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Schedule of Events for the Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration is as follows:
The Annual Faith Hope Christian Fellowship will be held at 405 Duroq St. in Abbeville on Wednesday, January 16 through Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 at 7 p.m. with Bishop B. K. Stevens, Pastor.
The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at 9 a.m. at Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church with Rev M.L. Derouen, Pastor and guest speaker, Pastor Lane Payne of New Life Church in Abbeville.
The Church sit-in Service will be held at Shiloh B.C. at 607 N. Guidry Street in Kaplan with Wayne Landry, Pastor on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 at 9 a.m.
The Annual Day of Celebration will kick off on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 beginning with the stomp service on the corner of IJ Joiner and Green Street. The guest speaker will be pastor/elder Calvin Broussard of Our House of Faith Church in Abbeville. The service will begin with a march from Greater Pleasant Green B.C. starting at 9:30 a.m.
Parade lineup will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Comeaux Park. Parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. going down State Street and returning to the point of origination. The program will follow the parade.
2019 parade Grand Marshals are Rev. Charles Hill, retired Methodist Pastor and Mrs. Anita Levy of St. Theresa Catholic Church.
“It Takes All Of Us To Build A Community #Unity”

Miss Alaina Hulin and Mr. Nicholas Gossen were united in holy matrimony during a ceremony at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, LA on January 12, 2019.
Deacon Coby Thomas, first cousin of the bride, officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Hulin of Abbeville. Grandparents are Susan Dubois, Leanne Landry and the late Howard Landry, Sr., the late Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Hulin Sr. and the late Glenn Gastal.
Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gossen of Rayne. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gossen Sr. of Roberts Cove and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Constantin of Rayne.
A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at The Warehouse located in Rayne.
The couple will reside in Roberts Cove, LA.
The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner on January 7, 2019 at Midway On The Square in Abbeville, LA.

Patsy Marie Hebert Touchet, 70, of Abbeville, LA, died peacefully with a smile on her face, Monday, January 7, 2019 after an 8-month battle with metastatic lung cancer to the brain. She was born October 13, 1948, in Abbeville, LA to Lily Mae Luquette Hebert and Joseph Dalton Hebert, Sr. She lived her final months with her husband in the home of their daughter Colette and husband Mark Theobald in Southeast, Texas.
Patsy was a very faithful and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend to all. She was a Devout Catholic, who enjoyed her local Catholic Church Community for over 50 years in Abbeville, Louisiana. She enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, having a good time visiting and drinking coffee with family and friends. She was the only person besides Jesus that could cook one chicken and feed everyone! She had a passion for helping others in time of need. Patsy was a huge support to her husband of 50 years, six children, adored her grandchildren and had a great love for her siblings and all her nephews and nieces. She will be missed dearly by all that knew her.
She is survived by her husband Earl James Touchet, also of Abbeville; Daughters, Twyla Seaux and husband Nicholas,of Abbeville, Cherylle R. Reed and husband, Ken, of Katy, TX, Colette Theobald and husband, Mark, of Kountze, TX; Sons, Corey Touchet of Abbeville, Brady Touchet and wife Chloe of Abbeville, and Scotty Touchet and wife Angel of Abbeville; Grandchildren: Brody, Jeri, Alex, Kallie, Brooks, Jared, Kelsey, Lily, Drake, Samuel, Anna, Lucy, Jada and Drew. Great-grandchildren: Averi, Perseus, Raistlin, Ezra, Alistair, Susie, Austin, and Hunter. Her two sisters, Gloria (Glenn) Richard, Phyllis (Richard) Boudreaux, three brothers, Dalton, Jr. (Cheryl) Hebert, Francis (Cindy) Hebert and Albert (Charlene) Hebert. A host of nieces and nephews that she cherished, and they cherished her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dalton and Lily Mae Hebert and Sister Theresa H. Suire. Maternal Grandparents, Adrian and Lezina Luquette; Paternal Grandparents, Clemay and Adonia Hebert. Three Uncles, Joseph B. Luquette, Floyd Hebert and Preston Doyce Hebert; Two Aunts, Edith Hebert Granger and Rose Hebert.
A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, La. Visitation will begin at St. Mary Magdalen Church at 10:00 am, Rosary at 11:00 am followed by a Mass at 11:30 am and will be officiated by Father Louie Richard.
The Family would like to give thanks to her Neurosurgeon and Radiation Doctors at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas and Radiation Doctor in Lafayette, Louisiana, Dr. Jason Shumadine, One of the most compassionate caring Physicians on this earth! The Family would also like to give thanks and gratitude to all her Nurses and CNAs at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. God bless everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Finally, Glory be to God for extending her life 8 whole months longer than expected.

On Saturday, the public is cordially invited to an African American Heritage Exhibit and Walk celebrating Black History.
The event is to celebrate African American Heritage by participating in the walk and exhibit held this Saturday. These events honor African Americans for their accomplishments and acknowledge their struggles for fair/equal rights and freedom from slavery.
Line up for the walk will be at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Congregational Church at 213 Louisiana Ave where there will be a reenactment of the Civil Right Movement. The march will be from St. Mary to Magdalen Square.
Opening ceremony for the exhibit will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Abbeville Cultural Center at 200 N Magdalen Square. Students of Lighthouse Christian Preparatory School will have their exhibits on display until February 23.
MLK Parade will be dated for January 21 in downtown Abbeville.