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Volume 131, No. 149 © 2014, LSN Publishing Co., LLC Tuesday, July 29, 2014 http://www.stmarynow.com 50¢ Per Copy 8 Pages Men Standing Strong founding members Founding members of the Chez Hope “Men Standing Strong” initiative are, from left, Chuck Autin, Chad Mason, Wayne Stevens, Wilson Judice, Craig Pellerin, Jim Evans, Mike Picard, Sen. Bret Allain, St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin, Tony Scelfo and Gary Blum. Not pictured are Billy Duhon Sr., David Hanagriff, Randy Hanagriff, Keith Landen, Dr. Steven McPherson, Billy Hanagriff, Lyle Simoneaux, Hal Stiel and Craig Thompson. “Men Standing Strong” is a Chez Hope campaign for men to use their influence and publicly stand up against family violence. The charter members pic- tured gathered at the Fairfax House Historic Inn last week for a reception kicking off their support of Chez Hope and the initiative. Sales tax receipts still ahead after 2nd quarter dip While parish sales tax collections dipped somewhat in the second quarter of the year, collections are still above the same period from 2013. Sales and Use Tax Administrator Jeff LaGrange told the St. Mary Parish Council of Governments group Monday that there was a 3 percent drop in May collections and a 2.6 percent drop in June. LaGrange said the quarter was still 1.4 percent above last year, and the first half of the year shows a 6.9 percent increase. Oil, gas and industry that make up 27 percent of collections, LaGrange said, have shown a 2 percent decline. “I’m not sure where it’s coming from because everyone that I know is saying they’re pretty robust right now and business is good, so we’re going to have to dig a little deeper,” he said. Automobile sales make up 10 percent of collections; rental/leasing 6 percent; grocery 6 percent; building materials 4 percent; convenience stores 4 percent; fast food 3 percent; drug stores 3 percent; and “other” sales tax payers 28 percent. LaGrange said the hotel occupancy tax was down 15 percent in June and 7 percent in the first half of the year. He said that more available lodging in neighboring parishes has caused occupancy and rates, due to competition, to decline. LaGrange reminded the group that this weekend is the annu- al state sales tax free weekend, only on the 4 percent of state sales taxes. New voter ID cards reflect changes to some local districts With all government enti- ties across the parish finished with their reapportionment plans, the Secretary of State has mandated the St. Mary Parish Council to consolidate and merge as many small precincts as possible to cut down on election costs in the parish, and in return, statewide. St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters Jolene Holcombe said that the parish council has been able to merge sever- al very small precincts, there- by reducing the number of precincts from 54 to 51, parish wide. On the west end of the parish Precincts 5 and 6 have been merged into one precinct, Precinct 6, which will be voting at Raintree Ele- mentary School. Precinct 6 voters were al- ready voting at Raintree Ele- mentary; but now the voters from the old Precinct 5 will be moved into Precinct 6 and will be getting new voter identification cards, Hol- combe said. Precincts 6A and 7 have been merged into one precinct, Precinct 7. All voters in this precinct will still be voting at Raintree Elemen- tary. The voters in the old Precinct 6 will be getting new ID cards indicating their new precinct number. On the east end of the parish Precincts 40 and 41A were merged, but then re-di- vided into two precincts, each with over 500 voters. Precinct 40 will vote at Morgan City Junior High School and Precinct 41A will vote at Pharr Chapel Methodist Church Hall. Any voter in these two precincts whose precinct number and/or polling loca- tion changed will be receiving a new ID card. Also in Morgan City, Precincts 42A and 45 were merged into one precinct, Precinct 45, which will be vot- ing at the St. Mary AARP Se- nior Center. All voters in the old Precinct 42A will be get- ting new ID cards with their new precinct number and polling location. All changes have already been made by the Registrar of Voters Office and new voter identification cards will be go- ing out this week. Any voter in the above precincts who has not received a voter ID card within the next two weeks can call the Registrar of Voters Office at (337) 828- 4100, ext. 360 or (985) 384- 8638. Qualifying for the Nov. 4 election will be held Aug. 20- 22. Scheduled to be on the ballot for Nov. 4 are: U. S. Senator; U. S. Repre- sentative; Court of Appeal Judge, 1st Circuit, 2nd Dis- trict, Div. C; District Judges, 16th Judicial District; Dis- trict Attorney, 16th Judicial District; School Board mem- bers in all districts; Justices of the Peace, all wards; Con- stables, all wards. Also on the ballot: Town of Baldwin: Mayor, Chief of Police, Al- dermen Town of Berwick: Mayor, Councilmen City of Franklin: City Court Judge, City Court Marshal City of Morgan City City Court Judge City Court Marshal City of Patterson Mayor, Chief of Police, Council Members Also, there are 14 proposed constitutional amendments and four proposed St. Mary Parish charter amendments. Cajun Coast visitors guide info needed The Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau is in the process of updating its annual visitors guide. More than 50,000 guides will be produced. The visitors guide is the response piece mailed to visitor inquiries and the guide is distributed throughout the parish at ho- tels, campgrounds, restau- rants, attractions and the visitor centers as well as at industry trade shows throughout the state and na- tionwide. The sections of the guide include: Exploring & Recre- ation including attractions and forms of recreation such as golf, fishing, horseshoes and guides, shopping, accom- modations including camp- grounds, hotels and bed and breakfasts, restaurants, itin- eraries, day trips and visitor services. If you or someone you know has recently opened a business, offers a service or if you would like to inquire whether your business is cur- rently included in this guide, contact the Cajun Coast Visi- tors & Convention Bureau at 985-380-8224 or email [email protected] by Aug. 15. There also is space avail- able for advertisements. For more information about plac- ing an advertisement in the visitors guide, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors & Con- vention Bureau at 985-380- 8224 or email info@cajun- coast.com. The artists, authors and venues for the fifth annual Promenade d’art de Franklin have been finalized. Shadowlawn: Brian Charp- entier, Amanda Robicheaux Chez Hope: Christopher Bailey Jr., Mark Judice Hanagriffs’ Lot: Music by Alfred Hill, Ajah Diggs, Michelle Bradley and Joe Mitchell Floors Etc.: St. Mary Coun- cil on Aging Four Seasons: Monique Broussard, Brooke Comeaux Meyer’s Shoe Store: Rhonda Dennis (author), Caroline Si- moneaux The Fad Newsstand: Dar- lene Businelle, Anne Simon (author) Main St. Café: Roxy Blan- ton, Tony Cutrera, Margaret Melancon Beleeza Boutique: Rachel Bonin, LaDaisha Bowles, Michiru Kusaka, Sarah Ruiz, Laura Zuniga Todd Art Gallery: Susan Miles, Francis Todd, Doris Wigington Scelfo’s Insurance: Roger Stouff (author), Suzanne Wiltz Chic and Shabby Collec- tions: Martha Mello, Patricia Najera Argus Spa: Hilari Baranco, Carla Hostetter (author), Emanuel Landry The Art Walk is a family- friendly event that will take place Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. For more infor- mation, contact Community Development, 337-828-6345, [email protected]. Franklin Art Walk venues set Museum readies time capsule opening The Jeanerette Museum is preparing to celebrate an ex- hibit that toured 10 years ago from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service. The museum is currently asking for updated informa- tion from 2004 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students of Glencoe Charter School, St. Joseph School, Jeanerette Elementary School and St. Charles Elementary School to invite them to be special guests of “Yesterdays Tomor- rows: Uncovering the Past” which includes the opening of a time capsule. Other per- sons that may have con- tributed items to the capsule are also requested to contact the museum. “Ten years ago, students completed class projects to place items and information in a time capsule that was buried at the museum,” said Gail Garcia, Jeanerette Mu- seum Board vice chair. “We are inviting these students, which would now be adults, to return to view the items they submitted when the capsule is opened.” Students and the public are invited to the opening of the time capsule that was buried on the museum grounds, located at 500 E. Main St., Jeanerette. The celebration will be open to the public free of charge and held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. The original exhibit that toured the museum a decade ago was “Yesterday’s Tomor- rows: Past Visions of the American Future” and was part of the Museum on Main Street program, a program of the Smithsonian Institution and Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities along with state humanities coun- cils in rural America. Along with the unearthing of the time capsule, the Jeanerette Museum will host a “Tour of American Music” with the band, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue and open a local exhibit that focuses on Jeanerette’s past along with visions of its fu- ture. The musical program explores the roots of the American musical tradition and the Louisiana Hayride. To contribute contact in- formation on a participant of the time capsule project or to learn more about the Yes- terdays Tomorrows: Uncov- ering the Past celebration contact the Jeanerette Mu- seum at 337-276-4408 from Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., find the museum on Facebook or email : jeanerettemuseum@ya- hoo.com. Senate may vote on highway funding WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to take up legislation to keep federal highway money flowing to states, with just three days left before the government plans to start slowing down payments. The House passed a $10.8 billion bill last week that would pay for highway and transit aid through the end of May 2015 if transportation spending is maintained at cur- rent levels. Under a schedule outlined by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Sen- ate would take up that bill Tuesday. But senators who say the House bill uses budgetary gimmicks to pay for roads and bridges or who want to force Congress to act before the end of the year on a long-term plan to pay for transportation programs are expected to offer amendments. If any amend- ment passes, it would alter the underlying House bill and set up an 11th-hour show- down between the House and Senate on how to resolve the differences between their bills. The Transportation Depart- ment says that by Aug. 1 the federal Highway Trust Fund will no longer have enough money to cover promised aid to states, and the government will begin to stretch out pay- ments. Congress has kept the trust fund teetering on the edge of bankruptcy since 2008 through a series of temporary fixes because lawmakers have been unable to find a political- ly acceptable, long-term fund- ing plan. States have been warned to expect an average reduction of 28 percent in aid payments. Without action from Con- gress, the balance in the fund is expected to drop to zero by late August or early Septem- ber. Some states already have cut back on construction proj- ects because of the uncertain- ty over federal funding. Presi- dent Barack Obama and other state and local officials have complained that the uncer- tainty over funding is costing jobs. Dave Bauer, a lobbyist for the American Road and Transportation Builders Asso- ciation, said federal aid pays for about 52 percent of the cost of road and bridge capital projects undertaken every year. “So if you have 52 percent of your market that on an almost annual or every-other-year ba- sis is subject to Congress not shutting everything down when there isn’t a great track record on doing that, would you be making long-term in- vestments and hiring people?” Bauer said. An amendment sponsored by Democrats Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Bar- bara Boxer of California and GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Ten- nessee would provide only $8 billion, just enough to keep highway programs going through the end of this year. They say their aim is to set up another deadline in order to force Congress to come up with a long-term solution on how to pay for transportation programs when lawmakers return to Washington after the November elections and partisan fervor supposedly will have cooled. The trust fund is in its cur- rent straits because the feder- al 18.4-cent-a-gallon gas tax and the 24.4-cent-a-gallon diesel tax haven’t been raised in more than 20 years, while the cost of maintaining and expanding the nation’s aging infrastructure has gone up. Cars and trucks are also more fuel-efficient than they once were and people are driving less per capita. The most obvious solution would be to raise fuel taxes, but lawmakers are reluctant to raise taxes in an election year — especially Republicans for whom a vote in favor of any tax increase could trigger a backlash from their party’s base. “I haven’t heard of a single person that doesn’t realize this issue has got to be dealt with, and the way we’ve been dealing with it is totally irre- sponsible,” Corker said. “There is tremendous sympa- thy (in the Senate) for coming up with a long-term solution.” But under an agreement worked out between Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., any amend- ments will require 60 votes for passage — a high hurdle.
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Men Standing Strong founding membersFounding members of the Chez Hope “Men StandingStrong” initiative are, from left, Chuck Autin, Chad Mason,Wayne Stevens, Wilson Judice, Craig Pellerin, Jim Evans,Mike Picard, Sen. Bret Allain, St. Mary Parish President PaulNaquin, Tony Scelfo and Gary Blum. Not pictured are BillyDuhon Sr., David Hanagriff, Randy Hanagriff, Keith Landen,Dr. Steven McPherson, Billy Hanagriff, Lyle Simoneaux, Hal
Stiel and Craig Thompson. “Men Standing Strong” is a ChezHope campaign for men to use their influence and publiclystand up against family violence. The charter members pic-tured gathered at the Fairfax House Historic Inn last weekfor a reception kicking off their support of Chez Hope andthe initiative.
Sales tax receiptsstill ahead after2nd quarter dip
While parish sales tax collections dipped somewhat in thesecond quarter of the year, collections are still above the sameperiod from 2013.
Sales and Use Tax Administrator Jeff LaGrange told the St.Mary Parish Council of Governments group Monday that therewas a 3 percent drop in May collections and a 2.6 percent dropin June.
LaGrange said the quarter was still 1.4 percent above lastyear, and the first half of the year shows a 6.9 percent increase.
Oil, gas and industry that make up 27 percent of collections,LaGrange said, have shown a 2 percent decline. “I’m not surewhere it’s coming from because everyone that I know is sayingthey’re pretty robust right now and business is good, so we’regoing to have to dig a little deeper,” he said.
Automobile sales make up 10 percent of collections;rental/leasing 6 percent; grocery 6 percent; building materials 4percent; convenience stores 4 percent; fast food 3 percent; drugstores 3 percent; and “other” sales tax payers 28 percent.
LaGrange said the hotel occupancy tax was down 15 percentin June and 7 percent in the first half of the year.
He said that more available lodging in neighboring parisheshas caused occupancy and rates, due to competition, to decline.
LaGrange reminded the group that this weekend is the annu-al state sales tax free weekend, only on the 4 percent of statesales taxes.
