Wheel House for Oct. 19
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 11:35am
CONVENT FEST
The Poche Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival in Convent planned Oct. 21-22 has been canceled.
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Voter signup deadline is Oct. 28
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 11:32am
Staff Report
The Geaux Vote online registration deadline to vote in the Nov. 18 election is Oct. 28, St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters Jolene Holcombe said in a news release.
Residents may register online on the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website at sos.la.gov. The deadline to register in person was Wednesday.
Anyone wishing to vote in the Nov. 18 election must be registered by those dates.
Early voting for the election begins Nov. 3 and continues through Nov. 11.
The registrar’s office will be closed Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day.
Hours for early voting are 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Early voting will be conducted at the registrar’s office on the third floor of the courthouse and also at the registrar’s branch office, located at 301 Third St. in Morgan City.
You may vote early in either office regardless of your address.
Issues on the ballot include a runoff for state treasurer, four charter amendment propositions for the city of Patterson, a millage renewal for Wax Lake East Drainage District, and a runoff for Franklin City Court marshal.
Maitland, Norman Readers of the Month
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 11:23am
Volunteers help students improve their reading skills.
M C Bank gives to Patterson festival
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 11:16am
Submitted Photo
M C Bank recently made a donation to the Patterson Historical Festival. Accepting that donation was Dawn Rentrope with a host of M C Bank employees.
Patterson tops Abbeville; CCHS wins Terrebonne tourney
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:36am
Staff Report
Patterson High School defeated Division III Abbeville High School 3-0 in nondistrict prep volleyball action at Abbeville Monday.
Patterson won by scores of 25-13, 25-19 and 25-6.
No individual statistics were available.
The win is the Lumberjills’ fourth in its last five matches.
Thursday, Patterson defeated West St. Mary 3-0 (25-5, 25-15, 25-11), while Saturday, the team finished 2-1 at Highland Baptist’s tournament. In New Iberia, Patterson fell to the Academy of Sacred Heart of Grand Coteau 2-0 (25-8, 25-21) before bouncing back with a 2-1 win against Division III Crowley ( 18-25, 25-19, 15-10) and a 2-1 (25-15, 15-25, 17-15) win against Division II Westgate.
No individual statistics were available from those contests.
Patterson (9-9 overall, 1-2 in District 2-IV play) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Franklin in league play.
CCHS wins
Terrebonne’s tournament
Central Catholic High School finished Saturday 6-0 to win Terrebonne’s tournament.
The Lady Eagles defeated Division III St. Martinville and Morgan City, Division IV Thomas Jefferson and Division I Acadiana in pool play before topping St. Martin’s Episcopal in the semifinals.
In the finals, Central Catholic defeated Division II South Terrebonne.
Against St. Martinville, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-20, 25-22).
Central Catholic had 14 solo blocks.
Yani Johnson led the Lady Eagles with 15 kills, one dig and 13 solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Taylor Picou, seven assists and 12 digs; Katie Hoffpauir, two kills, seven assists, one ace and three digs; Quincee Wiggins, two kills and 12 digs; Brooke Lipari, one ace and 10 digs; Bailee Lipari, one kill, one ace and five digs; and Haley Fontenot, one kill, one dig and one block assist.
Against Morgan City, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-15, 25-10).
Johnson led Central Catholic with six kills, six digs and two solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, one kills, three assists, two aces and six digs; Bailee Lipari, two kills, two aces and five digs; Wiggins, nine digs; Brooke Lipari, six digs; Fontenot, three kills, two digs, one solo block and one block assist; and Caroline Green, one dig and two solo blocks.
Against Thomas Jefferson, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-19, 25-14).
Johnson led Central Catholic with 13 kills, one ace, one dig and two solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Green, six kills and three solo blocks; Picou, one kill, 11 assists and one dig; Hoffpauir, one kill and 11 assists; Wiggins, six digs; Brooke Lipari, one ace and three digs; and Bailee Lipari, one ace and two digs.
Against Acadiana, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-18, 25-10)
No individual statistics were available.
Against St. Martin’s, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-15, 25-21).
Central Catholic had 10 solo blocks.
