A look back at the history of the Boggy Bayou Festival in Pine Prairie
By: BERNICE ARDOIN Special to The Gazette Forty-one years ago, before Prairie Manor Nursing Home was ever built, the first Boggy Bayou Festival was held where the nursing home now sits. Several people decided that such a festival could benefit the facility to house the elderly of the community and surrounding areas. Many people ask where the name “Boggy Bayou” comes from. Here’s the answer: …