Gloria Chauvin Nini celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday, and Berwick celebrated with her.
Nini worked for the town government for 23 years, including stints as town clerk and, twice, as interim mayor at a time when the city ordinances put the clerk second in the line of succession.
The crowd at the Berwick Civic Complex included current Mayor Duval Arthur and former Mayor Charlie Savoy. Arthur read messages of congratulations from the Patterson and Morgan City governments and proclamations from the state and U.S. Senates.
Gilda Chauvin McBride praised Nini for "a century of wisdom, love and laughter graciously shared with the town."