Kilee Regina Muna was crowned the 2017 Miss Gueydan, Saturday, May 13 at the Gueydan High School Auditorium during the Miss Gueydan Pageant sponsored by Les Dames de Gueydan.
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Ms. Linda Landry Sherman passed away peacefully at home on May 9, 2017 at the age of 68. She was born August 9th, 1948, in Abbeville, LA and resided in Delcambre, LA.
She enjoyed spending her time talking on the phone with her brother, attending events & activities with her family and friends, and keeping in touch with lifelong friends made while living abroad in Singapore
Linda was also an avid volunteer dedicating her time and energy towards American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Linda is survived by her daughters Faith Borel (Kevin) of Delcambre and Jennifer LeMaire (Jacque) of New Iberia; brother: Ross Landry (David) of St. Louis; grandchildren: Chelsie Burke (Ryan), Hunter Clostio (Sophia), Amber Borel (Slaydan), Logan & Kyle LeMaire, Blade Borel, and Natalia Segura; great grandchildren: Avery & Payten Burke, Joshua Breaux, Mason, Mallie, & Myla Antoine, and Kayben & Kaizlee Romero. She also leaves behind her faithful companion Taco, her beloved Chihuahua.
Linda is preceded in death by her parents Valton and Elaine (Margret) Landry of Erath, LA, and her dear friend Carol Bourgeois of Delcambre, LA.
The family would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Seth Porche & Marcy 'Darcy' Walker along with the other employees of Hospice of Acadiana.
A celebration of life will be celebrated at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in her name to:
American Cancer Society
In Memory of Linda Sherman
Wings of Hope Relay for Life Team Iberia
1604 W Pinhook Rd # 300
Lafayette, LA 70508
Share condolences and words of comfort with the family of Linda S. Sherman at www.lafuneralservices.com.
Linda S. Sherman and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Louisiana Funeral Services and Crematory of Broussard 108 Hardware Road Broussard, LA 70518.
April 10, 1922 ~ May 12, 2017
KAPLAN —A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Velta Broussard Dubois, 95, who died Friday, May 12, 2017 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital.
She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Mark Miley officiating the services.
She is survived by her two sons, Jarvis Dubois of Kaplan and Ronald Dubois and his wife, Mona of Kaplan; one sister, Annie Mae Broussard of Kaplan; 10 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and 1 great-great granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Avery Dubois; and one daughter, Elwanda Dubois.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Sunday, May 14, 2017 from 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Monday, May 15, 2017 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for the church.
Arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan. Condolences may be sent to the Dubois family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
January 9, 1926 ~ May 11, 2017
COW ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 12, 2017 at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of Ewell J. Hebert, 91, who died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Matthew Barzare officiating the services.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons and great-grandsons, Timothy Hebert, Corey Landry, Jacob Landry, Justin Landry, Chanse Hebert, Blake McBride, Peyton Broussard, and Collin Hebert.
Ewell leaves happy memories in the hearts of many. Most important was his devotion to wife and family. His heart was broken and his life never the same after his wife of seventy years passed away ten months ago. As a father, his simple love of God and the Catholic Church kept him praying and attending mass, and serving as an unwavering example to his family.
Ewell was a gentle and kind man who passed on the value of hard work to his children. He loved working as a rice and cattle farmer. Not wanting to completely retire after fifty years, he continued for as long as he could helping in the fields with his tractor and then tending to his cows on his gator. Throughout his life, he never forgot and enjoyed telling stories of his service in the Navy during WWII. His life-long love of Cajun music was even more evident as his strength failed, but not his singing ability.
He is survived by his two sons, Ronald Hebert and his wife, Clara of Cow Island and Steve Hebert and his wife, Lerdy of Cow Island; two daughters, Vicky and her husband, Curtis Landry of Perry and Mary Beth and her husband, Bryan McBride of Crowley; one sister, Zula Frederick of Meaux; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Zula Mae Meaux Hebert; one daughter, Judy Bernard; parents, Lionel Hebert and the former Edole Boudreaux; one brother, Iris “Pep” Hebert; one sister, Audrey Jerome; and one grandson, Dwayne Hebert.
The family would like to express special thanks to Juanita Landry, Toppie Landry, and Laura Stelly for their compassionate care, and also gratitude to Hospice of Acadiana and the staff at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Anne Catholic Church, 17315 Lionel Road, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510, on Friday, May 12, 2017 from 9:00 AM until the services with a rosary being prayed at 11:00 AM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Hebert family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
ABBEVILLE — Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:00PM at Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Abbeville for Wilfred Charles Allen.
Wilfred Charles Allen was born May 7, 1947 in Abbeville, LA to Wilton Allen and Roberta Brailey Allen. He is the oldest of three children. He was christened on July 13, 1947 at Mount Triumph Baptist by Reverend A.J. May. His Guardians were James Campbell and Victorine Broussard. He was baptized at an early age. He became a member of Pleasant Green Baptist Church on September 3, 1995.
