We had heard from parents and people outside the school that we were moving to Lafayette or in that area, ... But we like to think we're a vital part of the Opelousas community. We're not going anywhere.
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It was a different time back then, ... They'd book Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw at the Blue Moon. In Opelousas, you'd have the Cedar Lane. They'd have Bob Crosby. You could have fallen asleep in the streets and not have worried about somebody doing anything to you. We just went out and enjoyed ourselves. People knew how to just have a good time.
It was his vision and perseverance that made Opelousas General a reality.