By Jim Bradshaw

Iron Eyes Cody is probably one of the best known Native American actors to appear on the silver screen. He is credited as having appeared in more than 200 Hollywood films in a career that spanned more than 70 years. In the 1970s, he became an iconic figure as the “crying chief” in a Keep America Beautiful public service campaign.

That’s why he pre-ferred that it wasn’t widely known that he was actually a Sicilian from lower Vermilion Parish.

He was born Espera Oscar de Corti on April 3, 1904, in Kaplan, the second son of Antonio de Corti and his wife, Francesca Salpietra, immigrants from Sicily. He was baptized at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan. He had two brothers, Joe and Frank, and a sister Victoria. His parents ran a little grocery store in Gueydan, where he grew up.

His father, Tony, left the family to work in the Texas oil refiner-ies when the boys were young and they joined him when they were teenagers. That’s when

they shortened their last name simply to Corti, as their father had done. The brothers changed it again, to Cody, when they went to Hollywood and began looking for work in the movies.

Joe and Frank didn’t stay. They got some work as extras, but moved on to other endeavors.

But Oscar, the man who became Iron Eyes, found his niche in the Westerns that the Hollywood stu-dios were cranking out at the time. He first appeared in bit parts in silent classics such as “The Covered Wagon,” “The Iron Horse,” and “The Road to Yesterday.”

When the “talkies”

came into fashion, he had small roles in “The Big Trail,” the 1930 movie in which John Wayne land-ed his first leading role, and “The Scarlet Letter” (1934) that starred Colleen Moore, playing a Native American in each instance. After that, he played Indians exclu-sively in movie after movie. He also toured with Western shows and with the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus.

In 1953, he appeared twice as Chief Big Cloud in the TV series, “The Cisco Kid,” and after that regularly landed parts in other television shows.

Even so, he is almost surely best remembered for the 60-second “cry-ing Indian” spot that debuted on Earth Day 1971 and ran until 1983. In it he portrays a Native American who sheds a single tear at the sight of litter being dropped on the road.

It’s not clear just when he began to claim a Cherokee-Cree ances-try — early on he said he was the son of a rodeo performer with Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show.

His improvisation may have been inspired

An undercover oper-ation by the Kaplan police has resulted in the arrests of two suspects on drug charges.

Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams states his office received informa-tion of narcotics distribu-tion within the city.

Arrested and charged were Harley Schaubert, 19, 1602 Timber Trail, Abbeville, for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute a legend drug (Gabapentin) and principal to possession with intent to distrib-ute schedule II (crystal meth). He is currently being held in the Kaplan City jail with a total bond of $80,500.

Chad Campbell 44, 2001 Yuma Road, Erath, La., was charged with possession with intent to distribute schedule II narcotics ( crystal meth),

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, two Kaplan men have been arrested and booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center on burglary charges follow-ing good team work from his patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions.

On May 02, 2015, the patrol division was advised by investigators that warrants had been obtained on three indi-viduals for the burglary of a TV tower northwest of Kaplan where approx-imately $3,000 of copper was taken and requested assistance in locating and arresting these indi-viduals.

Sheriff Couvillon stated that while Deputy Jill Foster was patrolling her zone, she observed a vehicle parked on Red Road south of Hwy. 14 with its headlights turned off. As she turned

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Two arrested for thefts of copper at TV tower

Undercover operations leads to arrests on narcotics charges

Thomas Clark

Harley Schaubert

Neil Vincent

Chad Campbell

Kaplan Elementary Asst. Principal Lenita Turner congratulates Melissa Guidry for her achievement.

Guidry named parish ‘Support Personnel of the Year’

Melissa Guidry, a paraprofessional working with Pre-K children at Kaplan Elementary was named the Vermilion Parish’s School Support Personnel of the Year.

Guidry was honored on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 6 p.m. at the Abbeville High School auditorium by the Vermilion Parish School Board.

She has been a paraprofessional with the Vermilion Parish School Board for 20years.

Before coming to Kaplan Elementary, she worked at Eaton Park, J.H Williams and North Vermilion

Melissa is married to Kevin Guidry.

Iron(y) Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody was actually named Espera Oscar de Corti and was born in Kaplan.

The honor bestowed upon me to serve as Sheriff comes with a huge responsibility and is something I have always taken very serious. A leader can only be successful if those he or she leads are successful. With that thought always in mind, I continue to promote the value of TEAMWORK in the office of Sheriff. I feel blessed to lead such a wonderful TEAM of men and women that chose to serve public safety and have committed themselves to becoming a professional law enforcement officer.

The mission of your Sheriff’s Office remains simple: to provide the very best professional and courteous law enforcement service possible to all those we serve. That mission has cause for us to continue to seek improvements within the office of Sheriff, improvements sought to provide safety for our deputies, improve public safety and to improve upon the services we provide to the public.

