The City of Gonzales broke ground July 5 on the Price LeBlanc Performing Arts, Conference, and Events center. The building is slated to begin construction in late September.
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Ex-Gov. Edwards carried to funeral site
Bagpipes played as an honor guard carried the flag-draped casket bearing the body of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards down the steps of Louisiana s towering state Capitol Sunday and loaded it onto a horse-drawn carriage for transport to his funeral site.
Jul. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm
People pay their respects as a horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol and down North 4th Street in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker)