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National Library Weekstarts April 19th. TheCameron Parish Library andits branches plan to celebratethat week by hosting OpenHouses in each of it branchesthat week.

The library's main branchwill host an open house onMonday, April 19th from 12noon until 4 p.m. with lightrefreshments served. Themain library's guest speakerwill be J.C. Boudreaux whowill speak on his experiencesmaking the movie "LouisianaStory" when he was young.The Cameron Parish SheriffDepartment will have an offi-cer at the libraries handingout gunlocks free to the publicand showing how to installthem.

Each of the branchlibraries will take turns host-ing open houses featuringlight refreshments and givingout gunlocks on the day oftheir event.

Johnson Bayou BranchLibrary will host their open

house on Tuesday, April 20thfrom noon until 4 p.m.

Hackberry Branch Librarywill host open house onWednesday, April 21th fromnoon until 4 p.m.

To conclude NationalLibrary Week celebrations inCameron Parish, the GrandLake Branch Library willhost their open house onThursday, April 22th fromnoon until 4 p.m.

Please plan to stop by andvisit your local library, pickup your gunlock, and help thelibraries celebrate NationalLibrary Week. Call 775-5421with any questions.

and he threatened to go to theAttorney General if hisdemand was not met. Noaction was taken.

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were discussed in the regularmeeting when the economicimpact on the renovation onGlobal Santa Fe's rig, theGlomar High Island, wasdetailed. Farque read a list ofover 20 local businesses whichhad benefitted from the pro-ject. They ranged from restau-rants, to retailers, to oil fieldrelated businesses.

Dwight Savoie ofMidstream Fuel Services, for-merly Tesoro, said every localworker who asked for a jobwas hired in some capacity,and there are now 25 localpeople working on the project.

He noted the contractorneeded 75 welders and 40painters and sandblastersand Cameron could not sup-ply that kind of labor force onshort notice (one week). Hesaid this was why so manyworkers were from Texas.

He hopes to see many morerigs in the Port of Cameronand expects availability ofwork to cause the local laborsupply to grow.

Both Farque and Savoienoted the sales tax being 4%in Cameron Parish is a bigincentive to locate here, as isthe proximity of the Gulf,which cuts down on pilotingcosts.

An industry representativereportedly quoted the cost todock at Cameron around$30,000, compared to$200,000 to go all the way toLake Charles.

Calcasieu Parish plans toput a property tax exemptionfor oil rigs on their ballot inorder to attract the same eco-nomic benefits to the Port ofLake Charles.

FFIIRREEMMEENN TTRRAAIINNIINNGGCameron Fire Chief Ron

Johnson asked the jury's help

Jurors debateroad crews

National Library Weekto be observed here

Historical markersto be dedicated

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April 15, 2004 Vol. 48--No. 16 Cameron, La. 70631

Mac and Sue Haynie haveannounced that they areopening Mac’s Shack, a bar,dance hall and pool hall, inthe old VFW building inCreole.

The opening will beSaturday, April 7 beginningat 9 p.m. Music will be byMidnight Special. There willbe a cover charge and doorprizes. ID will be required.

Mac’s Shack will be openon Friday and Saturdaynights at this time but at alater date may open all week.

Jones moveshis officeto Sweetlake

The Cameron ParishTourist Commission is plan-ning to publish a parish out-doors recreation brochure,according to Capt. SammieFaulk, board member.

The booklet will list parishcharter fishing guides, hunt-ing guides and lodges, mari-nas, RV parks, motels, rentalcabins and rooms.

Local people and business-es interested in being listedare asked to furnish the fol-lowing information by May29:

Business name, contactperson, address, phone num-bers, web site and e-mailaddress.

Mail to Cameron ParishTourist Commission, PO Box388, Cameron, La. 70631 orfax to 337-775-5754. There isno charge for listing.

For more information call337-775-5222.

The guides will be placedat tourist centers, chamber ofcommences, stores, etc. andwill be available by mail.

Bryan Jones, attorney atlaw, has announced the open-ing of his new office at 3242Hwy. 384 in Sweetlake.

He will be available forpersonal injury and domesticcases, wills and successions,criminal defense, SocialSecurity disability claims, etc.

Mr. Jones was formerlyassociated with the JonesLaw Firm in Cameron. Hegraduated from Grand LakeHigh School and received aB. A. Degree from MillsapCollege in Mississippi and hislaw degree from LSU.

He has been practicing inCameron for the past five anda half years.

He may be reached at 337-598-2638.

He is the son of Mrs. JoyceJones of Sweetlake and thelate J. B. Jones, Jr.

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Last week's Police Jurymeeting touched on so manyissues they wouldn't all fit inone article. Jurors consideredadditional matters rangingfrom road crews to oil rigcrews and from fire fighting tocock fighting.

The disposition of theparish road crew in the GrandLake/Sweetlake area was thesubject of a major disagree-ment between jurors DarrylFarque and Charles Prechtand Parish Road SupervisorEllis Nunez at the 3 p.m.agenda meeting.

Farque requested that the7-person crew be split intotwo separate units, one forDistrict 7 and one for District3. He cited a pilot program inplace for three weeks dividingthe work between two crews.

Precht stated his opposi-tion, based on the extra cost ofhiring another crew foreman,the unity of the community,and the single water,drainage, recreation, etc. taxdistricts.

He stated the only reasonthere are two police jury dis-tricts in the area is that thepopulation had grown somuch that redistricting wasrequired. He noted that in2001 or 2002, due to theincreased work load extraworkers were added to theGrand Lake road crew andsaid work requests were beingfilled, work was getting done.

Precht asked Nunez to ver-ify that costs would go up ifthe crew was split and notedthat the money would comefrom the general fund. Healso objected to Nunez's insti-tution of the pilot programdividing the crew without juryapproval.

When asked his opinion ofthe proposed split, Nunezstated that ideally the wholeparish should be consolidated,but since all the other dis-tricts are split, why not.

Farque demanded to be"treated fairly and equally,"

The Southwest LouisianaHistorical Association willdedicate two historical mark-ers in Cameron Parish onTuesday, April 20.

The markers commemo-rate the Gulf BiologicalStation and the CameronParish Lighthouse, two earlypublic facilities in the area.The markers will be alongJetty Road and at the light-house.

The dedication ceremonywill begin at noon; a receptionwill follow at the JettyPavilion. Refreshments willbe served.

The Gulf BiologicalStation, the first marine bio-logical research facility on theGulf, operated from 1902 to1909.

The lighthouse beganoperation in 1876 and contin-ued to guide ships until 1940.

THIS IS A picture of J. C. Boudreaux taken in 1947when he starred in the movie classic, “The LouisianaStory.” The film, which was made by Robert Flaherty atAvery Island, will be shown as part of the McNeese 2004Banners Series at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 25 in theMcNeese Business Conference Center. Boudreaux, whois 70 now, is a retired telephone company employee anda lifelong resident of Cameron.

SHOWN ABOVE were some of the persons whoattended a meeting of the Senate Committee onTransportation in Baton Rouge on March 31 to support abill by Senator Jerry Theunissen renaming the MonkeyIsland Ferry in Cameron as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Ferry. The bill was reported favorably. Shown withSenator Theunissen are Marty Tietje, his assistant;Cameron NAACP Chapter members, Louise Cole, presi-dent; Charles Cole, Margaret McArthur, PaulineMcArthur; also state NAACP officers, Dr. ErnestJohnson, president; Will Belton, and Bishop DwightPage.

THIS WAS A drawing of the Calcasieu RiverLighthouse which was probably made prior to its con-struction in 1876. The structure was on the west side ofthe Calcasieu River and Pass and the site is now underwater in the ship channel. The lighthouse served until1940.

BARRY BADON of Johnson Bayou and his band provided some of the entertainmentat the Louisiana Railroad Days Festival in DeQuincy last Saturday. Above he is showngetting some help from the Festival queens--Danniele Harrell, left, junior queen; andHolly LeJeune, Festival queen. Both girls are from Sulphur. (Photo by Tony Treme)

Mac’s Shackis openedin Creole

Bids askedThe Cameron Parish

Police Jury is seeking bids ontwo items to be opened onMay 3. They are:

*Half mile of vinyl fencingto be installed near theHackberry boat launch.

*Purchase of a rescue vehi-cle per specifications.

Bid information can befound elsewhere in this issue.

An Earth Day event willbe held at Holly Beach onThursday, April 22 hosted bythree USDA agencies--RuralDevelopment, Farm ServiceAgency and Natural Res-ources Conservation Service.

The event will be held atthe Apache Corp. MecomRanch Field Office a fewmiles west of Holly Beach.

Events will begin with abeach cleanup by volunteersand the planting of woodyspecies and grasses on thebeach as a conservation effortto help stop erosion on thesand dunes.

A lunch will be served vol-unteers at 11:30 a.m. and theEarth Day ceremony will beheld at noon.

USDA Rural Developmentwill announce over $23 mil-lion in water and waste waterfunding for Louisiana, includ-ing a $3.9 million grant for aHolly Beach sewer system.

Earth Dayevent setat H. Beach

The Holly Beach Improve-ment Group will hold itsquarterly public meeting atthe Holly Beach Fire StationSaturday, April 17, at 4 p.m.

Topics will include: theSanta’s visit to Holly Beach inDec. 2003; the Feb. FundRaiser Bar B Q Dinner; dis-cussion of a Beach Festival tobe held on June 12, sponsoredby the Beach FrontDevelopment Committee; thepossibilities of bringing backthe Cajun Riviera Festival2005; updates on past, cur-rent and future goals sincethe group has formed.

HBIG meetings are heldevery 3rd. month (April, July,October, January) on the 3rd.Saturday at 4 p.m. at theHolly Beach Fire Station.

If you would like to offer aservice, volunteer for a futureproject or make a donationyou can contact: Raedella569-2808 or Kathy 569-2603.

Holly Beachgroup plansactivities

A new festival, the CajunRiviera Beach Festival, hasbeen tentatively set for theweekend of June 12, accord-ing to Capt. Sammie Faulkand Sheila Peloquin, two ofthe persons working on thefestival along with the BeachDevelopment Board.

The one-day event isexpected to be at newlyrestored beach at ConstanceBeach west of Holly Beach.

Events being plannedinclude sand castle and kiteflying contests, a treasurehunt, 5K run and birdingseminar.

This festival is not to beconfused with the CajunRiviera Festival that washeld at Holly Beach for anumber of years. This festi-val was discontinued a fewyears ago.

New festivalplanned forbeach area

The annual SouthwestLouisiana Shrimp Boil will beheld Wednesday, April 21from 6 to 8 p.m. at theGovernor’s Mansion in BatonRouge.

Guests will be legislators,public officials and others.

Hosts for the event includethe Cameron and CalcasieuParish Police Juries, City ofLake Charles, ChennaultInternational Airpark andPort of Lake Charles, andMcNeese.

The entire SouthwestLouisiana legislative delega-tion also are hosts and Rep.Dan Flavin is in charge of theaffair.

Shrimp boilplanned forlegislators

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Funeral services for Mr.Timothy G. Nunez, 38, for-merly of Vinton, were heldWednesday, April 14, atImmaculate ConceptionChurch in Sulphur. Rev.Charles McMillan officiated.Burial was in Sacred HeartCemetery in Creole.

Mr. Nunez died Saturday,April 10, 2004. He was anative of Port Arthur, Tex.,and a 1983 graduate ofVinton High School.

Survivors include his wife,Mrs. Jessica Bastidas Nunez,one daughter, CourtneyNunez, one son, ThomasNunez, all of Katy, Tex.; hisparents, Gerald and CharlyneNunez of Longville; andmaternal grandmother,Margaret Leman ofWoodville, Tex.

The Cameron Parish PoliceJury recently took over theresponsibility of operating theparish animal control facilityand named Joseph Dyson asthe new animal control officer.

In the past the sheriff ’sdepartment has been incharge of picking up loosedogs and other animals. In thefuture Dyson will take overthese duties. However, anyonewho has a complaint about astray animal should call thesheriff ’s department at 775-5111 and the information willbe passed along to Dyson.

The following police juryanimal control ordinance pro-vides information on pickingup stray animals and also pro-vides for the penalties for per-sons who violate the provi-sions of the ordinance.

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The law requires that theowner of any dog over the ageof three (3) months by respon-sible for a current dog regis-tration and immunized fromthe rabies annually. The metaltag issued at the time ofimmunization is required tobe visible on the dog at alltimes.

The sheriff, his deputies, oranimal control personnel areauthorized to apprehend andpick up dogs found withoutappropriate inoculation and/orregistration tags. If the owneris known, the sheriff/animalcontrol personnel shall notifythe owner and the owner shallhave forty-eight hours toclaim the dog.

The owner produces satis-factory proof of ownership andmay reclaim his animal uponcomplying with the requiredvaccination, collar, tag andany fees associated withapprehension and caring forthe dog.

The owner of a dog isresponsible and liable for anydamages caused by the dog.Citations will be written tothe owner of the dog that:

1. Molests passersby orpassing vehicles.

2. Attacks other animals.

The Cameron Lions Clubwill sponsor a golf tourna-ment on Saturday, May 15 atPine Shadows Golf Course inLake Charles.

Proceeds will be used topurchase eye glasses for chil-dren, fund the Lions ChildrenCamp, Leader Dog Programfor the Blind and fundLouisiana Eye Foundation.

Hole sponsorships areavailable for $100. There is a$50 entry fee for players or$100 per team.

For more information callPenelope Richard, 775-8131;Dinah Landry, 775-5655 orTerry Hebert, 775-5449.

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By Keith Hambrick3. Trespasses on privateproperty or school groundswhile not under direct controlof the owner.

4. Damages private or pub-lic property.

5. Barks, whines or howlsin an excessive, continuous oruntimely manner; or

Causes unsanitary condi-tions or odors about thepremises of the owner throughurination or defecation.

Is allowed to roam at largeduring mating season (inheat).

Is considered a public nui-sance. Call the CameronParish Sheriff Department tomake complaints.

Upon written statement oftwo (2) witnesses, or uponinvestigation by the sheriff,his deputies or animal controlpersonnel, and upon convic-tion of keeping an animaldeclared a public nuisance,the owner of the dog may bepenalized as indicated below.The animal shall be seized bythe sheriff, his deputies oranimal control personnel,impounded, and disposed of.

Any dog held by animalcontrol may be sold to a newowner provided the prospec-tive owner agrees to allrequired vaccination, collar,tag and other fees associatedwith apprehension and caringfor the dog.

Any person violating anyprovisions of this article shallbe guilty of a misdemeanorand upon conviction thereofshall be punished by a fine ofnot less than:

Twenty-five dollars for the1st offense or ten days in jail.

Fifty dollars for the 2ndoffense or twenty days in jail.

Seventy-five dollars for the3rd offense or thirty days injail.

One hundred dollars forany offense thereafter or thir-ty days in jail, provided no onefine exceeds five hundred dol-lars and no one jail termexceeds thirty days.

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beginning April 14 - 20 will beheld at the Sabine NationalWildlife Refuge nearHackberry during WildlifeRestoration Week April 14 -18, which is being celebratedthroughout the country, it wasannounced by Harry E.Adams, refuge manager.

With an area of 147,340acres the Sabine Refuge wasestablished primarily for theprotection of waterfowl, heron,and fur animals. This refuge isone of 263 administered by theFish and Wildlife Servicethrough the United States,Alaska, Puerto Rico andHawaii.

“That’s the kind of workJohn J. Lynch does here,”Howard said. “Last year hefound that the burning andgrazing of marshes under con-trolled conditions are exceed-ingly important in managinggulf coast area for wild geese.The first large scale investiga-tions along these lines wereconducted on Sabine and thefindings have since been uti-lized on other areas in thisregion.

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The Louisiana coastal areawill soon brace itself for anoth-er “waiting game” during thehurricane season. Oftenaccompanying these devastat-ing freaks of nature is anotherform of possible financial ruinfor many communities andtheir residents - floods.

And it could happen again,warns the Insurance Infor-mation Institute, unless com-munities have had the fore-sight to qualify for flood andmudslide insurance - coveragenot generally available prior to1970.

Cameron Parish is one of14 acres of Louisiana thathave qualified for flood insur-ance.

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The Cameron Lions Clubwill hold its annual election ofofficers on Wednesday, April28, it is announced by Presi-dent A. J. Howard. The follow-ing persons were nominatedfor office:

President, RolandTrosclair, Jr.; Vice-Presidents,Edwin Kelly, William Morrisand Earl Mouton; Secretary-Treasurer, Clifford Myers;Lion Tamer, Ruben Morales;Tail Twister, Jimmy Derouen;Board Members: GeorgeWilkerson, Larry Taylor,Berton Daigle, Ward Fontenot,Claude Eagleson, RodneyGuilbeau, Sr. and A. J.Howard.

A TeleMedicine DiabeticEducation Program is sched-uled at all of the branches ofthe Cameron Parish Libraryon Monday, April 19th from6:30 p.m until 8 p.m. The sub-ject will be how to use theGlycemic index in your diet.

The Glycemic index ranksfood by how they affect bloodsugar levels. Ms. PaulaBrown, Certified DiabetesEducator, of Slidell MemorialHospital will explain how youcan use this concept to helpplan & "fine tune" your mealsto achieve better blood sugarcontrol. Diabetic patients &family members are encour-aged to register for this infor-mative program.

This free educationalvideoconference is presentedvia a collaborative effort of theCommunity Hospital Tele-health Consortium, LakeCharles Memorial Hospital,and the Cameron ParishLibrary.

The videoconference to beheld at all of the CameronParish Library branches intheir TeleMedicine Conferenceareas. Seating is limited.Please contact TeleMedicineDepartment via (337) 775-5421 ext 106in Cameron or inJohnson Bayou call 569-2892,in Hackberry call 762-3978, orin Grand Lake call 598-5950or email:[email protected] register.

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Phil Duhon and MikeChesson, Grand Lake senior 4-H club members, representedCameron Parish at the districtconversation demonstrationcontest held in Lake Charlesrecently.

The boys are shown receiv-ing second place certificatesand a $50 cash award.

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Stephen LaFleur, who cap-tured local, regional, and statefirst place honors on his“Matador I” last year in theannual science fair, has onceagain captured the triple hon-ors again this year with“Matador II.”

“Matador II” designed bySteve is a modular apparatusfor telemetry of data on envi-ronmental research.

CCAATTEECCHHIISSMM CCLLAASSSSEESSThe Catechism classes at

St. Eugene Catholic Churchended Monday and Tuesday ofthe past week. Father EugeneOry presented the children ofboth groups with a film. Thecatechism teachers -Mesdames Elba Dardeau,Mamie Richard, DorothyTheriot, Inez Miller, LorettaNunez, Ruby Mhire and MissElora Montie - entertained thechildren with refreshments ofcake, candy and cold drinks.

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Five generations were rep-resented in a picture. They areMrs. Neville Hebert, 92, ofNew Iberia; her son, Adrien

Parish animal control ordinance explained

Tournamentset for May 15

TeleMedicinediabetes class

Hebert of Cameron; hisdaughter, Mrs. Alvin Murphyof Cameron; and her son,Ronald Murphy, and hisdaughter, Jennifer, ofHouston.

The Knights of Columbussponsored an Easter egg huntat the Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church after Mass,Sunday morning. Prize eggwinners were: StephenThomas Canik, Lola Jones,and Diane Doland.

Kick your summer plantingand landscaping into high gearwith a little help from the lat-est edition of the Gardener’sCompanion. Backed by 212years of experience from TheOld Farmer’s Almanac, theSummer 2004 Gardener’sCompanion will be available onApril 20.

The Companion features anabundance of tried-and-truetips, including how to:

* Emphasize your plants --Paint garages, sheds, or utilityfeatures natural beige, gray, orlight green to help them blendinto the landscape.

* Ensure that your sun-flower seeds set -- If you seebirds scratching around newlyplanted sunflower seeds, putnetting over the area until theplants germinate.

* Remove proof of perspira-tion -- Sweat stains on clothingand hats can be removed bysoaking the item for 30 min-utes in a paste of cream of tar-tar, crushed aspirins, andwarm water.

Garden tipsFederal Income taxes must bein the mail by midnight tonight -

April 15

A settlement has been reached in the class actionlawsuit about whether rice seed treated with the pesticideICON damaged crawfish crops and contaminated prop-erty in Louisiana. The $45 million settlement fund willpay valid claims as well as lawyers’ fees and costs.

The 27th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, St.Landry Parish, will have a hearing to decide whether togive final approval to the settlement so that a claimsprocess can begin, and payments can be made. Thoseincluded in the class action, together called a “Class,”may object to the settlement, or ask to speak at thehearing. There is a detailed notice available by calling tollfree or going to the website below.

WHO’S INCLUDED?

Generally, the Class includes people and legal entitiesin Louisiana who, since January 1999, claim theircrawfish crops were damaged by exposure to ICON,and who either: 1) bought ICON-treated seed for ricefarming; 2) farmed crawfish, including those who didnot buy rice seed themselves; or 3) participated in acrawfish farming sharecropping arrangement. Note thatyou are included if you claim that water from a ricefield—“tailwater”—caused you crawfish losses down-stream. Also, you’re included if you leased your land toa crawfish farmer who had a loss. The detailed noticesays exactly who is included.

WHAT DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?A $45 million fund will be established by the succes-

sors to ICON’s maker Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Inc., andtheir insurer, to be overseen by an independent “SpecialMaster.” A Settlement Agreement, available at thewebsite or by calling toll free, describes all of the detailsabout the proposed settlement. The Court did not decidethat the defendants did anything wrong, but they agreedto resolve the case and give benefits to the Class. Thesettlement does not mean they admit any wrongdoing.

HOW MUCH COULD YOU GET?If the settlement receives final Court approval, the

Special Master will review claims from Class membersand decide how to allocate the money to each validclaimant. The amount of each payment will be based inpart on the total number of claims received, and possiblyon the amount of land you owned or farmed crawfish on.

HOW DO YOU ASK FOR A PAYMENT?Details about how to ask for a payment will be decided

once the settlement receives final approval. If you wouldlike to be notified about how to ask for a payment, fill outand send in the form below. If the settlement receives

final approval, a location will be set up where Classmembers can file their claims. The Special Master willdecide exactly what you will need to provide to proveyour claim and receive a payment.

WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER OPTIONS?

You may object to the settlement by May 14, 2004.The detailed notice explains how to object. The Courtwill hold a hearing on May 17, 2004, to considerwhether to approve the settlement and a request by thelawyers representing the Class for attorneys’ fees of upto 40% of the fund, plus costs of up to 8% of the fund,which would be deducted from the settlement fund.You may ask to appear at the hearing, but you don’t haveto. If the settlement is approved, all defendants, andother entities named in the detailed notice, will bereleased from all liability for the claims in the case—including claims for contaminated land—and you won’tbe able to sue them, or continue to sue them, for thoseclaims. The Settlement Agreement and detailed noticeexplain this fully.

For more information on the case (West, et al v. G&HSeed Co. and Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Inc., et al, No. 99-C-4984-A), call toll free, visit the website, or write toPatrick C. Morrow, Attn: Crawfish Case, Morrow &Morrow, P.O. Drawer 1787, Opelousas, LA 70571.

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It’s crawfish season and Iand three others this weekwent to a restaurant acrosstown and had our fill of thecrawdads and hushpuppies.They were large and lookedlike baby lobsters.

I met a retired stateemployee this week who oncewas president of the stateAmvets. He said he had beento Cameron and I had taken

his picture. His organizationhad given a 4-H membersome baby chicks to start achicken project and she wassupposed to pass on somebaby chicks along to another4-H member. For the proof, hereturned with the write-upout of his scrapbook with myname under his picture (it’scertainly is a small world).

The daughter of the lady Ibought my house from heresaw that I did business atCameron State Bank andremembered that she hadcome to my house, years ago.Her husband was in Cherieand Pat’s wedding. We heldthe reception at our home inOak Grove.

I mentioned at the BibleStudy the other day that mylittle red bird had flown awayand no longer comes to mypatio. A lady spoke up andsaid she had a little red birdthat comes to her back doorevery morning to get some-thing to eat. So at least Iknow he hasn’t gone far.

OOLLDD CCOOLLUUMMNNThe following is from the

first Lagniappe column Iwrote in the June 5, 1959Pilot.

Summer vacation was ush-ered in with a bang last week-end when tropical stormArlene threatened the lowerCameron coast for two daysgiving everyone the “StormJitters” again. Oldtimers tellus that this is the first timesince the 1800’s that a tropi-cal disturbance has croppedup in May.

Very few people left outfrom the lower part of theparish, with the exception ofsome of the Grand Chenierresidents who did not want totake a chance on theMermentau ferry.

in securing acreage on whichto locate a parishwide firetraining facility. He said thewhole parish would benefit onfire insurance ratings if theparish had its own facility,and all parish fire districtshad expressed interest inusing such a facility.

To get the favorable ratingpoints, the training groundmust include at least twoacres. Johnson proposes aburn building and a smokemaze building which wouldbe metal structures movedonto the site. At a later datetraining structures for oil welland other specialized fireswould be added.

Classes for firefighterswould be held at the Cameronfire station prior to practicaltraining at the site. Parishproperty north of the dogpound was discussed, as wellas property near the parishbarn and in Grand Lake.Johnson said he would bewilling to place the facilityanywhere, but he didn't knowif Cameron Fire District taxmoney could be used to buildit in another district.However, if grants could coverthe entire cost location would-n't matter.

Johnson said he is still get-ting prices together for grantapplications. Jurors assuredhim that considering the ben-efits to fire ratings they wouldfind a location.

CCOOCCKK FFIIGGHHTTIINNGGCock fighting could

become Cameron Parish'snewest form of entertainmentif a request by a JohnsonBayou resident is granted.Velma Castaneda asked thejury to amend a 1963 parishordinance prohibiting game-fowl fighting. She noted thatstate law presently allowscockfighting.

Cockfighting is prohibitedin every state exceptLouisiana and New Mexico.Opponents are mounting aneffort this year to changeLouisiana's law, but Acadianalawmakers defend the prac-tice strongly, on culturalgrounds. The jury agreed tostudy the issue

TATE ROBERT DIMASMichael and Stephanie

Dimas of Cameron announcethe birth of their fourth child,Tate Robert, March 26, atWomen and Children’sHospital in Lake Charles. Heweighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs.

