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June McGinn, a lover of nature and good humor, died peacefully at her home in Lafayette on Oct. 30. She was 86. She was a remarkably strong person, a single mother who raised three children and a survivor of cancer.
June, born Rita Junell Hebert, had a powerful curiosity about the world. She was especially passionate about nature. She was an avid birder, gardener and conservationist. An enthusiastic traveler, her many voyages took her across the US, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and New Zealand.
At the same time, her favorite place to be was at her home, surrounded by loved ones, cooking a feast of rice and gravy for them, laughing at their funny stories and sharing her own.
She’d been a champion debater at Abbeville High School, along with her partner and close friend Dean O’Dea, an experience that sparked her lifelong devotion to good diction and critical thinking.
Raised in Abbeville, the daughter of homemaker Gladys McEvers Hebert and Kossuth “Goulou” Hebert, the long-time proprietor of Hebert’s Seafood and Steakhouse in Nunez.
After graduating from Abbeville High School, she moved with her brother Tim and mother to Lafayette. There, she attended Spencer Business College before going to work as a secretary. She had her three children with her first husband, Allen Beyer.
After the couple divorced, she worked for the oilfield service company Camco and later as an executive secretary and accountant to entrepreneur Ferdie McGinn, whom she married in 1979.
After Ferdie McGinn’s death in 1986, she was a co-owner and manager of Acadiana Travel. Later, she managed the law offices of Pat Juneau and then of her son, Bret Beyer, Sr. She had a strong work ethic and worked full-time until she was 77.
She is survived by her son Damon Beyer and his wife Cindy, her daughter Lisa Beyer, her son Bret Beyer and his wife Erin, her grandchildren Anna, Christopher, Drew, Coby, Annie, Nicholas and Cassie, Christopher’s wife Pili, Annie’s husband Will, and her great grandson Paul.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM at Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand. Visitation will be from 1:30 PM until time of service.
Personal condolences may be sent to the McGinn family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

ERATH - There’s a saying in Vermilion Parish that if you get a two-touchdown lead against the Kaplan Pirates, it should be enough because the Pirates are not known for scoring quickly. However, whoever made that claim about the Pirates might want to reconsider.
The Pirates were down 14-0 with two minutes to play in the third period against the Bobcats.  But then  Kaplan tailback Braydn Bearb told his teammates right before they ran on the field at 1:58 in the third period. 
Bearb shouted, “Let’s go earn it.”
For the next 14 minutes, Kaplan did precisely that.
On a drive that started on their 19, the Pirates earned their first touchdown when Kaplan quarterback Sabe David found running back Daylon Landry wide open in the middle of the field.  Landry outran the EHS defenders for a 47-yard
touchdown right before the end of the third quarter. The Pirates could not convert on the 2-point play after the touchdown to make it a 14-6 game with one more quarter.
The  Kaplan defense stepped up big on Erath’s first possession of the fourth quarter.
At the EHS 37, Kaplan’s defensive lineman Wyatt Bourque almost sacked EHS quarterback Jack Landry.
However, on fourth down and 12, the Bobcats went for it, and this time, Bourque was able to get to Landry for a 10-yard loss, giving the ball back to the Pirates.
With 3:16 to play in the game, the Pirates put together a game-tying drive thanks to a 41-yard run by Landry. 
Four plays later, the Pirates (6-2) were in the end zone on Wyatt Hebert’s 3-yard touchdown run up the middle. The play was set up by an 18-yard tight-end Carter Petry reception.
Bearb ran it in for two, which tied it 14-all with 44 seconds remaining in the game.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats drove 70 yards in only 38 seconds to win the game, 17-14,  with a last-second 25-yard field goal.
Wyatt Hebert led Kaplan’s rushing with 18 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown.
 Landry (6-60) and Bearb (5-8) also carried the pigskin.
Kaplan quarterback Sabe David had a good game throwing.  He completed 50 percent of passes (6-for-12) for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Carter Petry had four catches for 30 yards, while Landry had two catches for 63 yards and a touchdown.
The Pirates are home Friday to battle St. Martinville to end the regular season.

