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Abbeville Man Killed in Vermilion Parish Crash Involving Farm Tractor

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 9:35pm

Vermilion Parish – On May 14, 2022, shortly before 1:30 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 167 at Louisiana Highway 696 in Vermilion Parish. The crash claimed the life of 64-year-old Alvin J. Minnick, Jr. of Abbeville.

The initial investigation by State Police revealed Minnick was traveling north on US 167 on a John Deere 2640 farm tractor. At the same time, a 2007 GMC Sierra 3500 pickup being driven by 48-year-old Olan Mouton was also traveling north on US 167. For reasons still under investigation, the GMC rear-ended the John Deere. Upon impact, the John Deere overturned, ejecting Minnick off the tractor.

Minnick was not restrained at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Vermilion Parish Coroner’s Office. Mouton, who was properly restrained, was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries. Standard toxicology samples were obtained from both drivers for analysis. Charges are pending and this crash remains under investigation.

Louisiana State Troopers remind motorists that making good choices while in motor vehicles such as always ensuring every occupant is properly restrained, not driving impaired, and not being distracted behind the wheel can often mean the difference between life and death. Crashes occur in fractions of a second and many lives are forever changed. Please remember that motor vehicle crashes are preventable and good decisions behind the wheel help prevent injuries and deaths from occurring.
Troop I has investigated 12 fatal crashes resulting in 14 deaths in 2022.

The North Vermilion Patriots finish the 2022 season with a 39-3 record.

North Vermilion finishes runner-up in Class 4A

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 8:04pm

South Terrebonne takes Saturday’s title game

SULPHUR - The North Vermilion Patriots came up short of winning their second straight Class 4A title.
South Terrebonne, the No. 15 seed, outlasted the top-seeded Pats for a 7-6 win on Saturday. The Pats finish the season with a 39-3 record.

Daisetta Jane Hebert

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 11:10am

September 11, 1927 ~ May 9, 2022

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Daisetta Jane Hebert, 94, who passed on Monday, May 9, 2022 in Webster, Texas. Following the ceremony, she will be laid to rest in the St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery in Abbeville, Louisiana.
Daisetta was born Sunday, September 11, 1927 in Theall, Louisiana to the union of the late Jerome and Sue Guidry Hebert. She married her true love, Linwood John Hebert, February 1, 1946, after he returned from serving in the Navy in WWII. They were married 61 years when L.J. passed in 2007. They made their home in Abbeville where their two oldest children were born then the family moved to Texas City, Texas where her youngest two sons were born and they lived for 30 years. Daisetta always had a passion for cooking and opened a popular Cajun restaurant she ran for several years. After returning to her home in Abbeville in the 1980s, she enjoyed her life with her cooking, with her family, especially her grandkids, working her beautiful crafts and gardening. She loved spending time with her lifelong friends over their Saturday morning coffee gatherings.
She was an inspiration to all who sought her advice on cooking and homeopathic health care, certainly a tribute to her longevity of 94 years. The intensity of our loss can’t be described in prose but only through how we live out our lives in honor of her and for the Glory of God.
She is preceded in death by her husband, L.J. Hebert; her parents, Jerome and Sue Hebert; and siblings, Raymus Hebert, Rodney Hebert, Dorothy (Rose) Burks, and Lois LaBorde.
Those left to cherish her memory are three sons, Jayson Hebert (Charlien) of Friendswood, TX, Joel Hebert (Jeffa) of Friendswood, TX, and Jerome Hebert of Friendswood, TX; and one daughter, Corliss Speights (Michael) of Dickinson, TX. Those who called her MamaDae are Christie Ingram (Christopher), Shea Mueschler (Dennis), Brent Hebert, Ryan Hebert (Carrie), Maegan Bubenik (Chase), Amanda Law (Charlie), and Missy McCachern (Paul); and fifteen great grandchildren. She’s also survived by one brother, Luther Hebert (Yvonne); one sister, Arthurine Bates; and many nieces and nephews she loved dearly.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 6:00 PM; and Monday, May 16, 2022 from 8 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Daisetta Jane Hebert’s memory to St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church or a charity of your choice.
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.

