We are excited to Announce that our 5th Annual Kamryn’s Cause “Dancing With The Stars- St Jude Style” event that was held on Saturday, July 13th, 2024 was another Huge Success! We were able to raise over $20,000 for St Jude Children’s Hospital in memory of Kamryn.

Congrats to our Grand Champion Winners:

TEAM M.V.P – John, Sarah, Morgan, Michael, Lilly, Macey and all the Other Friends and Family that joined in.

Congrats to our Fan Favorite Winners:

TEAM POPPY’S POSSE– Mr. Price, Kayla, Kristyn, Erin, Keri and Skylar.

Visit our EVENTS tab for more details on our upcoming 2025 Event!!

Team Bodin

Kelci Bodin – age 25 was born and raised in Loreauville. She graduated from LHS in 2017 during which she was a member of the LHS Softball team for 6 years. After graduation she continued to play collegiate softball, playing 2 years at LSUE and 2 years at Southeastern Louisiana University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. She is currently the Assistant Coach for the LHS Lady Tigers softball team and is also the manager at Cane Row Golf Course.

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“ at first – WHAT WAS KARLI THINKING AND WHAT AM I GETTING IN TO…..BUT LET’S DO IT!!!!! Now- I am very excited and honored to be a part of such a wonderful event.”

 Karli Bodin – age 20, is a 2022 graduate of Loreauville High School during which she was a cheerleader for the LHS Tigers for 4 years. Karli has 13 years of dance experience, 7 of those being on a competitive dance team which won many awards and achievements.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“I was so excited! I always watched the event and being asked to be a part made me happy.”

CHOREOGRAPHER: Karli Bodin  

Team Can’t Beat The B

KENT BERARD – was born and raised in Loreauville and has been married to his loving wife, Nicole, for 13 years. Together they have two beautiful daughters Madison and Morgan. Kent proudly served his country in the US Army, Military 101st Airborne.  Kent is currently a Senior Technician for OEG Oilfield company.

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“YAYY!!!!” 

 NICOLE BERARD – was born and raised in St. Martinville and has been married to her loving husband, Kent, for 13 years. Together they have two beautiful daughters Madison and Morgan. Nicole has been an RN for the past 17 years and has worked multiple settings as a nurse. She is currently employed with AMG as a Clinical Appeals Specialist. Ten years into her nursing career she earned her master’s degree in Health Education & Promotion. Nicole and her family attend Our Savior’s Church, where she is part of the serve team. Nicole has also recently become a Pilates Instructor. 

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“I was nervous but also very excited to have this opportunity with my family for a great cause” 

 MADISON BERARD – age 16, is a Junior at Loreauville High School where she academically manages Straight A’s. She has been an LHS Tigerette for the past 3 years and is also a member of the LHS Beta Club and Honor Society. Madison has been in dancing for the past 9 years and has been on a competition team for the past 6 years. She is currently a dancer at Solely Dance in Loreauville.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

 “I am looking forward to dancing with my family”

 MORGAN BERARD – age 10, is an honor roll student at Loreauville Elementary where she is currently in the 5th grade. She is also a member of the LES Beta Club. Morgan has been in dancing for the past 7 years and has been on a competition team for the past 4 years. She is currently a dancer at Solely Dance in Loreauville. 

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“I am looking forward to dancing with my family”

CHOREOGRAPHER –   Madison Berard 

Team M.V.P.

(Munnerlyn Verret Posse)

John Munnerlyn – has been married to his beautiful and supporting wife Liz for 48 years and has spent those years raising his family in the wonderful Village of Loreauville. Together they have 4 kids, Jacob, Sarah, John Lucas and Casey and 10 grandkids. John owns and operates Pelican State Adjusting. He spends his free time fishing and following his grandkids to different sporting events. 

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“My first feeling when asked was ANXIETY but I am excited to dance with my grandkids & daughter. We love DWTS and honoring Kamryn, and we hope this event will last for many years to come.”

