All Obituaries

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., Bishop of Lafayette.  The Rev. Msgr. Keith J. DeRouen will be the homilist.  Visitation will begin on Monday, January 20, 2020, at 6:00 PM at Our...

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, at Tri Community Nursing Home in Palmetto.     He was a Tug Boat Captain for many years until his retirement. ...

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 AM until 1:00 PM in the Skip Montet Chapel in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas.  A Rosary will be prayed at 12:30 PM. Mr....

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, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020.     Stephanie enjoyed candle making and working with her flowers in her yard. ...

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. Mrs. Scherer, age 83, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 8:50 p.m. surrounded by family at The Crossing by Clarity Hospice in...

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. Family time meant the world to Nicky. He loved every minute that he was able to spend with his family and friends. He enjoyed spending time fishing, camping...

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 a self-employed building contractor for many years.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Rita Marks of Opelousas; two...

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 cancer, Bryan Ortego died at his residence on Sunday, December 29, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Bryan was born on September...

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 Faulk (Keith); and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip Alleman, Sr. and...

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 passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at his home in Washington, surrounded by his devoted family. He was 84. Ronald was born and raised in Opelousas, and he attended...