(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Mother’s Day celebrations in the United States began in 1908, thanks to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, who sought to honor her mother and all mothers. After her mother’s death in 1905, she spearheaded a mo…
August 14, 2026
