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It is with great sadness that Louisiana State Newspapers announce the death of our chairman , Braxton I. Moody III, age 97, of Crowley, who passed away on September 13, 2023.

He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma Theresa “Te” Hebert, parents Braxton I. Moody, Jr. and Mabel Amy Moody, brothers, Charles Armstrong Moody and Douglas A. Moody Sr., sister, Ann Bienvenu Richard, and one grandchild, William Moody Hensgens, and one great-grandchild Joseph Oliver LaPrairie IV.

He is survived by his nine children, Rosalind M. Robertson, Braxton I. Moody IV, Valerie M. Hensgens, Beverly M. Lagroue, Kathy M. Hundley, Kevin Moody, Charlotte M. Leonards, Stephen Michael Moody, Elizabeth M. Gielen, 48 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren,

Mr. Moody was a veteran of WWII, graduate of the Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, which named its business school in his honor, B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration.

He was a successful accountant and businessman with an entrepreneurial soul and philanthropic heart. He served on the board of directors for many businesses and institutions in the state and is Chairman of the Board of TMCH, which owns LSN Publishing.

Services will be announced at a later time.