BASILE–It is with heavy hearts that the family of Willard J. Fontenot announces his passing on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Southwind Nursing Home in Crowley at the age of 83. A Rosary and Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Basile. Burial will follow in the St. Augustine Mausoleum with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating....