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15 Jul

Ashley Heathcock, Costume Designer Extraordinaire!

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Sweet Ashley Heathcock is an amazing costume designer with extraordinary talent who spent a short season of her life in New Orleans. She set out...

08 Jul

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Susan and the Twins!

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Susan Breaux is well known in Gretna representing Gretna Community Association as current treasurer and past president. She is also the longtime chairperson of the...

01 Jul

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Miss Odile is 111!

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Odile Clark Washington reached the age of 111 on June 24, 2020 which makes her a “super-centenarian.” Although it has not yet been verified, she...

24 Jun

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Mask Up and Go Muraling

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Looking for something different to do? Try searching out an outdoor mural while on a walk, on a bicycle or while driving around Old Gretna....

17 Jun

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Gretna Social Ride Rolls Again!

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Fun events in Downtown Gretna were the name of the game before the restrictions of the pandemic hit. A kick-off to normalcy was the recent...

10 Jun

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Mary and the Historical Map!

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Did you know Gretna was part of the National Register of Historic Places? Mary Grace Curry was the driving force behind the creation of the...

03 Jun

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Eric Gegenheimer Had a Dream

by (Mary) Helen Williams

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Good news came for an outstanding young Gretna resident! Senior year and that ultimate, much anticipated day of graduation was a sad disappoint for students...

27 May

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