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Church Point native, U.S. Navy Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Joe Richard enjoys a cold beverage during social hour a recent American Legion Post 225 event. On April 30, Richard, Louisiana’s last living Pearl Harbor survivor, will visit The National Museum of the Pacific War, located in Fredericksburg, Texas. Inset is a photo of Richard from 1941.

Louisiana’s last living Pearl Harbor survivor to visit Pacific War Museum

Good loving, good whiskey and good food — that’s been the secret to long life for Church Point native Joe Richard, Louisiana’s last living Pearl Harbor survivor.

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana will collaborate in a host of areas, including renewable and traditional energy, as part of a partnership signed Tuesday. Seated, from left, are: Marshall Pierite, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe chairman and Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president. Standing, from left, are: Roy Holleman, Tunica-Biloxi Economic Development Authority CEO; Wayne Elmore, immediate past chairman of the UL Lafayette Foundation Board of Trustees; Dr. Jaimie Hebert, UL Lafayette provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, UL Lafayette vice president for Research, Innovation and Economic Development. (Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette.)

New partnership energizes collaborations between UL Lafayette, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana

A partnership between the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana will empower the state’s green energy landscape.

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