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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Special meeting corrects finance issues

SERVING: MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • LAROSE CUT OFF • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE

By Julia Arenstam Daily Comet Staff Writer

The Lafourche Parish Council held its second special meeting in two weeks Tuesday night to correct an impending finance issue.

After the departure W of Parish Administrator Leif Haas, Director of Finance Carrel Hymel and Accountant Manager Renita Jackson, Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle was the only remaining member of the administration authorized to sign checks.

But according to a council resolution, two authorized members of the administration are required to sign a check, including payroll checks which must be signed by Friday for parish workers to receive their pay on time.

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School Board rejects size reduction

By Holly Duchmann Daily Comet Staff Writer

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For the third time, the Lafourche Parish School Board has voted against reducing its size. t Wednesday night’s 7-7 vote to cut the from 15 to nineV members S MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE board • LAROSE was: C • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE For: Ray Bernard, Mary Breaud, Dennis Chiasson, Marian Fertitta, Brooke Huddleston, Gregg Stall and Raymond Toups.

Against: Al Archer, Julie Breaux, Calvin Duet, Clyde Duplantis, Gary Foret, Ann Sanamo and Louis Thibodaux.

Richmond Boyd was absent from the meeting.

Photo by Babs In August, the board voted 8-6 against seeking legislation to change Lockport Library’s Krewe of Once Upon A Time Queen Ella Rogers and King Alex its size from 15 to nine and voted 8-6 Chiasson toast with the town’s Chief of Police David Harrelson and Mayor Edward in July 2016 to reject a proposal to reReinhardt before the parade at the Bayouside Park Thursday. duce its size.

As of press time Friday, all Carnival krewes in the area still planned on rolling through Huddleston, who added the Mardi Gras despite the rainy forecast. agenda item along with Bernard, said she’s been approached in restaurants, grocery stores and walks with her dog by constituents who expressed their

In tax negotiations, Gov. Edwards rejects sales tax renewal

By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

Editor’s Note: Louisiana lawmakers were to be informed Friday if they are returning to the state Capitol after the Mardi Gras holiday to debate replacing $1 billion in expiring taxes, to avoid deep budget cuts. Gov. Edwards had not made the decision as of press time Friday.

The target for starting the special session is Feb. 19. If called, the House and Senate are expected to debate taxes for about two-and-a-half weeks.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’s flexible on tax ideas to close a $1 billion budget gap and stave off deep cuts to services, except for one proposal: a long-term renewal of the 1 percent sales tax whose expiration is creating most of the shortfall.

For Republican lawmakers willing to vote for taxes, Edwards appears to be taking one of the most significant revenue-

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raising measures off the table, even though it’s something they could possibly support.

“It’s likely that will be a proposition put in front of him,” said Rep. Thomas Carmody, a Shreveport Republican who said he’d consider renewal of part of the sales tax.

Edwards, a Democrat, said the temporary sales tax was planned as a bridge to a larger rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws, which hasn’t happened. He said the tax hike more heavily hits the poor and a task force of Louisiana economists and tax experts considers it bad policy out of step with other states.

“It disproportionately penalizes the most vulnerable citizens. It’s regressive in nature, but from an economic perspective, it doesn’t align with where Louisiana’s economy is going,” Edwards spokesman Richard See Governor Page 3-A

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In December, Sealevel Construction began work on the Valentine Return Structure, which is being constructed in the borrow canal at the intersection of the Valentine Return Levee and the C4 Hurricane Protection Levee in the North Lafourche Levee District’s jurisdiction.

The structure will help regulate and control the flow of water through the borrow canal and improve flood protection in the Valentine area.

Research questions if Mississippi River could change course

By STEVE HARDY, The Advocate of Baton Rouge

LETTSWORTH, La. (AP) — If you drive out to the middle of nowhere and keep going, you can see where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is battling with the forces of nature.

At the confluence of the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Red rivers, the Corps has erected towering gates that bend the flow of the water. Without human intervention, the current channel of the Mississippi River would slow to a trickle while the Atchafalaya would swell.

In the 1973 flood, currents swept away a 67-foot concrete wall used for river control, and the entire structure that took four years to build came perilously close to being washed out overnight. That would have set off a chain of catastrophes ending with the crippling of America’s agricultural and petrochemical industries, the loss of New Orleans’ drinking water and the drowning of Morgan City.

The Corps has fortified its river control structures since the 1970s, but research

published last year by an LSU professor warns that the river is still one bad flood away from forever altering the landscape of Louisiana.

Other experts, including those at the Corps, say the threat isn’t so imminent, but they agree that officials need to seriously examine how they are reining in the water. ___ Today’s Mississippi River has existed for only a few hundred years — a blip in geological time.

The river is constantly eroding channels in some places and dropping sediment in others, causing Old River Control Structure discharging water into its path to wander. Over the mil- the Atchafalaya, May 2011.

Wikipedia lennia, the river has reached the Gulf through St. Bernard Parish Mississippi was going down the and via what are now the bayous Coco- Atchafalaya; by the 1950s, the drie, Teche, and Lafourche.

Atchafalaya was collecting about 30 perIt’s been in its current channel only cent, said Tulane University professor since the Middle Ages. Left to its own de- Mead Allison, director of physical vices, the river would shift west toward the processes and sediment systems at the Atchafalaya channel.

Water Institute in Baton Rouge.

In 1900, around 5 percent of the See Research Page 5-A water from the Red River and the upper

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Reserve your spot now for Lockport’s Annual Main St. Market

Lockport’s Nineteenth Annual Main Street Market, sponsored by Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum, is set for Saturday, March 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lockport Bayouside Park.

The market features crafters, painters, artisans, paintings, clothing, jewelry, pottery, lawn ornaments, purses, woodcrafts, and a variety of other novelty items.

The museum will sell food and drinks.

Crafters, it’s not too late to reserve your spot!

Anyone interested in participating or for more information should call Dee Dee or Kim at 5325909, or email bayoulafourchefo@bellsouth .net. Proceeds benefit the museum.

Lockport KCs holding Fundraiser Dinner Feb. 18

The Lockport KC’s will have a fundraiser dinner on Sunday, Feb. 18th from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

The menu will consist of hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, corn, salad and bread for an $8 donation. Dine in or take it to go. Drinks and desserts will also be sold.

A Concealed Handgun Training Course will be held on Saturday, March 3, at the LPSO Shooting Range Facility located in Raceland. The class will begin at 8 a.m. and last until approximately 5 p.m. with a break for lunch. The actual ending time will vary due to class size.

The cost for the course is $110, and advance registration is suggested due to limited class size. This course is a pre-requisite for those applying for a Concealed Handgun Permit from the State of Louisiana.

To register online for the course, or for more information, contact Captain Lafate Day at (985) 449-4485 or email at lafate-day@lpso.net.

