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Miss Clara Marie Duhon and Mr. Frank Wynerth Summers III

Duhon-Summers Engagement is Announced

Tue, 10/25/2022 - 9:14am

Miss Clara Marie Duhon and Mr. Frank Wynerth Summers III, both of Abbeville, are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
Miss Duhon is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Duhon, Sr. of Abbeville. The bride’s mother was the former Dorphi Lee of Erath, Louisiana. Mr. Summers is the son of Mrs. Genie Gremillion Summers and the late Mr. Frank W. Summers II of Abbeville.

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Mrs. Hunter Scott Stover

Sydney Noelle Sonnier and Hunter Scott Stover united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Tue, 10/18/2022 - 9:24am

On the evening of October 14, during a candlelit ceremony, Sydney Noelle Sonnier and Hunter Scott Stover were united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Father Louis Richard, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen, presided at the nuptial mass.

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Miss Emily Theresa St. Germain
and Mr. Jessie Joseph Badeaux, Jr.

Engagement Announced for Miss Emily Theresa St. Germain & Mr. Jessie Joseph Badeaux, Jr.

Mon, 10/10/2022 - 1:32pm

Mr. and Mrs. Devin and Linda St. Germain of Henry are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming sacramental marriage of their daughter, Miss Emily Theresa St. Germain of Henry, to Mr. Jessie Joseph Badeaux, Jr. of Youngsville. Jessie is the son of Jessie and Tina Badeaux, Sr. of Youngsville. The nuptial wedding Mass will take place on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Henry, Louisiana.

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2022 Erath High Homecoming Court

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 9:28am

Photo by Shana LeBlanc
The 2022 Erath High Homecoming Court was named during the Powder Puff games on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The seniors named are (left to right) Drew Broussard, Kynnedi Rodriguez, Avery-Grace Hebert, Kate Champagne, Ann Renee’ Toups, Emma Pigott, Carlee LeBlanc, Layla Champagne, and Gracie Vice. At the Homecoming game on Friday, October 7, 2022, one senior will be named the 73rd EHS Homecoming Queen. The presentation of the court begins at 6:15 at Robert J. Segura Stadium. The game against St. Martinville begins at 7 p.m.

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Dorothy “Dot” Mergist

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Ms. Dot’s great-great granddaughter, Knoah Hebert, is among the family members learning to prepare her rice dressing.

Ms Dot’s rice dressing: A Classic Cajun Dish for Erath High, the community

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 1:56pm

You’ve had it if you attended Erath High School between 1968 and 2000. If you bought anything from the deli at Champagne’s Supermarket in Erath between 2000 & 2017, you’ve had it. You may have grabbed a taste of it while you were at visitation for Erath High’s homecoming.
What is it?
Made by one of the most well-known cooks in Vermilion Parish, it’s referred to as “Ms. Dot’s Rice Dressing.”

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