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Libraries set to close for holiday All branches of Livingston Parish Library will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Regular hours will resume Saturday.

Lego time at the library

The Main Branch of Livingston Parish Library will host a family-friendly afternoon of Legos at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, including large soft baby Legos, Lego challenges, crafts and games.

Snacks will be served. Registration is required; call (225) 686-2436 or visit http:// bit.ly/1ZnuQQL.

New wellness plaza a place to get fit

BY VIC COUVILLION

Special to The Advocate PONCHATOULA— Residents from throughout the area, especially the elderly, now have a special place to get fit and stay that way at the Ponchatoula Wellness Plaza, which was officially opened in dedication ceremonies recently.

The plaza, located in the northwest corner of the city’s Kiwanis Park, offers seniors and the not-so-senior crowd free access to outdoor exercise and fitness opportunities that ordinarily would be found inside commercial exercise centers.

The Wellness Plaza connects with the park’s existing halfmile walking path to form a

complete exercise venue for adults wishing to engage in therapeutic fitness and balance exercise.

Kim Zabbia, wife of Ponchatoula Mayor Robert Zabbia, and Rhonda Sheridan, a city employee, spearheaded planning, financing and construction of the plaza.

Kim Zabbia said the idea for such a facility came when a friend told her about a similar center while traveling through Europe. She began researching the possibilities of bringing a wellness plaza to her city and learned that Xcent Fitness, a specialty company, had plans and equipment for the plaza envisioned by the Ponchatoula planners.

She said the mayor emphasized that construction of the Wellness Plaza had to be a partnership between the city and residents who were willing to raise the funds necessary for construction.

“In just five short months from the original idea, the Wellness Plaza is a reality,” Kim Zabbia said. “We raised $65,000 from individuals, businesses and civic organizations, and that was sufficient to built what we envisioned.

“The people of Ponchatoula were very receptive to what we wanted to do, and they were overwhelmingly generous.

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Ponchatoula residents, from left, Ann Boudreaux, Virgil Krafft and Ann Chatalein test their skills on a piece of equipment designed to improve balance at the Wellness Plaza recently äSee WELLNESS, page 2G dedicated in Ponchatoula’s Kiwanis Park.

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Quilting guild to meet

The new Quilting Guild at the Main Branch of Livingston Parish Library will hold its first meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday.

The club will meet on the first and third Monday of each month. Bring all your sewing supplies for the day.

Light refreshments will be provided. Call (225) 686-2436 for details.

Chess @ Your Library

Adult and teen chess players of all skill levels are invited to Chess @ Your Library at 6 p.m. Monday at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch of Livingston Parish Library. Registration is required; call (225) 665-8118 or visit http://bit.ly/1OIUvvJ.

Coloring and coffee

Livingston Parish Library offers mornings of relaxing adult coloring, snacks, music and socializing at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Watson Branch or 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at the Main Branch. Coloring sheets and colored pencils will be provided.

Winter adventure in Narnia

The Albany-Springfield Branch of Livingston Parish Library will whisk children ages 3 to 11 away to author C.S. Lewis’ land of Narnia at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Kids will travel through the library’s magical wardrobe to complete quests for Aslan the lion and reach the final prize. Registration is required; call (225) 567-1441 or visit http://bit.ly/22nP0ww.

Teen Advisory Board

The new Teen Advisory Board at the Watson Branch of Livingston Parish Library meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Members must be ages 12 to 18 and will help plan library programs, volunteer at the library and help choose books for the young adult section. Call (225) 6643963 for details.

Star Wars: A New Program

A “Star Wars” movie party for ages 18 and older featuring giant Trivial Pursuit, stencil art and snacks will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch of Livingston Parish Library. Registration is required; call (225) 665-8118 or äSee AROUND, page 3G

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OF 2015 FOR LIVINGSTON PARISH Development, politics, cops were hot topics

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Richard Silewicz, his daughter, Payten, and Hammond Kiwanis Club member Michelle Bates distribute canned goods to waiting boxes during the Kiwanis Club’s annual Christmas Food Drive.

Food boxes include a helping of holiday cheer Kiwanis Club’s drive helps 80 families

BY VIC COUVILLION

Special to The Advocate

BY HEIDI R. KINCHEN and STEVE HARDY

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The Advocate’s Florida Parishes writers and editors took a look back at another year filled with compelling community issues and tragedies to come up with the top five stories for 2015 for Livingston Parish. The following is the list of top stories:

1. Parish Council ousted

After nearly four years of animosity among parish officials, Livingston Parish voters overwhelmingly opted for change, ousting six incumbent council members while three others chose not to seek re-election this fall.

As a result, the Parish Council will completely change hands for the first time as nine new members take the oath of office on Jan. 11, along with Parish President Layton Ricks, who will begin his second term.

A poll conducted Nov. 22, 2014, and leaked in January showed voters were generally optimistic about the direction the parish was headed, but less than a third approved of the job performance of either the council or parish president.

There were small strides towards reconciliation in 2015.

Advocate file photos by TRAVIS SPRADLING

ABOVE: Growth issues were in the news throughout 2015. Allison Raborn, Principal at South Fork Elementary on South Walker Road, stands in a four-classroom building under construction in April at the school in Livingston Parish, which was preparing for an anticipated uptick in student enrollment.

TOP: Stores are already open at the Juban Crossing Shopping Center on Juban Road in Denham Springs. Economic development continued to expand throughout the parish in 2015.

The council voted in January to settle yearslong legal disputes with the parish’s former road engineering firm, Alvin Fairburn & Associates, where Ricks had worked before taking office.

And in April, Ricks signed a settlement check to former parish contractor Corey delaHoussaye, who still faces criminal charges for allegedly overbilling the parish for post-Hurricane Gustav cleanup work.

In March, the council greenlighted the first parishwide road overlay program conducted since their inauguration four years ago.

But a dispute that same month between some council members and the heads of agencies housed in the new parish courthouse once again stirred up controversy and provided the backdrop for council challengers to announce their intentions.

The theme of discord was driven home three days before the Oct. 24 primary, when oral arguments in a lawsuit the council filed against Ricks over certain legal fees led one appeals justice to ask just how sour the parish’s politics had become that a lawsuit was necessary to settle a disagreement.

2. Economic development continues

Industrial developments announced in 2015 promise to bring another 700 jobs to Livingston Parish, while retail and related projects continue to crop up along the parish’s commercial corridors.

EPIC Piping announced in March its intentions to build a $45.3 million advanced pipe fabrication plant off La. 63 south of the town of Livingston. äSee TOP STORIES, page 4G

HAMMOND — Eighty families in the Hammond area with limited resources received a box full of extra food items to enjoy over the Christmas holidays thanks to the Hammond Kiwanis Club and the generosity of many of the city’s residents.

The club’s food drive, conducted Dec. 19, brought in large amounts of canned vegetables and fruit, rice, dried beans, pasta dishes, cereal and other foodstuffs for the annual effort to assist families during the holidays when children do not have access to school-provided meals.

The club follows a successful formula launched about 10 years ago. A week before the food drive begins, Kiwanis members, assisted by Key Club members from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, place notices of the coming food drive in mailboxes of residents in selected subdivisions. The notes ask that food donations be left at doorsteps for pickup on Saturday.

“By inviting residents in advance to donate food to our drive, we don’t have to disturb anyone by ringing doorbells on an early Saturday morning,” Kiwanis Club President Ed Gautier said. “The response has been great, and we have been able to collect a great deal of food to be given to others.”

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The centerpiece of the plaza, a jungle gym of sorts, includes 18 lower- and upper-body exercises to encourage adults to keep moving. The gym includes a balance beam, stair walk, rope bridge and rope course, and equipment that emphasizes strengthening the upper body.

The exercise system sits in the center of a large, circular concrete pad that is covered by a rubber surface.

A gazebo, along with landscaping, enhances the plaza area.

Temperature-neutral benches surround the exercise equipment, giving seniors a spot to take five. Bright lights surround the plaza, allowing for use at all hours. Cameras mounted on the light stands will be used for security and to keep a head count of visitors.

Among the many partners that donated funds and services to build the plaza are local hospitals and health service groups.

Kim Zabbia said health professionals are enthusiastic about the wellness plaza because it encourages adults to get out and exercise.

“At about age 50, most people start having trouble with the balance, so this exercise program will be of major benefit to them,” she said. “The jungle gym will help adults improve their balance, thus building confidence, which in turn will prevent falls and hospital stays and assist them in performing everyday life activities.”

Sheridan said people who have had heart surgery or joint replacement and who wish to continue their own rehabilitation would find the motion wellness system beneficial.

Kim Zabbia said the new facility is only the beginning of plans to make the entire park part of the wellness movement. She and others already are planning for what they have designated as Phase II of the project.

She explained that in Phase II, four “Boomer Stops” will be added along the walking path.

Each stop will feature a different set of exercise equipment that requires advanced physical skills. The higher-impact exercise equipment will include such things as pull-up bars, striders and resistance bars for building arm strength.

A third phase envisions placing a second Wellness Plaza at Ponchatoula’s Community Center, but Zabbia said “that is way down the road.”

“This is a great day in the city of Ponchatoula. During my 12 years as mayor, I have never had the privilege of forming a partnership with so many good and generous citizens before,” Zabbia told a large crowd attending the Dec. 18 plaza dedication. “This is the only facility of its kind in this area and perhaps in the whole state, and I am proud that it is in Ponchatoula.

“The entire project, from its inception to its completion, was accomplished flawlessly, and I’m proud of that. I’m going to use it, and I want you to use it.”

“We are very proud of our Wellness Plaza. … It’s a special place, and we invite everyone to come use this great new facility,” Kim Zabbia said. “Kiwanis Park was already a nice place to visit with the beautiful oaks, the walking trail, a large playground for the children and the ball field.

“Now, we have the Wellness Plaza that completes a park where people of all ages can come to enjoy being outdoors while experiencing the sense of accomplishment that comes with working towards being more healthy and physically fit.”

Amerigroup donates $10K to Mobile Pantry

Chamber cuts ribbon at LegalShield

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Advocate staff report

The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Dec. 17 to welcome LegalShield to its new location at 210 South Range Ave. in Denham Springs.

LegalShield provides prepaid legal services in the U.S. and Canada, a news release said. The business has been offering legal plans for 40 years. For information, visit melonydavis-knab.com.

Photo provided by LANA GUAY

Women’s group donates toys The Tangipahoa Professional Women’s Organization, along with Strawberry Castle Preschool, collected toys for donation to the 8th Ward Volunteer Fire Department. The department covers 80 square miles and delivered toys to local children on Christmas Eve. Pictured, from left, are Sandy Summers, TPW public relations chairwoman; toy drive coordinator Lolette Zirnski; 8th Ward Fire Chief Nathan Sticker; TPW President-elect Christina Cohea; TPW Past President Rose Dominguez; TPW Fundraising Chair Rachell Vicknair; and TPW Vice President of Programs Myra Sharpe.

Photo provided by SANDY SUMMERS

Statewide Medicaid services provider Amerigroup Louisiana has donated $10,000 to help support the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program.

The money has gone directly toward food distributions in Livingston Parish, considered a food desert, a news release said. According to Feeding America, a food desert is any location where access to fresh and healthy food is limited.

“Being able to partner with companies like Amerigroup to distribute nutritious food directly to those who are hungry right there in their own neighborhoods is a great example of our mission and continued outreach efforts,” said Mike Manning, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

“Amerigroup is aware that if we want to be successful in improving health across our state, we have to help enable access to food and nutrition that promotes healthy living,” said Sonya Nelson, president of Amerigroup Louisiana.

To learn about the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, upcoming food distributions and how to get involved, visit brfoodbank.org/news-events/programs/mobile-pantries.

LIVINGSTON PARISH PRISON BOOKINGS The following people were booked into the Livingston Parish prison from Dec. 16 through Dec. 22.

DEC. 16

ADAMS, JARRETT BLAKE: 24, 30212 Smith Drive, Walker, theft, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

BADEAUX, LARONNIA: 41, 8473 Florida Blvd. Apt B3, Denham Springs, fugitive.

BARKER, MICKEY: 37, Aztec Drive, Denham Springs, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, prohibited acts/ drug paraphernalia, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, traffic bench warrant.

BRUMFIELD, TIANT: 19, 3404 Osceola St., Baton Rouge, simple battery domestic violence.

CARDENAS, DANIEL ORLANDO: 37, 11257 Hummingbird Lane, Denham Springs, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, prohibited acts/ drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, probation.

JOHNSTON, JAMES LOYD: 63, 14828 Pine Grove Ave. Apt D, Baton Rouge, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, vehicle registration expired, driving under suspension for prior driving while intoxicated offense, signal lamps and signal devices, failure to pay child support, four counts theft, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, two counts criminal trespass, probation.

MESA, MIGUEL: 62, 11257 Hummingbird Lane, Denham Springs, probation.

MILLER, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER: 18, 310 Hickory St., Denham Springs, theft.

MORALES, AUSTIN: 34, 625 Ave. B, Marrero, vehicle license required, no driver’s license, expired motor vehicle insurance.

OURSO, RACHAEL: 33, 17701 Suma Lake, Livingston, fugitive, theft.

