Former Erath football coach Jacob Byler passes away

Jacob Byler, the most successful head football coach at Erath High School, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83.
Vincent’s Funeral Home in Kaplan is handling the funeral arrangements, which were still pending as of Friday.
Coach Byler, who is from Kaplan, served as the EHS football coach from 1987 until 2008 when he retired from the Vermilion Parish school system.
Throughout his tenure, he achieved an overall record of 113-116 at EHS.
In his 43 years in education, he also taught and coached in Lafayette Parish and was also the first head football coach at St. Thomas More.
Byler’s son, Tommy, shared the news of his father’s passing on Facebook, expressing the family’s gratitude for his influence as an educator, coach, and mentor.