Grandparents are Cathyand Jean Dimas, PaulaThompson, all of Cameron,Thomas “Poochie” Clement ofCreole.

Great-grandparents areAnnie Bell and RobertSchwark, Sr. of Cameron,Margie Dimas of Creole, andRosalie Whiting ofAlbuquerque, N. Mex.

Great-great-grandmotheris Anita Dimas ofAlbuquerque, N. Mex.

The couple’s other childrenare Brennan, 8, Morghan, 3,and Kyler, 1.

BLY ANDREW NUCKOLSCorie and Helen Nuckols

of Cameron announce thebirth of a son, Bly Andrew,March 29, at Lake CharlesMemorial Hospital in LakeCharles. He weighed 7 lbs. 7ozs.

Grandparents are AlmaNuckols of Milam, Tex.,Richard and Kricket Hebertof Cameron, and Russell andBrenda Gayneaux of Kaplan.

Great-grandparents areCarmen Peshoff of Cameronand “Toot” Gayneaux ofErath.

The couple’s other childrenare Shane, 10 and Lisa, 4.

Easter Egghunt heldat Creole

BByy LLOOSSTTOONN MMccEEVVEERRSS

The Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Creole hosted anEaster Egg hunt after MassSunday. There was plenty ofeggs and candy for the kids.

In the pre-k and kinder-garten division, Anna Duponthad the prize egg. BaleighConner had 44 eggs andKonar Page LeBlanc had 40eggs.

In the first through thirdgrades, Jason Theriot had theprize egg, Abie Miller had 50eggs and Kerriean Meaux had34 eggs.

On behalf of FatherJoseph McGrath, SacredHeart Church and the CreoleKnights of Columbus Council3014, thanks to all theKnights and parishionerswho brought eggs, the candyand prizes, and who helpedhide the eggs.

BByy GGRRAACCEE WWEELLCCHH

EEAASSTTEERR EEGGGG WWIINNNNEERRSSWinners in the Easter Egg

Hunt at the HackberryRecreation Center were

Under 2 yrs. - Prize Egg -Rika Cain; Most Eggs - RoyDevall, Devin Rodrique.

2 - 3 yrs. - Prize Egg - MaciThomas; Most Eggs - AutumnRaymond, Jaron Landry.

4 - 5 yrs. - Prize Egg - LillyKershaw; Most Eggs - GavinGuidry.

6 - 7 yrs. - Prize Egg - KoryKyle; Most Eggs - ColinCarroll.

8 - 9 yrs. - Most Eggs -Dalton Nunez.

10 yrs. and up - Prize Egg- Krista Nunez; Most Eggs -Allyson Sanner, Emily Bird.

SSEENNIIOORR OOLLYYMMPPIICCSS Winners from Hackberry

in the Senior Olympics wereAlice Reeves, 9 firsts, 4 sec-onds, and 1 third; and BeaulaBradley, 4 firsts and 1 second.

SSEENNIIOORR BBIIRRTTHHDDAAYYSSSeniors from Hackberry

celebrating birthdays in Aprilinclude Hazel Ellender, IsabelGray, Lou Ester Johnson, J.B. Nunez, StandfordLaBauve, Numa LeJune,Edgar Little, Wilford Swireand Alvia Menard.

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SHERIFF’S DEPUTY Milton Collins, librarian DedeNunez, and Sheriff-elect Theos Duhon are picturedabove giving a seminar on how to prevent identity theftat the Grand Lake library. There will be another seminarheld April 26 at the Klondike Fire Station.

Hackberry News

Birthstold

Students tohold bake sale

The talented students ofSouth Cameron ElementarySchool will hold a bake sale atSacred Heart Family LifeCenter after 5 p.m and 8:30a.m. Masses Saturday andSunday, April 17 and 18.

Students hope to raiseenough money to pay for theirfield trip to New Orleans.

Police Jury cont. from pg 1

School lunch menus told

Lunch menus for CameronParish are as follows:

Monday, Apr. 19 - Chilidog, chili sauce, Tator Tots,buttered corn, chocolate chipcookie, catsup, and hot dogbun.

Tuesday, Apr. 20 - Braisedbeef stew, rice, green beans,mixed fruit cup, and corn-bread.

Wednesday, Apr. 21 -Spaghetti and meat sauce,buttered corn, tossed salad,peanut butter cookie, andgarlic toast.

All meals served withmilk.

Wednesday, April 21st isAdministrative Professional’s Day

commonly known asSecretary’s Day


BBAASSEEBBAALLLLGGrraanndd LLaakkee 1100,,

CCeenntteerrvviillllee 00.. HeathRomero struck out 9 batterswhile allowing only 1 hit asthe Hornets easily dispatchedCenterville in 5 innings. Withthe win Grand Lake (15-6, 7-0) clinches at least a share ofthe district 8B title. Top hit-ters were Eric McCombs, 2-3with a double; Jake Medlock,2-3 and 2 doubles; and DustinLeger, 2-2 with a double.

Hackberry’s EdieLeonards was named to theAll Southwest LouisianaSmall Schools basketballteam as announced by theLake Charles AmericanPress. The team memberscome from Class 2A-Class Cschools.

Leonards, who was theClass C championship gameMVP, averaged 19.4 pointsper game with 8.4 reboundsand 4.2 assists.

Teammate Tobie Devallwas named to the secondteam after missing all of dis-trict with a broken hand.Devall averaged 14.6 pointsper game.

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CCaammeerroonn 33.. This game was acompletion of a game sus-pended by the rain earlier inthe season. Amber Trahanand Laken Mock pitched forthe Lady Tarpons. Top hitterswere Cassandra Trahan, 1-2with a homerun; SantanaConner, 1-3 with a homerun;and Mock, 2-3 with a double.

The win by Merryvilleforced a three way tie for firstin district 5-1A with SouthCameron and St. Ed.Merryville and SouthCameron played Wednesdaywith the winner playing St.Ed today.

HackberryLil Dribblerswin State

The 13 - 14 LittleDribblers boys team fromHackberry recently won thestate championship in a tour-nament held in Bell City.They were coached by KrystalLaBove.

Team members were JuddAddison, Ian Blue, DrewEast, Mason Hicks, AaronLaBove, Jacob LeJuine,Steven Miller, Austin Moore,Chris Spicer, Jr., HunterStansel and DillonThibodeaux.

Elsewhere there is a legalnotice being run by the La.Dept. of EnvironmentalQuality concerning a permitbeing sought by AmeradaHess Corp., CameronOffshore Support Base, seek-ing a draft water dischargepermit.

The proposed facility islocated at 631 Wakefield Roadin Cameron.

The applicant proposes todischarge stormwater runofffrom an existing offshoredrilling production supplyand support facility.

It has been determinedthat the discharge into theCalcasieu Ship Channel willhave no adverse impact onthe existing ues of the water-body. However, some changein existing water quality mayoccur.

Written comments on theproposed permit will bereceived by the DEQ untilMay 20, 2004. Information orcomments can be found in thelegal notice elsewhere in thePilot.

FFIISSHHIINNGG RREEPPOORRTTOur Easter weekend has

passed. Although Friday wasa good day, Mother Naturecame along and said, “A littlemore winter time can’t hurt.”

A couple of 8 plus poundspeckle trout were caughtthis past week on the northend of Calcasieu Lake. Onetook on a silver rattletrapsand on a glow and chartreuseplastic bait on a quarterounce lead head. The funnything is, although caught intwo different boats, these fourbuddies were together andwere about 60 feet apart.Between the two boats, theyhad 32 trout weighing 2 to 4pounds. What a trip!

Anglers are still catchingsmall bass in the Big Burn,mostly on spinner bait, butanglers are doing good onwhite perch, goggle-eye andbream, using tube jigs andwhole corn.

Lambert Bayou was pro-ducing some good redfish, anda few trout were also taken.

The redfish are up in theMermentau River in GrandChenier. Fish on bottom withchartreuse plastic baits onquarter ounce lead heads, andfresh shrimp.

Rockefeller Refuge are stillproducing bass and whiteperch, but anglers going tothe small platform offshoreloaded up with sand trout lastweek, using cut bait andshrimp.

SSPPEECCKK AANNDD RREEDDFFIISSHHSSHHOOOOTTOOUUTT

The second annual DynegySpeck and Redfish Shootoutwill be held on Saturday, May8. Fishing starts at daylightand weigh in from 6 a.m. to 2p.m. at the Crain BrothersRanch Grounds. Categoriesare: biggest redfish, biggestspeckle trout, and a trash cat-egory like gar, catfish, etc.Entry fee is $25 per person.

There will be lots ofonshore activities at theCrain Ranch starting at 10:30a.m. A skeet shoot starts at 10a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. inboth adult and youth divi-sions.

Boiled crawfish, games,horseshoes, cow patty bingo,cake walk, door prizes, auc-tions, and many more activi-ties will take place. No alco-hol will be served.

This will be a benefit forClifton “Bo Bo” Morris, whohas been diagnosed with ALS(Lou Gherig’s Disease).

For more information or toget an entry form, call Aprilor Theresa at 569-2307 ext.221 or 226.

There will also be liveentertainment starting at10:30 a.m. Run on down toJohnson Bayou and lend ahelping hand.

LLEEMMEESSCCHHEE BBAASSSS CCLLUUBBThe Lemesche Bass Club

at their last meeting drewnames for the Sunday, Apr. 25club tournament to be fished

out of Amoco landing at theSuperior bridge. Memberswill leave at sunrise andweigh-in at 3 p.m. at theRockefeller trapper shack.

Partners drawn were:Core Broussard and JohnnyLeDoux, Richard Decker andTodd Conner, J. M.Boudreaux and GeorgeMelancon, Loston McEversand Allen Thibodeaux, JebLiscombe and Chance Doxey,Tom Hess and Ricky Canik,Darren Richard and TreyWilkerson, Carl Broussardand Rod Richard. ScottieTrosclair was again the oddman.

GGIIBBBBSSTTOOWWNN DDOOGGFFIIGGHHTTThe Gibbstown Dogfight

will start up on Monday, April26 at 5:30 p.m. The time ofweigh-in will be decided atthe Gibbstown launch on thenorth side of the IntracoastalCanal by the group beforeleaving the launch.

Entry fees are $30, striper;$10, big bass; $2 forchoupique. This is a per boatentry fee. Call GeorgeMelancon at 538-2276 or 540-9489.

CCAALLEENNDDAARRApril 15-17, Bird watch-

ers, Lake Arthur; April 21,Red Snapper season opens;April 25, Lemesche Bass Clubtournament, Amoco; April 26,Lacassine Refuge Impound-ment opens; April 26,Gibbstown Dogfights begin.

FFIISSHHIINNGG TTIIMMEESSFriday, April 16: best, 9:30

a.m.; good, 5:30 a.m. and 2:30p.m.

Saturday: 10:15 a.m.; 6:30a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m.; 7 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.

Monday: 11:30 a.m.; 8 a.m.and 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 12:30 p.m.; 9a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 1 p.m.; 10a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: 2 p.m.; 11 a.m.and 8:30 p.m.

Elsewhere in this issue ofthe Pilot is a notice for bidsbeing run by the Dept. ofNatural Resources on theremoval and disposal ofunderwater obstructions inGrand Lake and CalcasieuLake in Cameron Parish.

(In this instance, GrandLake is the large lake in theeastern part of CameronParish and is not the commu-nity located near CalcasieuLake.)

Information on biddingcan be found in the ad in thelegal section.

Gone Fishin’by LOSTON MCEVERS

Practice setAll confirmation candi-

dates and their sponsors fromOur Lady Star of the Sea,Sacred Heart of Jesus, and St.Eugene are reminded of prac-tice this Monday April 19starting at 6 p.m. at Our LadyStar of the Sea CatholicChurch in Cameron. If youare unable to attend pleasenotify the appropriate personfrom your church parish.

Hackberry LilDribblers team

Members of the HackberryLittle Dribblers 11 - 12 yearold boys team are as follows:

Joseph Abshire, DrewBeard, Eddie Bird, TraceBuford, Thomas Ducote,Garrett Guidry, LoganLaBauve, Devan LaBove,Blaise Leonards II, DereckPearson and Colin Reed.

Coaches are Jake Bufordand Lancey Buford.

J. Bayou egg huntwinners told

The Johnson BayouRecreation Center held theirannual Easter Egg Hunt onApril 4. There were 100 eggshidden for each age division.Prizes were given for the mosteggs and the prize egg.Winners were:

Walking - 23 months -Most eggs - Jasmine Leger,Caige Jinks; Prize egg -Gracie Young.

24 months - 35 months -Most eggs - Laikyn Trahan;Prize egg - Aly Boudreaux.

3 - 4 yrs. - Most eggs - 3yrs. - Leah Ellender; 4 yrs. -Logan Badon; Prize egg - BenTrahan.

5 - 6 yrs. - Most eggs - 5yrs. - Alex Boudreaux; 6 yrs. -Daria Jinks; Prize egg -Kimberlyn Hebert.

7 - 8 yrs. - Most eggs - 7yrs. - Blake Hebert; 8 yrs. -Morgan Leger; Prize egg -Colton Jinks.

