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THURSDAY, August 28, 2014 Volume 100, Number 35 Serving Oakdale and Allen Parish Oakdale, Louisiana $1.00 Oakdale Journal The COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT INDEX Calling All Artists! The Allen Arts Coun- cil would like to pro- mote local talent. We are developing a catalog of artists and their specialty. If you would like to be in- cluded, please call 318-435-4273. Oakhill Homecoming The Oakhill Ceme- tery Association willl hold its annual home- coming fundraiser on Sunday, September 21 at Oakhill Commu- nity Baptist Church. Funds raised will be used for cemetery maintenance. Church services will begin at 10:00 a.m., with lunch following. Everyone is invited to attend and asked to bring a cov- ered dish. All dona- tions are greatly ap- preciated. OHS Cheer Clinic The Oakdale High Cheerleader Clinic for grades prek-8 will be held Saturday, Sep- tember 6, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the OHS gym. The cost is $40 and includes a t- shirt. Register by Au- gust 29 by contacting Mrs. Stacye Gordon at 337-401-9525. Church Singing Brian Free & As- surance will be at St. Matthew Baptist Church in Oakdale at 7:00 p.m. on Sep- tember 4. Admission is free. Call 318-201- 4626 or 318-206-0875 for information. Johnson-Perkins Reunion Cousins and descen- dants of Crockett Johnson and Mary El- len Perkins will hold their annual reunion September 13 at the Senior Citizen Center in Pitkin (LA 463 N.) from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Descendants of Gideon Johnson and Apelonia Perkins, or Israel Perkins and Idelia Thompson or Celia Ann Maricle are welcome to join us. Family members are asked to bring a covered dish and old family photos. Call 318-358-3273 or 318358-5419 for info. ATTENTION Senior Citizens It is a hot summer and Allen Council on Aging has a limited Obituaries.......Page 2 Editorial..........Page 4 Sports..............Page 6 Legals..........Page 7, 8 Classifieds.......Page 9 Church...........Page 10 See SPOTLIGHT Page 2 Miss Allen Parish & Court Miss Allen Parish and her court will grace the Fair Parade and other activities surrounding the fair. See court on Page 5. Heaven Terrell is Miss Allen Parish Miss Heaven Ter- rell of Oakdale was crowned Miss Allen Parish 2014 at the con- clusion of the pageant held last Saturday in Oberlin. Kennedy Jef- fcoats, Miss Allen Par- ish 2013, placed the crown upon her head. First alternate cho- sen was Charli Brady of Elizabeth. Lindsey Burnett of Reeves is the second alternate. Third alternate is Lauren Duck of Oak- dale. Kennedy Sutterfield of Elizabeth was se- lected as fourth alter- nate. Amanda Marler of Fairview was the re- cipient of the Inter- view Award, Miss Con- geniality Award and Photogenic Award. Bethany Thibodeaux of Oberlin was present- ed the People’s Choice Award in the amount of $333.50. Shelby LaBuff of Kinder received the Ads Award in the amount of $260. Kaleigh Switzer of Reeves and Abigail Pappion of Kinder were both recipients of Director’s Awards. Making the diffi- cult decision of which beautiful young ladies should serve as queen and court, were judges Jody Flannigan, Mi- chael Bell, and Yulissa Yelverton. Auditors for the event were Mary Cloud, Carleen Ma- haffey and Lindsey Mahaffey Lejeune. Lindsey was also the recipient of the 2014 Community Service Award. Temisha Sonnier and Kennedy Jeffcoats served as Masters of Ceremonies. Kennedy, as outgoing queen, re- ceived a $500 schol- arship from the Fair Board which was pre- sented by David De- shotels. Entertainment was provided by Helen Gor- don’s School of Dance and 2013 Jr. Miss Al- len Parish Julia Wil- liams of Kinder. Mayor Robert Craf- ton announces his can- didacy for re-election as Mayor of the Town of Elizabeth. “This administration first began January 1, 2003. You placed your trust and confidence in us and continue to do so twelve years later. This Mayor and Coun- cil do not take your trust lightly. Your sup- port and often-times, your patience, and your prayers of en- couragement have sus- tained us in difficult times. “To say that we achieved all that we set out to do would not be true, neither would it be true to say that we have failed. “Our accomplish- ments far outweigh our short comings. The Town’s financial pic- ture is brighter now than it has ever been. The numerous fund- balances are well in the black and our recur- ring revenue streams are continuing to pro- vide ample resources to maintain and per- haps even brighten this picture. I can as- sure you that the team you have elected will work diligently toward that end. “Just to note a few of our accomplishments: A $480,000 grant to upgrade our waste wa- ter system completely rebuilt both potable water wells, mak- ing them essentially new wells, a “state of the art” MOTOR- CONTROL CENTER. The water system high-tower has been revamped internally and externally, pres- sure-washed, painted with two coats of high quality paint, added a new logo “Home of Bull Dogs”, increased our natural gas distri- bution system signifi- cantly, and with the Sheriff’’s Department’s new jail facility coming on-line, we can expect additional growth. “We have purchased a new Kubota Tractor with front-end loader and bush-hog, a new “Bob-Cat” Tractor with trencher and a new Ford utility vehicle for the gas system; a new Dodge Charger for the police chief; two res- cue vehicles for the fire department, turn- out gear for volunteer firemen, miles of fire hose and other related equipment. The list goes on and on. “With this being said, I am announc- ing my candidacy for re-election as mayor of the Town of Eliza- beth, and respectfully request your continued support, your trust, your confidence, and your prayers, as we continue to make our town a place we can proudly call “our home town”. Statewide Clerks of Court records accessible Miss Allen Parish 2014 Heaven Terrell Allen Parish Clerk of Court Gerald Harrington issued a statement regarding the ac- cessibility of Clerks of Court records statewide. Harrington said on June 23, 2014, Act No. 826 was signed by Governor Jindal. The act allows for the es- tablishment of a statewide portal for internet users to have remote access to Clerks of Court throughout the state. The portal will allow users to search the mortgage and conveyance indices of all par- ticipating clerks at no charge. After the users search the indices on the statewide por- tal, if they find a record that they would like to access, the portal will connect the user to the website of that specific Clerk of Court. Harrington said the Allen Parish Clerk’s office will par- ticipate in the program. The legislature approved a fee of $5.00 per recording on all documents recorded in the office of participating clerks, except DD214’s (mili- tary discharges). The fee will go towards the design, con- struction, administration and maintenance of the statewide portal. This fee will be imple- mented by all participating Clerks of Court on Septem- ber 1, 2014. “At the present time the Allen Parish Clerk of Court does not have a website with records on line; however, we plan to have a website with at least thirty (30) years of records on line by the time the statewide portal is com- pleted,” Harrington said. “We will continue to back scan and index records.” Robert Crafton seeks re-election as Elizabeth mayor Robert Crafton OHS/OMS Golden Warrior Band Performance Schedule: Christmas Concert - Dec. 9 - 6:30 p.m. Christmas Parade - Dec. 13 - 4:30 p.m. Spring Concert - April 21, 2015 6:30 p.m. Mark Your Calendar! R E A D F E S T R E A D F E S T Saturday • September 6 • 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. R.E.A.D. OFFICE @ Oakdale Community Center • 7th Ave. Come out and support a good cause! Food Games Prizes Face Painting Fun Jump Fun for ALL Ages!
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THURSDAY, August 28, 2014
Volume 100, Number 35 Serving Oakdale and Allen Parish Oakdale, Louisiana $1.00
Oakdale JournalThe
COMMUNITYSPOTLIGHT
INDEX
Calling All Artists!The Allen Arts Coun-cil would like to pro-mote local talent. We are developing a catalog of artists and their specialty. If you would like to be in-cluded, please call 318-435-4273.
Oakhill HomecomingThe Oakhill Ceme-tery Association willl hold its annual home-coming fundraiser on Sunday, September 21 at Oakhill Commu-nity Baptist Church. Funds raised will be used for cemetery maintenance. Church services will begin at 10:00 a.m., with lunch following. Everyone is invited to attend and asked to bring a cov-ered dish. All dona-tions are greatly ap-preciated.
OHS Cheer ClinicThe Oakdale High Cheerleader Clinic for grades prek-8 will be held Saturday, Sep-tember 6, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the OHS gym. The cost is $40 and includes a t-shirt. Register by Au-gust 29 by contacting Mrs. Stacye Gordon at 337-401-9525.
Church SingingBrian Free & As-surance will be at St. Matthew Baptist Church in Oakdale at 7:00 p.m. on Sep-tember 4. Admission is free. Call 318-201-4626 or 318-206-0875 for information.
Johnson-Perkins Reunion
Cousins and descen-dants of Crockett Johnson and Mary El-len Perkins will hold their annual reunion September 13 at the Senior Citizen Center in Pitkin (LA 463 N.) from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Descendants of Gideon Johnson and Apelonia Perkins, or Israel Perkins and Idelia Thompson or Celia Ann Maricle are welcome to join us. Family members are asked to bring a covered dish and old family photos. Call 318-358-3273 or 318358-5419 for info.
ATTENTIONSenior Citizens
It is a hot summer and Allen Council on Aging has a limited
Obituaries.......Page 2
Editorial..........Page 4
Sports..............Page 6
Legals..........Page 7, 8
Classifieds.......Page 9
Church...........Page 10
See SPOTLIGHTPage 2
Miss Allen Parish & Court
Miss Allen Parish and her court will grace the Fair Parade and other activities surrounding the fair. See court on Page 5.
Heaven Terrell is Miss Allen ParishMiss Heaven Ter-
rell of Oakdale was crowned Miss Allen Parish 2014 at the con-clusion of the pageant held last Saturday in Oberlin. Kennedy Jef-fcoats, Miss Allen Par-ish 2013, placed the crown upon her head.
First alternate cho-sen was Charli Brady of Elizabeth.
Lindsey Burnett of Reeves is the second alternate.
Third alternate is Lauren Duck of Oak-dale.
Kennedy Sutterfield of Elizabeth was se-lected as fourth alter-nate.
Amanda Marler of Fairview was the re-cipient of the Inter-view Award, Miss Con-geniality Award and Photogenic Award.
Bethany Thibodeaux of Oberlin was present-ed the People’s Choice Award in the amount of $333.50.
Shelby LaBuff of Kinder received the Ads Award in the amount of $260.
Kaleigh Switzer of Reeves and Abigail Pappion of Kinder were both recipients of Director’s Awards.
Making the diffi-cult decision of which beautiful young ladies should serve as queen and court, were judges Jody Flannigan, Mi-chael Bell, and Yulissa Yelverton.
Auditors for the event were Mary Cloud, Carleen Ma-haffey and Lindsey Mahaffey Lejeune. Lindsey was also the recipient of the 2014 Community Service Award.
Temisha Sonnier and Kennedy Jeffcoats served as Masters of Ceremonies. Kennedy, as outgoing queen, re-ceived a $500 schol-arship from the Fair Board which was pre-sented by David De-shotels.
Entertainment was provided by Helen Gor-don’s School of Dance and 2013 Jr. Miss Al-len Parish Julia Wil-liams of Kinder.
Mayor Robert Craf-ton announces his can-didacy for re-election as Mayor of the Town of Elizabeth.
“This administration first began January 1, 2003. You placed your trust and confidence in us and continue to do so twelve years later. This Mayor and Coun-cil do not take your trust lightly. Your sup-port and often-times, your patience, and your prayers of en-couragement have sus-tained us in difficult times.
“To say that we achieved all that we set out to do would not be true, neither would
it be true to say that we have failed.
“Our accomplish-ments far outweigh our short comings. The Town’s financial pic-ture is brighter now than it has ever been. The numerous fund-balances are well in the black and our recur-ring revenue streams are continuing to pro-vide ample resources to maintain and per-haps even brighten this picture. I can as-sure you that the team you have elected will work diligently toward that end.
“Just to note a few of our accomplishments: A $480,000 grant to
upgrade our waste wa-ter system completely rebuilt both potable water wells, mak-ing them essentially new wells, a “state of the art” MOTOR-CONTROL CENTER. The water system high-tower has been revamped internally and externally, pres-sure-washed, painted with two coats of high quality paint, added a new logo “Home of Bull Dogs”, increased our natural gas distri-bution system signifi-cantly, and with the Sheriff’’s Department’s new jail facility coming on-line, we can expect additional growth.
“We have purchased a new Kubota Tractor with front-end loader and bush-hog, a new “Bob-Cat” Tractor with trencher and a new Ford utility vehicle for the gas system; a new Dodge Charger for the police chief; two res-cue vehicles for the fire department, turn-out gear for volunteer firemen, miles of fire hose and other related equipment. The list goes on and on.
“With this being said, I am announc-ing my candidacy for re-election as mayor of the Town of Eliza-beth, and respectfully request your continued
support, your trust, your confidence, and your prayers, as we continue to make our town a place we can proudly call “our home town”.
Statewide Clerks of Court records accessibleMiss Allen Parish 2014 Heaven Terrell
Allen Parish Clerk of Court Gerald Harrington issued a statement regarding the ac-cessibility of Clerks of Court records statewide.
Harrington said on June 23, 2014, Act No. 826 was signed by Governor Jindal. The act allows for the es-tablishment of a statewide portal for internet users to have remote access to Clerks of Court throughout
the state. The portal will allow users
to search the mortgage and conveyance indices of all par-ticipating clerks at no charge. After the users search the indices on the statewide por-tal, if they find a record that they would like to access, the portal will connect the user to the website of that specific Clerk of Court.
Harrington said the Allen
Parish Clerk’s office will par-ticipate in the program.
The legislature approved a fee of $5.00 per recording on all documents recorded in the office of participating clerks, except DD214’s (mili-tary discharges). The fee will go towards the design, con-struction, administration and maintenance of the statewide portal. This fee will be imple-mented by all participating
Clerks of Court on Septem-ber 1, 2014.
“At the present time the Allen Parish Clerk of Court does not have a website with records on line; however, we plan to have a website with at least thirty (30) years of records on line by the time the statewide portal is com-pleted,” Harrington said. “We will continue to back scan and index records.”
Robert Crafton seeks re-election as Elizabeth mayor
Robert Crafton
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 - Page 2ObituariesMARK ALAN BLOCKER
January 19, 1957 - August 16, 2014Services for Mr. Mark Alan Blocker of Oak-
dale were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jacob Thomas officiating. A Rosary was recited Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in White Oaks Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery under the direction of White Oaks Fu-neral Home-Oakdale.
Mark, 57, entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Oakdale Community Hospi-tal.
He was born on January 19, 1957 in Alexandria to the union of Leonard Lee and Elizabeth Doyle Blocker. He was a carpenter, loving son, father, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend.
He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Lee Blocker.
He leaves behind his loving family to cherish his memory, his mother, Elizabeth Blocker of Oakdale; two sons, Nicholas Blocker of Oak-dale and Benjamin Blocker of Lake Charles; one daughter, Sarah Blocker of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Richard Blocker, wife Sherry of For-est Hill and Jeffery Blocker of Oakdale; one sister, Kim Jones, husband Dennis of Jackson-ville, Florida; numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Pallbearers who served were James Raymond Blocker, Joshua Blocker, Jeremy Blocker, Jay Blocker, Dennis Jones, and Jeremiah Jones.
TONIA GUILLORY BOURGEOISMay 27, 1969 - August 23, 2014
Services for Ms. Tonia Guillory Bourgeois of Pine Prairie were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Au-gust 25, 2014 in Friendship Baptist Church, Pine
Prairie, with Reverend Todd Richardson officiat-ing. Burial was in Addison Johnson Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, under the direction of Rush Fu-neral Home-Oakdale.