Seniors can register now for upcoming Senior Olympic Games

Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming 2018 Bayou River District Senior Olympic Games. Parishes include Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John and Terrebonne.

Anyone 50 years of age by December 31, 2018, or older, is eligible to participate in the Louisiana Senior Games.

More information can be found on the website at www.lsogl.net.

Deadline to register is March 12. Registrations forms can be picked up at the Lafourche Council on Aging office in Mathews or visit their website at www.lafourchecoa.org.

Join us at The Balcony for a Lenten and Valentine’s Day Lunch and Dinner

Wednesday, Feb. 14 Live Music from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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2018 Area Mardi Gras Remaining Parades

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 • Krewe of Athena - Golden Meadow - 7:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Aphrodite - Houma - 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 • Krewe of Apollo - Lockport - noon • Krewe of Atlantis - Golden Meadow - noon • Le Krewe du Bon Temps - Larose - 6:30 p.m.

• Krewe of Mardi Gras - East Houma - 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 • Krewe of Terreanians - Houma - 12:30 p.m.

• Krewe of Cleophas - Thibodaux - 12:30 p.m.

• Krewe of Chronos (follows Cleophas) - Thibodaux • Krewe of Grand Isle - Grand Isle - 1:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Montegut Children’s Parade - 2:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Nereids - Golden Meadow, 6:00 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 • Krewe of Cleopatra - Houma, 6:30 p.m.

MARDI GRAS DAY, TUESDAY, FEB. 13

• Krewe of Houmas - Houma - 12-noon • Krewe of Kajuns - (follows Houmas) • Krewe of Gheens - Gheens - 11:00 a.m.

• Krewe of Neptune - Galliano/Golden Meadow - noon • Krewe of Ghana - Thibodaux - 1:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Maasai - Thibodaux - 2:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Choupic - Chackbay - 1:00 p.m.

• Krewe of Bonne Terre - Montegut - 4:00 p.m.

Attention Krewes - If there are any discrepancies to times and dates,

contact the Gazette at 985-693-7229.

Golden Meadow baseball conducting registration

Golden Meadow Babe Ruth Baseball will be conducting registration for girls and boys ages 415 on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and Tuesday, Feb 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the Golden Meadow baseball concession stand.

Fee is $25 per child, which has been lowered due to the economy.

Please email bayoulafourche30@yahoo.c om for more info.

Anger Management Classes offered

The Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services is sponsoring its Fireworks Anger Management classes, (3 twohour sessions for ages 18 and over), from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays, February 15, and 22.

Limited space is available. To enroll report to the Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services, 504 St. Louis St., Thibodaux, with $150 enrollment fee (money order only).

For more information call 985-446-0643.

G.M. United Methodist Relay team hosting Valentine supper

The Golden Meadow United Methodist Church Relay team members will host a Valentine supper on February 15, at 6 p.m. at the church (located at 18803 East Main Street).

They will be serving homemade vegetable soup, baked ham, rice dressing, candied yams, dinner roll, dessert and drink. Tickets are $10.

Pickups will be available.

Call Lou Rebstock at 985-677-4142 for your reservation or to place a pickup order. Entertainment will be provided.

Please support those who are fighting cancer and mark your calendar for April 14, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of South Lafourche at the Larose Civic Center.

SLHS Tarponettes hosting Kiddie Camp

South Lafourche High School Tarponettes will be hosting a Tarponette Kiddie Camp on Thursday, February 15.

The camp is open to children from Pre-K3 through 5th grade.

The cost is $25 per child and includes a T shirt and a meal. The camp will take place in the SLHS gym from 3:30 p.m. until performance time.

Participants will have the opportunity to perform at the SLHS basketball game that same evening (Thursday, Feb. 15). For more information, call 985-6325721 or 985-696-1354.

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Local church to sell seafood fondue on February 16

Open Door Revival Center will sell a seafood fondue dinner on Friday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. For a donation of $8, receive crab and shrimp in a white cream sauce stuffed in a small cap bread, tossed salad, corn and a dessert.

Call 637-7991 to order before Friday and 325-2456 to order by 10 a.m. on Friday. Advance orders encouraged. The church is located at 16164 West Main Street in Cut Off (next to old Pizza Hut).

HRCS to Sponsor Lenten Dinner

Holy Rosary Catholic School will sponsor a Lenten Dinner on Friday, March 2nd from 4 to 6 p.m.

The dinner will be carry-out only and will consist of 1 pound of boiled shrimp, 2 potatoes, 1 corn and 1 sauce. Tickets are $10 per meal and may be purchased from students at HRCS, at the office or call Valerie Callais at 985-637-4879.

As tuition covers a major portion of the operational budget, profits from school dinners help to support the cost of education students at HRCS.

Trivia Bash planned to help Nicholls students

Nicholls State University is giving you a chance to show what you know to help the student excellence initiatives in the College of Arts & Sciences.

The inaugural Big Bayou Trivia Bash — the bayou world’s greatest contest of sometimes, somewhat useful knowledge — is scheduled at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the student union ballroom. Teams of six can sign up for $30 per individual for a chance to win cash or consolation prizes.

Funds will be used for student travel scholarships, student learning technology and support high-impact learning practices.

“I am a veteran of trivia contests over the years, and those contests in Cut Off and Larose have inspired us here in the College of Arts and Sciences to offer a contest on the Nicholls campus,” said College of Arts & Sciences Dean, Dr. John Doucet. “We think that it’ll be a fun and unob-

trusive way to raise money toward helping our students progress through and succeed in earning their degrees.”

Teams will compete against one another in answering 10 categories of questions, including History, Sports, Entertainment and Louisiana.

Additionally, the evening of fun will include some special brain buster challenges, which are more complicated questions for extra points.

During the event, individuals may also bid on donated silent auction items including rare books and sports items.

“I personally challenge all the teams I’ve competed with over the years to come to Nicholls and dare to compete in the contest we’ve designed,” Doucet said.

“Come enjoy fun and camaraderie, show all the things you know, challenge your friends, and help support students at Nicholls. It’s gonna be fun.”

To sign up, call 985448-4386 or trivia@nicholls.edu.

Larose Quilters postponing meeting to Feb. 19

The Larose Quilters Guild will meet at the Larose Civic Center on Monday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. since the Larose Civic Center will be closed the second week of February.

The Quilters Guild will resume their regular meetings on the second Monday of each month beginning on March 12.

Register now for BTNEP’s Bayou Cleanup March 10

The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) is getting ready for its 7th Annual 2018 Bayou Lafourche Cleanup on March 10.

The clean up event will be held from 8 am12 pm and is projected to clean up 106 miles of the bayou from Donaldsonville to Leeville.

BTNEP is in need of volunteers to be part of the cleanup efforts, as well as site captains to head areas along the bayou.

Anyone wishing to sign up to volunteer for the March 10 event can register online at https://form.jotform.co m/80085599208162 or contact Alma Robichaux at alma@btnep.org or 985-447-0868.