Johnson led Central Catholic with 10 kills, four digs, eight solo blocks and one block assist. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, 10 assists and eight digs; Bailee Lipari, one kill, two aces and nine digs; Wiggins, 10 digs; Green, five kills and two solo blocks; Picou, four assists and six digs; and Fontenot, two kills and one block assist
Against South Terrebonne, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-19, 26-24).
Johnson led Central Catholic with nine kills, one assist, one ace, five digs, three solo blocks and one block assist. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, one kill, eight assists and six digs; Bailee Lipari, six kills, one assist and five digs; Picou, eight assists and eight digs; Fontenot, two kills, five digs, one solo block and one block assist; Wiggins, eight digs; Brooke Lipari, seven digs; and Green, three solo blocks.
Thursday, Central Catholic defeated Covenant Christian 3-0 (25-5, 25-2, 25-5) in District 6-V action in Morgan City.
Central Catholic had 20 aces in the win.
Johnson led Central Catholic with 13 kills, five aces, one dig and four solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, one kill, 12 assists, one ace and one dig; Picou, one kill, 11 assists and two digs; Wiggins, nine aces and three digs; Bailee Lipari, seven kills; Brooke Lipari, five aces and one dig; and Green, five kills.
On Oct. 10, Central Catholic fell to Division IV University Lab 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-16) in Baton Rouge.
Johnson led Central Catholic with 11 kills, three aces, one dig and one solo block. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, 14 assists and eight digs; Green, five kills and three solo blocks; and Brooke Lipari, one assist, one ace and five digs.
Central Catholic (26-11) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts St. John in its annual Pink Game.
Morgan City finishes 1-3 at Terrebonne’s tournament
The Morgan City Lady Tigers finished 1-3 at Terrebonne’s Tournament this week.
Morgan City fell to Division 1 Acadiana, Central Catholic and St. Martinville, while it defeated First Baptist.
Against Acadiana, Morgan City fell 2-1 (25-22, 20-25, 9-15).
No individual statistics were available.
Against First Baptist, Morgan City won 2-1 (25-16, 22-25, 15-11).
No individual statistics were available.
Against Central Catholic, Morgan City fell 2-0 (25-15, 25-10).
Jolee Nini led Morgan City with three kills, six assists and one dig, while Sh’Diamond Holly had three kills and two solo blocks. Other top Morgan City contributors were Allie Vincent, six digs, and Jamia Francois, two block assists.
Against St. Martinville, Morgan City fell 2-0 (25-19, 25-22).
Holly led Morgan City with three kills and one dig. Other top Morgan City contributors were Karmen Peterson, three kills; and Nini, six assists.
Thursday, Morgan City High School defeated Berwick High School 3-1 (25-18, 27-25, 19-25, 25-17) in District 8-III volleyball action in Berwick Thursday.
Morgan City had 42 kills, 38 assists and eight solo blocks, while Berwick had 104 digs.
Kennedy Hebert, Holly and Nini led Morgan City. Hebert had 13 kills, one assist, two aces, 11 digs, three solo blocks and two block assists, while Holly had 17 kills, one dig and three solo blocks. Nini recorded 34 assists and six digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Haylie Crappell, five kills, one ace and 11 digs; Vincent, two assists and 10 digs; Peterson, five kills and one solo block; and McKenzi Smith, nine digs.
Morgan City (17-8 overall, 1-1 in district) will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Vandebilt Catholic in league play.
Berwick is winless at Highland Baptist’s tourney
The Berwick Lady Panthers finished 0-3 at Highland Baptist’s tournament in New Iberia Saturday, falling to Division I New Iberia, Catholic High of New Iberia and Westminster.
Against New Iberia, Berwick fell 3-1 (25-12, 24-26, 11-15).
Gray led Berwick with four kills, eight assists, one ace and 15 digs. Other top Berwick contributors were Hanna McCue, five kills and two digs; Brittany Roberie, 12 digs; Hannah Henry, five assists, one ace and one dig; Lauren Skinner, four kills, one dig and one solo block; Katie Conrad, three kills, two digs and one block assist; Abby Sanford, one ace and six digs; Maci Broussard, one ace and three digs; and Morgan Toups, one kill, one assist and one block assist.