PIERCE, JERRY: 57, 14260 Vincent Place, Denham Springs, probation.

POE, JARED VIC: 27, 26940 Glascock Lane, Walker, domestic abuse battery, sexual battery, false imprisonment.

ROGERS, SHANNON: 43, 9875 Oak St., St. Francisville, two counts theft, fugitive.

SMITH, GABEREL: 26, 2912 La Annie Drive, B, Baton Rouge, theft, Department of Corrections in-

carceration.

TATE, DANTE: 21, Mathews St., Baton Rouge, felony theft.

TULLIER, PAUL E.: 43, 30925 Killian Oaks, Killian, parole.

DEC. 17

ACOSTA, JENNY MICHELLE: 33, 35583 Bend Road, Lot 3, Denham Springs, two counts expired motor vehicle insurance, two counts expired vehicle registration, possession of marijuana, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, vehicle registration expired, traffic bench warrant.

ANSEMAN, SEAN: 47, 29539 Clay St., Albany, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle.

CHESS, KEVIN: 42, 35583 Bend Road, No. 15, Denham Springs, issuing worthless checks, no driver’s license.

DESSELLES, ROBERT: 49, 12525 Timber Wood, Walker, licensee must give notice of change of address, fugitive.

DEVILLIER, JOSEPH N: 62, 31800 Tetanne Drive, Springfield, violation of protective orders.

DUPLESSIS, DRU ALAN: 22, 25611 Poirrier Lane, Denham Springs, theft.

GARY, DAKOTA: 23, homeless, Department of Corrections incarceration.

GRANGER, GARRETT: 55, 1040 Dove Lane, Magnolia, Mississippi, simple burglary.

HENSON, JAMIE R.: 29, 26229 Walker South Road, Walker, fugitive.

KENT, DARYL M.: 24, 30788 N. Aberdeen Acres, Denham Springs, simple burglary of inhabited dwelling, simple criminal damage to property, criminal trespass.

MALVEAUX, RONNIE: 51, 102 Porte St., Opelousas, Department of Corrections incarceration.

PAILLE, SCOTT: 17, 18996 Bill Wise Road, Livingston, two counts theft.

PARROTT, ASHLEY: 22, 1625 Paul Drive, Denham Springs, theft.

PATTON, VICTORIA LYNN: 21, 32403 Avants Road, Walker, domestic abuse battery, simple criminal damage to property, aggravated assault, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.

PERRY, JONATHON: 39, 803 Walnut St., Bunkie, Department of Corrections incarceration.

ROBIN, CASEY: 31, 31847, Denham Springs, simple battery domestic violence.

ROTTMAN, RICKEY LEE: 52, 26140 Oak Alley, Holden, parish jail time.

RUSSELL, STANTON PATRICK: 44, 15186 Hood Road, Denham Springs, simple burglary of inhabited dwelling.

SHIELDS, TAYLOR L.: 24, 20530 Carpenter Road, Springfield, disturbing the peace, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, simple criminal damage to property.

STRINGER, CHASE: 19, 25880 John L. Lane, Denham Springs, simple battery domestic violence, aggravated assault with a firearm.

TARVER, DANIEL R.: 25, 10830 Greenwell Springs, Zachary, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, driver must be licensed.

WARNER, FREDERICK: 27, 13433 Dauphin St., New Orleans, Department of Corrections incarceration.

WILSON, KENDRICK: 29, Unknown, Monroe, Department of Corrections incarceration.

DEC. 18

ALONZO, JEREMY D.: 32, 17026 Goodtimes Road, French Settlement, probation administrative sanction, no driver’s license.

AYDELL, RUSSELL JOSEPH: 67, 13147 Perch St., Maurepas, second-degree battery, intentional serious bodily injury.

BAGGET, MORGAN: 26, 14469 W. David Drive, Hammond, drug court sanction.

BEEBE, TYLER: 19, 17344 Oak Hollow Drive, Ponchatoula, simple robbery.

BERTRAND, JEREMY: 22, 29644 S. Paletto, Walker, theft of a motor vehicle.

BROWN, KEITH ALLEN: 28, 13182 Ribbonwood Drive, Denham Springs, driving while intoxicated, careless operation.

CALLENDER, BOBBY G.: 48, 30518 Milton Road, Walker, probation administrative sanction.

CORMIER, JOSHUA: 28, 15901 Gaylord Oaks Drive, Walker, court cost.

GAUDIN, MATTHEW: 22, 30407 Fairway View Drive, Denham Springs, simple kidnapping, aggravated flight from an officer, intentional refusal to stop, life endangerment, felony prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, reckless operation of a vehicle, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses.

GRECO, TRAVIS E.: 33, 30640 Old River Road, Denham Springs, drug court sanction.

HOYT, SHANNON DELANEY: 50, 32328 Maryann Way, Denham Springs, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, traffic bench warrant, failure to pay child support.

KENNARD, BRITTANY: 26, 15901 Gaylord Oaks Drive, Walker, probation.

MELANCON, SETH: 21, 14303 Lewis Road, Maurepas, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, traffic bench warrant.

PORCHE, ASHLEY: 32, 19465 Perrilloux Road, Livingston, drug court sanction.

RAINS, ROBERT: 36, 818 N. Range Ave., Denham Springs, criminal trespass, attempt/theft.

RICARD, CRAIG D.: 27, 110 Dennis Lee Road, Denham Springs, drug court sanction.

ROBERTS, SHANNA: 42, 13537 Lakeview Drive No. 1, Denham Springs, following vehicles, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

ROGERS, MICHAEL L.: 30, 37573 La. 16, Denham Springs, drug court sanction, two counts speeding, expired motor vehicle insurance, security required, traffic bench warrant.

ST. PIERRE, BRYAN: 25, 30270 Pine Alley, Springfield, speeding, following vehicles, driver must be licensed, resisting an officer, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, traffic bench warrant.

THICKMAN, JORDAN: 22, 10888 Buddy Eillis Road Apt. No. 6, Denham Springs, possession of marijuana, prohibited acts/ drug paraphernalia, illegal use of controlled drug in presence of persons under 17 years old, speeding, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, security required.

WATKINS, ASHLEY K.: 31, 617 Washington Drive, Hammond, theft, speeding, operating vehicle with suspended license/ other offenses.

WEATHERFORD, ASHLEA: 26, 25857 Shawdow Brook, Denham, use of multiple beam road lighting equipment, tail lamps, two counts operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, two counts evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption.

DEC. 19

ANDERSON, JACLYN: 41, 36651

Reinninger Road, Denham Springs, domestic abuse aggravated assault.

ANDERSON, SEAN: 42, 36651 Reinninger Road, Denham Springs, interference with the custody of a child, telephone communications/improper language/ harassment.

BESS, DEVIN R.: 21, 46324 Drake Road, Hammond, possession Schedule I other than marijuana or synthetic, possession of Schedule V controlled dangerous substance, two counts manufacture, two counts cultivation, distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, distribution, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

ELKINS, ELSIE SUE: 28, 28685 Samantha Lane, Holden, theft of goods, amount of fees/credit or refund/duration of license, child passenger restraint system, three counts vehicle registration expired, traffic bench warrant, expired motor vehicle insurance, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle.

FELDER, WALTER: 43, 7450 Vincent Road, Lot 22, Denham Springs, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia.

HADLEY, TYRONE: 36, 10809 N. Ridge Drive, Baton Rouge, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, violation of protective orders, careless operation.

HIGGINBOTHAM, SAMANTHA: 26, 21371 La. 1032, Denham Springs, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle.

JACKSON, KENDALL: 47, 8384 Landwood Circle, Baton Rouge, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, illegal possession of stolen things, simple burglary, false certificates, fugitive.

LAMBERT, SHANNA: 21, 38920 Hess Road, Denham Springs, obstruction of justice.

MEECE, JANIE: 51, 4919 Prescott Road, Baton Rouge, domestic abuse battery.

NGUYEN, KHAO: 22, 8993 U.S. 61, Baton Rouge, manufacture, cultivation, distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I controlled dangerous

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SWICK, COREY STEVEN: 27, 2202 Carolyn Ave., Denham Springs, false certificates, driving while intoxicated, municipal ordinances.

WASHINGTON, KEVIN D.: 39, 236 May St., Delhi, driving on roadway lane for traffic, flight from an officer, signaled driver of vehicle must stop, signals by hand/ arm/signal lamps, careless operation, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles.

ZEIGLER, BLAKE: 33, 30929 La. 441, Holden, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia.

DEC. 20 ADKINS, JESSICA: 21, 36414 Ruby Moore Road, Denham Springs, domestic abuse battery.

DAVIS, BRYAN E.: 38, 7310 Bayou Paul Road, St. Gabriel, driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana.

DELCID URREA, DARWIN: 19, 9046 Lockhart Road, Denham Springs, driving while intoxicated, careless operation, driver must be licensed, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles, purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages.

FONTENOT, CHRISTINA NICOLE: 22, 28880 Dadney Drive, Livingston, possession Schedule I other than marijuana or synthetic, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, turning movements, required signals.

MAYO, JODY: 42, 3485 Lotts, Denham Springs, driving while intoxicated, two counts operating vehicle with suspended license/ other offenses, driving on roadway lane for traffic, driving while intoxicated, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, proper equipment required on vehicles.

MORGAN, LAVELLE: 52, 13537 Lake View Drive, Denham Springs, criminal mischief, expired motor vehicle insurance, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses.

RAY, COURTLAND: 22, 36414 Ruby Moore Road, Denham Springs, domestic abuse battery.

RAY, DESIREE: 22, 36414 Ruby Moore Road, Denham Springs,

Teen Anime Club

The South Branch club of Livingston Parish Library’s Teen Anime Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and the Main Branch club at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Teen Anime Club is for ages 12 to 18. Meetings include previews of anime, manga, snacks, crafts, fan art, fan fiction and more.

Contact Community Sections Editor Darlene Denstorff by phone, (225) 388-0215 or (225) 603-1998; or email, Livingston @theadvocate.com.

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SANDERS, PHILLIP: 17, 25766 Poirrier Lane, Denham Springs, manufacture, cultivation, distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, no one shall modify exhaust systems, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia.

YETTA, TIMOTHY: 18, 24961 Old Greenwell Springs Road, Central, manufacture, cultivation, distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia.

DEC. 22 ANCAR, CHRISTOPHER M.: 35, 2512 Cavalier Drive, Denham Springs, theft.

BARBIER, SHAI: 31, 38300 Shelby Drive, Denham Springs, possession of marijuana, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, manufacture, cultivation, distribution, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, sale/distribution/possession of legend drug without prescription.

BRAUD, LISA D.: 35, 42647 Pleasant Ridge Road, Ponchatoula, fugitive.

BROWN, MELAINE C.: 47, 27330 Walker South Road, Walker, pos-

session of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, simple burglary of inhabited dwelling.

FELDER, TASHA LENORA: 33, 13578 Dunn St., Walker, court cost.

FILIBERTO, JAMIE: 42, 49214 Woodhaven Drive, Tickfaw, driving while intoxicated, reckless operation of a vehicle, security required, driver must be licensed, owner to secure registration.

GARCIA, DAVID: 23, 33938 J.L. Kinchen Road, Independence, domestic abuse battery, speeding, traffic bench warrant.

GILL, BARRY DALE: 49, 31135 Norrad Road, Holden, probation administrative sanction.

JACKSON, ANTHONY S.: 23, 30825 N. Cafe Line Road, Albany, simple robbery, two counts possession of marijuana, two counts simple burglary.

JACKSON, CLARENCE: 48, 2058 Weinstock St., Shreveport, Department of Corrections incarceration.

KENT, JOSEPH ALAN: 27, 30081 Smith Drive, Walker, parole.

MELANCON, CHARLES JOSEPH: 42, 15412 Eaglestone Drive, Prairieville, two counts speeding, driver must be licensed, operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, traffic

control signals, vehicle registration expired.

MORAN, DERICK PAUL: 25, 15154 Palomino Lane, Prairieville, probation.

PHILLIPS, DAVID M.: 38, 10559 White Road, Denham Springs, two counts failure to pay child support, possession of marijuana.

RUSHING, RAYMOND JERMAINE: 24, 210 Martin Luther King, Denham Springs, driver must be licensed, criminal sanctions for operating motor vehicle not covered by security, possession of marijuana, manufacture, cultivation, distribution, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

SAIZAN, SHAWN: 40, 24602 La. 42, Holden, domestic abuse battery, misdemeanor domestic abuse child endangerment.

SINAST, ASHTON ALAINE: 26, 12798 Danya Drive, Denham Springs, driving while intoxicated, two counts careless operation, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles, two counts operating vehicle with suspended license/other offenses, speeding, two counts traffic bench warrant.

THOMAS, MELVIN: 42, 102 Reimy St., Youngsville, Department of Corrections incarceration.

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ALANIZ, VICTOR: 37, 9046 Lockhart Road Apt. 10, Denham Springs, domestic abuse battery.

BOYD, DUSTIN: 25, 49567 La. 16, Denham Springs, probation, speeding.

COX, PATRICK S.: 24, 418 Deemer St., Denham Springs, disturbing the peace.

CRAIG, CHESLEY GORDON: 39, 12376 Buddy Ellis Road, Walker, issuing worthless checks.

