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January 27, 1932 ~ July 4, 2018

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Daniel James Hebert, 86, who died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his residence. He was laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Deacon Donald Bernard officiating the services. Pallbearers were Dakota LeBlanc, Daniel LeBlanc, Jordan Bertrand, Marcus Hebert, Waylon Hebert and Jude Gooch. Honorary pallbearers were Dylan LeBlanc and David LeBlanc, Jr.
Daniel is survived by his daughter, Troyanne Roger and her husband Ricky; nine grandchildren, Dakota LeBlanc, Dylan LeBlanc, David LeBlanc, Jr., Daniel LeBlanc, Desaree LeBlanc, Destiny LeBlanc, Alicia Hebert Gordon, Marcus Hebert and Waylon Hebert; three step-grandchildren, Casey Roger, Ricky Roger, Jr. and Glenn Roger; and fourteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Roy Hebert; parents, Gaston Hebert and the former Pauline Hubert; three sons, Kendal Hebert, David Hebert and Daniel Hebert; and two sisters, Frances Hebert Richard and Ruth Hebert d’Augereau.
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.

Beth B. Melebeck has been named as President of the Bank of Erath and Bank of Erath Holding Company effective July 1, 2018. The announcement was made by Paul G. Moresi, Jr., the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer.
A lifelong native of Abbeville and an employee of the Bank for over 35 years, she has served with distinction as Executive Vice President for the last 17 years, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 2002.
She is a graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School. She earned a General Banking Diploma from the American Bankers Association in 1990, and is a 2002 graduate of the LSU Graduate School of Banking. Beth is married to Keith Melebeck and they have two children, Corey Melebeck, who is deceased, and Aaron Melebeck.
The promotion of Beth Melebeck to President is in keeping with the bank’s policy to build it’s staff from its employee base.
The Bank was organized in 1910 and is locally owned and operated as a community bank with branches in Abbeville, Erath and Delcambre.
The Bank’s current President, Paul G. Moresi, Jr., will continue to hold the office of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

Miss Kaylyn Baudoin and Mr. Jacob Fleming, both of Abbeville, were joined in holy matrimony on Saturday June 30, 2018, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Father Paul Bievenu officiated the 6:30 p.m. nuptials.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Baudoin of Abbeville. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hebert of Abbeville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baudoin of Abbeville.
Jacob is the son of Ms. Donna Touchet Fleming and the late Floyd “Bubba” Fleming II of Abbeville. His grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fleming of Abbeville, Mrs. Adley Touchet of Erath and the late Joseph Touchet, Sr.
Music for the wedding was performed by Kip Faulk, trumpeter and Laura Humble, vocalist.
Escorted by her father, the bride’s one of a kind gown from A-Net’s Bridal Boutique, was adorned with hand-beaded lace appliques. The illusion back, complete with a zip closure, was swirled with ornate beading. The bateau neckline and the elegant fit-n-flare bodice flowed seamlessly into the soft raw edge train. The bride’s look was made complete by a delicate single tiered veil. White English illusion cascaded to the fingertips and was edged by a scalloped embroidery and crystal beading.
She carried a hand tied natural white and lavender nosegay consisting of spray roses, larkspur, stock and wax flower.
Lauren Dupuis, cousin of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Macey Hebert, cousin of the bride; Olivia LeMaire, friend of the bride; Mary Beth Baudoin, sister-in-law of the bride; Jennifer Lavergne, friend of the bride, Amanda LeBouef, friend of the bride and Jardin Burleigh, friend of the bride. Junior bridesmaids were Madeline and Gabrielle Bailey, nieces of the groom.
Each bridesmaid wore a Wisteria Versa convertible dress that was styled differently. Attendants flowers were a smaller version of the bride’s bouquet made of white and lavender flowers, spray roses, larkspur and wax flowers.
The flower girls were Jolie Baudoin, niece of the bride and Adelie LeBouef, godchild of the bride. They wore handmade dresses and carried flower baskets both made and decorated by the bride’s grandmother.
Ethan Broussard, friend of the groom attended as best man. Groomsmen included Kyle Baudoin, brother of the bride; Philip Laperouse, friend of the groom; Trenton Baudoin, brother of the bride; Seth Hebert, cousin of the bride; Jacob LeBouef, friend of the groom and Matt Pontiff, friend of the groom. The ring bearer was Christian Fluman, godchild of the bride. Ushers were Tyler Frederick, cousin of the bride and Justin Sonnier, friend of the groom.
A reception was held immediately following the wedding at St. Theresa Holy Family Center.
Upon their return from a wedding trip to Punta Cana, the couple will reside in Metairie, La.
A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the mother of the groom, Donna Touchet Fleming and Schuyler Porche, was held on Friday, June 29, 2018, at the WOW Lodge.

ERATH - Guy Nerren, wife Stephanie and son Ty, are alive today thanks to the smoke detectors that went off Friday morning in their mobile home.
According to Guy, who is the assistant police chief in Maurice and an Erath alderman, he had fallen asleep on his recliner. At around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, a beeping sound awakened Guy. He realized it was the fire alarms.
He popped out of his recliner to search for the fire. He saw the fire had started by a window unit. Once he saw how big the fire was, he began yelling at his family, who were sleeping, getting out of the mobile home.
“I began yelling the house was on fire,” said Guy on Friday morning. “I yelled a couple of times before they awoke.
“I am telling you right now, you always think about it, but when I awoke, I did not smell smoke. I just heard the alarms going off. We were grateful to have them.”
After he got his family out safely, he tried to go back in, but the smoke was too thick for him to see. He had to exit the house, he said.
When he got out of the house, he ran across the street to have a neighbor call 911. The neighbor, who is also a volunteer fireman, called 911 and then ran to the Nerren home and began turning off the electricity.
Within minutes, the Erath Fire Department was on the scene, battling the fire. They had everything under control within minutes.
Friday morning the Nerrens had not slept and were dealing with getting their life back together. By 11 a.m. there was more bad news.
Guy thought he had homeowner’s insurance. He called his agent Friday morning to make a claim, and he learned his insurance was canceled in April. According to Guy, he discovered his agent canceled their homeowner’s insurance when the agent should have only canceled the Nerrens’ flood insurance, Guy said.
“I am dealing with it,” he said on Friday morning.
Donations can be made at any Bank of Erath branch under the name, “Benefit for the Nerren Family.”