Longtime area publisher dies at 94

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Richard E. D’Aquin
Richard E. D’Aquin, longtime publisher of The Advertiser in Lafayette who was steeped in state and community affairs, died Saturday. He was 94. A native of Acadiana and an LSU journalism graduate, he entered the news business shortly after college and remained in it most of his life, owning his own community newspapers in the area and serving as chair of the Acadiana Marketing and Publishing…

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