Today, the state of your Sheriff’s Office remains very strong across every metric measured, whether its fiscal management, inter office management, enforcement management, personnel, technology, equipment or training. Your Sheriff’s Office is a modern day professional law enforcement agency that is very capable and response ready.

I want to give credit to all my deputies for the committed and devoted work they put forth each day because every single one of them play a vital role in public safety and the delivery of professional law enforcement services to the people who live, work and visit Vermilion Parish.

I would like to take this opportunity to make sure everyone knows that I am running for re-election as Sheriff, in October of this year. Since I took office in July of 2004, I have maintained an open door policy, making myself available to anyone who wanted or needed to visit me. Since elected as Sheriff in 2004, I have always practiced the policy that elected officials must be available to the public always, regardless if the need is job related or not. With that belief and practice, I have and will continue to be your Sheriff seven days a week.

As we kick off our “2015 Re-Election Campaign” I will continue being a full time Sheriff seven days a week, putting public Safety first, YOUR SAFETY. I would love to visit with each of you during my re-election campaign this year, but those of ya’ll that know me, know that nearly every weekend I am working or participating in a charitable function or event which would make it difficult to visit with you in your homes. That is why I am providing you with my office number 337-898-4410 and my cell number 337-517-0858 to discuss our plans for the future of YOUR Sheriff’s Office or the problems and concerns that are important to you. HOWEVER, as always, the door to me is always open and I invite you to please stop by and visit or call me personally. .“As long as I am Sheriff, I will never be finished improving YOUR OFFICE, the office of Sheriff”.

Enes Broussard Trahan

1935 ~ 2015 Kaplan—Funeral

services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at a 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Catholic Church honoring the life of Enes Broussard Trahan, 79, who died

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Southwind Nursing & Rehab Center. She will be laid to rest at Pecan Island Community Cemetery with Reverend Keith Landry officiating the services.

She is survived by her two daughters, Cynthia Nunez of Lafayette and Melanie Nunez and her husband, Derwin Wyble of Opelousas; and three sisters, Loraine Hayes of Crowley, Evelyn Miller of Pecan Island, and Inez Miller Hebert of Hackberry.

She was preceded in death by her first hus-band, Ronald “Bud” J. Nunez; her second hus-band, Curtis J. Trahan; one grandson, Joshua

J. Broussard; her par-ents, Gladu Broussard and the former Anna Primeaux; three half brothers, Clarence “Beb” Broussard, Whitney Broussard, and Clance Broussard; and one half sister, Wilda Broussard.

All funeral arrange-ments are being conduct-ed by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Trahan family at www.vincentfuneral-home.net.

Obituaries:The Kaplan Herald Page 2 Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Tower, from page 1

Drugs, from page 1

CHEZ ELLES SCHOLARSHIP WINNER - Lance Lebouef was recently presented the 2015 Chez Elles scholarship. Presenting the scholarship is Christie Hargrave, Chez Elles president. Lance is the son of Brett and Laura Lebouef. Beginning this fall, he will be attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette majoring in Industrial Technology with an emphasis in Petro-leum and Gas field.

around to investigate the situation, the vehicle activated its headlights and began to drive off.

Officer Foster recog-nized one of the wanted individuals in the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop which led to the arrest of Neil Vincent w/m dob 5/12/76 of 17533 Dalton Rd., Kaplan, La., and Thomas Clark w/m dob 01/02/66 of 17533 Dalton Rd.. Kaplan, La. They

were two of the three men wanted in connec-tion with the aforemen-tioned burglary. Bonds on both individuals are set at $20,000.

Sheriff Couvillon says that detectives are also currently searching for, Wesley Meaux w/m dob 11/16/63 of 2205 Paul Ed Drive, Abbeville, La., the third person wanted in connection of the same burglary.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of this indi-vidual, you are urged to contact the Vermilion Parish Criminal Investigations Division at 898-4403.

Sheriff Couvillon applauds Deputy Foster for being obser-vant and feels lucky to have her and all the employees working with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.

possession of schedule II narcotics hydrocodone, possession of schedule III suboxone, posses-sion Both bonds were set by Kaplan City Judge Stanton Hardee.

The two were arrested when officers conducted surveillance on the sus-

pects vehicle and made contact with the indi-viduals on the 100 block of East First street in Kaplan.

Kaplan police K-9 offi-cer Rocky Trahan was contacted to report to the location to conduct a search on the vehicle

which led to a positive alert by K-9.

Sgt. Irvin Cates and officer Chris Breaux interviewed the two sus-pects and located illegal narcotics on both indi-viduals.

Officers also con-ducted a vehicle search

where more narcotics were located. The vehicle was impounded and the Kaplan police depart-ment is currently in the process of filing to seize the vehicle due to the felony distribution drug charges. The vehi-cle is registered to one

of the arrestees Chad Campbell.

Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams urges all citizens of Kaplan to report illegal narcot-ics violations inside the city limits to the Police Department Chief Adams ensures that all

complaints will remain anonymous and will be investigated to deter-mine if a crime has occurred. If so all sus-pects in relation to the crime will be taken into custody and charges will be filed accordingly.

by his 1936 marriage to Bertha Parker. She was the daughter of Dr. Arthur C. Parker, Seneca Indian and famous anthropologist and founder of National Indian Day. Her great-great-great uncle was Ely S. Parker, the first Indian to become Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They adopted two children of Native American ancestry and he began to immerse himself in Indian ways.

Whenever he started it, he claimed Indian heritage until the end, although it’s not clear which of several versions he settled on — or if he ever did pick one story and stick to it.

His sister confirmed his Sicilian heritage, but said that even as a young kid he liked to dress in Indian garb and liked to pretend that he was one. Actor that he was, the Hollywood press seemed to accept whatever he said, once he established himself.

When he died on Jan. 4, 1999, at the age of 94, The Los Angeles Times obituary claimed that he was originally called “Little Eagle” and was born in Oklahoma, where he “received his first taste of movie-mak-ing as a child when a Paramount Pictures

crew used his family’s farm for location shoot-ing in 1919.” The obitu-ary said his father was Thomas Long Plume Cody, who “worked as a technical advisor on many early westerns.”

Another story claimed that Iron Eyes was an expert Indian dancer at an early age, won many prizes and trophies, and was commanded to dance before the king and queen of England (who to the best of my knowledge never made it to Gueydan, or even Port Arthur, or even Hollywood).

It is true that he became an expert on the cultures of the Indians of the American West and that he was a tal-ented photographer who documented many of the Indian ways and tra-ditions, some of which have disappeared or are disappearing.

And it is true that he

always depicted “noble” Indians and their often futile causes.

A tribute made after his death is also true: “Regardless of wheth-er he was a Native American, or an Italian American, he gener-ously and enthusiasti-cally shared the Indian culture with a curious and wide-eyed audience, and in so doing, assured that he would, forever, be remembered, fondly, as one of the prime pro-ponents and teachers of the Native American people.”

Which is something you might not expect to be said about a kid reared in Kaplan, Gueydan and Port Arthur.

You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jim-bradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

(Family Features) Putting money in a sav-ings account seems simple enough, yet it’s a struggle for many.

According to federal data by Statistics Brain, the average U.S. fam-ily’s savings account held a balance of $3,800 in 2014. While there has been an upward trend in the amount being socked away each year, increas-ing savings account bal-ances can help Americans meet their long-term goals, such as retirement.

When building your savings account, take the task head on by defining a clear course of action and setting specific goals.

Know how you’ll use the money. There are a variety of ways you can use your newly earned savings, from growing your savings balance to making a major purchase to paying down debt. Set an attainable goal, such as paying off a credit card, funding a down payment for a new house or making an extra mort-gage payment.

Challenge yourself to save. If you need a little extra motivation, tackle a program that lets you gradually step up your savings game, such as the 52 Week Savings Challenge.

“A savings challenge is a great way to ensure you’re not only stashing money away, but doing so on a regular basis,” said John Heath, directing attorney for Lexington Law. “Creating a habit of saving money is the ulti-mate takeaway, and the simplest way to ensure a solid financial future for your family.”

The challenge is sim-ple: start off saving $1 the first week, $2 the sec-ond week, and eventu-ally $52 in the final week of the challenge. If you save each week through-out the year, you will be $1,378 richer. You may find it helpful to set a weekly reminder to stay on track.

Remember, although the challenge suggests starting off with $1 for the first week, you could decide to save more if

your budget allows and come out an even bigger winner.

Ditch the money jar. By opening a savings account, you will be far less likely to “borrow” from yourself. Having an account also makes it easier to arrange for auto-matic recurring transfers that move money from your checking account to your savings account on a regular schedule. If your paycheck is deliv-ered via direct deposit, you can also direct a por-tion of each check directly

to savings.Use accounts that give

you a boost. Most finan-cial institutions offer a variety of saving options to fit your needs. For example, if you meet cer-tain criteria, you may be eligible to open a high-interest savings account to grow your savings even higher. Another route is to choose a sav-ings account that impos-es penalties for exces-sive withdrawals. While these accounts can feel restrictive, they provide a valuable deterrent for

those who are too easily tempted to dip into their savings.

Treat your savings contribution like a bill. Create a budget that out-lines all your expenses, and includes a line for savings. Thinking of your savings account as a debt to be paid will help hold you accountable for making regular deposits and limit any tendencies to spend what you may have been able to save.

