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ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Usa Louis Landry, Sr. will be held at 12:00PM on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Visitation will take place at David Funeral Home of Erath on Friday, May 10, 2019 from 9:30AM until services. A visitation and memorial will be held on May 11, 2019 at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. Burial will be at Forest Park where he will be laid to rest next to his eldest son Carl.
Usa Louis Landry, Sr. was born to Edna (Hebert) and Eusa Landry on October 21, 1932. He left this earthly world for his heavenly home on May 08, 2019, surrounded by his family.
Louis (aka UL) was the youngest of four children in a French only speaking family. Upon entering school he quickly learned the English language and excelled in academics graduating from Erath High School as Salutatorian. He later studied Civil Engineering and Surveying on a ROTC scholarship at Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette), becoming the first in his family to graduate from a four year University.
Louis led a long and involved life. He married his High School Sweetheart, Ida Katherine Sandoz on August 15, 1953 and together they had seven children. After graduating college he went to work for the Corps of Engineers where he helped develop the Rockefeller Wildlife Reserve, surveying many of their lakes. Accepting a commission in the Air force in 1955; Louis, his bride, and family moved to Shreveport where he worked as an Engineer at Barksdale Air Force Base. After serving 2 years in the Air Force, Louis stayed on at Barksdale as a Civilian Engineer and later as Chief Civil Engineer. During the course of his civilian tenure he was afforded several opportunities to work overseas. He accepted two tours of duty in Germany where the entire family was able to live the German culture and tour many European Countries. After retirement from the Federal Government Louis worked for the City of Lafayette in the Traffic Department and part time for the Vermillion Parish Drainage Board.
During his life he gave countless hours of service to his Catholic Faith both at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Shreveport, and at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath or St. Pius X Catholic Church in Shreveport.
He was preceded in death by his eldest son Carl Peter, his parents, and his three siblings Rives Landry, Celia Hebert, and Hazel Dore’. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of nearly 66 years, Ida Katherine Landry, his children Chris (Bob), Beth, David (Cindy), Louis (Lynn), Paul and Charlie. His grandchildren Amy (Daniel), Bobby (Emily), Jimmy, Mary Catherine, Sarah, Christopher, Laura, Rebecca, McKenzie, Katelyn, Lyndsey, Kristina and Trey. And his great grandchildren Beau, Ellie and John Mayton.
Special thanks for the wonderful care and compassion of Acadian Hospice and Palliative Care.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405, is in charge of the arrangements.

Attorney General Jeff Landry: Louisiana Department of Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 08, 2019

BATON ROUGE, LA – As part of his efforts to make Louisiana a safer state for all citizens, Attorney General Jeff Landry is warning Louisiana parents and guardians to take note of several child products that have been recently recalled.

“These recalled products may potentially endanger the children of our State,” said General Landry. “I strongly urge Louisiana parents and guardians to take a moment to view the list of products in order to prevent their families from harm.”

Attorney General Jeff Landry listed the following recalled products:

Children’s Power Wheels Barbie Campers by Fisher-Price
Cat & Jack Toddler Boots by Target
Holiday Milk Bottles by Crate and Barrel
WIC Nutrition Plates by Brush Art
Baby Rattle Socks by Midwest-CBK
Rechargeable Power Banks by Daniel M. Friedman & Associates
Children’s Globes by Bulk Unlimited

For more information on the recalled products (including pictures and descriptions) and remedies for their consumers, view the Spring 2019 Safety Box here.

Next month will mark five years since Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Allen Bares Jr. gave his life in the line of duty.
He is not forgotten, as Bares remains forever in the hearts and minds of his family, friends and those with whom he served. Many of the people who hold a special place for Bares gathered Monday morning at the Sheriff’s Office training center to dedicate a place for him.
Through Saving A Hero’s Place, Inc., an Honor Chair has been placed front and center in the training’s center’s room. Saving a Hero’s Place is a non-profit organization in the state of Texas whose mission is to remember fallen American law enforcement officers with custom-built honor chairs meant to stand the test of time and forever hold the place of the fallen hero.
“It’s an honor for them to do this,” Bares’ widow, Tina, said. “It’s for the family, but it is also for the department.
“It’s so that Allen will never be forgotten.”
Walter Henning, a member of the San Antonio Police Department and manager of Saving A Hero’s Place, Inc., delivered the chair from Texas to Vermilion Parish on Monday, as each chair is hand delivered. Bares’ chair is now one of 89 honoring fallen officers in 17 states. It is the second one in Louisiana, along with a chair for Cpl. Michael Middlebrook of the Lafayette Police Department.
Henning said the origin of Saving A Hero’s Place came from simply honoring a fellow fallen officer in San Antonio.
“We have roll call in our department every day,” Henning said. “We all sit in the same spot every day. That’s our chair. We sit next to the same guys every day. We lost one of our guys and his chair was always going to be empty. One of our other guys who is a woodworker built a chair and it was placed in the spot during roll call.
“That seat was his and will always be his.”
Allen Bares Jr.’s died on June 23, 2014, after being shot while responding to an incident on his day off. Sheriff’ Mike Couvillon said he will never forget that day.
“When I look at that date,” Couvillon said, “I can tell you exactly what I was doing that day. I think everyone in this room can tell you what they were doing that day. With this chair, we are going to think about Allen every day. We thank you (Saving A Hero’s Place).
“This is a blessing.”
Col. Kirk Frith echoed the Sheriff’s sentiment.
“Allen is forever in our memory,” Frith said. “With the fast pace of everyday life, we don’t think about him every day. What this chair does, because this is the place all deputies come to train, when you walk in this building, you will be reminded and we will think about our fallen hero, Deputy Allen Bares Jr.
“Thank you very much and this is great what this organization is doing.”
Henning said this mission will go on as long as it can. He said there are currently 64 requests for chairs around the country. Tina Bares asked that others support Saving A Hero’s Place, Inc. Donations can be made through www.savingaherosplace.org.
“I encourage people to support them so that they can continue to do this,” Tina Bares said. “Look at what they are doing for us. I know what this means for me and all of us. I want that for other families and other departments.”

LAFAYETTE — South Louisiana (SOLA) Giving Day will be held on Thursday, May 9 beginning at midnight and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. CST. SOLA Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraising event for 104 nonprofit organizations, churches, and schools who serve Acadiana.
Using a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, anyone can make a donation to support their favorite cause and organization by visiting www.solagivingday.org.
Currently, matching gift donations totaling $708,500 have been secured to support more than 40 organizations. A matching donation is a charitable contribution by private donors that will match the general public’s donations dollar for dollar. A list of the organizations who have received matching donations can be found online at www.solagivingday.org/matchinggifts.
SOLA Giving Day will award $24,000 in cash prizes to top performing organizations who receive the most donations in several categories.
South Louisiana Giving Day is an event of the Community Foundation of Acadiana. CFA is a tax-exempt, donor-centric, entrepreneurial foundation whose core purpose is building legacies and improving communities by connecting generous people to the causes they care about. Learn more at www.cfacadiana.org.