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November 24, 1936 ~ November 28, 2022

KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Theodore “Sam” Joseph Broussard, 86, who died Monday, November 28, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital. He will be laid to rest at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery with Reverend Ted Broussard officiating the services.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dianne Hebert Broussard of Kaplan; his son, Reverend Theodore Broussard, Jr. of St. Bridgette's of Lawtell; his four daughters, Micky and her husband, Craig Hargrave of Cow Island, Tammie and her husband, Don Foutaine of Kaplan, Bennie and her husband, Brian Roche of Kaplan and Toni and her husband, Darrin Johnson of Kaplan; his 13 grandchildren; his 15 great grandchildren; and his two sisters, Bertile Harrington and her husband, Mahlen of Nunez and Audrey "Tot Simon and her husband, Dayton of Abbeville. Serving as pallbearers will be Craig Hargrave, Don Fontaine, Darrin Johnson, Brian Roche, Justin Johnson and Ben Monton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Evie Broussard; his two brothers, Wilson Broussard and Floyd Broussard; and his sister, Thelma Broussard.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, 600 N. Church Avenue, on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 9:00 AM until the time of the services at 2:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 1:00 PM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Broussard family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

Daniel Lee Frederick, age 80, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022, 4 days shy of his 81st birthday, after a brief illness. He was a native of Abbeville, La., current resident of Gonzales post-Katrina. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 49 years Nathalie Pellittieri and his son, Brandon Neil, who cherished and admired him. He is survived by his sister, Jo-ann Picard (Huey) and nieces, Debra Foster (JC) and Karen Picard (Curtis), as well as brothers and sisters-in-law; Gregory & Sandy and Michael & Donna, along with a host of nieces and nephews.
He was proceeded in death by his parents Eddie J. and Etta Trahan Frederick.
Dan was a retired Vice President of JP Morgan Chase after 35 years of service. He was an outdoorsman who loved cycling, canoeing/kayaking and wilderness camping. He was a huge fan of LSU football and baseball.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to Dr. Salvador Caputo and Dr. Leonard Glade, as well as all of the staff at Touro Hospital, especially nurse Thi, ICU 3, who worked tirelessly providing care.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation to be held at ST. BERNARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 701 W. Virtue St., Chalmette, LA on Saturday, December 3rd from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in Dan’s memory beginning at 11 a.m. He will be laid to eternal rest in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens. To view and sign the Family Guestbook, please visit www.stbernardmemorial.com.

DELCAMBRE – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Noicy “Red” Joseph Langlinais, age 86, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Delcambre. Fr. Nathan Comeaux will officiate. Following the services, The Iberia Veterans Honor Guard will perform military honors. Interment will be held privately at a later date.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home in Delcambre on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Masonic services will be held at 5:30 p.m. and William and Earl Seaux will be preforming a song in Red’s honor at 6:30 p.m. A rosary being led by the St. Anne’s Altar Society will be prayed at 7 p.m. The funeral home will reopen on Thursday at 8 a.m. until the service time.
A native and lifelong resident of Delcambre, Mr. Langlinais passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Langlinais proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged.
Noicy, better known as “Red” by family and friends, was a dedicated man who grew up in a family steeped in Cajun tradition and taught the value of a hard day’s work. From a young age Red began working at Brady Engine Co., learning how to be a diesel mechanic. He worked his way up from a floor sweeper to manager. Eventually, Red opened up his own business, Acadiana Laundry & Dry Cleaning, and operated it for 23 years from 1989 to 2012. When not working, Red dedicated his time to helping train and handle canines for both the Vermilion and Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Departments.
Perhaps his proudest accomplishment was becoming a Shriner. Red was a Master Mason of the Jeanerette Masonic Lodge and became Worshipful Master of the Jeanerette Lodge in 1979. He acquired a plural membership in the New Iberia Aurora Lodge and became Worshipful Master of the Aurora Lodge in 1998 where he became a perpetual member. Red later became District Grand Deputy Master and then Grand Junior Deacon. He was the Grand Representative from 1994-2022. He was on the Grand Lodge Membership Development Committee and the Special Grand Lodge Session Arrangements Committee. Red entered the Scottish Rite where he received his 32˚ KCCH and his 33˚. He became a Shriner and was Potentate of the Lake Charles Habibi Temple in 2004.
Red will be forever remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be truly and deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Red is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Verlie Veronie Langlinais; sons, Tracy Langlinais (Mary Zeller) and Eddie Langlinais (Lyndi); daughter, Hope Richard; sister, Jeanne L. Viator; grandchildren, Paige Langlinais, Broc Langlinais, DeLannie Delcambre, Jeric Langlinais, Seth Richard, Toria Richard, and Jennifer Richard; and five great grandchildren.
Red is preceded in death by his parents, Kossuth “Belou” Langlinais and Jeanne LeBlanc Langlinais; sister, Jeanette L. Moneaux; and son-in-law, Leland P. Richard.
Pallbearers will be Chris Broussard, Dylan LeBlanc, Tren Delcambre, Seth Richard, Jeric Langlinais, and Caleb Mossin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Broc Langlinais, Leonard Klepec, Aaron Duplantis, and Trey Delcambre.
The family would like to extend special thanks to the staffs of Hospice of Acadiana and Right at Home Health and to Red and Verlie’s in-home caretaker, Kim Montgomery for the kindness and care provided to them.
To view the on-line obituary and sign the online guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com.
Evangeline Funeral Home of Delcambre is in charge of arrangements.

