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Henderson Lewis Jr. Chosen Orleans Parish School Superintendent, Leaves East Feliciana

West Feliciana Council Votes to Stick with Home Rule Charter

Home Rule Charter Commission Member Sam LeBlanc addresses the Council.

East Feliciana School Superin-tendent Henderson Lewis Jr. was se-lected unanimously last week to lead the Orleans Parish School System.

Lewis already has experience in the Recovery School District charter realm: He spent several years with the Algiers Charter School Associa-tion before taking the East Feliciana position.

Lewis does not know exactly when he will start his new job. Along with negotiating a contract, he must establish a smooth transi-tion, his contract in East Feliciana runs through December 2017. How-ever, Lewis said Wednesday the East Feliciana board had been "very, very supportive" of his Orleans Parish bid.

By Patricia Stallman

After West Feliciana Government Council Chair Heather Howle called for an up or down vote on each of the 17 proposed amendments to the Home Rule Charter, and after the Council had voted on the first four, Council Member Mel Percy spoke up. “I wish y’all would just vote all the amendments down,” he said.

If not, Percy cautioned, the Coun-cil could create the appearance that “certain jurors are trying to get rid of the Home Rule Charter.”

The audience applauded.Council Member Melvin Young’s

proposed amendment 17, in fact, called for just that: repeal of the Home Rule Charter system that the voters had approved in the Fall 2012 election.

Percy noted that, as “nothing else is on the ballot” in May, the group should allow the voters first to elect the new Council in the Fall of 2015. The new group, he said, could then

decide whether to propose amend-ments to the Charter.

Planner Mike Heffner rose to say that he found the timing of the at-tempt to amend the Charter “totally ridiculous,” as, “if the voters accept-ed the 4 + 1 districts” (as opposed to the Police Jury’s seven districts), then “they’ve voted for the Home Rule Charter.”

Parish President Kevin Couhig informed the gathering that the price tag for a May vote on the proposed amendments was, at a minimum, $24,000, and that “nothing else is on the ballot.”

When Claire Mott asked that the Council continue to consider the pro-posed amendments “item by item,” Percy responded that “most were put in to undermine the Home Rule Charter. My point is that our Council has been somewhat— or very—con-troversial. Some Police Jurors tried to get rid of the Home Rule Charter in the beginning, and now we have the

Town of Slaughter Talks Water

John Wolford of Claquapro, a water specialists company, addressed the Slaughter Board of Aldermen concerning DHH requirements involving cross connections. Photo-graph by Patricia Stallman

By Patricia Stallman

At its regular meeting January 13, the Town of Slaughter set its water and gas rates. For residen-tial water customers, the minimum charge, for zero- to 2,000-gallon us-age, is $15.60; the charge for 2,000- to 15,000-gallon usage is $5.05 per thousand gallons; and the charge for over 15,000-gallon usage is $4.05 per thousand.

For commercial customers, the minimum-usage charge is $40.50 for usage up to 10,000 gallons, and the rate thereafter is $5.30 per thou-sand gallons.

Aldermen also set the gas rate, increasing it from $11.12 to $12 for residential customers and from $11.12 to $14 for commercial cus-tomers.

The vote on the new rates will

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take place at the February regular meeting.

The February bills, Mayor Rob-ert Jackson said, will reflect the changes, and on August 1 of every subsequent year, the town will com-pute the Consumer Price Index and make an annual adjustment.

Maintenance Director Tom Schwartz then introduced John Wolford of Claquapro, a water spe-cialists company, who addressed the Board on Department of Health and Hospitals requirements regard-ing cross connection, which DHH defines as “Any actual or potential connection between a potable wa-ter supply (water that is suitable for drinking) and a source of pollu-tion, contamination, or other non-potable substance that could change the quality of water….” In short, a cross connection refers to any water line that could be hooked up to any hazard.

