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Upward trend seen in parish tax collections

By Buster Avera Contributing Writer W

A representative from Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle’s Finance Department gave some good news at the most recent Council public meeting regarding the upward trend in parish tax revenue collection.

“I’m not ready to put my party hat on and think that we’re out of (trouble) yet, but it is a good trend,” said Accounting Manager Carol Hymel.

This comment regarding the apparent good financial fortune which Lafourche Parish finally finds itself in is welcome news after three down years.

At the July 24 public meeting in Mathews, Hymel reported on the impact of 2018 tax collections in four major tax funds — Road Sales Tax District “A” (RSTDA), Road Sales Tax District “2” (RSTD2), Solid Waste and Royalty.

RSTDA realizes sales taxes from residents in central and northern parts of Lafourche while RSTD2 collects primarily in the Tenth Ward and slightly north of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Solid Waste and Royalty taxes are colSee Taxes Page 3-A

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Lafourche employees to return to 40-hour week

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MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINEAll• Lafourche LAROSE Parish Vemployees • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • will GRAND return to ISLE a 40-hour work week in August, Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle announced this week.

Employee hours were reduced to 35 per week in March to save an estimated $1 million by the end of the year.

In the announcement released Tuesday, Cantrelle said the reduction was necessary after the Parish Council amended the 2018 budget. Employees will go back to 40-hour work weeks beginning Aug. 13.

“Items such as paying for contracts, servicing vehicles and equipPhoto by Babs ment, paying for drug screens, Justin Perry is shown how to float in a pool from instructors and helpers at Les Reflecsupplies, travel and other daily worktions du Bayou’s free Braxton’s Gift For Life water education program held last week at ing needs” were unfunded, Cantrelle the Cut Off Youth Center. said. “The council did this for the exThe program is just one of Les Reflections du Bayou’s contribution of 32 years of giving plicit written reason of putting these back to this community. funds toward the solid waste shortfall.”

To pay for those operational items, Cantrelle said his administration had no choice but to reduce hours or instate layoffs. Interim Parish Administrator Tommy Lasseigne said previously that the cuts were saving about $68,000 a month.

During Tuesday’s council meeting,

By TRISTAN BAURICK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Chairwoman Luci Sposito called Cantrelle’s assertions “ludicrous” and Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series of sinking away, new land is growing at a “a violation of public trust.” on the importance of restoring the state’s barrier is- rate of 200 feet per day.

The council’s budget amendments lands. The second part will appear in the Wed., A slurry of sand blasts from a 30-inchAug. 1 edition. The final segment will appear in the only equated to about $300,000 of the wide pipe with the force of a firehose. In Sun., Aug. 5 edition. $93 million budget, she said. foaming sheets, it spreads across the “You expect the public to believe Ten miles from Louisiana’s receding beach of Whiskey Island, making it thicker that $300,000 in amendments that shore, on an island that was on the verge and wider by the minute. didn’t touch salary or benefits unBackhoes and bulldozers finish the hinged the $93 million budget?” Sposjob, sculpting the sand into something reito said. “No one is believing this.” sembling the island’s younger self, before Cantrelle did not respond to her storms, oil spills and erosion took a heavy criticisms. toll.

In the Public Works Department, The project’s manager, John Huit, about 35 employees have resigned suppresses a prideful grin as he watches since hours were reduced, Councila landscape quite literally taking shape beman Daniel Lorraine said during the fore his eyes.

July 10 council meeting.

“Where we’re standing was nothing He requested the hours be rebut water - 12 feet deep - when we started stored immediately to all employees. this,” he said, standing in rubber boots Dredged sand is blasted onto Whiskey Island’s next to the gushing pipe.

Inside race to save Louisiana’s first line of storm defense

new beach earlier this year.

Duet announces candidacy for Port Commission, Seat G

My name is Bob J. Duet and I am asking for your vote and support as I seek election to Seat G of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission.

I am a lifelong resident of the South Lafourche Community. I am the son of Ozeime “Rye” Duet and Theresa Bouffanie Duet. I have one sister, Eve M. Duet and am married to Denise L. Hayes. I am the proud father of three sons and one daughter, Jason M. Duet, Darren J. Duet, Kevin M. Duet (Dec), and Ashley M. Duet, as well as a stepson, Ryan J. Roberts.

I am a graduate of Golden Meadow High School. I attended Nicholls State University, University of Southwestern LA, and Tulane University. I obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Nicholls and a Masters from Tulane.

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I am proud to be a citizen of the South Lafourche Community.

In 1968, I and a small Bob Duet group of sportsmen, founded the Green Head Club to financially assist our area’s Sporting Teams. With a couple of baseball enthusiast in 1981, we franchised the very first Dixie Youth Baseball League in South Lafourche. In 1988, I became coach of the American Legion Baseball team for nine years straight where we obtained unequivocal success both on and off the field. In nine years, 27 of our area’s youngsters were afforded the opportunity to play baseball at the next level.

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Lanier announces candidacy for First Circuit Court of Appeal seat

Hello, my name is Walt Lanier. I have been a District Judge in Lafourche Parish for the past 16 years. I am running for an open seat on the First Circuit Court of Appeal.

I am married to Natalie Dufrene Lanier and we have two sons, Felix and William.

As the son of retired Judge Walter I. Lanier, Jr., of Lafourche and Rita McQueen Lanier, of Terrebonne, I have deep roots to this region.

I graduated from the LSU Law Center in 1993. During my senior year of Law School, I clerked for Judge Katherine Kimball. Upon graduation, I joined the firm of Pugh, Lanier & Riviere. I became an Assistant District Attorney in 1998 and began my private practice in 1999. I served as a Juvenile, Misdemeanor and Felony Prosecutor for the District At-

torney’s Office where I gained experience in the criminal justice system.

In 2002, I was elected Judge of Division “C” Judge Walt Lanier where I have served for 16 years.

Over the past 16 years as Judge, I have experienced all aspects of the law and have rendered verdicts on thousands of cases involving Criminal, Civil, Real Estate, Successions, Family Law, and Business matters.