Against Catholic High of New Iberia, Berwick fell 2-0 (25-18, 25-18).
Gray led Berwick with four kills, four assists, nine digs and one solo block. Other top Berwick contributors were Henry, eight assists, one ace and 10 digs; Roberie, 12 digs; Broussard, eight digs; Sanford, seven digs; McCue, four kills, two digs and one block assist; Skinner, two kills, one assist and one block assist; and Toups, two kills and two solo blocks.
Against Westminster, Berwick fell 2-0 (25-17, 25-22).
Gray led Berwick with four kills, two assists, one ace, five digs and one solo block. Other top Berwick contributors were Skinner, five kills, one assist and one solo block; Henry, six assists and three digs; Sanford, one kill, three aces and four digs; Roberie, two aces and seven digs; and Toups, two kills and one solo block.
Thursday, Berwick fell to Morgan City 3-1 (18-25, 25-27, 25-19, 17-25) in District 8-III action in Berwick.
Gray led Berwick with five kills, four assists and 24 digs. Other top Berwick contributors included Henry, 10 assists, one ace and 14 digs; McCue, seven kills, one assist, six digs and one block assist; Roberie, one ace and 23 digs; Sanford, one ace and 10 digs; Broussard, 15 digs; Skinner, four kills, one assist, three digs, one solo block and one block assist; Toups, four kills, four digs, two solo blocks and one block assist; and Conrad, two kills, four digs and one block assist.
Berwick (14-16 overall, 0-2 in district) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts E.D. White in league play.
Dominant second half leads Kaplan to upset of Berwick
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:28am
GEOFF STOUTE
The Berwick Panthers seemed to be in control of Friday’s District 8-3A contest, rallying from a 16-7 deficit to take a 28-16 halftime advantage.
But as quickly as Berwick rallied in the first half, Kaplan shut the door on the Panther’s offense in the second half and turned up its own play, outscoring Berwick 30-0 in the second half for a 46-28 win in Kaplan.
Kaplan (3-3 overall, 2-0 in district) scored touchdowns on four of its five second-half possessions, all using its ground game. The Pirates, which totaled 530 rushing yards, received two touchdowns from Mac Thibeaux, one from Matt Roden and another on a fumble that quarterback Trae Case recovered in the end zone for the final score.
Meanwhile, the Pirates held Berwick (5-2, 1-1) to 12 yards in the second half and no first downs.
Kaplan’s second-half began with an 11-play, 65-yard drive to open the second half that was capped by Roden’s 7-yard run with 6:44 remaining in the third quarter. The Pirates’ two-point conversion was good to cut Berwick’s lead to 28-24.
In the fourth quarter, Kaplan scored three times, once on Thibeaux’s 52-yard run with 9:49 remaining and again with 4:29 left on Thibeaux’s 10-yard run with 4:29 left in the fourth quarter. The Pirates converted two point conversions on both possessions for a 40-28 lead.
The Pirates final score came after the team recovered a kickoff and scored when Case recovered a fumble in the end zone with 1:36 remaining. Kaplan’s point-after attempt was no good for the final margin.
Despite a quite second half, Berwick had quite a productive first 24 minutes as quarterback Mitchell Sanford tossed three touchdowns passes and ran for another.
Berwick scored on its opening possession when Sanford concluded the drive with a 31-yard run with 10:51 remaining in the opening period. Seth Canty, who was 4-for-4 on point-after attempts, converted his first of the night for a 7-0 Berwick lead.
Kaplan needed just four offensive plays to respond as Thibeaux raced 62 yards to the end zone on a fourth down play. The Pirates converted the two-point conversion for an 8-7 lead with 8:42 remaining in the first quarter.
After recovering a Berwick fumble on its next drive at the Kaplan 29, the Pirates marched 71 yards in five plays, capped by Drake Abshire’s 29-yard run with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter. The Pirates’ two-point run was good for a 16-7 lead.
Berwick scored on its next three drives to take a 12-point lead.
Sanford connected with Jones on a 43-yard pass at the 3:19 mark of the first quarter, with Joshua Carver early in the second quarter on a 57-yard pass play and again later in the quarter with Jones on a 6-yard pass with 5:48 remaining for the 28-16 lead.
