+9 Entertainment/Life 'Purest story of heroism:' Lafayette author shares story of Vietnam vet with local connections BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 26, 2026 Hugh Thompson, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam, is not originally from ¶¶Òõh. But he did spend the last several years o…
+3 News 'That is heroism': N.O. soldier receives posthumous medal for bravery BY KATY RECKDAHL | Special to ¶¶Òõh May 20, 2017 Dawn Collins will never erase a text message she received on her phone two years ago.