Still a lively stepper: Leana "Jitterbug" Manuel turns 100 RITA LEBLEU, The American Press April 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Leana ‘Jitterbug’ Manuel may not swing like she did when she was young, but not much gets past this 100-year-old with dancing eyes and a bopping good sense of humor. “I’m surprised you haven’t asked me my age,” Manuel said. “I thought that was why you were here. I just had a birthday you know. Everyone brought presents. Did you?” She was born March 9, 1921 in Iowa, Louisiana to Henry and Leona Manuel. She recently celebrated the occasion at her residence at Villa Maria Retirement Center in Lake Charles. JoAnn Prescott, who is the wife of Manuel’s nephew Maurice, helped fill in many of the details about Manuel.