I have presided over the local Drug Court program since 2013. This year, I formed the Family Preservation Court where we work to See Lanier Page 5-A

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Bayou Council offers Hispanic Alcohol Information Class

The Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services is sponsoring its Hispanic Alcohol Information classes (a 6-hour class for court mandated DWI offenders only), from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 4th.

To enroll, please report to Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services, 504 St. Louis St., Thibodaux, with court paperwork, picture ID, and $225 money order only. Hours of enrollment are Monday through Friday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

For more information contact Bayou Council at 985-4460643. __________________

Benefit to be held Aug. 4 for 10-yearold Davis Collins

A benefit will be held Saturday, August 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cut Off Youth Center for 10-year old Davis Collins.

A BBQ plate lunch will be served for $10 each. To purchase in advance, call Randall Anselmi at 985-4757543 or 985-258-3952, Miranda Griffin at 985696-1383, Tammy Messer at 985-6771803, or visit any one of the State Bank branches.

Organizers are also accepting donations for the silent auction.

If interested, contact Tammy Messer at 985-677-1803.

Because Davis has special needs and is developmentally delayed, they are looking at options to give him more extensive therapy and to better facilitate his physical, educational and medical needs that insurance does not cover. _________________

Lockport KC having monthly fundraising dinner on Sunday

The Lockport KC’s are having a fundraising dinner on Sunday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their home on Seventh Street.

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

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2019 Project Graduation meeting planned

Parents of South Lafourche class of 2019 will be having a Project Graduation meeting on July 30 at 6 p.m. at the Vision Cafeteria on West 9th St. (third warehouse on left). Any questions about the location, please contact 985-6962446. __________________

Christian Family Center will distribute free uniforms

The Christian Family Center, “ Clothes Closet”, will have a school uniform distribution on July 30 and 31st from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free of charge.

The Clothes Closet will also be open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the month of August to distribute school uniforms. __________________

SLHS orientation dates set for Aug. 1 and 2

South Lafourche High School will conduct orientation for the upcoming school year on the following dates and times: Freshmen: Wednesday, August 1, 7:30 to 8 a.m., students get their schedules in the commons; 8 to 9 a.m., student/ parent general session in auditorium; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., books, ID tags, lockers, etc.

Sophomores: Wednesday, August 1, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (attending by last name, see below).

Juniors and Seniors: Thursday, August 2, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (attending by last name, see below): 8 a.m. A-B; 9 a.m.

C-D; 10 a.m. E-G; 11 a.m. H–L; 12 p.m. M-P; 1 p.m. Q-S; and 2 p.m. TZ. All students must wear a school uniform shirt to take ID pictures and yearbook pictures.

If you have any questions please contact SLHS at 632-5721. __________________

GMMS to have student orientation August 1

Golden Meadow Middle School will hold its student orientation on Wednesday, August 1, and Thursday, August 2.

School ID tag pictures will be taken. Students should wear a school uniform shirt and their hair should be of a natural color.

Report at the following time for your grade level: - Wednesday, August 1; 6th grade at 9 a.m.

There will be a 6th grade parent meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Students will get their schedules and take ID tag pictures at conclusion of the meeting.

- Thursday, August 2: 7th grade from 9 a.m.

– 10 a.m. 8th grade will be from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

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Please keep announcements brief and to the point with a maximum 400 word count. We reserve the right to edit announcements we deem too lengthy.

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Louisiana AG ramps up push for restart of executions

By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana could find ways to carry out longstalled death sentences if its governor wanted to follow the law, Attorney General Jeff Landry said Tuesday, adding new fuel to a clash with Gov. John Bel Edwards over capital punishment.

The Edwards’ administration fired back that Landry’s suggestions for “policy changes” are unworkable.

Landry sent a letter to Edwards recommending that the Department of Corrections could switch the drug used for lethal injection or get the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s pharmacy to make the drug, a process known as compounding.

“If you truly respect the criminal justice system, the rule of law and the rights of victims, there are a number of initial steps that can be taken,” the Republican attorney general wrote to the Democratic governor.

Natalie LaBorde, the corrections department’s deputy assistant secretary, said Tuesday that the department looked into compounding lethal injection drugs at one of Louisiana’s prison pharmacies during former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration. She said the facilities don’t meet state standards for compounding pharmacies, but she said the larger problem involves buying the ingredients.

She said pharmaceutical companies refuse to sell their products for executions.

She said private pharmacists don’t want to sell ingredients to make into a lethal injection drug through a compounding pharmacy because their identities could be publicly disclosed.

“The bottom line is you have to be able to get the ingredients, which you cannot do. We can’t get anyone to sell it to us,” LaBorde said.

Lawyer Elizabeth Murrill, with Landry’s office, said she’s spoken with compounding pharmacists who say the state could order the chemicals to make a lethal injection drug “from the people who make the basic chemicals,” not a pharmacist or a drug company.

Landry, who is con-

Where is God?

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.

The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?”

sidered a possible challenger to the governor in the 2019 election, describes the issue as a broader concern. He said Edwards doesn’t appear interested in carrying out the death sentences.

The governor hasn’t directly answered questions about whether he supports capital punishment, saying instead that he pledged to uphold Louisiana’s laws and constitution when he took his oath of office and would follow that oath.

Louisiana’s last execution was in 2010.

Both the Jindal and Edwards administrations have described difficulties obtaining the drugs for lethal injection.

Other states have had similar problems and faced lawsuits when changing the combination of drugs in response. Some states have expanded their execution methods to allow the use of gas chambers and firing squads, while states like Texas, Georgia and Virginia changed laws to shield information about the drugs they use or how they obtain them.

Louisiana would have to change its laws to use another form of execution besides lethal injection or to keep information about compounding pharmacies hidden. Landry said he supports such changes.

In his letter Tuesday, he proposed draft language that lawmakers could use to allow Louisiana to execute people by hanging, firing squads or electrocution.

But the next legislative session to consider any law changes isn’t scheduled until April 2019.

The spark for this latest feud between Edwards and Landry was a federal court order earlier this month prohibiting Louisiana from carrying out any death sentences until mid2019.

The Edwards administration asked for the extension, citing trouble getting lethal injection drugs. In response, Landry’s office said it was withdrawing from defending the corrections department against the lawsuit challenging its lethal injection protocols.

