Richard "Ragin' (Agin') Cajun" Thomas Young
Mar 20, 2026
Richard Thomas Young, professionally known as the Ragin' (or Agin') Cajun, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 92. He was born on Saturday, March 3, 1934, in Houston, Texas, to the late Annie Marie “Suzie” Young and Roy Vernon Young. He was a resident of Independence, Louisiana.
Rick graduated from Jefferson High School...
Josephine Ruth Kennedy
Mar 20, 2026
Josephine Ruth Kennedy was born on December 1, 1954, in Independence, Louisiana. She was raised on a strawberry field in Springfield by her parents, Josephine and Walter Kennedy, alongside her siblings Juanita Kennedy Kinchen, Betty Gay Kennedy Rena, Curtis Kennedy, and Joseph Kennedy. In 1973, she gained her beloved sister, Regina McCord, completing their close-knit family. Ruth and Regina shared...
Richard Ritchey, Sr.
Mar 19, 2026
Richard Ritchey, Sr. passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 74. He was born on Tuesday, September 11, 1951, in San Francisco, California, to the late Henry and Donna Ritchey. He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.
Richard is survived by his wife, Deborah Ritchey; son, Richard Ritchey, Jr.; daughter & son-in-law, Lori McAuliffe...
Betty Jo Hodges
Mar 19, 2026
Betty Jo Anthony Hodges, of Holden, Louisiana, passed away at on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the age of 64. She was born on Tuesday, August 1, 1961, in Atlanta, Texas.
Betty Jo is survived by her husband, Mike Hodges; daughters, Rachel Lewis (Arthur Oncale), Crystal Granger (Chad); sisters, Madeline Jackson, Geri Jackson, and Linda Spinks (Roy), brother, Marty Anthony (Debbie);...
Bruce Allen Mitchell
Mar 18, 2026
Bruce Allen Mitchell passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 71. He was born on Friday, October 29, 1954, in Tifton, Georgia to the late Henry Lawrence and Mary E. Mitchell. Bruce grew up in Metairie, La, and was a current resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Bruce met the love of his life, Carolyn, while...
Jessica Giusti Cannatella
Mar 17, 2026
Jessica Giusti Cannatella, age 47, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was known as a genuinely kind person, very outgoing and a social butterfly, with a contagious smile that lit up any room she entered. In her spare time, she was mostly a homebody who loved to bug and pick on her husband, Bryan, just to get a...
Virginia "Ginger" Mary Dean
Mar 15, 2026
Virginia “Ginger” Mary Dean passed away on March 15, 2026, in Loranger, Louisiana, at the age of 73. She was born on July 19, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the late James and Ella Dean. She was a resident of Loranger, Louisiana.
Ginger had a deep love for animals, especially dogs and horses, and found her greatest peace outdoors tending...
Larry Allen Dominguez
Mar 14, 2026
Larry Allen Dominguez passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 80. He was born on Wednesday, September 12, 1945 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana to the late Bertha T. Dominguez and the late Lawrence "Dude" Dominguez. He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Larry served his country in the United States Army. He loved traveling,...
Gay Rita Jastram Lee
Mar 14, 2026
Gay Rita Jastram Lee, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born on July 10, 1936, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Lloyd Jastram and Orlea Enniger Jastram. A devoted parishioner of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond, Louisiana, she was a cherished member of the community...
Chris Scott McKenna
Mar 14, 2026
Chris McKenna, age 53, passed away surrounded by his loving family at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi on Saturday, March 14, 2026. He was born on January 18, 1973, to the late Betty and Philip McKenna Sr., in New Bern, North Carolina. Chris was known to be a very hard worker in any endeavor he set his...