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Early voting begins Sat. for Dec. 10 election

Early voting for the Dec. 10 Open General / Congressional election will begin Saturday, Nov. 26 and run through Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday.

Voters can cast their ballots at the Lafourche Parish Registrar of Voters offices located at the Lafourche Government Complex, 307 W. 4th St. in Thibodaux, (985) 4473256, and the South Lafourche Library, 16241 E. Main, Suite B23 in Galliano, (985) 632-5520.

Voters statewide will cast a ballot for either Democratic candidate Foster Campbell or Republican candidate John Kennedy to occupy the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Republican David Vitter.

Voters in the town of Lockport will decide on who will serve as mayor between Edward “Coach Ed” Reinhardt, (D) and Craig Rogers, (R). In a very tight primary election, Reinhardt received 49 percent of the vote to Rogers’ 48 percent.

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Governor delays budget cuts amid worry about hit to colleges MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

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Monday, November 28

Suspect drives car into convenience store during one of three overnight burglaries

As of press time Tuesday morning, a reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted in connection to burglaries that occurred at three Larose businesses overnight.

Through investigation, deputies learned the suspect began committing the burglaries at around 1 a.m. on Monday, November 21.

The burglaries occurred at a daiquiri shop on West Main Street, and at a fire safety Services Company and a convenience store on East Main Street.

In the convenience store burglary, the suspect used his car to drive through the doors after unsuccessful attempts to break the glass on the doors. Surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect as the crimes were in progress. The suspect stole merchandise and several hundred

dollars during the burglaries.

The suspect is described as a slender black male, approximately 5’10” tall. He was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, light blue pants, and a Pittsburgh Steelers winter cap, and he was driving a dark-colored, late model Nissan Altima with the hubcaps removed.

Detectives are asking anyone who can identify the suspect, or anyone with information related to these crimes, to contact Crime Stoppers Bayou Region at 1-800-743-7433 or by texting “GIVEATIP” plus your message to 274637.

Tips can also be submitted using the TipSubmit Mobile application or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tipsters will remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward up to $1,000 in cash if the information given leads to an arrest.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed Friday to postpone budget cuts for another month, as lawmakers pushed to spare college campuses from the slashing needed to close a $313 million deficit.

The Democratic governor had planned a package including another $18 million cut to higher education, equivalent to a 2 percent reduction to the colleges’ general state financing.

That would be in addition to the $700 million in financing cuts to state campuses since 2008.

Lawmakers urged his administration to reconsider, noting that lawmakers have already cut spending on the TOPS program for the first time this year, breaking a promise to provide free college tuition to Louisiana’s higher-performing students. Come spring, the scholarships will only cover about 42 percent of tuition costs.

“I just want to make sure we have done all we can before we cut higher education again,” Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, told the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Edwards could make the cuts without a legislative vote, but Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, the governor’s chief budget architect, said Edwards “will of course hold off on doing anything” while negotiations continue.

Authors promote new books with local flavors Gheens author releases new book: La Traiteur, Rose Water & Thyme Magnolia Nook Publications announces the official release of La Traiteur, Rose Water & Thyme, written by local author Carrie Delatte of Gheens.

The novel is chock-full of Louisiana culture and scenery; focusing on one of the state’s most invaluable and historical elements: the Traiteurs.

Rose Water & Thyme is the first book of the La Traiteur trilogy and focuses on sixteen-year -old Maura Ellis who reaches her coming of age and is called to discover and harness her gifts as one of Louisiana’s celebrated

Traiteurs. The story, while reflective of a real group of people, is fictional and filled with the embellishments one would hope to find in modern southern supernatural tales.

Book one lets a reader travel right alongside of Maura as she is tossed about time and taken to places needed in order to understand and develop her calling for all its potential; ultimately discovering that she is predestined to become the most powerful Traiteur to have ever existed; Celle Choisie.

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Larose native’s book inspired

by Cajun father, heritage Growing up, Karen LeBlanc Pourbabaee’s father, Rene LeBlanc, always told her stories of his early days at T’Bois, crossing the bayou by boat to get to school, and being punished for speaking French at school.

He raised his Larose family in the Cajun tradition … family togetherness, crawfishing in Lockport, crabbing at the camp in Grand Isle, “making the veille” in the evenings with family and friends, family trips to the city, gumbos at the family table, and going to mass on Sunday mornings.

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When Karen won a Xulon Press publishing package in 2014, it didn’t take long to decide what her book would be about.

“A simple prayer brought all the memories back, and the writing of Acadian Melody began,” Karen said.

Hot off the press, Acadian Melody takes readers on a multitude of adventures, from the Acadian homeland in Nova Scotia to the bayous of Louisiana, with a few side excursions to France.

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Hots reunion to benefit local burn victim

The Greenhouse bar is going old school for a onenight-only Hots reunion event and benefit for burn victim Lindey Sanamo. The benefit will be held on Friday, November 25 at The Greenhouse in Larose from 8 p.m. til closing time. The $20 cover charge is a donation; 100% of door proceeds go to Lindey.

Music from popular Hots regulars, guest bartenders and DJs from the Hots era, signature jello shots made from recipes handed down from the Queen of Hots (and Lindey’s mom), Latecia Sanamo, silent auction and more.

Come celebrate with old friends and make new memories, all for a great cause. Your donations will go directly to benefit Lindey as she recovers. See Facebook for additional details.

GM Christmas parade slated for Saturday

The Town of Golden Meadow will host its third annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 26 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Participation in the parade will be free and open to the public. Participants may decorate floats, trailers or golf carts. Participants in the parade must be at least 4 years old.

Prior to the parade, Santa and friends will be at the pavilion at Oakridge Park from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Pictures will be allowed, but you must bring your own camera. There will also be other entertainment for the kids along with treats.

Anyone taking part in the parade should be at the park no late than 2:30 p.m.

to line up to head on the north end of town. The parade will travel south and end at the Town Hall where there will be a tree lighting ceremony and refreshments served.

To enter the parade, a registration form must be completed. Please contact Laci Latiolais at 985-6372407 or Shannon Leger at 985-637-8501.

G.I. early voting to be held Monday

Early voting for the December 10, 2016 Open General/Congressional Election will be conducted at the Grand Isle Multiplex, 3101 LA Hwy. 1, Grand Isle, Louisiana on Monday, November 28 from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.

Breakfast with Santa event set for Dec. 3

SL Project Graduation 2017 is sponsoring a Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, December 3 at Virtual Academy of Lafourche, 14669 East Main.