Louisiana has more than 70 inmates on death row. ___ Follow Melinda Deslatte on Twitter at http://twitter.com/melindadeslatte

They boy’s mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed.

So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God!!?”

Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and bellowed, “WHERE IS GOD!?”

The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, “What happened?”

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, “We are in BIG trouble this time, dude.

God is missing - and they think WE did it!”

Council action taken from July 24 meeting

In other action from the July 24 Lafourche Parish Council public meeting (all votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted. Gros, Perrillioux and Lafont were absent): — Heard a presentation from Mr. Josh Manning with South Central Planning on the Lafourche Parish Master Transportation Plan — Went into Executive Session to consider and act on Worker’s Compensation Claim #LCA0011087/16-0100 — Passed five ordinances approving Archon Information Systems to advertise and auction various adjudicated properties in the parish — Passed an ordinance approving a servitude agreement between Jerry Ledet, Corina P. Ledet and the parish — Passed an ordinance providing for a supplemental appropriation to amend the budget as per Library Board recommendations — Passed a resolution requesting the District Attorney to review the issuance of the alcohol permit to Dollar General Store #18029 at 1931 Hwy. 308, Thibodaux, LA. 70301, particularly the permit process and authority to revoke the permit — Passed a resolution requesting President Jimmy Cantrelle to consider nominating

Tommy Lasseigne for the position of Parish Administrator (Vote was 51 with Autin voting “nay”) — Voted against a resolution approving Cantrelle’s appointment of Brent Abadie for the position of Director of Finance (Vote was 5-0 against the measure with Bourgeois abstaining) — Deferred a resolution accepting the low quote of Alternative Turf Specialists for $68,500 for Lockport Softball Field Upgrades — Pulled a resolution closing out the project titled Westside Drainage Improvements — Deferred a resolution approving the reimbursement of legal fees and expenses incurred in the representation of Parish President James B. Cantrelle against accusations made to the Louisiana Board of Ethics, pending documents requested by the Council — Passed a resolution accepting the low bid of Sealevel Construction Inc., for the improvements to the Cyprien Pump Station — Heard a monthly report from the Department of Public Works — Heard a quarterly report from the Department of Finance — Heard a monthly report from the Legislative Internal Auditor.

Letters and Opinions

New law now prohibits smoking in public housing

On July 31, 2018, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will begin implementing its smoke-free public housing rule across the nation, including Louisiana.

This means that people who live in public housing will no longer be allowed to smoke in their apartments, or on the grounds of their housing complex.

It is important to understand that HUD does not believe that these policies violate residents’ privacy rights and do not discriminate against residents who smoke.

After many years of consideration, HUD has finally decided to get serious about the hazards of second-hand smoke, especially for young children, and third-hand smoke which is the toxic nicotine residue and chemicals that stick to indoor surfaces like walls, carpeting and upholstery.

HUD hopes that their efforts will help save taxpayers money caused by the damage, cleaning, insurance and liability issues that are attached to allowing smoking to con-

tinue in public housing units for which HUD is responsible.

While smoking rates among U.S. adults and teens continue to drop, nearly a quarter (21.9%) of Louisiana’s residents continue to smoke, even though evidence clearly shows that smoking is not only bad for their physical health (lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, chromosome damage and more), but for their wallets, as well (average cost for a pack of cigarettes in Louisiana is $5.44 or $1,986 over a year).

The Smoking Cessation Trust strongly encourages all residents of Louisiana public housing to take this opportunity to quit smoking. While there are cessation programs other than the Smoking Cessation Trust available across our state, the Trust’s program is available only to help eligible, current Louisiana residents who smoked a cigarette prior to September 1, 1988.

Help is available at www.SmokeFreeLA.org or by calling 504-529-5665 or toll free at: 1-855-2596346.

Mike Rogers CEO, Smoking Cessation Trust Management Services, Inc. New Orleans, LA

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The administration has said that some employees in departments that are short staffed have been allowed to work up to 40 hours with their supervisor’s approval.

When Cantrelle announced the reduction, he said full hours would be restored once reinstatement of a 1-cent garbage sales tax was passed.

“Savings from the temporary reduction in combination with voter passage of the solid waste service tax this fall, would enable solid waste services to be fully funded, and the council would not have any need to supplement the solid waste fund by defunding operational needs with clear consequence,” Cantrelle said.

Because residents will not vote on the garbage tax until Nov. 6, the 2019 budget proposal will still include the projected $2.5 million shortfall for garbage collection.

“We are encouraged that the fiscal shortfall will be addressed by voters with the passage of the solid waste service tax,” Cantrelle said.

During the annual budgeting process, the parish administration recommends a budget to the council. The council can then make amendments to the budget, but it cannot pass a budget in which expenses exceed revenue.

Once the council passes a budget, the parish president can veto any amendments that were made, but the council has the opportunity to override his vetoes.

During the 2018 budget process, the council presented over 200 budget amendments, which Cantrelle vetoed. Most of those were overridden by the council.

“We are committed to the Lafourche Parish government employees and the taxpayers to make sure revenues and expenses are accounted for so that we can operate with maximum efficiency,” Cantrelle said.

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

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The $118 million restoration of Whiskey Island on the edge of Terrebonne Bay is one of the world’s biggest land building projects. More

than 15.8 million cubic yards of sand - enough to fill the Superdome three times - has been dredged and spread across the island, creating nearly 2,000 acres of new beach and marsh.

More sand was moved than the state’s previous record, the Caminada Headland restoration, which spread 8.8 million cubic yards across 13 miles of coast, from Port Fourchon to Elmer’s Island.

Whiskey Island’s restoration, which is set to wrap up in early fall, amounts to only a fraction of the money and sand Louisiana is pouring into the rescue of its chain of barrier islands … and for good reason.

Growing smaller and fewer in number by the year, the more than two dozen barrier islands are Louisiana’s “first line of defense against hurricanes and storm surges,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

The slim, sandy islands act as speed bumps, absorbing wind and wave power that would otherwise travel unimpeded through fragile wetlands and into towns and cities, including metro New Orleans.

Behind barrier islands, watery worlds meet and blend into something more complex. The sea, calmed by protected bays, mixes with river water rich in sediment and nutrients, giving rise to a third kind of ecosystem - one that teems with fish, shrimp and oysters. Suspended river sediment is slowed long enough to sink, eventually stacking into new land or building back what erosion had taken away.

