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December 03, 1945 - February 03, 2019

On Sunday, February 3, 2019, JoLane M. Primeaux passed away peacefully at the age of 73.
She leaves her memory to be cherished by her two daughters, Linda Simon and husband Mike of Erath and Martina Baudoin and husband Tim of Abbeville; her five grandchildren Sydney “CC” Baudoin, Kala Simon, Keri Beasley and husband Johnny, Amber Gastal and husband Seth, Kelli Broussard and wife Emily; six great grandchildren, Landon, Haden, Casey, Talan, Kohen & Lyla.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Presley; her parents Eudore “Kim” & Mazie “PeeWee” Menard; and only brother Harold Menard.
To those who knew her she was a loving & hard working mother, grandmother & great grandmother. She worked in retail for 40 years.
She will be greatly missed by those who loved her. It comforts us to know that her and her husband’s souls are reunited for eternity.
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.

LEROY — North Vermilion High School student Caleb Reese recently arranged a letter to the Vermilion Parish School Board in hopes to make a difference in the ‘embarrassment’ it has caused for himself and potentially other students, parents, and teachers in the parish; a letter he decided to write after Parish Government Day.
Upon opening the letter addressed to all Vermilion Parish School Board members, it reads ‘I write this letter during a time of unrest, and complete chaos from our school board. Recently, all that the rest of the world, and myself have been seeing is how our school board cannot come together.’
Reese said that he; along with the rest of the world, has followed the downward spiral since the 2018 arrest of a Vermilion Parish teacher during a School Board meeting. “Its’ got to stop,” he said.
“Since the arrest of Ms. Hargrave, nothing ever got better,” he said “you keep waiting for it to end and it just doesn’t; it’s sad.” Reese also expresses his school and district pride; though he also stated his shame to attend school in the parish.
“In the letter, it states that there has been a news story on the school board for what seems like every time I watch the news,” Reese stated “The policy manual for the district clearly states that a board member has a duty to represent the School Board and the School system to the public by way of promoting both interest and support; something we haven’t seen in a very long time from any board member, and something that is also in the letter that I sent to them.”
Students in the parish are in agreement with Reese when he expressed his concern; even before penning the letter to the board.
“Those statements are true. Students like myself and so many others that I have spoken to previously thinks that it makes our parish look stupid; as if we are just a joke,” he said “Which leads us to my next statement in the letter.” It reads:
‘Policy states that a board member must act ethically in all matters at all times thereby representing the School District to the best of one’s’ ability’. Reese said that in his opinion, none of the board members have done so. Here is his closing argument as stated in the letter:
‘I would like to remind every one of you that you are elected to represent, not to promote yourselves, or to attempt to demote others.
“As I stated in the letter, I believe that the board can and will come together as one; together is more powerful, but things will have to change,” Reese said.

ERATH — Funeral Services for Allen Joseph “Moe” Meaux, 60, will be 2:00PM Monday February 4, 2019 in David Funeral Home of Erath with Deacon Bill Vincent officiating. Burial will be a later date.
Visitation will be in David Funeral Home of Erath Monday, February 4, 2019 from 9:00AM until service time.
Moe, born in Abbeville and a resident of Erath passed away Friday February 1, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was employed as an operator off shore for Chevron, now Cox Operating for 32 years.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Alison B. Meaux of Erath ; his mother Lucy Mae Gaspard Meaux of Abbeville; his children, Louis Dreyer Jr. of Erath, April Meaux of Erath, and Allen Heath Meaux of Erath; siblings, Rebecca Broussard of Abbeville, Willis P. Meaux Jr., of Abbeville, Rachel Boudreaux and husband Jessy of Eunice, Rene Meaux of Madisonville, Ricky Meaux of Abbeville; 6 grandchildren, Kelsey Dreyer, Talan Mallet, Paige Mallet, Mason Dreyer, Kipton Dreyer, and Liam Dreyer, and numerous nieces, nephews, and godchildren.
He is preceded in death by his father Willis Meaux, and a brother in law Thomas Broussard.
Condolences may be made to 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.

Update 2/1/2019 - Belinda Hebert has been arrested and booked into the Acadia Parish Jail.

Lafayette - On Thursday, Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit - Lafayette Field Office arrested four Crowley residents for violations pertaining to Louisiana insurance fraud laws. Along with the four arrests, Detectives are still searching for two more individuals wanted for their role in insurance fraud following a vehicle crash.
The initial investigation revealed on February 11, 2018, two men (24-year-old Lonnie Lambert of Crowley and 32-year-old Harris Gobar of Breaux Bridge) were involved in a two vehicle crash in Acadia Parish. After the crash, Lambert and Gobar called four other people to the scene to act as the drivers and passengers. The goal of adding additional people to the crash was to generate fraudulent insurance claims for intentionally damaged property and fake bodily injuries.
At the conclusion of the investigation, State Police Detectives obtained arrest warrants for those involved in the crash. On January 31, 2019, Detectives arrested 21-year-old Jaclin Trahan, 23-year-old Jernai Campbell, (both from Crowley) and Lambert on charges of LRS 22:1925 - Insurance fraud and LRS 14:133 - Filing false public records. 22-year-old Temesha Lambert of Crowley was arrested for LRS 22:1925 - Insurance fraud. The above listed suspects were booked into the Acadia Parish Jail.
Gobar and 44-year-old Belinda Hebert of Crowley both still have active warrants for their arrest for LRS 22:1925 - Insurance fraud.
Anyone having information concerning persons staging vehicle crashes, or committing other forms of insurance fraud, should contact the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud / Auto Theft Unit at 225-925-3701 or insurance.fraud.unit@dps.la.gov.