The City of Donaldsonville will host its 21st annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Saturday, June 10 at the Frank Sotile Jr. Pavilion, 2162 Thibaut Drive. The city and the festival committee have been committed to continuing the tradition started in Donaldsonville by former Mayor B.J. Francis Sr. and his wife, the late Janet G. Francis, in 1996. It has continued through the years by various volunteers. Juneteenth commemorates the day when slaves in the last [...]
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