Though the DHH requirements have long been in effect, Wolford said, the State has only recently begun enforcing them stringently, due to the 2014 discovery of the so-called brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana waterways and in some Louisiana municipal water systems. Municipalities now must provide their residents with an ongoing edu-cation concerning cross connections and the ways to prevent back flow into the water system, and must also arrange for a qualified professional to survey the town and determine the level of hazard. That person will inform the State of possible and ac-tual hazards and will return to check compliance with the recommenda-

tions.Though residents should be

aware that even hooking up a hose to a water trough for horses may cause a back flow—and that they must therefore install a simple device to prevent it—the primary focus of the survey will be commercial entities such as Slaughter’s Grace Nursing Home and the local co-op. Jackson noted that all Dollar General stores have back flow preventer require-ments of their own. Aldermen said further that large manufacturers, such as Slaughter’s SSI, also take care to protect the water supply.

Other examples of commercial enterprises that must prevent water contamination problems are: funeral homes, refineries, hospitals con-

ducting dialyses, any establishment with one meter for multiple resi-dences (apartment complexes and trailer parks, for example), and even carwash businesses. For that mat-ter, Jackson said, wherever animals come in contact with the water sup-ply, owners must install back flow preventers.

For further information, resi-dents and businesses may Google Jeremy Harris, DHH, CrossConnec-tionControlICCCJeremyHarris or telephone the Town of Slaughter at 225-654-4278.

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Donors this Mardi Gras season will receive a special Mardi Gras long-sleeve shirt and a chance to reign in Mardi Gras at one of New Orleans’ biggest bal de Mardi Gras: Orpheus-capade Ball hosted by the Krewe of Orpheus. Donors who donate Janu-ary 18th through February 1st will be entered to win a New Orleans Mardi Gras Ball package: two night hotel stay at the New Orleans Marriot along with two tickets to attend the Krewe of Orpheus Orpheuscapade Ball featur-ing special guests Dierks Bentley and Casey James. The Krewe de Orpheus ball is on Monday, February 16th from

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CHARTER continued from page 1same people trying to undermine it.”

Couhig remarked, “I agree with Ms. Mott; we should clean (the Char-ter) up, but the notion of a May elec-tion is not cost effective.”

Addressing the claim of some Council members that residents had not understood the Home Rule Char-ter form of government when they voted for it, Resident Becky Hilliard asked, “Do we just vote and vote and vote until you get what you want?

Plater Gooden added, “We shouldn’t spend money on a special election.” If the voters did not in fact read the Charter when they voted it in, he said, “they won’t read it this time either. Let it go into effect.”

The audience applauded.Sam LeBlanc, who seconded

Gooden, identified himself as a mem-ber of the Home Rule Charter Com-mission that had “worked on (the Charter) for 18 months. At every meeting,” he said, “we asked, plead-ed with the Police Jurors to come and give their input, but, most of the time, none came.

“We changed our form of govern-ment from one that is antiquated to one that is modern.” The Police Jury system, LeBlanc said, is not the best system of government, as it places both legislative and executive powers in one body. “I think the voters un-derstood this, and I think that’s why they voted” to replace it. “We’ve had experience with the Home Rule Char-ter for one year, and some want to put it on a ballot. Why not give voters the chance to vote out Council members every year?”

Applause from the audience.Alan Kirkpatrick, addressing

Council Member Ricky Lambert, said, “People voted for the Home Rule Charter, and you’re saying that the voters didn’t know what they voted for? I don’t agree. There was a groundswell to change to the Home Rule Charter. You don’t hear that now; there’s no groundswell (to vote out the Charter). You were elected under the Police Jury system. You shouldn’t be voting to amend the Home Rule Charter. Leave it to the next Council.”

When Council Member John Kean said that “people have asked to put the Home Rule Charter back on the ballot,” Kirkpatrick responded, “Where’s the interest? Where are the people?”

Next rose the Reverend Lula Lon-don. “You all are going against the wishes of the people. We need to start a petition to get these people out of

office.“You say we’re so crazy and

dumb we didn’t know what we were doing (by voting for the Home Rule Charter).…You don’t care about the poor people of this Parish. We should band our forces together, black and white. You’re just throwing away our money.”

Amy Betts addressed the Coun-cil regarding the 4 + 1 at large plan. “The precinct I’m in doesn’t matter. We’ll have the same number of black and white precincts. I’m not looking at (the candidates’) race; I’m looking at their values. We’ve gotten further than some of y’all have.”

