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ERATH — A mass of Christian burial for Andrew "Bob" Babineaux will be celebrated by Father Andre Metrejean at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Our Lady of the Lake Mausoleum in Delcambre.
Visitation will be at David’s Funeral Home in Erath on Sunday, August 1, 2021 beginning at 3:00 pm. until 9:00 pm with a Rosary recited by family friend Mr. Glynn Stutes at 7:00 pm.
Andrew “Bob” Babineaux was peacefully called home on July 29th; 2021 surrounded by his loving wife of 63 years Romona, and his family.
Andrew (Bob) was born on December 19th 1937 to Gordy Babineaux Sr. and Flavie Hollier and was raised in Delcambre, La. He met the love of his life at a little café in Erath
Andrew was a hard worker, he was the proud owner of Babineaux Repair Shop, working until the day that he fell ill in January. He was famously known for bringing his customers Mexican blankets, vanilla, corn, and sweet potatoes to show them how much he appreciated them.
He is Survived by his wife of 63 years Romona (Stout) Babineaux, his children Marty (Melissa) Babineaux, Natalie (Dennis) Mouton, his grandchildren Morgan (John) Yarbrough, Matthew Babineaux, Dennis Carl (Anne Marie) Mouton, Leslie (Jonathan ) Dronet, his nine great grandchildren. Carter and Catherine Guilbeau, Bowen Yarbrough, Isabel Simon, Isaac and Ian Mouton, Andre, Nate and Allie Grace Dronet. His sister Andrea (Rodrick) Viator and his brother Gordy (Ruth) Babineaux Jr.
Readers will be his granddaughters Leslie Dronet, and Morgan Yarbourgh, and Gift Bearers will be Bowen, Isabel, Catherine, Allie Grace, Anne Marie, Melissa and Natalie
Serving as Pallbearers will be Dennis Carl Mouton Jr, Isaac Mouton, Marty Babineaux, Matthew Babineaux , Carter Guilbeau, and Jonathan Dronet . Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Dennis Mouton Sr., Andre and Nate Dronet, Ian Mouton, John Yarbrough, Ronnie Hebert and Roland Olivier
The Babineaux family would like to especially thank Father Andre Metrejean for all of his prayers and visit throughout Andrew’s illness, Concept of Care Home Health and Traditions Health Hospice who cared for Andrew, especially his nurse Rob Estaville and a special thanks to his dear friends Roland and Val Olivier, who showed their love and support throughout his illness, and a special thanks to family friend Lisa Bourque for the love she showed Andrew each and every day throughout his illness.
Andrew was preceded in death by his parents, Gordy Sr. and Flavie Babineaux, his siblings, Joyce Suire, Jenny LeLeux, and Brenda Ransonet, and his brother Kirby Babineaux and in laws Simon and Una Stout.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.davidfuneralhome.org.
David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405 is in charge of arrangements.

Paul Royal Mayard passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 31, 2020. Because of Covid-19 restrictions at the time of his death, private gravesite services were held on April 3, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum. In an effort to honor his memory, a mass will be held on August 2, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, with Father Donald Bernard officiating. Following the mass, a military service will be held at his mausoleum in Erath.
Royal was born to Robert and Eunice Mayard on February 13, 1931 in Henry, Louisiana. He attended E. Broussard School and later graduated from Abbeville High School. He loved his country and served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force from August 30, 1951 through August 29, 1955, where he was stationed in Greenland. He then worked for Diamond Crystal Salt Company until the Lake Peigneur disaster in 1980. He then began working for his best friend, John L. Nance, who owned Nance & Collums Truck Line. He managed the New Iberia office and worked there until the company was bought out.
Royal enjoyed his annual trips to Jetty East in Destin, Florida. He loved the beach, fixing barbeque at the gazebo, drinking his beer and of course, meeting new friends on the beach. He also enjoyed trips to Cypress Bayou Casino and Paragon Casino with his dear friends, Rita and Wiltz Menard, Marion LaSalle and Norma and Rodney Dugas. Although Royal loved his daughter and granddaughters very much, his great grandchildren, Jude and Ava, were his pride and joy. It became a ritual that he would bring his great grandchildren to Target every Monday after he picked them up from school. Monday’s became “Lego day!’
Royal is survived by his wife, Hazel Romero Mayard, his daughter Tami Mayard Baudoin and her husband, Michael, of Lafayette, three granddaughters, Reagan Patout and her husband Jed, of Youngsville, Brooke Stelly and her husband, Thomas of Lafayette, and Brittany Petre of Seattle, Washington, and three great-grandchildren Jude Patout, Ava Patout and Isabella Stelly, whom was born after his passing. He is also survived by his niece and godchild, Kathleen Touchet and her husband Patrick, niece Jacqueline Bullock and her husband Stephen, niece Lisa Johnson and her husband David, nephews Robert “Robbeaux” Hebert and Jason Hebert.
Royal was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Eunice Mayard, his mother-in-law, Louise Broussard Romero, brother-in-law, Oliver “Bonnie” Hebert, and many uncles and aunts. His dear sister Rita Mayard Hebert passed away three weeks after Royal’s passing.
The family wishes to thank Hospice of Acadiana and specifically, Jonathan Bourque, for the compassion, support and medical attention given to Royal during his demise. You all will forever have a place in our hearts.

