A thing of beauty and good cheer

Make your guess: Where was the largest decorated Christmas tree in the world in the 1950s? Hint: It wasn’t in Paris, New York or Washington. D.C., at least according to Ripley’s Believe It or Not. The celebrated collector of trivia gave the honor to a huge old oak tree at the end of the main street in the Jeff Davis parish community of Lake Arthur. The Jennings Daily News gave this account o...

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