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Acting on a motion

by Councilman Daniel Lorraine, the council voted Tuesday to replace the three departed staff members with Executive Assistant Kelli Toups and Projects Manager Shelly Orgeron on the list of workers approved to sign parish checks.

“I’m surprised I got a second,” Lorraine said as Councilman Jerry Lafont, who seconded the motion, gave him a standing ovation and noted the tension between the two council members.

After the meeting, Cantrelle confirmed that Jackson no longer works for the parish.

Haas’ resignation last week was the second of the week and marked the tenth department head who has left Cantrelle’s administration.

— Staff Writer Julia Arenstam can be reached at 448-7636 or julia.arenstam@houmatoday.c om. Follow her on Twitter at @gingerale214.

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Richard Carbo said in a statement.

Rep. Tanner Magee said in his district “they don’t really notice the sales tax.”

“Why don’t you just keep the penny? That’s what most people say.

They seem to think that’s the easiest thing to do,” said Magee, a Houma Republican.

Lawmakers two years ago voted to raise Louisiana’s 4-cent state sales tax by another penny for every dollar spent, part of a package of taxes to fill budget holes. Shoppers started paying the higher rate in April 2016.

That sales tax increase and other temporary taxes expire July 1.

Edwards and lawmakers are negotiating over replacement options to avoid heavy cuts to health and education programs. Taxes would require a special session to pass. Most tax bills must start in the House, where GOP leaders

blocked Edwards’ previous tax proposals, so the governor said he won’t call that special session without agreement from House Republicans.

But for Edwards, renewal of the sales tax is off the table.

The 1 percent temporary tax hike raises an estimated $880 million a year. It’s also brought Louisiana an unpleasant distinction, as the state that charges its consumers the highest combined state and local sales tax in the nation, averaging slightly more than 10 percent.

Instead of sales tax renewal, Edwards wants to permanently remove exemptions for purchases that usually aren’t subject to sales tax, and to extend the permanent 4 percent state sales tax to services, such as cable television and online streaming services.

“A broader sales tax base with a lower rate and few exemptions would more closely reflect where Louisiana’s economy is going and put us on par with our neighboring states,” Carbo said.

Even if Edwards would consider sales tax renewal, Democratic lawmakers say they won’t back the idea. Democrats hold 41 of 105 House seats. A twothirds tax vote can’t succeed without some Democrats in support.

“I told my folks that I would only vote for it once and I wouldn’t vote for it to be extended.

And I’m going to keep my word,” said Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat.

James said sales taxes take a larger bite out of paychecks for lowincome workers. He said Republicans are talking about sales tax renewal as they also push other items, like cost-sharing for Medicaid patients, that will heavily hit the poor.

“I know the Republicans are counting on the Democrats to fold,” James said. “But I’m not going to do that.” ___ Follow Melinda Deslatte on Twitter at http://twitter.com/melindadeslatte

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Five Chef John Folse Culinary Institute students have been chosen for this summer’s Institut Paul Bocuse. Pictured, from left, are seniors Meifung Liu of Columbus, Ohio; Austin Babineaux of Lafayette; Kyong Han of Gretna; Logan Boudreaux of Lockport; and Ashlé Turnipseed of Baton Rouge.

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Five Nicholls student chefs to learn from top French culinary institute

Five Chef John Folse Culinary Institute students will receive a once in a lifetime opportunity this summer to travel to France and learn from the culinary minds at Institut Paul Bocuse.

Seniors Meifung Liu of Columbus, Ohio, Austin Babineaux of Lafayette, Kyong Han of Gretna, Logan Boudreaux of Lockport and Ashlé Turnipseed of Baton Rouge will travel to Écully, France from May to August.

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desire for the board to be reduced.

“I do hear from my constituents and I did cosponsor this with Mr. Bernard because my constituents asked me to do it, and they are the ones who voted me in,” Huddleston said.

State laws govern how and when school boards can take such an action, and the board’s attorney has suggested that legislative approval is required.

Patrick Amedee, the board’s attorney, couldn’t be reached for comment.

Proponents have said a 15-member board is unwieldy and excessive and cutting the number to nine would save taxpayers about $58,000 a year in salaries. Opponents say the savings would have little impact on the budget and contend the action would diminish members’ ability to serve their constituents.

Some members have cited failure to reduce the board’s size as one reason voters defeated a proposed one-cent sales tax increase last May for school workers’ salaries and other expenses.

Others said an oil bust that has persisted more than three years, costing thousands of local jobs, was more influential in the tax vote.

“A lot of times when you stand too close to the elephant, all we see is gray, and when we step back we see the full elephant,” Bernard said.

“That’s basically the way I see us looking at the size of this board.”

— Staff Writer Holly Duchmann can be reached at 8572205 or holly.duchmann @houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @holly_evamarie.

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Former employee admits embezzling over $400,000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former employee of the company that makes Crystal Hot Sauce has admitted stealing more than $400,000 from the company before being caught by federal authorities.

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turns during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman.

Sentencing is set for May 16.

Soniat’s attorney, Marion Floyd, says his client was committed to “working as hard as he can” to fully pay back the more than $437,000 stolen from Baumer Foods over five years beginning in November 2009.

The scheme involved signing time sheets for a handful of temporary contract workers who had not actually put in any hours.

Information from: The New Orleans Advoc a t e , http://www.newor leansadvocate.com ___

Edwards releases new tally of budget cuts during his term

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After taking criticism for its last list, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration has sent lawmakers a new spreadsheet of budget cuts it says were made during the governor’s two years in office. And the cuts included are larger than the last tally.

The list released Thursday totals $981 million, up from $672 million.

The tally contains the same types of items that drew Republican criticism.

Many are one-time cuts that don’t yield permanent, long-term savings. Other cuts are counted twice, for each budget year Edwards has been in office. A $152 million item is a delayed payment to Medicaid providers, a debt still owed.

Edwards’ list is a defense against GOP criticism that he hasn’t done enough to trim spending as he pushes to replace $1 billion in temporary taxes.

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Nicholls’ Chef John Folse Culinary Institute is the only school in the United States involved in this partnership and sends its top students to an intensive four-month training at the Institut Paul Bocuse in Écully, France each year.

Boudreaux said he is looking forward to experiencing the cuisine and learning from some of the best French chefs from all over the world.

Boudreaux won the 2015 Bayou Cook-off Competition, interned at John Besh’s, Luke and is now executive co-chef at Cinclare.

“I have definitely been working really hard to get in this position for the last five years and now it has come to fruition and speaking for all of us, we are really ecstatic,” Boudreaux said. “We are going to learn cuisine that is completely out of our comfort zone. You really get to experience the best of the best and topnotch cuisine.”

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana continues to spend more slowly than expected on Medicaid services, a pace projected to leave the state with $26 million in savings this budget year.