The audience applauded.Pat Heurtin addressed the Coun-

cil: “Actions speak louder than words. Actions win over words. We have two Council members who were against the Home Rule Charter but didn’t let that stop them from run-ning for Parish President (referring to Kean and Lea Williams). They’ve thrown up roadblock after roadblock, and these roadblocks have cost a lot of money.” Those members, Heurtin said, are now trying “to get rid of the Home Rule Charter, though we voted it in,” and are trying “to hamstring the Parish President.

“The majority of the people in the Parish want change and growth.

“Perhaps these Council people should just resign.”

Applause.At that point, expressing the op-

posite view, Jerry Landrum exhorted the Council, “Put it on the ballot and stand your ground. I don’t care how much it costs.”

Finally, Mark Foretich admon-ished the Council to “give (the Home Rule Charter) a try. Just follow the law and deal with it.” Unlike some disreputable lawyers, who advise clients “how to get around the law and break it, how not to follow it,” Foretich said, “Do what the law says…. Next year will be here all too soon.”

Legal Advisor Mike Hughes said, in answer to a query from Council Member Williams, “Housekeeping (clarifying some parts of the Char-ter) can wait. Unless the Charter is amended you will qualify and run for 4 + 1. That doesn’t mean you can’t amend (the districts) back to seven” at a later time.

Resident Kim Maxwell said that while she appreciates the service of “every person” on the Council, “the 4 + 1 is what the majority wants.” Carry through with a vote on the proposed amendments, she said, and “we’ll waste $24,000. This is about what is just, what is right, what is ethical.”

Replacing the Police Jury system,” she said, has “led other parishes to growth and opportunity,” growth that benefits all, including self-employed businesspeople.

Maxwill closed by cautioning the Council against an “abuse of power.”

Again, applause.As the meeting progressed, Presi-

dent Couhig pulled his two proposed amendments, Chair Howle pulled her two, and Kean pulled what remained of his eight. At that point, though two proposed amendments had initially received the five votes needed for ballot placement, Council Member Lambert requested that the Council reconsider those first few amend-ments. The result, including the amendments that the Council both voted down and pulled, was that, according to Howle in a telephone interview January 21, “None passed and none is on a May ballot.” As the residents “have already voted in the 4 + 1 Council design,” the Council “followed through on what the Home Rule Charter dictates. We had to find a plan that fit the 4 + 1 districts.” As the seven-district plan did not receive enough votes to go forward, Howle said, “the 4 + 1 plan will go into ef-fect January 2016.” The Council, she says, has accepted Heffner’s plan re-garding district and precinct changes.

Williams stated, regarding pro-posed amendment 17, which would have repealed the Home Rule Char-ter form of government, “I just want it on the ballot for the people to de-cide.” Though the Police Jury sys-tem is “supposed to be antiquated,” she continued, “forty of 64 parishes operate” on that system. With the 4 + 1 districts, she said, “all it takes to shut anything down is two votes. Two votes will shut the Parish down.

The majority does not rule in this Parish, with this Charter…. You have one gentleman (referring to the Par-ish President) who can veto—he can veto and shut down anything the peo-ple want done.”

Kean added that the Council should “let the people vote.”

Hilliard objected, noting that “as of now” she has “one representative who doesn’t return phone calls or emails.” With the new 4 + 1 system, she said, she will have “three rep-resentatives,” including her district representative, the at-large represen-tative, and the Parish President.”

The Council moved on to its regu-lar business.

During his President’s Report, Couhig informed the Council that his office had encountered “a tre-mendous amount of difficulty” com-pleting the 2013 audit under the Police Jury system. The Parish, he explained, engaged Postlethwaite and Netterville for the audit and then experienced “great difficulty getting the former auditor to turn over the papers.” As a result, Postlethwaite and Netterville and the Parish had to “re-do a lot of the 2013 audit.” Be-cause of that problem, and because, under the Home Rule Charter, the au-dit will address a fiscal year instead of a calendar year, the 2013 audit, Couhig said, is “substantially late.”

