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Fire dispatch console malfunctions Senator offers to help find grants

“The faulty equipment has been scheduled for an upgrade for the past few years,” Williams said. “When the renovations at the jail began, we BY STEPHANIE WARREN discovered the equipment we swarren@theadvocate.com use to dispatch fire and rescue The St. Helena Parish Sher- workers would not work once it iff’s Office dispatch console, was moved.” Due to the recent malfuncwhich is used to dispatch emergency responders including tions, Williams said the upfire and rescue, has malfunc- grade will be rushed and hopetioned since the renovations fully completed soon. Willimas began at the jail last month, called an emergency meeting March 30. Sheriff Nat Williams said.

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The malfunctioning equipment is 10 years old and had problems in recent months, said St. Helena Parish Chief of Homeland Security, Rita Allen. “At this time, the sheriff’s office and fire department’s do not have the funds for a quick fix, and we are having to use portable radios for communication,” said Allen. The St. Helena fire chiefs met with the sheriff’s office to try to work around the issues at hand during the renovations, accord-

ing to SHPSO Chief Michael Martin. Martin said the department has begun emergency work to fix the system and will deploy additional units and take other precautions to compensate for the troubled system. Although Martin said that fixing the system was an urgent matter, he said residents should still have faith in the parish’s emergency responders and 911 system. “Right now we still need residents to go through

911 on all fire and emergency dispatches and the sheriff’s office will notify the appropriate department for their response,” Martin said. Until it’s clear that the system is working properly, Martin said the department ordered all units to use radio communications. Senator Bodi White dropped in on the meeting while visiting the community for a school board meeting. White told parish leaders that he would help in any way that he can, Martin

said. “He asked us if we could do write-up on what kind of equipment we needed to move forward with this and, he may be able to find grant money or emergency money for the departments to ensure the parish has good emergency communication,” said Martin. Martin said White will be working closely with the fire departments because it is their system that is not working properly.

New hospital coming

BY JAMES MINTON

Special to The Advocate

CLINTON — A majority of the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury thwarted a move Monday to give individual jurors the authority to allocate money to municipalities for building or repairing infrastructure. During the heated discussion, jurors spoke of road improvements rather than other infrastructure needs. Jurors Chris Hall and Larry Beauchamp, who represent East the towns of Feliciana Slaughter and Clinton, respectively, were the only jurors supporting a resolution to give jurors the discretion to spend jury funds in the municipalities. Jurors Ed Brooks, Jason McCray, Keith Mills, Louis Kent, Sean Smith and Dwight Hill voted to get an attorney general’s opinion on the proposed resolution. Jury President Dennis Aucoin did not vote. East Feliciana’s municipalities receive some sales tax funds for street and sidewalk work, but Hall and Beauchamp said the money does not cover the work that needs to be done. Slaughter Mayor Robbie äSee POLICE JURY, page 2G

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Architect rendering of the new West Feliciana Parish Hospital. The hospital is waiting on financing to be approved.

No plans yet on use for old West Feliciana building BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to The Advocate ST. FRANCISVILLE

Work will soon begin on the West Feliciana Parish Hospital that will replace the existing outdated structure with a state-of-the-art medical center. Hospital CEO Lee Chastant said the only hold-up is the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will provide low-interest bonds that will fund the $25.7 million project.

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Preliminary approval has been received, and a private lender, Investar Bank, is going through the approval process and will service the debt. Within the next month, Chastant said, the hospital will ask permission from the Parish Council to seek Bond Commission approval. “If that happens by the end of April, in May, we can go to the Bond Commission for final approval, then we’ll put the project out for bid,” Chastant said. “The council will not have any liability with this project, so it should be a simple process.” The 53,000-square-foot new hospital building will be built adjacent to Burnett Road. It was designed by Curtis Group Architects and Grace Hebert Architects. The first construction phase will be a $440,000 road that will provide a traffic artery

for the roughly 12-acre hospital campus. The existing Health Unit building will be converted to doctors’ offices, and the existing support services building will be utilized as central supply, purchasing and maintenance. “We’ll build a road across the gully to provide connectivity for the two campuses (between the new and old hospital buildings),” Chastant said. “We’ll build a retention pond that will be aesthetic as well as serve as a functional purpose for collecting the runoff to prevent erosion.” The future of the existing hospital building, which was built in the mid-’70s, is under consideration, and Chastant said it has three possibilities: use it as it is; renovate it; or raze the building and repurpose the property. äSee HOSPITAL, page 2G

Actors, re-enactors needed for ‘Underground’ TV series BY STACY GILL

ing general submissions for paid background actors of all ages and ethnicities. “The Underground” story Re-enactors or those in the dramatic and theater arts who line follows a group of slaves would like an opportunity to planning a daring escape from become a background actor on a Georgia plantation hoping to a new television series set to cross 600 miles to freedom, a film in St. Francisville will get news release said. The slaves are aided along the way by a setheir chance. Caballero Casting is accept- cret abolitionist couple running

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a station on the Underground Railroad, and the group evades those tasked with bringing them back, dead or alive. The WGN-scripted series is from creators/executive producers Misha Green (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Joe Pokaski (“Heroes”) and stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“True Blood”), Christopher Meloni (“Law &

Order: SVU”) and Aldis Hodge (“Leverage”). Anthony Hemingway (“Treme”) is set to direct some episodes. Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios are producing the show, which is expected to debut on WGN America this year. The first shoot date is April

13, and filming will take place in the Baton Rouge, St. Francisville and Vacherie areas. Casting will take place over the next few months. Anyone interested in auditioning is asked to stop grooming from now until filming, Rikki Hegwood, of Caballero äSee TV SERIES, page 2G

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Blue Run aims to raise funds, awareness of abuse prevention BY C.J. FUTCH

cfutch@theadvocate.com April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, said Ginger Cangelosi, and Child Advocacy Services hopes to raise both awareness and funds with the fifth annual Blue Run, scheduled for 7 a.m. April 11 at Gonzales City Hall, 120 S. Irma Blvd. The event includes a one-mile Fun Run and a 5K race, both starting at City Hall, Cangelosi said, and proceeds will benefit programs provided by Child Advocacy Services, a nonprofit agency that supports Court Appointed Special Advocates program, Children’s Advocacy Center, along with clinical services and prevention education for children and families in 10 Southeast Louisiana parishes including Ascension, Assumption, East and West Feliciana, Livingston, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, and Tangipahoa parishes. “The first year, the run was in Hammond, and we have people participating from all over,�

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Continued from page 1G “It could be used for something like assisted living or a mental health facility,� Chastant said. “It depends on the budget and the demand for the building. We could also lease it to someone else for medical services.� The new hospital building will be an impressive, modern brick-and-glass structure, featuring 12 in-patient beds and a fully equipped emergency room. In addition, there will be an area for imaging, including all-new equipment such as an MRI machine, a CT scanner and an X-ray machine. “We’ll be able to know how much (radiation) dosage a patient receives and monitor it and minimize it,� Chastant said. The hospital will have a beefed-up laboratory plus areas for services such as respiratory therapy. It also will

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Casting, said. “We’re asking those to consider this commitment prior to submitting and to please reconsider if they cannot make the commitment,� Hegwood said. “There will be strict guidelines concerning hair and costume sizes.� Hegwood said the show will only be able to cast men and women with natural-colored hair; no extensions, dyed hair, fades, military style or dreadlocks will be accepted. Men should grow out hair and facial hair. “If you’re not contacted immediately, that doesn’t mean you’re not being considered for the show, that only means they are booking the show as scenes are filmed, and you

Cangelosi said. “We had lots of requests to move it to Ascension, because it’s more centrally located (to the service area), so we did, and we’ve had it in Gonzales ever since.� One of the services CAS provides is forensic interviews for physical and sexual abuse cases, Cangelosi said, which significantly reduce the impact of abuse on the victims. Ashleigh Fuller, forensic interviewer covering Ascension, St. James and the Felicianas, sees children just after they’ve told someone about an instance of abuse. Her field is fairly new, she said, and was the answer to an interview process that added the trauma of retelling the story of abuse many times to a child already experiencing a traumatic event. “I’m a neutral third-party for investigations started by the Department Children and Family Services and law enforcement,� Fuller said. “I interview the child in a developmentally sensitive and legally sound

have an education room and space to expand. “We’re building a facility to match what’s happened with health care in the last 40 years. There’s less need for beds and more need for outpatient services,� Chastant said. A couple of items in the original plan — outpatient surgery and a medical office building — were cut to keep construction costs down. “We’ve designed it more efficiently, and there will be separate check-in areas for emergency, outpatient and inpatient,� Chastant said. “Patients will be able to stay in their rooms, and we’ll come to them for services. “It’s a much smarter operation, and patients will be able to get in and get out much quicker. The theme is wellness, not just an institutional facility. We’ve been prudent with our money, and we saved it for this investment for the community.�

should continue following grooming directions,� Hegwood said. Submissions must include name, age, contact number and email, current city of residency, height and weight as well as two current photographs — one body shot and one headshot. No mirror shots or “selfies� will be accepted. All tattoos and piercings must be noted in the submission as well as any modern dental work such as metal braces or gold teeth. Actors should include any re-enacting or horseback-riding experience. Interested background actors should email their submissions to undergroundrailroadcasting@ gmail.com. Hegwood requested no phone calls be made to the casting office.

way. It’s audio and video-recorded, and supervised by the investigating party.� That breaks down to openended questions that take into account children’s age and grasp of concepts like time and place, she said. Younger children can’t answer when and where questions as accurately, because time and place don’t exist in the same way to them yet. The recording makes it more likely that the child would have to tell the story of the traumatic events as few times as possible. “Ideally, just twice,� she said, once when the child tells someone, and once for the forensic interview. “Say a child tells a teacher. The teacher would take the child to the counselor, where the story would be repeated,� Fuller said. The principal would comes next, then the DCFS, then law enforcement. Because the interview is recorded from start to finish, Fuller said, and the investigating parties are witnessing the

interview from another room, the situation is more ideal both for the child and the investigators. CAS also offers a class called Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children that teaches first responders, police, teachers and anyone else who wants to learn what to do when a child comes to them with a complaint. The run is a light-hearted way to promote CAS in the community, Cangelosi said, and is already strongly supported by the agencies who use them frequently. “The 23rd Judicial District Bar Association has the biggest Blue Run team,� she said. For all those who want to participate, registration will be open all this week, and will also be available the morning of the run. The cost is $35 per person. Runners and walkers may register as individuals, or teams. To register, or to learn more about CAS or view the Blue Run’s sponsors, visit www. childadv.net/blue-run.html.

Lane hospital names new pharmacy director Advocate staff report Jennie Stelly has been named pharmacy director at Lane Regional Medical Center, replacing former Director Johnny Johnson, who retired in March. A native of Baton Rouge, Stelly is responsible for the operation and management of the hospital’s pharmacy department, including ensuring quality pharmaceutical services are provided according to accreditation and professional standards, a news release said.

She is a graduate of Northeast Louisiana U n i v e r s i t y ’s School of Pharmacy and received a master’s degree in Stelly business administration from LSU. Stelly has 21 years of pharmacy experience, all at Lane, and, before being named director, was a staff pharmacist. Stelly and her husband, Daniel, live in St. Francisville with their two children, Luke and Emily.

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Jackson said the jury’s past policy of requiring the towns to pay for any street work the jury does in the towns amounts to taxation without representation. “Without this (resolution), I don’t need a police jury,� Jackson said. Kent questioned why he had been told for years that the jury cannot include town streets in street improvement projects but “overnight� an attorney general’s opinion was found that says it is legal. “I picked up the phone and made some calls,� Hall replied. “To me, this is going back to the ward system,� Hill said, referring to the practice of individual jurors deciding what work is done in their districts. Police juries are supposed to operate on

a “unit system� in which the entire jury decides the scope of road projects. Hall also said the resolution simply acknowledges that municipalities are part of jurors’ districts. In a related matter, the jury agreed to seek construction bids for a $2 million road overlay project this year that could see improvements to about 35 miles of parish roads. The road list was revised after the last meeting, when jurors decided not to do any work to pave existing gravel roads. At that meeting, Hill insisted that the jury had earlier decided against paving gravel roads until all paved roads get new asphalt surfaces. The vote to support Hill angered Beauchamp, who had included work on a gravel road because much of his district is the town of Clinton, and the jury was not working on municipal streets.

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West Feliciana sheriff leads cleanup effort Will you join me in thanking West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel for the huge cleanup effort he coordinated prior to the Audubon Pilgrimage? The West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office hauled away 241 bags of trash, 15 tires, three signs and three mattresses, according to Erin Foster, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office. Foster said Daniel is passionate about keeping West Feliciana beautiful. Let’s thank Sheriff Daniel when we see him.

Career Connection

More than 600 high school students will have the opportunity to explore their career options at the Career Connection scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, at West Feliciana High School’s auditorium. Keynote speaker for the event is Adolf Brown, a youth motivational speaker and educator. The session promises to motivate students to seize opportunities, create new opportunities and recognize nothing is impossible, as well as empower students to rethink their priorities and reset their expectations, a news release said. Following Brown’s “rap session,� students will have an opportunity to explore and gain a better understanding of the different career fields available in their area by meeting the people who perform these jobs on a daily basis, the release said. In turn, businesspeople will have a chance to share the tools of their careers and their expertise with students. Educational institutions will be in attendance to help

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students identify career pathways and programs of study. For information, call Zanovia Curtis, instructional coach for West Feliciana Parish schools, at (225) 635-3891 or email curtisz@wfpsb.org, or call Brittney Baptiste and Debbie Cruz, college and career transitions coordinators with Baton Rouge Community College, at (225) 216-8053 or email baptisteb@mybrcc.edu or cruzd@mybrcc.edu.

NRC open house

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will host an open house from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the St. Francisville Town Hall meeting room, 11936 Ferdinand St. Attendees will have an opportunity to hold one-on-one discussions with NRC staff members about the plant’s 2014 performance and the agency’s oversight of the facility. NRC staff on-hand will include the inspectors assigned to the plant on a fulltime basis and staff from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. The assessment letter sent from the NRC to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant and will serve as the basis for the discussion. The NRC will conduct an additional inspection because the plant had two unplanned shutdowns during the fourth quarter of 2014, exceeding

a performance threshold, a news release said. “The NRC continually reviews the performance of River Bend and the nation’s other commercial nuclear power plants,� NRC Region IV Administrator Marc Dapas said. “Meetings like this provide members of the community with an opportunity to speak directly with NRC staff, who help ensure the plant’s safety on a day-to-day basis.� Inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant and by specialist inspectors from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, and the agency’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The most current assessment for River Bend is available at www.nrc.gov.

Jambalaya fundraiser

Boy Scout Troop 61, sponsored by St. Francisville United Methodist Church, is hosting a jambalaya fundraiser from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19. Dinners will cost $7 each and include jambalaya, white beans, salad and dessert. Plates can be picked up behind St. Francisville Town Hall, 11936 Ferdinand St. All proceeds will help pay for the older Boy Scouts to attend a week of camping and rafting in Tennessee or the younger Scouts to attend a weeklong trip to Camp Avondale in Clinton this summer. Call Wayne Slater, Scoutmaster, at (225) 721-1831. Send news and events for Around West Feliciana to Stacy Gill at sgill@theadvocate. com by 3 p.m. Fridays or call (225) 993-0066.

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AED donation

As a thank you gift for hosting Lane Regional Medical Center’s 2015 Keep the Beat CPR training event in February, First Baptist Church in St. Francisville received an Automatic External Defibrillator, a $2,500 value, for members’ use. Keep the Beat was a free event provided by Lane’s medical professionals and sponsored by Cardiovascular Institute of the South. Gathered March 17, from left, are First Baptist’s Kevin Cheatham, Karen LeBoeuf, Megan Welch, Kenneth Whitfield and the Rev. Joel Williams with Lane’s Cristy Walker and Laura Peel.

WEST FELICIANA SHERIFF’S BOOKINGS The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Prison by the West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office March 22-28:

MARCH 23 HAILE, THOMAS J.: 23, 7712 U.S. 61, St. Francisville, bench warrant for second offense possession of marijuana.

MARCH 24 JOHNSON, KENDALL M.: 22, 12028 Pioneer Road, St. Francisville,

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BUTLER JR., EARNEST: 27, 6693 Indian Mound, St. Francisville, switched license plate, no driver’s license and no proof of insurance. DUCOTE JR., CRAIG S.: 30, La. 1194 Fifth Ward, Marksville, second offense simple possession of marijuana, open container, tail lamps and two counts fugitive from East Baton Rouge Parish. WALKER III, CALVIN: 26, 155 Anita St., Brusly, introduction of

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MARCH 27 TUCKER, REGINA H.: 47, 14311 Leola Carter Road, Gonzales, fugitive from Iberville Parish.

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Retired Baker teacher inspires Miss. prisoners Advocate staff report Nell Stuard, a retired English teacher from Baker, spends two days a month in a Mississippi prison hoping to make a difference in the lives of the men behind bars. Stuard is a volunteer who serves as co-leader of a book club for the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville, Mississippi. She began her service with the club in 2014. Known as the Higher Learning Book Club, the reading program is associated with the Great Books Foundation of Chicago, which provides the books and other support for the club. The club reads and discusses Photo provided by ROSCOE BARNES literature from ancient Greece Wilkinson County Correctional Facility recently recognized to present day and from all book club volunteers for 14 years of service. Seated from countries; current curriculum left, are Higher Learning Book Club leaders Nell Stuard and includes fiction, nonfiction, Thomas McNeely Jr.; and standing, some of the book club’s plays and poetry, Stuard said. “As a middle school English participants, Ricky Scales, Antonio Phares Pickens, Steven teacher, the thinking of my Farris and Damon Hipps.

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students was best stimulated through books and literature,� Stuard said. “This book club offers the same opportunity to our members who ably share their insights about the selections. I have enjoyed being a part of these 90 minute ses-

sions and look forward to continuing.� Stuard is joined by Thomas McNeely Jr., an attorney from Natchez, Mississippi, who has been leading the book club for 14 years. “The purpose of this club is to achieve ‘shared inquiry’ at each meeting,� explained McNeely. “To do this, members (inmates) are obligated to read each short selection, ideally twice, before coming to a meeting so that they will be able to discuss the selection with others.� Wilkinson Correctional recently honored the two volunteers for their years of service. Tira Jackson, deputy warden of programs, presented Stuard and McKneely with a special recognition plaque and certificates of appreciation on behalf of Warden Frank Shaw and the correctional facility. “Ms. Stuard and Mr. McNeely are dedicated to this program, as can be seen by their years of

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Chester, a 2 1/2-year-old male Brittany, a 1-year-old female May, a 1-year-old female beagle/heeler mix rottweiler mix domestic shorthair tabby Advocate staff report The West Feliciana Animal Humane Society coordinates volunteer and donor efforts in support of the James L. “Bo� Bryant Animal Shelter, which operates as a low-kill shelter at 9946 W. Feliciana Parkway, St. Francisville. Dogs and cats are available for adoption. Fees are $75 for dogs and $50 for cats and

cover spaying/neutering, deworming, rabies shots, tests and all immunizations until the animal is adopted. The shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; and every day from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit wfanimalshelter.wix.com/wfanimalshelter or call (225) 635-5801 or (225) 229-6787.

Alpha Lambda chapter receives honors Advocate staff report The Alpha Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society of women educators, attended its Epsilon state convention March 13-15 in Lafayette. The Alpha Lambda Chapter, with members from West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee parishes, received a gold Key Chapter Award for its projects, activities and responsibilities. Peggy King, Alpha Lambda parliamentarian, was appointed Epsilon state executive secretary. A resident of St. Francisville, she is retired from West Feliciana High School. Brandi Chism, Alpha Lambda first vice president, was named West Feliciana High School’s 2015-16 Teacher of the Year. Jo Ann Hebert, Alpha Lambda president, was recognized as the National Agriculture Teacher of the Year. She was awarded a Wanda Gunn Live and Learn special stipend and Vivian Bourgeois special stipend. Hebert lives in Pointe Coupee and teaches at Valverda Elementary School, in Maringouin. Catherine Olinde, Alpha Lambda second vice president, was recognized as the Louisi-

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service,� said Jackson. “Their efforts are making a difference in the lives of the offenders. As volunteers, they are opening minds, giving insight, presenting challenges, and introducing the offenders to many of the important names in history.� The book club started in 1999 with only four members. It’s now in its 15th year and has membership that ranges from 10 to 20 inmates who meet on the first and third Wednesday of the month. McNeely said each meeting is an “experience of joining with other club members in opening our minds to the wide variety within man, nature, society and spirit shown in literature.� In 2004, McNeely joined Red Dawn Press of Natchez to publish a collection of writings by the offenders in the book, “Beyond the Bars: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose from a Mississippi Prison.�

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Go fly a kite at Centenary historic site Centenary State Historic Site, 3522 College St., Jackson, recognizes April as National Kite Month, an event founded by the American Kite Fliers Association and the Kite Trade Association International to help introduce people to the fun of kite flying. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday in April, Centenary will offer the use of its field behind the West Wing Dormitory building for kite flying. For information, call (888) 677-2364 or (225) 6347925.

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through USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity. Technical and financial assistance is being offered to agricultural producers in 44 parishes to improve soil, water, plant, air and Musket demo wildlife habitat on their land. Producers must submit apPort Hudson State Historic plications to NRCS by Friday, Site, 236 U.S. 61, Jackson, will May 15, to be considered for host musket demonstrations the first funding pool. at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. USDA’s StrikeForce Initiaevery Saturday in April. Watch demonstrations of various Civ- tive was established in 2010 il War small arm weapons and to address specific challenges with persistent rural poverty. hear about the experiences of In 2014, 44 parishes in Louithe riflemen from either the siana were identified as needUnion or Confederate armies. ing StrikeForce assistance, Firing times are subject to with an initial focus on those change depending on weather in the northeast portion of the conditions and staff availabilstate. ity. For information, call (888) Today, StrikeForce assis677-3400 or (225) 654-3775. tance has expanded to all 44 Strikeforce funds available parishes including East Feliciana, St. Helena and West The USDA Natural ReFeliciana parishes through sources Conservation Service in Louisiana has expanded the NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program. area for targeted assistance

EQIP provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns, such as water quality and quantity, soil erosion and wildlife habitat. “Producers interested in this opportunity should visit their local NRCS office as soon as possible,� said Kevin Norton, NRCS state conservationist in Louisiana. “EQIP StrikeForce funding will help farmers and ranchers implement conservation practices that will benefit their land.� Applications for EQIP funding are accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year. However, to be considered for the targeted 2015 StrikeForce funding, applications must be received by the close of business on May 15. To get started with NRCS, visit the USDA Clinton Service Center, 9752 Plank Road, or visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/ GetStarted. Learn more about the farm bill at www.nrcs.usda.gov/ FarmBill.

Council on Aging activities

The East Feliciana Council on Aging, 11102 Bank St., in Clinton is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Most activities start

EAST FELICIANA PARISH SHERIFF’S BOOKINGS The following were arrested and booked into the East Feliciana Parish Prison from March 19-24: ABAD, JORGE: 32, 9728 Beachgrade Road, Clinton, warrants. BAKER, WALTER: 42, 500 McKnight Lane, Clinton, domestic abuse battery, aggravated second degree battery. CONES, DOUGLAS: 26, 17379 LaVelle Road, Pride, operating a vehicle while intoxicated. DUNN, FREDERICK: 47, 2029

Hatfield Lane, Jackson, two warrants, domestic abuse battery. DAVIS, WASH: 17, 3185 Quiet Lane, Jackson, theft. HAYES, JAMES: 40, 758 La. 67, Slaughter, domestic abuse battery. LLOYD, FREDERICK: age unknown, 10312 Roosevelt Street, Clinton, resisting an officer by force. SAPLUT, ANDRE: 27, 6308 Hwy. 38, Kentwood, driving while intoxicated, no drivers license, no

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registration. WHITTINGTON, BENNETT: 24, 8945 Peterson Road, St. Francisville, possession of drug paraphernalia. WHITFIELD, JEANETTE: 49, 4062 Church Street, Jackson, resisting an officer. WADDELL, WILLIAM: age and address unknown, driving while intoxicated, careless operation. WEBB, ANTOINE: 31, 10189 Maryland Road, Wilson, malfeasance in office.

at 11 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Public transportation to East Baton Rouge Parish is provided Monday through Friday by the East Feliciana transit system. For information, call the Council on Aging at (225) 683-

9862. FRIDAY: 11 a.m., arthritis movement exercise class TUESDAY: 11 a.m., speaker from the District Attorney’s Office WEDNESDAY: 11 a.m., bingo APRIL 16: 11:30 a.m., devotional followed by blood pressure

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ENGAGEMENTS

East Feliciana Parish youth wait in line for an Easter egg hunt to begin Saturday at Centenary State Historic Site in Jackson following the Lions Club’s Easter parade.

Engagement, Wedding and Anniversary Announcements are paid notices in The Advocate. They appear only in Sunday’s Advocate. Go to The Advocate’s website at http://www.theadvocate.com and click on the tab marked “Celebrations.� For more information, call (225) 388-0738 or e-mail nuptials@theadvocate.com.

Photos provided by BETH DAWSON

Hoppin’ through Jackson Advocate staff report

Jason Fendlason, of Zachary, drove his 100-year-old Model T Ford.

The Jackson Volunteer Fire Department transports the Easter Bunny in the Lions Club’s Easter parade Saturday, April 4, in Jackson.

Pace-Migues Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Migues, Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Lynn Migues,to Blake Thomas Pace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pace of Zachary, LA. The couple will be married on April 18, 2015 at Greenwood Plantation in St. Francisville, LA. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Derald Boldt of Chase, KS, the late Mr. Robert Buckalew of Brazoria, TX, and Mrs. Juliet Migues and the late Mr. Bobby Migues, Sr of New Iberia, LA. She is a graduate of the The Dunham School and

Louisiana State University. She will graduate with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from LSUHSC Shreveport in May, 2015. Her fiancĂŠ is the grandson of Mrs. Betty Yoes Richardson and the late Mr. Terry E. Richardson of Zachary, LA., and Ms. Barbara Pace of Denham Springs, LA. He is a graduate of Zachary High School and Louisiana State University. An engagement party was held in October at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dry. Co-hosts included Mr. Clay Roccaforte, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lavergne, and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Constantino.

East Feliciana Parish School Board member Melvin Hollins, who is in his twenties, represented the 1920s.

“Hoppin’ Through the Decades� was the theme of the Easter parade Saturday presented by the Jackson Lions Club. Business, community, parish, school leaders and students participated by representing different decades. The parade traveled through town ending at Centenary State Historic Site, where children participated in an Easter egg hunt. Jeff Travis, chief of operations for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and his family won first place for their float that was decorated like a giant Easter basket. East Feliciana High School mascot, Rah Rah the Tiger, presented the Travis family with a $75 gift card for winning best float. Gift cards presented to first, second and third place floats were donated by Jackson Town Councilman Rafe Stewart.

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Chief of Operations’ Jeff Travis, of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and his family participate in Saturday’s Easter parade in Jackson. The float was decorated to look like a giant Easter basket, winning first place in the Lions Club-sponsored parade.

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

ECHO’S FROM THE PAST BY STEPHANIE WARREN

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Each week, we’ll take a look back at photos published in The Echo.

The feature photo for this week’s Echo’s From the Past is from the Oct. 2, 1985, edition of the St. Helena Echo.

Defensive Wildcat ends who will try to contain an explosive Country Day offense Friday night. Wildcats are, from left, George Brumfield, George Tucker and Blake Meadows.

The original publication from 1985 reads: “The Greensburg Wildcats rallied from an early deficit with two touchdown passes from two different quarterbacks to a score 14-7 over Buras Friday night. The Wildcats started the game on the wrong foot when they fumbled on their opening drive on the one-yard-line and Buras turned it into a quick touchdown. In the second quarter Greensburg tied it with a 30-yard scoring strike from Tommy Travis to Joe Coleman. The winning touchdown came with just four minutes left in the game when quarterback Craig Simmons climaxed an 80-yard drive with a 30-yard scoring strike. ... Most of Greensburg’s offensive fireworks were supplied by Darrin Wrye, who registered 116 yards on 20 carries. Defensively for the Wildcats, Coleman had two interceptions and Charles Womack and Bryan Morris each had an interception.

ST. HELENA PARISH BOOKINGS The following were arrested and booked into the St. Helena Parish Jail from March 25-31: BRIDGES, AMBER: 30, 19517 Harbor Lane, Ponchatoula, illegal possession of stolen things, simple criminal damage to property. DOTY, RODNEY: 33, 68 Baker Lane, Greensburg, aggravated assault with a firearm. FRANKLIN, ALBERT: 30, 181 Elm Lane, Amite, attempted seconddegree murder. FISHER, BYRON: 34, 242 Tennessee St., Jackson, first offense driving while intoxicated, careless operation, driving under suspension.

JACKSON, TERRENCE: 26, 27 Greensburg St., Greensburg, driving under suspension, no seat belt, possession of Schedule IV narcotics, fugitive. MYLES, JARRELL: 22, 616 Self Road, Greensburg, simple battery. PERRY, JASMINE: 21, 870 Self Road, Greensburg, domestic abuse, aggravated assault. POWERS, CODY: 23, 160 Belanger Road, Amite, probation violation, failure to appear, possession of marijuana, resisting an officer. RICE, JONATHON: 27, 12860 Tannerhill Road, Grangeville, second-offense driving while intoxicated, speeding, driving under suspension, no motorcycle endorsement.

ROBERTS, LAUREN: 22, 160 Bellinger Lane, Grangeville, failure to appear. SELF, DERRICK: 37, 200 Green Lane, Amite, illegal use of a firearm, unlawful use of body armor, possession of marijuana, failure to appear, public intimidation. TATE, ANDREW: 27, 69325 Peckerwood Lane, Amite, simple burglary, two counts failure to appear. TRAVIS, WILBERT: 43, 2299 Calmes Road, Grangeville, probation violation. WALLACE, KYLANDRIA: 27, 275 Cutno Lane, Greensburg, domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse, aggravated assault, child endangerment.

Economic and Property Damages Settlement The Deadline to file a Claim is June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015 has been established as the deadline to submit a claim in the Economic and Property Damages (“E&PD”) Settlement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Company (“BP”) related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. So if you are eligible to file a claim, you must act soon.

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is included ?

The E&PD Settlement Class includes people, businesses, other entities, and properties in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, and certain counties in Texas and Florida, that were harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010. The website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com has detailed descriptions and maps of the included geographic locations to help you determine whether you are a part of the E&PD Settlement Class. Additionally, you can call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail questions @DeepwaterHorizonEconomicSettlement.com to find out if a geographic location is included.

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categories ?

The settlement provides payments if you had economic loss or property damage because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. By submitting a claim, you can request a payment in one or more of the following seven categories:  Economic

Damage  Loss of Subsistence  Vessel Physical Damage  Real Property Sales Damage Vessels of Opportunity Charter Payment  Coastal Real Property Damage  Wetlands Real Property Damage

Economic Damage payments are available for Individuals and Entities that lost profits or earnings as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Incident. Coastal Real Property payments are available for property that was physically damaged in connection with the Deepwater Horizon Incident. Detailed descriptions of all seven categories are available at the website. There is no limit on the total dollar amount of the E&PD Settlement. All qualified and timely claims will be paid in full once they are approved. The Settlement also allowed for Seafood Compensation claims, but the deadline for those claims has passed.

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You must submit a Claim Form to request a payment. You can get a copy of the various Claim Forms by visiting the website or by calling 1-866-992-6174. Claims can be submitted online or by mail. If you have questions about how to file your claim, you should call the tollfree number for assistance. The claims process can be complex, so if you are eligible to file a claim, you should act now so you may complete your claim before the June 8, 2015 deadline.

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Tables for town

St. Helena Advocacy for Parish Enrichment member Jimmy Miller received permission from police jurors during a March 24 meeting to install two picnic tables in courthouse square. Miller said the tables will be used for the community to have a place to sit to connect to the library’s WiFi. S.H.A.P.E organizers said they came up with the idea after seeing the limited space in the town’s library.

Soaking up the sun After a long, dark winter, spring’s bright sun and warm winds are a breath of fresh air. The only downside? All that sunshine spotlights your leaffilled gutters, cracked sideAROUND walks and the dead plants in ST. HELENA last year’s flower beds. Make a checklist to help you target the areas that need SWARREN@ THEADVOCATE.COM maintenance so you can get your chores done quickly, leaving you time to go outside and ish School District and United play in the sunshine. Way’s Summer Camp Summer Learning Gain Program. You Summer camp registration can get a registration form on the school’s website, www. Registration forms are now sthpk-12.net, or at the School available for St. Helena Par-

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Board office, 354 Sitman St., Greensburg. The summer camp will be held June 1-26 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, at St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy in Greensburg. The camp is free, and breakfast and lunch will be provided. Refrigerators will be available for children to store their lunches if they want to bring their own. Contact Stephanie Warren by phone at (985) 517-4869 or email swarren@theadvocate. com.

REHABILITATION SERVICES:

The health care professionals of Pointe Coupee Healthcare provide general and restorative care to those who can no longer live alone due to the care giving demands placed upon their loved ones. Our dedicated and highly-skilled staff assists residents and their physicians with helping them obtain maximum functional capacity and improved quality of life.

SHORT-TERM SKILLED THERAPY:

Our services also benefit patients who require short-term skilled services following their stay in an acute hospital. Our number one goal is to help facilitate a patients transition from the hospital setting, to skilled nursing then home. Our staff recognizes the importance of maximizing the highest level of rehab potential in order for them to resume their independence. We invite you to tour Pointe Coupee Healthcare and see how exceptional a nursing facility can be.

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Bellue, Addie E.

Banish doubt, create the life you deserve Your words hold power. not be cheated on. When The direction your life is we doubt, we are taking a headed in is a direct result peek on the other side of of the words you speak evthe fence and checking ery day. Many aspects of our out faith’s nemesis, doubt. lives are dead and have been Doubt is meant to disrupt dead for some time our marriage to faith now. and derail the destiny The fruits we are exdesigned lives we periencing in our lives were created to have. are byproducts of the Doubt is miserable words we have uttered and as a result, doubt and the mind sets we wants to destroy the have developed over marriage each of a lifetime. Life is not us have with faith. meant to be passed off ONE ST. As the old saying HELENA as just a day-to-day goes, misery loves JASPER experience in which company. Doubt has KNIGHTEN events happen and we been crippling the respond. The events of marriages of faith your life should happen as and wonderful people such a result of your command. as you and I for centuries. Life is meant to occur the Doubt does not belong and way you envision it. The key will not have a place in our to this type of life is through lives any longer. your choice of words. We must learn to speak We never really conlife in every area of our sider the weight our words lives. Every crevice, crook carry. Often times, we have and corner of our lives must become so accustomed be occupied by faith. to using certain negative We must learn to live the statements in a non-harmful lives we envision and were manner. The truth of the designed to live. matter is those non harmfulWe can have absolutely statements are actually anything in life we desire. shaping the life we live. A However, it is up to us to statements such as, “if there come to the realization; we was no bad luck, I would can have the fairy tale life. not have any luck at all” is In fact, we will have the damaging and harmful to fairy tale life. the lives we so desperately Nothing in this life is imcrave to have. Life is a paint- possible. Whatever situation ing and our words are the or circumstance you may be brush forming the masterfacing, it is meant for you to piece of the life we envision. conquer it. It is time to leave Remember the old adage, the survivor mentalities “Thoughts produce words, behind. We are conquerors. words produce action.” It all We can and will go to the lies in what we say. pinnacle of life’s greatest In order to change our achievements. There is no choice of words and our depth or height unattainlives, we must first alter our able. Just keep believing, mindsets and perceptions reaching and speaking life of life. We must grab hold into your life. You owe it to of the fact this journey of yourself. Start living the life life must be run by faith and you deserve to live. faith alone. Contact Jasper Knighten at Faith is like a husband or jasperknighten@yahoo.com. wife. It does not and should

Addie E. Bellue passed away peacefully in her sleep at 11:10 PM on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Golden Age Nursing Home in Denham Springs. She was born June 18, 1918 in Greensburg and was 96 years of age. She was a very special lady who devoted her life to taking care of her brother, Jule, for over 40 years, also giving care to her other brothers, sisters, family and friends in the community. She was born and lived her life on her family property and was the first in her family to graduate high school. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years where she served as Worthy Matron. She was also a life long member of Red Bluff Baptist Church where she served as secretary/treasure. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Wayne and Phoebe Fluker Bellue; brothers, James, Percy, Webb, Carl, Jule and Woodrow Bellue and sisters, Effie Raye and Mae Delle Bellue. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 PM until 8 PM, Tuesday and at Red Bluff Baptist Church, Greensburg, from 9 AM until religious services at 11 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Interment Red Bluff Cemetery, Greensburg. Pallbearers will be Wirt, Tommy and Justin Bellue, Nicholas Watson, Darrell Watson, Jr. and Jimmy Miller. Honorary pallbearers are Darrell Watson, Sr. and Jerry Dedon. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneel ys.com.

