Obituaries

Margie Richard
B: 1955-04-09
D: 2023-12-06
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Richard, Margie
Earline Gautreaux
B: 1938-09-17
D: 2023-11-30
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Gautreaux, Earline
Wallace Dupuis
B: 1932-11-30
D: 2023-11-30
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Dupuis, Wallace
Shane Seaux
B: 1976-01-16
D: 2023-11-29
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Seaux, Shane
Julia Hernandez
B: 1932-03-05
D: 2023-11-28
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Hernandez, Julia
Emilee Thibodeaux
B: 1931-07-03
D: 2023-11-27
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Thibodeaux, Emilee
Chetwin Coleman
B: 1951-10-17
D: 2023-11-23
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Coleman, Chetwin
Daryl Lewis
B: 1988-10-12
D: 2023-11-22
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Lewis, Daryl
Leslie Duplechain
B: 1926-07-21
D: 2023-11-16
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Duplechain, Leslie
Aaliyah Lewis
B: 2018-11-26
D: 2023-11-12
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Lewis, Aaliyah
Ivy Bellard
B: 1939-03-13
D: 2023-11-08
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Bellard, Ivy
Laura Alwell
D: 2023-11-03
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Alwell, Laura
Robert Broussard
B: 1938-12-13
D: 2023-10-24
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Broussard, Robert
Jimmy Smith
B: 1954-07-21
D: 2023-10-23
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Smith, Jimmy
Kenneth Lavergne
B: 1958-08-13
D: 2023-10-21
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Lavergne, Kenneth
Robert Schafer
B: 1939-05-05
D: 2023-10-19
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Schafer, Robert
Raymond Fontenot
B: 1949-01-03
D: 2023-10-17
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Fontenot, Raymond
Crystal Dogay
B: 1984-03-20
D: 2023-10-16
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Dogay, Crystal
Darrell Cormier
B: 1969-11-07
D: 2023-10-15
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Cormier, Darrell
Mickey Meche
B: 1977-05-04
D: 2023-10-15
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Meche, Mickey
Marie Thibodeaux
B: 1922-02-16
D: 2023-10-10
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Thibodeaux, Marie

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Sources:
Liz Davidson, "How to Find a Good Lawyer When You Really Need One" 
Consumer Reports, "When You Need to Lawyer Up"
Henry, Alan, "How to Find a Reputable Lawyer"