Barrier islands themselves are much less dynamic, except during nesting season.

The islands draw raucous crowds of gulls and terns every spring. Some bird species nest nowhere else, including the state’s icon, the brown pelican. Seven barrier islands host 90 percent of the state’s population of nesting pelicans.

Over the past 20 years, nearly $817 million has been spent restoring Louisiana’s barrier islands, bulking up 75 miles of beach and back-island marsh, according to a recent assessment by the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).

The state plans to invest another $1.5 billion over the next 50 years as part of the Coastal Master Plan, an ambitious restoration and storm protection initiative estimated to cost $50 billion.

Despite the barrier islands’ importance, and the vast sums of public money going into their repair and upkeep, they are out of sight, out of mind for most Louisianans. That’s not the case in many coastal states, where barrier islands are prime real estate dominated by beach homes, hotels and crowded beaches.

Louisiana’s islands are remote, low-lying and often bare. Only Grand Isle, population: 1,400, has a year-round human presence.

“Not many people think about them, but the barrier islands are

critical for our coast,” said Windell Curole, manager of the South Lafourche Levee District.

“Restoring them offers us a better chance of survival.”

On a warm August night in 1856, a raging hurricane made a direct hit on Isle Derniere, a 24-mile-long barrier island that guarded Terrebonne Parish’s soft, marshy middle. French for “last island,” Isle Derniere boasted a sprawling resort popular with New Orleans’ wealthiest families. Gale winds and towering waves broke the island in two and tore away the hotel, casinos, summer homes and all the island’s trees.

“The wind blew a perfect hurricane; every building upon the island giving way, one after another, until nothing remained … ,” an eyewitness told The Daily Picayune on Aug. 14, 1856. “The sea waved over the whole island. Those who were fortunate to find some object to cling to were seen floating in all directions.”

More than 200 people drowned or were crushed by wreckage.

The island, cut through, began to splinter further, eventually giving shape to Whiskey and three other islands - East, Trinity and Raccoon.

Had Derniere not been in the hurricane’s path, the destruction would have been far worse on the mainland, where several fishing communities dotted the bayous northward to Houma. The hurricane made abundantly clear that barrier islands were a treacherous place to live, but it wasn’t understood for another century the protective role they play. By then, nearly all of the state’s barrier islands were in danger of slipping away.

Louisiana State University oceanographer Joe Suhayda sounded the alarm in the early 1990s. With the help of computer scientist Vibhas Aravamuthan, Suhayda produced models that altered or erased the barrier islands under several storm scenarios.

Even small changes to the island’s shapes and heights had big implications, they found. Shrink an island a bit and hypothetical storms strike the mainland harder, faster and with taller waves.

A Category 3 hurricane thrown at the more robust Louisiana coastline of 1930 would have left Houma high and dry, according to their model.

The same hurricane let loose in 2020, when much of the barrier chain would have eroded away, put the city under three feet of water.

Remove Whiskey and its neighbors, and 1992’s Hurricane Andrew swamps Cocodrie with an extra foot of water, the modeling showed. But bulk the islands up a bit, giving them a touch more height and width, and Andrew’s flooding would have been cut by as much as five feet.

“Thinking about these islands as though they were gone - that put a lot of emphasis on them and the projects to save them,” Suhayda, now retired, said in

April.

Just as the islands’ importance was becoming clear, so was their rate of loss.

To be continued Wednesday, August 1.

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lected throughout the parish.

Hymel noted that based on collection data for the first five months of 2018, all four funds are up. He estimated collections for 2018 based on the first five months and compared those numbers to the previous year.

“The good news is that the trend is an increase in tax revenue,” said Hymel.

For example, he said that while the Finance Department budgeted $4,044,384.19 for RSTDA in 2018, Hymel projected actual taxes to be about $4,503,222.62, a nearly half-million dollar increase.

Likewise, RSTD2 is seeing an upward trend as Hymel noted a $632,113 positive difference in projected collections this year over last.

Royalty is trending “up” $213,850 and Solid Waste “up” $1,132,990, said Hymel.

This all adds up to a possible increase of $2.4 million in 2018 tax revenue in the four funds, according to Hymel’s figures.

He also included figures on taxes such as alcohol, video poker, severance, and building and energy permits.

These and others like franchise and occupational license taxes projected to collect about $4 million in 2018 and averaged an upward trend as well, although only about $190,525, he said.

Hymel’s message was definitely one of

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guarded optimism.

“It’s not a like a rubber band that will bounce back, but it’s promising to see that if you look at the longer chart that shows ten years, were hitting some months that are ranking within the top five in the last ten years. It’ll be interesting to see the rest of the year,” he said.

“You did a great job and I appreciate all the reports we’ve been getting the last few meetings,” said Chairwoman Luci Sposito, thanking Cantrelle’s administration for the latest revenue projections.

During Cantrelle’s presidency, the Council had frequently requested such reports but had been unable to urge President Cantrelle to supply financial summaries.

By the passage of Ordinance 6037 in May 2018, Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle was compelled to present a quarterly report on parish finances.

The ordinance was originally passed on April 24, vetoed by Cantrelle on April 30 and overridden at the May 7 special meeting by 7-0 vote. (Councilmen James Bourgeois and Daniel Lorraine were not present.)

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I have 37 years of state service experience working in welfare and the mental health programs. In 1980, I helped open the Tri Med unit (Psych alcohol, and Drug abuse) at Chabert State Hospital. In 1992, I was chosen to be the Region 3 Administrator. Region 3 encompassed the parishes of Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. Mary, St. James, St. John, and St. Charles. The regional

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programs consisted of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Public Health, OCDD, Medicaid, and Health Standards.

In 2001, I retired from state service and was hired as a Nursing Home Administrator. I currently run the Raceland Manor Nursing home, which is soon to close and reopen as the South Lafourche Nursing and Rehab facility in Cut Off. Currently my wife and I are concentrating our energy into running a small startup farm in the Cut Off area.