New voter ID cardsreflect changes tosome local districts
With all government enti-ties across the parish finishedwith their reapportionmentplans, the Secretary of Statehas mandated the St. MaryParish Council to consolidateand merge as many smallprecincts as possible to cutdown on election costs in theparish, and in return,statewide.
St. Mary Parish Registrarof Voters Jolene Holcombesaid that the parish councilhas been able to merge sever-al very small precincts, there-by reducing the number ofprecincts from 54 to 51,parish wide.
On the west end of theparish Precincts 5 and 6 havebeen merged into oneprecinct, Precinct 6, whichwill be voting at Raintree Ele-mentary School.
Precinct 6 voters were al-ready voting at Raintree Ele-mentary; but now the votersfrom the old Precinct 5 will bemoved into Precinct 6 andwill be getting new voteridentification cards, Hol-combe said.
Precincts 6A and 7 havebeen merged into oneprecinct, Precinct 7. All votersin this precinct will still bevoting at Raintree Elemen-tary. The voters in the oldPrecinct 6 will be getting newID cards indicating their newprecinct number.
On the east end of theparish Precincts 40 and 41Awere merged, but then re-di-vided into two precincts, eachwith over 500 voters. Precinct40 will vote at Morgan CityJunior High School andPrecinct 41A will vote atPharr Chapel MethodistChurch Hall.
Any voter in these twoprecincts whose precinctnumber and/or polling loca-tion changed will be receivinga new ID card.
Also in Morgan City,Precincts 42A and 45 weremerged into one precinct,Precinct 45, which will be vot-ing at the St. Mary AARP Se-nior Center. All voters in theold Precinct 42A will be get-ting new ID cards with theirnew precinct number andpolling location.
All changes have alreadybeen made by the Registrar ofVoters Office and new voteridentification cards will be go-ing out this week. Any voterin the above precincts whohas not received a voter IDcard within the next twoweeks can call the Registrarof Voters Office at (337) 828-4100, ext. 360 or (985) 384-8638.
Qualifying for the Nov. 4election will be held Aug. 20-22. Scheduled to be on theballot for Nov. 4 are:
U. S. Senator; U. S. Repre-
sentative; Court of AppealJudge, 1st Circuit, 2nd Dis-trict, Div. C; District Judges,16th Judicial District; Dis-trict Attorney, 16th JudicialDistrict; School Board mem-bers in all districts; Justicesof the Peace, all wards; Con-stables, all wards.
Also on the ballot:Town of Baldwin:Mayor, Chief of Police, Al-
dermenTown of Berwick:Mayor, CouncilmenCity of Franklin:City Court Judge, City
Court MarshalCity of Morgan CityCity Court JudgeCity Court MarshalCity of PattersonMayor, Chief of Police,
Council MembersAlso, there are 14 proposed
constitutional amendmentsand four proposed St. MaryParish charter amendments.
Cajun Coast visitors guide info neededThe Cajun Coast Visitors
& Convention Bureau is inthe process of updating itsannual visitors guide.
More than 50,000 guideswill be produced. The visitorsguide is the response piecemailed to visitor inquiriesand the guide is distributedthroughout the parish at ho-tels, campgrounds, restau-rants, attractions and the
visitor centers as well as atindustry trade showsthroughout the state and na-tionwide.
The sections of the guideinclude: Exploring & Recre-ation including attractionsand forms of recreation suchas golf, fishing, horseshoesand guides, shopping, accom-modations including camp-grounds, hotels and bed and
breakfasts, restaurants, itin-eraries, day trips and visitorservices.
If you or someone youknow has recently opened abusiness, offers a service or ifyou would like to inquirewhether your business is cur-rently included in this guide,contact the Cajun Coast Visi-tors & Convention Bureau at985-380-8224 or email
[email protected] by Aug.15.
There also is space avail-able for advertisements. Formore information about plac-ing an advertisement in thevisitors guide, contact theCajun Coast Visitors & Con-vention Bureau at 985-380-8224 or email [email protected].
The artists, authors andvenues for the fifth annualPromenade d’art de Franklinhave been finalized.
Shadowlawn: Brian Charp-entier, Amanda Robicheaux
Chez Hope: ChristopherBailey Jr., Mark Judice
Hanagriffs’ Lot: Music byAlfred Hill, Ajah Diggs,Michelle Bradley and JoeMitchell
Floors Etc.: St. Mary Coun-cil on Aging
Four Seasons: MoniqueBroussard, Brooke Comeaux
Meyer’s Shoe Store: RhondaDennis (author), Caroline Si-moneaux
The Fad Newsstand: Dar-lene Businelle, Anne Simon(author)
Main St. Café: Roxy Blan-ton, Tony Cutrera, MargaretMelancon
Beleeza Boutique: RachelBonin, LaDaisha Bowles,Michiru Kusaka, Sarah Ruiz,Laura Zuniga
Todd Art Gallery: SusanMiles, Francis Todd, DorisWigington
Scelfo’s Insurance: RogerStouff (author), Suzanne Wiltz
Chic and Shabby Collec-tions: Martha Mello, PatriciaNajera
Argus Spa: Hilari Baranco,Carla Hostetter (author),Emanuel Landry
The Art Walk is a family-friendly event that will takeplace Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3p.m. to 6 p.m. For more infor-mation, contact CommunityDevelopment, 337-828-6345,[email protected].
FranklinArt Walkvenues set
Museum readies time capsule openingThe Jeanerette Museum is
preparing to celebrate an ex-hibit that toured 10 yearsago from the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling ExhibitService.
The museum is currentlyasking for updated informa-tion from 2004 fourth, fifthand sixth grade students ofGlencoe Charter School, St.Joseph School, JeaneretteElementary School and St.Charles Elementary Schoolto invite them to be specialguests of “Yesterdays Tomor-rows: Uncovering the Past”which includes the openingof a time capsule. Other per-sons that may have con-tributed items to the capsule
are also requested to contactthe museum.
“Ten years ago, studentscompleted class projects toplace items and informationin a time capsule that wasburied at the museum,” saidGail Garcia, Jeanerette Mu-seum Board vice chair. “Weare inviting these students,which would now be adults,to return to view the itemsthey submitted when thecapsule is opened.”
Students and the publicare invited to the opening ofthe time capsule that wasburied on the museumgrounds, located at 500 E.Main St., Jeanerette. Thecelebration will be open to
the public free of charge andheld at 2 p.m. on Sunday,Nov. 9.
The original exhibit thattoured the museum a decadeago was “Yesterday’s Tomor-rows: Past Visions of theAmerican Future” and waspart of the Museum on MainStreet program, a program ofthe Smithsonian Institutionand Louisiana Endowmentfor the Humanities alongwith state humanities coun-cils in rural America.
Along with the unearthingof the time capsule, theJeanerette Museum will hosta “Tour of American Music”with the band, Gal Holidayand the Honky Tonk Revue
and open a local exhibit thatfocuses on Jeanerette’s pastalong with visions of its fu-ture. The musical programexplores the roots of theAmerican musical traditionand the Louisiana Hayride.
To contribute contact in-formation on a participant ofthe time capsule project orto learn more about the Yes-terdays Tomorrows: Uncov-ering the Past celebrationcontact the Jeanerette Mu-seum at 337-276-4408 fromTuesdays through Fridaysfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., findthe museum on Facebook oremail :
Senate may vote on highway fundingWASHINGTON (AP) —
The Senate is set to take uplegislation to keep federalhighway money flowing tostates, with just three daysleft before the governmentplans to start slowing downpayments.
The House passed a $10.8billion bill last week thatwould pay for highway andtransit aid through the end ofMay 2015 if transportationspending is maintained at cur-rent levels. Under a scheduleoutlined by Majority LeaderHarry Reid, D-Nev., the Sen-ate would take up that billTuesday.
But senators who say theHouse bill uses budgetarygimmicks to pay for roads andbridges or who want to forceCongress to act before the endof the year on a long-termplan to pay for transportationprograms are expected to offeramendments. If any amend-ment passes, it would alterthe underlying House bill andset up an 11th-hour show-down between the House andSenate on how to resolve thedifferences between theirbills.
The Transportation Depart-ment says that by Aug. 1 thefederal Highway Trust Fundwill no longer have enoughmoney to cover promised aidto states, and the governmentwill begin to stretch out pay-ments. Congress has kept thetrust fund teetering on theedge of bankruptcy since 2008through a series of temporaryfixes because lawmakers havebeen unable to find a political-ly acceptable, long-term fund-ing plan. States have beenwarned to expect an averagereduction of 28 percent in aidpayments.
Without action from Con-gress, the balance in the fundis expected to drop to zero bylate August or early Septem-ber. Some states already havecut back on construction proj-ects because of the uncertain-ty over federal funding. Presi-dent Barack Obama and otherstate and local officials havecomplained that the uncer-tainty over funding is costingjobs.
Dave Bauer, a lobbyist forthe American Road andTransportation Builders Asso-ciation, said federal aid pays
for about 52 percent of the costof road and bridge capitalprojects undertaken everyyear.
“So if you have 52 percent ofyour market that on an almostannual or every-other-year ba-sis is subject to Congress notshutting everything downwhen there isn’t a great trackrecord on doing that, wouldyou be making long-term in-vestments and hiring people?”Bauer said.
An amendment sponsoredby Democrats Sens. TomCarper of Delaware and Bar-bara Boxer of California andGOP Sen. Bob Corker of Ten-nessee would provide only $8billion, just enough to keephighway programs goingthrough the end of this year.They say their aim is to set upanother deadline in order toforce Congress to come upwith a long-term solution onhow to pay for transportationprograms when lawmakersreturn to Washington afterthe November elections andpartisan fervor supposedlywill have cooled.
The trust fund is in its cur-rent straits because the feder-
al 18.4-cent-a-gallon gas taxand the 24.4-cent-a-gallondiesel tax haven’t been raisedin more than 20 years, whilethe cost of maintaining andexpanding the nation’s aginginfrastructure has gone up.Cars and trucks are also morefuel-efficient than they oncewere and people are drivingless per capita.
The most obvious solutionwould be to raise fuel taxes,but lawmakers are reluctantto raise taxes in an electionyear — especially Republicansfor whom a vote in favor ofany tax increase could triggera backlash from their party’sbase.
“I haven’t heard of a singleperson that doesn’t realizethis issue has got to be dealtwith, and the way we’ve beendealing with it is totally irre-sponsible,” Corker said.“There is tremendous sympa-thy (in the Senate) for comingup with a long-term solution.”
But under an agreementworked out between Reid andSenate Minority Leader MitchMcConnell, R-Ky., any amend-ments will require 60 votes forpassage — a high hurdle.
TIME CAPSULE:Jeanerette Bicentennial Mu-seum seeking updated infor-mation for participants thatsubmitted items placed inthe capsule 10 years ago inorder to invite these partici-pants to a special event. Mu-seum is searching for 2004students that were in fourth,fifth and sixth grade at Glen-coe Charter School. Thesestudents contributed itemsthrough a class project thatwere placed in capsule sched-uled to be opened on Nov. 9.Call 337-276-4408 Tuesdaysthrough Fridays, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.,www.jeanerettemuseum.comon Facebook or [email protected]
RECERTIFICATION: forFood for Families at UMCORSager Brown in Baldwindeadline is Friday, Aug. 15;everyone must be recertified.Bring or send someone withcorrect name, address andphone number; 2014 SocialSecurity Award Letter orcopy of a 2014 Social Securitycheck or bank statementshowing 2014 Social Securityautomatic deposit. You canalso bring information to theOutreach Office between 8a.m. to 12 p.m., and 1 to 4p.m., Monday through Fri-day. No one certified on thephone.
GOLDEN AGERS: Nowaccepting applications forflea market/garage sale andcake bingo held Saturday,Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2p.m., at the Franklin Recre-ation Center; bingo starts im-mediately after. Booth spacefee $20, with 2 tables and 2chairs; may bring your own.Set up time Friday, 3 p.m. to6 p.m., and Saturday, at 8a.m., doors open at 9 a.m.Deadline for signing noonFriday, Aug. 15. Hamburg-ers, hot links, chips and adrink will be sold at lunchtime. Sign up and make pay-ment at the Franklin SeniorActivity Center Mondaythrough Friday, between 8a.m. and 1 p.m.; or mailcheck to Franklin Golden AgeClub, Pat Blanco, P.O. Box664, Patterson, La. 70392.More information, call Pat,985-399-4862; may leavemessage, your call be re-turned ASAP.
ORIENTATION: J.A.Hernandez Wednesday, July30, at 9 a.m.
QUILTS: Show sponsoredby Bayou Belles of MorganCity and Rumpled Quiltsguilds of Patterson Tuesday,July 29, at 6 p.m. Show willopen from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,Wednesday through Fridaysand 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. Satur-days through Aug. 16. Quiltsfor sale and admission isfree.
BALDWIN: Church spe-cial guest the Rev. PhillipAchee of Lafayette will min-ister Sunday, Aug. 3, at 10:30a.m. Rev. Kathryn Brand,pastor.
GLENCOE: The VirgilBrowne Glencoe CharterSchool Board public SchoolBoard meeting Aug. 4, at 6p.m., at the Forest Restau-rant. Agenda will be avail-able for review 24 hours be-fore scheduled meeting andminutes will be available 7business days after the regu-lar scheduled meeting.
