ST. MARTIN PARISH — Grocery stores across St. Martinville saw a steady flow of shoppers Wednesday as residents made their final push to prepare for Thanksgiving. At Joyces Supermarket, employees worked quickly to keep checkout lines moving as customers searched for turkeys, sides, and other last-minute essentials.

“It’s busy, it’s busy. Everyone’s coming for the turkeys and everything,” said Ashton Barras, an employee at Joyces Supermarket. Barras said staff went into the day knowing what to expect. “I knew it was gonna be busy so I told my co-worker Ms. Michele we gotta keep it positive,” he said.

Shoppers at other local stores reported a similar pace. At Cade’s Market, Mozella Cade said she headed straight to the store after getting off work early Wednesday morning. “Man I’m doing some

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