INDEXBulletin ...................C-2Churches ................B-8Classifieds ..............C-5Court News .............C-4Commerce ...............C-1Deaths ....................A-3Editorials ................A-4Letters To Editor .....A-5LifeStyle ........ B-SectionPublic Notices .....C-3, 4Sports/Outdoors ...A-6, 7

The state’s stained genius in gray Jim Bradshaw jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com Civil War fi ghting be-gan in the early morn-ing of April 12, when Confederate cannons boomed across the har-bor at Charleston, S.C., aimed at Fort Sumter and its Northern de-fenders. The man from south Louisiana who gave the order to fi re them that day in 1861 became an overnight hero, and was, at least for a time, known as “the little Napoleon.” Pierre Gustave Tou-tant Beauregard was trained as a civil engi-neer at the U.S. Mili-tary Academy and fi rst came to notice when he served in the Mexican-American War, during which he was wound-ed twice. Later, he was named commander at West Point, but served only fi ve days. He im-mediately resigned when Louisiana seced-ed to become the fi rst brigadier general in the Confederate army. (He was later promoted to full general, one of only seven Confederates to achieve that rank). Joining the Southern side was an easy choice for him. Aside from his own upbringing on a plantation below New Orleans, Beauregard had strong ties to infl u-ential Louisiana fami-lies. In 1841, he married Marie Antoinette Laure Villeré, the daughter of Jules Villeré, a sugar planter from one the state’s most prominent French Creole families. Marie’s grandfather was Jacques Villeré, the sec-ond governor of Louisi-ana. She died in March 1850, while giving birth to their third child. Ten years later, Be-auregard married Mar-guerite Caroline Des-londe, the daughter of André Deslonde, anoth-er prominent planter. Caroline was a sister-in-law of John Slidell, a U.S. Senator and later an important Confeder-ate diplomat. When he joined the Confederate army, Be-auregard was placed

Bradshaw

(See BRADSHAW, Pg. A-8)

Established 1886Justice To All Dedicated To The Progress Of St. Martin Parish Vol. 130, No. 1 3 Sections, 22 Pages - $1.00Wednesday, April 15, 2015

D didi t d T Th P Of SSt M ti P i h

Solange “So” Huval, 89, CeciliaEdward J. Theriot, 76, St. MartinvilleRoland Courville, 56, CeciliaEnola H Usé, 95, Breaux Bridge

ObituariesWe applaudthe helping hands of our volunteers

Healthcare Volunteer Week, April 12-18

Karl Jeter karl.jeter@techetoday.com

Breaux Bridge – Bayou Teche became the country’s 18th of-fi cial “Water Trail” at a ceremony held at Parc des Ponts de Pont

Breaux here Thursday, April 9. Thirteen mayors or other representatives of the towns along the designated route from Port Barre to Berwick were joined by the U.S. Rep. Charles W.

Boustany for the event. Also present were representatives of or-ganizations that were instrumental in the restoration of the bay-ou, promotion of its recreational use and appreciation of its role

in the history of the area. Conni Castille, Dane Thibodeaux, Trey Snyder and oth-ers with The TECHE Project have organized

TIED TOGETHER – From St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot and Port Barre Mayor Gil Savoy on the left to Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff, fourth from right, may-ors and other dignitaries from communities along the federally recognized Bayou Teche Water Trail are joined by Congressman Charles Boustany (third from right) at

Parc des Ponts de Pont Breaux to officially recognize designation of the 135-mile trail. Instead of cutting a rib-bon, organizers of the event decided to tie a ribbon of flags together, symbolic of the historic unifying effect of Bayou Teche. Renewed activity on the bayou is forging new alliances between the four parishes. (Karl Jeter)

The tie that bindsBayou Teche open for fun & relaxation

New Iberia – The TECHE Project has tak-en its highly success-ful Bayou Teche Trash Bash & Boogie down-stream a little to New

Iberia’s beautiful City Park. This Saturday, April 18, starting at 9 a.m., and in conjunction with Project Front Yard – Ibe-

ria Parish, The TECHE Project – the acronym stands for Teche Ecolo-gy, Culture and History Education – is bringing its signature combina-

tion of work and fun to New Iberia. Volunteers are need-ed, boats and life vests

Bashing trash in New Iberia

Ken Grissom ken.grissom@techetoday.com

St. Martinville – You can now register for Tour du Teche races – one is coming up this weekend – via Webscor-er. “If you have already

sent registration via snail mail, please do not register again,” says TDT’s Linda Finley. “I will get you set up in Webscorer.” If you haven’t regis-tered, go to www.tour-duteche.com and look

for the “CLICK HERE to register” button. The Webscorer reg-istration codes for boat class for all TDT races are: S – single blade D – double blade F – Female only

S/D – single and/or double blade. Look at www.tour-duteche.com for boat class descriptions. This Saturday, April 18, Tour du Teche pres-ents “Top of the Teche,”

Online registration for races

Arnaudville – Blake Couvillion, originator of Cajuns for Bayou Teche, came out of re-tirement last Saturday to help pave the way for Top of the Teche, the fi rst race of the Tour du Teche season this com-ing Saturday, April 18. “We had a great day on the bayou, and made contact with several land owners along the banks,” Couvillion said. “Our most important contact of the day was with a local farmer,” Couvillion said. “He was stacking household trash along the bayou banks to burn. With a boat load of garbage,

Original ‘Cajuns’ back on the bayou

ORIGINAL CAJUNS – Pulling a large load of trash out of Bayou Teche between Le-onville and Arnaudville is Blake Couvillion (at tiller), Keisha Melancon, Todd Couvillion, Philip Bolotte from JP’s Bar, Lance Simsick, Chris Pritchett of Bayou Teche Outfi tters, and Katie Mayeux. (Submitted)

Travelcosts divide CouncilKarl Jeter karl.jeter@techetoday.com

St. Martinville – The April 7 Parish Council meeting had a few more tense moments over the issue of travel reim-bursements. The council voted against increasing the allowance to fi nance District 7 Council mem-ber Craig Gregory’s at-tendance at the NACo convention in Char-lotte N. C., July 10-13. Gregory, a vice-chair of one committee and sit-ting member of others, has met resistance over the cost of NACo-related travel in the past. With three council members absent, the only vote in favor of pro-viding the reimburse-ments to Gregory was Council chairperson and District 2 member Lisa Nelson. “It’s just sad that it has come to this,” Nel-son said after the vote. She said that Gregory was trying “to get things

Board to explore new use for BBEHenri C. Bienvenu henri.bienvenu@techetoday.com

Breaux Bridge – School Superintendent Dr. Lottie Beebe is ex-pected to recommend the conversion of the old Breaux Bridge El-ementary campus into a “College and Career Readiness Center” when the school board meets in special session today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. An item on the special meeting agenda calls for approval of Beebe’s rec-ommendation but pro-vides no other details. Students in grades 4-6 at BB Elementary on West Bridge Street are scheduled to be re-located to facilities un-der construction at the Breaux Bridge Primary campus on East Bridge Street next August. The Readiness Cen-ter would reportedly of-fer courses for students from the parish’s three high schools in such areas as culinary arts, electrical, oil and gas, cosmetology and certi-fi ed nurse assistant. More details and cost

SM Beats Rivals Page A-6

French Center Page C-1

Jim on Murder Page B-5

Cracklin – Yum! Page A-2

Queen’s Tea Page B-3

Bayou Belle Page B-1

(See TRASH, Pg. A-8)

(See CAJUNS, Pg. A-8) (See OLD BBE, Pg. A-8)

(See RACES, Pg. A-8)

(See TRAVEL, Pg. A-8)(See TECHE, Pg. A-8)

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PARISH POLICE REPORT The following arrests and/or citations were reported in St. Martin Parish from Monday, April 6, through Sunday, April 12.

Monday, April 6 BOURDA, Troy, 22, 700 block of Inez St., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant, aggra-vated battery, unauthor-ized entry of an inhabited dwelling, simple battery, simple criminal damage to property, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO). DEGEYTER, Tricia, 36, Lafayette; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO). JACKSON, Julisa, 25, 900 block of Cecil Blvd., Breaux Bridge; theft of goods (SMSO). VU, Son, 48, Houston; unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Louisiana State Police (LSP). WYBLE, Barron, 26, 1000 block of Albert Calais Rd., Breaux Bridge; probation viola-tion (SMSO).

Tuesday, April 7 ANDRUS, Calvin, 19, 300 block of Perkins St., St. Martinville; sim-ple criminal damage to property, trespassing, no insurance, St. Martinville Police Department (SMPD). BADEAUX, Jason, 23, Youngsville; simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling (SMSO). BOUTTE, Cody, 29, 1100 block of Cypress Island Ext., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant (SMPD). CARBO, Aaron, 28, 100 block of Roma, Breaux Bridge; resisting an offi -cer, Schedule I narcotics, manufacture, distribu-tion of Schedule IV, sale, distribution, or posses-sion of legend drug, driv-ing on right side of road, open container, distribu-tion of drug paraphena-lia, Breaux Bridge Police Department (BBPD). HYPOLITE, Latoya, 33, 100 block of Martin Luther King Dr., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO). JONES, Dominic, 34, 300 block of Grand Point Ave., Breaux Bridge; outside agency warrant – extradition required (SMSO). MITCHELL, Larry, 38, Duson; domestic abuse battery (SMPD).

Wednesday, April 8 D E M O U C H E T , Clifford, 19, 1000 block of Oliste Castille Dr., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO). HEBERT, Aaron, 20, New Iberia; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO). JOSEPH, Ashley, 41, 900 block of Ledoux St., St. Martinville; resisting a police officer with force or violence, disturbing the peace (SMPD). KILGORE, Chad, 28, 2300 block of Atchafalaya Hwy, Breaux Bridge; fail-ure to appear, warrant (SMSO). LOUVIERE, Terrell, 43, 1000 block of Coteau Holmes Ln., St.

Martinville; outside agen-cy warrant – extradition required (SMSO). MAJOR, Queena, 34, Carencro; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO). MARTIN, Thorne, 27, 1000 block of Clarence Angelle, Arnaudville; fail-ure to appear, warrant (SMSO).

Thursday, April 9 CRAWFORD, Travis, 29, Palestine, Texas; pos-session of Schedule II nar-cotics, manufacture, dis-tribution of Schedule III narcotics, simple posses-sion of marijuana (LSP). CREDEUR, Kevin, 45, 400 block of Webb, Breaux Bridge; violation of protec-tive order (SMSO). FRANCOIS, Jackie, 33, 100 block of Denbas St., St. Martinville; posses-sion with intent to distrib-ute Schedule I narcotics, manufacture, distribution, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II nar-cotics, transactions involv-ing proceeds from drug offenses, possession of fi rearm/concealed by con-victed felon, clandestine lab, possession of fi rearm committing/attempt crime (SMPD). GASTON, Rodney, 37, Houston; following too close, manufacture, dis-tribution, possession with intent to distribute Sched-ule II narcotics, possession fi rearm committing/at-tempt crime, manufacture, distribution of Schedule III narcotics (LSP). HAYWARD, Glenn, 59, 400 block of Nelson Dr., St. Martinville; failure to ap-pear, warrant (SMSO). KING, Marvin, 58, Dal-las; outside agency warrant – extradition required (LSP). WEATHERLY, Blaze, 21, 1000 block of Nursery Hwy, Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).

Friday, April 10 CAMACHO, Justin, 35, 4500 block of Main Hwy, Breaux Bridge; violation of protective order (SMSO). FRANK, Joseph, 43, 300 block of Gov. Mouton, St. Martinville; battery of a po-lice offi cer (SMSO). LEE, Christopher, 22, 1000 block of Acadian Dr., St. Martinville; malfea-sance in offi ce, contraband taking to/from penal insti-tution (SMSO). MOUTON, Lloyd, 35, 100 block of George St., Breaux Bridge; simple bat-tery, violation of protective order (BBPD). PAPPAS, William, 44, Opelousas; failure to ap-pear, warrant (SMSO).

Saturday, April 11 ROGERS, Vernon, 24, 900 block of Cecile Blvd., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (BBPD).

Sunday, April 12 ALEXANDER, Richard, 40, 800 block of Cecile Blvd., Breaux Bridge; out-side agency warrant – ex-tradition required (BBPD). HOOLIHAN, Shannon, 42, theft of goods, entry or remain in places after for-bidden (BBPD). MATTHEWS, Samantha, 39, 600 block of Berard St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (BBPD). ROBINSON, Ervin, 55, 200 block of Mills Ave., Breaux Bridge; OWI, care-less operation (LSP).

CRACKLIN FESTIVAL – Despite the threat of thunderstorms, festival-goers came to Parks to eat cracklin and enjoy live music. The LeBlanc Family Band (top photo) played to the toe-tapping crowd on Saturday. Charlie and Ross Lasseigne (middle, left) and brothers Mark and Mike David (right) cooked cracklin. Quinn Frederick, (left) his wife Paige and daughter Adelynn, enjoyed the festival while the sun peeked through the clouds. (Sally Angelle)

2015 Cracklin Festival in Parks

SMSO jailer arrested St. Martinville – Investigators with the St. Mar-tin Parish S h e r i f f ’ s Office Fri-day arrest-ed Christo-pher Lee, 22, of St. Martinville, an employee at the St. Martin Parish Correc-tional Center, on sus-

picion of smuggling cell phones into the parish jail. Lee, an employee since January 2015, was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on charges of malfea-sance in office and smuggling contraband into a penal institute. Bond was set at $20,000.

Lee

RAFFLE WINNERS – Shanese Lewis, COA executive director, (from left) presented checks to the winners from the Raffl e Ticket Fundraiser that was held during the month of March. The 3rd place winner was Gabrielle Bertrand, 2nd Nancy Robichaux and 1st Shirley Akers. (Submitted)

MELVIN J. NEVEU JR. of St. Martinville was recent-ly recognized for his ten years of loyal and dedicat-ed service to the Selective Service System. Neveu is a Vietnam veteran and serves as a board mem-ber of the Selective Service System. (Submitted)

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Solange ‘So’ Huval Cecilia – A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Solange “So” Calais Huval, 89, who passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, at St. Ag-nes Healthcare & Rehab Center. Visiting hours were observed from 2 p.m. un-til 9 p.m. on Sunday and continued on Monday at 7 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at Pellerin Funeral Home in Cecilia. A rosary was prayed at 7 p.m. on Sun-day. Rev. Michael Delcam-bre offi ciated at the Fu-neral Mass, also attend-ing were Rev. Flo Calais (cousin of Ms. Huval), Rev. Gary Schexnayder, Rev. Bill Ruskoski and Rev. Msgr. Louis Mel-ancon. Scriptures were read by Cheryl Guidry and Wanda Guidry. Gift bearers were Kim Frith, Geralyn Thomas-see, Jeannie Serette and Shari Boudreaux. Musi-cal selections were pro-vided by Robin Landry. Interment followed at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cecilia. A resident of Cecilia, Ms. Huval was better known as “Ms. So” by all her family and friends. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church and also served as the treasurer for the Ladies Altar Society for many years. At age 13, Ms. So started her career as a cashier at the Paul An-gelle Store. Many years passed and she met the love of her life, Aswell Huval; they married and had Lisa, their only child. By this time, Ms. So and Aswell had bought the store and then renamed it the Aswell Huval Store. Dark days fell upon the Huval family; Aswell passed away. After his death she ran the store with her dear friend, Ms. Alma Calais. After a while, she sold the store and went to work as a ca-shier at Green’s E-Z Way in Cecilia, which in now Green’s Piggly Wiggly. She retired from the Pig-gly Wiggly after 30 years of service. Ms. So was well-known in the Cecilia area – she never met a strang-er. People used to say if you need to know some-thing, call Ms. So. She will be greatly missed by all her knew her, es-pecially her daughter, Lisa, who took care of her Mom with compas-sion and strength. Survivors include the light-of-her-life, her daughter and only child, Lisa Huval and her spe-cial friend Kim Frith of Cecilia; her sister, Edith Angelle and husband Lawrence of Cecilia. Ms. Huval is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Ms. Huval had two very special friends that she considered her daughters, Ms. Alma Calais and Ms. Cheryl Guidry. She is preceded in death by her husband, Aswell Huval; her par-ents Alfred and Elmire Naquin Calais; her sis-ters, Ida Calais, Manola Schexnayder and The-resa Quebedeaux; her brother, Gussy Calais; and her in-laws, Robin and Luce Huval Sr. Pallbearers were Ed-die and Kim Angelle, Jay Taylor, Keith Thomas-see, and Amos and Caleb Guidry. Honorary pallbearers were L.J., Ryan and Co-rie Angelle, Dave Dore, Dane Green and Larry Calais. Lisa would like to give special thanks to some of the employees at St. Agnes Nursing Home

who became part of her family while Ms. So was a resident there, espe-cially Rachel Landry, Ms. Jenora, Angula Guster, Terry, Angel, Ms. Peggy, Rosalyne, Brie, Sharell, Rakayla, Kim, Cindy and Jessica. Pellerin Funeral Home of Cecilia was in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obitu-ary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneral-home.com.

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Edward James Theriot St. Martinville – A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church for Edward James Theri-ot, 76, who passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Lafayette Gen-eral Medical Center. Visiting hours were observed from 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and continued on Mon-day at 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Pellerin Funeral Home in St. Martinville A rosary was prayed at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Fr. Rusty Richard of-fi ciated at the Funeral Mass. Entombment fol-lowed at St. Michael Mausoleum in St. Mart-inville. Mr. Theriot honorably served his country in the United States Army and was retired from J.B. Tal-ley & Company, where he worked for 37 years. He was a parishioner of St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church and a member of the Jr. Knights of Colum-bus. Edward enjoyed rid-ing and training horses, gardening, farming and watching FOX News. He especially loved spending time with his family, chil-dren, grandchildren and friends. He is survived by four sons, Jacques (Chantel) Theriot of Prairieville, Jules Theriot, Daniel “Pe-dro” (Dana) Theriot and Rene Theriot, all of St. Martinville; three daugh-ters, Andrea T. (Chad) Tilbury of St. Martinville, Michelle (Ronald) Voelker of Ponce de Leon, Fla., and Terese Theriot of St. Martinville; his sister, Pa-tricia Theriot of Pineville; 15 grandchildren, Dani-elle, Gabrielle, Bracque, Desireé, Jacques II, Joshua, Hayden, Jenna, Zachary, Ryan, Remi, Ashlin, Brooklyn, Ed-ward and Harmony; and four great-grandchildren, Dawson, Bryson, Kai, and Victor. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Gutierrez The-riot; his parents, Wilfred Joseph and Bernice Ar-deneaux Theriot. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville was in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obitu-ary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneral-home.com.

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Roland Courville Cecilia – A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at Pellerin Funeral Home Chapel for Roland Courville, 56, who passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Lafayette General Medical Center. Visiting hours will be observed from 9 a.m. un-til 1:45 p.m. on Thurs-day. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Whea-ton Courville of Breaux Bridge; his son, Lou-is Courville of Breaux Bridge; his step sons, Jacob Wheaton of Du-son and Marcus Schreck of Breaux Bridge; his brothers, Bobby Cour-ville Sr. of Vinton and

Ernest J. Courville Sr. of Amite; and his sis-ter, Mrs. Shane (Mary) Champagne of Breaux Bridge. He is preceded in death by his parents, Au-thor and Orelia Courville; and his brother, John Courville. Pellerin Funeral Home of Cecilia is in charge of arrangements.

Enola Hebert Usé Breaux Bridge – Fu-neral services were held on Friday, April 10, at Pellerin Funeral Home Chapel for Enola Hebert Usé, 95, who passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Interment followed at St. Michael Cemetery in Henderson. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Lau-rence (Nelma) Barkley of Breaux Bridge; her son, Walter Usé Jr. of Hen-derson; her brother, Ed-win Dumatrait of Breaux Bridge; seven grandchil-dren, eight great-grand-children and two great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Usé Sr.; and her son, Davis Usé. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, was in charge of arrangements.

Parish Rabies ClinicSaturday, April 25Sally Angelle sally.angelle@techetoday.com

Breaux Bridge – The annual St. Martin Par-ish Rabies Clinic will be held on Saturday, April 25. The clinic offers pet owners discounted ra-bies shots costing only $5 and local veterinar-ians travel to designat-ed locations through-out the parish.

It’s the law, all dogs and cats over the age of three months must be vaccinated against rabies. Immunizations will be administered at the following times and locations:

Saturday, April 25Dr. Cole Delhomme

D.V.M.•8 a.m. - 9 a.m. –

Tractor Supply, Breaux Bridge.

•10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.– St. Elizabeth’s Church parking lot, Co-teau Holmes.

•12 noon - 1 p.m. – Recreation Center, Belle River.

Dr. Jackie Simon D.V.M.

•8 a.m. - 9 a.m.– Cade Community Center, Cade.

•9:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.– Mangolia North-side City Park, St. Mart-inville.

•10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.– Catahoula Club

parking lot, Catahoula.•12 noon - 1 p.m. –

Parks Primary, Parks.

Dr. Darryl Dahlquist D.V.M.

•8 a.m. - 9 a.m. – Joel Theriot Designs, Grand Point Hwy., Breaux Bridge.

•9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic Church parking lot, Henderson.

•12 noon - 1 p.m. – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church parking lot, Ce-cilia.

To ensure the safety of your pet, cats and dogs brought to the rabies clinic must be properly contained and/or on a leash.

