Even cold, rainy weather couldn't stop roughly 1,500 people, including 300 volunteers, from showing up to the Larose Civic Center Friday night for Coach O Day, a banquet to salute LSU head coach Ed Orgeron.
The event was also a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1977 South Lafourche state championship team and the Tarpons retired Orgeron's jersey number from his playing days.
"It's a wonderful experience," Orgeron said as he smiled and waved to community members. "The people of our community, I'm so proud of them. One team, one heartbeat -- this is the way we were raised.