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Celebration of life planned for Matthew Carter; Donations going to family

Posted at 8:41 PM, Feb 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-07 20:42:24-05

On Saturday, a celebration of life is being held for Matthew Carter, the Comeaux student who died following an attempted armed robbery last month.

The celebration is being held at Pizza Artista located on St. Nazaire Road in Broussard on February 8, 2020. It will be from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm.

The celebration includes face painting, raffles, DJ with live music and a blood drive hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes. The blood drive according to Lourdes will take place from 11:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Organizers say that all donations and proceeds are going to the Carter family for funeral and medical expenses. Chelline Carter, Matthew Carter's mother, posted about the event on her Facebook page.

See the post below: