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Coast Guard rescues 12 in Terrebonne Parish

By Julia Arenstam Staff Writer

A resident walks Saturday through a flooded field in Montegut, where water from area marshes had topped a levee. [JED LEVRON/ CORRESPONDENT -- HOUMATODAY/DAILYCOMET]

IT’S NOT OVER YET Barry could still drop more rain on HoumaThibodaux

By Julia Arenstam and Dan Copp Staff Writers

As it churned inland Saturday, Tropical Storm Barry continued to batter the Houma-Thibodaux area with wind and rain and more was expected Sunday.

After briefly becoming a Category 1 hurricane, the slow-moving storm weakened to a tropical storm as it made landfall just before 1 Saturday afternoon near Intracoastal City, about 85 miles west of Houma.

“It looks like Tropical Storm Barry has moved inland but still has a lot of battering winds off the coast of Terrebonne and across Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes,” Fred Ziegler, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Slidell, said Saturday night.

“The latest winds we had from the Houma Airport

A fire truck inches through floodwater Saturday afternoon on Pointe-aux-Chenes Road. Parish officials recommended residents evacuate the small community in southern Terrebonne Parish as tides from then-Tropical Storm Barry moved in from the Gulf of Mexico. [JED LEVRON/CORRESPONDENT -- HOUMATODAY/DAILYCOMET]

have a gust of about 38 mph and sustained winds at 22 mph. So it’s still blowing up out there.”

Sustained winds varied between 20 mph and 40 mph most of Saturday in Houma, with gusts of up to 59 mph, according to the Weather Service.

Forecasters said the Houma-Thibodaux area

could receive 6-10 inches of rain Saturday night, with a large downpour possible around midnight.

“That’s something to be concerned about because there’s going to be a lot of water persisting until Sunday and probably Monday,” Ziegler said. “Tonight is going to be dangerous in terms of rain

and thunderstorms.”

As of 8 p.m. Saturday, Barry had dumped about 1.4 inches of rain on Terrebonne and about 1.5 inches on Lafourche, Ziegler said.

Terrebonne Parish issued a mandatory evacuation notice for parts of Dularge early Saturday afternoon as water from nearby marshes overtopped levees there and in Montegut. Construction had already been underway to raise the levees from 8 feet to the 12-foot standard of the parish’s Morganza levee system.

Terrebonne did not issue a curfew Saturday, but officials strongly cautioned residents to avoid the lower areas of the parish with higher water. Lafourche ordered a curfew from 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m.

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“Tropical Storm Barry has caused a few problems for us, but our emergency-response crews have responded quickly and effectively,”

The Coast Guard rescued a total of 12 people stranded or in need of emergency help as Tropical Storm Barry swept through Terrebonne Parish.

Eleven residents and two pets were evacuated from Isle de Jean Charles Saturday morning along with one resident experiencing a medical emergency in the Dulac area, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.

The Isle de Jean Charles residents were evacuated by Coast Guard helicopters and taken to the Houma-Terrebonne Airport.

A response boat was dispatched from Morgan City but ultimately not used during the rescue operations.

Initial reports came in around 4:30 a.m. of people in distress along Island Road, the only way in and out of Isle de Jean Charles, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office initially planned to dispatch its Water Patrol but called the Coast Guard for assistance because weather conditions were too dangerous.

“We dispatched a Water Patrol agent so that a rescue by boat could be done,” Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said. “With the weather conditions at that time, particularly in darkness, the risk for that plan was too great both for deputies and for the people they would rescue.”

Initial reports stated five houses along the island were underwater, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.

Island Road remained entirely underwater Saturday. The area was included in a voluntary evacuation order issued by the parish.

As the storm continued to progress, Larpenter and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Thomas urged residents to pay attention to local officials’ warning and take the storm seriously.

“We have a good working relationship with the Coast Guard, which makes this kind of cooperative effort possible,” Larpenter said.

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Local emergency shelters see light turnout

By Scott Yoshonis Staff Writer

Two local emergency shelters set up for Hurricane Barry saw few people in need of their services Saturday.

Shelters using the facilities of the Houma Municipal Auditorium and the Raceland Recreation Center each housed fewer than 20 people after the storm started knocking out power and causing sporadic flooding throughout Volume 141, Issue 195 For subscription information, please call 985-857-2222.

Terrebonne and Lafourche Friday night.

Darrel Waire, Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services director, said the shelter at the Municipal Auditorium had just 12 people as of noon Saturday. He said that the shelter's capacity is about 300.

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"They didn't come here," Waire said. "I would guess that they had family members that they probably went to. But none of the people that the Coast Guard picked up came here."

Suzette Bartnesky, shelter coordinator at the Raceland Recreation Center, said that there were 18 people at noon Saturday in that facility, which has an official capacity of 388.

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"We have encouraged anyone who feels unsafe in their residence to come over," Bartnesky said, "especially if they're on any sort of medical device, like a CPAP machine or oxygen."

One of those at the Raceland shelter was Joyce Soudelier, who brought her father, Nolan Delaune, Friday afternoon as a precautionary measure.

Delaune is a cancer patient

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Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on moon

By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press

Aimee Cutter, the owner of Beach House restaurant, walks through water from Lake Pontchartrain Saturday on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La. [MATTHEW HINTON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Barry crawls ashore, weakens Storm downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm after making landfall in La.

By Kevin Mcgill and Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that could test the levees and pumps that were bolstered after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.

After briefly becoming a Category 1 hurricane, the system quickly weakened to the tropical storm as it made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, about 160 miles west of New Orleans, with its winds falling to 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. But officials warned that it could still cause disastrous flooding across a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

“This is just the beginning,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said. “It’s going to be a long several days for our state.”

The Coast Guard rescued more than a dozen people from the remote Isle de Jean Charles, south of New Orleans, where

water rose so high that some residents clung to rooftops.

None of the main levees on the Mississippi River failed or were breached, Edwards said.

But video showed water overtopping a levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans, where fingers of land extend deep into the Gulf of Mexico.

Nearly all businesses in Morgan City, about 85 miles west of New Orleans, were shuttered with the exception of Meche’s Donuts Shop.

Owner Todd Hoffpauir did a brisk business despite the pounding winds and pulsating rain.

While making doughnuts, Hoffpauir said he heard an explosion and a ripping sound and later went outside and saw that part of the roof at an adjacent apartment complex had come off.

In some places, residents continued to build defenses.

At the edge of the town of Jean Lafitte just outside New Orleans, volunteers helped several town employees sandbag a 600-foot stretch of the two-lane state highway through town. The street was already lined with one-ton sandbags, and 30-pound bags were being used to strengthen them.

“I’m here for my family,

trying to save their stuff,” volunteer Vinnie Tortorich said.

“My cousin’s house is already under.”

In Lafayette, Willie Allen and his 11-year-old grandson, Gavin Coleman, shoveled sand into 20 green bags, joining a group of more than 20 other people doing the same thing during a break in the rain. Wearing a mud-streaked T-shirt and shorts, Allen loaded the bags onto the back of his pickup.

“Everybody is preparing,” he said. “Our biggest concern is the flood.”

Many businesses were also shut down or closed early in Baton Rouge, and winds were strong enough to rock large pickup trucks. White caps were visible on the Mississippi.

Oil and gas operators evacuated hundreds of platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 70% of Gulf oil production and 56% of gas production were turned off Saturday, according to the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which compiles the numbers from industry reports.

The mood was sanguine in New Orleans, where locals and tourists wandered through mostly empty streets under a light rain or stayed indoors.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from planet Earth stepped onto another world for the first time, uniting people around the globe in a way not seen before or since.

Hundreds of millions tuned in to radios or watched the grainy black-and-white images on TV as Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 , in one of humanity’s most glorious technological achievements.

Police around the world reported crime came to a near halt that midsummer Sunday night.

Astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone in the mother ship while Armstrong proclaimed for the ages, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” was struck by the banding together of Earth’s inhabitants.

“How often can you get people around our globe to agree on anything? Hardly ever,” Collins, now 88, told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “And yet briefly at the time of the first landing on the moon, people were united. They felt they were participants.”

He added, “It was a wonderful achievement in the sense that people everywhere around the planet applauded it: north, south, east, west, rich, poor, Communist, whatever.”

That sense of unity did not last long. But 50 years later, Apollo 11 — the culmination of eight years of breakneck labor involving a workforce of 400,000 and a price tag in the billions, all aimed at winning the space race and beating the Soviet Union to the moon — continues to thrill.

“Think of how many times you hear people say, ‘Well, if

we could land a man on the moon, we could certainly do blah, blah, blah,’” said NASA chief historian Bill Barry, who like many other children of the 1960s was drawn to math and science by Apollo.

“It really, I think, has become a throwaway phrase because it gets used so often. It gets used so often because I think it had an impact.”

For the golden anniversary , NASA, towns, museums and other institutions are holding ceremonies, parades and parties , including the simultaneous launch of 5,000 model rockets outside the installation in Huntsville, Alabama, where the behemoth Saturn V moon rockets were born. Apollo 11K and Saturn 5K runs are “go” at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

In nearby Titusville, the American Space Museum and local businesses will mark the exact moment of the moon landing by lifting cups of Tang, the powdered orange drink that rocketed into orbit with the pioneers of the Space Age. Armstrong, who expertly steered the lunar module Eagle to a smooth landing with just seconds of fuel left, died in 2012 at 82.

Aldrin, 89, who followed him onto the gray, dusty surface, was embroiled recently in a now-dropped legal dispute in which two of his children tried to have him declared mentally incompetent. He has kept an uncharacteristically low profile in the run-up to the anniversary.

Many of the Apollo program’s other key players are gone as well. Of the 24 astronauts who flew to the moon from 1968 through 1972, only 12 are still alive. Of the 12 who walked on the moon, four survive.

A vast majority of Earth’s 7.7 billion inhabitants were born after Apollo ended, including NASA’s current administrator, 44-yearold Jim Bridenstine, who is overseeing the effort to send humans back to the moon by 2024.

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shot in Baton Rouge.

Gov. Phil Bryant signed legislation in April allowing 25% tax rebates for non-resident cast and crew on films shot in Mississippi.

“Breaking News in Yuba County” features Oscar-winner Allison Janney and other big-name actors, including Mila Kunis, Awkwafina, Ellen Barkin, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes.

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Museum founder found dead in car trunk A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible.

Baton Rouge police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely said investigators were still waiting for a coroner to determine a cause of death for Sadie RobertsJoseph after her body was found Friday afternoon.

Roberts-Joseph was the founder and curator of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, which she started in 2001. The museum sits on the campus of New St. Luke Baptist Church, where Roberts-Joseph’s brother is pastor.

“Ms. Sadie was a tireless advocate of peace,” the Baton Rouge Police Department posted on its Facebook page, adding: “Our detectives are working diligently to bring the person or persons responsible for this heinous act to justice.”

Roberts-Joseph also organized an annual Juneteenth festival at the museum,

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A reveler falls next to fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Saturday.

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marking the date June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers delivered belated news to Texas that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all Southern slaves free. The document had been finalized more than two years earlier.

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“Breaking News in Yuba County” started filming in Natchez in early June. The movie will tell the story of a housewife whose husband has a heart attack when she walks in on him with another woman. She buries him and pretends he’s been kidnapped.

“A comedy of errors ensues after that,” explained director Tate Taylor, a Mississippi native who grew up in Jackson and lives near Natchez.

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Father charged after daughter dies in fire The Louisiana fire marshal says a man is charged with negligent homicide after investigators say he left his 2-year-old daughter alone in a duplex that caught fire. She

died of smoke inhalation.

Antonio Williams, 27, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday.

It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney.

Baton Rouge firefighters rescued Williams and his daughter, Amirrah Williams, from a bedroom in the burning duplex May 29. He remained hospitalized until mid-June with burns to his forehead, shoulders, arms and nose.

Investigators say records show his phone was on the LSU campus just before the fire started, and he was seen leaving his car and running to the burning house. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Suspects face drug, property charges

Comcast offering free WiFi To help residents and emergency personnel stay connected as they recover from Hurricane Barry, Comcast has opened more than 1,700 Xfinity WiFi hotspots throughout impacted areas to anyone for free.

For a map of the Xfinity WiFi hotspots, which are located indoors, residents can visit www.Xfinity.com/wifi.

Recreation registration system to start Terrebonne Parish Recreation Department’s new online tracking and updated registration process through myTPCG.org is almost ready.

Family Tracking with updated activity registration will be rolled out by Tuesday.

Residents can still register at the main office and at the area gyms starting Monday.

Follow the the department's Facebook page, Facebook. com/TPRec.org, to get the latest information.

Lafourche school committees to meet Lafourche Parish School District's committee meetings are set to take place this week on these dates: • Policy & Procedure Committee, Monday.

• Academics Committee, Monday.

• Transportation Committee, Tuesday.

• Land & Facilities Management Committee, Tuesday.

• Insurance Committee, Wednesday.

• Finance Committee, Wednesday.

Meeting agendas with times will be available online at https://go.boarddocs. com/la/lpsb/Board.nsf/ Public?open&id=board.

CPRA board to meet Wednesday The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board with meet on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Hahnsville.

The meeting will take place at the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center at 15026 River Road, weather permitting.

The agenda has not been released.

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Power outages persist through weekend

By Julia Arenstam

Two people were arrested in Houma after police found them in possession of drugs and stolen property, authorities said.

Eric Gipson, 60, is charged with possession of a schedule I controlled dangerous substance, drug paraphernalia and failure to appear in Gipson court, Houma Police said.

Kathryn Rivet, 35, is charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of stolen things, police said.

Police were Rivet called out July 6 to investigate a report of Gipson and Rivet sleeping behind a business in the 9000 block of East Main Street, authorities said.

Gipson had a syringe that contained methamphetamine that was ready to be injected, police said. Rivet was found to be in possession of a small amount of heroin and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. She also had a bicycle that had been reported stolen earlier that day.

Both were being held in the Terrebonne Parish jail.

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Power outages throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes began Friday night and persisted well into Saturday as high winds prevented electricity companies from being able to respond.

More than 30,000 area residents lost power this weekend even before Barry made landfall Saturday afternoon.

Reported outages from Entergy, which services the majority of the twoparish area, reached as high as 27,600 customers between the two parishes Saturday, mainly in Terrebonne Parish. It’s not clear when power will be restored as tropical storm winds and rain were expected to hit the area Saturday night.

As of 9 p.m. Saturday, 8,796 customers were without power in Lafourche and 13,465 in Terrebonne, according to the company’s website.

The Entergy outage map showed loss of power in the Gray and Schriever areas, along the east side of Houma down into Bourg, Montegut and Chauvin. A large section of residents near Mathews and Lockport also lost electricity Saturday as well

as other scattered outages throughout both parishes.

Entergy crews were dispatched when weather conditions allowed.

The company said bucket trucks cannot be deployed when the wind is above 30 mph.

“As soon as it’s safe, we assess damage and restore power. Sometimes, we can begin restoring service by closing breakers and/ or rerouting power.

Road and floodgate closures, flooding and other accessibility issues can delay restoration,” the utility company said via its Twitter account Saturday.

Entergy serves about 60,000 customers in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Terrebonne Parish was able to deploy some crews to restore power to parish utility customers early Saturday afternoon before Barry made landfall. About 2,500 parish customers were without power Saturday morning, Utilities Director Ernest Brown said.

The Houma power plant on Barrow Street serves as a direct backup power source for the parish and has three backup generators, Parish President Gordy Dove said.

Storm’s rain and floods hammer Gulf environment

By John Flesher The Associated Press

Hurricane Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say.

But the extent of the damage — and whether it will be at least partially offset by benefits such as disruption of the notorious Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — is hard to predict, they say. That’s because the region faces a rare one-two-three punch : the storm’s anticipated tidal surge and torrential downpour, combined with recordhigh water levels in the Mississippi River.

“We don’t know how the system is going to respond to all this because it’s so unusual,” said Melissa Baustian, a coastal ecologist with the Water Institute of the Gulf in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

One of the wettest-ever springs in the nation’s heartland engorged the Mississippi, sending massive volumes of water southward toward the Gulf. Levees and dams were breached and millions of acres of cropland flooded in the Midwest. Barry threatens to hurl a storm surge of up to 3 feet (1 meter) onto coastal regions. And forecasters said the hurricane could stall inland and dump up to 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rain.

Rainfall washes manure and chemical

fertilizers from Midwestern corn and soybean fields into streams, smaller rivers and eventually the Mississippi. The nutrients — especially nitrogen — overfeed aquatic plants that eventually die and decompose, leaving a large section of the Gulf with little or no oxygen each summer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that this year’s dead zone will be roughly the size of Massachusetts.

Large storms can shrink the zone by churning the water column and replenishing oxygen levels in deeper areas.

That could be a positive, if short-lived, outcome of Barry’s rampage, Baustian said.

Yet even if this year’s oxygen-depleted area winds up smaller than expected, historical data suggests that Barry — like other big storms — will flush additional nutrients into the Mississippi and other Gulf tributaries, leading to bigger dead zones in the long run, said Anna Michalak of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California.

“If you get a few sprinkles over time, the water has time to infiltrate and there’s not much runoff,” said Michalak, who studies effects of climate change on water quality.

“But a single extreme event overwhelms the capacity of the soil and the ecosystem to absorb it, and much of it ends up flowing down the rivers and ultimately off to the coast.”

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The South Louisiana Electric Cooperative also had thousands of customers without electricity Saturday morning, officials said.

The company said about two-thirds of its system was down Saturday afternoon. Crews started restoring power as the weather allowed.

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Temperatures are today’s Slidell “I’ve been with Gulfport highs and tonight’s lows.

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Green Card Allocations: The House voted, 365-65, to start allocating “green cards” first come, first served to skilled immigrants who are in the U.S. on H1-B work visas. This removes per-country caps that disadvantage H1-B holders from populous countries. A yes vote backed HR 1044.

U.S. Military Properties Overseas: The House voted, 219-210, to require the Pentagon to provide Congress with an inventory and justification of the estimated 800 U.S. military properties overseas. A yes vote was to add the amendment to the military policy bill (HR 2500) for fiscal 2020.

Ban on Presidential Contracts: The House voted, 243-186, to prohibit presidents, vice presidents and Cabinet members from holding contracts with federal agencies just as members of Congress are barred by federal law from doing. A yes vote was to add the measure to HR 2500.

Protecting U.S. Personnel Agency: Voting 247-182, the House amended HR 2500 to kill an administration plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees active and retired civil servants, with the General Services Administration, which manages federal property.

John Pallasch Confirmation: Voting 54-39, the Senate confirmed John P. Pallasch as assistant secretary of labor in charge of the Employment and Training Administration. Pallasch previously directed Kentucky’s employment and training programs. A yes vote was to confirm the nominee.

©2019 Voterama in Congress www.voterama.biz KEY VOTES AHEAD In the week of July 15, the House will vote on raising the federal minimum wage and on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress over their refusal to comply with committee subpoenas. The Senate will vote on executive-branch and judicial nominations.

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9/11 Victims’ Compensation: The House voted, 402-12, to reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for the next 70 years. A yes vote backed a bill that would ensure full payment of damages to 9/11 first responders and cleanup personnel and their survivors. (HR 1327) $733 Billion for Military: The House approved, 220-197, a $733 billion U.S. military budget for fiscal 2020. A yes vote was to pass a bill that requires advance congressional approval of any use of force against Iran and steps to counter Russian interference in U.S. elections. (HR 2500)

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Low-Yield Nuclear Arms: The House defeated, 201-221, a GOP bid to include funds in HR 2500 (above) for developing low-yield, or tactical, nuclear weapons for use on specific battlefields. They are different from long-range, or strategic, nuclear weapons. A yes vote was to add the funding.

Spending Increase for Pay Raise: Voting 204-212, the House defeated a GOP motion to add nearly $3 billion to HR 2500 (above) for purposes such as expanding combat accounts and increasing the bill’s military pay raise from 3.1 percent to 4 percent. A yes vote was to adopt the motion.

Robert King Confirmation: Voting 56-37, the Senate confirmed Robert L. King as assistant secretary of post-secondary education in the Trump administration. He had been director of post-secondary education programs for the state of Kentucky. A yes vote was to confirm the nominee.

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This year’s Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair smashed records by raising the biggest net profit in its history, officials said.

The fair, held May 2-5, raised $969,916.60, officials announced at a Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department meeting Thursday at the Thibodaux Civic Center. The gross shattered the previous record of $910,013 in 2017.

Thibodaux Fire Chief Chad Mire said the money raised is a testament of the community’s support.

“Not only is it a net profit record but it’s the largest gross we’ve ever had,” Mire said.

The fair grossed about $1.4 million, organizers said. That includes a record 85,000 raffle tickets sold and a record $537,000 generated by the auction. Ride and game tickets alone raised over $150,000.

Fire Board President Ron Bourgeois thanked the community for its support and volunteers who worked around the clock to make the event a massive success.

“It feels great to be part of this team and live in a community that supports you for what you do, which allows us to continue to keep getting better,” Bourgeois said.

Thibodaux Dr. Justin Tenney told the fire department he was honored to have served as this year’s grand marshal.

“This past year has been an once-in-a-lifetime experience for my family,” Tenney said shortly before putting on the red jacket traditionally worn by Firemen’s Fair grand marshals.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Rare sea turtles are smashing nesting records this summer on beaches in the Southeast, with scientists crediting the egg-laying boom to conservation measures that began more than 30 years ago.

Giant loggerhead sea turtles weighing up to 300 pounds crawl ashore to dig nests in the sand every summer along the southern Atlantic coast. While nesting typically occurs from May through August, record nest counts set in 2016 have already fallen in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

So far this year, researchers and volunteers in those three states have cataloged more than 12,200 nests left by loggerheads, a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act. That’s already far ahead of the 11,321 nests in the previous highest count three years ago.

“My laboratory is almost floor-to-ceiling in samples right now,” said University of Georgia professor Joe Nairn, who studies adult female turtles using DNA extracted from eggshell samples taken from each loggerhead nest found in the three states. “It’s pretty obvious to us that this is a big year.”

Loggerheads crawling from the surf of the Atlantic Ocean lay roughly 100 pingpong-ball sized eggs per nest. During the nesting season, volunteers from North Carolina to Florida comb the shoreline each day around sunrise to catalog new nests and cover them with protective screens to keep out wild hogs and other predators until the eggs hatch.

The nest counts serve as a key indicator of the overall population’s health. Female loggerheads tend to lay eggs

Grand Marshal Justin Tenney holds up a check for the recordbreaking amount of $969,916.60 raised by this year’s Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair. [DAN COPP/STAFF – HOUMATODAY/DAILYCOMET]

“I told all the fire companies very early on in the months leading up to the Firemen’s Fair weekend that the Tenneys would lay it on the line for the department, and I know we did. To tell you the truth, it was easy. When you see men and women give of their lives in the true spirit of volunteerism, it has a permeating effect.”

“I needed this as much as you needed me to do it,” the ear, nose and throat specialist continued. “In a world where you hear so much negativity about our current state and furthermore the state of our future with the next generation, the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department is a refreshing reminder that making a difference is only up to us.”