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St. Helena College and Career Academy Lady Hawks’ Jamaya Watson had a base hit during a softball doubleheader against Independence on March 31. The Hawks fell to the Tigers in the first game 20-3 and came back in the second game with a 16-15 win.

Lady Hawks split doubleheader with Independence St. Helena College and Career Academy Lady Hawks’ ShyJanae Hookfin stands at second after she cracked the ball to midfield for a double. She slid into home plate later in the inning.

Clay Pinson and his brother, Bret, were two minutes late March 28 for their tee time for a match in the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifier at The Bluffs Country Club & Golf Resort in St. Francisville. The Pinson brothers got a reprieve and escaped penalty because the first fairway was not clear and they couldn’t play. Taking advantage of their good fortune, the Pinson brothers fired a five-under-par 67 and earned medalist honors, advancing to the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, a United States Golf Association tournament to be played May 2-6 at the historic Olympic Club in San Francisco. Under the four-ball format, each golfer plays his own ball, tee to green, with the lowest total score by either golfer counting on the card for each team on that particular hole. Behind the Pinsons in The Bluffs qualifier were Patrick Bailey and Seth Thornton, of Houston, who qualified for the championship with a four-under 68, while Brandon Avdiett, of Metairie, and Todd McPherson, of New Orleans, finished as the first alternates. Clay Pinson, whose home course is The Bluffs, and Bret, who plays at the Country Club of Louisiana, both played collegiately at Louisiana Tech, and they’ve enjoyed quite a bit of success. Clay has won The Bluffs championship twice, and Bret has won the CCLA championship five years in a row. “My brother played better than I did; he played very well,” said Clay, a two-handicapper. Bret, he said, is basically a scratch golfer. “It didn’t hurt playing on my home course. The competition was out-driving us by 30 or 40 yards on every hole, but we played strategic and knew where to place the ball.” But Bret is 57 and Clay is 45, and that’s what made their victory in the qualifier so improbable and the win that much sweeter. The Pinsons are believed to

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Brothers Clay Pinson, left, and Bret Pinson hold their medal and invitations to the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship after winning a qualifier at The Bluffs Golf Resort on March 28 in St. Francisville. The USGA Four-Ball event will be played May 2-6 at the historic Olympic Club in San Francisco.

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be the oldest team in the field. “It felt really good to win because many of the other teams had college golfers,” said Clay, whose wife, Nicole, caddied for both golfers using a golf cart. The brothers will walk the course at Olympic accompanied by local caddies. More than 2,200 teams entered the inaugural amateur four-ball. The local qualifier was one of 51 held around the country. The Louisiana Golf Association was in charge of the local qualifier on behalf of the USGA and was the only one held in Louisiana. “The four-ball format has become so popular in golf because stroke play tournaments are so grueling,” Clay said. The 2015 four-ball championship will be the first ever, and along with the Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, the two tournaments are the first additions to the USGA’s championship

schedule since 1987. A starting field of 128 sides (256 golfers) will compete at Olympic. Stroke play qualifying will be conducted with 18-hole rounds on the famed Ocean and Lake courses May 2-3. “It’s a pretty grueling schedule, so we’ve started walking quite a bit to get in shape for the tournament,” Clay said. “But we’re just happy to have the opportunity to play such a prestigious course and a USGA tournament.” The field will be cut to the low 32 sides for match play rounds, which will begin on the Lake course on May 4 with first-round matches. Second round and quarterfinal matches take place on May 5, and the semifinals and finals are on May 6. “We’re going to Olympic, and if we both play well, stranger things have happened,” Pinson said. “The first step was getting in. The second step is getting into the (match play) playoffs. If we have a couple of good days, anything can happen.” Send sports news, photos and stats to Howard Arceneaux at harceneaux@theadvocate. com.

Photos provided by JENNIFER ROME

Bains Elementary School students take part in fun and games at the West Feliciana Parish Sports Park in St. Francisville, part of the President’s Walk event held March 31.

WALK TO THE PARK

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Members of West Feliciana’s Fire Protection District 1, the West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office and emergency responders provide an escort for President’s Walk participants March 31 as they stroll along U.S. 61.

Bains Elementary School students, teachers, administrators and members of the West Feliciana Parish community participated in the first President’s Walk on March 31 along U.S. 61 in St. Francisville. With perfect weather, the group walked from Bains Elementary to the West Feliciana Sports Park, a distance of over 2.25 miles. At the park, the students from third, fourth and fifth grades enjoyed 60 minutes of play time, competing in activities to encourage them to embrace an active lifestyle, school officials said. The program was funded through a grant as part of Kohl’s Cares: Move Your Feet, Let’s Defeat Childhood Obesity.

At the Sports Park in St. Francisville on March 31, West Feliciana Superintendent Hollis Milton talked to the crowd about the importance of engaging in physical activity every day as part of a healthy lifestyle during the President’s Walk.

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West Feliciana High teacher wins honor, trip from National Geographic program Advocate staff report

In recognition of her commitment to geographic education, Nicole Means, a social studies teacher at West Feliciana High School in St. Francisville, was selected as one of the 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor teacher fellows. Every year, kindergarten through 12th-grade educators are encouraged to apply for the professional development opportunity that allows them to bring geographic learning experiences back to their communities. Means is one of 35 educators from the U.S. and Canada to receive the honor, according to a news release. Later this year, she will embark on a 10-day journey aboard the National Geographic Endeavor bound for the Galapagos Islands for a one-of-a-kind field experience accompanied by Lindblad-National Geographic expedition experts who range from undersea specialists to National Geographic photographers. The fellows will be immersed in landscapes, cultures and wildlife unique to their regions of exploration. The expedition will provide Means with knowledge

she can share with her West Feliciana classroom and integrate into her lesson plans, the release said. Means Means is National Board certified and teaches secondary social studies courses. “I’m passionate about instilling global citizenship in my students,” said Means, who founded the school’s International Club, which enables students to participate in cost-friendly international travel opportunities. In her quest to learn more about global environmental issues, Means has traveled to Japan, India and Germany as a recipient of various educational fellowships. Before the voyage aboard Endeavor, she will travel to National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to participate in hands-on workshops covering photography and outreach planning. She’ll also have the opportunity to meet Lindblad Expeditions’ naturalists and to network with previous years’ fellows. “The Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program is one that strongly aligns with what National Geographic is trying to accomplish overall as an organization: improving society by enhancing geographic competency,” said Melina Bellows, chief education officer of National Geographic. “The fellows are not only given a great honor but also a great responsibility. I look forward to hearing about their experiences and

seeing how they leave their mark on geographic education.” This year marks the ninth of the Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program, established to honor former NGS Chairman Gilbert M. Grosvenor’s lifetime commitment to geographic education. The program began with two fellows in 2007 and has grown each year. The expeditions were donated in perpetuity to the NGS by SvenOlof Lindblad and Lindblad Expeditions to mark Grosvenor’s 75th birthday in 2006 and to honor his service to enhancing and improving geographic education. Additional support for the 2015 program is provided by Google and private funders. Lindblad Expeditions are specialists in expedition travel that work in alliance with the NGS to inspire people to explore and care about the planet. As pioneers of global exploration, their collaboration in research, technology and conservation provides extraordinary travel experiences and disseminates geographic knowledge around the globe, the release said. Their educationally oriented voyages to all seven continents allow guests to interact with and learn from leading scientists, naturalists and researchers while discovering stunning natural environments, above and below the sea, through state-ofthe-art exploration tools. For a list of all 2015 fellows, visit education. nationalgeographic.com/ education/2015-grosvenorteacher-fellow-bios.

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Louisiana Teenage Library Association student-elected officers for 2015-16 are, from left, President Adam Broussard, West Feliciana High School; Vice President Destiny Mock, DeQuincy High School; Secretary Jaci Holliday, West Feliciana Middle School; and Treasurer Ruby Roberg, West Feliciana High School.

Club READ members elected as state teen library officers ing and T-shirt, costume, bookmark, bulletin board and scrapbook design centered around an Janet Lathrop, librarian at annual theme. West Feliciana Middle School, Member schools sponsored and Michele Jones, the librarbook talks and team-building ian at West Feliciana High, say activities related to books and they strive to encourage a love reading. of books, reading and libraries “The students won several by working with students daily awards in the various contests and supporting teachers with they entered, proof of their their curriculum needs. strong presence in LTLA,” said In an effort to stress the imJones. portance of reading and librarWest Feliciana Middle took ies, both schools have formed liWest Feliciana High School home the Spirit Award for the brary clubs called Club READ, student Courtney Fontenot, sixth year in a row as the best Jones said. Club READ members have left, outgoing president of the middle school library club at the opportunity to attend and Louisiana Teenage Librarians the convention, Lathrop said. Both librarians said they are participate in the Louisiana Association, passes on the Teenage Librarians Association gavel to fellow WFHS student proud of their library clubs and Adam Broussard, elected the students who showed leadconference each year. The LTLA is a state organiza- 2015-16 president at the an- ership, creativity and initiative tion composed of school library nual LTLA conference in Feb- while at the convention. WFHS has three students who clubs from throughout the state ruary. will serve as LTLA officers for and is led by a slate of studentelected officers and committee and compete as well as interact the 2015-16 school year: Adam chairmen from participating with a popular young adult au- Broussard, president; Jaci Holliday, secretary; and Ruby Robthor.” schools, Jones said. The two-day convention, host- erg, treasurer. “Each year, LTLA officers West Feliciana High’s Mary and sponsors plan a dynamic ed in Alexandria in February, convention for its members,” included activities planned and Elizabeth Barrow, the LTLA said Jones, who also is an LTLA facilitated by student commit- secretary, will train Holliday, a sponsor. “It features opportu- tees such as talent shows and middle schooler, on her duties nities for students to socialize contests involving essay writ- in serving in the role next year. Advocate staff report

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NOTICE OF SEIZURE --SHERIFF'S OFFICE NO: 43399 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VERSUS JACOB C GRAMMON & WENDY WEATHERFORD GRAMMON, (A/K/A WENDY WEATHERFORD, WENDY GRAMMON) STATE OF LOUISIANA, TWENTIETH JUDICIAL COURT, PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA SHERIFF'S SALE ACTING UNDER AND BY THE VIRTUE OF AN WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED ON THE HONORABLE COURT AFORESIDE IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED NUMBERED CAUSE, DATED ON THE JANUARY 5TH, 2015 DIRECTED TO ME AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, LOUISIANA DID SEIZE AND WILL WITHIN THE LEGAL HOURS ON THE April 15, 2015, AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A.M., AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX, CLINTON, LOUISIANA, SELL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROP-

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ERTY BELONGING TO THE DEFENDANT (S) JACOB C GRAMMON & WENDY WEATHERFORD GRAMMON, (A/K/A WENDY WEATHERFORD, WENDY GRAMMON)

1-S, R-2-E, G.L.D., EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA� MADE BY JACK N. HODGES; SAID TRACT SUBJECT TO SUCH SERVITUDES AND DIMENSIONS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID MAP AND AS MAY OTHERWISE BE OF RECORD.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: 1. A certain lot or parcel of ground with all improvements thereon, containing 2.0 acres in Section 60, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly shown and described as Lot “A� according to “Map Showing Survey of Two (2 acre lots) out of the Rogers Property, located in Section 60, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana�, by David I. Rogers, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, dated December 7, 1980, a copy of which is attached to Act of Cash Sale filed as Instrument Number 90236 of the official Conveyance Records of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 2. An undivided one-half (1/2) ownership interest and a permanent servitude or right-of- way of passage which is dedicated to run with Lot A described above in and to a certain strip or parcel of land containing 0.23 acres in Section 60, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, being designated as “Road� on the aforesaid plat of survey, and being more particularly described as follows, towit: Commence at the Eastern most corner of Section 70, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, and Point of Beginning, thence North 49 degrees 58 minutes 11 seconds East a distance of 391.30 feet to point and corner; thence South 73 degrees 47 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 30.06 feet to point and corner; thence South 49 degrees 58 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of 377.00 feet to point and corner; thence South 88 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds West, a distance of 39.83 feet to Point of Beginning. Which has the address of 8361 Hephzibah Road, Clinton, LA 70722 TERMS OF SALE: CASH TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER WITH APPRAISAL AT PUBLIC AUCTION AND ACCORDING TO LAW SHERIFF'S OFFICE THIS 23 DAY OF February, 2015. ___________________ TALMADGE BUNCH, SHERIFF PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA 5098883-mar 5-apr 9-2t

NOTICE OF SEIZURE --SHERIFF'S OFFICE NO: 43462 BRENNAN L EASLEY VERSUS CAROLYN FRANKLIN WASHINGTON AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF RALPH J. WASHINGTON STATE OF LOUISIANA, TWENTIETH JUDICIAL COURT, PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA SHERIFF'S SALE ACTING UNDER AND BY THE VIRTUE OF AN WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED ON THE HONORABLE COURT AFORESIDE IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED NUMBERED CAUSE, DATED ON THE FEBRUARY 12TH, 2015 DIRECTED TO ME AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, LOUISIANA DID SEIZE AND WILL WITHIN THE LEGAL HOURS ON THE April 15, 2015, AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A.M., AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX, CLINTON, LOUISIANA, SELL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE DEFENDANT (S) CAROLYN FRANKLIN WASHINGTON AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF RALPH J. WASHINGTON PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: ALL OF THE RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, BELIEVED TO BE AN UNDIVIDED ONE HALF (1/2) INTEREST OF: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS SITUATED THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTENANCES, AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SECTION 37, t-1-S, R-2-E, BEING A 50.91 ACRE TRACT AS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED. “MAP SHOWING SURVEY OF A 50.91 ACRE TRACT ACQUIRED BY ZACH SHANNON AND NOW OWNED BY CAROLYN FRANKLIN WASHINGTON AND DIANE HENRY, LOCATED IN SECTION 37, T-

SHERIFF'S OFFICE THIS 23 DAY OF February, 2015. _______________ TALMADGE BUNCH, SHERIFF PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA 5098885-mar 5-apr 9-2t

NOTICE --On March 9, 2015 at 5:45 a public hearing was held at the Jackson Fire Department preceding the regular business meeting of the Town of Jackson. Present were Mayor Charles E. Coleman and Board of Trustee members Mike Harrell, Don Havard, Rafe Stewart and Jim Parker. Several visitors were also present. Mayor Coleman opened the meeting and called for roll call. ABSENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT

The meeting was declared closed for a lack of a quorum of the Board of Trustees. The Mayor rescheduled the Public Meeting for 5:45 p.m. on April 13, 2015 at the Jackson Fire Station to begin before the regular scheduled board meeting of April 13, 2015 to be held at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Coleman called the regular March 9, 2015 meeting to order and the roll was called. Present were Mayor Charles E. Coleman and Board of Trustee members Mike Harrell, Don Havard, Rafe Stewart and Mike Harrell. Several visitors were also present. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES PAYMENT OF BILLS FINANCIAL REPORT NEW BUSINESS 1. 5:45 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING (code enforcement officer) 2. Adopt resolution ratifying notice of intention on DHH Loan 3. Introduce Ordinance Authorizing Utilities Revenue Bonds for DHH Project 4. Purchase of Maintenance Truck

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of said Town, that the resolution of intent to issue bonds adopted on February 9, 2015, is hereby amended to provide that the bonds described therein shall be payable from the combined income and revenues of the Town’ drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system, rather than the revenues of the drinking water system alone, and shall be referred to as “utilities Revenue Bonds� rather than “Water Revenue Bonds.� BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Notice of Intention included in said resolution shall reference the combined income and revenues of the Town’s drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system, rather than the revenues of the drinking water system alone, and shall refer to the bonds as “utilities revenue bonds,� and that the prior publication of said Notice of Intention incorporating such changes is hereby ratified and confirmed, the public hearing to be held by this governing authority at a special meeting on Monday March 23, 2015. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the application to the State Bond Commission for approval of the said bonds shall incorporate the amendments made herein. YEAS: Harrell, Stewart, Parker

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NAYS: NONE ABSENT: Travis Passed unanimously. Town attorney, Andrew D’quilla introduced an ordinance which will be voted on by the Board of Trustees at a special meeting held on March 23, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fire Station located at 1632 Charter Street the ordinance would authorize the issuance by the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana of its Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, in the amount not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000). Motion by Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Havard to pay Rock It computer Services to install antivirus software and upgrade computer and a monthly on line backup serve of $360.00. Passed unanimously. Motion by Mr. Havard, seconded by Mr. Stewart to sell the following equipment. (1) 1983 Ford 6600 Tractor with A/boom slope mower Minimum bid of $5000.00 (1) 1998 Ford F250 P/U Minimum bid of $1000.00

Town Attorney Mr. Andy D’Aquilla explained the need for the ordinance passed on Febirau 9, 2015 be amended and be replaced with an amendment as included in this document

Bids will be accepted at the Town Hall during regular business hours from 8:00a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and will be opened at the April 13, 2015.

