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Common Core opponents fall short on La. House test vote MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — If Common Core opponents want to get the education standards stripped from Louisiana’s public schools, it looks as if they have more work to do to get lawmakers on their side. Rep. Brett Geymann, RLake Charles, failed in a procedural maneuver Monday to get his bill — which would change the method for adopting education standards — moved to the full House without a committee hearing. Geymann, a leader of the anti-Common Core movement in the Legislature, was trying to bypass the House Education Committee. That committee refused to scrap the multistate standards last year and is expected to make a similar decision this year. See Common Page 8-A
Briefs from the Louisiana Legislature’s regular session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Plans to start moving the pieces of a budget-balancing package of tax changes this week got derailed Monday. The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee was scheduled to consider a bill by Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, which would repeal a local property tax on inventory. The repeal would save the state an estimated $500 million a year on a tax credit tied to that inventory tax. But at the last minute, Adley pulled the bill (Senate Bill 85) from consideration. He said there were questions about the financial analysis, which showed no savings from the repeal in the upcoming budget year. He also said questions were raised about possible implications on education financing. See Session Page 8-A
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Gulf health 5 years after BP spill: Resilient yet scarred
SETH BORENSTEIN and CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press
From above, five years after the BP well explosion, the Gulf of Mexico looks clean, green and whole again, teeming with life — a testament to the resilience of nature. But there’s more than surface shimmering blue and emerald to the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill. And it’s not as pretty a picture — nor is it as clear. Federal data and numerous scientific studies show lingering problems. Splotches of oil still dot the seafloor and wads of tarry petroleum-smelling material hide in pockets in the marshes of Barataria Bay. Dolphin deaths have more than tripled. Nests of endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles suddenly plummeted after the spill. Some fish have developed skin lesions along with oil in internal organs. Deep sea coral are hurting. In some cases the connection to the BP spill is solid, in other cases it is harder to prove a direct causal link to the spill of millions of gallons of oil over 87 days. “Look, we put nature on a treadmill and I think it did very very well. We should consider ourselves lucky,” said Chris Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. But then he said, “It’s the things that we don’t see that have been a concern.” To assess the health of the Gulf of Mexico, The Associated Press surveyed 26 marine scientists about two dozen aspects of the fragile ecosystem to see how this vital waterway has changed since before the April 2010 spill. On average, the researchers graded an 11 percent drop in the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico. The surveyed scientists on average said that before the spill, the Gulf was a 73 on a 0 to 100 scale. Now it’s a 65. In the survey, scientists report the biggest drops in rating the current health of oysters, dolphins, sea turtles, marshes, and the seafloor. The AP also interviewed more than two
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dozen other scientists. “The spill was — and continues to be — a disaster,” said Oregon State marine sciences professor Jane Lubchenco, who was the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during the spill. “The bottom line is that oil is nasty stuff. Yes, the Gulf is resilient, but it was hit pretty darn hard.” Lubchenco said some of her worst fears about dead zones or oil spreading farther didn’t materialize. But she added: “That’s not to say there is no impact.” BP put out a 40-page report in March, pronouncing the Gulf mostly recovered, noting that less than 2 percent of the water and seafloor sediment samples exceeded federal toxicity levels. “Data collected thus far shows that the environmental catastrophe that so many feared, perhaps understandably at the time, did not come to pass, and the Gulf is recovering faster than expected,” BP’s senior vice president and spokesman Geoff Morrell said in an email. “This is in large part due to the Gulf’s resilience, natural processes and the effectiveness of response and clean-up efforts mounted by BP under the direction of the federal government.” And in fact, there are experts who are surprised by how the Gulf has bounced back. Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia, who often paints a bleak picture of oil on the seafloor, recalled that in 2010 she dove in an area where the seafloor “was really hammered,” with no animals of any sort around. Then in 2014, she dove to the same place and it was quite different. “The fact that we saw living things on the bottom made me do a happy dance,” Joye said. “The system is absolutely resilient. Thank God for that. The biggest question is: Is it going back to the same point before the spill and that’s what we don’t know.”
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Despite the state’s $1.6 billion shortfall, the Louisiana Legislature’s spending isn’t on the chopping block. A panel of legislative leaders Monday recommended a $98.4 million budget to finance the House, Senate and other legislative agencies in the 2015-16 fiscal year that begins July 1. That’s the same amount the Legislature received this year. The proposal comes as colleges and health services are threatened with deep cuts and most state departments are slated for reductions next year. House and Senate officials say they’ll have expenses for a longer legislative session next year, plus an organizational session after the fall elections. “We’re going to move money around and make it work,” said Jerry Guillot, the Senate’s chief of staff. Senate President John Alario, RWestwego, said the budget proposal reflects what is needed for the Legislature to fulfill its constitutional duties. “We have to have adequate staff,” he said, when asked why legislative leaders didn’t propose a reduction amid the state’s budget troubles. House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, RLake Charles, said it would be difficult to make reductions because 90 percent of the annual budget pays for the legislative staff. The legislative budget still needs House and Senate approval. Its first stop will be in the House Appropriations Committee. But it rarely changes from the leadership’s recommendation. See Leaders Page 9-A
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When the clouds finally parted, Madison Thibodaux, Danae Sapia and Gabrielle Thibodaux jumped on one of the rides at Lockport’s La Fete du Monde last Thursday. For those looking for more festival fun, the Larose Civic Center’s Bayou Cajun Fest will take place May 8 - 10.
Local youth, volunteers plant nearly 6,000 sqft. of new wetland
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Five years after the BP well explosion, questions still remain as to the health of the Gulf of Mexico and the region.
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Abbi Collins and Alaina Ashmun, volunteers from Holy Rosary Catholic School, are shown planting grass on one of the manmade islands.
When you get kids involved in a worthwhile project, one designed for a common good, factors like politics, cost, timing, or who gets the credit tend to be forgotten. Those factors are more “adult” in nature and don’t figure into a kid’s view. But when you invite several classes of students from local schools to help “rebuild the marsh”, they simply wrap their minds around the idea and get down to doing it. This past weekend, under rainy and windy conditions, about 100 students from Holy Rosary Catholic School and Golden Meadow Middle School
participated in a project to plant native vegetation in manmade islands, and install them along a vulnerable stretch of LA1 between Port Fourchon and Grand Isle. The CCA/LA-1 Floating Island Shoreline Protection Project got together reps from Coastal Conservation Association and other private groups and local school kids to plant several eight by 25’ floating islands with mangrove, shoreline paspalum and smooth cord grass, and then help ferry them to an area along LA1 where mother nature has done a great deal of damage to the marsh. The islands are anchored to the water bottom allowing the plants to take root in the hope of preserving the fragile wetlands. See Wetland Page 7-A
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
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Nicholls to rededicate fountain Thurs.
The iconic Nicholls State University fountain located along Louisiana Hwy. 1 will spring back to life during a rededication ceremony hosted by the university at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 23. The public is invited to attend the rededication ceremony at the fountain and celebrate this Nicholls icon. Refreshments will be provided. For more information about the fountain, call 985-448-4141.
Chamber award banquet set for Thurs.
All Employee of the Year Award nominees will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual crawfish boil with one nominee awarded the Employee of the Year. The event will take place on Thursday, April 23, at the Cut Off Youth Center, from 6 – 8 p.m. A Wellness Expo, hosted by Lady of the Sea General Hospital, Ochsner St. Anne General
Hospital and Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. Screenings will take place and Dieticians will be on hand. Reservations are required, and can be made by contacting the Chamber by calling: 985-693-6700, or by emailing: admin@ lafourchechamber.com, or by visiting: www.lafourche chamber.com.
MK5K, cake bingo to be held April 25, 26
A race to honor the memory of MaryKate Bruce benefitting “MaryKate’s Magical Express� at Give Kids the World will be held on Saturday, April 25. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at Cut Off Elementary. The 5K race begins at 8 a.m. from Cut Off Elementary to Larose Cut Off Middle School. A 1-mile fun run begins at 8 a.m. at LCOMS. A cake bingo and lunch will be held on Sunday, April 26 at the Cut Off Youth Center. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the bingo. Takeouts are available. Tickets are sold ahead of time. The cake bingo starts at 1 p.m. Registration fee: (includes t-shirt) $20. Registration may be done the day of the race or mailed to: MK5K, LCOMS, 13356 W. Main St., Larose. For more information call Celeste Breaux or Molly Bourgeois at 985-693-3273 or Susan Bruce at 985-637-5776.
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BBM Golf Tourney to be held May 2
The 9th annual Brayden Breaux Memorial Golf Tournament will be held May 2 at Tideland Country Club. The event will consist of a four-person scramble for $400 per team. Tee times are at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and are available first come, first serve upon payment. Players who wear orange will get a free
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Men in Prayer meeting slated for Saturday
Men In Prayer will hold an interdenominational prayer meeting and invites all men from all churches on Saturday, April 25 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Jack’s Exxon’s garage, located at 14807 W. Main, Cut Off.
Letters and Opinions
Five years after Deepwater, victims still struggle to receive claims
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a settlement fund was established with the goal of fairly compensating victims. In the intervening years, however, a cadre of personal injury trial lawyers, administrators and fraudsters have abused this system for their own personal gain – tarnishing our legal system and further hurting deserving victims. Nearly five years after the disaster, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch took a close look at where all the money from the BP settlement is going and asked the critical question: Who is benefiting most from the unprecedented class action settlement set up to compensate victims in the aftermath of the 2010 oil spill? What we found was startling! Although many know that class action lawsuits are notorious for producing highly lucrative legal fees, the lawyers and administrators profiting from the Gulf settlement have brought this unscrupulous practice to a whole new level. Transaction costs stemming from the oil spill settlement are easily the largest in American history, with $471 million being
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spent on administrative overhead in 2013 alone. That’s nearly a half a billion dollars—or about what it cost to run the entire City of New Orleans that year. The city funded schools, roads and hospitals and provided fire services and police protection, as well as many other critical public services, while lawyers and administrators working on the oil spill settlement used roughly the same level of funding over the same period of time to pay fewer than 42,000 claims. Some may criticize government officials in the Big Easy for wasteful spending, but they look like penny pinchers compared to the plaintiffs’ lawyers and administrators involved in this settlement. Even more alarming is that a growing number of the claims paid have turned out to be fraudulent.   Local and national law enforcement officials have uncovered more than $20 million in fraudulent claims thus far, and more reports are being made every day. In one stunning example an Alabama woman plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Deepwater Horizon claims center of $1 million by filing false claims under the names of more than 100 people, most of whom were unaware. Fortunately, prosecutors finally caught up with
LPSO to hold pistol class May 2
Deadline Mon. to RSVP for Senior Dance
A FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation will be presented by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Shooting Range, 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland. This class is designed for first-time firearms owners and persons looking to learn basic fundamentals about firearm ownership. The actual ending time will vary due to class size. Cost is $50 with advanced registration required. For more information, contact: Lieutenant Lafate Day at (985) 532-4327, lafate-day@lpso.net This course is pre-requisite for those applying for a Concealed Handgun Permit. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office does not issue those permits.
The Lafourche Council on Aging will host its sixth annual senior dance/prom on Saturday, May 16 from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 2322 VFW Ave., in Larose, (behind school off of W. 25th St.). The dress code will be casual dress (church clothes). The dance will be for seniors aged 50 years of age and older. Entrance fee is canned goods. There will be door prizes, and a half and half raffle. Lunch will be served and a band will play. Organizers are asking for anyone interested to RSVP by April 27. When calling to RSVP please let organizers know if you are in need of transportation. Anyone who is under 60 and not disabled will be charged $14 for transportation to and from the dance. FMI call Chantell at 985-532-0457.
her and she was forced to return the money, but this outlandish case highlights the extraordinary lengths that fraudsters are willing to go to in an effort to profit from the Deepwater disaster.   And of course, this comes at the expense of those who were truly impacted by the spill. While lawyers and administrators get rich and fraudsters continue to file claims that clog the entire system, more than 145,000 disaster victims await their payments. That is wrong and unacceptable. Legitimate victims should not still be waiting five years after the spill to be made whole.  First and foremost, this is about the people, the families, and the businesses that were affected by the spill – not the lawyers, administrators and fraudsters who showed up in its aftermath to profit from it. As we pass a milestone date and are reminded once again of this disaster, we must not lose sight of the
victims who continue to be impacted today. This is yet another reminder of and justification for why America’s legal system needs massive reform.
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Melissa Landry is executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW), the state’s leading legal watchdog organization. Since it was formed in 2007, LLAW has grown to nearly 6,000 supporters across the state, representing small business owners, health care providers, retirees, taxpayers and workers and their families. Using community outreach, voter education and grassroots advocacy, LLAW works to raise awareness about the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse and urge elected officials to bring more balance, fairness and common sense to Louisiana’s civil justice system. To learn more, visit www.LLAW.org.
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In 1990 I got a call from Floyd Soileau, my song publisher. “You’re getting a call from John Brown and Mary Smith (aliases) seeking one A.S.C.A.P. and two B.M.I. songwriters to fly to Washington D.C. to visit your senators and congressman concerning a copyright bill going through Congress. I recommended you and Vin Bruce. Five days, all expenses paid, don’t miss it,” he said and hung up. They called, I called Vin, arrangements were made and one Sunday two Cajuns were off to Washington D.C. On arrival a young couple held a sign “Allen Toussaint, Vin Bruce and Leroy Martin.” Deplaning from
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song writing partner, “Slap me to make sure I’m not dreaming!” With a big grin, he answered, “No, you slap me first.” Thus it began. At 9 a.m. on Monday a cab with John, Mary and Allen arrived and we headed for the Capitol to visit Senator Bennett Johnson who had succeeded Houma Senator Allen Ellender in 1972, who had succeeded Huey Long in 1936. (Too much history? Sorry!) John and Mary consulted with the Senator about the legislation. For or against? I never knew or asked. Then we were off to the Ici Urban for lunch and later to Le Diplomaté for dinner, both lavish French restaurants. Tuesday was a holiday so we toured the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson Monuments, viewed the J.F.K. eternal flame at Arlington Cemetery and the Vietnam Wall then headed back to town. Mary asked us to choose a restaurant and Vin pointed to a McDonald’s. “Mr. Bruce,” Mary said, “if I ever entertained a guest there, it would be goodbye job”. We went to another French Restaurant, Bernaise. Viva La France! Vin and I surmised that being Cajuns, and with Mr. Toussaint’s name, our hosts assumed we were accustomed to eating in French restaurants. Who cared why? We just saluted and enjoyed. French wine, like French food – C’est si bon! Wednesday we visited Senator John Breaux, who had succeeded Senator Russell Long in 1987 who had succeeded Senator John Overton in 1948 (there I go again). That night, dinner at Bristro Francais, another, well you know. Thursday we visited Congressman Billy Tauzin who had flown me, Vin and our band to Washington for his fund raiser in 1972. That afternoon Vin and I visited the White House where he sat and chatted with a group of war protestors. “They asked me to
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(AP) – Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 34 this week to 954 amid depressed oil prices. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday 734 rigs were seeking oil and 217 explored for natural gas. Three were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, 1,831 rigs were active. Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas plummeted by 15 rigs; Oklahoma was down six; North Dakota lost five; Wyoming was down four; and California, Kansas and Pennsylvania each dropped two. Alaska, Arkansas, Ohio and Utah declined by one each. Louisiana rose by 5 while New Mexico gained two. Colorado and West Virginia were unchanged. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981 and bottomed at 488 in 1999. _______
$5 billion in BP oil spill settlement payments so far
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who oversees settlement payments to people and businesses claiming economic losses as a result of BP’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill says more than $5 billion has been paid out. Patrick Juneau announced the milestone in a news release last week, just before the disaster’s fifth anniversary. The money is being disbursed under a 2012 settlement. That agreement was hailed by all involved when it was signed. However, BP later said that Juneau had misinterpreted its provisions and was making payments to some entities whose losses weren’t caused by the spill. Courts rejected that argument.