 Sarah Verret – born and raised in Loreauville, has been married to her loving husband, Kevin, for 21 years. Together they have two beautiful children, Morgan and Devin. Sarah has been a nurse for 26 years and working in surgical oncology for the past 8 years. Her love for dancing led her to teach at Franny’s Studio of Dance for 15 years.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“I was nervous about dancing since it’s been awhile, but I am very excited to do this with my dad, daughter, nephew and nieces and to raise money for such a great cause.”

 Morgan Verret – age 21, is currently a junior at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she is majoring in Political Science with a minor in criminal justice and has future plans to attend law school. When asked about extra-curricular activities or any special talents her response was …..”my special talent was getting Paps to agree to dance.”  (** From all of us at Kamryn’s Cause, We are so happy you did Morgan and we Thank you for your commitment and past participation in our event to honor Kamryn!!)

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing this time on DWTS?

“Making the memories to look back on in the future years.”

 Michael Munnerlyn – age 21, is currently a sophomore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Psychology and has future plans to get his Masters in counseling. When asked about extra-curricular activities or any special talents his response was ….”My special talent is that I can dance better than everyone in my family, they just don’t know it!”

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“Making memories with my family and raising money for a great cause!”

 Lily Munnerlyn – age 12, is currently a 7th grade honor roll student at Loreauville High School. She is a member of the LHS Jr High Cheerleaders and is also a member of the LHS Jr High softball team. She loves to dance and has 10 years of dancing with Franny’s Studio of dance.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“I am excited and happy to dance with my Paps and family”

 Macy Munnerlyn – age 12, is currently a 7th grade honor roll student at Loreauville High School. She is a member of the LHS Jr High Volleyball team and also plays travel volleyball. Macey has 10 years of dancing at Franny’s Studio of Dance. Her favorite past time is spending time with her cousins.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“I am nervous but excited. I go to DWTS every year with my family and I can’t wait to dance with my Paps.”

 CHOREOGRAPHER:      Bree Baudoin Gallo

Team Like Father, Like Daughter

John McMillan – was born and raised in New Iberia and is a 1998 graduate of NISH. John has been married to his best friend and the love of his life, Nettie, for over 15 years. Together they have two children, Emily – 15 and Austin – 12. John proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1998 – 2002. He has been employed with Gas and Supply for the past 10 years. John and his family are members of Highland Baptist Church. John has helped coach Loreauville Youth Football for the past 6 years.

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“Was a good feeling when asked, it’s for a really good cause and I am making an awesome memory with my daughter Emily. St Jude is special to our family. Our nephew Maddox Citrano was cured from cancer when he was two and has been cancer free for over 16 years.”

 Emily McMillan – age 15, is currently a sophomore at Highland Baptist Christian School where she maintains the Honor Roll. She has been a member of the HBCS Cheerleading squad for the past 2 years. Emily is also a member of the HBCS Beta Club and Key Club. Emily has been in dancing for 11 years and currently attends Gail Freese School of Dance. When asked about her love for dance she responded, “Dance is a huge part of me and has inspired me daily.”

 What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“For my first time on DWTS, I am excited to take the stage with my talented father. I can’t wait to meet other people and grow together in the art of dance. Most importantly, I am thrilled to dance for Kamryn’s Cause.”

 CHOREOGRAPHER:  Gail Freese Studio of Dance 

Team Queen B’s

Paula Bertrand –  was raised in New Iberia and graduated from NISH,  however, after making many friends in the area in her teenage years she quickly fell in love with the Village of Loreauville. Ultimately, she moved to the Village so that she could raise her children
there. She has been married to her husband Matt for 23 years. They have two children, Anna and Sara. She attended USL where she obtained a degree in accounting and has been working in the field for more than 20 years. She is currently employed at Vermilion
Business Group and also runs a small tax service. In her time away from work, she is deeply devoted to making sure she is
available to her daughters. She is keeper of the schedules, mom taxi, and their biggest fan! She also attends mass regularly at Sacred Heart in New Iberia and has been a member of Loreauville Community Project for 4 years.