OUTSTANDING JUDICIAL AWARD – Al Cormier (left), Ward 1 constable for St. Mar-tin Parish, is recognized by Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell at the annual Justices of the Peace and Constables Training Conference in Marksville last month. The award, presented to one JP and one constable each year, acknowledges “an exceptional degree of good judgement, initiative and competence in their duties.” Cormier was nominated by Ward 1 JP Neal Trahan. (Submitted)

BB student goes to state in French II Natchitoches – Kyle Frederick, a junior from Breaux Bridge, is one of students from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts to qualify for state literary rally April 25, on the cam-pus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. More than 1,500 high school students and administrators from schools through-out the region partici-pated in a district lit-erary rally March 21 at Louisiana Tech Uni-versity in Ruston. Students were tested in 44 different events in an effort to advance to the state rally competition. Frederick qualifi ed in French II.

Thanks from SES’s StatonLinda Cooke lindacooke1939@gmail.com

Stephensville – Ste-phensville Elementary School principal Bryan Staton offers congratu-lations to St. Martin-ville High School for winning fi rst place in the Courtesy Ford of Breaux Bridge give-away contest. “We over here at Ste-phensville hope the contest was as mean-ingful to SMSH as it was to ours,” Staton said. “We were given the opportunity to do something for our school. It made our school come togeth-er to the point where the contest became a mission. We are a small school with a big heart and we worked hard networking with friends and family. It would have been nice to have won, but we are pretty proud of our strong second place fi nish.” The mission is over, Staton said, but others will come. “We know now that we can come together when needed,” he said. “Congratulations to all the St. Martin Parish schools for competing. Again, thanks to every-one. It was fun!”

EASTER BASKET – On Saturday, April 4, the Smart Girls Rock Community Youth Group presented Rose Stovall (seated holding basket) of St. Martinville with a Care Basket as part of their Easter Giveaway. The girls also provided entertainment by singing the Gospel medley “Our God is Awesome.” On hand for the presentation were (in no particu-lar order) Shea Davis, assistant director; Teagan Perro, Kourtne Solomon, Angel Ledet, Breanne Charles, Brianni Lockett, Kyndal Lindon, Roe Bing, assistant director; and Bria Lockett. Not pictured, Mona Joseph. (Submitted)

Editorials & Opinions Page A-4, St. Martinville TECHE NEWS April 15, 2015

SERENE SUMMER . . .? Researchers at Colorado State University are predicting a rela-tively quiet, or below average, hur-ricane season in the Atlantic Basin, where the vast majority of hurri-canes that affect the U.S. originate. The “experts” predict seven named storms, with three expected to become hurricane strength and one to reach category 3 (at least 111 mph winds) or higher. One scientist wrote that the 2015 season was expected to be one of the least active since the middle of the 20th century. While it’s nothing but a predic-tion, that’s certainly good news for south Louisiana and all the Gulf Coast states. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make preparations to keep your property and loved ones safe should a storm threaten our area. The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, so it’s not right on us yet. Here are the names chosen for this year’s storms: Ana, Bill, Clau-dette, Denny, Erika, Fred, Grace Henri, Ida, Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor and Wanda.

ROAD FUND DIVERSION . . . I’m sure you’ve read or heard that Louisiana is facing a big bud-get deficit for the coming fiscal year. One of the things to come out of all the coverage of the looming shortfall is the fact that Gov. Jindal is proposing to move $71.7 mil-lion from the state’s main fund for road and bridge projects to support State Police operations. Since 2005 almost $418 million has been diverted from the repair fund to State Police. According to State Police Super-intendent Col. Mike Edmonson, the money is used in all nine patrol dis-trict for salaries, benefits and fuel costs. The State Police budget has been at a standstill level for a number of years. A new crop of troopers was commissioned last week, the first added to the ranks in several years.There’s no question the agency is underfunded. But you wonder about the reasoning to take money from the road/bridge repair fund when the state reportedly has a $12.3 billion (yes, that’s a B) backlog of trans-portation work. Considering the poor condition of so many state highways around St. Martin Parish, it’s not so hard to believe that there’s a huge back-log. But it’s disheartening to think how long it might be before some of these poor roads might be im-proved. THIS & THAT . . . Gasoline Tax – Talking about road/bridge repairs, I came across a chart showing how much each state levies in gasoline taxes (the proceeds from which you’d hope would go to-wards the upkeep of roads/bridges). Louisiana collects 20.1 cents on each gallon of gasoline sold. The feds

add 18.3 cents to bring total tax up to 38.4 cents per gallon. There’s a big variance among state gasoline taxes, ranging from a low of just 8.0 cents per gallon in Alaska to as much as 50.5 cents in New York Other states with high taxes in-clude California - 42.5 cents, Virginia - 37.8, and Washington - 37.5. On the other end, after Alaska, are New Jersey - 14.5 cents, South Caro-lina - 16.8, and Oklahoma - 17 cents. Our neighboring states are pretty close to Louisiana, with Texas at 20.0 cents and Arkansas at 21.8. Mis-sissippi is lower at 18.4 cents. And if you’re making a vacation trip to Florida this summer, you might want to plan a fuel stop in Alabama, where the state tax is just 18 cents per gal-lon. Anniversaries – Friends and subscribers who celebrated wedding

anniversaries recently included: April 8 – The 43rd anniversary for Judge Randy and Annette (Landry) Angelle of Breaux Bridge; and the 20th for Ray and Monica Latiolais of St. Martinville. April 10 – The 34th for Anthony and Darlene Duplechein.

April 11 – The 35th for Myran and Karen Chautin of Arnaudville. April 12 – The 46th for Larry and Viv Brasseaux of Breaux Bridge. April 14 – The 36th for Mike and Kathleen (Vincent) Legendre of Thibodaux; and the 14th for Kent and Ali Roberts of Breaux Bridge.

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How long will this country remain free? Probably only as long as the American people value their freedom enough to defend it. But how many people today can stop looking at their electronic devices long enough to even think about such things? Meanwhile, attempts to shut down people whose free speech interferes with other people’s political agendas go on, with remarkably little notice, much less outrage. The Internal Revenue Service’s targeting the tax-exempt status of conservative groups is just one of these attempts to fight political battles by shutting up the opposition, rather than answering them. Another insidious attempt to silence voices that dissent from cur-rent politically correct crusades is targeting scientists who do not agree with the “global warming” scenario. Congressman Raul Grijalva has been writing universities, demand-ing financial records showing who is financing the research of dissent-ing scientists, and demanding their internal communications as well. Mr. Grijalva says that financial disclosure needs to be part of the public’s “right to know” who is financing those who express different views. He is not the only politician push-ing the idea that scientists who do not march in lockstep with what is called the “consensus” on man-made global warming could be just hired guns for businesses resisting government regulations. Senator Edward Markey has been sending letters to fossil-fuel companies, asking them to hand over details of their financial ties to critics of the “consensus.”

The head of the National Academy of Sciences has chimed in, saying: “Scientists must disclose their sourc-es of financial support to continue to enjoy societal trust and the respect of fellow scientists.” This is too clever by half. It sounds as if this government bureaucrat is trying to help the dissenting scientists enjoy trust and respect – as if these scientists cannot decide for them-selves whether they consider such a practice necessary or desirable. The idea that you can tell whether a scientist – or anybody else – is “objec-tive” by who is financing that scien-tist’s research is nonsense. There is money available on many sides of many issues, so no matter what the researcher concludes, there will usu-ally be somebody to financially sup-port those conclusions. Some of us are old enough to remember when this kind of game was played by Southern segregation-ist politicians trying to hamstring civil rights organizations like the NAACP by pressuring them to reveal who was contributing money to them. Such revelations would of course then sub-ject NAACP supporters to all sorts of retaliations, and dry up contributions. The public’s “right to know” has often been invoked in attempts to intimidate potential supporters of ideas that the inquisitors want to silence. But have you heard of any groundswell of public demand to know who is financing what research? Science is not about “consen-sus” but facts. Not only were some physicists not initially convinced by Einstein’s theory of relativity, Einstein himself said that it should not be

accepted until empirical evidence could test it. That test came during an eclipse, when light behaved as Einstein said it would, rather than the way it should have behaved if the existing “consen-sus” was correct. That is how scientific questions should be settled, not by political intimidation. There is already plenty of political weight on the scales, on the side of those pushing the “global warming” scenario. The fact that “global warming” models are not doing a very good job of predicting actual temperatures has led to a shift in rhetoric, with “climate change” now being substituted. This is an issue that needs to be contested by scientists using science, not politi-cal muscle. Too many universities are too will-ing to be stampeded by pressure groups. Have we forgotten Duke University’s caving in to a lynch mob mentality during the “gang rape” hoax in 2006? Or the University of Virginia doing the same thing more recently? Politicians determined to get their own way by whatever means neces-sary may have no grand design to destroy freedom, but what they are doing can amount to totalitarianism on the installment plan. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

Pense Donc!!Henri C. Bienvenu

The new Inquisition

Louisiana’s residents have always enjoyed having fun on the water in the Sportsman’s Paradise, but a new study shows that more of our people can enjoy a successful career on it also.

Louisiana recently ranked No. 1 in export intensity and growth among the 50 states, sending an estimated $59 billion in goods abroad in 2014. Much of this commerce is taking place on Louisiana’s waterways. The state transfers 500 million tons of cargo every year, ranking Louisiana No. 1 in waterborne commerce that accounts for 20 percent of the na-tional total.

The maritime industry is an invis-ible giant in Louisiana with a sizeable economic impact on the state and the nation. An estimated one in fi ve jobs in Louisiana is connected to the maritime industry, which has an $11 billion total annual economic impact in the state.

Louisiana leads the nation in overall numbers and concentration of mari-time jobs, which frequently pay above the U.S. average. Louisiana is the top employer of captains, mates, pilots of water vessels, sailors, marine oilers and ship engineers. Louisiana ranks second in the number of crane and tower op-erators and third in tank car, truck and ship loaders.

Like so many other sectors of the economy in Louisiana, a shortage of qualifi ed workers is the primary chal-lenge facing the maritime industry. An aging workforce, technological ad-vancements, growth in offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, the expanded Panama Canal and historic industrial expansion across the state are factors that will compound the workforce shortage. As maritime busi-nesses seek to expand and add jobs, projects and investments will be put at risk if a skilled workforce is not on site to execute.

In recognition of this challenge, LABI partnered with the Louisiana Com-munity and Technical College System (LCTCS) to produce a study on the mar-itime workforce, which was released last week and is available on our web-site, www.labi.org.

Offi cial occupational projections show tremendous availability of mari-time jobs in the years ahead. LABI’s survey of 50 maritime companies indi-cates these employers will need to fi ll as many as 3,000 jobs in the next fi ve years alone.

More than half of LABI survey re-spondents indicated that the minimum educational requirement for these workers is high school or less. Instead, the maritime industry requires basic skills training and licensing for even the most entry-level positions. Ameri-can mariners are required to hold indi-vidual licenses known as the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), which the Coast Guard issues to certify mariner qualifi cations for a fi ve-year period. To earn a MMC and the appropriate cre-dentials for every level of work, mari-ners must complete regular training from course providers also approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.

By a large margin, Louisiana employ-ers are providing this training to their workers – either through in-house pro-grams or by contracting with two-year public colleges, proprietary schools, or partner companies in the maritime in-dustry.

The LABI-LCTCS study focuses on Louisiana’s maritime training, which is conducted primarily through two-year schools and is usually conducted on a contract basis with private companies.

The vast majority of state maritime training takes place in three institu-tions within LCTCS: Delgado Commu-nity College in New Orleans, Fletcher Technical Community College in Hou-ma, and South Central Louisiana Tech-nical College in Morgan City.

The current approach – customized

training to employers – is critically im-portant for industry, and the colleges are generally meeting that need for cer-tain employers. Yet, there are a few key areas in need of improvement.

First, a substantial number of com-panies appear unaware of LCTCS train-ing programs or do not choose to uti-lize it. Second, there is no overarching effort to link the schools, no standard curriculum and no statewide creden-tial or marketing of LCTCS maritime programs. Third, there is little market reach outside the state for Louisiana’s maritime training either, despite the available jobs. Finally, there has been little concerted effort to provide entry points for non-traditional students that may desire a maritime career who are not yet employed, for veterans exiting the military and seeking a new career, and for K-12 students or that want to begin maritime careers as students at a two-year or four-year college.

Despite these challenges, the busi-ness community and community and technical colleges are collaborating at unprecedented levels. LABI will contin-ue to work with our partners at LCTCS to follow through on the recommenda-tions in the maritime workforce study and support employers across Louisi-ana as they tackle the challenge of re-cruiting and retaining a skilled work-force.

The maritime industry should no longer be an invisible giant, but seen clearly as the economic development engine that it is, providing our state, and its workers, with remarkable op-portunity. Success in this industry is good for everyone. A rising tide lifts all boats. (Stephen Waguespack is president of the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry)

Working on the waterby

Stephen Waguespack

byThomas Sowell

Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - A-5

- GOSPEL -A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke

The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speak-ing about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do question arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgive-ness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are wit-nesses of these things.”

EVANGILE DE JESUS CHRIST SELON ST. LUKE

Et ils racontèrent ce qui leur était arrivé en che-min, et comment ils l’avaient reconnu au moment où il rompit le pain. Tandis qu’ils parlaient de la sorte, lui-même se présenta au milieu d’eux, et leur dit: La paix soit avec vous! Saisis de frayeur et d’épouvante, ils croyaient voir un esprit. Mais il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous troublés, et pourquoi pareilles pensées s’élèvent-elles dans vos coeurs? Voyez mes mains et mes pieds, c’est bien moi; touchez-moi et voyez: un esprit n’a ni chair ni os, comme vous voyez que j’ai. Et en disant cela, il leur montra ses mains et ses pieds. Comme, dans leur joie, ils ne croyaient point encore, et qu’ils étaient dans l’étonnement, il leur dit: Avez-vous ici quelque chose à manger? Ils lui présentèrent du poisson rôti et un rayon de miel. Il en prit, et il mangea devant eux. Puis il leur dit: C’est là ce que je vous disais lorsque j’étais encore avec vous, qu’il fallait que s’accomplît tout ce qui est écrit de moi dans la loi de Moïse, dans les prophètes, et dans les psaumes. Alors il leur ouvrit l’esprit, afin qu’ils comprissent les Écritures. Et il leur dit: Ainsi il est écrit que le Christ souffrirait, et qu’il ressusciterait des morts le troisième jour, et que la repentance et le pardon des péchés seraient prêchés en son nom à toutes les nations, à commencer par Jérusalem. Vous êtes témoins de ces choses.

-REMEMBER WHEN-by Sally Angelle

25 YEARS AGOApril 18, 1990

The formation of a tri-parish drug task force was announced at the of-fi ce of Asst. D.A. Phil Haney. All of the law enforcement agencies in the 16th Judicial District agreed to par-ticipate in the task force to combat drug abuse on a more united basis and to share investigative tools and manpower in a more effi cient man-ner. Cecilia High School junior Ali Landry was crowned Miss Louisi-ana Teen-USA 1990. She won the title in competition with 33 other teenagers from around the state.

15 YEARS AGOApril 19, 2000

The Breaux Bridge city council acted to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages for a three-hour period on the fi nal day of the Crawfi sh Festi-

val. The prohibition would be in ef-fect from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Sunday. Leon “T-Bit” Bourque retired as the Evangeline Volunteer Fire De-partment chief after 22 years of ser-vice.

10 YEARS AGOApril 27, 2005

St. Martin Parish was still the fastest growing parish in Acadiana and the ninth fastest in Louisiana according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, covering to July 1, 2004. The par-ish went from 49,998 in 2003 to 50,453, a growth of .9 percent – or 3.8 percent increase from the 2000 Census base of 48,583. First place winners of St. Mart-inville’s Cleanest city slogan and poster contests were Sean Cham-pagne with the slogan “Can your trash,” and Taylor Richard, poster.

- PICTURE FROM THE PAST -

Members of the St. Martinville Sr. High 1981 varsity baseball squad included (kneeling from left) Keith Theriot (manager), Dean Borel, P.J. Granger, Jody Guidry, Marvin Latiolais, Scott Thibodeaux, Craig Nelson and Howard Latiolais. Standing, Jody Theriot, Leo Nelson, Alvin Lasseigne, Troy Faucheaux, PeeWee Guidry,

Jude Guidry, David Dugas, Kervin Fontenette, Todd Granger and coach Andy Lasseigne. (From the Teche News Files) If you have any old pictures (20 years or more) of general interest that you would like to share with our readers, please contact us at 394-6232 or 332-3562, drop them off at our office in St. Martinville or e-mail to news@techetoday.com.

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Liberals areindoctrinatingour youths I fi nd truth and inspi-ration in reading Mike Fuselier’s letters, but I’m afraid that Mike is preaching to the choir. Those who agree with him read the letters, nod in agreement, and put the paper aside un-til the next letter comes along. Those who re-ally should read them probably don’t bother to do so and, if they do, they are critical of these truths. Deuteronomy 6:4-7, says, in part, “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” I’m afraid many parents, have failed in that re-sponsibility. In my Bible study this week, I read – “One generation turns its back on God and the next generation grows up with little to no knowledge of Him at all.” A generation spans from 20 to 30 years. The downward spiral of America began in the early 60’s, so I’d say that my generation is partially responsible for getting this ball roll-ing. Those of you who ignore God’s Word and continue to support politicians who have no regard for God, must carry an even greater burden of guilt for the condition of our coun-try. Of course, every generation has great numbers of believers and followers of Christ, (young and old), but the numbers are declining. Technology and social media have stolen the attention of our young people and they are be-

ing misled. The liberal media hides the truth and reports the “news” in a manner that suits their liberal agendas and benefi ts their lib-eral cohorts. Colleges are staffed with liberal teachers (not all) whose main objective is to sat-urate the minds of their students with their own liberal ideology. Rev. Dore Langley often used the analogy – “If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, he’ll jump out immedi-ately, but if you put him in cold water and turn on the heat, he’ll stay there until he cooks.” Our youth are slowly being indoctrinated into liberalism and they don’t even realize it. I agree with Mike when he points to God as the answer to Ameri-ca’s decline. I just think we Christians are not making enough noise as we allow small groups of people to dictate the direction of this coun-try. God HAS blessed America! How have we thanked Him?

Janice DuplantisSt. Martinville

BP settlementplagued byfraud, fees In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a settlement fund was established with the goal of fairly compensating victims. In the intervening years, however, a cadre of per-sonal injury trial law-yers, administrators and fraudsters have abused this system for their own personal gain – tar-nishing our legal system and further hurting de-serving victims. Nearly fi ve years af-ter the disaster, Loui-siana Lawsuit Abuse Watch took a close look at where all the money from the BP settlement is going and asked the

critical question: Who is benefi ting most from the unprecedented class action settlement set up to compensate victims in the aftermath of the 2010 oil spill? What we found was startling! Although many know that class action law-suits are notorious for producing highly lucra-tive legal fees, the law-yers and administrators profi ting from the Gulf settlement have brought this unscrupulous prac-tice to a whole new level. Transaction costs stemming from the oil spill settlement are eas-ily the largest in Ameri-can history, with $471 million being spent on administrative overhead in 2013 alone. That’s nearly a half a billion dollars – or about what it cost to run the entire City of New Orleans that year. The city funded schools, roads and hos-pitals and provided fi re services and police pro-tection, as well as many other critical public ser-vices, while lawyers and administrators working on the oil spill settlement used roughly the same level of funding over the same period of time to pay fewer than 42,000 claims. Even more alarming is that a growing num-ber of the claims paid have turned out to be fraudulent. Local and national law enforce-ment offi cials have un-covered more than $20 million in fraudulent claims thus far. In one stunning ex-ample, an Alabama woman plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Deepwater Horizon claims center of $1 mil-lion by fi ling false claims under the names of more than 100 people, most of whom were un-aware. Prosecutors fi -nally caught up with her and she was forced to return the money. While lawyers and administrators get rich and fraudsters continue to fi le claims that clog the entire system, more than 145,000 disaster victims await their pay-ments. That is wrong and unacceptable. Legiti-mate victims should not still be waiting fi ve years after the spill to be made whole. First and foremost, this is about the people, the families, and the businesses that were affected by the spill – not the lawyers, ad-ministrators and fraud-sters who showed up in its aftermath to profi t from it. As we pass a mile-stone date, we must not lose sight of the victims who continue to be im-pacted today. This is yet another reminder of and justifi cation for why America’s legal system needs massive reform. Melissa LandryExecutive DirectorLouisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch

How much is it worth for Louisi-ana taxpayers to have movies made throughout the state?

Apparently, quite a lot.Recent studies have shown that

for every new dollar created in jobs, equipment, catering and all the spin off income, Louisiana taxpayers are paying out four times that amount. Bring a dollar in and pay from the state treasury four dollars out. What kind of deal is this?

In 2002, the Louisiana Legislature authorized a program that offered sig-nifi cant subsidies to motion picture producers who shoot their fi lms in the state. The program was designed to increase local fi lm production, and producers from all the big Hollywood studios rushed to cash in. Louisiana’s Offi ce of Economic Development has bragged for years about all the new jobs the program created, and the domino effect of dollars being spent in the state.

But no one until recently has put a pencil to the bottom line. Neither Lou-isiana’s taxpayers, nor few in state government, have had any idea how much this program is really costing.

