AMITE, LA : Beloved Amite priest Father Mark Beard dies in car crash on Wednesday, 2nd August 2023

A priest at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite died in a car accident Wednesday afternoon.

Father Mark Beard died in the crash on I-55 near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line.

His death comes just three days after delivering his homily on Sunday.

“Bishop Michael G. Duca is saddened to report that Rev. Mark Beard, pastor at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite, was killed this afternoon in an automobile accident. The bishop asks for prayers for Fr. Beard and his family, parishioners, and friends who mourn his loss,” The Diocese of Baton Rouge said in a released statement.


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