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…