Sanford completed 16 of 37 passes for 262 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed five times for 50 yards and a score.
Carver led the Panthers’ receivers with four catches for 101 yards and a score, while Jones had five catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Berwick will continue league play Friday when it hosts Patterson.
South Lafourche overwhelms MCHS 48-8
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:24am
GEOFF STOUTE
The South Lafourche High School Tarpons’ offense ignited early, and by the time it cooled, it was only a matter of how much the visitors would win by as South Lafourche rolled past Morgan City 48-8 in District 7-4A action Friday at Tiger Stadium in Morgan City.
South Lafourche scored touchdowns on five of its first six offensive possessions, including every first-half possession, en route to a 35-0 halftime lead.
The Tarpons took as much as a 48-0 lead with 5:15 remaining after backup quarterback Austin Danos’ 50-yard run.
“We came out and we did what we were supposed to on the offensive side of the ball,” South Lafourche Coach Blake Forsythe said. “Just kind of move the ball, took our time and ran our offense.”
Much of the Tarpons’ success was due to its ground game. The visitors totaled 362 yards rushing, led by running back Corbin Allen, who rushed 22 times for 145 yards and two scores. He added two receptions for 10 yards and a third touchdown.
Quarterback Brock Bailleaux added six carries for 65 yards and a score, while Danos had three carries for 47 yards and Jakobe Washington, 13 carries for 46 yards and a score.
Defensively, South Lafourche held Morgan City to 43 yards of offense (4 yards rushing and 39 passing).
Morgan City, which was playing without starting quarterback Alex Brocato, who Coach Eric Howard said is out for the season with an injury, utilized Devonta Grogan at quarterback before late in the game, Tate Alcina took over. Alcina scored the Tigers’ lone touchdown late in the fourth quarter on Morgan City’s last drive with a 3-yard run.
Just prior to the touchdown, the game was delayed for approximately 20 minutes after Morgan City’s Hayden Barron was injured on a play in which he was stopped by South Lafourche’s Terry Lee Griffin, who tackled Barron after the whistle was blown. Griffin was ejected on the play.
Barron was taken off the field by first-responders on a stretcher and to nearby Teche Regional Medical Center, but Howard said following the game Barron was moving his arms and legs and the move to take him to the hospital was a precautionary one.
“It’s unfortunate,” Forsythe said of the incident. “You hate to see that at a high school game but talking to (athletic) trainers from both schools, it sounds like he’s going to be OK, so we’ll be thinking about him, we’ll be praying about him, and we’ll check on him again by the time we get home (to) make sure he’s doing OK. We want to see him back on the football field again this season.”
Howard said Monday that Barron escaped any major injury and in fact was at practice Saturday watching his teammates.
South Lafourche opened the game with an 11-play, 74-yard drive capped by a Jeremy Rogers 1-yard touchdown run with 7:06 remaining for a 6-0 lead.
Allen scored the Tarpons next two touchdowns for a 20-0 with 8:31 remaining in the first half, while Bailleaux rushed for the Tarpons’ next score and tossed a 10-yard pass to Allen for the final score of the half with no time remaining.
In the second half, Washington scored a 4-yard touchdown with 11:27 remaining for a 41-0 lead.
Howard agreed that South Lafourche was a quality team but said Tigers’ coaching staff needs to do a better job preparing the team for games.
“We didn’t play as well as we needed to tonight, and that’s on us, but we’ve got three weeks to get it right,” he said.
Frost rushes the quarterback
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:19am
HANSON’S JOSH FROST rushes the quarterback on this play last week. Hanson will travel to face the Central Catholic Eagles on Friday in District 7-A action. Centerville will host Highland Baptist for Homecoming in District 7-A Friday at 7 p.m. Franklin High will travel to face the Jeanerette in District 7-2A while West St. Mary will take to the road to play Thibodaux on Friday.
Patterson spoils Abbeville's homecoming with 34-24 victory
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:17am
CORWIN MURRAY
ABBEVILLE —
Patterson leaned on standout runners Dontre Nicholas and Dajon Richard Friday, and the duo responded with nearly 300-yards to secure a 34-24 District 8-3A win.