If elected, I promise you one thing, I will work hard for you! I am a term limit guy and plan to service only two terms if elected. I would ask that the young citizens (men and women) get involved in the area’s politics. Run for office, get elected and serve your community. We need your fresh ideas and leadership. Most importantly, this is your future. If there is a better way, lead us to it.

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HOMES

Home for sale: Spacious home with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $128,000. 342 East 37th Place Cut Off. Cathy Gunn, Keller Williams Realty. 504-874-6892.

1601 Belle Chasse HWY., Ste. 101, Gretna, LA 70056. Each Keller Williams Office is Independently Owned and Operated. _________________________ Home For Sale: Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a detached one bedroom apartment in the rear. Located at 123 West 49th St, Cut Off for only $167,500.

Call 985-688-9286. _________________________

BUSINESSES

Warehouse/office for rent: 2000 sq. ft. warehouse with office located on HWY 308 near East 63rd St. in Cut Off. Bayou side is available if needed. Price is negotiable depending on how/what used for. Please call 985-691-3104. _________________________ 6 room Business Office For Rent: bayou side in Cut Off. Kitchen and shower. $500/month; $500/deposit. Call 985-772-3258. _________________________

FOR RENT

1 bed apt: for rent: HWY 308 near GM Bridge. Unfurnished.

No pets, no smoking. $460/rent and $460/dep. 985-258-6277. _________________________ House For Rent: 3 bedroom; 1.5 bath; Larose on Hwy 1; good neighborhood; $850 / month, $850 / deposit; Call Diane at 985-691-1367, leave voicemail. _________________________ Are you here from out of town and need a nice, clean, comfortable and affordable place? Then don’t look any further!

If you are single, family, worker, company, fisherman, or anyone else looking for short-term or long-term housing, we have what you need.

All of our places are furnished with a full kitchen. We also have camper lots and a new fish cleaning station with a full bath. A fully stocked store in walking distance. The nicest laundry mat around. Pets are allowed. Come be another one our satisfied customers.

Call Tommy at 985-6374133.

For Rent: Newly remodeled 5 bedroom, 2 bath, game room, formal living room, dining and kitchen with appliances, Sits on a large lot with shade trees. $1350 rent, plus deposit. NO SMOKING, NO PETS. Located at 9339 Hwy 308, Lockport.

Phone 985-532-2541 ex 17 for more info! Serious inquiries only! _________________________

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For Rent: One bedroom, one bath cottage. Fridge, stove; all utilities paid; grass cut; non smoker, and no pets.13016 East Main St., Cut Off. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 985-6652548. _________________________ Apartments for rent: 950 SF well-kept apartments for rent in Thibodaux. 2 br, 2 ba with appliances provided. Quality units at best rates in town. Call 985-4149071 or 985-859-5983 for pricing and availability. _________________________ Apt for rent: 129 B. 1 bd, kitchen/living room area, utilities paid, furnished. Singles or couples. No smoking, no pets, no children. $650/mo and $300/dep. Call 691-3885. _________________________ Apartment For Rent in Cut Off: 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Stove, fridge, W/D hookup, water paid. $600/month, $500/deposit. NO PETS! Call 985-696-6454. _________________________ House for rent in the Larose area: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1000 monthly. Newly remodeled, washer/dryer. Taking applications. Call 985-693-4335. _________________________ Furnished apartment for rent: 102 West 4th Street. Apt #2. 1 bd/1 ba. $625/rent $600/dep.

No pets!!! On-site laundry. 985691-3104. BY APPLICATION ONLY! _________________________

MERCHANDISE

For Sale: 4 EA. Boat, trailer rims with tires. Rims are Ranger brand 14” aluminum 5x4.5” bolt pattern. Tires pro-meter brand ST215/75R14. $250 sold as set only! Call 985-691-9466. _________________________ Mausoleum For Sale: 2 mausoleums. Crypts #202 and #204 next to Community Bible Church, located on East 40th St., Cut Off. Asking $7200 for both. Call 985-637-0331 FMI. _________________________ Oxygen: Anytime, Anywhere.

No tanks to refill. No deliveries.

The all new Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved.

Call for more information 985677-7777. _________________________ Homemade cypress swings for sale: children’s rocking horses and chairs. Call 985278-2947. _________________________

AUTOS

School Bus For Sale: Holy Rosary Catholic School will be selling a 1999 International School Bus for $3000. Anyone interested should contact Dale Guidry at 637-5626. _________________________

CAMPERS

Camper For Sale: 2009 Jayco Eagle RLTS 351 Fifth wheel; Warehouse kept, king bed, extras, NADA $23,000. Call 985213-9007. _________________________

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This 10,731 sqft building in the heart of Lockport sits right off LA Hwy. 1 in a heavy traffic area. Building sits on an 81’x235’ tract of land and offers lots of parking space.

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Camper For Sale: 28 ft. 1974 Argosgy camper. Great on a hunting lease. Tow bar and hitch comes with unit. Plus 5 new tires. Asking $4000. Call 985637-0331 FMI. _________________________

WANT TO BUY

Used cars: I pay top dollar for used cars. Will pick up free of charge. Call 985-637-3536 FMI. _________________________

Want to Buy/ Purchase: 75+ feet of Bayouside property preferably along Highway 1 from Cut Off to Golden Meadow area. Please call (985) 7987777. _________________________

GARAGE SALES

Multi-Tent Art/Craft/Yard Sale: Saturday, July 28 from 7am-3pm. Located at 131 Elm Ln., Grand Isle. Art paintings, beach and driftwood crafts, oyster shell art, frames, homemade items, Christmas in July, Santa oysters, Cajun cards, Santa Claus and more yard sale items….by Les Artists du Bayou. _______________________ Garage Sale: 129 West 33rd St, Larose. August 4, 2018 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Furniture, clothes, baby things, toys, etc. _________________________ Huge 2 family yard sale: Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4th from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

212 W 133rd St in Cut Off. Lots of everything. _________________________

HELP WANTED

Southern Guard Service, Inc. is now accepting applications for Security Guard positions.

Apply at 109 W. 12th St., Larose.