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We were off to Bistro Francais. Mais oui, cher! Next day at the airport (now Ronald Reagan National) we were in a long line and Allen was in a much shorter one “Give me your tickets, I’ll get your passes” he said, which was nice of him. We boarded in the coach section and watched Allen Toussaint enter first In 2012, BP estimated it would pay roughly $7.8 billion to resolve claims under the settlement. BP later said it couldn’t give a reliable estimate for the deal’s total cost. The oil giant says it has spent approximately $28 billion so far as a result of the spill, including the response, cleanup, early restoration work and claims payments. It also is awaiting a federal district court ruling on how much it will owe in Clean Water Act penalties as a result of the spill. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010, at BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and triggering the worst offshore spill in U.S. history. It took crews nearly three months to cap the leak. _______
Deputy improving after shooting; benefit set for Thursday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A south Louisiana sheriff’s deputy wounded by gunfire last week is showing signs of improvement. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne (shahm-PAHN’) says Cpl. Burt Hazeltine (HAY’-zellteen) was able to walk a bit over the weekend. He was scheduled for more surgery after being shot in the face, chest and elbow on Thursday. Fifty-eight-year -old John Paul Devillier (dehVILL’-yay) is being held on $1 million bond after being booked with attempted firstdegree murder. Authorities say they believe Devillier became enraged after the deputy refused to stop traffic for him on busy U.S. Highway 90. Hazeltine was working a school traffic detail that day. Hazeltine, who has a wife and four children, is hospitalized in New Orleans. The St. Charles Sheriff’s Office is hosting a benefit for his family Thursday in Destrehan. _______
$56M in budget gaps estimated for this year, senators told
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n’t have enough budget worries with next year’s $1.6 billion shortfall, state senators learned this year’s budget is short an estimated $56 million. Sherry Phillips-Hymel, the Senate’s chief budget analyst, gave the Senate Finance Committee a list last Wednesday of outstanding financial gaps for the fiscal year that ends June 30. On the list, the state’s public school financing formula is short $36 million and the TOPS free college tuition program needs $5 million to cover a higherthan-projected number of students. Also, Phillips-Hymel said the Medicaid program has $12 million less than needed to pay for expected services and sheriffs are owed $3 million more for housing state prisoners in local jails. Lawmakers will consider ways to plug those holes during the legislative session. _______
Nissan expands air bag recall after Louisiana injury
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is adding 45,000 small cars to a previous recall after a Louisiana woman was injured by flying shrapnel from an exploding air bag. The woman’s lawyer says that Sabra Wilson’s 2006 Nissan Sentra was not part of any recall, yet she suffered burns, cuts and hearing problems when the passenger air bag made by Takata Corp. spewed metal shrapnel after a minor crash in March near New Orleans. The recall expansion covers Sentra compacts from the 2004 through 2006 model years in highhumidity states mainly along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Nissan spokesman Steve Yaeger said the cars were added when Nissan found out about Wilson’s injury while analyzing field data. The recalled vehicles were sold or registered in 12 high-humidity states and territories.
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This is the third project of its kind In the Lafourche/Terrebonne area. In 2011 a similar venture was undertaken in Isle de Jean Charles south of Houma, an effort that won international attention. In 2012, one year after installation, 90% of the Isle de Jean Charles project survived Hurricane Isaac. “It won several awards and was submitted by Shell at the World Petroleum Conference and was one of three finalists,” said David Cresson CCA Executive Director. The CCA/LA1 project’s total cost of about $200,000 was funded by CCA Building Conservation Trust, Shell Oil, Entergy, Lafourche Parish Government, Martin Ecosystems and private donations. Other volunteer groups included the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, Golden Meadow Fire Department, Clean Tank LLC., LA1 Coalition, and Restore or Retreat. Martin Ecosystems is the manufacturer of the floating island concept, which restores and protects wetlands with an innovative, patented design using recycled plastic bottles to create a non-toxic habitat that encourages the growth of microbes and plants. The islands, which look like giant brown sponges, also act as a buffer against wave action. Saturday morning, after all the dignitaries and offi-
cials were introduced, the students and their volunteer leaders got down to actually planting hundreds of native plants into the floating islands, surrounding the plants with soil, and carrying the islands to the water’s edge. “It is really cool to be down here making a difference,” said Abbi Collins, a fifth-grader at Holy Rosary Catholic School. “Louisiana is known for our great fishing and seafood, and hopefully, by building this new marsh, we will help that continue into the future. I’ve learned a lot today” Volunteer boats pulled them out into the water to connect the floating islands to each other for the short float to their destination. There was no talk of whether the effort would make a difference, or the high cost of a project designed to preserve only a small portion of our wet-
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man, Rep. Steve Carter, was listed supporting an organization that Geymann said “mocked and ridiculed” opponents of the standards. “The parents believe that the process has been poisoned,” he said. The organization, Alliance for Better Classrooms, distributed stuffed animal unicorns to lawmakers last week that suggested many of the criticisms lawmakers have heard about Common Core are as mythical as unicorns. Carter, R-Baton Rouge, said he was committed to a fair hearing on the Common Core legislation and said he wasn’t behind the unicorns. Several committee members bristled at suggestions they wouldn’t do an adequate job with the bill review. “You will get a fair hearing. We may not agree, but we will treat you with respect,” said Rep. Chris Broadwater, R-Hammond. Rep. Rob Shadoin, an education committee member, voted with Geymann on an anti-Common Core bill last year. But he voted against Geymann on Monday, saying he didn’t think it was proper to sidestep the existing process for vetting
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“I don’t want to move forward unless I’ve got accurate numbers,” Adley said. No follow-up hearing date from the Senate committee has been set, and Adley’s proposal faces strong resistance from parishes and municipalities that rely on the inventory tax revenue to pay their bills. With that proposal temporarily shelved, the House Ways and Means Committee then scrapped plans to hear legislation Tuesday that would scale back tax break programs and raise the cigarette tax. Ways and Means Chairman Joel Robideaux, R-Lafayette, said lawmakers on his committee don’t want to vote on “revenueraisers” without the Senate advancing the inventory tax piece of the legislative package. Lawmakers are trying to find a way to raise new dollars to help close a $1.6 billion budget gap in next year’s budget. ____________________
Legislation aimed at limiting diversions of state gasoline tax money away from road work started moving Monday in the state House. Without objection, the House Appropriations Committee approved a measure (House Bill 208) by Rep. Terry Landry, DNew Iberia, which would place a cap on the dollars that can be moved from the gasoline tax trust fund to state police operations annually. Under Landry’s bill, up to $40 million from the Transportation Trust Fund could be spent on state police in the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. A year later, that would drop to $25 million. Every year after that, it would be limited to $10 million annually. Lawmakers have grown concerned about the large sums of gasoline tax money paying for items other than transportation projects. Since 2011, $241 million has been steered to state
police operations, even as the state has a $12 billion backlog of needed road and bridge repairs and improvements. Landry’s proposal moves next to the full House for debate. The budget proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal for next year would spend $25 million more in trust fund money for the state police than is allowed under the bill. Lawmakers would have to rework that part of the budget if Landry’s proposal wins final passage.