Pitcher John Nick Touchet got the start on the hill for North Vermilion. He pitched three innings and picked up the win.

Cole Veronie finished off the game on the mound for North Vermilion.

Brant Fontenot dove back to third base before the tag. He would later score for NV.

Landon Duhon (15) looks at coach Jeremy Trahan who waves him on to score, which he did.

Coach Trahan points to third base and tells Lane Patin to slide.

The North Vermilion student body want back to back state champions.

NV first baseman Dylan Naquin holds a North Desoto runner on at first base.

NV left fielder Cooper David keeps his eye on the ball while he chases it down for an out.

Tyson LeBlanc (14) and Landon Duhon (15) cross home plate for two scores and react to a play at third base.

Camden Breaux (17) gives Braxton Savant (23) a fist bump.

Sam Galland, a pitch runner for NV, slides safely at home plate.

Lane Patin turns his body right before getting hit by a pitch.

NV players react to right fielder Brant Fontenot (4) making the third out of a inning. In the photo are Cooper David (3), Ethan Frederick (10) and Tyson LeBlanc (14)

Centerfielder John Touchet waits on the baseball for an easy out.

Action photos from NV's semifinal game

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:23pm

Here are photos of Thursday's semifinal game against North DeSoto. NV won 14-2 and will play Saturday at 2 p.m. in the finals in Sulphur.

Brandt Fontenot stands on second base and smiles after hitting a 3-RBI double in the first inning for NV.

North Vermilion Patriots earn return trip to Class 4A title game

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 4:36pm

SULPHUR — Brandt Fontenot made North DeSoto pay for its pitching and fielding struggles, going 3-for-4 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored Thursday afternoon as North Vermilion advanced to its second straight Class 4A baseball championship game with a 14-2, five-inning mercy rule win at McMurry Park.
The Patriots (39-2) fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but answered with five runs in the first and four in the second to lead 9-1, then blew up for another five runs in the bottom of the fourth to put it out of reach.
“The kids came out on fire,” NVHS coach Jeremy Trahan said. “I’m proud of them.”
Top-seeded North Vermilion faces No. 15 South Terrebonne, a 4-0 winner over No. 6 Lakeshore, in the finals. It will be a rematch of North Vermilion’s thrilling 11-10, eight-inning semifinal win from 2021. First pitch for Saturday’s championship game is set for 2 p.m.
On Thursday, three Griffins pitchers surrendered nine walks and hit three batters with pitches, and North DeSoto also committed three errors to give the Patriots plenty of offensive opportunities.
Trahan, meanwhile, went with playoff experience on the mound by starting southpaw John Touchet, the 2021 4A MVP and 4A finals MVP. Touchet, who was injured before the season and pitched a limited number of innings this year, and showed rust early in allowing a run on a hit, two walks and a hit batter in the first. Touchet earned the win, allowing two runs on two hits with four walks and five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Cole Veronie pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, allowing one hit and one walk.
North Vermilion, meanwhile, had six hits to go with all the walks, hit batsmen and errors. Cooper David drove in two runs on two bases-loaded walks and Tyson LeBlanc had a hit and an RBI and Touchet and Blake Lastrapes also singled.
Braxton Savant walked, drove in a run and scored two times for NV. Dylan Naquin walked twice and scored two runs, Lane Patin had a walk and scored twice, Camden Breaux had an RBI and a run, and Landon Duhon and Sam Galland scored two runs each.
“I’m happy with the way it turned out,” Trahan said. “We have a veteran team.”
North DeSoto finished the year 33-6.

North DeSoto coach Bo Odom (center) earned his 400th coaching win this spring. Odom, who has been at North DeSoto for 16 years after nine years at Mansfield, led the Griffins to the 2012 Class 3A baseball championship. NDHS plays North Vermilion at 2 p.m.today in Sulphur in a Class 4A semifinal game. (Photo from North DeSoto baseball Facebook page)

Griffins preparing for NVHS pitching staff

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:48am

North DeSoto making first trip to semifinals since 2013; coach earned 400th win this spring

Two teams accustomed to playoff success meet in the Class 4A semifinals of the LHSAA State Baseball Tournament at McMurry Park in Sulphur today when top seeded North Vermilion takes on North DeSoto, which is making its third trip to the state tournament since 2012.
“When you get to practice on a Monday before the state championship, that’s always a good thing,” said North DeSoto coach Bo Odom, who has taken the Griffins to the playoff in 15 of his 16 seasons at the school after nine years coaching at Mansfield. “I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else but practicing right now. It’s a huge honor to do that right now.”
While North Vermilion (38-2) is looking to wrap up a second straight 4A championship at this year’s tournament, North DeSoto is looking to take care or unfinished business from last season. The Griffins are 33-5 overall, topping 30 wins for the second straight year after going 32-7 in 2021.
“Last year we got beat in the quarterfinals by South Terrebonne, which is a pretty good team, and they’re back again (in the state tournament) this year,” Odom said. “We had the lead in both games (against STHS), and didn’t finish the deal, so our main goal this year was to try to finish, you know? Make sure we’re playing seven innings, make sure we’re keeping the pressure on the other team. We’ve done a fairly decent job of that this year.”
The other semifinal features No. 6 seed Lakeshore (25-9) against No.15 South Terrebonne (19-15).
Odom said he knows NVHS coach Jeremy Trahan will have the Patriots prepared.
“Jeremy’s going to have them coached up well,” Odom said. “We’re good friends. We had a chance to play them a few years back down in Pineville. We met up down there and played.
“We watched them play in the finals last year, so we’ve seen them play. They’re going to play the right way. They’re going to do the little things right. They’re going to put a lot of pressure on you on the base paths, and his pitching staff is second to none.”
That will be one of the biggest challenges, Odom said.
“He’s five or six deep with his pitching staff,” the coach said. “It’s going to be a huge, huge challenge for us, but we’re going to show up and see what we can do.
“(Aiden) Leonard is throwing the ball really well. (Tyson) LeBlanc is throwing the ball really well. He’s got five or six that are very, very good. It’s going to be a huge challenge for us to manufacture runs against them.”
The Griffins lost seven seniors from last year’s team, but have a solid junior class and four seniors who have played together for years.
“We knew we had some kids that could come in and play at a high level, they just hadn’t had a chance to play yet,” Odom said. “They’ve played really well. We’ve been able to throw some strikes, and for the most part we’ve been able to field the baseball.”
Odom’s son Sam is one of the juniors on the team and the coach had a chance to coach most of the players before they even got to high school, he said, while working with his son’s summer league teams.
“We knew what we had and we were fairly successful in the younger age coming up, so we knew they were going to be able to play a little bit,” the coach said.
The seniors all fill roles on the squad. Dalton Hill leads off and plays shortstop and has ever played well, Odom said. Landon Williams is a role player who does whatever he is asked to do. Peyton Matthews also has played well as a spark plug batting in the 2 hole. Left fielder Landen LeBlanc also has played well.
“The seniors have really done a good job of leading us and making sure the younger guys are doing what they’re supposed to do,” Odom said. “We’re fortunate enough to hit a little bit also, so it’s been a well-rounded effort this year.”
Juniors Braden Richardson and Kameron Mangum have pitched well. Hill also pitches , along with junior Elijah Morris.
“I didn’t get to meet these guys when they were freshmen — I already knew who they were before they got here, and I’d already coached them during the summer,” Odom said of the junior and senior players. “You always want to coach your son and be around him, and being able to take him and his friends down to Sulphur was something we talked about whenever they were 7, 8, 9 years old. That’s when the last time we made it down there was, so we were coaching them in the summer when they were 8 and 9. We talk about it like everybody else. I said when y’all are in high school one day I want to take y’all back down there, and I’m pretty excited about that opportunity.”
The Griffins survived a 4-1/2 hour “crazy game” Friday night against Northwood-Shreveport in the first game of the quarterfinal best-of-three series. North DeSoto and Northwood shared the District 1-4A championship, each going 5-1 in league play. Williams threw 2 1/3 innings of shutout ball in relief during the Griffins’ 11-10 win in 11 innings. North DeSoto won the second game of the series 14-1 in five innings to advance to the semifinals.
Odom won his 400th career game this spring, and led the Griffins to the 2012 Class 3A state title, earning Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year honors that year. He was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year after bringing his team back to the semifinals in 2013 before falling to eventual state champ Parkview Baptist.
“I’ve been fortunate that we’ve got some really good kids in this area, and I’ve been very, very, very fortunate to coach some really good players,” Odom said of the program’s long term success. He’s pleased with how his team has played so far this year and looks forward to today’s game.
“I’m just proud of the way the kids have played,” Odom said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of playing a North Vermilion state champion team.”
This also is the second trip in a couple of weeks to Sulphur for one of North DeSoto’s sports teams. The softball team won its second straight 4A state championship on April 30 at Frasch Park.
“The community’s excited. The school’s excited The kids are excited,” Odom said. “It’s going to be fun.”

