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Miss Laura Ann Landry of Maurice, Louisiana and Mr. Matthew Paul Fontenot of Abbeville, Louisiana were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony during a 6:30 p.m. ceremony on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana.
Officiating the Nuptial Mass was Father Louis Richard and Father Matthew Higginbotham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Dennis Landry of Maurice, Louisiana. Her mother is the former Cheryl Ann Waguespack of Vacherie, Louisiana. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waguespack of Vacherie, Louisiana and Mrs. Janelle Landry of Maurice, Louisiana and the late Mr. Alvin Landry.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Mark Fontenot of Abbeville, Louisiana. The mother of the groom is the former Danielle Elizabeth Dubois of Abbeville, Louisiana. The grandparents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Dubois of Abbeville, Louisiana and Mr. and Mrs. Arduse Fontenot of Ville Platte, Louisiana.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an exclusive from A-Net’s Bridal Boutique. Her stunning white gown was a timeless silhouette made of satin material with a thick seam along the square neckline. She wore a beautiful lace trim chapel length veil accessorized with a silver and pearl headpiece.
The bride carried a cascade bouquet of Eskimo roses, white dendrobium orchids, and white lisianthus accented with Italian ruscus foliage. Intertwined in her bouquet was a rosary from her maternal grandmother, which her mother and sisters also carried on their wedding days.
A handkerchief from Rome with her initials and wedding date monogrammed in light blue wrapped the stems and was also carried by her sisters on their wedding days. The bride also wore the same sixpence in her shoe that her mother and sisters wore on their wedding days.
The bride was attended by her Maid of Honor and cousin, Molly Landry, and her Matron of Honor and sister, Caroline L. Hanks. Bridesmaids were Jena L. Menard, sister of the bride, Rebekah Fontenot, Hannah Fontenot, and Rachel Fontenot, sisters of the groom, Ashley Goss and Madison Landry, cousins of the bride.
The bridesmaids wore gorgeous crepe floor length dresses featuring an elegant trumpet skirt, and a square neckline by the Dessy Group Design in the color willow green. They carried bouquets of white hydrangeas, majolica spray roses, white wax flowers, and seeded eucalyptus accented with silver dollar eucalyptus foliage.
Kambry Hebert, friend of the bride and groom , served as flower girl. She wore a beautiful dress from Bundle of Joy. The pleated silk dress featured a scoop neck, with a pearl accented waist, and was finished off with a perfectly tied bow in the back.
Her hair was adorned with a crown of fresh Baby’s Breath and she carried a Pomander ball of Baby’s Breath and Italian ruscus foliage.
Andre Picard, cousin of the groom, served as the best man.
Groomsmen were John Fontenot, brother of the groom, Jean Paul Picard, Brennan Gallet, Patrick Didier, cousins of the groom, and friends of the groom, Austin Belaire, Seth Doiga, and Cody Verret. The ushers for the wedding were Scott Frame, friend of the groom, cousins of the groom, Brandt Gallet and Luc Picard, and brothers-in-law of the bride Mathew Hanks and Connor Menard. Serving as ring bearer was John Nick Trahan, friend of the bride and groom. They wore black tuxedos with black bow ties and cummerbunds.
The mother of the bride was escorted by Matthew Hanks. She wore a glamorous blue asymmetrical neckline jacquard design gown, with a full-skirt and stunning metallic floral finish.
The mother of the groom was escorted by her son, Matthew Fontenot, along with her husband, Jared Fontenot. She wore an elegant Platinum Blue Column gown made of sparkling metallic fabric featuring an off the shoulder neckline and ruching along the bodice.
For the ceremony, scriptures were read by Caryn Didier, godmother of the groom, and Amy Landry, aunt of the bride. Serving as gift bearers, and Laura’s something blue, were Emily Gallet, cousin of the groom, Lauren-Grace Lege, friend of the bride and groom, and Ali Waguespack, cousin of the bride.