Call 985-693-4316. _________________________ Coastal Janitorial Services is now hiring! Cleaning ladies needed 5 days a week. Call 632-5791 after 9am on Monday. _________________________ Jan Serve Cleaning personnel needed in Lafourche Parish. Call to apply at 985-262-4084. Resume preferred but not required. Submit resume to P.O. Box 143 Cut Off, LA 70345 _________________________ Triple Son Farm Transport is accepting applications for experienced CDL 18 wheeler driver.

Offering paid vacation, health insurance, 401K. Must submit to drug screen. Apply at 14502 West Main, Cut Off. _________________________ Help Wanted: South Lafourche Metal Building Contractors is hiring laborers. Call 985-6934078. _________________________ Triple C Towing, LLC is presently taking applications for experienced deckhands.

Apply in person ay 5551 Highway 311, Houma, La. 70360. _________________________ Local company looking for CDL and Non-CDL drivers for our Cut Off and Thibodaux locations. Company offers benefit package. Please apply at 15360 Hwy 3235, Cut Off, La. _________________________ SBL construction: looking for dependable – honest roustabout/laborer, must have own transportation, pass drug screen and physical, and be a hard worker. FMI call 985-6651220. _________________________ Lady of the sea: Positions available at Lady of the sea for FT home health RN and FT med/Surg.

RN. Visit www.losgh.org for more details or to apply. _________________________

NEW PRICE!!

MLS 124895: This 3BR, 2BA home is in move-in condition. It has a large carport, huge garage and is in a great neighborhood - 153 East 29th St. (old nursing home street). Priced just right at $169,900!

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SERVICES

Dog Grooming at Pitre’s Feed & Seed. Call JoAnn Pitre at 696-2321. _________________________ Can Do Brick, Block & Stone Work.

Call for free estimates. Keith Thayer at 985-637-3569. _________________________ 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 985-696-5174. _________________________ We Do Redo Remodeling, Inc. Total Renovation & Add Ons! Kitchen & bathroom remodel, tile, vinyl siding, decking, etc, Call Marvin Thibodaux, Sr. at 985-291-0953. _________________________ Earl’s Yard & Pressure Washing Service., Earl P. Duet, owner. Call 985-691-7570. _________________________ Cajun Roofing & Carpentry, LLC Best Prices on the Bayou.

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Gas, water, sewer. Ask about our payment options.

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Call 985-991-1881. _________________________ Tony’s Carpentry: Friendly service. Honest trademan. 15 years experience. Need carpentry, painting, pressure washing, call 985-278-7188, ask for Tony.

Blessings. _________________________ Kerry Chiasson Carpentry For all your carpentry needs.

Call 985-637-6279. _________________________

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Melancon’s Carpentry: 25 Plus years exp. Honest tradesman. Cabinetry; finish work; frame work; etc. Remodeling or new projects. Call 985-6964157. _________________________ Curry’s Tree cutting service: Tree cutting and trimming, any size, reasonable rates, free estimates, licensed. Call 985-2580465. _________________________ 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 985-6770474 or 985-677-2526. _________________________ Private caregiver: 39 year old male dedicated to compassionate care of elderly and disabled clients. 3 years experience CMA certified. Call to schedule an interview. 985-291-3195. _________________________

NOTICES

Using The Lafourche Gazette’s dumpster located near the East Side Food Store building across from the office is not allowed! Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. _________________________

MEMORIALS

Happy Birthday in Heaven

JOYCE OUGEL

Wishing you were here today, for even just a while; so I could say Happy Birthday and see your loving smile.

The only gifts today will be your sweet memories left behind, of laughter, joy and happiness that echo in my mind.

I’ll gaze upon pictures, I’ll think of you with love; and know you’re doing fine in Heaven up above.

May angels hold you closely and sing you a happy song; and I’ll be sending wishes today and all year long.

With all our Love, Your Family _____________________

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Robert Joseph Cheramie, 72, a native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Galliano, passed away on July 2, 2018.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 30 at Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano, at 10 a.m.

He is survived by his wife, Molly Thibodaux Cheramie; son, Toby Cheramie and wife Tracy; daughter, Jodie Jackson and husband Ernest; sisters, Virginia “Jane” Gisclair, Melvina Bourgeois; brother, Michael J. Cheramie; 5 grandchildren, Chase, Chelsey, Christopher, Bryan and Malcolm; and 5 great-grandchildren, Austin, Dallas, Cayden, Cullen and Stella Jo. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Aramis Cheramie; and mother, Cesier Vegas Cheramie.

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I am active in the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department where I serve as President of Bowie Fire Company. I served on the Red Cross Advisory Board and was the District Chairman of the Boy Scouts for Terrebonne, Lafourche, and Assumption parishes and Scoutmaster for Troop 458.

Additionally, I have been the Chairman of the Lafourche Parish Children & Youth Planning Board since 2005. I am currently a member of Ducks Unlimited and The Nicholls State Alumni Association.

Regarding awards and accolades, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon me is the broad support that I receive from all sectors of the legal community and business community in recognition of the judicial temperament that I display in my courtroom each and every day.

In closing, I humbly ask for your consideration on November 6th for the First Circuit Court of Appeal.

Bid notice

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Special Education District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche is offering used items to be sold by means of Sealed Bids. Bid Proposal Forms may be obtained from John Gisclair, Jr. at The Center, PO Box 405, 5510 West Avenue D - West 55th Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70345.

Interested parties are invited to inspect the items between 9:00 a.m.

- 2:00 p.m. from July 30, 2018 through August 10, 2018 excluding Saturday and Sunday and Holidays.

Sealed Bids per numbered item will be accepted at Special Education District No. 1 (The Center) no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on August 13, 2018.

Send the sealed bid (s) to: Special Education District No. 1 Attn: Property Accounting Surplus Bid P. O. Box 405 Cut Off, LA 70345 Special Education District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or to accept a proposal that may serve its best interest.

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Galliano man’s death determined to be self-inflicted

Sheriff’s Office investigators have determined the death of a Galliano man found in Bayou Lafourche to be self-inflicted. The body of 69year-old Terry Angelle was discovered in the bayou on July 22. Detectives have discovered no signs of foul play through the investigation.

At around 2 p.m. on Sunday, a concerned citizen reported a body floating in the bayou in the area of West 188th Street in Galliano. A local firefighter had arrived on scene and pulled the body to the shore.

