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Destrehan Plantation invites the public to dive into Louisiana’s past and walk in the footsteps of history through music, dance, demonstrations, exhibits and hands-on activities during its annual Heritage Day.

Mickey Smith Jr. urged attendees at the Sulphur Hixon L.I.F.T. program last week to “keep on going” — and honored them for their resilience through failures, joys and difficulties, including recent weather events. The program is open to widows and widowers, but it is not a grief program, according to eight-year L.I.F.T. Director Jody Barrilleaux. “L.I.F.T., which stands for Living Information For Today, is strictly a social program,” Barrilleaux said. “It’s ab...