Carolyn Bourgeois Robichaux

Carolyn Bourgeois Robichaux, 82, a lifelong resident of Raceland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025.

She is survived by her son, Scott Robichaux (Candee); daughter, Tessa Robichaux (Larry Guidry); grandchildren, Amanda Orgeron (Derrick), Donavon Allemand, Jordan Naquin (Nick), and Robyn Robichaux (Tyler Chaisson); great-grandchildren, Oaklee Naquin, Emberlee Naquin, Liam Orgeron, and Owen Orgeron; sister, Deanne Theriot (Victor Alocci); and sister-in-law, Ann Bourgeois.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years and love of her life, Felton A. Robichaux; son, Timmie Robichaux; father, Milton Bourgeois Sr.; mother, Rita Theriot Bourgeois; and brother, Milton Bourgeois Jr.

She enjoyed a successful career as a teacher, teaching at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary, and eventually retiring from St. Mary’s Nativity School.

Carolyn, always a teacher at heart, taught her two children to love and to respect themselves and others. Her children passed these teachings to their own children.

Carolyn enjoyed fishing, dancing, planting roses, playing cards, traveling with her friends and husband on bus tours and visiting casinos. Above all, she loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her love for life carried her through even the toughest times and she always held God in her heart.

Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation at St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church in Mathews on Monday, April 7th from 9:00 am until service time at 11:00 am, with a burial to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Raceland.

Falgout Funeral Home is honored to serve the Robichaux family.