The latest Medicaid forecast, released Tuesday, shows the $12.5 billion program is expected to spend as much as $612 million less than estimated for the financial year that ends June 30.

Most of that money would be unused federal spending authority, not dollars that can be allocated to other state programs.

But the Louisiana Department of Health says $26 million would be a state general fund surplus that could be spent elsewhere, if the trend continues.

More than $535 million of the less-than-projected spending is in the Medicaid expansion program that has added 446,000 adults to the government-financed insurance coverage. ___

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Apt. For Rent: 1 bedroom, unfurnished. LA 308 near Golden Meadow bridge. Single or couple; no pets; no smoking. $460 month and $460 deposit. Call 985-258-6277. _________________________ Multiple Homes for Rent: All 3 bedroom homes in Larose and Cut Off. Quiet neighborhoods. $850-$950 per month. Call Diane at 691-1367, leave message. _________________________ Apartment for Rent: 2 bedroom, 1 bath; washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator. No pets. $700/month, $500/deposit. FMI Call 985-665-7621. _________________________ Trailer For Rent: 3 bedroom, 2 bath; covered carport; washer/dryer, partly furnished; central a/c and heat; Cut Off area; quiet neighborhood. No smoking inside; no pets. $800/mo and $500/dep. 985691-8110. _________________________ For Rent: One bedroom, one bath apartment in Lockport area. Offering hardwood floors, appliances, diswasher, washer and dryer. Water included. $550/mo and $550/dep. Six month lease required then month to month afterwards. FMI call 985-798-7433 or 985-6376258 _________________________

Trailer for Rent: in Galliano. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Very clean and nice quiet neighborhood.

Large yard shaded with oak trees. Must see to appreciate.

Please call 985-637-8399 to view. ________________________ For Rent: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, brick home, completely remodeled, vaulted living room ceilings, fireplace, wood floors, sheet rock. 210 W 57th street; Cut Off. Text 985-665-0402. _________________________

For Rent: 3 bed, 2 bath spacious mobile home in Cut Off. $625/mo and $625/dep. Background checks, no pets, no smoking. Call 985-475-7272 or 985-637-7273. _________________________ For Rent: in Larose. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom. Big living room. Remodeled. New a/c and heat and appliance hook up. $750/mo and $750/dep.

Apartment: 1 bedroom $500/mo and $500 dep. 2 bedroom: $550/mo and $500/dep.

2 barrels of Mardi Gras Beads $150 for both. Please call: 985291-1146 or 985-696-4785. _________________________ House for Rent: LA 1 Cut Off. 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Good neighborhood. Call 691-1367 for details. Leave voicemail. _________________________ Trailer for Rent: 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath; stove; refrigerator, A/C, for 1 or 2 people. $600/mo and deposit. Located in Lockport.

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NordicTrak Treadmill For Sale: T 6.5s; 2.6 chp. Asking $500. Call or text 637-1293. _________________________

For Sale: CKC Pomeranian Puppies. Call 985-291-0590 for more details. _________________________

GARAGE SALES

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Open from 8 a.m. till 3 p.m. on all weekdays. Lots of everything. School clothes; crafts; knick knacks; baby clothes from newborn to 2T - 50¢; baby stroller; tubs; jackets; lots more.

363 West 54th Street, Cut Off. _________________________

Second Hand Sales: Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Corner of Armand St in Golden Meadow on LA 1. Collectables, furniture, dishes, knick-knacks, clothes, small appliances, costumes, formals, wedding dresses, sheets, large Valentine cards, sacks of beads and stuffed animals. _________________________ Indoor Estate Sale: Thursday, February 15. Located at 169 E. 15th St, Larose. Sofa, love seat, pillows, household items, vases, etc. 7:00 a.m. till. Early birds welcome. No reasonable offer refused. _________________________

For Rent! Half off first months rent with new lease!

Large 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in Cut Off. Pets welcomed. Unfurnished unit is $795/month with 6 month lease. $750 security deposit.

Unit has washer and dryer. To see pics go to www.coteblancheapartments.com. Call Bill at 985-325-5626 for more info. ________________________ Are you here from out of town and need a nice, clean, comfortable and affordable place? Then don’t look any further!

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HELP WANTED

Now Hiring: Class A Driver needed immediately. Hazmat preferred, but not needed. 6 months oilfield experience required. Dodge 5500 with 40’ gooseneck. Pay is percentage of load based on experience.

Call 985-637-8325 for info. _________________________ K-Mar Supply Fourchon and Cut Off locations: are now accepting applications for full time Floor Assistant. Apply in person at 654 A.O Rappelet Road; Fourchon, LA 70357. NAPA, next door to Truck Stop. See Brandi. No phone calls please.

Must speak English. Must meet TWIC Card requirements. Free transportation to and from our Cut Off warehouse on HWY 3235. _________________________ Triple Son Farm Transport is accepting applications for experienced CDL 18-wheeler driver.

Offering paid vacation, health insurance, 401K. Must submit to drug screen. Apply at 14502 West Main, Cut Off. _________________________

2 Bedroom Apartment: For Rent. Washer/dryer, refrigerator, and stove. Utilities paid. Quiet area. E 73rd Place in Cut Off. $750 per month and $350 non refundable deposit. Call 985856-8005. _________________________ Starter office building for rent: First 6 months $300. $500 per month thereafter. 1 year lease. 6 room office building.

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LEOLA D. GUIDRY

Leola D. Guidry passed away on Sunday Morning, January 7, 2018 at the age of 86.

She was the beloved wife of the late Elwin Guidry Sr.; daughter of the late Rosalind and Dewey Doucet; sister of Rema Chouest, and the late Clara Bourg; mother of Amanda Trahan (Jack), Romona Kuhn (Gerard), Elwin Guidry Jr. (Scarlett), and the late Chris Guidry (Jane); grandmother of Nicole, Angel, Mandy, Holly, and Gerard; great-grandmother of Logan, Leland, Nocholas, and Trent, as well as the late Matthew.

A funeral mass was celebrated in the Chapel of West Leitz-Eagan Funeral home on January 11, 2018. __________________

WINFRED “Wayne” J. LAFONT

Winfred “Wayne” J. Lafont, 69, a native and resident of Golden Meadow, passed away February 6, 2018.

Visitation will be held at Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano on February 9th from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

Funeral services will be held in the parlor at 11:00 a.m. with burial following in St. Joseph Cemetery.

Mr. Winfred is survived by his daughter Celeste Creppel; and grandchildren Trey Creppel, Tyler Creppel, and Kylie Creppel.

Mr. Lafont was preceded in death by his parents Andrew Lafont Sr. and Mary Jean A. Lafont; brother Andrew Lafont Jr.; former wife Rosalie Alexander and son-in-law Dalton Creppel.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to offset funeral expenses.

Falgout Funeral Home of Galliano entrusted with arrangements. __________________

JOYCE HEBERT SIMONEAUX

Joyce Hebert Simoneaux, 86, a native and resident of Galliano passed away on February 6, 2018.

