Charlene Richard Mass held St. Edward Catholic Church

By Tony Marks - Ville Platte Gazette Editor RICHARD - The crawfish traps are lying empty, and the crawfish ponds are dry in the August heat around this tiny Cajun hamlet in Acadia Parish. What is not dry this time of year is the faith of the residents, which is practiced at St. Edward Catholic Church in Richard.  Above the tabernacle of the church is a life-sized painting of the angel staying …