Mr. and Mrs. LaCaze---State’s longest known married couple

  • Gussie and Leland Lacaze of Robeline were honored as this year’s longest known married couple by Louisiana Family Forum.
    Gussie and Leland Lacaze of Robeline were honored as this year’s longest known married couple by Louisiana Family Forum.
    On Valentine’s Day, Leland and Gussie LaCaze of Robeline were honored as this year’s longest known married couple by Louisiana Family Forum. For 79 years the Natchitoches Parish couple has been husband and wife.Gussie and Leland LaCaze met in May of 1945 in the small sawmill town of Flora. Leland played guitar with two friends on Saturday nights. On one of those Saturday nights, Guss...

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