CONFERENCE: for menand women Saturday, Aug. 2,at 10 a.m., at Israelite DivineSpiritual Church of Christ#2, 120 Rosa Lane,Jeanerette (Four Corners).Guest speakers will be FirstLady Debra Spain, PastorD’Andre J. Cross, EvangelistElaine Jenkins and ElderDavid Tolbert. $25 registra-tion fee. Conference hostess,Shira Burrell 337-907-6165.
4Cs SALE: A giganticrummage sale Aug. 2, from 7a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1214 Cypre-mort Rd. (home of the lateRev. Rogers Johnson Sr.).Pastor Bettye Tillman.
SEMINAR: City ofFranklin will host a free sem-inar entitled “The BuildingBlocks for Academic Success:Time Management, StudySkills and Test Taking,”Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 4 p.m.to 6 p.m., at Franklin Branchof St. Mary Parish Library.Registration begins Aug. 1and will end Aug. 29 at theOffice of Community Devel-opment. To register viaemail, [email protected] with student’s name,grade, age mailing address,email address, home phonenumber, cell phone numberand “Academic Success” inthe subject heading. Enroll-ment is on first come firstserved basis according totime and date on the email;you will receive an email con-firming enrollment. Seminaris recommended for students
13 years and older. More in-formation, OCD 337-828-6345.
DINNERS: A benefit din-ner will be held Friday, Aug.1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., atSt. Stephen BC, 305 Sixth St.in Franklin. Menu: Friedfilet catfish, baked spaghetti,green salad, sweet peas,bread and cake for $7.00.Contact information,Clement Williams, MarySpain, Catherine McDaniel,Theresa Jones at 387-579-1840 or 828-1603.
COA TRIP: Taking reser-vations for the trip to Natchi-toches on Dec. 3-4. See theChristmas lights, take a his-torical tour and enjoy all thatNorthwest La. has to offer.Information or reservations,337-828-4100, Ext. 321.
CONCERNED: Citizensof St. Joseph meeting Tues-day, July 29, at 6 p.m., at theSt. Joseph BC. Anyone withconcerns is invited; all meet-ings are open to the public.
QUILT SHOW: OpenHouse Tuesday, July 29, be-ginning at 6 p.m., at EverettSt. Art Gallery in MC. Showwill open from 1 p.m. to 4p.m., Wednesdays throughFridays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturdays. It will close onSaturday, Aug. 16, at 1 p.m.Quilts for sale; admissionfree.
NSO: “Get in the KnowFall 2014” New student Ori-entation Wednesday, July 30and Wednesday, Aug. 6, from12 p.m. to 2 p.m., SLCC,Franklin campus. More in-formation, Solomon Tention,M.Ed, call 337-4138146 oremail [email protected].
YOUTH PROGRAM:Greater New Hope BC Backto School Youth Program Fri-day, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m., at 104Tenth St. in Baldwin. Therewill be skits, liturgical dance,songs of praise, a pastor whoraps to save lives and muchmore. We will have specialgifts for all students and re-freshments will be served.Rev. Emile Jolivet Sr., pastor.
FRANKLIN HS: Orienta-tion July 28, from 10 a.m. to12 p.m., for 9th grade; July29, 8:30 – 10th grade; 9:30 –11th grade; and 10:30 – 12thgrade. Students must be inuniform. Parents are wel-come. Fees $5.00.
RAINTREE: ElementarySchool Orientation/ Meet andGreet Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 6to 7:30 p.m. You may bringyour supplies with you.
UNIFORMS: for SchoolKids will distribute uniformsSaturday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m., at New Salem BC,1412 Cherry St. in Patterson.A variety of sizes is available;everyone is welcome. Anyquestions, contact DeborahCalhoun at 985-992-3027 orJeanetta Williams 985-412-6523. Mission Ministry,Dorothy Stewart, president/Rev. Samuel Calhoun, pastor.
HEALING MASS: Friday,Aug. 1, rosary at 6:30 p.m.;mass will begin at 7 p.m.,with individual prayers aftermass, at Sacred Heart CC inBaldwin, 414 MLK Jr. St.The Rev. Robert-Joel Cruz ofthe Pax Christi Healing Min-istry from the Diocese ofHouma-Thibodaux will min-ister. More information, 337-923-7781.
BOATER ED: CourseSept. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,at the Bayou Vista Commu-nity Center. To register for
the course or for additionalinformation, call MC office at985-384-1622 or email,[email protected]. Hostedby St. Mary Sheriff ’s Officethrough the La. Dept. ofWildlife and Fisheries.
HUNTER ED: Regular10-hour class August 11, 12and 14, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,at the Patterson Civic Cen-ter. The range day for thisclass will be Aug. 16, from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. Studentsmust sign up at the La. Dept.of Wildlife and Fisheriesw e b s i t ewww.wlf.louisiana.gov. Nofee for the class. More infor-mation, Buddy Rogers at985-384-1622. Hosted by St.Mary Sheriff ’s Office throughthe La. Dept. of Wildlife andFisheries.
ORIENTATION: for 6thgrade students at CentervilleHigh Tuesday, July 29 at 10a.m. in the old gym. Studentswill be given a brief overviewof the school, given a classschedule, locker combina-tions if ready, and allowed tolook for their classes whichbegins on Aug. 7th. ALL oth-er junior high and seniorhigh students may come toschool at 1 p.m on Tuesday,July 29th to receive theirschedules and check out lock-ers. School officials will be onhand to answer any ques-tions.
95TH SESSION: YoungPreachers MBA will conveneSunday, Aug. 3, at 3 p.m., atMacedonia BC in Ashton,where the Rev. UlyssesMitchell is pastor, with a Mu-sical; Tuesday throughThursday, at 6 p.m., Con-gress of Christian Educationwill be taught by the Rev.Robert Purvey, pastor of Liv-ing Word MBC; Monday, Aug.4, at 7 p.m., Youth Ministry,introduction message by theRev. Kevin T. Jenkins, pastorof Ebenezer and NazarethBC; Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 7p.m., Ushers March. YdellWashington, president of theUsher Ministry, will speak;Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m.,Parent body will meet,speaker the Rev. DeandreJohnson, pastor of St.Stephens BC; Thursday, Aug.7, at 7 p.m., Women’s Min-istry will meet ArleneTinguee, president of theministry, who will be speak-er; Friday, Aug. 8, at 6 p.m. to7 p.m., the Laymen willmeet, then at 7 p.m., cele-brating our memorial andthe speaker will be the Rev.Samuel, president, pastor ofNew Salem BC.
PRIZE BINGO: Sunday,Aug. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m., atAmerican Legion Post 242,Hwy. 90 W, Patterson, spon-sored by St. Mary COA. 3cards for $5.00; $2 for 1 card.Snacks available. Benefitssenior activities. Public invit-ed. More information, 828-1210.
CUT-A-THON: Locks ofLove New Orleans will holdCut-a-Thon Sunday, Aug. 3,from 12 to 5 p.m., at LakesideMall in Metairie. Group servesall of southern Louisiana andall the money raised will go to-wards children in our area.
PRAYER/HEALING: atSacred Heart in Baldwin Fr.Cormier will be having on theFirst Friday and First Satur-day of each month a specialtime of prayer and healing. OnFirst Fridays there will be aEucharist Night of Healing.Confession will be heard from
5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. The BlessedSacrament will be exposed. Fr.Cormier will pray with eachperson for healing! On FirstSaturdays the mass will be at9 a.m. followed by the exposi-tion of the Blessed Sacrament.Fr. Cormier will be available tohear confessions and praywith you for renewal and heal-ing. First Saturday devotionswill be at 2:30 p.m., followedby Benediction. This will beevery First Friday and FirstSaturday. All are welcome toattend! This will begin on Sep-tember 1 and 2.
FLASH MOB: Dance forDiabetes in the Baldwin com-munity Saturday, Aug. 16, at 1p.m., at the Baldwin CivicCenter. A donation of at least$5.00 is requested. To pre-reg-ister, call Marlene Nathan at337-281-5495 or email name,address and phone number [email protected]. Moneyraised will be used in researchand some will be returned toour community to help thosewith diabetes. Results dependon number of people gettinginvolved. People outside theBaldwin community are wel-come.
COMEDY: Teche Theatre
for the Performing Arts willpresent “Nunsense”, about 5hilarious nuns trying to stagea talent show fundraiser tobury their dearly departed, Ju-ly 26, 28, 30, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m.,and July 27, at 2 p.m. Tickets$15 for preshow at Fad’s NewsStand; $20 at door. For moreinformation, 337-366-1845.
FJHS: Back to School/OpenHouse Night Thursday, July31, at 6 p.m. Schedules will beprovided. Students may pur-chase their IDs at this time for$5.00 as they must be worndaily. Parents are encouragedto attend with their children tohear about our exciting yearand to meet the teachers.
ORIENTATION: B. Ed-ward Boudreaux MiddleSchool orientation dates forthe 2014-15 school year will beWednesday, July 30, 7th and8th grade Girls at 9 a.m.; and7th and 8th grade Boys at 11a.m.; Thursday, July 31, 6thgrade Parent Night 5 p.m. to6:30 p.m.; and Friday, August1, ALL 6th graders Kick-OffOrientation Day 9 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Lunches will be providedfor students. All studentsMUST be dressed in schooluniforms.
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WeatherThis Afternoon: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of show-
ers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tonight: Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers andthunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwinds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance ofshowers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Northeastwinds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becomingmostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunder-storms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becom-ing mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thun-derstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.
Friday through Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percentchance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper80s. Lows in the mid 70s.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becom-ing partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thun-derstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of show-ers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance ofshowers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of show-ers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECASTSynopsis: A cold front moving across the coastal waters
this morning will become stationary over the northern Gulfof Mexico for much of the week.
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon to lower AtchafalayaRiver out 20 nm and coastal waters from the southwest passof the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon out 20 nm:
Today: Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots easing to near 5knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet subsiding to a foot or less in theafternoon. Protected waters choppy. Chance of showers andthunderstorms. Tonight: West winds near 5 knots becomingnorth after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Protected waters alight chop. Wednesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 footor less. Protected waters a light chop. Wednesday night:Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Protectedwaters calm. Thursday: Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas1 foot or less. Protected waters calm. Slight chance of show-ers and thunderstorms through the day. Thursday night:South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Protectedwaters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.Friday through Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1foot. Protected waters a light chop. Chance of showers andthunderstorms. Saturday night: Southeast winds 5 to 10knots. Seas 1 foot. Protected waters a light chop. Chance ofshowers and thunderstorms.
TOMORROW’S TIDESThe Associated PressHere are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principalpoints along the Gulf of Mexico for Wednesday, July 30,2014.
Galveston — 7:08 a.m. 1.72 H; 12:26 p.m. 1.05 L; 5:47 p.m.1.29 H; 11:32 p.m. 0.43 L
Biloxi Bay — 12:48 p.m. 1.31 H; 9:16 p.m. 0.48 LVermilion Bay — 7:15 a.m. 1.37 H; 12:58 p.m. 0.84 L; 5:54
p.m. 1.03 HAtchafalaya Bay (Eugene Island) — 7:22 a.m. 1.69 H;
11:28 a.m. 1.03 L; 6:01 p.m. 1.26 H; 10:34 p.m. 0.42 LGrand Isle (Barataria Pass) — 1:24 p.m. 0.83 H; 9:59 p.m.
0.38 LMississippi River (Southwest Pass) — 11:19 a.m. 1.02 H;
7:33 p.m. 0.37 LWine Island — 1 p.m. 1.09 H; 10:15 p.m. 0.5 L
RIVER STATEMENTLocation Stg Mon Chg Lower Miss. RiverRed River Lnd 48 35.7 -0.7 Baton Rouge 35 20.4 -0.6
Donaldsonville 27 12.5 -0.5 Reserve 22 9.2 -0.3New Orleans 17 6.4 -0.3 Ohio RiverCairo 40 21.2 -1.6
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the follow-ing arrests:
Trevis M. Ray, 19, of Pierre Part, was arrested Monday at2:20 p.m. on a charge of theft and released on a summons.
Myron Hatch Jr., 41, of 1805 Federal Ave., Morgan City,was arrested Monday at 2:38 p.m. on a warrant charging himwith eight counts of forgery. No bond was set.
Derrick J. Batiste, 26, of 607 Grove St., Morgan City, wasarrested Monday at 3:37 p.m. on a warrant charging himwith failure to comply with the conditions of drug court andwas held on $100,000 bond.
Narcotics Division agents arrested Blake LeBlanc, 50, of111 Jordin Lane, Bayou Vista, Monday at 8:37 p.m. on a war-rant charging him with possession of marijuana with intentto distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. No bondwas set.
Tracie Hargrave, 43, of 500 Clarke Road, Bayou Vista, wasarrested Monday at 8:44 p.m. on a charge of possession ofmarijuana and released on a summons.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the arrestof Lorenza Welch, 21, of Blakesley Street, Franklin, Mondayat 11:33 a.m. on a warrant charging him with felony carnalknowledge of a juvenile. He was arrested by the LafayetteParish Sheriff ’s Office and was released on $10,000 bond.
Earl Bradley Jr., 58, of Talbot Street, Franklin, was arrest-ed Monday at 12:01 p.m. on a district court warrant charginghim with failure to appear on a charge of criminal neglect offamily. He was held on $36,663 bond.
Raven Butler, 22, of Bayou View Drive, Franklin, was ar-rested Monday at 6:40 p.m. on a charge of theft under $300.She was released on $1,000 bond.
