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February 15, 1970 ~ October 21, 2018

ABBEVILLE — Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Julie Anne Fleming, 48, who died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Lafayette General Medical Center. She will be laid to rest along-side her parents at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend Louis Richard officiating the services.
Julie is survived by her fiancé, Brandon Dodge; sister, Lisa Fleming Breaux and her husband, Bobby; brother, John Fleming and his wife, Jackie; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and her four-legged fur babies, Izzy and Penelope.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd “Teetie” Fleming Sr. and the former Gaynel Beauxis; and brother, Floyd "Bubba" Fleming II.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 300 Pere Megret St. - Abbeville, on Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 9:30 AM until time of services with a rosary being prayed at 10:30 AM.
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.

June 27, 1951- October 20, 2018

ABBEVILLE — A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday October 24, 2018 honoring the life of Vivian Marie Facille, 67, who passed away on Saturday October 20, 2018.
Vivian is survived by her husband, Edward Facille of Abbeville; sons, Cliff Choate and his wife Carrie of Winnie, TX and Dirk Choate and his wife Jada of Abbeville; daughters, Regina Gillihan and her husband Kerry of Rayne and Angela Deshotel and her husband Billy of Bancker; brothers, Ronald Luquette of Abbeville and Ray Luquette of Abbeville; sisters, Sandra Luquette of Abbeville, Brenda Luquette of Abbeville and Susan Luquette of Abbeville; and grandchildren, Jade, Miranda, Dustin, Noelle, Rylee, Jaxon, Dalton and Tristen
She was preceded in death by her parents Howard Luquette and the former Delsy Ardeneaux.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday October 24, 2018 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM.
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.

Miss Kaitlin Alise Kern and Mr. Boyd Jansen Denais, both of Maurice, were joined in holy matrimony on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice.
Deacon Byron Soley officiated the 6:30 p.m. ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Monique Kern of Maurice. Her grandparents are Delray LeMaire of Lafayette and the late Antoinette LeMaire and William and Dianna Meaux of Abbeville.
Parents of the groom are Timothy and Melanie Denais of Maurice. His grandparents are Earline Denais of Maurice and the late John Oran Denais and Rod Broussard of Maurice and the late Betty Boudreaux.
Music for the ceremony was performed by Tammy Maturin, vocalist.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an all over lace sheath ivory gown with subtle beading throughout by Maggie Sottero.
The gown featured a strapless bodice over inner sweetheart design accented with a scalloping sheer lace overlay with a subtle train. She wore an ivory cathedral veil outlined in lace.
The bride carried a loosely designed bouquet with white O’hara garden roses, soft white fillers, mauve florals, silver foliages and seeded eucalyptus.
Escorted by her sons, Daine and Jabian Kern, the mother of the bride wore a navy dress with an embroidered bateau neckline on a soft chiffon skirt.
Escorted by her son, the mother of the groom wore a navy satin crepe dress with a beaded capped sleeve top.
The groom wore a light grey suit and vest with a white shirt, silver tie and brown boots.
Samantha Cunningham, cousin of the bride served as maid of honor. Kaitlin Dugas, childhood friend of the bride, served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids included, Bailyn Kern, sister in law of the bride; Lacey Denais, sister-in-law of the groom; friends of the bride, Madison Duhon and Kaysie Hardy, Chelsea Hayes, cousin of the groom, Shea Delcambre and Haley Trahan.
The attendants wore floor length mauve, sleek satin fit and flare dresses. They carried a smaller version of the bride’s bouquet.
Flower girls included Gerri Kern, godchild of the bride, daughter of Daine Kern and Carra Rawls and Amelia Broussard, godchild of the groom, daughter of Ryan and Katie Broussard. They wore ivory tulle layered dresses with floral necklines.
Best man was Bryant Denais, brother of the groom. Groomsmen included Jabian and Daine Kern, brothers of the bride; Chase Picard, cousin of the groom; friends of the groom, Courtney Trahan, Landon Dupuy, Jacob Broussard, Blake Hayes and Nick LeBlanc.
The male attendants wore charcoal grey tuxes with light grey shirts, mauve ties and brown boots.
Ring bearer was Kailex Kern, nephew of the bride, son of Jabian and Bailyn Kern. His attired matched the groom wearing a light grey suit with awhite shirt and mauve bow tie.
The ushers included Brandt Meaux, cousin of the bride; Hunter Landry, nephew of the groom; Aaron Spell and Jacob Broussard.
A reception was held at the River Oaks catering and event center in Lafayette immediately following the ceremony.
Upon their return from a wedding trip to Punta Cana, the couple will reside in Maurice.

