DeQuincy, Louisiana sits on a six-mile square block in the northernmost part of Calcasieu Parish and is home to the DeQuincy Railroad Museum.
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Joel Martin & Jo-EL Sonnier Headline Dequincy Railroad Festival Tonight April 14th
The 2012 Louisiana Railroads Days Festival is in DeQuincy Louisiana with an all start lineup of music beginning at 3 p.m. today.
Carnival rides, food and music from a legendary Cajun and Country music star, a new comer to the Cajun Music scene, and a national Country music recording artist. That is what you can expect today at the Railroad festival.
Here is the schedule of events today:
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UPDATE 10:10 a.m. — DeQuincy Hit By Possible Tornado — Hospital Damaged, Multiple Power Outages
UPDATE 10:10 a.m. -- DeQuincy Memorial representatives confirmed that they are evacuating some patients to Vinton after a portion of the roof was blown off the facility. The hospital, however, is still open and receiving patients as needed.
Firefighters Battle 300 Acre Fire
Huge fire over the weekend had several agencies battling the blaze which was spread over 300 acres of woods.