You probably didn’t think of the Acadia Parish community of Iota when you were watching the Oscar awards last week, or even take a hard look at the statuettes that carry the name. But maybe you should have.
The Oscar statue’s sculpter, George Maitland Stanley, was born in the Iota area in April 1903. He didn’t stay long, but can still be considered a native son.
The 1910 federal census sho...