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ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Simuel Guidry, Jr. are scheduled for Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Abbeville’s Greater First Apostolic Church – 913 W. Port Street—with interment at St. Paul Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, January 28th from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. and will resume Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until time of service. Pastor J. J. Anderson will officiate the services.
Mr. Simuel Guidry Jr. was born to Alma Guidry and Simuel Guidry on November 27, 1949. He, being the oldest of 11 siblings, grew up in the town of Abbeville LA, where he met and married Elzina Guidry on march 4th 1971.
Mr. Guidry was a proud veteran having served many years in the United States army. In the year of 1980 both Simuel and Elzina Guidry visited The First. Apostolic Church of Lafayette and there they received the gift of the Holy Ghost and were baptized in Jesus's name. In 1988, Simuel Guidry and his wife move to Abbeville's Greater First Apostolic Church to begin a work for God alongside Pastor J. Anderson and his wife. After being found a faithful man of God he was there ordained as a Deacon of Abbeville's Greater First Apostolic Church. As his family grew, God blessed Mr. Guidry with a beautiful home in Kaplan LA where he continued to raise his family. Mr. Guidry was well known by many as a friendly, honest, helpful, and loving man.   Simuel Guidry Jr. (72) passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 19, 2022 at. Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics in Lafayette LA. He will be greatly missed and forever loved by all.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Elzina Guidry of Kaplan LA, 4 sons, Sam Guidry, Scott. Guidry, Simeon Guidry, and Samuel Guidry of Kaplan; 6 daughters, Sybee Guidry, Shacira Guidry, Marvelle. Guidry, Jalaina Guidry, Jenny Lynn Guidry, and Rebecca Guidry of Kaplan, 3 brothers Allen Guidry, Glen Guidry, Gary Guidry; 6 sisters, Susan Lewis, Janie Guidry, Patty Heath, Jody Harris, Brenda Harris, and Judy Guidry of Abbeville; 19 grandkids; 5 great- grand kids; AND a host of relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his Father Simuel Gudry Sr.; his mother Alma Guidry; 2 Brothers Tony Guidry, Donald Rae Guidry, and twin children Laurence and Loyce Guidry.
He will be greatly missed!
Kinchen Funeral Home Inc., 218 North Saint Valarie Street, Abbeville, LA 70510 is in charge of arrangements.  Additionally, condolences to the family can be expressed on our website at www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.

ABBEVILLE – A home-going celebration of life for Ms. Cheryl Ann Thibeaux 64, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Mount Triumph Baptist Church (310 S. Lamar Street, Abbeville, LA 70510) with Rev. Willie Williams Pastor, officiating.
She will await the resurrection in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (Prairie Street, Abbeville, LA).
Visitation hours will be observed at Mount Triumph Baptist Church on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 8:00 A.M. until the time of the service.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, masks are required to be worn by all attendees at the church and cemetery.
A resident of Abbeville, LA, she transitioned at 2:26 A.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA.
At a young age, she accepted Christ as her Savior and became a member of Mount Triumph Baptist Church in Abbeville, LA. Ms. Cheryl Ann Thibeaux was a very family oriented, and loving person. She loved to babysit her nieces and nephews. In her free time, she loved watching her daily television shows, Xena Warrior Princess and Walker Texas Ranger. She had love for music, especially gospel music. 
She leaves to cherish her memory, her child she reared: Jaquon Rice of Abbeville, LA; one grandson: Elijah Rice of Abbeville, LA; two brothers: Rev. Darrell Thibeaux, Sr. (Felicia) of Abbeville, LA and Minister Steven Thibeaux (Daphne) of Shreveport, LA; three sisters: Glynis Evans, Renitha Cormier, and Josie Ann Landry (Cleveland) all of Abbeville, LA; one stepsister: Mary Delores Evans of Shreveport, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Alfred Thibeaux and Hattie Captville Thibeaux; maternal grandparents: Hugh Captville and Josie Mitchell Captville; paternal grandparents: Earnest Thibeaux and Syrila Joiner Thibeaux.
Active pallbearers are Rico Cormier, Sr., Deundrick Cormier, Sr., Carl Bolden, Sr., Brandon Greene, Colby Johnson, William Thomas, Jr., Larry Moore, Jr., and Quinton Thomas, Sr.
Honorary pallbearers are Paul Evans, Jr., Rev. Darrell Thibeaux, Sr., Minister Steven Thibeaux, Steven Thibeaux, Bradley Captville, Cleveland Landry, Sr., Cleveland Landry, Jr., Jermaine Lewis, Sr., and Arnold Mcginnis.
Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org
Arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home (337-369-3341) 609 W. Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560.