The 2022 North Vermilion Patriots baseball team is 38-2 and playing in their second straight Class 4A state semifinal game.

Patriots to battle North Desoto in semifinals

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:38am

North Vermilion now on 15-game winning streak

The North Vermilion Patriots have found their way back to the Class 4A semifinals.
The Patriots (38-2) battle North Desoto (33-5) in the semifinal game in the Class 4A state tournament. Game time is at 4 p.m. in McCurry Park in Sulphur. The winner advances to the finals, which will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m.
North Vermilion head coach Jeremy Trahan said, “We are excited to be in the state tournament for the second year in a row. Our kids have worked really hard to get to this point.”
This is the fourth time in the school’s history, the baseball team reaches the semifinal. They did it in 1994, 1995, 2021 and now 2022.
The Patriots enter the game on a 15-game winning streak. North Desoto has won 13 of its last 14 games.
Last weekend, the Patriots advanced to the semifinals by sweeping the Rayne Wolves.
No. 5 North DeSoto advanced to the semifinals after sweeping No. 4 Northwood of Shreveport.
North Desoto won the Class 3A state title in 2012 and reached the semis in 2013.
Trahan has been able to watch North Desoto on film and was impressed with their pitching staff. Two guys throw around 86 miles per hour fastball.
“We have faced pitchers who throw that hard,” said Trahan. “Sulphur had a kid who threw 88 miles per hour, and Ascension and Berwick had guys who threw up in the 80s.”

Who is starting on the hill today?

Speaking of pitching, who will be the starting North Vermilion Patriots’ starting pitcher in today’s Class 4A semifinal game?
Late Wednesday, the North Vermilion coaches had not made that decision. But the odds are, it is going be between two guys.
Allen “AJ” Johnson and Aiden Leonard have stepped up and are now the 1-2 arms for the 38-2 Patriots.
“It will be a surprise,” said NV head coach Jeremy Trahan.
Leonard is 9-0 with an earned run average of .80 and 102 strikeouts.
Johnson is 8-1 with a 0.44 earn run average and 58 strikeouts.
Johnson pitched on Saturday against Rayne and did not allow a run to score. Johnson, a junior right-hander, struck out four and needed only 76 pitches to win.
Last year, Johnson threw 21 pitches, and Leonard only threw two pitches in the semifinal game, and he was credited with the win.
A year ago in the semifinals, NV’s 1-2 arms were left-hander John Touchet and right-hander Tyson LeBlanc, who combined to pitch 11 2/3 innings in Sulphur.
Now, there is a chance they may not see the mound if everything goes North Vermilion’s way in the next two games.
Touchet missed a few games at the start of the season due to a hamstring injury. He nursed it for most of the season while playing centerfield.
Touchet has pitched in two games (2-0) and struck out 23.
LeBlanc went from being a starter to a closer since the rise of Johnson and Leonard. LeBlanc, who started in last year’s semifinal game, is 9-0 with a 1.03 earned run average and 61 strikeouts.
North Vermilion head coach Jeremy Trahan said the NV defense is solid when Johnson and Leonard pitch. It lets Touchet stay in centerfield and LeBlanc stay at second base.
“This year, Aiden and Allen have been our one and two pitchers,” Trahan said after beating Rayne. “We’re better defensively when Aiden and Allen are on the mound because we can leave Touchet in center field and LeBlanc at second base. We feel like our defense is hard to beat when Aiden and Allen are on the mound.”
If Leonard or Johnson are pitching, the NV defense will look like this. Dylan Naquin will be played first base; Leblanc is on second base, Lane Patin is at shortstop, and Camden Breaux is on third base.
The outfield comprises of Cooper David in the left field, Touchet in the center field, and Brant Fontenot in the right field.
Blake Lastrapes is the starting catcher.

