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There were 19 out of 24 freshmen football players who took a group photo on Wednesday for photo day at Kaplan High.

Freshmen class stands out on picture day for Pirates

Tue, 08/10/2021 - 9:42am

KAPLAN — Last Wednesday, the Kaplan Pirates had picture day for the upcoming football season, and there was one area that stood out.
The incoming freshmen class.
There are at least 55 players on the Pirates’ roster, and almost half of them are freshmen.
Each player walked into the Kaplan gym wearing a face mask and right before a photo was taken, they took off their mask.
The photographer took individual shots of the players, coaches and trainers.
Then the photographer took class photos.
The senior class went first. There was a modest nine players.
A group of 14 juniors were photographed, followed by seven sophomores.
Then the photographer looked at the freshmen group (24 players) remaining in the bleachers and went, ‘Wow.”
First-year KHS head coach Cory Brodie likes his freshmen class. He said a handful of players could help on a Friday night if need be.
“We are one or two players away from one of our younger players playing,” said Brodie.
While no freshmen are penciled in to start on Friday night, many will play on the junior varsity team.
“We have five or six players who are 6-1, 220 pounds,” the head coach said.
Brodie adds that there are a handful of sophomores who could see action on Friday night.
There are two penciled in to start.
Jedd DeVoltz (5-8, 220) is projected to start at linebacker, while sophomore Talon Frudge (5-8, 221) is projected to be starting offensive guard.
The Kaplan Pirates will open the season on the road against North Vermilion on Sept. 3.
Kaplan’s assistant coaches are Jared Duhon (offensive coordinator/OL), Tyler Domingue (QBs/RBs), Corde McCall (DL), Craig Brodie (defensive coordinator/DBs), Rhett Menard (FBs/LBs), Seth Hebert (RBs/LBs) and Blaine Frick (OL).

Hulen Duhon

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:43pm

May 21, 1941~ August 04, 2021

MAURICE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 07, 2021 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice honoring the life of Hulen Duhon, 80, who passed away Wednesday, August 04, 2021 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital. He will be laid to rest at St. Alphonsus Cemetery with Father Paul Bienvenu officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Guy Duhon, Tony Libersat, Andre Couvillon, Nicholas Trahan, Brett Trahan, and Chad Lege.
Hulen had a passion for gardening and loved being around family and friends. His grandchildren were the light of his life.
He is survived by his son, Guy Duhon and his wife Christy; daughter, Renee Libersat and her husband Tony; three grandchildren, Shelly Couvillon, Madison Duhon, and Molly Mae Duhon; a sister, Katie Trahan; and special friend, Yvonne Arceneaux.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Merelyn Duhon, parents, Minos Duhon and the former Bella Trahan; and infant brother, John Howard Duhon.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Saturday, August 07, 2021 from 10:30 AM until 1:00 PM 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.

Arnett Clinton Bodin

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:42pm

ERATH — Graveside Services for Arnett Clinton Bodin, 43, will be 11:00AM Monday August 9, 2021 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Mausoleum.
Arnett passed away May 29, 2021 in Belt, Montana. He was a U.S. Army Veteran finishing two tours. He had a very strong work ethic. He enjoyed fishing and the outdoors and was an accomplished artist especially with pencil and paper.
He is survived by his mother, Lois P. Bodin; two sons, Dennis Bodin and Jackson Bodin; sisters, Tina Peltier Trahan, SheRyl Peltier Touchet, Shontelle Peltier Hebert, twin sister, Arnell Bodin, Monica Bodin Hebert, Amy Bodin White, Carmen Phillips Sumrall; brothers, Karl Bodin, Timmy Bodin, Arnett C. Phillips III, Toby Phillips and Mc Kinzy Phillips; and numerous nieces and nephews and a godchild.
He is preceded in death by his father, Mickey Bodin; his biological father, Arnett C. Phillips II; grandfather, Alphe Peltier; grandmother, Eolda M. Peltier; and an uncle, Roland Peltier.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Erath is in charge of arrangements. 209 E. Putnam St. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-0405

