Rayne Acadian-Tribune

09/22/2025

Parents, please send your 4th or 5th grader to the Bernard-Bertard House in Rayne for the FREE fall arts & crafts event when they can create their own art work and a special Halloween rock project.

09/22/2025

Youth between 5-11 years of age are invited to the 1st Saturday of activities and fun to be held at the Bunche Library, 1100 block of Section Avenue.

09/14/2025

Please make plans to attend.......

09/10/2025

09/02/2025

Public is invited to attend and enjoy.

08/08/2025

Save the date for the 2025 OST Day to be held in Rayne, the nation's first OST City.

08/04/2025

We have extra copies of baseball/softball section of summer and all-star highlights and pictures. Come by our office.

07/21/2025

Marcelite Maria
Olivier Rayon

RAYNE - A Memorial Mass was held Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 11 a.m. at St. Theresa of the Child of Jesus Catholic Church in Duson, for Marcelite Maria Olivier Rayon, 28, of Rayne, who died on Monday, June 23, 2025, at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson.
The Mass was celebrated by Rev. Paul Onuegbe.
Inurnment and a “Celebration of Life Memorial Gathering” will be held at the Rayon Family Cemetery in Church Point at a later date.
Marcelite was a native of New Iberia where she graduated from New Iberia Senior High School in 2014. She was in the Gifted and Talented Program throughout her school years.
She was a devoted wife and stay at home mother of two boys. She worked at a variety of jobs, daycares, retail stores, and Tabasco Factory, and also enjoyed organizing birthday and holiday celebrations. She loved crafting and hand-making birthday and holiday gifts for family members, along with singing, music and photography.
She is survived by her husband, Tyler Rayon of Rayne; her parents, Lennis Joseph Olivier III and Pamela Pepper Olivier of New Iberia; maternal grandmother, Helen Istre Pepper of Rayne; two sons, Steven Christopher Ward Jr. and Koah Joseph Gray Olivier, both of Rayne; a bonus daughter, Jordan Faye Ward Theriot of St. Martinville; two brothers, Lennis Joseph Olivier IV and wife Lei “Sue” Zhang Olivier of Morgantown, West Virginia, and Trey M. Olivier and fiancee Julien Lasseigne of New Iberia; niece, Ravyn Angelynn Olivier; and two nephews, Bentley Jude Touchet and August Dayne Gabriel Olivier.
She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Lennis Joseph Olivier Jr. and Rozetta Dugas Olivier; maternal grandfather, Joseph William Pepper Jr.; and a brother, Dayne Christopher Olivier.
Heritage Funeral Director of New Orleans 504-915-2460 is in charge of the arrangements.

07/17/2025

Search continues following bomb
threat at The Ellington in Rayne
RAYNE - On Wednesday, July 16, at approximately 7:53 p.m., the Rayne Police Department responded to a call-for-service regarding an anonymous bomb threat called into The Ellington of nursing facility of Rayne, located at 308 Amelia Street.
Officers immediately implemented established protocols, evacuating the building while bomb detection K9s conducted a thorough search.
No explosive devices were located and the residents returned inside the building.
In addition to the Rayne Police Department, assisting were the Rayne Volunteer Fire Department, Acadia Parish Sheriff, Rayne City Marshal and Acadian Ambulance.
An active investigation is underway to identify the individual responsible for the threat.
Anyone with information of this incident is asked to contact the Rayne Police at 337-334-4215.
Further information will be released as the investigation progresses.

04/29/2025

MaeBelle
Harrison-Carter

RAYNE - Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 10 a.m. at The Shrine of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Rayne, for MaeBelle Harrison-Carter, 69, who died on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family.
Services will be conducted by Fr. Edward J. Chiffriller, S.S.J., pastor, and interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery #2 in Rayne.
She is survived by her husband, Tracy D. Carter; daughter, Kendra Harrison; father, Lester Harris (Willie Mae); four grandchildren, Tyrannie and Nathaniel Harrison, Keely Celestine and Nyi’jah Washington; 11 great-grandchildren, Rylin, Harmonie, Kylon, Noel, Serenity, EmaLee, Elena, Bla’Lynn, Da’Kaezlynn, Niko and Tyla; two sisters; Donna Guidry and Quintricia (Yuseff) Carpenter; two brothers, Xavier (Teresa) Harrison and Clearance Guidry; five godchildren, Milton Senegal, Reginald Phillips, Rene’Gatha Delco, Felicia Patton and Phillip Hawkins; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by both of her mothers, Deanna F. Figaro and Emily E. Breaux; two sisters, Selena Ann Broussard and Mary K. Figaro; and one brother, Anthony Figaro.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 3, at the Shrine of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Rayne, from 8 a.m. until the time of the service at 10 a.m.
A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
View the obituary and sign the guestbook at www.syriefh.com.
Syrie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

04/13/2025

Out with the old and in with the new. Work continues by many dedicated workers this morning by updating major electrical equipment at the South Rayne electrical substation. The new equipement will assist the city’s electrical service in case of emergency situations and outages. Please avoid this area on Hwy 90 if possible.