The fair also sold about 18,000 hamburgers, 270 pizzas, 2,500 hotdogs and about 1,700 cases of beer, Bourgeois said.

Thibodaux Mayor Tommy Eschete praised Tenney’s

enthusiasm, which he said greatly contributed to the fair’s success.

“I can certainly tell you that man is no only passionate about being our grand marshal but also about everything else,” Eschete said. “That’s certainly a tribute to what you do as a physician and community leader.”

Although Tenney’s time as a grand marshal has come to a close, he said he will always be an ardent supporter of the fair.

“As we move forward to next year, know that we will be here in any way possible to support our next grand marshal in his successes in 2020,” Tenney said.

“We can’t wait to continue being a part of something special.”

Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 448-7639 or at dan.copp@houmatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanVCopp.

only every three to four years, so the numbers often fluctuate. Still, scientists have seen an encouraging leap in the past 15 years.

Loggerhead nesting along Georgia’s 100-mile (161-kilometer) coast hit its low point in 2004 with fewer than 400 nests.

So far this year, more than 3,500 loggerhead nests have been recorded on Georgia’s beaches, surpassing the state’s 2016 record of 3,289.

Mark Dodd, the state biologist who heads Georgia’s sea turtle recovery program, said he expects the final count to reach 4,000 nests by the end of August.

Dodd says the rebound can likely be traced to two key conservation measures taken up decades ago. States have stepped up monitoring and protection of sea turtle nests since loggerheads were listed as a threatened species in 1978.

And shrimp boats trawling in U.S. waters since 1987 have been required to equip their nets with escape hatches for sea turtles.

Scientists suspect those decades-old efforts are showing big results now because female loggerheads don’t reach full maturity and start nesting until they’re about 30 years old.

“They’ve been able to survive to maturity and reproduce and come back to lay eggs,” said Michelle Pate, who leads the sea turtle program for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. “It’s been a long haul, but I think we’re finally seeing it pay off.”

South Carolina this year has counted more than 7,100 nests on its beaches — an increase of more than 600 nests compared to the previous record from 2016. And North Carolina’s nest count has passed 1,640, edging its record from three years ago.

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Tropical Storm Barry: Terrebonne and Lafourche closures, announcements

By Julia Arenstam

Lafourche

Staff Writer

EVACUATIONS AND CURFEWS • All areas of Lafourche Parish will be under a curfew from 10 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday.

• Dularge south of the Falgout Canal: mandatory.

• Grand Isle: mandatory.

• South of the Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow: mandatory. A shelter is open at the Raceland Recreation Center, 241 Recreation Drive.

• Port Fourchon: mandatory.

• Terrebonne residents outside the Morganza levee system and those in Zone 1 voluntary. A shelter is open at the Houma Auditorium, 880 Verret St. • St. Mary Parish: voluntary for all residents.

CLOSURES • Good Earth Transit will not be operating bus service in Houma or Thibodaux.

• All Terrebonne and Lafourche Post Office locations are closed.

• Waste Management commercial services are suspended in Terrebonne and Lafourche until Monday.

Terrebonne • Terrebonne Parish Solid Waste Transfer Station has suspend all commercial dumping.

• Fletcher Technical Community College is closed until Monday.

• All Terrebonne Parish School District activities scheduled through the weekend, including ACT testing, will be postponed for another date.

• Terrebonne Parish Libraries will resume normal hours Sunday.

• Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank will reopen Monday.

• Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s administrative offices will be closed until 8 a.m.

Monday.

• Nicholls State University is closed until Monday.

• Lafourche Parish schools and offices are closed.

• Lafourche Parish Libraries will remain closed through the weekend. Libraries will reopen Monday.

ROADS AND BRIDGES • La. 24, between Templet Lane and Bollinger Shipyard (0.7 mile south of La. 3235), is closed due to water on the road.

• La. 24 (Bourg-Larose Highway) between Lucy Street and the Big Bayou Blue Marina is closed. Traffic is being diverted onto U.S. 90 in Raceland.

• La. 55, Madison Canal Court heading south is closed.

• Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge in Cut Off is closed.

• Galliano Pontoon Bridge is closed.

• La. 1 south of Golden Meadow is closed.

• The La. 665 Road Gate in Pointe-aux-Chenes is closed.

• The La. 56 Roller Gate is closed. The emergency bypass road will be open to light vehicular traffic.

• Check for any road closures across Louisiana at 511la.org.

assistance should call 911 for life-threatening emergencies.

• Local news, including regular storm updates: houmatoday.com and dailycomet.com. Download our iPhone apps or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Terrebonne • The Terrebonne Parish Emergency Operations Center can be reached at 873-6357.

• Terrebonne Parish government posts information to its website, tpcg.org, and to the Terrebonne Office of Emergency Preparedness Facebook page.

• The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office can be reached at 876-2500 or on the department’s Facebook page and Twitter feed, @Terrebonne_SO. Lafourche • Lafourche posts to its website, lafourchegov.org, and to the Lafourche Parish government Facebook page.

• Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office can be reached at 532-2808, www.lpso. net/STORM, and on it’s Facebook and Twitter pages @LafourcheSO. • The Thibodaux Police Department can be reached directly at 446-5021 and on Facebook. Follow the city of Thibodaux website, www.ci.thibodaux.la.us, and Facebook Page.

Statewide

POWER OUTAGES To report outages: • Entergy: 1-800-9688243 (800-9OUTAGE).

Download the Entergy app for iPhone or Android. Or view outages and get estimated restoration times at entergystormcenter.com.

• Terrebonne Parish Utilities Department: 873-6750.

• SLECA: 876-6880 or 800-256-8826.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION • Anyone requiring

• Getagameplan.org.

• Families with special needs can register with the Office of Emergency Preparedness at 532-8174.

• The Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center has been activated.

Louisiana business owners can register their business at labeoc.org to receive emergency alerts.

• The state Fire Marshal’s Office has issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning effective until further notice.

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ARRESTS AND BOOKINGS

Police Report: July 12 Portions of this information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

JULY 12 Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office Jermaine Miles, 25, 310 Eauclaire Drive, Thibodaux, parole violation, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, possession of Xanax, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, two counts of holding for other agency.

Rusty Henry, 27, 5824 La. 56, Houma, two counts of failure to appear in court, possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Drake Geisler, 25, 113 Velma Court, Morgan City, aggravated second-degree battery.

Daniel Hernandez-Ramirez, 30, 321 Capri Court, Houma, driving without a license, following vehicles too closely, security required, DWI. Michael Economides, 36, 439 Sugar Cane St., Houma, resisting an officer, curfew violation.

Jeffery Romero, 37m 23 Remember Court, Houma, domestic abuse battery.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Roger Campbell, 33, 230 E. Fourth St., Lockport, violation of probation or parole.

Ryan Leblanc, 29, 126

Leighton Drive, Thibodaux, improper turning.

Houma Police Department Damion Hamilton, 24, 1416 Bonvillian St., Houma, curfew violation, transactions involving drug proceeds, possession of marijuana, possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute Xanax.

Thibodaux Police Department Karla Ledet, 49, 132 Meadows Circle, Thibodaux, expired motor vehicle inspection, contempt of court, expired registration, improper turning, expired license.

Otwain Londo, 22, 1259 St. Charles St., two counts of distribution of marijuana, distribution of hydrocodone, improper turning, driving with a suspended license.

Roger Pack, 40, 407 Woodland Drive, Thibodaux, violation of probation or parole, fugitive.

Kadeem Wiggins, 25, 1300 Ridgefield Ave., Thibodaux, fugitive.

Golden Meadow Police Department Kaleb Terrebonne, 27, 112 W. 219th St., Golden Meadow, possession of Xanax, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, possession of oxycodone.

Jason Bourg, 50, 114 Palmeadow St., Golden Meadow, possession of meth, drug paraphernalia

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IN BRIEF MIAMI

Florida scheme to smuggle weapons to Argentina busted Another person has been charged in Florida with taking part in a massive weapons smuggling operation to Argentina and elsewhere in South America.

Federal court records filed in Miami show that 47-year-old Cristian German Barrera of Palm Beach County is charged with violating arms export laws by allegedly shipping thousands of AR-15 rifle parts to Argentina. Two other people were previously charged in the case.

Court records did not

list an attorney for Barrera, who has a bail hearing set next week in Miami federal court.

Homeland Security Investigations officials say the probe led to seizure 52 AR-15 rifles, 189 other long weapons, 156 handguns, 30,000 rounds of ammunition and $110,000 in cash.

condominium earlier this week and grabbed the dog while they were out for an early morning walk.

He kicked the gator until it let go of the golden retriever. Neither animal was injured.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Florida wildlife officials came and trapped the gator later that day.

PALM HARBOR, FLA.

75-year-old Florida man kicks alligator, saves dog A 75-year-old Florida man says he kicked an alligator in the snout after it attacked his dog.

Buddy Ackerman says the 8-foot gator came from a retention pond near his Palm Harbor

TOPEKA, KAN.

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammate An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn

University teammates, Dwane Simmons.

Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged Friday with first-degree murder, attempted firstdegree murder and five counts of aggravated battery in the April 28 attack, the Shawnee County district attorney’s office said in a news release.

Mendez is being held on a $1 million bond. His case doesn’t appear yet in online court records, and his attorney, Victoria Chundak-Gallaway, in an unrelated criminal case didn’t immediately reply to a phone message left Saturday at her office.

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GOOD DIRT

Barry’s birthplace was intriguing Bill Ellzey

I

t is frustrating, writing on Friday, with a potential hurricane threatening no telling what, to prepare a column that will be published Sunday, after Barry has done his worst and moved on.

And ironically, I began “chasing” this storm when it was just a low pressure area, forming in midTennessee, near Nashville.

Say where? I was intrigued by Barry’s birthplace. It illustrated just how sneaky tropical weather can be. When coastal residents try to stay prepared for a storm, they hardly expect to be attacked from behind, as it were. And now that I have “caught” the storm I have been chasing for more than a week, what do I do with it?

I could joke that the map cone indicating Barry’s route inland seems to take it to Indianapolis, passing in reach of its Nashville origin. But considering that the developing storm could become a killer, somehow joking is out of the question.

By the way: While we were distracted by Barry, a blip on weather service maps indicated a potential Chantal far out in the Atlantic, where our tropical threats properly originate. Even if we are not mauled by Barry, a whole alphabet of potential threats are waiting their turns. Stay ready.

Roundtable: Major Gen. Larry Harrington is guest lecturer, on Operation Enduring Freedom, at the July Military Museum Roundtable at 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Terrebonne’s Main Library. It’s free and open to the public.

More Ducks? Even as the threat of Hurricane Barry delayed the “Duckin Out for the Arts” fundraiser until Sept. 12, local Elks are initiating another waterfowl event.

Billie (Bee) Babin, of Houma Elks Lodge No. 1193, announces that the lodge is holding a “Ducky Derby” on Saturday in downtown Houma. For the family-friendly event, 600 tagged, rubber ducks will race down Bayou Terrebonne in a fundraiser benefiting our local Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank.

Details pending, but the Elks are seeking company sponsorships at several levels. Contact Billie Babin <petitebeebabin@

gmail.com>.

Puppets, Terrebonne Libraries: Calliope Pup-

pets will perform here this week, part of the Summer Reading Program supported by Friends of the Library. Karen Konnerth uses handmade puppets to tell stories, both original and traditional.

Thursday - East Houma branch, 10 a.m.; North Branch, 2 p.m.; Friday Main Library, 10 a.m.

Jungle Book: Hampstead Stage Company uses masks and puppetry to explore Mowgli’s journey with Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther at Terrebonne Library branches July 25-26.

Thursday: East Houma, 10 a.m.; North, 2 p.m.

Friday: Main Library, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free and open to the public, made possible by Friends of Terrebonne Library and Bayou Regional Arts Council.

Information: Naomi Magola, 876-5861, opt. 3.

Adults only? The librarians are at it again, with a special adults-only, after-hours “Stranger Things” event at the Terrebonne Main Library at 6:30 p.m. July 27. Patrons 18 and older venture into the “Upside Down” with a variety of and ‘80s-era games and activities, including an original library-style Defeat the

Demogorgon scavenger hunt, Back-to-the-’80s trivia and retro board games. Refreshments include an Eleven’s Eggos waffle bar, an assortment of syrups and toppings.

‘80s attire or cosplay Stranger Things character is encouraged. It’s free, but registration is required at bit.ly/TPLupsidedown (case-sensitive). Information: 876-5861, opt. 2.

To Your Health!

TVFC,(Terrebonne Volunteers for Family and Community), long known locally as the “homemakers,” have scheduled a health forum focusing on COPD, asthma and diabetes and preparing healthy foods for one person. The event will be in the TGMC Healthy Lifestyle Center conference room, 8:30 a.m. July 22. Admission is a donation of a non–perishable food item or money to the Good Samaritan Food Bank.

Attendees are advised to park in either the Medical Arts or the garage parking lots on the Belanger Street side of the hospital.

Transportation plan review: HTMPO (Houma-

Thibodaux Metropolitan Planning Organization’s) policy committee meets on July 25 at the South Central Planning and Development Commission, 5058 W. Main St., Houma.

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We’re at @HoumaToday and @DailyComet.

Planner Joshua Manning said the committee will be reviewing and allowing public comment on the Transportation Improvement Program, the Unified Planning Work Program and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Terrebonne, Lafourche and surrounding parishes.

The business session begins at noon, following lunch at 11:30 a.m. Agendas and other pertinent information will be posted to the MPO’s website (http:// www.htmpo.org) at least one week before the meeting. The public is welcome

to participate or to observe.

Information: 851 2900.

SLCO thanks: Johanna Chmiel emailed her gratitude to loyal supporters who attended the South Louisiana Community Orchestra’s concert last Sunday. “We look forward to seeing you at our Fall/Patriotic Concert” on Sept. 8 at the Regional Military Museum.

Responding? Contact Bill Ellzey at 381-6256, ellzey@viscom.net, billellzey312@gmail.com or c/o The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361.

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OBITUARIES

Patricia Arceneaux Patricia “Patsy” Arceneaux, 74, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019. She was a native and lifelong resident of Houma.

Patsy was a retired registered nurse with over 35 years of service at Terrebonne Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Maria Immacolata Catholic Church and an animal lover.

She is survived by her husband, Michael; son, Brodie Arceneaux; daughter, Courtney Gervais (Marc); brother, Bobby Hebert (Aimee); sister, Susan Rasmussen; granddaughter, Mia Gervais; and nephew, Andre Hebert.

She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C and Ruth Hebert.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow the visitation at 11 a.m.

Interment will be at Terrebonne Memorial Park Cemetery.

Falgout Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.

wife Christine; mother-in-law Rosalie Rumfellow; sisters-inlaw Angela Abed and husband Ali, and Teresa Rollins; grandchildren Corey and Emilee Robichaux, Gage, Hunter and Heather Scott; godchildren Tracie McElroy Prestenback and Samantha Leonard; nieces Ellen Kennedy, Emma Kennedy Grabert, Wendy Chambers Pacheco and Sunny Abed Summers; and nephew David Rollins.

She is also survived by her sweet puppy “Elvis” whom she adored tremendously.

Debra was preceded in death by her parents, S.T. and Beverly Ann Lovell Kennedy; father-inlaw Samuel Joseph Brouillette Jr. and brother-in-law David Lynn Brouillette.

She was a parishioner of Annunziata Catholic Church and a member of the Krewe of Aphrodite.

She enjoyed cooking and camping and loved to “laissez les bon temps rouler” during Mardi Gras. She was a devoted loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Debra was a very generous and kind-hearted person.

She touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by all.

In lieu of flowers, Debra’s family would appreciate donations be made in her honor to Mary Bird Perkins TGMC Cancer Center of Houma at 876-9045.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Stacy Leigh Edmonson Debra Lynn Ann Kennedy Brouillette Debra Lynn Ann Kennedy Brouillette, 62, peacefully lost her courageous battle with cancer on Monday, July 8, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.

She was a native and resident of Houma.

A celebration of Debra’s life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at The Event Center, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

Debra is survived by her husband of 37 years, Randy Lee James Brouillette; daughters Kimberly Kay Brouillette Scott and husband Heath, and Rande’ Renee Brouillette and fiancé Jane Massie; sister Karrie Gayle Savoie and husband Rory; brother Keith Kennedy and

Stacy Leigh Edmonson, 56, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, June 29, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native and resident of Houma.

Stacy was a deeply loving person with a wonderful sense of humor. She loved children and animals. She was an avid reader and loved gardening.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 9 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, July 16, at Chauvin Funeral Home.

Stacy is survived by her children, Dwight Patrick Domangue Jr. and Melissa Beth Domangue; and her mother, Diana Naquin Edmonson.

She was preceded in death by her father, Russel Baylis

Edmonson Jr.; and her brother, Russel "Baylis" Edmonson III. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Shady Lane Park and Gardens, P.O. Box 8036, Houma, LA 70360.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby Samanie Bobby Samanie, 74, a native and resident of Houma, passed away on July 10, 2019.

A visitation will be held in his honor from 10 a.m. until funeral time on Wednesday, July 17, at Samart Funeral Home of Houma-West Park, 4511 W. Park Ave., Gray. Military Honors will take place at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Religious service will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Dolores Boudreaux Samanie; sister, Nancy Robichaux; brothers, Anise Jr. and Lawrence Samanie; and godchildren, Veronica and Nenessa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Anise (Doggie) Samanie Sr. and Flavia Breaux Samanie; and sister, Adele Samanie Breaux.

Bobby worked on a sugarcane farm for 30 years. He loved to fish and hunt.

Bobby was an Army veteran and served in Germany.

The family would like to thank his brother “Jr.” for the help and transportation he provided for Bobby for his medical care.

Samart Funeral Home of Houma, West Park is in charge of arrangements.

Kevin Jude Wiemann Jr. Kevin Jude Wiemann Jr., 48, a native of Houma and resident of Scott, Louisiana passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

A visitation in his honor will be observed from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 12 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bourg.

Interment will follow in St. Ann Cemetery.

Kevin is survived by his daughter, Gracie; son, Kevin III; and their mother Anita Boquet; son Kaden; stepdaughter Randi; and their mother Nicole Duhon; father, Kevin Wiemann Sr.; mother, Mona Duplantis Wiemann; sisters, Jennifer and husband, Kent Bonvillain, Elizabeth and husband, Michael Newman, and Madeline Wiemann; godchildren, Christopher Bonvillain, Caroline Newman and Katie Fletcher; nieces, Katherine Bonvillain, Emily Newman and Violet St. Martin; nephews, John Bonvillain and William Newman; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John Wiemann Jr. and Mickie O. Wiemann; and maternal grandparents, Wilbert Duplantis Sr. and Adele F. Duplantis.

Kevin was a loving father, son, brother and friend who had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He was happiest spending time with his children and those he loved. He will be greatly missed and our lives will never be the same without him.

In lieu of flowers, donations to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or Vandebilt Catholic High School’s HOPE Program are appreciated.

Kim Paul Wunstell Kim Paul Wunstell, 31, a native and resident of Cut Off, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 16, at St. Joseph Catholic Church from 9 a.m. until service time. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Kim is survived by his fiancée, Eugenie Tobin; mother, Donna Wunstell (fiancée, Cornell Brown); siblings, Sadaka Verdin (Tony), Gracion Wunstell and Zedd Wunstell (fiancée: Hannah Felarise); maternal grandparents, MaryAnne Hebert and Jackie Toups; and 10 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kim Paul Wunstell Sr.; and paternal grandparents, Johnny and Velma Wunstell.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Parish President Gordy Dove said. “We are not completely out of the woods yet because tropical storm force winds are not expected to abate until about 2 a.m. Sunday morning.”

ISLAND RESCUE

The Coast Guard rescued 14 people Saturday, 12 from the rooftops of Isle de Jean Charles homes. Later in the day, the Coast Guard responded to a distress call from a 77-year-old man in Dulac who was trapped in his home in four feet of water.

Aircrews responded, hoisted the man and transported him to safety, authorities said.

The National Weather Service predicted a 3- to 6-foot storm surge in both parishes, but Dove said in some areas it could have reached as high as 8 or 9 feet.

“It’s pushing more water than even the Weather Channel and the National Weather Service anticipated,” Dove said. “That’s something you would see in a Category 4.”

Despite power outages, Dove said 100 percent of the parish’s pumps were working thanks to backup generators.

No flooding was reported in any homes inside the Morganza levee system, he said.

Multiple agencies worked together to weather the storm.

“The Sheriff’s Office, HPD and fire departments were great,” Dove said. “When a tree hit the road, they got it

Horses wade through a field that flooded after a levee overtopped Saturday in Montegut. [JED LEVRON/

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who requires oxygen to assist his breathing.

"My concern was that the power would go out when we were home," Soudelier said. "That's why we're here, because they have a backup generator."

"I'm overwhelmed," Soudelier said. "But these people here are very good to us.

They're helping us out."

Bartnesky said at 7 p.m.

Saturday that the Raceland shelter was closed.

"Everybody who was here went home," she said. "Everybody has their power. We'll stay on standby and see if anyone needs help later on."

Staff Writer Scott Yoshonis can be reached at 850-1148 or syoshonis@houmatoday. com. Follow him on Twitter @Foster_Cajun.

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“The longer someone waits the more the lives of their potential rescuers are put in danger, as well as their own,” Larpenter said. “I’m glad everybody ended up safe. But, this community’s residents are well aware that they are vulnerable to strong south winds, let alone a tropical system. Yet these individuals waited until the very last minute to call for help, rather than make plans to leave well before, when two Coast Guard helicopters and our boats would not have been necessary.”

With the medical emergency in Dulac, a 77-year-old man was evacuated by helicopter to the Houma airport and brought to an area hospital, Thomas said. He is now in stable condition, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.

“First, take this storm seriously. Our capabilities deteriorate as conditions deteriorate. Hang on and we’ll get there as soon as we can,” Thomas said from a news conference in New Orleans.

“Though we are the best, in some conditions its not safe to put air and boat crews in jeopardy,” he said. “As the storm moves north, we will come in from the south.”

If an emergency situation does arise, the best way to get help is by calling 911, Thomas said. Even calling the Coast Guard directly is not the best way to get emergency help.

While the storm made landfall Saturday afternoon, personnel were preparing for the long-haul, he said.

About 20 aircraft crews and 30 boat teams are staged around south Louisiana ready to respond when needed. Many of those are the same response teams that moved in after Hurricane Harvey, Thomas said.

Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia.arenstam@houmatoday.com.

Follow her on Twitter at @ JuliaArenstam.

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cleared. It was well-coordinated, and my hat’s off to all the first-responders.”

POWER AND ROADS

Crews in Lafourche shored up levees in Des Allemands with massive baskets that hold rock and sand and tried to stop the flow of water over levees in Pointe-aux-Chenes, Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle said.

Lafourche recommended residents evacuate Pointe-auxChenes Saturday afternoon after water began overtopping levees there, Cantrelle said.

About 30,000 people

experienced power outages, many of which persisted through the day. Outages were concentrated in south Terrebonne, Gray and Schriever and the Lockport area.

Down trees or power lines closed several roads, but most were reopened after firstresponders cleared the debris.