A visitation will be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Golden Meadow on February 9th from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Mass will begin at 11:30 a.m. with burial following in the Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Joyce is survived by her children; Kim S. Guidry, husband Troy; Karen S. Collins, husband Ray; John Simoneaux, wife Donna; Teresa Simoneaux; Ann S. Duet, husband David; Mark Simoneaux, wife Consuelo; grandchildren Brandon (Lisa), Jason, Rachelle (Brian), Dirk (Rilee), Melissa, Patrice, Simone, Amy (Gina), Katie (John), Ryan, Eric, Shaney, Kobi, Jamey, and Gregory; greatgrandchildren Peyton, Jacob, Alex, Anthony, and canine companions Hank and Peanut. She was anticipating the birth of her first great granddaughter.

Mrs. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband James Simoneaux; son Thomas Simoneaux; parents Donatien and Ulyssia Terrebonne Hebert; and sister Elsie H. Williford.

She was a graduate of Nicholls State University and was a teacher for 32 years in Lafourche Parish.

She was a “Pink Lady” and a volunteer at Lady of the Sea Hospital. She loved reading, traveling, and solving crossword puzzles. Her greatest joy was her family.

Falgout Funeral Home of Galliano entrusted with arrangements.

WALLACE A. SMITH

Wallace A. Smith, 78, a native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Cut Off, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9th at Falgout Funeral Home in Lockport and from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m.

Saturday with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his son Toby Smith Sr.; daughters Rhoda Smith, Tracy Smith; brother Benny Smith; sisters Dora Zapczynski, Jacqueline Marotta; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife Frances Callais Smith; parents Abraham Smith Sr. and Leonise “Noonie” Smith; brothers Abraham “Junior” Smith Jr. and Livingston Smith.

He was active in Shalom Catholic Ministries.

Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Had the trend been allowed to continue, the Atchafalaya would have become the predominant path of the Mississippi River by the 1970s or 1980s, Allison said.

That would dry up the docks from Baton Rouge to the coast where farmers, oil refineries and chemical plants load their goods. Additionally, much of southeastern Louisiana, including New Orleans, relies on the river for drinking water. If the water level dropped, it wouldn’t be able to push out the Gulf of Mexico, so saltwater from the coast would creep into the drinking supply, said James Barnett Jr., author of “Beyond Control: The Mississippi River’s New Channel to the Gulf of Mexico.”

Faced with the prospect of relocating so many residents and infrastructure, it was easier to take on the gargantuan task of hemming in the river.

In 1959 the Corps opened the first components of what’s now known as the Old River Control Structure, which takes its name from a stretch of river bypassed in the 19th century with a man-made canal.

The facility regulates the flow of the rivers, sending prescribed percentages of water down the Atchafalaya and the Mississippi every day, but it is not designed to mitigate floods.

The complex now includes three separate control facilities, levees, canals, and a lock/dam.

A private hydroelectric power station operates nearby. ___ The control structure “stopped time” on the Mississippi River, said Army Corps public affairs officer Ricky Boyett. The Red and Mississippi rivers continue to send 30 percent of their combined flow down the Atchafalaya, while the lower Mississippi claims the remaining 70 percent, just as in the 1950s.

But the Mississippi isn’t just water. It also carries sediment that is piling up on the riverbed and constricting the downstream flow, which causes water to back up during a flood. Every cubic yard of silt means that much less water can fit in the channel, and the accumulation has built up over the years. Left to its own devices, the sedimentation would have been one of the factors driving the Mississippi flow into the Atchafalaya, before the Corps locked in the 70-30 split.

The riverbed downstream from the control structure has risen 30 feet since 1992, LSU hydrology professor Yi-Jun Xu said. Some sandbars have tripled in size, according to a summary of his research provided for the American Geophysical Union, where Xu presented his findings in December.

The professor believes a sufficiently large river swell could overwhelm the control structure, sending the Mississippi careening down the Atchafalaya basin.

Other river researchers generally defer to the Corps on the mat-

ter, saying that the matter deserves investigation but pointing out that the federal agency is performing a Mississippi River study to be finished in coming months that will inform how they move forward.

Boyett said the Corps never says never, but that the Mississippi does not show signs of overwhelming the control structure any time in the near future, especially since the Corps built the new auxiliary control structure after the dangerous flood of 1973. The Corps anticipates having at least a decade or two until it needs to start worrying.

Xu pushes back against that assessment.

It would take a “huge” flood or a major hurricane, he allowed, but one of those could strike any year. In 2011, the water in the Mississippi rose high enough that the Corps had to take the rare precaution of opening the nearby Morganza spillway, a flood control structure that tamed the water.

Scientists don’t yet know what precise weather conditions could overwhelm the Old River complex, but anything stronger than the 2011 event would present a “real risk,” and the risk will continue to increase as more sediment is deposited in the channel, Xu said.

“These changes diminish the river’s capacity to carry water on its current course. When sections of the river’s floor rise to a sufficient point, a sudden increase in flow — perhaps from a flood — could drive the Mississippi River to overwhelm the control structure and adopt a new path, potentially causing the Mississippi to be captured by the Atchafalaya,” his research summary states. ___ U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees Corps projects, also doesn’t believe the control structure is at risk of failing anytime soon.

Still, he sent Xu’s findings to them and has asked that they respond.

“It definitely is a concern,” he said.

For example, the 2011 flood was able to push the foundation of the control structure. It was a small amount, but enough that people took notice, Graves said.

During that flood, Corps officials realized they were going to have to open the Morganza spillway, which relieves pressure on the Mississippi during high water by opening gates along the river to allow some of the flow to drain into a leveed area of the Atchafalaya Basin. It’s a rare maneuver. Since it was built in the 1950s, the spillway has been opened only in the 1973 and 2011 floods.

The spillway opens just a bit downstream of the control structure, and the same 36-member crew operates both sites.

In 2011, the Corps threw open the spillway gates before it normally would have. Historically, the Corps has made decisions based on the amount of water flowing down the Mississippi each second. During the 2011 flood, the river got

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“So something had changed in the river. That operation manual has been rewritten,” she said.

The accumulation of sediment could have been a contributing factor, LeBlanc said.

The Corps is aware of sediment build-up and is taking several steps to address it. When the river is moving quickly, the Corps sends it through the older “low sill” control structure because it’s a straighter path, so less sediment drops.

When the Mississippi is sluggish and dropping silt anyway, the Corps runs it through the auxiliary structure that was built to beef up the site’s capacity after the 1973 flood. That means that sediment builds up beyond the auxiliary structure, so the Corps occasionally sends extra water down the route to flush it out. A good flush can dislodge about 250,000 cubic yards of sediment, LeBlanc said. ___ Corps officials say they are mindful of the need to come up with long-term solutions. The agency’s Mississippi Valley Division is currently conducting a technical assessment of the river and its tributaries, rolling in data from the 2011 flood. The New Orleans office, which oversees the Old River Control Structure, expects the results within a year and will use the findings to determine what strategy is best.