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The federal government doesn’t think the Gulf is back. At least not yet. “Obviously the Gulf is not as healthy as it was,� NOAA chief scientist Richard Spinrad said. He ticks off how everything about the spill and its effects were large: the “massive kill-off� of coral, the dolphin deaths, the diseased fish, and problems with oil on the seafloor. There is no single, conclusive answer to how the Gulf of Mexico is doing, but there are many questions. Here are some of them: WHAT HAPPENED TO DOLPHINS? Common bottlenose dolphins have been dying at a record rate in northern parts of the Gulf of Mexico since the BP spill, according to NOAA and other scientists who have published studies on the figures. From 2002 to 2009, the Gulf averaged 63 dolphin deaths a year. That rose to 125 in the seven months after the spill in 2010 and 335 in all of 2011, averaging more than 200 a year since April 2010. That’s the longest and largest dolphin die-off ever recorded in the Gulf. But the number of deaths has started to decline, said Stephanie Venn-Watson, a veterinary epidemiologist at
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in 2013 and 2014, down to levels that haven’t been that low in nearly a decade, she said. There is not enough data or research to blame the oil spill with scientific rigor, “but it’s a remarkable coincidence, isn’t it?� Heppell said. BP in its report said: “The changing nesting trends could be due to many factors including natural variability and record cold temperatures.� WHAT HAPPENED TO FISH? University of South Florida marine scientist Steve Murawski sees problems — tumors, lesions and oil traces in internal organs — in key fish such as red snapper, kingsnake eels and especially tilefish. Carcinogenic chemicals associated with oil appear to have gotten through the skin of these bottom-dwelling fish, he said. “These bottom-feeding fish are still being impacted by the blowout,� Joye said. “Their livers have fresh Macondo oil in them. Clearly that’s a persistent impact.� BP’s report said commercial catches for finfish “continue to exceed immediate pre-spill levels.� WHAT HAPPENED TO BIRDS? There have been at least two surveys of bird populations in Barataria Bay, the scene of the heaviest oiling and an important stopping place for numerous migratory bird species. Those surveys of shore birds and migratory birds found no obvious problems. But a recent study of native seaside sparrows in Barataria has found bird counts down. BP said “analysis and field observations conducted to date indicate any impacts on bird populations and nesting were limited and were followed by a strong recovery.� HOW ARE THE MARSHES? Oil hit about 620 miles of Louisiana’s marshland. A lot of science has gone into studying the spill’s effects on the marsh, in particular in the Barataria Bay area. And Barataria is not a pretty picture. Tar balls and mats are routinely found here. Fishing remains closed in parts of the bay. An entire mangrove island, an important bird colony, has nearly disappeared under the water. Satellite imagery shows that about a foot of marsh has been eaten away along many shorelines here. In the plants and animals scientists have identified oil
contamination and they are tracking its progression in fish, birds, mice, dolphins and insects. BP said by 2014, “only 0.7 miles remained heavily oiled.� HOW ARE THE BEACHES? After an intense focus on cleaning up the Gulf’s beaches, traces of the spill are hard to find along the sugar white sands of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. But there are places, in particular at the extremities of south Louisiana, where large oil mats are resting, getting churned up by waves and engrained with sand deposits and the fragile delta ecosystem already stressed by sea level rise, hurricanes and a host of other manmade harms. HOW MUCH OIL SPILLED? The federal government used a team of scientists to calculate that about 172 million gallons spilled into the Gulf. That figure was peer-reviewed by outside scientists and confirmed by independent researchers, but BP put the number much lower, closer to 100 million gallons. A federal judge in January essentially split the difference and ruled that almost 134 million gallons went into the Gulf. WHERE DID THE OIL GO? “It’s not all gone,� said former U.S. Geological Survey chief Marcia McNutt. Her team calculated that most of the oil evaporated, dissolved or dispersed. Two peer-reviewed studies by separate respected teams in 2014 and 2015 found that up to 10 million gallons of oil is left on the seafloor; one of them compared it to a bathtub ring. BP disputed those figures. “I saw it; I’ve got video of it,� University of Georgia’s Joye said. It’s not liquid or a layer, she said, but splotches like the spatter from a paintball gun. WHAT DON’T WE KNOW? NOAA chief scientist Spinrad said the government hopes to finish its fiveyear assessment on the health of the Gulf by the end of the year, so it is too early to make any real conclusions. Some problems may show up later. It was not until 10 years after 1989’s Exxon Valdez spill that scientists noticed a dramatic crash in the vital herring population. ___ Borenstein reported from Washington, Burdeau from New Orleans. Reporter Stacey Plaisance contributed from New Orleans. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Fiscal Office, which analyzes the costs of bills and performs other financial reviews, would stay at a $2.9 million budget. The Legislative Budgetary Control Council, which covers certain expenses shared by the House and Senate, would keep getting $8.6 million. And the budget for the Louisiana State Law Institute, which studies various legal issues for lawmakers, would stay at $1.1 million. The panel of legislative leaders spent little time discussing the proposal before signing off on it at Monday’s hearing.
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The legislative budget has grown from $86 million allocated for the 2008-09 fiscal year. And the standstill proposal comes after legislative agencies got a $6 million boost to their budget in the current fiscal year, a more than 6 percent increase that paid for increased retirement obligations and pay raises for legislative employees. Under the recommendations, the House budget would remain at $29 million and the Senate budget at $21.8 million. The Legislative Auditor’s Office, which audits government agencies and reviews state spending, would continue to receive $35 million. The Legislative
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HOMES
2 Houses For Sale By Owner, in Galliano on same property. Both have new metal roofs. 4 br. and a 2BR. $80,000 OBO. Serious inquiries. Call 985-475-6386. _________________ House For Sale in Cut Off, 3 br, 1.5 ba, approx. 1200 sq ft. Asking $85,000. Call 985-691-1367 & leave message. _________________ House For Sale: 3 br plus bonus room, 1 ba, lg. kitchen, dining rm, lg. yard, newly remodeled, Cut Off area. Asking $125,000. Call 985665-7375. _________________ Two Houses, Four Lots For Sale at 121 W. 6th St., Larose. Three sheds, all household furnishing. Bids start at $78,000. Call 985-475-7262 for viewing. _________________ House For Sale: 3 br, 2 ba, in Baton Rouge, only 10 minutes from LSU. Perfect for LSU students. Excel. cond. Call 985291-3170. Asking $139,500. _________________ House For Sale: 3 br, 1ba, E. 72nd St., Cut Off. Metal roof, fenced in yard, great starter home. Asking $85,000. Call 985258-9140. _________________
LAND
Lot For Sale: 100x159, 15850 sq ft, Lot #8, Old Safari Heights Subd., Asking $15,500. Call 985278-1480. _________________ Cleared Pasture For Sale: 16.936 acres. Appraised at $169,000 (negotiable). Can see from E. 149th St., behind 18579 E. Main Galliano. FMI call 985258-0296 or 985-475-7803. _________________ Lot & Camper For Sale: Grand Isle, Neptune Lane, Lot 50x100. Water, sewage, electricity, Direct TV. 2014 37’ High Country Camper, 3 slides, fire place, queen bed. $70,000. Call 985688-4444. _________________
BUILDINGS
Cabin For Sale: furn., self-contained. Must see! Priced to sell. $10,000. Call 985373-9153. _________________
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
Office For Lease: LA 1 near Cut Off Church, approx. 1000 sq ft, $500/dep, $500/mth. FMI call 985-258-6277. _________________
MISSISSIPPI PROPERTY FOR SALE
28 acres, Cabin, house trailer, R.V. Carport, Shed, 4 acre Lake, 40 acre lease adjoins property, R.V. Carport with Full Hook-ups. 4 acre deep water, stock lake & more.