At 8 Saturday night, roads that remained closed included La. 1 south of Golden Meadow, La. 55 in Montegut from Madison Canal Court south, the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge in Cut Off and the Galliano Pontoon Bridge. Gates also shut off access

to the extreme southern portions of La. 665 in Pointe-aux-Chenes and La. 56 in Cocodrie.

“I want to commend all the workers and volunteers; they deserve two or three kudos.

They’ve done an extremely good job,” Cantrelle said. “We’ve fared well in Lafourche Parish thus far. Hopefully God’s with us and we can continue to be safe, nobody flood and the levees don’t break.”

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OPINION

Mike Gorman, Opinion editor 985-448-7612 mike.gorman@houmatoday.com

ANOTHER VIEW CLARICE TOUHEY | Publisher KEITH MAGILL | Executive Editor MICHAEL GORMAN | Editorial Editor

Test scores trending in the right direction W

ith the release of the latest Louisiana Educational Assessment Program scores, local students and parents got a bit of a boost.

The scores showed slight improvements at the local level, following a trend that held true in the majority of school districts across Louisiana.

The LEAP, administered to students in third through 12th grades, is a standardized set of tests that that assess their progress in English, math, science and social studies.

They aren’t the end result of our children’s education, but they do give us important snapshots from year to year that tell us how well the schools are doing their jobs.

In this case, the news continues to be somewhat reassuring, with students in Terrebonne and Lafourche doing somewhat better than the state average. Thirty-five percent of students across Louisiana scored at the mastery level. That number is 39 percent in Terrebonne and 44 percent in Lafourche.

State Superintendent of Education John White correctly said the new numbers show some promise but also highlight the challenges ahead as we try to gain ground on other states. Louisiana has for years lagged behind most or all other states in the vast majority if educational measures.

“The results released today show our students and educators are making gains year over year,” White said. “The results also illuminate the challenges ahead, in particular the needs of struggling students who are often falling behind as math concepts get more complex or because they have not mastered the fundamentals of reading.”

It is important to remember how much ground we have to make up before Louisiana students can set themselves apart from their peers in other states. But it is also important to recognize incremental improvement as it happens. This is an excellent example of that.

While we are nowhere near where we should be and want to be, we are trending in the right direction. Our local schools continue to outpace the state average, meaning students here are in a better position than many others. But our goals should be much higher than beating the state average.

Louisiana’s students, and particularly the students here in our area, deserve the very best we can give them. For decades, we neglected our schools and our students. Eventually, we will gain ground, continuing to make changes a little at a time. But we were so far behind, the process will take time.

It’s good to know, though, that it is happening.

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3 lessons from Barry Keith Magill

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f our luck continues, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes will emerge from Hurricane Barry a lot better off than it looked a few days ago.

It's not over yet, and things can change quickly. But as of Saturday night, forecasters were predicting 6-10 inches of rain through Sunday, a much better prognosis than the 10-20 inches or more expected less than 24 hours earlier.

Our area also got a break when Barry made landfall just before 1 p.m. Saturday in Intracoastal City, about 85 miles west of Houma-Thibodaux. That's about 55 miles farther west than forecasters expected only hours earlier, when most predicted it would hit Morgan City.

With the storm still upon us, it's far too early to offer a definitive assessment, but Barry has already offered a few basic lessons: Lesson 1: Stay at your peril. Coast Guard helicopters rescued 11 people and two pets from Isle de Jean Charles early Saturday after receiving a report that Barry's storm surge had put at least five houses underwater.

Terrebonne officials had asked residents to evacuate voluntarily, along with anyone else who lives outside the parish's protective levees, starting earlyu Friday morning. For those who

needed it, the parish offered free transportation to a shelter at the Houma Municipal Auditorium.

Nonetheless, those rescued from floodwaters Saturday stayed behind. This might be more understandable if Isle de Jean Charles were someplace that had never flooded before. But this is a tiny island, a sliver of sand in the Gulf of Mexico, where residents have grown so used to flooding that the state is working to relocate the entire community to higher ground in Schriever.

I'm with Terrebonne Sheriff Jerry Larpenter on this one.

“The longer someone waits the more the lives of their potential rescuers are put in danger, as well as their own,” Larpenter said.

“I’m glad everybody ended up safe. But this community’s residents are well aware that they are vulnerable to strong south winds, let alone a tropical system. Yet these individuals waited until the very last minute to call for help rather than make plans to leave well before, when two Coast Guard helicopters and our boats would not have been necessary.”

Lesson 2: The Gulf is coming.

Some of the biggest problems Saturday occurred after water from nearby marshes overtopped levees in Montegut and Dularge.

Officials responded quickly and effectively, and initially, at least, there were no reports that homes flooded as a result.

But the lesson here is that levees alone will not protect us.

Ernie Babin Jr. of Houma got it right in this post to The Courier's Facebook page under a story about the Montegut levee.

"That levee system will always

be a problem if nothing is done to build the marsh back south of it," her wrote. "Madison Bay will soon become Lake Barre. Makes a big open funnel to the Gulf."

Barry would have flooded many local homes without the levees. Most residents also know restoring the eroding wetlands and barrier islands that once buffered inland communities from storms are just as important as building levees. Barry is the latest example of why.

Lesson 3: Beware of social media buzz. If you watched the Facebook

chatter, you read posts claiming levees had broken in Montegut and elsewhere. As of Saturday night, no levees had broken; a few had been overtopped.

There is a big difference between a levee overtopping and a break. The former can often be resolved with basic sandbags or other quick fixes. The latter is a full-fledged failure that can require major construction or helicopters dropping multiton sandbags into the breach.

Lafourche Sheriff Craig Webre warned about this Friday, cautioning residents to be wary of false rumors circulating on social media.

“Make decisions based on accurate information,” Webre said. “For the positive aspects associated with social media in terms of sharing information there is also the risk associated with wrong information.”

More lessons to come.

Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201. Follow him on Twitter @CourierEditor.

L E T T E RS P O L I CY T O DAY I N H I S T O R Y Today is Sunday, July 14, the 195th day of 2019.

There are 170 days left in the year.

On July 14, 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to "make America great again."

In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

In 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government.

In 1912, American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie ("This Land Is Your Land") was born in Okemah, Okla.

In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)

In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed.

In 1966, the city of Chicago awoke to the shocking news that eight student nurses had been brutally slain during the night in a South Side dormitory.

Drifter Richard Speck was convicted of the mass killing and condemned to death, but had his sentence reduced to life in prison, where he died in 1991.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York.

In 2003, newspaper columnist Robert Novak publicly revealed the CIA employment of Valerie Plame, wife of Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador in Africa who said the administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq.

Letters to the editor should be 400 words or less and include your name, address and daytime phone number.

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Opposition antics continue with Bayou Bridge The Bayou Bridge Pipeline has been fully operational for more than three months – safely transporting crude oil 160 miles across the southern part of our state. In addition to helping meet the energy needs of Louisianians, the pipeline provides a strong economic boost with jobs and new streams of tax revenue.

Despite the pipeline’s completion and safe operation, environmental activists continue to do whatever it takes to undermine the project.

Opponents’ vigilante tactics did not succeed in stopping the project’s completion, so they’ve moved on to the courts. In the latest legal action, activist group Atchafalaya Basinkeeper has called for the pipeline to be shut down, alleging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not perform a rigorous review before granting the necessary permits.

Similar to the previous claims, the latest allegations are rooted in ideological opposition rather than fact. The pipeline was thoroughly reviewed by local, state and federal regulators before construction began. Activists have already had

multiple opportunities to make their case –- from the public comment period to a series of previous legal challenges that have proven futile.

It’s time to face the facts: Pipelines are the safest and most environmentally conscious method of transporting energy products.

They quietly operate 365 days a year to ensure our energy needs are met. Bayou Bridge is no exception.

We support rigorous review of the facts and environmentally safe and sound transportation practices for all aspects of the oil and gas industry. But when all of the legal criteria have been met (and often exceeded), it’s time to let the project move forward. Lawsuits like these do nothing more than make money for a handful of lawyers (on all sides) while costing every consumer in the state.

Randy Hayden President, Louisianians for Energy Baton Rouge

Large minimum wage hike would cost jobs A $15 minimum wage has been

a goal for many Democratic Representatives. And all but three 2020 Presidential candidates have endorsed the increase.

This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report estimating the $15 wage mandate would eliminate up to 3.7 million jobs. The impact would fall hardest on the least skilled; CBO estimates that 50 percent of the job-losers are ages 16-19.

Job losses from a $15 state or local minimum wage are already proving the damage across the country. Harvard Business School and Mathematica Policy Research found a spike in restaurant closures as a consequence of San Francisco's rapidly rising minimum wage. In New York City, roughly 6,000 restaurant jobs were eliminated last year following a steep wage hold.

A $15 federal minimum wage will only hurt those it intends to help, ending thousands of starter job opportunities and often wiping out the businesses that provide them.

Samantha Summers Communications director, Employment Policies Institute Washington, D.C.

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Barry’s birthplace was intriguing Bill Ellzey

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t is frustrating, writing on Friday, with a potential hurricane threatening no telling what, to prepare a column that will be published Sunday, after Barry has done his worst and moved on.

And ironically, I began “chasing” this storm when it was just a low pressure area, forming in midTennessee, near Nashville.

Say where? I was intrigued by Barry’s birthplace. It illustrated just how sneaky tropical weather can be. When coastal residents try to stay prepared for a storm, they hardly expect to be attacked from behind, as it were. And now that I have “caught” the storm I have been chasing for more than a week, what do I do with it?

I could joke that the map cone indicating Barry’s route inland seems to take it to Indianapolis, passing in reach of its Nashville origin. But considering that the developing storm could become a killer, somehow joking is out of the question.

By the way: While we were distracted by Barry, a blip on weather service maps indicated a potential Chantal far out in the Atlantic, where our tropical threats properly originate. Even if we are not mauled by Barry, a whole alphabet of potential threats are waiting their turns. Stay ready.

Roundtable: Major Gen. Larry Harrington is guest lecturer, on Operation Enduring Freedom, at the July Military Museum Roundtable at 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Terrebonne’s Main Library. It’s free and open to the public.

More Ducks? Even as the threat of Hurricane Barry delayed the “Duckin Out for the Arts” fundraiser until Sept. 12, local Elks are initiating another waterfowl event.

Billie (Bee) Babin, of Houma Elks Lodge No. 1193, announces that the lodge is holding a “Ducky Derby” on Saturday in downtown Houma. For the family-friendly event, 600 tagged, rubber ducks will race down Bayou Terrebonne in a fundraiser benefiting our local Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank.

Details pending, but the Elks are seeking company sponsorships at several levels. Contact Billie Babin <petitebeebabin@

gmail.com>.

Puppets, Terrebonne Libraries: Calliope Pup-

pets will perform here this week, part of the Summer Reading Program supported by Friends of the Library. Karen Konnerth uses handmade puppets to tell stories, both original and traditional.

Thursday - East Houma branch, 10 a.m.; North Branch, 2 p.m.; Friday Main Library, 10 a.m.

Jungle Book: Hampstead Stage Company uses masks and puppetry to explore Mowgli’s journey with Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther at Terrebonne Library branches July 25-26.

Thursday: East Houma, 10 a.m.; North, 2 p.m.

Friday: Main Library, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free and open to the public, made possible by Friends of Terrebonne Library and Bayou Regional Arts Council.

Information: Naomi Magola, 876-5861, opt. 3.

Adults only? The librarians are at it again, with a special adults-only, after-hours “Stranger Things” event at the Terrebonne Main Library at 6:30 p.m. July 27. Patrons 18 and older venture into the “Upside Down” with a variety of and ‘80s-era games and activities, including an original library-style Defeat the

Demogorgon scavenger hunt, Back-to-the-’80s trivia and retro board games. Refreshments include an Eleven’s Eggos waffle bar, an assortment of syrups and toppings.

‘80s attire or cosplay Stranger Things character is encouraged. It’s free, but registration is required at bit.ly/TPLupsidedown (case-sensitive). Information: 876-5861, opt. 2.

To Your Health!

TVFC,(Terrebonne Volunteers for Family and Community), long known locally as the “homemakers,” have scheduled a health forum focusing on COPD, asthma and diabetes and preparing healthy foods for one person. The event will be in the TGMC Healthy Lifestyle Center conference room, 8:30 a.m. July 22. Admission is a donation of a non–perishable food item or money to the Good Samaritan Food Bank.

Attendees are advised to park in either the Medical Arts or the garage parking lots on the Belanger Street side of the hospital.

Transportation plan review: HTMPO (Houma-

Thibodaux Metropolitan Planning Organization’s) policy committee meets on July 25 at the South Central Planning and Development Commission, 5058 W. Main St., Houma.

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Planner Joshua Manning said the committee will be reviewing and allowing public comment on the Transportation Improvement Program, the Unified Planning Work Program and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Terrebonne, Lafourche and surrounding parishes.

The business session begins at noon, following lunch at 11:30 a.m. Agendas and other pertinent information will be posted to the MPO’s website (http:// www.htmpo.org) at least one week before the meeting. The public is welcome

to participate or to observe.

Information: 851 2900.

SLCO thanks: Johanna Chmiel emailed her gratitude to loyal supporters who attended the South Louisiana Community Orchestra’s concert last Sunday. “We look forward to seeing you at our Fall/Patriotic Concert” on Sept. 8 at the Regional Military Museum.

Responding? Contact Bill Ellzey at 381-6256, ellzey@viscom.net, billellzey312@gmail.com or c/o The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361.

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OBITUARIES

Patricia Arceneaux Patricia “Patsy” Arceneaux, 74, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019. She was a native and lifelong resident of Houma.

Patsy was a retired registered nurse with over 35 years of service at Terrebonne Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Maria Immacolata Catholic Church and an animal lover.

She is survived by her husband, Michael; son, Brodie Arceneaux; daughter, Courtney Gervais (Marc); brother, Bobby Hebert (Aimee); sister, Susan Rasmussen; granddaughter, Mia Gervais; and nephew, Andre Hebert.

She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C and Ruth Hebert.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow the visitation at 11 a.m.

Interment will be at Terrebonne Memorial Park Cemetery.

Falgout Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.

wife Christine; mother-in-law Rosalie Rumfellow; sisters-inlaw Angela Abed and husband Ali, and Teresa Rollins; grandchildren Corey and Emilee Robichaux, Gage, Hunter and Heather Scott; godchildren Tracie McElroy Prestenback and Samantha Leonard; nieces Ellen Kennedy, Emma Kennedy Grabert, Wendy Chambers Pacheco and Sunny Abed Summers; and nephew David Rollins.

She is also survived by her sweet puppy “Elvis” whom she adored tremendously.

Debra was preceded in death by her parents, S.T. and Beverly Ann Lovell Kennedy; father-inlaw Samuel Joseph Brouillette Jr. and brother-in-law David Lynn Brouillette.

She was a parishioner of Annunziata Catholic Church and a member of the Krewe of Aphrodite.

She enjoyed cooking and camping and loved to “laissez les bon temps rouler” during Mardi Gras. She was a devoted loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Debra was a very generous and kind-hearted person.

She touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by all.

In lieu of flowers, Debra’s family would appreciate donations be made in her honor to Mary Bird Perkins TGMC Cancer Center of Houma at 876-9045.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Stacy Leigh Edmonson Debra Lynn Ann Kennedy Brouillette Debra Lynn Ann Kennedy Brouillette, 62, peacefully lost her courageous battle with cancer on Monday, July 8, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.

She was a native and resident of Houma.

A celebration of Debra’s life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at The Event Center, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

Debra is survived by her husband of 37 years, Randy Lee James Brouillette; daughters Kimberly Kay Brouillette Scott and husband Heath, and Rande’ Renee Brouillette and fiancé Jane Massie; sister Karrie Gayle Savoie and husband Rory; brother Keith Kennedy and

Stacy Leigh Edmonson, 56, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, June 29, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native and resident of Houma.

Stacy was a deeply loving person with a wonderful sense of humor. She loved children and animals. She was an avid reader and loved gardening.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 9 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, July 16, at Chauvin Funeral Home.

Stacy is survived by her children, Dwight Patrick Domangue Jr. and Melissa Beth Domangue; and her mother, Diana Naquin Edmonson.

She was preceded in death by her father, Russel Baylis

Edmonson Jr.; and her brother, Russel "Baylis" Edmonson III. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Shady Lane Park and Gardens, P.O. Box 8036, Houma, LA 70360.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby Samanie Bobby Samanie, 74, a native and resident of Houma, passed away on July 10, 2019.

A visitation will be held in his honor from 10 a.m. until funeral time on Wednesday, July 17, at Samart Funeral Home of Houma-West Park, 4511 W. Park Ave., Gray. Military Honors will take place at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Religious service will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Dolores Boudreaux Samanie; sister, Nancy Robichaux; brothers, Anise Jr. and Lawrence Samanie; and godchildren, Veronica and Nenessa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Anise (Doggie) Samanie Sr. and Flavia Breaux Samanie; and sister, Adele Samanie Breaux.

Bobby worked on a sugarcane farm for 30 years. He loved to fish and hunt.

Bobby was an Army veteran and served in Germany.

The family would like to thank his brother “Jr.” for the help and transportation he provided for Bobby for his medical care.

Samart Funeral Home of Houma, West Park is in charge of arrangements.

Kevin Jude Wiemann Jr. Kevin Jude Wiemann Jr., 48, a native of Houma and resident of Scott, Louisiana passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

A visitation in his honor will be observed from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 12 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bourg.

Interment will follow in St. Ann Cemetery.

Kevin is survived by his daughter, Gracie; son, Kevin III; and their mother Anita Boquet; son Kaden; stepdaughter Randi; and their mother Nicole Duhon; father, Kevin Wiemann Sr.; mother, Mona Duplantis Wiemann; sisters, Jennifer and husband, Kent Bonvillain, Elizabeth and husband, Michael Newman, and Madeline Wiemann; godchildren, Christopher Bonvillain, Caroline Newman and Katie Fletcher; nieces, Katherine Bonvillain, Emily Newman and Violet St. Martin; nephews, John Bonvillain and William Newman; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John Wiemann Jr. and Mickie O. Wiemann; and maternal grandparents, Wilbert Duplantis Sr. and Adele F. Duplantis.

Kevin was a loving father, son, brother and friend who had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He was happiest spending time with his children and those he loved. He will be greatly missed and our lives will never be the same without him.

In lieu of flowers, donations to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or Vandebilt Catholic High School’s HOPE Program are appreciated.

Kim Paul Wunstell Kim Paul Wunstell, 31, a native and resident of Cut Off, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 16, at St. Joseph Catholic Church from 9 a.m. until service time. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Kim is survived by his fiancée, Eugenie Tobin; mother, Donna Wunstell (fiancée, Cornell Brown); siblings, Sadaka Verdin (Tony), Gracion Wunstell and Zedd Wunstell (fiancée: Hannah Felarise); maternal grandparents, MaryAnne Hebert and Jackie Toups; and 10 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kim Paul Wunstell Sr.; and paternal grandparents, Johnny and Velma Wunstell.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

BARRY From Page A1

Parish President Gordy Dove said. “We are not completely out of the woods yet because tropical storm force winds are not expected to abate until about 2 a.m. Sunday morning.”

ISLAND RESCUE

The Coast Guard rescued 14 people Saturday, 12 from the rooftops of Isle de Jean Charles homes. Later in the day, the Coast Guard responded to a distress call from a 77-year-old man in Dulac who was trapped in his home in four feet of water.

Aircrews responded, hoisted the man and transported him to safety, authorities said.

The National Weather Service predicted a 3- to 6-foot storm surge in both parishes, but Dove said in some areas it could have reached as high as 8 or 9 feet.

“It’s pushing more water than even the Weather Channel and the National Weather Service anticipated,” Dove said. “That’s something you would see in a Category 4.”

Despite power outages, Dove said 100 percent of the parish’s pumps were working thanks to backup generators.

No flooding was reported in any homes inside the Morganza levee system, he said.

Multiple agencies worked together to weather the storm.

“The Sheriff’s Office, HPD and fire departments were great,” Dove said. “When a tree hit the road, they got it

Horses wade through a field that flooded after a levee overtopped Saturday in Montegut. [JED LEVRON/

SHELTER From Page A1

who requires oxygen to assist his breathing.

"My concern was that the power would go out when we were home," Soudelier said. "That's why we're here, because they have a backup generator."

"I'm overwhelmed," Soudelier said. "But these people here are very good to us.

They're helping us out."

Bartnesky said at 7 p.m.

Saturday that the Raceland shelter was closed.

"Everybody who was here went home," she said. "Everybody has their power. We'll stay on standby and see if anyone needs help later on."

Staff Writer Scott Yoshonis can be reached at 850-1148 or syoshonis@houmatoday. com. Follow him on Twitter @Foster_Cajun.

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“The longer someone waits the more the lives of their potential rescuers are put in danger, as well as their own,” Larpenter said. “I’m glad everybody ended up safe. But, this community’s residents are well aware that they are vulnerable to strong south winds, let alone a tropical system. Yet these individuals waited until the very last minute to call for help, rather than make plans to leave well before, when two Coast Guard helicopters and our boats would not have been necessary.”

With the medical emergency in Dulac, a 77-year-old man was evacuated by helicopter to the Houma airport and brought to an area hospital, Thomas said. He is now in stable condition, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.

“First, take this storm seriously. Our capabilities deteriorate as conditions deteriorate. Hang on and we’ll get there as soon as we can,” Thomas said from a news conference in New Orleans.

“Though we are the best, in some conditions its not safe to put air and boat crews in jeopardy,” he said. “As the storm moves north, we will come in from the south.”

If an emergency situation does arise, the best way to get help is by calling 911, Thomas said. Even calling the Coast Guard directly is not the best way to get emergency help.

While the storm made landfall Saturday afternoon, personnel were preparing for the long-haul, he said.

About 20 aircraft crews and 30 boat teams are staged around south Louisiana ready to respond when needed. Many of those are the same response teams that moved in after Hurricane Harvey, Thomas said.

Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia.arenstam@houmatoday.com.

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cleared. It was well-coordinated, and my hat’s off to all the first-responders.”

POWER AND ROADS

Crews in Lafourche shored up levees in Des Allemands with massive baskets that hold rock and sand and tried to stop the flow of water over levees in Pointe-aux-Chenes, Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle said.

Lafourche recommended residents evacuate Pointe-auxChenes Saturday afternoon after water began overtopping levees there, Cantrelle said.

About 30,000 people

experienced power outages, many of which persisted through the day. Outages were concentrated in south Terrebonne, Gray and Schriever and the Lockport area.

Down trees or power lines closed several roads, but most were reopened after firstresponders cleared the debris.

At 8 Saturday night, roads that remained closed included La. 1 south of Golden Meadow, La. 55 in Montegut from Madison Canal Court south, the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge in Cut Off and the Galliano Pontoon Bridge. Gates also shut off access

to the extreme southern portions of La. 665 in Pointe-aux-Chenes and La. 56 in Cocodrie.

“I want to commend all the workers and volunteers; they deserve two or three kudos.

They’ve done an extremely good job,” Cantrelle said. “We’ve fared well in Lafourche Parish thus far. Hopefully God’s with us and we can continue to be safe, nobody flood and the levees don’t break.”

Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia.arenstam@houmatoday. com. Follow her on Twitter at @JuliaArenstam.

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ANOTHER VIEW CLARICE TOUHEY | Publisher KEITH MAGILL | Executive Editor MICHAEL GORMAN | Editorial Editor

Test scores trending in the right direction W

ith the release of the latest Louisiana Educational Assessment Program scores, local students and parents got a bit of a boost.

The scores showed slight improvements at the local level, following a trend that held true in the majority of school districts across Louisiana.

The LEAP, administered to students in third through 12th grades, is a standardized set of tests that that assess their progress in English, math, science and social studies.

They aren’t the end result of our children’s education, but they do give us important snapshots from year to year that tell us how well the schools are doing their jobs.

In this case, the news continues to be somewhat reassuring, with students in Terrebonne and Lafourche doing somewhat better than the state average. Thirty-five percent of students across Louisiana scored at the mastery level. That number is 39 percent in Terrebonne and 44 percent in Lafourche.

State Superintendent of Education John White correctly said the new numbers show some promise but also highlight the challenges ahead as we try to gain ground on other states. Louisiana has for years lagged behind most or all other states in the vast majority if educational measures.

“The results released today show our students and educators are making gains year over year,” White said. “The results also illuminate the challenges ahead, in particular the needs of struggling students who are often falling behind as math concepts get more complex or because they have not mastered the fundamentals of reading.”

It is important to remember how much ground we have to make up before Louisiana students can set themselves apart from their peers in other states. But it is also important to recognize incremental improvement as it happens. This is an excellent example of that.

While we are nowhere near where we should be and want to be, we are trending in the right direction. Our local schools continue to outpace the state average, meaning students here are in a better position than many others. But our goals should be much higher than beating the state average.

Louisiana’s students, and particularly the students here in our area, deserve the very best we can give them. For decades, we neglected our schools and our students. Eventually, we will gain ground, continuing to make changes a little at a time. But we were so far behind, the process will take time.

It’s good to know, though, that it is happening.

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3 lessons from Barry Keith Magill

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f our luck continues, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes will emerge from Hurricane Barry a lot better off than it looked a few days ago.

It's not over yet, and things can change quickly. But as of Saturday night, forecasters were predicting 6-10 inches of rain through Sunday, a much better prognosis than the 10-20 inches or more expected less than 24 hours earlier.

Our area also got a break when Barry made landfall just before 1 p.m. Saturday in Intracoastal City, about 85 miles west of Houma-Thibodaux. That's about 55 miles farther west than forecasters expected only hours earlier, when most predicted it would hit Morgan City.

With the storm still upon us, it's far too early to offer a definitive assessment, but Barry has already offered a few basic lessons: Lesson 1: Stay at your peril. Coast Guard helicopters rescued 11 people and two pets from Isle de Jean Charles early Saturday after receiving a report that Barry's storm surge had put at least five houses underwater.

Terrebonne officials had asked residents to evacuate voluntarily, along with anyone else who lives outside the parish's protective levees, starting earlyu Friday morning. For those who

needed it, the parish offered free transportation to a shelter at the Houma Municipal Auditorium.

Nonetheless, those rescued from floodwaters Saturday stayed behind. This might be more understandable if Isle de Jean Charles were someplace that had never flooded before. But this is a tiny island, a sliver of sand in the Gulf of Mexico, where residents have grown so used to flooding that the state is working to relocate the entire community to higher ground in Schriever.

I'm with Terrebonne Sheriff Jerry Larpenter on this one.

“The longer someone waits the more the lives of their potential rescuers are put in danger, as well as their own,” Larpenter said.

“I’m glad everybody ended up safe. But this community’s residents are well aware that they are vulnerable to strong south winds, let alone a tropical system. Yet these individuals waited until the very last minute to call for help rather than make plans to leave well before, when two Coast Guard helicopters and our boats would not have been necessary.”

Lesson 2: The Gulf is coming.

Some of the biggest problems Saturday occurred after water from nearby marshes overtopped levees in Montegut and Dularge.

Officials responded quickly and effectively, and initially, at least, there were no reports that homes flooded as a result.

But the lesson here is that levees alone will not protect us.

Ernie Babin Jr. of Houma got it right in this post to The Courier's Facebook page under a story about the Montegut levee.

"That levee system will always

be a problem if nothing is done to build the marsh back south of it," her wrote. "Madison Bay will soon become Lake Barre. Makes a big open funnel to the Gulf."

Barry would have flooded many local homes without the levees. Most residents also know restoring the eroding wetlands and barrier islands that once buffered inland communities from storms are just as important as building levees. Barry is the latest example of why.

Lesson 3: Beware of social media buzz. If you watched the Facebook

chatter, you read posts claiming levees had broken in Montegut and elsewhere. As of Saturday night, no levees had broken; a few had been overtopped.

There is a big difference between a levee overtopping and a break. The former can often be resolved with basic sandbags or other quick fixes. The latter is a full-fledged failure that can require major construction or helicopters dropping multiton sandbags into the breach.

Lafourche Sheriff Craig Webre warned about this Friday, cautioning residents to be wary of false rumors circulating on social media.

“Make decisions based on accurate information,” Webre said. “For the positive aspects associated with social media in terms of sharing information there is also the risk associated with wrong information.”

More lessons to come.

Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201. Follow him on Twitter @CourierEditor.

L E T T E RS P O L I CY T O DAY I N H I S T O R Y Today is Sunday, July 14, the 195th day of 2019.

There are 170 days left in the year.

On July 14, 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to "make America great again."

In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

In 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government.

In 1912, American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie ("This Land Is Your Land") was born in Okemah, Okla.

In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)

In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed.

In 1966, the city of Chicago awoke to the shocking news that eight student nurses had been brutally slain during the night in a South Side dormitory.

Drifter Richard Speck was convicted of the mass killing and condemned to death, but had his sentence reduced to life in prison, where he died in 1991.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York.

In 2003, newspaper columnist Robert Novak publicly revealed the CIA employment of Valerie Plame, wife of Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador in Africa who said the administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq.

Letters to the editor should be 400 words or less and include your name, address and daytime phone number.

Address letters to: The Courier, 3030 Barrow St., Houma, LA, 70360. Email: news@houmatoday.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Opposition antics continue with Bayou Bridge The Bayou Bridge Pipeline has been fully operational for more than three months – safely transporting crude oil 160 miles across the southern part of our state. In addition to helping meet the energy needs of Louisianians, the pipeline provides a strong economic boost with jobs and new streams of tax revenue.

Despite the pipeline’s completion and safe operation, environmental activists continue to do whatever it takes to undermine the project.

Opponents’ vigilante tactics did not succeed in stopping the project’s completion, so they’ve moved on to the courts. In the latest legal action, activist group Atchafalaya Basinkeeper has called for the pipeline to be shut down, alleging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not perform a rigorous review before granting the necessary permits.

Similar to the previous claims, the latest allegations are rooted in ideological opposition rather than fact. The pipeline was thoroughly reviewed by local, state and federal regulators before construction began. Activists have already had

multiple opportunities to make their case –- from the public comment period to a series of previous legal challenges that have proven futile.

It’s time to face the facts: Pipelines are the safest and most environmentally conscious method of transporting energy products.

They quietly operate 365 days a year to ensure our energy needs are met. Bayou Bridge is no exception.

We support rigorous review of the facts and environmentally safe and sound transportation practices for all aspects of the oil and gas industry. But when all of the legal criteria have been met (and often exceeded), it’s time to let the project move forward. Lawsuits like these do nothing more than make money for a handful of lawyers (on all sides) while costing every consumer in the state.

Randy Hayden President, Louisianians for Energy Baton Rouge

Large minimum wage hike would cost jobs A $15 minimum wage has been

a goal for many Democratic Representatives. And all but three 2020 Presidential candidates have endorsed the increase.

This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report estimating the $15 wage mandate would eliminate up to 3.7 million jobs. The impact would fall hardest on the least skilled; CBO estimates that 50 percent of the job-losers are ages 16-19.

Job losses from a $15 state or local minimum wage are already proving the damage across the country. Harvard Business School and Mathematica Policy Research found a spike in restaurant closures as a consequence of San Francisco's rapidly rising minimum wage. In New York City, roughly 6,000 restaurant jobs were eliminated last year following a steep wage hold.

A $15 federal minimum wage will only hurt those it intends to help, ending thousands of starter job opportunities and often wiping out the businesses that provide them.

Samantha Summers Communications director, Employment Policies Institute Washington, D.C.

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Readers share storm photos The Courier and Daily Comet asked readers to share photos from Hurricane Barry on Saturday, and they responded with dozens showing the storm's effects in Terrebonne, Lafourche and surrounding areas. Here are a few. You can view more, or share some of your own, on our Facebook pages or at houmatoday.com or dailycomet.com.

Roxanne Votaw shared this photo from Broadmoor subdivision in Houma. “A tree collapsed, taking out two gazebos and my new gas BBQ pit but missed the power line by a hair,” she wrote. “Things can be replaced. Everyone stay safe.”

Kyle Keneker Sr. shared this photo from Morgan City.

ABOVE: Jessica Birch: Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle.

ABOVE RIGHT: Jack Shoaf shared this photo of damage to an old gas station in Lockport.

RIGHT: David Bassham: A carport was torn loose and flipped upside down at Raywood Drive and San Antonio Boulevard in Houma’s Summerfield neighborhood.

Debbie Babin LaJaunie shared a photo from the Bayou Cane area near Houma.

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Kelly McElroy, Sports editor 985-857-2211 kelly.mcelroy@houmatoday.com

LSU baseball roster taking shape

By Wilson Alexander The Advocate, Baton Rouge

The Major League Baseball signing deadline passed Friday evening. Players taken in last month’s draft had until 5 p.m. to sign a professional contract.

LSU didn’t have much

reason to worry as the deadline approached, but clubs still had the opportunity to swoop in with hundreds of thousands of dollars and sway players from coming to school.

As time moved past the deadline, LSU officially knew all the players who had signed

contracts. The deadline gave solid answers on who had moved on from LSU and who had decided to play for the Tigers next year.

Over the past month, four LSU juniors signed with professional teams.

Shortstop Josh Smith, who

was taken in the second round, received $976,700 from the Yankees, according to MLB. com’s Jim Callis.

Center fielder Zach Watson signed for $780,400, according to multiple reports, with the Orioles, who took him in the third round.

Pitcher Zack Hess dropped further in the draft than LSU expected — to the seventh round — but he took $227,700 from Detroit, according to Callis.

Pitcher Todd Peterson got See LSU, B3

‘It’s an amazing blessing’ AU TO RAC I N G | B 2

NASCAR Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway

M A J O R L E AG U E BASEBALL | B2

ANGEL IN THE OUTFIELD Team honors fallen teammate with no-hitter

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WIMBLEDON Find out what happened Saturday

Houma native and former Ellender High and LSU-Alexandria basketball standout Gilbert “Gibby Talbot” (back) recently signed a deal with professional club Sayago of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguay’s top professional basketball league. [SUBMITTED]

Talbot finds new experiences playing abroad while chasing basketball dream T H E WA R R O O M

Buddy D’s interview with Coach Lombardi

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ver the last week I went through files given to me by my former WWL-Radio 870 radio broadcast partner and former long time newspaper writer, television broadcaster and radio host Buddy Diliberto.

For over 40 years the New Orleanian covered the sports scene in Louisiana like no one else ever did.

I ran across an interview Diliberto transcribed from film to paper when he went to Washington to interview legendary head coach Vince Lombardi in the summer of 1969 after Lombardi accepted the head coaching job with the Washington Redskins.

Lombardi won six NFL championships for the Green Bay Packers from 1959-1967, posted a 89-29-4 mark in Green Bay and coached the Packers to wins in Super Bowls I and II, but in early 1968 Lombardi retired from coaching to be just the general manager of the Packers.

However Lombardi grew restless in the front office and wanted to return to coaching in 1969.

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By Mike Gegenheimer Staff Writer

Reindeer is a little grittier than the typical deer backstrap you get in Louisiana.

At least that was Gilbert “Gibby” Talbot’s opinion of the Finnish delicacy.

Talbot doesn’t know what the Uruguayan equivalent is of reindeer, but he plans on finding out.

Talbot The Houma native and former Ellender High and LSU-Alexandria basketball standout recently signed a deal with professional club Sayago of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, the country’s top professional basketball league.

The move from the Finnish league last year to his new home on the other side of the world is as stark as they come.

Talbot, who started his college career at Louisiana Tech, is trading in snow

shoes and winter jackets for the more temperate weather of the humid subtropical climate.

But what excites Talbot the most about his new destination is the chance to experience a new culture he otherwise never would’ve had the opportunity to be a part of without basketball.

And the most important of those cultural experiences for someone who grew up in the bayou region?

Definitely the food.

“I plan on taking care of the basketball aspect of everything and then kind of throwing myself into the culture,” Talbot said. “I’m from south Louisiana, so the first thing I have to do is find the good food. That’s what I have to do. I have to find the best food, see where the best barber is and take it from there.”

Of course the most important experience Talbot is looking for down in South America is on the court.

He’ll be playing for Sayago in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, located along

the country’s southern coast and about an hour east of Buenos Aires by plane.

Sayago is in a rebuilding phase at the moment after a down season, but they compete in Uruguay’s top league, providing Talbot with plenty of competition.

Talbot reports to Uruguay at the end of the summer.

“It’s an amazing blessing,” Talbot said. “I’m very fortunate to get to travel the world and do what I do.”

And so far, Uruguay seems to be excited to have him, too.

“I’ve actually received a lot of fan support from the team I’m going to,” he said.

“I haven’t really experienced that before. I’ve had a lot of fans and locals hitting me up on Instagram and stuff like that to say welcome and that they’re excited to have me.”

Talbot expects the transition to a new country to be a little more smooth the second time around.

Going from LSU-Alexandria to the European style of Finland was challenging, to say the least. Not only was

he adjusting to a new country where he barely understood the language, but the game he spent his life playing was different, as well.

Since the Europeans take less stock into height or size for position placements, the 6-foot-10 Talbot was guarding centers who wouldn’t have been centers back home and guards who would.

He also had to learn that the pro game demanded a lot more than his college or high school days.

“I got to experience my first year as a pro and it was really eye opening,” Talbot said. “I was fortunate enough to have a pretty good year.

But the cost of going to a different team in all these different leagues is that you don’t know what the competition is like until you get there.

“My main focus (right now) is just to maintain and get stronger in the weight room and work on my conditioning and make sure I’m in shape.”

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Davis joins Lakers with championship plans

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.

— Anthony Davis’ year of uncertainty finally felt finished when he stood in the Los Angeles Lakers’ training complex and proudly held up his new gold jersey while LeBron James looked on approvingly.

After months of upheaval around his departure from New Orleans, the superstar forward is looking forward to years of success and stability on the West Coast.

Sure, Davis knows the Lakers are rarely stable, and championships are the

only success this franchise understands.

The six-time All-Star can’t wait for the challenge of winning big in the Hollywood spotlight.

“The most difficult part for me was just not knowing,” Davis said Saturday. “When it was announced that I was being traded, I don’t want to say it was a relief, (but) it was something that I’d thought about for a long time. Obviously it was tough to leave the city I’d been playing in for seven years, but I think it was best for me.

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Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, left, and Head Coach Frank Vogel, right, introduce Anthony Davis at a news conference Saturday at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif.

[DAMIAN DOVARGANES/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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IN BRIEF NBA SUMMER LEAGUE

Pelicans advance to Summer League semis Pelicans player Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit one of two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime, before Marcos Louzada Silva stole Miami's inbounds pass to seal a quarterfinal win for fourth-seeded New Orleans in Summer League action on Saturday night.

Alexander-Walker finished with 34 points on 9-for-21 shooting, including 5 of 12 from 3-point range. Kenrich Williams added 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jaxson Hayes contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 5 seed Miami was led by Duncan Robinson, who had 26 points and eight rebounds. Jeremiah Martin scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Heat.

The Pelicans will play No. 8 Memphis in the Summer League semifinals at 5 p.m. today.

SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND

Bottas denies Hamilton the pole at British GP By only six milliseconds — 0.006 — Lewis Hamilton was left in an unusual position on Saturday: Missing out on pole for the British Grand Prix.

The pause was a lot longer when the Formula One leader was later surprised to be asked why “people question your Britishness” in the post-qualifying news conference.

Look around Silverstone at the flags and banners and there is little doubt who the home crowd of more than 100,000 wants to win on Sunday.

But after being outpaced

by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton will not start from the front of the grid at the British GP for the first time since 2014.

“It wasn’t the best of qualifying sessions,” Hamilton said, “but it is a long race tomorrow.”

It is a race Hamilton is trying to win for a record sixth time, further cementing the racing excellence of Britain’s five-time world champion.

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA

China claims first 3 diving golds at worlds Xie Siyi and Cao Yuan won the men’s 3-meter springboard synchro on Saturday to complete a Chinese sweep of all three diving events on the opening day of the world championships.

Xie and Cao finished with 439.74 points, well ahead of the second-place pair of Jack Laugher of Britain, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics champion, and his new partner Daniel Goodfellow, who had 415.02. Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez and Yahel Castillo Huerta of Mexico took the bronze with 413.94.

The results gave China, Britain and Mexico guaranteed spots in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Earlier, favorites Lian Junjie and Si Yajie of China easily won gold in the 10-meter platform mixed synchro and Chen Yiwen won the women’s 1-meter springboard, a non-Olympic event, with a total of 285.45 points.

DAVIE, FLA.

Dolphins assistant to take leave for health issue Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says “require my full attention.”

Caldwell was hired in February to be the Dolphins’ assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach.

He was expected to help in the development of second-year quarterback Josh Rosen, who is rebooting his career after a shaky rookie 2018 season with the Arizona Cardinals.

Caldwell will instead spend this season as a consultant.

The Associated Press

Angels honor Skaggs with amazing game

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the Los Angeles Angels think about Tyler Skaggs in the months and years ahead, Andrew Heaney is grateful they’ll have the memory of one incredible night to assuage their sadness.

With Skaggs’ name and No. 45 on all of their jerseys Friday night, the Angels played practically perfect baseball throughout their first home game since their 27-year-old teammate’s death.

After they completed a combined no-hitter and a 13-0 victory over Seattle, the Angels gathered on the field and placed those No. 45 jerseys on the mound until it was more red than brown.

The Angels then stood reverently in a circle to pay one more tribute to the ebullient, lanky left-hander who definitely would have called them nasty.

“For us, it’s emotionally therapeutic,” said Heaney, Skaggs’ best friend and fellow starting pitcher. “After the game, we ran out on the field and everybody was celebrating. Like three hours earlier, I don’t know about everybody else, (but) I had tears in my eyes. You’re sort of reliving your bad memories, bad thoughts.

Just for tonight, and maybe moving forward, it can change your mindset. When you think about him, you’re thinking about the loss of a friend, a teammate. But moving forward, hopefully you think of his jersey, you think of his name, (and) it brings back positive memories.”

This too-good-forHollywood evening began with a touching pregame

ceremony honoring Skaggs, who was found dead in his hotel room July 1 in Texas on the first morning of a road trip.

The Angels and Mariners all stood solemnly on the Big A field while Skaggs’ mother, Debbie, delivered a heartbreakingly perfect strike with her first pitch.

When the game began, the Angels were fearless and nearly flawless.

Taylor Cole opened with two perfect innings before Félix Peña pitched the game of his life, allowing just one walk in seven hitless innings. Together, they threw the 11th nohitter in franchise history on the night before what would have been Skaggs’ 28th birthday.

“I know he’s here today, and he was looking over us, and he’s definitely a part of this,” said Cole, a 29-yearold reliever making only his 33rd career big-league appearance. “We love him, we miss him, and we’re always going to be there for him.”

The surreal details piled up as the Angels absorbed the enormity of their night.

As Mike Trout noted, they scored seven runs in the first inning and finished with 13 runs and 13 hits — and Skaggs’ birthday is 7-13 — July 13th.

The last combined nohitter in California was thrown in Oakland on July 13, 1991 — the exact day Skaggs, a California native, was born.

“Tonight was in honor of him,” Trout said. “He was definitely looking over us tonight. He’s probably up there saying we’re nasty. What an unbelievable game to be a part of. I’m speechless.

This is the best way possible to honor him tonight.

It was pretty crazy.”

Kurt Busch wins Cup series race

By Gary B. Graves The Associated Press

SPARTA, Ky. — Kurt Busch won a door-to-door overtime battle with his little brother at Kentucky Speedway to earn his first victory with Chip Ganassi Racing.

The Saturday night showdown between the Busch Brothers came a week after Kurt Busch lost at Daytona because he pitted from the lead moments before weather stopped the race. That pit call haunted Busch and his crew chief all week, but a late call for four tires gave the No. 1 team a shot at redemption.

Joey Logano had the victory in hand until a spin

by Bubba Wallace with six laps remaining sent the race into overtime.

Logano and Kyle Busch lined up side-by-side on the restart for what was expected to be a race for the victory, but both Erik Jones and Kurt Busch shoved their cars into the

Kurt Busch makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday in Sparta, Ky. [TIMOTHY D. EASLEY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

mix for an intense final two laps. Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch touched as they raced for the lead, both cars wiggled, and it appeared Kurt Busch was headed into the wall.

But he recovered to squeeze past his brother right before the checkered flag.

The Busch Brothers finished 1-2, but it was

the first win of the year for Kurt Busch and his new Ganassi team. Team owner Chip Ganassi called into victory lane from Toronto, where he’s with his IndyCar team.

The victory is the third straight of the season for Chevrolet and first in nine races at Kentucky. It ended a two-race Kentucky winning streak for Martin

Truex Jr. and Toyota Jones was third in a Toyota and Ganassi driver Kyle Larson was fourth. Denny Hamlin was fifth as JGR had three cars in the top five.

The finish was fitting considering the first two stages belonged to the Buschs. Kurt won the first 80-lap segment while Kyle Busch won the second.

United States helps fuel women’s soccer globally

By Jayme Fraser GateHouse Media

America dominated the Women’s World Cup tournament this summer in France, and not just by winning the coveted trophy.

Current U.S. league athletes played for 13 of the 24 countries — including Team USA — that competed in the month-long international soccer championship that ended July 7.

About one in every seven Women’s World Cup players hailed from a professional or collegiate team in the United States. The tally doubles when counting those who previously played for American teams, according to a GateHouse analysis of rosters.

The stats highlight the worldwide importance of the Title IX anti-discrimination law and the quality of the National Women’s Soccer League even as other nations invest historic amounts in their own systems.

“The United States has put women’s sports at the forefront when other countries were not doing so,” said Aaran Lines, president and former coach of the Western New York Flash. “It started with Title IX.” The 1972 federal law

prohibits sex discrimination in education and requires schools to provide equal athletic opportunities. The landmark law led American colleges to add women’s teams, which have developed talent for a breadth of professional and national sports.

And because collegiate coaches increasingly recruit worldwide, the federal law also has created more training opportunities for international players. At the World Cup, nearly 80 players from 15 countries other than the United States have ties to collegiate teams here.