Wednesday, May 13 2015 The Kaplan Herald Page 3

Iron Eyes, from page 1Kaplan Police ReportChief Boyd Adams

advises officers investi-gated the following:

April 30Alarm on the 900

block of N. Louisiana.Disturbance on the

300 block of N. Frederick.Alarm on the 400

block of N. Herpin.Disturbance on the

600 block of E. Third.Derrick C. Wagner,

24, 22436 Dewberry Rd., Kaplan, was arrested and booked on warrants for FTA/arraignment-possession of marijuana; FTA/trial-stop sign; FTA/trial-driving under sus-pension.

May 1Suspicious person

on the 600 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Alarm on the 500 block of N. Irving.

Suspicious person on the 700 block of N. Frederick.

Traffic complaint on the 400 block of N. Frederick.

Disturbance on the 100 block of N. Church.

Suspicious person on the 400 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Don Ray Harrington, 41, Homeless, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with vagrancy; remain-ing after being forbidden and resisting an officer two counts.

Scott Romero, 43, 308 Sucre Circle, Abbeville, was arrested and booked

on a warrant for FTA/arraignment-domestic abuse battery.

May 2Harassment on the

700 block of N. Guidry.Traffic accident on the

500 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Disturbance on the 800 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Noise complaint on the 300 block of S. Vincent.

May 3Noise complaint on the

200 block of N. Frederick.Disturbance on the

900 block of Foote.

May 4Disturbance on the

500 block of Montgomery.Theft on the 500 block

of Boudreaux.Traffic Complaint

on the 100 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Disturbance on the 500 block of Frederick.

Traffic accident on the 500 block of E. Eleventh.

Thaddeus Simon, 52, 113 Richlieu Circle, Kaplan, was cited with general speed; reckless operation and driving left of center.

May 5Phone harassment

on the 400 block of N. Boudreaux.

Traffic complaint on the 400 block of Montgomery.

Phone harassment on the 300 block of S. Vincent.

Traffic complaint on the 600 block of W. Eighth.

Jessie C. Comeaux, 32, 1011 N. Irving, Kaplan, was cited with general speed.

May 6Harassment on the

300 block of W. Eighth.Disturbance on the

100 of W. Sixth.Suspicious person on

the 500 block of Eleazar.Suspicious person on

the 200 block of Pirates Lane.

Alarm on the 400 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Disturbance on the 600 block of E. Fourth.

Chad D. Campbell, 44, 2001 Yuma Rd., Erath, was arrested and booked with possession with intent to distribute schedule II (meth); pos-session of Schedule IV (Diazepam); possession schedule II (hydrocodo-ne); possession schedule III (Suboxone) and pos-session of drug parapher-nalia (meth pipe)

Harley J. Schaubert, 20, 129 Broussard, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with possession of drug paraphernalia (scale) possession of leg-end drug (Gabapentin); principal to possession with intent to distribute Schedule II (meth)

Ashley Maggard, 22, 613 E. Fourth, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with domestic abuse bat-tery.

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EDITORIALPage 4 The Kaplan Herald Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Race, Politics and Lies

Thomas Sowell StephenWaguespack

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Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scat-tered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because of the demonstrable lie that Michael Brown was shot in the back by a white policeman in Missouri -- but there was not nearly as much turmoil created by the demonstrable fact

that a fl eeing black man was shot dead by a white policeman in South Carolina.

Totally ignored was the fact that a black police-man in Alabama fatally shot an unarmed white teenager, and was cleared of any charges, at about the same time that a white policeman was cleared of charges in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.

In a world where the truth means so little, and headstrong preconceptions seem to be all that mat-ter, what hope is there for rational words or ra-tional behavior, much less mutual understanding across racial lines?

When the recorded fatal shooting of a fl eeing man in South Carolina brought instant condemna-tion by whites and blacks alike, and by the most conservative as well as the most liberal commen-tators, that moment of mutual understanding was very fl eeting, as if mutual understanding were something to be avoided, as a threat to a vision of "us against them" that was more popular.

That vision is nowhere more clearly expressed than in attempts to automatically depict whatev-er social problems exist in ghetto communities as being caused by the sins or negligence of whites, whether racism in general or a "legacy of slavery" in particular. Like most emotionally powerful vi-sions, it is seldom, if ever, subjected to the test of evidence.

The "legacy of slavery" argument is not just an excuse for inexcusable behavior in the ghettos. In a larger sense, it is an evasion of responsibility for the disastrous consequences of the prevailing social vision of our times, and the political policies based on that vision, over the past half century.

Anyone who is serious about evidence need only compare black communities as they evolved in the fi rst 100 years after slavery with black communi-ties as they evolved in the fi rst 50 years after the explosive growth of the welfare state, beginning in the 1960s.

You would be hard-pressed to fi nd as many ghetto riots prior to the 1960s as we have seen just in the past year, much less in the 50 years since a wave of such riots swept across the country in 1965.