Brad Pitt made a movie a few years ago titled “The Curious Case of Ben-jamin Button” that was only partially fi lmed in Louisiana. Yet the movie received a Louisiana tax subsidy of $27,117,737. The entire budget was only $167 million, and the New York Times called the cost to Louisiana taxpayers “shocking.”

So the question is,whether this glamour business is bringing eco-nomic development to Louisiana, or is the state getting little more than momentary glitter?

Louisiana also has a reputation in Hollywood of playing fast and loose with the rules in place. The higher the budget, the more the program costs taxpayers. And get this. Until recently, a production company fi lm-ing in Louisiana could get tax credits for work done outside the state. So we are talking here about infl ated budgets and work done outside Louisiana, all underwritten by Louisi-ana taxpayers. Is that a good deal or what?

A new legislative-mandated study was released last week showing that gross tax revenues from all movie production sources, including jobs, rentals, catering, and all other spi-noffs brought in a total to the state of

approximately $50 million. But only half of this sum went to the state treasury, where the other half went to the coffers of local government.

The tax credits for all this work —money taken away from the state treasury — totaled $222 million. So

the state brings in $25 million, and pays out $222 million. That’s more than an eight to one ratio negative to the bottom line. What are we missing here?

The executive director of the non-profi t Massachusetts Policy Center issued a report recently that stated: “There is no evidence yet that this is an effi cient or effective way to create jobs.”

The study went on to point out the tax credits in most states are four or fi ve times higher than that offered to those who build in designated eco-nomic opportunity areas, and often more than eight times greater than the standard investment tax credit.”

So far, Louisiana legislators have shown little interest in reviewing the economic impact on the state’s trea-sury. One voice raising questions is that of Greg Albrecht, who is the chief economist for Louisiana’s legislative fi scal offi ce.

“There’s no way you can say this makes money for the public trea-sury,” he said recently. “It’s an expen-sive way to create jobs.”

Forty states now offer various subsidies and brag about their low-cost production sites. With so much competition, Louisiana should look at whether giving such abundant tax breaks makes economic sense. And right now, the fi nancial benefi ts look questionable.

****************“The problem is not that people are

taxed too little, the problem is that gov-ernment spends too much.”

— Ronald Reagan

Peace and JusticeJim BrownJim Brown’s syndicated column appears

each week in newspapers throughout the na-tion and on websites worldwide. You can read all his past columns and see continuing updates at www.jimbrownusa.com.

Louisiana is Hollywood Eastbut paying one heck of a price

Jim Brown

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St. Martinville pulled out a 3-2 win over Dis-trict 5-4A power Teurl-ings Catholic early last week and followed up by shutting out parish rival Breaux Bridge 3-0 on Thursday. But the league-lead-ing St. Thomas More Cougars proved too much for the Tigers, who suffered a 10-0 shutout at the hands of the Lafayette team on Saturday. Meanwhile Cecilia’s hope for moving into the top spot in District 5-4A suffered a set-back as the Bulldogs dropped games to St. Thomas More (6-0) and Teurlings Catholic (6-4) last week to slip to 15-5 overall and 4-3 in the league race.

SM’s Ryan Oubre went the distance on the mound for the Ti-gers against Teurlings, giving up just three hits to the Rebels over seven innings. The ’Ville batters just couldn’t get to STM ace Brennan Breaux, who pitched a no-hitter against the Tigers on Saturday. The week’s action left St. Martinville with an overall record of 12-8 and a 5-3 league mark. Breaux Bridge eked out an 8-7 win over Northside before falling to St. Martinville to up its worksheet to 7-14, 2-4. Cecilia managed only one hit in its 6-0 loss to STM on April 7 while the Cougars banged out 11 on their way to victory. The Bulldogs also fell short in their 6-4 loss to Teurings on Thurs-day. The Rebels led 2-0 after three innings and

stretched the lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth. Cecilia picked up its fi rst run in the bottom of the inning, but Teurlings answered with another run in the fi fth inning to make the

score 4-1. The Bulldogs closed the margin to one point with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, but the Rebels answered with a pair in the top of

SM tops Teurlings, BBbut falls to STM Cougs Cecilia suffers back-to-back 5-4A losses

SENIOR PITCHER Braxton Resweber was on the mound for St. Martinville when the Tigers posted a 3-0 shutout win over Breaux Bridge last Thursday. (Kalyb Boudreaux)

STATE CHAMPION Robert "Bobbie" Bienvenu of St. Martinville turns in winning performances in benchpress and deadlift at the APF State Powerlifting Championships in Baton Rouge March 28. Competing in the 181-pound weight class and 60-69 age class, Bienvenu benched 187 pounds, squated 250 pounds and deadlift 325 pounds – all state records, giving Bienvenu a total of 39 official and unofficial state records and three world records. He will compete in the AAU World Powerlifing Championships in Las Vegas in September. (Submitted)

(See THE ’VILLE, Pg. A-7)

St. Martinville Sr. High principal Michael Kreamer announced last week the appoint-ment of Jude Frederick and Roxane Guilbleau as the school’s fi rst var-sity soccer coaches. Kreamer said the school will fi eld its fi rst boys and girls soccer teams during the 2015-16 session. The soccer season generally coin-cides with basketball season, running from

mid-November through Frebruary. Jordan Durand will serve as the assistant coach for the boys team. All three coaches particitated in the var-sity soccer program at Catholic High-New Ibe-ria. Soccer is classifi ed as a minor sport and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association al-lows schools to appoint

non-faculty coaches for the program. “It’s the fi rst time we’ve had non-faculty coaches at SMSH,” Kreamer says. St. Martinville will join a soccer district that also includes Er-ath, Opelousas, St. Louis and Teurlings Catholic. Games will be played on the new artifi cial turf football fi eld which has been striped to ac-commodate soccer.

SMSH names coaches for soccer program

Cecilia’s Lady Bull-dogs softball team en-tered the homestretch of regular season ac-tion on a roll last week, knocking over District 5-4A opponents Breaux Bridge, Northside and Westgate to complete their league run with a 10-2 record. Cecilia holds an overall 19-8 worksheet with only two non-district games remaining before post season play begins. Cecilia had an easy time of it, topping Breaux Bridge 15-0, Northside 19-2 and Westgate 7-1. The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to host Kaplan yesterday (Tuesday) and Rayne today as they await the LHSAA playoff pairings. St. Martinville wrapped up its 2015 softball season with mixed results in a busy week of action. The Lady Tigers played fi ve games, going 2-2 in dis-trict play while falling to Loreauville in a non-league game. The ’Ville topped Breaux Bridge (12-7) and Westgate (10-0) while falling to Teurl-ings Catholic (14-0) and St. Thomas More (8-2) to wrap up the year at 10-15 overall and 5-7 in district play. Breaux Bridge lost

games last week to par-ish rivals Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville. Its fi nal game against St. Thomas More, sched-uled for Monday, was postponed, leaving the Lady Tigers at 4-14 and 2-9. Playoff pairings should be announced by next week at this time.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7

Teurlings Cath. 14, St. Martinville 0 WP: Lorin Manuel 3IP, 2H, 1BB, 4K. Records: St. Martinville 8-13, 3-6; Teurlings Catholic 20-6, 8-1.Cecilia 15, Breaux Bridge 0 Records: Cecilia 17-8, 8-2; Breaux Bridge 4-13, 2-8.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8Loreauville 5, St. Martinville 4

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Cecilia 19, Northside 2St. Thomas More 8, St. Martinville 2

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Cecilia 7, Westgate 1 Records: Cecilia 19-8, 10-2.St. Martinville 12, Breaux Bridge 7 Records: St. Martinville 9-15, 4-7; Breaux Bridge 4-14, 2-9.

Lady ’Dogs down 3 district foes

GOT IT! – SM Lady Tiger outfi elder Alana Olivier makes the catch during St. Martinville’s 8-2 loss to St. Thomas More last week. (Kalyb Boudreaux)

Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - A-7

June 8, 2015 has been established as the

deadline to submit a claim in the Economic

and Property Damages (“E&PD”) Settlement

with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP

America Production Company (“BP”) related

to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. So if you

are eligible to file a claim, you must act soon.

WHO IS INCLUDED?The E&PD Settlement Class includes people,

businesses, other entities, and properties in the

states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi,

and certain counties in Texas and Florida,

that were harmed by the Deepwater Horizon

oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010. The

website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com

has detailed descriptions and maps of the

included geographic locations to help you

determine whether you are a part of the E&PD

Settlement Class. Additionally, you can

call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail questions@

DeepwaterHorizonEconomicSettlement.com

to find out if a geographic location is included.

WHAT ARE THE PAYMENT CATEGORIES?

The settlement provides payments if you had

economic loss or property damage because of

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. By submitting

a claim, you can request a payment in one or

more of the following seven categories:

Economic Damage Loss of Subsistence

Vessel Physical Damage

Real Property Sales Damage

Vessels of Opportunity Charter Payment

Coastal Real Property Damage

Wetlands Real Property Damage

Economic Damage payments are available

for Individuals and Entities that lost profits or

earnings as a result of the Deepwater Horizon

Incident. Coastal Real Property payments

are available for property that was physically

damaged in connection with the Deepwater

Horizon Incident. Detailed descriptions of all

seven categories are available at the website.

There is no limit on the total dollar amount

of the E&PD Settlement. All qualified and

timely claims will be paid in full once they are

approved. The Settlement also allowed for

Seafood Compensation claims, but the deadline

for those claims has passed.

HOW DO I REQUEST A PAYMENT?You must submit a Claim Form to request a

payment. You can get a copy of the various

Claim Forms by visiting the website or by calling

1-866-992-6174. Claims can be submitted

online or by mail. If you have questions about

how to file your claim, you should call the toll-

free number for assistance. The claims process

can be complex, so if you are eligible to file a

claim, you should act now so you may complete

your claim before the June 8, 2015 deadline.

DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com1-866-992-6174

Economic and Property Damages Settlement

The Deadline to file a Claim is June 8, 2015

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

LEGAL NOTICE

the seventh while Ceci-lia scored only one run in its fi nal at bat.

Games scheduled over the coming week include: •Thursday, April 16 – St. Martinville hosts Northside; Breaux Bridge at Cecilia. •Saturday, April 18 – Breaux Bridge at Teurl-ings Catholic; Cecilia at

Westgate. •Tuesday, April 21 – Cecilia at St. Mart-inville; Breaux Bridge hosts Teurlings Catho-lic.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7St. Martinville 3, Teurlings Cath. 2 St. Martinville..........300 000 0 – 3 15 1Teurlings Cath.........010 000 1 – 2 3 2 WP: Ryan Oubre 7IP, 3H, 2R, ER, 4BB, 5K. LP: Andre Stelly 1IP, 3R, 3ER, 2H, 2K. Top Hitters: SM - Collin Guidry 1-3, RBI; Tate Courville 2-3. TC - Nicholas Webre 1-3. Records: St. Martinville 11-7, 4-2; Teurlings Catholic 14-8, 3-2.St. Thomas More 6, Cecilia 0 St. Thomas More.....033 000 0 – 6 11 1Cecilia......................000 000 0 – 0 1 3 WP: Hogan Harris (1-1) 4IP, 3BB, 8K.

LP: Sonny Angelle 4IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 2BB, 5K. Top Hitters: CHS - Kyle Guidry 1-3. STM - Brennan Breaux 3-4, 2B; Hunter Langlinais 2-4, 2B, 2RBIs; Brennan Lan-glinais 1-3, RBI. Records: Cecilia 15-4, 4-2; St. Thom-as More 14-8, 6-0.Breaux Bridge 8, Northside 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 9St. Martinville 3, Breaux Bridge 0 Records: St. Martinville 12-7, 5-2; Breaux Bridge 7-14, 2-4.Teurlings Cath. 6, Cecilia 4 Teurlings Cath...........011 110 2 – 6 7 3Cecilia.......................000 102 1 – 4 6 3 WP: Brett Weber 3.1IP, 1H, 1ER, 2BB, 2K. LP: Damian Runkle 5IP, 5H, 3ER, 5K. Top Hitters: CHS - R. Guidry 2-3; Bou-dreaux 1-2, RBI; Runkle 2-3, 2RBIs. TC - Hayden Cantrelle 2-4, HR, RBI; Nicholas Webre 1-3, 2RBIs; Austin Kirkpatrick 1-3, 2B, RBI. Records: Cecilia 15-5, 4-3; Teurlings Catholic 15-8. 4-2.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11St. Thomas More 10, St. Martinville 0 St. Martinville..........000 000 0 – 0 0 2St. Thomas More....200 017 x – 10 11 1 WP: Brennan Breaux (3-1) 6IP, 0H. LP: Jacob Cyr 5IP, 3H, 3ER, 4BB, 5K. Records: St. Martinville 12-8, 5-3; St. Thomas More 16-8, 7-0.

The ’Ville

THE 2015 BREAUX BRIDGE HIGH PROM was held in the high school’s commons area on Satur-day, March 18. The theme was the Cinderella fairy tale. Chosen as prom King and Queen were Caleb Fredrick and Sarrah Cas-tille (at right). Top photo, Sadi Brasseaux, Courtlyn Stelly, Cassidy Melancon, Cari Louviere, and Briley Bernis Bergeron enjoyed line dancing. (Submitted)

Baton Rouge – A Breaux Bridge man is one of four arrested in a crackdown on Med-icaid fraud, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced recently. The four were ar-rested last week and charged with defraud-ing the state’s Medic-aid program by causing the submission of false claims for payment of services. Dominic F. Jones Jr., 34, 2300 block of Grand Point Hwy, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of Medicaid fraud on April 7. According to the AG’s offi ce, agents discov-ered that from May 13 through June 10, 2014,

Jones submitted service logs and time sheets to the personal care agen-cy he was employed by indicating that he provided in-home care services to a Medicaid benefi ciary who was actually an in-patient resident at a Lafayette hospital. On 18 occasions, Jones submitted false time sheets and service logs to his employer for payment, resulting in the submission of fraudulent claims for a total of $1,406.16 to the Louisiana Medicaid pro-gram. Jones was arrested with assistance from the St. Martin Sheriff’s Offi ce and transported

to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison investiga-tors from the Louisi-ana Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for booking. “Medicaid fraud cheats the taxpayers of Louisiana and the citizens that rely on vi-tal health care services provided through the Louisiana Medicaid Pro-gram,” Caldwell said. “This abuse will not be tolerated.” Also arrested on unrelated but similar charges were Bobbie Jean Hampton, 53, of Alexandria; Quintella Nathan, 38, of New Ibe-ria; and Alexis Chris-topher, 26, of Baton Rouge.

June 8, 2015 has been established as the

deadline to submit a claim in the Economic

and Property Damages (“E&PD”) Settlement

with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP

America Production Company (“BP”) related

to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. So if you

are eligible to file a claim, you must act soon.

WHO IS INCLUDED?The E&PD Settlement Class includes people,

businesses, other entities, and properties in the

states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi,

and certain counties in Texas and Florida,

that were harmed by the Deepwater Horizon

oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010. The

website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com

has detailed descriptions and maps of the

included geographic locations to help you

determine whether you are a part of the E&PD

Settlement Class. Additionally, you can

call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail questions@

DeepwaterHorizonEconomicSettlement.com

to find out if a geographic location is included.

WHAT ARE THE PAYMENT CATEGORIES?

The settlement provides payments if you had

economic loss or property damage because of

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. By submitting

a claim, you can request a payment in one or

more of the following seven categories:

Economic Damage Loss of Subsistence

Vessel Physical Damage

Real Property Sales Damage

Vessels of Opportunity Charter Payment

Coastal Real Property Damage

Wetlands Real Property Damage

Economic Damage payments are available

for Individuals and Entities that lost profits or

earnings as a result of the Deepwater Horizon

Incident. Coastal Real Property payments

are available for property that was physically

damaged in connection with the Deepwater

Horizon Incident. Detailed descriptions of all

seven categories are available at the website.

There is no limit on the total dollar amount

of the E&PD Settlement. All qualified and

timely claims will be paid in full once they are

approved. The Settlement also allowed for

Seafood Compensation claims, but the deadline

for those claims has passed.

HOW DO I REQUEST A PAYMENT?You must submit a Claim Form to request a

payment. You can get a copy of the various

Claim Forms by visiting the website or by calling

1-866-992-6174. Claims can be submitted

online or by mail. If you have questions about

how to file your claim, you should call the toll-

free number for assistance. The claims process

can be complex, so if you are eligible to file a

claim, you should act now so you may complete

your claim before the June 8, 2015 deadline.

DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com1-866-992-6174

Economic and Property Damages Settlement

The Deadline to file a Claim is June 8, 2015

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

LEGAL NOTICE

LADY TIGER pitcher Madison McNeese sends the ball toward home plate during St. Martinville’s 5-4A game against St. Thomas More last Thurs-day. (Kalyb Boudreaux)

RITE OF SPRING – Demi Layne Patin,10, daughter of Dana and Lori Patin of Breaux Bridge, fans out her first wild turkey, an eastern gobbler, on a spring hunt with her father near Grosse Tete. The gobbler had a 10-inch beard,7/8-inch spurs and weighed 20 pounds. (Submitted)

Sportsman of the week

Demi Layne Patin

Local man busted on Medicaid fraud

we stopped and humbly asked if we could pick up the trash for him. Upon learning of our efforts, he said that he would burn the trash immediately and clean up his bayou bank for good. True to his word, we spotted the gentle-man an hour later plow-ing under a smoldering fi re with his large trac-tor. This landowner used the tractor to level out his bayou bank and return the area to its natural beauty.” Couvillion, a found-

er of The TECHE Proj-ect, said he has not branched out on his own as “The Origi-nal” Cajuns for Bayou Teche, a 501(C)3 orga-nization. “We wish The TECHE Project the best of luck in all their endeavors, and we are excited to see two organizations out doing good work on the Bayou Teche. Cajuns for Bayou Teche, now with four boats in the fl eet, is planning another pick up and party in Ar-naudville during the month of June, Couvil-lion said. Top of the Teche is a

7 1/2-mile race for kay-aks, canoes and SUPs from Leonville to Arn-audville, proceeds ben-efi tting the Arnaudville Chamber of Commerce and Leonville Volunteer Fire Department. Go to www.tourduteche.com for more information.

Cajuns

7 1/2 miles from Le-onville to Arnaudville, proceeds benefi tting the Arnaudville Chamber of Commerce and Leon-ville Volunteer Fire De-partment. The fi rst-ever Chiti-macha Race, 20 miles from New Iberia’s City Park to the Chitima-cha Nation, will be Sat-urday, May 16. Check www.tourduteche.com for details. Petit Tour du Teche, kayak races for youths, will be at Parc des Ponts in Breaux Bridge, Sat-

urday, Aug. 1. Participants may register day-of for the above three events. Monday, June 1, general registration opens for the following ultra marathons: •Tour de la Rivière Rouge – 275 miles from Shreveport on the Red River to Port Barre on Bayou Courtableau, starts Sept. 27; •410 de Louisiane – 410 miles from Shreve-port to Berwick via the Red and Atchafa-laya rivers and Bayous Courtableau and Teche, starts Sept. 27; •Tour du Teche 135, 135 miles from

Port Barre to Berwick, staged in three days, Oct. 2-4. Tour du Teche veter-ans, both paddlers and coureurs de bois, quali-fy for early registration, opening Saturday, May 2. Those registering by Saturday , May 30, re-ceive a 20 percent dis-count. Advance registra-tion is required for the Rivière Rouge, 410 and Tour du Teche, as well as the numerous one-day races held during Tour du Teche. Go towww.tourduteche.com for a list of these many one-day side races.

A-8 - Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Katrice“Ching” CelestineAlpha 4-13-79 - Omega 8-7-00Alpha 4-13-79 - Omega 8-7-00

Happy 36th Birthday “Trice”

Another birthday, another yearWith precious memories of one so dearThoughts every day of our lives together

Hold a love that will live forever.

We think about you often,but more so on this day

You left us with happy memoriesthat will never fade away.

Love You Always and Forever

Daddy, Mommy, Son (Q.), Family and Friends

Fourth Year in Heaven

If tears could build a stairwell and memories

were a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven

and bring you home again. No farewell

words were spoken,no time to say good-bye... You were gone

before I knew it,and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness

and secret tears still ow, What it means to

lose you no one will ever know.

Love - Mom & Dad, Jody, Sawyer, Marie, and SydneySS

Martin Paul Watkins“Marty”

March 22, 1978 ~ April 20, 2011

B3 PROJECT FRONT YARD (BEAUTIFY BEFORE BENEFIT)

Sunday, April 19, 2015 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Clayton Boudreaux Memorial Park 1028 Catahoula Highway

St. Mar nville, Louisiana 70582 Volunteers are needed to help beau fy

Clayton Boudreaux Memorial Park before the 2015 Church Fair.

