BATON ROUGE - Barbara Perkins and her family run Angels of Hearts, a community organization that opens its doors to serve a neighborhood Thanksgiving feast every year, where anyone can help themselves to a plate.

"I can buy something and make that a part of our community, and we take care of it, it will be strengthening our community," Perkins said.

She started feeding the neighborhood during Thanksgiving 16 years ago.

"We're hoping to be able to do something that other people will feel positive about and take that and do for their communities," she said. "It's not about how much money or resources you have, because if you take it and you put it together, you can make a difference.”

For those 16 years, Thanksgiving plates have been packed hot and ready to go, filled with turkey, mac an

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