Gerald Lange

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:41pm

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Gerald Lange will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 12PM with Father Metrejean officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home on Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 9AM until time of services with a recitation of the rosary at 10AM.
A native of Erath, Mr. Gerald passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. He worked offshore with ODECO for 13 years. After that he worked as a dump truck driver and then spent 20 years with the school board as a bus driver. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them.
He is survived by his wife, Abby Vice Lange; his son, Joseph Christian Lange and his wife Jeannine of Milton; his daughter, Erica Ann Toups and her husband Devrick of Kansas; his brother in law, Cebre Romero of Erath; his sisters in law, Janice Vice Trahan of Erath and Karen Vice of Abbeville; his grandchildren, Reed Hebert, Hunter Lange and his wife Haley, Ashleigh Lange, Jonah Toups, and Olivia Toups; and his four great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Dudly Lange and Rita Migues Lange; his sister, Jeanell Romero; and his brother in law, Horace Vice and his wife Marie Guidry.
Serving as pallbearers will be Reed Hebert, Hunter Lange, Blake Hebert, Marcus Romero, Alan Montet and Mike Vice.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
To help the community stay safe we will honor the August 1, 2021 Louisiana Mandates. All families and their guests are required to wear a face-covering while at the funeral home and church. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.
David Funeral Home of Erath 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.

Laura Meaux Carret

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:40pm

July 27, 1934 ~ August 4, 2021

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM on Monday, August 9, 2021 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Laura Meaux Carret, 87, who died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Evangeline Oaks Guest Home. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Fr. Glenn Meaux officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Neil and Drake Carret, Phil and Wayne Sellers, Phillip Richard, and Craig Frederick.
She is survived by her son, Neil Carret and his wife, Kasey; two grandchildren, Drake Carret and Saige Carret; one nephew, Fr. Glenn Meaux; and one niece, Ginger Meaux Mathy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Whitney Meaux and the former Eucile Mouton; one brother, Pervis "PeeWee" Meaux; and her husband, George P. Carret.
The family wishes to offer special thanks to Hospice Compassus, especially her nurse, Jenna Britt and also Mary, Amanda, Rachelle and the staff at Evangeline Oaks Guest Home.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Mary Magdalen Church - Abbeville, on Monday, August 9, 2021 from 9:00 AM until the services at 12:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 11:00 AM.
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.

Ross Petry

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:39pm

ABBEVILLE — A Home-going Celebration of Life for Mr. Ross Petry 54, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Faith Hope Christian Fellowship with Bishop B.K. Stevens, Pastor officiating.
He will await the resurrection in Saint Paul Cemetery in Abbeville, LA.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the church at 9:00 A.M. until the time of the service.
Due to the Covid-19 surge, masks are required to be worn by all attendees at the church and cemetery.
A resident of Abbeville, LA, he transitioned from this Earthly life at 8:14 P.M. Monday, August 2, 2021 at Abbeville General Hospital.
Ross was an outgoing person, loved by many. He was a 1985 graduate of Abbeville High School. Upon graduation, he attended Louisiana School of Cosmetology and obtained a degree in Cosmetology in 1986. He was a licensed Cosmetologist for 35 years. Wanting a relationship with the Lord, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was a member of the Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church where he sung in various choirs and served as the church musician. As a willing servant of God, he also served as a musician at Rose Hill Baptist Church in Abbeville, LA.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his partner of 30 years, Perry Johnson of Abbeville, LA; one brother, Kenneth Petry (Brenda) of Abbeville, LA; two sisters, Jeretha Ardoin (Lionel, Sr.) and Lisa Hill (Richard) of Abbeville, LA; one godchild, Kendon Hill; his godfather, Earl Henderson and a host of loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who will miss him dearly.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan Petry and Ada Shelvin Petry; one brother, Ivory Petry; one sister, Taffy Elaine Chargois; maternal grandparents, Goddard Shelvin, Sr. and Olive Leblanc Shelvin; paternal grandparents, Joseph Petry and Susan Petry and his godmother, Ethel Harris.
Active Pallbearers are Ivan Johnell Ardoin, Jr., Kendon Hill, Wallace Johnson, Kirby Rice, Brian Vann and David Lewis.
Honorary Pallbearers are Greg Jackson, Richard Hill, Felix Ruffin, Sr., Patrick Shelvin, Earl Henderson, Jr., Ivan Johnell Ardoin, Sr., Kenneth Petry, Pastor John E. Allen, Lionel Ardoin, Jr., Glendale Shelvin, Jeffery Shelvin, Brizenick Chargois, Lionel Ardoin, Sr. and John Butler, Jr.
Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home (337-893-2440) 1116 Green Street, Abbeville, LA 70510.

