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January 02, 1926 ~ December 28, 2017

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Annie Trahan Guidry, 91, who died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Cemetery with Reverend Louis Richard officiating the services.
Annie is survived by her husband, Joseph “Jay” Guidry of Abbeville; two daughters, Kim Guidry of Abbeville and Tina Guidry Miller and her husband Cody of Abbeville; and a granddaughter, Lacy Miller Dennies and her husband Jenson of Lafayette.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pierre Trahan and the former Elize Vincent; son, Timothy Paul Guidry; brother, Bradley Trahan; and a sister, Nellie Trahan Mouton.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Friday, December 29, 2017 from 9:30 AM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 8:00 AM until 11:45 AM when the procession will depart for the church.
Annie’s family would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to Dr. Guss Ingraldi, Dr. Lahasky, Dr. Cain, Concept of Care Home Health, and Hospice of Acadiana for the care and compassion given to Annie.
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.

Chester and Patricia Landry of Kaplan are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jill Marie Landry, to Travis James Bodin, son of Leland and Susan Bodin of Maurice.
The wedding will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice.
Grandparents of the future bride are the late Chester W. Landry, Sr. and the late Goldie B. Landry of Kaplan. Mr. Frank Gonzales and the late Consuelo Gonzales of New Braunfels, Texas.
Jill is a 2007 graduate of Kaplan High School and a 2015 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a General Studies degree in Behavioral Science with a minor in Business. She is employed with Wood Group in Lafayette as an Operations Assistant.
Grandparents of the prospective groom are the late Dallas J. Bodin and the late Marie M. Bodin of Maurice. The late Nettie S. Fontenot and the late Shelton J. Fontenot from Ville Platte.
Travis is a 2008 graduate of North Vermilion High School. He is the owner/operator of Back 40 Crawfish and is currently employed with Vermilion Scapes in Maurice.

It’s the beginning of a new year. We’ve celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Next on the horizon will be Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras is early again, Feb. 13. And in 2019, Mardi Gras is really late -- March 5.
So why isn’t Mardi Gras on the same day every year, like Christmas? It’s all about Easter, which isn’t on the same day every year.
Listen up, because this involves math, astronomy and religion.
Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox, March 21. That means Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25.
What’s an ecclesiastical full moon?
The Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory explains that “the full moon involved is not the astronomical full moon but an ecclesiastical moon (determined from Catholic Church tables) that keeps, more or less, in step with the astronomical full moon.”
The AA explains that “In 1582, Christopher Clavius and a council working at the direction of Gregory XIII (Pope of the Roman Catholic Church) completed a reconstruction of the Julian Calendar producing new Easter tables.”
So what does this have to do with Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras is usually set 47 days before Easter. In any given year, Mardi Gras will fall on any Tuesday between Feb. 3 and March 9. These two dates are extra special, because Mardi Gras will fall on them only once in a lifetime, each occurring roughly once every 100 to 150 years.
Mardi Gras is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
Now that we know when Mardi Gras is this year, and why it is on that date, Kaplan’s Krewe Chic-A-la-Pie will host their 64th annual Mardi Gras celebration downtown Kaplan with a parde.