Martin Luther King Jr.

Diocese of Lafayette presents Martin Luther King Jr. awards

The Diocese of Lafayette held its Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mass and Award Ceremony Celebration,
“Blessed are the Peacemakers,” on Jan. 15 at St. John Cathedral, Lafayette.
Bishop Michael Jarrell was celebrant and presented the awards.

The Rev. Eddie Castor, pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church, Eunice, was the keynote speaker a prayer breakfast Saturday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

MLK Prayer: King’s legacy remembered, challenges continue

A prayer breakfast celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presented reminders that the United States continues its struggle to travel the road blazed by the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39.

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