Anna Guilbeaux Tomino

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:38pm

April 5, 1934 ~ August 4, 2021

Abbeville—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 6, 2021 at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church honoring the life of Anna Guilbeaux Tomino, 87, who died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Fr. François Sainte-Marie officiating the services.
She is survived by her two sons, Paul Tomino and his wife, Phyllis and Tommy Tomino and his wife, Janice; two daughters, Angela LeBlanc and her husband, Michael and Ann LeBlanc and her husband, Chris; nine grandchildren, Eric LeBlanc (Sarah), Matthew Tomino (Crystal), Amber Hebert (Laura), Olivia LeBlanc, Christopher J. LeBlanc II, Jason Tomino (Courtney), Phillip Tomino (Christy), Ryan Tomino (Shennae) and Justin Tomino; and her 10 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter George Tomino; and her parents, Jean Batiste Guilbeaux and the former Maevry Istre.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Friday, August 6, 2021 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.

Shirley Ann Plowden Bernard

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:37pm

ABBEVILLE – A Homegoing Celebration for Shirley Ann Plowden Bernard, 77, will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, 310 South Lamar St., Abbeville, LA. Pastor Willie Williams, Jr. will officiate the service.
She will be laid to rest in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery alongside her husband.
Face masks will be required.
Visitation will be held on Saturday at the church beginning at 9:00 AM and will conclude at the time of the service.
Shirley Ann Plowden Bernard was born on Monday, November 15, 1943 to the late Cleveland Plowden, Sr. and Nona Nolan Plowden in Abbeville, LA. She was reared in the schools of Vermilion Parrish and was a gradute of Herod High School, Class of 1961. She went on to attend Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA and received her Bachelor’s degree in Education.
After returning home she met and married Gerald Bernard on October 23, 1965 and were blessed with four children. They enjoyed fifty-four years together before his passing in September, 2020. Shirely was a well respected Educator and worked for the Vermilion Parish School Board and retired after 40 plus years of service.
Shirley had a deep love for the Lord. Having accepted Christ at an early age she was baptized at the Mt. Triumph Baptist church where she was a faithful member until her passing. She was active in the Mission Ministry and sang in the choir. She was also a past member of St. Mary Congregational Church where she and Gerald worshipped together. Shirley had a beautiful voice and sang at many churches in Vermilion Parish area.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by five siblings, Cleveland Plowden, Jr., Jeffery Plowden, Mamie Grant, Etheline Hills and Gwendolyn Plowden; and her father and mother- in-law, Roger and Nolia Bernard, Sr. Shirley had a gentle peace and knew that her time of transition. On Monday, July 26, 2021, Shirley returned to the God she loved and served in Lafayette, LA following a lengthy illness. ”Ti’l my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river.”
Shirley’s life and legacy shall always be embraced by her four children, Nona (Alonzo, Sr.) Powell of Lafayette, La, Stacey Bernard, Galen Bernard and Natalie Bernard, all of Abbeville, LA; four siblings, Glen (Lucy) Plowden, Sr., and Beverly (Joseph) Butcher, all of Abbeville, LA and Annie Fusilier of Maurice, LA; four grandsons, Alonzo (Roya) Powell, Jr., Gerren Powell and Drake Powell, all of Lafayette, LA and Braden Sellers, of Meaux, LA,; two great-grandchildren, Lei’ Anni Powell and Carson Patterson; sisters-in-law, Patricia Plowden of Abbevile, and Sylvia Plowden-Brown of Jennings, LA, a close family friend, Hubert Bessard of Abbeville, LA; as well as numerous nieces, nephews other relatives and friends who loved her dearly.
Personal condolences may be expressed to the family by on our website: carneyfuneralhome.net
Arrangements are entrusted to Carney Funeral Home of Lafayette, LA.