Office Building For Lease: Great location for an attorney, realtor, bookkeeper, insurance agent, notary, cosmetologist, nail tech, etc. Call to see this beautiful 2 person office or 3-station hair salon w/parking. This is an excel. location on LA 1 in the center of Cut Off. Available in May. Don’t wait! Call 985-691-3290 or 985691-1317. _________________
FOR RENT
House For Rent: Fully furn., 3 br. 2 ba, executive home available for weekly or monthly rentals. Includes linens, kitchen equip., appliances, TV’s and all utilities, including internet & cable. Call 985-2781136. _________________ Trailer For Rent: 2 br, 2 ba, in Larose. Sits on lg. lot in quiet neighborhood. $850 /mth, $850/dep. Call 985-691-1367. Leave voice message. _________________ Mobile Home For Rent: 2 br, no pets, w/d hook up. If int. call 985-693-7066. _________________ Apt. For Rent: 1 br, in Central Laf. area. $300/mth plus utilities. Call 985-537-9259. _________________ Room For Rent: No couples, no pets, no bills. Cut Off area. $350/mth, $200/dep. Call 850-723-8231. _________________
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Peterson Living Rentals, LLC 985637-4133 18122 Hwy. 3235, Galliano, 3.3 miles south of Wal-Mart and 1/2 mile north of Days Inn Motel. Mobile Home & RV Park, New Laundromat & Convenience Store. Convenience store open Mon. - Sat. 8 am - 9 pm and laundry mat open 24/7. Try out new drop off laundry service and be one of our many satisfied customers. Lavanderia Nueva y Tienda Hispana. Se habla Espanol Camper Sales and Propane. Here from out of town and tired of paying high hotel prices and eating out all the time? Come be another satisfied customer. Starting at $150/wk with full kitchen and a yard so you can barbeque. Available Now: Campers, camper lots, bunk houses, 2BR cabins, 1 - 2 BR Mobile Homes. Day, week, month. _________________
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Commercial Building For Sale 3,476 sqft. Commercial Building Along Hwy. 308 in Cut Off
Boo Legendre
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Sm. House For Rent: Located on W. 35th St., great for couple or single, 2 br, 1 ba, sm. shed, partially furn., no pets. $750/mth, $750/security dep. Call 985798-7307. _________________ For Rent: 2 br, 1 ba, at 137 W. 74th St., fully furn., fenced in yard & carport. $800/mth, $800/dep. Taking applications. Call 985-632-3459. _________________ Double Wide Trailer For Rent in Lockport: Taking applications for unfurnished 4 br double wide, w/Jacuzzi in master bath, non-smoking, pets considered, available after May 1. $ 1 2 0 0 / m t h , $600/dep. For applications call 985-2585666. _________________ Mobile Home For Rent: 3 br, 2 ba, on lg. lot, located in Larose, lot 100x180. All appl. included $950/mth, 950/dep. Call 985-637-7321. _________________ Trailer For Rent: 3 br, 1 ba, no smoking, no pets, $850/mth, $600/dep. Pd. water, with appliances. Also a remodeled House For Rent: 1 br, 1 ba, no smoking, no pets. $700/mth, $500/dep. w/appliances, pd. water. Larose area, Leave message, 985632-4723. _________________ Apt. For Rent: 1 br, 2 ba, furn., utilities included, w/d. $950/mth, $600/dep. Galliano area. Call 985-278-7095. _________________ House For Rent in Cut Off, 3 br, 1.5 ba approx. 1500 sq ft. $950/mth, $950/dep. Call 985-691-1367 & leave message. _________________
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Efficiency Apt. For Rent: Living rm/br combo, all bills included. FMI call Roger at 727-3249323 or Carol at 727330-0891. _________________ For Rent: 2 br, 1 ba, ac, w/d, stove, refrig, no pets, no smoking. Jefferson St., Golden Meadow. $800/mth, $400/dep. Call 985258-9615. _________________ Apt. For Rent: 2 br, kitchen, lg. living rm, front porch, all appliances, utilities pd., $750/mth, $450/nonrefundable deposit. Quiet neighborhood in Cut Off. Call 985-8568005. _________________
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Commercial Property
MLS 117912: NEW LISTING 10,731 sqft. building, sits right in business district of Lockport, plenty of parking available, heavy traffic area. $425,000.
MLS 117739: NEW LISTING 3,476 sqft. commercial building, totally renovated in 2013, 80 x 180 lot size, furnished, walk-in ready. Located on Hwy. 308 in Cut Off. $260,000.
MLS 116370: Located on Alex Plaisance Blvd. in Golden Meadow, this property is 16,536 sqft. It was once used to store frozen seafood and as a warehouse and office. All equipment is included. Lot is 190’ x 578’. Great location! $1,250,000.
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MLS 116391: 22801 Hwy. 1 in Golden Meadow. This property was the Louisiana Shrimp & Packing Co. This huge building is 36,613 sqft., it has work areas, cooler storage, freezer storage, shipping and receiving docks, fuel service dock, 120 ton ice plant, a 1200 ft. dock along Bayou Lafourche and much more! $3,000,000. MLS 115650: Located in Larose on the East side of Hwy. 3235, Approximately 1.7 acres with 273 ft. of road frontage, land is cleared with a dirt pad already in place, great location. $80,000. MLS 112971: Located down E. 90th St. in Galliano this 19 acre piece has 1200 ft. of frontage on E. 90th St. It is unrestricted, currently used as a hay pasture. $195,000.
MLS 108857: This property is located on Hwy. 308 near the new bridge in Larose. It has 3.3 acres and over a 1,000 ft. of road frontage, plenty of room for multiple businesses. This is one of the best locations available.
MLS 113721: Old Rouse’s Shopping Center located at 516 Justin, St. in Lockport. 17,940 sqft. plus cement parking lot and adjoining vacant land included, new roof. $299,000. MLS 112503: This property is located on the east side of Hwy. 3235. 96’ road frontage. $100,000.
MLS 114010: 170 ft. of Bayouside property located north of Intracoastal in Larose. New bulkhead, electricity, water, plenty of parking. $85,000.
MLS 114683: This metal building on a slab is located at 19291 Hwy. 308 in Golden Meadow. It is currently being used as storage. It has plenty of parking and a 40’ x 25’ covered parking area. It also includes a bayouside with a new dock for loading and unloading boats. It’s an unrestricted zone on an 86’ x 165’ lot and is great for a boat company. $125,000 MLS 108857: Over 3 acres of unrestricted property with a limestone base. Over 1,000 ft. of road frontage. Located by new lift bridge in Larose, south of Intracoastal. Prime location with quick access to Hwy. 3235. $1.2 million. Possible lease option available.
