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August 27, 1943 ~ August 18, 2024

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Eula Mae Broussard, 80, who died Sunday, August 18, 2024 at her residence in Abbeville. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Abbeville with Father Alexander Albert officiating the services.
Eula was born in Abbeville and graduated from Abbeville High School as Salutatorian in 1961. She went to work in 1961 at Louisiana Rice Milling Company, Inc., (Riviana Foods) where she was secretary to Charles Godchaux until his death in 2019. Eula continued to work for his family until the end of 2022, (61 years).
EULA LOVED HER FAMILY
She is survived by two sons, Ulysse “Sonny” Broussard, III and Grant Broussard (Kim Loan Do) of Abbeville; two daughters, Claudia B. Elmer (fiancé Brandon Seaux) of Abbeville and April B. Touchet of Kaplan; stepdaughter Lisa Broussard of Parks; one sister, Lona Hebert Abshire, one brother-in-law, Adam Broussard of Abbeville; nine grandchildren, Brett Broussard, Kayla Elmer Mayers, Tyler Elmer, Milah Seaux, Angelle Broussard, Abigail Broussard, Aja Touchet, Maddix Touchet, and Bailor Touchet; four great-grandchildren, Sawyer Mayers, Brylee Meaux, Kennedy Mayers and Presley Touchet; as well as friends and former co-workers Charlotte DuBose, Cathy Bourque, Bertha Lormand, and Billie Landry.
She was preceded in death by husband of almost 50 years, Ulysse Broussard, Jr.; her parents Claude and Effie Duhon Hebert; step-daughter Flomingo “Ming” Broussard; paternal grandparents Elias and Cecile Sonnier Hebert; maternal grandparents Eliare and Eliza Abshire Duhon; as well as four sisters-in-law, Wanda, Nora, Elise, and Delta Broussard; and three brothers-in-law, Murphy and Jimmy John Broussard, and Truman Abshire.
Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Ulysse “Sonny” Broussard, III, Grant Broussard, Brandon Seaux, Tyler Elmer, Bailor Touchet, and Brady Abshire. 
 The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. A rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Visiting will resume at 8 a.m. on Wednesday August 21, 2024 until the time when the procession departs for church at 9:45 a.m.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

 
The North Vermilion Lady Patriots headed south on US Hwy 167 Monday for a volleyball scrimmage against the Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles, and the Lady Eagles came away with a 2-0 victory, 25-17, 25-11.
   With new head coaches leading both programs, it was their first opportunity to see their new teams play against opponents.  Both coaches like what they see at this point.
 VC head coach Kristin Son liked the intensity with which her team played.  She said she thought their confidence increased exponentially during the match.  While she feels this is a good baseline, she expects her team to improve as the season progresses.
“This was a good starting point for us,” Son said.  “The girls are gaining confidence.  They’ve been working really hard every day in practice.  They’re learning from each other and pushing each other.  I think they impressed themselves today.  They’re going to do great things this season.  I can see it.”
Jenna Beth Hagle led the VC scoring, earning 10 points with her serve.  Zoei Thibodeaux chipped in three kills.  Charley Son led the defensive effort, notching four digs.
 On the other side of the net, Lady Pats head coach Ashly Boudreaux felt it wasn’t her team’s day.  She thought they did some things out of character, but she quickly pointed out that’s why they scrimmage.  She also pointed to in-game adjustments as one of the things they need to get better at.
 “Today just wasn’t our day,” Boudreaux said.  “We did some things we don’t normally do.  We have some things to clean up, but that’s why you scrimmage.
 “The roof didn’t help us.  It’s a little low; our balls have never been like that.  We had to adjust to that; today, we didn’t.  We did some good things, too.  We got to look at different kids’ settings, get some good hits, and see where we are.  We’ll take some things from today and keep getting better.”
The Lady Pats have another scrimmage scheduled for the following Monday against Acadiana.  Next Tuesday, they will participate in the jamboree at Southside.  They host Acadiana in their season opener on Sept. 4.
  The Lady Eagles will also participate in the jamboree at Southside next Tuesday.  They begin the regular season on Sept. 7, hosting the Hanson Lady Tigers.

ST. MARTIN, La. - DeQuincy Lewis of Abbeville has been found guilty on the charge of first-degree murder for the death of Justin Primeaux.
On April 20, 2019, two masked men broke into Primeaux’s home in Cade, and he was shot twice.
Primeaux later died of his wounds.
Lewis was a suspect in the home invasion and homicide. He was indicted for first-degree murder in connection with the death of Primeaux. After a four-day trial, a St. Martin Parish jury unanimously found Lewis guilty as charged.
Law enforcement was able to determine that a pair of eyeglasses found at Primeaux’s home belonged to Lewis by matching the DNA found on the glasses to Lewis. He was seen on social media posts wearing glasses and similar clothes. He also fit the physical description of one assailant.
Additionally, Lewis’s cell phone records showed that he was in the area of the homicide at the time the home invasion occurred.
The suspect’s vehicle, determined from surveillance footage, was nearly identical to a vehicle belonging to one of Lewis’s relatives, and Lewis was seen using the vehicle approximately an hour before the incident.
The mandatory sentence for first-degree murder is life imprisonment at hard laborwithout benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.
A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 10, 2024.
(Story courtesy of KLFY, TV 10)