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ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Francis “Nick” Champagne, 71, will be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 10AM with Fr. Matt Hebert officiating and the readings done by Linda Evans and Melanie Gonsoulin. Interment to follow at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Friday, November 5, 2021 from 10AM until 9PM with a recitation of the rosary at 6PM. Visitation will resume on Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 8AM until time of services.
A resident of New Iberia, Mr. Francis passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. He was a hardworking man. He started in the oil field at Kerr McGee and then moved on to work with W&T Offshore. He enjoyed watching his favorite teams: LSU, the Yankees, and the Oakland Raiders. He especially enjoyed attending his granddaughter’s softball games. In his spare time, he would go on long walks and take care of the neighborhood yards by mowing their grass.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Brenda Champagne of New Iberia; his sons, Heath Champagne and Sheila of New Iberia, and Jason Champagne of New Iberia; his grandchildren, Kameryn Champagne, Justin LeBlanc and his wife Cydney, Logan Sonnier and her husband Keegan; his great grandchildren, Lakyn LeBlanc, Adalyn Sonnier, and River LeBlanc; his sisters, Leona Broussard of Youngsville, Lola Romero and her husband Andrew of New Iberia; his brother-in-law, Darrel Delahoussaye (Mitzi); his sister-in-law, Gail Bodin; and his numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Augusta Champagne and Lillian Broussard Champagne; his brother, Audrest Champagne; his in laws, Minos and Mary Lou Delahoussaye; his nephew, Toby Broussard, and Andrew “Andy” Romero, Jr.
Serving as pallbearers will be Keegan Sonnier, Justin LeBlanc, Lynn Guillotte, Ty Guillotte, Randy Guillotte, and Donald Guillotte.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Lance Guillotte, Felix Gonsoulin, Bob Dartez, Andrew Romero, Henry LeBlanc, Ian Guillotte, and Danny Evans.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Erath 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.

JENNINGS — Bobbie Lynn St. Cyr Vanicor, 81 passed away peacefully at her residence with her husband Raymond of 53 years on November 3, 2021. Bobbie loved to read, crochet, and cook. She was a faithful servant of the Lord and was a member of the Church of Christ in New Iberia and Jennings, LA. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by husband, Raymond Vanicor of Scott, LA; her brother, Dean St. Cyr (Paula) of Jennings, LA; her son, Ramon James “Jimmy” Vanicor (Onealia) of Iota, LA; her daughter, Rebecca Trude (Sammy) of Iowa, LA; her nine grandchildren; her thirteen great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Daily St. Cyr & Vynice Amant Johnson.
Funeral Services will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel in Jennings on Friday, November 5, 2021, at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in Lacassine Cemetery.
A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held at Matthews & Son Funeral Home in Jennings on Friday, November 5, 2021, from 10:00 AM until the time of her service at 3:00 PM.
To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net
Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.

You’ve experienced one or more toxic emotions. Anger, frustration, fear, guilt, bitterness, resentment, and sadness negatively impact you. Toxic emotions cause you mental and physical harm.
Anger leads you to do or say things you’ll regret later. Frustration causes you to consider giving up. Fear holds you back by inhibiting action. Guilt makes you ashamed about what you’ve done. Bitterness and resentment cause you to feel sick both mentally and physically. Sadness can be all consuming.
The good news is that you don’t have to suffer with toxic emotions. You can proactively deal with these emotions, rather than feeling like a passive victim. Toxic emotions are best dealt with before they take hold.
Here are some effective strategies for overcoming toxic emotions. Start with keeping things in perspective. Don’t blow situations out of proportion. Marinating an attitude of gratitude, where you are thankful for all of your blessings helps keep you balanced.
Be patient. The world is filled with negativity. Toxic feelings want to creep into your mind. You can become conditioned to automatically purge them once detected. Although you will experience toxic emotions, you can significantly minimize the amount of time they persist.
Relax and engage in enjoyable activities. Maintaining positive emotions is the best defense against toxic ones. The better you feel on a regular basis, the less likely toxic emotions will have much of an impact.
Physical exercise clears your mind and keeps your body healthy. You don’t have to be a fitness fanatic, (although there’s nothing wrong with being one.) Just a vigorous 20-minute walk, 3 or 4 times a week is effective. So is taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Or when out shopping, park as far from the door as possible.
Let go of any negative aspects of your past. You don’t want your past to pollute your future. Lamenting what you could have, would have, or should have done feeds toxic emotions. Instead, determine what you can and will do moving forward.
Recognize and acknowledge your toxic emotions. These feelings must be dealt with rather than being repressed. You feel the way you feel. Don’t make excuses. Identify the sources of your feelings. When possible, avoid negative people and seek out positive ones.
Toxic emotions are displaced by focusing on positive thoughts and memories. You can’t stop thinking about something. Instead, you have to change your thoughts. You are free to choose what you think about. Whenever you are upset with the way you are feeling, start thinking about something more pleasant.
Learn from your mistakes, they are a normal part of life. Maintain an awareness of what worked and what didn’t. Eliminate behavior which results in toxic emotions. You’re not a victim. You are free to make necessary changes to improve your life.
Have patience. You won’t completely eliminate toxic emotions, but you can minimize the amount of time they reside in your mind. In order to overcome toxic emotions, you must identify them as they occur. Once you realize negative feelings have taken hold, work to displace them with positive emotions.
Maintaining an attitude of gratitude is a powerful antidote to toxic emotions. Being thankful for all of the blessings in your life creates a potent force, which keeps negative emotions at bay. Other positive emotions worth cultivating include joy, pride, hope, happiness, and inspiration.
Toxic emotions can’t take hold when you are leading a rewarding life. You don’t have time for them while you are busy traveling down your desired path. Being immersed in positive energy creates a toxic emotion repelling force field.