Cost is a $15 donation per child. There are two available times, 8 and 10 a.m. Breakfast includes pancakes and sausage with milk or juice.

Deadline to register is November 30. To reserve your spot contact Holly at 985-278-9949 or Pauline at 985-856-8603.

The Center offers a variety of services

“The Center” Special Education District #1 offers many services including collecting used Mardi Gras beads, packaging plastic flatware packets, cardboard recycling and vending machine refilling.

It also offers a One of a Kind gift shop with homemade candles, jewelry, and much more.

Contact The Center at 985-632-5671 for additional information.

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Sheriff Webre offers holiday shopping safety tips to keep the season bright As the holiday season approaches, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is offering safety tips for consumers to protect themselves while shopping at stores and online. Thanksgiving week is often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, and retail outlets traditionally advertise significant price cuts and other deals in order to lure multitudes of consumers.

Unfortunately, these deals, in conjunction with the increased number of shoppers, tend to attract criminals as well.

“Unfortunately, criminals do not take time off for the holidays,” said Sheriff Webre. “We’ve had incidents of stolen gifts and even yard decorations proving criminality knows no bounds.

Thieves and con artists use

the distraction of the holiday season to prey on unsuspecting consumers. We ask citizens to employ any and every method to protect yourself and your family from being victimized.”

To help ensure a joyous holiday season, deputies are already conducting extra patrols in and around shopping centers and retail outlets, and those will continue throughout the holidays.

Sheriff Webre encourages everyone to utilize these safety tips when shopping at a store: Be smart about parking. Lock your vehicles and park in well-lit, well-traveled areas away from large objects which can serve as hiding places. Never hide a second set of keys in a vehicle, and never leave a vehicle running or unattended.

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Year-end tax moves that could save you money

The end of the year is approaching and between visiting friends and family and celebrating the holidays, your taxes may be the last thing on your mind.

However, putting off tax preparation until later could be a costly mistake.

While tax season doesn’t start until mid-January, if you want to affect the return you file in 2017, you’ll need to make some tax moves before the end of 2016.

You might make this a yearly tradition — while there may be slight alterations in the rules or numbers from one year to the next, many of the fundamentals behind tax-saving advice remain the same.

Sell losing investments and offset capital gains or income. Do you have property, stocks or other investments that have dropped in value and you’re considering offloading? If you sell the investments before the end of the year, you can use the lost value to offset capital gains (profits from capital assets).

Excess losses can offset up to $3,000 from ordinary taxable income and be rolled over to following years.

Optimize your charitable contributions. Many people make an annual tradition of donating their time and money to support charitable causes. It’s a noble thing to do and could come with a tax benefit. The value of your donation to a qualified charitable organization, minus the value of anything you receive in return, could offset your taxable income.

Charitable contributions are deductible if you itemize deductions. However, most taxpayers find it best to take the standard deduction — $12,600 for married people filing jointly, $9,300 for heads of households and $6,300 for single or married people filing separately for the 2016 tax year. If it’s best for you to take the standard deduction for 2016 but you think you may itemize your deductions next year, consider holding off until the new year to make the donations.

Defer your income to next year. You might be able to lower your taxable income for 2016 by delaying some of your pay until after the New Year. Employees could ask their employer to send a holiday bonus or De-

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cember’s commission in January. It could be easier for contractors and the selfemployed to defer their income since for them, it’s as simple as waiting to send an invoice.

Don’t let FSA savings go to waste. Employer-sponsored Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) let employees contribute pre-tax money into their FSA accounts, meaning you don’t have to pay income tax on the money. FSA funds can be spent on qualified medical and dental procedures, such as prescription medications, bandages or crutches and deductible or copays.

FSA funds that you don’t use by the end of the year could get forfeited.

However, employers can give employees a two-anda-half month grace period or allow employees to roll over up to $500 per year.

Check with your employer to see if it offers one of these exemptions, and make a plan to use your remaining FSA funds before they disappear.

What can wait until after January 1? Procrastinators will be pleased to hear that there are tax moves you can make after the start of the new year.

You have until the tax return filing deadline, April 18 in 2017, to make 2016tax-year contributions to a traditional IRA. The money you add could offset your income, and you’ll be saving for retirement — a double win.

The maximum contribution you can make is $5,500 ($6,500 if you’re 50 or older) for the 2016 tax year. However, the deductible amount depends on your income and eligibility for an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Bottom line. Don’t wait for the tax season to start to take stock of your situation and get your finances in order. While there are a few tax moves that can wait, what you do between now and the end of the year could have a significant impact on your return.

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sight. Hide all purchases in your trunk or with blankets, and save the most expensive purchases for last.

Change parking locations each time you return to your vehicle in case thieves are watching.

Locate your keys before arriving at your vehicle. Do not make more purchases than you are able to carry, and never put bags down to open a door. Check the backseat before entering your vehicle. Upon entering, lock your doors immediately.

Avoid using your phone, especially while walking to your vehicle. By using your phone, you are distracting your attention from your surroundings as well as your purchases.

Thieves may use this distraction to target purchases or even the phone itself.

Beware of strangers approaching you for any reason. Con artists may try various ways to distract your attention with the intention of stealing your money or belongings. Be wary of anyone approaching you needing “quick cash” or offering you a large check for a smaller amount of cash. You’ll likely end up holding a bad check.

Avoid shopping alone, but leave children with a sitter if possible. Criminals are more likely to target someone shopping alone than those with one or more people accompanying them.

Children can actually hinder your own safety efforts by diverting your attention.

Carry a minimal amount of cash. When possible, keep cash in your front pocket instead of a wallet or purse. If you must withdraw cash from an ATM, only withdraw the amount needed and shield the keypad from bystanders when entering your pin. Be aware of your surroundings.

Many consumers opt to make purchases on the internet, but online shopping comes with its own set of risks. Be sure to always follow these safety tips when shopping online: Only make secure online transactions. When entering credit card or personal information, ensure the address begins with “https” or has a “secure” icon on the address bar. Always type the website address in yourself instead of clicking a link. This will help you avoid phishing websites and emails designed to look official but steal your information.

Shop with companies you know and trust. If you find a deal you can’t pass up from an unknown company, do background research on the company online to ensure it’s legitimate.

Avoid shopping from a

mobile device. If you choose to do so, opt to use your mobile network or home Wi-Fi connection, but always avoid using public Wi-Fi. Ensure your phone operating system and any apps you are using to shop are up to date to ensure the latest security fixes are in place.