Tonia, 45, entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
RETHA ANN DEASONOctober 27, 1922 - August 19, 2014
Services for Ms. Retha Ann Deason of Pitkin were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2014 in Occupy #2 Baptist Church, Pitkin, with Rev-erends Gary Hayler, A.J. Trosclair, and Mike Crysel officiating. Burial was in Occupy #1 Cem-etery under the direction of Rush Funeral Home-Oakdale.
Ms. Deason, 91, entered eternal rest on Tues-day, August 19, 2014 in Naomi Heights Nursing Facility.
LEONA FRANK HARTZFELDSOctober 4, 1928 - August 21, 2014
Services for Ms. Leona Hartzfelds of Pine Prai-rie were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Calvary Baptist Church, Bayou Chicot with Reverends Mark Swinea, James Vandergriff and Brother Wayne Holston officiating. Burial was in Ferguson Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home-Oakdale.
Ms. Hartzfelds, 85, entered eternal rest on Thursday, August 21, 2014 in Oakdale Commu-nity Hospital.
MERVIN SLEET McCLENDON, SR.October 23, 1921 - August 19, 2014
Services for Mr. Mervin Sleet McClendon, Sr. of Elmer were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Au-gust 22, 2014 in New Hope Baptist Church, Cal-casieu, with Reverend Rob McLain officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery, Calcasieu, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home-Oak-dale.
Mr. McClendon, 92, entered eternal rest on
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 in Grace Home in Al-exandria.
CECIL WILLIAM RICHMONDFebruary 7, 1927 - August 19, 2014
Services for Mr. Cecil William Richmond of Pit-kin were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Pitkin First Baptist Church with Rever-ends Jeremy McCroy, Wilkie Richmond and Ken-ny Lowery officiating. Burial was in Blue Branch Cemetery, Pitkin, under the direction of White Oaks Funeral Home-Oakdale.
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Cecil, 87, en-tered Heaven’s Gates meeting his Lord and Sav-ior Jesus Christ.
ELLA SAVANTApril 9, 1938 - August 22, 2014
Services for Ms. Ella Savant of Elton were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2014 in Rush Funeral Home-Oberlin. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery, Elton, under the direction of Rush Fu-neral Home-Oakdale.
Ms. Savant, 76, entered eternal rest on Friday, August 22, 2014 in Louisiana Extended Care in Lafayette.
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supply of fans available; also the agency has limited funds to assist with electric bills to those who qualify. For more information or to apply, please call 1-800-256-2851. Allen Council on Aging, “Serving All of Allen Parish”
HiSET ClassesReading Education for Adult Development (R.E.A.D.) is offering free HiSET classes in Oakdale and Kinder. A student can achieve a diploma, gain first time employment, and gain self confidence while learning in a friendly at-mosphere. R.E.A.D. offers basic reading and math, HiSET prep in all subjects and career prepatory skills. There is no cost to the stu-dent. Call R.E.A.D. at 1-318-215-0490 or 1-866-367-7323 for class schedules
NEED A RIDE?Allen Parish residents – there is transporta-tion for you at Allen Council on Aging through its transportation department, Allen Parish Transit. Citizens 18 years and older will be transported for medical, personal and/or so-cial visits through three transportation pro-grams. Children under 18 years must have an escort. Allen Parish Transit is open to every-one, no qualifications – schedule a ride, pay a fee, to anywhere in Louisiana! For more infor-mation and/or to schedule a ride, call 1-800-256-2851.
Recovery GroupRescue & Hope is an overcomers and recovery group that meets on Monday and Thursday nights at 6:00 p.m. at the UPC Family Life Center. The meeting is facilitated by Bro. Ken-neth Hayden and a ride is provided if neces-sary. Call 318-306-0407.
Narconon ServicesNarconon Anomyous (NA) meets on Saturdays
from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at 113 North 13th Street in Oakdale (located in Acadian Place across from Oakdale High School). Call 318-335-3578 for info.
Bible StudyReverend Aaron Taylor of Shiloh Baptist Church invites everyone of any denomination to a spiritually informative Bible study every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the church (701 Jack-son St.).
T.O.P.S. meetingsT.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Communi-ty Center by the swimming pool. Come join us.
Abused WomenThere are services available in Allen Parish for abused women and children. Services are free and confidential. Call the Calcasieu Wom-en’s Shelter at (337)436-4552 or toll-free at (888)411-1333.
AA MeetingsThe Oakdale New Horizon AA group meets on Mondays and Fridays from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at 113 North 13th Street in Oakdale (located in Acadian Place across from Oakdale High School). Call 318-335-3578 for info.
St. Vincent’s ClosetSt. Vincent’s Closet will be open Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call Wedella Howard at 337-738-5195 for information.
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Police BeatOakdale Police Chief
Scotty Laborde and Sheriff Doug Hebert re-leased the names of the following persons who were recently arrested and booked into jail in Oakdale and Oberlin.
Oakdale P.D.Kendrick Robinson,
27, black male, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstruction of jus-tice. He was transferred to APSO custody.
Jordan Robinson, black male, was ar-rested for possession of marijuana, possession of CDS Schedule II with intent to distribute, re-sisting an officer and obstruction of justice.
Virgie Jack, 46, black female, was arrested and charged with pos-session of marijuana, possession of CDS Schedule II, resisting an officer, illegal car-rying of a weapon and prohibited acts.
Steve L. Jack, 52, black male, was ar-rested for driving under suspension, prohibited acts, illegal carrying of a weapon and posses-sion of marijuana.
Walter Davis, 43, black male, was ar-rested for possession of marijuana and posses-sion of CDS Schedule II.
Ashley Johnson, 29, white female, was ar-rested for speeding and D.W.I.
Shareka Antoine, 41, black female, was charged with simple criminal damage to property.
Denise Bryant, black female, was arrested for disturbing the peace by intoxication.
Melania Dusang, 34, white female, was charged with simple burglary and theft.
Michael Bonner, 52, black male, was arrest-ed for issuing worthless checks.
Ronald Stalsby, 59, white male, was charged with domestic abuse battery.
Henry Stalsby, 87, white male, was charged with domestic abuse battery.
Sheriff’s OfficeTwo men from Kinder
were arrested this past week by deputies from the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Michael R. Pursley, 65, of Kinder was charged with issuing worthless checks from $300 to $500.
Colby Justin Cow-ell, 21, of Kinder was charged with operating
a vehicle while intoxicat-ed, maximum speed lim-it, and license: change of address.
Quincy James Soileau, 32, of Reeves was arrest-ed on a probation viola-tion.
John C. Manuel, 30, of Oberlin was charged with theft of goods over $500 and criminal tres-pass.
Nydell D. Poncho, 35, of Elton was arrested on three bench warrants.
Donald Dale Stal-sby, 59, of Oakdale was charged with domestic abuse battery and on two bench warrants.
Henry Arthur Stal-sby, 87, of Oakdale was charged with domestic abuse battery and on a bench warrant.
Michael Shane Bon-ner, 52, of Oakdale was charged with issuing worthless checks less than $300.
Leonard Christian, 56, of Oakdale was charged with theft and forgery.
Deanne V. Williams, 28, of Oakdale was charged with aggravated assault, disturbing the peace by intoxication, and aggravated flight from an officer.
Tanya R. Turner, 53, of Oakdale was charged with disturbing the peace by language, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Otis Ray Carroll, 41, of Oakdale was charged with unauthorized use of a movable.
Kendrick Robinson, 27, of Oakdale was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and ob-struction of justice.
Carroll Lynn Hamp-ton, 42, of Oakdale was charged with possessiion with intent to distribute Schedule II narcotics, possession of drug para-phernalia, stop and ield signs, and deposit of li-cense in lieu of security.