EDDARDS, MATTHEW: 36, 13280, Denham Springs, simple battery, criminal trespass, simple criminal damage to property.

ESTRADA, ANTHONY: 29, 7450 Vincent Road, Denham Springs, simple battery domestic violence.

HUSSEY, JAMES: 30, 16243 Bristoe Ave., Baton Rouge, failure to pay child support.

JOHNSON, DUSTIN: 24, 2990 Pino Drive, Albany, three counts domestic abuse battery, misdemeanor child endangerment.

KELLY, JUSTICE L.: 19, 11826 Alamo Drive, Baton Rouge, bank fraud.

QUEBEDEAUX, MATTHEW JAMES: 24, 709 Kenney St., Houma, sim-

LEE, ERIK: 34, 31520 Weiss Road, Walker, expired motor vehicle insurance, violation of protective orders.

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DEC. 21

LECROY, SCOTT NELSON: 29, 19950 Idaho St., Livingston, resisting an officer, disturbing the peace.

HOYT, RENEE: 31, 1353 Jim Taylor Road, Baton Rouge, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, operating vehicle with suspend-

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TOWNLEY, LINDSAY: 21, 9128 Florida Blvd. Lot 16, Walker, theft.

KNOWLES, DEDRA: 38, 10680 Brown Road, Denham Springs, possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia.

HATFIELD, BRITTANI: 30, 14582 Hebert Lambert Road, French Settlement, safety belt use/tags indicating exemption, traffic bench warrant.

Boxes and bags of food soon began to pour into a central location, where the volunteers sorted the food and filled the boxes. Sorters tried to evenly distribute the commodities so all recipients received a variety of items.

The Hammond Kiwanis Club buys a chicken and loaf of bread to accompany each box of food.

Priority for distribution of the boxes begins with club members who may know of a needy family. After the members designate the boxes they need, the remainder are brought to the local office of the United Way of Southeast Louisiana.

The United Way coordinates with a family services agency to see that families that have requested Christmas boxes receive them.

The Kiwanis Club also donates food boxes to Serenity House, a homeless shelter in Ponchatoula, and to foreign students at Southeastern Louisiana University. Those students have a special need for food during the holidays, when food outlets on campus are closed.

This year, about 40 Kiwanis and Key Club members and volunteers participated in the food drive. Volunteers ranged in age from a 7-year-old to senior Kiwanis members in their 70s and 80s.

“This is one of the really great things our club does every year. It’s a special Kiwanis family day. … Everyone enjoys working the drive,” Gautier said. “It’s always a treat to see the huge amounts of food that are gathered. The generosity of the residents of Hammond is very special.

“Many residents feel a need to give to others less fortunate at Christmas, and our food drive is one easy way they can do that. Of course, recipients of the food boxes are most grateful for the gift of extra food.

Helping others in any way we can is what being a Kiwanian is all about.”

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Library band gets into holiday swing Advocate staff report Livingston Parish Library recently held holiday-themed events at its Main and Denham Springs-Walker branches.

Teens gathered at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch on Dec. 10 for “’Tis the Season for Ugly Sweaters,” where they decorated cookies for the ugliest cookie competition and created their own holiday sweaters using holiday decorating materials.

The library’s band, The Dewey Decibels, performed a concert for all ages at the Main Branch on Dec. 12. Concertgoers also enjoyed hot chocolate and had the opportunity to take photos with Santa Claus.

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LEFT: Dewey Decibels members, from left, Lonna Vines, head of Youth Services; Wendy Bourg, Outreach Services coordinator; and Sarah Colombo, head of Adult Services’ perform ‘Run, Run, Rudolph,’ as children dance at the Main Branch of Livingston Parish Library’s annual holiday concert on Dec. 12. RIGHT: Library staff member Jonathan Post, dressed as Santa Claus, dances with kids during the holiday concert.

Arisbel Flores, Elizabeth Flores and Leslie Gomez, from left, show off their award-winning ugly sweater during the Denham Springs-Walker Branch of Livingston Parish Library’s ‘ ’Tis The Season for Ugly Sweaters’ event for teens on Dec. 10.

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The project is expected to create 560 full-time jobs, while a nearby beverage distribution center — widely, although unofficially, dubbed the Pepsi site — looks to bring another 140 jobs to the area.

Martin Brower, the largest distributor of products to McDonald’s restaurants, also decided to relocate from Port Allen to the Livingston Parish Industrial Park in Walker — a move that should create 30 new jobs, in addition to the 160 already employed.

The three projects follow close on the heels of an 11,000-square-foot expansion and automation upgrade at Oxlean Manufacturing in Walker announced last December.

The developments created some vague unease among rural firefighters concerned about their ability to keep pace without the tax proceeds bargained away in state incentives packages. Meanwhile, officials with Northshore Technical Community College are preparing to break ground on a new campus in Walker, where courses in welding, machining and industrial maintenance could help meet new workforce demands in the area.

Retail development remained vibrant as well, with Juban Crossing opening or announcing several new restaurants and stores, while Denham Springs welcomed more restaurants, shops and hotels.

3. Schools expand

As the population continues to swell, Livingston Parish educators tried frantically to keep pace with development in 2015, as the kindergarten through 12th-grade student population has grown by 21 percent since 2005.

In the past year, the School Board approved or oversaw expansions on multiple campuses and laid the groundwork to possibly begin building at least two new schools in 2016.

Springfield and Albany voters will be asked whether to shoulder new taxes to con-

The American Cancer Society for Road to Recovery is in need of volunteers in the greater Baton Rouge area.

Volunteers will drive patients in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes to and from their cancer treatments.

LIVINGSTON PARISH CALENDAR THURSDAY

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: 5:30 p.m., Watson Branch Library.

TEEN ANIME CLUB: 5:30 p.m., South Branch Library.

TEEN ANIME CLUB: 6 p.m., Main Branch Library.

“STAR WARS” — A NEW PROGRAM: 6 p.m., Denham SpringsWalker Branch Library. Play giant “Star Wars” Trivial Pursuit, create a “Star Wars” stencil art and eat “Star Wars” snacks. Registration is required.

BEAD-Y-FUL DESIGNERS: 6:30 p.m., Arts Council of Livingston Parish, 133 Hummell St., Denham Springs. Learn about jewelry designing with beads and beading.

Meetings are $5 and are open to the public.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY: 7 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 865 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CLOSURE: All Livingston Parish Library branches will be closed for New Year’s Eve. Regular operating hours will resume Jan. 2.

SATURDAY

OLD SOUTH JAMBOREE: all day, Old South Jamboree, 9554 Florida Blvd., Walker.

DENHAM SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET: 7 a.m. to noon, New Covenant Church, 215 Florida Ave. SE, Denham Springs.

IT’S LEGO TIME: 12:30 p.m., Main Branch Library. LEGO challenges, crafts and games for everyone.

Snacks will be served.

MONDAY

QUILTING GUILD: 9:30 a.m., Main Branch Library. A day of quilting and sewing fun. Bring all your sewing supplies for the day.

Light refreshments will be provided.

BABY AND TODDLER STORYTIME: 9:45 a.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library.

ADULT BOOK CLUB: 10 a.m., Albany-Springfield Branch Library.

STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library.

CHESS AT THE LIBRARY: 6 p.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library. Meet new people, play a few matches, brush up or learn the basics. All skill levels are welcome.

Samiya Knighten, center front, a fifth-grader in Angela Bradford and Alanna Langla’s class, is the winner of the annual Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori spelling bee held Dec. 15.

She will represent the school at the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center’s Regional Spelling Bee in March at Southeastern Louisiana University. Gwendolyn Alexander, left, was the first-place winner and Dixid Moore, right, was the secondplace winner. In back is Becky Navarra, administrative assistant and spelling bee coordinator.

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Drivers must be at least 18 years old, have a valid driver’s license and carry insurance on their vehicle.

Volunteers should be willing to commit at least five hours a month and have flexible morning/day schedules.

To volunteer or for information, call (800) 227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

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Students in grades four through six competed in grade-level spelling bees at Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori on Dec. 11, and the top three spellers from each grade level competed in the schoolwide spelling bee on Dec. 15. The winner will compete in the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center Regional Spelling Bee in March. Pictured are, front from left, Dixid Moore, Samiya Knighten, Jordynn Patton, Shyla Jordan and Gwendolyn Alexander; and back, adminstrative assistant/spelling bee coordinator Becky Navarra, George Griffin, Saniyah Wilson, Richard Hidden and Edwin Perez.

struct a new high school and elementary school, respectively.

Meanwhile, Walker High continues its multimillion dollar expansion, the old Live Oak High is being refurbished as a middle school and Denham Springs High is constructing a new building that could house a school store or credit union, and there’s talk of implementing a JROTC program as well.

Campuses with younger students are getting face-lifts and build-outs as well, such as South Fork Elementary, which represents one way to deal with breakneck growth.

The school opened in 2009 with about half the envisioned student capacity and has kept building, adding four new classrooms in 2015, with another three, plus a multipurpose building, nearing completion by year’s end.

4. Officers involved in shootings

Sheriff’s deputies and a police officer used deadly force on several occasions in the past year.

In February, a Denham Springs officer shot and killed Texas truck driver Robert Kohl near a gas station in front of Bass Pro Shops. The man had pulled a gun and, according to his sister, had struggled with mental health issues.

That same month, an offduty deputy defended his home when his girlfriend’s estranged husband stormed the house and began firing in a gunfight in which at least 60 bullets were exchanged. The deputy and woman were able to escape, but the wounded intruder shot himself as backup began to converge on the scene.

In each case, investigators determined the use of deadly force was justified.

Another shooting is still winding through the legal system. A deputy shot Matthew Peyronnin in the French Settlement area after he allegedly raised a shotgun while authorities were responding to a potential suicide call, though the teenager’s family have disputed law enforce-

ment’s story.

The teen initially faced a murder count, though it has been reduced to aggravated assault of a peace officer.

Peyronnin is next due in court in January.

A judge also sentenced Jessie Ray Mouille to 15 years for a 2014 incident in which he commandeered a deputy’s cruiser in a case that involved a machete, Taser, fistfight, two auto chases and 19 shots fired by law enforcement.

5. Police chiefs take heat

Police chiefs parishwide were put under the microscope in 2015. In Springfield, Jimmy Jones was court-ordered to resign in a ticket-fixing scheme that also ousted Mayor Charles Martin.

French Settlement voters chose to keep their top cop an elected position, but putting the matter on a ballot appeared to incumbent Harry Brignac a power grab by the village’s mayor, who has denied the accusation.

Chief Scott Jones and Capt.

Steve Kistler, of the Denham Springs Police Department, were investigated by the city’s civil service board for allegedly covering up drug use by a narcotics officer.

In a bizarre twist, the case was thrown out because tapes of their interviews were blank and garbled, a violation of state law. The City Council called on the board president to explain what happened, but he blamed the recording equipment in the council’s chambers, which the council then paid to replace.

The council also fired off a letter to the state Attorney General’s Office to find out if the civil service board even has the authority to conduct its own investigations and whether the council wields some power over the board’s decisions or purse strings.

The attorney general sided with the civil service board on nearly every issue.

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STORYTIME: 10 a.m., South Branch and Watson Branch Library.

STORYTIME: 10 a.m., Main Branch Library.

REPUBLICAN WOMEN: 11:30 a.m., Big Mike’s, 123 Aspen Square, Denham Springs. Guest speaker is Parish President Layton Ricks.

The public is welcome to attend.

There is a charge for lunch; reservations are recommended.

JAN. 7

COLORING AND COFFEE: 10 a.m., Main Branch Library. Come out and treat yourself to some free time to color, eat snacks, listen to music and socialize.

STORYTIME: 10 a.m., AlbanySpringfield Branch.

YOUNG WRITERS CLUB: 5 p.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library.

MUSIC CLUB: 6 p.m., Main Branch Library.

WRITER’S CIRCLE: 6:30 p.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library.

TUESDAY

COLORING AND COFFEE: 10 a.m., Watson Branch Library. Come out and treat yourself to some free time to color, eat snacks, listen to music and socialize.

STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library.

WINTER ADVENTURE IN NARNIA: 2 p.m., Albany-Springfield Branch Library. Travel through the magical wardrobe into Narnia, where you will complete quests for Aslan the lion and reach the final prize. Registration is required.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH CALENDAR FRIDAY

WEDNESDAY

GOSPEL MUSIC FEST: 5:30 p.m., MVM/Good News Fellowship Church, 13101 La. 442 W., Tickfaw. An evening of inspirational Southern and country gospel music, food and fellowship

THE SASSY SCRAPBOOKERS: 11 a.m., Amite Branch Library.

These classes will teach you how to create a unique and fun memory book.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CPR: 5 p.m., E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center. Provides a lecture on cardiovascular health and risk factors and demonstrations of American Heart Association basic life support techniques for choking victims, rescue breathing, and CPR for adults, children and infants ADULT COLORING CLUB: 5:30 p.m., Hammond Branch Library

SATURDAY

WII SATURDAY FOR ALL AGES: 1 p.m., Ponchatoula Branch Library. Visit and play Wii games on the big-screen television.

