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 an...
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