Experts said that could take a variety of forms, including dredging the river, being more flexible with the 30/70 split, redesigning the control structure, and looking for solutions farther north.

All would require money and time.

Meanwhile, the river is vulnerable, Xu argues.

No one can predict when the big flood will happen; it could come in a hundred years or this spring.

“There’s a real risk,” he said.

Scientists must perform more research to figure out precisely what conditions could overwhelm the control structure, but Xu warned that anything above the level of the flood seven years ago could bring ruin.

Allison, of the Water Institute, however, cautioned it would probably take a “catastrophic flood of epic proportions.”

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nario channel switch would reverberate worldwide, said Robert Twilley, executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant. All the grain that floats down the Mississippi from the Midwest would lose access to ports, he said.

Then there are the oil and gas companies, plus all the other goods that move through river ports.

The Corps estimates an economic loss of $14 million per day should the structure fail.

Then there’s the human cost.

The Atchafalaya doesn’t have enough room to receive all the water that would be forced upon it. “You don’t have that depth,” Twilley said.

“Basically that whole region becomes inundated. Morgan City is gone, pretty much.”

The state’s coastal master plan would have to be scrapped as the Mississippi and Atchafalaya are both so heavily tied to the encroachment of the Gulf of Mexico, he said.

Twilley said he didn’t have the research background to discuss the odds the structure might fail but remarked that it “is hard to even think about. It’s daunting to think of that scenario.”

Barnett, the author and historian, said some people near his Natchez home are already seeing the fallout from the rising riverbed. Folks who own land in the batture — the space between the river and the levees — have long grown timber. The trees can handle a bit of high water now and then, but the Mississippi has crept closer and closer to the levees, and now the land is underwater so often that the trees drown and die, Barnett said.

The most extreme proposal he’s heard is to allow the Mississippi River to adopt the Atchafalaya channel, but to use tools like the control structure to make sure the switch happens in a gradual, scheduled way. Barnett emphasized that he is not advocating that path, though it would put an end to the Corps’ “arms race with mother nature.” ___ Hurricane Katrina soured a lot of people on the Corps, observed Nicole Gasparini, a Tulane earth and environmental sciences professor. But without the federal agency “there

would be no New Orleans. There would be no Mississippi River.”

Societies thrive and die by their rivers. Just look at Chinese history, where dynasties rose and fell based on the course of the Yellow River, Gasparini said. Yet the Corps’ levees and control structures have been keeping the Mississippi in place for nearly half a century after it would have jogged west if left to itself.

Nevertheless, the river demands vigilance, especially as changing weather patterns threaten to increase rainfall, or at least make it harder to predict how the water will behave.

“We’re being proactive with the unique dynamics of the Mississippi River,” LeBlanc, of the Corps, said.

While the sediment has grown over the years, the problem does not come as a surprise.

“Back in September 1952, consultant Lorenz Straub had voiced his concern that the Old River outflow channel might fill with sediment and be unable to clear itself. According to the 2011 report from the St. Louis District’s Applied River Engineering Center, Straub’s apprehension was coming true,” Barnett wrote in “Beyond Control.” “(Ivan) Nguyen and colleagues reported that the low-sill and auxiliary structures ‘could become totally buried with sediment during an extreme event.’ By coincidence, the ink was barely dry on (the study) when the Mississippi produced an ‘extreme event,’” he wrote, referencing the 2011 flood.

However, Corps officials have expressed confidence that it will be able to clear the sediment or otherwise address the issue before it becomes a pressing concern.

Any change on the river will require consideration of ecology, economics and other factors on both the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya, added Boyett, the Corps spokesman.

Academic studies have their place, he said, but putting a new operational plan in place requires thinking about every angle and securing public support.

“There is nothing easy about water management in south Louisiana,” Boyett said. ___

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Arrest reports

Sunday, February 11, 2018 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE

The following information is based on reports from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Rex Jernigan, 35, Bayou Blue. Indecent behavior with juveniles (Felony). (Sex OffenseRegistration required).

Lee Toups, 30, Galliano.

Violation of probation/parole.

William Caldwell, 56, Raceland. Contempt of court.

Billy Cressionie III, 29, Gheens.

Violation of probation/parole.

Shawn Dukes, 34, Gray.

Domestic abuse battery (Misd).

Brandon LeCompte, 29, Raceland. Violation of probation/parole.

Drey Lefort, 20, Cut Off. Domestic abuse battery (Misd).

Darshell Maze, 29, Thibodaux. Failure to dim headlights.

Expired/cancelled license plate.

Driver must be licensed. Contempt of court.

Ashley Picou, 26, Houma.

Violation of probation/parole.

Leroy Shadell, 26, Thibodaux. Violation of probation/parole.

Jonathan Vanmatre, 18, Raceland. Dating partner abuse chile endangerment (Misd).

Lockport Police Department Melodie Matherne, 45, Lockport. Contempt of court.

Golden Meadow Police Department Jean Gisclair, 29, Golden Meadow, Contempt of court.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Corey Brooks, 22, Thibodaux. Contempt of court.

Mindy Cournoyer, 39, Lockport. Domestic abuse battery (Misd).

Corey Chaisson, 41, Houma. Theft of a motor vehicle (Felony). Theft (Felony).

James Dominique, 46, Gheens. Contempt of court.

Clayton Duncan, 34, Golden Meadow. Contempt of court.

Joel Flores, 40, Houma.

Contempt of court.

Earl Henry Jr., 21, Houma.

Possession of hydrocodone. No license plate. Poss. w/intent to distribute roxicodone (Felony).

Michelle Medice, 38, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Morris Mitchell, 26, Galliano. Poss. w/intent to dist. cocaine (Felony). Poss. of hydrocodone. Poss. of marijuana 1st offense (Misd). Poss. of suboxone (Felony).

Poss./dist. of drug paraphernalia (Misd).

Lan Tran, 37, Thibodaux.

Contempt of court.

Clifford Williams, 60, Thibodaux.

Violation of probation/parole.

Golden Meadow Police Department Roxie Hebert, 28, Golden Meadow. Contempt of court. Entering/remaining after forbidden.

Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com

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Sunday, February 11, 2018 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE

What a Life!

By: Rev. Wilmer L. Todd A positive attitude helps us to realize that it’s gratefulness that makes us happy

We often take things for granted. I was recently autographing my books in an out of town church and a parishioner recognized me and said, “I read your article every week in my local newspaper.” (I write for five different newspapers in our area.)

My response was, “Are you familiar with my book, What a Life?”

She said, “No.” After reflecting on that situation, I realize that many other newspaper readers might not be familiar with my book.

I have been writing a column for the past 19 years. My readers kept asking me, “When are you going to put your columns in a book?”

Well, a little more than three years ago I worked with Caroline Gorman and we put together 372 columns in a book entitled, “What a Life! Daily Readings for a Holistic Spiritual Life.”

I ordered 4,000 printed copies and they sent me a few hundred extras. On January 20 I sold my 4,000th book.

Now, I only have 130 books left.

The book is a hardback copy that contains material that will deepen people’s lives and help them to be more aware of our living God. The book sells for $25 plus postage.

(Postage for the books is cheap – $4 for one book and about $10 for four.)

The money that I receive from the sales goes to my foundation for startup programs for area churches and schools. I live below Houma off Highway 56 in Upper Little Caillou. If you live or work in the area, we can arrange to meet somewhere.

My best sellers have been readers who have read the book and then ordered more copies for presents for relatives and friends. If you are interested in buying my book, you can contact me by e-mail, willietodd@juno.com, or write to me at 267 Klondyke Road, Bourg, LA 70343, or call me at 985-594-3171. I need to know your phone number, who is the book dedicated to, and to whom should I mail them. I am not going to have a second printing of this book but I do hope to start working on a new book soon.

The following is a story about Attitude. A writer wrote the following about his experiences in 2017.

“Last year, they removed my gall bladder. I was stuck in bed for a long time. I also became 60 and had to give up my favorite job. I’d spent 30 years with this publishing company.

“In the same year, I experienced the death of my father and my son was in a car accident. He was hospitalized with a cast on his leg for several days. He couldn’t complete his medical examination and consequently was issued a failing grade. My car was completely totaled.

“Alas! This was a horrible year!”

When his wife en-

tered the room, she found her husband looking dejected, sad and lost in his thoughts. She carefully read what he had written, then silently left the room and came back shortly afterwards with another piece of paper. She had written her outlook of the year’s events and placed it beside her husband’s paper.

He picked it up and read her version on the year’s events. She wrote, “Last year, I finally got rid of my gall bladder that had given me many years of pain. I turned 60 with sound health and retired from my job.

Now I can use my time to write with more focus and peace.

“This same year, my 95-year-old father, without depending on anyone and without any critical conditions, met his Creator. Shortly after, God blessed my

son with life. My car was destroyed, but my son was alive and without permanent disability.

“2017 was an im-

mense blessing!”

These are the same incidents from different viewpoints! In life, we must see that it is not

Special Education District No. 1 would like to recognize Ms. Bertie Bernucho for her attendance of one year at The Center.

Pictured above are Ms. Bernucho and Executive Director Torie Lee.

If we have not included your church, or you would like to be a part of the Worship Directory, please call the Lafourche Gazette at 693-7229.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Charis Church

314 East 74th St. - Cut Off

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Pastor Audie Crochet (504) 952-6603

South Lafourche Assembly of God 17618 West Main - Galliano - 632-2109 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m.

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Service - 6:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Duplantis Pastor Roger Hunt

First Assembly of God of Raceland Hwy. 1 & St. Ann Street - Raceland

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship Service 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

New Sunlight Baptist Church 452 St. Patrick Street - Raceland

Sunday School 2 p.m., Sunday Worship 3 p.m.

Prayer Service/Bible Class-Thurs., 6 p.m.

Testimony/Prayer & Praise, 3rd Sunday, 3 p.m.

Communion, 4th Sunday, 3 p.m.

Reverend Charles Hawkins Sr., Pastor

CATHOLIC

Our Lady of Prompt Succor 723 North Bayou Drive Golden Meadow

Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Reverend Henry Sebastian, Pastor

Our Lady of the Isle

195 Ludwig Lane - Grand Isle

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m.

Winter Schedule: Sun. 10 a.m. (Nov. - Feb.) Fr. Carlos Talavera, Pastor

Our Lady of the Rosary

12911 E. Main - Larose - 985-693-3433

187 Oakridge Dr. - Golden Meadow

Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses 7:00, 10:00 and 5:30 Weekday Mass Monday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m.

Adoration Chapel open all day, everyday Rev. Ronilo Villamor, Pastor www.ourladyoftherosarychurch.org

First Baptist Church of Grand Isle

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m., Central Std. Time Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m., Daylight Savings Tm Sunday Mass 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass: W.-Th.-F., 8:30 a.m.

Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.

Fr. Gregory Fratt

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayers 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Matthew W. Chouest, Sr. www.fbcgoldenmeadow.com

129 Cedar Ln. - Grand Isle - 985-787-3410 Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 6:00 p.m. (All Ages) Pastor Nathan Stanford www.fbcgrandisle.com

First Baptist Church of Larose 105 W. 16th Street - Larose

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Gary Hanberry, Pastor Res: 693-4891 - Church: 693-3258

New Mt. Zion Baptist Church 13841 East Main - Larose

Worship Service 7:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Prayer Service/Bible Class Wednesday 6:30 Lord’s Supper: First Sunday 7:00 a.m.

Prayer Breakfast: Sat. before 1st Sun., 8 a.m.

Speaking Meeting: Thurs. before 1st Sun. 7 a.m.

Reverend Nolan Smith, Pastor

First Baptist Church 5545 Hwy. 1 - Lockport

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Dr. Mark Tolbert

Greater New Fountain Baptist Church

233 E. 12th St. - Lockport

Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Lord’s Supper Service: 2nd Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

Prayer Breakfast: 2nd Saturday, 8:00 a.m.

Bible Class Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Isrealite Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Valentine

Worship Service 8:00 a.m.

Lord’s Supper, Second Sunday, 7:00 a.m.

South Lafourche Baptist Church 17077 East Main - Cut Off

Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Church 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Jim Duck, Church: 632-4119

Trinity Baptist Church

195 Johnny Dufrene Drive - Mathews Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.

Michael Davis, Pastor - 985-278-9852

Crosspoint Church

16640 West Main St., Cut Off (Near South Lafourche Bridge-LA Hwy. 1) Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Thursday Midweek: 6:00 p.m. (All Ages) Pastor Chad Mack www.bayoucrosspoint.org (985-632-0810)

St. Mathews Missionary Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Mathews

Sunday Worship Service 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Services Prayer Service & Bible Study Thurs., 6-7 p.m.

Speaking Meeting/Testimony 2nd Sun. 7:30 p.m.

Lord’s Supper Every 3rd Sunday Reverend Roland J. Bradley, Sr.

Gulf Coast Baptist Church 18242 W. Main - Galliano

Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Shane Terrebonne (985) 258-0988

Bethel Baptist Church

122 Matherne St. - Grand Bois Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Jimmy Autin

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 15300 West Main - Cut Off

Holy Savior Church

612 Main Street - Lockport

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses 7:00 and 10:00 a.m.

St. Anthony Church

333Twin Oaks Dr. - Raceland

Sat. Mass 6:00 p.m. - Sun. Mass 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

Rev. P.J. Madden www.stanthonygheens.parishesonline.com

St. Hilary of Poitiers

333 Twin Oaks Drive - Raceland

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 7:00, 9:00 and11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs., 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Nursing Home Friday Mass 7:00 a.m.

