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Haley Brooke Baudoin and Christopher Howson Willem were married on the evening of Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the Evangeline Room at City Club of River Ranch in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Honorable Laurie Hulin served as officiant of the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Gerard Baudoin and Helen Theriot Baudoin of Maurice, Louisiana. She is the granddaughter of Elgin Prejean Baudoin and the late Edgar Baudoin, Jr. of Maurice, Louisiana and Leroy Theriot and Verlie Johnson Theriot of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
The groom is the son of David Willem and Jenny Howson Willem of Metairie, Louisiana. He is the grandson of Jeanine Bordelon Willem and the late Harold Willem, Jr. of Metairie, Louisiana and Robert Howson and Claire Gillis Howson of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a stunning ballgown made of pearl Mikado fabric featuring a banded, off-the-shoulder neckline and adorned with a crystal and pearl belt and hand-sewn buttons down the train. She wore a fingertip length veil with crystal-edge beading. The bride carried a clutch bouquet of magnolias and magnolia leaves from her paternal grandparents’ tree. Wrapped around the bouquet was hand-sewn lace from her mother’s wedding dress.
Nicole Walters Touchette, sister of the bride, and Allison Willem Caillouet, sister of the groom, served as matrons of honor. Nicholas Caillouet, brother-in-law of the groom, and Grant Baudoin, brother of the bride served as best men. Cody Touchette, brother-in-law of the bride, served as the usher.
Harper Eve Touchette, niece and Goddaughter of the bride, and Kate Dayle Touchette, niece of the bride, served as flower girls. Howson Grady Caillouet, nephew and Godson of the groom, and Logan Jonathan Bainbridge Renfro, cousin and Godson of the groom, served as ring bearers. 
The readers were Elizabeth Baudoin Landry and Cynthia Howson Weinmann, Godmothers of the bride and groom.
Following the ceremony, the reception was held at the City Club at the River Ranch Ballroom. The evening before the ceremony, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner in the Eleven Hundred Room at the City Club.
Haley is a graduate of North Vermilion High School and a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. She is also a graduate of LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans where she earned a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. She is currently a student at the University of Lynchburg pursuing her Doctor of Medical Sciences degree. She is a nationally-certified Physician Assistant specializing in orthopedic spine surgery in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Christopher is a graduate of Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology. He is employed as an international project manager by Pellerin Milnor Corporation in Kenner, Louisiana.
After a honeymoon in Saint Thomas, the couple will reside in Metairie, Louisiana.

Have you ever met someone who was generous and miserable? Or have you ever known anyone who was selfish and happy? Probably not.
There is a common characteristic in happy people. They give. They look out” for their neighbor. They look for someone who they can help, bless, support, etc. In giving, they find joy.
The Christian Service Center would like to thank all of their supporters and donors who contribute to our community in a variety of ways. Below is a list of thoughts about the joy of giving.
"No one has ever become poor by giving.,” said Anne Frank
When I read God's Word, I have no other choice than to share the blessings I have been given with those around me. I know that I am called to share and give with a generous heart. When I do this I feel I am sincerely part of my community , state, and world. It takes me out of myself and focusing on bringing others relief and happiness. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Cor 9:7
Each time I have been given a portion of what I have been blessed with, I receive such joy and warmth in my heart. I know I am fulfilling a purpose for which I was put on this Earth. I get back not only a smile and "thank you", but peace and happiness that does not fade.
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ Acts 20:35

“Giving to those in need is one thing that has always left lasting satisfaction and never regret in my heart. Helping someone when they might be down hasn't always been monetarily. Sometimes I have just listened to a person who is confused or needs an ear and they are so appreciative and I leave the encounter with an unexplainable joy in my heart. The irony is that there has never been a tangible gift I have received that has left me with the sustaining pleasure and joy inside the way that giving to others does. Giving to others is the best gift I have ever given myself.”