“You just look at Mexico and Canada.

They’ve had huge success based on their players coming to our country to play in college and develop then go back to their national teams and raise that level for their team,” said UCLA Coach and former American national team player Amanda Cromwell.

All but two people on Canada’s roster played for an American college and one of them joins the University of Michigan this fall. Mexico’s squad did not qualify for the World Cup this cycle, but its 2015 roster shows 16 of 23 players had those ties.

While women from American leagues played

for half the countries in their cup, men from U.S. leagues appeared on just a fifth of the teams in the cup last year.

Even the rosters of Team USA underscore the difference.

All 23 players on the women’s roster compete in American leagues compared to only 14 of 23 men. This year’s female squad hailed from eight of nine U.S. clubs: Chicago Red Stars, North Carolina Courage, Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride, Portland Thorns, Seattle’s Reign FC, New Jersey’s Sky Blue FC, and Utah Royals.

Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke said the National Women’s Soccer League attracts the best players because it is seen by so many as the world’s most competitive professional environment for the women’s game.

“They see it as a place to come and excel and push themselves and develop,” he said. “While other leagues in other countries have got a rich culture on the men’s side, in particular, I think the U.S. women’s football is the pinnacle.”

Club competition World Cup rosters featured 56 active NWSL players and another 37 former players, according

to a GateHouse Media review. With the addition of former players on semi-pro teams or from previous pro leagues, more than 110 World Cup players have competed in the United States beyond the college level.

Of the 24 teams at the tournament, only four rosters were devoid of a tie to an American league: Germany, China, Italy and South Korea.

“The NWSL is a great platform for players developing for their national teams all over the world,” said Seattle Reign FC Coach Vlatko Andonovski, who has worked with two dozen women who played for nine countries at the World Cup. In recent years, other countries have launched women’s leagues and ramped up investments in an attempt to catch up with America.

Teams in Europe now pay some players more than those in the United States, too, making it easier for them to recruit athletes.

NWSL players get an average salary of $27,054 a year, according to Sporting Intelligence’s global salaries report from 2017. In England, they would make $35,355.

In Germany, they would get $43,730. In France, they would earn $49,782.

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Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 4, Philadelphia 0 Boston 8, L.A. Dodgers 1 Miami 8, N.Y. Mets 4 Arizona 4, St. Louis 2 Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 10, Milwaukee 7, 10 innings Atlanta 5, San Diego 3 Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh 4 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2 Tampa Bay 16, Baltimore 4 St. Louis 4, Arizona 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 0 L.A. Dodgers 11, Boston 2 Boston 8, L.A. Dodgers 1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 5, Cleveland 3 San Francisco at Milwaukee, late Texas 9, Houston 8 Cincinnati at Colorado, late Kansas City 8, Detroit 5 Atlanta at San Diego, late L.A. Angels 13, Seattle 0 Today’s Games Oakland 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Washington (Sanchez 5-6) at Philadelphia Saturday’s Games (TBD), 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-7) at Miami (Alcantara Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 4, 2nd game 4-8), 12:10 p.m.

Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 San Francisco (Beede 2-3) at Milwaukee Oakland 13, Chicago White Sox 2 (Chacin 3-9), 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City 4, Detroit 1 Arizona (Greinke 10-3) at St. Louis (Mikolas Minnesota 6, Cleveland 2 5-9), 1:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers 11, Boston 2 Pittsburgh (Williams 3-2) at Chicago Cubs Houston at Texas, late (Quintana 6-7), 1:20 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Cincinnati (Mahle 2-9) at Colorado Today’s Games Tampa Bay (TBD) at Baltimore (Cashner 9-3), (Senzatela 7-6), 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Soroka 9-1) at San Diego (Quantrill 12:05 p.m.

2-2), 3:10 p.m.

Toronto (Stroman 5-9) at N.Y. Yankees L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 10-2) at Boston (Price (Tanaka 5-5), 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Berrios 8-5) at Cleveland (Bieber 7-2), 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games 8-3), 12:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 1:10 p.m., 1st Detroit (Zimmermann 0-6) at Kansas City game (Bailey 7-6), 1:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 6:40 p.m., 2nd Houston (Verlander 10-4) at Texas (Jurado game 5-4), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-8) at Oakland Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

(Anderson 9-5), 3:07 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Kikuchi 4-6) at L.A. Angels (Suarez Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

2-1), 3:07 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 10-2) at Boston (Price 7-2), 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

WIMBLEDON Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Saturday’s results from Wimbledon at The Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m. (seedings in parentheses): Women’s Singles NATIONAL LEAGUE Championship EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB Simona Halep (7), Romania, def. Serena Atlanta 55 37 .598 — Williams (11), United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Washington 49 42 .538 5½ Philadelphia 47 45 .511 8

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GOLF PGA TOUR JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Saturday’s leaders at TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. Purse: $6 million. Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71 (35-36) Third Round Cameron Tringale 66-66-65—197 Andrew Landry 65-65-67—197 Bill Haas 66-68-64—198 Adam Schenk 67-65-66—198 Nick Watney 68-67-64—199 Dylan Frittelli 66-68-65—199 Ryan Moore 67-67-65—199 Vaughn Taylor 65-68-66—199 Chris Stroud 68-66-66—200 Roger Sloan 68-65-67—200 Lucas Glover 67-64-69—200 Sepp Straka 70-67-64—201 Collin Morikawa 70-66-65—201 Sebastián Muñoz 70-68-64—202 Nick Taylor 67-69-66—202 Scott Stallings 69-67-66—202 Wes Roach 69-67-66—202 Sungjae Im 68-67-67—202 Kyle Stanley 68-66-68—202 Bud Cauley 67-67-68—202 Charles Howell III 68-70-65—203 Nate Lashley 67-71-65—203 Adam Svensson 70-65-68—203 Sam Ryder 67-67-69—203

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS BRIDGESTONE SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday’s leaders at Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio Purse: $2.8 million. Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 (35-35) Third Round Scott Parel 66-72-67—205 Retief Goosen 69-62-75—206 Steve Stricker 64-70-73—207 Kent Jones 70-67-70—207 Brandt Jobe 69-65-73—207 Tim Petrovic 71-68-69—208 Jay Haas 69-68-72—209 Vijay Singh 70-70-70—210 Ken Duke 69-71-70—210 Colin Montgomerie 71-68-71—210 Steve Flesch 71-67-72—210 Miguel Angel Jiménez 73-70-68—211 Wes Short, Jr. 71-70-70—211 Kevin Sutherland 70-70-71—211 Michael Bradley 77-68-67—212 Doug Garwood 72-72-68—212 Tom Lehman 72-71-69—212 John Daly 70-73-69—212 Woody Austin 71-71-70—212 Scott McCarron 74-67-71—212 Bob Estes 71-69-72—212 Kenny Perry 71-71-71—213 Billy Andrade 73-69-71—213 Jerry Kelly 69-72-72—213 Duffy Waldorf 70-70-73—213 Olin Browne 70-70-73—213 Tommy Tolles 70-67-76—213

LPGA TOUR MARATHON CLASSIC Saturday’s leaders at Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio Purse: $1.75 million. Yardage: 6,561; Par: 71

(34-37) (a-denotes amateur) Third Round Sei Young Kim Lexi Thompson Jeongeun Lee6 Carlota Ciganda Jennifer Kupcho Stacy Lewis Pavarisa Yoktuan Brooke M. Henderson Dana Finkelstein Caroline Masson Youngin Chun Mariajo Uribe Minjee Lee Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras Tiffany Joh Jaye Marie Green Paula Creamer Kelly Tan Elizabeth Szokol Emma Talley Su Oh Christina Kim Ashleigh Buhai

67-64-66—197 66-67-65—198 66-66—69—201 66-68-68—202 67-66-69—202 65-68-69—202 68-70-66—204 67-70-67—204 70-69-66—205 65-70-70—205 64-70-71—205 72-69-65—206 69-72-65—206 70-67-69—206 70-67-69—206 68-73-66—207 69-71-67—207 69-71-67—207 71-67-69—207 70-68-69—207 69-69-69—207 68-68-71—207 67-69-71—207

SOCCER MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER All times Central EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T PTS GF GA Philadelphia 10 5 6 36 39 28 D.C. United 8 5 8 32 27 23 Atlanta 9 7 3 30 27 23 Montreal 9 10 3 30 26 36 New York City FC 7 2 8 29 30 20 New York Red Bulls 8 7 4 28 33 27 Toronto FC 7 8 5 26 32 33 Orlando City 7 9 4 25 28 27 New England 6 8 6 24 24 38 Chicago 5 9 7 22 32 31 Columbus 5 14 2 17 17 31 Cincinnati 5 13 2 17 20 45

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T PTS Los Angeles FC 14 2 4 46 LA Galaxy 11 8 1 34 Minnesota United 10 7 3 33 Seattle 9 5 5 32 San Jose 9 7 4 31 FC Dallas 8 8 5 29 Houston 8 8 3 27 Real Salt Lake 8 9 2 26 Portland 7 8 2 23 Sporting Kansas City 5 7 7 22 Vancouver 4 8 8 20 Colorado 5 10 4 19 3 points for a victory, one point for a tie Saturday’s Games Orlando City 1, Columbus 0 Toronto FC 2, Montreal 0 Minnesota United 1, FC Dallas 0 Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1 Philadelphia at Real Salt Lake, late Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver, late Colorado at Portland, late Today’s Games Atlanta at Seattle, 2:55 p.m.

New York City FC at New York, 5:30 p.m.

GF 53 27 37 29 33 29 29 25 26 29 22 29

GA 17 25 29 25 31 26 28 29 28 34 31 38

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Halep captures Wimbledon, denies Serena her 24th Slam

By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England — Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon’s champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners.

Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday’s final, there already was inscribed: “Miss S. Halep.”

Halep was not concerned with preventing Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about was winning her first at the All England Club. And she played pretty much perfectly.

On top of her game right from start to finish, Halep overwhelmed Williams 6-2, 6-2 in stunning fashion for her second major championship. The whole thing took less than an hour as Williams lost her third Slam final in a row as she tries to equal Margaret Court’s record for most major trophies in tennis history.

“I’m very sure,” Halep said, “that was the best match of my life.”

The No. 7-seeded Romanian made a mere three unforced errors, a remarkably low total and 23 fewer than Williams.

Not bad for someone who has been frank about how jittery she has gotten in past big matches and began the day having lost nine of 10 matchups against Williams. But after losing each of her first three

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For the cultural adjustment, Talbot downloaded the language learning app Duolingo

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New Orleans Saints head coach Tom Fears, Saints owner John Mecom met with Lombardi about taking over the young franchise.

Diliberto told me he had first been tipped off to the meeting by former Packers great running back Jimmy Taylor, who the Saints traded for in their inaugural 1967 season and helped set up the meeting between his former coach and Mecom.

Diliberto told me that ABC Network was really pushing the coverage of pro football knowing they would have Monday Night Football in the fall of 1970 and would try and accommodate people for interviews and the former sports anchor knew Lombardi from when the city of New Orleans was trying to get a franchise.

Lombardi agreed to do the interview before training camp started for the Redskins in 1969, but he told Diliberto that he wanted him to bring him some Barq’s Root Beer from New Orleans.

“Lombardi told me right off the bat he would not comment on being pursued

by John Mecom because of respect for Tom Fears, but he confirmed they had spoken and that John Mecom offered him some equity of the team in a deal, but that it was never serious talks,” Diliberto said.

Diliberto asked Coach Vince Lombardi what he had learned in the one year away from coaching football.

“What I learned was that the National Football League and I include myself in that league was way too arrogant and we were full of ourselves thinking we had a monopoly on professional football,” Lombardi said.”Anyone who thinks Joe Namath and the New York Jets defeating the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III was a fluke doesn’t know anything about football. The AFL has gotten to be a much more physical league over the past few years. The passing game

Simona Halep walks away with her trophy after defeating Serena Williams, left, in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon, Saturday in London. [TIM IRELAND/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

major finals, Halep now has won two straight, including at last year’s French Open.

“She literally played out of her mind. Congratulations, Simona,” Williams said during the trophy ceremony. “It was a little bit ‘a deer in the headlights’ for me.”

Williams also lost in straight sets against Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final a year ago, and against Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open last September.

“I just have to figure out a way to win a final,” Williams said.

The 37-year-old American hasn’t won a tournament since the 2017 Australian Open, when she set the professionalera record of 23 Grand Slam championships (Court won 13 of her titles against amateur competition).

Williams was pregnant when she won in Australia and then took more than a year off the tour; her daughter, Olympia, was born in September 2017.

Since returning to tennis, Williams has dealt with injuries but still managed to remain among the game’s elite. In part because of a bad left knee, she only had played 12 matches all season until Wimbledon.

“Just got to keep fighting,” Williams said, “and just keep trying.”

Didn’t take long on Saturday for the 27-year-old Halep to demonstrate this was not going to be easy for Williams.

Not by any means.

Showing off the talents and traits that once lifted her to No. 1 in the rankings, Halep never really gave Williams a chance to get into the match.

on his phone to try to build on what little he remembers from high school Spanish classes at Ellender.

For everything else, Talbot is leaning on the advice from an old friend and fellow Houma native, Nate Frye, a former Houma

Christian School and UNO standout who recently played in Uruguay in the same league for which Talbot is headed.

“He basically just told me (the league) is super physical,” Talbot said, “which is right up my alley.”

schemes and the attack on opposing secondaries are right now better than what I see in the NFL overall. They run a lot of (3-4) defensive schemes which is interesting and more zone coverage sets than the National Football League does and it works.”

Lombardi went on to talk about the biggest difference he saw between both leagues and what made the American Football League a viable professional league.

“I’m going to tell you how they got real good so fast,” Lombardi said. “This is fact that the American Football League scouted and selected players from the predominately black schools, especially in the South, far better than what as a league we have done. I give the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams a lot of credit for doing such a good job spotting the talent at those schools, but as a whole we did not do a good job getting those top players.

If we don’t improve finding players from those schools, listening to those coaches and finding out about them the American Football League will overtake the National Football League and fast. When I took over the job here with the Redskins I told our scouts and coaching staff I want the best players for the Redskins that fit what we do.

This talk of picking the best man on the board is ridiculous. Front-office folks that say they are protecting their jobs and repeating what others tell them. I want the best player for what we do here in Washington, just like what we had in Green Bay. I want the player that will work hard, work as a team, excel in our system and be good people on and off the field.”

Lombardi went on.

“If someone doesn’t like me selecting or trading for players that don’t look like them, tough, go cheer for someone else,” Lombardi said. “I will do this my way.

And if you don’t agree with that I can’t help you. It won’t be the players or coaches fault or the fault of the owner if we don’t succeed, but Vince Lombardi’s fault. I run this team with help from some excellent people around

me. I am not afraid to lose.

People tell me I have my reputation on the line taking this job. I don’t care about reputation. I care about piecing together a group of men who from different backgrounds, different schools, different thoughts about politics and life and having them work for one goal. We have too many people who breed hate, prejudice and some that want something without really working for it. That won’t be tolerated here. It will be done one way, my way.”

Lombardi also said his real calling in life was coaching and not being a front-office guy.

“I still think I have a lot more to give to the game and coaching is like teaching and I love to teach, and I also like to see the benefits of those teachings,” Lombardi said.

“I learned about things in my year away from coaching, but what I learned the most about was the special relationship I had with my players and coaches. As a coach/general manager you have to deal with family issues, pressures in being a professional athlete and also learning life issues from them. I am not too old to not learn from young people in life. There is nothing in life that can fill that gap in forming that relationship with them as a person individually and as a team.

It’s gratifying to be part of something special and having success in that venture.”

Lombardi posted a 7-5-2 overall mark in his first season with the Redskins in 1969.

It was their first winning season in 14 years.

But after years of having digestive issues Lombardi went see a specialist in June of 1970 and he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

Lombardi died in September of 1970 at age 57.

Diliberto died in 2005, but even after all those years he would tell me the Lombardi session was the best interview he ever did with a coach in his over 40 years of covering sports.

NFL analyst Mike Detillier is based in Raceland.

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$220,000 from the Nationals, almost $12,000 higher than slot value for his draft position.

Meanwhile, outfielder Antoine Duplantis signed with the Mets for $85,000, Callis said, a high number for a senior. Outgoing college players don’t have much leverage in contract negotiations.

Four of LSU’s high school recruits chose professional baseball: pitcher Daniel Espino, infielder Rece Hinds, pitcher Jimmy Lewis and infielder Christian Cairo, who was on campus before the Indians offered him $955,000.

Cairo’s decision forced LSU to quickly search for two infielders. The Tigers will have to pick three new starters across the infield, and they wanted depth. Coach Paul Mainieri said the Tigers have found two more infielders, but he didn’t reveal their names.

A few weeks ago, Mainieri said both players were

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traded to the Lakers, I realized it was an unbelievable opportunity for me,” he added. “To be here with a wonderful organization, and then to be able to play alongside LeBron and the players that we have now ... to get the opportunity to do that and come here and play for an organization that’s all about winning, and winning championships, and that’s the only goal, I think that was the biggest thing for me.”

The Lakers formally acquired Davis this month in one of the biggest moves of the NBA’s tumultuous offseason, but this courtship has been happening for much longer. Davis became determined to leave New Orleans last season, and Los Angeles made an in-season run at Davis before eagerly blowing up its young core to get a second game-changing star to play alongside James.

Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka introduced Davis as “the most dominant young basketball player in the world.”

“There is no more complete basketball player in the game,” Pelinka added.

“There is nothing he can’t do. He can shoot. He can make plays. He can defend 1 to 5. He can protect the rim. He can handle the ball.

His dedication to his craft is unparalleled. To sit here next to him and think he’s going to be on our team and he’s going to be a pillar in this franchise for many years is just something we’re incredibly proud of.”

The Lakers gave up Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and a slew of draft picks to land Davis one year before he could become an unrestricted free agent. While Pelinka clearly expects Davis to sign a longterm deal to stay with the Lakers, Davis didn’t make a declaration of his intentions right away.

“Right now, my focus is on this year, and trying to help this organization become a championship team,” Davis said.

Davis’ new jersey will bear a No. 3 after his plan to take his usual No. 23 from James fell through thanks to rules involving jersey supplier Nike, who had already begun planning for next season with James in the No. 23 shirt. Davis will go back to the number he wore in elementary and middle school, although he jokingly said the denial of No. 23 “was pretty hurtful.”

Davis and James have been kept up to speed on Pelinka’s machinations to build a strong roster around them.

Davis strongly endorsed the signing of DeMarcus

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drafted. They committed to other schools, but they were released from their letters of intent after the head coaches were fired.

“We’ve got a couple commitments from kids we think are going to be really good players,” Mainieri said.

The deadline cemented decisions by four other drafted players. Sophomore catcher Saul Garza, who the Royals picked in the 32nd round, decided to return to LSU. Commits Maurice Hampton (outfield), Cade Doughty (infield) and Connor Phillips (pitcher) also went unsigned.

Now that the signing deadline has passed, LSU’s roster for next season will become more clear. The Tigers have 15 players in summer leagues, where Doughty’s batting .358 with four home runs.

Though the Tigers have talked openly about Doughty, Hampton and other signees like catchers Alex Milazzo and Hayden Travinski, LSU hasn’t revealed its entire signing class. It had to wait until the deadline.

Cousins, his former teammate in New Orleans — and not just because Davis prefers to play as a power forward instead of a center.

“I like playing the 4,” Davis said to a laughing coach Frank Vogel. “I’m not even going to sugarcoat it. I don’t like playing the 5, but if it comes down to it, Coach, I’ll play the 5.”

Pelinka said the Lakers signed Cousins and resigned JaVale McGee precisely so that Davis wouldn’t wear down his body guarding centers.

Davis was asked about load management, and he dismissed it: “I’m playing. I’m 26 years old. I love the game of basketball. I’m ready to play.”

Davis also waived a $4 million trade kicker in his contract so the Lakers would have cap room to take their failed run at Kawhi Leonard, a move that Pelinka praised as selfless.

“Anytime you’re able to acquire a player like Kawhi, I think you have to do almost everything to get a guy like that,” Davis said.

“It didn’t work out for us, but I wanted to make sure I did whatever I could to help the team.”

Basketball-loving Los Angeles is still buzzing after its two teams were turned into immediate contenders during free agency, but they’re hardly alone in a league that might have achieved a measure of parity after years of Golden State dominance.

While Leonard and Paul George landed with the Clippers, Davis and James are confident about the future ahead for the 16-time NBA champions, who are exponentially more beloved in their hometown than their local rivals. Davis has lived in Los Angeles during the offseason for several years, and he loves everything about it but the traffic.

“It’s going to be fun,” Davis said of the new-look league with its new crop of superstar pairings. “I’m excited about it. I think the league has grown. I think it’s better. (With) all the players teaming up and spreading that talent throughout the league, it’s going to be a fun season. I like our roster. I like every player that we have, from one through 14.”

The Lakers have been the worst team in the NBA during their team-record six consecutive seasons out of the playoffs, but Davis and James expect to end those struggles and drought in the year ahead.

They’re aiming for much more, too.

“I know we’ll talk about it and do whatever we can to definitely make this team a championship team next season,” Davis said, before correcting himself: “This season.”

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HOROSCOPES Leo, you want to give sound advice but are a little worried about how your message will be received. All you can do is put the information out there and hope for the best.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 All it takes is a little rescheduling to free up your calendar for something extremely fun, Virgo.

Now you just have to settle on which enjoyable activity to do.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 If you feel like your coffers are getting a little empty lately, find a fun way to bring in a little more money, Libra. This extra income will alleviate some pressure you have felt of late.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, once you stop trying so hard, all of the answers will fall in your lap. However, it can be difficult to pull back and let nature run its course. Things worth fighting for take work.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, there's not much you can do to prevent your momentum from taking you in a particular direction. Enjoy the ride and hold on tight.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Stick to your gut feeling when someone tries to persuade you otherwise, Taurus. You know what feels right and wrong, and you can guide others in the right direction.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Your current focus on finances has all of your accounts under scrutiny, Gemini. You need to have a clear picture of spending habits in order to reign things in.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you are feeling exhausted, plan a getaway that will have you feeling rested in no time. Go somewhere nearby so you can start relaxing as soon as possible.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

It may be time for a big change, Sagittarius. A number of factors that only you can control will determine which direction to go in. Start thinking of the possibilities.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 A few celebrations are in store for you, Capricorn. Rest up for a period of whirlwind activity that won't abate anytime soon. Bring a friend along for the ride.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Learn how to control stressors that impact your well-being, Aquarius. This may be as simple as exercising or getting out in the fresh air for extended periods of time.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You may have a reason for keeping your cards close to the vest, Pisces. However, sometimes you may have to share some of your secrets.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Summer Fun Kids Day: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. The region’s largest and longest-running indoor children’s festival is for children of all ages. Live on-stage entertainment features local music, dance and theater acts. Attractions include a Play Zone where children can climb, bounce and jump in a giant indoor playground and a Discovery Den where children can explore through fun, interactive exhibits. Admission is $5. Ages 1 and under free.