He encouraged the Council to read the audit when the Parish Gov-ernment office submits it in the near future.

After the meeting, Council Mem-ber Williams reported her disappoint-ment regarding the Council’s allow-ing an audience member to “lambast” both her and Council Member Kean beyond, in her view, the point of ci-vility.

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The Francis Smokehouse's Winning Recipe: Great Family, Great FoodBy Patricia Stallman

Of The Francis Smokehouse and Specialty Meats, Chef Brian Boolos says, “We went from a simple meat market to a full-fledged restaurant, and we’re loving it!” On the first day of business, the Smokehouse served 500 sandwiches without missing a beat. Now Boolos looks forward to opening The Francis Southern Table and Bar next door, on the corner of Highway 61 and Commerce. Including the pa-tio, the new venture, which is now un-der construction, will seat around 220.

The estimated Summer 2015 open-ing date depends on several variables, Boolos says, including the weather, which may affect the completion date of both the restaurant and the concrete 100-slot parking lot that will surround it. In addition, the chef plans to al-low the time necessary to develop his menu and train the wait staff and man-agers. For the time being, he is happy running the Smokehouse, which, he notes, is not his first contribution to dining in St. Francisville. Pulling out his phone, he shares a photograph of himself and a partner at the recent Po-los and Pearls event in downtown St. Francisville, where he served meals from a portable sidewalk eatery before the Smokehouse opened.

Though The Francis Smokehouse offerings include steak, seafood and stuffed boneless chicken breast, Boo-los refers to himself as a “burger art-ist,” citing his Boss Hogg Burger, his Absolute Death by Pork Burger, and his Jelly Bean Burger. Jelly Bean is the nickname his partner, Greg Martinez, gave him “because,” he says with a grin, “I’m robust.”

Check his Facebook and web-site, Boolos says, and you’ll see that his range “goes from Asian to back-country redneck.” Sure enough, visit The Francis Smokehouse site, where the chef posts the daily and weekly specials, complete with photographs, descriptions, and prices. There you’ll find “Smoked Duck Leg Quarter with

Caramelized Onion Marmalade” and “Spinach Madeleine Over Oysters on the Half Shell” next to an Alligator Sausage Po Boy and barbecued ribs. And you’ll learn that every Friday is Frog Legs Friday.

The Francis Smokehouse also of-fers catering and, of course, desserts. By next deer season, the chef says, he’ll be processing deer meat. This chef truly does it all.

Boolos makes everything from scratch, including not only the meals but the sausage in the meat counter: smoked green onion sausage, Cajun smoked and fresh sausage, hot pork smoked and fresh sausage, Italian smoked and fresh sausage, pepperjack sausage, and summer sausage. He of-fers a variety, he says, so that he can determine what his customers like best. He even debones the chicken himself. And hand-pats those burgers.

The chef, who was making his own breakfast by age 6, has been cooking all of his life. Noting that his great grandfather emigrated from Lebanon to the States in the late 1800s, he cred-its his late aunts, Helen Boolos Mc-Donnell of Gulfport and Julia Boolos Coughlin of Greenwood, with teach-ing him “the finer side of Greek and Lebanese cuisine.”

Born in Greenwood and raised in Gulfport, Boolos says he “always helped with the family meals. I rolled the grape leaves and cabbage rolls and made the kibbi. I got myself in the middle of the kitchen and worked with the women. In a Greek-Lebanese fam-ily, everything revolves around din-ner, which involves hours and hours of preparation. Throughout my child-hood, that was what I did: I cooked.”

Another major influence was his maternal grandmother, Rosalie Tharpe of Mississippi, from whom he learned Southern country-style cooking.

“That lady could cook!” he says. “It was a sad day when she passed; lots of recipes died with her.” Boolos, however, had learned many of her spe-cialties, including cornbread dressing

and cornbread, and “red-eye gravy, which you make with ham fat and strong, black coffee—hence the name “red-eye gravy.”

His father, Joseph “Joe” Boolos, who is originally from Poteau, Okla-homa—and who now, with his moth-er, Judy Tharpe Boolos, hails from Port Gibson, Mississippi—taught him “how to grill, smoke meats and work with seafood.”

The late Patty Wheat Colson of Gulfport “taught me the finer side of cooking and fine dining, that is, the more detailed, finer side to food, in-cluding the pairing of wines with

foods, and the creation of cocktails. I learned from her how to make Stuffed Shrimp Bordelaise, for example, and Blackened Redfish Topped with Lump Crabmeat.”

In 1996 the chef graduated in hotel and restaurant management and culi-nary arts from Southern Mississippi University and Jefferson Davis Junior College, “a two and two program.” Twice a week, beginning in 1992, he drove 70 miles each way from Gulf-port to attend the six-hour classes. He cites those trips as a mark of his dedi-cation to his art.

Now, with all of his influences, and

At The Francis Smokehouse and Specialty Meats ribbon cutting ceremony January 16, Chef Brian Boolos, left, and partner Greg Martinez listen as Parish President Kevin Couhig, St. Francisville Mayor Billy D’Aquilla, and Chamber of Commerce Director Kerry Everitt welcome the restaurant to the parish. Photograph by Patricia Stallman

At The Francis Smokehouse and Specialty Meats ribbon cutting ceremony January 16, Chef Brian Boolos introduced his family: daughter Bella, son Christoher, wife Melanie, the chef, niece Hunter Chisholm, sister Ashley Churchill, mother Judy Boolos, and dad Joe Boolos. At right is business partner Greg Martinez. Photograph by Patricia Stallman

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with 27 years in the business, he finds “no difference between casual and fine dining. It’s all love. That plate’s my canvas, and my imagination is my pal-ette. Food doesn’t limit you, and you decide not to limit yourself.”

In Gulfport, he waited tables at Ver-sale’s Fine Dining Restaurant, where his first mentor, Chef Bill Versale, en-couraged him to follow his “culinary dreams.” Another mentor, Chef Brian Shak, from Pocono Pines, Pennsylva-nia, also helped him believe in him-self. One of his first positions was with Brinker International Restaurants, Inc., where he worked for four years as a waiter and corporate trainer, trav-elling and opening stores and training the wait and kitchen staff.

For five years, ending in 2010, he served as executive chef for the Hat-tiesburg Country Club, where he intro-

duced “Passport to the World,” offering dishes from different countries—Hun-gary, Germany—and stamping the diners’ passports at each meal. “Every fifth meal,” he says, “was free.” Inter-acting with his guests and providing fun occasions is part of what he has always offered his customers.

Then, over the past three and a half years, he served as executive chef for Daniel Brown at AJ’s Seafood and Grill and at Georgia Blue in Jackson, Mississippi. At that point, Boolos says, “Mr. Brown offered me the chance to join him as chef and partner in St. Francisville, and I’ve been here ever since.” With him are his wife, Melanie Root Boolos, originally of Brandon, Mississippi, and their children, Isa-bella, 13, and Christopher, 11. Men-tioning how much his children love their West Feliciana schools, Boolos

Chef Brian Boolos with an architect’s rendering of The Francis Southern Table and Bar, which is under construction at the corner of Highway 61 and Commerce Street in St. Francisville. The Francis Smokehouse and Specialty Meats restaurant and meat market is immediately north on Highway 61. Photograph by Patricia Stallman

discussed his role in the parish.“We’re here to help grow this town,

this community, to bring more people up here.” His vision includes the won-derful local restaurants—he names as examples The Magnolia Café and Que Pasa—working together “to bring positive growth to this area, to bring more tourism and more out of town business.

“The more people come here, the more taxes the area collects. More business for all of the restaurants, for all the shops, will lead to even better schools, better roads, more money for law enforcement.” His hope for the St. Francisville restaurants is that they “come together as a whole,” perhaps as the West Feliciana Restaurant Asso-ciation, and work together to increase business for everyone.

