I'Yla Batiste Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of I'Yla Batiste (Gretna, Louisiana), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on July 6, 2025. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

In the vast expanse of eternity, I'Yla shall find rest, cradled in the arms of everlasting peace. And as we bid I'Yla farewell, her loved ones carry with them the precious gift of her memory, a beacon of hope guiding them through the shadows of sorrow towards the light of a new dawn.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Bryant Batiste and Yondra Batiste; her grandparents, Bridgette Batiste, Willie Godwin, Shaketha Brown, Yon Smith and Sandra Lee LaFrance Smith; and her aunts and uncles, Jamia LaFrance, Jamal LaFrance, Yoneisha Smith, Kourtenay Batiste, Willie James Batiste and DaJon Brown.