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ABBEVILLE – A Private Memorial will be held at a later date at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery for Mrs. Darlene Duhon Lege, 76, who passed away at 11:45 PM on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at her residence.
A native and lifelong resident of Abbeville, Mrs. Darlene loved fishing and was an avid Saints fan. She was known for her love for her family.
She is survived by two sons, Lance Lege and his wife Miranda and Shawn Lege and his wife Jan; her mother, Jaunita LeBlanc; two brothers, Rusty LeBlanc and Jimmy Duhon; a sister, Maxine Frederick; and three grandchildren, Logan Lege, Olivia Lege and Jared Bryce Scalisi.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Lege; her father, E.J. LeBlanc; and her biological father, Jesse Duhon.
The family would like to offer a special thanks to Amy, Kelli, Vickie, Angela, Mia, Mackie, Miranda and all of those that gave Mrs. Darlene special care.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home, 2600 Charity Street, (337) 893-3777 will be handling the arrangements.

Sister Teresa Margaret Toups, O. Carm. returned to God October 25, 2022. She was 83 years old and in the 64th year of her religious profession.
Sister Teresa Margaret, born Geraldine Marie Toups in Maurice, LA on February 16, 1939, is the youngest of six children of the late Ernest Toups, Sr., of Vermillion Parish, LA and Marie Simonia Toups of Youngsville, LA. She entered Carmel in 1955 and professed first vows in 1958. Sister attended Central Grammar Elementary and Mount Carmel in Lafayette, LA, and graduated from Mount Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans. Sister did post-graduate work at Notre Dame University, the University of Dayton, and Loyola University. She celebrated her 60th Jubilee in 2018.
Sister devoted 50 years to Catholic education teaching at St. Dominic and St. Louis King of France, New Orleans, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Westwego, LA, St. Joseph, Rayne Catholic Elementary, Rayne, LA, and Cathedral-Carmel Elementary, Lafayette, LA. She received the Diocesan Outstanding Teacher of the Year 1999-2000 when serving at Cathedral-Carmel. Sister Teresa Margaret served as a volunteer at Cathedral-Carmel Elementary in the art department until her retirement in 2018.
Sister was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, LouElla Toups and four brothers, Ernest, Jr., Ira Charles, Emick Paul, and Alvin James Toups, Sr., She is survived by nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on November 3, 2022 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, LA 70501. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. with Mass at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery, 410 Old Kaplan Hwy., Abbeville, LA 70510. Martin and Castille Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA have been entrusted with Sister’s arrangements.
View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com
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The St. Martinville Tigers took advantage of a couple of short field situations to build a big halftime lead and held off a second-half comeback try by the Abbeville Wildcats to remain unbeaten in District 5-3A action Thursday night at Wildcat Stadium in Abbeville.
The Tigers (5-4 overall, 3-0 district) scored on all four of their first-half possessions to lead 28-7 at the break, then added TDs on their first two second-half possessions to go up 42-7 before Abbeville buckled down and outscored the visiting team 12-0 the rest of the way.
The Wildcats saw another scoring opportunity slip away with a fumble inside the SMSH 15-yard line, and turned the ball over on downs at the St. Martinville 36 and 38 yard lines in the fourth quarter to snuff three potential scoring drives that could’ve pulled Abbeville to within a couple of points had they all been converted into TDs.
“(I’m) one hundred percent proud of our effort right there,” AHS coach Roderick Moy said. “It would’ve been very easy — many high school teams would’ve folded down 28-7, but we showed a lot of grit. We showed the football team I truly believed we are in my heart, and I’m very proud of that. That’s a good football team over there (St. Martinville), I don’t give a damn what their record is. That’s a great football team over there, and we matched them. Unfortunately, they just punched us in the mouth in the first quarter, and we were never able to recover.
SMSH took advantage of a turnover on downs at the Abbeville 35 to get its first touchdown as a fourth-and-one attempt by AHS came up short. St. Martinville tailback Steven Blanco scored the first of his four rushing TDs from seven yards away and the PAT by Alexis Maza made it 7-0.
Quarterback Kaden Zenon added a one-yard TD run and receiver Cullen Charles scored on a three-yard run to make it 21-0. A double pass — from Zenon to Charles, and then from Charles to a wide-open Harvey Broussard, made it 28-0 with 1:01 left in the half. Abbeville protested the TD on the double pass as the first throw was a forward pass, and not a lateral, but the play stood after the officials discussed the play.
Abbeville got on the scoreboard with a three-play scoring drive on the ensuing possession. Quarterback Tahj Judge hit a wide-open Ronale Walker for a 54-yad gain to the SMSH 11, and two snaps later, Jaysen Shelvin made a beautiful one-handed grab in the end zone to pull Abbeville to within 28-7 following the PAT by Edwin Ramirez.
Shelvin led the Wildcats with 66 yards on 11 rushes and had two catches for 16 yards and a TD. Walker led Abbeville with 75 yards on two receptions.
But Blanco, who finished the night with 223 yards on 22 carries, added TD runs of 5 and 81 yards in the second half to push the lead to 42-7. Broussard had four catches for 112 yards on the night for the Tigers.
Abbeville kept fighting after falling behind by 35 points, with Braylon Moore scooping up a rolling kickoff and returning it 90 yards for a touchdown. The PAT was blocked but Abbeville had trimmed its deficit to 42-13.
The Wildcats then forced a three-and-out to set up a six-play, 68-yard scoring drive to pull to within 42-19. Tra’Sean Greene scored on a one-yard carry after Shelvin converted a fourth-and-five play with an 11-yard run to the 1. Greene finished with 40 yards on 11 runs.
The Abbeville defense stifled SMSH from there but couldn’t score on their final three possessions.
“I think if you catch the last three quarters it might be an even ballgame, but that’s what good teams do, they were able to put together 48 minutes, and we only played a good three quarters, and that was the difference in the game,” Moy said.
Both teams struggled with penalties. Abbeville was penalized nine times for 83 yards, while St. Martinville drew a dozen flags for 119 yards in penalties.
AHS plays at Kaplan on Friday to close out the regular season.
“We’ve got to match their effort,” Moy said. “We know they’re going to be hungry. Their season’s on the line. We need to match their effort and play a clean game. You saw it tonight. I bet we had 20 penalties. We’ve got to clean that up because we can’t put that all on officials. We did some things wrong, and we’ve got to be honest with ourselves. Clean up the penalties, and we’ve got to get healthy. We lost some key guys tonight. That will be a big deal.”