Who would have thought that the last regular-season game for the Vermilion Catholic Eagles has so much riding on it.
The Eagles (6-3) travel to Central Catholic (6-2) tonight to close out the regular season.
The kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
For starters, the winner of tonight’s game will be crowned the outright district champ. Both teams are 4-0 in the district.
Then, there are playoff implications for Vermilion Catholic. Unofficially, according to Geauxpreps.com, VC is at No. 7 in the Division IV power standings.
In Division IV, the top 16 teams make the playoffs. So, that means the top 8 have home games.
VC is at No. 7, and a loss could knock them out of the top 8, which means a road game in the first round.
So, VC head coach Broc Prejean is telling his players, an Eagles win means a guaranteed home game, but a loss could mean the Eagles travel.
“There is a lot to play for,” said Prejean.
While VC has owned Central Catholic the last five years, the 2021 CCHS Eagles have put together their best team in years.
After losing their first two games to Abbeville and Patterson, CCHS has won six games in a row.
They are getting it done with a balanced attack, just like the VC Eagles.
Central Catholic is good at running and throwing the football.
CCHS quarterback Caleb O’Con has thrown for 1,012 yards and completed 58 out of 92 passes in eight games.
Central Catholic shares the running duties between two players. DaMondrick Black (60-452 7 TDs) and Kye Morgel (44-456-6 TDs) who have combined to rush for 900 yards.
Morgel also has 12 catches for 191 yards and a touchdown.
Vernon Singleton leads the team with 12 catches for 214 yards. Five other Central Catholic receivers have at least five catches.
The VC Eagles, on the other hand, are jelling at the right time. They look to have their offense in place with the return of quarterback Mikie Bazar, which lets former quarterback Jonathan Dartez become a player like Taysom Hill of the New Orleans Saints.
Dartez can play quarterback, tailback and wide receiver, similar to Taysom Hill.
Bazar has completed just under 50 percent of his passes (29-for-66 for 694 yards and 8 TDs).
VC also has a solid running game.
Dartez leads the team in rushing with 741 yards on 115 carries. He also has 11 TDs. In addition, he can catch the football because he has 12 receptions for 277 yards and two scores.
Also sharing the running back duties are Seth Noegel (43-441-7) and Travin Moore (71-422-3). Noegel is averaging 10 yards a carry, and Moore is averaging six yards a carry.
Prejean praised his offensive line for their effort.
“Our offensive line has been a pleasant surprise for us,” said Prejean.
On the O-Line are left tackle Alex Golden, left guard Aaron Bertrand, center Jackson Trahan, right guard Caleb Broussard and right guard Brennen Broussard.
VC still loves to throw the football.
Chris LeMeunier leads the team in receptions with 20 for 302 yards and seven scores. He is averaging 15 yards a catch.
Ethan Landry had 17 catches for 149 yards and three scores. Dane Richoux is third with eight catches for 44 yards.
The LHSAA will announce the playoff pairings on Sunday.