Wilfred met Irma in the early 70s and the two were married February 17, 1973 in Abbeville, LA by Rev. Henry G Woods. From this union one daughter was born, Tara LaBelle Allen.
Wilfred enjoyed family gatherings and cruising around the streets of Abbeville. He worked for Abbeville Policy Juror for many years before becoming disabled.
Brother Wilfred Allen leaves to cherish his memories: his father, Wilton Allen, One Daughter, Tara Allen-Williams and her husband Dirk of Eastvale, CA; Three Granddaughters, Damarra Marie Williams, Dauriel Myel Williams and Danyelle Michelle Williams; One Grandson, Damion Malcolm Williams of Eastvale, CA.
One brother, Rev. John Edward Allen and his wife, Myra of Abbeville, LA; and One sister, Alice Elaine Guidry and her husband, Wilfred, Jr. of Beaumont, Texas.
Three nephews, Wilfred Paul Guidry III, Johnny Allen Guidry, Allen Broussard, eight nieces, Jenissa Allen St Julien and her husband Chris, Roberta “Auriel” Guidry, Julaine Allen Gray, his Godchild, and her husband, William, Janae Allen, Brenda Nolan and her husband Ted, Linda Broussard Pillette and her husband Edward, Sr., Catherine Broussard and Lola Broussard, Ten great nephews, seven great nieces, ten Great-Great nephews, Four great-Great nieces; a long time friend, Cynthia Montgomery, a special cousin that he considered a sister, Jeretha Ardoin; one great aunt, Anna (Ta Dut) Washington; one aunt, Mildred Brailey, two cousins whom he thought of as aunts, Mary Belle Campbell and Marian Wright; a host of family and friends.
Brother Allen is preceded in death by his wife, Irma Landry Allen; and his mother Roberta Brailey Allen.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 11:00AM until time of service at 1:00PM at Pleasant Green Baptist Church.
Kinchen Funeral Home Inc., 1011 North Saint Antoine Street, Lafayette LA 70501 is in charge of arrangements. Additionally, condolences to the family can be expressed on our website at www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.
GUEYDAN — The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies spent almost the entire day searching for two suspects who were trying to break into the Estherwood /Morse fire chief’s car early Thursday morning
At around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office called off the search after a witness said they saw the two men get in another car that morning.
Estherwood/Morse Fire Chief Robert Touchet, who lives in Acadia Parish, heard someone attempting to break into his vehicle located in Morse. The two men fled, and Touchet pursued them. A passenger in the suspect’s car began firing at the chief’s vehicle.
Touchet and the deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office began a car chase to try to stop the two men. They went south down La. 91.
The two men (one white and one black) drove to Gueydan and wrecked their vehicle by Lougon’s Center on First Street.
After they wrecked, the suspects fled the scene on foot.
On Thursday morning, a crawfish farmer discovered the two men hiding under a tarp covering his crawfish boat. The farmer questioned the two men, and they gave him a false story as to why they were there.
They fled the scene on foot, and the farmer called the police.
A perimeter had been setup at La. 14 and Clarence Lege Road and La 91 and Humble Road where traffic was being detoured around the active search zones. The search included a La. State Police helicopter and is being assisted by several other law enforcement agencies to include the LSP, La. Wildlife and Fisheries, Federal Marshal, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, Crowley Police Department and Gueydan Police Department.
A Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Command Post was set up at the Duck Festival Building Thursday morning.
The schools in Gueydan went on partial lockdown for most of the day.
The names of the two men had not been released.
Veronica Thibeaux, (center) accepts the LAE Education Support Professional Image Award from LAE President Debbie Meaux (right). Also shown is LAE Vice President Daryl Roberson.
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Joellei Benoit, a job shadower from North Vermilion Middle School.
Anne Catherine Gallet
Julie Bertrand
Zack Smith
Megan Cao
Carson Suire
Eighth-grade girls named Joellei usually aren’t seen in the halls of Vermilion Catholic interviewing Sophomores, but today, that’s exactly what I did. My name is Joellei Benoit, and I am an eighth grade student at North Vermilion Middle School. Students are the futures of the world, and what influences us students is important.
Today I was able to ask a question that most students typically don’t hear, and asked a question that is rarely ever asked. “What influences you?” I asked five Vermilion Catholic students what influences them, and then we go deeper into the lives of five growing and developing people of the world.
First, I asked 16-year-old Anne-Catherine Gallet how her experience at VC has pushed her, not necessarily for college, but for anything. Her answer?
“Well, our biology teacher was actually a college professor, so actually getting to learn from college people will get me ready to take college courses like that and be able to do things that I like, like physical therapy.”
Which she mentioned may be her goal when she gets older. Anne-Catherine also said that the teachers in general are a big help too, with tutoring before school and after if you need it. She also says that she has parents who are really big into athletics like herself, but they “think sports are something to do to enjoy your teenage years, but still stick to your education.”
Asking the next students what influences them in their school makes me really realize , and hopefully opens other people’s eyes too, to what can make a person into what they are. They might be different people, but they are all in the same environment being affected by different things.
Megan Cao (15) is a girl who said she once was shy, but after her friend really pushed her in her faith, she broke out of it. Megan also loves fashion, saying that what you wear expresses who you are. This same friend who pushed Megan into her faith also introduced her to the drama club. Not only fashion, but she’s “really into music and theater, and the drama club here is amazing.
It’s so much fun and we get to do a lot of performances.” Having great friends is like having a great family, and when Megan is stressed from school she can count on her friend to once again point her towards her faith to pray. And in the words of Anne-Catherine, “You are who your friends are.”
I also talked to 16 year old Zack Smith, who loves his small community where everyone knows everyone at V.C. When asking Zack what has influenced him at his school, he said, “Biology, because I really want to go into the medical field. I don’t know where yet, but I do wanna go.”
That’s a start, being that Zack says that he has parents that support him as he sticks to school, and he can accomplish anything he puts his mind to. Not only does he have supportive parents to keep him on track, but his small community is what he loves most about going to Vermilion Catholic. His friends in this small community push him to strive and push him to the limit, and that’s what he’s striving to do.
“Saying no to peer pressure even through social media” is what Julie Bertrand said when I asked her how her peers influenced her at Vermilion Catholic. Being one of three triplets (who she jokingly says think they’re better then her?) might have been why when I asked her what she thought people should know, she said that “Everyone is different in your own way.”
Being 15 and a triplet is probably hard enough, but Julie can probably handle it being that she said that V.C. made her self-disciplined. So how is Julie different? “Because I get along with older people,” and she must have an old soul to be able to talk so easily.
However, everyone is completely different and has a world within their own that no one may know about, and that became clear while talking to Carson Suire. At 17 years old, he says that he wants to “show his inner world and let other people find that entrance. You can escape the world and make your own,” through his career choice, which is video game designing.
Carson is inspired by his dad, who he says is hard working and accomplished his goal even after an illness. Carson says that since he was three he worked on old classic cars with his dad, that helped his art and creativity in designing games.
All of these students had one thing in common when asked who influenced them. That thing was that their parents, teachers, friends, and people that they chose to surround themselves with made a difference in their life to make them who they are. Who you are is determined by what you do and the choices you have made, and as Anne -Catherine Gallet said, “You are who your friends are.” So who are you, and what influences you?
Not everyone in Delcambre was receiving a utility bill.
DELCAMBRE - Five months into the Mayor Pam Blakely administration in Delcambre, the new mayor is still discovering items to cut in order to save the town money, and she also learned that some residents are not getting billed for utility services.
Blakely, from Delcambre who beat out long time mayor Carrol Broussard, has already stopped employees from using town vehicles for personal use. She also got rid of using Cintas for work uniforms and providing rugs for city hall. Total savings of just over $1,000 a month.
Through her looking at the financial books and bills, she recently learned that a handful of residents were not getting a bill from the town for water, sewerage and trash pick up.
This has been taking place since 2012.
After Blakely added the total amount the town lost because of at least five residents not paying a bill, it equaled to just under $15,000.
One resident’s savings over five years totaled $5,500 while another’s totaled $4,000.
She is looking into why these residents never received a bill. But as of this month, those residents will begin getting a bill from the town.
Blakely said those residents will not get off cheap. The town plans to send them a letter letting them know that they owe the town money for free services they have been getting over the years.
One of the things Blakely and the aldermen did not decide is how the residents will pay back the town.
In her short five months, Blakey also learned that some workers had I-phones and the bills were being paid by the Delcambre residents. It was not uncommon for the town to pay cell phone bills that totalled $1,300 a month, because many had I-Phones.
No longer.
Now, the aldermen voted to do away with I-phones, unless it is the employee’s personal phone, and give the town employee two options.
The first option is for the town to furnish city workers with a flip phone and pay the monthly bill.
The second option is for the town employee to use their personal phone and town contributes $30 or $50 a month towards their cell phone bill.
The head of the department will be paid a stipend of $50 a month and a city worker will get $30.
Alderman Tim Derise asked the question, what if a city worker drops his personal cell phone in the water, will the town pay for a new phone? Blakely said no. They have the option of using a town’s cell phone for free, she said.
The aldermen were also informed that the town’s garbage pickup will be going up just over a dollar a month more. Blakely said Progressive, the company that picks up garbage in the Iberia Parish side of the town, is raising its rates from $12.51 a month to $13.99 a month. The town will be billed the increase and the town will pass it on to Delcambre residents.
In the picture are Alex Detraz, his parents, Lisa and Dirk Detraz.
Alex Detraz of Abbeville recently committed to play baseball for Centenary College in Shreveport. Detraz has attended St. Thomas More for the last four years. For the last two years he played first base and lettered for three years. In the photo with Alex are his parents, Lisa and Dirk. Detraz is now the third baseball player from Vermilion Parish to sign with Centenary this year. Joining him on the team are VC’s Harrison and Griffin Vicknair.
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