LAFAYETTE - Crowley native Charles “Lane” Anzalone Jr., M.D., is returning to the Acadiana area after extensive training in the field of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat) with additional fellowship training in disorders of the ear.
He is the only Otologist / Neurotologist (ear surgery and associated cranial structures) in the Lafayette regional area, and one of only a few in the entire state, and has a special interest in hearing loss and chronic ear infections in both the pediatric and adult populations.
Dr. Anzalone will be joining the Acadian ENT / Camellia ENT groups (currently undergoing a merger) beginning in August and will be welcoming patients for comprehensive ENT care in both Lafayette and Crowley clinic locations.
Dr Anzalone is excited to return to his home region of Acadiana with his wife, Mary Gayle — his high school sweetheart — and three young boys.
Born and raised in Crowley, he attended Notre Dame High School where he served as a quarterback for the Pioneer football team and graduated as a class valedictorian. His educational path then continued at Louisiana State University, where he majored in biological engineering, where he earned summa cum laude honors and again graduated first in his class.
Accepted by the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Dr. Anzalone earned his medical degree and was elected into the nation’s most prominent medical society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
He was one of four residents nationwide earning acceptance to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for their Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) residency training program, where he gained exposure to the entire spectrum of ENT.
During his five-year tenure, both the ENT department and the hospital were ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News and World Report national rankings.
While at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Anzalone authored several papers in the field of Otology/Neurotology, presented research at national and international academic meetings, and was awarded a congressionally directed medical grant by the US Department of Defense for his work in the field of Otology.
He was elected his department’s resident representative by his peers, scored the highest score in the department on the annual in-service examination, and was voted as the best resident teacher by his peers.
Perhaps most impressively, he was awarded the prestigious Mayo Clinic Karis Award, provided by the Franciscan nuns of the Mayo Clinic to approximately 20 annual recipients (out of over 60,000 employees) for exemplifying the Franciscan values of integrity, compassion and stewardship in caring for his patients.
After graduation, he chose to undertake fellowship training in Otology and Neurotology in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the direction of internationally recognized ear surgeon Dr John L. Dornhoffer, where he split his time treating both pediatric and adult patients with hearing loss and chronic ear infections.
He is the son of Dr Charles and Connie Anzalone of Crowley, and his wife, Mary Gayle, is the daughter of Dennis and Valerie Hensgens of Crowley.

While the decision to wear a mask or not wear one to school is not 100 percent decided with school just three weeks away, there is one thing that is 100 percent sure.
Support personnel (secretaries, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, plumbers, etc.) for the Vermilion Parish School District will be seeing more money on their next paycheck.
At Thursday’s school board meeting, the school board approved Superintendent Tommy Byler’s proposal to simplify the step-pay increase scale while at the same time giving the support workers a pay raise.
Byler gave a power-point presentation to the board members on each department of support workers and a breakdown of the average pay per hour each worker was receiving.
Byler explained to the board members a more straightforward step increase for pay raises and, at the same time, giving all support workers anywhere from a .25 cents to a $2 per hour raise.
The total cost for the pay raises would cost the school system $460,000 a year.
One example is a school secretary who makes $12.51 per hour using the old scale. The new scale puts that same secretary making $13 per hour.
School board member Chris Gautreaux told Byler, “It was a step in the right direction.”
Gautreaux also pushed to support workers in the maintenance department a higher increase because of what a plumber and electrician make away from the school system. Byler said those plumbers do not have a retirement, paid vacation, or paid insurance like those who work for the school system.
Chrystal Comeaux, who is a bus driver, thanked the school board.
“Anything will help,” said Comeaux.