Task include;

Pain ng playground equipment Raking leaves

Picking up debris Any and all help is greatly appreciated. If you would like to volunteer please contact Holli B. Guilbeau at

337-394-4798 or hguilbeau@stmar nparish.net

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a monumental clean-up campaign that has transformed the bayou by removing 50 tons of trash over the past few years. It is doubtful this designation would have happened if the Teche looked like it did fi ve years ago. Local guide and out-

fi tter Cory Werk has supported a multi-tude of efforts like the Teche Project, Save the Bridge and many others. By bringing his Bayou Teche Ex-perience kayak rent-al business into the downtown area beside its iconic bridge, he has connected a new phase of public access and appreciation of

the Teche to downtown Breaux Bridge. The success of Tour du Teche, the annual kayak and canoe race, had a part in the suc-cess of subsequent ef-forts by making the bayou more visible and demonstrating that the waterway had un-realized potential as a recreational resource to the area.

will be provided by Bay-ou Teche Experience, the Breaux Bridge-based kayaking center. Or you can bringing your own boat, motor-ized or not. Landlubbers are wel-come to join a cleanup effort around the city. The fi rst fi fty vol-unteers will receive a Trash Bash and Boogie T-shirt. Cleanup vol-

unteers will receive a complimentary Jamba-laya lunch and drinks. Bayou Teche Brew-ery will be on hand to showcase some of their craft LA-31 brews. At 1 p.m., the Gram-my nominated Pine Leaf Boys trio will provide free live music. “I have lived on Bay-ou Teche all of my life and I wanted to give something back to this unique waterway and my community,” said TECHE Project Bayou

Operations coordinator, Dane Thibodeaux. “The Trash Bash and Boogie is a great oppor-tunity for those of us who love the Teche to come out and show our gratitude for the beauty that this bayou pro-vides.” To contribute to Trash Bash and Boogie or to report litter or in-vasive species on your area of the Bayou Teche, contact Thibodeaux, techeproject@gmail.com.

Teche

Trashin command of the Charleston defenses, and that is how he came to give the fate-ful order and to win acclaim as “the hero of Fort Sumter,” but it was three months later that he truly be-came the most revered Southern general. He was acclaimed the hero in the fi rst big fi ght of the war, the First Bat-tle of Bull Run. This battle, fought in July 1861, was the largest and bloodiest in United States his-tory up to that time. Northerners had ex-pected an easy vic-tory that would end the Southern insur-rection. People from nearby Washington, D.C., rode to the scene to watch Union troops rout the Confederate upstarts. But the onlook-ers fl ed in panic when the fi ght turned the other way, fearing that Southern troops would march unim-peded into Washington itself. They and their

neighbors were sud-denly forced to realize (as were Southerners) that there would be no quick, easy end to the confl ict. Although the vic-tory made Beauregard a popular hero, it also sowed the fi rst seeds of political dissent when he openly criti-cized support given the troops by Confed-erate president Jeffer-son Davis. Beauregard went on to command armies at the Battle of Shi-loh in Tennessee and the Siege of Corinth in Northern Missis-sippi and, in what some historians con-sider his greatest achievement, to lead the fi ght that spared the Confederate capi-tal of Richmond from attack by overwhelm-ingly superior Union forces. Those were important commands but historians also agree almost unani-mously that his con-tinuing troubles with Davis – often caused by Beauregard’s own sharp tongue and vol-atile temper – kept him

from achieving all that he could have. He was still regard-ed as a hero when he returned to New Or-leans after the war, but his reputation was tarnished a little more by his association with the Louisiana Lottery – ultimately a contro-versial political and fi nancial failure, but one from which he ap-parently made a good bit of money. Still, despite his foibles, his achieve-ments in the war were not forgotten. In 1912, when three new par-ishes were cut from the sprawling Calca-sieu Parish, they were each named for a Con-federate hero – Jef-ferson Davis, for the Southern president; Allen, for Henry Wat-kins Allen, Confeder-ate governor of Louisi-ana; and Beauregard, for Louisiana’s Napo-leon who was Davis’s sometimes critic, but who was – and is – still recognized for his ge-nius and gallantry. You can contact Jim Brad-shaw at jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

Bradshaw

Races

done for the parish” but that “certain people were dividing the coun-cil.” In February the council passed an or-dinance that allotted travel expense funds equally between mem-bers. Absent from the ordinance was any av-enue for members not planning to use their travel budget to trans-fer their funds to an-other member. Parish Legal Council, Chester Cedars, advised that transfers of that kind needed to be expressly stated in the ordinance.

If transfers were to be allowed, he said, an-other ordinance to that effect would need to be passed. In a telephone inter-view, Nelson told the Teche News that Greg-ory was working hard for the parish at NACo and producing real re-sults. Opponents con-tend that the ordinance passed in February should be observed. The specifi c issue of transfers was tabled until the next meeting due to the absence of Cedars. Gregory said that he would go to the convention at his own expense if he had to. Another on-going is-sue of particular im-

portance to Nelson involves the pay sched-ule changes for parish employees. Proposed revisions to Rule 4 of the Parish Government Rules and Procedures Manual, while providing that no employee will receive lower pay due to the change, will make some employees worse off in the long run. This, she said, would happen because it would affect an employee’s progress through the schedule of pay ranges and stages. Nelson asserts that the problem results from the fact that the revisions were not made when they should have been, in 2009.

estimates for setting up such a facility are ex-pected to be presented

during today’s meeting Also on today’s agenda is an execu-tive (secret) session to discuss pending litiga-tion (Thomas vs. School

Board). The board’s edu-cation committee is scheduled to meet prior to the full board meet-ing, at 4 p.m.

Travel

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Johnny Morgan jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu

Hammond – The stinging caterpillars that will become buck moths are beginning to appear in south Louisiana and will be active through May. LSU AgCenter forestry entomologist Tim Schow-alter said the caterpillars are found in oak forests throughout the south-eastern United States as far west as Texas. “During years when they are abundant, of-ten co-occurring with tussock moths and for-est tent caterpillars, they can eat most foliage from oak trees, leaving trees looking sparsely foliat-ed,” Schowalter said. However, oaks are ca-pable of producing addi-tional foliage and typical-ly show no symptoms of defoliation by midsum-mer. When mature, the cat-erpillars descend to the ground to pupate. “This is when people typically come in contact with the caterpillars,” Schowalter said. “People experience the painful sting of the caterpillars either by stepping on them on the ground or by brushing against them on walls or shrubs.” The caterpillars are covered in hollow spines that are attached to a venom gland. The venom can cause symptoms ranging from itching and

burning sensations to nausea. In cities such as Ba-ton Rouge or New Or-leans where live oaks are common along city streets, the caterpillars can become a signifi -cant nuisance for people, Schowalter said. First aid for stings involves the following steps: •Place tape over the stung area and carefully peel it away to remove any spine tips. •Take liquid Benadryl to alleviate any allergic reaction; if swelling or diffi cult breathing oc-curs, go immediately to an emergency room.

•Aspirin or other pain relievers can reduce pain. •Meat tenderizer, cala-mine lotion, aloe or other favorite sting remedies can help reduce the du-ration of pain. Adult moths will emerge during mid-De-cember to mate and lay eggs. The moths are me-dium-sized, brown and white with orange legs and tips on their abdo-mens. “They can be seen fl itting erratically, espe-cially around oak trees,” Schowalter said. “Their eggs are typically laid in spiral clusters on oak twigs.”

Stinging caterpillarscoming soon to area

Buck moth caterpillar

Buck moth

Q&AASK DrDavis:My parents are getting older and are getting more cavities recently. Do you have any tips to help maintain their teeth?

Seniors face many more hurdles to maintain-ing their teeth than our

younger patients. Changes in their physical health and manual dexterity, medications which can contribute to dry mouth, and receding gums and periodontal disease exposing more root surface all contribute to more cavities and possible tooth loss.

Larger handle tooth brushes or electric brushes such as a Sonicare can help patients who physically struggle to hold a brush.

Patients who suffer from dry mouth should avoid sugary foods and liquids and drink plenty of water to help remove plaque and acids which contribute to tooth decay.

Routine cleanings and exams (at least every 6 months) can prevent small root surface cavities from progressing to the point of premature loss of the tooth.

Russell M. Davis, Jr., DDS • 394-3111 • 409 N. Main St., St. Martinville • info@techedental.com

A Tree in SpringIt was a torrid WinterT’seemed to be without endStrong, cold winds, then freezing rainA brief rest... then cold againT’is hard for me, I’m but a treeSo barren in this seasonO how I long for some reliefMy mere survival, the reasonI dream...the time to come againOf gentle breeze and fi ne winged friendsAnd fl owers budding upon my limbsThen the song of the leaves in Spring’s soft airAh! Pray could I ever linger there!

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Helping us welcome Spring is 18-year-old Hannah Gros, a senior at Breaux Bridge High School where she is co-captain of the Prowler Dance Team and a member of the Beta Club and SADD. A student at the Front and Center Dance Co., she is the daughter of Darel and Fannie Gros.

B-2 - Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015

St. Martinville – Budget Grocery Shop-ping was the topic for the Beta Rho meeting on Monday, April 6 at the home of Elaine Case. Program lead-ers for the evening were the hostess, Shirley Fuselier, and Bobbie Theriot. Program lead-ers informed members of being smart when it comes to their grocery shopping. Things to do before grocery shopping is to look for sales. Look through the weekend newspaper for special promotions, sale items or store-wide sales. Plan your week’s menu, then write out a gro-cery list. By planning ahead, you could save as much as $10 on a $70 grocery bill. By clipping coupons you see what you need im-mediately, items that you want immediately, items that you need eventually and items that you want eventu-ally. Keep a folder for coupons and take them with you when shop-ping. Eat something before you shop. Stud-ies reveal that shopping on an empty stomach actually causes you to spend more. Do gro-cery shopping every two weeks and stock up on items that can be fro-zen. Things to do while grocery shopping are to look for off-brand items, limit purchases of convenience foods, buy produce in season, buy economy cuts of meat, monitor your use of milk, stick to food-related items when gro-cery shopping as there is a temptation to buy

beauty, housewares, hardware, school sup-plies and related items at the grocery store. These materials care usually less expen-sive at a variety store. Carry a calculator with you and remember –it’s okay to splurge ev-ery once in awhile! If a name brand ice cream is calling your name, go ahead and buy it. Just be smart and use mod-eration when shopping – your pocketbook will thank you for it! Members were also given tips on “frozen food and heart health; buying the freshest frozen and why frozen are great for your home cooking routine. A fro-zen food storage guide with how long to keep frozen foods was also discussed. President Louella Champagne conducted the business meeting. Charlotte Chataig-nier announced the an-nual Mother-Daughter banquet will be held

on Monday, May 18 at Tampico’s Restaurant in Lafayette. Vice President Bob-bie Theriot announced installation of new of-fi cers will be held on Monday, May 25 at the home of Shirley Fuse-lier. A progression cer-emony will be held for those members pro-gressing to Torch Bear-er and Master levels in Beta Sigma Phi. The Order of the Rose will also be bestowed on members, Reggie Mara-ist and Arleen Oubre. Shriley Fuselier was the recipient of the courtesy prize. Program co-chair Bobbie Theriot distrib-uted program selection outlines for the coming year. Members present for the meeting were Char-lotte Chataignier, Lyn-nie Bienvenu, Arleen Oubre, Louella Cham-pagne, Elaine Case, Shirley Fuselier and Bobbie Theriot.

Beta Rho discusses budget shopping

BETA RHO MEMBERS met at the home of Elaine Case for their April meeting, (from left) Louella Champagne, president; Bobbie Theriot, Shirley Fuselier and Elaine Case, program leaders. (Submitted)

Bailee Jean Tauzin celebrated her eighth birthday on April 10. She is the daughter of Kyle Tauzin and Diona Foster. She is the granddaughter of Barbara Berard and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Tauzin Jr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

EVELYN CASTEX of Parks recently celebrated her 95th birthday, she was born April 9, 1920. A party with family and friends was held at Para-dise Oaks, the home of her daughter Marguerite and husband George He-bert III, in Breaux Bridge. She has three children – Harvey (Marlene) Castex Jr., Sandra (J.W.) LaHaye and Marguerite (George) Hebert, six grandchildren and seven great-grand-children. (Submitted)

MAISON DE WILLIAMS, an adult daycare provider in St. Martin Parish, recently spon-sored the monthly meeting of the AARP Chapter #4460. Margaret Richard, president (center), announced that the meeting date for April has been moved to the third Thursday of the month due to scheduling confl icts at the Magnolia Park Recreation Center. On hand for the event were (from left) Cheryl Williams, owner of Maison de Williams, Richardand Shirley Akers. Back row, Brenda Hobbs and Priscilla Breaux. (Submitted)

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CRAWFISH FESTIVAL HOURS: Monday — Thursday 8:30 - 6:00

Friday May 1st 8:30 - 12:30Saturday May 2nd CLOSED

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Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - B-3

CONTESTANTS – This year’s Breaux Bridge Crawfish Queen contestants were (from left) Mallory Stevens, Bryanna Gilley, Ryan Delhomme and Kristen Hamilton, 2015 Queen. (Sally Angelle)

PAST CRAWFISH QUEENS attending the 2015 Queen’s Tea were, from left, Tiffany Dore, Lydia Green Capdepon, Emmaline Hebert Thibodeaux, Michelle Ritchey LeBlanc, Monica LeBlanc Domingues, 2014 Crawfish

Queen Jessica Guidry, Leah Domingues David, Jena Domingues, Kayan Robicheaux, Anna Angelle and Melanie Garcia. Not pictured, Brenda Broussard Benoit. (Sally Angelle)

JUDGES – From left, Suzannah Smith, Mindy Moorman and Alisa Yelverton. (Sally Angelle)

Breaux Bridge Crawfi sh Queen’s Tea

VISITING QUEENS – More than 40 beauty queens from throughtout the state attended the 2015 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Tea held Saturday, April 4. (Sally Angelle)

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Bonjour! Reminder: St. Rita’s Church Fair in Cata-houla April 25-26 in the park. Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. Food, fun and music. Y’all come, visit family and friends. Free parking. Big play area for kids. A couple of weekends ago the Labordes came to their Camp Fish Tales across the road from my house for a li’l fi shing and R&R. I barge in on ’em sometimes. As I was leaving Sunday, sister Anne wanted me to stay for a burger. I excused myself, said I was wait-ing for company. After a while she walked over with a burger on a plate fi t for a queen, Moi! She came in looking around the living/kitch-en area saying, “God I haven’t stepped in here in so many years.” And began telling me they, her husband, Joe Plau-ché, and David and his wife, Cathy, bought that camp over 25 years ago when still in college. They’d come out here on weekends just the four of them. Then their children came along. As time passed everyone in both families came on weekends when time allowed. Anne pointed to where the stove had been and dinette set by the window. I said it’s the same paint job. And she kept on reminiscing. Finally she looked at me and said, “You know the four of us began coming here alone a long time ago, had families, now they’re on their own, and here we are alone again. Where has time gone?” Hey, they gave me my home 13 years ago. I couldn’t let them pay to move it too. Too kind. Continued from last week: Another station faded out. My, oh my!

Staying home will not make a living for my family. My sweet Cajun music will not put food on our table. If my truck-ing job in Missouri does not work out I know I can come home. I’d cry each time I lost a station. My body was going north and my heart and soul was staying south. Running Highway 71 through the Ozark Mountains of Arkan-sas was a beauty. Ran through little towns and wondered how people live up there. What kind of work made their liv-ing. I left Steve’s at mid-day Sunday and arrived in Butler late afternoon. Got directions to the Tio-na Truck Line Terminal. Met a driver there wanting to know what my interest was with Tiona. Said I’d gotten a job by way of the Postal Service. “Jelly Belly” was nice but I had not re-membered his handle. He said they’d hired a woman once to run solo, but she did not work out and quit. I felt awkward as I introduced myself to other drivers in the trucker’s lounge. Said they did not know Tiona had hired a woman driv-er. And were surprised

Tiona now had two Ca-juns running for them. Bobby “Little Cajun” Daigle from Loreauville and me. I said, yes, we are from the same area of south Louisiana. Al-though, our paths never crossed as we ran our separate ways cross-country. Tiona had reserved a local motel room for my fi rst night as their new-est truck river. Next day I met safety man Gary. He said mine was the clean-est truck driver applica-tion he’d ever processed. So after a couple days of road test, DOT physi-cal, pee in the bottle drug test, etc., my job with Tiona was almost sketched in stone. Gary walked me around the terminal ex-plaining the rules of the do this and don’t do that. Then handed me hard-ware like hoses, shafts, pipes and other gear I’d need to load and unload the dry bulk tanks I’d be hauling and do my own tank wash out. Leading the way to Jelly Belly. Keep on trucking! Cousine Hélène

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Untold millions – yes, by now billions – of people have used the words “Hallelu-jah! Amen!” to express aspects of their faith. Let’s examine their Old Testament roots. Hallelujah is a com-mand from the He-brew verb halal which means praise. By far the most common use of the verb is to praise the Lord. The hallelu – part of the word is not only a command, but the form is plu-ral in Hebrew. This suggests congrega-tional praise. Thus, the Book of Psalms contains about a third of these uses because the Psalms constitute the praises of Israel as well as the New Testa-ment church of Je-sus Christ (Ephesians 5:19-21). The praise of God is extremely important. It should not be seen a chore but rather a delight to God’s peo-ple: “Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; it is fi tting for the pure to praise Him” (Psalm 33:1 NLT). In fact, all of cre-ation should join in His praise: “The heavens pro-claim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship. Day after day they con-tinue to speak; night after night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to

all the world” (Psalm 19:1-4a NLT). Ancient Israel praised the Lord with music, choirs, congre-gational singing, and dance: “Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heaven! Praise Him for His mighty works; praise His unequaled great-ness! Praise Him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise Him with the lyre and harp! Praise Him with the tambourine and danc-ing; praise Him with strings and fl utes! Praise Him with a clash of cymbals; praise Him with loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD! Praise the LORD” (Psalm 150:1-6 NLT)! Likewise we associ-ate the word “Amen” as the last word of a prayer or a choral an-them in agreement with what someone has prayed or sang. Even unbelievers use the word to show agreement for views they support. All of this fi ts with the an-cient Hebrew verb aman which means “confi rm, support, be established, believe.” In one form of the Hebrew verb used in Genesis 15:6, “And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righ-teous because of his faith,” it may be para-phrased, “Abram said ‘Amen’ to God, and He justifi ed him.” While

not a literal render-ing, it does express the truth of justifi -cation by faith: “For the Scriptures tell us, ‘Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous be-cause of his faith’ ” (Romans 4:3 NLT). The popular word amen is derived from the Hebrew verb aman. It means “verily, truly, assuredly.” Sometimes it is transliterated from the Hebrew as amen. The Christian usage at the end of prayers and hymns has good Old Testament precedent. The fi ve books of Psalms all end in amens (see Psalm 41:13, 72:19, 89:52, 106:48), and the last psalm (150) is itself an “amen” to the whole book. A literal render-ing of Jesus’ words in John 5:24 would read, “Amen, amen, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judg-ment, but has passed out of death into life.” “Hallelujah! Amen!” Jessie J. Charpentier Sr. is pastor of Jenkins Memorial Baptist Church in St. Martin-ville.

An Article of FaithBy Jessie J. Charpentier Sr.

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Late in the afternoon on Feb. 24, 1902, a Monday, word came to Welsh by telephone that a livery stable in Lake Charles was holding some mules sup-posedly belonging to Ward Earll, a farmer living outside of town. Earll’s 23-year-old sister Maude was working in town as a store clerk, living with the family who owned the store. When informed about the mules, she be-came concerned and hired a buggy and driver to take her out to the farm. What she found there made front-page news all over the nation. In a locked house, in a closed bed-room, Maude found the decaying bod-ies of her mother, her brother Ward, and three younger brothers, ages 19, 17 and 13, “piled like cordwood.” The body of her 55-year-old father was found in a ditch a considerable distance away. He had been shot to death. As you can tell by the cover, this isn’t exactly a whodunit. But like cases against other famous murderers in Loui-siana’s past – Willie Francis and Dr. Carl Weiss come to mind – there’s a whiff of Did he do it? to this tale. Investigation techniques were not as methodical nor scientifi c as they are today, of course. The suspect, a charming young drifter named Ed Batson, was thoroughly tried and convicted in the press of the time, which did not shy away from lurid details and unsubstantiated rumors. And Bat-son’s defense team inexplicably passed on what certainly now looks like exculpa-tory evidence and testimony. Judicially, it was a mess. One of the authors bringing it back to life after all these years you know well.

Jim Bradshaw, the dean of Acadiana newsmen, retired from the Daily Adver-tiser in 2008 and now mines old newspa-pers, magazines, journals and letters for his popular columns on days gone bye. His coauthor, Danielle Miller, is a re-searcher and translator specializing in French genealogy. She works for the Cal-casieu Parish Public Library System. As with any Bradshaw column, you not only get the principal facts, you get the setting, the sense, the feel of the times in which they occurred. Published by University Press of Mis-sissippi, with illustrations, appendices, bibliography and an index. Available at www.upress.state.ms.us.

