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Odon Bacqué (“Don”), the author of “A Walk in the Park: A Vietnam Comedy,” is the featured guest on this audio podcast episode of Discover Lafayette with Jan Swift. A member of the Army’s Special Forces (“Green Berets”), this memoir is comedic and also poignant in its recount of how life doesn’t always go as […]
On December 8th, Lafayette Parish voters will decide whether or not to amend the Lafayette Parish Home Rule Charter for the first time since it was adopted in 1992, creating dedicated councils for the City of Lafayette and the Parish of Lafayette. Discover Lafayette’s host, Jan Swift, visited with Fix The Charter volunteer, Will Kellner, about […]
If you ask Red Lerille about the best methods for staying in shape and in good health, you will hear one answer, over and over: Work out with weights! He knows what he’s talking about; Red Lerille has been in the health club business since the early 1960’s. Selected as Mr. America in 1960, prior to […]
Suicide is a tragedy that affects us all. One in four individuals have thoughts of suicide during their lifetime, which is probably an underreported number. Most people who take their own lives do not want to die, they just want to be out of the pain they are experiencing and be relieved of a feeling […]
Nancy Van Eaton Prince began her career in the 1960’s as she looked for the best way to make money to take care of her young family. A chance request to help the Junior League raise funds from local realtor agencies led Nancy to embark on a lifetime career as a realtor as it became […]