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Miss Chelsea Gaspard of Abbeville, and Mr. Gerald LeBlanc of New Iberia, were joined in marriage during a 5:30 p.m. ceremony held on Thursday, June 15, 2017, on the beach in Riveria Maya, Mexico.
The bride is the daughter of Lloyd and Marion Gaspard of Abbeville. Her grandparents are the late Edward and Gladiola Gaspard and Mary Lou and the late Murphy Gaspard.
The mother of the groom is Penny Goodrich of New Iberia. His grandparents are the late Milton and Verline Bailey.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gold lace sweetheart strapless dress. She carried a bouquet of coral gerber daisies and white lilies with her great-grandmother’s broach attached.
Casey Fletcher served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Jennifer Regard, Allison Hardy, Rylie Lima and Rie Fletcher. They wore strapless turquoise hi-lo dresses. They carried bouquets of tropical orchids hydrangeas and chrysanthemums wrapped in bamboo. The lower girl was Paige Leblanc, daughter of Thomas LeBlanc and Jenny Lewis.
Best man was Thomas Leblanc. Groomsmen included William Regard, William Regard, II, Carter Fletcher and Carson Fletcher.
A reception was held at a later date at the Erath Community Center.
The wedding cakes were five different flavored cakes placed on beautiful crystal pendant cake stands. They were baked by Darla Eschete.
The groom’s cake was a Cajun Claws inspired crawfish cake baked by Darla Eschete.
The couple will reside in New Iberia, LA.
The bride is a 2008 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 2012 UL Lafayette graduate. She is employed with the Iberia Parish School Board at New Iberia High School.
The groom is a 2004 graduate of New Iberia High School and is employed by Barney’s Police Supply in the vehicle equipment division.

:DELCAMBRE - The Iberia Industrial Development Foundation (IDF) presented Shawn’s Cajun Meats and Grocery with a $800,000 check by Iberia Parish President, M. Larry Richard.
Back in 2013, IDF and Iberia Parish Government collaborated with the Town of Delcambre and the Twin Parish Port District, along with several other partners, in what could only be described as a true group venture, when the “Delcambre Property Elevation for Economic Development Project” was created.
With storm recovery grant funds and the help of an ad hoc committee, the community came together to back Shawn and Adele Sigur, when they answered the committee’s Request for Proposals.
Shawn’s Cajun Meats and Grocery opened its doors in late 2016 to an anxious and excited community, ready to shop!
The project was funded, in part, by a federal grant, originally awarded to Iberia Parish Government. The grant allowed IPG much more freedom in choosing to whom and how those dollars would be spent than your typical grant. These dollars came from a “reimbursable expenses” type of grant, which were to go to Mr. Sigur as a reimbursable after the grocery store was opened and fully operational.
This event was a celebration of that partnership, and a recognition of all the hard work and dedication of many in the community, but in particular, to The Sigurs.

October 29, 1946 ~ July 15, 2017

ABBEVILLE — A memorial service will be held at a later date honoring the life of Pamela Diane Johnson DeVoltz, 70, who died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her residence.
She is survived by her sons, Dewayne “Rocky” DeVoltz, Jr. and James Himel; five daughters, Melanie LeBlanc, Diane Graft, Jackie Robertson, Donna Vizina and Heather Menard; seventeen grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and sister, Tricia Elliot.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewayne “Moose” DeVoltz; parents, Albert Ovie Johnson and the former Patricia Jean Culpepper.
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.

For the third year in a row, St. Francis Church in Frisco, Texas brought over 60 teens to serve the Abbeville area. Hosted by Family Missions Company at Our Lady of the Bayou Retreat House, the teens supported the community in a variety of ways through physical labor, cheerful spirits and spiritual support.
They helped with projects at the Christian Service Center, Faith Hope Missionary Baptist Church, St. Theresa's Church, The Arc of Vermilion, and made visits to Maison du Monde nursing home. They also contributed to improvements at Our Lady of the Bayou Retreat house, who has made massive improvements over the last year in order to accommodate larger groups, such as the "Frisco Group", which gets larger every year.
"We really appreciate and enjoy the partnership from Family Missions Company and other local faith communities" said Marcelo Davis, Director of Operations for the Christian Service Center. "St. Francis in Frisco is where I renewed my commitment to my faith years ago, I became involved in serving the youth. Later, when my wife and I moved to Abbeville from Frisco, we were thrilled to be able to welcome their service and support here with us in Abbeville, now for the third year in a row."
Gerry Martin, a full-time missionary with Family Missions Company worked with the group the entire week. "It was my first year working with the teens from Frisco, Texas. The youth were enthusiastic, joyful, hard working and ever eager to complete their work projects." Martin added, "It was a blessing to be part of their experience here, praying with them, discussing scripture with them, and learning of their struggles and hopes for the future."
The Christian Service Center, Family Missions Company and other local faith communities continue to build bridges and stronger partnerships as they combine efforts in service and resources to provide the best support possible to the community.
"Our hope is to continue to build on the momentum from Spirit Fest and our CSC Cafe Grand Opening" said Marcelo Davis. "For Spirit Fest, we were all together in one place, in one spirit and one mind in one accord...lets keep going. There is nothing to be afraid of, we will keep moving forward with whoever desires to join us. All are invited, regardless of faith, race or creed. We want everyone to know, we all have something to contribute, it brings us joy to find unity in our diversity."
Recently, the Christian Service Center has welcomed the continued support of St. Paul's Episcopal Church community and Harvest Time, who have offered to cook in the new CSC Cafe to serve lunch for those in need.
"This week, the Boy Scouts even joined us and painted our deck, its been a joy-filled week with many projects happening, and we are so grateful." CSC volunteer added.
The next event will be the Summer Food Drive on Saturday, July 29th. If you would like to participate, contact the CSC. On the day of the event, drop off food on Saturday at 701 Chevis Street. For more information email the CSC Volunteer Coordinator at cscabbeville@gmail.com or call 337-893-9756.