Ensure packages are delivered to a person. When having items shipped, choose a location where a person will be present in lieu of allowing packages to be left unattended or choose to pick up the package at the delivery company facility, when possible.

All shoppers should save all receipts and order confirmations as these are key in tracking down stolen property. If your credit card is lost, stolen or misused, immediately notify your credit card issuer. If you know your card to have been stolen or if fraudulent charges appear on your account, you should also contact the Sheriff’s Office to file a complaint. If possible, consumers are encouraged to always monitor online banking records for fraudulent activity, especially during the holiday season.

Once your purchases have made it to your home, you can continue to minimize the risk of theft by following these precautions: Always keep your home’s doors locked, and don’t forget to secure windows as well.

Ensure merchandise and gifts are not visible from outside the residence by keeping blinds and curtains closed.

Break down large boxes for high-value items instead of placing them near the roadside.

Place all trash in black or dark-colored garbage bags before placing into a trash receptacle.

Avoid any social media posts indicating you are not home.

When out of town for an extended period, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to check on your house daily, picking up any mail and newspapers to avoid the appearance that no one is home.

Citizens are also advised to be wary of phone scams, especially for fake charities, which tend to occur during the holiday season. Always attempt to verify a charity by researching online, and NEVER give personal or financial information over the phone to an incoming caller.

“By following these holiday safety tips, you are not only helping to protect your family, but you’re also making it easier for us to catch criminals,” said Sheriff Webre. “Always be aware of your surroundings, use commons sense, and keep your distractions to a minimum when shopping in person. As always, report any suspicious persons or activity to the Sheriff’s Office.”

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Filled with cultural details from many different generations, recognizable scenery and a bit of Cajun French dialect, this book pays tribute to life in South Louisiana.

Available in both hard cover and perfect bound paperback, La Traiteur, Rose Water & Thyme can be purchased online at www.magnolianookpublications.com and via direct orders.

Magnolia Nook Publications is small business based in Gheens and founded in 2016. It is a publishing company that creates and produces literary works focused around life and culture in Louisiana.

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Within its pages is a jambalaya of Cajun stories, complete with drama, humor, romance, history and faith.

For history buffs, there is Acadian history as well as a historical-cultural sketch of each of the community settings.

A good portion of the book is set in Lafourche Parish, from Thibodaux to Grand Isle. Readers will meet Clotilde Boudreaux of Larose, queen of many things along the bayou.

The story-jamabalaya mix also includes plantation stories set at Rienzi Plantation in Thibodaux and Bouverans Plantation in Lockport.

Readers will also discover tales of the rolling stores, an old duck carver in Galliano, a CheniereGolden Meadow mystery, and a pirate story set in Grand Isle.

Cajun music and dance is showcased in “Sugarcane Boogie” and “Humming at the Fais Do Do”.

As the holiday season

approaches, readers can savor “The Christmas Eve Ride”, an autobiographical story of the author and her father, and a magical Christmas Eve in Thibodaux, “Pere Noel’s Perturbing Plight”.

Karen considers her book project a celebration of Cajun culture and heritage, as well as a love story between a Cajun girl and her bayou homeland.

She chose a local artist (and cousin), Cathy Robichaux Smith, to create the front and back cover art for her book, helping to bring Acadian Melody to life.

She also enlisted the aid of several bayou residents who contributed photos they captured along the bayou and at Grand Isle. The collaborative effort was enhanced by the friendliness of those Cajuns who worked with the author in creating colorful images for her book, from a front yard Marian grotto to images of cathedrals, Cajun cottages and carved French ducks.

But one very special person, Mr. Francis Foret, long-time Larose resident and family friend, spent a whole afternoon with the author in March of this year, allowing her to photograph him as he joyfully played his fiddle and accordion on front porches, swings, and on the bayouside. Several of these photos appear in Acadian Melody as a lasting memory of the warmth and joy of this wonderful Cajun man.

Karen currently lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, with husband Dr. Hassan Pourbabaee, and enjoys having her daughter Leila’s family nearby. She is a graduate of South Lafourche High School and ULL, and subsequently enjoyed a lengthy nursing career.

Recent years have brought a renewed interest in her love for creative writing. Karen has been published in several multi-author books and is a regular contributor of devotionals at Faithwriters.com and iDisciple.

Acadian Melody is available locally at Frank’s Supermarket in Larose and Golden Meadow, the Cajun Pecan House in Cut Off, Creations by Connie in Lockport and Ship-nGeaux in Thibodaux. It can also be ordered online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites.

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Voters parishwide will also vote Yes or No on the following: No. 1 - Shall the Parish of Lafourche levy a special tax of two (2) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $1,990,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2027, to provide funding for parish senior citizens’ programs and services administered by the Lafourche Council on Aging, Inc./Area Agency on Aging, including administrative costs incurred in connection therewith?

No. 2 - Shall Article III, Section G of the Lafourche Parish Home Rule Charter be amended to read as follows? The President and each other Council member shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The President shall not be eligible as a candidate for reelection for the term immediately following the second term in which that person was elected as President, beginning with the 2020-2023 term. The terms shall begin at 12:01 a.m. of January first in the year following the election.

No. 3 - Shall Article III, Section G of the Lafourche Parish Home Rule Charter be amended to add the additional paragraph? The President and each other Council member shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. Each other Council member shall not be eligible as a candidate for re-election for the term immediately following the third consecutive term in which that person was elected as a member of the Council, beginning with the members of the Council elected for the 20202023 term. The terms shall begin at 12:01 a.m. of January first in the year following the election.

The polls will be open on Election Day, Saturday, Dec. 10, from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m.

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The entire budget-rebalancing plan was shelved until December. By then, the budget hole only is expected to grow worse.

The $313 million deficit is from the budget year that ended June 30, when state income fell below projections, mainly driven by continuing employment declines that are hammering Louisiana’s tax collections.

An additional shortfall — ranging from $100 million to $500 million — is expected in the current 2016-17 budget year, because tax collections and other sources of state revenue aren’t coming in as expected, Dardenne said.

It’s impossible to shield colleges from these budget pressures, since higher education is one of the largest recipients of state financing, he said.

“We’re not going to have the luxury of sparing higher education. I wish we did,” Dardenne said.

Rep. Tony Bacala, RPrairieville, urged the Edwards administration to take aim at the health department instead, saying its proposed net cut of $12 million is a much smaller share of its state financing than the cuts aimed at higher education.

“I don’t think that’s shared burden,” he said.