200 Hwy. 3161, Suite 1, Cut Off • 325-7107 Panky Christen - Broker / Owner Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated
2008 Gray Ford F150 STX For Sale: 2 door semi cab, good cond., mileage 38,200, loaded. If int. call 985-258-6558. _________________
P.O. Box 774 • Galliano, LA 70354 Ph: (985) 325-3366 • Fax: (985) 325-3368 www.recmarinelogistics.com
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Experienced Licensed 100 Ton Utility and Crew Boat Captains
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The Old Kief Hardware LA Hwy. 1, Galliano
$
400,000
7,632 sqft. Plenty parking plus bayouside property
Old Rouse’s Shopping Center
516 Justin, St. in Lockport
17,940 sqft. plus cement parking lot and adjoining vacant land American Realty USA
299,000
$
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GARAGE SALES
MOTORCYCLES
Yamaha Majesty, 600cc For Sale, in great cond. Asking $2000 OBO. Call 985632-5791. _________________
BOATS
19 ft. aluminum Mud Boat with 4.3L Chevy Vortec V-6, with Velvet drive clutch, $6000. FMI call 985-6911479. _________________ Fiberglass Champion Jon Boat For Sale: very shallow draft & profile, ideal for fresh or salt water fishing. $1800, will lease purchase. No engine, no motor, no trailer, very sold boat. Call 985-870-5263. _________________ Boat For Sale: VIP Bay Stealth 1880 Center Console Bay Boat, w/71 lb. thrust, 24 volt trawling motor w/Yamaha 150, 2 stroke engine w/90 hrs, 3 brand new batteries, mint cond. $15,000 OBO. Call 985-632-8832. _________________
MERCHANDISE
55 gallon drums for sale with lid. $20 each. Call 985-2919490 FMI. _________________ Mausoleums For Sale at Holy Savior Cemetery in Lockport. Section: St Michael Walk. Crypt 9 & 10, Tier B. $6500 for both. Call Marie Hotard at 985-291-1190. _________________ 9 foot Lifting A Frame For Sale with 2 ton chain fall, $600; new front & rear bumpers for 2014 Chevy 3500 Dually pick up truck, $300 ea. Call 985-6917267, leave message. _________________ Snapper Lawn Mower For Sale: Self propelled, 21” cut mower, 7 HP Briggs & Stratton, low hrs. like new. Asking $170. Call 985-637-8259. _________________
Yard Sale at 17926 W. 167th St., Galliano on Sat. April 25 from 8 am till. Early birds welcome. Postponed if rains. _________________ Garage Sale: Rain or shine. Thurs. April 23, 8 am to 4 pm at 120 Magnolia St., Raceland. Take north service road to Hwy. 653, come over the overpass take first street on the right. China cabinet w/china, household items, snow gloves, bath-nbody, makeup (new), clothes, Mardi Gras beads, fax machine, costume jewelry, Danielle Steel books, shoes, purses, greeting cards, etc. _________________ Garage Sale at 188 W. 124th St., Thurs. & Fri., April 23 & 24, 7 am till. Lots of ladies clothes, shoes, knick knacks, plants, planters, boat top. _________________ Huge Fly. Garage Sale: Thurs., April 23, 6 am till. Early birds welcome Wed. April 22 after 1 pm at 201 E. 59th St. Lots of baby/juniors/Aerospatiale & plus sz. clothes, tread mill, 2 glider rockers, baby bed, & much more. Garage Sale: Fri. & Sat., April 24 & 25, 8 am to 2 pm. Across from Frank’s Supermarket in Lockport. _________________ Garage Sale to benefit the First Baptist Church Youth Group of Larose on Wed. & Thurs. April 22 & 23. Wed. from 7 am to 2 pm, Thurs. from 7 am till at 190 E. 56th St. Lots of boys /girls /men/ women clothes (all sizes), kitchen items, toys, knick knacks, furn. _________________
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Quality Services
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MLS 113943: This property is located off Hwy. 308 down Emile Dr. in Lockport. 400 x 104. Restricted. $65,000.
Peach Trees For Sale: $5 ea. Call 985691-9466 or 985-6322602. _________________
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MLS 116383: 21118 Hwy. 1 in Golden Meadow. Located just north of the flood gates. This property was once a church and is now converted into a bunk house that can house 40 people. It’s 4,188 sqft. and sits on a 266’ x 841’ lot. $500,000. MLS 116384: 139 Joe Brown Rd., Lockport. This property sits on 43 acres with warehouse and office space totaling 188,894 sqft. It has 300,000 sqft. of Limestone and 125,000 sqft. of concrete parking. It has 5,900 ft. of chain link fencing and includes a guest house. There is plenty of room for expansion or rental space. $3,200,000.
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Local Transportation Company Seeking Van and Bus Drivers. Regular Routes/ Competitive Pay. Send your Information to: Fts2015@mail.com _________________
The Town of Golden Meadow is accepting applications for swimming pool managers, collectors, & lifeguards at the Town Hall, 107 Jervis Dr., Golden Meadow. Office hrs. are Mon. thru Thurs. from 7 am to 5 pm. The Town of Golden Meadow reserves the right to reject any and all applications & the right to waive and informality. EOE. _________________ C Morans Restaurant is now hiring an exp. waitress. Apply in person at 27900 Hwy. 1, Fourchon. _________________ HUB Enterprises, a leading security company, is now hiring full-time Security Guards, Armed & Unarmed to fill immediate openings in the Lafourche area. Licensed security guards are urged to apply, but exp. is not necessary. Must have a valid driver’s license, clean criminal history, & reliable trans. Call 1-800-7593660, fax resume to 1-800-706-6106 or email to securityjobs@hubenterprises.com. _________________ Just 4 Him, Galliano location now hiring Exp. Licensed Cosmetologist/Barber. Must be avail. To work Sat.’s. Will train. FMI call 325-4MEN. _________________
Drivers: Dedicated Runs Available. Frequent home time. Top Pay Benefits; Monthly Bonuses & More! CDL-A, 1 year experience Required. EEOE/AAP
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The Greater Lafourche Port Commission will accept applications for 5 summer Roustabout and 1 summer Clerical Positions. Eligible applicants must be registered college students and must complete a job application. Roustabout applicants must be able to conduct physical labor & must pass a drug screen & physical exam. The clerical applicant must be able to work in an office environment with general knowledge on use of office equip. & basic typing skills, & be able to pass a drug screen test. Applications will be accepted until Mon. May 11th during regular office hrs. at the Commission office, 16829 E. Main, Galliano. (3) of the roustabout applications and (1) of the clerical applicants will be selected by a drawing from all approved applicants at the Commission office on May 13th, at approx. 11 am. Alternates will also be selected. Maintenance personnel will select (2) roustabout applicants who worked the previous year. Applicants must provide proof of registration to a collegiate school. Applications can be found on the Port website at www.portfourchon.co m under Public Notice>Job Opportunities. The GLPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. _________________
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“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
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AAA Complete A/C Heat & Electric now hiring ASAP! We are looking for good employees to grow with us. Exp. Service Techs & Lead Installers. Offer 401K, medical & dental benefits, pd. holidays. Call to set up interview. 985-798-7100 or email: aaacompletel@viscom.net. _________________ Lafourche Arc is looking for energetic, compassionate individuals to work flexible hrs. and days w / individuals w / disabilities who live in the lower Lafourche area. Assistance with transportation, personal hygiene & household tasks is needed. Agency will train. High school diploma, GED or 5 yrs paid related exp. required. Scheduling flexibility required. FMI contact Meka Williams at 985447-6214 ext. 120 or Gina Gaudet at ext. 115. Applications may be completed at Lafourche Arc, 100 W. Main St., Thibodaux. EOE, M/F/V/H. _________________ Southern Guard Service, Inc. is now accepting applications for Security Guard positions. Apply at 109 W. 12th St., Larose. Call 985-6934316. _________________ Coastal Janitorial Services Now Hiring Positions. 5 days a week. Call 632-5791. _________________ Lafourche Parish Fire District #3 is accepting applications for the following career positions: Firefighter/Operator. LPFD3 offers competitive salaries, IRA plan, health, vision, & dental ins. Pd. vacation & pd. holiday. Must possess a valid driver’s license & high school diploma. Please apply in person at Fire Central, 17462 W. Main, Cut Off. Need more information contact Codi Collins or Jada Pitre at 985-632-8068. _________________ Direct Support Professional: Working with individuals with intellectual disabilities in a group home setting. Call Evelyn France at 985-7985899 FMI. _________________ Oil Spill Response/HazMat Response Tech. needed for OMI Environmental Solutions, located in Galliano. Applicants required to pass satisfactorily: motor vehicle records check, criminal background check, drug screens, physical & pulmonary fit test. FMI or to apply contact our Galliano Facility Manager, Ronald Johnson at 18274 W. Main St., Galliano. _________________
EASY TRIM LAWN CARE &
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CALL JAKE
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EXP. Farm Labor needed in Paradis. Call 504-628-3309. _________________ LaCasa Mexican Rest. is looking for kitchen/dishwasher help. Apply at 13990 W. Main St., Larose. El restaurante LaCasa esta buscando cocineras/lavatraster. Apliquar en el restaurante at 13990 W. Main St., Larose. We’re also looking for waitresses, bartenders & hostess, must be able to work nights & weekends. Apply at 13990 W. Main St., Larose. _________________ Dufrene Building Materials in Cut Off is looking for an energetic and self-motivated inside/outside sales person. Offers pd. vacation, health ins. & 401K. Must submit to drug screen/physical. Apply in person at 14502 W. Main St., Cut Off. _________________
SERVICES
We Do Redo Remodeling, Inc. Total Renovation & Add Ons! Kitchen & bathroom remodel, tile, vinyl siding, decking, etc, plumbing & electric wiring. Call Marvin Thibodaux, Sr. at 985-291-0953. _________________
Swimming Lessons Certified swimming instructor Lisa Breaux - over 25 years experience working with adults and children of all ages. FMI 985-637-1138
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Tim Harris Flooring Installation Services Carpet, vinyl, laminate, wood, ceramic, custom showers, painting, carpentry, sheet rock. Purchase floor anywhere, we will install. Manufactures warranty floors, not flooring stores. Free estimates. Call 985-677-0474 or 985677-2526. _________________
Cajun Roofing & Carpentry, LLC Best Prices on the Bayou, Sha! I Guarantee! Metal, shingle and patch jobs, vinyl siding, cement board siding, painting, pressure washing, remodeling, wood, ceramic & laminate floors, counter tops, showers, sheet rock, cabinets, windows, doors, porches, decks, patios, custom shutters, additions, new construction and more! Metal roof prices that can’t be beat. No job too big or too small. Licensed & insured, 20 yrs. exp. Free estimates. Call Curtis J. Orgeron, Jr., owner at 985-397-6254 or email curtisorgeron @gmail. com __________________ GOT LEAKS? Call LaBove Plumbing LMP 7038 16844 West Main St. Cut Off, LA 70345 State Licensed & Insured We accept credit & debit cards.