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Harlan Kirgan harlan.kirgan@eunicetoday.com Eunice – Telling sto-ries is something James R. “Jim” Butler did profes-sionally for most of his life as a reporter and editor in Louisiana and Missis-sippi. “I like talking to people and telling their stories,” Butler, 70, said. “I like tell-ing stories.” When he was 23 years old, Butler started his Louisiana newspaper ca-reer at The Town Talk in 1967. He retired in 2003 after serving as editor of the Alexandria newspaper since 1977. The retirement was brief. In 2004, he returned to work at the Sun Herald in Gulfport as night editor. At the Mississippi Gulf Coast newspaper he helped lead the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage in telling the story of Hurricane Katrina through the Reporter’s Notebook and editing. Butler returned to Lou-isiana in 2006 as editor of The Eunice News and in January 2010 he became online managing editor for Louisiana State Newspa-pers. Butler retired at the end of February. Nearly 50 years ago, “The newspaper in Alex-andria, The Town Talk, was kind enough to try me at a job and it worked out from there.” Butler started on the wire desk pulling copy off the wire, learning to write headlines and layout the wire report pages. “...it was just trying to keep food on my table,” he said of his fi rst newspaper job. “Then one week the sports editor (Bill Carter) needed some help on a Fri-day night covering some high school football,” he said. Next, Butler covered outdoor news. Then Adras LaBorde, editor, noticed Butler. Laborde “was a na-tive of Avoyelles Parish and was a cantankerous Frenchman,” Butler said. LaBorde also was the boss who threatened to fi re Butler. “We brought a billy goat into the newsroom ... and he didn’t think it was fun-ny. He said to fi re everyone involved and I stood on my desk and said, ‘Adras, don’t you ever smile?’ “And you know, he ac-tually smiled that day.” Butler covered city gov-ernment, school board, parish government and the legislature, including the 1973 Constitutional Convention. “Then they moved me

back to Alexandria as city editor. I did a little bit of that then LaBorde decided to retire and in 1977 I be-came editor of the Town Talk,” he said. “Believe me no one had ever been less qualifi ed to take on that job than I was,” he said. Publisher Joe D. Smith evidently knew something about the 33-year-old journalist. The newspaper’s circu-lation nearly doubled and The Town Talk was named by the American Society of Newspaper Editors as one of the top 15 best small daily newspapers in the county during Butler’s tenure. The paper won numerous state, regional and national awards dur-ing his tenure. And, over the years Butler won numerous awards for his columns and reporting. He was a guest speaker at Southern Newspaper Publisher Association and American Press Institute workshops and seminars and lectured journal-ism and communications classes at several colleges and universities. Butler’s stories, col-umns and editorials cov-ered the administrations of seven Louisiana gov-ernors. He once termed Edwin Edwards the easi-est interview among them and Dave Treen the most diffi cult. He interviewed four presidents – Jimmy Cart-er, Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush and Bill Clinton – hundreds of public of-fi cials and public employ-ees and thousands of just plain folks who were in the news for one reason or the other. Butler’s career spanned hot metal type to the digi-tal revolution. Along the way, Butler helped launch many ca-reers. “There are too many to enumerate,” he said. “There are many men and women who worked

with me whom I hired as their fi rst or second jobs who work in newspapers around the country.” Carl Redmond, former Baton Rouge Advocate ed-itor, was one of his hires, he said. “I was fortunate to be able to attract some really quality young journalists who worked for us long enough to d e v e l o p their craft and they would move on as you would ex-pect,” he said. Richard S h a r k e y was a city editor under Butler. “I consider him a men-tor,” Sharkey said. “He and Ron Grant (former man-aging editor at The Town Talk) .. were both mentors to me. They helped show me the ropes.” Butler had a clear vision for the paper, he said. “He certainly didn’t mind letting you know if he thought you had taken a wrong turn, yet he also provided the support the newsroom needed.” Butler was fair, said Bob Tompkins, who served as a sports editor during Butler’s tenure. “He was a great mentor from the start. He was somebody that helped me with my writing.” Butler’s advice, he said, was to “use only the words that are necessary.” Billy Gunn, a reporter and editor at The Town Talk under Butler’s reign, said Butler could be in-timidating. Gunn, now a reporter with the Acadiana Ad-vocate, recalls making a math error in a budget story. “He called me one night. ‘I know it happens. Don’t do it again,’” Gunn said of Butler’s coaching on the issue.

Double-checking math in stories is something that has stuck with him, Gunn said. Darrell Guillory, chief operating offi cer of Loui-siana State Newspapers and publisher of The Eu-nice News, said, “It was a pleasure working with Jim for the past eight-plus

years. Jim, a veteran editor, em-braced the transi t ion from print to digital. Jim was in-strumental in encour-aging and guiding our newsrooms throughout the com-pany to em-

brace the technological changes in the newspaper industry.” Louisiana State News-papers’ director of digital media Tom Coleman said Butler was the fi rst editor he met when he came to LSN to introduce digital. “I have known some Jim Butlers in my 35 years in newspapers, and it’s taken me most of those three-plus decades to learn how to interact with them. But Jim threw me for a loop. Darrell intro-duced us and said, ‘Tom’s here to build us a website.’ I steeled myself for the in-evitable tirade I was about to receive about the Inter-net killing the news. I was fl abbergasted, to say the least, when Jim respond-ed ‘It’s about damn time.’” Butler knew the web was not competition, but a louder voice, Coleman said. “He knew that the In-ternet was a way to catch more eyeballs – a way to extend the reach of The Eunice News,” Coleman

said. “And his early num-bers proved him right. Eu-niceToday.com took off out of the gate with page views that exceeded my projec-tions fourfold, and that is no exaggeration. Soon Jim was enlisted to enable other LSN newsrooms to emulate the same tech-niques, and before long they had surpassed Eu-nice in their own num-bers.” Coleman said while Butler’s newspaper pedi-gree is well-known, in-cluding a Pulitzer, “I am indebted to this editor who personally changed my perceptions of all of those Jim Butlers I knew from the past. Maybe some of them get it today, too.” Butler counts among his mentors, LaBorde, Smith, Carter and Cecil Williams, a city editor at The Town Talk. Williams was “just as mean as a cat with a barbed-wire tail, but boy did he know newspaper-ing.” A good journalist has curiosity, the ability to lis-ten, knows the language and is sensitive to other people’s views. “You’ve got to be able to rattle the cage every once in awhile,” Butler said. “If you don’t like knock-ing on doors, you are in the wrong business. If you don’t like shaking some-body’s cage, you are in the wrong business. If you want everybody to greet you hail fellow and well met, you need to sell cars.” Butler and his wife, Bonnie, have moved to Porter, Texas. They have two children, Tiffany, who lives in Alexandria, and Stacy, who lives near Houston. They have six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Butler is a native of Lit-tle Rock, Arkansas.

Other Butler views on journalism and life. The major story of his life: The evolution of civil rights. “When I started in the newspaper business minorities weren’t really in a factor in the news, in government or anything else.” Technology. “It allowed us more time to do our work because we could get more done in the same amount of time.” Internet. “You better have your facts right these days. Every once in awhile in the old days you could kind of wing it. Take a guess at something and print it, so I’m told. You can’t do that any more. You better have it right for sure.” Newspaper work pace. “I think the grind toward deadline is pretty much the same. What has changed is we are able to do more in that six hours than we used to because of the technology. But the pace is pretty much still as it was then.” Newspaper life. “That’s the problem with news-papers. They use ink and that ink gets in our veins. That ink is heavier than blood. That’s the prob-lem.” Work. “If you are go-ing to watch the clock you ought to have a hardware store.” His career. “I was for-tunate to become the edi-tor of the paper at a very young age. I was 33 when Joe Smith named me edi-tor of The Town Talk in Alexandria. That was too soon, but he did it. We went from there, so to speak.” The future of newspa-pers. “There will always be a place for newsgatherers and reporters. It is just how are we going to pack-age it and deliver it?”

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ARNAUDVILLE

ABUNDANT GRACE OUTREACHFull Gospel/Non Denominational 229 Front St., Arnaudville, LASun. 10:00a.m. Wed. 7:00p.m. 337-326-5758

ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Keenan Brown - Pastor. 754-5912 Weekday masses: Mon.-Communion Service 6:15 am; Tues.-J. Michael Morrow Nursing Home 10 am Wed. & Fri. - 6:15 am. Weekend Masses: Sat: 4 pm Sun: 7 am, 10:30 am, 6 pm; First Sat. Mass-Adoration Chapel 10 am

ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Keenan Brown - Pastor; Rev. James B. Davis - Deacon 754-7754. Weekday Masses: Thurs. -9:30 am. Rosary followed by Mass @10 am. Weekend Masses: Sat. 6 pm; Sun. 8:30 am

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ARNAUDVILLERev. Dr. Robert E. Manning East Bagstill St. Joseph 337-896-1326 Sun. School: 9:30 am; Mon. Worship: 10:30 am. Wed. Evening Worship: 7pm

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ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Father Paul J. LaFleur, Pastor Phone: 332-2159 Weekdays: Daily Weekday Mass at 6 am & 5:30 pm. Sat. 7 am. Anticipated Mass: Sat. 4 pm (year round) Sun. Masses: 7, 9, 10:30 am & 5 pm(Intention Deadline - 2 wks. before bulletin) Holy Days of Obligation and during the Lenten Season daily weekday masses are at 6 am & 6 pm

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Joseph Campion, SSJ Pastor Phone: 332-2250 Weekday Masses: 7 am. Sat. Anticipated Mass: 4:30 pm. Sun. Mass: 7 & 9:30 am Confessions: Sat. 3:15-4:15 pm; Sun. before all Masses

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BREAUX BRIDGERev. Rodney Chitwood 2005 Rees St. Breaux Bridge Phone: 332-1746 Sun. Sunday School: 9 am Morning .Worship: 10 am. Discipleship Training: 5 pm. Evening Worship: 6 pm. Wed. Choir Practice: 6:15. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm Children’s Mission: 7 pm

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTERPastor Tyrone Moore, Sr. 800 Edward St. Breaux Bridge Phone: (337) 332-HOPE(4673) Sun. Worship: 9:30 am, School of the Bible Sat. 7 pm, Corporate Prayer Sat.: 9 am

FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH3454 Main • Breaux Bridge Rev. Jonathan Haygood Phone: 332-2089 Sun. School: 10 am. Sun. Service: 10:00 am. Mon. & Tues. Service: 7:00 pm

LIGHTHOUSE OF LIVING WATERS CHURCH ASSEMBLY OF GOD: 1811 E. Bridge St., Breaux Bridge, Pastor Frank Wells, 332-5163, Schedule for Services: Sun.: 10:00am. Christian Education Hour 9:00am. Sunday School 8:45am. Wed. night service 7 pm

THE CHURCH OF CHRISTSun.: Bible Study 10 am - Morning Worship 11 am. Evening Worship 6 pm. Thursday: Bible Study: 6 pm Moses Dyes, Minister 1364 Mills Hwy. Breaux Bridge 332-3283

BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCHLocated 1617 Latiolais Street, Breaux Bridge, LA. Rev. LeRoy Banks, Pastor Services: Sun. School 9 am, Sun. Worship 10 am, Wed. prayer and Bible study 6 pm Phone: 332-5105BREAUX BRIDGE GREATER 1ST APOSTOLIC CHURCHPastor F.J. Abraham Phone: 332-5577 Free

Transportation Services: Sun. 10 am. Tues. Night Bible Study at 7 pm. Thursday Night Worship Service at 7 pm. Sat. Morning Visitation at 9 am.

CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH3054 Grand Point Hwy., Breaux Bridge, La.; 1/2 mile off of Henderson/Cecilia I-10 Exit. Pastor Ronald Bijeaux 228-7426 Sun. 10 am Wed.7 pm

LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP3326 Main Hwy. 31 Breaux Bridge, La. Between the Fruit Stand and Poche’s Pastors: Hebert and Eloyce Beniot 332-1839 Sun. 10 am Wed. 6:30 pm

DELIVERANCE MINISTRIESRev. Ken Weatherford; 337-233-0964; 9-11am (Formerly Imagination Station Building) 1168 Bordelon Rd.; Breaux Bridge, La.

TECHE BAPTIST CHURCH3634 Grand Point Hwy.; Breaux Bridge, LA 70517; Church 507-3301; Rev. Joseph Jenkins; Sun School 9:30 am; Sun Worship at 10:30 am. Sun evening Worship at 6:00 pm. Wednesdays: Choir Practice 5:45; Bible Study & Prayer, Teen Youth Group and Team Kids (6-12 yrs) at 6:30 pm.

HOPE CHAPEL FAMILY CHURCHA Family Church Non-Denominational “Jesus is Lord.” 1797 Declouet Hwy. Pastors Randy & Rita Rodriguez; 337-332-0823 Thurs. 6:30 pastorsSun. 9:30 am

UNITED CHRISTIAN CENTERNon-Denominational Rev. Dempsey Davis, Sr. Pastor 420 Arnaud Breaux Bridge Phone: 337-332-3639; Services: Sun. 9 am; Wed. Bible Study 7 pm

FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH MINISTRIES1021 Basin Stone Dr. ; Breaux Bridge, LA; 337-344-6340; Cardell & Sabrina Randle; Bible Class Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm; Email: foundationaltruth@yahoo.com; Web: www.foundationaltruth.org

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CATAHOULA BAPTIST MISSION CHURCH Thursday 7 pm Bible Study; Fellowship; Prayer

ST. RITA’S CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Richard Fabre, Pastor • Phone: 394-4679 • Sat. Mass: 4:00 pm • Sun. Masses: 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 5:00 pm • Confessions: 20 minutes before weekend Masses

FAITH-LIFE CENTER CHURCH2548 Catahoula Hwy (96); St. Martinville; 394-4400Pastor Verne A. Thibodeaux: Sunday School - 10am • Praise and Worship - 11 am Evening Service - TBA • Wednesday Night Teaching - 7 pm • Prayer Times - TBA

CECILIA

ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Michael Delcambre, Pastor Phone: 667-6344Weekdays: Wed. 6:30 am, Fri. 6:30 am, Sun. Mass: 7:00 & 9:00 am. Confession: Wed. & Fri. 6-6:30 am, Sat. 5:30-6:00 am

ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Michael Delcambre, Pastor, S.S.J. Phone: 667-6555 Tues. & Thurs 8 am, Sat. 4:00 pm, Sun. 10:30 am. Confession: Tues. & Thur. 7:30-8:00 am, Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, CECILIA2464 Cecilia High School Hwy.Sunday Services 9:30 AM & 6:00 PMSunday School Bible Study 8:30 AM

COTEAU HOLMES

ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. L.F. Jose, CMI, Pastor Phone: 394-6684 Sat. Anticipated Mass: 4:00 pm • Sun. Mass: 10 am Weekday Masses 8:30 am with Novena following Tuesday Mass. • Confessions one-half hour before each Mass Prayer Group Meeting every Wed. at 7 pm

COTEAU HOLMES FULL GOSPEL CHURCHPastor: Michael Robicheaux Sr. Asst. Pastor: Joseph Broussard Sr. Phone: 394-4722 or 394-9298 Sun. Worship: 10 am and 6 pm Tues. Bible Study: 7 pm Wed. Intercessory Prayer: 7 pm Thurs. Worship: 7 pm

HENDERSON

OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Garrett McIntyre, Pastor • Phone: 228-2352 Sat. Mass: 3 pm at Sacred Heart in Butte LaRose & 5 pm at Our Lady of Mercy Sun. Mass: 7 am & 10 am at Our Lady of Mercy Mass: Tues. 5 pm; Wed 5 pm; Thurs. & Fri. 8 am Confession: Before and after masses

SACRED HEART CHAPEL, BUTTE LA ROSE Confession: Sat., 2:30 pm Sat. Mass: 3 pm

HENDERSON BIBLE CHURCHSherman Soileau, Pastor Phone: 228-2083 Weekday Prayer Meeting: 6 pm Sun. School: 9 am Sun. Morning Worship: 10 am Sun. Night Worship: 6 pm

HENDERSON FULL GOSPELBrother Lanny Hayes, Pastor 1030-B LeBlanc Dr., Henderson, La. Wed - 7 pm Sun. School: 9:30 am Church Services: 10 am & 6 pm

NEW IBERIA

THE HOUSE OF JOSHUA CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISTElder C.C. Tate Sr., Pastor (337) 276-6667 or (337) 241-3255, 739 West Main Street, New Iberia, LA 70560. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. • Morning Worship Service (Sunday) - 10:45 p.m. • Bible Study (Tuesday) - 6:30 p.m. • Women’s Fellowship (1st Friday each month) - 6:00 p.m.

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ST. JOSEPH CHURCH St. Louis ChapelPastor Donavan Labbé. Phone: 845-4168 Sat. Mass: 4 pm (St. Joseph) Sun. 10 am (St. Joseph) (St. Louis Chapel) 8 am

PARKS BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Rob Burdeaux. Church: 845-4891 Sun. 11:00 am, Wed. Prayer Meeting at 6:00 pm and Bible Study 6:30 pm

ST. MARTINVILLE

ST. MARTIN DE TOURS CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Rusty P. Richard, Pastor Phone: 394-6021 Sat. 5 pm (1st Sat. 8 am), Sun. 8 am, 10 am, 5 pm Weekdays: Mon., Wed. — Fri. 6:30 am, Tues. 5:30 pm, Confessions: Sat at 3:00 pm

NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Augustinus Seran, SVD, Pastor Phone: 394-3084 Weekday Masses: 6:30 am everyday Novena: 6 pm Tues. Sat.: 5 pm (Anticipated Mass) Sun. Masses: 7, 9, 11 am Confessions: Sat. 4:15 – 4:45 pm

JENKINS MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Jesse Charpentier Pastor ; Phone: 394-3032 Sun. School: 9:30 am Worship: 10:45 am & 6 pm; Sun. Training Union: 5 pm ; Wed. Services: 7:30 pm

UNION BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Joel Green Sr., Pastor 394-6407 Sun. School: 9:45 am Worship Service: 8 am Tues. Choir: 7 pm Thurs. Mission & Bible Study: 7 pm Mon. Bible Study & Resource Seminar: 6 pm

MALLALIEU UNITED METHODIST CHURCHRev. Eugene Hebert, Pastor Phone: 394-5706 Sun. Worship: 11 am Church Sun. School: 10 am Bible Study: Wed.. 6:00 pm

WINNING SOULS FOR JESUS OUTREACH MINISTRY - Helping to feed and clothe the needy....P.O. Box 311, St. Martinville, LA 70582 (337) 394-7138 • (337) 342-5692 – Call for Prayer and Service Times. In home Bible Study Group or One on One. Ethel Francois - Minister

RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD MINISTRIES. INC.128 Randolph St., St. Martinville, La 70582 Pastor Brandon M. Nora - Lady Raymonette Nora Service Times: Sun. School - 9:15 am, Sun. Worship Serv. - 10:00 am, Thur. Bible Study 6:00 pm

FAITH LIFE CENTER - Spirit Filled Word Church1126 South Main St., St. Martinville, LA 70582Sun. Praise and Worship - 11:00 am Wed. Night Teaching - 7:00 pm. Pastor Verne A. Thibodeaux, Sr. - 1032 Reams Blvd., St. Martinville, LA 70582 - (337) 394-4400 • (254) 210-4400

THE WORD ONLY FULL GOSPEL CHURCHPastors, Donald Mitchell and Linda Mitchell Worship Service: 10 am Sun. Mid Week Service: 7 pm Wed. Bible Study: 7 pm Tues. Phone: 394-6842

ST. MARTINVILLE GREATER FIRST APOSTOLIC CHURCH1171 Belle Terre, St. Martinville Rev. Edwin T. Chachere, Pastor Sun. Morning: 10 am Evening Worship: 6:30 pm Wed. Night: prayer 7 pm, Bible study 7:30 pm, Free Transportation Service: 394-1186

Non-Denominational OUR SAVIOR’S CHURCHJacob Aranza, Pastor 655 Hwy. 96 Broussard, LA.Phone: 839-8889 Services: Wed. 7:00 pm, Sun. 8 & 10 am; Men Bible Study: Thurs. at 6:30 pm at 115 E. Bridge Street, St. Martinville. - Lafayette: Sun. at 9 & 11 am.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST JESUSByron Hypolite, Pastor; 1003 Brian St., St. Martinville; Phone: (337) 394-6691 Services: Sunday: 10:30 am Wednesday: 7:00 pm (Free transportation provided)

NEW HOPE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST906 South Main St., St. Martinville, LA. Pastor: Rev. David Thomas Sun. Services: 10 am Sun. School; 11:30 am Morning Worship 7:30 pm Evening Worship Wed.: Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm Fri.: 7:30 pm Evangelistic Service

Non-Denominational HOUSE OF LOVE, FULL GOSPEL MINISTRYPastor Oscar Gray, Jr., 700 Church Street, Phone: (337) 394-7724, Services: Sunday 9:00am, Evening Worship Wednesday 6:00pm, Prayer Meeting Tuesday 6:30pm

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HOUSE OF PRAYER FULL GOSPEL DELERENCE CHURCH118 Honore St., St. Martinville, La.; Pastor Mary Fontenette Sunday: 11:30 • 12:30 Thursday nights 7pm • 8pm

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New Orleans – Louisiana Cul-tural Economy Foundation along with St. Landry and St. Martin parishes hired the New Orleans consulting fi rm Ardyn M. Thriffi -ley & Associates to develop the fi rst phase of a cultural master plan for the town of Arnaudville. Along with an assessment of cultural assets, Ardyn M. Thriffi -ley & Associates will prepare a facility and business plan for the vacant St. Luke Hospital for use as a French immersion center and cultural business incubator. The business plan will include usage guidelines and policies, as well as an operational matrix. Assessments of cultural assets shall include: surveys of artists, French speakers, cultural non-profi ts, culturally-related busi-nesses and businesses whose employees speak French. The consultants are also charged with the engagement of community participation and in-put, especially among those who are traditionally left out of city and economic development plan-ning. The 25,000-square-foot va-

cant St. Luke Hospital building is located in the heart of Arnaud-ville, and both St. Landry Par-ish President Bill Fontenot and St. Martin Parish President Guy Cormier are supportive of the concept to repurpose the facil-ity for cultural use. Both parish presidents served on the selec-tion committee for this hiring. In addition, a number of part-ners have already self-identifi ed, including Louisiana State Uni-versity, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Tulane Univer-sity. Students with LSU and Tulane have and continue to conduct French immersion and linguistic research/study pro-grams in Arnaudville. Currently, there is no central location for these students to learn or stay, which is why the plan will focus on “centralizing” the program at the St. Luke facility. Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation serves as a catalyst for the development and en-hancement of distinct cultural industries of Louisiana by pro-moting the economic health and quality of life of its cultural econ-omy workforce. The fi nal and complete cul-

tural master plan will integrate the various components of the area’s cultural assets, programs, attractions, education and work-force, real estate, tourism desti-nations and development oppor-tunities into a unifi ed strategy to ensure the sustainability and vitality of Arnaudville’s cultural offerings. The full plan will be a coordinating tool to increase and deepen cultural participation, guide the work of community partners, and connect govern-ment entities and cultural busi-ness developers in a new and unique way. LCEF fully expects this plan to provide a road map to new eco-nomic opportunities by creating and leveraging innovative collab-orations. The Arnaudville Cultural Mas-ter Plan is funded by a National Endowment for the Arts grant and matching funds through St. Landry and St. Martin Parish governments. Master plan phase one com-pletion is set for June 30.