Sen. J.P. Morrell, DNew Orleans, an ally of the governor, said he is frus-

trated that lawmakers regularly complain about the types of cuts being made — but don’t offer ideas for either raising new money or shrinking spending.

“Often what happens here is people say, ‘I don’t like your plan, but I don’t

Police plan for possibility of more protests in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police are preparing for the possibility of more protests in Baton Rouge once the Justice Department finishes investigating the death of a black man who was shot and killed by police this summer.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards hosted a meeting Monday of law-enforcement officials, community activists and religious leaders to discuss efforts to improve relations between police and the public following Alton Sterling’s fatal shooting in July.

Edwards said his office doesn’t know when the Justice Department will conclude its investigation of Sterling’s shooting or whether it could result in any criminal charges.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said police won’t allow any protests to turn violent but will respond “as least aggressively as we can.”

In July, police arrested nearly 200 people at Baton Rouge protests. ___

National WW2 Museum’s PT boat almost ready for water tests

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A patrol torpedo boat that sank three enemy boats and participated in two invasions is taking a barge

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have one,’” Morrell said.

Whether cuts were made Friday or in December, “somebody’s going to get hurt,” he added.

Edwards also proposed to reshuffle some financing, tap into available pots of money and make

other reductions to state agencies. The largest piece involves delaying $152 million in payments to health providers that care for Medicaid patients until the next fiscal year. ___

trip so the crew that lovingly restored the USS Sudden Jerk can learn its ways and get it tested for tour boat duty.

The National World War II Museum says the 78-foot-long PT-305 is the only combat veteran PT boat that’s restored and in working order.

The museum plans to use the boat for tours on Lake Pontchartrain. Its boathouse will include displays about its history.

The boat was built in New Orleans and participated in both Operation Brassard, the invasion of Elba in June 1944, and Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of France two months later, said Josh Schick, one of two project historians. It also sank two armored German supply boats and an Italian torpedo boat during the war.

The Sudden Jerk held many roles over the nearly two weeks it was deployed for Operation Dragoon.

A Galveston museum donated the boat to the World War II museum in 2007, spokeswoman Michelle Moore said. Before that, it had been cut down to 60 feet so it wouldn’t need a licensed captain on board and used as a Chesapeake Bay oyster boat and, in the 1980s, as a tour boat. ___

were active. Depressed energy prices have curtailed oil and gas exploration, although the rig count has been rising in recent weeks.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 471 rigs sought oil and 116 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as miscellaneous.

Texas gained eight rigs and Louisiana and Oklahoma each gained four.

Ohio gained three, Colorado gained two, while Alabama and Utah each gained one. North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wyoming each lost one rig.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May at 404. ___

US rig count up 20 this week to 588; Texas gains 8

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 20 this week to 588.

A year ago, 757 rigs

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Renovated 1914 ‘Gothic Jail’ in DeRidder celebrated

DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A historic jail, built in DeRidder in 1914 in the “Collegiate Gothic” design, is open for tours after a renovation.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s office says the jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 but closed the next year.

The Gothic Jail became known as the “Hanging Jail” in the 1950s.

That’s when a song was written about the execution of two men found guilty of the August 1926 robbery and murder of a taxi driver. The two were hanged on temporary gallows in 1928.

Tours are open to the public Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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“In a Small Pond”

By Leroy Martin Drums and Farewell

Next week will be my last column for the Lafourche Gazette. The reason: sickness. My readers got sick of me. Just kidding! Bad joke. It was a management decision with which I concur since I realize that “all good things must end.”

I enjoyed writing it and re-living past years and since I didn’t get paid the only loss was part of my ego which I’ve been told I had too much of anyway.

When Editor Vicki Chiasson agreed that I write this column, neither she nor I had any idea how long it would run, a few weeks or a few months maybe, but never the two years it ran. Ms. Chiasson and the Legendre family have been wonderful to me and I thank them for their patience and endurance.

“Boo” left a great legacy with “The Lafourche Gazette”. May it live long and prosper. (I still can’t do that Spock fingers splitting thing).

My final thoughts to come next week, but today a few funny musical episodes.

The Drum Anchor Mr. Luke Charpentier, Sr., who had the first jitney dance in South Lafourche, had financed the organization of “Dudley Bernard

and the Southern Serenaders”, and would drive the whole gang and equipment in a large Buick automobile.

There was Dudley, Harry Anselmi, his son Luke, Jr., and me.

Drummer Gillis Foret would follow with his drums in a Volkswagen.

One Saturday in 1948 Gillis fell sick so we had to make a gig in Chauvin without a drummer. We also had to play a Sunday night gig in Morgan City at the “Merry Inn” so we had to find a drummer.

We knew a Lockport ‘older’ gentleman who had been a great big band drummer but had not played drums in years. He was probably in his late thirties, but we were in our teens and early twenties so he was old.

After pleading with him he agreed to play even though he had not played in years and had never played country music. I regret having forgotten his name.

We set up, hit the first number and the drummer came out swinging, good and loud. Our regular drummer played softly with brushes so we adjusted our volume and the crowd reacted favorably.

We were a hit, but with one problem, the bandstand had a slick floor and as the drummer hit the bass

drum, the whole set slid and he had to re set it.

At intermission, Mr. Charpentier said, “I’ll fix it.”

He left and came back with equipment he always kept in his car, a hammer, nails and a two-foot long 2 x 4 piece of wood which he nailed in front of the drum.

He then put his chair against the drum and sat on it for the rest of the dance. The drum did not move again, the dance was successful, the drummer retired again and Mr. Charpentier never again was asked to play a drum anchor again.

The Wayward Drum One Saturday morning in 1951, we were unloading our equipment for our weekly radio program on WWEZ in the New Orleans Hotel when a gust of wind took drummer Jimmie Cheramie’s bass drum and rolled it on Canal Street.

The whole band chased it but it rolled a whole block

A memoir, part II Editor’s Note: The following is the second part of a memoir written by the late Velton P. Guidry, a Galliano native who passed away at the age of 81 in 2011.

Velton was an avid fan of geneology and was instrumental in starting up the “La Table Francaise”, a two-hour meeting held in French every third Tuesday of the month at the South Lafourche Library, dedicated to preserving the Cajun culture.

The Lafourche Gazette is contemplating publishing stories about the past periodically and thought Mr. Velton’s memoirs would be interesting to our readers, especially those who knew him and can relate to his story.

We hope you enjoy and would like your thoughts.