Rev. P.J. Madden www.sthilaryraceland.parishesonline.com

St. Joseph Catholic Church 17980 West Main - Galliano

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 7:00 and 10:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass: M. - W. - Th. - Fri. 7:00 a.m.

Tuesday 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Larose Church of Christ 13379 East Main - Larose

Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Bible Class 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Class 6:00 p.m.

FULL GOSPEL

Lighthouse Worship Center 18082 Hwy. 3235 - Galliano

Sunday Schedule: 9:59 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Christian Education: 7:00 p.m.

Eno Dantin, Pastor

Mathews Full Gospel Temple Hwy. 1 Bayouside, Mathews

Sunday Morning Service: 11:30 a.m.

Full Gospel Temple #2

Hwy. 1, 124 Walter Ln., Golden Meadow Sunday Evening Service: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday Evening Service: 7 p.m.

Open Door Revival Center

16164 W. Main St. - Cut Off. - 325-2456 Sunday Services 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Thursday Night Service 7 p.m.

Senior Pastor: Monty Duke Church Pastor: Darren Felarise Spanish Pastor: Marcos Ferriera

INTER-DENOMINATIONAL Community Bible Church 14757 East Main - Cut Off

Sunday Worship Service: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Senior Pastor Dr. Bill Jemison III Pastor of Discipleship Robert Durbin Youth Pastor Robert Schwertz Jordy Rousse, Pastor of Worship & Young Adult Ministry Phone: (985) 632-3077 www.communitybiblecutoff.com

Christian Family Center 11819 East Main - Galliano

Sunday Services 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Spanish Service 3:00 p.m.

Pastor Morris Hunter, Jr.

Community Fellowship

901 Barataria Street - Lockport Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays 7:00 p.m.

Reverend Carlos Nieves (504) 532-2992

happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy!

Attitude is every-

thing. It’s the one thing that we always have control of. Be positive. Jesus was.

The V.H Boudreaux Senior Citizens Center in Lockport held it’s monthly birthday party on January 23rd. Those celebrating birthdays in January were: Winnie Theriot, Penny Gautreaux, Mary Arceneaux, Geraldine Chiasson and Nancy Plaisance.

The Center is always looking for Seniors Citizens to join in for birthday parties, cards pokeno, exercise or lunch can call 532-5930. Please call or stop by the center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lunch is served daily for seniors 60 and over. Meals must be ordered the day before.

This Worship Directory is made possible by these civic-minded businesses and individuals.

Please remember to thank them for their support.

Christian Fellowship Church 13581 East Main - Larose

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Children’s Ministry, Spanish Translation Available, and Nursery Provided Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

Discipleship Classes, Youth Ministry, Royal Rangers and Missionettes Scott Cheramie, Senior Pastor www.welcometocfc.com - online sermons

Victory Life Church

1200 Crescent Avenue - Lockport

Services: Sun. 10:00 a.m. and Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Children’s Ministry and Nursery Provided Youth Service: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Senior Pastor Danny Knight - 532-6561

Iglesia Evanbelica Christiana Espiritual

13298 East Main - Larose

Tuesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 6:00 p.m.

PRESBYTERIAN

Gheens Presbyterian Church Sunday Services 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Doctor John Spaulding, Pastor

Call 693-7229 to reserve your spot on the Worship Directory.

Crosby Boat Co., Inc. Keep Your Soul In Tow - Go To Church!

632-7575

GIS

GRAND ISLE SHIPYARD OILFIELD CONTRACTORS

We aid in the supply of a natural resource to our world - oil.

The Church aids in the supply of a vital resource to our world - God. Attend the church of your choice this week!

B & J Martin, Inc. Utility Boats Martin Quarters (985) 632-2727

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

108 East 90th Street - Galliano

UNITED METHODIST

Golden Meadow United Methodist Church

18803 East Main - Golden Meadow Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Chris Thomas, Pastor

Memorial United Methodist

201 Central Lafourche Dr. - Mathews

Sunday School & Adult Bible Class, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m.

Communion First Sunday at 8:30 a.m. www.mathewsmethodist.org

Hwy. 1 • Lockport • 532-6015 1917 So. Bayou Dr. • Golden Meadow • 475-7131 13086 Hwy. 3235 • Larose • 693-7188

PENTECOSTAL

New Beginning Pentecostal 13051 East Main Street - Larose

Sunday Service 5:30 p.m.

Ladies Prayer: Tuesdays, 11 a.m., All Welcome Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Ronnie Melancon

First United Pentecostal

Central Lafourche Drive - Mathews Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Service 6:30 p.m.

Thursday 7:30 p.m.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Lighthouse Christian Fellowship 115 E. Central Avenue - Grand Isle Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

504-915-5019

Bethel Christian Ministries 107 East 123rd Street - Galliano Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Reverend Nathan Hayes

LA Carriers • 632-5858 752 Industrial Park Rd. • Larose, LA 70373

THERIOT, DUET & THERIOT, INC. Serving Lafourche Since 1957

Insurance Agents

• Marine • Life • Auto • Fire • Casualty • Notary Public 144 N. 1st St. • Golden Meadow Phone: 475-5126 • FAX: 475-7276

The Crossway Ministry, Lafourche 9334 Hwy. 308 - Lockport

Sunday Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Night Service, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Worship Service, 7:00 p.m. crosswaystudies@gmail.com

House of Prayer

15392 Hwy. 3235 - Cut Off (Across from Golden Motors

Bible-based Sermons Saturdays 3 p.m. - Wednesdays 7 p.m.

985-278-0122 (All religions welcome)

LUTHERAN

Grace Lutheran Church 422 Valhi Blvd. - Houma

(Only Lutheran Church between Grand Isle and Kenner) Rev. Richard Rudnik Sunday Service 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m.

Saturday Worship, Thibodaux, 5 p.m. - in the sanctuary at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 718 Jackson St. FMI Call Rev. Rudnik 879-1865

MORMON

Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints East 57th St.

Bible Study: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.

English Elders: 985-360-7501 Spanish Elders: 985-791-6561 www.mormon.org

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Windshield Chips Repaired • Commercial • Marine • Residential

Hwy. 308 • E. 73rd St. Galliano • 632-6571

SPANISH

Iglesia Adventista del 7MO Dia:

504 Seventh St. - Lockport

Ptr. Raul Rivero - Phone: (757) 894-5873 Cultos miercoles y viernes 7 p.m.

Sabado 9:30 a.m.

Sociedad de Jovenes Sabado de Tarde

Mision Bautista Hispana Larose 105 W. 16th St. - Larose

Servicios Viernes - 7:30 p.m.

Domingo Escuela Dominical - 9:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.m Servicio De Adoracion Pastor Juan Morales - 504-468-1300