Melanie Fontenot Brisson

New Iberia – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church for Melanie Fontenot Brisson, 68, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Hospice of Acadiana’s Calcutta House in Lafayette.

Rev. Keith Landry will be the Celebrant.

Visitation will be at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in New Iberia on Tuesday from 9:00 am until 10:15 am.

A eulogy will be delivered at 10:15 am.

A rosary, led by Rev. Keith Landry, will be prayed at the church at 10:30 am on Tuesday.

Melanie Ann Fontenot Brisson was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on June 21, 1958, and was a longtime resident of New Iberia. She was a graphic designer for Process Printers, where she dedicated over 37 years of her career.

Melanie was a wonderful homemaker, a great cook (although she was a vegetarian!), and a devoted wife and daughter, and a very hands-on mother. She was a talented seamstress and made her kids’ costumes when they were young. She was very frugal; she found joy in perusing thrift shops and garage sales and was thrilled to find a good deal. Melanie was very loving, generous, well-spoken, and a grammar Nazi. She was an animal lover (manatees were her favorite!), and a longtime member of the Humane Society. Melanie was most at peace in nature; the beach soothed her soul. She thrived sitting outside listening to music. She was very empathetic and compassionate; she often enjoyed a good cry. Her kind heart and generous spirit will remain in our hearts forever.

Mrs. Brisson is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Andrew Joseph Brisson; mother, Pruda Fontenot; son, Jed Andrew Brisson (Krystal Lazaro); daughter, Celia Raye Brisson; grandsons, Abel Hauffer Fuqua and Declan Andrew Brisson; sister, Margaret “Kim” Broussard; brother, David Anthony Fontenot (Janet Wright Fontenot); and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Woodrow “Woody” Joseph Fontenot; sister, Elizabeth Karen Fontenot Fisher; brother-in-law, Fred Broussard; and son-in-law, Hayden Lee Fuqua.

Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560 (337-365-3331).