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Origin Bank commits $700,000 to support local organizations

Origin Bank today announced $700,000 in donations to be distributed to a variety of charitable organizations and educational institutions, including Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University.

Michael Douglas Schimmel

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Michael Douglas Schimmel, 63, passed away July 26, 2020, after a battle with Glioblastoma Brain Cancer.

Barbara Sutton Kavanaugh

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Barbara Sutton Kavanaugh passed away peacefully in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 26, 2020.

James “Ferrell” Martin

James “Ferrell” Martin, age 70, of Dubach, died July 25, 2020. Services are under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel.

Theodore R. Porter

Dr. Theodore R. Porter, 87, was born July 31, 1932 and died July 23, 2020.

John Oden Mecom

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After more than 80 years spent with us as a son, brother, classmate, friend, scholar, teacher, coach, artist, author, musician, husband, father and grandfather, Dr. John Oden Mecom left this world on July 22, 2020, to begin a brand new adventure.

Thomas Lee Hamilton

Thomas Lee Hamilton, 70, was born Sept. 18, 1949 and died July 23, 2020.

Marshalene Jones-Jones

Marshalene Jones-Jones, 72, was born Aug. 27, 1947 and died July 23, 2020.

Bettye Lois Brown Giles

Bettye Lois Brown Giles, 85, was born May 23, 1935 and died July 23, 2020.

Civil rights icon John Lewis praised at memorial service

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon.