I B4 THE LIVINGSTON PARISH NEWS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013 ___

Murder in the library!At the South Branch, 23477 La. Hwy. 444, of the Livingston Parish Library’s Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Oct. 10, above right, Inspector Nutella (Chuck Johnson) asks diners (from left) Carrie Crooner Ravioli (Aston Manaab), Baroness Ravioli (Peggy Varnado), Rebecca Ravioli (Madelynn Varnado), Toto Tequila (Lori Landry), Don Wannabe (Jennifer Draper), and Donna Wannabe (Lesley Kais) to back away from the “body” of Don “Big Jim” Ravioli (Jacob Varnado). In-character participants spending the evening mingling and trying to uncover the “killer” in their midst included, above left, Don Wannabe (Jennifer Draper) “bribing” Al Capone (David Draper) to murder one of the other party guests; and, below right, Meme Wannabe (Kathy Hutchinson) and Rebecca Ravioli (Madelynn Varnado) trading information. Below left, participants, posing for a photo at the conclusion of the event, are (from left, front) Sarah Colombo, Lori Landry, Christina Hardy, Aston Manaab, (back) library staff member Louise Bankston, Madelynn Varnado, Kathy Hutchinson, David Draper, Head of Adult Services Jennifer Draper, Peggy Varnado, Jacob Varnado, Cherie Hardy, Lesley Kais, Angela Stanga, Brittni Johnson and Chuck Johnson.