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October 7, 1957 ~ August 29, 2021

KAPLAN — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Anthony Roy Adam, Jr., 63, who died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. He will be laid to rest at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Paul Bourque, Jr., Tim Hardy, Stanley Hebert, Patrick Hoyem, Janice Veazy and Scott Zeringue.
Anthony was born in Groves, TX and was known by many names: Anthony, Curly, Paran, Uncle Anthony, Uncle Cowboy and Pops.
Curly was also an avid sports fan. He seldom missed a football game, a baseball game or a NASCAR race. Whether it was Who Dat, or Geaux Tigers, he was most excited to cheer for his grandchildren and grandnephews on the football field or the baseball diamond. He was so proud of them all. Curly started playing pool at early age, which became a huge part of his life. Lifelong friends were made over many games of 8 Ball. Anthony (Curly) is very loved and will be greatly missed by his many friends and family.
He is survived by his sisters, Ann Gibson of Spring, TX, Carmen Adam of West Monroe, LA, and Bobbie Jo Touchet of Kaplan; his brothers, Kim Adam of Maurice and Edmond Adam of Kaplan; his stepdaughter, Patrice Hebert and family; his stepson, Durke LeBlanc and family; his step grandchildren, Josh and Mat Ruiz, Haylin, Ty and Marley Clair LeBlanc; his step great grandchildren, Peyton, Avery and Julian Ruiz; his nieces, Christine Cormier, Belinda Roy, Kimberly Dearing, Dani Ahrens, Tiffany Nabors, Randi Moy, and Amy Adam; his god daughter, Crystal Adam; his nephews, Quentin Adam, Joe Diaz, Robert Adam, Edmond Adam, Jr. and Stacy Adam; and his 14 great nieces and nephews who will miss him very much.
He was preceded in death by father Roy Adam, mother Yvonne Duhon and sister Russell Istre. He is survived by many loving family members including his sisters, Ann Gibson of Spring, Texas, Carmen Adam of West Monroe, Louisiana, and Bobbie Jo Touchet of Kaplan. Brothers, Kim Adam of Maurice and Edmond Adam of Kaplan. Stepdaughter, Patrice Hebert and family, Durke LeBlanc and family. Step-Grandchildren, Josh and Mat Ruiz, Haylin, Ty and Marley Clair LeBlanc. Step-Greatgranchildren, Peyton, Avery and Julian Ruiz.
The family would like to send special thanks to the nurses and doctors at both Kaplan Memorial Hospital and Lafayette General ICU for taking care of him, and taking the time to keep us informed of his care.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Friday, September 3, 2021 from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Adam family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in St. Alphonsus Church for Cedric John Gaspard, 45, who passed away on August 29, 2021.
Reverend Paul Bienvenu, Pastor of St. Alphonsus Church, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services.
Burial will take place in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.
Cedric was a devoted father and husband. He loved coaching the youth of the community, which includes his children, at North Vermilion Youth Athletic Association. He loved the outdoors and fishing. He was a lover of people and never met a stranger. He loved to cook and feed family and friends. He also enjoyed getting away to the beach with his family every chance he could. He worked for Coburn's Supply for 28 years.
Cedric, a resident of Maurice, was the son of the late John Gaspard and the former Lola Bertrand.
He is survived by his wife, Cartnee Duplechain Gaspard; three children, Drew, Cullen, and Carlee Gaspard; mother, Lola Bertrand Gaspard; brother, Eric Gaspard; God son, Dylan Gaspard; God daughter, Caroline Dugan; mother -in-law and father -in-law Rebecca and Jeffrey Duplechain, and brother-in-law, Jesse Duplechain.
He was preceded in death by his father.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Maurice on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A Rosary will be recited at 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Pallbearers will be Dylan Gaspard, Roger Luquette, Brandon Sagrera, Kevin King, Jeffrey Duplechain, Jason Benoit, Ethan Dugan, and Jarrard Broussard.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Drew and Cullen Gaspard.
The family requests that everyone wear masks at this time.
The family would like to thank the staff, Rebekah and Tim, and Sister Uyen with Our Lady of Lourdes.
Personal condolences may be sent to the Gaspard family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

At 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Louisiana Highway 339 near Louisiana Highway 338 in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 84-year-old Louis D. Baudoin of Abbeville.
The preliminary investigation by State Police revealed Baudoin was walking east, across the roadway, in the northbound lane of LA 339 when he was struck by a northbound 2007 Toyota Camry. Baudoin was pronounced deceased at scene by the Vermilion Parish Coroner’s Office. Impairment on the part of Baudoin is unknown, but a standard toxicology sample was taken for analysis.
The driver of the Camry submitted a breath sample, indicating no alcohol present, and was not impaired at the time of the crash. He was properly restrained and suffered no injuries. This crash remains under investigation.
A majority of pedestrian fatalities, nearly 70 percent, occur at night. Troopers urge pedestrians to maintain a heightened level of awareness while walking near the road. Simple precautions such as wearing reflective materials, avoiding distractions, not walking too close to roadways, and walking against the flow of traffic could prevent most pedestrian related crashes.
Troop I has investigated 37 fatal crashes resulting in 46 deaths in 2021.

MAURICE — It may be a tight squeeze, but Maurice will soon have to make room for two new members of the Board of Aldermen.
Coming as no surprise, the result of the 2020 U.S. Census confirmed that Maurice would officially become a town. According to the Census, released this month, Maurice has a population of 2,118. That puts Maurice well over the threshold to move from a village to a town.
“We had almost 120% increase,” Mayor Wayne Theriot said during the monthly Board of Aldermen meeting on Aug. 18. “For the 2010 Census, we were 964.
“We have experienced the most growth of any of the entities in Vermilion Parish.”
With the numbers now in place, Maurice officials can finally move forward with changing its designation. Results of the Census had been expected to be completed this past spring. However, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed that process.
“We have some information that we received a year ago in anticipation of this (change to a town),” Theriot said. “We were supposed to get this number in January, but due to COVID, we didn’t.”
Maurice’s Attorney Ricky LaFleur said there are steps. Once Maurice receives the certified report from the Federal Census Bureau, the Board of Aldermen will adopt a resolution to change the classification from village to town. Theriot will then send the resolution to Gov. John Bel Edwards, who would sign a proclamation upon review.
“An ordinance would then have to be passed by the Board of Aldermen to change the name from the village of Maurice to the town of Maurice,” LaFleur said. “That ordinance and the proclamation (from the governor) would be sent to the (Louisiana) Secretary of State’s Office.”
Theriot said Maurice is waiting on the certified report from the Census Bureau.
“We hope to have that in the next 30 days,” Theriot said during the meeting.
Following that, the Board of Aldermen will grow from three members to five.
“We will appoint two aldermen,” Theriot said.
Those two appointees will serve until Maurice’s next regularly scheduled election, set for the fall of ‘22. Had that election been more than 18 months out, a special election would have been required to fill the two spots.
“We were looking at that,” Theriot said. “Being that (COVID) delayed everything, and by the time all this goes through, it will be under 18 months.
“The appointments will serve until October (of ‘22).”
Those appointments will need to be made at least 20 days after passing the ordinance that changes Maurice to a town.
How will the five-member board represent the residents of Maurice? That remains another step in the process. During the previous discussion, the idea of representing at large has been floated. Each of the five members would represent the entire population, as the three current members do now.
LaFleur said dividing Maurice into districts would likely bring more steps to the process.
“If we go at-large,” LaFleur said, “I don’t see how we don’t get Department of Justice approval for that. If you go by district, that is an issue that will have approval from the Department of Justice.”
Theriot said the consensus of the current board members is to go at-large.
“We need to start discussing people,” Theriot said of who will be those two appointees. “The board will appoint it. Names can be submitted to me so that I can recommend to the board for approval. We have had a few people who have shown interest.
“We will present that when the time comes.”
When the time comes for the two new members to take part in a monthly meeting, some room will have to be made. The current bench seats Theriot, Alderwoman Phyllis Johnson, Aldermen Warren Rost, Aldermen Jonathan Schlicher and Clerk Melanie Denais. With COVID protocols in place, Rost and Schlicher are sitting at temporary tables. Maurice is in the process of plans for a new city hall, which will take care of any issues with the room. Until then...
“We will have to take out a row of chairs and put two more tables,” Theriot said.