Sherri McConnell is chairman of the Louisiana Cultural Econo-my Foundation and Arnaudville Project manager.

New York – Ceci-lia, in St. Martin Parish, emerged as one of the 50 most affordable small towns in the nation, ac-cording to Business In-sider, the largest business news site on the web. BI looked at towns with populations be-tween 1,000 and 10,000 whose households spend no more than 30 percent of their annual income on housing costs. They looked at the average cost of three types of hous-

ing – owned houses with a mortgage, owned hous-es without a mortgage, and rentals – and took a weighted average of these by the proportion of each type of home in the town to produce a ranking. The towns didn’t have to be incorporated but rather U.S. Census-desig-nated. Louisiana made the list more than any other state with nine towns. Texas came in second with sev-en.

Cecilia ranks No. 27 with 92.3 percent of the houses deemed afford-able according to BI’s pro-tocols. Other Louisiana towns on the list were: •Lawtell (St. Landry), No. 3, 97.8 percent. •Hackberry (Cameron), No. 5, 95.1 percent. •Milton (Lafayette), No.

7, 94.9 percent. •Pierre Part (Assump-tion), No. 8, 94.6 percent. •Amelia (St. Mary), No. 11, 94.3 percent. •Estherwood (Acadia), No. 16, 93.5 percent. •South Vacherie (St. James), No. 36, 91.4 per-cent. •Sarepta (Webster), No. 39, 91.2 percent.

Business Insider names Cecilia ‘most affordable’

Arnaudville – Bayou Teche Brewing was one of a handful of craft breweries whose beers were served at this year’s Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia last week. The brewery’s LA-31 Biere Pale was one of about 10 American craft beers chosen by the tournament to be served in their new hospitality facility. “We received a call from the folks at Au-gusta several months ago saying that we had been selected, and in-quiring about the pos-sibility of purchas-ing our LA-31 for the Master’s,” said Karlos

Knott, Bayou Teche Brewing’s president. “We excitedly worked with one of our distrib-utors in Georgia to get kegs of our ale shipped to Atlanta, and then over to Augusta for the tournament.” This year’s Masters Tournament was April 6-12. “There are currently just over 3,000 craft breweries in America, to be selected to rep-resent the industry at what is arguably one of the most important sporting events in the world is quite an hon-or,” Knott said. “Everyone at the brewery is more than excited.”

Arnaudville’s beer served at Masters

Philippe Gustin to receive award from CODOFIL Baton Rouge – Philippe Gustin, ex-ecutive director of the International Center of Lafayette, is this year’s recipient of the Prix de la Franco-Responsabili-té. This award is given as part of Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne’s Culture Connection event in April, an annual conference recognizing contri-butions to Louisi-ana’s culture. CODOFIL (the Council for the Develop-ment of French in Loui-siana) gives this award annually in recognition of a community mem-ber’s efforts to advance French in Louisiana. Gustin, a native of Belgium, moved to Louisiana in 1974 and has been an advocate for Louisiana’s fran-cophone communities ever since. He served as the fi rst director of CODOFIL before tak-ing up his current posi-

tion at the International Center of Lafayette. Through his work in these positions, he has led numerous trade and goodwill missions to francophone coun-tries, drawing their at-tention and business to

Louisiana. Gustin also serves on the boards of la Fon-dation Louisiane, which works to promote French in Louisiana; and the SESAME Network, a group of 15 glob-

al medium-sized cities working for economic advancement; among many others. Dr. William Arce-neaux, CODOFIL presi-dent, said Gustin’s in-fl uence and dynamic reputation has turned Louisiana and particu-larly Acadiana into a magnet for industry and tourism internationally known for its culture and language and con-comitant economic de-velopment benefi ts.

Gustin

Last week a fi sher-man told me that price of crawfi sh was $1.85 a pound and he ex-pected it to go down the week after Easter. Today, the Monday af-ter Easter, I’m told by another that the pre-Easter price had actu-ally gone up to $2.10 a pound and now was down to $1.75. Maybe it depends who you ask. Anyway, the lat-ter price isn’t really all that bad but it surely indicates nobody is catching a whole lot or the price would be a lot lower. At the landing to-day, the water has ris-en more and will soon go over the pavilion fl oor. You would have to wade to reach the walkways to the fl oat-ing dock. Most of the com-mercial fi shermen, probably most of all fi shermen, are now using the northern-most launch ramp where Assumption Parish had dumped a bunch of slag a few years ago and raised the ramp approach. There you can back into the water without getting water into your truck. You would be in the water but not in the cab – yet! And the raised ap-proach means you can see where the ramp must be. At the other two ramps, which are completely under wa-ter, it’s impossible to determine where the ramp is, which might not be a problem ex-cept all the ramps are bordered by big boul-ders. Hard on your motor to hit one of them. Easter weekend was not all that bad on the river. Quite a few jet skis but not a horrible amount and most of them were reasonably under control. Since the Belle River level is high, also, it is not a good idea to not make any waves and dam-age people’s seawalls. I loved that Brad-shaw article in a re-cent Teche News about the guy many years ago who got hit by a bull when a passing train had hit the ani-mal which was sub-sequently thrown into the air and hit the guy

walking on the levee. I don’t suppose the guy thought it was funny, but the story was. I start chuckling every time I think about it. I got “hit” by falling poop from a seagull once when my husband and I were shrimping. Hubby thought it was funny. I’m not sure how I felt at the time. But a whole bull! Yow-za! There will be a separate article in the paper from Ste-phensville Elementa-ry, thanking everyone for their participa-tion in the Courtesy Ford Giveaway contest and congratulating the winner, St. Mart-inville High School. I, of course, was root-ing (and voting) for Stephensville and am very proud of how well they did. Second place was pretty good and to top that off, Mr. Earl King of King Truck-ing in Morgan City was impressed with the contest video and has donated $9,000 to Stephensville this year and pledged $9,000 for next year. Not too shabby, huh?

I had occasion to join some family at Lake End Park in Morgan City for an Easter re-union. They had rent-ed one of the raised cottages on the beach. I was there for just a few hours, but the ac-commodations were very nice. Sleeping for at least six, clean, spa-cious, great view, par-tially screened down-stairs. It seemed that everybody in the park had brought their own golf carts so the traffi c was brisk but at least quiet. No news yet on the FAS/levee issue. I keep recalling that someone fi gured that if FAS does get its per-mit, we would have a truck every seven minutes on our road. When I’m working in a fl ower bed by the road, the wind from the passing trucks al-most knocks me over. It’s already busy here with all the crawfi sh vehicles heading to the landing, but at least that’s seasonal.

Teche News’ Lower St. Martin correspondent, Linda Cooke, can be emailed at lindacooke1939@gmail.com.

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Franklin – The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge will hosting two events in conjunction to this week end’s Black Bear Festival, a paddle ad-venture and paddling instruction. The Black Bear Pad-dle Adventure kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 18. You must have your own boat and equip-ment to join in this event. Registration is re-quired. Children must be age 6 or older and accompanied by an adult. The Friends, along with the Lafayette Pad-dle Club will lead a trip to Yellow Bayou. Regis-tered participants must check in with the guide by 8 a.m. on April 18 at the Fairfax Foster Bailey Boat Landing in Franklin to participate in this free event. The Friends will also offer a Basic Introduc-tion to Canoeing on Sunday, April 19 be-tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the Bear

Festival. In this event, per-fect for beginners, you will be given instruc-tions on basic paddle strokes then begin an adventure on the refuge at the Hanson Canal lo-cated on Frontage Road by Hwy. 90. This event is open to the public free of charge. Children must be age 6

or older and accompa-nied by an adult. For directions and to register for this event, meet at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tent on Teche Drive. For more informa-tion go to www.bay-outecherefugefriends.org and click on the event tab, or email btrfriends@yahoo.com.

FRIEND OF THE BAYOU – Donovan Garcia of Jeaner-ette pauses on one of his guiding trips on Bayou Teche. Garcia, a member of Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, will guide a trip and give paddling in-structions this weekend . (File photo)

The Black Bear Festival includes paddling events

BULLETIN BOARD St. Martin Parish

Volunteers for Family and Community (VFC) is seeking new mem-bers. Meetings held every second Tuesday of the month, next meeting Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. at the Sydnie Mae Durand Activity Center.

AARP meeting will be held Thursday, April 16, 6 p.m., Magnolia Park Recreation Center. Heather Price and Carol Battaglia with C.I.S. will be the guest speakers. St. Martin Sheriff’s Office sponsoring meal. Breaux Bridge Vol. Fire Co. annual BBQ Fund Raiser. Uniform members will be selling tickets on the East Side of Bayou on April 15-16. Tickets $20, include 2 BBQ dinners. Tickets can also be purchased at all banks in Breaux Bridge or by mailing your con-tribution to 225 N. Main Street, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 and tickets will be mailed to you. The BBQ will be held on June 7.

St. Martin Parish Library April activities: National Library week April 12-18, “Food for Fines” program, patrons with outstanding fines for overdue material may have their fines erased by donating perishable items. Money Smart week April 18-25, Financial Empowerment Workshop. •Storytime 10 a.m.; •St. Martinville Branch – Tuesdays, April 21, 28. •Bird Glider pick-up craft, 3:30 p.m. – Thursday, April 16, Cecilia; Tuesday, April 21, Breaux Bridge; Wednesday, April 22, St. Martinville. •Frog Tic-Tac-Toe, 3:30 p.m. – Thursday, April 23, Cecilia; Monday, April 27, St. Martinville; Tuesday, April 28, Breaux Bridge; Wednesday, April 29, Arnaudville; Thursday, April 30, Parks. Food for Seniors applications taken on fourth Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m., Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge. Bring informa-tion of income and ID. Parks Middle School is collecting Box Tops for Education labels, Community Coffee labels and pull tabs off of soda cans. Parks Middle School, Attn. Ms Clark, 1010-A St. Louis Dr., St. Martinville, LA 70582.

St. Bernard/St. Francis Food Pantry, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Center in Breaux Bridge. Food Net/Second Harvest appli-cations being taken. Open on Tuesdays, call 845-9947 to make an appointment or to vol-unteer. New Beginning Fellowship Church Food Pantry – Mondays 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon; must bring picture ID and proof of income, First Baptist Church, 2336 Cecilia High School Hwy. New Start Center ongoing fundraiser, has been welcomed to the Amazon Smile Program, where 0.5% of the price of eligible Amazon Smile purchases by our customers will be donated to New Start Center. Call 394-8559. Proceeds help fund ser-vices provided to sur-vivors of domestic vio-lence. The Veterans Home in Breaux Bridge is available for family functions for rental information call Ames Cormier at 349-0746. Cecilia First Baptist Church offering child-care programs Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. To register call Josie, 278-1475; Heather, 200-0367; Bro. Lonnie, 396-8403. Open House – Sundays, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 22 and Dec. 27, In observance of the Year of Consecrated Life, Our Lady of Sorrows Retret Center. Contact Fr. Michael Champagne at 394-6550. St. Martinville Convent of Mercy reunion for classes 1933 through 1969,

Saturday, April 25, Attendance by reser-vation only, contact Louella B. Latiolais at 837-2894 or llatiolais@cox.net. Creole Farmer’s Market Committee will host the 2015 Miss and Junior Miss St. Martin Pageant Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. St. Martin Training Academy, 1815-A Terrace Hwy. St. Martin Parish, girls between the ages of 0-22 years old. Call Susan Dore at 337-322-9789 or Gisele Bulliard at 247-4392 for more informa-tion. A r n a u d v i l l e Etouffee Festival Kings & Queens Pageant, ages 0-14 years, Saturday, April 18, at the Little Flower Auditorium in Arnaudville. The Queen’s pageant for ages 15+ will be held on April 19, Contact Barbara, 288-4571 or Debbie, 754-7577. E-mail scledbetter55@gmail.com. Breaux Bridge High class of 2005 reunion Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m. Buck & Johnny’s Glass Room. Contact Tremaine at 303-7684 or e-mail trossyion@yahoo.com. Teresian Birthday Bash – Fridays, 7 p.m. May 8, 15, 22, June 12 and June 26. Lectures honoring the 500th birthday of St. Teresa of Avila. Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center. Contact Fr. Michael Champagne at 394-6550. BBHS Class of ‘65 is celebrating its 50th anniversary on May 24, 4 p.m., Pat’s Atchafalaya Club. Dining and danc-ing to the Foret tradi-tion band. “After party” ideas are always wel-comed. Casual attire is suggested. E-mail kenmkboy@aol.com.

Baja St. MartinBy Linda Cooke

Teche News, St. Martinville, La. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - C-3

– PUBLIC NOTICES –ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

MARCH 4, 2015BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA

MINUTES The St. Martin Parish School Board convened on this day at 5:00 P.M. at the Administrative Offi ce with the following members present: Messrs. Mark Hebert, President, Steve Fuselier, Aaron Flegeance, Burton Dupuis, James Blanchard, Russel C. Foti, Richard Potier, Frederic Stelly, Floyd Knott, and Ms. Wanda B. Vital. ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mark Hebert, President. Dr. Lottie P. Beebe, Superintendent, opened the meeting with a prayer and the pledge of al-legiance. Ms. Betty Thibodeaux, Teacher Aide at Breaux Bridge Elementary, was rec-ognized as the February Employee of the Month sponsored by Southern Scripts. The Board Member’s request to purchase property next to Teche Elementary School was removed from the agenda. On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Foti, and unanimously carried, consider and/or approve the Finance Committee recommendation in regards to a loan request from the Cecilia High Girls’ Softball Group in the amount of $50,000 or less was added to the consent agenda. On the motion of Mr. Foti, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following consent agenda items:Minutes of the following meetings:Finance Committee Meeting of February 4, 2015Regular Meeting of February 4, 2015Special Meeting of February 5, 2015Special Meeting of February 19, 2015Finance Committee recommendations:Purchase of truck for the maintenance departmentLoan request from the Cecilia High Girls’ Softball Group in the amount of $50,000 or lessRequest for permission to call for bids on Janitorial ProductsBoard resolution to negotiate contract with United Way of Acadiana for Access to Care Grant for the School Board Health CentersRequests from St. Martin Parish Government:To utilize School Food Service facilities for a summer program tentatively from May, 2015 through July, 2015To utilize current bid prices and vendors from 2014-2015 school yearResolutions:MFP/Sales Tax Revenue (attached as Exhibit A)Expressing the condolences of the entire school system to the families of Marion Angelle, Mary Alice Guidry, and Rodney Ledoux (attached as Exhibit B)Personnel Changes: Request for extra employment pay for Corita Andrus, Cabrini Benoit, Tracey Berard, Ashley Bonvillain, Dana Broussard, Brenda Davis, and Ashley Howard for Cecilia Primary’s After-Care Program for the month of January, 2015 Request for extra employment pay for Angela Toncrey, Rena David, Tonia The-riot, Kate Gary, Theresa Blankenship, Regina Smart, Catherine Meche, Trisha Chauvin, and Cherie Foti for Parks Primary’s After-Care Program for the month of January, 2015 Request for extra employment pay for Patty Orgeron, Allison Guagliardo, and Candice Grivet for Stephensville Elementary’ s After-Care Program for the month of January, 2015Recommendation of termination due to job abandonment On the motion of Mr. Foti, seconded by Mr. Dupuis, and unanimously car-ried, the Board approved the following 2009 and 2013 Bond projects:Awarding the Cecilia Jr. High New Classrooms project (2013 Bond) to Southern Constructors, LLC in the amount of $1,131,000Awarding the following projects: Breaux Bridge Primary Cabling – Com-Net Services, LLC ($161,030)Breaux Bridge High School Cabling – Com-Net Services, LLC ($129,576)Cecilia Jr. High and Cecilia High Cabling – Prevost Electric, Inc. ($218,000)St. Martinville High School Cabling – Global Data Systems, Inc. ($148,050)Teche Elementary and Cecilia Primary Cabling – Global Data Systems, Inc. ($292,560)Catahoula Elementary and Parks Middle Cabling – Global Data Systems, Inc. ($189,390)Stephensville Elementary Cabling – Global Data Systems ($45,166)The following projects funded by 2013 Cecilia District bond funds to proceed through Schematic Design. Total District construction funds available is $3,067,598. Based on approval of Superintendent of the schematic design, allow the respective architects (already approved by the Board at previous meetings) to proceed with construction documents to allow projects to begin construction as soon as possible. Any substantial modifi cations to the approved list of work will be presented to the Board before moving forward. Also, the scope of work will be specifi cally defi ned based on construction estimates established by the Architects which fall within the approved budget.Cecilia Primary:Property Purchase $60,000 (already approved and complete)Parking Lot Improvements $100,000Caf. DW Area/Epoxy $10,000 $170,000 SubtotalTeche Elementary:Sidewalks Repairs $5,000Property Purchase $80,000Library Elevator $150,000Buses/parent Pickup drives $100,000 $335,000 SubtotalCecilia Jr. High:Furniture $5,313 (complete)New Classrooms $1,044,162 (Bidding; results presented at mtg.)Repairs to brick Gym $145,000 $1,194,475 SubtotalCecilia High:Drainage & Culverts $60,000 (Approved by Board and in progress)Portion of 8 Clrms $355,038Treatment Plant Analysis $10,000 $425,038 Subtotal $2,124,513 Total Proposed Projects $ 943,085 Remaining Cecilia District FundsThe following assignments of 2013 projects to Architects:Reassignment of Breaux Bridge High School Athletic Building/s from David Courville Architects to Angelle Architects. David Courville Architects, now do-ing business as Vermilion Architects, will maintain Breaux Bridge High Athletic Track Upgrade.Reassignment of the Hardware portion of Doors and Hardware Parish-wide proj-ects from David Courville Architects to Architectural Solutions.Assignment of remaining roofi ng projects to Architectural and Engineering. The Board discussed the following: Purchasing lots 138-139 Pecan Acres Cecilia area from Louis Boyd at ap-praised price with proceeds from 2013 bondsBidding on purchases of all future new school busesLivestreaming school board meetings On the motion of Mr. Flegeance, seconded by Mr. Foti, and unanimously car-ried, the Board adjourned.SECRETARY PRESIDENT

as shown on that certain plat of survey of said subdivision, dated March 21, 1979, prepared by Calvin Courville and recorded under Entry No. 191191, of the records of the St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court. Which has the address of 934 Cecile Boulevard, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 7th day of April, 2015.RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana4.15, 5.13

S H E R I F F’ S S A L E STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 82368

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

VSMELISSA ALEXANDER

BOUTTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on February 24, 2015, and to me directed in the above and entitled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my possession and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and high-est bidder, after due advertise-ment, according to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 the following mentioned and described property, to-wit: That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all build-ings and improvements thereon, with all rights, ways, privileges and servitudes thereunto be-longing, situated in Sections 10 and 123, Township 10 South, Range 6 East, in the Third Ward of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, West of Bayou Teche, containing 2.0 arpents or 1.69 acres, more or less. Said tract having a front on the public gravel road of 192 feet, with a depth between par-allel lines of 384 feet, with such shape, measurements, form, di-mensions and boundaries as are shown on a plat of survey pre-pared by C. K. Langlinais, Sur-veyor, dated October 24, 1963, fi led under Act No. 133680, re-cords of St. Martin Parish, Loui-siana, which survey is made a part hereof by reference thereto; subject to restrictions, servi-tudes, rights-of-way and out-standing mineral rights of record affecting the property. Being the same property acquired by MELISSA ALEXAN-DER BOUTTE from CLYDE R. JOSEPH and LENORA HUNTER JOSEPH by Act of Cash Sale recorded in Conveyance Book 1485, Page 430, under Entry No. 406293 of the records of St. Mar-tin Parish, Louisiana.***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 10th day of March, 2015.RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana3.18,4.15