Meantime, his focus is on his cus-tomers and on creating food they will

enjoy. He dreams about food, he says, laughing, and sometimes, when he wakes the next morning, the dream becomes the day’s special. “I can even look at the name of a dish,” he says, “and just make it.” Creating his dishes brings him joy…and creates a lot of fun for others as well. He plans to compete for the $1,000 sandwich prize March 3 in Biloxi at the Imperial Palace Casino. “If I win, I’ll go to Las Vegas and compete for the $10,000 prize.” At stake is not only the mon-ey, but the bragging rights to the title Sandwich King.

“I’m going to win!” he says. I’m going to bring the heat, baby! I’m go-ing to bring it back to St. Francisville. No such thing as ‘can’t’ with me!”

The Francis Smokehouse and Spe-cialty Meats is open Monday to Sun-day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tele-phone number is 225-245-5046.

Even before the renovation of The Francis Smokehouse and Specialty Meats building was complete, Chef Brian Boolos was serving customers from his kitchen on a trailer. Photograph by Brian Boolos

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Clinton’s Mardi Gras Parade, first presented by Feliciana Family & Friends Krewe in 2006 will roll again on February 7th at 10 in the morning to mark the Carnival season in Clinton. This year the parade theme is “Mas-querading in the Felicianas.”

The 2015 Grand Marshal is WAFB’s celebrated Diane Deaton. “We’ve asked her to be Grand Marshal several times,” said Mildred P. Wor-rell, one of the parade organizers, “but she’s always had conflicts. She’s much sought after on the speaking circuit. We are delighted that she was able to fit an appearance with us in this year.” Clinton events and causes found Dea-ton a welcoming hostess on her morn-ing show publicity segments beginning when she first came to Channel 9 in the 1980s. “She has been a friend to us always,” Worrell declared. “When we were new to the TV publicity process, we loved to have Diane as the inter-viewer. She was so skilled; we came off as calm and organized.”

A native of northern Missouri, Dea-ton made the Capital area her home by volunteering for service with numer-ous civic and charitable organizations. She is currently on the boards of Habi-tat for Humanity, Friends of the LSU Textile and Costume Museum, and the EBR Council on Aging. She has been honored with the Uli Goodwin Volun-teer of the Year Award from the Baton Rouge Ballet, and the Holly Reynolds

Humanitarian of the Year Award from Capital Area Animal Welfare Society. In 2008 her peers of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters awarded her the prestigious “Lifetime Achieve-ment Award.”

The Feliciana Family & Friends Mardi Gras Parade Committee are honored and delighted to have Diane Deaton serve as 2015 Grand Marshal.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about this year’s event, you may call Sheilla Flowers (225/615-5137) or Mildred P. Worrell (225/937-9410).

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Murrell Butler with his oil painting of the old ferry landing at the end of Ferdinand Street. Photograph by Darlene Reaves

Paint My Photograph Exhibit at Backwoods Gallery in St. FrancisvilleBy Patricia Stallman

The Darlene Reaves "Paint My Photograph" exhibit opened with an artists’ reception Friday evening, January 9, at Backwoods Gallery, 11931 Ferdinand Street, St. Fran-cisville. Magnolia Café catered the event.

Gallery owner and artist Joe Savell, along with his wife, Dahn Savell, also an artist, suggested that local photographer Reaves show her original photographs along with other artists’ paintings inspired by her work. Participating artists and the photographs from which they worked are:

Murrell Butler, St. Francisville: The old ferry landing in St. Fran-cisville; Mary Hoffgood, Clinton: A member of the St. Francisville Transitory Theater; Donna Kil-bourne, Clinton: Cows along Tuni-ca Street; Pam Notestine: A flower in St. Francisville; Olivia Pass, St. Francisville: Tunica Street, St. Francisville;

Marcia Roberg, St. Francisville: A golden orb spider in St. Francis-ville; Dahn Savell, St. Francisville:

Wisteria on Ferdinand Street, St. Francisville; Joe Savell, St. Fran-cisville: Trees at the West Feliciana Sports Park, St. Francisville; Caro-lyn Thornton, St. Francisville: Old oak on Mahoney Road, St. Fran-cisville; Kathryn Ward, St. Fran-cisville: Red spider lilies in front of the West Feliciana Courthouse, St. Francisville; Kelly Ward, St. Francisville: Red ear turtle at the old ferry landing in St. Francisville; Sandra Ware, Clinton: The Mis-sissippi River at the ferry landing; Evelyn Williams, Tampa, Florida (Reaves’ sister-in-law): A cat at the James L. “Bo” Bryant Shelter in St. Francisville, where Reaves volun-teers as a photographer.

Williams, Reaves reports, has donated her watercolor of the cat to the West Feliciana Parish Animal Humane Society, for use in the new cat facility the town and the Hu-mane Society are building.

Backwoods Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Paint My Photograph exhibit will run through March 27.

Leading the Village of Wilson Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., March January 19 are Wilson Mayor Marilyn Broadway, center, flanked by Carolyn and the Reverend John Sanders of the First Baptist Church of Wilson. Helping to carry the banner is Jeremiah Robinson, right. Photograph by Jonathan Loveall

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ClassifiedsWanted. Kelly Educational Staff-ing substitute teachers. Weekly pay. Group Medical and 401K Retire-ment Plan. High School Diploma or higher. 225.295.3708Garage Sale. Saturday, January 31. 6am-1pm. 3928 Chestnut Street in Zachary. Kids clothing, household items, lots more.3 Lots Available at Lake Jolie Vue. Great Subdivision. Beautiful lots. All in Zachary School District. Call Becky Robinson, Keller Williams Realty Red Stick Plus at (225) 937-0384. “Each office independently owned and operated.”$500 Reward. 2 Lost Schnausers. Male-Salt & Pepper. Female-Black. Hwy 412 East, Slaughter. Call (225) 405-6450.Cafeteria worker. $8 per hour. Prep, serve food. Wash dishes. Stringent background check, drug test. Weekly pay. Benefits. 225.295.3708 kimb927@kellyser-vices.comCook wanted. Monday - Friday 6:00-2:00. Must enjoy cooking for groups in a camp program. Group sizes and ages varies. Call 225-938-1498Janitorial worker. $9 per hour. Mopping, sweeping, other cleaning. Hardworker. Stringent background check, drug test. Weekly pay. Benefits. 225.295.3708 kimb927@kellyservices.com$100 reward lost cat August Hwy 432 E. of Amite river female, long-hair, blue eyes, tan body, brownface tail 770-757-5013Truck Driver: Heavy Equipment, Lowboy Driver Needed for State-wide hauls. MUST have experience. Email resume’ gis70791@att.net or fax to 225-658-2243 and call 225-259-0576.House for Rent in Zachary. 1,562 Sq. Ft., 3BR/2 Bath. $1,350 per month. $1,200 Deposit. References

Classifiedsrequired. One Year Lease. Call (225) 719-2789.Condo for Rent in Zachary. 1100 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, all electric. $975 deposit, $975 monthly rent, 1 year lease. Call 225-287-2350. Cross Creek Cowboy Church. 21160 Plank Rd, Zachary in blue Legendz building. Sundays 10:30. Come as you are, bring your lawn chair. 225-721-0333. Facebook.com/CrossCreekCowboyChurch.Immediate opening for experienced Medical Clerk and Medical As-sistant. Please fax resume to: (225) 658-8840.Prime multi acre residential home-site in the heart of Zachary. Coun-try living in the City! Ready to build your dream home. Brokered by Monte Real Estate 225-658-1515. Listed at $69,000 with 100% lot financing available through Brandy Westmoreland at Guaranty Bank.Mechanics: Hiring Event! Diesel Technicians/Mechanics. 9a-5p Wed 1/28 & Thurs 1/29. Penske Truck Leasing 6890 Pecue Ln , Baton Rouge , LA 70817. Come Talk to a Recruiter about Every Diesel Tech-nician hired will receive a $1000 Tool Voucher!!! Great Competitive Wages, Comprehensive Benefits, & More! Call John Now: 855-971-8224Help Wanted. Trim carpenter needed. Call (225) 301-2220.FORT TRANSFER is now hiring Independent Contractors!76% pay package option Bring drivers for chance to win $25,000CDL Class A must have TWIC & HAZMAT Call 855-252-1634

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