One-year anniversary is marked with peaceful protest

  • The peaceful protestors are pictured as they circle around the Evangeline Parish Courthouse seven times on Monday, March 11. The event was held in memory of Brittany Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    The peaceful protestors are pictured as they circle around the Evangeline Parish Courthouse seven times on Monday, March 11. The event was held in memory of Brittany Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor As the one-year anniversary of the death of Brittany Fontenot approaches, members of her family and other members of the community staged a second peaceful protest outside the Evangeline Parish Courthouse on Monday, March 11. An earlier peaceful protest was held on July 13, 2023. Brittany Fontenot was found dead last April in her home in the Chataignier area. The death was…

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