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This photograph was emailed to me by Reid Doster of the Lystra Baptist Church in Chapel…

Group of twelve adults stands outdoors on grass in front of large oak trees, smiling for a photo; Melvin Ducre stands at center with Dianne Ducre beside him, surrounded by church volunteers.

This photograph was emailed to me by Reid Doster of the Lystra Baptist Church in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Members of the church came to my hometown Lacombe, Louisiana and helped my grandparents rebuild their house that was damaged by about thirteen feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina. The free labor from the church group really helped my grandparents in their effort because they had not received much government funding up to that time. The man in the front center is my grandpa Melvin Ducre and to the right of him is my grandma Dianne Ducre.

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Item 34004

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“This photograph was emailed to me by Reid Doster of the Lystra Baptist Church in Chapel…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34004.

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