Abbeville (2-5, 0-2) pushed the Lumberjacks throughout the game as the Wildcats scored first when running back Deion Williams broke free for a 25-yard touchdown run with 8:42 remaining in the first quarter to grab a 7-0 lead.
Patterson (4-3, 2-0) answered with right away with Richard breaking a 40-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and three straight handoffs to Nicholas resulted in a 5-yard score with 7:39 remaining. Bryce Daigle’s point-after kick tied the game at 7.
Abbeville had the first of two first-half touchdowns called back on the next series, and the Wildcats settled for a 25-yard Junus Derouen field-goal to take a 10-7 lead with 16 seconds left in the first quarter.
Patterson regained the lead early in the second quarter when Nicholas found pay dirt from 5 yards out at the 10:37 mark. A personal foul penalty on Patterson forced Daigle to kick from 35-yards out, and senior missed the kick. However, the ‘Jacks’ led 13-10.
Abbeville had its second touchdown called back on the next possession, but Patterson lost the first of three fumbles to give the ball back.
“The only thing that can stop Nicholas and Richard are themselves,” Patterson Coach Ryan Steward said. “They ran well as usual, but we can’t have the fumbles.”
Abbeville capitalized on the turnover when speedster Tavian Menard darted in from 10 yards out to put back on top Abbeville 16-13 at the 4:16 mark.
After another fumble and an Abbeville punt, Patterson got the ball back with 1:02 left in the first-half. Richard hit Kai Schexnayder for 27-yards and Irvin Celestine for 36-yards before finding Ayden LeBlanc for a diving 6-yard touchdown pass. Richard was 4 of 7 passing for 80 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Patterson took a 20-16 lead into halftime.
Patterson extended its lead to 27-16 with 14 seconds left in the third quarter when Nicholas scored from 25 yards out. The junior reversed field and out ran a speedy Abbeville defense for the score. Nicholas carried 17 times for 174 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Richard finished the game with 13 times for 92 yards.
Patterson stole the next possession with an onside kick, but Abbeville intercepted Richard’s pass and raced deep into ‘Jacks’ territory as the third quarter ended.
But Patterson’s defense held, and Nicholas scored his fourth touchdown on a 20-yarder with 5:28 left for a 34-16 Patterson lead.
“I have to give it to the defensive coaches because they made some changes at halftime that really slowed them down,” Stewart said.
Patterson had 346 yards of offense, while Abbeville had 327.
Abbeville added late touchdown run from Menard. The Wildcats were led in rushing by Deion Williams with 28 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown while quarterback Chad Celestine carried 14 times 98 and two scores.
Patterson will continue District 7-1A action tonight travels to Berwick Friday.By CORWIN MURRAY
Patterson leaned on standout runners Dontre Nicholas and Dajon Richard Friday at Abbeville and the duo responded with nearly 300-yards to secure a 34-24 District 8-3A win with local rival Berwick up next.
But Abbeville (2-5, 0-2) pushed the Lumberjacks throughout the game. The Wildcats scored first when running back Deion Williams broke free for a 25-yard touchdown run at 8:42 to grab a 7-0 lead.
Patterson (4-3, 2-0) answered with right away with Richard breaking a 40-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and three straight handoffs to Nicholas resulted in a 5-yard score at 7:39. Bryce Daigle’s point-after kick tied the game at 7.
Abbeville had the first of two first-half touchdowns called back on the next series and the Wildcats settled for a 25-yard Junus Derouen field-goal to take a 10-7 lead with 16 seconds left in the first quarter.
Patterson regained the lead early in the second quarter when Nicholas found pay dirt from 5-yards out at 10:37. A personal foul on Patterson forced Daigle to kick from 35-yards out and senior missed the kick but the ‘Jacks’ led 13-10.
Abbeville had its second touchdown called back on the next possession; but Patterson loss the first of three fumbles to give the ball back.
“The only thing that can stop Nicholas and Richard are themselves,” Patterson Coach Ryan Steward said. “They ran well as usual but we can’t have the fumbles.”
