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The bodies of Rebecca Miller and Roderick Collins were found in December 2002 off of a dead end road in Alexandria, LA. The relationship between the two has not been established almost 20 years later and authorities still don't know how they ended up together and murdered. 

If you know anything about the murders of Rebecca Miller and Roderick Collins, please call the Alexandria Police Department at (318) 449-5099 or call the Rapides Parish Crimestoppers line if you would like to remain anonymous at (318) 443-7867. 

Coonie, Cajun, Creole: Ethnicity, Context, and Identity on the American Landscape.

Dustin Fuqua, native Louisianian and anthropologist, discusses growing up "cookie" and the dynamics of inclusive Creole identity.

Dusty Fuqua hails from Avoyelles Parish and resides in Cenla. Fuqua works as Chief of Resource Management at Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches Parish. Dusty has apprenticed under John Oswald Colson aka The File' Man for over a decade and works with the Sassafras Society to perpetuate the gumbo file' tradition. Dusty is active in Louisiana french language matters and enjoys participating in French tables and meetups.

Dusty can be found on Instagram @DustyCreole or Facebook at Dustin Fuqua. Also search on Instagram for #sassafrassociety for all things file'.