Pictured is the early incarnation of Notre Dame de l’Assomption Church in Arichat and below the church is the former Bishop’s Palace.

Rev. Guillame Marin LeBlanc was the son of Pierre LeBlanc and Barbe Martel. He descended from the Acadians of Grand Pré who were deported to Philadelphia in 1755 but eventually returned and settled in Arichat. In 1880 LeBlanc had opposed the transfer of the seat of the diocese from Arichat, a predominantly Acadian town, to…

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Don Boudrot

Don Boudrot is a retired English teacher, currently an author and historian living on Isle Madame.