9 yrs. - Most eggs - MarcusFontenot; Prize egg - BlakeBadon.

There will be skating forall ages on Sunday, April 18,from 3 - 5 p.m. All recreationcenter rules apply

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For More Information Call: Lion Penelope Richard at775-8131, Lion Dinah Landry at 775-5655 or LionTerry Hebert at 775-5449.

Funds used to purchase Eye Glasses, fund LionsCrippled Childrens Camp Activities, Leader DogProgram for the blind and fund Louisiana EyeFoundation Programs

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— RABIES CLINIC —The annual Cameron Parish Rabies Clinic for dogs and cats will be

held Saturday, April 17th. The rabies vaccination fee is $10.00 andincludes tag and certificate. Vaccinations will be given at the follow-ing locations:

Cameron Multi-Purpose Bldg........................................1-2:30 p.m.Grand Lake Multi-Purpose Bldg...................................1-2:30 p.m.Johnson Bayou Multi-Purpose Bldg..............................1-2:30 p.m.Creole Multi-Purpose Bldg.............................................3-4:30 p.m

Grand Chenier Multi-Purpose Bldg....................3-4:30 p.m.Hackberry Multi-Purpose Bldg..........................3-4:30 p.m.

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PRINCIPAL DOUG Welch, left, of Johnson Bayou HighSchool accepts a sponsorship donation from DennisTrahan, right, of Cameron Communication for theRegion III-C Track Meet in Johnson Bayou.

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April 21-25 Downtown Lafayette

For 5 days over 400 artists from 15 countries on 6 stages fill 12 blocksof downtown Lafayette with the best in international music, arts & cuisine

One of the world’s best international festivals…And it’s free!

DeQuincy (Saturday) Apr. 3: LivestockReceipts: Cattle 431, Horses 0 Hogs 36,Sheep 103, and Goats 208. BABY CALVES:Dairy 6500-9500 per HD, Beef 11500-18000 perHD, Roping Calves (125-200 lbs.) 1.40-1.75 per lb. STEER & HEIFER CALVES:200-300 lb. Steers: 1.20-1.45 per lb.,Heifers: 1.15-1.35 per lb.; 300-400 lb.Steers: 1.15-1.35 per lb., Heifers: 1.10-1.25 per lb.; 400-500 lb. Steers: 1.10-1.25per lb., Heifers: 1.00-1.20 per lb.; 500-600Lb. Steers: .82-.87 per lb., Heifers: .80-.88per lb.; 600-700 lb. Steers: .80-.86 per lb.,Heifer: .80-.84 per lb. CATTLE: Cutter &Utility: .46-.52 per lb.; Canners: .42-.46 perlb.; Fat Cows: .45-.50 per lb.; Thin Cows:.28-.38 per lb.; Slaughter Bulls: .48-.63 perlb.; Feeder Bulls: .68-.73 per lb. COW/CALFPAIRS: 67500-90000 per pair. PREGNANCYTESTED COWS: 65000-87500 per HD. HOGS:Choice Barrows & Gilts: .48-.54; MediumBarrow & Gilts: .35-.40; Butcher Pigs: .48-.58; Feeder Pigs: .55-.65; Sows 300-500lbs. .28-.34 per lb.; Boars: .10-.18 per lb.HORSES: .32-.45 per lb. SHEEP & GOATS:3000-22000 per HD.

Miller Livestock Markets, Inc.Market Report

For more information contact:

Elmo Davis (337) 523-2735 (CELL)Danny Allen (337) 515-8888 (CELL)Or Jim Miller (337) 515-6988 (CELL)

28TH ANNUAL SPRINGBREEDERS’ SALESALL-BREED BULL SALE

Fri., April 23, 2004 -- 5 p.m. DeQuincy, LAAngus - Brangus - Braford - Brahman Charolais- Hereford - Limousin Simmental - Simbrah - etc.

Approx. 100+ HD Outstanding BullsFERTILITY TESTED & “TURN OUT” READY

REPLACEMENT HEIFER & COW SALEFri., April 30, 2004

5:00 p.m. DeQuincy, LAApprox. 500+ HD Top Quality

Pregnancy Tested Stocker Cows & Open andBred Replacement Heifers

ATTENTION CATTLEMENNOW TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

CAMERON FOOD MARTCommunity Coffee.................Lb.$3.59Foremost Milk.....................Gal. $2.59Grade A Large Eggs..........Doz. $1.29Coke, Dr. Pepper, or Sprite Reg. or Diet..............................6/12 Oz. $1.79

......................3 Liter Bottle $1.69Budweiser or Bud Light.....24/10 Oz. $13.99Miller Lite...............................12/10 Oz. $7.19Hot, Lean or Croissant PocketsAll Flavors....................................................$1.99Inland Valley French FriesAll Cuts...................................32 Oz. 3/$4.00Kraft Squeeze Parkay....................12 Oz. 89¢Pillsbury Grand Biscuits...............16 Oz. 99¢Heinz Squeeze Catsup..................24 Oz. 99¢Trappeys Whole or SlicedJalapeno Peppers..........................12 Oz. 99¢Parade Tomato Sauce.................8 Oz. 5/ $1.00Trappeys Navy or Pinto Beans or BlackeyePeas (Reg. or Jalapeno)...............15 Oz. 2/89¢Libbys Vienna Sausage...............5 Oz. 2/79¢Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta StyleMacaroni & Cheese.................10-14 Oz. $1.79Wesson Oil.................................48 Oz. $1.99Parade Ground Black Pepper........4 Oz. 59¢Gain Liquid Detergent.................100 Oz. $4.99Viva Paper Towels.....................8 Roll Pk. $4.99Ball Park Franks..................16 Oz. 2/$4.00Lean Ground Meat..........................Lb. $1.69Imported Crawfish Tails..................Lb. $5.29Beef Short Ribs...............................Lb. $2.59

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— JOB AD —CAMERON RECREATION DISTRICT NO. 6 is tak-

ing applications for summer help; lifeguards, con-cession stand workers and maintenence worker.You may apply at the Cameron Rec Center onTuesday - Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. All appli-cants who apply for these positions must be atthe Rec Center on April 21, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. andwill be interviewed at this time.

RUN: April 1, 8 & 15 (A-2)

PUBLIC PIPELINE AWARENESSMEETING

You are cordially invited toattend a public pipeline awarenessmeeting to be held at the CreoleCommunity Center (Fire Station),Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:00 p.m.This is an informal meeting to educatethe public on the Louisiana One Callsystem and the location of pipelines ineastern Cameron Parish. Any ques-tions or concerns you may have aboutpipelines located on or near yourproperty will also be addressed.

Barbeque will be served and doorprizes will be given at the conclusion.

CLASSIFIEDSRREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE

ERA MOFFETT REALTY, INC.436-6639 ext. 261,Ask or Grace or

598-2573 (h) or 490-5140 (p)•NEW LISTING: Wonderful

3 bedroom on 4 acres in GrandLake. Freshly painted inside.Large eat-in kitchen with plentyof cabinets. Built-in chest ofdrawers in all bedrooms. 25 X 30cinder block outdoor kitchen/workshop on slab. Mature pecanand citrus trees. $134,500.

•Three bedroom, 2 bath.Over 1800 sq. ft. living. Remod-eled 3 1/2 years ago, new roofand central air and heat, on 1acre lot in Grand Lake.

•Country Drive lot. Greatlocation in restricted neighbor-hood in Grand Lake. 1± acre lotwith house pad and culvert inplace. $35,000.00

•Grand Lake - Restrictedsubdivision, 2000 sq. ft. mini-mum $17,500.

GRAND LAKE, Newell Rd.Black Top Rd. SafeNeighborhood. Good school.$15,000 per acre. 337-433-8060. 3/25-4/15p.

RRVV SSAALLEESS2003 CLEARANCE Sale!

Largest selection ever ofTravel Trailers and 5thWheels on sale. Also check outour motor homes and minihomes. Kite Bros. RV, Hwy171 N, DeRidder, La. 1-800-456-2724. www.kitebros.com8/7tfc.

FFOORR SSAALLEE1998 SKYLINE 16 X 80 3

bedroom, 2 bath, vinyl, shin-gle, open floor plan, 25 cabinetkitchen, 9’ ceilings through-out. To be moved. Asking$27,500. Please call 337-598-3389. 4/15-22p.

CAMP FOR Sale, 14’ X 28’,Little Chenier. To be moved.$1500. Call 542-4191 or 661-7913. 4/8-15

FOR SALE: 1993 - 20’Carolina Skiff with trailer,1997 - 115 Evinrude Intruder,aluminum rigging, nets,boards, etc. $8000 negotiable.1985 Honda 3-wheeler withextra parts, $500. GE 19.7 cu.ft. Refrigerator with ice maker,$100. 5th wheel camperhookup, no runners, $400. Call337-762-3129. 4/8-15p.

FFOORR SSAALLEEFOR SALE: 1 Double

Vault in Our Lady Star of theSea New Mausoleum inCameron. Call 337-569-2877.4/1-22p.

METAL OUTLET MetalRoofing ~ Carports ~ MetalBuildings ~ Patio Cover Kits ~C’s & Z’s ~ Custom Trim ~ RV& Equipment Covers ~ MetalDoors ~ Windows. 337-625-2778. 2241 E. Napoleon,Sulphur. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 am-5 pm, Sat. 7 am-12 noon. tfc.

GGAARRAAGGEE SSAALLEEHUGE 3 Family Yard Sale,

1579 Marshall, by CameronApartments. Appliances,clothes all size. Anything youneed, we have. Saturday, April17th, 8 a.m. til. No EarlyBirds! 4/14p.

GARAGE SALE: Friday, 7a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m.noon, 160 Mallard Lane,Grand Lake. Lots of like newsize 16 - 18 clothing, babyitems, variety of householditems. 4/14p.

SPRING CLEANING Sale,Saturday, April 24th, at theFaithShare Outreach in SweetLake. This is our 25¢ Sale andwill be from 7 a.m. - noon. Weare located at 1827 Hwy. 384,3 miles east of Grand LakeSchool, (the building with thered doors). Clothes, toys,kitchen items and much,much more. Rain or shine.4/14-22p.

HHEELLPP WWAANNTTEEDDTHE JOHNSON Bayou

Recreation Center will be tak-ing applications for a mainte-nance worker. Applicationsmay be picked up at J.B.R.C.All applications must beturned in by 6:00 p.m. May 4,2004. For more informationcontact Stacey Badon at 569-2699. The J.B.R.C. is an equalopportunity employer anddoes not discriminate on basisrace, color, age, sex, handicap,national origin, or religiousopinion. 4/15-29c.

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Dronet would like to expressour heartfelt thanks and grat-itude to all our family andfriends who assisted us duringthe illness and death of ourloved one. Your spiritual love,support, concern, prayers andvisits helped us cope duringour trying time. We would liketo thank Msgr. Melancon forthe moving rosary, the beauti-ful mass and all the serverswho assisted at mass. We alsowant to thank Dr. CraigBroussard, Dubuis Hospital,Hixson Funeral Home in LakeCharles and Creole, also forfriends who sent food, flowers,mass intentions and extendedtheir love and sympathy. Wewill be forever grateful.

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Three separate accidentsresulted in cars in the ditch inthe same area of Hwy 27/82Tuesday night. One driverwas transported to West Cal-Cam Hospital. The curve nearAB Dock on the west side ofthe Calcasieu River is knownto be dangerous, but threeaccidents in one night areunusual, deputies say. All

three drivers were reportedlyimpaired.

Warm weather and springbreaks have led to an increasein arrests in the Holly Beacharea, especially over theEaster weekend.

Recent arrests include:March 30 - Mitchell A

Patton, 25, Grand Lake -Possession of marijuana, para-phenalia. Michelle L. Thomas,31, Hackberry - Simple batt-tery (warrant). Lenell Dokes,39, Hackberry - Issuing worth-less checks (warrant). RichardJ. Hay, 29, Grand Chenier -Possession of marijuana, para-phenalia, and CDS ScheduleII, III, and IV.

March 31 - Kevin Lasalle,19, Cameron - 2 counts inde-cent behavior with a juvenile.

April 1 - Devin R.Hammond, 22, Port Arthur,TX - Probation violation.

April 2 - William Acheson,23, Sulphur - Criminal mis-chief (warrant). Kenneth W.Perry, 33, Vinton - DWI.

April 3 - Jacob C. LaBove,20, Cameron - DWI. Lillian D.Brister, 42, Cameron -Aggravated battery, , failure toappear. David M. Nicholls, 46,Cameron - Simple assault.David E. Strickland, 44,

Cameron - Possession of mari-juana and CDS Schedule II.Diane Maine, 37, Cameron -Possession of marijuana andCDS Schedule II. Jamie O.Deshields, 21, Cameron -Battery.

April 4 - Stephen J.Fahlenkamp, 36, Lake Charles- DWI. Wade J. Conner, 41,Orange, TX - 2 counts Battery.Wesley J. Crosstree, 55,Cameron - Simple Battery.

April 7 - Brian K. Ross, 34,Deville, LA - Simple Battery.

April 8 - Scott A. Wenzel,42, Hackberry - DWI.