Investigators identified the body as Terry Angelle and found his arms and legs bound by rope.

Detectives found each of Angelle’s arms was tied to his waist using slip knots which, detectives believe, Angelle tightened himself.

Angelle’s bicycle, which was his only known mode of transportation, was found at a dock approximately 500 feet from where his body was

Bid notice

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Special Education District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche will sell to the highest bidder one – 2004 Chevrolet Venture Minivan; one – 2006 Ford E-350 12-2B Shuttle Bus; and one – 2007 Ford E-350 12-2B Shuttle Bus in “As Is” condition.

The vehicles can be viewed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sealed bids clearly marked on the outside of the envelope “Bid for 2006 Ford E-350 Shuttle Bus” or “Bid for 2004 Chevrolet Minivan” will be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on August 13, 2018. Information on the bid sheet shall include bidder’s name, address, and phone number along with the bid price.

It is the bidder’s responsibility to pay all applicable taxes, title transfer fees and acquire appropriate insurance to comply with state law.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for and remove the vehicle from Special Education District No. 1’s premises within five days of notification.

Send bids to: Special Education District No. 1 P. O. Box 405 Cut Off, LA 70345 Attn: Bid for 2006 Ford E-350 Shuttle Bus; 2007 Ford E-350 Shuttle Bus; or 2004 Chevrolet Minivan Special Education District No. 1 reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or to accept a proposal that my serve its best interest.

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discovered. A pair of scissors was also found on the ground near the bicycle, and detectives believe Angelle used the scissors to cut the rope.

Angelle had several items in his pockets including a cell phone, his wallet, and cash.

Through interviews with family and friends, detectives have found no potential motive for a murder. Detectives also learned he had previ-

Houma man indicted with murder in death of 3-month-old

HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man is accused of killing his infant son last year.

The Houma Courier reports 20-year-old Chase Michael Lewis was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for seconddegree murder in the death of 3-month-old Jamyri Lewis. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into the family after Lewis brought Jamyri to an area hospital last October.

Jamyri had suffered head injuries that Lewis told authorities were from an accidental fall.

Jamyri was put on life support and later transferred to a hospital in New Orleans where he died. ___

ously been admitted to a hospital for treatment of depression, but Angelle either refused or did not respond to treatment.

An autopsy was conducted in Jefferson Parish on Monday, July 23. Detectives said preliminary autopsy reports revealed nothing contrary to the investigation.

Final results, including a routine toxicology report, are pending.

So far, seven baby antelope have been conceived and born at the center: two sand-colored sable antelope, two shy eland, two striped bongo and a yellow-backed duiker. All but the sable are females.

One giraffe has gotten pregnant since arriving, while three arrived pregnant and delivered healthy boys.

The four antelope species have 6- or 9month gestations, but it will be a while before the next giraffe calf — their pregnancies can last up to 15 months.

In addition, another sable antelope is pregnant and some bongo and eland may be.

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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.

JULY 22, 2018 Lafourche Sheriff’s Office Arguello Floribel, 35, Kenner. Operating vehicle with suspended license; possession of alcohol beverages in motor vehicles; D.W.I 1st offense.

JULY 23, 2018 Lafourche Sheriffs Office Glen Barnes, 39, Baton Rouge. First-degree robbery.

Reinaldo Beal, 55, Dulac.

Domestic abuse battery; simple assault; simple criminal damage to property; home invasion.

Corey Chaisson, 41, Houma. Contempt of court.

Max Cheramie, 30, Cut Off. Criminal conspiracy; simple arson.

Corey Hood, 37, Thibodaux. Contempt of court.

Scott Rodrigue Jr., 36, Larose. Contempt of court.

Dom Autin, 51, Raceland.

Violation of probation/parole.

Jacob Falgoust, 32, Lockport. Contempt of court.

Thibodaux Police Dept.

Donald Mathews, 40, Thibodaux. Contempt of court.

McKae Cheramie, 19, Thibodaux. Contempt of court.

JULY 24, 2018 Lafourche Sheriff’s Office Reed Anderton, 22, Golden Meadow. Contempt of court.

Jody Bellanger Sr., 47, Lockport. Violation of protective orders (Misd).

Anthony Francis, 17, Cut Off. Possession with intent to

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distribute marijuana.

Blake Guidry, 31, Galliano.

Contempt of court.

Jarod Loupe, 40, Berwick.

Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Chantell Price, 31, Houma.

Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Paul Savoie Jr., 35, Raceland. Contempt of court.

Laquintus Sharper, 24, Gonzales. Contempt of court.

Whitney Southall, 31, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Shauna Stone, 24, Galliano. Fugitive.

Krystal Tolento, 30, Berwick. Contempt of court.

Shelly Morris, 51, Galliano.

Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Thibodaux Police Dept.

Danielle Manzanares, 32, Thibodaux. Contempt of court.

Trevonte Neville, 21, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.

Simple criminal damage to property.

Nathaniel Sherman II, 21, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery.

Louisiana State Police William Rogers, 46, Morgan City. Turning movements and required signals; D.W.I 2nd offense.

JULY 25, 2018 Lafourche Sheriff’s Office Trett Matherne, 24, Cut Off. Contempt of court (2 CTS).

Clarence Turner Jr., 37, Gibson. Contempt of court; fugitive.

Thibodaux Police Dept.

Everette Arcement, 47, Houma. Theft generally; contempt of court.

Cadja Bourda, 26, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (3 CTS).

Deangelo Coleman, 24, Thibodaux. Armed robbery.

Kenneth Hickman, 30, Thibodaux. Cruelty to juveniles.

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What a Life!

By: Rev. Wilmer L. Todd Spend less time worrying about Trump and focus on how he was elected

The following is a summary of an interview with conservative military analyst Andrew Bacevich aired on National Public Radio on August 14, 2017. He says people should spend less time worrying about President Trump and more time thinking about how and why he was elected.

Trump is not the cause “but the consequence” of the political climate in the U.S. “Racism pre-exists the Trump administration. We had horrific manifestations of hatred when President Obama was in the White House.

This president has helped to create an environment that is more conducive to bringing these people out of the woodwork. However, he did not create the problem. When we obsess about President Trump, we lose sight of the factors that created the conditions that allowed him to become president in the first place.

