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James Bolner and DaVon Phillips were recognized as May Readers of the Month at M.E. Norman Elementary School in Morgan City. With them are mentors and volunteer reading listeners Herman Hartman, Cathy Landry and Earl Johnson.
The Glover-Stackhouse Scholarship was presented at the Morgan City High School Senior Awards by Phyllis S. Glover, left, and Matt Glover, right. Paige Loftin, second from left, was awarded a four-year scholarship of $4,000, and Milia Gash, second from right, was awarded a four-year scholarship valued at $8,000. Loftin is the daughter of Michele and Jerald Loftin. Gash is the daughter of Teneka Gash.
Hannah Morgan Crochet won the Marlene Hendrix Memorial Music Scholarship for 2017, offered by the Community Concert Association of Morgan City. President Floyd Cloutier presented the $750 scholarship May 18 before the Equinox Little Big Band concert at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. A graduate of Morgan City High and daughter of Trudy Robin and David Crochet, the recipient will attend Nicholls State University, majoring in voice.
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Caylee Deshotel was the 2017 LAPCO Manufacturing Scholarship recipient. She is the daughter of Christy and Sonny Deshotel. The scholarship is a one-time award of $2,000. Presenting the scholarship during the MCHS Senior Awards was Micah Triche.
Eva Hebert Dunigan, 62, a native of Pierre Part and resident of Berwick, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at her residence.
She is survived by four daughters, Stephanie Crothers of Berwick, Charlene Voisin of Morgan City, Anna Boudreaux of Lockport and Cheryl Babin of Houma; two sons, Christopher Guillot of Pierre Part and Justin Boudreaux of Houma; her mother, Alta Berthalot; three sisters, Joyce Blankenship, Karen Hebert and Barbara Guillot; one brother, Mervin Hebert; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, father and a brother.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. until services at 7 p.m. at Twin City Funeral Home.
Twin City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kristen Holloway Rebardi, 38, a resident of Berwick, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017.
She is survived by her husband, Curtis Rebardi; three children, Kaleb Rebardi, McKayla Rebardi and McKenzie Rebardi; her parents, Johnny and Susie Holloway; her mother, Darlene Swafford; three brothers, Sean Holloway, Jason Swafford and Brian Swafford; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with services at 7 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City.
Hargrave Funeral Home is in charge
January 29, 1953 – May 26, 2017
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baldwin during an 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial for Alfred Paul “Al” Barrilleaux, a native of Franklin, former longtime resident of Baldwin, and a resident of Franklin for the past four and a half years who passed away at the age of 64 on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. Father Cedric Sonnier will be the Celebrant for the Mass, with Father Garrett Savoie concelebrating. Following the Mass, Al will be cremated with a private inurnment in the Sacred Heart Cemetery Mausoleum at a later date. Serving as pallbearers will be Zackry Barrilleaux, Joey Barrilleaux, Jeremy Barrilleaux, Dusty Hulin, Eric Verret, and Cory Firmin. Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Granger, Ryan Trahan, and Justin Simon. Musical selections for the Mass will include Amazing Grace, Be Not Afraid, How Great Thou Art, and I Can Only Imagine, with Shawntel Moore providing vocals.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday at the church from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 10:00 a.m., led by Father Sonnier.
Al was an avid hunter and fresh-water fisherman. He could often be found enjoying early morning coffee with friends at the Franklin Shell Station while catching up on local events and solving world issues. His passion in life though was spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren, which he loving called his babies. Al will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Those left to cherish Al’s memory include his wife of 32 years, Linda Simon Barrilleaux; four children, Joleigh B. Hulin and her husband Dusty of New Iberia, AWS3 Zackry P. Barrilleaux of Norfolk, VA, Dawn Trahan of New Iberia, and Jason Granger of Franklin; eight grandchildren, Abigail and Caroline Hulin, Ryleigh Barrilleaux, Ryan and Kristin Trahan, and Harley, Austin, and Taylor Granger; two sisters, Katherine “Kitty” Stubbs and Carolyn Leger, both of Lafayette; special nieces and nephews, Missy Gianfala, Kristy Stauffer, and Joey and Jeremy Barrilleaux; as well as other nieces and nephews, relatives, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, August Paul Barrilleaux and Jeanne Kidder Barrilleaux; his brother, Tim Barrilleaux; his sister, Wanda Gianfala; his nephew, Blaine Gianfala; and his niece, Lyndra Gianfala.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, LA 70538, (337) 828-5426.
Bayous already full from the rise in the Atchafalaya River are overflowing in some places due to steady rainfall that will stay in the forecast for the rest of the week.
The Atchafalaya River is projected to crest near 7.3 feet Thursday in Morgan City and then gradually begin falling, according to the National Weather Service. River height projections include the projected rainfall, National Weather Service meteorologist Seth Warphen said.
Rain is in the forecast every day through Tuesday. Forecasters expect most of the region to get roughly 2 to 3 inches of rainfall through the rest of the week, Warphen said.
St. Mary Levee District Executive Director Tim Matte said Tuesday that the local rainfall appeared to have not had “a huge impact” on the river stage. Levee district officials are monitoring the river, but don’t expect to have to take any action to prevent flooding, he said.
“The folks in Stephensville and in Amelia are probably seeing much more of an impact in this local rainfall than the actual river stage,” Matte said.
Heavy rainfall in those areas may cause the water level in adjacent bayous to rise quickly up to 0.2 feet compared to basically no rise along the river itself, he said.
Due to the high water, a no wake zone is in effect until further notice for lower St. Martin Parish, including Stephensville and Belle River.
St. Martin officials began offering sandbags for residents of lower St. Martin Parish Wednesday morning at the park located at 3257 La. 70 in Stephensville next to Stephensville Elementary. Residents should bring a shovel and be prepared to fill their own sandbags.
Downpours of rainfall can potentially back up in the Atchafalaya Basin because water is also coming into the basin from the river, Matte said.
“It just makes it harder for that water to get out, and it takes a little longer for that water to get out,” Matte said.
A slight “bump” in the water level at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Illinois, may mean the Atchafalaya River doesn’t drop as quickly as initially expected, Matte said.
“It could stay with us a little while,” he said of the high water.
Berwick officials have closed floodgates at First, Pacific and Gus streets due to the projected crest in the river. Morgan City officials closed two floodgates at Brashear Avenue and floodgates at Railroad Avenue, Second Street, Freret Street and Youngs Road.
Officials with both municipalities don’t anticipate having to close any more floodgates.
Morgan City crews placed sandbags Tuesday by Oceaneering on Railroad Avenue after water topped a sheet pile wall in an area that city workers were doing a project, Public Works Supervisor Jean Paul Bourg said.
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