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December 28, 1962 — April 22, 2019
Tracy Ashley Lajaunie, 56, a resident of Morgan City, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans.
Tracy was born December 28, 1962, the daughter of Paul Ashley and Joy Case Weathers.
Tracy loved music and going on cruises with her family. She enjoyed going out to the casino and to concerts. Tracy was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Donald “Duck” Lajaunie of Morgan City; three sons, Jacob Lajaunie of Morgan City, Chace Lajaunie of Bossier City, and Drake Lajaunie of Lafayette; Mother, Joy Case Weathers; father, Paul Ashley; step father, Wayne Weathers; step mother, Judy Ashley; one brother, Todd Ashley and wife Tosha of Morgan City; two sisters, Dawn Glatter and husband Mike, and Angel Hartman and husband Duane, both of Morgan City; two step-sisters, Erin Weathers of Tennessee and Caroline Weathers of Texas; one grandson, Collin Duval; three godchildren, Jordan Landry and Aiden Ashley who are also her nephews, and Kelsey Crochet; five more nephews, Josh and Colby Glatter, Trent Landry and his wife Megan, Chase Landry and Courbin Aucoin; two nieces, Courtney Landry and her husband Blake, and Sarah Aucoin; Tracy’s special friends, Belinda Crochet and Rhonda Comeaux; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Tracy was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, Jessie and Julia Case and Carol and Violet Ashley; and Uncles, Murphy Case, Jessie Case, Floyd Theriot, Roy Theriot and Earl Ashley.
Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Twin City Funeral Home with Father Clyde officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Twin City Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services.
After services, Tracy will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Mausoleum.

George Favors Sr., 89, a native of Calumet and resident of Patterson, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at his residence.
Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church in Patterson. Burial with military honors will follow in Willing Workers Cemetery in Patterson.
He is survived by his wife, Doris J. Favors of Patterson; five sons, George Favors of Seattle, George Favors III and Kirt Favors, both of Patterson, James Favors of Lafayette and Brandon Cormier of Clarksville, Tennessee; four daughters, Gwendolyn Douglas, Cooky Livingston, Mechelle Favors and Lisa Green, all of Patterson; four sisters, Delores Butler of Patterson, and Zenola Simmons, Georgina Woods and Helen Miller, all of Los Angeles; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
He was preceded in death by a son, three daughters, a great-grandson, his parents, his stepmother and five siblings
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Celestine Washington, 69, a native of Independence and resident of Morgan City, died Monday, April 22, 2019, at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson.
Visitation will be Friday from 11 a.m. until services at 1:30 p.m. at Railroad Avenue Church of Christ in Morgan City. Burial will follow in Morgan City Cemetery.
She is survived by a son, Brandon Washington Sr. of Morgan City; a daughter, Jasmine Washington of Patterson; two brothers, John Washington and David Washington Jr., both of Morgan City; three sisters, Brenda Ledet and Joyce Washington, both of Morgan City, and Dianne Hill of Amelia; 11 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s legal s(moking age would rise to 21 if lawmakers agree to a measure backed by the House health committee Wednesday.
Republican Rep. Frank Hoffmann of West Monroe, an ex-smoker who has repeatedly sought to toughen laws against tobacco use, said his latest proposed change would save lives and cut state health care costs. His bill would prohibit anyone under 21 years old from buying tobacco, alternative nicotine or vapor products.
“It’s not complicated. It’s the right thing to do,” said Hoffmann, from West Monroe. “It will reduce deaths.”
The House Health and Welfare Committee that Hoffmann chairs voted 10-2 to send the measure to the full House for debate.
The legislation received muted reactions from some anti-smoking groups, who said they support the intent of the proposal but worry it is too weak on enforcement, with inadequate fines and penalties for violations.
“As it’s written, it’s largely a tobacco industry-favoring bill,” said Ashley Hebert, who represents the American Heart Association.
Hoffmann noted a separate measure proposed this session would toughen penalties for illegal tobacco sales.
Rep. Charles “Bubba” Chaney, a Rayville Republican, bristled at the complaints.
“What this bill is going to do is it’s going to be a starting point,” Chaney said. “Let’s take what we can get.”
The push to bump up the legal smoking age has been championed by anti-smoking groups around the country.
If Louisiana lawmakers agree to raise the smoking age, the state would join a dozen others that have raised the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21, according to the American Lung Association. Alaska and Alabama set their minimum ages at 19, while most states have set a minimum age of 18. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he plans to introduce legislation to boost the minimum age to 21 nationally.
Opponents of the age increase proposed in Louisiana’s Legislature argued the bill interferes with adults’ personal choices.
“A person at 18 years old is able to die for this country, to vote to decide the direction of this country,” said Rep. Larry Bagley, a Stonewall Republican.
Owners of several vaping supply stores and a representative of a Louisiana-based chain of convenience stores objected to Hoffmann’s legislation, saying that raising the legal smoking age would send teenagers who are legal now to look for other sources to get cigarettes and nicotine products, such as an older friend or sibling.
“Eighteen is a legal adult,” said Victoria Wood, co-owner of two vape shops in the New Orleans area. “We are taking away the rights of legal adults to make their own decisions.”
But supporters of Hoffmann’s raise-the-age proposal cited data showing Louisiana’s smoking rate among teenagers and adults is higher than the national average.
“Times change,” said Rep. Joe Stagni, a Republican from Kenner. “Sometimes the public policy has to override the choice issues.”