All season, a photo of Ramsie Bumgardner hung with the other five North Vermilion senior baseball players at the field.

Patriots’ baseball caps have the initials RKB, which stands for Ramsie Kate Bumgardner.

This is the front of the Patriots’ warm up shirt that everyone wears during the game.

Some players wore red bracelets with the saying, “Live Like Ramsie.”

North Vermilion Patriots playing ‘fear/less’

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:05am

Baseball team bringing super fan Ramsie Baumgardner to Sulphur

The North Vermilion Patriots have dedicated the 2022 season to a special senior that they plan to take to Sulphur with them today.
That senior is Ramsie Kate Bumgardner, who was considered one of the Patriots’ biggest fans. She was leading the cheer last year at the state baseball tournament in Sulphur and she also had plans to be there again this weekend.
Unfortunately, her life was cut short on Jan. 23, 2022 when she was killed in a two-car accident on La. 167, north of Abbeville.
The Patriots (38-2) play today at 2 p.m. against North Desoto (33-5) in the Class 4A semifinals. The game is at McMurry Park in Sulphur on Field 41.
Before the baseball season began, team seniors Cooper David, John Touchet, Lane Patin, Blake Lastrapes and Dylan Naquin met and decided to dedicate this season to Ramsie.
Ramsie’s initials, RKB, were sewn onto the back of their baseball cap. Many players also wear a rubber bracelet with the saying, “Live like Ramsie.”
“Each time we put on our cap, we are reminded of Ramsie,” David said. “We play for her. She was always cheering us on during the season and at the playoffs last year. We know we have to play hard.”
Before each game, the players warm-up in a red T-shirt. On the front of the shirt is a decal of a baseball with the initials “RKB” in the middle of a set of angel wings and a halo on top of the baseball. On the back of the shirt is Ramsie’s favorite saying “fear/less” written in script.
They have included her as one of their own by hanging a photo banner of Ramsie with the other five NV seniors. The banner, a picture of her at homecoming, hung with the seniors behind a set of bleachers all season.
All six banners are expected to be in Sulphur come game time today.
Senior John Touchet made it a point to make sure her banner hangs along side of the five seniors.
“She was our biggest fan,” said Touchet. “I plan to take the banner with us so she can enjoy Sulphur.”
One of Ramsie’s favorite sayings was “live fear/less.”
On her senior baseball banner, it has the phrase, “Live Like Ramsie – Fear/less.”
The Patriots seem to be playing baseball as Ramsie would want — fear/less. The squad won 38 games and only lost two. The Patriots are two games away from winning a second straight Class 4A state title.
Despite the success, they have not forgotten their classmate.
“The team has bonded more this season,” said senior Lane Patin. “We have a stronger connection. We are playing for Ramsie.”