We are told that such riots are a result of black poverty and white racism. But in fact -- for those who still have some respect for facts -- black pov-erty was far worse, and white racism was far worse, prior to 1960. But violent crime within black ghet-tos was far less.

Murder rates among black males were going down -- repeat, DOWN -- during the much lamented 1950s, while it went up after the much celebrated 1960s, reaching levels more than double what they had been before. Most black children were raised in two-parent families prior to the 1960s. But today the great majority of black children are raised in one-parent families.

Such trends are not unique to blacks, nor even to the United States. The welfare state has led to remarkably similar trends among the white under-class in England over the same period. Just read "Life at the Bottom," by Theodore Dalrymple, a British physician who worked in a hospital in a white slum neighborhood.

You cannot take any people, of any color, and exempt them from the requirements of civilization -- including work, behavioral standards, personal responsibility and all the other basic things that the clever intelligentsia disdain -- without ruinous consequences to them and to society at large.

Non-judgmental subsidies of counterproductive lifestyles are treating people as if they were live-stock, to be fed and tended by others in a welfare state -- and yet expecting them to develop as hu-man beings have developed when facing the chal-lenges of life themselves.

One key fact that keeps getting ignored is that the poverty rate among black married couples has been in single digits every year since 1994. Behav-ior matters and facts matter, more than the pre-vailing social visions or political empires built on those visions.

50 Years Is Long EnoughShould government collect member-

ship dues for a private lobbying orga-nization?Imagine the reaction from journal-

ists across the country if the law required the government to collect membership dues from public em-ployee gun owners and distribute those dollars to the National Rifl e As-sociation? What if National Right to Life or Planned Parenthood also ben-efi tted from a special law requiring the government to collect their dues from public employees? Should the government collect dues and other

contributions from public employees of the Re-publican Party, Democrat Party, Tea Party or any other political group? Should the government col-lect dues from a public employee who also owns a small business or restaurant on the side, on behalf of advocacy groups like the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Louisiana Chemical Association, National Federation of Independent Business, Louisiana Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association, Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, and the Retail Association or the Restaurant Associa-tion? Should the government collect dues or con-tributions for conservative policy groups like the Pelican Institute or liberal policy groups like the Louisiana Budget Project?The answer is obviously no. Government has no

valid reason to collect dues on behalf of a private membership-based advocacy group, especially when that group has politics and lobbying as its primary purposes.Despite this obvious truth, Louisiana has kept a

law on the books for 50 years mandating that gov-ernmental bodies collect union membership dues from Louisiana employees free of charge, and dis-tribute these dollars to union leaders through pay-roll deduction. In addition, the government asks very few questions to determine what those dol-lars support and exactly how much of Louisiana taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars are simply fun-neled to the leadership of the national unions in Washington, D.C.Last week, the Louisiana House Labor Commit-

tee passed HB418 by Rep. Stuart Bishop, legisla-tion that would fi nally prohibit this 50-year old special mandate for government to collect dues for public sector unions. The time has come to pass this legislation and sign it into law.How can we allow this mandate to continue while

pretending it is fair to other voices in society seek-ing parity in First Amendment rights, or public workers who deserve the right to control their own paycheck? Would public workers not benefi t from the right to directly start or stop payment to any union at any time for any reason without apology or intimidation – a right they currently enjoy with other private groups?LABI polled several school districts around Loui-

siana, and the numbers were startling. In only six of these local school districts, the government an-nually collects roughly $4.5 million in union dues

from Louisiana residents and sends them to the state union offi ce, with around 20 percent of that amount go-ing to the national union offi ces. The government collects these dollars from our taxpayers and then sends it to an organization that invests heavily in political and lobbying efforts.What appropriate public purpose

does this special governmental billing mandate serve?I clearly understand why the com-

pensated leaders of the state unions oppose this bill. State and local gov-

ernment has collected revenues on their behalf for years and asked very few questions about how the union leaders use it. Who in their right mind wouldn’t try to get away with that as long as they possibly could?But, it is Louisiana employees making this in-

vestment and they deserve more control over their paycheck. They should not have to deal with the government when deciding whether to join a group that meets their needs. Louisiana workers deserve the right to opt in or out of a group anytime they want, to challenge the dues being collected, and the decisions being made on how it is being spent. They should have the unfettered ability to simply pull out their laptop and stop payment anytime they choose, as well as the ability to sign back up the next day if they desire.This type of direct control is how the rest of the

world works these days. People pay their bills online with relative ease. It is quite common for someone to set up automatic payment plans for utility, entertainment, and other bills. It can all be started and stopped online or with a simple paper form. In most cases, it can be altered or changed easily by computer, phone or iPad. The private sector has evolved and made the collection of dues easy and consumer friendly in many differ-ent ways. The rationale for government to provide this service simply does not exist.Fifty years ago, these robust technological op-

tions to pay dues did not exist. At that time, the Louisiana Legislature made a policy decision to give union leaders special treatment and make state and local government the collector of union dues. That Legislature put the union leaders’ de-sire for more dollars above the union members’ control over their own paychecks.Other political and advocacy groups did not re-

ceive the same special treatment as unions, and frankly, aren’t asking for it today. A half century later, it is time to give public workers more control over their paychecks, treat everyone equally and simply update Louisiana laws to the technological reality of today.

