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The second annual “Remembering the Fallen” ceremony was by far the largest, according to one of the event’s organizers.
Last year close to 400 people crowded into the original display room of the Louisiana Military Museum for the first-ever Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Chris Crusta Airport.
The museum, however, expanded this year with the addition of the Hall of Honor, which is where the ceremony was held on Monday. The Hall of Honor doubled the museum in size.
Hundreds of people showed up to honor the soldiers who had fallen in combat.

LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four men have been sentenced for their involvement in the theft of 32 firearms from a gun dealer in Maurice, Louisiana. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced the defendants as follows:
Damien Damon Briggs, 28, of Kaplan, Louisiana, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Tawaski Tavon Lewis, 32, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.

Phillip Freeman has a vision for Abbeville High School.
Right now, it’s only a vision held by the newly named principal of the school.
“I don’t have a plan that is on paper just yet,” Freeman said.
That will, of course, change during the coming weeks. What will assist that process is input from the school and community stakeholders. Freeman wants that input.
“I have met with more and more people this week,” Freeman said. “Community is very, very important. You also have to be able to communicate your vision. If you can do that, it gets easier.