MONDAY

THE LOOPY LOOPERS: 9 a.m., Amite Branch Library. Exchange of ideas and knitting skills KNITTING 101: 5 p.m., Ponchatoula Branch Library

JAN. 7

TUESDAY

CAR SEAT FITTING STATION: 8 a.m., E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center. Safety technicians will be available by appointment to install child-passenger safety seats and boosters.

TEEN CLUB: 4 p.m., Ponchatoula Branch Library ADVENTURE CLUB: 4:30 p.m., Amite Branch Library

STORYTIME: 10:30 a.m., Amite Branch Library PRENATAL I CLASS — FAMILIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION: 6 p.m., E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center.

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The old cliches are true about apart. every game mattering and taking it Springfield coach Ryan Serpas one week at a time. But it’s hard to has won five of the seven meetsneak a peek at the ings against his football schedules alma mater, and for this season and the Bulldogs have not get extra exwon three straight cited about a few in the series since dates in particular. back-to-back Here are a handlosses in 2010 and ful of games in2011. volving Livingston SPORTS Springfield won ROUND UP Parish teams that, 28-6 last year en coachspeak be route to its fourth darned, warrant looking ahead. straight playoff appearance.

NORTHEAST AT WALKER, Albany has won only five games SEPT. 4: Trying to bounce back the past two years, but coach Blane from a winless 2014, Westmoreland hopes the opening of Walker opens the a brand-new field house this year Brandon Lawley era will help get the program on track. with the first of its The visit by Springfield in Week 3 four nondistrict home is one of eight straight home games games against opfor the Hornets to start the season. ponents from smaller WALKER AT LIVE OAK, OCT. classifications.

16: Live Oak’s most impressive win Lawley Northeast plays in last season came in a 44-10 thrashClass 2A but is coming ing of Walker, the third straight vicoff an appearance in the state semi- tory for the Eagles in the series. finals last year.

But this year marks the start of a Lawley made his impact at Walknew chapter for both programs. er as the offensive coordinator last New Live Oak coach Brett Beard, season, but has turned his focus fresh off leading Woodlawn to backAdvocate file photo by HILARY SCHEINUK this year to rectifying a defense Walker quarterback Terry Bozeman tries to to-back playoff appearances in his elude Dutchtown defenders during a 2014 that allowed 40 or more points in game. two seasons as the coach there, faceight of its 10 losses. es off with Lawley for the first time all the way to the state semifinals, There’s nowhere for the Wildcats as both coaches look to improve New and Denham Springs has all kinds to go but up. programs that have enjoyed little Live Oa ak of veterans who can take the lesDENHAM SPRINGS AT ST. success in the 5A ranks. coach sons they learned against the PAUL’S, SEPT. 18: The momentum Live Oak will be coming off a Brett Broncos last year and apply them swung for the Yellow Jackets last game at Denham Springs, and the in their third matchup with them in Beard year when they traveled to Slidell Eagles welcome Zachary to Watson two seasons. during in Week 2 and scored a surprising a week later. So the timing could The winner of this game will no a 2014 bounce-back win over traditional work in Walker’s favor. doubt be the favorite in the race for game power Salmen. Yet another key trip DENHAM SPRINGS AT ZACHthe District 4-5A championship. to St. Tammany Parish awaits, this while a ARY, OCT. 16: Get your tickets now.

Of course, the teams could always time to Covington. coach at a Denham Springs heads to Zachary see each other again in November Senior quarterback Kenny Sears, for a rematch Wooda Northwestern State commitment, last season, of two defining games or December. lawn the first a heartbreakleads the St. Paul’s offense.

High ing, last-minute loss in district play Scott Hotard covers sports for The SPRINGFIELD AT ALBANY, School and the second a lopsided setback in Livingston-Tangipahoa SEPT. 18: One of Livingston ParAdvocate. the second round of the playoffs.

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Cross country team attends camp

Live Oak High School cross country team members attending Brevard Distance Runners Camp in Brevard, North Carolina, are, front row from left, Jordan Bizette, Trevor Landry, Justin Peters, head coach Bobbi Jo Guerin, Kelsey Case, Paige Noble, Angelle Baker, Kacie Stringer, Cayden Stephens, Maryssa Corkern, Hunter Dimaio and Drew Rabalais; and back row, Josh Danna, assistant coach Travis Johnson, Ashton Lewis, Jack Dalberg and Daniel Loper.

Teams participate in challenge courses to improve team dynamics and motivation. On an individual basis, runners learn to plan weekly mileage and set their training pace and goals. Runners also participated in extra running, circuit training, yoga, pilates and weight training.

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Registration is underway for the Dutchtown Lacrosse Club’s seventh season.

The club is looking for eighth- through 11th-grade students living in Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.

The club finished ninth in the state in 2015 and continues to build the program, a news release said.

Coaches said they will teach young athletes skills needed for the game, even those with

no prior experience. Ninety percent of the team members had no previous experien nce when they joined, coaches sa aid.

The club includes 10 senio ors who received All-District and a All-State honors in 2015, and a nine former players ha ave moved on to play college lacrosse.

Registration is open throu ugh Nov. 1. Games will begin in January.

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Caleb Payne shows off his Norah Frank works on her painting with Wiley the Wild- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reincat. deer painting on Dec. 12.

A celebration of reading

Holy Ghost Catholic School second-grader Chase Oalman, right, and his prekindergarten brother, Reid Oalman, were the first shoppers at the school’s Scholastic Book Fair on Nov. 30. Chase and Reid won the VIP Shopping Pass in conjunction with the school Parish Fair’s Silent Auction.

Walker High Art Club hosts painting party

Welcoming the students to school each morning as a reminder of Book Fair Week, from left, are Nathan Richard, Myles Naquin as Clifford and Jacie Bellina.

hot chocolate. Art students led participants through the step-byThe Walker High School Art step process of painting one of Club brought together family four images — Rudolph the Redand friends for its Wildcats an Nosed Reindeer, a snowman, Olaf from Disney’s “Frozen” or Canvas event on Dec. 12.

More than 150 guests attended a Christmas tree. Rudolph was Photo provided by JASON ST. PIERRE the most popular choice. the painting party.

For a $10 fee, the event proThe Art Club plans another Tyler Browning, left, and Jolene Cook, second from left, help vided each person with a can- Wildcats and Canvas event in the touch up participants’ work during Wildcats and Canvas on vas, paints, paintbrushes and spring of 2016.

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Attending the awards ceremony Dec. 8 for the Tangipahoa 4-H Agents JoAnna Pesson, left, and Megan Roberts, right, Parish 4-H Seafood Cookery, from left, are 4-H Agent JoAnna present awards to talent show winners Collia Tobias, Aofie Pesson, Gabrielle Pfisterer, Samuel Terry, Garrett Sanders and Bridgeman and Rusty Conger.

4-H Agent Megan Roberts.

4-H Club hosts seafood cookery event ementary Magnet, oyster division; Wyatt Bailey, Loranger Elementary, crawfish division; and Nicholas Raney, Loranger Elementary, fish division.

Jordan Mazzeno, Ponchatoula Junior High School, and Garrett Lirette, Loranger Elementary, won the Seafood Ambassador Talk contest.

Talent show overall winners were Collia Tobias, Amite Elementary; Aofie Bridgeman, Tangi Youth Community club; and Rusty Conger, Sumner High.

Advocate staff report The Tangipahoa Parish 4-H seafood cookery was held Dec. 8 at Amite Elementary.

4-H members participated in the seafood cookery, seafood ambassador talks and a talent show.

Winning the seafood cookery contest were Gabrielle Pfisterer, Martha Vinyard Elementary School, shrimp division; Samuel Terry, Tangi Youth Community club, crab division; Garrett Sanders, Hammond El-

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The Tangipahoa Parish 4-H Seafood Cookery was Dec. 8 at Amite Elementary School. Gathering to announce the overall winners of the Seafood Ambassador Talk contest, from left, are Megan Roberts, 4-H agent; Jordan Mazzeno, Ponchatoula Junior High; Garrett Lirette, Loranger Elementary; and JoAnna Pesson, 4-H agent.

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‘Cajun Night Before Christmas’

Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori students in Beverly Free’s pre-K/kindergarten class were all ears on Dec. 15 when King ‘Boudreaux’ Butler came and read the ‘Cajun Night Before Christmas.’ Butler is a former teacher at Ponchatoula High School.

Teachers thankful for umbrellas

Independence Elementary School students were treated to gifts and coats donated by community leaders, businesses and school faculty and staff on Dec. 17. Among the donors are, front from left, Asia Sibley and Robin Sibley, of Dollar General; middle, Randy Pearce, of Doran Seafood; Brunell Chappell, of Independence Police Department; Blain Herring and John Polito, of Independence Fire Department; Chris Chappell, of IPD; Angelo Mannino, of Mama Mannino’s; Carol Danos, of John’s Exxon; Connie Doty, of Jesse Doty Youth Center; and Police Chief Frank Edwards; and back, Harold Campbell, of IFD; T.C. Wells, of IPD and Living Waters Ministries; Russell Walker, of IPD; Mark Francois and T.J. Spencer, of IFD; and Dewayne Gilmore, of Wal-Mart.

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Student designs Christmas card Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori fourth-grader Amelia Dominguez, center, designed the Tangipahoa Parish school system Christmas card for this year. She is a student in Elisha Lewis’ homeroom class. The card will be shared with all TPSS schools, central office departments and community leaders and supporters.

At left is Principal Cathy LeBlanc and at right is administrative assistant Becky Navarra.

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Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company in Hammond donated four umbrellas to teachers at Hammond Eastside Magnet School on Dec. 8. The umbrellas are for teachers to use during carpool on rainy days. Pictured, from left, are Hart Bordelon, market president of Gulf Coast Bank; Scarlett Anderson, International Baccalaureate coordinator/magnet specialist at Hammond Eastside; and Carolyn Giannobile, branch manager of Gulf Coast Bank.

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The Sugar Plum Fairy, portrayed by Katherine Schepker, in pink, waits for her musical cue to lead the snowflake ballerinas into the Land of Sweets as Sienna Guillot, second from front, steps out of line to get a better look at Hammond Eastside Magnet School. Hundreds of students participated in the holiday educational outreach experience recently at Hammond Eastside and Champ Cooper Elementary School in Ponchatoula.

Advocate staff report The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department has been awarded a $13,180 grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to conduct additional traffic safety enforcement, a news release said.

SLU Lt. Patrick Gipson said the grant’s primary goal is to reduce fatal and injury crashes

on Louisiana roadways. It will provide funding for officers to work overtime conducting day and night occupant protection and impaired driving enforcement, the release said.

The department also will participate in the LHSC and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns.

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The Livingston-Tangipahoa Advocate’s Spotlight Classroom is Jessica Puissegur’s third-grade class at Springfield Elementary School.

The students were asked:

IF YOU COULD GROW UP TO BE FAMOUS, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS FOR AND WHY? HANNAH BEDDINGFIELD: “I would want to be famous for inventing a helicopter car because some people don’t have money to fly places.”

DEQUANE DAVIS: “I would want to be famous for inventing a flying car because it could be really fun to fly in the car without putting gas in it.

People would save a lot of money.”

JAKE DEPAULA: “In football, you get a lot of money. I can be like Leonard Fournette. I am going to play for LSU in college and then play for the Saints in the NFL.” PHOENIX DIXON: “I would build the first flying shoe because if you were in New York and it was crowded, you could go wherever you wanted to with the flying shoe.”

ELISE FISCHER: “I would choose to be famous for being the best basketball player in history by shooting 10 hoops each game. That would be awesome!”

DALTON FURCA: “I picked to stop bullying because people are getting hurt by bullying. They will be safe if it stops. This way, no one will be hurt.”

ROWEN HARRIS: “I would want to be famous for football. I chose this reason to be famous because I want to be like Leonard Fournette. You also get a lot of money.”

NEJEAN HODGES: “I would want to be famous for playing in the NFL. I chose this reason because I want to encourage other kids and have them say, ‘Hey, I want to be like him!’ ” KEELY JONES: “It would be for making clothes for people that don’t have any. Some people don’t have any clothes. I can give clothes away for free.”

CARSON LEXIA: “I would want to be famous for the $5 billion bill. I chose this because I could be rich. People would like me, and I could help them by sharing my money with those who don’t have any.”

MCKENZI SCHENK: “I would choose to be famous by playing on a soccer team because it is my favorite sport.”

GARRETT SHARP: “I would choose to be famous for singing. I like singing because it is fun. You get things when you sing in front of people.”

BROOKLIN STOETZNER: “I would want to be famous for helping the sick people and children. I would help people who are sick all over the world so they can be better soon.”

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Jessica Puissegur’s third-grade class at Springfield Elementary School includes, front from left, McKenzi Schenk and Keely Jones; middle, Mary White, Garrett Sharp, Brooklin Stoetzner, Carson Lexia, Dalton Furca and Elise Fischer; and back, Phoenix Dixon, Hannah Beddingfield, Rowen Harris, NeJean Hodges, Kaydence Threeton, Dequane Davis, Jake DePaula and Puissegur.

KAYDENCE THREETON: “I would be famous for inventing a teleporter because some people don’t have money to go any-

where. You can go to any state, planet or anywhere you like.”