(The Center Square) – Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne presented a breakdown of the governor’s proposed budget Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, prompting an array of questions from lawmakers on a variety of issues.
Dardenne laid out how Gov. John Bel Edwards hopes to spend a flood of $2.83 billion in extra revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, money that includes $1.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), $700 million in surplus from fiscal year 2021 and an $853 million excess for fiscal year 2022.
“We have about $3 billion in one-time money available to us,” he said. “We’ve always said we will not use nonrecurring dollars for recurring purposes.”
Spending from the ARP would devote $550 million for the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to ensure a $750 million balance necessary to avoid an automatic tax on employers. Another $275 million is earmarked for transportation projects, which include $100 million for the Lake Charles I-10 bridge, $100 million for I-49 South, $50 million for a DOTD Opportunity Fund for federal grant matches and $25 million for the Baton Rouge to New Orleans railroad.
About $193 million in ARP money would go toward 81 water projects, as well as $104 million toward 31 sewer projects.
The governor would devote $175 million in fiscal year 2021 surplus to the rainy day fund and $70 million to unfunded liabilities, as required by the constitution. Another $196 million would go toward federal matching funds for highway and infrastructure projects, $150 million toward the coastal master plan, and $109 million for capital outlay for deferred maintenance on state buildings.
“Every time we fail to meet a deferred maintenance obligation it … increases the cost down the line,” Dardenne said. “This would be money very well spent.”
The $847 million excess for fiscal year 2022 – what’s left after a $400 million federal repayment for repair of the New Orleans levee – would go toward $450 million in debts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $50 million for an early childhood fund for local grants, $42.5 million for Department of Transportation and Development federal matching funds and a $500 million deposit in a new fund for a bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge.
“This gives us the opportunity for the first time … to put real money to these mega projects,” Dardenne said, adding that the large sum for the Mississippi River bridge is intended to show the state is committed to the project.
Other supplemental spending for 2021-22 would include $1.5 million for the Northwest Louisiana crime lab, $3 million in death benefits for military families, $5 million to cover expenses for the NCAA final four, $6.9 million for internet work, $10 million for the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund to promote the state’s outdoor heritage, $16.7 million for corrections and public safety, $65 million toward a backlog of judgements and another $65 million for capital outlay projects, Dardenne said.
Several lawmakers raised questions with the $500 million set aside for the Mississippi River bridge, with Rep. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, pointing out the money “couldn’t then be used for a different purpose.”
“We know this is a project that has got to happen sooner or later,” Dardenne said. “It’s just to show our commitment … with a separate fund.”
Senate President Patrick Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, questioned whether it was too early to set aside $500 million for the bridge, and whether the money would be better spent on debt.
“Is that the best use of the money, putting it in a fund for 10 years before we get it off the ground?” he questioned, noting that online sports wagering could eventually bring in additional revenue.
“I think the time is now to create a source of funding to move on,” Dardenne said.
Sen. Mack White, R-Baton Rouge, expressed skepticism lawmakers can find support to devote $500 million to the bridge now, pointing out the money represents about three-quarters of the excess for 2022.
“I don’t know how to hold $500 million for years and years,” he said. “I don’t know if we can get three-quarters of the excess into that.”
Some lawmakers stressed the need to distribute funding and projects equitably to rural areas of the state, while others sought specifics on the early childhood program and other spending. Several lawmakers also questioned whether the budget should include tax savings.
Rep. Blake Miguez, R-Erath, specifically took issue with $5 million going toward the NCAA Final Four to cover costs associated with a potential decline in attendance because of the pandemic, citing the city’s restrictive policies as a root cause.
“Why does the state of Louisiana need to spend their money for the decisions of local officials?” he questioned.
Dardenne countered by citing the statewide impact of the event.

November 10, 1957 ~ January 21, 2022

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Glenda Faye Ware, 64, who died Friday, January 21, 2022 at her residence. Fr. Andre Metrejean will officiate the service.
Glenda was a loving and devoted wife and mother.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Dewey Ray Ware; son, Arthe Ware; granddaughter, Ashley Nerole Ware; two grandsons, Gabriel Ware and Zander Ware; and sister, Patricia Ann Romero.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthe Joseph Guidry and the former Hazel Mary Breaux; daughter, Angi Ware; brother, Patrick Wayne Romero; and sister, Charlene Guidry.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 9 a.m. until time of services. A rosary is being prayed at 2:30 p.m.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.