After fatal plane crash, Acadiana family’s animal-loving legacy lives on in St. Martin cat shelter

The Saint Martin Parish Animal Shelter has a new space where stray cats can play and interact with residents who might be interested in adopting them.

The building donation was inspired by a local family known for compassion and care for animals.

A plane crash took the lives of siblings Giselle and Jean-Luc Doucet and their father, Lucius J. Doucet III, last May. The two siblings were LSU students who were set to graduate this year, while their father, Lucius, was a plastic surgeon in Baton Rouge. According to the university database, Giselle Doucet studied veterinary medicine, and Jean-Luc studied chemical engineering…

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