Stephen Waguespack is the president of the Loui-siana Association of Business and Industry, the largest and most effective advocacy organization in the state.

KHS cheerleader skeet shoot

The Kaplan High School cheerleaders will be hosting a skeet shoot at the GOL range in Maurice on June 12.

VFW meetingsThe Guidry-Hebert

VFW Post 3793 in Kaplan holds their meet-ings the first Thursday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. All veterans are invited to attend. A meal is always served. We are now on Facebook.

KC Meetings

The Kaplan Knights of Columbus meeting are held the third Monday of each month at the KC Hall in Kaplan.

Lions ClubThe Kaplan Lions

Club monthly meet-ing is held every second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the KC Hall.

BingoThe American Legion

in Kaplan is sponsor-ing Bingo held every Thursday at 6 P.M. Refreshments are avail-able. FMI call 337- 643-7991.

Farmer’s marketA farmer’s market

is held every second Saturday of the month at Turnley Park. Vendor booths are open to pub-lic.

Co-dependent Anonymous(CODA)

The CODA meetings are held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Theresa Pastoral Center. FMI, call 893-5631.

CommunityWednesday, May 13, 2015 Kaplan Herald Page 5

Birthdays & anniversaries

Marena Dubois & Austin Schexnayder 05/03/15Amanda Choate & Justin Meaux 05/09/15Monique Marceaux & Jacob Langlinais 05/30/15Kristina Meche & Lonnie Abshire 10/10/15Come by and check out our beautiful selection of nice gifts for that special couple.

607 E. Veterans Memorial Drive in Kaplan Mon.-Fri. 8:00-5:00 • Sat 8 a.m. to 12 noon

Cajun Hardware Wedding Registry

May 13Creslen HebertPhyllis Hebert

May 14Aiden GaspardTyson Meaux

Christopher Potier

May 15Lillian H. Dartez

Maryann Broussard

May 16NaKendra HebertJeremy Lartigue

Chris NguyenVelma & Rodney

RichardMorgan CallahanRodrick Menard

May 17Ronald Dubois

Will James MeauxDavin Combs

Linda Potier

May 18Denise Greene

Joey AdamsJosephine Herpin

Rex TrahanElysee LemaireKathleen Thevis

Norman Broussaard

May 19Alec Poret

Deadline for engagements & weddings is

Thursday noon prior to publication.

What’s cooking in the Sauce Piquante?

Mr. and Mrs. Felix Legere of Abbeville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elise Cecile Legere, to Jacob Ryan Faulk of Kaplan.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jody Faulk of Kaplan.

The wedding will take place on Friday, June 26, 2015, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church during a 7 p.m. nuptial Mass.

Grandparents of the future bride are Mrs. Mathilde Guidry and the late Ernie Guidry of Abbeville and Mrs. Melba Legere and the late Paul Legere of Kaplan.

Grandparents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Raywood Faulk and the late Mr. and Mrs. Sabra David, all of Kaplan.

Elise is a 2008 graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School

and is currently work-ing on her Masters in Special Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Jacob is a 2009 grad-uate of Kaplan High School and played base-ball while attending Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington. He is employed by Kaplan Telephone Company.

Elise Legere - Jacob Faulk

announce engagement

Elise Legere and Jacob Faulk

Vivian Dailey, assistant head teller was recently honored by Vermil-ion Bank for 25 years of service to the bank. A reception was recent-ly held in her honor with the staff of the bank, as well as friends d family. Thanking her for her years of service is Blake Williams, President and CEO.

Qualifying for the state track and fi eld meet is tough and a rare accomplishment.

Getting selected to the All-Academic Track & Field Composite team, puts an athlete in even more elite com-pany.

Four local athletes have the pleasure of joining that company: Delcambre’s Tori Ver-ret, North Vermilion’s Lunden Graham and Juan Amador as well as Kaplan’s Kailey Le-June.

The ExxonMobile/ISC All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Pro-gram recognizes the academic excellence of senior student-athletes who have attained a 4.0 GPA.

Each athlete has at-tained a remarkable level of consistency not only on the fi eld, but in the classroom.

Verret was a fi eld participant for the Lady Panthers throughout the season.

Graham competed in several events for the Lady Patriots this season and competed in the 800-meter run and 4 x 400-meter relay in the state meet in Baton Rouge yesterday.