AHS capitalized on the turnover when speedster Tavian Menard darted in from 10-yards out to put back on top Abbeville 16-13 at 4:16.
After another fumble and an Abbeville punt, Patterson got the ball back with 1:02 left in the first-half. Richard hit Kai Schexnayder for 27-yards and Irvin Celestine 36-yards before finding Ayden LeBlanc for a diving 6-yard touchdown pass. Richard was 4 of 7 passing for 80 yards and a TD and interception.
Patterson took a 20-16 lead into halftime.
Patterson extended the lead to 27-16 with 14 seconds left in the third quarter when Nicholas scored from 25-yards out. The junior reversed field and out ran a speedy Abbeville defense for the score. Nicholas carried 17 times for 174 yards and 4 touchdowns while Richard carried 13 times for 92 yards.
PHS stole the next possession with an onside kick but Abbeville intercepted Richards pass and raced deep into ‘Jacks’ territory as the third quarter came to an end.
But Patterson’s defense held and Nicholas scored his fourth touchdown on a 20-yarder with 5:28 left. Patterson led 34-16.
“I have to give it to the defensive coaches because they made some changes at halftime that really slowed them down,” Stewart said.
Patterson had 346 yards of total offense, while Abbeville had 327.
Abbeville added late touchdown run from Menard. The Wildcats were led in rushing by Deion Williams with 28 carries for 146 yards and a TD while quarterback Chad Celestine carried 14 times 98 and 2 scores.
Patterson travels to Berwick Friday.
Foulcard dedicated himself to civic, public service life
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:15am
Albert Joseph Foulcard will be laid to rest Saturday after a long life of community and public service.
Foulcard passed away Oct. 15.
At a groundbreaking ceremony early this month, construction of a fishing pier at Burns Point Recreation Center was dedicated to Foulcard. It was one of his long-running desires that the pier be constructed.
That day, St. Mary Parish Councilman Paul P. Naquin Jr. “Albert and I did a lot of traveling together, all over this United States,” said Naquin, “Albert was always by my side and I was by his side, and everywhere we went, everywhere, I tell you, whether in DC or in Baton Rouge or on the council, at almost every meeting, Albert had to say something about the fishing pier, ‘Where is it? Where’s it at?’”
Naquin reflected on his long-standing public relationship with Foulcard, and their long friendship.
“I want to dedicate this pier to the Foulcard family and to Albert. Albert, if you can hear me, brother… I love you,” said Naquin, “I always will love you and you will always have a part of my heart. I’m telling you Albert, I enjoyed every minute that we spent together.”
Parish President David Hanagriff spoke fondly of his years working in conjunction with Foulcard. Hanagriff said that despite not always voting in agreement, he always counted on Foulcard to explain and discuss why he was voting the way he had, and that those explanations always held words of wisdom for Hanagriff. “This is just the beginning of this fishing pier,” said Hanagriff to Foulcard, “and I know that you’ve been working on this for many years.”
He graduated from Willow Street High School in 1958 during the segregation era and continued his education at South University and A&M College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He continued his education in Texas and obtained a master of science degree in administration supervision.
He enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany, departing the military with an honorable discharge.
In his hometown and parish, Foulcard became an active member of St. Jules Catholic Church in Franklin, as well as the Knights of St. Peter Claver, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.
As an educator with the St. Mary Parish School System, Foulcard later became a school principal and retired after 35 years.
He served on the former St. Mary Parish Police Jury and the subsequent St. Mary Parish council, and he was the first African-American to serve as interim parish president.
President Jimmy Carter invited Foulcard to the White House in 1979 to discuss St. Mary Community Action Agency and other federally-funded agencies and their impacts in their communities. Foulcard also dedicated his time and efforts to Teche Action Clinic, hospitals, schools, churches, mental health issues and St. Mary Council on Aging.
His dedication to the people of St. Mary Parish was reflected in his motto, “Everybody is Somebody.”
Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette-Houma in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday from 8 a.m. until a rosary at 9:45 a.m. at the St Jules Catholic Church in Franklin.. Tributes and expressions will begin at 10 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. with Father Peter Emusa serving as the celebrant. Burial will follow mass services with full military honors in the St Jules Catholic Church Cemetery.