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May 21, 1933 ~ February 25, 2019

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church honoring the life of Marie Richard Guilbeaux, 85, who died Monday, February 25, 2019 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Fr. François Sainte-Marie officiating the services. Surviving as pallbearers will be Gary Richard, Wayne Doucet, Guy Mire, Shane Richard and Lance Ford. Honorary pallbearers will be Abigail Sorel and Wade Schwers.
Marie is survived by her daughter, Lisa G. Logan and her husband Donald of Abbeville; son, Kenneth Dale Guilbeaux and his companion Charlotte Bell of Gulfport, MS; grandchildren, Jenna Guilbeaux and her fiancé Roger Vincent, and Robin Guilbeaux; great grandchildren, Rilley Dabbs, Abigail Sorel and Wade Schwers; brothers, Linus Richard, Lionel Richard and Thomas Richard, Jr.; sister, Glenda Faye Mire; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd J. Guilbeaux; parents, Thomas Richard and the former Doris Vassaur; grandson, Joshua Logan; brothers, Raymond Richard, Joseph Richard and Kermit Richard; and sisters, Eurella Lavergne and Lorita Castille.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 8:00 AM until 9:45 AM when the procession will depart for the church.
Our family wishes to thank the nurses at Nursing Specialties, Dawn Menard and Annie Reeves, NSI Hospice nurses, Emie Hebert, and her caregiver, Karen Champagne for their loving care and compassion.
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.

Technology helps bring us all closer together, making the world a smaller place.
Abbeville Chief of Police Bill Spearman is using technology to help bring citizens and the department closer together to make the city a safer place.
The Abbeville Police Department has launched a new web page, www.abbevillepd.com. Through the page, citizens can locate information on each of the officers with the department as well as supervisors of each department within the APD.
One of the most important aspects of the new page is that visitors are one click away from being able to leave an anonymous tip about any crime. People can use a link on the page to submit tips to police. Tips can also come through the APD’s Facebook page. Those options, along with the tips line (892-6777), are something Spearman said he is hoping will allow people to feel comfortable when providing tips to the police department, as neither their names nor contact information are not necessary when using the web page link or calling the phone line.
“This is completely anonymous,” Spearman said. “This will hopefully make people feel more at ease.”
When using the tips line, phone messages are immediately forwarded to Lt. Jonathan Touchet, the APD public information officer.
“I can then get that information from the tip to the appropriate person to follow up on it,” Touchet said. “We are trying to alleviate any apprehension people may have about providing police with information. Their personal information will not get out.”
Spearman said that is something he heard from citizens while running for election last year.
“Some people said they were not comfortable talking to the police,” Spearman said. “They were worried about their names getting out. We don’t want them to feel that way.
“We are working hard to make sure they have confidence in the police department and give us a hand.”
On the top of the web page is the line, “Only together, can we keep Abbeville safe.” Spearman said it’s a line he believes strongly in.
“We’re getting there,” Spearman said. “We are trying to work with the public to solve these crimes. Information that people provide can be so valuable. We’re reaching out to the general public to let them know that we are giving them broader ways of giving us information, without having to come to the police station.”

May 18, 1912 ~ February 21, 2019

ABBEVILLE — Katherine Cloteaux LeBlanc died at the age of 106 on February 21, 2019, in Abbeville. She was born May 18, 1912, near Indian Bayou in Vermillion Parish.
Mrs. LeBlanc was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis O. LeBlanc, and their son, Leonard LeBlanc. Katherine and Lewis were married nearly 50 years. She has two surviving sons, Francis (Edwina) and Jerry, and three grandsons, Dion (Sara), David (Juanita), and Daniel LeBlanc. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law JoAnne LeBlanc and by thirteen great- grandchildren whom she adored: Lane (Bernadette), Katherine, Brooklyn, Ember, Autumn, Jada, Deacon, Bishop, Lewis, Bianca, Levi, and Luke. She loved hearing about how each was doing and most of all, she loved their visits. Newest to the LeBlanc family is a great-great granddaughter, Sally LeBlanc, born in 2018. Katherine was God’s gift to her family as mother, grandmother, mentor, and friend.
Her funeral will be at Vincent Funeral Home, Abbeville on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Receiving of friends begins at 9:00 AM. Services will be at 11:00 AM followed by burial at St. Paul Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a gift in memory to your local library. Pamphlets from our local library will be available during services explaining how contributions may be made. However, you shouldn’t feel limited as to which library to benefit; or, for that matter, whether or not to express one’s sentiments in material things.
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.