“I Remember”

By Velton P. Guidry

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For their efforts, they received an invitation to perform for this event. Only the top 10% of the cheerleaders who attend UCA camps have earned the chance to perform in a holiday parade of this caliber.

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We had a porch over the water on the west side of the camp were we would fish for crabs.

One day while fishing for crabs on the porch, a squall with a waterspout was passing about a half mile from us going toward Mr. Alexson’s camp.

We told our mother about it and out she came, making nine crosses with two knives. She said she was cutting the waterspout and it would disappear.

Sometimes we would be sitting on the porch of the camp and the seagulls would start screaming and diving like crazy into the water for shrimp on top of the water.

We would grab our bamboo poles, me and my old man, and run to the skiff and row to the spot where the seagulls were diving.

Man, that was the life!

The specks were hitting our line as soon as it would hit the water.

When we would leave home to come to the camp, we only brought groceries such as cooking oil, onions, rice, salt, sugar, and things such as macaroni, etc. The rest of our needs we got from the lake … crabs, oysters, fish, began-nos.

Our menu was of the seafood variety. The camp smelled like an oyster soup.

One evening late when my mother had made an

to the opposite side of the street into the lobby of the Saenger Theater where the doors were open for the cleanup crew. It rolled until it settled into a seat as if to watch a movie.

When we stopped laughing, I told Jimmie, who had his sticks in his back pocket, “Give me a drum roll and hit about two bars as if playing a song.” He asked me why and I answered “humor me, just do it” and he did.

When he finished I said, “Now, Jimmie for the rest of your life you can say you once played music at the Saenger Theater”, and he did.

Unfortunately Jimmie, who was the younger brother of my hero friend, Aramise Cheramie, who was killed in World War II, also died young.

And the time when the drum was on top of the car and … but for now BYE!

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oyster soup, I took an oyster and when I chewed on it, it went crunch, crunch … there were nine pearls in that oyster.

At times when we would run out of certain grocery items my father would go to Mr. Fornest Millet’s store at Bayou Riguad on the eastern side of Grand Isle.

I remember I used to sit on the vertebrae bone of a big whale they had there.

One day we visited my Great Uncle Con-Jo at his camp. He and my father talked about the condition of the oysters, etc.

My Great Aunt Angela told a scary story of what she encountered at the camp they had in the bay up north. While she was making the bed for her and Uncle Con-Jo for the night, there was a hole in the moss mattress. So while she was stuffing the mattress, a snake came out of the hole.

I don’t believe you could have paid enough money to sleep in that bed that night.

Another visit we made was to one of my father’s cousin’s house on Grand Isle, who was married to Mr. Forest Esponge.

Some of his children still live on Grand Isle.

One day we were paid a visit by Mr. Hugh Eymard, his wife Beatrice, and Walton, a son, related to us.

While visiting, I gave Walton a tour around our little oyster shell island in our rowboat when all of a sudden came a squall. I was on the lee side of our camp when it hit us. I started rowing as hard as I could against the wind towards the camp, but the wind was stronger. Instead of making headway, the wind was pushing us away from the camp.

Walton started screaming and I would say, “Don’t worry, we’ll make it.”

With all the hollering our families came out to see what was happening.

My father ran down the step, jumped into the water and got to us with water up to his chest and pulled us to the camp. I was very grateful for that.

Next time, I didn’t take any chances in getting in the same situation.

To be continued …

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LSU’s Orgeron aims to keep players focused amid uncertainty BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

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But we need to finish this job first.”

Orgeron added that he and LSU athletic director Joe Alleva “haven’t discussed anything yet,” but probably will after the game.

Support for Orgeron, a Louisiana native raised in a heavily Cajun community southwest of New Or-

leans, grew considerably after LSU won the first three games of his tenure by lopsided margins. A 100 loss to Alabama hurt, but the Tigers were not widely expected to win that game and bounced back with a rout of Arkansas on the road.

Yet Saturday’s 16-10 loss to Florida was different. Odds makers had listed LSU as a two-touchdown favorite and the Tigers entered the game as a potential front-runner for the Southeastern Conference’s Sugar Bowl bid. The Gators had a handful of starters injured, but took a tenuous lead in the second half and held on with a goal-line stand in the final seconds.

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“Coach O will tell you it was all his fault on Saturday, but really it wasn’t.

It wasn’t any one person’s fault,” said fullback J.D. Moore, who was stopped on a third-and-goal play from the 1 in the final minute, one play before Florida clinched the victory — and the SEC East crown— by stopping running back Derrius Guice from the same distance.

“We are just as responsible as he is,” Moore said.

“A lot of the plays we had called were the right plays and we just didn’t execute it well. So for that to just be chalked up for him as a loss isn’t fair.”

Moore and linebacker Donnie Alexander said they understood that the decision is out of their hands, so they’re trying to heed Orgeron’s call to focus on playing the Aggies. But Alexander added, “We’re all for coach O.” “If we had the choice, we would want to keep him here,” continued Alexander, a junior middle linebacker who is slated to start in place of injured senior Kendell Beckwith.

“We only took two losses under Coach O and it wasn’t like big losses to where we got blown out. It was like, missed keys or missed plays and stuff like that.

It’s not like he’s doing anything wrong.”

LSU (6-4, 4-3 SEC) was 2-2 when Orgeron took over for Les Miles, who was fired following a loss at Auburn in late September.

Alleva, who usually attends the head football coach’s Monday luncheons, was not present this time. On Saturday, he said on an LSU Radio Network interview that there are “a lot of great people interested” in the LSU coaching job.

Orgeron has been through this before, having taken over when Lane Kiffen was fired at Southern

California in 2013 and coaching the Trojans to a 6-2 record, including a bowl victory, only to see USC hire someone else to replace him.

The LSU coaching job is seen as one of the most desirable in college football, given the university’s ability to pay top dollar, its top-flight facilities, rabid fan base and the fact that it has no true in-state rival in the recruiting hotbed that is Louisiana.

In recent months, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and Houston coach Tom Herman have been bombarded with questions about their interest in LSU. Other coaches who fit the mold of fielding modern, high-scoring offenses include West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen and North Carolina’s Larry Fedora.

Fisher has a history at LSU, having served as Tigers offensive coordinator. But on Monday, Florida State President John Thrasher predicted that Fisher “is going to stay at Florida State,” adding, “I know my coach.”

“If there’s something he wants, we’ll look for it, but he hasn’t given me any indication he’s unhappy with anything,” Thrasher added.

