Miss Olustee Layla Merola, a Suwannee High senior, smiles with Patti Aldous of the Miss Olustee pageant during Friday’s opening of the Olustee Festival. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Suwannee County resident Layla Merola is getting a crash course in North Central Florida Civil War history.
As the 2025 Miss Olustee Pageant winner, Merola is now an ambassador for the 46th annual Olus…