A motion by Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Harrell to amend the resolution adopted on February 9, 2015.

Motion by Mr. Harrell, seconded by Mr. Parker to adopt the following resolution;

Motion by Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Harrell to adopt the following resolution. A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015, DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000 TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH BONDS WILL BE PAYABLE FROM THE COMBINED REVENUE OF THE TOWN’S DRINKING WATER, SEWAGE TREATMENT AND NATURAL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH: WHEREAS, February 9, 2015 this governing authority gave notice of intention pursuant to La. R.S. 39:1021, to issue not exceeding $8000,000 of water revenue bonds payable solely from the income and revenues of the water system to finance improvements to the drinking water portion of the Town’s combined utilities system; and WHEREAS, this governing authority now desires to amend and ratify the aforesaid notice of intention to provide that the bonds described therein shall be payable from the combined revenues of the Town’s drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system, rather than the revenues of the drinking water system alone, and shall be referred to as utilities revenue bonds; and

Passed unanimously.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson desire to continue the improvements to the operation of its water system by upgrading the existing SCADA System which remotely monitors the performance of the Town’s water wells and distribution lines; AND WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees will submit an application to the Office of Community Development, FY 2014-2015 Community Water Enrichment Fund, requesting financial assistance to purchase additional electronic SCADA equipment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees do hereby authorize the submittal of an application for financial assistance to the Office of Community Development, Community Water Enrichment Fund, and pledge their undivided support to purchase additional electronic SCADA equipment for the purpose of improving the operation of its water system. YEAS: HARRELL, HAVARD, STEWART, PARKER

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING --The Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson will hold a special meeting on Monday April 13, 2015 at 5:45 p.m. at the Jackson Fire Station at 1610 Charter Street, Jackson, La. The subject matter to be acted upon will be as follows: (1) Discussion of proposed ordinance “CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER� NOTICE OF SALE OF EQUIPMENT THE TOWN OF JACKSON HAS FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: 1983 Ford 6600 Tractor with A Boom slope mower (Minimum bid of $5000.00) 1998 Ford F 250 pickup (Minimum bid of $1000.00) Sealed bids will be accepted during regular business hours at the Town Hall, 1610 Charter Street from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Bids will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday April 13, 2015 and opened at the regular April 13th business meeting at 6:00 p.m. 5108171-mar 26-apr 2-9-3t

2007 Chevrolet Impala Vin#2G1WC58R379102967 If vehicle is not claimed by owner & charges paid w/ in 15 working days, this car may be disposed of. Elam's Auto Service, 2804 Highway 10, Jackson, LA 70748. April 2 and 9, 2015 ***NOTICE*** Notice is hereby given that anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jacob C. Grammon, Wendy Weatherford Grammon, Also known as Wendy Weatherford and Wendy Grammon, please contact Kristy E. Griffin, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 2014, Clinton, LA 70722, Telephone Number: 225-570-2280 or 225-936-6582, as the property of Jacob C. Grammon and Wendy Weatherford Grammon (A/K/A Wendy Weatherford, Wendy Grammon), located in Section 60, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, which has the address of 8361 Hephzibah Road, Clinton, Louisiana 70722, which is subject to a Judgment rendered in those proceedings entitled BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VERSUS JACOB C. GRAMMON & WENDY WEATHERFORD FRAMMON, (A/K/A WENDY WEATHERFORD, WENDY GRAMMON), No. 43399 OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, dated January 5, 2015 is being seized and sold at Sheriff’s sale on the 15th day of April, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at East Feliciana Parish Courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana. 5112040 April 2, 9, 2015 We are applying to the Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high/low alcoholic content at retail in the Parish of East Feliciana at the following address: The Sweet Spot d/b/a The Sweet Spot 6315 Hwy 67 Slaughter, LA 70777 Cassandra G. Holliday Dexter R. Green/ Owners 5112495 April 9, 16 , 2015

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Mayor Pro Tem, Havard continued with the meeting and after general discussions called for an adjournment.

All in favor. Motion by Mr. Harrell, seconded by Mr. Havard to adjourn. All in favor.

Completed applications and the required attachments must be received by Leatha Robinson at 9892 West Feliciana Parkway. Monday 7:30 until 4:00, Tuesday thru Friday 7:30 until 5:00 by June 3, 2015. Approved applicants will be notified of the exact date, time, and place of the examination at least five (5) days prior to the examination date. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Unless otherwise specified, all requirements listed below must be met by the filing deadline for application for admission to the examination. Must meet all requirements of the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law, including being a citizen of the United States and of legal age. After offer of employment, but before beginning work in this class, must pass a physical examination, the selection and administration of which shall be authorized by the Appointing Authority, designed to demonstrate good health and physical fitness sufficient to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without accommodation. Must possess a valid driver’s license. Applicant must possess one of the following: high school diploma, high school equivalency certificate, high school transcript, affidavit from the issuing high school, associate’s or bachelor’s degree, or college transcript, any one of which must indicate that graduation has occurred or a degree awarded. A certification of completion shall not be sufficient to substitute for a diploma or equivalency certificate. Must have at least three (5) years’ experience as a member of a paid fire department, three (3) of which must have been in a supervisory role. By direction of the chairman: __________________ Leatha A. Robinson, Secretary Post at all fire stations March 6, 2015, through June 4, 2015 DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE WEST FELICIANA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #1 CIVIL SERVICE BOARD WEST FELICIANA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT 5104540-mar 19-26-apr 29-4t

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC --PUBLIC HEARING: VARIANCE REQUEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment of the Parish of West Feliciana will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. This public hearing will be held in the Parish Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex Building located at 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana. The following proposed variance application will be considered: Catalpa Lane, LLC. 7700 Block of Old Hwy 61 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Proposed Request: Alter “Street and Sidewalk Improvement Standard� to allow alternate section

By: /s/ Sally M. Snowden West Feliciana Parish Council

Passed unanimously.

Mayor Coleman was called to an emergency and left the meeting.

Application forms may be obtained from, Leatha Robinson the Secretary to the Civil Service Board, at 9892 West Feliciana Parkway Monday 7:30 until 4:00, Tuesday thru Friday 7:30 until 5:00.

The meeting is open to the public.

Motion by Mr. Havard, seconded by Mr. Harrell to add Mrs. Valerie Milligan to the agenda.

Motion by Mr. Harrell, seconded by Mr. Parker to adjourn.

June Lazarus & Harold Auhman, Residents

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Motion by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Parker to grant permission for Mrs. Milligan to hold a Trail Ride on April 4, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC --PUBLIC HEARING: APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Adjustment of the Parish of West Feliciana will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 5:00p.m. This public hearing will be held in the Parish Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex Building located at 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana. The following proposed request will be considered: Ray O. Dreher

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10290 One (1) vacant seat Zachary Taylor Parkway Commission – One (1) Commissioner and One (1) Alternate Candidates shall submit for review a statement of interest along with a resume that indicates qualifications for the position they wish to serve by Friday, April 17th to: Council Secretary, P.O. Box 1921, St. Francisville, LA 70775. For more information, please call (225) 635-3864. BY ORDER OF THE CHAIRPERSON

NOTICE --20TH Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana 21st Mortgage Corporation Versus #21694-B DAN HOLK AND JANICE HOLK Acting under and by virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias II issued by the Honorable Court aforesaid in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated February 10, 2015 and to me directed as Sheriff of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, I will at 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015, at the principle door of the Courthouse in the Town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, sell the following mortgaged property belonging to the defendants, DAN HOLK AND JANICE HOLK to-wit: 2008 WAVERLEE MOBILE HOME 16X80 BEARING THE SERIAL NUMBER 17L11174 TERMS OF SALE: CASH to the highest bidder WITHOUT appraisement, at auction and according to law. J. AUSTIN DANIEL SHERIFF AND EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER, WEST FELICIANA PARISH 5109983-apr 2-9-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD/COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that during a regular meeting of the Parish Council of the Parish of West Feliciana, to be held on April 27, 2015 at Five-Thirty (5:30) p.m. at its regular meeting place, the Council will consider making the following appointments: Board of Adjustment –

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Minutes of the West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission Regular Meeting, Wednesday, February 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm West Feliciana Historical Museum St. Francisville, Louisiana The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kitty Martin at 4:03 pm Members present: Julie Brashier, Catherine Leake, Kitty Martin, Beth Pace, Johnny Patrick, Susie Tully, Director Laurie Walsh Guest: Lauren Field Acceptance and Approval of Agenda Catherine Leake made motion to accept agenda with corrections and was seconded by Julie Brashier. Motion carried. Financials and Statistics Report a) Review of January 2015 Financial Statements Julie Brashier made motion to accept report and was seconded by Susie Tully. Motion carried. b) Discuss and/or Take Action on Budget Forecast – commissioners discussed budget, no action was taken c) Monthly Visitor and Marketing Statistics – Laurie Walsh shared statistics reports Old Business a) Last Charette Report– Susie Tully shared findings and asked commissioners to provide feedback via email before strategic plan-

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10290 ning meeting b) Film and Video Activity – Susie Tully made a motion that commission not create a new account with “ReelScout” but continue to use the site through Baton Rouge and state memberships. Julie Brashier seconded the motion. Motion carried. c) Report on Joint Marketing Committee – Kitty Martin shared Marketing and Advertising Plan that will be shared at the upcoming Economic Development Board meeting d) Strategic Planning Meeting Date – February 23 from 3:307:30 e) Tourism Awareness Awards/Events – to be given May 8; Kitty Martin will research/brainstorm procedure for award distribution New Business/Director’s Report a) Tourist Commission Board Appointments – vacant seat to be filled at February 23rd Parish Council meeting b) Day at the Capital – Kenny Havard Report – Kerry Everitt is organizing event at Pentagon Barracks on May 5 at 5:30 to promote WF as a good place to live and visit c) A d v e r t i s i n g Opportunities – Laurie Walsh will research benefits of “Spotlight on the Southeast Conference,” and participate in Canadian COOP because of increased Canadian interest d) Air B&B Compliance Issues – discussion of online booking engine that does not charge occupancy tax in which 4 WF properties are participating and how to best communicate with these properties e) A c c o m m o d a t i o n s Educational and Marketing Meeting – Laurie Walsh hosted first meeting in an effort to improve overnight travel to the parish f) Merrill Lynch Golf Tournament – Lauren Field presented information on upcoming tournament; TC will supply 250 goodie bags with local business and amenity information Meeting was adjourned at 7:27 pm – next meeting

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PUBLIC NOTICE --MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN, ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015, 5:30 P. M. The Town of St. Francisville Board of Aldermen met in regular session this 10th day of March, 2015 at 11936 Ferdinand St., Town Hall, St. Francisville, LA. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p. m. with the following members present: Mayor William D’Aquilla, Aldermen James R. Leake, Abby T. Cochran, and Robert P. Leake. Also present was Clerk, Shannon Sturgeon, and Main Street Manager Laurie Walsh. Alderman Oscar Robertson, Jr., Alderman James Davis, Town Attorney Jesse Means, Jr. and Chief Scott Ford were absent. The pledge was led by Kerry Everitt. Approval of the Minutes On motion by James R. Leake, and seconded by Abby T. Cochran, the minutes of February 24, 2015, were approved as presented. All in favor, motion carried. Mayor advised the Board of Alderman that the Town of St. Francisville Planning and Zoning Board met on Wednesday – February 25, 2015 to review the Map Correction for the School Board property on Town of St. Francisville Official Zoning Map and the request for map correction was approved. On motion by Robert P. Leake, and seconded by Abby T. Cochran, to introduce Ordinance 2015-1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 2013-1 OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, PER SECTION 8.1.H., ZONING MAP AMENDMENT and to set the Public Hearing for Tuesday, April 14, 2015. All in favor, motion carried. Update – Bia PEC Hillhouse of PEC was absent but provided the following update to Mayor D’Aquilla • LGAP / CWEF Grants: *FY2014/15 Grant ($70,000) is ongoing. We will open bid pro-

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10290 posals Thursday 03/19/2015. *We have applied for the next cycle of CWEF funds ($35,000) and are waiting to be awarded. • Capital Outlay – Hardwood Gas Project *Hardwood and Audubon Hills meter installs are substantially complete and we will be able to close out this grant shortly. We are currently waiting on Facility Planning to process the last pay request to determine how much money is left on the appropriation. • Capital Outlay - Burnett Road Bridge *Surveying is complete. Geotechnical and Permitting process is ongoing. Mayor’s Report - Mayor D’Aquilla • Mayor D’Aquilla will be on Channel 2 news Monday, March 16th with Audubon Pilgrimage Chairman, Christian Tregel to promote the 44th Audubon Pilgrimage that will be held March 20th, 21st and 22nd. • The Town of St. Francisville will be hosting the Capital Region Planning Commission meeting on Monday, March 16, 2015 – 6:00 pm at H e m i n g b o u g h Plantation. All Town Aldermen and Parish Councilmen are invited to attend. • The Louisiana Municipal Association is hosting a seminar “Role of the Elected Official in E c o n o m i c Development” on March 25, 2015 at the LMA office in Baton Rouge. All Aldermen are invited to attend. Police Report - Chief Scott Ford is at the Police Chiefs Convention. No update. Main Street Report Laurie Walsh, Main Street Manager • The Rouge Roubaix 2015 Race will be held this weekend. Saturday, March 14th is the noncompetitive race and Sunday, March 15th is the competitive race. This year Rouge Roubaix is including $15 meal vouchers that can be used at Magnolia Café, Que Pasa, Sonny’s Pizza, Carriage House at the Myrtles, and Feliciana Seafood & Deli as a means of encouraging race participants to visit business in St. Francisville during the

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10290 cycling event. Motion by Abby T. Cochran, seconded by Robert P. Leake, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Motion carried. ________________ Shannon Sturgeon, Clerk ________________ William H. D’Aquilla, Mayor 5112626-apr 9-1t

PUBLIC NOTICE --Minutes of the October 6, 2014 Meeting of the West Feliciana Parish Library Board of Control Meeting called to order at the West Feliciana Parish Library located at 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana by President Clara Ruth Saint @ 4:30 p.m. after a quorum was established. Present: Clara Ruth Saint, President; Jane Dietrich, Calvin Miller, Rose Coats, Claire Mott, Bridget Plauché and James Lewis. Also present: Glenna Fallin, Library Director and Kevin Couhig, President, West Feliciana Parish Council/ex officio member. Proposed Agenda: Approved unanimously upon the motion of Bridget Plauché and seconded by Rose Coats. Minutes of meetings: Minutes of the previous meeting approved unanimously upon the motion of James Lewis and seconded by Calvin Miller. Financial Reports: No reports were received from the parish treasurer for presentation. The board requested that Mrs. Fallin speak to parish officials regarding the construction account as well as the regular operating account. Director’s Report: Mrs. Fallin advised the Board of the statistical reports for September and the calendar of events for the month of October including several teen/tween events led by Librarian Desireé Alexander. Also scheduled is the annual Friends’ Book Sale to be held 10/24 for Friends’ members only and on 10/25 for the public. Organizations such as the Girl Scouts, 4-H, and Homeschoolers are now using the library for their meetings. Old Business: Mrs. Saint apprised attendees of the building status now that

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the Fire Marshal has given provisional occupancy with a few minor things to be worked on during the next month. Over 500 people came to the library during its Grand Opening Day deemed a success.

President, West Feliciana Parish Council/ex officio member.

New Business: There was no report from the Friends’ organization; Mr. Couhig expressed his appreciation to the Library Board for all the hard work in achieving the construction of the new library and its dedication on October 3rd. The photograph of Oakley Plantation donated by Yolanda D’Aquilla was accepted unanimously upon the motion of Bridget Plauché seconded by Rose Coats; the two paintings donated by Herschel Harrington were accepted unanimously upon the motion of Claire Mott and seconded by Calvin Miller, and the two butterfly art pieces by Murrell Butler were unanimously accepted upon the motion of Calvin Miller with a second by Rose Coats. Mrs. Saint read a letter from the library landlord The West Feliciana Historical Society requesting repairs to the brick sidewalk. This repair will be made by Ike Snowden. There being no further business to come before the board, Calvin Miller moved to adjourn with a second by Rose Coats. Motion passed unanimously. Submitted by : Glenna Clark Fallin, Library Director Next regular meeting Monday, December 1, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at the West Feliciana Parish 5112853-apr 6-1t

PUBLIC NOTICE --Minutes of the November 3, 2014 Meeting of the West Feliciana Parish Library Board of Control Meeting called to order at the West Feliciana Parish Library located at 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana by President Clara Ruth Saint @ 4:35 p.m. after a quorum was established. Present: Clara Ruth Saint, President; Calvin Miller, Rose Coats, Claire Mott, Bridget Plauché and James Lewis. Also present: Glenna Fallin, Library Director and Molly Porter, President of the Friends of West Feliciana Library. Absent: Jane Dietrich and Kevin Couhig,

Proposed Agenda: Approved unanimously upon the motion of Calvin Miller and seconded by Rose Coats. Minutes of meetings: Minutes of the previous meeting approved unanimously upon the motion of Rose Coats and seconded by James Lewis. Financial Reports: A report was sent in by Mrs. Welch but no action was taken by the board. Director’s Report: Mrs. Fallin advised the Board of the statistical reports for October and the calendar of events for the month of November including several teen/tween events led by Librarian Desireé Alexander. Old Business: Mrs. Saint apprised attendees of the building status and continued work by the contractor. The Board reviewed the request by Mrs. Fallin for payment from LAMP funds of all remaining invoices regarding the building. This proposal will now be taken to the Parish Council. Further recommendations were discussed for the meeting room policies and the board voted 4 to 2 that no alcohol would be permitted on library premises for meeting room functions. New Business: There was a report from the Friends’ organization that the Book Sale resulted in over $1,000.00 in sales; the upcoming Tour of Homes is keeping the organization busy in promotions and ticket sales. Since the Veterans’ Day Holiday is a parish holiday for all parish employees, it was determined that the holiday would be recognized by the Library and it will be closed for the day. Mrs. Jacquie Alberstadt requested a leave of absence from December until April which was passed unanimously. There being no further business to come before the board, James Lewis moved to adjourn with a second by Claire Mott. Motion passed unanimously. Submitted by : Glenna Clark Fallin, Library Director Next regular meeting Monday, December 1, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at the West Feliciana Parish 5112856-apr 9-1t

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Minutes of the December 1, 2014 Meeting of the West Feliciana Parish Library Board of Control Meeting called to order at the West Feliciana Parish Library located at 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana by Vice-President Claire Mott in the absence of the President @ 4:40 p.m. after a quorum was established. Present: Calvin Miller, Rose Coats, Claire Mott, Bridget Plauché and James Lewis. Also present: Glenna Fallin, Library Director. Absent: Clara Ruth Saint, President and Kevin Couhig, President, West Feliciana Parish Council/ex officio member. Proposed Agenda: Approved unanimously upon the motion of Rose Coats and seconded by Calvin Miller. Minutes of meetings: Minutes of the previous meeting approved after amending action concerning the financial reports. The motion passed unanimously upon the motion of Bridget Plauché and seconded by Calvin Miller. Financial Reports: A report was sent in by Mrs. Welch but by motion of Jane Dietrich with a second by Calvin Miller, the board expressed its displeasure of its view of incompleteness of the report without LAMP accounting and that it did not receive it in time to review before the meeting. Director’s Report: Mrs. Fallin advised the Board of the statistical reports for November and the calendar of events for the month of December. Old Business: In the absence of Mrs. Saint, Mrs. Fallin apprised the board that the Fire Marshal has issued the final approval for the building. Construction is complete except for cabinet doors in the Storytime Castle which in on backorder. A few minor items remain on the Punchlist. The meeting room policy was expanded to include pricing for private events at $150.00 per event with a $150.00 deposit. An additional requirement was added to require an off-duty police officer if more than 100 people were in attendance. This matter was passed

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TOWN OF JACKSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA March 23, 2015 The following ordinance, having been previously introduced on March 9, 2015, a notice of introduction having been published on March 12, 2015, and a public hearing held thereon on this date, was offered for final adoption by Rafe Stewart and seconded by Don Havard: ORDINANCE NO. 264 An ordinance authorizing the issuance by the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana of its Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, in an amount not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000), prescribing the form, terms and conditions of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof; entering into certain other covenants and agreements in connection with the security and payment of said Bonds; selling said Bonds to the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund; authorizing the execution of a Loan and Pledge Agreement and other loan documents with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; providing for the delivery of the Bonds to said Department; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. WHEREAS, the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana (the “Town”), now owns and operates a drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system as a combined revenue-producing utility and work of public improvement (the “System”), and desires to issue Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds to pay a portion of the cost of acquiring and constructing additions, extensions and improvements to the drinking water portion of the system, including equipment and fixtures (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the Town proposes to finance a portion of the cost of the Project through the issuance of its Taxable Utilities Revenue Bond, Series 2015, payable as to principal and interest from a dedication and pledge of the combined income and revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of the System, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter XIII, Part 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 39:1011, et seq.) (the “Act”), and other constitutional and statutory authority, subject to the prior payment of the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System (the “Net Revenues”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of the Act the Town, by a resolution adopted February 9, 2015, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town (the “Governing Authority”), gave notice of its intention to issue revenue bonds of the Town in an amount not exceeding $800,000 without the necessity of the holding of an election thereon; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2015, this Governing Authority amended the previously approved notice of intention to provide that such bonds would be issued in the form of utilities revenue bonds payable from the combined income and revenues of the System, including the drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system, rather than from the net revenues of the drinking water system alone, and further ratified and confirmed the prior publications of the notice of intention to issue utilities revenue bonds containing such revisions, and the Town held a public hearing thereon on March 23, 2015, at which no objections were made to the issuance of such bonds and no petitions were filed requesting an election thereon; and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of Town to authorize the issuance of its Taxable Utilities Revenue Bond, Series 2015 in an amount not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) (the “Bonds”) in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Act and for the purposes set forth above; and WHEREAS, the United States of America, pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, specifically Section 300j-12 of Title 42 of the United States Code (the “Federal Act”), is authorized to make capitalization grants to states to be used for the purpose of providing loans or loan guarantees, or as a source of reserve and security for leveraged loans, the proceeds of which are deposited in a State Revolving Fund, or to provide other financial assistance authorized under the Federal Act to community water systems and nonprofit noncommunity water systems, other than systems owned by Federal agencies; and WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana (the “State”), pursuant to Chapter 32 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 40:2821, et seq.) (the “State Act”), has established a Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (the “State Revolving Fund”) in the custody of the Department of Health and Hospitals (the “Department”) to be used for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the improvement of public drinking water systems in the State, as more fully described in Section 2825(A)(2) of the State Act, and has authorized the Department’s Office of Public Health to establish assistance priorities and perform oversight and other related activities with respect to the State Revolving Fund; and WHEREAS, the Town has made application to the Department for a loan from the State Revolving Fund to finance a portion of the costs of the Project and the Department has approved the Town’s application for such loan; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued to represent the Town’s obligation to repay the loan from the State Revolving Fund; and WHEREAS, the Town desires to fix the details necessary with respect to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, and to provide for the authorization and issuance thereof, as hereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Town, that: SECTION 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: “Act” means Chapter XIII, Part 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 39:1011, et seq.), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto. “Additional Parity Bonds” shall mean any pari passu additional bonds that may hereafter be issued pursuant to Section 19 hereof on a parity with the Bonds. “Administrative Fee” means the annual fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum of the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds, or such lesser amount as the Department may approve from time to time, which shall be payable each year in two equal semi-annual installments on each Interest Payment Date. “Authorized Officers” means collectively Mayor and Town Clerk of the Town, or such other person or persons authorized pursuant to a resolution or ordinance of the Governing Authority to act as an authorized officer of the Town to perform any act or execute any document relating to the Loan, the Bonds or the Loan Agreement. “Bond” or “Bonds” means the Town’s Taxable Utilities Revenue Bond, Series 2015, issued by this Bond Ordinance in the total aggregate principal amount of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000), and any bond of said issue, whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of, or in lieu of any previously issued. “Bond Ordinance” means this ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds. “Bond Register” means the registration books of the Paying Agent (initially the Town Clerk of the Town), in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein. “Bond Year” means the one year period ending on each Principal Payment Date. “Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks located in the City of New Orleans are not required or authorized to remain closed and on which the New York Stock Exchange is not closed. “Completion Date” means the earlier of (i) the date of the final disbursement of the purchase price of the Bonds to the Town, or (ii) the date the operation of the Project is initiated or capable of being initiated, as certified by an Authorized Officer in accordance with the Loan Agreement. “Consulting Engineer” means a regionally known consulting engineer or firm of consulting engineers with skill and experience in the construction and operation of publicly owned drinking water and wastewater disposal systems. “Defeasance Obligations” shall mean (i) cash, or (ii) non-callable Government Securities. “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, an executive department and agency of the State of Louisiana, and any successor to the duties and functions thereof. “Fiscal Year” means the Town’s one-year accounting period determined from time to time by the Governing Authority as the fiscal year of the Town, currently being the year ending each September 30th. “Governing Authority” means the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana. “Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations the timely payment of the principal of and interest on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which are noncallable prior to their maturity and may be United States Treasury Obligations such as the State and Local Government Series and may be in book entry form. “Interest Payment Date” means each May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2015, or such other semi-annual payment dates as may be approved by the Authorized Officers in the manner set forth in Section 2. “Loan” means the loan made by the Department from the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to the Town pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the obligation to repay which Loan is evidenced by the Bonds. “Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Pledge Agreement to be entered into by and between the Department and the Town prior to the delivery of the Bonds, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, which will contain certain additional agreements relating to the Bonds and the Project, as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof. “Net Revenues” means the income and revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of the System, as now existing and as constructed, acquired, extended and improved with the proceeds of the Bond or as the System shall hereafter be improved, extended or supplemented from any source whatsoever while the Bond remains outstanding, including, specifically, all properties of every nature owned by the Town and used or useful in the operation of the System, including real estate, personal and intangible properties, contracts, franchises, leases and choses in action, after the payment therefrom of the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System (excluding depreciation). “Outstanding” when used with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Bond Ordinance, except: (a) Bonds theretofore canceled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation; (b) Bonds for whose payment or redemption sufficient funds have been

theretofore deposited in trust for the Owners of such Bonds as provided in Section 27 herein provided that, if such Bonds are to be redeemed, irrevocable notice of such redemption has been duly given or provided for pursuant to this Bond Ordinance, to the satisfaction of the Paying Agent, or waived; (c) Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been registered and delivered pursuant to this Bond Ordinance; and (d) Bonds alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which have been paid as provided in this Bond Ordinance. “Owner” or “Owners” when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered with the Town Clerk of the Town. “Paying Agent” means the chief financial officer of the Town, initially the Town Clerk, unless and until a successor Paying Agent shall have assumed such responsibilities pursuant to this Bond Ordinance. “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. “Principal Payment Date” means each November 1 (or such other annual payment date as may be approved by the Authorized Officers in the manner set forth in Section 2), commencing not later than one year after the completion of the Project and the final payment date to fall not exceeding nineteen years from the first principal payment date thereafter for a total of twenty (20) consecutive annual payment dates, providing that in no event shall the final maturity of the Bonds be more than twenty-two (22) years from the date of the Bonds. “Purchaser” means the Department, being the original purchaser of the Bonds. “Project” means the acquisition and construction of additions, extensions and improvements to the drinking water portion of the System, including appurtenant equipment, accessories and properties, both personal and real, which shall constitute a work of public improvement for the Town, including but not necessarily limited to this construction of a new water well to replace the Town’s Water Well #2, and as further described in the Loan Agreement. “Qualified Investments” shall mean the following, provided that the same are at the time legal for investment of the Town’s funds and, if required by law, are secured at all times by collateral described in clause (a) below: (a) Government Securities, including obligations of any of the federal agencies set forth in clause (b) below to the extent unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any other evidences of an ownership interest in obligations or in specified portions thereof (which may consist of specified portions of the interest thereon) of the character described in this clause (a); (b) bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the Private Export Funding Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank System, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Student Loan Marketing Association; (c) certificates of deposit, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the State or any national banking association having its principal office in the State which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and which are secured at all times by collateral described in clause (a) above; (d) certificates of deposit, savings accounts, deposit accounts or money market deposits of any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the State or any national banking association having its principal office in the State which are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and (e) the Louisiana Asset Management Pool (LAMP). “Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day. “Reserve Fund Requirement” means as of any date of calculation, a sum equal to one-half of the maximum principal and interest requirements for any succeeding Bond Year on the Bonds. The Reserve Fund Requirement for any issue(s) of Additional Parity Bonds shall be defined in the ordinance(s) authorizing the issuance of such Additional Parity Bonds. “System” means the combined drinking water, sewage treatment and natural gas supply system of the Town, as now existing and as constructed, acquired, extended and improved with the proceeds of the Bonds or as said combined system shall hereafter be improved, extended or supplemented from any source whatsoever while any of the Bonds remain outstanding, including, specifically, all properties of every nature owned by the Town and used or useful in the operation of said combined system, including real estate, personal and intangible properties, contracts, franchises, leases and choses in action. “Town” means the Town of Jackson, State of Louisiana, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, and its successors or assigns. SECTION 2. Authorization of Bonds. In compliance with and under the authority of the Act, and other constitutional and statutory authority, there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) for, on behalf of and in the name of the Town, for the purpose of financing the Project and for paying costs of issuance of the Bonds. To represent the said indebtedness, the Town does hereby authorize the issuance of its “Taxable Utilities Revenue Bond, Series 2015,” in an amount not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000). The Bonds shall be initially issued in the form of a single fully registered Bond numbered R-1, shall be dated the date of delivery thereof and shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Authorized Officers may approve a different series designation if the Bonds are delivered after the end of 2015 or if it is in their sole judgment preferable to do so. The Authorized Officers may also approve different semiannual interest payment dates (e.g. January 1 & July 1, February 1 & August 1, etc.) as well as a different annual principal payment date if it is their sole judgment preferable to do so when the actual delivery date of the Bonds is known, provided that the final maturity date of the Bonds is no later than twenty-two years from the date of delivery. The Bonds shall be entitled to principal forgiveness of up to the lesser of $1,125,000 or thirty percent (30%) of the total amount of draws on the Bonds, as more fully described in the Loan Agreement. The Bonds shall mature in twenty (20) installments of principal, payable annually on each November 1, and each annual installment shall be the applicable percentage shown in the following table, rounded to the nearest One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), of the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds (taking into account any principal forgiveness) on the day before the applicable Principal Payment Date: Date Percentage Date Percentage (November 1) of Principal (November 1) of Principal 2016 3.554% 2026 8.544% 2017 3.812 2027 9.664 2018 4.100 2028 11.067 2019 4.423 2029 12.874 2020 4.787 2030 15.286 2021 5.202 2031 18.667 2022 5.676 2032 23.743 2023 6.226 2033 32.209 2024 6.868 2034 49.152 2025 7.629 2035 100.000 In the event that the Completion Date of the Project being financed with the Bonds is after the first Principal Payment Date stated in the Bonds, the principal payment schedule may be adjusted so that each principal payment shall be due on the Principal Payment Date that is one year later than shown above, provided that in no event shall the final Principal Payment Date be later than twenty-two years from the date of delivery. The unpaid principal of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the rate of two and ninety-five hundredths percent (2.95%) per annum, said interest to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and payable on each Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Bonds on any Interest Payment Date shall be payable only on the aggregate amount of the purchase price which shall have been paid theretofore to the Town and is outstanding and shall accrue with respect to each purchase price installment only from the date of payment of such installment. In addition to interest at the rate set forth above, at any time that the Department owns the Bonds the Town will pay the Administrative Fee to the Department on each Interest Payment Date. In the event (i) the Department owns any Bonds or the Department has pledged or assigned any Bonds in connection with its Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund and (ii) the Administrative Fee payable by the Town to the Department under the terms of the Loan Agreement is declared illegal or unenforceable by a court or an administrative body of competent jurisdiction, the interest rate borne by the Bonds shall be increased by one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum, effective as of the date declared to be the date from which the Administrative Fee is no longer owed because of such illegality or unenforceability. The Administrative Fee shall be calculated in the same manner as interest on the Bonds. SECTION 3. Prepayment. The principal installments of the Bonds are subject to prepayment at the option of the Town at any time, in whole or in part, at a prepayment price of par plus accrued interest and accrued Administrative Fee, if any, to the prepayment date and in such case the remaining principal of the Bonds shall continue to mature in installments calculated using the percentages shown in Section 2 above. Official notice of such call for prepayment shall be given by means of first class mail, postage prepaid by notice deposited in the United States Mail not less than thirty (30) days prior to the prepayment date addressed to the Owner of each Bond to be prepaid at his address as shown on the registration records of the Paying Agent. In the event a portion of the Bonds is to be prepaid, such Bonds shall be surrendered to the Paying Agent, who shall note the date and amount of such prepayment in the space provided therefor on the Bonds. SECTION 4. Security for Payment of Bonds. The Bonds shall be secured and payable in principal and interest exclusively by a pledge of the Net Revenues. The Net Revenues are hereby irrevocably and irrepealably pledged in an amount sufficient for the payment of the Bond in principal and interest as the installments thereof fall due, and the income and revenues thus pledged shall remain so pledged for the security of the Bond in principal and interest until they shall have been fully paid and discharged. In providing for the issuance of the Bonds, the Town does hereby covenant and warrant that it is lawfully seized and possessed of the System and each component of the System, that it has a legal right to pledge the Net Revenues

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therefrom as herein provided, that the Bonds will have a lien and privilege on the Net Revenues subject only to the prior payment from the income and revenues of the System (or from other lawfully available sources) of all reasonable and necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the System, and that the Town will at all times maintain the System in first-class repair and working order and condition. SECTION 5. Bond Ordinance a Contract. The provisions of this Bond Ordinance shall constitute a contract between the Town and the Owner or Owners from time to time of the Bonds, and any Owner may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required to be performed by the Town as a result of issuing the Bonds. SECTION 6. Sale and Delivery of Bonds. The Bonds are hereby awarded to and sold to the Department at a price of par plus accrued interest, if any, under the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, and after their execution the Bonds shall be delivered to the Department or its agents or assigns, upon receipt by the Town of the agreed first advance of the purchase price of the Bonds. Pursuant to R.S. 39:1426(B), the Town has determined to sell the Bonds at a private sale without necessity of publication of a notice of sale. It is understood that the purchase price of the Bonds will be paid by the Department to the Town in installments, in the manner and under the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement. SECTION 7. Manner of Payment. The principal and interest on the Bonds will be payable by check mailed to the Owner (determined as of the Interest Payment Date) at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent for such purpose, provided that payment of the final installment of principal on the Bonds shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds to the Paying Agent. SECTION 8. Execution of Bonds and Documents. The Authorized Officers are each hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of this Bond Ordinance, to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement, and to cause the Bonds to be prepared and/or printed, to issue, execute and seal the Bonds and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. If facsimile signatures are used on the Bonds, then such signatures shall be registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State in the manner required by La. R.S. 39:244. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds, the Authorized Officers are each authorized, empowered and directed to execute on behalf of the Town such additional documents, certificates and instruments as they may deem necessary, upon the advice of counsel, to effect the transactions contemplated by this Bond Ordinance, including a Commitment Agreement with the Department. The signatures of said officers on such documents, certificates and instruments shall be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder SECTION 9. Registration. The Town shall cause the Bond Register to be kept at the principal office of the Paying Agent in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein. The Bonds may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Town. The Bonds may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Bonds or by other instruments of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in exchange for such transferred and assigned Bond after receipt of the Bond to be transferred in proper form. SECTION 10. Effect of Registration. The Town, the Paying Agent, and any agent of either of them may treat the Owner in whose name any Bond is registered as the Owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal (and redemption price) of and interest on such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever, and to the extent permitted by law, neither the Town, the Paying Agent, nor any agent of either of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary. SECTION 11. Recital of Regularity. This Governing Authority, having investigated the regularity of the proceedings had in connection with this issue of Bonds, and having determined the same to be regular, the Bonds shall contain the following recital, to wit: “It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of this State.” SECTION 12. Deposit of Bond Proceeds. The proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds shall constitute a trust fund to be used exclusively for the purposes for which the Bonds are herein authorized to be issued, but the purchaser of the Bonds shall not be obliged to see to the application thereof. All of the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds, which shall be paid in installments by the Department in the manner set forth in the Loan Agreement, shall be deposited by the Town in a Construction Fund (the “Construction Fund”). The funds in the Construction Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying costs of the Project, in the manner set forth in the Loan Agreement, and costs of issuance. SECTION 13. Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements. The Town agrees that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on the portion of the project that is funded in whole or in part with the Bonds purchased by the Department shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality of the Town as determined by the Clerk of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) in accordance with Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40, United States Code. DOL provides all pertinent information related to compliance with the foregoing requirements, including prevailing wage rates and instructions for reporting. The Town will ensure that all construction contracts relating to the portion of the Project that is funded in whole or in part with Bonds purchased by the Department will require that the contractor comply with the aforesaid wage and reporting requirements. This section shall not apply to situations where the Town may perform construction work using its own employees rather than any contractor or subcontractor. SECTION 14. Flow of Funds. In order that the principal of and the interest on the Bonds will be paid in accordance with their terms and for the other objects and purposes hereinafter provided, the Town covenants as follows: All of the income and revenues derived or to be derived by the Town from the operation of the System shall continue to be deposited daily as the same may be collected in a separate and special bank account with the regularly designated fiscal agent bank of the Town, and designated as the “Utilities System Revenue Fund” (the “Revenue Fund”), which may at the option of the Town contain subaccounts for each component (water, sewer and gas) of the System, said Fund to be maintained and administered in the following order of priority and for the following express purposes: (a) The payment of, first, all reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System. (b) The maintenance of the “Utilities Revenue Bond Sinking Fund” (the “Debt Service Fund”), sufficient in amount to pay promptly and fully the principal of and the interest on the Bonds and any Additional Parity Bonds issued hereafter in the manner provided by this Bond Ordinance, as they severally become due and payable, by transferring from the Revenue Fund to the Debt Service Fund, monthly in advance on or before the 20th day of each month of each year, a sum equal to the pro-rata amount of interest falling due on the Bonds and any Additional Parity Bonds on the next Interest Payment Date and the pro-rata amount of the principal falling due on the Bonds and any Additional Parity Bonds on the next principal payment date, together with such additional proportionate sum as may be required to pay said principal and interest as the same respectively become due. The Town shall transfer or cause to be transferred from the Debt Service Fund to the paying agent(s) for all bonds payable from the Debt Service Fund, at least one (1) day in advance of the date on which payment of principal or interest falls due, immediately available funds fully sufficient to pay promptly the principal and interest so falling due on such date. If Additional Parity Bonds are hereinafter issued by the Town in the manner provided in this Bond Ordinance, moneys in the Debt Service Fund shall be equally available to pay principal and interest on such Additional Parity Bonds, and payments into the Debt Service Fund shall be increased as provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such Additional Parity Bonds. Said fiscal agent bank shall transfer from the Debt Service Fund to any paying agent or pay directly to the owner, for all bonds payable from the said Debt Service Fund, at least three (3) days in advance of the date on which each payment of principal or interest falls due, funds fully sufficient to pay promptly the principal and/or interest so falling due on such date; except, if payment is made by electronic debit, then such payment shall be made no later than 11:00 a.m. Louisiana time on the day such payment is due. (c) The maintenance of the “Utilities Revenue Bond Reserve Fund” (the “Reserve Fund”), containing an account for the Bonds designated the “Series 2015 Account” (or such other designation that will identify such account with the Bonds) which shall be funded monthly in advance on or before the 20th day of each month of each year, commencing with the month following the delivery of the Bonds, with a sum at least equal to at least twenty five percent (25%) of the amount to be paid into the Debt Service Fund with respect to the Bonds, the payments into the Series 2015 Account to continue until such time as there has been accumulated in the Series 2015 Account a sum equal to the Reserve Fund Requirement, as defined above. Moneys in the Series 2015 Account shall be used to secure and make payments solely on the Bonds (and not on any other issues) as to which there would otherwise be default. In the event that Additional Parity Bonds are issued, then the Town may establish additional accounts for each such series of Additional Parity Bonds if required in connection with the issuance of such Additional Parity Bonds, each such account to be designated as the “(insert series designation) Account.” The money in the accounts of Reserve Fund shall be retained solely for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the respective series of bonds payable from the Debt Service Fund as to which there would otherwise be default (initially the Bonds). With respect to accounts that may be required in connection with the issuance of Additional Parity Bonds, the Town shall fund such accounts by transferring from the proceeds of such series or from the Revenue Fund (after making all required 5112647-apr9-1t

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payments from said fund as hereinabove described), such amounts as will increase the total amount on deposit in each account in the Reserve Fund to a sum equal to the reserve fund requirement, if any, designated and established for such series of Additional Parity Bonds. (d) The maintenance of the “Utilities Revenue Bond Depreciation and Contingencies Fund” (the “Contingencies Fund”) to care for extensions, additions, improvements, renewals and replacements necessary to properly operate the System, by transferring from funds in the Revenue Fund after making the payments required by (a), (b) and (c) above to the Contingencies Fund monthly on or before the 20th day of each month of each year, a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the Net Revenues for the preceding month, provided that such sum is available after provision is made for the payments required under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above. Such payments into the Contingencies Fund shall continue until such time as there has been accumulated in the Contingencies Fund the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), whereupon such payments may cease and need be resumed thereafter only if the total amount of money on deposit in said fund is reduced below the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), in which event such payments shall be resumed and continue until said maximum amount is again accumulated. In addition to caring for extensions, additions, improvements, renewals and replacements necessary to properly operate the System, the money in the Contingencies Fund may also be used to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds for the payment of which there is not sufficient money in the Debt Service Fund and Reserve Fund described in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, but the money in said Contingencies Fund shall never be used for the making of improvements and extensions to the System or for payment of principal or interest on Bonds if the use of said money will leave in said Contingencies Fund for the making of emergency repairs or replacements less than the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000). Any moneys remaining in the Revenue Fund on the 25th day of each month after making the required payments described in (a), (b), (c) and (d) above for the current month and for prior months during which the required payments may not have been made, shall be considered as surplus. Such surplus may be used by the Town for any lawful purpose, including retiring Bonds in advance of their maturities, either by purchase of Bonds then outstanding at prices not greater than the prepayment prices of said Bonds, or by redeeming such Bonds at the prices and in the manner set forth in this Bond Ordinance. SECTION 15. Replenishment of Funds. If at any time it shall be necessary to use moneys in any account of the Reserve Fund, if any, or the Contingencies Fund for the purpose of paying principal of or interest on bonds payable from the Debt Service Fund as to which there would otherwise be default, then the moneys so used shall be replaced from the Revenues first thereafter received, not hereinabove required to be used for the purposes described in (a) and (b) above. If at any time there are sufficient moneys on deposit in the Debt Service Fund, Reserve Fund and Contingencies Fund to retire all outstanding bonds payable from the Debt Service Fund by defeasance, by exercising the prepayment option provided by such bonds or by purchase on the open market, the Issuer may utilize such funds for such purpose. If more than one account of the Reserve Fund is required to be replenished, then such replenishment shall be made ratably to each such account in proportion to the remaining amount that is required to be so replenished. SECTION 16. Notification of Deficiencies. As required by La. R.S. 39:1410.62 the Town will notify the State Bond Commission, in writing, whenever (i) transfers to any fund required to be established by this Bond Ordinance or any resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of indebtedness of the Town have not been made timely or (ii) principal, interest, premiums, or other payments due on the Bonds or any other outstanding indebtedness of the Town have not been made timely. SECTION 17. Investments. All or any part of the moneys in the Revenue Fund and the Debt Service Fund shall at the written request of the Governing Authority be invested in Qualified Investments and all of the moneys in the Reserve Fund shall be invested in Government Securities maturing in five (5) years or less, in which event all income derived from such investments shall be added to the Revenue Fund, with the exception that any interest earnings from invested funds of the Reserve Fund shall be retained therein until an amount equal to the Reserve Fund Requirement is on deposit therein, and such investments shall, to the extent at any time necessary, be liquidated and the proceeds thereof applied to the purposes for which the respective fund has been created. SECTION 18. Rate Covenant. The Town, through its Governing Authority, by proper resolutions and/or ordinances, hereby covenants to fix, establish and maintain such rates and collect such fees, rents or other charges for the services and facilities of the System, and all parts thereof, and to revise the same from time to time whenever necessary, as will always provide revenues in each year sufficient to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System in each year, the principal and interest maturing on the Bonds in each year, all reserves or sinking funds or other payments required for such year by this Bond Ordinance, and all other obligations or indebtedness payable out of the revenues of the System for such year, and which will provide revenues in each year, after paying all reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System, at least equal to 125% of the largest amount of principal and interest maturing on the Bonds in any future Bond Year and on any Additional Parity Bonds hereafter issued as provided herein. In the event and to the extent that the revenues of the System are insufficient to satisfy the obligations payable from the funds and accounts described in Section 14 above, the Town may take into account other lawfully available sources of funding, provided that the extent of such funding shall be actually budgeted for such purposes at the beginning of each Fiscal Year. SECTION 19. Issuance of Refunding and Additional Parity Bonds. All of the Bonds issued hereunder shall enjoy complete parity of lien on the Net Revenues and moneys in the Debt Service Fund, despite the fact that any of the Bonds may be delivered at an earlier date than any other of the Bonds. The Town, acting through its governing authority, hereby covenants that it will issue no other bonds or obligations of any kind or nature payable from or enjoying a lien on the Net Revenues or moneys in the Debt Service Fund or any account in the Reserve Fund having priority over or parity with the Bonds, except that Additional Parity Bonds may hereafter be issued on a parity with the Bonds under the following conditions: (a) The Bonds, or any part thereof, including interest, may be refunded, and the refunding bonds so issued shall enjoy complete equality of lien with the portion of the Bonds which is not refunded, if there be any, and the refunding bonds shall continue to enjoy whatever priority of lien over subsequent issues may have been enjoyed by the Bonds refunded; provided, however, that if only a portion of the Bonds outstanding is so refunded and the refunding bonds require total principal and interest payments during any Bond Year in excess of the principal and interest which would have been required in such year to pay the Bonds refunded thereby, then such Bonds may not be refunded without the consent of the owners of the unrefunded portion of the Bonds. (b) Additional Parity Bonds may also be issued on a parity with the Bonds if all of the following conditions are met: (i) The average Net Revenues for the two (2) completed Fiscal Years immediately preceding the issuance of such Additional Parity Bonds is equal to at least one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the highest combined principal and interest requirements in any succeeding Fiscal Year on the Bonds and the proposed Additional Parity Bonds, and any other bonds then outstanding which are payable from the Net Revenues of the System (but not including bonds which have been refunded or provisions otherwise made for their full and complete payment and redemption), and the Additional Parity Bonds so proposed to be issued. In making the calculation required by this subparagraph (b)(i), if the Town has adopted higher rates for services of the System on or before the date of issuance of the Additional Parity Bonds, then the calculation of average annual Net Revenues for the previous two completed Fiscal Years may be made assuming such higher rates had been in effect during such period. (ii) There must be no delinquencies in the payments required to be made into the various funds provided in Section 14 hereof. (iii) The existence of the facts required by paragraphs (i) and (ii) above must be determined and certified to by the Mayor and the chief financial officer of the Town, or by an independent firm of certified public accountants. (iv) The proceeds of the Additional Parity Bonds must be used solely for the making of improvements, extensions, renewals, replacements or repairs to the System, or for refunding prior bonds issued for such purposes. (v) If required in connection with the issuance of the Additional Parity Bonds, the Town shall make provisions in the ordinance(s) authorizing such Additional Parity Bonds for the establishment and funding of a separate account in the Reserve Fund with respect to such Additional Parity Bonds in accordance with Section 14(c) above. (vi) No Additional Parity Bonds may be issued should any event of default under this Bond Ordinance have occurred and be continuing. (vii) The Additional Parity Bonds shall be payable as to principal on the same Principal Payment Date as the Bonds and payable as to interest on the same Interest Payment Dates as the Bonds, or shall be payable in monthly installments of both principal and interest. SECTION 20. Schedule of Rates and Charges. The Town may alter, amend or repeal from time to time any resolutions or ordinances establishing a schedule of rates and charges for the services and facilities to be rendered by the System, said alterations, amendments or repeals to be conditioned upon the preservation of the rights of the owners of the Bonds with respect to the income and revenues of the System, not alone for the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, but to insure that the income and revenues of the System shall be sufficient at all times to fulfill the other provisions specified in Section 14 hereof. No discrimination shall be made as to rates and charges for the services and facilities of the System as between users of the same type or class.

The Town shall fix and maintain rates and collect charges for all services and facilities to be rendered by the System, irrespective of the user thereof, and no free services or facilities shall be furnished to any person, association of persons, or corporation, public or private, or even to the Town itself, other than water delivered to fire hydrants for firefighting purposes. The Town further agrees that the failure of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity to pay said charge for any service rendered by the System within fifteen (15) days of the date on which it is due shall cause such charge to become delinquent; that if such delinquent charge, with interest and penalties accrued thereon, is not paid within twenty-five (25) days from the date on which it became delinquent, the Town will take steps to cause water and gas service to be shut off to the affected premises; and that the Town and this Governing Authority and its officials, agents and employees will do all things necessary and will take advantage of all remedies afforded by law to collect and enforce the prompt payment of all charges made for services rendered by the System. All delinquent charges for service shall on the date of delinquency have added thereto a penalty in such amount as may be determined by this Governing Authority, and the amount so due, including the penalty charge, may, in the discretion of this Governing Authority, after ten (10) days from the date of the delinquency, bear interest at a reasonable rate to be established by the Governing Authority, which rate shall not be less than six per centum (6%) per annum. If services are discontinued as above provided, the customer shall, in addition to paying the delinquent charges, penalties and interest, pay as a condition precedent to the resumption of service a reasonable reconnection charge. It is further understood and agreed that the schedule of rates, fees, rents and other charges being charged as of the date of the adoption of this Bond Ordinance for services and facilities rendered by the System shall remain in effect and neither said existing schedule nor any subsequent schedule shall be reduced at any time unless all payments required for all funds by this Bond Ordinance, including any deficiencies for prior payments, have been fully made, and unless such schedule as so reduced will in each year thereafter produce sufficient revenues to meet and fulfill the other provisions stated and specified in Section 14 of this Bond Ordinance. SECTION 21. Rights of Bondholders; Appointment of Receiver in Event of Default. The Owners from time to time shall be entitled to exercise all rights and powers for which provision is made in the laws of the State of Louisiana. Any Owners or any trustee acting for such Owners in the manner hereinafter provided, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State of Louisiana, or granted and contained in this Bond Ordinance, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Bond Ordinance, or by any applicable statutes to be performed by the Town or by any agency, board or officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of rentals, fees or other changes for the use of the System and in general to take any action necessary to most effectively protect the right of the Owners. In the event that default shall be made in the payment of the interest on or the principal of any of the Bonds as the same shall become due, or in the making of the payments into any of the funds or accounts described in Section 14 above, or any other payments required to be made by this Bond Ordinance, or in the event that the Town or any agency, board, officer, agent or employee thereof shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Bond Ordinance or shall default in any covenant made herein, and in the further event that any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice, any Owner of such Bonds or any trustee appointed to represent such Owners as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver of the System in an appropriate judicial proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction. The receiver so appointed shall forthwith directly or by his agents and attorneys, enter into and upon and take possession of the System, and each and every part thereof, and shall hold, operate and maintain, manage and control the System, and each and every part thereof, and in the name of the Town shall exercise all the rights and powers of the Town with respect to the System as the Town itself might do. Such receiver shall collect and receive all rates, fees, rentals and other revenues, shall maintain and operate the System in the manner provided in this Bond Ordinance, and shall comply under the jurisdiction of the court appointing such receiver, with all of the provisions of this Bond Ordinance. Whenever all that is due upon the Bonds and interest thereon, and under any covenants of this Bond Ordinance for reserve, sinking or other funds, and upon any other obligations and interest thereon, having a charge, lien or encumbrance upon the fees, rentals or other revenues of the System, shall have been paid and made good, and all defaults under the provisions of this Bond Ordinance shall have been cured and made good, possession of the System shall be surrendered to the Town upon the entry of an order of the court to that effect. Upon any subsequent default, any Owner of Bonds, or any trustee appointed for Owners as hereinafter provided, shall have the same right to secure the further appointment of a receiver upon any such subsequent default. Such receiver, in the performance of the powers hereinabove conferred upon him by and under the direction and supervision of the court making such appointment, shall at all times be subject to the orders and decrees of such court, and may be removed thereby and a successor receiver appointed in the discretion of such court. Nothing herein contained shall limit or restrict the jurisdiction of such court to enter such other and further orders and decrees as such court may deem necessary or appropriate for the exercise by the receiver of any function not specifically set forth herein. Any receiver appointed as provided herein shall hold and operate the System in the name of the Town and for the joint protection and benefit of the Town and the Owners. Such receiver shall have no power to sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any property of any kind or character belonging or pertaining to the System but the authority of such receiver shall be limited to the possession, operation and maintenance of the System for the sole purpose of the protection of both the Town and the Owners and the curing and making good of any default under the provisions of this Bond Ordinance, and the title to and the ownership of the System shall remain in the Town, and no court shall have any jurisdiction to enter any order or decree permitting or requiring such receiver to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any property of the System except with the consent of the Town and in such manner as the court shall direct. The Owner or Owners of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Bonds then outstanding may by a duly executed certificate appoint a trustee for the Owners with authority to represent such Owners in any legal proceedings for the enforcement and protection of the rights of such Owners. Such certificate shall be executed by such Owners, or by their duly authorized attorneys or representatives, and shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town. UNTIL AN EVENT OF DEFAULT SHALL HAVE OCCURRED, THE TOWN SHALL RETAIN FULL POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM WITH FULL RIGHT TO MANAGE, OPERATE AND USE THE SAME AND EVERY PART THEREOF WITH THE RIGHTS APPERTAINING THERETO, AND TO COLLECT AND RECEIVE AND, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND ORDINANCE, TO TAKE, USE AND ENJOY AND DISTRIBUTE THE EARNINGS, INCOME, RENT, ISSUE AND PROFITS ACCRUING ON OR DERIVABLE FROM THE SYSTEM. SECTION 22. Specific Covenants. The Town does hereby covenant and warrant so long as any of the Bond is outstanding and unpaid in principal and/or interest: (a) That it is or will be lawfully seized and possessed of the System, that it has a legal right to pledge the income and revenues of the System as herein provided, and that the Bond will have a lien and privilege on said income and revenues, subject only to the prior payment of all reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System. (b) That it will at all times maintain the System in first-class repair and working order and condition. (c) That it will carry full coverage of insurance on the System at all times against those risks and in those amounts normally carried by privately owned public utility companies engaged in the operation of such utilities. Said policies of insurance shall be issued by a responsible insurance company or companies duly licensed to do business under the laws of the State of Louisiana. In case of loss, any insurance money received by the Town shall be used for the purpose of promptly repairing or replacing the property damaged or destroyed. (d) That it will not sell, lease or in any manner dispose of the System or any substantial part thereof, provided that the Town may dispose of property which in its judgment is worn-out, unserviceable, unsuitable, or unnecessary in the operation of the System, when other property of equal value is substituted therefor, or the proceeds derived from the disposal of such property are used for constructing and acquiring extensions and improvements to the System or repairing the System. (e) That except as provided in Section 19 hereof, it will not voluntarily create or cause to be created any debt, lien, pledge, mortgage, assignment, encumbrance, or any other charges having priority over or parity with the lien of the Bonds upon the income and revenues of the System pledged as security therefor. (f) That, to the extent permitted by law, it will not grant a franchise to any other company or organization for operation within the boundaries of the Town which would render services or facilities in competition with the System, and will oppose the granting of such franchise by any other public body having jurisdiction over such matters. (g) That, so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid in principal or interest, the Town shall not sell, lease, encumber or in any manner dispose of the System or any substantial part thereof; provided, however, that this covenant shall not be construed to prevent the disposal by the Town of property which in its judgment has become worn out, unserviceable, unsuitable or unnecessary in the operation of the System, when other property of equal value is substituted therefor. SECTION 23. Audit Requirements. The Town will establish and maintain adequate financial records as required by the laws of the State governing financial record-keeping by political subdivisions and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and will make these and the following records and reports available to the Owners or their authorized representatives upon request. The Town will cause an audit of its financial statements to be made by an independent firm of certified public accountants in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,

