Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard returned to Lafayette on Tuesday, reuniting with their families in emotional scenes filled with hugs and tears.
Hundreds of guardsmen arrived home after deployments overseas, including two Lafayette fathers who planned a surprise for their children at J. Wallace James Elementary School.
Rick Domec and Johnathan Brasseaux hid quietly inside cardboard boxes on the school auditorium stage after more than a year away from their families. The two were stationed in Kosovo and share a combined 35 years of military service…