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ERATH - Funeral services will be conducted for Ms. Eula Leblanc, 94 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Erath La on Saturday, February 22nd at 11am with Father Douglas Courville officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will begin Friday February 21 from 4 pm to 9 pm at David’s Funeral Home in Erath, La with recitation of the rosary at 7 pm. Visitation will resume Saturday from 8 am until service time.
She was a native of Iberia Parish and a resident of Erath. Mrs. Eula passed peacefully on Sunday February 16th surrounded by her loving family.
Eula was a member of the Lady's Altar Society and Catholic Daughters. Her precious accomplishments, besides her family, that will be cherished by many was her talent of French Hand Sewn christening dresses, 1st communion dresses as well as baby dresses. Her work has appeared in many magazines and is displayed at LSU textile museum.
She is survived by her 4 children, Ross LeBlanc and his wife Beverly, Carlette LeBlanc Motty, Linell LeBlanc Champagne, Cassey Landry Hidalgo and her husband Keith; 8 grandchildren, Dawn LeBlanc Dugas, Shane LeBlanc, Ryan LeBlanc, Felecity Hardin, Carissa Harrison, Saul Motty, Chad Comeaux, Nichole Buteaux; 21 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great Great Grandchild along with 3 sisters; Rita Bayard, Melby Saunier, Verna Gary and 1 brother Junius Comeaux.
She was proceeded in death by her husband Clet LeBlanc Jr; great granddaughter Alex Reese Dugas, grandson Eugene LeBlanc; parents Evra and Marie Comeaux; brothers Percy and Ernest Comeaux; Son-in-laws Ellery Landry and Tommy Champagne.
The Family would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Reshma Bhanushali; Dawn LeBlanc Dugas with Community Home Health Care and Community Hospice Care, Tracy Hargrave with Community Home Health, Karen Stelly with Community Hospice Care for the abundance of love and dedication and Father Andre’ Metrejean for his support and prayer.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.davidfuneralhome.com
David Funeral Home of Erath is in charge of arrangements, 209 East Putnam Street, Erath, LA 70533, (337) 937-0405.

EUNICE – A Eunice man was arrested today for possessing and sharing child sexual abuse images.
Earlier this year, Troopers assigned to the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit began an investigation into the distribution of child pornography. The suspect, 41-year-old Kevin D. Briscoe of Eunice, Louisiana, shared illicit images of children with investigators that were acting in an undercover capacity.
On Feb. 19, 2020, the Louisiana State Police and St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at Briscoe’s residence. Investigators found that Briscoe, who is a registered sex offender, was in possession of images of child sex abuse. He was arrested and charged with pornography involving juveniles (second offense) and was booked into the St. Landry Parish Correctional Facility.
The Louisiana State Police maintains close partnerships with other law enforcement agencies and will continue to work to locate and arrest those individuals who choose to participate in the crime of child pornography. Anyone with information on these types of crimes is encouraged to contact the Louisiana State Police at 1-800-434-8007.

ABBEVILLE, LA – Gathered with family, friends and supporters in downtown Abbeville Thursday, attorney Ricky LaFleur announced his candidacy for judge in the 15th Judicial District, Division C to give Vermilion Parish a court system that is efficient, fair, transparent and accountable, and most of all, that truly delivers justice for its citizens.
LaFleur, an attorney with 27 years of experience representing families, local businesses and communities across Vermilion Parish, will be on the ballot for the election to be held November 3, 2020.
“I am running to serve because I see the need in the 15th JDC for a full-time judge, an even-tempered public servant who dedicates his time to the people and judges fairly and impartially, treating all citizens with respect,” LaFleur told his supporters. “To the people of Vermilion Parish, I pledge to dedicate the time necessary to get the court’s work done, and that as your judge, I will carefully consider each case and timely render a fair decision so that justice will be delivered. I humbly ask for your vote this November.”
LaFleur began his legal career clerking with Judge Jeannette Theriot Knoll on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal after graduating from Loyola Law School in 1989. In 1992, he began practicing law as an associate with Cooper, Ortego and Woodruff, before establishing his own practice in Abbeville in 1996, focusing on general civil law including family law, wills and successions, and real estate transactions, and serves as Appointed Counsel in civil matters and misdemeanors.
A respected attorney, LaFleur has served as Prosecutor in the Mayor’s Court for the Village of Maurice since 2010 and is General Counsel for Maurice, in addition to serving as Prosecutor in the Mayor’s Court for the Village of Delcambre and General Counsel for the Abbeville Housing Authority. He proudly volunteers his legal services as Counsel for the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc.
LaFleur is married to Cecile Boudreaux, and they have two daughters, Elise and Lindsey. They live in Abbeville, and are parishioners of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice. A dedicated father, LaFleur has volunteered as a judge for many years for his daughter’s speech and debate tournaments and as a volunteer assistant softball coach. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 12163, a past member of the Abbeville Kiwanis and is an amateur radio operator.
More information can be found on his campaign committee’s website, www.lafeurforjudge.com.

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