April 9 - Curtis Dale West,32, Johnson’s Bayou - Battery,assault. Jessica A Wesy, 26,Johnson’s Bayou - Battery. J.E. LeBlanc, 57, Lake Arthur -DWI. Andrew Welch, 51,Lake Charles - DWI. LawsonJ. Primeaux, III, 21, Iota -DWI.

April 10 - Lisa N. Temple,21, Hackberry - TelephoneHarrassment (warrant).Renella Brasseaux, 39,Crowley - DWI. WilliamNaese, Houston, Tex. - DWI.

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No. 1, will receive sealed bids prior to 3 p.m. onThursday, April 22, 2004, for the painting of theexterior and the refurbishing of the interior of thewater tower. Bid packets and specifications maybe obtained by calling (337) 775-5660 between thehours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughFriday. Bids may be delivered to the Waterworksoffice located at 126 Ann Street in Cameron,Louisiana or by mailing to P. O. Box 960,Cameron, La. 70631.For any engineering questions, you may contact

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A d m i n i s t r a t i v eProfessionals (Secretary's) Dayis observed Wednesday, April21 this year.

National ProfessionalSecretaries Week and NationalSecretary's Day were createdin 1952 through the work ofHarry F. Klemfuss of Youngand Rubicam. His goal was toencourage more women tobecome secretaries. Using hisskill and experience in publicrelations, Klemfuss, promotedthe values and importance ofthe job of secretaries. In doingso, he also created the holidayin recognition of the impor-tance of secretaries.

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CAMERON ELEMENTARY and South Cameron Elementary School wrestlers whorecently were winners at a wrestling meet in Sulphur were honored by the CameronParish School Board at its monthly meeting Monday. They are pictured with theircoaches. (Photo courtesy of Cyndi Sellers)

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John W. Sweeney, Jr., onNov. 7, 1871 was elected thefirst Sheriff of Cameron Parish,which had been created by Act.No. 102 of 1870 and named inhonor of Simon Cameron, U.S.Senator of Pennsylvania, andformer Secretary of War in theLincoln Cabinet.

There was a prior sheriff,but he was appointed andserved only a few months.

Sweeney held this office fortwo years. However, no recordsof his tenure and discharge ofduties remains after a devas-tating fire on the night of Feb.26, 1874 had destroyed theParish Records.

During his incumbency, heoperated a general merchandis-ing business in Cameron(Leesburg), which he sold out infull to S. P. Henry in 1873, whowith his wife, HarrietteMcDonald, had come fromOhio, and sojourned a while inNew Orleans.

Following his retirement asSheriff, and the sale of his gen-eral merchandising business,Sweeney, and his wife, SarahAnn Armstrong, moved toTexas where they bothremained for the rest of theirdays.

Most of their years werespent in Sugarland, or Houstonvicinity. Sweeney died March18, 1931.

Sweeney was born at GrandChenier on March 16, 1842about a year after his parents,John W. Sr. and Sarah JaneHickok Sweeney had taken upresidence on the Ridge on landstill in the Sweeney Family.

At that time VermilionParish, with seat of govern-ment at Abbeville, adminis-tered the section of presentCameron Parish east of theMermentau River.

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, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., April 15, 2004c. Sam Gary, Jr. & Associates,

Inc. - Johnson Bayou, Sections 35& 36, T13S, R14W, Miami Fee 36Well No. 1, (proposed constructionof road, ring levee and location),Cameron Parish, LA. (040309)

d. Apache Corporation - HollyBeach, Section 32, T14S, R11W,Apache Louisiana Minerals, Inc. 5No. 1 & 5 No. 2 Wells, (proposedinstallation of drilling equipment),Cameron Parish, LA. (040310)

e. Sam Gary, Jr. & Associates,Inc. - NW Corner of CameronParish, Sections 13 & 34, T13S,R14W, Texaco E & P, et al Well No.4, (proposed construction of boardroad and ring levee), CameronParish, LA. (040311)

f. Tennessee Gas PipelineCompany - Johnson Bayou, T14S-R14W; T14S-R13W; T15S-R13W,6" Grand Chenier- Deep BayouPipeline, Line No. 507A-1600,(proposed pipeline abandonment),Cameron Parish, LA. (040314)

g. Chevron, USA, Inc. -Johnson Bayou, West CameronBlock 18, State Lease 3841, WellNo. 4, (install one 4" OD bulk gas& condensate lease term pipeline),Cameron Parish, LA. (040317)

h. Chevron, USA, Inc. -Johnson Bayou, West CameronBlock 17, State Lease 3839, WellNo. 4, (install one 3" OD bulk gas& condensate lease term pipeline),Cameron Parish, LA. (040318)

i. Hubco Exploration, Inc. -Grand Chenier, Section 29 & 30,T15S, R5W, M.O. Miller Estate,Well No. 1, (proposed well loca-tion), Cameron Parish, LA.(040319)It was moved by Mr. Farque, sec-onded by Mr. Doxey and carried,that the applications for the fol-lowing permits be and the sameare hereby approved with the stip-ulations setforth by the respectiveGravity Drainage Districts:

a. Daniel A. Shay - GrandChenier, Section 2, T15S, R6W,(proposed access road & elevatedwalkway), Cameron Parish, LA.(040301)

b. Paul E. & Jeanne L.Comeaux and Lynn L. Khoury -Big Lake, Sections 28, 29, 30 & 31,T12S, R9W, (proposed rip-rap ero-sion control), Cameron Parish, LA.(040302)

c. Sabine National WildlifeRefuge - Hackberry, Section 32,T13S, R10W, (proposed SW LARefuge Complex Helibase),Cameron Parish, LA. (040304)

d. Southern Tank Specialists,Inc. - Cameron, Section 36, T14S,R10W, (proposed dock in theCalcasieu Pass), Cameron Parish,LA. (040306)

e. Miami Corporation - GrandChenier, Sections 9, 10, 11, 17, 18,19, 30 & 31, T15S, R2W, CWPPRAProject #ME-16, Part I, (freshwa-ter introduction south of Hwy 82),Cameron Parish, LA. (040312)

f. LA Dept. of Wildlife &Fisheries - Grand Chenier,Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6, T16S, R2W,CWPPRA Project #ME-16, Part II,(freshwater introduction south ofHwy 82), Cameron Parish, LA.(040313)

g. James B. Bel - Hackberry,Sections 35 & 36, T12S, R11W,WDD-20-030-2826, (proposed mit-igation), Cameron Parish, LA.(040315)

h. Ray Harrington, Sr. - GrandLake, Section 7, T12S, R8W, (pro-posed excavation and fill for housepad, barn and roadway), CameronParish, LA. (040316)

i. Hunt Homes, LLC - JohnsonBayou, Section 17, T15S, R13W,(proposed grading of native mater-ial to build road for 22 lot subdivi-sion), Cameron Parish, LA.(040320)

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the following permitshall be tabled until the nextmeeting:

John C. Cary & David L.Carriere - Big Lake, Section 41,T12S, R9W, (proposed to constructa road and subdivide property tosell for residential development),Cameron Parish, LA. (040305)

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Farque and car-ried, that the application for thefollowing permit be and the sameis hereby approved, subject to stip-ulations as setforth in a letter ofno objection addressed to the com-pany:

Seismic Exchange, Inc. -Klondike, various Sections,Townships & Ranges, (Catapult3D-Phase 4), Cameron Parish, LA.(040308)

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury does hereby accept theresignation of Ivan Barentine as amember of the MosquitoAbatement District No. OneBoard; and furthermore, that theSecretary is hereby authorized,empowered and directed to write aletter to Mr. Barentine thankinghim for serving on the Board.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that Mike Merritt is herebyappointed to serve as a member ofthe Mosquito Abatement DistrictNo. One Board.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Connerand carried, that David French ishereby reappointed to serve as amember of the Ambulance ServiceDistrict No. Two Board.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that Jimmy Brown, PatDoland and Tina Horn are herebyreappointed to serve as membersof the Creole Nature TrailCommittee.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Farque and car-ried, that Leo Thevis, BryanWeekly, Scott Weekly and RoyBroussard are hereby reappointedto serve as members of the FireProtection District No. FifteenBoard.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Doxeyand carried, that Walter Rogers,Jr. is hereby reappointed to serveas a member of the GravityDrainage District No. Four Board.It was moved by Mr. Conner andseconded by Mr. Farque thatGerald Bonsall, D.Y. "Billy"Doland, Jr., Ted Joanen andJimmy Roberts are hereby reap-pointed to serve as members of theGravity Drainage District No. Five

Board. The vote thereon wasrecorded, as follows:

YEAS: Douaine Conner,Darryl Farque

NAYS: Steve Trahan, ScottTrahan, James Doxey, MagnusMcGee

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:Charles Precht III.

The motion failed.It was moved by Mr. Conner,

seconded by Mr. Farque and car-ried, that Item No. 9f on the agen-da, appointments to the GravityDrainage District No. Five Board,shall be tabled until the nextmeeting.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that Tommy Arceneaux andGlenn Harris are hereby reap-pointed to serve as members of theGravity Drainage District No.Eight Board.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Connerand carried, that Angelia Conneris hereby reappointed to serve as amember of the Recreation DistrictNo. Seven Board.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that James "Butch" Conner,Darrell East, Nina Jones andThomas McCall are hereby reap-pointed to serve as members of theRecreation District No. NineBoard.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury does hereby accept theresignation of Wade Carroll as amember of the TourismCommission; and furthermore,that the Secretary is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to write a letter to Mr.Carroll thanking him for servingon the Commission.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that Jo Ann Nunez is herebyappointed to serve as a member ofthe Tourism Commission.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that Tunie Dunaway,Sammie Faulk, Lee Harrison andMarianna Primeaux are herebyreappointed to serve as membersof the Tourism Commission.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Connerand carried, that Rick Erickson ishereby reappointed to serve as amember of the WaterworksDistrict No. Two Board.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury does hereby accept theresignation of Ronald January asa member of the Water andWastewater District No. OneBoard; and furthermore, that theSecretary is hereby authorized,empowered and directed to write aletter to Mr. January thankinghim for serving on the Board.It was moved by Mr. Doxey, sec-onded by Mr. McGee and carried,that Rick Merchant is herebyappointed to serve as a member ofthe Water and WastewaterDistrict No. One Board.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury does hereby accept theresignation of Tracy Myers as amember of the Recreation DistrictNo. Five Board; and furthermore,that the Secretary is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to write a letter to Mrs.Myers thanking her for serving onthe Board.

In response to an advertise-ment published in the OfficialJournal for the acceptance of bidsfor the purchase of one (1) 2005Dump Truck, the following bidwas received:

BIDDER; AMOUNTMartin Truck Center; $57,000Considering the bid of Martin

Truck Center to be the only,responsible bid, it was moved byMr. Farque, seconded by Mr.Conner and carried, that said bidbe and the same is hereby accept-ed.

In response to an advertise-ment published in the OfficialJournal for the acceptance of bidsfor the purchase of one (1) BeachSweeper, the following bids werereceived:

BIDDER; AMOUNTPrime Industrial; $37,400Cherrington Beachcleaners;

34,900Considering the bid of Prime

Industrial to be the only bid meet-ing specifications, it was moved byMr. Farque, seconded by Mr.Conner and carried, that said bidbe and the same is hereby accept-ed. Two reasons the productoffered by CherringtonBeachcleaners failed to meet spec-ifications are, as follows: 1) themaximum cleaning width is onlysix foot, not seven foot as specifiedand 2) the hopper is not galva-nized, as specified.

In response to an advertise-ment published in the OfficialJournal for the acceptance of bidsfor Project 04-004, RoadImprovement Project, Brian CircleWidening (Parish Road No. 4015),the following bids were received:

BIDDER ; AMOUNTPrairie Contractors, Inc.;

$122,100.00R.E. Heidt Construction Co.,

Inc.; 118,348.60Triple A Construction, Inc.141,658.20Considering the bid of R.E. HeidtConstruction Co., Inc. to be thelowest, responsible bidder, it wasmoved by Mr. Doxey, seconded byMr. Scott Trahan and carried, thatsaid bid be and the same is herebyaccepted.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that the Treasurer is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to readvertise for theacceptance of bids for the sale ofone (1) used fire truck, on behalf ofthe Fire Protection District No.Fourteen. The minimum accept-able bid shall be lowered to fourthousand dollars.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Farque and car-ried, that the President is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to sign an Amendment ofLease by and between theCameron Parish Police Jury andWilliams for the property on which

the Johnson Bayou MultipurposeBuilding is located. Mr. McGeeabstained.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the President is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to sign an InteragencyAgreement by and between theCameron Parish Police Jury andthe Cameron Community ActionAgency allowing the use of parishproperty in the Grand Lake area.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the President is here-by authorized, empowered anddirected to sign a FirstAmendment to Tower LeaseAgreement by and between theCameron Parish WaterworksDistrict No. Eleven and theCameron Parish Police Jury andBellSouth Mobility, LLC, aGeorgia LLC, d/b/a CingularWireless. The motion is contingentupon the Waterworks District No.Eleven’s approval at its next meet-ing.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the President is here-by authorized, empowered anddirected to sign a Letter ofEngagement by and between theCameron Parish Police Jury andRoedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache,Balhoff & McCollister for lobbyingactivities.

The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. McGee, seconded byMr. Conner and declared dulyadopted:

RESOLUTIONSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF CAMERON

WHEREAS, the CameronParish Police Jury does herebymove District 1 Precinct 1 PollingPlace, Johnson Bayou Multi-Purpose Building, 5556 GulfBeach Highway, Johnson Bayou,Louisiana to the Johnson BayouFire Station, 155 Berwick Road,Johnson Bayou, Louisiana for theMarch 9, 2004 election date due toan emergency situation.

NOW, THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED, that the CameronParish Police Jury on this 1st dayof March, 2004 does hereby relo-cate the District 1 Precinct 1Polling Place to the JohnsonBayou Fire Station, 155 BerwickRoad, Johnson Bayou, Louisianafor the March 9, 2004 election datedue to an emergency situation.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED,this 1st day of March, 2004.

APPROVED:/s/ Steve Trahan

STEVE TRAHAN, PRESIDENTCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARY

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Farque and car-ried, that the following changes bemade regarding the additionand/or relocation of streetlights:

a. Install one (1) new securitylight on Hwy. 27 near theMethodist Church in Hackberry

b. Relocate one (1) securitylight north of Methodist Church inHackberry to first pole south ofexisting location

c. Install one (1) new floodlightat Hackberry Boat Launch

d. Relocate one (1) securitylight near the Johnson BayouPublic Cemetery to the cemeteryentrance

e. Install one (1) new securitylight at the Johnson Bayou PublicCemetery entrance

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that the Treasurer is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to pay the February, 2004bills.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the Jury shall go intoexecutive session to discuss per-sonnel. The vote thereon wasrecorded, as follows:

YEAS: Darryl Farque, ScottTrahan, Steve Trahan, JamesDoxey, Magnus McGee,

Douaine ConnerNAYS: NoneABSENT OR NOT VOTING:Charles Precht, III.

The President called the meet-ing back to order.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the following itemshall be added to the agenda:

17. Grant Writer ContractIt was moved by Mr. Farque,

seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury shall enter into a con-tract with Laurie London d/b/aAmerican Marketing Concepts forthe position of GrantWriter/Economic Developer. Theannual compensation shall beforty-five thousand dollars($45,000) for a thirty (30) hourweek. Said contract shall include aclause enabling the Police Jury toterminate by means of providing athirty (30) day written notice. Thevote thereon was recorded, as fol-lows:

YEAS: Darryl Farque, ScottTrahan, Douaine Conner, SonnyMcGee

NAYS: Steve Trahan, JamesDoxey

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:Charles Precht, III.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that the terms of the contractby and between the CameronParish Police Jury and LaurieLondon d/b/a American MarketingConcepts shall be based upon theterms set forth in the precedingexecutive session. The vote there-on was recorded, as follows:

YEAS: Darryl Farque, ScottTrahan, Douaine Conner, SonnyMcGee

NAYS: Steve Trahan, JamesDoxey

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:Charles Precht, III.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the following itemsshall be added to the agenda:

18. 2004 Recycling Plan19. Proclamation - Cody

Styron Day20. Resolution - LIHEAP21. Cheniere Energy - Sabine

Pass LNG22. President Authority to

LEGAL NOTICESPLEASE ADVISE THE OFFICEOF CONSERVATION-ENGI-NEERING DIVISION AT P.O.BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA70804-9275 IN WRITING WITH-IN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS OFTHE HEARING DATE.RUN: April 15 (A 28)

PROCEEDINGSCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYMARCH 1, 2004

The Cameron Parish PoliceJury met in regular session onMonday, March 1, 2004, at thePolice Jury Building in the Villageof Cameron, Louisiana at 5:00o’clock P.M. The following mem-bers were present: Mr. SteveTrahan, Mr. Scott Trahan, Mr.James Doxey, Mr. Magnus McGee,Mr. Darryl Farque and Mr.Douaine Conner; absent was Mr.Charles Precht III.

It was moved by Mr. Farque,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the reading of the min-utes be dispensed with andapproved.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Farqueand carried, that the followingitems shall be added to theAgenda:

5. Resolution - Naming ofProposed Monkey Island Bridge -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7. Other Permits:j. Hunt Homes, LLC.

9. Appointments:a. Mosquito Control - Mike

Merritt11. President Authority to

Sign:d. Letter of Engagement

16. Executive SessionThe following resolution was

offered by Mr. Doxey, seconded byMr. Conner and declared dulyadopted:


WHEREAS, Mr. Roland J.Trosclair, Jr. departed this life onFebruary 5, 2004; and,

WHEREAS, this body and peo-ple of Cameron Parish shall beeternally indebted unto the lateMr. Roland J. Trosclair, Jr. for hisfaithful service as a member of theCameron Parish Police Jury andthe Cameron Parish Civil Defense.

NOW THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED, by the Police Jury ofthe Parish of Cameron, Louisiana,in regular session convened onthis 1st day of March, 2004, that:

SECTION I: The Secretary ishereby directed to spread this res-olution on the Minutes of this bodyand forward certified copies there-of to the family of the deceased.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED,by the Cameron ParishPolice Jury this 1st day of March,2004.




The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. Farque, seconded byMr. Doxey and declared dulyadopted:


WHEREAS, the CameronParish Police Jury recognizes theefforts of the late Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. to gain racialequality for African-Americansand other minorities; and

WHEREAS, the CameronParish Police Jury is beholden tothe late Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. for his efforts to maintain anon-violent approach in his questfor freedom for African-Americansand other minorities; and

WHEREAS, the CameronParish Police Jury recognizes thatthe late Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. was renown throughout thenation as a civil rights leader;

THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the CameronParish Police Jury does herebyurge and recommend that theLouisiana Department ofTransportation & Developmentname the Cameron Ferry No. One,(Monkey Island Ferry), located inCameron, Louisiana in honor ofthe late Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. in recognition of his work in thecivil rights movement; and

BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that when a bridge isbuilt, taking the place of theCameron Ferry No. One, (MonkeyIsland Ferry), that bridge will benamed in honor of the late Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that a certified copyof this resolution shall be forward-ed to the members of theLouisiana Legislative Delegationasking for their support in thisrequest.

ADOPTED AND APPROVEDthis 1st day of March, 2004.




It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that the applicationsfor the following permits be andthe same are hereby approvedwith the stipulations setforth bythe respective Gravity DrainageDistricts; Mr. Conner abstained ond:

a. The William G. HelisCompany, LLC. - North Creole,Section 32, T13S, R7W, Section 5,T14S, R7W, Miami CorporationNo. 1 Well, (proposed installationof (1) 4" pipeline & MeterPlatform/walkways), CameronParish, LA. (040303)

b. Manti Operating Co. -Cameron, Sections 22 & 27, T14S,R9W, Henry No. 1 Well, (proposedinstallation of a 4" and 6"pipeline), Cameron Parish, LA.(040307)

LEGAL NOTICEThis to advise that the

Johnson Bayou Recreation Centermeeting in regular session con-vened on the 12th day of February,2004 accepted as substantiallycomplete and satisfactory thework performed under project#42563-1: renovations of large andsmall pools pursuant to the cer-tain contract between Sabine poolsand said Johnson BayouRecreation Center under File No.279561 in the book of mortgages,Cameron Parish Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withClerk of Court of Cameron Parish,Louisiana on or before forty-five(45) days after the first publicationhereof, all in the manner and formas prescribed by law. After theelapse of said time the JohnsonBayou Recreation Center will payall sums due in the absence of anysuch claims or liens.

By Stacey Badon, SecretaryRUNS: Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1,8, 15 (M 10)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed proposals for the con-

struction of the following projectwill be received by the CAMERONPARISH POLICE JURY ofCameron, Louisiana until 1:30P.M. on 3 May of 2004 at theCameron Parish Police JuryAnnex, 110 Smith Circle, PostOffice Box 366, Cameron,Louisiana 70631 (337-775-5718).

Project number: 2004-01Road Improvements in

Cameron Parish: AsphalticOverlay & Base Construction

The rules and regulations forthe State Licensing Board for con-tractors will apply; this projectbeing classified as:

II. Highway and BridgeConstruction

3. Permanent or paved high-ways or streets (Asphalt Hot Mix)

5. Permanent of paved high-ways or streets (Concrete)

6. Permanent of paved high-ways or streets (Soil Cement)

Proposal forms will not beissued later than 24 hours prior tothe hour and date set for receivingproposals. Contractors may sub-mit proposals on any contract forwhich they hold valid LouisianaContractors classification. Everybid submitted shall be accompa-nied by a certified check or bidbond in the amount of 5% of thebid and shall be made payable to CAMERON PARISH POLICEJURY.

Full information and proposalforms are available at the office ofLonnie G. Harper & Associates,Inc., Post Office Box 229, GrandChenier, Louisiana 70643-0229,(337) 538-2574. Plans and specifi-cations may be inspected upondeposit of $50.00 per set. Bidsmust be submitted on proposalforms provided by the engineer.Official action will be taken at theregularly scheduled CameronParish Police Jury meeting. TheCAMERON PARISH POLICEJURY reserves the right to rejectany or all the proposals.

Cameron Parish Police Jury/s/ Steve Trahan, President

Run: April 8, 15, 22, & 29 (A 27)

-3-SOUTHWEST LAKE

ARTHUR FIELD04-414

LEGAL NOTICESTATE OF LOUISIANA

OFFICE OF CONSERVATIONBATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

In accordance with the laws ofthe State of Louisiana, and withparticular reference to the provi-sions of Title 30 of LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, a publichearing will be held in theHearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalleBuilding, 617 North 3rd Street,Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00a.m., on TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2004,upon the application of ROZELOPERATING COMPANY.

At such hearing theCommissioner of Conservationwill consider evidence relative tothe issuance of an Order pertain-ing to the following matters relat-ing to the BBoolliivviinnaa PPeerrccaa SSaannddRReessoorrvvooiirr AA,, in the SouthwestLake Arthur Field, CameronParish, Louisiana.

1. To create a single drillingand production unit of approxi-mately 386 acres for the BolivinaPerca Sand, Reservoir A, designat-ed as the BOL P RA SUA, all asshown more particularly on theplat submitted with the applica-tion.

2. To establish rules and regu-lations governing the explorationfor and production of gas and con-densate from the said unit.

3. To force pool and integrateall separately owned tracts, min-eral leases and other propertyinterests within the unit so creat-ed, with each tract sharing in unitproduction on a surface acreagebasis of participation.

4. To consider such other mat-ters as may be pertinent.

The Bolivina Perca Sand,Reservoir A, in the SouthwestLake Arthur Field, CameronParish, Louisiana, is herebydefined as being that gas and con-densate bearing sand encounteredbetween the measured depths of11,710’ and 11,937’ (ELM) in theManti Operating Company - BOLP RG SUA Lacassane 33 No. 2Well, located in Section 33,Township 11 South, Range 4 West.

A plat is available for inspec-tion in the Office of Conservationin BBaattoonn RRoouuggee and LLaaffaayyeettttee,Louisiana.www.dnr.state.la.us/CONS/CON-SEREN/hearings/pubhearings.htm.

All parties having interesttherein shall take notice thereof.

BY ORDER OF:JAMES H. WELSH

COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION

IF ACCOMMODATIONS AREREQUIRED UNDER AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT,

Sign:a. Acceptance of Donation - Crain

Lands23. Riverboat Gaming 24. Appointments:

a. Gravity Dist. #7 - Ricky RomeroIt was moved by Mr. Doxey,

seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury does hereby accept the2004 Recycling Plan, as presentedby the Administrator.

The following proclamationwas offered by Mr. Scott Trahan,seconded by Mr. Doxey anddeclared duly adopted:

PROCLAMATIONSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF CAMERON

WHEREAS, Cameron Parishsupports its soldiers serving in themilitary and especially, at thistime, those who are serving inoperation "Iraqi Freedom"; and

WHEREAS, Specialist CodyStyron of the United States Armyhas been serving in Baghdad forthe past twelve months, workingwith an elite group in the armynetwork communications branch;and

WHEREAS, Cameron Parishwelcomes Army Specialist CodyStyron back home from his tour ofduty.

NOW, THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED, by the CameronParish Police Jury that Friday,March 12, 2004 is hereby pro-claimed "CODY STYRON DAY"and all of Cameron Parish’s citi-zens are urged to observe accord-ingly.





The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. Doxey, seconded byMr. Farque and declared dulyadopted:

RESOLUTION OF SUPPORTFOR LIHEAP FUNDING

STATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF CAMERON

WHEREAS, the Low IncomeHome Energy Assistance Program(LIHEAP) and the WeatherizationAssistance Program (WAP) wereestablished by Congress to provideblock grants to states that can beused to help low income familiesmeet home energy costs andweatherize their homes to conserveenergy and reduce further energybills; and

WHEREAS, while LIHEAPhas been re-authorized byCongress at up to $3.4 billion peryear, it has rarely been funded atmore than $2 billion; and since theprogram was instituted in 1981,LIHEAP’s inflation-adjusted buy-ing power has sagged to 48 percentof its original size; and

WHEREAS, LIHEAP and WAPare today inadequately funded andthus incapable of addressing thegrowing energy assistance and con-servation needs of low income fam-ilies; and

WHEREAS, the formula bywhich the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services allo-cates LIHEAP grants to individualstates severely discriminatesagainst Louisiana and other south-ern states by favoring heatingneeds of people in northern states,ignoring the fact that extreme heatis as detrimental to the health andlives of people as extreme cold; andbecause the formula is driven bydecades-old population, incomeand energy price data; and

WHEREAS, the FederalWeatherization AssistanceProgram must be adequately fund-ed to reduce energy consumptionand expenditures of families livingin substandard, leaky, inefficienthousing by permitting them toinsulate their homes...which is crit-ical to dealing with the blight ofpoverty in Louisiana.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the CameronParish Police Jury urgesLouisiana’s entire congressionaldelegation to advocate and supportfederal legislation and appropria-tions bills that:

* Increase national funding forLIHEAP, to at least $3.4 billionannually, beginning in Fiscal Year2005;

* Increase national funding forWAP to at least $290 million annu-ally, beginning Fiscal Year 2005;

* Provide for advance fundingof both LIHEAP and WAP, so as toenable states to plan more effi-ciently the distribution of funds forbill payment assistance and weath-erization assistance;

* Study the implications forfamilies in Louisiana and otherstates if LIHEAP and WAP are pre-vented from keeping pace withgrowing aging populations, povertyrates and natural gas prices;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat Louisiana’s Congressional del-egation be urged to join with othermembers of the House and Senatefrom the South and West in sup-port of legislation that would recti-fy the regional funding biases andinequities produced by the currentLIHEAP distribution formula,which deprives Louisiana familiesof just and needed funds and whichhas not been amended since 1985.





The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. McGee, seconded byMr. Doxey and declared dulyadopted:

RESOLUTIONPARISH OF CAMERONSTATE OF LOUISIANA

WHEREAS, the CameronParish Police Jury supportsCheniere Energy, LLC’s intent tolocate a liquefied petroleum gasimport terminal and pipeline inJohnson Bayou, Cameron Parish,Louisiana adjacent to Sabine Pass;and

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incurred in the preparation of pro-posals. LAFA reserves the right toaccept or reject, in whole or inpart, all proposals submittedand/or to cancel this announce-ment. Any contract awarded shallbe based upon the proposal mostadvantageous to the state, costand other factors considered. Allcontracts are subject to the avail-ability of funds.

No bids will be received afterthe date and hour specified. Theright is reserved to reject any andall bids and waive any informa-tion. Additional information canbe seen on the internet atwww.ldaf.state.la.us or specifica-tions can be obtained from HilaryStephenson, 5285 Florida Blvd,Baton Rouge, Louisiana betweenthe hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m. BIDS OPEN: Friday, April23, 2004 @ 2:00 p.m.

Hilary StephensonLouisiana Agriculture

Finance AuthorityRUN: April 15 (A 21)

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids will be opened and

publicly read by the PurchasingSection of the LouisianaAgricultural Finance Authority(LAFA), 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite1221, Baton Rouge, LA, Monday,APRIL 26, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. forthe following:

LAFA1 04041 - LACASSINESYRUP PLANT

The Louisiana AgriculturalFinance Authority (LAFA) is issu-ing a Request for Proposal (RFP)to all qualified companies for aproposal for CONCRETE FORTHE LACASSINE SYRUPPLANT. Location will beLacassine, Louisiana, JeffersonDavis Parish.

The Request for Proposal pro-vides a general description of theproject as well as instructions forsubmitting proposal.

This announcement does notcommit the Louisiana AgricultureFinance Authority (LAFA) toaward a contract or to pay any costincurred in the preparation of pro-posals. LAFA reserves the right toaccept or reject, in whole or inpart, all proposals submittedand/or to cancel this announce-ment. Any contract awarded shallbe based upon the proposal mostadvantageous to the state, costand other factors considered. Allcontracts are subject to the avail-ability of funds.

No bids will be received afterthe date and hour specified. Theright is reserved to reject any andall bids and to waive any informal-ities. Additional information canbe seen on the internet atwww.ldaf.state.la.us or specifica-tions can be obtained from HilaryStephenson, 5825 Florida Blvd.,Baton Rouge, Louisiana betweenthe hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m. BIDS OPEN: Monday, APRIL26, 2004 @ 1:00 p.m.

Hilary StephensonLouisiana Agriculture

Finance AuthorityRUN: April 15 (A 23)

NOTICE TO BIDDERSBids are being solicited as fol-

lows and sealed bids will beopened and publicly read by thePurchasing Section of theDepartment of Natural Resources,Room 1263, 617 N. 3rd St., BatonRouge, LA 70802 at 11:00 A.M. onMay 12, 2004:

Bid Proposal Number 432-2214-UORP/04-007Removal and Disposal of

Underwater Obstructions, Grand Lake & Calcasieu Lake,

Cameron ParishOnly those contractors on the

list of contractors approved by theUnderwater Obstruction RemovalProgram Office as of April 22, 2004will be eligible for consideration.(Reference: Louisiana UnderwaterObstruction Removal Program,ACT 666 of 1997).

Bid proposal form and specifi-cations will be mailed to eligiblecontractors. Additional informa-tion may be obtained from theDepartment of Natural Resources,Office of Conservation, P.O. Box94275 (617 N 3rd St-9th Fl.),Baton Rouge, LA 70804 - 9275,Attention: UnderwaterObstruction Removal Program (orcall Underwater ObstructionRemoval Office at 225/342-6293).

Evidence of authority to sub-mit the bid shall be required inaccordance with R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594(C)(2)(d).

This Notice published to com-ply with Public Bid Law.RUNS: April 15, 22, & 29 (A 37)

PUBLIC NOTICELOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

(LDEQ)AMERADA HESS CORPORATION

CAMERON OFFSHORE SUPPORT BASE WATER

DISCHARGE PERMITThe LDEQ, Office of

Environmental Services, is accept-ing written comments on a draftLouisiana Pollutant DischargeElimination System (LPDES) per-mit prepared for Amerada HessCorporation, Cameron OffshoreSupport Base, Post Office Box 721,Cameron, Louisana 70631. TThheeffaacciilliittyy iiss llooccaatteedd aatt 663311WWaakkeeffiieelldd RRooaadd,, CCaammeerroonn,,LLoouuiissiiaannaa,, iinn CCaammeerroonn PPaarriisshh..Upon the effective date of the finalpermit, the LPDES permit shallreplace the previously issued EPA(NPDES) permit no. LA0054712and State (LWDPS) permit no.WP2976.

The principal discharge fromthis source made into CalcasieuShip Channel, thence into EastFork Calcasieu Pass, waters of thestate classified for primary contactrecreation, secondary contactrecreation, propagation of fish andwildlife, and oyster propagation.Under the SIC 1311, the applicantproposes to discharge stormwaterrunoff from an existing offshoredrilling and production supply andsupport facility.

During the preparation of thispermit, it has been determinedthat the discharge will have noadverse impact on the existinguses of the receiving waterbody.As with any discharge, however,some change in existing waterquality may occur.

Written comments, writtenrequests for a public hearing, orwritten requests for notification ofthe final decision regarding thispermit action may be submitted toMs. Soumaya Ghosn at LDEQ,Public Participation Group, P.O.Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. WWrriitttteenn ccoommmmeennttssaanndd//oorr wwrriitttteenn rreeqquueessttss mmuussttbbee rreecceeiivveedd bbyy 1122::3300 pp..mm..,,TThhuurrssddaayy,, MMaayy 2200,, 22000044..Written comments will be consid-ered prior to a final permit deci-sion.

If LDEQ finds a significantdegree of public interest, a publichearing will be held. LDEQ willsend notification of the final per-mit decision to the applicant andto each person who has submittedwritten comments or a writtenrequest for notification of the finaldecision.

The application, draft permit,and statement of basis are avail-able for review at the LDEQ,Public Records Center, Room 127,602 North 5th Street, BatonRouge, LA. Viewing hours arefrom 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday (exceptholidays).

Inquiries or requests for addi-tional information regarding thispermit action should be directed toMr. Scott B. Pierce, LDEQ,Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313,Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313,phone (225) 219-3400.

Persons wishing to be includedon the LDEQ permit public noticemailing list should contact Ms.Soumaya Ghosn in writing atLDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, BatonRouge, LA 70821-4313, phone(225) 219-3276, or by email [email protected].

Permit public notices can beviewed on the LDEQ Permits pub-lic Web page atWWW.deq.state.la.us/news/PubNotice/.

Alternatively, individuals mayelect to receive the permit publicnotices via email by subscribing tothe LDEQ permits public noticeList Server athttp://www.state.la.us/ldbc/list-servpage/ldeq_pn_listserv.htm.

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PUBLIC NOTICESealed bids will be received by

Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of one (1) rescuevehicle, as per specifications.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 and 22 (A 39)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of approximatelyone-half mile of vinyl fencing to beinstalled in the vicinity of theHackberry Public Boat Launch,Hackberry, LA.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police Juryoffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 & 22 (A 40)

CAMERON PARISH WATERWORKS

DISTRICT NO. 10159 BERWICK ROADCAMERON, LA. 70631

PROCEEDINGSThe Cameron Parish

Waterworks District No. 10 met inRegular Session on Tuesday,March 9, 2004 at 6:15 p.m. at theJohnson Bayou Waterworks Officein the village of Johnson Bayou,Louisiana. Members present were:Mr. J. P. Constance, Mr. NathanGriffith, Mrs. Connie Trahan, Mr.Jessie Simon, Jr. and Mr. LloydBadon. Members absent werenone. Guest attending was Mr.Lonnie Harper.

It was moved by Mr. Griffith tocall the meeting to order.

It was moved by Mr.Constance, seconded by Mr. Simonand carried that the minutes byread and accepted.

It was moved by Mr. Simon,seconded by Mr. Constance andcarried to approve the bills aspaid.

Mr. Harper presented the find-ings from the study he conductedfor the Pelican BeachDevelopment. He will prepare abid package to accept bids, whenthe Board of Directors gives theapproval.

It was moved by Mr.Constance, seconded by Mr. Badonand carried to have Mr. Harperprepare mapping quotes to theBoard of Directors for future sys-tem maps.

Employee Gary Badon pre-sented work completions andimprovements to the Board ofDirectors. Everything looks reallygood at this time.

New company vehicle specifi-cations were discussed. It wasmoved by Mr. Simon, seconded byMr. Constance and carried toadvertise for bids and accept themat the April 13th meeting.

It was moved by Mr. Badon,seconded by Mr. Simon and car-ried to pay the MaintenanceSpecialist who is on call for thedesignated parish Holidays, 5hours overtime for checking facili-ties.

Mr. Simon presented evalua-tion findings of the employees. Thelist was reviewed and employeeswill present updates at the nextmeeting.

There being no further busi-ness to discuss, on a motion by Mr.Griffith, seconded by Mr.Constance, and carried the meet-ing was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

The next Waterworks meetingwill be held on May 11, 2004 @6:15 p.m. at the Waterworks office.

Approved:/s/ Nathan Griffith

NATHAN GRIFFITH, CHAIRMAN

Attest:/s/ J. P. ConstanceJ. P. CONSTANCE, SECRETARYRUN: April 15 (A 42)

NOTICEThe following Cameron Parish

residents have been summoned toappear in Cameron District Courton Monday, May 17, 2004 to serveas prospective Civil Jurors:

Abshire, Chad D., Hackberry,La.; Adegbola, Adebomi Yetundi,Cameron, La.; Aguillard, HeatherM. Cameron, La.; Andrews, RoseMarie, Lake Charles, La.; Ardoin,Wanda C., Hackberry, La.

Arrant, Helen M., Cameron,La.; Arrant, Margaret L., GrandChenier, La.; Badon, Stacey R.,Cameron, La.; Bartie, Lois M.,Cameron, La.; Bearb, StarskyJames, Cameron, La.

Beard, Beverly M., LakeCharles, La.; Billedeaux, Kala S.,Lake Charles, La.; Blanchard,Cynthia D., Mamou, La.;Boudreaux, Stacy, Cameron, La.;Breaux, Ramona B., Lake Charles,La.

Breaux, Tiffany L., LakeCharles, La.; Broussard, Gloria B.,Bell City, La.; Broussard, TiffanyD., Creole, La.; Brown, Joe F.,Hackberry, La.; Brown, Patrick C.,Cameron, La.

Canik, Richard W., GrandChenier, La.; Carter, Tina F.,Cameron, La.; Colligan, Joel B.,Hackberry, La.; Conner, MarshallB., Cameron, La.; Cox, Thomas H.,Bell City, La.

Dennis, Roger A., Cameron,La.; Devall, Michael R.,Hackberry, La.; Dinh, Tuan Anh,New Orleans, La.; Domingue,Wilfred L., Grand Chenier, La.;Doucette, Brandy L., Hackberry,La.

Doxey, Joann R., GrandChenier, La.; Duhon, Richard K.,Cameron, La.; Dupree, Thomas J.,Cameron, La.; Erbelding, KeraAnn W., Cameron, La.; Fontenot,Kenneth, Cameron, La.

Fountain, Curtis R., Jr.,Hackberry, La.; Fruge, Robert C.,Creole, La.; Garrard, James T., III,Cameron, La.; Gaspard,Christopher Dew, Cameron, La.;Gayle, William H., Jr., Cameron,La.

