This past week was the anniversary of the death of Fr. Flavius Henri Rossi. As the Priest serving St. Landry Church in Opelousas from 1817 until 1839, he ministered to many from the Vidrine family, baptizing, marrying, and burying many of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ children and grandchildren. Both
On Saturday, November 12, 206, the Vidrine Family gathered for another Reunion at Washington Community Center in Washington, LA…the closest possible location to the land originally settled by Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines! As a Reunion for all who descend from Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines and Elisabeth de Moncharvaux, it’s
On All Souls Day, we remember the lives of our ancestors and loved ones who have died and pray for their souls. These are the funeral records from the Sacramental Registers of Ste. Livrade Church in France and St. Landry Church in Opelousas, LA. While their tombs are no longer
On All Saints Day or La fête de la Toussaint, we can remember Marie Rouensa, the great grandmother of the matriarch of the Vidrine family in LA – the young bride of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines, Elisabeth de Moncharvaux. Marie Rouensa has never been officially canonized as a Saint, but