MARY WHITE: “I would be famous for curing a disease like

Student-led recycling having positive impact Advocate staff report When Live Oak Middle School in Watson could no longer continue its recycling program in 2013, student Elizabeth Hilton enlisted the help of family and friends to continue the program.

Elizabeth, now 13 and an eighth-grader, and her father determined they could supply the school with some large garbage bins, and twice a week, pick up those bins and deliver the contents to a paper recycling company in Baton Rouge, a news release said.

“I knew that our school throws away a lot of paper, and it would be senseless to not recycle it when so much is right here in

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one place, so I asked Principal (Ryan) Hodges could I help,” Hilton said.

Hodges agreed to help pay for the classroom bins.

Elizabeth then recruited friends Emily Rushing, Rachel Fontenot and Matthew Parrish to help her go to each classroom throughout the week to collect the paper and bin it for pickup.

The student-led recycling program is credited with saving at least 90 trees over the past year and a half, the release said.

Last school year, the students collected more than 7,700 pounds of paper. This year, before the Thanksgiving holidays, the school had recycled another

cancer because when I help people it makes me feel good. When I grow up, I want to be a doctor, so maybe I can live up to that.”

Student receives ACT 30+ Veritas Award St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School Principal José Becerra, left, recently recognized senior Haiting ‘Rosemary’ Shui for her composite score of 31 on the ACT College Placement Test.

The Veritas ACT 30+ Award is given to all students who receive a composite score of 30 or above on the ACT. Shui is an exchange student from China, living locally with James and Brenda Parent, of Amite.

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The Live Oak Middle School Recycle Team empties a waste paper bin during its collection efforts. Pictured, from left, are Matthew Parrish, Emily Rushing, Elizabeth Hilton and Rachel Fontenot.

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2,850 pounds.

“It’s amazing to see how much our collections add up to each week. It’s a rewarding feeling knowing that we are making a positive difference. We can literally see that difference each week,” Elizabeth said.

Christmas card design brings cheer Kate Valle, center, a first-grader at Holy Ghost Catholic School in Hammond, was selected as the diocesan winner of the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge’s Christmas card contest for students of all ages. The diocese used the design during the Christmas season.

Pictured with Kate, holding her winning design, are Principal Donna Wallette, left, and Melanie Verges, superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Advocate staff report Second Lt. Cole Dane Pattison, of Denham Springs, was among four graduates of the LSU Army ROTC program commissioned during the LSU Fall Commissioning Ceremony on Dec. 17 in the Dalton J. Woods Auditorium of the Energy, Coast & Environment Building.

Pattison received a bachelor of science degree in human resource education with a minor in professional leadership development. Pattison’s first assignment is with the Louisiana Army National Guard in Carville.

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Livingston trio earnAll-Metro honors A trio of Livingston Parish football players — Live Oak’s Brock Williamson, Caleb Roddy of Denham Springs and Walker’s Kyle Nevels — were named to The Advocate’s All-Metro team for Classes 4A-5A. Williamson, a 6-foot, 200-pound senior, made the team at linebacker after registering 96 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries for a Live Oak team that won seven games and reached the second round of the SPORTS 5A playoffs.

ROUNDUP Nevels, a 6-3, 235-pound senior who also played linebacker, was on the team as a punter after averaging 39.8 yards per punt with a long of 65 yards.

Roddy, 6-5, 250, was a defensive lineman on the All-Metro team after earlier being selected the Co-Defensive MVP of District 4-5A. The LSU commitment had 66 tackles, 20 assists, 27 tackles for loss, 14 sacks and nine pass breakups during his senior season.

Roddy also was selected first-team Class 5A all-state in addition to All-Metro.

Williamson and Live Oak teammate Michael Crowson were honorable mention all-state.

Scott Hotard

All-Metro cross-country, swimming

Swimmers Dylan Goodrich, of Denham Springs High, and Shane Pendarvis, of Walker, and cross-country runner Thomas Kelton, of Denham Springs, were honored as All-Metro selections by The Advocate in their respective sports.

Goodrich, a sophomore, placed third in the 200-yard individual medley and the 50 freestyle at the Capital City Swim League championships. Pendarvis, a senior, was third in the 100 backstroke in the CCSL championships.

In cross country, Kelton, a senior, finished his decorated Denham Springs career by finishing seventh in the 5A state meet with a time of 16 minutes, 43.57 seconds. He also was sixth in the Metro meet in 16:09.44.

Denham Springs sophomore Christian Mallet joined Kelton on the All-Metro Cross-Country team as an honorable mention selection.

Advocate photo by BRIAN ROBERTS

Live Oak linebacker Brock Williamson carries the flag as the Eagles take the field at the Live Oak vs. KIPP Renaissance game on Sept. 11 at Live Oak High School.

Live Oak went into the Christmas break with a record of 9-5 thanks to four straight wins.

The Eagles won only six games last year after winning four in the 2013-14 season.

“The kids are getting used to winning and are expecting to win,” Duhe said. “That’s a big change.

We’ve got some momentum going. They hadn’t won in so long, it was getting to be a mental thing.”

Josh Reams, a junior, leads Live Oak with an average of 14 points per game. Joe Bergeron is second on the team, averaging 12 points.

Duhe coached Redemptorist to two state championships and Trafton Academy (now The Dunham School) to one Advocate staff photo by during the 1980s. Other stops APRIL BUFFINGTON for the coach included Central, Live Oak basketball Live Oak’s boys head Plaquemine and St. Amant. gaining steam basketball coach Despite the early success at In its first season under veteran coach Gary Duhe, the Live Gary Duhe coaches Live Oak, Duhe said he knows Oak boys basketball team had against St. James the Eagles must take baby steps before posing a threat already matched its win total on Nov. 24. to defending state champion from last year heading into the Scotlandville and other heavyholidays and was in position by weights in the district.

New Year’s to match its win total from the “I don’t think Scotlandville is losing sleep past two seasons combined.

Photos provided by MELANIE LANAUX ZAFFUTO

From left are Ponchatoula High School Principal Danny Strickland, North Oaks Sports Medicine Supervisor Jeff Schmitt, Student-Athlete of the Month Lydia Pevey, North Oaks Sports Medicine athletic trainer Jonathan Gantt.

From left are Loranger High School head football coach Sam Messina, Student-Athlete of the Month Joshua Ethan Wallace, North Oaks Sports Medicine athletic trainer Whitney Phillips and Loranger High School Principal Torrence Joseph.

Advocate staff photo by APRIL BUFFINGTON

Denham Springs’ Caleb Roddy warms up before the matchup against Dutchtown during the LeBlanc Food Store Jamboree at Dutchtown High School on Aug. 27. over Live Oak yet,” he said.

Matchups against Doyle, Ascension Catholic, St. Amant and Catholic-Pointe Coupee were on the docket for the Eagles in the Episcopal tournament earlier this week.

Scott Hotard covers sports for The Livingston-Tangipahoa Advocate. He can be contacted at shotard44@gmail.com or livingston@theadvocate.com.

Advocate staff photo by BRIANNA PACIORKA

Assumption High’s Christian Brooks blocks a pass by Walker High’s Kyle Nevels on a trick play during Assumption’s game at Walker during an October game.

From left are Maurepas High School Principal Kenny Kraft, Maurepas High School athletic director Anthony Gregoire, Student-Athlete of the Month Lacy Loupe, Maurepas head basketball coach Brittany Lauzervich and North Oaks Sports Medicine Supervisor Jeff Schmitt.

From left are North Oaks Sports Medicine Supervisor Jeff Schmitt, Springfield High head football coach and athletic director Ryan Serpas, Student-Athlete of the Month Reeves Blankenship and North Oaks Sports Medicine athletic trainer Mandy Trepagnier.

North Oaks announces student-athletes of the month Advocate staff report North Oaks Sports Medicine and North Oaks Physician Group’s orthopaedic surgeons’ Student-Athletes of the Month for November are Lydia Pevey, of Ponchatoula High School; Joshua Ethan Wallace, of Loranger High School; Lacy Loupe, of Maurepas High School; and Reeves Blankenship, of Springfield High School.

Pevey, 16, is a junior, a third-year cross-country team standout, maintains a 3.9 GPA and recently led the cross-country team to a fourthplace finish in district and 12th-place finish in state. She is a member of the Fellowship of

Christian Athletes, Key Club and National Honor Society. She also runs track and plays basketball for the Lady Greenwave. Her parents are Jerri and Dennis Pevey.

Wallace, 17, is a senior, maintains a 3.5 GPA and has played football for the Wolves for four years. As a defensive lineman, he racked up 55 tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery this season. He is a member of the Spanish Club and helps mentor elementary students.

His grandparents are Karen and Mark Wallace.

Loupe, 17, is a senior, maintains a 3.9 GPA and has played basketball for the Lady Wolves for six years. As a guard, she is averaging 13

points per game, six rebounds, five assists and five steals this season. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Beta Club.

Her parents are Patrick and Tracy Loupe.

Blankenship, 17, is a junior, maintains a 4.0 GPA and is long snapper and center for the Bulldogs football team. He is recognized as the state’s top high school long snapper and is ranked 56th in the country. He is junior class president, participates in the school’s daily morning broadcasts, assists with livestreaming of athletic events and is involved in Community Church of Springfield, where he belongs to the youth group and helps livestream church services every Wednesday and Sunday. His par-

ents are Janet and Dane Blankenship.

Student-Athletes of the Month must have a 3.0 GPA or higher, excel in athletic competition, participate in school and community organizations and respect coaches, teammates, officials, teachers and their peers.

In May 2016, male and female Student-Athletes of the Year will be selected from all the monthly honorees for both parishes. Nominations are accepted from coaches, athletic directors, principals and North Oaks Sports Medicine athletic trainers.

Nomination forms are available online at northoaks.org or can be requested by calling North Oaks Sports Medicine at (985) 230-5248.

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AFFORDABLE FOUNDATION Repair. House leveling & lifting. Pier homes or slabs. Level mobile homes Fully insured.

Call 225-343-0222

House Cleaning

Firewood FIREWOOD - All season Red Oak, Delivered or you pick up. 225-247-2719/774-3668 SEANSONED OAK FIRE WOOD, $140 1/2 CORD SPLIT & DEL. 225-329-9642 SEASONED FIREWOOD Pickup or delivery. W hole cord,half cord. 225-610-0879

Flooring BEAT ALL ESTIMATES we install laminate, ceramic, wood @ $1.50 sf *Carpet Carpentry/Paint. 272-7697

Gutters/Gutter Cleaning Magnolia Gutters & Sheet Metal. Free Est/35 Yrs exp.

Lic/Ins. 6" continuous gutters. Awnings & chimney tops. 225-439-4410 S & S GUTTERS. No job too small! Clean/repairs. Free Ests. 225-445-2752.

Handyman Glen’s Handyman Services Carp., Elec., Plumb., Paint., Floors, Kit., Bath, Doors Mbl. Home repair. Rental propertyMaint.225-385-3853 Carpentry, Painting, Drywall Repair, Roof Repair & Washing, Tile, Plumbing. 23 years exp. 225-305-0585

THE HANDYMAN, all your home care needs avail.

24/7 James at 225-287-9499

Hauling

225-755-8383

MRS. CLEAN MAID Serving the B.R. area since 1984. Lic., bonded & insured. Screened, trained, exp. maids. 225-664-9053 Lending Hands Cleaning 1/2 off all new customers!

Lic. & ins. Ref’s. available. È Call 225-572-6762 We do it all! (I mean everything) One call thats all.

House Cleaning, Ironing, Yard work, etc 225-505-9356

GUARANTEE GIRLS Locally owned & op 30 yrs.

Ins./Bonded. 225-756-3900.

KIM’S CLEANING At Your Request Res. & Comm. 225-963-6066 You Tried the Rest, Now Try the Best! Great Rates!

Serving all areas. 590-6906

House Washing Ballard’s House Washing Since 1973, 15K + houses washed. Call 225-921-4101.

Land Clearing S & K CONTRACTORS : Land Clearing, Lot Leveling, Pond digging & house pads.

No job too big! 225-936-8830

Land Clear/Dirt "WE DO IT ALL!" Complete Site Prep. Clearing & Clean Up. 413-8385

Landscaping Flowerbed Clean-up weeding, trimming, mulching.

Lawn & Bed Maint. Sodding LIC#4188 INS. 225-755-9016 SAMSON SERVICES, LLC Landscape, Irrigation, Drainage. Lic. horticulturist #3739. Ph: 225-938-6786

25 Yr. Exp. Drywall Finisher.

Free est.! All types! No job too big! Lic. & Ins. 936-8410

WE PAY CASH 4 JUNK, WRECKED & RUNNING VEHICLES 225-715-4852

Sheetrock Repair 30 yrs.

Exp- No Job Too Small.

John Langlois 225-223-0790

BIG CASH FOR JUNK CARS. FREE TOWING 225-302-6455

D 1 YARD, FREE mulch with flower bed cleanup. Senior discnt! Call È 225-993-9204

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

DASC. LAWN & MORE D Landscaping, remodels fencing. Lic./Ins. 276-9513

Electrical Work Ray’s Electric Repairs Circuit breaker box install, repairs, etc. Reasonable rates. L&I. 225-284-5951

ALL OUTDOOR Construction & Home Improvement, Call 225-292-4171.

