OPELOUSAS - A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, July 3, for Reverend Monsignor Louis J. Melancon, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Msgr. Melancon, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30.
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The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, and Lafayette Diocese Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel concelebrated the Mass.
The Rite of Committal followed at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.