Angela Fuselier Jeansonne, 39, of Oak-dale was charged with possession with intent to distribute Schedule II narcotics, possession of Schedule IV narcotics, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Cory McKinley Moreaux, 32, of Oakdale was charged with ille-gal possession of stolen things.
Melanie Denee Du-sang, 34, of Alexandria was charged with simple burglary and theft.
Robert Dean Arnaud II, 27, of Eunice was charged with illegal car-rying of a weapon, pos-session of Schedule I and II narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, and creation/operation of a meth lab.
Brian Vanhoy, 34, of Lecompte, was charged
ClarificationThe statement in last week’s Oakdale Journal that the new fire truck would not cost the city any money should have been “the new bunker gear will not cost the CiTy any money.” The gear will not cost the city any EXTRA money because the funds have already been put into the Fire Department’s budget and the Fire Depart-ment will pay for it. The city’s fiscal year ends on June 30 and a new budget has just been adopted.
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with flight from an of-ficer, aggravated flight from an officer, illegal carrying of a weapon, disturbing the peace by intoxication, simple es-cape, resisting an offi-cer, and simple criminal damage to property.
Kyle J. Fuselier, 26, of Crowley was charged with second degree rob-bery and second degree battery.
Jody J. Tucker, 37, of Downsville was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear.
Robert Reynaud, 28, of Lake Charles was charged with simple criminal damage to prop-erty and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.
Paul L. Keys, 55, of Welsh was charged with driving on roadway laned for traffic, and refusal to submit to chemical tests.
Patrick Bales, 28, of Westlake was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear.
Dustin Ray Meaux, 27, of Jennings was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear.
Desmond J. Scott, 24, of Lake Charles was charged with monetary instrument abuse.
Aubrey Odell Bazi-nett, 33, of Ragley was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicat-ed (second offense) and reckless operation.
Brandon Murch, 27, of Baytown, TX., was charged with possession of a firearm with a con-trolled dangerous sub-stance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Aaron Coleman, 33, of Pasadena, TX., was charged with posses-sion of marijuana and rug paraphernalia, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tucker G. Scimemi , 18, of Oberlin was ar-rested for possession of drug paraphernalia and CDS Schedule I.
Carlos Ray Bob, 24, of Kinder was picked up on a bench warrant for fail-ure to appear.
Teacher Appreciation WeekFirst Baptist Church of Oakdale held their 5th Annual Teacher Appreciation Lun-cheon on August 6. All school personnel from the Oakdale and Elizabeth schools, as well as the school board members, were served lunch and given the opportunity to win door prizes. This is just a way for the church and local businesses to let the teachers know that they are appreciated for their hard work and dedication, and to let them know the church will be praying for them.
Top photo: Oakdale Elementary teachers (from left) Stephanie Perkins, Kara Smith, Marcia Luxemburg, Caroling Willia, Kerry Stanley, Betty Bryant, Robin Singletary and Amy Hodges.
Center: Elizabeth teachers Krista Davis and Melissa Strother.
Bottom: Oakdale High teacher Gwen Nevels.
The Oakdale Journal
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - Page 4Editorial
August is when politicians retire to their vacation homes and relax at tax-payer expense. Congress is paid for a 5-week vacation and President Obama and his family have made it a tradition to enjoy a luxurious vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, the playground of the rich.
The President loves to stroll the streets of Martha’s Vineyard, enjoy ice cream and bike riding. Most of all, he loves to play golf. Since assuming the presidency, Barack Obama has played almost 200 rounds of golf, no matter what crisis is ongoing.
During this vacation, he played golf during a Ukrainian civil war, a conflict in Gaza, the beheading of innocent Chris-tians by the terror group ISIS, and a five day riot in Ferguson, Missouri.
All of these distractions undoubtedly upset President Obama, who had to in-terrupt his vacation for an occasional news conference and real work.
Yesterday, he made brief comments praising his administration for effective military action against ISIS in Iraq and blasting the police for their response to the riots in Missouri. Upon concluding the news conference, the President was on the golf course within minutes.
Obviously, golf helps relax the Presi-dent, who has undoubtedly been stressed recently. This week, Obama not only had to deal with turmoil overseas and in Mis-souri, but he was also criticized by an un-likely source. He is used to being blasted by Republicans, who oppose his policies, but he must have been shocked to read about the blistering attack from his for-mer Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
In an interview with The Atlantic, Mrs. Clinton claimed that the President’s feck-less response to the Syrian civil war cre-ated a vacuum that was filled by Islamic terrorists. The President denied his poli-cies were ineffective and claimed that the comments were “horse...”
So, the President cannot even relax in peace and has to deal with critics all over the political spectrum. He must realize that Hillary Clinton is running for Presi-dent and has to distance herself from his failed policies. In a convenient public re-lations move, on Wednesday night, the President and Mrs. Obama joined Hillary and Bill Clinton at the birthday party of Ann Jordan, wife of lobbyist Vernon Jor-dan. Prior to the event, Hillary Clinton said she was looking forward to “hugging it out” with the President.
The party must have been a blast for the President was photographed danc-ing alone in the country club ballroom.
Obama vacation blues The political left has been cam-
paigning against the use of force since at least the 18th century. So it is not surprising that they are now argu-ing that heavily armed or aggressive police forces only inflame protesters and thus provoke violence.
Statisticians have long warned that correlation is not causation, but they have apparently warned in vain.
There is no reason to doubt that heavily armed police in riot gear may be more likely to show up where out-breaks of violence are expected. But when violence then breaks out, does that prove that it was the appearance of the police that caused it?
I strongly suspect that people who travel with armed guards are more likely to be murdered than people who do not travel with armed guards. After all, they are not paying to have armed guards for no reason.
If so, should we conclude from a higher murder rate among people with armed guards that having armed guards increases your chances of getting murdered? Shall we also conclude from this that we the tax-payers should no longer pay to have Secret Service agents guarding our presidents?
Actually, the history of assassina-tions of American presidents could be cited as evidence that armed guards are correlated with higher murder rates, if we proceed to “reason” the same way the advocates of weaker police presence seem to be reasoning.
There have been 43 Presidents of the United States, of whom four -- Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Ken-nedy -- have been murdered. That is a murder rate of 9 percent.
If the murder rate in the general population -- most of whom do not have armed guards -- were 9 percent, that would mean more than 27 mil-lion Americans murdered today. We haven’t quite gotten up to a murder rate that high, even in Chicago.
Does anyone seriously believe that leaving presidents unguarded would reduce assassinations? Probably not. But this is the golden age of talking points, as distinguished from serious thinking about serious issues.
These talking points are often based on a prevailing social vision, rather than on hard facts. According to the prevailing vision, ghetto riots are due to racial injustices -- and the way to deal with them is to make con-cessions in words and deeds, while severely restricting the use of force by the police.
Factual evidence cannot make a dent in that vision.
But, for those who are still so old-fashioned as to rely on facts, here are a few: Back in the 1960s when ghetto riots broke out in cities across the country, the region with the fewest riots was the South, where racial dis-crimination was greatest and police forces least likely to show restraint.
In Detroit, with a liberal mayor in the city and a liberal governor in the state, where the police were warned against shooting during the 1967 ri-ots, there was the largest death toll of any city during any riot during that whole decade -- 43 people dead, 33 of them black.
Both the New York Times and the Washington Post expressed astonish-ment that such a riot could occur in a city with such liberal policies. But neither of them changed its vision in response to facts which contradicted that vision.
In Chicago, there were three nights of rioting on the west side in 1966. These riots were brought to a halt with what a Chicago correspondent
Facts vs. Visions
Louisiana United States Senator Mary Landrieu has always been a survivor in Bay-ou State politics. She’s been successful in four races for the U.S. Sen-ate, but the elections have always been close, and until now, her op-ponents have never had the full weight of the national Republican campaign ap-paratus behind them. But this time it’s different. Landrieu is in the political fight of her life. She’s under an all out assault by Republican organizations all over the country.
