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Glady Breaux Jr., left, was presented the “Firefighter of the Year” award by Fire Chief Michael Cormier during the 2024 Rayne Vounteer Fire Department Installation Banquet held Monday, Feb. 19, at the Rayne Fire Hall. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)

Rayne Volunteer Fire Department holds installation banquet

RAYNE - Members of the Rayne Volunteer Fire Department gathered at the Fire Hall on the evening of Monday, Feb. 19, for the 2024 annual installation banquet.

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Among those in attendance for a “Quilt of Valor” presentation to Rayne’s WWII veteran Prigeon Fontenot, seated, were, standing form left, James “Pete” C. Perkins, WoodmenLife in Central Louisiana for over 30 years and Master of Ceremonies of the Quilt of Valor Program; WoodmenLife Regional Director Travis Lowe, and Rayne Chapter 31 officers Eurella Cahanin and Jackie Comeaux. The quilt presented to Fontenot can be seen in the background.

Quilt of Valor presented to Prigeon Fontenot

CROWLEY - Louisiana winters can sometimes bring below-freezing temperatures, and one local World War II veteran will now have an extra special blanket to help keep him warm in colder times.

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