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Not often one gets a letter from the president of the United States, plus, have it read in front of 200-plus friends and family who were attending your birthday party.
That is what happened Saturday at Gen. Bob LeBlanc’s 100th birthday party put together by his daughters, Dr. Denise LeBlanc Ziegler and Donna LeBlanc Thibodeaux.
The daughters invited more than 200 guests to honor their father.
Gene Sellers is a long-time friend of Gen. LeBlanc. Sellers, who is in his early 90s, was able to get Pres. Joe Biden to send Gen. LeBlanc a letter recognizing his birthday.

Water boil advisory has been issued by the City of Abbeville for East Martin Luther King and South Miles going east to south Guegnon to 900 block of Eighth Street.
This is due to a water main break underground.
This area is under advisory until further notice.

Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Monday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Lloyd Road (north of LA 333) in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 20-year-old Destiny Rose Hargrave of Abbeville.
The preliminary investigation revealed Hargrave was driving a 2018 Nissan Altima north on LA 82. At the same time, a 2016 GMC Yukon was traveling south of LA 82. For reasons still under investigation, Hargrave crossed the center line and struck the Yukon head-on in the southbound lane of travel.