985-991-1881
Trey LaBove, owner.
The Law Office of Jeray Jambon Jarreau, LLC Attorney & Notary
No longer representing criminal clients Thank you for your continued support of a local business.
985-691-6112
NEW PHONE NUMBER Commercial & Residential Lawn Care Your lawn is our business.
Scott J. Landry, Owner Licensed & Insured
Lawn Care, Tree Trimming, Tree Cutting, Yard Fertilization, Bush Hogging, Free Estimate s Labor Services, Debris Removal
4560 Hwy. 1, Suite 1B Raceland, LA
Cell: 985-637-8325 Office: 985-537-7077 scottjlandry@yahoo.com
Commercial Capital Money Sources, “Marine Loans”. Invoice factoring available, equity lending. Supply vessels, tugs, barges, liftboats, contractors, shipyards, etc. (fast answer on approval). “We look forward to “Challenging Deals”. Call 985637-5109, geneguidry@cox.net _________________
LaBove Plumbing
LMP 7038 Gas • Water • Sewer 16844 West Main St. Cut Off, LA 70345 State Licensed & Insured We accept credit & debit cards.
985-991-1881
Trey LaBove, owner. _________________
Curry’s Tree Service Tree cutting & trimming, any size, reasonable rates, free estimates, licensed. Call 985-258-0465. _________________ Doug’s Pressure Washing & Painting Insured Commercial & Residential. Douglas A Plaisance, Owner / Operator. 985-637-8633 _________________ Kerry Chiasson Carpentry For all your carpentry needs. Call 985-6376279. _________________ Custom Cleaning Services: Reliable, flexible, honest, discreet, residential, rentals, sheds, garages, RV’s, camps. References avail. Call 985-2913646. _________________ I Do Babysitting In My Home in Lockport. FMI call 985227-1936. _________________ Evans Concrete Construction House slabs, driveways, sidewalks, etc. No job too big or too small. Call Leonard Evans at 985-6772959. _________________ For Your Carpentry, wiring, or lawn care needs Call Bruce at 985-258-5050 or 985278-0224. _________________ Baby Sitter: Opening for 2 children ages infant to school age. Call 985-696-2901, ask for Lee. _________________ Swimming Lessons: Teacher certified in lifesaving, swimming & CPR. Yrs. of exp. dealing with children of all levels of swimming, including beginners. Children must be potty trained. Heated pool. Summer session-lessons taught morning or afternoon during June & July. Classes for adult ladies are also offered. FMI call Mona at 985-693-7040. _________________ Concrete Work Forming, pouring & finishing – houses, buildings, driveways, patios, walkways, etc. Call Glenn Hughes, Jr at 985-209-5552. _________________
Leap of Faith Learning Center Now accepting applications for the 2015 / 2016 school year. Christian curriculum, low tuition, limited applications available. Certified teacher with 15 years public education experience, 1 year private school experience. Located in Golden meadow. Tired of Common Core? Tired of bullying? Take the Leap of Faith with me. Specializing in 3rd - 8th grades. 985-665-8104 _________________
DRAIN PROBLEMS? Call LaBove Plumbing LMP 7038 16844 West Main St. Cut Off, LA 70345 State Licensed & Insured We accept credit & debit cards.
985-991-1881
Trey LaBove, owner.
J & P’s Tree Service & Sawmill, LLC Land Clearing, Dozer & Excavator, Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Demolition, Lumber cut to order, For Sale: Firewood, Mulch and Dirt. State Arbor’s License & Insured. Call 985-632-2540 or 985696-5174. _________________ Can Do Brick, Block & Stone Work. Call for free estimates. Keith Thayer at 985-637-3569. _________________ Enrollment Now! Piano Lessons, begin in May. You choose, 1st & 3rd Fridays or 2nd & 4th Fridays, 45 yrs. of exp. Math tutoring avail. also. FMI call Karen Duet Studdard at 985635-4012. _________________ Earl’s Yard & Pressure Washing Service., Earl P. Duet, owner. Call 985-6917570. _________________ Curry’s Painting Services New construction, remodels, interior-exterior, pressure washing, shingle roofing, new & repair. Exp. Call 985-258-0465 or 985-258-6414. _________________ Hate To Paint? Call Color Creation! Indoor /Outdoor painting. New or old construction. Reasonable rates. Call 985-2589591. _________________ Dog Grooming at Pitre’s Feed & Seed. Call JoAnn Pitre at 696-2321. _________________
NOTICES
POSTED: No Trespassing, Hunting, Trapping or Fishing on all properties owned by Louisiana Delta Farms - I.P. Farm’s, Inc. in Lafourche Parish. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. _________________ Using The Lafourche Gazette’s dumpster across from the office is not allowed! Also, do not dump seafood peelings or other items into the bayou behind The Lafourche Gazette’s property, 12958 East Main, Larose. _________________
PETS
Reg. Golden Retriever For Sale: Male, 5 yrs. old. Asking $100. Call 985691-4008. _________________
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
Office: 985-693-7229
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Fax: 985-693-8282
www.thelafourchegazette.com
OBITUARIES
CHARLES JARREAU, JR. Charles Joseph Jarreau, Jr., 48, a native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Cut Off, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, April 23, and from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 24, at Falgout Funeral Homes in Galliano. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Larose with burial to follow in the church cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Charles Jarreau, Sr. and Gloria V. Jarreau; brothers, Billy Jarreau and wife Marilyn, Chad Jarreau and wife Penny; sister, Daphne Adams and husband Damien. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gary Jarreau; sister, Deirdre Jarreau and grandparents, Martile and Francoise Verdun and Kearney and Yvonne Jarreau. He was a Bayou Bell Ringer and attended The Center. Falgout Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements. ____________________________
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana recently held its 20th annual Coastal Stewardship Awards. Janet Rhodus, founder of Launch Leeville, non-profit, was recognized for her advocating and coastal restoration efforts on behalf of Leeville. She received the distinguished, Coastal Stewardship Award, along with Terrebonne Parish resident, Captain Wendy Billiot. Captain Billiot was recognized for her restoration efforts and the children’s book, “Before the Saltwater Came.” Also pictured, is Dr. Oliver Houck. A professor, prolific author, and coastal champion since the 1970s.
