Funeral Homes in Zachary, LA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Trindon Holliday (american football player), Doug Williams (american football player and coach), Erick Erickson (writer and editor), Kedrick Brown (basketball player), Felton Huggins (american football player), David Tandy (actor), and Frank Alexander (american football player).

Zachary is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,960 at the 2010 census, up from 11,275 in 2000.

Zachary Obituaries

It was noted by The Advocate on May 10th, 2022 that Alice Welch (Delatte) passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Ms. Welch was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Alice's life.

It was revealed by The Advocate on May 5th, 2022 that Ethan Lex Gerald died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Gerald was 22 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ethan Lex's life.

It was revealed by The Advocate on April 30th, 2022 that Sara Marie miss Armwood passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Armwood was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Sara Marie miss's life.

It was written by The Advocate on April 30th, 2022 that Herbert Louis III Breaux died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Breaux was 52 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Herbert Louis III's life.

It was written by The Advocate on April 27th, 2022 that Mark Allen Matthews passed away in Zachary, Louisiana.  Matthews was 70 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mark Allen's life.

It was written by The Advocate on April 20th, 2022 that Paul Anthony Alonzo passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Alonzo was 57 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Paul Anthony's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on April 7th, 2022 that John Wilburn Smith passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Smith was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Wilburn's life.

It was written by The Advocate on April 1st, 2022 that Adrian Lee Decker died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Decker was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Adrian Lee's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on March 19th, 2022 that Edward Fisher perished in Zachary, Louisiana.  Fisher was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Edward's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on March 13th, 2022 that Daisy H McWilliams died in Zachary, Louisiana.  McWilliams was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Daisy H's life.

History

Zachary's first post office opened in 1885, and it was incorporated as a city in 1889. The population was 11,275 at the 2000 census.

Zachary was named after a farmer who owned the land that became the present city of Zachary. Jack Breaux Louis Breaux, Sr., served as a part-time mayor from 1966-1978, and a full-time mayor under a home-rule charter from 1978 until his death of a brain tumor on January 26, 1980. Zachary is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first census in 1914 reported just 419 residents.