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. MARTINVILLE, LOUISIANA HELD ON THE 16th DAY OF MARCH, 2015. The Mayor and City Council of the City of St. Martinville, Louisiana met in Regular Session on the 16th day of March, 2015 at City Hall, their regular meeting place, pursuant to the call of the Mayor. THERE were present: Thomas Nelson, Mayor Craig Pros-per, Councilman Mike Fuselier, Councilman Dennis Williams, Coun-cilman Debra Landry, Councilwoman Ike Robertson, Councilman Allan L. Durand, City Attorney THERE were absent: None Mayor Thomas Nelson presiding, called the meeting to order. Upon motion of Dennis Williams duly seconded by Debra Landry and unanimously carried that the minutes of the regular meeting held March 2, 2015 hereby be approved as written and prepared for publication in the Teche News, the Offi cial Journal of the City of St. Martinville. Upon motion of Ike Robertson duly seconded by Debra Landry and unanimously carried that the bills to be paid by the City Finance Commit-tee hereby be approved for payment. Director of Parks and Recreation Glenda Kately and Susan Carpentier of the Garden Club presented awards to the winners of the Garden Club’s Clean City Slogan and Poster-Essay Contest. Upon request of Rozella Viltz of SMILE, it was moved by Dennis Wil-liams and unanimously seconded that permission be granted for the use of Adam Carlson Park on Saturday, March 28, 2015 (11:00am - 7:00pm) to hold the 2nd Annual Easter Car-nival. The carnival is being held in conjunction with the SMILE Easter parade. SMILE will be responsible for clean up following the event. Upon motion of Craig Prosper duly seconded by Debra Landry and unanimously carried that Mayor Nel-son be hereby authorized to enter into and sign maintenance agreement with DOTD including mowing and litter pickup along state highways in the incorporated areas of the City of St. Martinville for fi scal year ending June 30, 2016. Upon motion of Dennis Williams duly seconded Debra Landry and unanimously carried that the low bid to demolish the dilapidated structure owned by Theresa Lambert Benjamin located at 901 S. Martin Luther King Jr Drive, be hereby awarded to D.A. Fuselier Contractors, Inc, with a bid of $3,800.00. Upon motion of Craig Prosper duly seconded by Debra Landry and unanimously carried that effective December 31, 2015 the City of St. Martinville will pay 90% of employees’ health insurance premium and will no longer pay a share of their depen-dents’ health insurance premiums. There being no further business to come before the Mayor and City Council, Mayor Thomas Nelson ad-

journed the meeting upon motion of Dennis Williams duly seconded by Craig Prosper. THOMAS NELSON, MAYOR ATTEST:LORRIE M POIRIER, SECRETARY

S H E R I F F’ S S A L E STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 82363

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

OF SWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2005-6VS

DWAYNE E. FELIX AND MILDRED N. FELIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on February 23, 2015, and to me directed in the above and entitled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my possession and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and high-est bidder, after due advertise-ment, according to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 the following mentioned and described property, to-wit: That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all im-provements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges and ser-vitudes thereto pertaining, situ-ated in Section 75, Township 8 South, Range 6 East, in the Fifth Ward of St. Martin Parish, LA, on the west side of Bayou Teche, and being known and designated as Lot 10 of Parkland Subdivision, a subdivision of St. Martin Parish, LA, as shown on that certain plat of survey dated December 11, 1970, prepared by Fred L. Colomb, as attached to act fi led under entry no. 154348 in conveyance book 651, page 709 of the records of St. Mar-tin Parish, LA, and made a part hereof by reference thereto, and having such dimensions, mea-surements and boundaries as are more fully shown on said plat of survey***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 10th day of March, 2015.RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana3.18, 4.15

S H E R I F F’ S S A L E

STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 78308

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

VSMELANIE SHOEMAKE A/K/A MELANIE DAWN WILKINSON SHOEMAKE WIFE OF/AND

AUBREY G. SHOEMAKE, SR. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on November 17, 2011, and to me directed in the above and entitled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my possession and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and high-est bidder, after due advertise-ment, according to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 the following mentioned and described property, to-wit: THAT CERTAIN 3.564 ACRES PARCEL OF GROUND, situated in Section 38, T8S, R5E, St. Martin Parish, Loui-siana, together with all im-provements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servi-tudes, appurtenances and ad-vantages thereunto belonging, being known and designated as TRACT “A”, as shown between the letters ABCDEFGHIJKLM-NOPQRSTA on that certain plat of survey dated August 22, 2006 and prepared by Wil J. Guidry, Registered Land Surveyor and made part hereof and having such other dimensions, bound-aries and measurements as are more fully shown on said plat of survey. Which has the address of 1034 Mcveigh Road, Arnaud-ville, Louisiana 70512 F/K/A 1575 Bayou Fuselier Road, Arn-audville, Louisiana 70512.***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 10th day of March, 2015.RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana3.18, 4.15

CALL FOR BIDS The City of St. Martinville will receive sealed bids until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at City Hall, St. Martinville, Louisiana for supplying the City during the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 with the following: Electrical supplies and equip-ment, including, but not limited to, electrical meters, all size 7,600 volt conventional reconditioned trans-formers and general line equipment, and all other types of equipment, ma-terials and services which the City of St. Martinville might need in the op-eration of its electrical system. NOTE: Bids on reconditioned transformers must state if consignment stock is of-fered and terms thereof. All types of water supplies, in-cluding, but not limited to, cast iron pipe, asbestos cement pipe, fi re hy-drants, water meters, repair clamps, repair unions, water tapping saddles, 3/4” and 1” plastic tubing, water puri-fi cation chemicals, lime, and all other

types of equipment, materials, and services which the City of St. Martin-ville might need in the operation of its water system. Janitorial supplies. Diesel fuel, bulk fuel, and tires & tubes (installed). Limestone, plastic pipes, and street/traffi c signs. Bids must be guaranteed for the fi rst six months. Thereafter, advance written notice of any price increase must be sent to the City of St. Mart-inville. Only the cost of the increase shall be added to bid prices, with the profi t margin of the vendor remaining the same. In the process of awarding bids, past service and availability of supplies will be considered. Specifi cations may be obtained at City Hall, 120 New Market St., St. Martinville, Louisiana, 70582. The City of St. Martinville reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities thereto.Donna A. LasseigneCity Clerk/ Sec.-Treas.Publish April 15, April 22, and April 29

PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCES BEING CONSIDERED FOR FINAL ADOPTION BY THE ST. MARTIN PARISH COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, AT 5:00 PM, IN THE CARROLL J. FUSELIER MEETING ROOM, ST. MARTIN PARISH AN-NEX BUILDING, 301 WEST PORT STREET, ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. SUMMARY NO. 1093-OR (Intro-duced by Lisa Nelson, District 2)An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 15-01-1084-OR, Section E, rela-tive to approval of additional travel expenses. SUMMARY NO. 1095-OR (Intro-duced by Dean Dore’, District 9)An Ordinance to confi rm and ratify the revisions to the St. Martin Parish Government Pay Schedule and all ac-tions taken in connection therewith and to revise pertinent portions of Rule 4 of the St. Martin Parish Gov-ernment Rules and Procedures Manu-al to comport with actions taken from 2001-December 2, 2014, with regard to revisions to the St. Martin Parish Government Compensation Plan. SUMMARY NO. 1096-OR (Intro-duced by Meko Robin, District 8)An Ordinance setting the speed limit to 25mph for motor vehicles on Bock Huval Road, located in District 8, Sec-tion 64, Township 8 South, Range 6 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, to provide for the penalty for the viola-tion of this ordinance.

ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

CALL FOR INFORMAL BIDS School Nutrition Program The St. Martin Parish School Nutrition Program will open informal bids for groceries and meats at the School Board Offi ce, 625 Corporate Blvd; Breaux Bridge, Louisiana or electronically via www.centralauction-house.com; at 10:00 a.m. on the fol-lowing dates for the 2015-2016 school session: PURCHASE PERIOD AUGUST 2015 through MAY 2016

BID OPENINGJULY 1, 2015

Specifi cations may be obtained by applying at the offi ce of the St. Mar-tin Parish Sales Tax Offi ce, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana or online at www.centralauctionhouse.com. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and waive informalities incident thereto. Dr. Lottie Beebe, SuperintendentSecretaryPUBLISH: April 8, 2015, April 15, 2015, April 22, 2015

CALL FOR BIDS THE ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS UNTIL 10:00 A.M., THURSDAY, April 23, 2015 IN THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD, SALES TAX OFFICES; 625 Coporate Blvd; BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA OR ELECTRONICALLY VIA WWW.CEN-TRALAUCTIONHOUSE.COM FOR THE FOLLOWING:BID #_1535__: BREAD & RELATED PRODUCTSBID # _1533_____: MILK & RELAT-ED PRODUCTS BID # _1534_____: MILK & RELAT-ED PRODUCTS (STEPHENSVILLE)BID #_1536_____: SN PAPER & CHEMICALS SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OB-TAINED BY APPLYING AT THE OF-FICE OF THE ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA OR ONLINE AT WWW.CENTRALAUCTIONHOUSE.COM . THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS AND WAIVE INFORMALITIES INCIDENT THERETO. Dr. Lottie Beebe,SuperintendentBoard SecretaryPublish: April 8, 2015, April 15, 2015, April 22, 2015

CLERK’S OFFICEPARISH OF ST. MARTINSTATE OF LOUISIANAI, BECKY P. PATIN, Clerk of Court of the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, a Member of the Jury Commission, do hereby certify that at a meeting of the Jury Commission in and for said Parish, held Thursday, March 5, 2015, there were drawn (125) one hundred twenty-fi ve citizens to serve as Petit Jurors for the trial of criminal cases during the week begin-ning MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015, at 9 a.m. all in accordance with the stipu-lations fi led on February 20, 2015.1.ALEXANDER, ALTA MARIE, 1158 B ZIN ZIN RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 705172.ALEXANDER, DEONDRA NICOLE, 301 RANDOLPH ST, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-38273.ALFRED, DONAVAN PAUL, 601 CHURCH ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-32404.ALLEN, SIDNEY C, 971 LANDRY ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-58405.AMEST, MACKENZIE, 724 MAR-TIN STREET, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 705176.ANGELLE, LAILOR B, 492 NONA ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 705177.AUGUILLARD, WHITLEY JAMES, 1002 CHEVALIER RD, ARNAUD-VILLE, LA 70512-40098. AYO, ASHLEY A, 237 ALINE DRIVE, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 705179.BATISTE, MURPHY J, 720 SAINT MARTIN ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-443810.BATISTE, RACHELLE MONIQUE, 263 ARMENTINE COVE, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-526511.BAUDOIN, ROBERT C, 1127 BEAR CREEK CIRCLE, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051712.BAUMBOREE, RICHARD GLENN JR, PO BOX 459, ARNAUDVILLE, LA 7051213.BEGNAUD, SHERRY GOU-LAS, 1009 EARLINE DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-633014.BENNETT, TOMMY MITCHELL, 1130A NASSAN ROAD, ST. MARTIN-VILLE, LA 7058215.BENSON, MICHELLE MILLER, 1236-J AUBREY OZENNE R, BROUS-SARD, LA 7051816.BERARD, TOMMY LEN, 1018 AM-EDA BERARD RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051717.BERNARD, KEITH EDWARD, 7124 MAIN HWY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-780018.BLANCHARD, ROXANNA CAR-LINE, 1037 BAYOU PORTAGE RD, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-760519.BOREL, MEGAN ELIZABETH, 204 REES ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-461220.BOURGEOIS, DOUGLAS JOSEPH, 1006 RAYMOND DR, BROUSSARD, LA 7051821.CHAMPAGNE, JEREMY SAUL, 1144 GUIDRY RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-772322.CHAMPAGNE, SHANE MATTHEW, 1293 ISLE LABBE RD, ST MARTIN-

VILLE, LA 7058223.CHARLES, HOWARD JOSEPH, 1210-H CAMP BON TEMPS, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-632724.CLEMENTS, ROSE T, 4507G MAIN HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-763025.COLE, IRENE CASTILLE, 450 E MILLS AVE 8, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051726.COLON, MICHELLE F, 1017 MYR-TLE BEND, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051727.CYR, CHRISTINE COMB, 1005 BELLE TERRE DR, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-732728.DAUPHINE, KYRIN DEVON, 1725 CYPRESS ISLAND HW, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 7058229.DEGETAIRE, GRANT JAMES, 2095 MAIN HWY., ARNAUDVILLE, LA 7051230.DELAHOUSSAYE, JADE MAR-CELLE, 2597 CYPRESS ISLAND HW, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058231.DENAIS, HAZEL TRAHAN, PO BOX 182, CECILIA, LA 7052132.DINH, THANH V, 1024 BENOIT DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051733.DORE, LORETTA ANN, 2445 CY-PRESS ISLAND HW, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-650734.DOUCET, MICHAEL TODD, 1418 ANSE BROUSSARD HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-693835.DUHON, KEVIN PAUL, 1001 BROUSSARD DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051736.DUPUIS, JUDY THIBODEAUX, 1015 EUGENE CALAIS RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-682137.DURAND, SHANICE M, 252 E HYACINTH ST, ST. MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-442838.ELLENDER, LUCY BIENVENU, 2632-C DOYLE MELANCON, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-830839.ESCAGNE, ALBERT, 1173 BAYOU ALEXANDRE H, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-751040.ESTAY, CHARLENE ANN, 2941 HWY 70, MORGAN CITY, LA 70380-803341. ETIENNE, MARY MADELINE OR-PHE, PO BOX 742, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058242.ETIENNE, WILLIS, 613 ELMORE ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-490943.FRANCIS, JOSEPH, 2558 CATA-HOULA HWY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-730144. FRANCIS, OLIVIA ANN, 106 DA-VID ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051745.FRUGE, JIMMY, 1038 OLD HEN-DERSON DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-780146.FRUGE, PAMELA GUIDRY, 1688-D SAWMILL HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-641247.GAETHE, ROBERT J, 1779 DUCH-AMP RD 28, BROUSSARD, LA 7051848. GONSOULIN, CHRISTINE MA-RIE, 1043 JULES BROUSSARD R, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-645249.GRAHAM, REBECCA, 1103 BERNIS RD, ST. MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-701050.GRANIER, AMBER LIV, 1011 LIN-DA LN, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051751.GUIDRY, CHARLENE PEPPER, 1014 CALISTE OLIVIER, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051752.GUIDRY, LAUREN VICTORIA, 1188 GUIDRY RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051753.GUIDRY, MARTY JAMES, 1019 GUIDRY RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051754. GUIDRY, PRISCILLA B, 1021 EU-GENE CALAIS RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-682155. GUIDRY, ROBIN LANDRY, 1178-A CORMIER RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-832256.GUILLORY, GRANT PATRICK, 1602 GRAND BOIS RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-841757.GUILLOT, ROLLAND WILLIAM SR, 1118 DUCHAMP RD, BROUSSARD, LA 70518-760158.GUSTER, ANGULA CARVETTE, 2760 A MAIN HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-000059.HAYNES, JARED MICHAEL, 4680 MAIN HWY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058260.HEBERT, RICHEY MICHEAL, 1020 CORMIER DR., BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051761.HEBERT, SKYLER PATRICK, 1040D SIDNEY ANGELLE RD., BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051762.HEBERT, VERNA BROWN, 1021 PARADISE COVE RD, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-612963. HUVAL, KENNETH WAYNE, 1211-B GRAND ANSE HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-705164.JEFFERSON, JUNIUS CARROLL, 1002 DEANNA LN, BROUSSARD, LA 70518-800765. JONES, JOYCE MARIE, 403 N MARTIN LUTHER KI, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-340566. JONES, KEITH DANIEL, 504 WILD CHERRY LN, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051767.JOSEPH, ROLAND JOHN, 1287 HAROLD STOUTE RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-653268.KIDDER, HEDA HARDY, 1153 RE-GIS LAGRANGE RD, ARNAUDVILLE, LA 70512-393669.LANDRY, BARBARA L, 1544 ANSE BROUSSARD HW, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-673470.LANDRY, JACOBY ALLEN, 1044 SEMERE RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051771.LANDRY, NICOLE M, 1041 AR-MOND JOSEPH RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7052772.LARA, NICK BAY, 1112 STE-PHENSVILLE RD, MORGAN CITY, LA 7038073.LATIOLAIS, BERLIE J, 1017 CHES BROUSSARD RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-723574.LATIOLAIS, BONNIE ALLEMOND , 1225 CHES COURVILLE RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-802475.LATIOLAIS, DONALD PAUL, 230 MADGE ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-492176.LATIOLAIS, JUANITA MARIE, 1020 COLLETTE ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-786077.LEMELLE, STACY DEE, 1231-4R HEBERT AVE, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051778.LEMOINE, LYNN GEORGE, 1134 RUTH DR, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058279.LEVERT, EDWARD CHARLES, 6100 RESWEBER HWY, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-680480.LEWIS, MARTY PAUL, 2705 MAIN HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-664081.LONG, JOSEPH VOLON JR, 2705 MAIN HWY., BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051782.MALLERY, ANGELIQUE MARIE, 410 W HAMILTON ST, ST. MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582-333583.MATHEWS, BARBARA CROOKS, 1109 BETTY DR, ARNAUDVILLE, LA 70512-311584.MYERS, DEREK PAUL, 820 GARY DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051785.NARCISSE, DARCINA MERENA, 315 GOVERNOR MOUTON ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-371386.NEVILS, JEFFREY L, 1080 LA-FAYETTE CIRCLE, BROUSSARD, LA 7051887. OLIVIER, DUSTIN KYLE, 1033 CYRUS DR, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058288. PATIN, GLORIA MARIE, 3152 GRAND POINT HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-774089.PHILLIPS, JESSIE MAE, 1160 MARTIN DAUTREUIL ROAD, ST. MARTINVILLE, LA 7058290.PITMAN, SHARI RICHARD, 1092 NASSAN RD, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-730391.POURCIAUX, TALLIE THIBODEAUX, 4783-B BRIDGE STREET HWY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058292.PRINCE, MICHELLE DOIRON, 5533 MAIN HWY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058293.PROVOST, ANITA MARIE, PO BOX 441, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 7058294. RACCA, LEE ALLEN, 1144 RUTH DR, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-6018

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S H E R I F F’ S S A L E STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 82438

VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.

VS FREDIA A. CARMOUCHE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on March 12, 2015, and to me directed in the above and en-titled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my possession and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and high-est bidder, after due advertise-ment, according to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 the following mentioned and described property, to-wit: One (1) certain 1998 Chan-deleu 80 x 16 Manufactured Home, bearing serial number CH3AL01992***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 7th day of April, 2015. RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana4.15

S H E R I F F’ S S A L E STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 80170

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

VS JERMAINE J. DAVIS A/K/A JERMAINE DAVIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on April 15, 2013, and to me di-rected in the above and entitled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my posses-sion and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and highest bid-der, after due advertisement, ac-cording to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Mart-inville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 the following mentioned and de-scribed property, to-wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR

PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all improvements thereon , and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belong-ing, all appurtenances thereof, being located in Section 60, T8S, R6E, being known and desig-nated as LOT 14 OF SUN OAKS ESTATES, a subdivision of the Parish of St. Martin, Louisiana, on that certain plat of survey prepared by Huval & Associates dated June 19, 1998, attached to that act recorded under En-try No. 297298 of the records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, and made a part hereof by refer-ence, and being described with reference thereof. Said lot hav-ing such dimensions, boundar-ies and measurements as are shown on said plat of survey.***ALL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST HAVE CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR A VERIFIABLE LET-TER OF CREDIT IN FAVOR OF SAID BIDDER FROM A SOL-VENT BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THE STATE OF LOUI-SIANA AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE DATE OF THE SALE***Given under my hand offi cially at St. Martinville, Louisiana on this 7th day of April, 2015.RONALD J. THERIOT, SHERIFFSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana4.15, 5.13

S H E R I F F’ S S A L E STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. MARTINSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTSuit#: 81387

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

VS FEVERLEY ALEXANDER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a WRIT OF SEI-ZURE issued out of the Honor-able the 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, on March 19, 2015, and to me directed in the above and en-titled and numbered matter, I have seized and taken in my possession and will offer for sale for cash, to the last and high-est bidder, after due advertise-ment, according to law in the St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement Center, 400 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 the following mentioned and described property, to-wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PAR-CEL OF GROUND, together with all improvements thereon and thereunto belonging, situated in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, being known and designated as Lot Sixty-Three (63) of Bruner Subdivision Extension No. 1, said property having a frontage on Cecile Boulevard, with the dimensions, boundaries, shape, form, location and confi guration

In the midst of an ongoing e-mail scandal, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being treated with kid gloves by House Republicans.

Democrats know how to use a scandal like Watergate or Iran-Contra to their political advan-tage. In contrast, Republicans are notori-ously cautious about aggressively investi-gating scandals involving Democrats.

In this case, Hillary Clinton likely circumvented the Federal Records Act by using a private e-mail system. After a sub-poena, she destroyed 30,000 emails and wiped a server “clean” after refusing to provide it to an independent investigator. She claimed the server did not suffer any security breaches, but no outside arbi-ter was allowed to verify that statement. Along with her associates, she determined which of the 60,000 emails she sent dur-ing her tenure as Secretary of State would be presented to the State Department.

Of course, normal people have to follow the law and Hillary Clinton makes her own rules. Hillary has been getting away with question-able behavior ever since she turned $1,000 into $100,000 in cattle futures. In this case, her deception is even more of a problem because she is on the verge of announcing her presidential campaign.

Back in the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon was pilloried by Democrats due to an 18 minute gap in an incriminating audio tape. It was as-sumed that Nixon discussed details of the Water-gate cover-up during that infamous gap. In com-parison, Hillary Clinton makes Richard Nixon look like an amateur. According to former Judge Andrew Napolitano, a Fox News contributor, “she could have taught Richard Nixon a lesson.”

