Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Thursday December 21, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parks for Rogers James Louviere, 67, who passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017, at his residence surrounded by loving family members.
Interment will follow at St. Bernard # 2 in Breaux Bridge.
Rev. Labbe will be the Celebrant.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00 am until 9:00 pm on Wednesday at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge. A rosary will be recited by the Men's Rosary Group, at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 8:00 am until 10:30 am.
A native of Catahoula, Rogers was born on December 27, 1949 to the late Ludon and Lillian Louviere. He was a graduate of St. Martinville High School and served six years with the Louisiana Army National Guard. He spent his working days in the oilfield working for, Texaco and then Chevron, eventually going out on his own as a consultant in the oilfield. Rogers was very active throughout his church community having served as an usher and eucharistic minister for St. Joseph Catholic Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus for a number of years serving as secretary, organizing yearly retreats for new seminarians, teaching religious education to confirmation candidates (his greatest challenge) and serving as a devoted disciple with the Cursillo Movement at Prairie Rondes. An avid hunter and fisherman he was a charter member of the Basin Management Hunting Club. There was little Rogers enjoyed more than spending time with his family and friendsfishing, hunting, cooking, visiting, playing cards and just generally having a good time. He loved to play with his grandkids or neighbors kids or friends kids and enjoyed a good laugh often at their expense. He had quite the sense of humor and was a great story teller often leaving you with a lesson learned. If you were a part of Rogers life you knew you were loved. He always said his love for God was first in his life. This love allowed him to love others as God loves him. He lived that daily. If your heart has been touched by Rogers in any way he would want you to share that love love of God, love of self, love of mankind - and keep it going.
Survivors include his wife of 48 1/2 years, Kathleen Ann Louviere of Parks; sons, Sean Louviere and wife Amy of Mandeville, Karey Louviere and wife Lauren of Mandeville; daughters, Sonya Francois and husband Kevin of Lafayette and Brandy Henry and husband Warren of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Noah Louviere, Jacob Francois, Evan Louviere, Kacie Francois, Lily Louviere, Emma Louviere, Isaac Henry, Eli Henry and Jude Henry; brothers, Robert Louviere and wife Juanita and Gill Louviere and wife Adeline; and sister, Susan Louviere
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Dawn Louviere, brothers in law Richard Comeaux and Timothy LaCombe and nephew Tucker Huval.
Pallbearers will be Sean Louviere, Karey Louviere, Kevin Francois, Warren Henry, Jacob Francois and Noah Louviere.
Honorary pallbearers include Roy Poche, Richard Poche, Jeff Guidry, Robert Louviere, Gill Louviere, Evan Louviere, Perry Guidry, Deno Boudreaux, Jr.
Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements.