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As they passed through Abbeville on Tuesday morning, judges with the Louisiana Garden Club Federation liked what they saw.
That is apparent, as the judges awarded the city with a another district title in the Cleanest City Contest. The city won in District III. This marks five in a row and six out of the last eight times the city has won such an honor.
“It’s nice to have this victory again,” Mayor Mark Piazza said. “We are really excited about it.”
The city had to score at least 95 out of 100 to win the title. Points are deducted for litter and the appearance of municipal buildings, businesses and residences, among other things.
“I would like to thank everyone who worked so diligently to make the Cleanest City Contest such a success,” Abbeville Main Street Director Charlene Beckett said. “With out the help of the Garden Club, Keep Abbeville Beautiful, our City Workers and help from The Arc, and the many volunteers we would not have been able to say that we won the District Contest and that we will be moving to the State competition!
“We look forward to this next phase and everyone’s help, once again, is and will be greatly appreciated!”
District III Cleanest City Contest Chairmen Gwen Lanoux and Patsy Hebert stated that, “Abbeville excelled in the District III Contest. The judges were impressed with the overall cleanliness of the city and the extent of civic pride and community involvement.” Judges for the District III CCC were LGCF members Pam Langley. Ann Corbello, and Stephanie Tompkins.
Piazza thanked all who helped make the win possible, including support from the City Council and everyone with the Abbeville Garden Club and Keep Abbeville Beautiful.
“A lot of the credit goes to the volunteers,” Piazza said. “They are very hard working volunteers, both from Keep Abbeville Beautiful and the Abbeville Garden Club. Those volunteers work very hard to make this a success.”
The Mayor offered a special thanks to the contest committee co-chairs, Sandra Creswell and Liz Gremillion.
“We are thrilled,” Creswell said. “I think this is well deserved because of all the hard work everyone put in.”
That hard work is not over. The city will now go after a state title, which Abbeville has won three times, including 2012 and ‘16. The State Cleanest City contest will be held during the last week of April and first week of May. The exact date for judging in Abbeville will be announced by State Cleanest City Contest Chairperson, Jean Gilstrap.
“The competition gets tougher,” Piazza said. “There are a lot of municipalities out there who work hard and want as much as we do.
“We are looking forward to it and are going to continue to work hard.”
In 1958, the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. began sponsoring a state-wide “Cleanest City Contest.” To date, Louisiana is the only member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. to sponsor such a contest. The aim of the contest is to instill civic pride in the individual citizens and thus, improve the appearance of villages, towns and cities.
The city of Abbeville is sponsored by the Abbeville Garden Club which is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc., District III.

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Louise Domingues Brown, 100, will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, April 9, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with her nephew, Msgr. Charles Dubois officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from 5:00PM until 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume on Monday, April 9, 2018 from 8:00AM until the time of the services.
A native of Henry and a resident of Erath, Mrs. Brown died at 9:10AM on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. She was a Member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, and the Catholic Daughters of America. She was also a member of the St. Anne's Altar Society in Delcambre. Mrs. Louise loved life and she loved people. She was a charter member of the Demi Tasse Coffee Club which was begun 65 years ago; and an honorary member of the “Twelve and Go” social club of which she and her husband Jay were also charter members. She was a former long time member of a local supper club. Mrs. Louise’s very favorite pastime was visiting with family and friends. She also enjoyed eating out, vacationing with family, and bus trips with her friends. She always said “Don’t invite me if you don’t want me to go”.
She is survived by her only daughter, Anna Louise Saunier and her husband Philippe of Delcambre; two granddaughters, Ann Catherine S. Nunez and her husband Francis of Delcambre and Amy Louise S. Register and her husband Chad of Paragould, AR; six great grandchildren, Oliver Nunez, Reed Register, Grant Register, Parker Nunez, Mackenzie Register, and Ross Register; two sisters, Lorraine D. Simon and Frances D. Lachaussee; and a special first cousin who was like a sister to her, Velma Kallam.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, L.J. “Jay” Brown; her parents, Reista and Elida Dubois Domingues; a brother, Corbet Joseph Domingues and his wife, Velma, two brother in laws, Rodney Simon and Melvin Lachaussee; an infant great granddaughter, Maria Elizabeth Nunez; and her in laws on the Brown side of the family, Priscilla and Edmire Harrington, Beatrice and Wiltz Leblanc, Rosie and Clement Quoyeser, Eupheme and Lloyd Guillott, Regina and Simon Dubois, and Joseph “Joe” and Sadie Brown.
Serving during the mass will be Ann Catherine Nunez, Amy Register, and Mackenzie Register as gift bearers. Jeanne Claire Domingues Turner and Judy Cecile Haseman as the readers, and Kay Judice and Claire Robert as Eucharistic ministers.
Serving as pallbearers will be Francis Nunez, Oliver Nunez, Parker Nunez, Chad Register, Reed Register, Grant Register, and Ross Register.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Heart Hospital and The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. They also request that donations be made to The Carpenter House of St. Joseph at 923 W. Pinhook Rd. Lafayette, LA 70503 or St. Jude’s Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 USA / donors@stjude.org.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Erath at 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.

October 20, 1923 ~ April 6, 2018

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, April 9, 2018 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Clercy Joseph Prejean, 94, who died Friday, April 6, 2018 at Eastridge Nursing Center. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Fr. Michael Richard officiating the services.
Clercy was a devout catholic having devoted over 60 years as an usher at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 2281, Abbeville Lions Club (# 3897) and March of Dimes.
He is survived by his two sisters, Velta Hebert and her husband Lawrence, and Veltie LeBouef and her husband W.J. “Sonny”; and fifteen nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Broussard Prejean; parents, Ozear Prejean and the former Ozite Frederick; and brother, Norris Prejean.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Monday, April 9, 2018 from 10:00 AM until 1:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church. A rosary will be prayed by the Knights of Columbus at noon.
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.