POLLOCK, La. – LSU Ag-Center officials held agroundbreaking ceremonyon May 20 for the new multi-purpose pavilion at 4-HCamp Grant Walker. Theproject is expected to be
completed by early 2015.Randy Ewing, former
state senator, said he waschosen to lead a fundraisingdrive to secure the $1.6 mil-lion needed to build the proj-ect in 2008 in the midst of a
recession. Ewing, whose family made
a contribution in memory ofhis father, said the pavilionis an investment in the fu-ture. “The building willserve generations to come,”he said.
The funds were raised ina combination of privatefunds and state support, hesaid.
Ewing said a $500,000contribution by the lumbercompany RoyOMartincinched the funding needs.“They put us over the top,”he said.
Ewing also credited JeffBush, LSU AgCenter 4-HFoundation executive direc-tor, for his work on the proj-ect.
Carol Baxter, a member ofthe Martin family, said mon-ey generated by the renew-able natural resource of tim-ber will now be directed atthe resource of youth at thecamp. “The programs of-fered here will be a catalystfor a better life,” she said.
Mark Tassin, LSU AgCen-ter associate vice chancellorfor youth programs, said thepavilion will provide shelterfor all campers at one timeduring bad weather. Thun-derstorms are a safety con-cern, and they complicatescheduling at the camp, hesaid, because no building
can hold all of the campers.“Once this building is com-
plete, the comfort level willgo up tremendously,” Tassin
said.Tassin said summer camp
starts May 26, and almost6,000 children will attend
the camp this year. He saidmany states only have campthree or four weeks a sum-mer.
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ST. MARY COUNCIL on Aging handed outbrochures at the BBQ Bash under thebridge in Morgan City recently. There werecraft items made by seniors to help supportsenior activities. Everyone who visited ourbooth left with information regarding whatthe Council on Aging is all about. Seniors 60and above are invited to visit the FranklinActivity Senior Center on Iberia Street,
Franklin, the Patterson Activity Senior Cen-ter on Park Street, Patterson and the Mor-gan City Activity Senior Center on ThirdStreet, Morgan City. All three sites areopened from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For moreinformation call 828-4100-ext 320. Picturedabove is John Keenze, Advisory BoardChairman.
Son’s clumsiness mayhave a physical cause
By Abigail Van BurenDEAR ABBY: In short,
my son is a klutz — to thepoint that it affects hisself-confidence. He’s dif-ferent from everyone elsein the family.
Is being a klutz genetic?Is it permanent? He’s notdoing well academically,either. How can I helphim? — PARENT WHOCARES
DEAR PARENT: Oneway to help your sonwould be to stop otherfamily members frommaking fun of him and la-beling him as a klutz.When people laugh andridicule others, it makesthem only more self-conscious and moreclumsy.
Another way to help would be to have himexamined by an ophthalmologist and a neu-rologist. His problem may be poor depth per-ception or a neurological or balance issue.And while you’re at it, consider having himevaluated for a learning disability, whichmay be the cause of his academic difficulties.
******DEAR ABBY: I have a pet peeve. I hate it
when people ask to “try my meal” or to have ataste, especially when I haven’t had one my-self. When I say no, my boyfriend calls meselfish. If we’re with friends, I feel obligatedto say yes to avoid appearing rude.
I seldom trade bites with my boyfriend be-cause I don’t eat meat and he usually orderssomething I don’t want. Some nights we cookour own separate meals, and he still asks totry mine (even though he’s a better cook thanI am).
Abby, how can I say no without looking orfeeling selfish and rude? I just want to enjoymy entire meal without hearing, “Can I havea bite?” — PET PEEVE IN PORTLAND
DEAR PET PEEVE: Many people regard
sharing food to be an act ofintimacy. Because it makesyou uncomfortable, all youhave to do is say, “I’d prefernot to.” If these folks arefriends, they must knowhow you feel about this bynow. And as for yourboyfriend, I can’t help butwonder why he would per-sist in doing somethingthat he knows annoys youunless he’s doing it to teaseyou.
******DEAR ABBY: Are night
owls born or raised to stayup late? Can a night owlsuccessfully become amorning lark? — TIREDNIGHT OWL IN OTTAWA
DEAR TIRED NIGHT OWL: Night owlsare usually born that way, but the patterncan be changed. If it creates problems for you,you may have a condition called “delayedsleep phase disorder.” The most effective wayto find out if this is your problem would be toconsult a sleep (disorder) specialist. Thera-pies are available, and a specialist can helpyou determine which one would be the bestfor you.
******Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
******What teens need to know about sex, drugs,
AIDS and getting along with peers and par-ents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.”Send your name and mailing address, pluscheck or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to:Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447,Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping andhandling are included in the price.)
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Disorganized remotes? Seven creative answersDisorganized remotes? 7
creative answersRemote controls, designed
to make life easier and moreconvenient, have become sonumerous in many homesthat keeping track of them isa challenge all its own.
There are often separateremotes for the TV, DVDplayer, cable box and soundsystem. And if you’ve got amore sophisticated set-up, orhave retained your old VCRmachine, you may well havea few more (gaming consoles,light dimmers, air-condition-ing units, etc.).
Remotes tend to be annoy-ingly similar in size, shapeand color, and have a peskyway of slipping betweencouch cushions, walking tovarious parts of the house,getting chewed by the dog orjust — poof — vanishing.
To help restore order, cablecompanies and professionalorganizers offer some sugges-tions:
FIND A CONTAINER
Caddies made for remotecontrols come in a huge rangeof prices and styles. There areclear Acrylic organizing cubes(US Acrylic), non-skid rubberwith voluptuous curves in im-possible-to-miss primary col-ors (J-Me Cozy Remote Con-trol Tidy), faux-leather organ-izers in staid brown andblack that rotate for conven-ience (Cosmos) and woodenorganizing boxes with NFLteam logos. For those loatheto park one more thing on anoverworked coffee table, somecaddies hang saddle-bag styleover a chair or sofa armrest(Ikea).
“Whatever you get, makesure it’s not the type of thingthat will get tipped over by astretching cat. Trays or lowbaskets are perfect, anddrawers are terrific if youhave a grabby toddler. Oh,and definitely don’t store itbeside the TV,” said Liz Jenk-ins, a professional organizerin Franklin, Tennessee. “Aswith everything in your
house, you should store itclosest to where you’ll be us-ing it. So it really has to havea home near your couch orchair.”
Kevin Hall of Clutter NoMore, Inc. in San Diego saysthat keeping track of remotesis a chronic problem.
“Our top idea is putting astrip of Velcro on the back of aclipboard, then on the back ofeach remote, and keep theboard by where you usuallysit,” he said.
He also suggests puttingcolor-coordinated dots oneach remote and its corre-sponding device, and urgesclients to keep any directionsand customer numbers in aclear plastic sleeve in theroom where they watch TV.
STREAMLINECan you retire some of
these remotes?“When it comes to organiz-
ing anything, whether it’sshoes or china or remotes,you need to evaluate howmany things you have and
how many you really need.Are you using all of these ma-chines? If not, the remotesdon’t all need to be there,”Jenkins said.
GO UNIVERSALIf arranging your collection
of black and gray remotes ina monotone high-tech bou-quet doesn’t appeal, a well-chosen universal remote cannarrow it down to one. Uni-versal remotes are designedto work with all your techno-logical gizmos, and range inprice from around $10 to sev-eral hundred dollars.
“When you have a big pileof remotes, my top advice isto get a universal remote andfind a 12-year-old to programit,” said Jenkins.
Hall cautions, however,that programming a univer-sal remote “often just leads tomore frustration. That’s whywe go to the clipboard. If theperson is a techie, a universalremote would work. For mostpeople though, that’s toomuch technology to deal
with.”GET SMART (PHONE)For the technologically
savvy, new apps have beencreated to turn your smart-phone into a remote. Popularapps include Dijit, Roomie,Re, iRule, Zsmart, Command-fusion and Openremote.
In addition, many TV man-ufacturers and cableproviders (including Sony,Comcast, Optimum and Veri-zon) have created their ownapps, some voice-activated, toreplace remotes. Comcastsays its Xfinity TV Remoteapp has been downloaded 10million times.
“Many of my clients havedesignated iPads or smartphones that function as a uni-versal remote,” Jenkins said.
BUY A REPLACEMENTIf you’ve lost a remote, ask
your cable provider to come tothe rescue. Providers are ac-customed to requests for ad-ditional remotes, and replace-ments are ubiquitous onlineand in stores.
GO BACK TO THE FU-TURE
Television existed years be-fore remotes became com-monplace. An old-fashionedTV with an actual channelbutton, if you’re lucky enoughto find one, bypasses the needfor remotes by forcing you toget up, cross the room andchange the channels. This iscumbersome and unpleasant,to be sure, but provides someexercise.
GET RADICALIf all else fails, there’s al-
ways the option of goingscreen-free. Take a walk, reada book, have coffee with afriend . or reconsider theabove.
___Online:To turn an iPhone into a
universal remote:https://www.apple.com/apps/remote/
Jenkins: www.afresh-space.com
H a l l :www.clutternomore.com
Groundbreaking ceremony held at 4-H Camp Grant Walker
Garfield by Jim Davis
The Grizzwells by Bill Schorr
Beatle Bailey by Mort Walker
Hagar the Horrible by Chris Browne
Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson
The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom
Mallard Filmore by Bruce Tinsley
The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee By John Hambrock
Frank and Ernest by Bob Thaves
What to look for in luggageWhen it comes to luggage, figur-
ing out what to buy isn’t easy, sincethe selection is enormous, saysConsumer Reports. According tothe Travel Goods Association, U.S.consumers spent nearly $2.9 billionon luggage in 2013. With countlessstyles and a vast choice of merchan-dise, the task can be overwhelming.
Consumer Reports helps younarrow the field by highlightingattributes that will have the great-est impact.
SIZE AND CAPACITYDon’t pay attention to tags,
labels or promotions that proclaim,“Official Carry-On Luggage.”There’s no regulation that dictatescarry-on dimensions — airlinesimpose their own restrictions, andthe limits can vary among airlinesand even among aircrafts. As a gen-eral rule, though, for most U.S.domestic flights, a 22-inch uprightbag passes muster. For overseasflights or domestic flights in othercountries, you’d be safer with a bagthat’s 20 inches in height.
If you’re buying larger luggage tocheck, the most common optionsare 24 to 30 inches (measured onthe longest dimension of the case).You can find suitcases as large as36 inches; check with the carrier forsize limits.
HOW MANY WHEELS?— Two-wheelers. Suitcases with
two wheels, also called rollers, uti-lize the same type of wheels foundon in-line skates. They only roll for-ward and backward. The wheelsare slightly recessed into the case,which confers two advantages: pro-tection from snapping off (beneficialfor checked luggage), and economyof space. If you need a suitcase thatcan easily clear curbs or roll onuneven surfaces such as sidewalksor cobblestones, a two-wheeler willwork better than a four.
This style has some shortcom-ings, though. Since you have to pullthe wheeled case, some travelerscomplain that this position causesshoulder, wrist and back pain. Also,it can be cumbersome to drag atwo-wheeler in a crowded spacebecause you need some clearancebetween yourself and the bag.
— Four-wheelers. Suitcases withfour wheels are also known as spin-ners because each wheel swivels
360 degrees, like on a shoppingcart. You can push them, pull them,wheel them alongside you and turnthem in any direction. They arealso easier to navigate in tightspaces, such as the aisles of planes,trains, subways and buses. A heavyor large suitcase may be easier tomanage with four wheels. If you areconcerned about ergonomics, thespinner is a better choice than theroller because it does not put stresson your shoulder.
There are some downsides to thefour-wheelers. Since the wheels areexternally mounted instead ofrecessed, they are more prone tosnapping off. Spinner wheels alsooccupy valuable real estate withinfixed allowable dimensions, reduc-ing the amount of internal packingspace. It’s wise to check if the pub-lished size of the bag includes thewheels — they will be included inthe allowable dimensions for acarry-on. Another drawback: If yoursuitcase is on an incline, it couldroll away.
HARD-SIDED OR SOFT-SIDED?
Soft-sided luggage is made offabrics that move and yield. Its twobiggest advantages are that it isusually lighter in weight and that itcan flex and compress to conform totight spaces.
Hard-sided luggage, also knownas hard-shell luggage, has come along way. It used to be, you wentwith hard for maximum protectionand soft for minimum weight.Today, hard-sided luggage is madewith such high-tech plastics as ABS(acrylonitrile butadiene styrene),polycarbonate and others that arelightweight and durable.
Hard-sides are best for protect-ing the contents of your luggagefrom breakage. They also providebetter security because they haveintegrated locks and can’t quicklybe ripped open with a blade. Thatsaid, most composite plastic hard-sides close with a zipper, which canbe vulnerable. Hard-sided luggagestacks easily, making it ideal forcruise ships, which stack baggagein the belly of the boat beforedeparture.
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Different cancers, differenttreatments
DEAR DOCTOR K: I wasrecently diagnosed withprostate cancer. My doctorsays my cancer is slow-grow-ing and that we should justmonitor it for now. Why nottreat it right away?
DEAR READER: I knowthis will sound odd, but can-cer is not always bad for yourhealth. There are types ofcancer that can cause nosymptoms, that grow slowly(if at all) and that are unlike-ly to spread. There are typesof cancer that you will neverknow you had. You will diewith these cancers, but youwon’t die from them.
Prostate cancer is a goodexample. Many men die with,but not from, prostate cancer.The autopsy shows tiny can-
cers in their prostate. Some-times, these cancers can’teven be seen with the nakedeye, but only under a micro-scope.
So while it’s natural towant to rid your body of can-cer as quickly as possible,that’s not always the bestoption. If you get treatmentfor a cancer that never isgoing to harm you, then thetreatment could be worsethan the disease.
