One of Evangeline Parish’s elder statesmen, who served as state senator and as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeal, passed away on Monday at the age of 78. At the time of his death, John Saunders was near the end of his third term on the appellate court.
“I am terribly saddened to learn of the passing of former Senator and Honorable Judge John D. Saunders,” expressed Senate President…