Fisher meanwhile, said he was “extremely happy at Florida State,” when he was asked about how rumors of LSU’s interest in him have affected his recruiting efforts. ___ More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 .

Gary Fineout and Joe Reedy of The Associated Press contributed to this report from Tallahassee, Florida.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE

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Louisiana Sportsmens Coalition (LaSC) Director Anthony Buquoi (left) is shown receiving a check from Public Access Water Rights Association (PAWRA) Vice President Andy LeBoeuf.

Members of PAWRA donated a check for $2054 last week to LaSC to help the group in its fight for public access to waters in Louisiana.

Final contest winner, grand prize winner announced

The winner of the tenth and final week of the Lafourche Gazette Football Contest is Lance Adams of Lockport.

Lance had two entries tied with each other with 5 wrong to win the final contest.

The grand prize winner

of the two Saints/Lions tickets is Amy Durbin of Cut Off. Amy won three times during the ten-week contest.

Winners can pick up their prize at the Gazette office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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HOMES

House to be moved or torn down for materials. Call 985-6378198 or 985-258-5775. _________________ Home For Sale in Golden Meadow: 145 N. 2nd Street; 3 bedroom, 2 bath; 1300 sq.ft.; $105,000; fenced in yard with shed; (985) 696-6016, leave message. _________________ New Listing! House For Sale: 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, laundry, kitchen, living room, cathedral ceilings, loft, concrete countertops and floors, cherry wood floors, large porch, 2300 sq.ft. total, 1300 sq. ft. living. $135,000. Golden Meadow, near two schools. Town sewerage. 985-232-1948. _________________

BUSINESSES

Restaurant Building For Lease: Great location/move in ready, 13025 Hwy. 1, Larose.

Fully equipped/addt’l b-b-q room attached.

Approx. 3,000 sq ft., $3000/mth, $1000/ dep. Serious inquiries only. Call 985-6657375. _________________

LAND

Lot For Sale: 90x186 on Leona Drive in Mathews (down Peytral Drive); underground utilities; asking $32,000. Call 985665-1449. _________________ Rent to Own: 1 large piece of property; 475 deep by 250 wide; 353 East 40th Street. $500/month and time.

985-870-5263. _________________

FOR RENT

Apartment for Rent in Cut Off. 2 bedrooms; 1 bath; completely remodeled; new central heat and cool; hardwood floors; quartz countertops; stainless steel appliances; large back yard; cemented parking; very quiet and secure; no pets; for an appointment, please call 985-637-8399. _________________ Mobile Home For Rent: 3 bedroom; 2 bath. Also, Camper For Rent: 1 bedroom with kitchen. 213 East 22 St., Larose. Call 693-4104 or 6916312. _________________ New Remodeled House For Rent: 3 bedroom; 2 bath; 108 West 58th Street in Cut Off; central air/heat; washer/ dryer hookup; $850/month with $500/security deposit. 985-258-5926. _________________

Reduced Rent: 3 single bedroom Apts. in Larose; washer/ dryer provided; no pets allowed; no smoking; each $595/month and $595/deposit.

Call 985-262-4084. _________________

Apartments for Rent: Cut Off area. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $575 / month, $500 / deposit. NO PETS. 985-258-7510. _________________

Apt. For Rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath in Golden Meadow.

Available November 1. $650/per month, I pay water, you pay electric. Call or text Kenny at 225-2871725. _________________ Executive Home For Rent: 4 huge bedrooms, walk in closet, custom made cabinets, 2 kitchens, formal dining room, breakfast nook, pantry room, patio, double garage, nice, quiet neighborhood in Cut Off. 148 East 58th Street. $1200/month and $1000/deposit.

No smoking inside and no pets. background checks. 985475-7272 or 985-637-7273. _________________ Trailer For Rent: 3 bedroom, 1 bath; no smoking; no pets; with a p p l i a n c e s ; $800/month; $400/deposit. 985-696-2270. _________________ Apt. For Rent: 1 bedroom, 1 bath; unfurnished; $500/month; $500 security deposit.

Call 985-991-8119. _________________ Studio Cottage For Rent: single occupancy (1 person). $ 6 0 0 / m o n t h ; $300/damage deposit. All utilities paid; lawn service provided; private laundry mat on site; located in Larose. 985-665-9618 or 985-859-3953. _________________

FOR RENT 1 bd., 2 bd., 3 bd., mobile homes. Cemented camper spots. day-weekmonth. Nice quiet neighborhood. Long term discounts. Rent starts at $300/mth.

Laundromat on site24/7-7days a week.

Utility included in rent.Store on site.

Fish cleaning station coming. Perfect for individuals, families, companies, fisherman. Come be another one of our satisfied customers.

Call 985-637-4133, asks for Tommy. We appreciate our customers and it shows!

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MLS 121017: This newly renovvated 2BR, 2ba cottage boasts 1,885 2ba.

1 885 total sqqftft of space and sits on an 80’ x 221’ lot. It includes a two-car carport and a storage shed, has central A/C and heat, a window unit u and an attic fa fan. It’s priced to sell at $129,800!

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Apt. For Rent: 1 bedroom; almost completely furnished; all utilities paid; no pets; $650/month; $400/deposit. Call 985-5336212. _________________ Trailer For Rent: 2 bedroom in Galliano.

Perfect for single or couple. $500/month and $300/deposit.

Call 985-475-6386. _________________ For Rent: 1 bedroom, 1 bath in Cut Off. All utilities paid. $550/ month. Call 985-6917078. _________________ New Luxury Condos for Rent: in Thibodaux. 2 bedroom; 2 bath; with all appliances provided; quality units at the best rate in town; Call 985859-5983 for pricing and availability. _________________

LARGE 2BR, 1BA. apt. in Cut Off For Rent: Pets welcome.

Unfurnished unit $795/mo. with 6 month lease, $750 security deposit. Unit has washer and dryer.

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Apt For Rent: Newly remodeled; unfurnished; 2 bedroom; 1 bath; large living room and kitchen; laundry room; located in Cut Off area; no smoking; no pets. Asking $650/ rent and $650/deposit. Must sign 1year lease. FMI Call 985-696-0229. _________________ 3BR, 2ba. Home for Rent: with extra storage room, located on LA 1 in Cut Off. Approximately 1500 sqft. $950/mo. Call Diane at 985-691-1367, leave voicemail. _________________ For Rent: 3 bedroom, 1 bath home; completely renovated; additional office/ bedroom; large yard; Cut Off area, off Hwy 1; Ready to move in; $1,200/ month; $850/ deposit.