That’s why when a personis diagnosed with prostatecancer, the doctor tries todetermine how likely it is toharm you. The doctor studiesthe piece of the cancer thathas been removed by thebiopsy.
Traditionally, doctors haveused something called theGleason score to describe
how aggressively your canceris growing. The higher yourGleason score, the faster thecancer cells are multiplying.Doctors also are starting tostudy which genes are turnedon in the cancer. This isanother way of estimatinghow aggressive the cancerwill be.
Your doctor also has triedto determine if the cancerhas spread and, if so, how far.This is called “staging” thecancer. Your prognosis isbased on the stage of yourcancer at the time of diagno-sis. Your doctor has recom-mended having no treat-ments now, and just watch-ing the cancer closely withrepeated tests. This meansyour tumor does not lookaggressive, and there is noevidence that it has spread.
If you have a non-aggres-sive type of prostate cancerthat has not spread, your ageis a factor in deciding ontreatment. The older you are,the more likely you are to diewith but not from the cancer.Slow-growing prostate can-cers can take 15 to 20 yearsor more to grow. You’re morelikely to die from anothercondition.
Even if your cancer isunlikely to harm you, whynot just have surgery to takeit out? Because surgery andsome non-surgical treat-ments involve risks, such aserectile dysfunction and uri-nary incontinence.
Men like you often chooseactive surveillance (alsocalled “watchful waiting”).This strategy involves moni-toring the cancer closely and
regularly. If the canceradvances or becomes moreactive, you can pursue moreaggressive treatment.
On the other hand, if youtend to worry a great deal,you might prefer treatmentto waiting and worrying —even if your tumor is slow-growing. Just be aware of therisks of treatment.
(Dr. Komaroff is a physi-cian and professor at Har-vard Medical School. To sendquestions, go toAskDoctorK.com, or write:Ask Doctor K, 10 ShattuckSt., Second Floor, Boston, MA02115.)
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Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, July 29, the
210th day of 2014. There are 155days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:On July 29, 1914, transcontinen-
tal telephone service in the U.S.became operational with the firsttest conversation between NewYork and San Francisco. Massachu-setts’ Cape Cod Canal, offering ashortcut across the base of thepeninsula, was officially opened toshipping traffic.
On this date:In 1030, the patron saint of Nor-
way, King Olaf II, was killed in bat-tle.
In 1588, the English attackedthe Spanish Armada in the Battleof Gravelines, resulting in an Eng-lish victory.
In 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh,37, died of a self-inflicted gunshotwound in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
In 1900, Italian King Humbert Iwas assassinated by an anarchist;he was succeeded by his son, VictorEmmanuel III.
In 1921, Adolf Hitler became theleader (“fuehrer”) of the NationalSocialist German Workers Party.
In 1948, Britain’s King GeorgeVI opened the Olympic Games inLondon.
In 1957, the International Atom-ic Energy Agency was established.Jack Paar made his debut as host ofNBC’s “Tonight Show.”
In 1958, President Dwight D.Eisenhower signed the NationalAeronautics and Space Act, creatingNASA.
In 1967, an accidental rocketlaunch aboard the supercarrierUSS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkinresulted in a fire and explosionsthat killed 134 servicemen.
In 1974, singer Cass Elliot diedin a London hotel room at age 32.
In 1981, Britain’s Prince Charlesmarried Lady Diana Spencer at St.Paul’s Cathedral in London. (How-ever, the couple divorced in 1996.)
In 1994, abortion opponent PaulHill shot and killed Dr. JohnBayard Britton and Britton’s body-guard, James H. Barrett, outsidethe Ladies Center clinic in Pensaco-la, Florida. (Hill was executed inSeptember 2003.)
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WASHINGTON (AP) —Members of Congress arefalling over one another toshow their support for Israel.
While much of the rest ofthe world watches the Gazawar in horror and scramblesfor a cease-fire, U.S. lawmak-ers are pressing the Obamaadministration to take no ac-tion that puts pressure on Is-rael to halt its military opera-tions.
Many even have criticizedthe administration’s effort tostop violence that has killedmore than 1,100 Palestinians,mostly civilians, and morethan 40 Israeli soldiers andthree civilians this month.
“At times like this, peopletry to isolate Israel,” HouseSpeaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Monday. “We arehere to stand with Israel, notjust as a broker or observerbut as a strong partner and atrusted ally.
“What does that mean?Well, it doesn’t mean issuingvague, on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand statements.No, it means backing up ourwords and showing solidaritywith our friend.”
This week, legislators willdiscuss a $225 million requestfrom the Defense Departmentto urgently bolster Israel’sIron Dome missile defensesystem.
Republicans and Democratsare clashing over whether toapprove the funds in a largerspending bill or separately,though no one publicly oppos-es the payments. Senate ap-propriators already have ap-proved doubling next year’smoney for the system.
Whereas the Obama admin-istration and lawmakersagree on Iron Dome, other ac-tions in Congress are morecontentious.
Until Monday, Sen. TedCruz was hindering the ap-pointment of several U.S. am-bassadors to key allies by vow-ing to block all State Depart-ment nominees awaiting con-firmation.
The Texas Republican saidhe was releasing his holds af-ter the Federal Aviation Ad-ministration answered hisquestions about its 36-hourban last week on U.S. airlineflights to Israel. Cruz hadclaimed the prohibition wasan “economic boycott” of Israelto pressure it into a cease-firewith the Palestinian militantgroup Hamas.
In a weekend call with Is-raeli Prime Minister Ben-jamin Netanyahu, PresidentBarack Obama stressed theneed for an “immediate, un-conditional, humanitariancease-fire.” Obama, a WhiteHouse statement said, sug-gested larger questions wouldthen come later.
Such talk has alarmed law-makers of both parties.
In a letter last week to Oba-ma, Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Ben Cardin, D-Md., andLindsey Graham, R-S.C., saida cease-fire must eliminate
Hamas’ ability to fire rocketsand place no restrictions onthe Jewish state.
“Israel must be allowed totake any actions necessary toremove those threats,” thesenators wrote — a positionthat presaged by two days theIsraeli government’s unani-mous rejection of Secretary ofState John Kerry’s cease-fireproposal.
Over days of intense diplo-macy, Kerry has tried to se-cure commitments from bothsides that would lead topeace. Congress, by contrast,has focused its energies onPalestinian actions and criticsof Israel.
Cardin and Graham joinedthree Republican senators —Marco Rubio of Florida, MarkKirk of Illinois and Kelly Ay-otte of New Hampshire — insending a sharply worded let-ter to U.N. Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon after he de-scribed Israel’s military oper-ations as an “atrocious ac-tion.”
House Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and TedDeutch, D-Fla., have a resolu-tion condemning Hamas’ useof human shields. Cruz andSen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., followed Monday in theSenate.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for-merly the bane of the Israellobby for suggesting a U.S. aidcutoff, has said no one shouldquestion Israel’s actions in atime of war.
The ebullient bipartisansupport for Israel is also lead-ing many House and Senatemembers to rev up their oppo-sition to the Obama adminis-tration’s nuclear negotiationswith Iran.
Those talks were extendedthrough November after a se-ries of meetings in Viennaearlier this month that coin-cided with the first week offighting between Israel andHamas.
Israel opposes any nucleardeal that would ease pressureon Iran while allowing it tomaintain a uranium enrich-ment program.
As part of the extension,Tehran is gaining access to$2.8 billion in Iranian fundsthat have been frozen in over-seas bank accounts.
Kirk, Ayotte and fellow Re-publican Sen. John Cornyn ofTexas last week proposed aseries of conditions on themoney.
Their bill demands Obamablock transfers until he certi-fies the money won’t fund ter-rorism, nuclear or ballisticweapons development, or hu-man rights violations. Itwould be almost impossiblefor Obama to certify those ele-ments. The administrationhas rejected similar efforts asattempts to derail diplomacy.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.,and other Republicans intro-duced separate legislation re-quiring congressional ap-proval for any deal with Iran,or even another negotiating
extension.Not to be outdone, Cruz
filed his own Iran bill.Calling the talks a “historic
mistake,” the same descrip-
tion Netanyahu has used,Cruz seeks the reinstatementof all Iran sanctions suspend-ed in the diplomatic effort.He’d block funding for any
U.S.-Iran talks undertakenwithout Congress’ approval.
Senate and House panelswere holding hearings on theIran diplomacy Tuesday.
Wendy Sherman, the StateDepartment’s negotiator, andDavid Cohen, the TreasuryDepartment’s sanctions chief,were to testify.
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President of St. Mary Parish, Paul P.Naquin, Jr., be and he is herebyauthorized to execute ChangeOrder No. 1 on behalf of the St.Mary Parish Council.ADOPTED AND APPROVED by theSt. Mary Parish Council in regularsession convened on this the 9thday of July 2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN, CLERKST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
OLD BUSINESS:NEW BUSINESS:We received thefollowing financial statements: St. Mary Parish Assessor – yearended December 31, 2013Amelia Volunteer Fire Department –year ended December 31, 2013Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Depart-ment – year ended December 31,2013Acadiana Criminalistics LaboratoryCommission – year ended Decem-ber 31, 2013 Andrew V. Mancuso,P.E. writes he is resigning from theSt. Mary Levee District, Council Dis-trict No. 7 appointment effective July2, 2014.Mr. Mancuso will be forwarded a let-ter thanking him for his service onthe St. Mary Levee District Mr.Hanagriff to request an allocation of$4,000 from Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 103/10% Sales Tax Fund to the Townof Baldwin for Pee Wee Football.Mr.Hanagriff moved that funds in theamount of $4,000 be allocated fromWards 1,2,3,4,7, & 10 3/10% SalesTax Fund to the Town of Baldwin forPee Wee Football. Mr. Metz sec-onded the motion, which carried.Mr.Hanagriff for discussion and actionrelative to a funding request for
materials, supplies and training forthe development of Mass Causalitycapabilities in St. Mary Parish fromthe Franklin Fire Department onbehalf of the St. Mary Parish FireAssociation. Mr. Hanagriff com-mented that due to the recent acci-dent and causality in the Centervillearea (involving a School Bus and avehicle), he has spoken with JeffHildreth, Assistant Fire Chief,Franklin Fire Department regardingthe matter.Mr. Hanagriff stated thatMr. Hildreth commented that it wasdetermined at that time that the FireDepartment was not equipped andprepared to handle the causality.Mr.Hanagriff stated that Mr. Hildreth isproposing to have to trailer units oneither end of the Parish to handleMass Causalities.Following Mr.Hanagriff’s comments, he requestedthat Jeff Hildreth be placed on theJuly 23, 2014 Regular MeetingAgenda to discuss funding for mate-rials, supplies and training for thedevelopment of Mass Causalitycapabilities in St. Mary Parish fromthe Franklin Fire Department onbehalf of the St. Mary Parish FireAssociation. Mr. Metz moved thatthe agenda be expanded to discussthe resignation of Benny J. Druilhet,Justice of the Peace, Ward 10 andto recommend an appointment tothe position. Mr. Middleton second-ed the motion, which carried.Mr.Metz moved to accept Mr. Druilhet’sletter of resignation and that theSecretary of State be notified thatKim Provost, Sr. has been recom-mended to fill the unexpired term ofBenny J. Druilhet. Mr. Foulcardseconded the motion, which car-ried.Benny J. Druilhet will be for-warded letter thanking him for hisservices as Justice of the Peace,Ward 10.There being no further business, Mr.Foulcard moved for adjournment.Mr. Fryou seconded the motion,which carried.s/g Lisa C. Morgan ____________________ Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk
s/g Kevin Voisin____________________Kevin Voisin, Vice-Chairman
July 29, 2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theSt. Mary Parish Council in accor-dance with law that a vacancy existson the Board of Commissioners St.Mary Parish Planning and ZoningCommission.
The St. Mary Parish Council willreceive applications for the filling ofthis vacancy from this date untilAugust 7, 2014 at Noon.
Qualifications for submitting of anapplication will be in compliancewith Ordinance No. 1569.
Applications may be mailed or per-sonally submitted Monday-Fridaybetween the hours of 8:00 a.m. andNoon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of theCouncil, Fifth Floor Courthouse,Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council willmeet in regular session on August13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the CouncilMeeting Room, Fifth Floor Court-house, and Franklin, Louisiana to fillthis vacancy.
ADVERTISE: July 15 and 29, 2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theSt. Mary Parish Council in accor-dance with law that a vacancy existson the Board of Commissioners ofMosquito Control District No. 1
(Cypremort).
The St. Mary Parish Council willreceive applications for the filling ofthis vacancy from this date untilAugust 7, 2014 at Noon.
Qualifications for submitting of anapplication will be in compliancewith Title 33 of the LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, Section33:7723.
Applications may be mailed or per-sonally submitted Monday-Fridaybetween the hours of 8:00 a.m. andNoon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of theCouncil, Fifth Floor Courthouse,Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council willmeet in regular session on August13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the CouncilMeeting Room, Fifth Floor Court-house, and Franklin, Louisiana to fillthis vacancy.
ADVERTISE: July 15 and 29, 2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theSt. Mary Parish Council in accor-dance with law that a vacancy existson the Elizabeth B. Davis MemorialPark Advisory Committee (Four Cor-ners).
The St. Mary Parish Council willreceive applications for the filling ofthis vacancy from this date untilAugust 7, 2014 at Noon.
Qualifications - (The resolution cre-ating this committee does not speci-fy any qualifications).
