LAKE ARTHUR — The Optimist Club is set to host the 21st annual Mardi Gras Cancer Ball this weekend, a fundraiser benefiting cancer patients in the local community.
The ball will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Lake Arthur Community Center, located at 701 Eighth St. Organizer Tammy Broussard said the event began as a small ball put on by a local couple and has continued …