985-6936533/ 985-728-2620 FMI. _________________ Home For Rent: 4 bedroom, 2 bath homel ready to move in; spacious and updated; large yard; Cut Off area, off Hwy 1; $1,000/ month; $850/deposit.

985693-6533/985-7282620 FMI. _________________ Large Apt. for Rent: 3BR, 1ba., water paid. $750/mo, $750/dep.

Larose area. 985-6652548. _________________ Furnished Apt. For Rent: 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Located at 102 West 4th Street, Westside Apt. Apt. #1 is available for $575/month and a $600 damage deposit.

No pets. By application only. Call 985691-3104. _________________

BOATS

Mud Boat Motor For Sale: 2006, 27hp Prodrive. 243 hours, manual reverse. $2,000. Call 985-2589819. _________________

MERCHANDISE

Salty Oysters For Sale: half gallons, full sack and half sack.

Located on West 181 St., Galliano. Call 985-637-7748 or 985637-2162. _________________ 55 Gallon Food Grade Plastic Drums with lids for sale.

Please call (985) 2919490 for more information. _________________ For Sale: 2 burial plots located at Oak Grove Walk Cemetery, across street from Community Bible Church.

Asking $5,000. If interested call 985-637-7097. _________________ Pecans For Sale: whole, cracked or peeled. Whole special, 5 lbs. for $15.

985-226-8980. _________________ Detroit Diesel Tools for Sale: block alignment tool, J-21799; Cam gear puller; S9094B seal puller; ¾” torque wrench; turning tool, J-22562; J-8092 seal installer driver; J-4134-01 71 sleeve installer; J21083 92 sleeve installer; J-4209-25 sled gauge; J-22515-B injector tube kit; 7703021 heli-coil kit; 5575-11 heli-coil kit; 2”-6” micrometer Starrett; ½” x 36” Proto extension; OTC 1123 bearing splitter; 16V71 lifting bar; 71 cylinder loading tool; 92 cylinder loading tool. Purchased separately will cost over $7,000. Package deal for $5,500. Call 7911762. _________________ For Sale: Homemade Cypress swings, children rocking horses and chairs. Call 985278-2947. _________________ 2 Saints Tickets for Sale: N.O. vs. Tampa, December 24. Club Section. $160 a piece, face value. Dome parking, $40. If you buy both tickets, parking is free. Call 985677-9534. _________________

GARAGE SALES

Black Friday Garage Sale: November 25, 26, 27 from 9am to 4pm. Purchase $100 or more, take 10% off your total bill. Great Christmas gifts. Too much to list. Come check us out. You won’t be disappointed. _________________ 5+ Family Garage Sale: Saturday, November 26 from 8am to 1pm at 134 Plantation Drive (behind Cut Off Post Office). Lots of kids clothes, ladies clothes and plenty other items. _________________

HELP WANTED

Hiring 100 ton Captain. Must have current 100 ton license, towing endorsement & TWIC. Benefits, Small Inland Tug Company. FMI call Mark at 985-6372482. _________________

Selling Below Appraisal!

MLS 122464: This two-story coolonial brick hhome located l t d att 225 E. E 29th Stree St ett in i Cut C t Offff (old nursing home street) sits on a 100x210 foot tract of land and includes nearly 3,000 fo sqftft. of living space plus a guest house, inground pool and much more.

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Call for free estimates. Keith Thayer at 985-637-3569. _________________ Dog Grooming at Pitre’s Feed & Seed. Call JoAnn Pitre at 696-2321. _________________ Earl’s Yard & Pressure Washing Service., Earl P. Duet, owner. Call 985-6917570. _________________ Concrete Work Forming, pouring & finishing – houses, buildings, driveways, patios, walkways, etc.

Call Glenn Hughes, Jr at 985-209-5552. _________________

NOTICES

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MEMORIALS

In Loving Memory of

Eugene “Gene, Tu-B” J. Bernard Jr., 88, a native and resident of Larose passed away on November 19. Visitation took place at Holy Rosary Catholic Church on Tuesday, November 22 from 10 a.m. until service time. Funeral Mass will began at 11 a.m. with burial followed in the church cemetery.

Mr. Eugene is survived by his son, five daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Loula Bernard; 2 great grandchildren; his parents, brothers, and sisters.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. ______________________________

LORETTA GALJOUR

Loretta “Sis” Galjour, 86, a native of Golden Meadow and resident of Cut Off passed away on November 18. On Monday, November 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church a Rosary will be said at 10 a.m., visitation will take place from 10:15 a.m. until service time. A Funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. with burial following in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Loretta is survived by her daughters, Elisa Galjour and Kathleen Chabert (Buster); sons, Darin Galjour and Richie Galjour (Andrea); grandchildren, Jenee’, Garret, David, Matthew, Lauree’, Ansley, Caroline, Gregory, Justin, and Jake; she was blessed with 10 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Galjour was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Galjour; sons, Tyrone and Dwayne Galjour; grandson, Benji Chabert; parents, Hubert and Elise Cheramie; brother, Ralphton Cheramie; and sister, Joyce Pierce.

She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Ladies Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America, and for nearly 20 years she hosted a prayer group in her home on Mondays. She was an avid member of the South Lafourche Relay for Life and enjoyed spending time with family and friends and she loved baking and cooking.

Falgout Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. ______________________________

DANIEL BRUCE, SR.

Anniversary of Death Born: 7/1/1945 Died: 11/23/2012 In our hearts your memory lingers; sweetly tender, fond and true.

There is not a day that we do not think of you.

Rest in Peace From, Your Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and Friends ________________

PRAYERS

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE Most Holy Apostle, St. Jude, Faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of.

Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Make us, I implore you, of that particular privilege given to you, to bring visible help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consultation and help of heaven in all my necessities tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (here make request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to grtefully encourage devotion to you, Amen.

Than you St. Jude for granting me petition. Say 3 Our Fathers and 3 Hail Maryy’s for 9 days L.C. ________________________

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Mabel “Meb” Rogers Liner, 80, a native and resident of Cut Off passed away on Friday, November 18. Visitation was held at Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano on Sunday, November 20 from 5 until 9 p.m. and at Christian Fellowship Church on Monday, November 21 from 9 a.m. until service time. Funeral Services began at 11 a.m. with burial followed in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2 in Houma.