Samson Serv., LLC Irrigation Repair & Install Irr. Lic. #0513. 225-938-6786

Lawn-Yard Service $$ Ever-So-Green LLC $$ We Do It All Winter Cleanup, Mow, Edge, Weedeat, Trim, Blow, Leaves Vacuumed, Cleanup Flower beds, Same day svc. 7 days/wks

225-590-2660

Bayou Lawn Service Free est. Fully insured.

Call Mark or Peter 318-201-4714; 318-587-0306

I cut yards, do flower beds, rake & mulch leaves.

Affordable! 225-266-1069

Fencing IRON FENCES, Gates & Rails. Licensed & Insured.

Call 225 753 1217.

Landscaping

MARANATHA LANDSCAPE & HORTICULTURAL SERV. 30+yrs exp. 225-400-8697

Painting/Papering BEAT ALL ESTIMATES Quality wrk ù 25yr. Int/Ext Paint carpentry, all flooring pressurewash 225-272-7697

Brousseau Painting, Interior/ Exterior. 25 yrs exp.

Refs. Free est. 225-241-8488 Flawless Painting & Con. Great price guaranteed!

Call Jonathan: 225-772-4405 Husband & wife. Christians w/ 40yrs exp. Free Est. 225-315-1996 *225-226-0636 JT’s PAINTING. Int/Exterior, Pressure wash & Sheetrock Repair. Lic. 225-236-2976.

Plumbing J’s PLUMBING. LMP#4979 24/7 Svc. Mention this ad& receive $25 off. 10+ yr exp www.jsplumbing.co*BBB accredited. 225-910-7715 CALL A RETIRED PLUMBER Free Est. Kit. & Bath Repairs, leaky faucets. Military Discount 225-753-3538/938-2487

Resumes

PROFESSIONAL RESUMES Call 225-474-4923

Roofing Repair 34 YEARS LOCAL EXP. in built up & all types of shingle roofing. Same crew 20 yrs., hand nail. 5 yr. leak Free Warranty 225-383-3072 BEST PRICE ON ROOFING! GET A FREE ESTIMATE !

U will B glad you did.

27 yrs, loc. Any questions, Call Jimmy 225-975-1764.

LEAKS STOPPED Any type Roof, Painting & Carpentry Wrk Over 40 yrs exp. FreeEsts. Jim 338-6809

A1 Professional Roofing Free Est. Lic. & Ins. 343-4251 a1proroofing@gmail.com A-TEAM ROOFING Lic. Leaks, Repairs/Reroofing.

225- 907-3489 Expert roofer METAL SHINGLE FLAT. Lic. Insured. Brother’s Const.

New & Repair. 335-3131.

METRO ROOFING & Repair.

Lic. & Ins. FREE ESTIMATES 225-774-7296 * 225-270-0196 Stevenson Roofing * Specializing in Flats/ Shingles & Patch work. 225-620-1890 STOP THAT LEAK! We do roofing, carpentry, drywall. Free est. 937-0018 SUNRISE Roofing & Const.

Lic. * Fully Insured * BBB Free est. 225-272-2181 BROTHER’S CONST. Lic. & Insured. BBB. Vinyl, Hardie Stucco. Free Est. 335-3131.

Tree Service

RE/MAX First Prop. Mgt-Sales-Leasing 291-1234

NOTICE TO READERS Sec. 6:386.1. Large material to be removed by contractor. (City) (a) Any person, business or other entity engaged in business of tree service who in the course of business fells or trims any tree, shall be responsible for the removal of the tree and its components from the premises where the tree was felled, and shall not place the tree or its components or other large lumber refuse on any part of the premises or adjoining servitudes or rights-of-way for removal. (b) If the contractor fails or refuses to remove a felled tree and/or its components, the owner of the premise shall be responsible for removing the material in accordance with subsection (a), (c) Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or six (6) months imprisonment or both.

(Ord. No. 9838, & 1. 2-23-94)

Sales, Prop. & Assoc. Mgt. Adam Campo Real Estate 225-295 3035

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NATHAN TODORA PLUMBFive Fold Maint., Sewer Repairs, Remodeling, Free Est. LMP #1310. 752-2819

CALL CALVIN’S Licensed/ Bonded/Insured LMP 1773. 752-5014 Tim’s Proficient Plumbing LM P 2233, all plmbg, gas, repairs. WH’s. 571-7853

Ponds FISH STOCKING Discount Prices * Free Del 1-800-362-3390 www.parkersfishfarm.com

Pressure Washing *Action Power Cleaning* Res./Comm. Lic./Ins. Homes, buildings, patios, driveways,sidewalks, windows,decks,mobile homes & more. Free Est. 223-3206

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NOTICE TO READERS To the best of our knowledge, all ads under Tree Service in the Business Service Directory represent legitimate offerings by responsible contractors.

However, The Advocate does recommend that readers exercise normal business caution in responding to ads, in particular where up-front money is requested.

For license details visit www.ldaf.state.la.us SOUTHERN TREE Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Trimming & Emergency Storm Work. Lic. Arborist 39yrs. exp. Free Est. Call 225-235-1743 ***A2Z TREE REMOVAL*** We make quality tree and stump removal affordable.

225-445-3723 AFFORDABLE TREE CARE LLC & Stump Grinding. Lic. & Insured. LDAF #159402.

225-964-0606*225-683-3481 Samson Serv., LLC * Cert.

Arborist #6769A. Stump grinding. Affordable rates!

Call 225-938-6786.

Steve Robins Tree Serv.

50 Yr Exp * Lic. & Ins. Free Est- EBR. 225-925-0610

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Pointe Coupee Heathcare Position Available Weekend RN’S Please send resume to:

BRCC www.mybrcc.edu 201 Community College Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70806

02 Temp Farmworker Start date 02/15/2016 end 12/15/2016 Plant harvest wheat soybean minor maint on farm & equip Use hand tools Apply fertilizer pesticide irrigation load unload farm field sanitation duties Minor operation of farm equip Lift up to 50lb walk bend kneel handle materials for long periods. Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather. Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day.

Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker.

Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/ paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/ raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage. Contact Pointe Coupee Career Solutions Center Vickie Ambrose 225667-1874 REF: Job order # 587152 Job offered by Damian Glaser Farms LLC, New Roads, LA 70760, Ventress, LA 70783, Erwinville, LA 70729, Ramah, LA 70757, Jackson, LA 70748

15 Temp Farmworkers Start Date 02/15/2016 end 12/15/2016 Plant harvest clover rye grass hay Apply fertilizer pesticide mulch repair fences Remove trash dig ditches mow grass Walk behind bailer throw bails Load unload trailers/trucks Irrigation cultivation farm field sanitation duties Use hand tools Attend cattle/ livestock feed water herd castrate administer meds etc maintain stalls farm area barns equip Minor maint operation of farm equip Lift up to 50lb walk bend kneel handle materials for long periods. Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather.

Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day.

Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker.

Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/ paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/ raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage. Contact Pointe Coupee Career Solutions Center Vickie Ambrose 225667-1874 REF: Job order # 587147 Job offered by Craig Neal & Sons Farm LLC, Morganza, LA 70759

New Year! New Location!

1814 Dallas Dr. Looking for Stylists/Barbers for booth rental. Clark Hair Salon. For info., Call È 225-571-4904

JTircuit@plantationmgt.com

Or Apply in person at: 1820 False River Drive, New Roads, La.70760

PRIVATE DUTY NURSE AIDES needed for daytime hours & weekend work.

Experience required.

Call between 8a-3p, M-F. 225-767-0095

St James Behavioral Health Hospital in Gonzales is seeking Full Time Medical Records Clerk Experienced ONLY LPC Social Workers/ Mental Health Counselors Mental Health Experience required Competitive Salary Please forward resumes to hr@sjbhh.net or fax 225-644-7706 St James Place View available jobs at stjamesplace.hyrell.com St. Joseph Hospice, LLC Visit Our Website At www.StJosephHospice.com Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton Rouge, If you are passionate about making a difference in health care please visit SSCBR.com THE BATON ROUGE CLINIC JOB LINE 225-246-5627 EQUAL OPPTY EMPLOYER

The Care Center is now hiring for:

CNAs 2/10 Shift CNAs 10/6 Shift Please apply in person or submit resume by email: 11188 Florida Blvd. email address: bjones@ plantationmgt.com The Care Center is NOW HIRING FOR:

LPN’s

Mon-Fri 3-11 shift

LPN’s PRN

all shifts Please apply in person or email resume to: 11188 Florida Blvd. or submit resume to: Cleblanc@ plantationmgt.com

The Care Center

Our mission is to work together with integrity, compassion and professionalism to provide excellent resident care.

If you like a fast-paced environment, working with the best, come join our team. Great benefits and Pay. Current Openings are: Director of Nursing RN Licensed Practical Nurse - M-F 3/11 shift C.N.A. 2/10 shift full time C.N.A. PRN shifts Please apply in person or email resume to: 11188 Florida Blvd.

KTCHILTON@ PLANTATIONMGT.COM WOMAN’S HOSPITAL Visit us online www.womans.org

EATEL

www.eatel.com/jobs Employment opportunities w/City-Parish Government visit www.brgov.com H.S. SCIENCE TEACHER needed for 2nd semester.

Biology 1, 2 & Chemistry 1.

Send resume& transcripts: choots@centralprivate.org

Masters level social workers and counselors needed to provide intensive inhome counseling services (MST). Send resume Cfurusa01@yahoo.com Program Asst. at LRCE Full time position BS or BA; 3-5 yrs. teaching exp. Resume with references to NancyR@lrce.org

Restaurants/ Hotels/Clubs

1540 GINO’S seeking SERVERS & BUSSERS. Fine Dining Exp Nec. Apply Between 2pm5pm. Mon-Fri at 4542 Bennington Ave.

Hotel Workers Servers, Dishwashers, Maids, Houseman cynthia@ advantage-inc.com L’Auberge Baton Rouge Now Hiring - To Apply www.pnkinc.com/career RUTH CHRIS Now Hiring FT Server Apply in person, 4836 Constitution Ave. Mon.-Fri.

www.crownebaton.com 4728 Constitution Ave. Baton Rouge, LA

Sales/ Marketing

1560 ACCEPTING Applicants For Call Center. $10 - $12 Per Hr, Benefits, $13 - $15 Per Hour After 60 Days With Bonuses. Call 225-224-6625 Baton Rouge based Reulet Electrical Supplies is looking for a Business Development Leader with 2-3 years of sales experience in the electrical industry and a mandatory history of Industrial contacts that include both Electrical Engineers and Electrical Contractors. Send resume to: mhiggins@sperformance consulting.com Carmouche Insurance, Inc: “A Louisiana Company Providing World Class Service." We are aggressively expanding each of our 4 loc’s in both personal & commercial dept’s.

Do you have P&C exp. in SALES/ SERVICE or BOTH & want to be rewarded for your hard work?

Send resumes TODAY to: insurancejob1000@ gmail.com

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C.J. BROWN, Realtors LATTER & BLUM Inc., Realtors Van Eaton & Romero

ARTICULATE Professional needed to handle incoming calls. Spanish A+.

Call 225-766-1111

ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN REAL ESTATE SALES?

Office Clerical

D Clerical Personnel D Needed Clerical Personnel needed to help reduce my work load, We need someone that can work Monday through Friday, also be reliable, responsible and organized. Computer skills needed good with organization. He/She will support our manager and employees through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication ensuring that all administration tasks are completed accurately and delivered with high quality in a timely manner. The target is to ensure excellent service standards and maintain high customer satisfaction.

For more info contact: C lisa2055@hotmail.com

Growing CPA firm

seeks motivated individual for tax department.

CPA and prior experience preferred by not required.

Candidate must exhibit good communication and supervisory skills.

Excellent opportunity for advancement.

Compensation DOE. Send resumes to: careers@fw-cpa.com Jeffrey’s Collision Center is seeking an Exp. Collision Estimator. Contact Ray at: 225-243-5566.

JOB FINDERS

jobfinders@bellsouth.net LA Relay: Communication, Bilingual-Span/Eng- Communication & Captioning Assts all shifts. 225-2914500 workforhamilton.com Legal Secretary / Paralegal for small defense firm.

Minimum 2 years defense experience. Resumes will be kept confidential. legal manager1956@gmail.com LITIGATION PARALEGAL needed. 3 yrs. exp. req’d.

Email: careers@bswllp.com LOUISIANA STAFFING 225-621-3212 225-621-3210 - FAX Office Manager for a counseling agency needed to work full time between two offices, Gonzales and Amite. Send resume to: Cfurusa01@yahoo. com Snelling Personnel Serv Please see our job listing www.snelling.com/batonrouge

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Coordinator of Corrections and Industrial Skills • Pre-Engineering Instructor For more information: http://www.mybrcc.edu To apply online: http://www.civilservice.la.gov

Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer

We always have room at the TOP! Best People, Support, Brand, Commission Plans, Service & Tools! Join the TEAM that helps you accelerate your business. We know you have what it takes! Take a test drive to show us you do. www.LBRSALES.com or call 1-800-428-8294 and arrange an interview today!

