The Father Verbis Scholarship
The Father Lafleur Scholarhip
The Friends of Lt. Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur sponsors three scholarships of up to $1,000 to advancing 9th Grade students annually at the following schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette:
Opelousas Catholic High School | Opelousas, LA
Sacred Heart High School | Ville Platte, LA
Vermillion Catholic | Abbeville, LA
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An advancing Roman Catholic 8th Grade student from public, private, or parochial school who will be registered and enrolled as a 9th Grader at the following Roman Catholic Schools is eligible to apply:
Opelousas Catholic High School, Opelousas, LA
Sacred Heart High School, Ville Platte, LA
Vermillion Catholic, Abbeville, LA
Mt. Carmel 6-man Football Team | Father Lafleur (standing, right) coached and promoted athletes while assigned as a priest in Abbeville, Louisiana prior to his enrollment in the U.S. Army
"Frenchy" Lafleur on the 1927-1928 St. Joseph Seminary Basketball Team (kneeling, center, bottom)
Carol and Richard (nephew to Fr. Lafleur) Lafleur pictured with winners of the Father Lafleur Award
Fr. Verbis Lafleur (standing, second from right) played for the St. Joseph Seminary Baseball Team. He was a great sports enthusiast.
Fr. Verbis Lafleur on a tennis court in Abbeville, Louisiana, prior to his U.S. military enrollment.
Fr. Lafleur as a young boy
Fr. Lafleur as a young adult in front of his homestead in Opelousas, Louisiana