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Funeral services will be held on Saturday for the Rev. O. Joe Breaux, 76, who died Tuesday at his Lafayette home.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lafayette. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas.
He’s survived by his sisters, nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
According to his obituary, he was a native of Bellevue and resident of Lafayette all his life. He was ordained was ordained to the Priesthood on June 1, 1968. He was employed by the Diocese of Lafayette until his retirement. He was Pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Maurice, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Leroy, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Duson, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, New Iberia, St. Leo Catholic Church, Leonville and St. Edmond Catholic Church, Lafayette. He taught and was Chaplain at St. Louis High School, Lake Charles, Rayne Catholic High School, Rayne, Notre Dame High School, Crowley, St. Thomas More High School, Lafayette, Teurlings High School, Lafayette. Father Joe was also Coordinator at Cursillo Center of the Diocese of Lafayette.
The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille’s Southside location on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 1PM to 6PM and on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 8 AM until time of service.
A Rosary will be prayed at St. Thomas More High School on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
Martin & Castille-SOUTHSIDE-600 E. Farrel Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508, 337-984-2811

September 23, 1948 ~ March 3, 2019

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Harvest Time Tabernacle honoring the life of Diana Lynn Gaspard Broussard, 70, passed away on March 3, 2019 at her residence in Abbeville, LA. She will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery with Pastor Steve Delino officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Charles “Butch” Wright, Carroll “Bubba” LeBlanc, Chris Broussard, Kevin Broussard, Logan Broussard, and Colin Broussard. Honorary pallbearer will be Izabella Broussard.
She was born on September 23, 1948 in Abbeville, LA to Raymon A. and Lou Vella B. Gaspard. Diana married Robert J. “Bobby” Broussard on July 16, 1966 in Abbeville, LA. They were to celebrate their 53rd Wedding anniversary this year.
Diana is survived by her husband, Bobby and their two sons; Chris and his wife Mary
Broussard of Meaux, LA and Kevin Broussard and friend, Nicky Bison of Abbeville,
LA; three grandchildren; Logan and Colin Broussard of Erath, LA and Izabella Broussard of Meaux, LA; three brothers; Ray and wife Jaci Gaspard of Baton Rouge, LA, Cleveland and wife Ruth Gaspard, and Richard and wife Daphne Gaspard all of Lafayette, LA; one sister, Nancy and husband Carroll “Bubba” Leblanc of Abbeville, LA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Diana was preceded in death by her parents, Raymon A. and Lou Vella B. Gaspard; her in-laws; Leon and Eloise B. Broussard; sister-in-law, Lois B. Broussard; brother-in-law, Marcus Daniel “Slick” Pere’; nieces; Katherine “Katie Mac” Gaspard and Donna B. Saunier; nephew, Matthew Reed Pere’; and great nephew, Casey Lewis Saunier.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM; Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 8:00 AM until 1:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
The family would like to thank the compassionate staff of Acadian Hospice and Palliative Care, and caregivers, Rebecca Brock and Susan Gibson. The family also would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Henry Kaufman IV, Dr. Stephen Abshire, Dr. Moses Kitakule, Dr. Ronald Lahasky, Dr. Michael Cain and LGMC Cancer Center at Abbeville General Hospital.
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.

At approximately 10:30 pm on March 2, 2019, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two vehicle crash on US Hwy 167 at LA Hwy 696 in Vermilion Parish.
Multiple people were injured in the crash, and 67-year-old John Greene of Kaplan was arrested as a result.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as 39-year-old Andrew Reed of Abbeville was driving a 2007 Jeep Liberty southbound on US Hwy 167. The Jeep was struck in the rear by a southbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Greene. As a result, the Jeep ran off the the roadway to the right into a ditch and struck an embankment.
Reed was not wearing a seat belt and sustained moderate injuries. His front seat passenger and three juveniles seated in the rear of the vehicle were not wearing seat belts. One juvenile sustained critical injuries, and the other three passengers sustained moderate injuries. All occupants of the Jeep were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Greene was not wearing a seat belt and sustained minor injuries. Troopers suspected Greene was impaired at the time of the crash, and he submitted a breath sample which showed a BAC of 0.115g%. Greene was booked in the Vermilion Parish Jail on DWI (1st offense), Vehicular negligent injury (5 counts), Reckless operation, and No seat belt. This crash remains under investigation.
Time and time again, Troopers witness preventable motor vehicle crashes. Louisiana State Police urge motorists to have a plan in place before consuming alcohol as it can impair visual ability, diminish fine motor skills, and decrease reaction times. Please choose never to drive impaired or ride with an impaired driver, and always buckle up. Simply making safe decisions while in motor vehicles can often prevent serious injury crashes such as this one.

BATON ROUGE - Beating Madison Prep’s Chargers in the basketball playoffs is almost an impossible task.
Since the 2013 playoffs, the Chargers have lost only once in the high school playoffs, and that was in the Class 1A finals in 2014.
In 2013, Madison Prep won the Class B state title.
In 2014, Madison Prep finished second in Class A.
In 2015, Madison Prep won the Class A state title.
In 2016, Madison Prep won the Class 2A state title.
In 2017, Madison Prep won the Class 2A state title again.
In 2018, Madison Prep won the Class 3A state title.
With six years in the playoffs, Madison Prep is 24-1.
Despite the overwhelming odds, the Abbeville Wildcats gave the Chargers a scare for 3 1/2 quarters in Friday night’s Class 3A quarterfinal game.
The Wildcats ended a great season, falling to Madison 57-45.

A minute into the fourth quarter, the Wildcats were only down 43-42 and were thinking upset.
However, in a four-minute span, that upset bid went out of the window when Abbeville point guard Jurvontae Decuir, who had 23 points, fouled out of the game and Abbeville’s second best player, Tyrese Sam, left the game with a hurt knee.
With Decuir out of the game, AHS was only down 47-43 with four minutes to play. However, in the following four minutes, Abbeville was outscored 10-2.
Abbeville head coach Berwick Hamilton said his team was in the game up until the final four minutes.
“We did not play well after Jurvontae fouled out,” said Hamilton. “That was the difference. After he went out of the game, it was downhill.”
Abbeville’s game plan all year was to attack the goal. The Wildcats were successful and used the same game plan on Friday. On Friday, the Wildcats were somewhat successful but also ran into tall trees every time they would drive towards the goal.
Madison Prep’s Percy Daniels stood 6-7, and Eddy Johnson was 6-3. Madison Prep had 16 blocked shots in the game.
The Wildcats led 32-31 at the 5:32 mark in the third period. Abbeville stepped up its defense, causing turnovers. Their aggressive defensive play also hurt.
Senior Davontae Promise, who had two points and six rebounds, fouled out for AHS with four minutes left in the third period.
Back-to-back three-pointers by Sam (8 total points) and Tarrius Campbell (5 total points) tied the game 38-38 with two minutes to play in the third quarter.
The Wildcats carried that momentum into the fourth period until the four-minute mark when Decuir fouled out.
“We gave it our best shot,” said Hamilton. “This is a tough place to win. I am proud of our guys. I am also proud of the fans. I think we had more fans than them. The kids were excited to see that.”