FT INSIDE SALES PERSON needed. Knowledge of guns, law enforcement or military exp. helpful. $12/hr. Fax resume to: 225-924-4947 or Email to: brps9530@gmail.com

Marchand’s Interior & Hardware is looking for an Exp’d Flooring Salesperson and/or kitchen & bath consultant. Full or part time positions available.

Please e-mail resumes to brentley@marchands.net Now Hiring Agents , Adam Campo Real Estate. High Comm. splits 225-295-3035 "Pawn Star Employment" Apply at City Pawn 225-926-7296

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Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather. Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day. Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker. Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage.

Contact Vermilion Career Solutions Center Linda Souther 337-893-1986 REF: Job order # 588909 Job offered by Denais Farms, Kaplan, LA 70548 ATTENTION Maids, House Cleaners, & Housekeepers!!!

-Come grow with us!

-Up to $14 per hr w/ tips!

-Vacation/Holiday pay!

-No Nights/Weekends!

Call 225-435-4260 Ext 3

02 Temp Farmworker Start Date 02/18/2016 end 12/18/2016 Attend/assist with cattle hogs poultry feed water move set up fencing Pen process package to transport Clean maint. repair stalls farm area barns equip buildings fences Use hand tools Remove debris trees manure mow grass Minor operation of farm equip Load/ unload trucks/trailers farm field sanitation duties 3 months expr required Lift up to 50lb walk bend kneel handle materials for long periods. Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather. Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day.

Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker.

Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/ raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage.

Contact Tangipahoa Career Solutions Center Paula Gatlin 985-902-4228 REF: Job order # 588026 Job offered by Iverstine Family Farms, Kentwood, LA 70444 03 Temp Farmworker Start date 02/15/2016 end 12/01/2016 Plant harvest cotton soybean corn Apply fertilizer pesticide Minor maintenance on farm & equip Minor operation of farm equip Use hand tools Irrigation cultivation load unload farm field sanitation duties Lift up to 50lb walk bend kneel handle materials for long periods.

Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather. Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day. Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker. Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage.

Contact Avoyelles Career Solutions Center Cathy Germany 318-240-8820 REF: Job order # 587154 Job offered by Hamburg Mills Farms/Wayside Farms, Hamburg, LA 71339 07 Temp Farmworker Start date 02/01/2016 end 12/01/2016 Harvest rice crawfish Maintain ponds Minor maint on farm & equip Use hand tools cut up bait check re-bait repair traps grade clean ice sack crawfish Irrigation load unload farm field sanitation duties Minor operation of farm equip Lift up to 50lb walk bend kneel handle materials for long periods.

Once hired may require a random drug test at no cost to worker. $10.18 P/H 35 hrs P/W M-F some S/S Time may vary due to mechanical weather or avail of crop. Wrk done in inclement weather. Housing avail at no cost to wrker who cannot reasonably return to residence at end of each work day. Tools supplies & equip provided at no cost to wrker. Trans & subsistence expenses to wrk site provided/paid upon completion of 50% of wrk contract or earlier if appropriate 3/4 GUARANTEE specified in USDOL Reg. 20 CFR 655.122(i) JOB contract. Employer may give bonus/raise at his sole discretion based on performance or wrk history in addition to hrly wage.

Contact Evangeline Career Solutions Center Tasha Duplechain 337-363-6241 REF: Job order # 588957 Job offered by Five S Farms, Ville Platte, LA 70586 Farming: Barnhill Orchards, Lonoke.

Lonoke County, AR. Now hiring 6 temporary workers from 2/10/16 to 12/1/16 at an hourly wage of $10.69.

Work is field preparation, potting, planting, prolonged bending and stooping, weeding, hoeing, and picking of seasonal fruits, nuts, vegetables and melons. Three quarter of an average 40 hours per week guaranteed. All tools, supplies, and equipment provided at no cost. Housing provided at no cost if outside of commuting area. If applicable, transportation and subsistence expense to the job will be paid upon completion of 50% of the employment period, or earlier, if appropriate. We are an alcohol/ nicotine free farm and have drug testing at the employer’s expense during the work period. Apply to the nearest State Workforce Agency & refer to AR Job Order 1437234.

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PERSON NEEDED for electrical, plumbing, & repairs on mobile homes. Must live in park. Roofers P/T. Loc. in Port Allen. 225-336-1219 PT Marketer Needed! Exp. a Must! Email resumes to: teffani@medicalspa ofbatonrouge.com

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225-383-0111 We are looking for reliable, mature and capable candidates to support our company’s growing assembly needs.

All work is conducted in a modern, air conditioned, state of the art facility.Training will be provided. Min. exp. req.

This is a fulltime direct hire position. MUST submit resume to: tmiposition@gmail.com

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$9.00 PER HOUR Plus up to $15/HR For Call Center Reps + No Experience Nec. + Paid Training + Weekly Bonuses + Paid Time Off + No Weekends Call 225-272-1833

ACCEPTING Applicants For Call Center. $10 - $12 Per Hr, Benefits, $13 - $15 Per Hour After 60 Days With Bonuses. Call 225-224-6625 Auto Paint & Body Spray Techs needed.

Up to $1,500/wkly. 225-366-0089.

Benny’s Car Wash and Oil Change. Apply Online www.bennyscarwash.com

BREC JOBS

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Covenant Security Services, a national provider of quality guards is hiring dependable Personnel to join Our Security Staff in the Baton Rouge, LA area.

We are hiring for part-time &temporary positons. Ideal candidate must be at least 18 yrs of age, highschool diploma/GED, valid driver’s license and have a TWIC card or able to obtain one.

Must be able to work shift work. Retirees welcome!

Above average pay. EOE www.covenantsecurity.com

DONATE PLASMA - Save a Life. You can earn up to $100 this week.

Must have a valid Id and social security card.

Call 225-354-0965 for an appointment .

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1710 COASTAL TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL - Baton Rouge 1-800-286-8066 CRANE OPERATOR TRAINING SCHOOL Lift Tech and River Parish Community College ENROLLING NOW Crane Operator Training Program Please contact Brittany for more information (225) 450-7605 or email

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Exp. Floral Designer F/T or P/T positions.

Must work on Saturdays.

Apply at: Villere’s Florist 750 Martin Behrman Ave.

Career Training

Full Time Parts Store Employee Needed for Rollin Homes Inc.

A Better Life Starts at ITI Technical College

*Must be able to lift large items, load and unload inventory, and work with customers. *For inquiries please call (225) 744-1204 *Must apply in person at: 15652 airline hwy.

Prairieville,LA 70769 HARLEY-DAVIDSON

E-Z NO CLOSE SALES- $20/hr.

Will train. Apply in person, 5853 Siegen Lane 225-292-9632 Help wanted in all positions. Will train. Militello Shoe Repair. Apply in person at 7473 Corporate Blvd.

Holland Bottom Farm, Cabot, AR hiring 18 temporary farm laborers to work from 02/03/2016 to 12/01/2016.

Work includes field preparation (weeding and hoeing), manually plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack strawberries, peaches, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, okra, sweet corn, peppers, cucumbers, squash, blueberries, blackberries, and melons. Includes transplanting, irrigate, thinning, pruning, trellis, or stake and string any of the above crops; assemble shipping cartons, load and unload delivery trucks, maintain/repair irrigation system, clean work areas. Work requires prolonged bending, stooping, reaching for long periods of time, and able to lift 50 lb bags. Workers must perform work in extreme temperatures ranging from 32 to 100 degrees.

Work varies from day to day depending on various crops. $10.18/hr. with 3/4 workday guaranteed.

Tools, supplies, equipment provided at no cost. Housing provided at no cost if outside commuting area (including US workers).

Transportation and subsistence expense to the job will be paid upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier. This is an ALCOHOL/ DRUG/ TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. Applicants should apply to nearest State Workforce Agency, or out of state applicants by email: lodom91 7@centurytel.net. Job Order Number 1438170.

Lic. Female Massage Therapist needed! 1yr exp. teffani@medicalspa ofbatonrouge.com LIC. NAIL TECHS NEEDED Email resumes to: teffani@medicalspa ofbatonrouge.com Maid Service Needs Maids.

Must have own transportation. Competitive Pay. Call DS office. 664-9053

MAKE READY PERSON needed for Prop Mgt Co. Exp. helpful but not nec.

Reliable transp. a must.

Health ins. & 401K. Fax resume to 225-292-2351 or apply at 5618 Superior Dr. Ste. A, Baton Rouge.

Massengale Grounds Management seeking applicants for two positions: 1. Landscape Designer; 2. Landscape Project Manager. Please fax resumes to: 225.343.3689 or email to: resume@mgminc.com .

Experience required.

References required.

1720

Over 40 years of career training in Baton Rouge Call Now! 1-866-313-1827 Part Time Electrical Instructor Must be knowledgeable in Electrical safety, commercial, industrial and residential lighting. Must have a working knowledge of relay logic and motor control principles. National Electrical Code and transformers is a plus. Applicants must have documented five (5) years of experience in the electrical field areas above. Email hr@iticollege. edu or fax your resume to HR at 225-756-0903

Business Opportunity

1810 100’s of Louisiana Businesses For Sale Sunbeltnetwork.com/BR Sunbelt 201-0202

Acquisition-Marketing Of BUSINESSES-ALL SIZES TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL JAMES DESSELLE OFF 201-0202 - C 235-7457 SUNBELT BUS. BROKERS Bars: 31 for sale. BR, NO Laf, S. La. Small to large. Sunbelt 201.0202

Be your own boss and partner with the world’s largest commercial cleaning franchise. $20K! Equipment, supplies, training and $5,000 in monthly customer included. 1-800-586-6100 www.janiking.com Be Your Own Boss!

The UPS Store, the world’s largest network of franchised postal, business & communication services is looking for new franchise owners in Denham Springs and Walker area.

We are the Leader in the industry.

Over 4000 Centers worldwide.

Low start up cost. $60,000.00 minimum cash investment THE UPS STORE 1-877-623-7253 www.theupsstore.com **Convenience Stores** 33 For Sale - All Areas sunbeltnetwork.com/BR Sunbelt 201-0202

"LOOKING for PRIME locations to open new Subway Restaurants in your area.

Both traditional and nontraditional needed. Call 800-666-4848 for info!!" ** NOTICE ** Big profits usually mean big risk. For more information about avoiding investment scams, write the Federal Trade Comm at Washington, D.C. 20580, or call the National Fraud Information Center 1-800-876-7060. ***Restaurants*** 63 For Sale - All Sizes sunbeltnetwork.com/BR Sunbelt 201-0202

Business Opportunity

1810 " " NOTICE " " When it comes to earnings or locations, there are no guaran-tees. For free information about buying a biz op or franchise without getting scammed, write the Federal Trade Commission, Washing-ton, D.C. 20580 or call National Fraud Information Center, 1-800-876-7060.

Want To Buy

2010 BERTRANDS - BUY OLD U.S. Coins Gold & Silver. Can come to you! 225-933-9711.

DIAMONDS TOP CASH for Diamonds, loose or mounted, Rolex watches, gold, sterling & coins. Diamond Distributors, Loan Brokers, 8210 Jefferson Hwy., Suite E. 225-927-6514

Lost & Found Pets

2885

LOST 12/16 Sherwood. Blck German Shepherd. Reward $250! Tracey 225-333-9303

Livestock Animals

2810 FERTILIZED HAY SQUARE & ROUND BALES 225-933-5975 POND STOCKING Discount Prices * Free Del 1-800-362-3390 www.parkersfishfarm.com

Dogs

2940

I Buy Colt Pistols, Coins, Antiques & Art by Rucker & Wright. 225-202-0465.

2080

Auctions

2120 2-Day Construction, Truck & Farming Auction Thurs. Jan. 28th & Friday Jan. 29th TAKING CONSIGNMENTS NOW Hvy Construction, Trucks, Trailers, Autos, Farming Equip., RV’s, etc…

Call 800-850-2252 to discuss our flexible auction terms.

Brochure deadline Friday 1/8 www.HendersonAuctions.com

Auctioneer: M. Henderson La Lic# 136-15

A HUGE ESTATE SALE! Sun. Oct. 18th at 1:30pm outhern Heirs Auction (225) 791-2440 #1060 www.southernheirs.com Gilmore Auction & Realty Co (504) 468-6800; Lic. #447 www.gilmoreauction.com V. WATTS AUCTIONEERS, INC AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS & LIQUIDATION CONSULTANTS. Lic. #210-12 P.O. Box 41, Livingston, LA. 70754. Call 686-7238

Collectibles

2240 PAYING CASH for U.S. & Foreign Stamp Collection, Old Letters; Documents, etc. 333-2416 - mention ad

Jewelry/ Watches

2420 CITY PAWN SHOPS We Buy Gold www.facebook.com/ citypawnbatonrouge NO ONE PAYS MORE! All Diamonds, Jewelry, Coins, & Antiques.

Expert jewelry repair.

