I am also a direct Donato descendant. My maternal grandfather was Jean Claude Donatto, a dairy farmer in Opelousas, LA.

I would like to invite you to join CreoleFolk, a Yahoo list serv that I moderate.

The group was formerly CreolePeople, however the moderator seems to have disappeared and the list serv was being taken over by spammers.

Hope to see you there.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/creolefolk/?yguid=126017540

Also, did you know the Donato house has been placed on a National Historical Register?

http://www.prcno.org/images/PIP2005Augustfromtheshpo.pdf