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Connie Ann Laviolette

March 30, 1954 ~ April 13, 2018 ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Connie Ann Laviolette, 64, who died Friday, April 13, 2018 at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice.

James Grant

Services for James Grant, age 48 of Denson Springs will be scheduled for a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey & Foster. Mr. Grant passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.

Beverly Danielle O’Bryan Davenport

September 25, 1958 – April 11, 2018 Beverly Danielle “Billie” O’Bryan Davenport passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Abbeville United Methodist Church, 213 North State Street, Abbeville, LA on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

Tylor Mitchell Richoux

September 8, 1993 ~ April 9, 2018 KAPLAN—Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Tylor Mitchell Richoux, 24, who died Monday, April 9, 2018.

William T. Howard

September 28, 1916 ~ April 5, 2018 ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at First Baptist Church of Abbeville honoring the life of William T. “Happy” Howard, 101, who passed away peacefully at his home in The Woodlands, Texas on April 5, 2018.

Leroy Noel

Henderson – A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, April 14, at Pellerin Funeral Home for Leroy Noel, 85, who passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at University Hospital & Clinics. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Robin Noel; sons, Kenneth Noel, Jimmy, Lanny and Eric Hayes; daughters, Mrs.

Deville man pleads guilty to owning unregistered silencer

Jonathan Hayes, 32, of Deville pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm in U.S. District Court on April 16. U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph said Hayes admitted to owning a silencer that had not been registered.

Crowley couple continues efforts to fund tuberous sclerosis complex research

From March 6 to 8, Gene Gilder of Crowley, representing Louisiana, and his daughter, Margaret Cox, representing Alabama, traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual March on Capitol Hill to support funding for tuberous sclerosis research in the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP).

Police: Suspect fled from officers in vehicle

A 24-year-old Morgan City man was booked into jail Monday following a vehicle chase, and Morgan City police learned that the suspect had borrowed the vehicle but never returned it, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. —Deven W.

Catch basin grates being stolen in Vermilion Parish

Metal thieves are putting you in danger and costing you money by stealing catch basin grates and manhole covers. More than 50 have gone missing in Vermilion Parish in the last month. When one disappears it leaves a big opening for a deep hole.