Instead of the State Department determining the nature of her e-mails, Clinton made the deci-sion herself. In Napolitano’s view, “she disabled the record keeper from doing it because she was the record keeper.” Napolitano urged a prosecu-tor to have “enough courage” to charge the for-mer Secretary of State with obstruction of justice and destruction of documents. Of course, the Eric Holder Justice Department will not charge Hillary Clinton with anything.

In her recent news conference, Clinton claimed that she mixed personal and professional e-mails because she wanted to use only one device, a BlackBerry, for such communications. However, the Associated Press just learned that Clinton had an iPad which she also used for e-mail mes-sages. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the State Department released a

scant total of four Hillary Clinton e-mails, but those few messages revealed a wealth of interest-ing information.

Not only did the Associated Press learn that Hillary had another device for e-mails, it was also

discovered that she mixed up personal and professional correspondence. In one e-mail to her top assistant Huma Abedin, Clinton asked about “attractive boxes/baskets” among other house dec-orations. This response occurred after Abedin sent Clinton information about drone strikes in Pakistan. Obviously, Clinton’s e-mail account was used for a variety of purposes with personal and work issues being addressed simultane-ously, which is why her server should have been made available to House investigators.

To get answers, Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), chairman of the House Select Commit-tee investigating the Benghazi attack, has asked Clinton to submit for a private interview. A better approach would be for House Republicans to stop the kid glove treatment of Hillary and de-mand that she answer questions under oath in a public hearing, just like Democrats have treated Republicans for decades.

In the view of Republican National Commit-tee Chairman Reince Priebus, Clinton’s activities are “criminal in nature.” The only way to verify his claim is to put Clinton and her top associates under oath. It is time for the House Republicans to start playing hardball with a woman who has used those tactics against her political opponents throughout her entire life.

Jeff Crouere is a native of New Orleans and is the host of a Louisiana based program, “Ringside Politics.”

The following are extracts from the Court Records of St. Martin Parish and the Federal Bankruptcy court for the period from March 2 through March 6.

BANKRUPTCIES ST. MARTIN PARISH

Joseph& Chermaine Brewer, 1072 Berard Duma-trait Rd, Breaux Bridge. Chapter 13. Joshua & Heather Verret, 1102 Martha Hebert Rd, Breaux Bridge. Chapter 13. Gloria Hypolite, 1043 St. Louis St. Chapter 13. Henry & Sadie Mason Jr., 722 Isadore Dr. Chapter 13. Otis & Amy Batiste Sr., 1058 Bridgetowne Lane, Breaux Bridge. Chapter 13.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Brian Theriot to Collette Latiolais. Jeffery Simon to Rachael Baker. Ricky Gary Jr., to Dasha Sinegal. Ross Goulas to Martha DeVillier. Timothy Amy to Amber Theriot. Drew Louviere to Sage Landry.

CASH SALES James Carroll to Michael Thibodeaux, 1033 Rushing Dr, Arnaudville. Ground with improvements being lots 8 & 9, Rushing Estates. $76,500. Anna Hobbs to Toler & Christella Torrence Jr., 728 Governor Mouton. Ground with improvements being lots 10 & 11, Block K, Ameal Subdivision. $10,000. Lakes Properties LLC to Ramarm Investments LLC, Youngsville. Ground with improvements in Sec 16, T11S, R5E. $91,000. Schaefer Realty Holdings LLC to BBLP LLC, Lafayette. Ground with improvements in Sec 23, T11S, R5E. $193,930. Lakes Properties LLC to Austin Menard, Youngsville. Ground with improvements being lot 31, Le Triomphe Subdivision. $135,000. Jeanne Dupuis ET AL to Yurian Barbarrosa, 1023 Declouet Hwy, Breaux Bridge. Ground with im-provements in Sec 67, T86, R6E. $80,000. Michael & Geralyn Stephens to Jamie & Mari-ana Armedaris, 1003 Main St, Parks. Ground with im-provements in Sec 81, T9S, R6E. $12,000. Thomas Greig Jr. to Meko Belaire, 216 W. Bridge St. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 84, T10S, R6E. $30,000. Daniel Carter to Christ-opher Joseph, 921 Goldie Dr, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements in Sec 15, T9S, R5E. $89,000. Jason & Shelly Dupre to Dolores Daigle, Lake Charles. Ground with im-

provements in Sec 48, T7S, R6E. $66,000. James Roy to Reliable Assets LLC, Lafayette. Ground with improvements being plot 6-B. $13,500. Our Saviors Church Inc. to Patricia Angelle, 410 Washington St. Ground with improvements in Sec 66, T11S, R6E. $105,000. John Reed to Kade Blanchard & Heather Pit-man. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 122, T9S, R6E. $115,000. Gregory & Patience Thibodeaux Jr. to Rose Thibodeaux, 404 Sterling Sr, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements in Sec 83, T8S, R6E. $46,679.97. Wade & Tracy Crappell Jr. to Wendell & Stephanie Reed, 922 Federal Ave, Morgan City. Ground with improvements in Sec 18, T15S, R13E. $250,000. June Burkheiser Et Al to Lloyd & Joline Dekerland Jr., 1019 Stephanie Ext, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements in Sec 24, T8S, R5E. $8,000. Fannie Mae to Brenda Williams, 5514 Resweber Hwy. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 73, T9S, R5E. $39,000. Woodrow Matthieu to Deborah Mackey, Scott. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 38, T8S, R5E. $12,000. St. Martin Bank to St. Martin Parish Law Enforcement District, P.O. Box 247. Ground with im-provements in Sec 63, T10S, R7E. $34,230. Jacob Dore to Bulliard LLC, P.O. Box 174. Ground with improvements in Sec 77, T10S, R6E. $3,000. Doreen Potier to Zachary Latiolais, Beverly Latiolais & Randy Latiolais. Ground with improvements in Sec 3, T10S, R7E. $229,000. Celia Marks to Brody Miller & Heather Poirier, 1022 Kidder Robin Rd, Arnaudville. Ground with improvements in Sec 67, T8S, R6E. $155,000. Jeffrey Furman to Greg-ory & Rebecca Salassi, Youngsville. Ground with improvements in Sec 50, T11S, R9E. $42,500. Rusty Clark to Caleb & Alicia Angelle, 1122 La Rue Angelle, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 98, T9S, R6E. $62,500. Andre & Nicole Doiron to Christian Toro, Lafayette. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 71, T9S, R6E. $25,000. Andre & Nicole Doiron to Katherine Norris, Lafayette. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 72, T9S, R6E. $55,000. Stefanie & Kyle Kellner to Steve & Rebecca Davis, 1032 Lion Castille Rd, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements contain-

ing 2.868 acres. $432,000.DONATIONS

Charles & Mary Russo to Victor Russo, Superior, Mont. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 114, T10S, R6E. Jason Melancon to Sheralyne Melancon, 217 Lewis St. Ground with im-provements in Sec 38, T10S, R6E. Mary Demouchet to Casey Dardar, 1017 Bill Clause, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements being lot 36, William Clause Subdivision. Charles & Mary Russo to Elizabeth Hidalgo, 1081 Russo Milazzo Rd. Ground with improvements in Sec 114, T10S, R6E. Russell Broussard to Adrienne Bell, 1027 Pierre Washington Rd, Broussard. Ground with improvements being lot 2-A-2. Thomas & Shelia Lasseigne to Sean & April Lasseigne, 5636 Resweber Hwy. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 40, T10S, R6E. George & Carol Clark to Caleb & Alicia Angelle, 1122 La Rue Angelle, Breaux Bridge. Ground with improvements in Sec 98, T9S, R6E. Andrew Gautreaux Jr. to Steven Belaire, 1027 Andrew Gautreaux Rd, Arnaudville. Ground with improvements in Sec 49, T8S, R6E.

MORTGAGES Michelle Thibodeaux, 103 Rushing Dr, Arnaudville, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with improvements being lots 8 & 9, Rushing Estates. $80,612. Leroy & Verlie Theriot, 1106 St. Charles St, Breaux Bridge, to State Farm Bank. Ground with being lot 2, block 2, Rees Subdivision. $28,000. BBLP LLC, Lafayette, to St. Martin Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 23, T11S, R5E. $1,314,295.87. Daniel & Samantha Leemasters, 1098 Belle Terre, to Gregory Domingue Sr. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 3, T11S, R6E. $40,000. Yorain Barbarrosa, 1023 Declouet Hwy, Breaux Bridge, to Wells Fargo. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 67, T8S, R6E. $78,551. Costa & Camella Theriot III, 1138 Bayou Portage Rd, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with improvements in Sec 31, T10S, R8E. $133,000. Tyler Theriot & Skylar Verret, 1050 Bunker Dr, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 61, T9S, R6E. $265,000. Meko Belaire, 216 W. Bridge St, to Community First Bank. Ground with

improvements in Sec 84, T10S, R6E. $27,000. Ramme Enterprises LLC, Hessmer, to Evangeline Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 46, T1S, R3E. $887,508. Christopher Joseph, 921 Goldie Dr, Breaux Bridge, to Regions Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 15, T9S, R5E. $87,387. Jason & Leslie Escoyne, 1012 Eva Lane, Breaux Bridge, to Mortgage Elec-tronic. Ground with im-provements in Sec 66, T11S, R6E. $164,700. Patricia Angelle, 214 Webb Ave, Breaux Bridge, to Gulf Coast Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 66, T11S, R6E. $25,000. Rabak Properties LLC, Lafayette, to Gulf Coast Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 22, T11S, R5E. $1,462,700. Kade Blanchard & Heather Pitman, 1041 Jordan Dr, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with im-provements in Sec 122, T9S, R6E. $117,346. Rose Thibodeaux, 404 Sterling St, Breaux Bridge, to Gregory Thibodeaux Jr, Et Al. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 83, T6S, R. $46,679.97. Wendell & Stephanie Reed, 1005 Karen Court, Morgan City, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with im-provements in Sec 18, T15S, R13E. $200,000. Timmy Williams, 1097 George Dupuis Rd, Breaux Bridge, to Farmers-Mer-chants Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 19, T8S, R5E. $31,257. Paul & Earline Billiot Sr., to Acadian Credit Plan. Ground with improvements being lot 13, Kallies Court. $27,737.76. Marlin Daugereau, 1121 Camp Bon Temp, Breaux Bridge, to Teche Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 111, T8S, R5E. $96,335. Zachary Meech, 2238G Levee Rd, to Holder or Holders. Ground with im-provements in Sec 30, T9S, R8E. $90,000. Brody Miller & Heather Poirier, 1022 Kidder Robin Rd, Arnaudville, to Central Mortgage. Ground with im-provements in Sec 67, T8S, R6E. $147,250. Christ ian Toro, Lafayette, to Farmers State Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 71, T9S, R6E. $20,000. Katherine Lantz, Lafa-yette, to Farmers State Bank. Ground with improvements in Sec 72, T9S, R6E. $44,000. Steven & Rebecca Davis, 1032 Lion Castille Rd, Breaux Bridge, to Whitney Bank. Ground with improvements containing 2.868 acres. $432,000. Carmelita & Erick

Babineaux, 1003 Orchard Park Dr, Breaux Bridge, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with improve-ments in Sec 80, T8S, R6E. $119,047. Craig & Terrie Broussard, 1113 Ruth Bridge Hwy, Breaux Bridge, to Mortgage Electronic. Ground with im-provements in Sec 59, T9S, R6E. $129,950.

MINERAL LEASES Donna Pimentel to Hilcorp Energy I LP. $100 OVC. 80 acres in Sec 23, T15S, R13E. 5 years, $250 per acre, ¼ Royalty.

SEIZURES Paul & Helen Credeur Revocable Living Trust vs Travis & Nicole Hebert. Ground with improvements in Sec 30, T8S, R8E.

JUDGMENTS Gulfco vs Shantell Green. $3,217.68. Gulfco vs Cherelle Demochet. $1,490.52. Audubon Recovery vs Ravena Polk. $2,766. Gulfco vs Patricia Lasseigne. $1,250.16. Gulfco vs Karl & Patricia Payne. $2,230.44. F a r m e r s - M e r c h a n t s Bank vs Cherie Young. $28,408.87. Capitol One vs Manuel Amos. $2,452.36. Lenco Finance vs Angela Miller. $713.71.

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Heidi Blanchard vs Scotty Blanchard. Armand Turpeau vs Yvonne Turpeau.

JUDGMENTS OF FORFEITURE

State of LA. vs Rusty Landry and surety Allegheny Casualty. $4,000. State of LA. vs Naomi McClendon and surety American Surety. $8,000. State of LA. vs Shannon Poirier and surety Mariah Poirier. $10,000. State of LA. vs Thomas Russo and surety American Surety. $6,000.

JUDGMENTS OF POSSESSION

Succession of Beverly

Fournier Sr. Eula Cooks, Spencer Bishop, Celia Bishop, Beverly Fournier Jr., David Fournier & Karen Bishop are heirs. Succession of Steven Gahagan Jr. Blaine Gaha-gan, Aileen Foley & Barry Gahagan are heirs. Succession of Lennis & Shirley Champagne. Ted-dy Champagne & Dale Champagne are heirs. Succession of Olga Greig. Etta Lasseigne, Errol Greig, Eddy Greig & Alicia Poirier are heirs.

SUITS Raymond Clay vs Carla Gordon. Protective Order. State of LA. vs William Broussard. Forfeiture. Joshua Theriot & Aaron Theriot vs John Trahan ET AL. Damages. Cassandra Valsin vs Clyde Valsin. Divorce. Gateway Mortgage vs Jason & Leigh Guidry. Executory Process. $81,171.24. Tori Fowler vs Natalie Vincent, Willie Vincent ET AL. Damages. Republic Finance vs Patrick Wiltz Sr. Note. $1,442.07. Republic Finance vs Patrick Wiltz Sr. Note. $1,550.68. Fountain Hill Subdivison vs Gretchen Duplantis. Executory Judgement. Lucas & Tiana Watts vs Daimon Foreman, Dawn Arceneaux ET AL. Lenco Finance vs Angela Miller. Executory Judgement. Midland Funding vs Rita Benjamin. Note. $1,830.38. National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2206-3 vs Nicole Pierre & Gretta Pierre. Note. $17,421.72. MidSouth Bank vs Dylan Guidroz. Note. $910.47. Clayton & Virgie Landry vs Clifford Blanchard ET AL. Damages. Patrick Morrow, Attorney for Plaintiff.

TAX LIENS United States-IRS vs Norma Wiltz, 201 S. Main, Breaux Bridge. $10,134.08.

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95.ROBERTS, BARBARA LAVERGNE, 1084 LYNN ROMERO DR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-641796.ROBERTS, VICTORIA ROBERTS, 1013 WEST BERARD DR, ARNAUD-VILLE, LA 70517-441997.ROMERO, STEPHANIE LYNN, 1195-C NURSERY HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 7051798. ROSS, DENISHA CORINE, 523 W BERARD ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-320399. SAVOY, DANIELLE RENEE, 2747 GRAND POINT HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517100. SAVOY, MICHELLE MARIE, 802 S. THEATER STREET, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582101.SERRETTE, BEULAH DUPUIS, 1023 MIMOSA LN, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-7208102.SIMONEAUX, WADE WAYNE, 1001 YU YU BLANCHARD DRIVE, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582103.SMITH, ASHLEY LEGER, 1002 CHARLES DRIVE, BROUSSARD, LA 70518104.SMITH, COURTNEY LYNN, 1701 PATRICIA ST, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582105.ST, JULIEN KURNEY LOUIS, 1422 BREAUX BRIDGE SR, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-8142106.STINSON, JODY LEE, 515 HAR-DY ST, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517107.TARDY, JACQUELINE EVETTE, 910 GOLDIE DRIVE, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517108.TAUZIN, ANNA BOREL, 1020 MABLE LN, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-6631109.TEEL, RUSSELL RAY, 1042G BAYOU ALEXDRE HY, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582110.THERIOT, DANIELLE RENEE, 1122-B RUTH BRIDGE HIGHWAY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517111.THIBODEAUX, CHADWICK LEE, 1047 BOX CAR RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517

112.THOMPSON, HARRY LEE, 1024 KENNEDY DR, ARNAUDVILLE, LA 70512-4433113.THOMPSON, JAMES ARTHUR JR, PO BOX 2699, PARKS, LA 70582114.TOUCHECK, SUSAN MARIE, 1097 CYRUS DR, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-6123115. TRIMBLE, ELDRIDGE PATRICK, P O BOX 1138, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582116.USIE, KODY JOSEPH, 3579 GRAND POINT HWY., BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517117.WILLIAMS, ANTOINETTE MA-RIE, 1528 NURSERY HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-8408118.WILLIAMS, LADASHA ELAINNE, 1022A CHARLES STREET, ST MART-INVILLE, LA 70582119.WILLIAMS, MONICA A, 131 LONGFELLOW STREET, ST MARTIN-VILLE, LA 70582120.WILLIAMS, RAVIS,1665 NURS-ERY HWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-8402121.WILTZ, ALTER MARY, 1131 NEU-VILLE ANTHONY, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-7910122.WOLPERT, LAUREN MARIE, 1000 BRIDGE ST #6, PARKS, LA 70582123.WYATT, CASEY CHRISTOPHER, 1139 PATIN RD, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517-7919124.ZACHARIE, KENNETH JAMES, 1082 R BABINEAUX RD, BROUS-SARD, LA 70518-8121125.ZENO, ROSELIA BENOIT, 1203-A ISLE LABBE RD, ST MARTINVILLE, LA 70582-6936 IN EVIDENCE WHEREOF, wit-ness my offi cial signature and seal this 11th day of March, 2015, A.D., at St. Martinville., LA.BECKY P. PATINCLERK OF COURT & MEMBER OF THE JURY COMMISSIONST. MARTIN PARISH, LA4.1, 4.8, 4.15

PUBLIC HEARINGTHE BREAUX BRIDGE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISION will conduct a public hearing on TUES-DAY, MAY 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall, 101 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, La. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider rezoning the property belonging to JOSHUA & AMBER BELAIRE from Residential 1 to C commercial for a beauty shop. This property is located at 852 S. Poydras St. C, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL RESTRIC-TIVE

Permitted uses: Permitted used in this zone shall be re-stricted to businesses which normally operate on an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule. Subject to review by the Plan-ning & Zoning Commission, businesses shall be limited to the following: Barber shops, beauty parlors, dentists & doctor offices, flower shops, optometrist, museums, antique shops, libraries, and all such uses that would normally be permitted in all residential zones. Restrictions: In all such instances where the business is terminated or there is a change in ownership, the property rezoned to this classification (C, Neighborhood Commer-cial Restrictive) shall immediately revert to the original resi-dential classification. Minimum Lot Area: None, however, lots shall be of suf-ficient size to accommodate off- street parking. Those lots without sufficient size to provide off-street parking to com-ply with this ordinance shall not be zoned to this restrictive classification. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND Becky BlanchardZoning Director

4.15.15, 4.22.15, 4.29.15

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The Public Works and Administrative/Fi-nance Committee Meetings of the St. Martin Parish Council, scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2015, will be held at the Henderson Rec-reation Center, 1007 Amy Street, Henderson, Louisiana, beginning at five o’clock (5:00) P.M.

ST. MARTIN PARISH COUNCILLISA NELSON, CHAIRWOMANLACI LAPEROUSE, COUNCIL CLERK

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ing him were (from left) Penny Granger, club president-elect; Rotarian Caldler “Pop” Hebert, program chairman; and Rotarian Elmer Landry. (Submitted)

•Bingo – Mondays - Fridays 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.; Thursdays 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 12 noon - 2 p.m. • P o k e n o –.Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. •Rosary – Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. •Art Classes, Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Mathilde Calais, instructor. •Game day – Fridays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Come play Bourré, Dominoes or Poker. •Computer Center – We now offer self-taught computer typing programs. Computers available. •Health and exer-cise room – open week-

days 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. •Wednesdays, 9 a.m. BINGO at the St. Martinville location. Magnolia Park Center. • W e d n e s d a y s , Write your own sto-ries, Beth Stark; April 28, 11:30 a.m., •Thursdays, April 16, 11:15 a.m., What is Diabetes?;April 23, 11:15 a.m. Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA). •Monday, April 13, 11:15 a.m. Movie Monday, The Judge. •Tuesday, April 14, 8 a.m. Casino trip to Mississippi. •Wednesday, April 15, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Miracle Ear, free hear-ing tests. Call 332-2063 to reserve a time.

• W e d n e s d a y , April 22, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Crawfish boil, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Seating lim-ited, call 332-3063. •Thursday, April 30, 11:15 a.m. February Birthday Bash, spon-sored by Humana. The St. Martin Council on Aging is providing assistance to seniors age 60 and older who need help completing online Food Stamp applica-tions. Help is available Fridays from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. For more information, con-tact Cora Derouselle at 337-332-3063. St. Martin Council on Aging is serving hot meals for our parish

60+ seniors Monday thru Friday at Sydnie Mae Durand Center in Breaux Bridge and the Magnolia Park Center in St. Martinville. COA also delivers hot meals to our home-bound 60+ seniors in the parish. Donations of $2 are accepted, but not required. For more information please call SMCOA at 332-3063. Membership is free and is open to persons who are 60 years of age or older and reside in St. Martin Parish. The Council on Aging is located at 391 Cannery Rd., Breaux Bridge and is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

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