LeJune was a solid javelin thrower for the

Lady Pirates this sea-son who helped the team win the District 6-3A meet this year.

Amador was a solid long-distance runner for the Patriots.

The three girls were three of only 75 senior athletes statewide in ever classifi cation to be selected to the team.

Amador was one of 37 male seniors across

the state to earn a spot.ExxonMobile hon-

ors student-athletes in each sport with all-aca-demic awards.

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HOPE FOR THE FAMILY This past Sunday was Mother’s Day and I know that many of you treated your mom special that day. Some of you cooked for her or took her out to eat, you might have given her a card and maybe even a gift. We appreciate all our mom’s did for us, especially when we were young but she did it all not looking for

anything in return. You may be grown and on your own don’t but you should not let her be forgotten. Be there for her, love her by visiting with her and spending some time with her. I knew a friend of mine that had the fortune of not living very far from his mom and every morning on his way to work he would stop at her house and drink coffee with her. It is not too late to make memo-ries with your mom. She may be getting on in age but she still has great value and needs your love and attention. The greatest gift you can give your mom is your love. And remember how to spell love, Time. God Bless You Today

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By Jeremy AlfordLaPolitics News Service

There are only two areas of state govern-ment that have stand-still budgets for the next fiscal year: the legisla-tive and judicial branch-es, with $108 million and $176 million proposed, respectively.

That means while most all other branches, departments and agen-cies are taking cuts to help address the $1.6 bil-lion shortfall, lawmakers and judges are getting a pass, according to the Public Affairs Research Council.

In its latest commen-tary on the state budget, it is recommended that the Legislature and the judiciary each take a 5 percent cut, which would save the state $13 mil-lion next fiscal year.

“Unlike just about everyone else, these gov-ernment bodies have enjoyed increased bud-gets the past eight years,” said PAR President Robert Travis Scott.

Political Hall of Fame facing reductions

With budget reduc-tions slated for the Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield, sympathetic

supporters are scram-bling for ways to find cash, and Appropriations Chair Jim Fannin is helping lead the charge.

Overall the museum is facing a $50,000 loss in the budget of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Fannin’s HB 125 would rework the funding scheme in the Winn Parish Tourism Fund so that the museum would get an additional $10,000 annually, bringing their local haul to around $45,000. But that still leaves the political hub $40,000 in the hole.

“It’s in my district and I don’t think any of us want to see it shut down or scaled back,” Fannin said.

Ticket prices for annu-al induction ceremony have gone up and there’s also a drive underway to increase memberships.

As for Fannin, he is currently not a mem-ber of the Political Hall of Fame. His legisla-tion, however, should probably be considered as hisofficial nomination paperwork.

The bill has been passed by the House and is pending action on the Senate side.

Move to regulate cable

providers failsWhen asked last week

to give the Public Service Commission the author-ity to regulate cable and video service providers, the House Commerce Committee changed the channel.

HB 534 by Rep. Joe Bouie, D-New Orleans, would have stripped the secretary of state’s office of its current over-sight role and passed it along, with some addi-tional responsibilities, to the PSC. But most of the lawmakers on the committee said they weren’t provided with a good enough reason to make the change. The bill was deferred by a vote of 14-3.

Brandon Frey, execu-tive counsel to the PSC, said the commission passed a resolution ear-lier this month to ask for the power to adopt new-standards of customer service for cable provid-ers. Supporters say the goal was not to create

new fees for the PSC, or to expand the staff, but to rather add a new layer of oversight to providers that are bundling their products with phone ser-vices, which are already being regulated by the commission.

“The commission does field a high number of complaints for an area that they do not have jurisdiction over,” Frey said. “Some commission-ers say they field more complaints about this than the areas they do have jurisdiction over.”

Rep. Jay Morris, R-Monroe, argued that the market is already regulating cable and video services and con-sumers can turn to sat-ellite or Internet TV if they’re displeased.

“In years past cable was your only option,” he said. “But today it’s not. It’s not exactly a monopoly. Why burden the cable company with more regulation and another set of standards,

that they don’t know yet what they will be, when they’re already subject to competition?”

Cheryl P. McCormick, CEO of the Louisiana Cable and Telecommunications

Association, added in an interview prior to the hearing, “We’re already regulated on the federal level by the FCC and there’s more competition in the video services field than there has ever been. We believe more regula-tion is not the answer.”

Dardenne brings on former Foster handler

Long-timers on press row will certainly recog-nize the name of Lt. Gov.

Jay Dardenne’s new communications direc-tor for his gubernatorial campaign.

Consultant George Kennedy has hired Marsanne Golsby, press secretary to former Gov. Mike Foster. Golsby has been working in public relations in recent years and handling corporate clients in the Baton Rouge area.

Aside from being a former reporter herself, Golsby is legendary for her loyalty and willing-ness to become part of the story as a way to take a hit for the team.

