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Chauvin Funeral Home Obituaries in Houma: Official Search Guide
If you searched for Chauvin Funeral Home obituaries in Houma, start with the official Chauvin Funeral Home & Crematory obituary page. The official site lists the Houma location at 5899 Hwy 311, Houma, LA 70360 and phone (985) 868-2536.
Open the person’s full memorial page before sharing details, attending a service, ordering flowers, or saving directions. Obituary previews can omit venue changes, cemetery details, livestream notes, and family instructions.
Source review: October 10, 2026. Recheck the live official obituary before travel because service times and venues can change.
Verified Details First
Open the Official Chauvin Obituary Listings
This guide does not search Chauvin Funeral Home’s database and does not confirm that a death notice exists. Use the field below only to prepare the name you want to search, then open the official archive.
How to Find a Chauvin Funeral Home Obituary
- Open the official obituary page. Go to Chauvin Funeral Home & Crematory obituaries.
- Search the published name. Try the full name first, then surname only, maiden name, nickname, middle initial, or common spelling variations.
- Open “Visit Obituary.” The listing preview is not enough for final service details.
- Confirm identity. Check residence, family references, age, life dates, and service location before sharing the memorial.
- Read each service block separately. Visitation, funeral, graveside service, burial, livestream, and flowers may have different instructions.
- Check the venue carefully. A Houma obituary may name Chauvin Funeral Home, a church, a cemetery, Garden of Memories, St. Francis Cemetery, or another local venue.
- Reopen before travel. Use the live official page shortly before attending because times, weather, and venue details can change.
- Call when unclear. For current service, flower-delivery, or livestream questions, call (985) 868-2536.
What a Chauvin Memorial Page May Include
Service-Day Checks Before You Drive
Do not assume every service is at the funeral home. The official obituary listings show examples where visitation, services, or burial may be at a church, cemetery, or another local site. Save the address attached to the exact event you are attending.
| Event | What to verify | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation | Date, start/end time, venue, room or chapel name. | Visitation can happen hours before the service or on a different day. |
| Funeral service | Whether it is at Chauvin Funeral Home, a church, or another location. | Search previews may not show the full venue details. |
| Burial / interment | Cemetery name, address, time, and whether it is public or private. | Cemetery directions may differ from the funeral-home address. |
| Livestream | Use only the link or instruction on the person’s official memorial. | Old or shared links can point to the wrong service. |
Chauvin Funeral Home Address, Phone and Map
Chauvin Funeral Home & Crematory
5899 Hwy 311
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 868-2536
Use this address for the funeral home itself. If the obituary names a church, cemetery, graveside service, or another venue, use the address shown on the individual memorial.
Current Prices, Immediate Need and Arrangement Questions
This guide does not quote funeral package prices. Current costs should be confirmed directly with Chauvin Funeral Home for the exact goods and services being considered.
- Call Chauvin Funeral Home. Use (985) 868-2536 and explain whether this is immediate need, cremation, burial, preplanning, or a service question.
- Ask for current itemized pricing. Request the General Price List and any cemetery, crematory, merchandise, or cash-advance items that apply.
- Separate outside charges. Cemetery, clergy, flowers, obituary publication, certified copies, and death-certificate fees may be separate.
- Check the individual obituary before ordering flowers. The family may request flowers, donations, or another memorial preference.
- Review the FTC Funeral Rule. It explains funeral price-disclosure rights.
Louisiana Death Certificates
An obituary is not a certified death certificate. Louisiana Vital Records states that it maintains birth and death records for events that occurred in Louisiana, and Louisiana is a closed-record state for birth and death certificates.
Louisiana Vital Records
Use the Louisiana Department of Health Vital Records route for certified death records when the death occurred in Louisiana.
Request a Birth or Death CertificateBefore you request
Prepare the decedent’s legal name, date and place of death, your identification, and proof of eligibility or relationship when required.
How to Order Death Records- Confirm where the death occurred. Use Louisiana Vital Records for Louisiana vital events.
- Ask the funeral director whether certified copies were ordered. Families often request copies during arrangements.
- Use certified copies for legal tasks. Banks, insurance, succession, benefits, and property matters usually require certified records.
- Do not use an obituary as legal proof. Printouts and memorial pages are helpful references, not certified vital records.
Succession and Estate Questions in Terrebonne Parish
Funeral arrangements and Louisiana succession work are separate. If the deceased person was domiciled in Terrebonne Parish, succession filings or public-record searches may involve the Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court and the district court process.
Veteran Families: Check Benefits Early
If the person was a Veteran, tell the funeral director early and gather discharge paperwork if available. Federal VA burial and memorial benefits may apply only when eligibility rules are met.
Official Resources Used in This Guide
Search or browse, then open the full memorial page. Chauvin Contact Page
Use for current phone, address, and immediate assistance. Louisiana Vital Records
Official death-certificate ordering route. How to Order Death Records
Louisiana death-record ordering and access guidance. Terrebonne Clerk Public Search
Index categories include successions and wills. FTC Funeral Rule
Funeral price-disclosure rights.