as amended, and for so long as the Department owns the Bonds, or any part thereof, in accordance with the requirements of Circular A-133 of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and Section 66.468 of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA #66.468 - Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds), if applicable. Upon completion, but in no event later than six (6) months after the close of the applicable Fiscal Year, the Town shall file a copy of such audited financial statements with any Owner requesting same. SECTION 24. Fidelity Bonds for Officers and Employees. So long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, the Town shall require all of its officers and employees who may be in a position of authority or in possession of money derived from the collection of the Sales Tax, to obtain or be covered by a blanket fidelity or faithful performance bond, or independent fidelity bonds written by a responsible indemnity company in amounts adequate to protect the Town from loss. SECTION 25. Retention and Duties of Consulting Engineer in Event of Failure to Make Required Payments. The Town covenants and agrees that in the event it should fail to derive sufficient income from the operation of the System to make the required monthly payments into the funds established by Section 14 hereby, it will retain a Consulting Engineer on a continuous basis until all defaults are cured, for the purpose of providing for the Town continuous engineering counsel in the operation of its System. Such Consulting Engineer shall be retained under contract at such reasonable compensation as may be fixed by this Governing Authority, and the payment of such compensation shall be considered to be one of the costs of maintaining and operating the System. Any Consulting Engineer appointed under the provisions of this Section may be replaced at any time by another Consulting Engineer appointed or retained by the Town, with the consent and approval of the Owners of the Bonds. The Consulting Engineer shall prepare within ninety (90) days after the close of each Fiscal Year a comprehensive operating report, which report shall contain therein or be accompanied by a certified copy of an audit of the preceding Fiscal Year prepared by the Town’s certified public accountants, and in addition thereto, shall report upon the operations of the System during the preceding Fiscal Year, the maintenance of the properties, the efficiency of the management of the System; the property and adequate keeping of books of record and account, the adherence to budget and budgetary control provisions, the adherence to the provisions of this Bond Ordinance and all other things having a bearing upon the efficient and profitable operation of the System, and shall include whatever criticism of any phase of the operation of the System the Consulting Engineer may deem proper, and such recommendations as to changes in operations and the making of repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, betterments and improvements as the Consulting Engineer may deem proper. Copies of such report shall be placed on file with the Secretary of this Governing Authority and sent to the Owner of the Bonds, and shall be open to inspection by any Owners of any of the Bonds. It shall be the duty of the Consulting Engineer to pass upon the economic soundness or feasibility of any extensions, betterments, improvements, expenditures or purchases of equipment and materials or supplies, which will involve the expenditure of more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), whether in one or more than one order, and whether authorized by a budget or not, and the Consulting Engineer shall devise and prescribe form or forms wherein shall be set forth his or its approval in certificate form, copies of which shall be filed with the Secretary of the Governing Authority. Sixty (60) days before the close of each Fiscal Year, the Consulting Engineer shall submit to this Governing Authority a suggested budget for the ensuing year’s operation of the System and shall submit recommendations as to the schedule of rates and charges for services supplied by the System, taking into account any other lawfully available funds of the Town that may be available of such purposes. A copy of said suggested budget and recommendations shall also be furnished by said Consulting Engineer directly to the Owner. Such recommendations as to rates and charges consistent with the requirements relating thereto contained herein, shall be followed by this Governing Authority insofar as practicable and all other recommendations shall be given careful consideration by this Governing Authority and shall be substantially followed, except for good and reasonable cause. No expenditures for the operation, maintenance and repair of the System in excess of the amounts stated in said budget shall be made in any year, except upon the certificate of the Consulting Engineer that such expenditures are necessary and essential to the continued operation of the System. It shall be the duty of the Consulting Engineer to prescribe a system of budgetary control along with forms for exercising of such control which shall be utilized by the manager or superintendent of the System and his staff and the manager or superintendent shall cause to prepare monthly reports not later than the twentieth (20th) day of each month, for the preceding months business and operation of the System, which reports shall be submitted to the Consulting Engineer, who shall prepare an analysis of each such report, which analysis shall be filed monthly as expeditiously as possible with the chief financial officer of the Town, the Mayor and with the Owner or Owners. In the event this Governing Authority shall fail to select and retain a Consulting Engineer in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the conditions prescribed thereby, then upon the petition of the Owners of the twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding, this Governing Authority shall select and retain such Consulting Engineer as is named in the petition of said Owners. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY DURING ANY PERIOD WHEN THE TOWN MAY BE IN DEFAULT IN MAKING REQUIRED PAYMENTS INTO THE FUNDS REQUIRED BY SECTION 14 OF THIS BOND ORDINANCE. SECTION 26. Discharge of Bond Ordinance. If the Town shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall be paid to the Owners, the principal (and redemption price) of and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Bond Ordinance are paid in full for all amounts due and owing, then the pledge of the Net Revenues or any other money, securities, and funds pledged under this Bond Ordinance and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the Town to the Owners shall thereupon cease, terminate, and become void and be discharged and satisfied. SECTION 27. Defeasance. Bonds or interest installments for the payment or redemption of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the Town of funds for such payment or redemption or otherwise) at the maturity or redemption date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section, if they have been defeased pursuant to Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto. SECTION 28. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds paid or prepaid either at or before maturity, together with all bonds purchased by the Town, shall thereupon be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall thereupon promptly furnish to the Chief Financial Officer of the Town an appropriate certificate of cancellation. SECTION 29. Lost, Destroyed or Improperly Cancelled Bonds. Lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled Bonds may be replaced in the manner set forth in Part XI, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 39:971 et seq.). In case any such lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Town in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Bond, pay such Bond. Upon the issuance of any replacement Bond under this Section, the Town may require the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this section in lieu of any lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the Town, whether or not the lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled bond shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. The obligation of the Town on any replacement bonds shall be identical as its obligation upon the original bonds, and the rights of the holder shall be the same as those conferred by the original bonds. SECTION 30. Successor Paying Agent; Paying Agent Agreement. The Town will at all times maintain a Paying Agent for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds. The designation of the initial Paying Agent in this Bond Ordinance is hereby confirmed and approved. The Town reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the Person then performing such function a certified copy of a resolution of ordinance giving notice of the termination and appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every successor Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be an officer of the Town or a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. The Authorized Officer are hereby authorized and directed to execute an appropriate agreement with the Paying Agent for and on behalf of the Town in such form as may be satisfactory to said officers, the signatures of said officers on such Agreement to be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder. No resignation or removal of the Paying Agent shall become effective until a successor has been appointed and has accepted the duties of Paying Agent. SECTION 31. Notices to Owners. Wherever this Bond Ordinance provides for notice to Owners of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Owner of such Bonds, at the address of such Owner as it appears in the Bond Register. In any case where notice to Owners is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice to any particular Owner, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to all other Bonds. Where this Bond Ordinance provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Owner entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Owners shall be filed with the Paying Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. SECTION 32. Publication; Peremption. This Bond Ordinance shall be published one time in the official journal of the Town, or if there is none, in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town. It shall not be necessary to publish the exhibits to this Bond Ordinance but such exhibits shall be made available for public inspection at the offices of the Governing Authority at reasonable times and such fact must be stated in the publication within the official journal. For a period of thirty days after the date of such publication any persons in interest may contest the legality of this Bond Ordinance and any provisions herein made for the security and payment of the Bonds. After such thirty day period no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, 5112948-apr 9-1t

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unanimously by motion made by Calvin Miller with a second by Rose Coats.

relinquished the chair of the meeting to VicePresident Claire Mott to conduct an election for President (2015). Jane Dietrich nominated Clara Ruth Saint which was seconded by James Lewis. Motion passed unanimously. Mrs. Saint resumed conduction of meeting and asked for nominations for Vice-President. Jane Dietrich nominated Claire Mott which was seconded by Clara Ruth Saint. Motion passed unanimously.

the board, James Lewis moved to adjourn with a second by Calvin Miller. Motion passed unanimously.

New Business: There was a live demonstration of the Scan-Pro microfilm reader/scanner by Kevin Wright of C. F. Biggs which is needed for affiliation with the Genealogy Library of the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City. Mr. Wright offered to sell his 2014 demonstration model and provide pricing of all models, as well as that one, will be forthcoming. Mrs. Fallin reported on the latest communications and programs offered by the State Library of Louisiana. In action regarding personnel, the temporary appointment of cataloguing services by Michelle Carter was extended through May, 2015 by motion of Calvin Miller and seconded by Bridget Plauché. There being no further business to come before the board, Rose Coats moved to adjourn with a second by Bridget Plauché. Motion passed unanimously. Submitted by : Glenna Clark Fallin, Library Director Next regular meeting Monday, January 5, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at the West Feliciana Parish 5112857-apr 9-1t

Minutes of the February 9, 2015 Meeting of the West Feliciana Parish Library Board of Control Meeting called to order at the West Feliciana Parish Library located at 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana by President Clara Ruth Saint @ 4:35 p.m. after a quorum was established. Present: Clara Ruth Saint, Calvin Miller, Jane Dietrich, Claire Mott and James Lewis. Also present: Glenna Fallin, Library Director, Yonne Cappe, President of the Friends of the West Feliciana Parish Library, and Rachel Howell, Friends’ member and volunteer. Absent: Board members Rose Coats and Bridget Plauché, as well as Kevin Couhig, President, West Feliciana Parish Council/ex officio member. Election of Officers: Mrs. Saint, President for 2014,

Proposed Agenda: Approved unanimously upon the motion of James Lewis and seconded by Claire Mott. Minutes of meetings: Minutes of the previous meeting approved passed unanimously upon the motion of Claire Mott and seconded by James Lewis. Financial Reports: Mrs. Kathy Welch, Treasurer for the parish had submitted a report which was discussed. Mrs. Fallin advised the board that the Parish audit for 2013 had not yet been completed but that she had assisted the firm of Postlewaite, Netterville on issues concerning the library construction. Director’s Report: Mrs. Fallin advised the Board of the statistical reports for January and the calendar of events for the month of February. Old Business: There remain a few invoices to Ragusa Construction as well as Hidell & Associates, furniture still to be delivered and ordered and New Business: Mrs. Cappe reported that all 4 homes for the 2015 Christmas Tour have been committed. The Daffodil Sale chairperson, Rachel Howell reported that she is in full-swing marketing the event and coordinating pick-up of donations from the American Cancer Society who previously held the sale. Donations of taxidermied ducks were accepted from the Historical Society for limited display as well as two stained glass artworks done by the late Marjie Blake and donated from her husband Wayne Blake were accepted. An Audubon print of a black hawk was loaned to the library by Mr. and Mrs. Z. David DeLoach. There being no further business to come before

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC WEST FELICIANA PARISH COUNCIL LEGAL DESCRIPTION All that portion of a 60 foot right-of-way located on Lot E-2 of the Former Gordon Dippel Tract, identified in yellow on the attached plat of survey entitled “Plat Showing Division of a 5.26 Acre Tract into 3.09 Acre Lot E-1 and 2.17 Acre Lot E-2 Former Gordon Dippel Tract, Section 67, Township 3 South, Range 3 West, St. Helena Meridian, Greensburg Land District, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana for Walter Imahara” dated May 17, 2004, by Charles F. Wilson, PLS., a copy of said plat of survey is attached to a Sale with Mortgage, registered as Original Document 91211, and recorded in Book 156 at page 909 of the official records of the Clerk of Court of West Feliciana Parish. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a request has been submitted to the West Feliciana Parish Council for abandonment of the road described above. The Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex, 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana. If you have any comments or concerns, we would greatly appreciate hearing from you prior to rendering a decision. Feel free to contact the Council Secretary at (225) 784-3642 with any questions or comments. /s/Rolanda J. Robinson West Feliciana Parish Council 5112115-apr 2/apr 9/apr 16 -3t

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Minutes of the January 5, 2015 Meeting of the West Feliciana Parish Library Board of Control Meeting called to order at the West Feliciana Parish Library located at 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana by Vice-President Claire Mott in the absence of the President @ 4:30 p.m. after a quorum was established. Present: Calvin Miller, Rose Coats, Jane Dietrich, Claire Mott, Bridget Plauché and James Lewis. Also present: Glenna Fallin, Library Director, Sherrel Johnson, Parish Finance Director and Kathy Welch, Parish Treasurer. Absent: Clara Ruth Saint, President and Kevin Couhig, President, West Feliciana Parish Council/ex officio member. Proposed Agenda: Approved unanimously upon the motion of Jane Dietrich and seconded by Calvin Miller. Minutes of meetings: Minutes of the previous meeting approved passed unanimously upon the motion of James Lewis and seconded by Calvin Miller. Financial Reports: Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Welch were present to discuss the financial status of the library’s accounts as well as the status of the 2013 parish audit. Members of the board were able to question and discuss with the officials matters such as coding and payment of receivables. Director’s Report: Mrs. Fallin advised the Board of the statistical reports for December and the calendar of events for the month of January. Old Business: According to Mrs. Fallin, a few minor items still remain on the Punchlist. The audio-visual

equipment vendor will be onsite on Wednesday, January 8th, to complete installation of all equipment and instruct the staff. New Business: There being no further business to come before the board, Rose Coats moved to adjourn with a second by Bridget Plauché. Motion passed unanimously. Submitted by: Glenna Clark Fallin, Library Director Next regular meetingMonday, February 2, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at the West Feliciana Parish 5113033-apr 9-1t

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 1095 Sealed bids will be received by the Procurement Section of the Division of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, (P.O. Box 94095), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the following: File No. V544121, Solicitation No. 2259164 – Metal for Fabrication – 2015 Blanket Order, Prison Enterprises, 04/21/2015 File No. V544311, Solicitation No. 2259183 – May 2015 Meat Order, 04/21/2015 File No. V544321, Solicitation No. 2259184 – May 2015 Ends & Pieces, 04/21/2015 File No. W544331, Solicitation No. 2259192 – Gravel, Sand & Limestone – LSP Rodeo-FY16 Blanket Order, 04/21/2015 Bid proposal forms, information and specifications may be obtained by accessing the bid number in LaPac at www.doa.Louisiana.gov/osp or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities. Paul Holmes Director of State Procurement FAX (225) 342-8688 5113035-apr 9-1t

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10295 PUBLIC NOTICE --Seismic Public Meeting Notice To the Citizens and Landowners of St. Helena, Louisiana Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C. will be conducting seismic activity across St. Helena Parish, from Tangipahoa Parish line to East Feliciana Parish line and from Livingston Parish line to the State of Mississippi.

