The legacy of the Francis-Benoit American Legion Post 504 survives in the veterans and the community it serves — and also in the technology it embraces.
While other posts across the country have faltered, and even failed, the state’s second oldest African American post, located in Lafayette, has been thriving.
The post has become a place of refuge for 120 men and women veterans — a resource center for education on issues and for assistance on filing claims. It has also partnered with Second Harvest to provide food baskets for veterans on a regular basis…