There’s a good reason why so much attention is being paid to this Louisiana election. The stakes are sky high. Which party controls the U.S. Senate may be determined by who wins in Louisiana. The Bayou State’s unique “jungle primary” push-es the runoff election back until early December. Every other state election will have been decided by then. And if control of the senate comes down to one vote, which a number of politi-cal prognosticators believe could happen, the Louisiana election will captivate the political eyes of the nation.
Can Landrieu pull it off again? Landrieu’s biggest hurdle is not her two aggressive opponents, but rather a number of problems she has created on her own. The lady is facing a high mountain to climb because of two things: her controversial senate record, and her continuing campaign blunders.
Her political problems were highlighted after she became the deciding vote to pass Obamacare in the Senate, for which she was dubbed “Obamacare Mary,” a yoke Landrieu’s had to car-ry for legislation highly unpopular in Louisiana. Adding to her burden, she’s been a longtime champion of The Patriot Act — a distasteful law that allows widespread spying on every Ameri-can citizen.
She’s received criticism for her vote to tax Louisianans on all out of state Internet sales, a tax increase also highly unpopular back home. Another Landrieu proposed tax would double the security passenger fee — a fee that air travelers would have to pay on each flight. In 2011, she became chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, yet her op-ponents charge that her leadership on immigration reform has languished as she’s failed to offer any suggestions or legislation to curtail the mass of illegals crossing into the United States.
Landrieu has been a champion of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which is presently under siege because of allegations of corruption and cronyism. Most recently, her Republican oppo-nents are on the attack for her attempts to block legislation that would have imposed human rights sanctions for atrocities in Venezuela.
But aside from her voting record, Landrieu’s bigger problems involve the handling of her politics. In recent years, she’s rare-ly returned to the state, and is running a re-election campaign orchestrated from Washington, driven by millions of dollars in campaign contributions from all over the country. Last year the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate reported that Landrieu was forced to pay penalties and interest three different years for failure to pay property taxes on her Capitol Hill home, valued at $2.36 million, on time. Just last week, USA Today and CNN reported that Landrieu has flown in private planes on multiple occasions for campaign events paid for with taxpayers dollars, a violation of federal law.
She is also being accused of running a campaign that is aloof from local involvement, with key supporters complaining that phone calls go unreturned. In the northern part of the state, key public officials, including the mayor of Monroe and the Public Service commissioner have volunteered to help the Senator get out the Democratic vote, but have received no response. Appar-ently, the entire Landrieu campaign is television driven by out-of-state public relations firms.
Nevertheless, Landrieu still has a lot going for her. She is the incumbent and has she’s done her share of political favors over the past 18 years. But, at least for now, her campaign has lost any sense and understanding of retail politics. Voters are not happy with incumbency and the Washington insider mental-ity. Landrieu is making a big mistake by not engaging, relating
Landrieu causes her own problems in re-election bid
Thomas Sowell
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CROSS - Terry and Heather Cross of Oak-dale are proud to an-nounce the birth of their son, Owen Joseph Cross.
Owen was born on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 9:14 p.m. in Aca-dian Medical Center, a Campus of Mercy Re-gional. He weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. and was 22 inches long. He was delivered by Dr. Monty N. Heinen.
Owen is the grandson of Bettina and Dennis Duplechain of Mittie, Owen Joseph Cross
OHS Cheerleaders 2014-15 attended UCA Sum-mer Camp recently. Pictured are (from left, bot-tom) Sadee Chamberlain, Hannah LaCaze, Lau-ren Soileau, Alexia Turner, Chloe Johnson; (top)
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 - Page 6Sports
By MARK LEIBSONSports EditorFootball fans will
see the Class 2A de-fending state champi-on Kinder Yellowjack-ets play the Oberlin Tigers and host Oak-dale Warriors in Fri-day’s 7 p.m. Allen Parish Jamboree.
“The Allen Parish Jamboree is always a big event for the fans and a scrimmage for the football teams,” Oakdale Coach Ran-dall Gordon said. “We are excited about hosting the jamboree this year in our home stadium. We want to show our parish our new stadium that our tax payers voted for us to renovate.”
The jamboree format
has changed this year.“We will play three
15 minute games as follows: Oberlin vs. Oakdale, Oberlin vs. Kinder, and Kinder vs. Oakdale,” Coach Gor-don said. “There will be no half time. We believe the jamboree will not be short of tal-ent from either of the three teams. It will be a great night for foot-
ball.“We feel like we
are just as talented as Kinder and Ober-lin. We just have to work on our mental toughness. Our reac-tion when something bad happens is an example of our men-tal toughness. We weren’t pleased in the scrimmage when our older players would
get frustrated instead of stepping up to make plays like play makers should so we will look to fix that for Friday.
“Oberlin has changed their offense to the split back veer which has created a little more excitement to their offense. We have to play assign-ment football to stop their offense. They have a hard nose tough quarterback and some quick running backs with a large offensive line.
“On defense they play a 4-2-5 defense with fast defensive ends and an athletic secondary. The line-backers play fast and cover the field well.”
Kinder is riding high after winning the state championship with a huge target on its chest.
“They are returning many starters includ-ing multiple all-state players and the 2A state champion game MVP (runningback Jordan Vickers),” Coach Gordon said. “Our team will be ex-cited to play such a talented team this early in the season.
“Kinder has a new quarterback (Welles Cooley) but you can not tell by their execution. They run the double slot offense very fast. They have a return-ing all-state guard who does a great job of blocking until the
whistle. Their running back (Vickers) looks as good as last year.
“Their defense is a 4-3 which has a very talented group of line-backers. They make plays all over the field. Their secondary looks to be a few returning starters and very ag-gressive. Their defen-sive line has good size and look to be hard to move.
“We look forward to the jamboree but realize it is a scrim-mage and a building block in a long sea-son. We hope to clean up mistakes and mis-cues from last week to progress into a com-petitive football team each week no matter the opponent.”
Jamboree kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday in Oakdale
Oakdale High’s younger players were given a lesson on play-ing at “game speed” last Thursday during the Warriors’ scrim-mages against Vinton and Hamilton Chris-
tian.Warriors Head
Coach Randall Gordon saw plenty of upcom-ing work his young team needs before the start of the regular season.
“After reviewing film and coaching meetings after the scrimmage, we feel we have a long way to go and a short time to get there,” Coach Gordon said. “I’m sure every other
football team feels the same way after their first scrimmage.
“We saw some great, good, average, bad, and ugly from our scrimmage Thursday. We will have to work
hard at practice to clean up some of those mistakes and mis-cues. I believe some of our younger play-ers and new starters were not ready for the game speed they saw
on Thursday which is part of the experi-ence. Our players are resilient and will be at practice this week ready to prepare for Friday’s Allen Parish Jamboree.”
“We feel like we are just as talented as Kinder and Ober-lin. We just have to work on our mental toughness. Our reaction when something bad happens is an example of our mental toughness.”
Coach Randall Gordon
Younger Warriors have a ‘long way to go’The Warrior Football Team hosted a football camp for young kids to teach them fundamentals and technique of the game. Campers worked
with the high school football team and coaches. It was well attended by future Warriors.
Colllin Harding Turner, the 14 year old son of ShielaghHard-ing Turner, a 1989 graduate of Oakdale High School, was re-cently selected to play for the SuperClub Na-tional Soccer Team. This team was com-prised of athletes from all over the United States. The team just returned home from a European tour where they played against academy teams from the soccer rich towns of Chester, England and Dublin, Ireland. They also got to train with one of the most successful English Pre-mier teams, Liverpool FC.
This has been a busy and successful year for Collin. He was se-lected by the United States Soccer Club to train in Casa Grande, Arizona with 60 of the best players from all over the U. S. There he trained under the watchful eyes of US
Young international soccer player has ties to Oakdale
Collin Turner poses with a soccer ball and tro-phy. Collin maneuvers the ball down field, toward his team’s goal.