Geared Up: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2, Bayou Country Children's Museum, 211 Rue Betancourt, Thibodaux. Climb on and interact with vehicles and equipment while learning about careers in agriculture, oil and gas, the military, construction, first responders and other local industries. Participate in handson activities to learn about the mechanics of how it all works.

Admission is $10 at the gate and includes access to the museum for the day.

Fishing Rodeo: Aug. 2-4; scale times are Saturday 2-6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The SCUBA division closes at 2 p.m Sunday at the East Park Recreation Center, 107 Robert St. in Houma. The Terrebonne Sportsman League's 67th annual Fishing Rodeo, with shoreline, tarpon, freshwater and SCUBA divisions.

Info: Larry Jordan 985-601-4110, Troy Bonvillain 985-804-1504 or Mike Bonvillain 985-860-4664.

A Taste of Jamaica: 6:30-11 p.m.

Sept. 5, Houma Municipal Auditorium, 880 Verret St., Houma. A night of Jamaican food, music by The Soul Survivors. Benefit for Liberty Dwelling, an organization that seeks to assist young adults who have aged out of the foster care system to become self-reliant and productive citizens of Terrebonne

and Lafourche parishes. Tickets are $65 from Avril@libertydwelling. org.

TaWaSi Antiques and Vintage Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept.

6-7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8, Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd. in Thibodaux. The 43rd annual antiques show will feature dealers from throughout the South selling vintage and antique items such as estate and costume jewelry, furniture, home décor, linens and much more. There will be a raffle of items donated by various dealers and drawings for door prizes. Unlimited admission tickets, which are $10 and can be used for all three days, may be purchased from any TaWaSi member, through eventbrite.com or at the door. Children in strollers will be admitted free.

Craftin' Cajuns: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept.

14 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Over 200 booths with craft items and food. Admission is free. Info: houmaciviccenter.com/ craftshow.

Downtown Arts Walk: 5-9 p.m.

Sept. 27 in Thibodaux. Semi-annual display of arts and craft. Proceeds are donated directly to Thibodaux Main Street to promote and revitalizec downtown Thibodaux. Free.

Cut Off Youth Center Hurricane Festival: Sept. 27-29, 205 W. 79th St., Cut Off. Celebrating Cajun culture, this festival features food, live music and carnival rides.

Raffle and auction with proceeds go to the Cut Off Youth Center.

Free admission. Info: 632-7616.

Downtown on the Bayou: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 28, noon-9 p.m. Sept.

29, downtown Houma. Musical celebration formerly Downtown Fall Fest, showcasing local musical talent. Event also includes jambalaya and pastalaya cook-off.

Proceeds from this event will be disbursed to local school music programs for the purpose of purchasing and repairing instruments, as well as other learning materials.

Info -- downtownonthebayou. wixsite.com.

La Fete des Vieux Temps: Oct. 4-6 at the Lafourche Central Market pavilion, 4484 La. 1, Raceland.

Called the "Festival of Old Times," this event features a celebration of music, dancing, Cajun food, and arts and crafts show. Info: lafetedesvieuxtemps.com.

Bayou Book Challenge: Through Dec. 31. The Terrebonne Parish Library System invites readers of all ages and abilities to join the Bayou Book Challenge reading incentive. To register, go to mytpl. org/bayoubookchallenge. Info: Naomi Magola at 876-5861, opt. 3.

MEETINGS AL-ANON: 6 p.m., Sundays, St. Matthew’s School Library, Houma; noon, Tuesdays, Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Meeting Room, 720 Talbot Ave., Thibodaux, 446-1065; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, 501 Kenney St., Houma (St. Bernadette House), 414-2319; 7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Houma, 537-8585; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, 210 Washington St., Napoleonville, 369-7029 or 513-1952; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 505 St. Louis St., Thibodaux, 446-1157 or 227-8788; 7 p.m.

Thursdays, 501 Kenney St., Houma (St. Bernadette House), 414-2319.

These meetings are for the family members and friends of alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 6 p.m., Tuesdays, Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Family Center, 720 Talbot Ave., Thibodaux.

Information -- 446-1065. Alcoholics Anonymous: 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m., Monday-Friday and Sunday; 10 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 a.m., 111 Munson Drive, Houma; 800-2853989 or 876-9855. Meetings are open and sponsored by the The Easy Does It Club.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Used to serve wine 7. System to code a number 10. Meddled 12. A type of discount 13. Dependent on 14. Type of wrap 15. Nigerian people 16. Nuclear missile 17. Scientists’tool (abbr.)

18 . and feathers 19. It cleans you 21. Doctors’ group 22. Silvery marine fish 27. Atomic #58 28. Popular March holiday

33. Pa’s partner 34. Sicknesses 36. ‘ death do us part 37. Scottish settlement 38. Innumerable 39. Small constellation 40. Wings 41. Supernatural creatures 44. Some are hallowed 45. The front door 48. Greek war god 49. Lamented 50. Foot (Latin) 51. Sprucely

CLUES DOWN 1. Military leader (abbr.)

2. Celery (Spanish) 3. Pay heed 4. The products of human creativity 5. Surcharge 6. Doctor of Education 7. Hurtful remarks 8. Marine mollusk 9. The habitat of wild animals 10. Pieces of body art 11. Refusing to budge 12. Triangular back bones 14. Type of cat 17. Type of web browser (abbr.)

18. Small, broad-headed nails 20. Man City coach Guardiola 23. Periods of food shortages 24. European nation

25. Jr.’s father 26. Concealed 29. One who works with the police (abbr.)

30. Lawyers 31. Look of disapproval 32. Longed 35. Type of power cable (abbr.)

36. Hindu cymbals 38. Young women (French) 40. Swiss river 41. Expression of annoyance 42. Where criminals go 43. Inwardly 44. Luck 45. One point north of due east 46. Originally called 47. Defunct airline

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5 stories we’re watching this week 1. Aftermath of Hurricane Barry: How do oystermen feel about the aftermath of Hurricane Barry considering the issues they’ve had with too much freshwater in the oyster beds?

2. Community responds to killings: A family and the community in Dulac respond to the murder-suicide that occurred there on July 3.

Lisa Dardar, 52, of Dulac, was killed, and Darrel Billiot, 56, of Dulac, took his own life, authorities said. Billiot, a registered sex offender, was a suspect in an alleged sexual assault of a female juvenile within the previous day.

4. Taking a closer look at Nicholls’ master plan: Nicholls State University officials discuss the highlights of the campus master plan. The plan includes the partnership between Nicholls and local nonprofit Friends of Bayou Lafourche and its proposed Bayou-Side Park. The park is expected to include features such as a floating dock,

3. Seafood stuffing makes side dishes special: With the abundance of seafood in south Louisiana, creative cooks can often find exciting new ways to enjoy it. One of those ways is to dress up something else with a seafood stuffing. Check out our Wednesday Food secton for three recipes for seafood-stuffed side dishes from The Courier and Daily Comet’s Bayou Gourmet Cookbook.

5. Musical brings fairy tales to Bayou Playhouse: A big production is coming to an intimate setting with the musical “Into The Woods” at the Bayou Playhouse in Lockport. The musical, put on by the playhouse’s Rougarou Troupe, has main characters taken from “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella,” as well as several other fairy tales. Read about the upcoming production in Thursday’s Big Fun on the Bayou entertainment guide.

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Readers share storm photos The Courier and Daily Comet asked readers to share photos from Hurricane Barry on Saturday, and they responded with dozens showing the storm's effects in Terrebonne, Lafourche and surrounding areas. Here are a few. You can view more, or share some of your own, on our Facebook pages or at houmatoday.com or dailycomet.com.

Roxanne Votaw shared this photo from Broadmoor subdivision in Houma. “A tree collapsed, taking out two gazebos and my new gas BBQ pit but missed the power line by a hair,” she wrote. “Things can be replaced. Everyone stay safe.”

Kyle Keneker Sr. shared this photo from Morgan City.

ABOVE: Jessica Birch: Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle.

ABOVE RIGHT: Jack Shoaf shared this photo of damage to an old gas station in Lockport.

RIGHT: David Bassham: A carport was torn loose and flipped upside down at Raywood Drive and San Antonio Boulevard in Houma’s Summerfield neighborhood.

Debbie Babin LaJaunie shared a photo from the Bayou Cane area near Houma.

THE COURIER Sunday, July 14, 2019 B9

Trucks

Autos For Sale

TRUCKS - 2 GMC 20'-24' BOX TRUCKS, (MODEL 6500) 1996 AND 1998 WITH CATERPILLAR 3126 ENGINE. $2500 EACH OR BEST OFFER CALL 985-857-2274

VW TIGUAN 2011, Excellent condition, 81,000 miles, $5,200, Call 985-855-4077

1988 Ford F150 XLT Lariat 4X4 , 68k miles, 5.0L V8 engine, fully serviced, $1525 sale price. Contact: jesshtrk@gmail.com DODGE 2007 Dodge Crew 2500 4X4 Cummings diesel. Nice truck Call for info. 985-369-7221

INFINITY Q50, 2018 SPORT AWD, $25,997 CALL (985)8761817

MITSUBISHI GALANT 2009, automatic, Only 20K miles, $7,200, Call 985-688-3020

Fishing Equipment 2011 273FWRET 5th wheel.

Comes with tripod stabilizer, awning lights, water hose, sewer hose, sewer hose stand, extra 50ft. power cord and other extras. $12,000 - 985-688-8459

CRAB BURNER, $15 (985) 3817226

5th WHEEL CAMPER, Sprinter, 30', 2003, MOD#243RLS $5000, will deliver, Call 985-872-5961

Treadmill - Intrepid i300 model, Excellent condition, like new. $250.00. 985-852-2060

29' Lafitte Skiff(Bobby Boudreaux) 375 Cat Diesel low hours (rebuilt) Turn Key Ready to Go? Trail and much more extras!

Jamie@joeslanding.com text 504-628-3528 or call 504-6894304

Fitness Equipment

Sport Utility Vehicles FORD 2011 Ford Explorer XLT. One owner, very Clean Call for info. 985-369-7221

16-ft McKee Craft, 115-HP Suzuki motor, Useful modifications to trailer/boat, 25-hrs motor run time. Price negotiable. Call 985537-5684 for more information.

JEEP RENEGADE 2016 LIMITED FWD 4DR SUV $15,499 (985) 876-1817

Motor Homes

JEEP COMPASS 2017 LATITUDE FWD 4DR SUV, $18,997 (985)876-1817

WINNEBAGO 2006 M/H 23K miles & 2012 Chev SUV tow vehicles new upgrades, very good cond. $51,500, 985-790-3724

Auto Parts & Tires

CAMPER TOP for short bed Pickup, excellent condition $60 or best offer (682)239-3436

BUICK ENCLAVE, 20141 PREMIUM FWD 4DR SUV , $18,497 (985)876-1817

MERCEDES- BENZ 2015 MCLASS ML350 REAR WHEEL DRIVE 4DR SUV (985)876-1817

FORD EDGE 2015 SEL FWD $19,997 (985)876-1817

Ford FMX Transmission 1968 $100 985-446-8206 FMX Rebuild Kit $100 985-4468206 New Michelin Tire SUV 235/75/15 $60, 985-446-8206 LS Aluminum Heads, $100, 985446-8206

Sports Equipment BOWLING BALLS, 3 at $10 each (985)868-6269

Camping Equipment STOVE CAMPING STOVE $8 and portable toilet for camping $20 (985)868-6269 STOVE CAMPING STOVE $8 and portable toilet for camping $20 (985)868-6269 COT - Patio or camping cot $25 (985)381-7226 CANTEEN, $5 (985)868-6269

Boat Equipment MOTOR EARS, 3 motor ears fror running outboard motors $3 each (985)868-6269 HOIST, 3 Magnalift hoist 6 ton comalong $100 for all 3 (985)868-6269 RISER - boat trailer riser with wheel $10 (985)868-6269 LIFE VESTS - Assorted $3 each (985)868-6269 CROSS ANCHORS $5 (985)8686269 PICKING BOX WITH TOOLS, 3', $10(985)868-6269 WATER SKIS 1 SET $20, BOOGIE BOARD $20 (985)868-6269

1ST CLASS FITTERS FLUX CORE WELDERS CRAWLER CRANE OPERATOR APPLY IN PERSON: 8506 Shrimpers Row, Dulac, LA

Happy Heavenly Anniversary Mama LORRAINE K. LEDET Today makes three years since the Lord took you home.

Our lives go on without you, but nothing is the same. We have to hide our heartache when someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent are the tears that fall, Living here without you is the hardest part of all You did so many things for us. Your heart was kind and true and when we needed someone we could always count on you.

The special years will not return when we are all together, but with the love in our hearts, you walk with us forever.

With Love, your Daughters

Business & Financial Operations ACCOUNT/CONTROLLER Full cycle accountant Cost Statement Preparations & Analysis. Multiple locations & inter-related company transactions. Month-end closing and reporting to CPA Accounting Degree with 3-5 years’ experience Health Insurance/Paid Vacation Salary $65,000-$75,000 Send Resume to: Accountant, Post Office Box 2588 Morgan City, La. 70381

THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, LLC NOW HIRING CDL Driver Equipment Operator Equipment Mechanic Structural and Pipe Welders Structural and Pipe Fitters Tackers Roustabouts Structural Foreman Apply In Person 137 Barry Belanger St. Houma LA SAFEZONE Now Hiring (All offshore work): PWE Techs / Firewatch Attendants / Safety Techs / I&E Techs / Electricians Valid TWIC and experience required

HONDA PILOT LX 2017 AWD $23,997 (985)876-1817

Vans / Buses DODGE RAM 2015- 1500 TRADESMAN 2WD QUAD CAB $17,997 985-876-1817

CSR/AGENT ASST. Please call HR Department at: (985) 851-3434

Full Charge Accountant Five years minimum experience Preferred college degree 60K starting salary Benefits include: Company Paid Holidays Company Paid Vacation Group Health 401K Mail Resume to: P.O. Box 2120 Morgan City, LA 70381

Construction & Oilfield

Appliances

The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for two (2) full-time, classified positions of EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/ TRUCK DRIVER II to work for the Department of Public Works at the Galliano Field Office. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required. Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday, July 15, 2019

REFRIGERATOR, frost free excellent condition, works great $175., 985-209-5496

Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

EOE/ADA

Driver Employment BROWN'S DAIRY

Milk Route Delivery

Must have CDL Class A & B, Benefits, Must pass physical & drug screen.

Apply in Person: Mon-Fri 2-5p, 101 Security Blvd Houma, LA 985-879-1839

Bicycles New Bicycle Tire 20 X 1.50, Fits up to 20 X 2.125, $10, 985-4468206

Announcements THIS NOTICE is to make the general public aware that an On Site Community Facility and associated outdoor space/ playground is available for use as a day care. Only experienced, qualified, and licensed providers will be solicited and/or utilized for any on-site day care service.

Note Definition and requirements as found in Legislative Provisions for the State of Louisiana, 1999 Legislative Session, ACT 1237 as published by the Department for of Social Services Bureau of Licensing are available upon request. The tenant(s) who request and receive day care services will be responsible for payment of all services, paying directly to the provider. The cost for day care services varies by location and by provider. Mail resume to: P. O. Box 2649, Albertville, AL 35950

STEERING CABLE FOR BOAT $30 (985)868-6269

Autos For Sale

Found

HYUNDAI 2012 Hyundai Genesis loaded. Like NEW call for more info 985-369-7221

FOUND: Ice Chest on Brule Guillot Rd. Has name on ice chest.

Call to identify 985-447-9465

Supreme Offshore Services is in search of the following positions:

Surbo Tubular Services, Inc. is accepting applications for an Experienced full-time CDL DRIVER. Benefits include: medical, life and short-term disability insurance; 401K; credit union; holidays; and vacation.

Please apply in person at: 8861 Park Avenue Houma, LA 70363

ST. JOHN SCHOOLS NOW HIRING

BABY GOWNS- 14 gowns in excellent condition $25 985-8522060

Elementary Elementary Special Education Middle School Math Middle School Science Middle School Special Education High School Math High School Science Starting certified teacher salary is 45,118.

Boat Experience required Competitive Pay and Benefit Packet available Email resume to: hr@supremeservices.com OR Apply at Supreme Services Careers Website NOW HIRING 1st CLASS WELDERS 1st Class PIPEFITTERS & SHIPFITTERS Inside/Outside MACHINIST TACKERS 1st Class Tig Welders on Copper Nickel Available for day and night shift and pass testing.

Please call 985-872-9839 Or apply in person at 6430 West Park Avenue Houma, LA. 70364

Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC is now accepting applications for a full time:

RUNNER Must have a clean driving record Must be flexible with work hours / call schedule Assist with delivery of Supplies Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Forklift certified preferred Please apply in person at our Fourchon Facility 495 Adam Ted Gisclair Road Fourchon, LA 70357 Or Online at www.harveygulf.com Great Benefits, 401K and more Please submit resume to:

jobs@harveygulf.com EOE

The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for a full-time, classified position of EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/ TRUCK DRIVER II to work for the Department of Public Works at the Thibodaux Field Office. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required.

Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday, July 15, 2019 Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

EOE/ADA

POTTY CHAIR - $45 CALL 985 381-7226 BABY STROLLER large, $30 985-868-6269

Building Materials ALUMINUM PIPE, (3) 1 1/2" pipes, schedule 40, $45 each or $130 for all 3, Call 682-239-3436 ALUMINUM PIPE, (3) 1 1/4" pipes, schedule 40, $35 each or $100 for all 3, Call 682-239-3436 SINK, STAINLESS With faucet $15 (985)868-6269

Clothing Join our team and Level Up! St. John is an Equal Opportunity Employer

COATS, DRESSES, BLOUSES, WOMENS MED & LARGE $1 AND UP (985)381-7226

Installation /

PANTS, (3) Adidas pants, size small, $20 ea, 985-772-2668 between 3p-7p

EPIC Companies, LLC, Formerly TETRA Offshore Services, an energy service provider located in Houma, LA., is now hiring Experienced Derrick Barge Personnel: STRUCTURAL WELDERS RIGGERS MECHANICS CRANE OPERATORS ELECTRICIANS/ ELECTRONIC TECHS COOK (must be proficient in cooking for Malaysian & Thai personnel) Apply online at: epiccompanies.com EOE, AAE, M/F Employer The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for seven (7) parttime, classified positions of HAZMAT TECHNICIAN to work for the Department of Homeland Security parish-wide Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday July 15, 2019

Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

Computers & PRINTER, Epson 200x printer, with new black cartridge needs cleaning $5 (985)381-7226

Furniture / ARMOIRE FOR JEWELRY, antique black finish $75 (985)7465060 IRON SCROLL with mattress, box spring, beding, rigular size 52", $300 (985)746-5060 BED SET, King-head, foot & side boards (NEW) matt. & bx sprg (like new) $400, 985-876-6693 BUFFET, GEORGE TOWN, EARLY 1900's, $200 CALL 985-746-5060 DESK - large desk with hutch 60w x 24D, 4 drawers, 3 compartments $200 (985)746-5060 DESK, large 5' wooden desk with PC wire hole $45, 985-381-7226

EOE/ADA

DRESSER 1-9 drawer dresser $30 (985)868-6269

Management

TABLE dark oak table with one chair $30(985)868-6269

FOREMAN NEEDED Prior Tank Cleaning Experience Required Clean Driving Record APPLY IN PERSON at 213 Thompson Road

Office & Administrative Support The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for a full-time, classified position of COUNCIL MINUTE CLERK to work for the Legislative Department at the Thibodaux Govenment complex. Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday July 15, 2019

100 TON BOAT CAPTAINS Unlicensed ENGINEERS DECKHANDS

BABY CLOTHES 1T-3T 25 cents each (985)381-7226

BABY BIBS - 40 bibs in excellent condition $20 985-852-2060

Auto Wanted MEDICAL VAN - local family needs help, looking for a used Medical van w/wheelchair lift for 13yr old with MD. 985-223-1036

Baby Items

Education / Training / Library

Apply at: https://stjohn.tedk12.com/hire

Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

WASHER & DRYER, excellent condition $250, 985-209-5496

POTTY CHAIR $45 (985)3817226

The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for two (2) full-time, classified positions of EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II to work for the Department of Public Works at the Galliano Field Office.

Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday, July 15, 2019

The Lafourche Parish Government is accepting applications for a full-time, classified position of EQUIPMENT OPERATOR III to work for the Department of Public Works at the Lockport Field Office.

Please visit the parish website at www.lafourchegov.org for full details, job description, and application. The deadline to apply is by 5:00 PM on Monday, July 15, 2019

STOVE, ELECTRIC, works great, excellent condition $175, 985209-5496

EOE/ADA

Performance Pay Opportunities for advancement Local union Low insurance premiums Great work environment

Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

Is hiring the following positions:

Driver Employment

Email Resume to: hr@safe-zone.com or apply in person – 4418 West Main St., Gray, LA

EOE/ADA

GRILL- FRONT GRILL for 2012 CHEVY SILVERADO LIKE NEW $100. (985)868-1290 HEADLIGHTS for 2006 1 ton Dodge Truck in good condition $40. (985)868-1290

Construction & Oilfield NOW HIRING

DODGE 2014 Dodge Charger SE. Super nice car, loaded, call for more info 985-369-7221

Campers & Travel Trailers

Boats For Sales

In Memoriam

Entertainment centers for tv Stand $25 each (985)868-6269 DRESSER, 1 dressers $40 (985)381-7226 PIE SAFE - very nice $150 or best offer (985)746-5060 RECLINERS, - 2 La-Z-boys like new, $150 each (985)381-7226 Refrigerator, Dorm size $50, 985-446-8206 Rug 5x7 Silver/Gray shag, very nice, good cond. $45. 852-8001 SOFA & Love Seat, Basset, excellent condition, $100, Call 985-853-2379

Resumes received without applications will not be considered.

TABLES - 3 bed side tables with drawers $20 and $30 each (985)746-5060

Protective Services

TV 1 Element 32" flat screen, no remote, works with any cable co box $40 (985)209-3220

EOE/ADA

Civil Service Competitive Exam for Police Officer & Police Radio Dispatcher within 90 days. Apps. accepted until 7/26/2019 at Houma Police Dept. or 600 Wood St. Houma, La. 70360. Linda Loupe (985) 873-6393. Attach copy of Drivers license and Diploma or GED to application. Info and applications at www.ose.la.gov

Transportation & Marine Buds Boat Rental has immediate openings for LICENSED CREW BOAT CAPTAINS. Competitive pay and benefits.

Please call Denise (985) 873- 8311 or email dmarcel@budsboatrental.com for more information.