Abbeville officials encouraging employees, others to get COVID vaccine

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:35pm

As the Delta variant’s grip on Louisiana continues to tighten, officials with the city of Abbeville are encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
That is especially true for city employees who have not yet done so, as the effect on the city’s health insurance plan could eventually become too immense.
“We have a rising and threatening variant infection in our community,” Councilman Brady Broussard Jr. said. “It is in our city, our parish and across the nation.”
Broussard said during Tuesday night’s regular council meeting that numbers released earlier in the day by the Louisiana Department of Health cannot be ignored.
“Today, (Louisiana) had 4,725 new cases,” Broussard said on Tuesday. “There were 59 new deaths from that today. There were 2,212 hospitalized because of that variant.
“The not-fully vaccinated citizens (in the state) are more than 90% of those cases.”
Broussard said people need look no further than locally to see the stress being placed on the health care system and its staff.
“To bring this closer to home,” Broussard said, “we have a local hospital, where in a 24-hour period recently, 77 patients went through the emergency room. Fifty percent of those people were COVID positive.
“That is the flame burning around us, right now.”
Mayor Mark Piazza said that the city’s insurance fund is already feeling some of that heat.
“It is eating us up already,” Piazza said. “It’s not going to, it is. It’s a direct reflection on COVID cases from employees, their spouses and family members who haven’t been vaccinated.”
During the meeting, Piazza asked City Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Faulk to repeat what she told him earlier in the day regarding insurance finances.
“We are taking a beating with health insurance claims,” Faulk said. “In the month of July, we paid $245,000 in health insurance claims. That’s a lot more than what goes into that fund.”
Broussard, who chairs the city’s insurance committee, said that is not a path on which the city can continue, at least not without any changes. Full-time employees do not currently pay for health insurance for themselves.
“Employees will get vaccinated if they like the plan of insurance that the city offers right now,” Broussard said, “which is affordable. Unvaccinated employees, who get infected, and are put on a ventilator, will strain the insurance plan and hurt the city budget.”
The city cannot currently mandate that all employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. suggested the city find a way to reward employees who are vaccinated.
“We can look at different options for that,” Touchet said.
Councilman Francis Plaisance agreed.
“We can’t mandate them to take the vaccine,” Plaisance said, “but we certainly can encourage them.”
City Attorney Ike Funderburk said he will look further into what can and can’t be done in regard to incentives for employees who take the vaccine.
“The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has said that an employer can have several options to give enticements to people to take it,” Funderburk said. “There’s going to be a group of people, be it for religious reasons or because of health reasons, who are not going to be able to take it. You have to have carve outs for them.
“This is not an easy, one-size-fits all.”
In all, Councilwoman Roslyn White said she understands that some people are apprehensive about the vaccine.
“I have been fully vaccinated since April,” White said. “I didn’t do it for myself. I did it for the people I love. I did it for my mom. I did it for my teammates at Broussard Brothers and my teammates here with the city. I know people have reservations or concerns. I did have my own reservations, but I decided to do it for my community.
“Getting vaccinated is the compassionate thing to do for your community, right now.”

Jake Faulk has been named the new chief of the Kaplan Fire Department.

Jake Faulk appointed Kaplan Fire Chief

Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:01pm

KAPLAN — On Thursday, Mayor Mike Kloesel of Kaplan announced the appointment of Jake Faulk to Kaplan Fire Chief and Robby Pommier to Assistant Fire Chief effective immediately. The mayor will ask the city council to ratify the appointments at the next Kaplan city council meeting.
Mayor Kloesel states that Jake and Robby are very capable leaders and firefighters. Both men have the approval and respect of the entire fire department, the volunteer fire department, and the Kaplan Fire Department board of directors.

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