FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY) -- Funeral arrangements have been announced for St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith.
Smith, 75, died Feb. 24 after a long illness. He was St. Mary Parish Sheriff since 2018.
A motorcade will leave Ibert's Mortuary in Franklin on Thursday, proceeding through St. Mary Parish, ending at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium where a gathering of family and friends will be held beginning at 11 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Mo Seneca officiating. Military honors will follow.
Serving as pallbearers will be deputies from the St. Mary Sheriff’s Office. Honorary pallbearers will be Braylon Smith, Isaiah Richard, Blaise Lott, Brendon Sturgeon, Austin Hebert and Collin Deslatte.
Following the services, cremation will take place with interment held privately at a later date.
