Obituaries

Feb 6, 2020

Opelousas - Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 for Greg Chachere at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Father Gregory Simien will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at...

Feb 2, 2020

Lawtell – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Daniel Ray Babineaux at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell, LA.  Reverend Fr. Ted Broussard will officiate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Bridget Church Cemetery.

Mr. Babineaux, age 67, a resident of Lawtell,...

Jan 25, 2020

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 for Lanny Trahan at Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church in Opelousas. Rev. Regina Hickman will officiate the services. Burial and rendering of military honors will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Lanny Trahan, age 98 and a resident of Grand Prairie, passed away peacefully surrounded...

Jan 24, 2020

Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2020 for Otis Dupre, known to many as "Cho", in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Sammy Diesi will officiate the services. Rite of Committal and interment will follow at St. Andrew Catholic Cemetery in Plaisance.

Otis Dupre,...

Jan 23, 2020

Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2020 for Lee Marie Manuel at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at LaFond-Ardoin...

Jan 12, 2020

A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at 3:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana for the Rev. Msgr. Paul Metrejean.  Msgr. Metrejean died on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the age of 83.  The celebrant of the Funeral Mass will be the Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel, D.D.,...

Jan 11, 2020

Port Barre - Funeral services will be held for Herbert Joseph Martin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Courtableau Baptist Church in Port Barre, LA. Warren Guidry will officiate the services. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery in Port Barre.

Mr. Herbert, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020,...

Jan 10, 2020

Palmetto - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Viealy J. Leger on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Palmetto.  Father Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Thomas Church Cemetery.   Visitation will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020 from 9:30...

Jan 5, 2020

Grand Prairie - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Stephanie Ann Soileau at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, LA.  Reverend Daniel Picard will celebrate the Mass.  Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Peter Catholic Church Cemetery.

Ms. Soileau, age 57,...

Jan 4, 2020

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mary Jane Guillory Scherer at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January, 9, 2020, at St. Landry Catholic Church. Rev. Father Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow at Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum in Opelousas.  Musical selections will be performed by Westley and Claire Lacy.

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Jan 2, 2020

Funeral services for Nicky James Lavergne will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs. Brother Thomas Ayo will officiate the service.

Nicky, who was age 46, died at his residence surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 2, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer....

Dec 30, 2019

Joseph Charles Marks

Opelousas - Private memorial services are pending at this time.

Joseph Charles Marks, age 86, was a resident of Opelousas and passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019, at Opelousas General Health System.

He was a U. S. Army Veteran who proudly served his country.  He was also...

Dec 29, 2019

Funeral services will be held for Bryan Ortego at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will conduct the service.

After a long and courageous battle against...

Dec 23, 2019

Paul Joseph Alleman, age 34, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2019 at his residence.

He is survived by his son, Layden Alleman; his daughter, Sydni Alleman; his step-mother, Priscilla Alleman; his brothers, John Alleman (Vanessa), PJ Alleman (Liz), Anthony Alleman (Kim), James Alleman (Sharon) and Phillip Andre Alleman (Jade); his sisters, Jermaine Smith (Tony) and Carmen...

Dec 22, 2019

Ronald Robert Landry

Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ronald R. Landry on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Rev. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at a later date in the St. Landry Cemetery.

Ronald...

Dec 19, 2019

Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2019 for Runnie Fontenot Bordelon at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the Mass. Inurnment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington.

Runnie Fontenot Bordelon, age 79 and a resident of Opelousas,...

Dec 16, 2019

Funeral services for Lona Robertson Lassere will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Homes of Opelousas. The Reverend Benny Reppond will conduct the service. Private family burial will take place at a later date.

Visiting will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday until...

Dec 14, 2019

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM for Nellie Jane Duplechain on Sunday, December 22, 2019 in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs.  Brother Allan Myers will conduct the service.

Nellie was born on January 23, 1956 in Monroe, LA and died on December 14, 2019.

She is survived by her husband...

Dec 13, 2019

Opelousas – Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 for Leona Lavergne Elkins at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Church Point.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m....

Dec 12, 2019

Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019, for Anna Lee Ortego Dunbar in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the service. Rite of Committal will follow in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Monday, December 16, 2019...