 Anna Bertrand –  has been a resident of Loreauville all 15 years of her life. She is a freshman at Loreauville High School and is a member of the LHS Tigerettes dance team. She is also a member of the LHS Beta Club. She has attended dancing at Franny’s Studio of
Dance since the age of 2 and continues this obsession with the new owner at Modern Movement Dance Company, where she is also a member of their competition team. She is currently in her 13 th year of dance. Other than dance, she is a member of Life Teen at Sacred Heart and also enjoys spending lots of time with friends and shopping!

 Sara Bertrand –  is 12 years old and is a 7th grader at Loreauville High School. She is an LHS junior high cheerleader and a member of the LHS Junior Beta Club. Her dancing career began at the age of 2 at Franny’s Studio of Dance and continues with Modern Movement Dance Company where she is currently in her 11 th year of dance. She devotes extra time to being a member of the competition team.
In her free time, she loves music, spending time with friends, watching movies and shopping.

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Scarlett Wilson 

Team Jazzy Moves

Maci Bonin – born and raised in Loreauville, is a 2011 graduate of Loreauville High School and a 2015 graduate of UL at Lafayette. Maci is no stranger to dancing, as she was a 3 year member of the Loreauville Tigerettes Dance Team. She is a verification clerk employed with Park Place Surgical Hospital and is also a distributor for Topanga. Maci is a dog mom to Beau, who is 10 years old and enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Maci is a volunteer for the Acadiana Out of the Darkness Walk, an organization her and her family hold dear to their hearts.

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“Honored to be a part of such a special event and excited to share this experience with my godchild Jillian.”

 Jillian Hebert – age 9, is a 4th grade honor roll student at Loreauville Elementary. Jillian loves to dance and she is currently a student at Solely Dance in Loreauville and has been on the SDC competition team for one year. 

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“I am most excited about having fun doing what I love while raising money for St Jude.”

 CHOREOGRAPHER – Ginna Hebert 

Team Simple Faith

Jonas Hebert – was born and raised in Avery Island and moved to Loreauville in 2018. Jonas and his beautiful wife Braylin have 3 children, Conner -17, Kinsley – 12 and Ahni-Claire – 3 months.  Jonas is an electrician and owns and operates Gridic Electrical Services. Along with his electrical business he is also the owner of Church Alley Café & Bistro in New Iberia and The Main Cup in Loreauville.  He is a recent graduate of Leadership Iberia and serves on the Board of Directors for the Better Business Bureau.

 When asked about their Team Name Simple Faith, Jonas responded…..” You know I wear my faith on my sleeve. Have to involve it into everything we do. It’s all GODs plan.”

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this years DWTS?

“Honored to be a part of such a great event!”

 Braylin Hebert – was born and raised in Loreauville. Along with her loving husband, Jonas, she is the owner of Gridic Electric Services, Church Alley Cafe & Bistro in New Iberia and The Main Cup in Loreauville. She is a graduate of LSU & Capella University. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is currently a counselor at Aspire Behavioral Health Center of New Iberia.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“Surprised, because we’ve been wanting to participate.”

 Conner Hebert – age 17, is currently a Senior at Loreauville High School. Conner is a member of the LHS Beta Club, is a member of the National Honors Society and has also been in GT Art for the past 6 years. He is also a barista at The Main Cup in Loreauville.  After graduation he plans to attend UL at Lafayette and major in electrical engineering.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“Stepping out of my comfort zone!”

 Kinsley Hebert – age 12, will be an upcoming 775 grader at Loreauville High School. She is currently an honor roll student at Loreauville Elementary and is a member of the LES Beta Club. She has been in dancing at Paige’s Studio of dance for 3 years and is a member of the “Select” Dance Team at PDCS. Besides dance, Kinsley loves to play softball.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“Winning…. Being a part of DWTS…… Having Fun learning the dance and being on stage.”