10295 7. 2007 Dodge Charger bearing Vin# 2B3KA43RX7H764968 (Will Not Run) 8. 2007 Dodge Charger bearing Vin# 2B3KA43R87H764970 (Will Not Run) 9. 2008 Ford Crown Victoria bearing Vin# 2 FA H P 7 1 V X 8 X 1 5 7 5 1 0 (Bad Engine, Transmission Good) Bids must be turned in by 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2015. Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2015. Vehicles will be sold as is and terms will be cash. Vehicles can be seen at the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff has the right to reject any and all bids. Nathaniel Williams Sheriff, St. Helena 5107992-mar 26-apr 2-9-3t

The survey will begin April 24, 2015 and last until April 24, 2016. For additional details pertaining to the seismic survey prior to the public meeting date contact Matt Troutt with Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C., at (972)8321990. An outline of the seismic project showing the potential area to be affected is located at http://www.wlf.louisiana.go v/fishing/seismic-explora tion-activity-program under the public meeting tab located at the top of the page. 5105951-mar 19-26-apr 2-9-4t

NOTICE TO BIDDERS --The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Department will be accepting sealed bids on the following vehicles: 1. 1994 Ford Van bearing V i n # 1FDJE30M9RHBOO960 (Will Not Run) 2. 2000 Dodge Caravan bearing Vin# 2B4GP25G0YR731893 (Will Run, Bad Transmission) 3. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria bearing Vin# 2 FA F P 7 1 W 5 1 X 1 5 5 6 4 0 (Will Run) 4. 2005 Ford Explorer Vin# 1FMZU72K85ZA58875 (Will Run) 5. 2005 Ford Crown Victoria bearing Vin# 2 FA F P 7 1 W 7 5 X 1 5 9 4 2 2 (Will Run) 6. 2006 Ford Crown Victoria bearing Vin# 1 FA F P 7 1 W 3 6 X 1 1 5 4 0 4

---AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS --666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 ---AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS--2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the issuing office of Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation located at 7600 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $150.00 for each set. Work generally involves the following: 3”, 4”, 6” & 12” PVC/HDPE Water Mains, State Highway Crossings, Flush Hydrants, Valves, Fittings, Water Sampling Stations, water services, connections to existing water mains and appurtenances. April 2, 2015 DATE 2

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS --SECTION C-30 OWNER: Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena P. O. Box 658 Greensburg, LA 70441 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Contract No. 1 – Water Distribution System will be received by the Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena at the office located at 3362 La Highway 1045 (Near the intersection of LA Highway 1045 and LA Highway 441) until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on May 5, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: ---PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION--7600 INNOVATION PARK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS --SECTION C-30 OWNER: Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena P. O. Box 658 Greensburg, LA 70441 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Contract No. 2 – Water Well will be received by the Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena at the office located at 3362 La Highway 1045 (Near the intersection of LA Highway 1045 and LA Highway 441) until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on May 5, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: ---PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION--7600 INNOVATION PARK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820 ---AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS --666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 ---AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS--2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the issuing office of Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation located at 7600

Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $150.00 for each set. Construction involves a 2,000 foot depth test well and a permanent 600 gpm water well and associated appurtenances. April 2, 2015 DATE 2

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS --SECTION C-30 OWNER: Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena P. O. Box 658 Greensburg, LA 70441 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Contract No. 3 – Water Pumping Station will be received by the Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena at the office located at 3362 La Highway 1045 (Near the intersection of LA Highway 1045 and LA Highway 441) until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on May 5, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: ---PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION--7600 INNOVATION PARK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820 ---AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS --666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 ---AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS--2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the issuing office of Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation located at 7600 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $150.00 for each set. Work involves the construction of a ground storage tank, pressure tank, high service pumps, chlorination facility, generator, electrical & controls, service road, fence, site grading and appurtenances along La Hwy 38. April 2, 2015 DATE Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena OWNER BY: /s Jim Hitchens President

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS --The Town of Greensburg will be accepting bids on natural gas MIUS- Meter Interface Units to retrofit gas meters already in use.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS --SECTION C-30 OWNER: Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena P. O. Box 658 Greensburg, LA 70441 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Contract No. 4 – Pre-Fabricated Metal Building & Asphalt Parking Lot will be received by the Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena at the office located at 3362 La Highway 1045 (Near the intersection of LA Highway 1045 and LA Highway 441) until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on May 5, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: ---PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION--7600 INNOVATION PARK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820 ---AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS --666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 ---AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS--2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the issuing office of Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation located at 7600 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $100.00 for each set. The construction work consist of new prefabricated metal building, and new asphalt parking lot and associated appurtenances. April 2, 2015 DATE Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena OWNER BY: /s Jim Hitchens President 5111864-apr 2-9-16-3t

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10295 Pledge of Allegiance. Meeting called to order by Presiding Chairperson. The Parish School Board of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, met in a Regular Session at St. Helena College and Career Academy Campus, 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg, LA 70441, March 12, 2015 at 6:22 p.m. with Ms. Linda Chaney presiding. Roll Call: Present: Ms. Joyce Porter, Dr. Byron Hurst, Ms. Linda Chaney, Ms. Barbara Whitley, Ms. Virginia Bell, Mr. Alton Travis. Absent: NONE. Item C: Approve Board Minutes Ms. Joyce Porter made the motion, seconded by Dr. Byron Hurst to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2015 Committee meetings and Regular Board meeting collectively. SIX YEAS (Porter, Hurst, Chaney, Whitley, Bell, Travis). NONE ABSENT. NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIED. Item D: Approve Agenda Mr. Alton Travis made the motion, seconded by Ms. Joyce Porter to approve the agenda. SIX YEAS (Porter, Hurst, Chaney, Whitley, Bell, Travis). NONE ABSENT. NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIED. Item E: Superintendent’s Report Dr. Kelli Joseph reported the following items to the board: • Presented 2014 LSBA Training Hours Certificates to Board Members Joyce Porter-20.5 Compliant (2014 LSBA Certified Board Member) Edward Galmon- 1 9 . 5 hours Compliant Linda Chaney-18.5 hours Compliant (2011-2014 Term LSBA Distinguished Board Member) Willie G. Lee-7 hours Compliant Virginia Bell-10.5 hours Compliant (2011-2014 Term LSBA Distinguished Board Member) Alton Travis-11 hours Compliant • Spring Break dates are March 23-24, 2015 • Easter Break dates are April 3, 6-7, 2015 • Introduced Ms. Tracy Womack, new Supervisor of Child Nutrition and

PUBLIC NOTICE City of St. Francisville The purpose of this message is to inform the public that the City of St. Francisville has buried gas pipelines throughout the gas service area that provide safe reliable energy to its customers. The City of St. Francisville maintains these pipelines to a high standard and they are considered reliable. A Damage Control Program (line markers) and an Emergency Plan for responding to an emergency situation has been established and the City works closely with Fire and Emergency Response Personnel. Prior to any excavation in and around any gas facilities contact either of the numbers below.

One-Call System 1 (800) 272-3020 or 811 Help Us Keep You Safe How to Recognize a Natural Gas Leak Natural gas leaks may be detected by one of the following indications on or near our pipelines right-of-way: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

A gaseous or hydrocarbon odor. (smell of rotten eggs) A blowing or hissing sound. Dust blowing from a hole in the ground. Continuous bubbling in one spot in wet or flooded area. Dead vegetation (grass, shrubs or trees.) Abnormally dry or hardened soil. Fire apparently coming from the ground or burning above the ground.

CAUTION: Gas that has accumulated in a confined space is subject to EXPLOSION. Please stay away from immediate area of any suspected gas leak and contact the City of St. Francisville Gas Maintenance Department! Never turn on or off switches or use a flashlight or phone in the presence of a gas smell NOTE: The City of St. Francisville does not maintain buried piping between the gas meter and the house or business. The customer is responsible for maintaining and repairing this section of gas piping from leakage. These buried gas lines should be checked periodically for leakage. If you need additional information, suspect a natural gas leak or in case of an emergency concerning a City of St. Francisville System gas main or service line, immediately call:

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Culinary arts team to compete at nationals BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to The Advocate

ST. FRANCISVILLE — A team of juniors from West Feliciana High School will travel to Anaheim, California, on April 18-20 to compete in the 14th annual National ProStart Invitational, the premier high school competition focused on restaurant management and culinary arts. Culinary arts teacher Amy West Dreher’s West Feliciana Feliciana team, featuring Lexi Auxt, Dalton Clevenger, Jacob Manieri and Brandon Oliveaux, will participate in the restaurant management competition, thanks to its first-place finish in management over seven other teams in the Louisiana ProStart Invitational on March 3-4 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The West Feliciana team finished second in the culinary portion of the Louisiana event, behind Lakeshore High School

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The West Feliciana High School culinary arts team won first place in management and second in culinary at the Louisiana ProStart Invitational on March 3-4 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The WFHS team includes, from left, ProStart instructor Amy Dreher, Brandon Oliveaux, Jacob Manieri, Lexi Auxt and Dalton Clevenger, seen with Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris. but ahead of Dutchtown High School. The competition at Disneyland will attract students from across the globe. In the restaurant management category, the students are tasked with creating a business plan for a restaurant of their choice for a fictitious town called “ProStartville.” There were 40 teams in the

category last year. “Our management team competes Sunday morning (April 19) in front of a panel of judges that includes chefs and restaurant professionals,” Dreher said. The students will pitch a restaurant called “Dalton’s Diner,” a Cajun and Creole experience. The place has a classic ’50s diner feel featuring all Louisiana

food. “We’re keeping the same concept; we’ll make some minor changes and adjustments, perfecting a few things,” Dreher said. “They came up with everything, including a menu with 12 items, and they make and cost out three items on it. They also came up with a logo, the interior decor and design and marketing tactics

for how they plan to publicize their restaurant. It’s an incredible amount of detail and work.” The students will make their verbal presentation with various visual aids, followed by a critical-thinking question-andanswer session. “For the kids to do this along with their other schoolwork has taken an incredible amount of dedication on their part,” Dreher said. She said the group has enjoyed a tremendous amount of family support, and she has relied on her husband, Daniel, who owns a successful restaurant, Fresh Kitchen, in Baton Rouge. In fact, the Drehers met at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University, from which they both graduated in 2006. They moved to her home state of Missouri, then returned to Louisiana, where Daniel got a job opportunity and Amy began working at WFHS. In previous years, her teams

have finished second in the cooking part of the state competition, finished third her first year and second the past two years. This is their first year to compete in the management challenge. Dreher said she’s been surveying social media from some of the other teams and past events so she’ll know what to expect in Anaheim. The Louisiana Restaurant Association is helping fund the students’ travel along with donations from the West Feliciana Parish School Board and the high school. The national event is sponsored by the National Restaurant Association to identify and nurture students who are interested in careers in the restaurant industry. “These are smart kids,” Dreher said. “They all plan on attending college. I’m glad we can give them this opportunity and that they will have an understanding of the industry. They’re so motivated. They’ve already started planning for next year.”

Slaughter rallies around contest Advocate staff report Slaughter Community Charter School had 11 students qualifying at the district rally to compete at the State Literary Rally slated for April 25 at LSU. In all, 29 students from the school traveled to Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond on March 21 to compete in the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally. More than 2,700 students from 69 schools participated in 44 literary events. Both district and state tests are constructed by college and university personnel using guidelines established by the Louisiana High School Rally Association and adapted from the Louisiana Department of Education’s comprehensive curriculum guides, grade-level expecta-

ogy; Andrew Peterson, Algebra I; Danielle Ramsey, English II; Tristyn Sexton, English I; Rebecca Shields, civics; and Zachary Young, physical science. Six SCCS students won first place in their divisions, qualifying them for a $100 Southeastern Louisiana University scholarship. They were Nicholas Adams, Logan Box, Chelsea Morgan, Andrew Peterson, Photo provided by PEGGY RENO Danielle Ramsey and Rebecca Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally participants from Shields. Other Slaughter Charter Slaughter Community Charter School who qualified for the State Literary Rally on April 25 at LSU, are, in front row from competitors included Logan left, Zachary Young, Chelsea Morgan and Danielle Ramsey; Bourgeois, Krista Box, Aumiddle row, Tristyn Sexton, Jordan Loftin, Bryson Bond, An- tumn Corban, Case Corban, drew Peterson, Rebecca Shields and Ashlynn Ellender; and Destiny Davis, Braylon Dunn, Katlyn Forbes, Jayci Fulkerback, center, Logan Box. Not shown is Valerie Nunez. son, Gabriel Gustafson, Sabrina Hayes, Ariel Jessup, tions and content standards, English III; Ashlyn Ellender, Adrienne King, Randi Martin, according to Southeastern. American history; Jordyn Loft- Larinso Morgan, Mackenzi Qualifying were Bryson in, geography; Chelsea Morgan, Newman, Ashlynn Taylor and Bond, Biology II; Logan Box, geometry; Valerie Nunez, biol- Deonesha Woodridge.

Participating in a discovering 4-H contest, from left, are, Devon Morgan and Isaiah Torres.

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West Feliciana poultry pals

Three West Feliciana Parish 4-H Club members and friends did well in the Junior Poultry Showmanship at LSU’s Livestock Show in February, finishing in the top five. 4H’ers and friends, from left, are Seth Corbin, third place; Ashleigh Godke, fourth place; and Caylen Delaney, second place.

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The Junior Beta Club members of Clinton Elementary School opened the East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Council meeting March 26 at the Clinton Town Hall. Leading the Pledge of Allegiance are Junior Beta members, from left, Amauri Brown, Tyler Martin, Natalie Hodges and Frankiena Sensley.

Clinton Junior Beta Club opens meeting at town hall Advocate staff report

Advocate staff photo by STEPHANIE WARREN

St. Helena 4-H members show off their achievements

Members of the St. Helena 4-H Club attended 4-H Achievement Day at the St. Helena Central Multi-purpose Center in Greensburg on March 27. Taking home first place in the talent show, with her praise dancing performance to ‘Take Me to the King,’ was fifth-grade student Shelia King. St. Helena Public Notices

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Wellness • Standardized testing results would not be available until the fall semester • A Project Closure notice had been received from FEMA for the Katrina projects • The district is reverting back to JPAMs Student Information System • Thanked everyone who participated in the Recognition Ceremony held prior to the board meeting

Sports Complex construction project per USDA Requirements

Item F: Update

Construction

Mr. Clay Slagle, Project Manager from Volkert, Inc., Mr. Joe Safioti and Mr. Buddy Ragland from Coleman Partners presented information to the board on the status of the construction projects at the St. Helena College and Career campus. Mr. Slagle stated that a punch list had been presented to the contractor, Ragusa Construction and they had 45 days to complete the items on the list. Item G: Public Discussion on proposed High School

The Board held a public discussion on the proposed High School Sports Complex construction project fielding questions from the audience. Mr. Clay Slagle stated that the Letter of Conditions has been signed and bid documents are ready to put dates in. Item H: Approve Loan Resolution for Public Bodies per USDA Requirements Ms. Virginia Bell made the motion, seconded by Ms. Joyce Porter to approve the USDA Loan Resolution for Public Bodies Authorizing and Providing for the Incurrence of Indebtedness for the Purpose of Providing a Portion of the Cost of Acquiring, Constructing, Enlarging, Improving, and/or Extending its High School/Sports Complex. Roll Call Vote: Ms. Joyce Porter District 1

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10295 YEA Dr. Byron Hurst District 2 YEA Ms. Linda Chaney District 3 YEA Ms. Barbara Whitley District 4 YEA Ms. Virginia Bell District 5 YEA Mr. Alton Travis District 6 YEA Item I: Approve request to schedule Special Board Meeting to discuss the 2015 LSBA Legislative Framework Mr. Alton Travis made the motion, seconded by Dr. Byron Hurst to schedule the Special Board Meeting for March 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Helena College and Career Academy campus. SIX YEAS (Porter, Hurst, Chaney, Whitley, Bell, Travis). NONE ABSENT. NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIED. Item J: Reports

Committee

Ms. Virginia Bell made

Members of the St. Helena 4-H Club attended 4-H Achievement Day at the St. Helena Central Multi-purpose Center in Greensburg on March 27. Participating in a meat identifying contest, from left, are, Alberta Patterson, Azziana West, Rayneisha Jackson and Jerliesha McClendon. St. Helena Public Notices

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the motion, seconded by Ms. Joyce Porter to approve the following items collectively: 1. Accept 2013-14 Fiscal Year Audit Report 2. 2014-2015 General Fund Budget Revisions 3. Consider for approval 2015-16 Salary Schedules 4. $3000 performance bonus for SHCCA principal 5. 2015-16 School Year Calendar 6. Request to declare equipment and supplies surplus and no longer suitable for use by the St. Helena Parish School Board • broken air conditioners • weedeater (1) • lawn mower (1) • utility trailer (1) • ice machine (1) 7. Request to advertise for bids on surplus equipment and supplies 8. Request to declare portable buildings located at St. Helena Arts and Technology campus surplus and no longer suitable for use by the St. Helena Parish School Board • (2) one classroom portable buildings • (2) two classroom portable buildings

9. Request to advertise for bids on surplus portable buildings

Next

Meeting

Ms. Linda Chaney announced the next scheduled meetings date – March 27, 2015, Special Board Meeting, 11:00 a.m., St. Helena College and Career Academy, 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg, LA 70441. April 9, 2015, 5:45 p.m. for the Committee meetings and April 9, 2015, 6:00 p.m. for the Regular Board meeting. All meetings are held at the School Board Central Office, 354 Sitman Street, Greensburg, LA 70441. Item L: CommentsMembers

Assisting with the East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Council meeting for service hours, from left, are Chantelle Gregoire, Travis Gregoire and Lesley White.

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SIX YEAS (Porter, Hurst, Chaney, Whitley, Bell, Travis). NONE ABSENT. NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIED. Item K. Dates

The Clinton Elementary School Junior Beta Club took part in the March 26 meeting of the East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Council held at the Clinton Town Hall. Club members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to start the meeting. As part of required community service hours for the organization, Junior Beta members attended the meeting and learned about the effects of drugs on children who attend schools in East Feliciana Parish.

Closing Board

Ms. Virginia Bell asked everyone to keep Ms. Tresa Byrd, bus driver in their prayers on the loss of her son.

Ms. Carmen Overton asked everyone to keep Ms. Sharon Breckenridge, RTI teacher in their prayers for her father who was currently in the hospital in ICU. Ms. Linda Chaney, Board president stated she was excited about the school district moving forward in the right direction and she is happy about being a part of the movement. Item M: Adjourn Dr. Byron Hurst made the motion, seconded by Ms. Joyce Porter to adjourn. SIX YEAS (Porter, Hurst, Chaney, Whitley, Bell, Travis). NONE ABSENT. NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIED. _________________ Ms. Linda Chaney, President _________________ Kelli Y. Joseph, Ed.D, Secretary/Treasurer 5114651- apr 9-1t

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