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Bailey Sellers and Brendon LeMaire were united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Woodlawn Chapel in Maurice, Louisiana. Pastor Steve Delino officiated the 5:30 p.m. ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Malinda and Keith Sellers. She is the granddaughter of the late John, Sr. and Juanita Gaspard, Dudley, Jr. and Glenda Sellers of Abbeville.
The bride is a 2012 graduate of Kaplan High, a 2014 graduate of SLCC for LPN, and a 2019 graduate of LSUE with an associates’ degree in nursing, RN. She is employed as a Registered Nurse at Abbeville General Emergency Room.
The groom is the son of Melanie LeMaire and the late Clayton Courville. He is the grandson of the late Alede and Maria Courville, Gerald LeMaire, of Kaplan and Dorna Suire of Kaplan.
The groom is a 2011 graduate of Kaplan High and currently owns his own lawn service business, LeMaire’s Lawn Specialist.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory-colored gown with a beaded lace top and a keyhole back. The dress featured a satin bottom with rhinestone buttons that flowed down onto the train. She wore a short ivory English tulle veil with elegant lace at the ends.
She carried a bouquet of dahlia burgundy flowers with white roses and hints of blue and green wildflowers.
Serving as Maid of Honor was Tabitha Litwiler. Bridesmaids included Shayna LaSalle, Malorie Stoute, Taylor Wise, Shaylee Gaspard and Ceci Harper. They all wore long mesh wine-colored dresses with lace cap sleeves.
Ainsley Litwiler, daughter of Tabitha and Brad Litwiler, and Alexis Stoute, daughter of Malorie and Brandon Stoute, attended as flower girls. Ainsley wore an ivory-colored ballgown flower girl dress with a heart cutout on the back with a wine-colored belt. Alexis wore an ivory-colored sleeveless knee length flower girl dress.
Jacob Guidry attended as Best Man. Groomsmen included Coco Hargrave, Chance Hargrave, Clay Sellers, Ryan Mire and Brad Litwiler. Bryson Courville, son of Derek Courville and Randi Menard as well as John Clay Sellers, son of Clay Sellers and Lillie Broussard, served as ring bearers.
Ushers for the ceremony included Derek Courville and Gavin LeMaire.
Following the ceremony, a formal reception was held at Blacks, which featured rustic decor. The bride’s cake was a three-tiered half-naked french vanilla cake with pecan praline and cream cheese filling. The groom’s cake was a french vanilla sheet cake with chocolate truffle filling, with the groom’s lawn service business as its’ theme. The couple will reside in Abbeville, LA, after a wedding trip to St. Lucia.

The National Weather Service has declared the system over the west central Gulf as Tropical Depression 17 this morning.
An aircraft will investigate this system early this afternoon. While there is a chance of this depression becoming a tropical storm (next name: Olga), it would likely only remain a tropical storm for just a few hours. It is forecasted to merge with a cold front and move into south central Louisiana by this evening. No tropical storms warnings are expected across our area.
Locally, we can expect the following impacts from this system and approaching front:
Rainfall: 1-4 inches with locally 8 inches through Saturday afternoon. Highest amounts will be over southwest and central Louisiana and Acadiana Region. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of southwest, south central and central Louisiana.
Coastal Flooding: Tides will be 1-2 feet above normal with minor coastal flooding expected at high tide. A Coastal flood Advisory is in effect for coastal counties/parishes including Calcasieu parish.
Rain and the coastal flood potential should end by Saturday morning.

ABBEVILLE — In Loving Memory of Louella Marie Rock Lombas
Funeral Services for Mrs. Louella Lombas, 71, will be held at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 12:00PM with Pastor Kenny Flaming officiating. Interment will follow at Morgan City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 9:00AM until time of services.
Louella Marie was born in Morgan City, Louisiana on September 28, 1948 to Anthony and Louise Rock. She grew up a Cajun girl at heart, loved being out in nature and helping others. Louella had three siblings Anthony, Gail and Michael and is survived by her youngest brother Michael.
She married and had three beautiful daughters- Leslie Caruso of Patterson, LA; Angel and her husband Daniel Cryer of Vidor, TX and Staci Reidinger and her husband Brad Lackey of San Diego, CA.
Louella’s daughters’ ushered in 11 precious grandchildren and 12 precious great grand children. And boy did she love those kiddos!
Louella lived life to the fullest. From living in Scotland and Singapore in the 1980s, caring for her parents and siblings and running a few small businesses to volunteering at her church, becoming an expert in cancer treatments and helping others struggling with terminal illnesses, she truly loved giving her time to improving humanity.
Upon her passing from this life and ascending up to heaven, Louella resided in Delcambre, LA with her husband Gary Lombas where they ran a seafood business and enjoyed many hours gardening, traveling, caring for their three dogs and tending to all their farm animals. She is survived by Gary and her stepchildren Guy Lombas, Buffie Hebert, Scottie Lombas and Jacob Lombas of Delcambre, LA.
Louella’s suffering from many years of cancer is now over but her impact on her family, friends and those also fighting cancer will continue to live on for many generations to come. May she rest in peace knowing that her memory lives on in their lives of so many.
May Louella’s passing remind us once again to slow down, smell the roses and cherish each day. God Bless you.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Abbeville 2600 Charity St. (337) 893-3777 will be handling the arrangements.

March 12, 1928 ~ October 21, 2019

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Lona Mae Broussard, 91, who died Monday, October 21, 2019 at Eastridge Nursing Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Father Donald Bernard officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Christopher Broussard, Dustin Broussard, Timothy Lisk, Tyler Burgess, Michael Gautreaux, Mitch Falgout, Johnathan Hebert, Dane LeBlanc, and Brandon Gilbert. Readers for the Mass will be Nicole Lisk and Gabrielle Broussard and the gift bearers will be the great grandkids.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Lisk of Tulsa, OK and her children, Nicole, Timothy and Natile; her son, Sans Charles Broussard and wife, Linda Hulin Broussard of Maurice and their children, Dawn, Dana, Virginia and Erin, her son, Daniel John Broussard, Jr of Maurice and his children, Jessica, Chris and Dusty, and her son, Patrick Dominic Broussard and wife, Teresa Lee Broussard of Frisco, TX and his child, Gabrielle; and 17 great grandchildren; Lona is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Bernice Landry, Melise Broussard and Velta Broussard.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel J. Broussard; parents, Albert Broussard and the former Edna Clark; half-brothers, Mayo, Walter, and Isaac; and half-sisters, Eunice, Adlie, Rhea, and Elina.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 8:00 AM until 11:15 AM when the procession will depart for the church.
The family would like to thank Eastridge Assisted Living - Mrs. Angie LeBlanc and staff, Hospice of Acadiana, AMG Specialty Hospital and staff, Eastridge Nursing Home and Rehabilitation - Mr. Terry Gros and staff and Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care for their continued care over the past six years. All of your caring hands and hearts will be remembered forever! Thank you!
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.