While negotiations for the City of Abbeville to potentially take over operations of Vermilion Oaks will continue, some question whether the city running the golf course would be a good move in the long run.
During Tuesday’s regular meeting, the city council voted to allow Mayor Mark Piazza to continue to negotiate a lease with Magdalen Square IV, the LLC that owns the course. Magdalen Square IV consists of members of the Broussard family. The council also approved for City Attorney Ike Funderburk to meet with the owner’s attorney to review the lease.
No lease has been signed, and the council did not finalize any agreement during Tuesday’s meeting. All meetings, be it the committee or regular council meetings, regarding the issue of the golf course are open to the public.
Details of the potential lease presented in a letter of intent to the city that Piazza presented on Tuesday include the $1,000 a month for three years, with the possibility of two additional three-year terms. Magdalen Square IV would also put up $20,000 of the projected $90,000 start-up cost to get the course ready. Piazza said the city would negotiate an opt-out clause and that Magdalen Square IV would reimburse the city $50,000 if the course were to be sold at any point during the lease. As per the lease, the city would cover insurance and taxes on the property.
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilwoman Terry Broussard, and Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. voted to move forward with the negotiations.
Councilwoman Roslyn White, because of her connection to the Broussard family, recused herself from the vote, something she has done each time this issue has come up.
Councilman Francis Plaisance voted against the move, saying he feels numbers presented by the Golf-Country Club Advisory Committee don’t add up to the course not losing money.
“I have sat at all three committee meetings,” Plaisance said. “I still don’t know why the City of Abbeville wants to get involved with an operation that has lost money since 2012.”
Based on numbers presented by the committee, the course lost more than $500,000 between ‘12 and when the course closed in October ‘17. Touchet has said multiple times that those numbers reflect a more extensive operation, including $300,000 in salaries and a full kitchen, that the city has no intention of delving into.
“We are going to focus just on golf,” Touchet said. “I don’t think it’s going to make money. I do think it is going to break even.
“I am going to reiterate; the city is not going to operate it the way it has been operated for the past six years.”
Norma Buford, an Abbeville citizen who attended Tuesday’s meeting, said she is not in favor of the city taking over the course.
“I have concerns about this,” she said. “I don’t play golf, but my husband does. I agree with having something for the children. I have a grandson who plays golf. However, I don’t think it is feasible for the city to invest taxpayer money into something that has been failing for years.”
Touchet said the city would operate the course cost-effectively at every turn.
“We are going to do it better,” Touchet said.
To answer one of Buford’s questions, Piazza said start-up costs would be covered mainly from sales tax, funds that cannot be used for salaries and other expenditures.
“One of the items you can do with sales tax is park improvements,” Piazza said. “Just like the baseball fields at (A.A.) Comeaux Park.
“That’s not money we can use to pay insurance, salaries and things like that.”
Buford voiced another concern that she feels this issue is a “done deal” and that council member’s minds are already made up.
“My mind is not made up,” Councilwoman Broussard told Buford.
Piazza said he doesn’t get the sense of that being the case, either.
“I don’t feel like it is a done deal at all,” Piazza said. “I feel like we have to do our due diligence before we can bring enough information to the table to make an educated decision on whether or not this a good deal.”
Councilman Brady Broussard agreed, saying to let the negotiations play out.
“We can see what the final deal is to determine if it is in the best interest of the city,” Broussard said.