 Ahni-Claire Hebert – has been in this wonderful world for 3 months. Her special talents include sleeping, eating, pooping and showing off her beautiful smile. She is an avid leg kicker and is developing hand eye coordination. Ahni-Claire loves her hands, Blue Clue’s and loves drinking milk.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“Being on stage for the first time and kick starting my dance career!!”

CHOREOGRAPHER –   Paige Snay 

Team Horton

Shauntelle Horton – is a graduate of Loreauville High School. She has been married to her wonderful husband, Daniel, for 17 years and together they have 2 children, Gabe – who LOVES Baseball and Samantha – who LOVES to dance. During her high school days she was a member of the LHS Tigerette Dance Team and continued her love for dance through the years.  She is currently a dance instructor at Solely Dance and loves watching the kids grow and enjoy the art of dance. She was employed with Thomas Tools for 12 years and is currently a Collections Analysis.

 What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“Nervous but Excited at the same time! (but secretly wishes her boys would of wanted to join them on stage too) “

 Samantha Horton – age 14, will be an upcoming Freshman at Loreauville High School. During her years at LHS she was on the LHS Jr High Cheerleading Squad and is a first time member of the LHS Track team. She has been dancing since she was 4 and has 9 years of dance. She has been in competitive dance for 6 years and is currently on the competitive dance crew at Solely Dance in Loreauville.

 What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“Having fun with my mom!”

 Choreographer – Kasie Gondron 

Team Poppy’s Posse

Earl Price Sr – age 81, is a retired teacher, principal and coach. He has been been married to his beautiful wife, Elizabeth Landry Price, for 60 years this upcoming August.  Together they have 3 children, Earl Jr, Amy and Kathleen. Even though he is retired, Mr. Price still continues to be a substitute teacher for surrounding schools. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus and is a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Loreauville where he is a reader and Eucharistic minister.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“After I was asked a number of times and said No each time because I didn’t think I was a good enough dancer, I heard the song “Grandpa, tell me about the good ole days, …….” and I thought I could hide my two left feet by dancing with my grandchildren who are all excellent dancers…..So Here I Am!!”

 Erin Judice Eribarne – is a 2006 graduate of Loreauville High School and is also an LSU Alumni. She is a proud wife, mom and step mom. She is the owner of Breaux’s Flower Shop in New Iberia.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

“My 81 year old grandfather may put my dancing skills to shame but glad I get to celebrate Kamryn’s memory from the stage this year.”

 Keri Judice Noto – is a 2013 graduate of Loreauville High School and is also an LSU Alumni. She is married to her wonderful husband, Frank, and together they have 2 children Frankie and Lily. She is currently employed as an Investment Data Specialist.

What was your feeling when you were asked to be a participant for this wonderful event?

 “It’s an honor to celebrate my cousin’s memory doing what she loved best.”

 Skylar Price – is the only grandson out the whole Price Family. He is a graduate of New Iberia Senior High school. He is currently employed with UPS as a delivery driver.

What’s the most exciting thing you are looking forward to doing for your first time on DWTS?

“I am looking forward to dancing with my cousins and grandfather for the first time and for a great cause.”

 Kayla Dorsey, age 19, is 2023 graduate of LHS and is currently a dance major at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is also employed with Solely Dance in Loreauville.

Kristyn Dorsey, age 16, is currently a sophomore at Loreauville High School where she has completed her second year on the LHS Tigerette Dance Team. She is also on the competitive dance team at Solely Dance.

You two are no strangers to DWTS, so tell me what’s the most exciting thing you both are looking forward to doing for this year’s performance?

“Although we perform on a regular basis, this experience will be extra special because we get to be on stage with our cousins and our “poppy”, making unforgettable memories.”

CHOREOGRAPHER :    Kristyn Dorsey