Jenifer Ann "Jenie" Leger Fontenot

Jenifer Ann " Jenie" Leger Fontenot Branch, LA - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at a 11:00 am Mass of Christian Burial at St. Edmund Catholic Church in Branch for Jenifer Ann "Jenie" Leger Fontenot, 70, who died Saturday November 15, 2025, at her residence in Branch, LA. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the St. Edmund Cemetery in Branch, LA. Rev. Singarayar Arockiam, Pastor of St. Edmund Catholic Church in Branch, LA will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. If you knew Jenie, you knew she was a firecracker wrapped in a big laugh, a bigger heart, and just enough mischief to keep every room awake. She was always the loudest in the room and impossible to ignore. And, if you were lucky, you walked out of that room carrying one of her famous carrot beignets-because feeding people was one of her love languages. Nicknamed “Frog” by her daddy, Jenie lived with the same energy her nickname hinted at—jumping headfirst into everything: dancing, laughing, loving, and opening her door to anyone who needed a meal, a couch, or a place to feel like family. To most who came through her home, she wasn’t “Mrs. Jenifer”—she was Maw Jeni, the unofficial neighborhood aunt, mama, and counselor, always ready for a chat on her front porch. Jenie was also affectionately known as “The Avon Lady,” as she spent over 40 years walking into the homes of customers, who quickly turned into lifelong friends— delivering Avon products, sometimes fresh produce from her garden, and always a heartwarming smile. In the late 1980s, Jenie and her companion Beverly Ann Terro opened and ran BJ’s Dance Hall in Rayne until its closing in 2001. The dance hall became a local staple, hosting Cajun artists and giving the community a place to gather, dance, and celebrate the culture she loved so much. Most of all, she leaves behind a community of people who danced with her, laughed with her, cried with her, and were loved fiercely by her. The world is quieter without Jenie—but the stories, the laughter, and the joy she scattered everywhere will echo for generations. She is survived by her two children, Cyprien Fontenot, Jodi Leger Savoy and spouse Justin Savoy, seven grandchildren, Mckayla Fontenot, Sebastian Thibodeaux, Davyn Cutrer, Christopher Savoy, Amya Fontenot, Braze Savoy, and Ahna Savoy, daughter in law, Rhonda Castille, sister in law, Candy Matte Leger, one niece, Jazzy Leger Thibodeaux and spouse Seth Thibodeaux, one nephew, Ty Leger. She also leaves behind a growing legacy—including a great-grandson named Kalas, who is already on the way through her grandson, Davyn Cutrer—a baby she was excited to welcome into the world, even though she won’t be here to hold him. Jenie is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Kenneth Fontenot; her daughter Amy Louise Fontenot; her companion Beverly Ann Terro; her parents Percy and Mildred Gautreaux Leger; and her brother Toby Leger. A Rosary will be prayed Friday, November 21, 2025 at 6:00 pm in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, LA. The family requests that visitation be observed in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, LA on Friday, November 21, 2025 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm and on Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 8:00 am to 10:30 am. Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.

Jenifer Ann "Jenie" Leger Fontenot

January 5, 1955 - November 15, 2025