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According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, due to the current uprise in COVID-19 cases, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office will also be suspending fingerprinting services to the public until further notice.

With new masks mandates and the delta variant running wild, there has been some question whether the 2021 prep football season will be affected before it is slated to begin in three weeks.
For the head football coaches at the various high schools in Vermilion Parish, it’s something that they are keeping an eye on, but they don’t believe that the start of the upcoming football season will be pushed back or delayed.
“I feel better about the season this year as opposed to last year,” Erath coach Eric LeBlanc said. “It’s not something that we have been too concerned about if they push the season back.
“It probably would have happened by now. I mean, things can change over the next couple of weeks, but as a staff, we feel better (about the season starting on time) than we did last year.”
Delcambre coach Artie Liuzza’s concern is not with the start of the season but what happens during the middle of the season.
“It’s not so much the start of the season for me but what happens in the middle of the season,” Liuzza said. “What happens if teams need to forego a week here and there like last year?
“I don’t know at this time if anyone is looking into pushing the season back, and I sure hope we don’t get there.
“I’m going on a full go unless we hear otherwise. If something does happen, I’m hoping that things will be on a case by case basis instead of affecting everybody.”
Like most coaches, Vermilion Catholic coach Broc Prejean is taking a wait-and-see attitude.
“Things like that are out of our control, and we preach to the kids to worry about what you can control,” Prejean said. “We had kids show up for practice with masks ready for being inside the building. They understand it’s something that we have to do, and we have to mitigate this as best as we can, and they have to do their part.”
Abbeville head football coach Roderick Moy, whose team is in the middle of a two-week quarantine due to COVID, also feels that the season will not be postponed.
“I don’t think so,” he said. “I know that we are going to do everything possible to get the entire season played because we want that for our seniors.
“They saw what happened last year and how games were canceled and how the season was only eight games and that we lost a couple of games to COVID. I think that everyone is going to do their best to make sure that the season gets played in full.”
First-year Kaplan coach Cory Brodie is not a fan of either the season being pushed back or unintentional breaks once the season beings.
“If I had to choose, I would rather the season being pushed back rather than have the routine derailed during the season,” he said. “The problem is you can do everything right and still end up on the wrong side of this.
“I think that we’ve done a good job of following everything, and this being the second year that we’ve had to deal with this, it’s a lot easier to tell these kids because they’ve seen it happen first-hand.”
All the coaches polled feel that, as of now, nothing will change and that the season will go on without a hitch, but they also feel that if everyone, fans, coaches, players, and administration all do what they can, then there won’t be an issue for 2021 football.

May 21, 1941~ August 04, 2021

MAURICE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 07, 2021 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice honoring the life of Hulen Duhon, 80, who passed away Wednesday, August 04, 2021 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital.  He will be laid to rest at St. Alphonsus Cemetery with Father Paul Bienvenu officiating the services.  Pallbearers will be Guy Duhon, Tony Libersat, Andre Couvillon, Nicholas Trahan, Brett Trahan, and Chad Lege.
Hulen had a passion for gardening and loved being around family and friends. His grandchildren were the light of his life.
He is survived by his son, Guy Duhon and his wife Christy; daughter, Renee Libersat and her husband Tony; three grandchildren, Shelly Couvillon, Madison Duhon, and Molly Mae Duhon; a sister, Katie Trahan; and special friend, Yvonne Arceneaux.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Merelyn Duhon, parents, Minos Duhon and the former Bella Trahan; and infant brother, John Howard Duhon.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Saturday, August 07, 2021 from 10:30 AM until 1:00 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
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.

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Gerald Lange will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 12PM with Father Metrejean officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home on Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 9AM until time of services with a recitation of the rosary at 10AM.
A native of Erath, Mr. Gerald passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. He worked offshore with ODECO for 13 years. After that he worked as a dump truck driver and then spent 20 years with the school board as a bus driver. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them.
He is survived by his wife, Abby Vice Lange; his son, Joseph Christian Lange and his wife Jeannine of Milton; his daughter, Erica Ann Toups and her husband Devrick of Kansas; his brother in law, Cebre Romero of Erath; his sisters in law, Janice Vice Trahan of Erath and Karen Vice of Abbeville; his grandchildren, Reed Hebert, Hunter Lange and his wife Haley, Ashleigh Lange, Jonah Toups, and Olivia Toups; and his four great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Dudly Lange and Rita Migues Lange; his sister, Jeanell Romero; and his brother in law, Horace Vice and his wife Marie Guidry.
Serving as pallbearers will be Reed Hebert, Hunter Lange, Blake Hebert, Marcus Romero, Alan Montet and Mike Vice.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
To help the community stay safe we will honor the August 1, 2021 Louisiana Mandates.  All families and their guests are required to wear a face-covering while at the funeral home and church. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.
David Funeral Home of Erath 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.