Gray, Leroy, Cameron, La.;Gross, George M., Jr., Hackberry,La.; Hargrave, Ricky A., Gueydan,La.; Hebert, Joseph D., Gueydan,La.; Henninger, Ronald O., BellCity, La.

Higgins, Joseph N., Cameron,La.; Johnson, Randall J.,Gueydan, La.; Johnston, Tomas A.,Lake Charles, La.; Kirby, Cecil B.,Cameron, La.; Koester, JamesEdward, Cameron, La.

Kyle, Verna L., Hackberry, La.;LaBove, Wilton A., Cameron, La.;

Landry, Evelyn F., Creole, La.;Lannin, Dewette Ann H., LakeCharles, La.; Larson, MatthewBolton, Cameron, La.

Leger, Christopher K.,Cameron, La.; Leger, Sky M.,Cameron, La.; Lewis, Jeanie AnitaF., Cameron, La.; Lowery, JamesL., Hackberry, La.; Martel, JoelleP., Creole, La.

Mason, Denise G., Cameron,La.; McAdams, Ricky W.,Cameron, La.; McCain, Kelly N.,Lake Charles, La.; McCall, PaulaC., Grand Chenier, La.; McGee,Magnus W., Cameron, La.

Mhire, Robby D., GrandChenier, La.; Miller, Elaine M.,Lake Arthur, La.; Miller, RichardW., Creole, La.; Mooney, ChristineL., Cameron, La.; Moore, AngelaWhite, Hackberry, La.

Murphy, James R., Cameron,La.; Nolon, Bertha, Cameron, La.;Nunez, Christy L., Lake Charles,La.; Nunez, Danniel G., Creole,La.; Peavy, Tracy L., Cameron, La.

Pippin, Cynthia J., Creole, La.;Regan, Myles P., Cameron, La.;Richard, Bryon H., Cameron, La.;Richard, David M., GrandChenier, La.; Roberts, Joshua H.,Lake Charles, La.

Savage, William H.,Hackberry, La.; Savoie, Francis A.,Cameron, La.; Schiano, Louis, Jr.,Creole, La.; Schwark, Robert J.,Cameron, La.; Seay, Charlotte,Hackberry, La.

Sellers, Judy R., Cameron, La.;Simon, Elta L., Hackberry, La.;Sisson, Raymond Carlton,Cameron, La.; Smith, Irvin W.,Hackberry, La.; Soileau, Harold J.,Hackberry, La.

Spicer, Douglas W., Hackberry,La.; Stevens, Curtis D., Cameron,La.; Theriot, Anthony G.,Cameron, La.; Theriot, Jesse S.,Lake Charles, La.; Thevis,Kathleen M., Gueydan, La.

Touchette, Linda G., LakeCharles, La.; Wainwright, LisaDenise Y., Lake Charles, La.;Warner, Kevin W., Grand Chenier,La.; Zelik, Orietta, Cameron, La.;Zimmermann, Karl O., Creole, La.RUN: April 15 (A 43)

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids will be opened and

publicly read by the PurchasingSection of the LouisianaAgriculture Finance Authority(LAFA), 5825 Florida Blvd, Suite1221, Baton Rouge, LA, Friday,April 23, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. for thefollowing:

LAFA1165/CHAIN - LACAS-SINE SYRUP PLANT

The Louisiana AgricultureFinance Authority (LAFA) is issu-ing a Request for Proposal (RFP)to all qualified companies for aproposal for CHAIN FOR THELACASSINE SYRUP PLANT.Location will be Lacassine,Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish.

The Request for Proposal pro-vides a general description of theProject as well as instructions forsubmitting proposal.

This announcement does notcommit the Louisiana AgricultureFinance Authority (LAFA) toaward a contract or to pay any cost

WHEREAS, the Sabine PassLNG Project includes the con-struction and operation of animport terminal consisting of twoship berths, capable of unloadingabout 400 LNG ships per year and16 miles of 42 inch diameter nat-ural gas send out pipeline; and

WHEREAS, the proposedSabine Pass LNG project will pro-vide LNG tankers docking andunloading services for shippersimporting LNG into the UnitedStates.

NOW, THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED, that the CameronParish Police Jury does herebysupport Cheniere Energy, LLC’sSabine Pass LNG Project and theSecretary is authorized, empow-ered and directed to send this res-olution to the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission and theLouisiana CongressionalDelegation, Senator John Breaux,Senator Mary Landrieu andRepresentative Chris John.





It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the President is herebyauthorized, empowered anddirected to sign an Acceptance ofDonation from Crain Lands,L.L.C. in the amount of ten thou-sand dollars ($10,000).

The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. McGee, seconded byMr. Doxey and declared dulyadopted:


WHEREAS, Cameron Parishis in favor of locating a riverboatnear the Causeway Bridge on theSabine River/Sabine Lake inJohnson Bayou; and

WHEREAS, Cameron Parish’seconomy would benefit tremen-dously if the lower end of theSabine River/Sabine Lake wereadded to the Louisiana gamingriver list; and

WHEREAS, Louisiana R.S.27:43(B)(1) designates the gamingrivers for the State of Louisiana;and

NOW THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED by the CameronParish Police Jury thatRepresentative Mickey Frithintroduce a bill in the upcoming2004 Regular Legislative Sessionto Amend and Reenact R.S.27:43(B)1 to include that portionof the Sabine River and SabineLake, lying South of a point 500feet North of the center line ofLouisiana Highway 82 inCameron Parish, Louisiana.




POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARY It was movedby Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr.Scott Trahan and carried, thatRicky Romero is hereby reappoint-ed to serve as a member of theGravity Drainage District No.Seven Board.There being no further business,on motion of Mr. Farque, secondedby Mr. Conner and carried, themeeting was declared adjourned.



POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARY RUN: Apr. 15 (A 29)

PROCEEDINGA regular monthly meeting for

Cameron Parish WaterworksDistrict No. 2 was held onWednesday, December 10, 2003 atthe Hackberry Waterworks officein Hackberry, Louisiana at 7:00p.m.

Members present were: Mr.Alton Schexnider, Mr. DonaldBroussard, Mr. Richard Erickson,and Mr. Anthony Hicks. Memberabsent: Mr. Darrell Duhon.Employees present: Mr. JackieLaBauve, Mr. Kelly Cloud, andMrs. Marilyn LaBauve. Guest:None.

Mr. Schexnider opened themeeting.

Mr. Hicks moved, Mr. Ericksonseconded, and carried to adopt theminutes from the previous meet-ing.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded, and carried to payall bills.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded and carried toadopt the revised budget for 2003.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr.Broussard seconded, and carriedto adopt the budget for 2004.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded, and carried togive full time employees at $.75 anhour raise and part time employ-ees a $.50 per hour raise.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr.Broussard seconded, and carriedto adjourn the meeting.APPROVED: /s/ Alton Schexnider

ALTON SCHEXNIDER,PRESIDENT

Attest: /s/ Richard EricksonRICHARD ERICKSON,SEC/TREARUN: April 15 (A 30)

PROCEEDINGSA regular monthly meeting for

Cameron Parish WaterworksDistrict #2 was held onWednesday, January 07, 2004 atthe Waterworks office inHackberry, Louisiana at 7:00 p.m.

Members present were: Mr.Alton Schexnider, Mr. DonaldBroussard, Mr. Anthony Hicks,Mr. Darrell Duhon, and Mr.

Richard Erickson. Membersabsent: None. Employees presentwere: Mr. Jackie LaBauve, Mr.Kelly Cloud, and Mrs. MarilynLaBauve. Guests were: Mr. & Mrs.Gordie Hicks and Mr. CecilSanner.


Mr. Hicks moved, Mr. Duhonseconded, and carried to adopt theminutes from the previous meet-ing.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Erickson seconded, and carried tohold a special meeting on January14, 2004 to discuss property insur-ance premiums.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr. Hicksseconded and carried to pay all thebills.

Mr. Duhon moved, Mr. Hicksseconded, and carried to haveJanco clean the storage tanks atWell Site #2 for $2000.00.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr.Broussard seconded, and carriedto adjourn the meeting.APPROVED: /s/ Alton Schexnider


ATTEST: /s/ Richard EricksonRICHARD ERICKSON,SEC/TREARUN: April 15 (A 31)

PROCEEDINGSA special meeting for Cameron

Parish Waterworks District #2was held on Wednesday, January14, 2004 at the Waterworks officein Hackberry, Louisiana at 7:00p.m.

Members present were: Mr.Alton Schexnider, Mr. DonaldBroussard, Mr. Richard Erickson,and Mr. Anthony Hicks. Membersabsent: Mr. Darrell Duhon.Employees present: Mr. JackieLaBauve. Guest: Mr. Logan Pruitt.


Mr. Hicks moved, Mr. Ericksonseconded, and carried to extend a2” water line at Rusty Byler’scamp with Mr. Byler paying forthe tap and back flow preventer.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded, and carried toadjourn meeting.APPROVED: /s/ Alton Schexnider


ATTEST: /s/ Richard EricksonRICHARD ERICKSON,SEC/TREARUN: April 15 (A 32)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 6th day of April 2004 acceptedas substantially complete and sat-isfactory the work performedunder Project Number 2003-09:Jetty Pier Pavilion pursuant to thecertain contract between H & HMetal Contractors, Inc. and saidCameron Parish Police Jury underFile No. 283092 in the Book ofMortgages, Cameron Parish,Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theCameron Parish Police Jury willpay all sums due in the absence ofany such claims or liens.

BY: Steve Trahan, PresidentRUN: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20 (A 24)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 5th day of April 2004 acceptedas complete and satisfactory thework performed under ProjectNumber 2002-01: RoadImprovements in Cameron Parish-Asphalt Surface Treatment pur-suant to the certain contractbetween R. E. Heidt Constructionand said Cameron Parish PoliceJury under File No. 275414, in theBook of Mortgages, CameronParish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theCameron Parish Police Jury willpay all sums due in the absence ofany such claims or liens.

BY: Steve Trahan, PresidentRUN: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20 (A 25)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe sale of surplus equipment, asis, where is.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 and 22 (A35)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of culverts.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 and 22 (A 36)


LEGAL NOTICESCont. from Page 6. Nutria Report

((LLSSUU AAggCCeenntteerr RReeppoorrtt))High Nutria populations

are considered to be a contrib-utor to Louisiana’s most seri-ous environmental problem,coastal land loss. When anarea is stripped of vegetationby nutria, it is much morelikely to be converted to openwater that if the vegetation isleft intact.

Before the 2002-2003 furtrapping season, theLouisiana Department ofWildlife and Fisheries putinto effect a Coastwide NutriaControl Program (CNCP).Under the program, BreauxAct funds were used to paylicensed fur trappers $4 pernutria tail. While it is too

early for final results from the2003-2004 season, the figuresfor 2002-2003, the first yearof the program, are interest-ing.

The number of fur licensessold in 2002-2003 was 1,589,almost double the 871 sold inthe previous season. Much ofthis was certainly due to theCNCP program, althoughmuch higher than averageprices for otter pelts (average$59.09) may also have con-tributed to the higher licensesales.

The total value of the har-vest of fur animals was$1,581,211, however$1,232,088 came form incen-tive payments from CNCP.The market demand for mostanimal furs is still extremelylow, with pelt value of the2002-2003 harvest being only$349,122. This was, however,above the value of pelts in theprevious year, which was only$202,611. Some of theincreased pelt sales can alsobe credited to the CNCP. Thenumber of nutria pelts sold in2002-2003 was 47,042 com-pared to 24,683 the previousyear. The increase came inspite of a drop in the pricereceived per pelt from $1.75to $1.38.

Of the 1,589 licensed furtrappers, 342 participated inCNCP. Less than 200 tailswere turned in by 116 partici-pants, 86 participants turnedin 200 - 499 tails, 35 turned in500 - 799 tails, and 105turned in over 800 tails.

Approximately 90% of theCNCP harvest came fromSoutheastern Louisiana, and34% were taken by trapping,63% by shooting with a rifle,and 3% were taken with ashotgun. February was themost active month for tail col-lections (91,917) andDecember (22,652) was theleast active month.

Seminarset here

Cameron Parish Libraryand Lake Charles MemorialHospital’s TeleMedicine De-partment will continue tohold its ProfessionalDevelopment Brown BagSeminars with a Thursday,April 22 presentation, “Inter-office Relations” at 12 Noon.Howard Duhon of PPGIndustries will present thisvideoconference. All interest-ed people are invited to visitthe department for this inter-esting seminar.

The International Associa-tion of Administra-tiveProfessionals will host thisseminar in observance ofAdministrative ProfessionalsWeek. 1 CEU will be award-ed for interested participantswith a $3 registration & com-pletion of program evalua-tion.

The program will cover thefollowing areas:

Knowledge of & under-standing of the 4 basic socialstyles,

Knowledge of the versatili-ty scale,

Understanding of the basicstyles of behavior in dailywork settings, and

Work balance.The program will be held

in the TeleMedicine Rooms inall of the branches of theCameron Parish Library. Formore information or to regis-ter, please contact theTeleMedicine Department at775-5421 extension 106 or viaemail: [email protected].


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