National Coaches. The invitation only camp is designed to groom players to be selected to play for the US Na-tional team and repre-
sent the US in future World Cups and other events.
Collin also was a member of Louisiana’s Olympic Developmen-
tal Program Team. This team is comprised of players from Louisiana only and attend the Region III camp in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Region III is made up of the eleven most south-ern states.
While at camp, Collin was chosen to team with the top 40 players from those 11 states and will represent Region III in future ODP events that take place all over the United States and Europe.
As well as all the national atten-
tion, Collin’s local club team, Baton Rouge Soccer Club, won the state championship this past season and went on to represent Louisiana in the Regional III National playoffs. He and his teammates were able to advance all the way to quarter final.
Collin is the oldest son of Jeff and Shielagh (Harding) Turner and lives in Denham Springs, LA. He has two younger brothers, Luke, 12, and Jacob, 8, who both also play competitive soccer.
The Oakdale Journal - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - Page 7
PUBLIC NOTICESEX OFFENDER
ASHLEY BIRDSONG
I, ASHLEY BIRDSONG, have been convicted of “SEXUAL AS-SAULT OF A CHILD” on APRIL 25TH, 2008. My address is 195 HWY 165, Oakdale, LA 71463.
Race: White; Sex: Female; DOB: 08/20/1981; Height; 5’11”; Weight: 260; Hair Color: brown: Eye Color: blue(PUBLISH: August 21 & 28, 2004)2T
PUBLIC NOTICE33RD JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ALLEN
STATE OF LOUISIANADOCKET NO. C-2014-300
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS. THOMAS AUSTIN
WATHENTo Thomas Austin Wathen or any
other person(s) who may be con-cerned. Please be advised that you
POSITION NOTICEThe Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s)
to fill the following position(s):
One (1) Custodian for Oakdale Elementary School
Minimum Requirements:1. Twenty-one years of age or older.2. Good general health with no physical condition that prohibits heavy cleaning or lifting.3. Ability to take directions and work independently to complete assigned tasks.4. Keeps building and premises, including sidewalks and parking lot neat and clean at all times.5. Performs other tasks assigned by the appropriate authority.
Salary: Allen Parish School Board Salary ScheduleStatus of Employment: 11 monthsApplication Deadline: August 29, 2014Special Requirements: A physical exam is required prior to beginning work.
APPLY:Allen Parish School Board Office
1111 W. 7th Ave.P. O. Drawer C
Oberlin, Louisiana 70655Phone: 318-639-4311
(PUBLISH: August 21 & 28, 2014)2T
POSITION NOTICEThe Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s) to
fill the following position(s):
Business Coordinator
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business At Least Three (3) Years of Experience Preferred Additional Criteria to be Established by the Board Terms of Employment: 12 monthsSalary: Allen Parish School Board Salary ScheduleApplication Requirements: 1. Letter of Application 2. Resume 3. Certified TranscriptApplication Deadline: September 9, 2014 Primary Responsibilities: 1. Maintain asset inventory records in accordance with adopted policy. 2. Reconcile all bank accounts monthly. 3. Review monthly financial reports from all schools. 4. Review all requests for funds of federal and state programs prior to submission. 5. Verify monthly receipts and prepare disbursement reports of sales tax collection fund.A detailed job description listing all job responsibilities may be obtained at the time of application.
APPLY:Allen Parish School Board Office
P. O. Drawer COberlin, Louisiana 70655
(PUBLISH: August 28 & September 4, 2014) 2T
have been sued in the Court above named. The plaintiff is seeking sei-zure of your property and a money judgement against you, naming you as defendant. If you require more detail regarding this matter please contact: Chad B. Guidry, Attorney at Law, 337-738-2280.(PUBLISH: August 28, 2004)1T
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF ELIZABETH
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance was introduced for con-sideration at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Elizabeth, Louisiana on the 1st day of July, 2014, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION RE-LATING TO THE ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE VILLAGE OF ELIZABETH, LOUISIANA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS
A public hearing on said Or-
dinance will be held at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on 2nd day of September, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. Thereafter, a vote will be had on said Ordinance. The public is invited to attend and make comment as it may deem appropri-ate. The original of said Ordinance is available for inspection at the Town
Hall between the regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
/s/H. Todd NesomCity Attorney
This institution is an equal oppor-tunity employer(PUBLISH: August 14, 21 & 28, 2014)3T
Legal Notices
POSITION NOTICEThe Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s)
to fill the following position(s):
One (1) Special Education Teacher Aides
for Kinder Elementary School
Minimum Requirements:1. High School Diploma or GED Certificate (Submit copy with application) and one (1) of the following: (a) Score of 450 or higher on the ETS ParaPro Assessment (If you have already taken the ParaPro, submit copy of official score report with application) (b) 48 Semester hours of LA DOE approved courses (or) (Transcript must be submitted with application.) (c) Associate of Arts, Associate of Science , or Associate of Applied Science degree (Transcript must be submitted with application.)2. Twenty-one years of age or older.3. Good general health4. Ability to assist with duties and activities that will enable the teacher to provide more instructional time for students.5. Ability to work harmoniously with students and adults.
Salary: Allen Parish School Board Salary ScheduleStatus of Employment: 9 months (180 days)Application Deadline: August 29, 2014Special Requirements: A physical exam is required prior to beginning work.
APPLY:Allen Parish School Board Office
1111 W. 7th Ave.P. O. Drawer C
Oberlin, Louisiana 70655Phone: 318-639-4311
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That’s What Friends Are For…“When you face a crisis, you
know who your true friends are.”The significance of this quote,
attributed to Earvin “Magic” Johnson, plays out quite often in our own daily lives. As you recall times throughout your life when you have encountered either personal hardship or profes-sional challenges, you can likely list the people who stepped up to the plate when you needed help the most. Time and time again, it is the same names and faces, or at least the same personal attributes, that define the list of your true friends.
As a nation, we have also found this to be true over the years. The most glaring example was in the days after 9/11, when countless countries around the world joined to help America respond to that cow-ardice moment of terrorism.
As a Louisiana people, we can all reflect on stories of true friend-ship in the aftermath of hurricanes throughout the years that have in-stilled a community-based camara-derie in many parts of this state. When times are bad, true friends know how best to come together and help in a way that delivers the most relief.
In politics, an election season can often represent a crisis for certain candidates, and this year has the potential to be a full-fledged five alarm fire for national Democrats running for re-election.
While national journalists have written a considerable amount of articles about Republicans and the internal spirited debates amongst conservatives, probing commen-tary about national Democratic dis-agreements has been few and far between. Some may argue this lack of journalistic curiosity is simply the media rallying to defend their philosophical allies on the left, but even if it is just that simple, there are signs that perhaps that wall of protection is starting to show some cracks.
Rallying of true friends has not been the norm in the nation’s Capi-
tol lately when it comes to the presi-dent’s own political party. In fact, the tension has become so hot lately that even The New York Times took notice. That daily newspaper is well known for rarely taking lightly any decision to cross the threshold of writing critical pieces about messy internal Democratic politics.
Last week, The Times blasted the lack of any real relationship between the Obama Administra-tion and Congressional Democrats, describing a recent meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., where Reid expressed his anger with President Obama for his lack of interest and engagement in the Senate appointment process for White House nominees. The Times also had a few Senators willing to go on record to explain just how fractured their friendship with the president seems to be. When asked to describe his relationship with the president, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said, “It’s fairly nonexistent. There’s not much of a relationship.”
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who caucuses with Senate Democrats said, “…I think one of the things the White House has not done well and the president has not done well is the simple idea of establishing rela-tionships before there is a crisis.”