DIAMOND DISTRIBUTORS 8210 Jefferson Hwy., St. E (225) 927-6514

Machinery & Tools

2480 20 ft & 40 ft. STORAGE/ SHIPPING Containers. New & Used. " Buy Direct" CONGLOBAL INDUSTRIES 504-246-7853

Pianos, Organs

2600 FRUGE’S PIANO CO "THE PIANO SPECIALIST" 11811 Coursey Bl 291-0404

Portable Buildings

2610 10x12 12x16 12X24 All bldgs built on site AAA Portable, 654-0345 12x24 Custom Bldg $3295 6’ door w/rmp, 2 windows Built On Site* 985-969-6191 www.piney-woods.com

Merry Christmas! Yorkie Town is Walker, LA this weekend! We have for four little golden male Yorkies at this time. $800/each. If you want one under your tree give me a call at: 318-316-9607 or email to: yorkietown292@yahoo.com

Pet Supplies, Miscellaneous

2980 (6) Dog Shock Collars for rabbit hunting.

Asking $600. Call È 225-715-1275 4330

Apts. Unfurn.

Area 3

4330 1BR/1BA SPECIAL! Wd flrs, fans & W/D conn. $350/m+ $200 dep. Call 225-975-4968 1BR Efficiency $425 1BR - $525, $300 dep 123 Live Oak. 225-205-5636 4340

Apts. Unfurn.

Area 4

4340 $100 dep on all apts 1/1 or 2/1 Apts all over Baton Rouge. 225-615-7841 3/2 duplex, Old Hammond area, close to 1-12, $750, Section 8 OK. McDaniel Properties, owner /agent 225-388-9858 ∂ Greenwell Plaza ∂ Magnolia Gardens ∂ Lone Oak Apts All util incl in SOME Apts $200 OFF COUPON 225-216-0065 * 925-2312

Monterrey Townhouses

3325 Monterrey Blvd.

2 Bedrooms. 225-924-5130 Apply 9333 Mammoth Dr.

Under New Management Specials ! 1, 2 & 3 BDRM APTS. (225) 753-6904 4350

Apts. Unfurn.

Area 5

4350 1/1 $425, new floors and paint, w/s incl, near LSU, downtown. McDaniel Properties, owner /agent 225388-9858 2/1 next to LSU, $625 w/d incl, pets ok, wood flrsMcDaniel Properties, owner /agent 225-388-9858

2B R/2.5BA - FP, Cen A/H, W/D, Fen. patio, $625-$695 mo. $400 dep. 225-766-8588 ACROSS from OLOL Hosp. TH 2br/2.5ba, FP, W/D conn., patio, ceiling fans, Refrig, $950 mo + dep (225) 445-3252 or 603-0635 Gardere area. $888/mo Util. includ. 2br/2ba. No dep. WE PAY YOU $750 IF..

Call 225-362-3099

Renovated 2 Br / 1.5 Ba townhouse on Jasper Ave. in Gardere. W/D included. $525mo. $300 dep.

225-405-3257

The Park on Bluebonnet ûû NEW PRICES ûû 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms.

Holiday Specials!!

Call (225) 761-1300

Apts. Unfurn.

Area 9

4390

Restaurant Equipment

PRAIRIEVILLE AREA, Clean 2BR/2BA, 18868 Jefferson Hwy, $700/m. 225-756-0100.

4780

Houses Unfurn. Area 8

4780

2620

1458 CLINTON - 5Br, 2ba home in heart of Denham, $1200 mo. Call 225-937-5106

RESTAURANT CHAIRS & BAR STOOLS. Call 225-274-1811.

2br/2ba in Watson. Appliances - W/D. $950/mo $800 dep. Ref. req. 225-261-8482

Sportsman’s Exchange

3BDRM Homes in convenient neighborhood, $1150-$1250 /month. Call 225-324-7049

2680 Colt, Python, Winchester Collector. Wants to buy old guns. 225-937-7133 Concealed Carry Course Sr StateInstructor 335-1571 www.gordonhutchinson.com ghhutchinson@gmail.com FAMILY WANTS TO LEASE: 100-200 acres of prime deer hunting land. Will Pay Top Dollar! Call 504-214-5674.

German 240 Watherby $1,400. Sentinel 22 REV $325. Mossberg DU 12ga $400. H&K USP 40 cal. custom $800. MAYER CO. È 225-767-0305 DGUIDED GOOSE & DUCK combo hunts. Rice fields Lots of Geese 337-873-9752 Cajunwildlifeadventures.com

GUN SHOW

3BR/2.5BA, 1700sf, SS appl., incl. fridge. Lrg. back fenced patio. Near Schools & park. $1200/m. Avail on 12/15. Call 225-223-4961.

3BR/2BA home in Walker.

Great schools! $1,150/mo. + dep. Call 225-276-2662.

For Rent: 2BA/1BR Swan St. Maurepas $1,200 Waterfront Lane Real Estate Services 225-644-7760 Nan Riffe, Broker For Rent: 3BA/2BR Brick St. Amant $1,500 Lane Real Estate Services 225-644-7760 Nan Riffe, Broker French Settlmnt Near Schl 4B/2BA, no pets. RV shed pasture option. $1,450/mo + dep. req’d. 225-721-3828

GONZALES ∂ Lamar Dixon Jan 2, 9-5 & Jan 3, 10-4 www.capgunshows.com

Spacious 3br/2ba in South Point, fncd yard, No pets! $1300 mo+dep 225-665-0310

RECREATIONAL WINCHES TRUCK MOUNTED. DEALERS TRUCK, 926-1070.

Very nice! 3Br/2.5Ba. Dbl carprt. S. Walker, no pets $1250 mo/dep. 225-665 6890 4790

Utility Trailers

2770 Circle R Trlrs-All New Alum.

CHEROKEE. 6x12, $2,295. No boards/paint. 225-647-0969.

Lost & Found Pets

2885 FOUND on Pope Rd. in Zachary on Dec 22, 2015.

Pretty smokey gray cat.

Contact Mary, 225-936-5857

THE BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTORY CAN GET YOUR BUSINESS NOTICED! STARTING @

$124.20 per month

6650

HOLLINGSWORTH RICHARDS FORD Get pre-Approved!

877-278-5121

RED BARN MOTORS 2003 Hyundai Elantra auto ac runs great! 81k mi. $2995. 225-369-1920, agt

NOW OPEN! CECIL GRAVES AUTOPLEX, LLC

Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Ram 7245 Hwy 61 North ST. FRANCISVILLE 1-855-506-2773

ROBINSON BROTHERS FORD-LINCOLN 11455 Airline Hwy. 924-7068 TEAM HONDA 6363 Siegen Lane 225-298-4100 Team Toyota I-12 & O’Neal Lane 225-273-5880

Automotive Wanted

6100 HOLLINGSWORTH MAZDA Get Pre-Approved 800-206-1727

RED BARN MOTORS 2005 Hyundai Elantra auto, ac, 110k mi runs grt $3,250. 225-369-1920 agt,

Jaguar

6670

PARETTI JAGUAR 225-756-5247 Lexus

6680 RED BARN MOTORS 1999 Lexus ES 300, auto ac, loaded, 94k mi. $3750 225-369-1920, agt

Mazda

6690

5210

4390

STORAGE/SHIPPING Containers - All sizes New, Used, Custom BOASSO 888-375-0738

Hyundai

6010

Motorcycles

Antiques

***MERRY CHRISTMAS*** Lagniappe Antiques 2175 Dallas Dr 225-927-0531

Automobile Agencies

Houses Unfurn. Area 9

4790 3BR/2BA, Updated! $950/m +dep. 18568 Little Prairie È Call 225- 644-3616 Lovely 3br/2.5ba townhome w/ fenc. yd & 2-car garage on Pinehurst Dr in Prairieville. $1,450/mo.

Call 225-454-1194

Automobile Agencies

2006 HONDA 1800 VTX, C-2 $5,900. Beautiful Bike! Good condition. 225-235-7781

Buick

6220 RED BARN MOTORS 2003 Buick Regal, Auto, ac, loaded, 129k mi $2,750. 225-369-1920 agt.

Cadillac

6240 GERRY LANE BUICK 11 Cadillac CTS Coupe White diamond. Low miles.

Call Judah or Tim 225-9267010.

Chevrolet

6260 RED BARN MOTORS 05 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx auto ac great shape $3,875 225-369-1920 agt.

Team Honda 855-313-8326

We Buy Used Cars $500-$50,000

Vans/Cars/Trucks Foreign/Domestic All Makes & Models

Chrysler

6280 GERRY LANE BUICK 12 Chrysler 300 5.7 V8.

Great Ride! $22,950 Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

RED BARN MOTORS 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser Auto, ac, 108k mi., lthr, S/R $4250.225-369-1920 agt.

Dodge

6300 ’07 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab. Black. 145k miles. $6,000. 225-202-2109 ’08 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Lone Star Ed. Black. 85k miles. $12,500. 225-202-2109 RED BARN MOTORS 2005 Dodge Neon, auto, ac gas saver $3,250 Call 225-369-1920 agt.

Ford

6320 GERRY LANE BUICK 14 Ford Focus Titanium, Sunroof, leather, $17,450.

Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010 RED BARN MOTORS 1999 Ford Contour, auto ac, very clean! 115k miles $2,250. 225-369-1920, agt

Jeep

6340 RED BARN MOTORS 2000 Jeep Gr CHerokee auto ac 128k mi. very nice $4,650. 225-369-1920 agt

Mercury

6400 ’98 Grand Marquis LS,58k, Good buy.New Price $4,800 225-383-4066/225-931-4191

Saturn

6470 RED BARN MOTORS 1997 Saturn SL2 auto ac 98k miles, nice car $2,995 225-369-1920, agt

Sport Utility

6530 GERRY LANE BUICK ’05 Mazda Tribute $6,950 Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010 GERRY LANE BUICK 12 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Super-Clean. $18,450. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE BUICK 15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Hard top, 3,000 mi.

Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE ∂ BUICK ∂ GMC ∂ 225-926-7010

GERRY LANE BUICK 11 Mazda CX9 Touring.

Loaded. $14,950 Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE BUICK 13 Mazda 6, 28k miles. $13,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

RED BARN MOTORS 2000 Mazda Protege auto, low miles runs great $3,275 225-369-1920, agt RED BARN MOTORS 2003 Mazda Tribute auto ac, great cond must see $3,495 225-369-1920, agt

Mercedes Benz

6700 1999 MERCEDES BENZ CL 280 130K $4500 great cond.

1 owner 225-907-2416

Mitsubishi

6710 GERRY LANE BUICK 14 Mitsubishi Lancer ES. Warranty. $13,500. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

RED BARN MOTORS 04 Mitsubishi Galant auto ac, loaded, 125k mi $3995 225-369-1920, agt

Nissan

6720 GERRY LANE BUICK ’08 Nissan Armada SE Loaded $17,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE BUICK 11 Nissan Altima V6 SR sdn. $15,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

Saab

6730 RECREATIONAL WINCHES TRUCK MOUNTED. DEALERS TRUCK, 926-1070.

Toyota

6740 GERRY LANE BUICK ’13 Toyota Corolla LE $13,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE BUICK ’13 Toyota Rav4 XLE Loaded $22,400.

Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

TEAM TOYOTA

BEST SELECTION of Used Cars, Trucks, SUV CERTIFIED I-12 @ O’NEAL 225-273-5880 * 800-270-5880

Volkswagen

6750 Southpoint Volkswagen 800-291-0025/225-291-6000 13940 AIRLINE HWY

Classic Cars

6780 1956 Thunderbird. Very good condition. Call 225-921-6375 if interested.

Trucks/ Light Duty

6810 GERRY LANE BUICK 10 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab LTZ. $24,750. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

GERRY LANE BUICK 11 Ford F150 crew cab, leather, sunroof, nav, $24,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010 GERRY LANE BUICK ’14 Chevy Silverado 12K miles. $19,950. Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010 GERRY LANE BUICK ’15 GMC Canyon Crew Cab SLE, loaded, Save $$! Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

RED BARN MOTORS 03 Chevy S-10, auto ac, great shape 129k $3495 225-369-1920 agt.

RED BARN MOTORS 2000 GMC Jimmy auto ac great shape must see $3,650. 225-369-1920 agt

RED BARN MOTORS 1998 Dodge Dakota auto super clean 104k mi. $4795 Call 225-369-1920, agt

RED BARN MOTORS 2002 GMC ENVOY, auto, ac loaded leather $2995.

225-369-1920 agt

Team Honda 855-313-8326

RED BARN MOTORS 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer auto ac loaded 149k mi $4750. 225-369-1920 agt

Sports Cars

6540

Now Open

Fiat of Baton Rouge

11955 AIRLINE HWY. fiatusaof batonrouge.com

1-888-349-1340

6010 CECIL GRAVES Chevrolet - GMC Truck 7259 Hwy 61 North ST. FRANCISVILLE 1-800-547-7072

10 Mazda Miata MX-5. 1 owner, low mi., perfect maint., grg kept. $16,350.

14925 mi. Call 504-421-8560

Hyundai

6650 GERRY LANE BUICK ’14 Hyundai Accent. Low miles, Low Payments! Call Judah or Tim 225-926-7010.

We Buy Used Cars $500-$50,000 Vans/Cars/Trucks Foreign/Domestic All Makes & Models www.galvezmotorcars.com FOR GOOD USED TRUCKS! 225-647-5501

Vans

6840 RED BARN MOTORS 2002 Dodge Caravan auto ac loaderd 68k miles $3875 Call 225-369-1920 agt RED BARN MOTORS 2003 Honda Odyssey auto ac loaded very nice $3875 Call 225-369-1920, agt.

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