Developers Add Unique Touch to Community for Disabled in Abita Springs

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Kayla Breaux's family used to call her "go-go girl" because she smiled when they packed up her things to go anywhere. Kayla went many places.

Any regular at The Esplanade, Clearview and Lakeside malls would have recognized Kayla, rolling through the corridors in her wheelchair, dropping in to visit her favorite shops, whose owners were her friends. Kayla didn't speak with her voice, but she laughed at movies in the Clearview and Elmwood theaters, where she spent many afternoons. And, even though she ate through a tube, Kayla loved eating out, frequenting restaurants where the staff knew which table would best accommodate her needs.

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Developers Add Unique Touch to Community for Disabled in Abita Springs

Kayla liked to attend Mardi Gras parades in a hot pink wheelchair, attracting showers of beads and stuffed animals. This kind of loving attention delighted Kayla's father, mother and sister but also frightened them because of the safety hazard.

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