If those statements don’t reveal just how bad the relationship has become between the disengaged White House and members of Obama’s own party, The Times de-livered the knockout blow with this statistic, “…only twice in more than 180 rounds of golf has the president invited members of Congress to play with him, and only one Democratic
official — Senator Mark Udall of Colorado — has joined a presiden-tial foursome.”
So if stalled presidential appoint-ments and countless rounds of golf cannot cause the president to work closely with his national Democrat-ic friends, perhaps King is correct. It truly will take a crisis for these natural allies to set aside their dif-ferences and lean on one another in ways only true friends do.
Enter the albatross around the neck of national Democrats known as the Affordable Care Act during election season. This crisis finally may be a disaster worthy of true friends rallying to one another’s de-fense.
This fall, most states will start to approve the pending health in-surance rates for 2015, and most of them will spike significantly, thanks to the market manipulating power of Obamacare.
In fact, in an article Politico pub-lished this week, the paper stated that, “With Democrats looking to hang on to Senate seats in many Re-publican-leaning states, they’ll be hoping that the final numbers don’t come in anywhere near the 24.6 per-cent hike that the report from the anti-Obamacare Heritage Founda-tion projected for a family of four in Arkansas, or even the 13.1 percent increase in Alaska or 12.4 percent in Louisiana. So far, although no state has finalized its rate, 21 have posted bids for 2015. Average preliminary premiums went up in all 21, though only a few by double digits.”
These rate increases are horrible news for small businesses, families and anyone else working hard to re-cover from the multi-year national recession that has held back eco-nomic growth. Even worse for na-tional Democrats is that voters will start to take notice of next year’s planned hikes this fall.
The duct tape, twine and other tricks embedded in Obamacare hide the devastating impact of this law until after elections are starting to wear out. For instance, the early data shows that the risk pools in Obamacare are not working. Addi-tionally, the Obamacare premium
supplements, basically government subsidies to keep premiums lower (particularly for those more expen-sive pre-existing patients) will be reduced by roughly 40 percent in 2015, thereby showing voters the true market response to this Act. The premium tax on insurers in-cluded in Obamacare will increase by 41 percent in 2015 and slam small businesses and family-owned shops that purchase insurance on the open market.
This is a crisis in every sense of the word for hardworking Ameri-cans and it is a political disaster for national Democrats this fall.
Magic Johnson was right when he said true friends step up in a cri-sis. The true friends that pushed, drafted, supported and passed this law on the American people are now working together out of desperation to message their way through these next few months.
In fact, that same Politico ar-ticle accurately detailed this effort as follows, “In what aides say is a sign of a changed approach within the White House — but also height-ened concerns around the midterms — they’re even coordinating with Hill Democrats, funneling local-ized background analysis and talk-ing points to each state’s delegation through Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), House Minor-ity Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and New York Sen. Chuck Schum-er’s Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. They’ve also relied on California Rep. Henry Waxman’s staff at the Energy and Commerce Committee to produce rebuttal reports, often in advance, on GOP claims about in-surance.”
A political crisis of this magnitude has finally done what stalled presi-dential appointments and countless rounds of golf could not. National Democrats are finally putting their differences aside and desperately working together to convince voters Obamacare is not really as bad as everyone knows it to be.
Good luck selling that one to the American people, you’re going to need it.
Stephen Waguespack
Columnist
Page 8 - The Oakdale Journal - Thursday, August 28, 2014
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•Air Force Airman Johnathan L. Cole gradu-ated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San An-tonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week pro-gram that included train-ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
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Cole is the son of Keely Linhard and Jessica L. Gor-don of Punta Gorda, Fla.
He is a 2012 graduate of Kinder High School, Kinder, La.
•Terrence P. Guillory has been selected for promo-tion to the rank of sergeant in the Army.
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Guillory is the husband of Kristy N. Guillory of Ober-lin, La.
•Kenneth L. Hawkins has been promoted to the rank of private first class in the U.S. Army National Guard.
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ANNUAL SALE:OAKDALE- FirstUnited MethodistChurch 309 E. 6thAve Sat. Sept 68am-12pm ManyNew/ Used items
Clothes, toys,books, kitchen
items
THAT N THIS TOOFlea Market andAuction House.
Hwy 10 (Next to thePost Office)Pitkin, LA
NEW HOURSfor Flea Market
Thursday-Friday-Saturday
10:00-4:00.
Help WAnted
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Assemble crafts,wood items.
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All Drivers Paid by Mile Loaded
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FLEETWOODTRANSPORTATION
NEEDS a loaderoperator for the Boise
Mill in Oakdale,$11.00 per hour.
Please call318-356-8100
or go by the mill for anapplication.
FLEETWOODTRANSPORTATION
NEEDS a loaderoperator for the Boise
Mill in Oakdale,$11.00 per hour.
Please call318-356-8100
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FULL-TIMECOUNTER PER-SON needed. Autoand truck partsknowledge a plus.Salary DOE. 401-K.See Brandon atSattler Supply, 211Bobca t D r i ve ,Eunice.
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is hiring for a shoptechnician/me-
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CROUERE_______________________From P. 4
Of course the problem with this image is that while the President was dancing the night away, Ferguson, Mis-souri was in flames, po-lice officers were firing tear gas at rioters and innocent Christians were being slaughtered in Iraq.
Barack Obama is a modern day Nero, golf-ing and partying while the world burns. This presents an image of a disconnected President who is unconcerned with the crises at home and abroad. It is no sur-prise that his approval numbers are stuck at 40 percent.
Obviously these poll numbers show that
Americans are tired of a President who spe-cializes in leisure pur-suits instead of solving problems such as the border crisis. With a wide open border, we have no idea whether ISIS or another terror group is exploiting this weakness.
There is no doubt that ISIS is already op-erating in the United States. This week, a picture was posted on Twitter of the ISIS flag in the front of the White House. The other day, a New Jersey man was questioned by police for flying an ISIS flag in front of his house.
Amazingly, the Presi-dent likened this real
ISIS threat to a “JV” team. Maybe if the President spent less time on vacation and on the golf course, he might be a better judge of our terrorist ene-mies.
Jeff Crouere is the
Host of “Ringside Poli-tics,” on WLAE-TV 32, a PBS station, and on WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans and the Northshore. He is the Political Analyst for WGNO-TV ABC26 and a Columnist for selected publications. For more information, visit his web site at RingsidePol-itics.com. E-mail him at [email protected].
for the Los Angeles Times called an almost “miracu-lous” low death rate of two. Yet that same reporter called the use of both troops and po-lice a “serious over-reaction.”
Any force sufficient to pre-vent riots from getting out of hand is almost certain to be characterized as “excessive force” or “over-reaction” by people with zero experience trying to stop riots.
During a later and larger riot in Chicago, Mayor Rich-ard J. Daley went on televi-sion to inform all and sundry that he had given orders to his police to “shoot to kill” arsonists -- provoking out-
raged denunciations across the country.
The number of people actu-ally killed during that riot was less than a third of the number killed in kinder and gentler Detroit the following year, even though Chicago had a larger population.
Do you prefer that few-er people get killed or that kinder and gentler rhetoric and tactics be used?
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Insti-tution, Stanford Univer-sity, Stanford, CA 94305. His website iswww.tsowell.com.
SOWELL____________________From P. 4
Page 10 - The Oakdale Journal - Thursday, August 28, 2014
APOSTOLICOAKDALE APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Pastor Terry Witt503 W. Santa Fe St. • 335-1407
ASSEMBLY OF GODNEW BEGINNINGS ASSEMBLY OF
GODCharlene Blevins, Pastor • 639-2541 Corner 8th Ave. & 7th St., Oberlin
BAPTISTBEAvER CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Alton Hodrett • 318-335-4293Hwy 10 East, HC 85, Oakdale
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH390 East River Road • 748-6481
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCHPlainview Area
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCHTony Robinson - Pastor
365 Pine Lane • 335-0830
ELIZABETH BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Danny Perry
Main St., Elizabeth • 634-7422
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCHPastor: Nicholas Hodges
Corner of S. 10th & Dixie St.
