There is a new priest in town, the Rev. John Dugas. His first day at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church was July 1.
In June of 2024, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette appointed Dugas as parochial vicar to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and St. Mathilda Catholic Church.
Dugas celebrated his first Mass on June 9 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loreauville.
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