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Miss Amanda M. Leblanc of Abbeville, LA and Mr. Nicholas D. Geyer of Lisle, Illinois, are pleased to announce their engagement and plans of marriage.
The wedding will take place at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in New Orleans, LA during a 6 p.m. ceremony on April 12, 2019.
Amanda is the daughter of Leslie Paul LeBlanc and Denise W. LeBblanc of Abeville. Her grandparents are the late Doris A. LeBlanc of Abbeville and the late Annie B. LeBlanc, Maxine Lemaire of Erath, LA and the late George Wyatt of San Antonio, TX.
She is a 2011 graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School and a 2015 graduate of UL Lafayette with a degree in Nursing. She is a nurse at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA.
Nicholas is the son of Joseph and Christanna Geyer of Lisle, IL. His grandparents are Agnes Geyer, the late Frite Geyer and the late Dale and Sophia Anderson.
He is a 2007 graduate of Benet Academy in Lisle, IL and a 2011 graduate of Illinois State University with a degree in Geology. He is currently attending UL Lafayette. He is a water plant foreman at Ecoserv in Port Fourchon, LA.

Kaplan native Jonathan “J.P.” Perry was recently sworn in as the new judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeal for the state of Louisiana, by Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. On hand for the event were Perry’s wife and children. The Lake Charles-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, 3rd District, Section 4F seat covers all of Vermilion and portions of Acadia and Lafayette Parishes.

December 7, 1954 ~ January 14, 2019

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Noella Marie LeBlanc Hebert, 64, who died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Eastridge Nursing Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Louis Richard officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Hagun Hebert, Collin Hebert, Logan Hebert, Glenn LeBlanc, Corie East, Chuck Hebert, Carrol Hebert and Harold Marceaux. Honorary pallbearer will be Brooks Hebert.
Noella is survived by her husband of 45 years, Richard Hebert; three sons, Chad Hebert and his wife Rodessa of Kaplan, Chuck Hebert and his wife Udona of Abbeville, and Carrol Hebert and his wife Roxann of Abbeville; seven grandchildren, Mallory Hebert, Hagun Hebert, Collin Hebert, Logan Hebert, Emma Hebert, Anna Claire Hebert, and Brooks Hebert; mother, Lilly Joyce Trahan of Abbeville; step-father, Martin “Pete” Trahan of Abbeville; one brother, Glenn D. LeBlanc and his wife Vicki of Abbeville; and two sisters, Diana East and her husband Murphy of Abbeville, and Jeanell LeBlanc of Lafayette.
She was preceded in death by her father, Nelson LeBlanc; sister, Sanda Faye LeBlanc; and niece, Nicole LeBlanc.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 8:00 AM until 9:45 AM 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.