FIFTH AvENUE MISSIONARYBAPTIST CHURCH
Bro. Larry Farris • 5th Ave., Oakdale
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHMichael McIntosh - Pastor117 S. 12th St. • 335-1930
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Jeff James
50 Freedom Rd., Pitkin
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCHOliver Dean - Pastor
Hwy 462, Pitkin • 318-634-7400
GOODWILL BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Johnny Thomas • 1002 Main St.
ISRAELITE BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Paul Holmes - Pastor
Butler Street, Oakdale • 335-0447
MT. HOPE BAPTIST CHURCHBro. Kenny Blackwell - Pastor
2557 Hwy 372, Ballard Rd., Oakdale 335-2687
MT. OLIvE BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Norman L. Thomas, Pastor
814 Hwy 372, Oakdale
NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCHElder Larry Wilson - Pastor
1-1/2 mile up N. Blacktop • Oakdale
OAKDALE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCHBro. Eldon Mayo - Pastor
N. Blacktop • 335-2702
OAKHILL COMMUNITYBAPTIST CHURCH
Charles Robinson - Pastor
OBERLIN BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of 6th St. & 7th Ave. • Oberlin
337-639-2338
PINE GROvE BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Aaron & Kori Isbell
Hwy 10 West Elizabeth
RISING STAR MISSIONARYBAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Jesse Granvle - Pastor624 Mill St., Oakdale • 335-1991
SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Aaron Taylor - PastorHwy 10 E. • Oakdale
215-1178 (home) • 335-3856 (church)
ST. MATTHEW BAPTIST CHURCHDean Gunner, Pastor
704 E. 7th Ave. • (318) 335-0172
ST. PETER BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Gregory Craig - Pastor
Hudson Rd. & Church St. • 335-1479
STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Wallace Bellard - Pastor
521 Bernice St., Oakdale • 335-0515
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Dennis LaFleur
Corner of Beck & N. 7th • [email protected]
TRUE BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH809 E. 5th Ave., Oakdale • 335-2693
vICTORY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCHDr. Rudolph Gordon, Pastor835 N. 7th St. Ext., Oakdale
335-3808
WEST BAPTIST CHURCH404 W. 7th Ave., Oakdale
Pastor Robert Jordan318-748-8842
ZION BAPTIST CHURCHPastor: Bro. Jackie Bond177 Monk Rd., Oakdale
HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCHBro. Roger Whittington - Pastor
805 10th Ave., Glenmora • 748-8394
CATHOLICSACRED HEART OF JESUS
CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Jose vattakunnelE. 7th Ave., Oakdale
Rectory 335-3780 or Hall 335-9061
ST. FRANCIS OF ROME MISSIONRev. Jose vattakunnel • Elizabeth
CHRISTIANBREAD OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER
Rev. Wiley & Linda Shaw - PastorsN. 16th St. • 335-1945
Word of Faith Full Gospel Temple113 N. 11th St, Oakdale • 337-738-2593
Bishop Allen Celestine, Jr - Pastor
CHURCH OF CHRISTCHURCH OF CHRIST
Bro. Danny Broussard - PastorW. 7th Ave., 113 N. 6th St., Oakdale
335-3819
CYPRESS CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST
Bro. Charles Seal3010 Cypress Creek Rd., Oakdale
318-748-8572
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST DAvIS TEMPLE CHURCH
OF GOD & CHRISTElder Jeffery Trottie
NEW HOPE IN CHRIST MINISTRIESPastor: Joseph Pete
113 N. 11th St., Oakdale • 318-215-1208
SOLID ROCK CHURCH OF GODIN CHRIST JESUS
Rev. Ed & Ella Brown - Pastors1023 Webster St., Oakdale • 335-1903
EPISCOPALST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Father Joe Bordelon - Pastor118 E. Pelican Hwy.,
335-2744 or 335-3688;
GOSPELFULL GOSPEL REvIvAL CENTER
Pastor, Mark Swinnea318 N. Blacktop Extension
318-335-3330
JEHOVAH'S WITNESS JEHOvAH’S WITNESS
244 White Rd., Oakdale • 335-0294
METHODISTCROSS MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH1101 Highway 10 East., Oakdale
CROSS MEMORIAL C.M.E. CHURCHMinister Beulah Mitchell - Pastor
Hwy. 10 E., Oakdale
ELIZABETH METHODIST CHURCHPastor Mark Theriot
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHRev. Mark Strickland - Pastor
309 E. 6th Ave. • 335-3336
GREATER HAYES CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH
Rev. Keith Sanders - Pastor602 Mill St. • 335-2432
HANNAH CHAPEL A.M.E.Rev. Alexis Alexandria - Pastor
HOPEWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Sharon HarrisGrant • 318-634-7346
PINE PRAIRIE UNITED METHODISTPastor Mark Strickland
Corner Jefferson & Clark St.,
ST. JAMES A.M.E. CHURCHRev. Donald Johnson - Pastor • Elizabeth
PENTECOSTALBETHEL UPC OF ELIZABETHRev. Roger Tackette • Cypress St.,
Elizabeth • 318-358-3460
FIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Rev. Tim Kelley - PastorRev. Ryan Kelley - Youth Pastor
421 W. 6th Ave. • 335-1676 or 335-3516
GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSEPENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Rev. James E. vandergriff - PastorSam Cloud Rd., Oakdale • 335-2442
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH - U.P.C.Rev. Jerry Odom, Pastor
229 Hwy 10 East • (318) 335-3005
TRUE FAITH PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Rev. Eugene Reeves - Pastor
SIx-MILE PENTECOSTAL CHURCHHwy. 377, Pitkin • 318-358-3586
Rev. Louis E. Robertson, Jr. - Pastor
OTHERCHRIST CHURCH OF OAKDALE
Rev. Greg Willis - Pastor807 N. 9th St., Oakdale335-1582 or 715-0994
NEW HOPE MINISTRIESRufus Trevillion, Sr. - Pastor
Corner of Scott & N. 16th
THE CHURCH OF THE HIGHER CALLING
Pastor: Mike & Corita Willis409 North 17th St. • Oakdale, La.
BODY OF CHRIST MINISTRIESSlade Smith - Pastor
113 West Main St., Elizabeth 318-452-0937
THE WORD CHURCH OF OAKDALERev. Gerald Miller-Pastor881 Hwy. 165 N., Oakdale
318-306-1719
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
2285 Hwy. 165, Oakdale318-491-3610
The Oakdale JournalDevotional Page
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Harper’sBody Shop
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Bakery 738-5080707 1st Ave. Kinder
1900 165 South, Oakdale318-335-2502
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Richard’sTire Service
335-2709 • 705 Hwy 165 S., Oakdale(Behind Burger King)
318-335-0113 • 318-335-1001kandrfurniture.com
Owners Robert and Keary Jordan
K&R Furniture
715 Hwy 165 S. Oakdale
Smith’s Auto Care & Body Shop
306 Hickory St., oakdale
335-4122 • 335-2458
Jewelry • Pharmaceuticals • CosmeticsNow Full Service Flower & Gift Shop
Phil’s Pharmacy
Business Ph.: (337) 639-4367 • (337) 639-2701805 West 7th Ave.
Philip W. Beard, P.D. Oberlin, LA 70655
Flowers For All OccasionsFresh & Silk Flowers
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Regina’s Flowers & Gifts Galore
ST. FRANCESNURSING & REHAB
337-639-2934Fax 337-639-4373
417 Industrial DriveOberlin, LA 70655
Sunshine Thrift Store
Helping people with disabilities in our
community.
119 W. 6th Ave. Oberlin337-639-6017
*Donations Accepted*
Phone: 318-335-Cash(2274)Fax: 318-335-2295
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OAKDALE222 S. Tenth St318.335.2031
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