PRARIEVILLE — Today marks 24 years since the September 11th terror attacks.

Communities across the country are honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day, including in Ascension Parish, where fire stations held ceremonies to remember those whose lives were lost. A piece of steel from the World Trade Center stands as a solemn reminder of a day that changed America forever.

24 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the memories of that day remain vivid. Many remember exactly where they were when the world seemed to stop.

James LeBlanc recalled the shock when the first plane hit.

“You know, when that first plane hit, we really thought that was an accident,” he said.

For Mark Stewart, who was a training officer with the Baton Rouge Fire Department at the time, the at

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