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Jimmy Babin of the Cousins performs Tuesday for residents at Patterson Healthcare Center.

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Jimmy Babin and drummer Eric Cunningham are the Cousins. Cunningham was unable to take part in Tuesday's serenade.

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Making Tuesday's music possible were, seated from left: Kim Guarisco and Paula Boutte of the Catholic Daughters. Standing: Donna Allemond of the Catholic Daughters; Activities Director Margaret Paul of Patterson Healthcare; musician Jimmy Babin and his wife, Tory; and Daniel Guildry, event coordinator for Knights of Columbus Council 1710.

Old-timey music at Patterson Healthcare Center

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 11:41am

Jimmy Babin of the Cousins performed what he called "old-timey music" Tuesday at Patterson Healthcare Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility.

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Angela Bourg, a New Iberia physician saved by a heart transplant, releases butterflies to symbolize transformation Tuesday at Ochsner St. Mary.

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Angela Bourg shows a picture of her and the mother of the young man whose heart donation saved Bourg's life.

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Kevin Savoy, security supervisor at Ochsner St. Mary, and Lauren LeBlanc, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency's donation services coordinator, raise a LOPA flag to honor donors and recipients.

UPDATED WITH STORY: Honoring donors, celebrating recipients

Tue, 04/14/2026 - 12:16pm

Angela Bourg released butterflies Tuesday outside Ochsner St. Mary, a symbol of transformation and hope.
For Bourg, it was more than just a symbol.

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