Prayer Meeting Saturday, April 25 7:30 - 8:30 AM Jack’s Exxon In the Garage
14807 West Main Cut Off, LA
Multiple checkpoints slated for Wednesday, Thursday 12-A
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct multiple checkpoints in Lafourche Parish on Wednesday, April 22. The first will be the weekly seat belt checkpoint to be held during the daylight hours on Wednesday followed by another seat belt checkpoint that evening at another location in the parish. A DWI checkpoint will also be held Wednesday night in Lafourche Parish and will continue into the early morning hours of Thursday, April 23. During the seat belt checkpoints, deputies will be checking motorists for seat belt and safety seat violation as well as other violations such as expired inspection tags. During the DWI checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues. Motorists suspected of DWI who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer
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 proved guilty. APRIL 16, 2015 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Aqueta Chapman, 31, Raceland. Contempt of court. Christopher Dale Poincot, 26, Houma. Unlawful use or access of social media (felony), failure to register and notify as sex offender (felony). Ronnie Joseph Duet, Jr., Schriever. Fugitive from justice. Zachery Dean Santiny, 22, Grand Isle. Contempt of court (3 cts). Samuel Sims, Jr., Gray. Violation of probation/parole. Sidney Mott, III, Boutte. Violation of probation/parole. Chantelle Marie Smith, 34, Galliano. Violation of probation/parole, poss. of xanax, poss/dist. of drug para. (2 cts), dist. of methamphetamine. Renee Dufrene, 50, Grand Isle. Contempt of court. Elvis Hebert, 34, Thibodaux. Simple battery (2 cts). Aukee Moore, 18, Thibodaux. Violation of uniform controlled dangerous substances law, poss. w/intent to dist. marijuana. Claude Galmore, 55, Houma. Fugitive of Terrebonne Parish. Natashia Holmes, 18, Raceland. Simple criminal damage to property, aggravated assault, aggravated battery w/dangerous weapon, theft. Bryan Rodrigue, 36, Lockport. Possession of marijuana 1st offense, poss. of methamphetamine, illegal use of control drug in presence of persons under 17 yrs. old., poss. or dist. of drug para. Troy Woods, 41, Thibodaux. Theft. APRIL 17, 2015 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Christian Himel, 21, Bayou Blue. Contempt of court (3 cts). Jeremy Lagarde, 24, Larose. Possession of cannabinois/synthetic marijuana, operating a vehicle with suspended license, signal lamps & signal devices, obstruction of justice, resisting an officer, poss. or dist. of drug para., dist. of methadone, principal distribution of methamphetamine. Javis Caldwell, 24, Thibodaux. SCDTP. Shawn LeBeouf, 40, Thibodaux. Intimidating, impeding or injuring witness/officers cyberstalking. Thibodaux Police Department Jovonta Johnson, 22, Thibodaux. Resisting an officer, drinking in public/open container. APRIL 18, 2015 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Chad Fox, 44, Gray. Contempt of court, poss. of heroin, poss. or drug para, fugitive. Jennifer Collins, 41, Houma. Contempt of court (3 cts), fugitive (2 cts), Violation of probation/parole.
Vietta Turner, 23, Lockport. Filing or maintaining false public records. Johnny Bailey, 37, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Thibodaux Police Department Alton Jupiter, 24, Napoleonville. Contempt of court. APRIL 19, 2015 Thibodaux Police Department Tequain Dalbany, 21, Thibodaux. False imprisonment, dab involving strangulation of pregnant victim. Harold Joseph, 24, Labadieville. Contempt of court. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Sean Clements, 49, New Orleans. Contempt of court, aggravated 2nd degree battery. Mario Juarez, 39, Houma. Disturbing the peace, scdtp, unauthorized entry of inhabited dwelling. Danny Blanchard, 57, Bayou Blue. DWI. Royce Guidry, 28, Golden Meadow. Contempt of court.
Foster or Adopt
test will lose their driver’s license for one year (first offense). For a second offense, the penalty increases to two years. Anyone convicted of a DWI offense while their driver’s license is suspended because of another DWI offense will face automatic prison time. Lafourche Parish is also a “no refusal all the time” parish, meaning if a suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer test, deputies will seek a search warrant to have that person’s blood tested.
985-449-5055 • 800-748-7755 dcfs.la.gov
Wrong Way
As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his phone rang.
Answering he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news there’s a driver going the wrong way
2015 DODGE DART SXT
STOCK #5D0093
MSRP CONSUMER CASH CHRYSLER CAPITAL BONUS LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$22,630.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $1,133.00
19,997.00
$
2014 CHRYSLER 300
Leather Interior, 8.4” Touchscreen Radio,Keyless Go, Push Button Start
STOCK #4C0074
MSRP CONSUMER CASH BONUS CASH LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
“It’s not just one car. It’s hundreds of them.”
Surfin’ the is comprised of cute, funny and at times heartwarming stories and photos that are found circulating the internet. Oftentimes there are no known authors of the material. The Lafourche Gazette does not take credit for the writings in this column. We’re publishing it to simply put a smile on our readers’ faces.
Sxt Package, Premium Stereo, Sunroof, 8.4” Touchscreen, Backup Camera
$32,390.00 $3,250.00 $1,000.00 $3,143.00
24,997.00
$
2015 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE
Latitude Package, Remote Start,Leather Interior, Sunroof
STOCK #5J0200
MSRP CONSUMER CASH CHRYSLER CAPITAL BONUS CASH LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$24,865.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,866.00
19,999.00
$
2015 RAM 1500 EXPRESS QUAD CAB 4X2 Express Package, 20” Wheels, Keyless Remote,Dual Exhaust
STOCK #5T0108
MSRP CONSUMER CASH BONUS CASH CHRYSLER CAPITAL BONUS CASH LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$33,045.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $3,148.00
27,897.00
$
2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE 2014 DODGE DURANGO SXT RWD 3Rd Row Seating, Rear Air, Power Window Group
STOCK #5M0019
MSRP CONSUMER CASH CHRYSLER CAPITAL BONUS OWNER LOYALTY LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$25,935.00 $1,500.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $1,938.00
20,997.00
$
Sxt Package, Backup Camera, 8.4” Touchscreen, Radio, Sunroof, Heated Seats, Rear Park Assist
STOCK #4T0753
MSRP CONSUMER CASH LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$35,775.00 $2,000.00 $3,778.00
29,997.00
$
2014 RAM 1500 EXPRESS REG CAB 4X2 2015 RAM 1500 SLT CREW CAB 4X2 5.7 Hemi, 20” Chrome Wheels, Power & Remote, Entry Group, Rear Sliding Window, Dual Exhaust
STOCK #4T0196
MSRP CONSUMER CASH FAST START BONUS BONUS CASH LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
You can make a difference in the life of a child.
on Highway 401. Please be careful!” “Hun” he answered,
$29,230.00 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $4,323.00
21,907.00
$
5.7 Hemi, Big Horn Package, 8.4” Touchscreen,Radio, Backup Camera, Park Assist, Bucket Seats
STOCK #5T0046
MSRP CONSUMER CASH BONUS CASH TRUCK BONUS CASH RETAIL BONUS CASH CHRYSLER CAPITAL BONUS CASH OWNER LOYALTY LESS SOUTHLAND SAVINGS
TOTAL SALE PRICE
$41,420.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 $2,000.00 $4,423.00
30,997.00
$
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