LPSO’s POP Squad nabs violent offender on warrant, drug charges
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Graham Frank, 5, of Houma, wasn’t deterred by a blown transformer at Books-A-Million Friday night. The young boy and his mother, Regina, waited among the faithful for 12:01 a.m. when the seventh – and final – book in the popular J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter" series went on sale. Dressed as a young Harry, Graham was more interested in the costume contest than actually reading the book. In fact, Regina Frank said, "Mom gets dibs on the book." The Associated Press reported Saturday that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours. * Staff photo by SHELL ARMSTRONG
July 24, 2007(Posted July 23, 2007)
LauraLee Traigle Mercer, 78, a native and resident of Thibodaux, La., died Friday, July 20, 2007.
She is survived by one son, Michael Delise; two daughters, Barbara D. Prather and Cynthia D. Marchbanks; one brother, Louis Traigle; three sisters, Emily Chiasson, Florence Knoblock and Agnes Boudreaux; nine grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her third husband, Andrew “Buddy” Mercer Jr. and her second husband, Frank Duchene; her parents, Paul Sr. and Agnes Chiasson Traigle; three brothers, Calvin, Paul Jr., and LeRoy Traigle; and two sisters, Celia LeBouef and Bessie Poche’.
LauraLee was a devout Catholic and a parishioner at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux.
Visitation is Monday, July 23, 2007, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Landry’s Funeral Home in Thibodaux, with the funeral to follow at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux. She will be buried in the church cemetery.
Landry’s Funeral Home of Thibodaux is in charge of the arrangements.
