University of Louisiana Lafayette: Highway in Pointe Coupee Parish Named for Writer Ernest J. Gaines
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 22 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news:
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Highway in Pointe Coupee Parish named for writer Ernest J. Gaines
An almost 40-mile section of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish has been designated the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway.
The memorial highway pays tribute to Gaines, the internationally acclaimed writer and University of Louisiana at Lafayette writer-in-residen . . .
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Highway in Pointe Coupee Parish named for writer Ernest J. Gaines
An almost 40-mile section of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish has been designated the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway.
The memorial highway pays tribute to Gaines, the internationally acclaimed writer and University of Louisiana at Lafayette writer-in-residen . . .