Firefighter

Lafayette Parish ladder trucks were used to display a huge American flag over Ambassador Caffery in anticipation of a Broussard firefighter's funeral procession.

26-year-old Alex Bourque, a firefighter with the Lafayette and Broussard Fire Departments, died after a bone cancer battle.

It's rare that a simple image, paired with a simple commentary on that image, can bring the "feeling" of sacrifice home for me, but this one did it.

“This is love. This is the only kind of love you can get from the brother and sisterhood at the firehouse."