Applications may be mailed or per-sonally submitted Monday-Fridaybetween the hours of 8:00 a.m. andNoon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of the
Council, Fifth Floor Courthouse,Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council willmeet in regular session on August13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the CouncilMeeting Room, Fifth Floor Court-house, and Franklin, Louisiana to fillthis vacancy.
ADVERTISE: July 15 and 29, 2013
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theSt. Mary Parish Council in accor-dance with law that vacancies existon the Board of Commissioners ofSt. Mary Parish Water and SewerCommission No. 5.
The St. Mary Parish Council willreceive applications for the filling ofthese vacancies from this date untilAugust 7, 2014 at Noon.
Qualifications for submitting of anapplication will be in compliancewith Chapter 24-A Title 33 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,Section 33:7832 and 7833.
Applications may be mailed or per-sonally submitted Monday-Fridaybetween the hours of 8:00 a.m. andNoon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of theCouncil, Fifth Floor Courthouse,Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council willmeet in regular session on August13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the CouncilMeeting Room, Fifth Floor Court-house, and Franklin, Louisiana to fillthese vacancies.ADVERTISE: July 15 and 29, 2014
P U B L I C N O T I C E
At the regular meeting of the St.Mary Parish School Board onThursday, August 7, 2014 5:00 P.M., Central Office Complex, Center-ville, changes in the Pupil Progres-sion Plan will be discussed. Oncethe changes are adopted, they willbe submitted to the Board of Ele-mentary and Secondary Education.The policies in the local plan shallbe incorporated into the policies andprocedures manual of the St. MaryParish School Board. These meet-ings will be conducted within thelegal guidelines of the LouisianaOpen Meetings Law. Copies of thecompleted Pupil Progression Planwill be on public display at the Cen-tral Office Complex in Centerville.The public will be allowed access tothe St. Mary Parish Pupil Progres-sion Plan in accordance with thePublic Records Act. (R.S. 44:1 –42)
St. Mary Parish School Board. Mr. Murphy Pontiff, President
Dr. Donald W. Aguillard, Superinten-dent
(Publish Dates: July 15, July 22,July 29, 2014)
Fire Protection District No.11 Of St.Mary ParishWill be accepting “ SEALED BIDS”for a John DeereLawnmower. Minimum Bid $500.00Mail Bids to: Fire Protection Dist. #11 of St. Mary ParishPost Office Box 311Jeanerette, La. 70544All Bid Much be in no later thanTuesday, July 31, 2014
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OFFICIALPROCEEDINGS OF THECOUNCIL OF THEPARISH OFST. MARY, STATE OFLOUISIANA
JULY 9, 2014FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA
The St. Mary ParishCouncil met on this date inRegular Session withVice-Chairman KevinVoisin presiding and thefollowing memberspresent: Lionel Metz,Charles Middleton, DavidHanagriff, Glen Hidalgo,Ken Singleton, LoganFromenthal, SterlingFryou and AlbertFoulcard. Absent wereTim Tregle and SteveBierhorst.
Mr. Singletonpronounced theInvocation and Mr.Fromenthal led thePledge of Allegiance.Mr. Fromenthal movedthat the reading of theminutes of the SecondRegular Meeting, June25, 2014 be dispensedwith and that the same beapproved. Mr. Fryouseconded the motion,whichcarried. Tai Greenappeared before theCouncil to announce hercandidacy for 16thJudicial District Judge,Division G, Section 161and to ask the Council’svote and support in theupcoming November 4,2014 election.Marc Distefano, Chairmanand Terry Mayon, Co-Chairman of the “FallenWarriors Memorial”Project appeared beforethe Council to impartinformation and theirobjective regarding themission of the Project.Following Mr. Distefano’sdetailed explanation of theinception of the “FallenWarriors Memorial”Project, he stated that hismission is to obtain thenames of persons whoserved our country andwere either killed inaction, died of wounds ordied of non-combatrelated injuries whileserving in combat.Mr. Distefano stated thatthe total numbers thus farin St. Mary Parish are: 60men killed in action inWorld War I through ourcurrent conflict; 14 mendied of wounds and 33died of non-combatrelated injuries. (70% inMorgan City and St. MaryParish.)Mr. Distefano explainedthat a wall will be erectedwith the names of personsthat served our countrythat were killed in action,died of wounds or died ofnon-combat relatedinjuries while serving incombat.Mr. Distefano furthercommented relative to theWalk-of-Honor which isthe names of persons whoserved our country eitherin active duty or reservist(alive or deceased);served in the military orretired. A brick with aninscription of their namecould be purchased inhonor of the individual.Mr. Distefano stated thatthe City of Morgan City isa sponsor and the ownerof the project. (The fiscalpartner is the St. MaryParish Foundation, whichis an affiliate of theCommunity Fund ofAcadiana.)Mr. Distefano informedthat the web site iswww.fallenwarriorsmemorialmorgancity.com.Mr. Distefano stated thattheir monetary goal is$150,000. (As of thisdate, a total of $120,00has been raised.) (Theproject proposes to beunveiled on Veterans Day2014.) The “Fallen WarriorsMemorial” wall will belocated outside ofCypress Park (across thestreet from the Chamberof Commerce office) inMorgan City.NEW BUSINESS B.which stated, “Mr. Voisinto request an allocation of$2,500 from the GamingReceipt Fund for the“Fallen WarriorsMemorial” Project,Morgan City.”, was actedupon at this time. Mr. Fromenthal movedthat $2,500 be allocatedfrom the Gaming ReceiptFund to be utilized for the“Fallen WarriorsMemorial” Project inMorgan City. The ParishCouncil seconded themotion, which carried.In the absence of GidgetEveritt and Deputy LenaHenry, Safe & Drug-Free
Schools Coordinators forthe 2014 Red RibbonDrug-Free WeekCampaign, Mr. Foulcardmoved that funds in theamount of $3,500 beforwarded to the St. MaryParish Red RibbonCommittee to be utilizedfor their 2014 Red RibbonDrug-Free WeekCampaign. Mr. Fryouseconded the motion,which carried. (It wasnoted that the funds werepreviouslybudgeted.)Dean M. Wattigny appearedbefore the Council toannounce his candidacyfor Judge in the 16thJudicial District Court,Division A and to ask theCouncil’s vote andsupport in the upcomingNovember 4, 2014election.Guy Pitts, CPA,Pitts & Matte presentedthe St. Mary ParishCouncil PrimaryGovernment FinancialStatements, AnnualFinancial Statements withIndependent Auditors’Report and IndependentAuditors’ Reports onInternal Control andCompliance and othermatters for the YearEnded December 31,2013 and the ReportingEntity FinancialStatements AnnualFinancial Statements withIndependent Auditors’Report and IndependentAuditors’ Report onInternal Control andCompliance and othermatters for the year endedDecember 31, 2013.Mr. Pitts also presentedfor the Council’s review afour (4) page Summarywhich included FinancialAudit Highlights – 2013;Type of Opinion;Management’sDiscussion and Analysis(MD&A); Statement of NetAssets – Summary of2013; Statement ofActivities; GovernmentalFund – Summary (CouncilOnly) 2013; EnterpriseFund – Summary withComparison of 2013 to2012 and Summary ofFederal Awards InternalControl & Compliance(with page numberswhere detailedinformation may befound).Mr. Pitts also presentedfor the Council’s reviewGeneral Business Items –Fee Based Operationswith Significant EarnedRevenue Shortages –Comparison 2013 to 2012which includes Landfill,Sanitation & SewerConstruction; SmallAnimal; Jail and GolfCourse.Mr. Pitts reported thattheir opinion is anunmodified or cleanauditor’s opinion on thisprimary government onlyfinancial statement.In regard to GovernmentalFund- Summary of 2013 –Page 9, Mr. Pitts statedthat information isprovided only on theCouncil only.In regard to theGovernmental Fund, Mr.Pitts stated that the TotalRevenues are $36.4million; Total Expendituresare $31.3 million and TotalOperating Other usesover sources are ($2.3million) and Revenuesover Expenditures totaled$2.7 million. In regard to the EnterpriseFunds –Summary withComparisons of 2013 to2012, Mr. Pitts stated thatthe Total OperatingRevenues totaled $4.3million and TotalOperating Expenses were$4.9 million. (Operatingloss was ($.6 million). Mr. Pitts expoundedrelative to Note 1 –Summary of SignificantAccounting Policies whichincludes the ComponentUnit and area served forthe fiscal year. (Mr. Pittsalso expounded relative tothe condensedstatements of net positionfor the Council’s eight (8)major component units at2013 year end.)Mr. Pitts expoundedrelative to Note 2 –Implementation of NewGASB Pronouncementsand RelatedRestatements of NetPosition or Fund Balance.Mr. Pitts explained that in2013 the Councilimplemented GASB 65,“Items PreviouslyReported as Assets andLiabilities”. During theyear 2013 the Councilalso implemented theprovision of GASB 61“The Financial ReportingEntity; Omnibus” whichmakes certainclarifications andmodifications topreviously issued GASBguidance defining thereporting entity.
Mr. Pitts also commentedrelative to Restatement toMajor Component Unitsand Future AccountingChanges and Note 3which is Prior PeriodAdjustments.Mr. Pitts expoundedrelative to Note 12- FixedAssets and Note 13 –Long Term Debt.Mr. Pitts expoundedrelative to Note 16 –Pension Plan and otherPost Retirement Benefits. Mr. Pitts commentedrelative to Note 18 – SolidWaste Landfill Closureand Post Closure CareCosts which totalsapproximately $7,080.00.(This figure includesmonitoring, remediationand containmentrequirements for 30 yearsafter closure.)In regard to the Summaryof Federal Awards-Internal Control &Compliance, Mr. Pittshighlighted the summaryof information whichincludes 15 FederalFunding groups with totals$4.9 million.Mr. Pitts commentedrelative to the four (4)major programs which areSection 8 Housing,Substance Abuse, TANFand CDBG.In regard to InternalControl ComplianceOverall for the Council,Mr. Pitts commented thatthere are two (2) items ofnoncompliance, which areBudget Monitoring andFund Deficits.In regard to InternalControl & Compliance –Major Federal Programs –Pitts and Matte found anUnmodified Opinion (Nofindings).In regard to GeneralBusiness Items, FeeBased Operations withSignificant EarnedRevenue Shortages –Comparison 2013 to2012, Mr. Pitts expoundedrelative to the followingItems: Landfill, Sanitation& Sewer Construction;Landfill – income (loss)before debt, Sanitation –income (loss) beforesales, taxes, debt and fire;Combined Sewer FundExpected Deficit ($3,900)Funded over 3 yearsannual amount.Mr. Pitts also commentedrelative to the ¾% SalesTax available for Liquid &Solid Waste, theProjected Net annualshortage; Small Animal –Operating loss; Jail – TotalOperating shortages andthe Golf Course – Grantsand Advances(repayments).Following detaileddiscussion relative to Mr.Pitts’ presentation, Mr.Hanagriff moved that theParish Council’s AuditReport for the year endingDecember 31, 2013 beaccepted. Mr. Foulcardseconded the motion,which carried.Jim Percy, Attorney,Jones-Walker Law Firm,8555 United Plaza Blvd.,Baton Rouge, LA.appeared before theParish Council on behalfof the landownerregarding the proposedordinance in compliancewith Ordinance No. 1973,CHAPTER 4, DIVISION4.2, Section 4.2.1 C.,Rezone Property.(Rezoning)(The property that isproposed to berezoned/downzoned.)Mr. Percy respectfullyrequested that that theordinance be withdrawn toallow the landowner achance to meet with theParish Council to discussthe purpose for therezoning prior tointroduction of theordinance.Mr. Percy alluded to thefact that rezoning of theproperty would changethe value of the property.Mr. Hanagriff stated that acomprehensive plan wasput in place and theproperty was originallyzoned “Agriculture”.Mr. Hanagriff gave a briefsynopsis of the intentionsof the Parish Council inregard to the propertybeing rezoned from SingleFamily Residential to HighDensity Residential in2009.Mr. Percy commentedrelative to possibleconstant proceduralissues.Mr. Percy reiterated thepoint that he would like todiscuss the issues withthe Parish Council prior torezoning of the property.It was noted that shouldthe ordinance beintroduced on this date, itwould become availablefor adoption on August 13,2014.In response to an inquiryby Lynn Klutts, 10240
Hwy. 182, Garden City,LA, Mr. Voisin informedthat Mr. Percy isrepresenting the owner ofthe property located atCorner of Hwy. 182 &Hwy. 3215 (Garden CityExit), Garden City, LA.2354524018.00, Sec. 11T15S R10E; 58.46 acTract por of Rem 529.72ac tract situated in Sec. 11T15SR10E BD Williams inSterling Sugars, Inc.-Sutter et al-Teche-Sutteret al Acq. 34K 234857.Mr. Fromenthal moved togo into Executive Sessionto discuss Civil Case No.127403 – Garden CityApartments, LLC, andLloyd Harris, Jr. versus St.Mary Parish and St. MaryParish Council. Mr. Fryouseconded the motion,which carried. Following a period ofapproximately 50 minutes,Mr. Foulcard moved thatthe July 9, 2014 RegularSession be reconvened.Mr. Hanagriff secondedthe motion, which carried.Mr. Voisin informed thattwo (2) attorneys werepresent in ExecutiveSession and the Councilwas advised to proceedwith Civil Case No.127403 – Garden CityApartments, LLC, andLloyd Harris, Jr. versus St.Mary Parish and St. MaryParish Council.Mr. Naquin, ParishPresident did not haveany items to report at thistime.Henry “Bo”LaGrange, ChiefAdministrative Officerpresented hisdepartment’s report forthe week ending July 9,2014. (All items in Mr.LaGrange’s report areinformational.)Mr.Foulcard moved that thePublic Hearing Report -June 25, 2014 beapproved. Mr. Fryouseconded the motion,which carried.Mr. Hidalgo introduced thefollowing ordinance:ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinanceauthorizing the Parish ofSt. Mary to enter into alease agreement with TheUnited States
Air Force Auxiliary, CivilAir Patrol, Inc., for lease ofProperty at the Harry P.Williams Memorial Airport, Patterson, Louisiana.THIS ORDINANCE ISAVAILABLE FORREVIEW IN THE PARISHCOUNCIL’S OFFICEMr. Hanagriff introducedthe following ordinance:ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance incompliance withOrdinance No. 1973,DIVISION 4.2, Section 4.2.1 C., RezoneProperty. (Rezoning).THIS ORDINANCE ISAVAILABLE FORREVIEW IN THE PARISHCOUNCIL’S OFFICEMr. Hanagriff moved thatthe following resolutionsbe adopted. Mr. Hidalgoseconded the motion,which carried by thefollowing 8-0-0-3 Roll Callvote:YEAS: Messrs. Metz,Middleton, Hanagriff,Hidalgo, Singleton, Fryou,Foulcard and Voisin NAYS: NoneABSTAIN: NoneABSENT: Mr.Fromenthal, Dr. Tregleand Mr. Bierhorst
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident of St. Mary Parish to executea contract with LAContracting Enterprise,LLC relative to Bulk WasteBin #4 Construction, St.Mary Parish WestEnd Pickup Station – SMPProject No. 14-04-02.BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary,be and he is herebyauthorized and directed,for and on behalf of theParish Council, to executea contract with LAContracting Enterprise,LLC, P. O. Box 5178,Thibodaux, Louisiana70302, relative to BulkWaste Bin #4Construction, St. MaryParish West End PickupStation – SMP Project No.14-04-02, with saidcontract to contain suchterms, conditions andstipulations as he maybest fit, he being fullyauthorized in thepremises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN,
VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident of St. Mary Parish to executean amendment with SouthCentralLouisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1, 2013 to June 30,2014 relative to ClaireHouse.BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary, be and he ishereby authorized anddirected, for and on behalfof the Parish Council, toexecute an amendmentwith South CentralLouisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1, 2013 toJune 30, 2014 relative toClaire House, with saidagreement to containsuch terms, conditionsand stipulations as hemay best see fit, he beingfully authorized in thepremises.
ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident of St. Mary Parish to executean Agreement with SouthCentral Louisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1,2014 to June 30, 2015relative to Claire House.BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary, be and he ishereby authorized anddirected, for and on behalfof the Parish Council, toexecute an Agreementwith South CentralLouisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1, 2014 toJune 30, 2015 relative toClaire House, with saidagreement to containsuch terms, conditionsand stipulations as hemay best see fit, he beingfully authorized in thepremises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident of St. Mary Parish to executean Agreement with SouthCentral Louisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1,2014 to June 30, 2015relative to FairviewTreatment Center.BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary, be and he ishereby authorized anddirected, for and on behalfof the Parish Council, toexecute an Agreementwith South CentralLouisiana HumanServices Authority for theperiod of July 1, 2014 toJune 30, 2015 relative toFairview TreatmentCenter, with saidagreement to containsuch terms, conditionsand stipulations as hemay best see fit, he beingfully authorized in the
premises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution designatingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., theParish President,as the Authorizing Official,for Grant Applications,Grant Awards,Reports, andReimbursement Requestsrelative to the RESTORE Act Program administeredby the U.S. Department ofTreasury. BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary, be and he ishereby authorized anddirected, for and on behalfof the Parish Council, tobe designated as theAuthorizing Official forGrant Applications, GrantAwards, Reports, andReimbursement Requestsrelative to the RESTOREAct Program administeredby the U.S. Department ofTreasury, to contain suchterms, conditions andstipulations as he maybest see fit, he being fullyauthorized in thepremises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________ KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident toexecute Task Order No. 2,Amendment No. 2 to theMasterServices Agreement withCB&I GovernmentSolutions, Inc.(formerly ShawEnvironmental &Infrastructure, Inc.)relativeto the Point ChevreuilShoreline ProtectionProject – CIAPProject No. F12AF70078. BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary, be and he ishereby authorized anddirected, for and on behalfof the Parish Council, toexecute Task Order No. 2,Amendment No. 2 to theMaster ServicesAgreement with CB&IGovernment Solutions,Inc. (formerly ShawEnvironmental &Infrastructure, Inc.), 4171Essen Lane, BatonRouge, LA 70809 relativeto the Point ChevreuilShoreline ProtectionProject – CIAP ProjectNo. F12AF70078, withsaid Contract to containsuch terms, conditionsand stipulations as hemay best see fit, he beingfully authorized in thepremises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONResolution stating theParish of St. Mary’sendorsement of Wal-MartLouisiana, LLC dbaNeighborhood 7099 andtheir Project No.20141010 –
Neighborhood Market7099 to participate in thebenefits of the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.WHEREAS, the LouisianaEnterprise Zone Act 901of 1981, Act 337 of 1982,Act 433 of 1987, Act 1024of 1992, Act 581 of 1995,and Act 624 and Act 647of 1997, and;WHEREAS, the LouisianaEnterprise Zone Programoffers significantincentives for economicdevelopment to some ofthe most distressed areasin the State, and;WHEREAS, the LouisianaDepartment of EconomicDevelopment designatedCensus Tract 402 BlockGroup 002 in the Parish ofSt. Mary, as “EnterpriseZone” or EconomicDevelopment Zone”eligible based on enablinglegislation (R.S.51.21.1787-1791) and;WHEREAS, the Parish ofSt. Mary states thisendorsement is inagreement with theOverall EconomicDevelopment Plan for theParish of St. Mary, and;WHEREAS, the attachedEnterprise Zone map hasbeen marked to show thelocation of the businessbeing endorsed, and;WHEREAS, inaccordance with theLouisiana Enterprise ZoneProgram requirements theParish of St. Mary agrees:1.To participate in theEnterprise Zone Program
2.To assist theDepartment in evaluatingprogress made in anyEnterprise Zone within itsjurisdiction3.To REBATE all eligiblelocal sales/use taxes onthe purchase of eligibleconstruction materials,machinery, andequipment purchased forthis project and used bythe business permanentlyon that site.BE IT RESOLVED, by theParish of St. Mary in,regular and legal sessionconvened on this the 9thday of July 2014 that Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC dbaNeighborhood Market7099 and their project –Enterprise ZoneApplication No. 20141010– Neighborhood Market7099 is endorsed toparticipate in theLouisiana Enterprise ZoneProgram.BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that if anyprovision or item of thisresolution or theapplication thereof is heldinvalid, such invalidityshall not affect otherprovisions, items orapplications of thisresolution which can begiven effect without theinvalid provisions, itemsor applications and to thisend the provisions of thisresolution are herebydeclared severable.BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that allresolutions or partsthereof in conflict herewithare hereby repealed.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan ____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTION OFACCEPTANCEA Resolution authorizingand directing thePresident to execute for and on behalf of theParish of St. Mary, aCertificate of SubstantialCompletion from SealevelConstruction, Inc. relativeto PlantationInn Pump StationReplacement, GravitySub-Drainage District No.1of Gravity DrainageDistrict No. 2.WHEREAS, SealevelConstruction, Inc., P. O.Box 655, Thibodaux,Louisiana 70302, hassubstantially completedPlantation Inn PumpStation Replacement,Gravity Sub-DrainageDistrict No. 1 of GravityDrainage District No. 2.NOW THEREFORE, BEIT RESOLVED by theParish of St. Mary that thePresident be and he ishereby empowered,authorized and directed toexecute a Certificate of
Substantial Completionfor and on behalf of theParish of St. Maryaccepting Plantation InnPump StationReplacement, GravitySub-Drainage District No.1 of Gravity DrainageDistrict No. 2, as beingsubstantially complete.BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that he beauthorized and directed tohave a copy of saidCertificate of SubstantialCompletion recorded inthe mortgage records ofSt. Mary Parish,Louisiana.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:
s/gKevinVoisin____________________KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCILMr. Hanagriff moved thatthe following resolutionsbe adopted. Mr. Foulcardseconded the motion,which carried by thefollowing 8-1-0-2 Roll Callvote:YEAS: Messrs.Middleton, Hanagriff,Singleton, Fromenthal,Fryou, Foulcard, Voisin
and MetzNAYS: NoneABSTAIN: Mr. HidalgoABSENT: Dr. Tregle andMr. Bierhorst
RESOLUTIONA resolution authorizingPaul P. Naquin, Jr., thePresident of St. Mary Parish to executea contract with Acadiane’Renovations,Ltd. relative to MetalBuilding Rehabilitation, St.Mary Parish West End Pickup Station,Franklin, Louisiana.BE IT RESOLVED, thatPaul P. Naquin, Jr.,President of the Parish ofSt. Mary,be and he is herebyauthorized and directed,for and on behalf of theParish Council, to executea contract with Acadiane’Renovations, Ltd., 15223Hwy. 182 W, Franklin, LA70538, relative to MetalBuilding Rehabilitation, St.Mary Parish West EndPickup Station, Franklin,Louisiana, with saidcontract to contain suchterms, conditions andstipulations as he maybest fit, he being fullyauthorized in thepremises.ADOPTED ANDAPPROVED by the St.Mary Parish Council inregular session convenedon this the 9th day of July2014.APPROVED:s/g Kevin Voisin____________________ KEVIN VOISIN, VICE-CHAIRMANST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
ATTEST:s/g Lisa C. Morgan____________________LISA C. MORGAN,CLERKST. MARY PARISHCOUNCIL
RESOLUTIONA resolution providing forthe approval andauthorization for Change Order No. 1 forSt. Mary ParishCourthouse FloodproofingProject – HMGP Project#1603-101-0005.WHEREAS, a certaincontract has been enteredinto between the St. MaryParishCouncil and Acadiane’Renovations, Ltd., 15223Hwy. 182 W, Franklin, LA70538, relative to St. MaryParish CourthouseFloodproofing Project –HMGP Project #1603-101-0005, andWHEREAS, the items asshown on Change OrderNo. 1 will result in adecrease of $60,043.00 inthe contract price.NOW, THEREFORE BEIT RESOLVED, that theSt. Mary Parish Councildoes hereby approve theissuance of Change OrderNo. 1 covering a decreaseof $60,043.00 in thecontract for St. MaryParish CourthouseFloodproofing Project#1603-101-0005.BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that the
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Exhibit captures theposter art of World War I
SHREVEPORT, La.(AP) — A centuryafter it started, WorldWar I, the Great War,and for a generationthe “War to end allwars” will be com-memorated with anexhibit at Shreve-port’s R.W. NortonArt Gallery.
“Enlist! Art Goes toWar (1914-1918)” willcontinue for morethan four years,through Nov. 11,2018, the centennialof the moment theguns stopped firingand the world beganthe 21-year count-down to World War II.
“I don’t know whyI’m fascinated withWorld War I,” saidLewis Norton, whosematernal grandfa-ther, Maxwell Lewis,fought in the conflictbut rarely spoke of it.That, plus what Nor-ton was able to learnas an inquisitivechild, only made thewar all the moreintriguing and, as helearned more of it,soul-shattering.
“It just seems sodamned sad. A wholegeneration lost inEurope, the BritishEmpire broken. Allthis over some familysquabble, and thenthe whole thing justsets up for World WarII. Are you kiddingme? It just seems sopointless.”
Starting with aninitial showing of 25to 30 items, theexhibit will show,through spectacularlycolorful and strikingposters — the mainvisual medium in anage before radio, tele-vision and the Inter-net — the propagan-da that set the mindsof the citizens andsoldiers on both sides.The posters, as wellas uniforms andweapons used by com-batants, will changeeach year of theexhibit to mark theprogress of the con-flict.
The posters wereacquired by Nortonover the past 12 to 14months, and manyare one-of-a-kind, orclose to it.
One in particular,“Enlist!,” was foundin the possession of aprivate owner whohad two. Norton con-vinced the collector topart with one, whichnow can be seen bythe public for the firsttime.
Today, the subjectof the poster wouldnot shock people. Itshows the ratherpeaceful looking, but
still clearly drownedand dead bodies of amother and child,presumably in theinterior of a torpe-doed ocean liner, suchas the RMS Lusita-nia. The sinking ofthe British liner in1915, which killed128 Americans —including a motherand daughter fromNew Orleans —almost drew the Unit-ed States into thewar. It wasn’t untilApril 1917 that thiscountry finallyjumped into the fray.
But in an era whenposters and even adsin newspapersshowed Germanatrocities such asbabies impaled onbayonets, the imageof the mother andchild rankled the cen-sors who rigidly con-trolled what the pub-lic saw.
“The poster waswithdrawn,” Nortonsaid.
The display alsoincludes several Ger-man war posters,many patriotic or sen-timental but from thepoint of view of theenemy, meant to stirpatriotism or raisemoney for war loans.Visitors also will beable to view trenchart soldiers, called“doughboys” or “Sam-mies” after UncleSam, crafted fromwhat was at hand.
In addition to theposters and displayitems from the Nor-ton’s gun and uniformcollections, the showwill feature facsimilesof newspapers anddocuments showingwartime life inShreveport andnorthwest Louisiana,sharing the stories ofarea men who gavetheir lives in thetrenches of France.
“From the three-volume Great WarMemorial book, Ifound about 32 menfrom Bossier-Caddowho died in the war,”Norton researcherGary Ford said.