BATON ROUGE — The Vermilion Catholic Eagles advanced to the semifinals for the second time in three years by doing what they do best.
The Eagles, 12-0, beat Southern Lab, 17-7, in Friday’s quarterfinal round of the Division IV Select Playoffs.
VC will play St. Martin’s Episcopal at home in the semifinal round.
The winner of that game advances to the Division IV State Finals, to be played in the Superdome in New Orleans on Thursday, Dec. 8.
St. Martin’s beat St. Mary’s 29-24.
It will be VC head coach Broc Prejean’s second trip to the semifinals in three years.
“That game will be special,” said Prejean about reaching the semifinals. “I do know that game we will be playing at home. I am so glad these seniors get one more home game.”
Research showed that in the last 40 years, the Eagles had played the Kittens twice before, with VC losing both matchups.
Friday’s victory was a historic one.
There is a chance some of the Vermilion Catholic fans missed the first touchdown if they were waiting in line at the concession stand when the game started.
Southern Lab got the ball first and took up shop at its 23-yard line. On the first play, VC's Lewis Briggs picked off a pass at the 45-yard line and ran it back for a touchdown 30 seconds into the game.
“I trust my guys as they trust me,” Lewis said about the interception. “Everyone was in the right position. The ball came to me, and I took it to the end zone.”
Lewis would get another interception with two minutes left in the game.
“That interception was for me,” Lewis added. “I read the quarterback and intercepted the football.”
Up 7-0, VC’s defense was not done making big plays.
On Southern Lab’s second possession, the Kittens marched into VC territory, reaching the 32-yard line. Six minutes after Briggs intercepted a pass, VC’s Rhett LeBlanc also intercepted a Southern Lab pass at the VC 15-yard line and ran it back to the Southern Lab 45-yard line.
Three plays later, VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez ran around the right side for a 38-yard touchdown run. The extra point was good, and before the first period was ended, VC had a stunning 14-0 lead.
With a 14-0 lead, Prejean did not do anything crazy on offense. If anything, his offense was conservative. Prejean put the ball in his sophomore quarterback’s hands and Dartez carried the pigskin 29 times for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Why 29 times? Because he averaged 5.3 yards a carry.
Dartez said he did not mind putting the offense on his back.
“I will do whatever it takes. It got us a win, and that is all that matters,” said Dartez.
VC led 14-0 at halftime. However, they got a scare in the opening seconds of the second half.
The Eagles coughed up the football on the opening second-half kickoff, and Southern Lab marched 21 yards in five plays to score a touchdown.
Just like that, Southern Lab was only down 14-7.
The Eagles only got one series of plays in the third period, and they drove to the Southern Lab 4-yard line, but the drive stalled.
The Kittens’ offense was stopped again by VC’s defense with 9:47 to play in the game. On fourth down from VC’s 36-yard line, LeBlanc broke up a pass near the end zone.
VC’s offense got the ball back at their 37-yard line and marched down to the 2-yard line.
The drive took seven minutes off the clock, and VC’s Dane Richoux nailed a 19-yard field goal with 2:47 left in the game. The field goal made it 17-7, and VC was beginning to taste victory.
“That field goal was big,” said Dartez. “I think we were able to win the game because we wanted it more. We never stopped grinding.”
The second leading ball carrier for VC was Travin Moore, with six carries for 36 yards.
Moore also had two catches for 26 yards.
Ross Dartez (1-18), Jake Lege (1-11), and Lewis Briggs (1-4) also had catches for VC.
Southern Lab coach Darrell Asberry said, “I thought we played well defensively. We had those early turnovers; that happens. Marlon (Brown) has played well all year. The turnovers got us. Vermilion Catholic is a well-coached team. I thought we were the better team tonight, but we didn’t match their intensity. We’ll learn from this.”