wing Chun Kung Fu Journey

After receiving a Brown Belt in Karate (which also included Judo and some Jiu Jitsu), I became interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Naturally, I was interested in reading a lot about Martial Arts in general, but after reading four of Bruce Lee's books about his art, it was apparent that he received his knowledge(but not necessarily his ability) from his original art which was Wing Chun Kung Fu. Bruce Lee was a natural Martial Artist and probably could have done very well in just about any art that he wanted to undertake, but it was Wing Chun that he chose as a teen. In this art, he learned to fight and fight well. He did sometimes put his fighting skills to the test by fighting in "rooftop" fights in Hong Kong, and I understand that he won most, if not all, of the fights. In his books, even though he was touting his own "art" of Jeet Kune Do, he mentioned Wing Chun and even suggested that the reader start with that art. I wanted to find out more about it.
I did continue my Karate and eventually got my first Black Belt at the age of 55. I started taking Karate because my kids, Sarah and Ian (8 and 6 years old at the time) were involved in it. I was at the Dojo a lot because I took them to training, sometimes 5 nights per week. I guess I was talked into taking the art by the Sensei and have never regreted it!
After reading about Wing Chun (numerous books and articles), I tried to find instruction in the area of Cenla, but none was available. Later, I even called a guy who is an instructor in Houston, Texas to set up a private lesson. Later, I cancelled it because I found instruction closer to home. Closer to home, though, meant about 2 hours away by car. A digression, not long after reading about Wing Chun, I noticed on AOL that a guy from a Wing Chun school in Seattle was making a United States tour and was stopping in Lafayette which is 1.5 hours from Cenla. My daughter and I went to this and had a 4 hour private lesson which was thourougly enjoyed. I found out about the New Iberia school from this teacher. Actually he told me the name of the guy who was teaching it. I found his phone number, called him and he said he was no longer teaching. He was starting a new line of work in computers so was having to move. But he did give me the name of the new Wing Chun teacher in New Iberia, so I called him. More about this next time (a ten year journey)