Jim Bradshaw Atchafalaya bridge was big deal Mon, 07/23/2018 - 10:17am A thousand or more people lined the banks of the Atchafalaya River on a hot, sultry day in July 1933 ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about Atchafalaya bridge was big deal