BOYCE, La. (KALB) - A Boyce woman who spent weeks living without power or running water now has electricity again after neighbors, her church and local organizations came together to pay her overdue utility bill.

Caroline Deville, a former paramedic who spent 28 years serving others, said the support has made an immediate difference in her daily life.

“Excited about having power back on,” she said. “Extremely thankful and supremely blessed.”

Deville said donations started arriving after her story ran in September , with community members and the CENLA Community Action Committee pitching in to cover her $2,247 balance.

“Donations started coming out of the woodwork,” she said.

After the bill was paid at Town Hall, Deville said she finally got to do the little things she missed most.

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