Antiques CHAIRS antique, wide seats with deep chushions, from France $150 each (985)746-5060

Appliances DRYER, GAS EXCELLENT CONDITION WORKS GREAT $160.00 - 985-209-5496 FREEZER, UPRIGHT, frost free, excellent condition, $160 Call 985-209-5496

TV Black console TV with 2 small glass doors $5(985)868-6269 TV Black console TV with 2 small glass doors $25(985)868-6269

General Merchandise EXTENSION CORDS - Heavy Duty 4 at $15 each (985)8686269 BASEBOARD STRIPPER - Bucket full $7, Call (985)381-7226 BLENDER $6. (985)381-7226 BOBCATS - MOUNTED - 1 pair $400 (985)381-7226 CHRISTMAS ITEMS -- dirt cheap $1/$5 (985)-746-5060 CHRISTMAS TREE STAND metal $5 (985)381-7226 CROCK POT $5, (985)868-6269

CALL

DECOYS, Assorted plastic decoys, some weighted $5 each (985)381-7226 DUFFLE BAG, large $10 call (985)868-6269 FOOT MASSAGER (985)381-7226

$10

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General Merchandise

General Merchandise

General Merchandise

Lawn & Garden

Machinery & Tools

Pool & Patio

CAMELS - set of 3 Ceramic Christmas Camels $10 985746-5060

BARBECUE PIT, small $10 985381-7226

TOOL BOX - small truck plastic tool box $10 (985)868-6269

HEDGE TRIMMER - electric $15 (985)868-6269

SAWS - 2 cordless zawzaw & skill no battery $25 for both (985)381-7226

Pool Accessories, pump, ladder & hoses $50 985-446-8206

RUG, 8 x 10 green & burgundy print $50 (985)381-7226

TOOL/WORK BELT (985)868-6269

SHEETS, Bag full of twin size fitted and flat sheets $10 (985)868-6269

Tred Mill, Golds Gym $250 985446-8206

MAGNALIFT HOIST 6 ton comalong $100 for 3 (985)8686269

WIGS, ladies wigs $8 each (985)381-7226

SKI ROPES - 1 set for $5 (985)868-6269

Wigs, 6- female wigs assorted colors & 1-short hair male wig, $5 each (985)209-3220

GAS BOTTLE, #125 ARGON GAS BOTTLE STILL FULL $150 or best offer (682)239-3436 HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN WITH LIGHT $4 (985)381-7226 HEAT GUN, $7

(985)381-7226

HEAT GUN, $7 (985)381-7226 JEWELRY $1-$5 CALL 985-7465060

$10

Machinery & Tools DISK SANDER, $15 (985)3817226 GARDEN TOOLS $3-$5, CALL (985)381-7226 TOOL BOXES $5, ASSORTED NAILS & SCREWS $1-5 (985)381-7226 Generators, - needs gas tank, $60, (985)868-6269

SAW MITER SAW $30 (985)8686269 VICE $10, DROP LIGHT $5, ELECTRICAL STRIPS $1-$3 call (985)381-7226 WORK SHOP ITEMS, Wooden containers $3-$7, Florescent Light 4-5', $5 985-381-7226

Medical Equipment Oxygen Concentrator, Inogen One G4, light weight, portable, Extra double battery, New 11/18 @ $3000, Purse size, $1400, Call/text 985-803-3310

SUITCASE, LARGE BLACK $15 985-381-7226

Lawn & Garden

SUITCASES, 3 suitcases $5 each (985)868-6269

CYPRESS GLIDER, $295 Call 985-856-3632

JACK, Koblolt 6ton bottle jack, $20 (985) 381-7226

MEDICAL BOOKS (TREAT YOURSELF) $2 each (985)-7465060

TOOL BOX - small truck plastic tool box $10 (985)868-6269

CYPRESS SWING, $225 Call 985-856-3632

SAW Cordless Saw, no battery $10 (985)868-6269

Walker and portable toilet - Excellent condition. $30.00 for both. Please call 985-852-2060

Moving

Home Improvements

Home Improvements

Lawn / Yard Services

Pressure Cleaning

ECONOMY MOVERS-lpsc #8141 CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES Licensed/Insured 985-688-6370

BREAUX'S PAINTING & HOME IMPROVEMENT Painting, Fencing, Carpentry, Roofing, Interior & Exterior Licensed & Insured Free Estimate! 985-868-8251

SAVIOR Home Improvement Contractors

Bobby's Services L.L.C. lawn care, mowing, weed eat, hedge trimming, edging, clean up, general handyman, any size yards (985)709-7966

HI PRESSURE CLEANING Driveways, Parking Lots & More!

Call Jimmy at 985-226-3279

Miscellaneous Services

DISCOUNT ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION Free estimates,senior discounts.

Labor and material warranty.

Specializing in all types of new roofs and repairs. Licensed and insured roofing contractor.

985-228-0053/225-245-2835

BELL SETS 746-5060

$3 EACH (985)-

Concrete Work T & H Construction Cement Contractor Â&#x2021; Slabs Â&#x2021; Driveways & more! Also cement removal!

Call 985-856-2793

Dirt / Sand / Shell SANDERS TRUCKING Soil, sand, dirt, limestone, gravel Pick up, deliver & spread Land leveling, tree clearing, building demo, cement removal.

Call Gary 985-637-2272 Or Dillon 985-414-9296

Handyman

Licensed & Insured

BURTON'S CUSTOM Carports, Enclosed Buildings & RV Covers NOW AVAILABLE Graceland Buildings- Many styles available all certified for winds up to 150 MPH

HALL RENTAL East Park Community Center, Weddings, Reunions, Etc. 985-876-3407

RENT TO OWN

8870 PARK AVE. 985-876-5230/985-446-5230

Pest Control

Danny's Home Improvements, LLC Repairs, remodeling, additions Licensed & Insured.

All types carpentry! Best quality in all crafts! Call 985-688-4055

BEASLEY PEST CONTROL INC Complete Pest Control Services Locally owned & operated Serving the tri-parish area HOUMA (985) 872-5019 THIBODAUX (985) 446-1811

Pressure Washing,Ceramic Tile, Licensed - Insured 985-226-5202 / 985-879-3285

Dale & Dawn Lasseigne 985-262-0373 ** Any & All Improvements ** Credit Cards Accepted Veteran Owned & Operated

Laundry Services IRONING FOR OUT, Reasonable rates, 985-803-2905

Wanted To Buy MEDICAL VAN - local family needs help, looking for a used Medical van w/wheelchair lift for 13yr old with MD. 985-223-1036 WASHERS, dryers, refrigerators, CASH PAID same day pickup, 985-209-5496

Dogs Tiny Teacup Poodle puppies, registered wormed, has 1st shot, $700, taking deposits, ready to go 985-532-5848

RooďŹ ng Services

MIKE'S ROOFING

Shingles, Metal, Flat Roofs & Repairs. State Licensed & Ins. 985-804-3970

Tree Services All Around Tree Service. All your tree care needs, Licensed (0454) & Insured (985)580-4990

Plumbing BENOIT'S PLUMBING For All Your Plumbing Needs Call Chad Benoit at 985-803-5200 Free estimates on House Plans

Apts Unfurnished

Apts Unfurnished

Homes Unfurnished

Moble Home Rentals

103A Singleton St., 1B/R apt $450/mo $400/Dep No Pets, Apply At 105 Singleton St, Thibodaux

GRAY AREA, Large 1 & 2 BR Apartments, Most utilities paid.

Swimming Pool, Call 985-8762911

1BR/1BA downstairs, 1BR / 1/2BA upstairs, 118 Sunrise Ct. fridge, stove, cent. a/c, front porch, car porch & storage shed, Call 985-688-6514 or 985-8722829

3 BR 1 Bath mobile home for rent at 1824 Himalaya Ave Water & Garbage included 700 deposit 225-937-8353

2BR/1.5B, Quiet Area Next to NSU, Appl+W/D, No pets/smoking $800 mo/ plus dep 985-438-4141

Wanted to Lease by USDA

1BR/1BA Apt. Thibodaux, Very nice private, wood floors, appliances, Parking & laundry access $550mo/dep 985-209-0851 2BR/1-1/2 BA Townhome- 200 Moss Ln., all appliances incd.

W/D, Mulberry Sch. Dist. $895mo/$500 dep 985-226-7333 312 GLORIA ST. Thib. 2BR/1BA, large apt w/appliances including wash/dry, storage shed, $700/mth & dep, 985-665-4403 7481 MAIN ST. Newly Remolded, 3 BR/2BA Apts., Section 8 friendly, w/d hookups, nice floor plan, 985-876-2911.

APARTMENTS 1BR & 2BR- 4 LOCATIONS! Some Utilities Paid!

985-876-2911

LISA PARK SCH. DIST. 2 Story 3BR/2.5BA, no pets, w/d hk-ups, Pvt. ctyd. $1,195/mth, Call Owner/Agent, 985-226-3337

LISA PARK SCH. DIST. 358 Monarch Dr.,3BD/2BA duplex.

No pets. w/d hookups $975/mth Owner/Agent, 985-226-3337

THIBODAUX AREA real nice 1BR & 2BR Loft Style Apartment, w/d hookup, big yard & pool. Call 985-876-2911 Well-Maintained 2BR, 3BR & 1/1.5BA Apts/ Townhomes, No pets, w/d hook ups, $700-$750/$850/mo 24 hr Maint/Mgr. 985-580-9772 / 985-868-0276

3 BR/2 BA- Bonus room, fence, shed 1209 Park Dr-Thib $1,250 mo. 985-791-4277 ABBEY GLENN- is now taking applications on3 BR & 4BR houses, apply at 920 Serenity Dr. Thibodaux, La. 70301.

3BR, 2BA, 704 Quickie Drive, single garage, washer & dryer hook-ups, no pets, $1200/mth & $1200 dep, Call 985-855-0701 3BR/2BA 107 RAYWOOD DR., $1700mo/$1700 dep. call 985856-1669 3BR/2BA Brick Home Lisa Park 505 Quickie Dr. Fireplace, Single Car Garage, $1350/mo & $1350 dep. Call 985-688-0964

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The US Department of Agriculture in Thibodaux, Louisiana is interested in leasing up to 5,583 rentable square feet of space. The rentable square feet of space shall yield a minimum of 4,420 ANSI/BOMA to a maximum of 4,653 rentable square feet of first class, high quality office space. This location also needs a 9,000 square foot wareyard with 1,675 square feet of warehouse space within the wareyard. To be considered, the office location must be within the boundaries as provided in the advertisement posted online on FedBizOpps at FBO.gov. Send expressions of interest to Dominic Vedder, Transaction Specialist; 1861 International Dr., Suite 300, McLean, VA 22102, Dominic.vedder@cbre.com.

Expressions must be received by July 15, 2019 and must include the following:

APARTMENT: 2 BR, 1-1/2 bath, Lockport. Safe and clean No pets! $650/mth $650/dep.

Call 985-852-5820

Â&#x2021; Building Name and Address and location of available space within the building; Â&#x2021; Rentable square feet available and expected rental rate per rentable square foot, fully serviced. Â&#x2021; Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and address and written statement from the owner that the offeror has legal authority to provide information on the property.

LOCKPORT AREA 2BR /1½ BA, townhouse, Please Call 985532-3535

For more information regarding this advertisement please visit FBO.gov

Moble Home Rentals

Commercial Leases

2 BR, 1 BA, large lot, Bayou Blue, No Pets & Non-Smoking, $675/mo. & dep., Call 985-8594471 & leave message

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR an affordable bar/lounge to RENT in the Houma or Thibodaux area?

Call 985-447-4713 if interested We can help you with the paperwork to get you set up.

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LA STYLE T H AT ’ S L I F E

Reunion conjures memories old and new

5 THINGS

TO DO THIS WEEK 1

“Into the Woods”: 7 p.m.

July 18-20, 2 p.m. July 21 at the Bayou Playhouse, 101 Main St., Lockport. Local youth theater group stages its first full-length Broadway musical. Tickets: $23 at bayouplayhouse.com/tickets.

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Donna Knight

R

andy and I recently attended the 50th anniversary of my high school graduation. I attended Sacred Heart-Kennedy Memorial High in Indianapolis from 1965 to 1969.

I also spoke at the 50th reunion, and my topic was memories. That was almost too easy, as I remember those days well.

My family moved into Sacred Heart Parish when I was 8 years old, and that parish is still the one I attend whenever we visit Indianapolis, our hometown, and also where our two grown sons and grandchildren reside. I am a Hoosier but also now an honorary Cajun as we have lived in Houma for 18 years.

That’s been long enough to learn how to make some of the great Cajun dishes from scratch and have them taste somewhat authentic.

We drove to Indianapolis on this trip, taking two days to make the 987 miles between here and there. We spent the night in Decatur, Alabama, and found it to be a friendly little southern town.

In Indianapolis, there was a girls’ lunch Friday, the day before the reunion, and it was great to have all the group reunited at one table for a couple of hours.

There were only 68 graduates in my class. Sacred Heart-Kennedy was a small Catholic school on the south side of Indianapolis, about a mile’s walk from the heart of the city.

The reunion was a fabulous affair, with my best friend of 60 years, Jeanette, flying in from Amsterdam, where she lives with her Dutch husband, Rene. What a great time to spend eight days with her, and we included a family reunion July 4 so we could visit lots of friends and family all in one place. We held that event at my oldest son’s house, where his two oldest boys, Isaac 16, and Sam 14, put on an incredible fireworks display for everyone.

I’m grateful for the work the reunion committee put in to make the event happen.

Beth, Paula and Lorey headed the committee. The buffet was good, and the memories just kept going on all night long. Jeanette, a former soloist with two European ballet companies and now is a freelance choreographer and stages ballets, just lit up the dance floor with my husband, Randy. Our ballroom lessons here in Houma really paid off, and that dancing made our night even more fantastic.

How wonderful it was to relive those old glory days of 50 years ago. Those days of homecoming parades and dances, football games in snow flurries, walking to school with friends, homework and then outside with friends until the first street light called and we all knew it was time to go home. It was also a time of firsts for us: first kiss, first date, first prom, first dance. What a great era we all grew up in.

Thanks, Beth, Lorey, Paula, Elaine, Cetta, Jo, Helen, Shirley, Rada and all the rest of the girls who made high school special. Thanks Drew, John, Jim, Steve, Mick, Ray, Danny and all the rest of the guys who we cheered for See DONNA, C2

Marina Orchestra: 10 p.m.

July 20 at the Intracoastal Club, 8448 Main St., Houma.

New Orleans based worldbeat-rock outfit complete with brass section, swinging

back-up singers, churning polyrhythms and sweet melodies. $5 cover.

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“Bonnie and Clyde”: 7:30 p.m. July 19, 20, 2 p.m. July 21 at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center Theatre, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. Tony-nominated musical based on the lives of the iconic gangsters by the Thibodaux Playhouse.

Tickets: $10-$25 at thibodauxplayhouse.com.

in Terrebonne and Lafourche

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Mutzie: 7 p.m. July 19, 20, 9 p.m. July 20 at Fremin’s Restaurant, 402 W. Third St., Thibodaux. Christian comedian returns to Fremin’s for three shows. Tickets: $20, call 449-0333.

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Acoustic Music Jam: 7 p.m. July 17 at Jeaux’s New Horizons, 713 La. !82, Houma. Everyone is invited to play their acoustic instruments or just listen. Free admission.

The Marina Orchestra will perform July 20 at Houma’s Intracoastal Club. [SUBMITTED]

Puppeteer to bring educational show to Terrebonne libraries The Aesop Fable the Lion and the Mouse, shown here in puppet form by Karen Konnerth’s Calliope Puppets, will be part of her show at three Terrebonne Parish libraries July 18 and 19.

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By Scott Yoshonis Staff Writer

The Terrebonne Parish Library will host a free, interactive puppet show for children and families at three of its branches as part of its Summer Reading Program.

Calliope Puppets, featuringworldrenowned, New Orleansbased puppeteer Karen KonKonnerth nerth, will perform three shows, one each at the Main, East and North branches.

Konnerth said education is an important part of what she does.

The Aesop Fable the Country Mouse and the City Mouse, shown here in puppet form by Karen Konnerth’s Calliope Puppets, will be part of her show. [SUBMITTED]

“I’m a resident artist at a school part of the year,” Konnerth said. “I teach

teachers how to use arts to teach across the curriculum.”

Konnerth, a full-time,

professional puppeteer for more than 35 years, said she hopes her show provides a jumping-off point for kids to pick up books based on the story that she will tell using puppets.

“Most of the stories are easy to find in the library,” Konnerth said. “What I find is that children are interested in any story at all, and it doesn’t have to be a familiar story. I just encourage them to be adventurous readers and find all sort of things they might be interested in at the library.”

Konnerth said the show will feature a puppetry technique, new to her, that she learned on a recent trip to Europe.

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GET IT GROWING

July is fig time in Louisiana Heather Kirk-Ballard

F

igs are one of the most widely planted fruit trees in the Louisiana home landscape because they’re easy to grow and readily available. With little effort, some space in the yard and plenty of sunshine, anyone can grow trees that will produce nutritious figs every July.

Figs are native to the Middle East and western Asia and have been naturalized in North America.

They are one of the earliest known fruit trees to have been cultivated by humans and have been used for medicinal purposes

The fruit of a fig is actually composed of both flowers and seeds.

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throughout history. The fruit is high in potassium, iron and fiber. They are the famous main ingredient of

the Fig Newton cookie, and fig preserves are common staple of many homes.

The trees are deciduous

and can grow between 10 and 30 feet tall, though larger trees have been found. The branches typically spread wider than their height. Figs flourish in hot, dry climates, and the fruit requires a great deal of sun to ripen.

Botanically speaking, the fig is not actually a fruit. It is a syconium — a portion of the stem that enlarges into a sac that contains both flowers and seeds growing internally. Figs that we are accustomed to contain only female flowers that do not require pollination.

However, one of the coolest stories of co-evolution is that of the fig tree and the fig wasp. Fig trees coevolved to require a specific pollinator: the fig wasp.

Another interesting thing about figs is they belong See FIGS, C2

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Louisiana Arts Summit brings together creative professionals, business leaders

By Robin Miller The Advocate (Baton Rouge)

BATON ROUGE — What started three years ago as a small gathering hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has morphed into a statewide summit for the arts that keeps getting bigger each year.

This year’s Louisiana Arts Summit opens Monday, and a 6 p.m. reception will feature international environmental artist Xavier Cortada and a welcome by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser at the Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. 4th St. Other events in the twoday summit have been divided between the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd., and BREC’s Botanical Gardens, 7950 Independence Blvd. The

conference brings together creative professionals from across Louisiana, including artists, innovators, advocates and business leaders, who will convene for discussion and planning on the development of the area’s creative sector.

“But you don’t have to be an artist or business leader to attend the conference,” said Monica Pearce, the arts council’s director of grants management and special projects. “Anyone can register and participate, and you can attend one or both days.”

The summit and themes are different each year, Pearce said.

“Economic development, equity, diversity, accessibility and community engagement are foundational topics for this year’s summit,” said Renee Chatelain, the

arts council’s president and CEO. “Art organizations and individual artists throughout Louisiana will have a platform to share ideas with representatives from business, education and government sectors and gather tools for success.”

Monday’s lineup includes a full day of workshops, panel discussions and interactive sessions that include Regional Arts Council directors from around the state, along with local business and community experts. Sessions are divided into two tracks for individual artists/makers and nonprofit arts administrators, though anyone can attend.

“This year, we’ve added live performances throughout the summit by artists from around the state,” Pearce said. “This will give

those attending the session a break.”

Monday ends at the Capitol Park Museum, where Cortada, an environmental and social activist, will speak.

Cortada is known for combining science and art, creating a socially conscious discourse that brings awareness to environmental concerns. His work is featured in the collections of the Perez Art Museum Miami; the NSU Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington; and the Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum in Miami.

He also addresses peace, child welfare, AIDS awareness and juvenile justice.

On Tuesday, first lady Donna Edwards will give the welcome address, followed

by a series of panels, presentations and continued performances.

Among the panelists and performers will be Christian Davenport, Baton Rouge’s poet laureate, and the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts, an organization which promotes and provides networking opportunities for Louisiana’s arts culture.

Randy Cohen, vice president of research and policy at Americans for the Arts, will speak at Tuesday’s luncheon.

American for the Arts is one of the nation’s leading arts advocacy organizations.

Cohen regularly appears in the New York Times and on NPR, C-SPAN and CNN. Registration is $40 per day or $65 for both days at artsbr.org/ louisiana-arts-summit-1.

CO M M U N I T Y CA L E N DA R

MEETINGS AL-ANON: 6 p.m., Sundays, St. Matthew’s School Library, Houma; noon, Tuesdays, Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Meeting Room, 720 Talbot Ave., Thibodaux, 446-1065; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, 501 Kenney St., Houma (St. Bernadette House), 414-2319; 7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Houma, 537-8585; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, 210 Washington St., Napoleonville, 369-7029 or 513-1952; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 505 St. Louis St., Thibodaux, 446-1157 or 227-8788; 7 p.m.

Thursdays, 501 Kenney St., Houma (St. Bernadette House), 414-2319. These meetings are for the family members and friends of alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 6 p.m., Tuesdays, Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Family Center, 720 Talbot Ave., Thibodaux.

Information -- 446-1065.Alcoholics Anonymous: 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m., Monday-Friday and Sunday; 10 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 a.m., 111 Munson Drive, Houma; 800-285-3989 or 876-9855. Meetings are open and sponsored by the The Easy Does It Club.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Mondays, big book study closed meeting; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, closed meeting; 7 p.m., Wednesdays 12 and 12 study open meeting; 7 p.m., Thursdays closed meeting; 7 p.m., Fridays, open AA and AL-ANON meeting; 7 p.m., Saturdays, closed meeting; 7 p.m., Sundays, open meeting. Located in the Dale Boudin building (white house on left behind fence) off of Rosary Street in front of Holy Rosary Church in Houma. Call Patricia at 856-2000. Sponsored by the No Name Group.

Allied Health Practitioners luncheon: 11 a.m., second Wednesday, Golden Corral, 1724 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. Allied Health

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on Friday nights or saw in the halls when changing classes.

Fifty years. Wow. Sacred Heart-Kennedy made quite a contribution to this world in 1969: columnists, speakers, authors, pharmacists,

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“I went to Prague in March and was really inspired by the Czech marionettes,” Konnerth said. “They’re carved wood marionettes which have one rod and very simple strings.”

Calliope Puppets’ brand new marionettes bring to life three classic tales of small mice with great power. In the Japanese tale “The Hole in the Wall,” proud Father Mouse learns a mere mouse is indeed the best partner for his daughter. In the following two Aesop’s fables, Lion learns that even the small can be powerful in The Lion and the Mouse, and The City Mouse

practitioners, nurses, therapist, hospital personnel retired or not, and their spouses, are invited to lunch at 11 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Golden Corral restaurant on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Houma. Information -- Terry Lirette at 991-2990.

American Legion Post 31: 7 p.m. second Thursday, 602 Legion Ave., Houma; 876-6598. Meals are provided. New members are invited to join and attend meetings. Hall rentals are available. For rentals, call 872-0885.

Anger Management Classes: 3-5 p.m., last three Thursdays in February, Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services, 504 St. Louis St., Thibodaux.

Admission is $150 via money order only. For information, call 446-0643.

Bingo: 7 p.m., Mondays, VFW Thibodaux Memorial Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Dr., Thibodaux; 447-9804.

Boy Scout Troop 311: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church’s activities building, 6109 La. 311, Houma; 876-7947. Boy Scouts is for boys 11 to 18. Scouting combines outdoor activities, sports, academics and more in a fun and exciting program that helps boys test their limits.

Cajun French Music Association Bayou Cajuns Chapter: 5-8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive in Houma; 8511867 or 855-2556. Meetings are potluck and are free. Live Cajun music and dancing. Membership is $20 a year.

Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana: 11 a.m., Tuesdays, Skateland Bingo Hall, 200 Westside Blvd., Houma. The group holds bingo games. Information: 800-375-8275.

Co-Dependents Anonymous: 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Hunter Horgan Hall, 720 Jackson Ave., Thibodaux; 447-8159 or 526-8565; coda.org. This is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships in a journey of self-discovery.

scientists, businessmen and women, dancers and artists.

Not bad for a little parish school on the south side of Indianapolis.

Thanks to all for the fantastic memories.

Donna Knight is a freelance writer and artist in Houma.

You can reach her by email at donnabknight@yahoo.com.

and the Country Mouse each learn to respect differences.

The shows in Terrebonne will take place July 18 at 10 a.m. at the East Houma branch and 2 p.m. at the North branch in Gray and July 19 at 10 a.m. at the Main branch in Houma.

The shows are sponsored by by the Friends of the Terrebonne Public Library and the Bayou Regional Arts Council.

For information, call Naomi Magola at 876-5861, opt. 3.

You can learn more about Konnerth and her puppets at karenkonnerth.com.

Staff Writer Scott Yoshonis can be reached at 850-1148 or syoshonis@houmatoday. com. Follow him on Twitter @Foster_Cajun.

Figs change from green to brown, purple or red fruits as they ripen. [HEATHER KIRK-BALLARD/LSU AGCENTER]

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to a group of plants that produce a milky sap called latex, like that found in rubber trees. Contact with the milky substance can cause an irritating skin dermatitis in some people who are sensitive to it. So be careful when pruning figs not to get the milky sap on your skin.

The trees have a naturally shallow root system, so if there is one thing figs are finicky about, it is their need for water as they become established. This is especially important in the first year. Newly planted figs will need to be well-watered during the first months and especially during hot months with little rain through the first year. During extended droughts, you need to water young trees frequently.

You can do this by using a soaker hose or trickling garden hose at the base of the tree trunk for 20-30 minutes when there has been little rain. For older, established trees, you can set a sprinkler out for 30-45 minutes during summer when rain has been scarce and repeat every five to seven days until rains come.

Fig trees will drop fruit if stressed by drought.

The problem cannot be corrected once the fruit has suffered or begun to shrivel. You can help protect the roots and prevent moisture loss by applying a 3- to 4-inch layer of mulch, such as leaves, pine straw or pine bark, spread over the soil underneath the

canopy of the tree.

Fall through early spring is a great time to purchase fig trees from local nurseries and plant them in the landscape. Make sure you have adequate space as fig trees can grow 15 feet or more in height and width.

Figs need a minimum of six hours of full sun for proper production, and the fruit will be found on the new growth from spring and early summer.

Trees ordinarily do not produce a good crop of fruit until the third or fourth year after planting. You will generally see small green figs where the leaves join the stem, even on very young trees. But these fruit usually fail to ripen and just drop off. The variety LSU Purple is an exception, often producing small crops one to two years after planting.

You can trim the plants into a large bush shape with several trunks or into a tree shape with a single trunk.

Prune no later than late February to early March to help maintain vigor, create the desired shape and control its size. Only moderate pruning is needed each year. When cutting back heavily to reduce the size of an older tree, fruit production the following summer will generally be reduced.

Regular spraying with pesticides is generally not necessary on fig trees. The only common problems are two fungus diseases that attack the foliage. Thread blight causes problems early in the season, and fig rust causes leaf spotting and scorch in late summer and fall. You can use spray applications of a copperbased fungicide, one in May and another in August, to keep these diseases from

being too destructive.

Spraying is not necessarily required, and the trees manage to survive these problems with no longterm health issues.

Occasional problems with white, fuzzy mealybugs can be controlled with light horticultural oil. Old trees may develop rot in the trunk and major branches.

Just remove dead limbs as needed. Birds also love the fruit, so there’s that to contend with.

A few varieties of figs are available at local area nurseries. One of the most popular and reliable is Celeste, which produces small to medium-sized, violet-to-brown colored fruit with a light red pulp.

These are resistant to fruit splitting and souring.

Another good variety is Florentine, which produces large, green-yellow fruit that can appear twice a year.

The LSU AgCenter has released several great varieties. LSU Purple has become a favorite. It produces medium-size, dark purple fruit with good resistance to diseases. It can produce two crops, a main crop in July followed by a later crop that sometimes lasts into December. LSU Gold produces a flavorful yellow fig with light red to pink pulp, O’Rourke, named after an LSU horticulturist, has medium-sized, light brown fruit; Champagne, has medium-sized, yellow fruit; and Tiger has large, light brown fruit with a dark brown stripe.

Heather Kirk-Ballard, a horticulture specialist for the LSU AgCenter, can be reached by email at HKirkBallard@agcenter.lsu.edu.

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BUSINESS NEWSMAKERS

Business consultant to address chamber

Mike Hill, Business editor 985-448-7614 mike.hill@houmatoday.com

Millennials changing corporate giving

By Jorie Goins Tribune News Service

Jimmy Nguyen, business consultant with the Louisiana Small Business Nguyen Development Center, is the guest speaker for the HoumaTerrebonne Chamber of Commerce general membership luncheon on July 23.

The 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. luncheon will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 142 Library Drive, Houma.

Admission is $25 or $30 after the deadline. Register at www. houmachamber.com or call 876-5600.

Learn how to manage your reputation Cody Blanchard of White Car Marketing is the guest speaker at the Blanchard Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce Business At Breakfast event on July 24.

He will speak on “Reputation Management in a Digital Space.”

The 7:30 to 9 a.m. breakfast will be held at Rendezvous restaurant, 207 E. Bayou Road, Thibodaux.

The event is free for members and $15 for prospective members.

Call 446-1187 or visit thibodauxchamber.com.

Tractor Supply to hold grand opening

Corporate generosity took center stage in May when Robert F. Smith, the founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity, announced his plan to pay off student loans for Morehouse College's entire 2019 graduating class.

At the same time, MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, signed the Giving Pledge, agreeing to earmark half of her wealth for charitable donations.

As wealthy Americans like Smith and Bezos make public displays of generosity, employees of large and small companies may wish for their jobs to follow suit. This is especially true for millennial and Gen Z workers.

Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce, and many have a vested interest in the social responsibility of companies they patronize or work for. [DREAMSTIME/TNS]

Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce, and many have a vested interest in the social

responsibility of companies they patronize or work for.

Their Gen Z counterparts are entering the workplace

with a similar, if not higher, desire for corporate social responsibility.

According to a 2016 study

by Cone Communications, 75% of millennials said they would take a pay cut to work for a responsible company.

Cone's 2017 Gen Z CSR Study also noted that 87% of millennials and 94% of Gen Zers say companies should address social and environmental issues.

Unfortunately, according to author and multigenerational workplace expert Lindsey Pollak, employers often perceive this zeal as a negative trait.

"I often laugh when leaders complain about how their 'entitled' millennials come into their jobs on day one and See GIVING, C6

McDonald’s Happy Meal creators share credit

Tractor Supply Co. will celebrate its grand opening in Raceland with a community celebration with giveaways and special events, the company said.

The celebration runs from Thursday through next Sunday.

Customers will receive a 10 percent discount on all purchases.

During the main event on Saturday, visitors will have the opportunity to meet the store’s team members, learn about Tractor Supply’s product offerings, shop discounted items and enjoy activities. The store will give away gift cards and Tractor Supply hats.

The store at 4724 La. 1 will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

For information, visit TractorSupply.com.

Seminar focuses on business opportunities Grade schoolers dive into Happy Meals during McDonald’s “Shrek the Third” Launch Party in Chicago on May 8, 2007. [HEATHER STONE/

Businesses can learn how financial statements used to manage a company’s profits, measure growth and apply for financing opportunities that can be used to their advantage at a seminar.

The 1-3 p.m. Aug. 14 seminar will be held at Fletcher Technical Community College’s Houma campus at 310 St. Charles St., the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority said in a news release.

Register at https:// www2.lsbdc.org/workshop. aspx?ekey=1390032.

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By Christopher Borrelli Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO – Summer of 2019 is a summer of monumental anniversaries, reminders that we were ambitious once with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and not always as cynical as we’ve become such as with the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.

There are lessons in systemic cruelty (the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Chicago race riots), and also studies in self-determination (the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall demonstrations for gay rights) and later this year, genuine change (the

30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall).

But how do we think about the 40th anniversary of the McDonald’s Happy Meal?

Monumental? Gamechanging? Cynical?

The object itself is ephemeral. Just cardboard and plastic and some loose French fries. There will be no CNN documentaries or coffee-table books that explore the meaning of the Happy Meal. And yet, possibly, the Happy Meal has played a larger part in your everyday life than the space race, a music festival in upstate New York or the decline of Soviet communism.

We could celebrate Happy Meals The past decade has seen McDonald’s introduce leaner versions, with apple slices and fewer fries per box; according to the Chicagobased company, more than 50% of Happy Meal customers in the United States now request milk, juice or water instead of a soft drink.

There’s also a collector’s market for Happy Meal toys, reminding us of the value of nostalgia. Meanwhile, tucked inside that nostalgia, we also see a cultural artifact that, for many children – especially Gen Xers _ offered a first bit of autonomy, their own food.

In a statement, Silvia Lagnado, McDonald’s global chief marketing officer, said: “Thanks to the Happy Meal, most adults associate McDonald’s with special childhood memories.” She added that the Happy Meal “created an incredibly valuable heritage in playfulness and fun.”

We could also bemoan Happy Meals In the late 1970s, it helped to cement the parameters of what was permissible when fast-food restaurants marketed to children. Later, it See HAPPY, C6

Online groceries causing storage shortage

By Roger Vincent Los Angeles Times

Workers move and store inventory at Lineage Logistics on June 25 in Vernon, California. [KENT NISHIMURA / LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS]

VERNON, Calif. — Deep in a Vernon warehouse, barrels of frozen mango puree from Mexico are stacked four stories high. Hams for Christmas are flash-frozen as June temperatures climb outside.

Inside this dimly lit chamber of the Lineage Logistics warehouse, it is 10 degrees below zero _ cold enough to stop a ballpoint pen from rolling out ink and send an ominous chill through the soles of visitors' shoes.

Lineage is the biggest player

in the country's cold storage industry, a business consumers seldom see but one that plays a crucial role in keeping edible fare fresh from the time it's harvested until it reaches the kitchen fridge.

Now, changes in the way people shop have the "cold chain" scrambling to keep up. Consumers, particularly younger buyers, are turning more and more to online grocery shopping and prepared meal services, which means more refrigerated warehouses are needed to keep that stuff cold.

To keep pace, the country

will need 100 million square feet of new cold storage warehouse space over the next five years, according to a report by real estate brokerage CBRE. It's a particularly hot corner in the mushrooming warehouse business, fed by demand from Amazon.com and other e-commerce operations, which have been growing at lightning speed. Last month, investment manager Blackstone Group said it would pay $18.7 billion to buy a network of U.S. industrial warehouses from Singapore-based GLP, See GROCERIES, C6

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Last-minute retirement strategies Barbara Whelehan Bankrate.com

Are you facing imminent retirement with nothing but Social Security and pocket change for your so-called "golden years"? It may not be too late for you to catch-up on your savings.

If everyone saved a decent chunk of their income throughout their career and never dipped into savings to deal with emergencies, all could enjoy a cushy retirement. But in reality, many people find they are rapidly approaching retirement age without nearly enough savings.

If this situation is all too familiar to you, don't worry -you still have several options to get your retirement savings back on track. Implementing these last-minute solutions may not work as well as longterm retirement planning, but it's better than doing nothing at all.

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became Exhibit A for nutritionists eager to identify the causes of childhood obesity; indeed, the healthier Happy Meals of today are a response (several decades late) to the criticisms of the Happy Meal from the early 1980s. You might even say the Happy Meal – along with play dates, the end of free-range children and instructions for Legos – was one more small step to formatting childhood.

But there’s an even larger existential question here: Who created the Happy Meal?

Go to the McDonald’s website and, among an extensive accounting of its milestones, there’s no Happy Meal. There are notes on the birth of Egg McMuffins (1975), the opening of Hamburger University in Elk Grove, Ill. (1961); they recognize the (Canadian) creation of the McFlurry (1995), and the launch of all-day breakfast (2015). But no Happy Meal, and

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reported to be the largest private real estate transaction in history.

California is the biggest user of cold storage, with an existing 16.5 million square feet, and Los Angeles will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the coming boom in cold storage construction because of its large population and position as a global transportation hub.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's biggest container port complex, have more than doubled their refrigerated container capacity in recent years to address increasing import and export demand for fresh and frozen food products including meat,

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want to make a difference," she wrote in her book, "The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace."

In an interview, Pollak credited the rise of social media and digital content with making younger workers aware of global crises faster than their older counterparts.

"Members of all generations are purpose-driven and want to find meaning in their lives and in their work," Pollak said.

"I think what's different today is because of the technology tools that we have, millennials and Gen Zs have a real sense of empowerment that they can make a difference by sending a tweet or making a video."

Other experts on philanthropy and multigenerational workplaces say companies

"Every day that you delay making progress toward your retirement goals is a day that you fall further behind," says CFP professional Michael Shanahan, managing partner at Overland & Shanahan Wealth Advisors in San Diego.

"Any action taken is always better than ignoring the problem and pretending it will go away."

These last-minute retirement planning strategies may ensure that you won't have to pawn jewelry, borrow from relatives, panhandle or take other desperate measures to make ends meet in retirement.

For example, if you are age 50 and haven't saved a penny for retirement but are able to max out your IRA and 401(k) contributions going forward, you can set aside $32,000 annually (compared with a maximum of $25,000 for younger savers). If your annual returns average 6 percent, you could still accumulate a portfolio worth more than $1.2 million by age 70.

Take more risk

Financial professionals recommend that you save 15% or more of your annual income throughout your career for retirement. If you haven't done so and time is running short, try drastically increasing your savings rate.

Reduce your current

expenses wherever possible and funnel the savings into your retirement accounts.

The IRS makes this easier by offering catch-up provisions that allow people over age 50 to contribute extra money to IRAs and 401(k)s. For example, for the 2019 tax year, if you add in the $1,000 catch-up

savings the annual contribution limit for an IRA is $7,000 for people 50 and older. Those who are 50-plus may contribute as much as $25,000 into a 401(k) plan when the $6,000 catch-up contribution is factored in.

These catch-up contributions can make a big difference.

Are you a nervous investor with most of your money in certificates of deposit and low-interest-paying bonds?

Consider taking more risk in your investment portfolio and ratcheting up your stock holdings. Many investments in CDs and money market accounts have been losing money in recent years once inflation is taken into account.

And if you can generate higher returns on your investments, your portfolio will grow more rapidly.

considering how much Happy Meals contribute to the identity of McDonald’s – the company says 25% of its business is from families, and the data firm Sense360 once figured that, for a select period of 2017, McDonald’s was selling 3.2 million Happy Meals a day, creating $10 million in revenue daily – it’s an odd oversight.

Or just honest.

Because the creation of the Happy Meal was somewhat nebulous. It’s a portrait of far-flung creative people, recognizing the need for the same thing at roughly the same time.

Actually, many of the cultural items we associate with McDonald’s didn’t start at the company’s headquarters (then in Oak Brook, Illinois) but in local franchises around the country.

Shamrock Shakes, started in Connecticut.

Big Macs, in Pittsburgh.

Filet-O-Fish, in Cincinnati.

By the mid-’70s, the idea of a children’s meal box (with a Cracker Jack-like prize) had been floating around the fastfood industry. Paul Schrage, now-retired senior executive vice president of McDonald’s – he OK’d the Happy Meal to go

national – says bluntly: “The idea (for the Happy Meal) came from our competitor, Burger Chef, which had been offering gifts to kids. Our regional ad manager in St. Louis, Dick Brams, was aware of this and thought it was a nifty idea and he contacted a guy in Kansas City named Bob Bernstein.” Of course, it’s more complicated than that: Bernstein, whose advertising firm handled McDonald’s restaurants in the Midwest and Southwest (and still does), had been working already on a kids meal.

As early as 1973, the Indianapolis-based Burger Chef had been offering its own Fun Meals that included a toy. According to Meredith Williams, a Joplin, Missouri, collector of fast-food ephemera who wrote two guides to collecting Happy Meals, individual McDonald’s franchises around the country had tested similar concepts, from trickor-treat packages and Mayor McCheese bags.

Still, Bernstein perfected the idea, Schrage said.

Before McDonald’s agreed to make the Happy Meal a national product, Bernstein’s Happy Meals were being tested

and advertised for a couple of years in Kansas City, Phoenix and Denver. The ad executive even trademarked the Happy Meal name, then later transferred it to McDonald’s for $1. (He said he eventually received a $5,000 bonus for his creation).

During the summer of 1979, McDonald’s premiered the Happy Meal nationally.

The first boxes were circus wagons. The first toys were tops, stencils, wallets, puzzles and erasers. And initially, meals included a hamburger or cheeseburger, fries, a soft drink and cookies.

So, there you go – Bernstein, inventor of the Happy Meal.

He still keeps a bronze Happy Meal in his office, awarded

by McDonald’s in 1987 – the inscription thanks him for “for bringing the Happy Meal, a bold idea,” to the company.

But then it gets weird.

When Brams died at 45 in 1988, the former McDonald’s employee, a popular figure in Midwest advertising, was celebrated at his funeral as “father of the Happy Meal.” Bernstein said it’s here that the company started to say the Happy Meal was Brams’ idea, “and that’s

just not true – Dick did a lot, but after the Happy Meal had already been created.”

A 2009 touring exhibit of Happy Meal memorabilia, to mark its 30th anniversary, also identified Brams as “father of the Happy Meal.” Today, if you Google “inventor of the Happy Meal,” you are as likely to get Brams as Bernstein.

When I asked a McDonald’s media contact who created the Happy Meal, the first name mentioned was Yolanda Fernandez.

She’s 84, president of McDonald’s Guatemala and created a “Ronald’s Menu” for the restaurant. It contained a hamburger, small fries, small Coke, small sundae. She added little toys that she bought at a local market.

She said she never asked Oak Brook executives for permission to create Ronald’s Menu, but in 1977, at a McDonald’s marketing conference in Chicago, she presented them with her idea.

Bernstein said he began hearing only recently about Yolanda. He doesn’t doubt her, but he insists he invented the Happy Meal as we know it.

pork, poultry and animal feed, CBRE said.

Demand for cold storage is also being elevated by consumers' growing aversion to chemical food preservatives.

Refrigeration is a highly effective food preservative that can keep crops such as apples fresh-tasting for months without chemicals by slowing ripening and decay.

"Now, even hamburger buns need delivery through the cold chain," said Spencer Levy, chairman of Americas research for CBRE. "You are seeing an increase there as demand for non-preservative food rises."

One of the country's largest agricultural regions is California's Central Valley, where the cold chain starts in the field when heat-sensitive crops such as raspberries and

cherries are quickly chilled in cold water or through other techniques before being transported in refrigerated trucks to cold storage facilities.

Online grocery shopping is still in its infancy compared with other retail categories, suggesting there is room for it to grow. Just 3% of U.S. grocery spending occurs online, while 20% of footwear and 40% of electronics spending occurs online.

The desire for online shopping is accelerating for both prepared meals and groceries, said Art Rasmussen, a CBRE broker who specializes in cold storage facility sales and leases.

"We are turning to e-commerce for convenience, making consumption decisions for dinner at 4 or 5 and having it on the table at 6 or

7," Rasmussen said. "That's a trend that's not going to stop."

Millennials, who are in their 20s and 30s, take it for granted that they can get what they want with a few mouse clicks.

"Part of their lifestyle is quick delivery response to demand," Rasmussen said.

"Once that becomes a learned trait, it is very difficult to reverse."

Not that anyone seems to be trying to roll back such expectations, even among baby boomers who grew up waiting weeks for mail-order goods and for the most part have yet to embrace online grocery shopping.

Although the baby boom generation isn't a big user of online grocery shopping today, this age group _ with 10,000 people retiring every day in the U.S. -- is expected

to use online grocery shopping more as the technology and experience improve, CBRE said.

In addition, decreasing mobility that comes with age is bound to make home grocery delivery more appealing.

Demand for refrigerated warehouse space is also benefiting from the food industry's increasing propensity to outsource the storage and distribution of their products to refrigerated warehouse providers such as Lineage and United States Cold Storage.

Historically, the food industry handled these activities in-house, but rising costs of operation, including increasingly complex and expensive technological systems, have made outsourcing more attractive, even though cold storage doesn't come cheap.

need to lean into this sense of empowerment if they want to hire top-tier young talent.

They "look at philanthropy and corporate giving as one of their priorities in how they associate themselves with organizations," said Bettina Deynes, a senior managing partner at The Surrogate CEO, a leadership consultancy in Maryland.

To use philanthropy to their advantage, Deynes said that companies shouldn't wait for an emergency or for employees to approach them about boosting their corporate social responsibility. "It's no longer an option just to look the other way," Deynes said.

Both Pollak and Deynes said companies should implement a strategy that aligns with their overall mission and select a few causes that are important to the organization. "A lot of organizations that really go deep in one area or two areas -- as opposed to 25 areas -can be more effective in their

giving, because they're really committed to certain causes over time," Pollak said.

But Chris Hammond, the founder and CEO of Corporate Giving Connection, cautioned against embracing philanthropy by simply writing a check or selecting a giving strategy with a limited impact.

"It is important for employees to experience the mission in person. Not just contributing to an organization, but getting their hands dirty and planting trees together," Hammond said. "We're no longer in the day and age where it's just money that drives us. We're looking for more."

After upgrading their corporate social responsibility, businesses can use philanthropy as a marketing tool, both internally to boost morale and externally to recruit talent and connect with potential partners.

"Who knows what opportunities could come from this

employee going and cleaning up a river or street or a park," said Lisa Dietlin, a Chicagobased philanthropy expert and author of "Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits."

While not all companies have the capacity to donate generous quantities of money or organize large-scale events, there are a few smaller things that managers and leaders can do to bolster corporate giving.

"It would be awesome to be able to go to an employee and say to them, 'Hey you've done a great job, we could either give you some sort of compensation or we can give back to an organization of your choice,'" Hammond said.

Look at your competitors: See what other businesses in your space are funding to get an idea of what issues are most pressing in your industry.

Communicate with employees : Ask employees what

Companies that lack a solid strategy are more likely to feel compelled to support multiple causes that don't fit into their corporate vision. According to Dietlin, passion and a solid plan, rather than guilt, should drive the decision to give.

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causes matter to them and what they'd like to see in a company-wide philanthropy effort. Develop committees and craft initiatives based on their responses. "It really needs to be a mirror of your company and what the people are actually interested in giving back to," Hammond said. Employers should also keep social responsibility at the forefront of interviews and even performance review conversations.

B e w a re o f g u i l t g i v i n g :

Set a budget, but leave a little aside for unexpected requests:

While some things, like an annual walk or food drive, are predictable, other important causes or events, such as the #MeToo movement or the crisis in Sudan, can come up without warning.