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PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Rayne announces that a public hearing has been called for the purpose of obtaining citizen's comments and opinions along with responding to questions relative to the City's performance on the completed Fiscal Year 2014 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Sewerage Improvements Project.  The meeting is set for Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Rayne City Hall.

Information regarding the amount of funds expended, a breakdown of the expended funds by activities, the percentage of funds that benefited low-to-moderate income persons, and other program requirements shall be presented.  All citizens, particularly persons of low-to-moderate income, are urged to attend this public hearing to express their views towards this recently completed project.  Accommodations will be made for handicapped and non-English speaking individuals provided a three-day notice is received.  Furthermore, citizens unable to attend this hearing may submit their views to the City of Rayne addressed to Mayor Charles E. Robichaux, City of Rayne, P.O. Box 69, Rayne, LA 70578 within ten days of the hearing.
 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Rena Boudreaux Leeper, 85, who died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at 9:32 p.m. at Acadia General Hospital in Crowley.
Fr. Mikel Polson, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. A rosary will be recited Friday at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Leeper is survived by one daughter, Patricia Ann Pitre and husband Tim of Eunice; two sons, Terry Michael Leeper and wife Bonnie of Crowley and Jon Thomas Leeper of Crowley; one sister, Joycelyn Laughlin of Lafayette; two brothers, Roderick Boudreaux of Opelousas and Conrad Boudreaux of Mire; five grandchildren, Natalie Dupre, Terry Leeper Jr., Beau Pitre, Patricia Johnson and Brandy Champagne; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, John Richard “Dick” Leeper; and her parents, Ophie and Celine Stutes Boudreaux.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, Inc., 301 North Avenue F, Crowley, LA 70526.

Mary Hogan and Edward and Jackie Thibodeaux, all of Morse, along with Troy and Julie Hebert of Iota and Marlon and Tricia McFarlain of Evangeline, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Sara Ann Hogan of Morse and Trent Jaymes McFarlain of Iota.
The bride-elect’s maternal grandparents are the late Joseph D. and Lovenia Abshire, and her paternal grandparents are Barbra Thibodeaux of Crowley, the late Paul Thibodeaux and the late Mae Thibodeaux.
Sara graduated from Midland High School in 2009 before attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is presently employed as a certified public accountant with Broussard Poché, LLP.
The prospective groom is the grandson of James “T-man” and Judia LaCombe of Iota, and of Charles and Nell Higginbotham and Burton McFarlain, all of Evangeline.
He is a 2009 graduate of Iota High School and is currently employed as a production operator with Quality Production Management.
The couple will be wed at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings.

Funeral services were held on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m. at Gossen Funeral Home Chapel for Cynthia “Cindy” Faye Kegley Freeman, 54, who died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Lafayette General Medical Center Hospital in Lafayette.
Deacon Tim Ledet of St. Joseph Catholic Church conducted the funeral services.
Survivors include her husband, Russell Freeman of Rayne; three sons, David Freeman and wife Amanda of Rayne, Russell Freeman III and wife Kelli of Crowley, and Frank Freeman of Rayne; nine grandchildren; her father, William “Bill” Kegley of LeBeau; three brothers, Mike Kegley and wife Gail of Moss Bluff, Shelton Kegley and wife Cricket of Sulphur, and Kendall Kegley and wife Joyce of Vinton; and one sister, Rachel Kegley Duhon and husband Chris of Midland.
She was preceded in death by mother, Audrey Hebert Kegley.
The family requested that visitation be observed in Gossen Funeral Home on Sunday Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements were entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, (337) 334-3141.