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A forgotten photo ends up in a Boston museum

BY ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor

Here's your funny story of the day.

When an artist/photographer came to a Maurice board of aldermen meeting in 2002 for a book project, he took his pictures and everyone moved on with their lives.

You can imagine the jolt that Lee "Woody" Wood got a couple months ago when someone from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston reached out to him with a message: A giant photo from that day is currently on display as part of an exhibit.

You can check out my story here.

Have a good day and thanks for reading.

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