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1945 - 2019

Carol Henderson Landry, age 74, passed away on August 6, 2019. She was born on March 22, 1945 in Jonesville, LA to Albert Leon Henderson and Drusilla Spinks Henderson.
Carol graduated from Block High School, Jonesville, LA in 1963. She attended Northern State College, Natchitoches, LA and graduated with a BA in Elementary Education.
Carol worked as a fourth-grade teacher in Maurice, LA before moving with her military husband and spending the next 20 years raising a family. After her husband retired, she became an Administrative Assistant at Troy State University, Eglin Campus retiring in December 2007.
Carol had hobbies of gardening, quilting, machine embroidery, wreath making, other crafts and Facebook. Her current endeavor was assisting a dear friend with the startup of The Story House in Niceville.
Carol enjoyed traveling and sightseeing, visiting with friends and family and really enjoyed cruising on large cruise ships. She enjoyed decorating the house for seasonal events such as Christmas, Mardi Gras, Easter, the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Thanksgiving. Carol decorated the inside with help from her husband and supervised the outside decorating.
Carol was preceded in death by her father, mother and sister, Kathleen Henderson. Survivors include her husband, Larry Landry; sister, Marjorie Coleman; son, Larry Robert Landry and Colleen; daughter, Leslie Sisson and Mike Sisson; grandson, Alexander Calabro and Heather Calabro; great-grandson, Alexander Calabro, Jr., Lauren Hughes; grandson, Brandon Calabro; great-granddaughter, Aria Isla Calabro and Arlyn Hixon; step-grandson, Avery Sisson; step-granddaughter, Chase Sisson and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held at Heritage Gardens Funeral Home on Saturday, August 17, 2019 from 10-11:00am. A funeral service will follow the visitation with Chaplain Ralph Molyneux officiating. Interment will be in Heritage Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity or ministry in Carol Landry's name. You may express condolences to the family and sign the guestbook at www.heritagegardensfuneralhome.com. Heritage Gardens Funeral Home of Niceville is entrusted with the arrangements.

“The successes of Louisiana students, teachers and school and district administrators continue to reach new heights as indicated by unprecedented graduation rates, scholarship funding, and other college and career readiness components. I am proud to have contributed to the remarkable improvement and look forward to continuing to work alongside educators and parents to ensure every Louisiana student has access to a high-quality education,” said Dr. Holly Boffy as she qualified for a seat on the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).
“Every decision I make on the board is focused on what is best for our students. Our graduation rate is up 9.1 percentage points, over half of students are now earning college and career credentials, and the number of students who qualify for TOPS is up by 31% since I was first elected. I’m running for a final term in office to ensure we keep education in Louisiana moving in the right direction. Our children deserve leadership that will put their interests above all else,” she adds.
Dr. Boffy graduated from Abbeville High School in 1996 and was honored as the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year in 2010. During her 10 years teaching middle school, she earned National Board Certification. As Vice President of the Board, she has been an outspoken leader promoting opportunities for students as well as teacher and leader development.
Dr. Boffy is the founder of EdTalents. The mission of EdTalents is to support the development of educator talent systems that attract, hire, place, develop, leverage, and retain strong teachers and leaders. Previously, Dr. Boffy worked for the Council of Chief State School Officers and the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana to advance initiatives supporting teachers and school leaders.
Dr. Boffy and her husband, Carrick, are parents to two children—Pierce, 12, who attends public school, and Claire, 3. Dr. Boffy is an active member of Esther Baptist Church in Vermilion Parish. The Boffys founded Fishing for Memories: A Benefit to Conquer Alzheimer’s. The event, which was held in Intracoastal City, raised over $300,000 for the cause while awarding over $100,000 to the anglers and over 40 lifetime fishing licenses to children. Dr. Boffy also enjoys supporting families considering adoption.
“I believe in living my life in service to others. The education I received in the public schools of Vermilion Parish have, in large part, made my success possible. The best way I can serve others is to help provide every child an excellent education. While we cannot offer every student the childhood we might want them to experience, we can provide each one a high-quality education,” she concludes.
For more information, visit: www.HollyBoffy.com

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Around 10:30 on Tuesday morning, power had to be shut off in the City of Abbeville to make repairs after a contractor was electrocuted while working on a live electrical line.
According to Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza, the contractor is alive, but severely burned. The contractor’s name has not been released.
“He was airlifted to the burn center in Baton Rouge,” Piazza said. “He was talking to the police and firemen who responded before the ambulance transported him from the scene.”
The contractor works for Sol Power Lines.
Piazza said the city hired the contractor to make some repairs to lines and change out five poles after Hurricane Barry caused some damage when it hit in July. Piazza said the contractors were making repairs without having to shut off power to the entire city-wide.
“They were working on the line as what they refer to as hot,” Piazza explained, “meaning it’s live.”
Piazza said it is not an uncommon way for some contractors to work on high-transmission lines.
“They are specialized in this and that is why we hire them for this kind of work,” Piazza said, “but it is dangerous work.”
Contractors were replacing electrical poles on Ollie Drive, near Abbeville High School, when the incident occurred.
“I heard a big boom,” said one person who lives on Ollie Drive. “I thought it was a thunderstorm that came out of nowhere.”
Ollie Drive is near the Pete Noel Substation, the city’s primary power source.
“We had to shut the substation down completely,” Piazza said. “They were not going to be able to make repairs with the wires still live.”
Abbeville Electrical crews had power restored after an hour.
Vermilion Parish Superintendent Jerome Puyau announced at 11 a.m. that the four schools in Abbeville would be let out early because schools were without electricity.