Friends and family have honored a local man’s memory by having a memorial placed at the Houssiere’s boat launch overlooking the Mermentau River.
Keith Darbonne, son of Russell and Betty Darbonne, made Jennings his home where he married and raised four children.
“Keith and his wife Loretta had four children — Shane, Chrissy, Heather, and Katelyn,” said Renee Myers, friend of the Darbonne family.
Myer’s husband, also named Keith, graduated together from Jennings High School in 1973. They didn’t become good friends until later.