“Herbert L. Averydied of influenza 12November (yearunknown) aboard theUSS Hubbard,” henoted. “Age 25, hegraduated fromShreveport HighSchool and attendedcollege in Wisconsinstudying electricalengineering. (His)parents lived at 254Stoner Ave.”
In addition,research, includingsearches through TheTimes’ archives andthe government’s
National PersonnelRecords Center, pro-duced stories and doc-uments about Shreve-port’s first announcedcasualty, a youngblack man namedHerbert Sylvester.
“He was in Compa-ny 317 of the Sanita-tion Train, 92nd Divi-sion,” Ford said. Onedocument states thathis mother desiresnot to have his bodyshipped back. It listsher name as MarySylvester.
“A form GraveLocation Blank sayshe was buried 1 July1918 in grave number191 in Brest. Inanother document,sent 8 July 1918 tothe quartermastergeneral in Washing-ton, it speaks of ‘trau-matism, May 23rd,crushing, Herbert L.Sylvester. He waswounded severely,”Ford said.
The researchturned up historyFord and the gallerywish could be morefully explored. At theNational PersonnelRecords Center, Fordlearned a localwoman went on a1930s pilgrimage towar graves in Europe.
“The mother ofHenry C. Dalrymplewent on a trip to visither son’s grave,” Fordsaid. “On stationerytitled ‘War Depart-ment Pilgrimage WarMothers and Widows,225 West 34th St.New York, NY,’ thiseffort took gold starmothers and widowsto visit the graves oftheir sons.
“The name of theprogram was Ameri-can Pilgrimage. Like-ly, during that hardtime, it was a public-private effort,” Fordsaid. “This soundssimilar to the Eagleflights getting theWorld War II veter-ans up to the memori-al in Washington. Ireally want to lookinto this more.”
Dalrymple, a pri-vate first class inCompany H, 9thInfantry, was interredin Aisne Marne Amer-ican Cemetery inFrance.
Although almost175,000 Americansdied in the conflict,little comprehensiveinformation is avail-able about many ofthese, unlike the peo-ple lost in World WarII, Korea, Vietnamand more recentwars.
“World War I fasci-nated me because itchanged the human
race,” Norton said.“Do you know thatbefore World War I,policemen in Parisstill carried swords?The world was differ-ent.”
The exhibit willenter its second phaseMay 7, 2015, the cen-tennial of the Lusita-nia sinking. Specialprograms throughoutthe four-year obser-vance will highlightchildren’s educationalprograms, music,fashion and otherfacets of life before1920. George The-ofiles, owner of Mis-cellaneous Man ofNew Freedom, Penn-sylvania, and theworld’s leading experton poster art of the19th and early 20thcenturies, also willcome to speak.
Broadcaster TomBrokaw coined theterm “Greatest Gen-eration” to coverthose who grew upduring the GreatDepression thenfought World War II.
But for Norton, theterm better describes“the World War I guyswho, as boys, sat ontheir porches and lis-tened to the old mentalk of Shiloh, ColdHarbor, Gettysburg,Indians and gunfight-ers in the Old West —hard lives lived inhard times, and then,as young men, wentover to die by the tensof thousands in thetrenches of Europe.
“Afterward, theycame home, made alife then had to fightthe same damn warall over again in thesame place in WorldWar II with evengreater casualties,”Norton said. “Also,many of the men wehave interviewed inthe museum’s oralhistory project talkedof the Great Depres-sion and how difficultthose years were.
“But, again, theywere mainly just boysin the 1930s. It wasup to their World WarI veteran fathers tofind and work a job tokeep their familiesalive. Furthermore, Ican only imaginewhat these menthought witnessingthe birth of militaryaviation as they werechasing Pancho Villadown in Mexico in1916 to watchingLindbergh cross theAtlantic, Hiroshimaand the moon landingin 1969. And every-thing in between.What a ride theirlives must havebeen,” he said.
Wave-control devicestested at Shark Island
SHARK ISLAND,La. (AP) — SharkIsland in Iberia Parishis the testing groundfor three unusualdevices meant to helpkeep Louisiana shore-lines from retreatingunder the relentlesswaves eating away atthe state’s coast.
If the devices beingused in the projectprove successful overthe three-year testingphase, they could givestate and federalcoastal-restorationagencies new tools toprotect areas wheretraditional rock struc-tures aren’t suitable.
The story of theseexperimental tech-niques started whenengineers working torestore coastal areasunder the Coastal Wet-lands Planning, Pro-tection and Restora-tion Act found they
didn’t have any tried-and-true materialsother than rock to helpkeep shorelines inplace in areas like aseven-mile stretch ofshoreline in St. MaryParish.
On that part of thecoast, the soil is soft,and there are manypipelines and otherunderground utilities.The result is thatrocks are not suitable.
Tommy McGinnis, acoastal resource scien-tist with the stateCoastal Protection andRestoration Authority,said soft soils are acommon problemaround the state forrestoration projects.
Artificial oysterreefs are being testedin areas around thecoast, but they haven’tbeen in place longenough to determinetheir effectiveness, he
said.“So we started look-
ing at alternatives,”said Loland Brous-sard, a civil engineerwith the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’sNatural ResourcesConservation Service.“We were hard-pressedto find any.”
A fruitless search forsomething that couldprovide protection tothe shoreline wouldn’timpact underwaterpipelines and wouldstand up to very softsoils led Broussard topropose that CWPPRArun a demonstrationproject to try to gener-ate some new options.
CWPPRA projectsneed to be done withproven technologiesbecause the agency isrequired to do 20 yearsof maintenance onanything it builds,Broussard said.
If something thathas not been tested istried along a shorelineand it fails, the pro-gram is on the hook fornot only removing thatmaterial but also find-ing some way toreplace it. In a pro-gram with limitedfunding, that kind ofrisk is not worth it,Broussard said.
The search for some-thing new began fouryears ago as the NRCSthrew out a wide netasking for possiblesolutions. The servicereceived 17 formal pro-posals for projects thatlater were narroweddown to four. One ofthose proposals didn’tmaterialize, but thethree other test proj-ects were constructedand put in place inIberia Parish late lastyear and early thisyear.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)— Yu Darvish struck outeight in seven innings for his10th victory and J.P. Arencib-ia had a tiebreaking two-runsingle for the Texas Rangersin a 4-2 victory over the NewYork Yankees on Mondaynight.
Darvish (10-6) shouted outand pumped his fist after hisfinal strikeout, when BrianMcCann swung and missed toend the seventh with two run-ners on base.
Brett Gardner homeredtwice and Derek Jeter hadthree hits — to pass Carl Yas-trzemski on the career hitslist — off the All-Star right-hander, who threw 80 of his108 pitches for strikes fivedays after losing a rain-short-ened game in New York.
David Phelps (5-5) lost forthe first time in nine starts,allowing four runs and eighthits over six innings. Theright-hander, like Darvish,was credited with a completegame last Wednesday in the2-1 Yankees victory that did-n’t resume after rain in thebottom of the fifth inning.
D’backs 2, Reds 1,15 Innings
CINCINNATI (AP) — NickAhmed’s RBI single with twoouts in the 15th inning keptArizona perfect when gamesgo really long.
The Diamondbacks im-proved to 13-0 all-time ingames of at least 15 innings.
Ahmed’s single off J.J.Hoover (1-8) gave the Redstheir ninth loss in 10 gamessince the All-Star break, aslump that has dropped thembelow .500 for the first timesince June 21. The offensehas been the problem, scoringonly 17 runs in those 10games, by far the fewest inthe majors.
Oliver Perez (1-1) gave upa hit and a walk in two in-nings. Addison Reed got his25th save in 30 chances.
Cincinnati’s Aroldis Chap-man fanned the side in theninth, extending his majorleague record for a reliever to44 consecutive games with atleast one strikeout.
Blue Jays 14, Red Sox 1BOSTON (AP) — Melky
Cabrera homered from bothsides of the plate and drove infive runs and R.A. Dickeypithed three-hit ball for seveninnings as Toronto rompedpast Boston.
The Blue Jays won for thesixth time in seven gameswhile the Red Sox lost oneday after stopping a five-game slide that began inToronto with three losses.
Cabrera homered intoBoston’s bullpen in right fieldafter Jose Reyes led off thegame with a walk. Cabreramade it 9-0 in a nine-runsixth with a three-run homerto left, his 14th of the season.
Ryan Goins had four hitsand four RBIs for Toronto.
Dickey (9-10) had a season-high 10 strikeouts, allowed arun and walked one as hewon for the third time in 10starts. But against the RedSox he’s 3-0 with 21 strike-outs and two walks this sea-son.
Clay Buchholz (5-7) left thegame after allowing the firstthree batters to reach in thesixth.
Braves 2, Padres 0ATLANTA (AP) — Ervin
Santana threw eight score-less innings, Evan Gattishomered for the first time inmore than a month and At-lanta blanked San Diego.
Santana (10-6) allowed justfive hits and matched his ca-reer high with 11 strikeouts.Craig Kimbrel struck out theside in the ninth for his 32ndsave.
Gattis led off the seventhwith a drive into the left-fieldseats off Jason Lane (0-1), a37-year-old former outfieldermaking his first big leaguestart as a pitcher.
Called up from Triple-A tofill in for ailing Ian Kennedy,Lane shut down the Bravesthrough six innings. Butwhen the left-hander hung an0-1 breaking pitch, Gattis hithis 17th homer of the seasonand first since June 18, be-fore he went on the disabledlist for nearly three weekswith a bulging disk in hisback.
Marlins 7, Nationals 6MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Baker
hit a two-out RBI single to
cap a four-run rally in theninth inning as Miami won itsfifth straight.
The Marlins trailed 6-1 inthe seventh and Washington’sRafael Soriano (2-1), whoearned his 200th career saveSunday, took the mound inthe ninth with a 6-3 lead andblew a save for the fourthtime this season
Casey McGehee led off witha four-pitch walk, GarrettJones doubled and MarcellOzuna hit an RBI single. Jar-rod Saltalamacchia’s sacrificefly made it 6-5, and a wildpitch advanced Ozuna to sec-ond base.
Adeiny Hechavarria endedan 11-pitch at-bat with a ty-ing triple and pinch-hitterDonovan Solano was hit by apitch.
Left-hander Jerry Blevinsreplaced Soriano and struckout Christian Yelich.
Baker, who entered in theeighth, then lined a hit overleft fielder Bryce Harper that
hit the base of the fence.Mike Dunn (8-5) pitched a
perfect ninth.Astros 7, Athletics 3
HOUSTON (AP) — ChrisCarter, Jason Castro, MarcKrauss and Matt Dominguezeach hit a home run to helpHouston snap a five-gameskid.
Carter hit a monstrousthree-run shot to center fieldin the third to give the Astrosa lead, and Castro and Krausswent back-to-back in thesixth, with Castro’s homer atwo-run shot.
Krauss’ homer found theupper deck in right field andchased A’s starter JesseChavez (8-7). Two batters lat-er, Dominguez sent a driveonto the railroad tracks in leftfield off reliever Dan Otero.
The last time Houston hitthree home runs in an inningwas June 5, 2013, againstBaltimore.
Brett Oberholtzer (3-7) wonfor the first time since May
30, giving up three runs oneight hits with two strikeoutsin 6 2-3 innings.
Cubs 4, Rockies 1CHICAGO (AP) —
Tsuyoshi Wada earned hisfirst big league win, pitchingseven strong innings to leadthe Cubs past Colorado.
Anthony Rizzo drove in tworuns to back Wada (1-1), whowas making his third careerstart.
Wada cut through the Col-orado lineup, allowing onerun and five hits. It was a farcry from his last outing, whenhe lasted four innings andgave up five runs in a loss toSan Diego.
The sole blemish on Wada’sperformance came in thesixth when the Rockies gotthree hits, capped by NolanArenado’s RBI single.
Pedro Strop worked out of ajam in the eighth inning andHector Rondon worked a per-fect ninth for his 13th save in16 chances.
Yohan Flande (0-3) struckout eight in 6 2-3 innings.
Mets 7, Phillies 1NEW YORK (AP) — Travis
d’Arnaud went 3 for 4 with athree-run homer and BartoloColon made his secondstraight strong start for theMets.
D’Arnaud hit one of threedoubles for the Mets as theytook a 4-0 lead in the first.Then the catcher’s seventhhome run of the season brokethe game open in the fifth.
The 41-year-old Colon (10-8) retired the first 20 battersin his last outing Wednesdayagainst Seattle, eventually al-lowing two runs on three hitsin 7 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win.He wasn’t as dominant Mon-day. But staked to a big lead,he was never in much troubleeither, scattering 10 hits over7 2-3 innings.
A.J. Burnett (6-10), likeColon a veteran who could at-tract suitors before Thurs-day’s trade deadline, gave up
seven runs and eight hits infive innigns.
Rays 2, Brewers 1ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) — Jake Odorizzi won histhird consecutive start andJames Loney had two RBIs tolead Tampa Bay past Milwau-kee.
Odorizzi (7-8) allowed onerun and three hits in seven in-nings to beat the team thattook him 32nd overall in the2008 draft.
Tampa Bay took a 2-1 leadin the sixth when Loney drovein two with a two-out, bases-loaded single off Kyle Lohse(11-5), who gave up two runsand four hits over six innings.
The Rays had won nine in arow before a 3-2 loss Sundayto Boston.
The winning streak was thesecond longest in team histo-ry.
Mark Reynolds put theBrewers ahead 1-0 with his18th homer of the season inthe third.
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