Mrs. Mabel is survived by her husband, Vincent J. Liner Jr.; stepsons, Vincent “Noonie” J. Liner III (Siti), Roy Liner (Melinda), Ace Liner (Shelly); stepdaughters, Mary Ann Turner and Rita Bellanger (Jimmie), Susan Byrd, and Verna Liner; 21 step grandchildren; 32 step great grandchildren; 2 step great great grandchildren; sisters, Rose Cheramie, Ruth Eymard, and Geraldine Mayeur; sister-in-law, Beatrice Rogers; many nieces and nephews and several godchildren.

Mrs. Liner is preceded in death by her former husband, Ernest “Bill” Loflin; parents, Edgar Rogers and Lydia Lerille Rogers; brothers, Nolan Rogers, Early Rogers, Cleveland Rogers; and sisters, Shirley Plaisance and Carrie Cheramie.

She enjoyed life, loved her family, had a wonderful laugh, loved to tell jokes, and taught herself to play the organ. She had an amazing love for God, her family and friends.

Falgout Funeral Home of Galliano entrusted with arrangements. ______________________________

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Payment cannot be made through the online sign-up form, but the fee must be pre-paid and is non-refundable. Please send payment by mail, along with your name, address, and phone number to Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, Attn: Captain Lafate Day, 1300 Lynn Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301. Please make checks payable to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. The deadline to register for the class is Wednesday, November 23 at 11 a.m.

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HRCS announces 1st nine weeks Principal’s and Honor Roll List

Principal’s List: 1st grade, Ella Arceneaux, Khloe Brady, Addison Bruce, Connor Bruce, Aleiya Callais, Jaques Callais, Randi Catalano, Annaleigh Cheramie, Madeline Cheramie, Amryn Curole, Paul Dufrene, V, Frankie Falgout, Hallie Galjour, Kamryn Gautreaux, Kamden Kern, Madix Latiolais, Kylie Moore, Jayden Mott, Claire Plaisance, Jay Punch, Emmalyn Schexnaydre, Bailey Thomassie, Maria Tran; 2nd Blanchard, grade, Cate Khloe Cheramie, Hannah Chiasson, Rylie Guidry, Bailey Ledet, Kylie Pierce, Taylor Reynolds, Kyleigh St. Pierre;

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE

Galliano 4-Hers celebrated National 4-H Week by wearing crazy hats to school.

Reporter: Elizabeth Griffin

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Galliano Elementary 1st grade students recently helped celebrate National 4-H Week by wearing jeans.

Reporter: Elizabeth Griffin

Pictured right are 5th grader Cayden Bermudez and 4th grader Blake Adams, the September door prize winners during the monthly meeting.

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Galliano 4-Hers showed that they are “Too Smart to Start” for Red Ribbon Week.

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Our Galliano 4-H Club treated our Principals with a healthy snack for Boss’s Week.

Arrest reports

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 guility.

NOVEMBER 16, 2016 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Paul Bergeron, 40, Houma.

Possession w/intent to distribute valium (diazepam) (felony), Heroin, LSD, methamphetamine (felony), drug paraphernalia (misd.), illegal carrying of weapon in presence of CDS (felony).

Jamie Morvant, 43, Chackbay. Contempt of court, Domestic abuse battery (misd).

Brittany Trahan, 23, Bourg.

Possession of marijuana (1st) (misd). Fugitive. Contempt of court.

NOVEMBER 17, 2016 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Latoya Davis, 32, Thibodaux.

Contempt of court (2cts).

Trey Hebert, 20, Thibodaux.

Contempt of court.

Austin Jackson, 20, New Iberia. Contempt of court.

Ellen LeBouef, 35, Montegut.

Contempt of court.

Isaiah Terrebonne, 26, Cut Off. Contempt of court (2cts).

Brenta Tillman, 28, Raceland.

Contempt of court.

Tyrone Williams, 46, Thibodaux. Theft (felony).

Louisiana State Police Justin Guidry, 33, Galliano.

Careless operation. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (felony).

No DL on person. Expired or cancelled license plate. Contempt of court (2cts).

Latisha Price, 36, Raceland.

Contempt of court (7 cts).

NOVEMBER 18, 2016 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Corey Friloux, 33, Bourg.

Contempt of court (2 ct).

Lynn Guidry, 27, Thibodaux.

Contempt of court (2 cts).

Kevin Leboeuf, 32, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery involving strangulation with child endangerment.

Justin Ward, 36, Paradise. Issuing worthless checks.

Freddie Luther, 49, Raceland.

Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon.

Thibodaux Police Department Javell Clark, 19, Napoleonville. Fugitive; contempt of court.

Shyeata Smith, 27, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery with child endangerment; cruelty to juveniles with force/ violence.

NOVEMBER 19, 2016 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Wallace Bradley, 43, Thibodaux. Fugitive.

Saundra Charpentier, 62, Cut Off. Contempt of court.

Yuanta Joseph, 25, Raceland.

Disturbing the peace; resisting an officer.

Jeffery Lofton, 52, Thibodaux.

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Enter/ remain after being forbidden.

Rebecca Martin, 40, Cut Off. Contempt of court (4 cts).

Vendell Smith, 36, Napoleonville. Contempt of court; violation of probation/ parole.

Justin Theriot, 28, Golden Meadow. Perpetration or attempted perpetration of certain crimes of violence victim 65 years or older; theft (2 cts).

Nathan Verdin, 31, Bourg.

Contempt of court (2 cts).

Darrius Williams, 24, Schriever. Contempt of court.

Reed Wood, 43, Cut Off. Contempt of court.

Todd Hartman, 46, Houma.

Violation of protective orders.

Louisiana State Police Marcus Boutain, 43, Thibodaux. Licensee must give notice of change of address; violation of stop sign; operating a vehicle with suspended license; DWI (2nd); driving on roadway laned for traffic; reckless operation; flight from an officer; possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle; illegal window tint; speeding.

Lockport Police Department Karla Caraway, 34, Raceland.

Contempt of court.

NOVEMBER 20, 2016 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Mary Allen, 22, Raceland.

Contempt of court; simple criminal damage to property (2 cts); distribution of methamphetamine.

Andrew Daigle, 28, Thibodaux. Theft.

Kory Gilfour, 29, Raceland.

Contempt of court (4 cts).

Donna Himel, 37, Thibodaux.

Domestic abuse battery.

Arrondrick Shelby, 18, Raceland. Fugitive.

Louisiana State Police Brenden Bouzigard, 25, Golden Meadow. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated; careless operation; possession of marijuana.

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Life after death

“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees.

“No, sir,” the clerk replied.

“Interesting.” the boss said. “You see, I never did either but yesterday, after you left early to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you.”

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