Donald Louis Layrisson
Jan 25, 2026
Donald Louis Layrisson of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on January 25, 2026, in Pineville, Louisiana. He was born on September 29, 1936, in New Orleans at age 89. He was married to Rosalind Chambers in 1961 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, while serving in the United States Army after attending the Universities of Notre Dame and Louisiana State University, where he...
Alan Gregory Klein, Sr.
Feb 15, 2026
Alan Gregory Klein, Sr. passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 72. He was born on Wednesday, November 18, 1953, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Lois Jean and Adolph Klein, Jr. He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Alan will be forever memorialized in the SLU Alumni Hall of Fame and...
Rosetta Mae Connell
Feb 14, 2026
Rosetta Mae Connell passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 85. She was born on Tuesday, February 11, 1941 in Sacramento, California to the late Florence Ethel Cooley Kidwell and the late Roland Kidwell. She was a resident of Springfield, Louisiana.
Rosetta is survived by her children, Debra May(David), Lynn Case(Leon), and Rowdy Gehegan(Janice);...
Emily Ann Thibodaux Boudreaux
Feb 14, 2026
Emily Ann Thibodaux Boudreaux, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was reunited with her sweetheart, Leon, on St. Valentine's Day 2026, at the age of 93. Ann was a graduate of Ponchatoula High School in 1950 where she was the first Miss PHS in 1949. She earned her credentials as a Registered Nurse in 1954, from the Mather School of Nursing at Southern...
Barbara Jean Bigger Miller
Feb 12, 2026
Barbara Jean Bigger Miller, of Loranger, Louisiana, passed away at Richard Murphy Hospice House on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born on Friday, July 16, 1943, in West Allis, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late George Bigger and Marion Carlton Bigger.
Barbara is survived by her sons, Jeff Miller (Joyce), Robert Miller, and Richard Miller...
Michelle 'Micki" Siddle Pritchard
Feb 11, 2026
Michelle Pritchard "Micki", born on December 18, 1973, in Alexandria, Louisiana, passed away on February 11, 2026, at the age of 52. She was a light in the lives of everyone who knew her - a woman who loved deeply, lived boldly, and embraced others exactly as they were.
Micki had a rare gift: she loved every person she met, no...
Susan Marie Francois
Feb 10, 2026
Susan Marie Francois, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the age of 65, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Sunday, July 31, 1960, in Morgan City, Louisiana.
Susan is survived by her husband, Alan Francois; daughter, Kimberly Francois; daughter & son-in-law, Lisa and Rusty Duplechian; son & daughter-in-law, Shawn and Lesia Francois; grandchildren,...
Raymond Julius Distefano
Feb 10, 2026
Raymond Julius Distefano passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the age of 64. His kind heart, sense of humor, and beautiful smile will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He faced many challenges in his life, but through it all, he stayed strong in his faith and wanted his independence, and we truly love...
Keith Lott
Feb 9, 2026
John Wesley "Keith" Lott, age 65, peacefully left this earthly world behind on Monday, February 9, 2026, surrounded by his loving family, friends, music and laughter at North Oaks Medical Center, in Hammond, LA. He was born on November 24, 1960, in Bogalusa, Louisiana to the late Billy and Sally Lott.
Keith was a 1978 graduate of the American Academy. He...
Monica Ann DiSabato Greer
Feb 8, 2026
Monica Greer passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 79. She was born on Friday, May 31, 1946 in Needham, Massachusetts to the late Barbara Dunphy DiSabato and the late Rocco DiSabato. She was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana. Monica was a dedicated teacher for 30 years in Tangipahoa...