Serving as program attendants were Claire and Katherine Trahan, friends of the bride and groom. Serving as the wedding music ensemble were Laura Humble, vocalist, Tommy Guidry, organist, and Will Green, trumpeter.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Magdalen Place, which was decorated with beautiful floral centerpieces and candle lit tables. Guests were entertained by GTO of Lafayette, Louisiana
The bride’s cake was a four tiered confection of alternating flavors consisting of red velvet, strawberry, pecan praline and almond covered with a French buttercream icing. Fresh flowers and greenery were added as a finishing touch to the cake. The groom’s cake was a beautiful assortment of cheese cakes placed on gold dessert stands.
The groom’s parents honored their son and his bride-elect along with their wedding party at dinner on the eve of their marriage at Black’s Oyster Bar and Seafood in Abbeville, Louisiana.
The couple will be vacationing in St. Lucia for their honeymoon. After returning from their honeymoon, they will reside in Pearland, Texas.

MAURICE — Troy Catalon and Megan Landry Lalande will now be part of the town of Maurice Board of Aldermen.
During a special meeting on Thursday, the board approved their appointments. The board selected the pair from a group of four candidates that also included Neil Arsement and Matthew Trahan.
The move came after Maurice officially became a town last month. As a result, the board will grow from three members to five to give the newly certified town appropriate representation. Catalon and Lalande will join Alderwoman Phyllis Johnson, Alderman Warren Rost and Alderman Jonathan Schlicher.
“This is a monumental thing for Maurice,” Mayor Wayne Theriot said. “For 110 years, we functioned as a village.
“We transferred over to a town, and now we will have five aldermen to govern the town of Maurice.”
Lalande, a Delcambre native, is a longtime resident of Maurice. Lalande she said Maurice is her family’s home.
“My roots are planted here in Maurice,” she said. “I have chosen Maurice to be my home.”
Lalande has served as Maurice’s representative on the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance board and other civic organizations. In addition, she served as the president of the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce in 2020.
“I am a big proponent of leading by example,” Lalande said. “With the leadership skills I have acquired in my service across Vermilion Parish, I am very eager to use that here in the place I call home.”
Catalon is no stranger to the board. He previously served six years, two filling the seat of his father, Paul Catalon, and a full term.
“I have seen what Maurice was, what it is and have a vision of what it might be in the future,” Catalon said. “My family has long been involved in our community.
“I have the best interest in helping our community prosper.”
Catalon said a focus would be on what has made Maurice prosper on its way to becoming a town.
“People are moving to our area because it is a quiet place to raise a family,” Catalon said. “We have good schools and low crime. It is my sincere wish to keep these elements into the future.”
Catalon is the brother of Alderwoman Johnson. She abstained from voting during the motion to approve Catalon. According to the Louisiana Municipal Association, there is no conflict with the siblings serving on the board at the same time. However, Johnson announced Thursday that she does not plan to seek re-election later this year, citing growing outside obligations.
Maurice will hold its regularly scheduled elections in November. Qualifying will take place July 20-22. All four candidates Thursday said they plan to run for seats in November.
Maurice will send the new appointees’ names to Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s office to become official. Catalon and Lalande will be sworn in before the board’s next meeting on May 18.
“They will be seated and we will proceed with normal business,” Theriot said.

KAPLAN — The Kaplan Pirates advanced to the second round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs on Tuesday after 10-run ruling Crowley 12-2.
The No. 14 Pirates will be on-road on Friday to play No. 3 Lutcher in the best two-out-of-three series. The first game of the series is Friday at 6 p.m. The second game will be Saturday at 11 a.m., and if a third game is needed, it will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
This is the third year in a row the Pirates have reached the second round of the Class 3A playoffs.
On Tuesday, the Pirates never trailed and led 3-0 after the first inning.
Ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Kaplan blew the game open thanks to a clutch hit with two outs.
Caden Campisi was looking to break the game open with the bases loaded and the count at three balls and two strikes.
Campisi, who did not have a hit in two previous at-bats, plated three runs with a stand-up double.
Campisi said he was not nervous at the plate.
