Father Mark Beard News Today

On Thursday morning, members of the community and congregation gather at a Memorial Mass to honor the life of a Louisiana priest killed in a car crash last week.

Father Mark Beard, who died in a car accident Aug. 2, ‘had a profound effect’ in his 11 years of priesthood.

Memorial Mass and funeral Mass arrangements have been set in both Baton Rouge and Amite for Father Mark Beard, the priest who was killed in a car wreck this week,

Father Mark Beard, the pastor at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite, the home parish of Gov. John Bel Edwards, died Wednesday in a car crash just over the state

Father Mark Beard, the pastor at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite, the home parish of Gov. John Bel Edwards, died Wednesday in a car crash just over the state

​​According to law enforcement reports, a fatal car accident occurred on Interstate 55, north of the state lines between Louisiana and Mississippi, at approximately 1.30 pm. Tragically, the accident resulted in the death of Father Mark Beard.

Amites priest, Father Mark Beard dies in a card accident. Bishop Michael G. Duca and parishioners mourn his loss.

Governor John Bel Edwards says people all over Louisiana, not just within, the Catholic community, are mourning the death of Father Mark Beard.