  The Abbeville Wildcats lost to the St. Martinville Tigers on Senior Night Friday, 21-8.
Abbeville (0-9, 0-2) stayed in the game using a bend but don’t break defense, stopping the Tigers twice on downs inside the six-yard line.  But they couldn’t get out of their way offensively as they turned the ball over four times, including a fumble that was recovered in the end zone for St. Martinville’s first score.
Wildcats’ head coach Jonathan Zenon sees improvement in his young team.  He felt they started slow and had some miscommunication, but that’s part of the rebuilding process.
“We started too slow,” Zenon explained.  “We picked it up at the end of the game, but that’s too slow.  We had some misunderstandings tonight - the line went right, the running back went left.  We have to clean that up.
 “A lot of people want us to be great.  We’re a young team, rebuilding and getting better.  We’re improving each and every day.  These guys are going to be great in the near future.”
St. Martinville turned an Abbeville fumble at midfield into first and goal from the six midway through the first quarter.  The Wildcats’ defense rose, stopping the Tigers on four consecutive downs.
Abbeville fumbled the first snap of the ensuing drive, and the ball squirted back into the end zone where St. Martinville recovered for the touchdown.  The extra point made it 7-0 with 5:01 to play in the opening frame.
That score stood until late in the third quarter when St. Martinville quarterback Khyrie Francisco scored from 11 yards out to make it 14-0 with 2:11 to play.
Francisco struck again in the fourth quarter when he found the end zone from four yards out to put the Tigers up 21-0 with 4:09 to play in the game.
The Abbeville offense quickly marched down the field.  Quarterback Kobe Vital connected with Jacolby Campbell for 15 yards before taking it himself for 24 yards down to the one-yard line.  
Jordan Montgomery plunged across the goal line to put Abbeville on the board.  The two-point conversion made it 21-8 with 1:28 remaining.
The Wildcats made it enjoyable, recovering the ensuing kickoff at the St. Martinville 27-yard line.  With 30 seconds remaining, St. Martinville intercepted a pass to seal the win.
Montgomery led the AHS rushing attack with 36 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.  Vital finished with 34 yards on three carries.  
Vital is connected to five different receivers for 60 yards through the air. Braylon Himel had a 20-yard reception, while Campbell had one for 15.  Ja’Zavion Briggs had one catch for one yard.
Abbeville closes the season on Friday when it travels to Erath to face the Bobcats (

ERATH - Every kicker dreams of making a game-winning kick to secure a victory for their team. This dream has come true twice this season for Erath High senior Eli Felipe.
The first time was on Oct. 10, when he made a 28-yard field goal with 1:29 left in the game, giving the Bobcats a 30-28 win over DeQuincy on the road.
Well, Felipe found himself in a pressure situation for the second time in three weeks, and like the first time, Felipe, did not disappoint.
With three seconds left in the game and the score tied 14-14, Felipe walked on the field and kicked the ball through the uprights as time ran off, giving the Bobcats their eighth win.
Kaplan called timeout before the field goal, hoping to ice Felipe. It did not work.
“My mind was blank,” said Felipe when asked what he was thinking before he attempted the kick. “I  did not think, but I did not want to overthink it. I told myself: the players have faith in me, the fans have faith in me, and God has faith in me. I just knew I was going to do it.”
Another person who had faith in him was Erath’s head coach, Eric LeBlanc.  “I knew he had it in him,” said LeBlanc about his kicker.  “He has been working on his technique.  I trusted him to be on the field and make the kick.”
The Bobcats marched 70 yards in only 38 seconds to set up the game-winning field goal.
After Kaplan tied it 14-14 with 44 seconds left in the game, the Bobcats took over on their 30-yard line.  They only had 44 seconds to go 70 yards for a score. 
Two big plays occurred on the game-winning drive. Erath quarterback Jack Landry connected with Cameron Soirez on a 38-yard reception that moved the ball into Kaplan territory at the 47.
On first down after the reception, Jack ran 25 yards upfield and moved the football to the 16-yard-line with 11 seconds remaining in the game. 
On first down, Landry connected with Soirez for 7 yards, moving the ball down to the 8-yard line with three seconds to play in the game.
That’s when the EHS kicking team trotted on the field to try and win the game.
“At the end, we ran our two-minute drill,” said Coach LeBlanc. “We had guys making two good catches and getting out of bounds.  The kids executed the two-minute drill. 
“We were not playing for overtime.”
After going 0-4 on field goals at the start of the season, Felipe is now 2-for-2, both of which are game-winners. He attributes this to one thing.
“Practice, practice, practice.”