“This is what everyone dreams of, especially in high school,” Campisi said about being in a pressure situation. “I thought, man, this is where it is at. The count was 3-2, and I was looking for a strike anywhere. The pitch was down the middle, and I took it deep.”
The three runs gave the Pirates a 6-1 lead with three innings to play.
“That hit sparked the team,” he added.
The Pirates added one insurance run in the sixth inning and five in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Karter Meaux singled to lead off the sixth inning, and Eli Simon came into the game as a pinch-runner for Meaux.
Simon scored from third base on an infield error.
In the seventh inning, Jude Bertrand had a two-RBI triple, and then Brett Guidry scored him with a single that ended the game.
The Pirates had 11 hits.
Jude Bertrand, Brett Guidry, Karter Meaux and Grant Campbell combined to get eight of Kaplan’s 11 hits, and they knocked in 10 of Kaplan’s 11 runs.
Meaux pitched five of the six innings for the win. He struck out six and allowed only one hit.
Hayes Mire pitched the final inning for KHS.
This was the second time the Pirates beat Crowley, a district opponent.
“I thought we were ready and had what it took to win,” said Kaplan head coach Tyler Domingue. “We were playing at home with a big crowd. We had our ace on the mound, and our hitting has been good. I thought we had a good chance.”
He was right.

ERATH — Facing a first-round opponent about whom they knew little didn’t slow the Erath High Bobcats for long.
The seventh-seeded Bobcats scored a single run in the first inning, then scored in four of the next five innings to roll to a 9-2 win over No. 29 seed Booker T. Washington of New Orleans in a Class 3A bi-district playoff game Tuesday at Ross Granger Field.
Erath (17-17) will play host to No. 10 seed Loranger starting Friday in a best-of-three regional playoff series. Loranger beat No. 23 Caldwell Parish 4-2 Tuesday.
“The first round is always the toughest,” EHS coach Jeremy Picard said. “I mean, we couldn’t really find any information on this opponent. These kids have never experienced a home playoff game, so kind of a lot of things factored in, but at the end of the day, our kids played hard, they found a way to win, and it allowed us to move on to the next round.”
Erath took advantage of eight walks and had eight hits, four by leadoff hitter Coy Broussard. Seth Leger also had two hits and two RBIs, and Sage Suire and Trevor Huval added singles.
The Bobcats got on the board with a bases-loaded walk issued to Huval in the bottom of the first. Erath added three runs in the second, two in the third, two in the fifth and one in the sixth while giving up only two runs in the fourth, one of them earned.
“That’s our (style of) baseball,” Picard said. “We were able to put pressure (on them). We laid some bunts down early, took some pitches, walked some guys, and then pressure led to one thing, one thing led to another and it allowed us to score some runs and allowed our kids to breathe and just play the baseball game.”
Broussard started on the mound and pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win, striking out seven and walking five while allowing three hits and two runs. Jadon Soirez pitched the final 1 2/3 innings, striking out four and not allowing a single runner to reach base.
“Our pitchers did a great job. Coy’s been good all year long, and Jadon came in and did what he does — throw strikes and give us a chance to win, and allowed us to set up our one and two (pitchers) for Friday and Saturday, so that was good for us as well,” Picard said.
Edric Williams led the visiting Lions (11-6-1) at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Rochon Mackie added a single. Mackie also took the loss on the mound, giving up five runs on six hits and six walks.
The coach said that despite an error that helped Booker T. Washington score in the fourth inning, Erath has been playing well defensively.
“Probably the last 15 games or so, we’ve been playing really good defensively,” he said. “Early on, we struggled. It took a while, but we figured some things out and our guys have been playing really well.”
Picard said his team would need to do the same things that made them successful against BTW to win in the second round.
“We’ve been playing well as of late,” he said. “Our pitchers have been throwing strikes and giving our defense a chance. We’re putting pressure on teams, playing small ball, and then getting that key hit when it counts. If we continue to do what we’ve been doing of late, I think we have a good shot.”
Erath plays Loranger (19-13) at 6 p.m. Friday in the first game and at noon Saturday. The teams play again at 2:30 p.m. Saturday if necessary.