Retired Teacher and Christian Service Center volunteer

“Giving back to God involves TRUST, or another word… FAITH. We are asked to stretch our faith and, in this way, grow spiritually. Sacrificial giving is about being good stewards of what actually are all God’s gifts. Stewardship is NOT fund-raising. It’s our gift back to God. Generously, not grudgingly. “For God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor 9:6)”

Rev. Louis Richard

“As a kid growing up, my dad used to always tell my siblings and I, “You can’t out-give God. He is perfect love and a total self-gift, you can’t out-give perfect love.” Of course, we thought my dad was a total cheese ball at the time, but the lessons of those years have stuck with me and now I find myself saying the same thing. Witnessing the community rally time after time, giving of themselves...giving of their time talent and resources to help meet the needs of our brothers and sister in the poor is truly remarkable. The common threads are always love and joy. Giving engenders gratitude. Gratitude yields love and joy. Once again, we see the Gospel has it right, “For it is better to give than to receive.” Acts 20;35

John Listi
Director of Evangelization, St. Mary Magdalen

“We love our donors! A donor came in today with a check. She and her friend had a fundraiser and donated all the proceeds to our Center. Evangeline Bread donated 100 hens with the trimmings to bless some of our families for Thanksgiving. Walmart provides bread, meat, and desserts 3 times a week to help keep our pantry full. Our schools are so awesome with the students lovingly donating food to our community. Costco and Second Harvest Food Bank are important sources of donations as well.”

Volunteer from the Christian Service Center

“We are blessed to be a blessing. All that we have belongs to God. He has blessed us expecting us to be good stewards over everything He has blessed us with.”

Local volunteer from the Christian Service Center

“He must increase; I must decrease.” John 3:30
“To give to others simply means I have to let something go that I have whether time, talent, treasure. Giving brings joy because the act of of letting go or decreasing allows God to enter into my life and uses my time, talent, treasure to further His Kingdom and to bring joy to others. By giving,I decrease and make room for God to use me. Less me, More God, More Joy!”

Volunteer for the Vermilion Women's Resource Center

“Philippians 2:7 “but He emptied himself, taking the form of a servant...” Just as our Lord humbled himself for us, so to, when we humble ourselves and serve others, we are imitating Jesus. Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!”
Drew David of the Sheriff’s Office

“Serving others puts a joy in my heart that that is unmatched by anything else. I am able to see everyone as a child of God.”

Andrea Noegel

“Giving and serving is a true way to see Jesus in all His glory!”

Tobie Dartez

“It is not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, that is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.”

Karen Molbert

CROWLEY — An LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant agent is studying the effects of crawfish production following a second crop of rice.
Mark Shirley is conducting the study requested by farmers who want to know to what extent harvesting a second rice crop will affect their crawfish.
“These days, rice farmers are trying to get every bit of value out of their crawfish crop in addition to their rice crop,” Shirley said.
The study, funded by the Louisiana Rice Research Board, will try to determine how food for crawfish, habitat, water quality and crawfish populations are affected by harvesting a second rice crop.
The project is underway at the South Farm of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
On one 7.5-acre field, an initial crop of rice was harvested in August. The field was then flooded, but no second crop was harvested. On the second 7.5 acres, the first crop was harvested in August and the second crop was cut Nov. 19 with several inches of water flooding the field.
Rice straw from harvesting a second crop will decompose in the flood, Shirley said. That usually results in lower water quality because dissolved oxygen will be removed from the decomposition, reducing the amount of food available for crawfish in the spring.
“So it’s a question of how much damage do you have by harvesting the second crop,” he said.
The field with the second crop was left flooded for the second harvest because draining it would have killed most of the crawfish, he said.
Some farmers have asked about the possible benefit of using a stripper header on a harvester that leaves more of the plant intact and could have less impact on water quality. Further study may be done to explore that alternative, Shirley said.
Shirley is optimistic about the upcoming crawfish season. Cooler temperatures and rain in October provided needed moisture that allowed adults to emerge from their burrows.
“Conditions for crawfish are actually looking pretty good,” he said.

November 27, 1943 - November 08, 2019

ABBEVILLE — A Memorial Mass will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church for Linda Mire Hebert, 75, who passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
Father Donald Bernard will officiate the mass.
She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery.
Linda is survived by her daughters, Angela Francois. and Kristina Thibodeaux; brother, Godfrey Mire and wife Sonia; sisters, Carol Romero and husband Weston, and Peggy Tollett and husband Leonard; grandchildren, Jason Clement and wife Meisha, Hannah Thibodeaux, and Ava Thibodeaux; great grandchild, Parker Clement; and great step-grandchild, Kimberly Theriot.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis Mire and the former Maggie Harrington; and nephew, Weston Romero Jr.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 300 Pere Megret, Abbeville, on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 10:00 AM until time of service.
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.