What is it going to take for the 25th Amendment to be utilized and for President Joe Biden to be removed from office? He is 79 years old and is suffering from significant mental incapacities. Biden needs rest, medical care, and treatment for his condition.
Due to his mental incompetence, Biden has been controlled by members of his administration and pushed in a far-left direction that has been disastrous to our nation. The report card for the first 21 months of his administration is a catastrophe. His grade is an F-, as nothing he has attempted has succeeded.
After inheriting a county that was recovering nicely from the pandemic and moving toward prosperity, Biden decided to shift gears completely. As a result, he has destroyed our good economy and forced our country into a recession. Americans are also dealing with skyrocketing interest rates, record setting inflation, supply chain delays and shortages of vital consumer items such as baby formula.
On the issue of energy, Biden has moved our country from energy independence to complete dependence on foreign countries. The world witnessed the spectacle of Biden begging the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for increased oil production in the infamous “fist bump” meeting.
Under President Biden, crime in our urban areas is surging uncontrollably, drug overdose deaths have reached a record, the border is wide open, and our educational system is in shambles. We cannot afford to wait another 27 months until his term ends. By that time, the damage to our country may be irreversible.
Fortunately, Republicans are on the threshold of taking control of the United States Congress after the midterm elections. The first order of business for the new GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives should be to hold impeachment hearings on Biden.
Remember, President Donald Trump was impeached twice for ridiculous reasons, such as making a “perfect” phone call to the Ukrainian President and giving a speech to a massive rally of supporters and exhorting them to “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” In contrast, Biden has committed a multitude of serious offenses, which are clearly impeachable.
Here are only a few of the many reasons that Biden should be impeached:
He created an open southern border which has allowed millions of illegal aliens to enter our country, including criminals and terrorists. The massive influx of illegal fentanyl and other drugs has contributed to over 100,000 overdose deaths per year.
Biden’s botched withdrawal of our military from Afghanistan was the biggest foreign policy disaster in recent memory. It contributed to the deaths of 13 of our military heroes and left our enemy, the Taliban, in control of a multi-billion-dollar Bagram air base, as well as $85 billion in military equipment.
Biden lied about his lack of involvement in his son’s business deals. It was confirmed by his former business associate, Tony Bobulinski, that 10% of the profits from a deal with a Chinese energy company were supposed to be held for “the big guy,” a nickname for Joe Biden.
To keep oil prices down before the midterm elections, Biden has repeatedly raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is now at its lowest level in forty years. These reserves are supposed to be used during national, not political, emergencies.
Along with this list, there are many other reasons why Biden should be impeached. Unfortunately, many Republicans lack the intestinal fortitude to proceed with such “controversial” hearings. In an interview on my Ringside Politics radio show on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) claimed that he had not seen anything from President Biden that merited impeachment. Really, Congressman, where have you been?
Sadly, this desire for inaction was echoed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). When asked by Punchbowl News whether Biden or his cabinet had engaged in impeachable offenses, McCarthy said “I don’t see it before me right now.”
Unfortunately, McCarthy is purposely ignoring Biden’s variety of impeachable offenses. This does not bode well for the incoming Republican Party majority in Congress. If they refuse to deliver for the GOP faithful on this critical issue, millions of Republicans will be furious.
The Biden impeachment needs to happen. If Republicans refuse to do the right thing and give Biden a pass, at the very least, they should demand that he submit to a mental competency test.
Biden has not released the results of any mental competency test to the American people since he assumed the presidency. This test is crucial because almost every Biden speech is littered with gaffes and humiliating mistakes.
Republicans must end their fixation with abiding by the Marquess of Queensberry rules while Democrats fight bare-knuckled, mixed-martial arts style. For the benefit of the nation and the world, Biden must be removed from the presidency. Republicans must not flinch from this responsibility.

Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jcrouere@gmail.com