Mary L. Guillot “Mamma”

Wed, 05/11/2022 - 4:10pm

November 24, 1938 ~ May 10, 2022

KAPLAN — Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Mary “Mamma” L. Guillot, 83, who died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at Petry Cemetery with Reverend Steven Irudayasamy officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Veronica Guillot, Claudette Broussard, Kelby Guillot, Nolan Guillot, Bryint Guillot and Jacob Broussard. Honorary pallbearers will be Ken Broussard, Stoney Broussard, Dusty Broussard, Dwayne Guillot and Buddy Roy.
She is survived by her her two sons, Nolan Alvin Guillot (Kim) of Meaux and Kelby Guillot (Van) of Abbeville; her three daughters, Ethel Faye Guillot of Meaux, Claudette Broussard (Ken) of Forked Island and Veronica Guillot (Mitch) of Jennings; her eight grandchildren, Nicole Guillot, Dusty Broussard, Staci Hebert, Kandice Campbell, Stoney Broussard, Kimberly Vincent, Kaihanna Thibodeaux and Bryint Guillot; her four step grandchildren; her 19 great grandchildren; her three sisters, Kate Gaspard of Kaplan, Verna “Blackie” Taylor of Lacassine and Ella Mae Stelly of Pecan Island; her brother, George LeBouef of Abbeville; and her stepbrother, Eli Saltzman of Mouton Cove.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Thomas Guillot; her parents, Adam LeBouef and the former Eulalie Schexnider; her great granddaughter, Arissa Broussard; her seven sisters; her three brothers; and three great grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Tradition Hospice and their staff for all of their care and compassion during their time of need.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, May 12, 2022 from 8:00 AM until the time of the services at 10:00 AM.
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 Guillot family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

Louis Avery Dartez

Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:32am

December 12, 1925 ~ May 7, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Louis Avery Dartez. Following the ceremony, he will be laid to rest in the church cemetery which adjoins St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice, Louisiana.
Louis Avery Dartez passed away peacefully on May 7th at the age of 96. He was born on December 12, 1925, to Marie LeBlanc Dartez and Joseph Avery Dartez and was the seventh of their ten children. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Barbara Ann Jackson Dartez, who was the love of his life and his constant companion. Throughout their marriage they amazingly only spent one night apart. Louis is survived by 25 loving nieces and nephews, and an even greater number of grand nieces and nephews. He was affectionately referred to as "Uncle Lou” and was widely regarded as everyone’s favorite uncle.
Louis was born in Maurice, Louisiana, and graduated from Abbeville High School. Louis had a fascination with airplanes and flying, beginning from a day in the early 1930s when he was seven years old and a bootlegger landed a small airplane in a nearby field. He served his country during World War II in the Air Force. He shared this passion with Barbara and they both became licensed aircraft pilots. They enjoyed traveling the southern United States in their own Cessna aircraft.
Louis and Barbara had a shared sense of adventure and toured Europe for three months in 1956. Upon returning from Europe, Louis enrolled in courses at the University of Houston. In 1959 Louis and Barbara established the Dart Company, a graphic arts service company. The Dart Company provided graphic arts to many of the major oil companies in the Houston area. Louis and Barbara worked side-by-side at their company for 32 years until their retirement in the 1990s.
Louis was a kind and gentle man and he was also a great listener. A regular at the Dartez family reunions, Louis had an uncanny ability to extract all the best insider stories from his nieces and nephews. This was much to the chagrin of Louis’ siblings, their parents, who were left to wonder what family secrets had been divulged.
Louis and Barbara shared an interest in genealogy. They spent considerable time during their retirement traveling and researching archives throughout the United States and France to painstakingly record and document over 14 generations of the Dartez family. A culmination of their extensive research was shared with their family in a newsletter published periodically during the mid-1990s titled “Dartes’ Lineage.”
In 1997 Louis published his recollections of growing up during the Depression in a memoir titled, “The Formative Years, Growing Up in Vermillion Parish.” This wonderful recounting of his life is rich in family history, anecdotal stories and priceless memories that are forever recorded and is an everlasting gift to his large and extended family.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Diane Ansley. Louis was able to remain in his home thanks to the excellent care provided by Diane the last five years.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, May 12th at 9:00 AM at Vincent Funeral Home, 209 S. Saint Charles St., Abbeville, Louisiana.
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.

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