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Messenger’s Christmas Land in new location Messenger’s Christmas Land now has a new location at Prince Charles Street off Eden Church Road in Denham Springs. Parking is available across the street at North Park. Messenger’s will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, through Jan. 1. For information, call (225) 413-2580.
Johnson and Cashe claim judgeships Winners join 21st Judicial District Court
against Glenn Westmoreland in Division J family court. Cashe took 52 percent of the vote. In the Division A race, Johnson’s victory Saturday came on Advocate staff report the heels of his near-win in the In an all-Republican field, Jeff Nov. 4 general election, falling Johnson and Jeff Cashe claimed only 510 votes, or 0.72 percent, the two open seats on the 21st shy of winning that race outJudicial District Court during right. However, he planned to treat the runoff campaign as if Saturday’s runoff election. Johnson defeated Mike Betts the election had been a tie, he with 62 percent of the 61,090 said recently. Johnson and Betts said their votes cast in the race for the primary objective during the bench in Division A. Cashe won a much closer race campaign was to get their sup-
porters to the polls Saturday. Betts predicted before the race that 25 percent or less of the voters would show up; however, a little more than 37 percent cast ballots. Betts, 52, a Republican from Denham Springs, has had a private practice for 26 years. Johnson, 45, a Republican from Ponchatoula, served as a prosecutor with the District Attorney’s Office for 20 years. He recently said the biggest concern he heard from voters while he was campaigning was
about the number of defendants who receive probation rather than jail time. He said a probationer will either take the opportunity to become a productive citizen or end up back in prison. Johnson said voters also were concerned about the time it takes to resolve a case and about ensuring transparency in the judicial system. In the Division J family court race, the vote was much closer with Cashe claiming 32,024 votes to Westmoreland’s 29,811 votes; about 37 percent of regis-
COOL FOR CHRISTMAS
3-D Christmas ornament
Participants can learn basic 3-D design skills to make and print their own Christmas ornament at the Denham Springs-Walker Library. Make a simple shape such as a sphere or a Christmas tree on Dec. 11. Learn how to customize your ornament at a session for ages 12-18 only at 5:30 p.m. and a session for 18 and older at 7:30 p.m. Finished designs will be printed after the event and participants can pick them up from the library at a later time. Registration is required by calling (225) 665-8118 or by visiting the online event calendar at www.mylpl.info.
Walker Christmas parade
The Walker Christmas parade will be at 6 p.m. Friday. Participants can line up at the high school at 4 p.m. The parade will roll from Walker High going east on Burgess Road, south on Walker South, west on U.S. 190, north on Palmetto to Burgess and back to Walker High. No fee is required for car, truck, float, golf cart or marching group entries. For an entry form, go to the city of Walker’s website at www. walker.la.us.
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Mock crash held for students Event emphasizes safety while driving BY CHRISTINE MORGAN
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Sponsors needed
Sponsors are sought for Party in the Park, the largest event in the history of Livingston Parish. The party will be on July 4 at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds. Contact Scott Innes at 1015@hotmail.com or text (225) 456-3082.
tered voters cast ballots, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s Office. Fewer than 9,000 votes — of 73,110 cast — separated Cashe, Westmoreland and Jenel Guidry Secrease in the Nov. 4 election. Westmoreland won that race, claiming 39 percent of the vote over Cashe’s 33 percent. Cashe and Westmoreland said after the Nov. 4 race that they were each going to try and swing as many of Secrease’s
Advocate staff photos by ANGELA MAJOR
Evelynne Miller, a member of the Apprentice Choir, made up of children from kindergarten through third grade, gives the crowd a thumbs-up Friday during the award-winning Livingston Parish Children’s Choirs’ 24th annual Christmas concert at Live Oak United Methodist Church in Watson. Members of the Chorus, made up of children from fourth grade through high school, perform for the crowd.
ALBANY — Albany High School student Kari’gan Kinchen, 16, lay lifeless and bloody atop a wrecked vehicle as her classmates watched. Kinchen was participating in a mock crash Thursday put on by Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and the State Police, who towed two wrecked cars to the high school for the students to use during the exercise. When Logan Broussard, who portrayed the driver who caused the fatal crash, called out Kinchen’s name, it became painfully clear the teenager had “diedâ€? after being thrown from the vehicle. Albany High School students acted out the fatal crash in front of their peers, emphasizing the dangers of drinking and driving, the importance of wearing seat belts and the äSee MOCK CRASH, page 3G
Denham Springs parade
The Denham Springs Christmas parade will be at 2 p.m Saturday. Lineup begins at 9 a.m. The theme is “Christmas at the Movies.� Entries are now being accepted for $100. For entry forms and payment information, email denhamsprings
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