In March 1999, Greenpeace activ-ists were shadowing Foster’s every move and complaining about pol-luted waters along the Mississippi River.

Protestors prepared and delivered a “toxic lunch” for Foster: a meal of pan-fried catfish har-vested from an allegedly tainted bayou.

As they waited to see if they could give the meal to the former gov-ernor, Golsby deflated the moment by chowing down on two mouthfuls

of supposedly toxic fish while staring down the protestors.

They Said It“It must be Miller

time.” --Speaker Pro Tem Walter Leger, tak-ing a question from Rep. Greg Miller

“Ordinary people built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Butwe all have to work together to fix it.” --Rep. Lance Harris, on the budget shortfall

For more Louisiana political news, visit www.LaPolitics.com or follow Jeremy Alford on Twitter @LaPoliticsNow.

Cut legislative, judiciary budgets

Jeremy Alford

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 The Kaplan Herald Page 1B

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CongratulationsCaroline

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“In this great country of ours we can be anything we choose so long as we stay committed to our goals. Knowledge itself is the key to success and it starts with education. I encourage all our seniors to further their education and stay committed to their goals as they embark on their lifelong journey.

My deputies and I would like to wish all of our high school graduates the very best in their future endeavors. I ask that we exercise responsibility during celebration of these accomplishments and I ask God to look over our seniors and keep them safe, ” says Sheriff Couvillon.

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Tyson Quibodeaux Tamara Sanders

Sidney Stelly

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Nigel Pascual Aeriel Patton Hale Perro Destiny Perry Daylon Primeaux Megan Savoie

Morgan Savoy Lindsey Schexnailder Hailey Schexnayder Lara Shaffer Gage Stelly Hunter StellyTaylor Simoneaux

Erin Olivares Javion Palmer

Mariah Marceaux Irene Martinez Brody McDaniel Dylan McDaniel Gavin McGee Gabriell Meaux Shaina Meaux Abby Miller

Brittany Mire Tierria Moss Aria Mouton Brittany Mouton Ryan Mouton

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“Wishing The KHS 2015 Graduates The Best Of Luck”

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Love, Julie, Emily, Andre’,Uncle John and Aunt Jenny

Thanks Caroline Touchet for allowing us to take

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 The Kaplan Herald Page 5B

Luke Mancuso,DDS and Staff would like to congratulate all of Vermilion

Parish 2015 Graduates!

1600 West Veterans Memorial Drive, Kaplan, La. • 643-6400

314 N. Cushing Avenue•Kaplan, LA•337-643-6217

Best of Luck

KHSClass of 2015!

Kameron Williams

Kelsee Thibeaux Claudia Timmermans Brooke Touchet Caroline Touchet Destiny Touchet Desiree Trahan Gavin Trahan Malik Trahan

Chau Tran Steven Tran Gabrielle Tupper Nicholas Watkins Jazlyn White Joseph White

CongratulationsCaroline

I am veryproud of you!

Love, Nanny Net

CongratulationsCaroline

We are veryproud of you!

Love, Ma, Paand Ole Grandma

KaileyLeJeune!Best of Luck!Love, Aunt Cathy, Maw Maw Velta,

Paw Paw & Chloe’

Congratulations

CongratulationsCaroline I am so proud of the

person you have become! Thanks for everything you

have done for me!Love, Lauren

CongratulationsKatelyn

Desormeaux!Oh my how the years went by! Best of Luck in the future.

Love, Dad, Mom and Kavan

CongratulationsCaroline

(Nanny) We are very

proud of you!Love, Shakey, Tit-Tit,

Andrea, Aubrey and Avery

CongratulationsVICTORIA!

We are very proud of you!Always keep God First in every decision

that you make and you will always be okay! There are no words that can describe how much Dad loves You and how blessed I am

to have you as my daughter!

You will always be my “Little Girl”.

We Love You Very Much!!Dad, Ms. Brandy, Ty, Kennedy & Chloe’

Congratulations

VICTORIA!Best of Luck!Mr. Jeremy, Ms. Jill, Bailey,

Kamren, Kane & Baxter

KHS

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Congratulations to allGraduates of Vermilion Parish

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SHAINA!

Page 6B The Kaplan Herald Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Th e City of

KaplanHome of the • Chic-a-la-pie Mardi Gras Parade • October Fete • Kaplan Food Fest • Maltrait Spring Bazaar

“Gateway to Acadiana’s coastal wetlands”

CONGRATULATIONS 2015 Kaplan High School Graduates

WE ARE SO PROUD!Compliments of Kirk Champagne,

Kaplan City Council, Kaplan City Hall & Kaplan City Workers

CONGRATULATIONS 2015 Kaplan High School Graduates

WE ARE SO PROUD!Compliments of Kirk Champagne,

Kaplan City Council, Kaplan City Hall & Kaplan City Workers

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