“I would endorse all of the criticisms made of President Trump. That he’s a deceiver, a narcissist, that he’s uneducated and uninterested in becoming educated, that he’s temperamental, lacks judgment, and a travesty as the U.S. president. Those who oppose Trump think that if we could just goad Trump into resigning tomorrow that the day after, everything would be hunky-dory.

That’s not so. As Trump supporters view the direction and principles of the country since the end of the Cold War, they said, ‘Hey, these aren’t working for me.’

“His genius was being able to tap that collective animosity and to bring these people into the voting booth to cast votes for him. My point here is that what deserves more attention than I believe it’s getting is, what the heck are those ideas?

What course did we follow?

“The election of Donald Trump is a reflection of a growing awareness that the country had gone wrong. That’s not an endorsement of Donald Trump. It’s simply an appeal to say, ‘The conditions that created him deserve far more attention than they have been getting.’

“My number one hypothesis is that globalization was going to bring us some type of collective utopia. However, globalization is really shorthand for American-style corporate capitalism on a planetary scale. This American style capitalism was going to create so much wealth that it

was going to be a problem solver. Well, it did create great wealth but left a whole lot of people behind, hurting and disenchanted. So globalization did not live up to its promises.

Second idea, I think, was the notion that the United States was going to continue to be the great leader of the world.

The availability of superior American military power was the instrument by which we would maintain peace harmony and our preeminence. That has led us to a series of very stupid, unsuccessful and costly wars with no end in sight. Trump promised that there would be an end. Now that he’s president, there’s still no end.

“The third idea is the conception of individual freedom that we collectively have embraced.

The end of the Cold War

is a rough date for when we have abandoned the traditional Judeo-Christian rooted notions of how we are to behave.

We, collectively, have embraced the notion that there should be no limits on the exercise of personal freedom.

“An example is particularly evident in the whole realm of sexuality and gender relations.

Those who have promoted this broader conception of freedom have not afforded happiness, solidarity, or a collective sense of being engaged as Americans in an enterprise to which we are all committed. When I look at our country – opioid addictions, obesity, porn epidemic – these are not indications of a healthy society. We have more individual freedoms today than we ever have had. But something ain’t right.

“I strongly believe

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Charis Church

314 East 74th St. - Cut Off

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

Pastor Audie Crochet (504) 952-6603

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

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Service - 6:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Duplantis Pastor Roger Hunt

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

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship Service 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

187 Oakridge Dr. - Golden Meadow Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayers 6:30 p.m.

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

First Baptist Church of Grand Isle

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

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

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

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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

Wednesday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

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

New Mt. Zion Baptist Church 13841 East Main - Larose

Worship Service 7:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Reverend Nolan Smith, Pastor

First Baptist Church 5545 Hwy. 1 - Lockport

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Toby Brogden

Greater New Fountain Baptist Church

233 E. 12th St. - Lockport

Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

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

Bible Class Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Isrealite Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Valentine

Worship Service 7:30 a.m.

Lord’s Supper, Second Sunday, 7:30 a.m.

Rev. Ronnie Williams, Sr.

South Lafourche Baptist Church 17077 East Main - Cut Off

Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

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

Wednesday Church 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Jim Duck, Church: 632-4119

Trinity Baptist Church

195 Johnny Dufrene Drive - Mathews

Crosspoint Church

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

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

St. Mathews Missionary Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Mathews

Sunday Worship Service 7:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Gulf Coast Baptist Church 18242 W. Main - Galliano

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

Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Shane Terrebonne (985) 258-0988

Bethel Baptist Church

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

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

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

Pastor Jimmy Autin

New Sunlight Baptist Church 452 St. Patrick Street - Raceland

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

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

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

Communion, 4th Sunday, 3 p.m.

Reverend Charles Hawkins Sr., Pastor

CATHOLIC

Our Lady of Prompt Succor 723 North Bayou Drive Golden Meadow

Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m.

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

Reverend Henry Sebastian, Pastor

Our Lady of the Isle

195 Ludwig Lane - Grand Isle

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m.

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

Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m.

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

Our Lady of the Rosary

12911 E. Main - Larose - 985-693-3433 Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.

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

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 15300 West Main - Cut Off

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

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

Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.

Fr. Gregory Fratt

Holy Savior Church

612 Main Street - Lockport

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

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

St. Anthony Church

333Twin Oaks Dr. - Raceland

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

Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

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

St. Hilary of Poitiers

333 Twin Oaks Drive - Raceland

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

St. Joseph Catholic Church 17980 West Main - Galliano

Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.

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

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

Tuesday 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Larose Church of Christ 13379 East Main - Larose

Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Bible Class 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Class 6:00 p.m.

FULL GOSPEL

Lighthouse Worship Center 18082 Hwy. 3235 - Galliano

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

Wednesday Christian Education: 7:00 p.m.

Eno Dantin, Pastor

Mathews Full Gospel Temple Hwy. 1 Bayouside, Mathews

Sunday Morning Service: 11:30 a.m.

Full Gospel Temple #2

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

Thursday Evening Service: 7 p.m.

Open Door Revival Center

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

Thursday Night Service 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Christian Family Center 11819 East Main - Galliano

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

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Spanish Service 3:00 p.m.

Pastor Morris Hunter, Jr.

Community Fellowship

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

Thursdays 7:00 p.m.

Reverend Carlos Nieves (504) 532-2992

tion of the common good in America in the 21st century? We need an an-

swer to that question.”

Residents of The Broadway were recently treated to an afternoon snack by members of Lafourche Parish Volunteers for Family and Community. Members helping with this activity were Betty Plaisance, Katherine Richardelle, Eleanor “Popeye” George and Chris LeBouef, president of the organization.

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

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.

Michael Davis, Pastor - 985-278-9852

Animals can’t speak for themselves. It’s our duty to be their voice, especially when they are victims of abuse. REPORT IT! Don’t hesitate to voice your concern to the proper authorities when you suspect or see abuse of any kind.

Contact the sheriff’s nonemergency number at 798-2255 to ask someone to check out suspected abuse or neglect.

Remember … animals depend on us for their safety, comfort and care. Don’t be afraid to speak out!

that we need to have a debate. The core question: What is the defini-

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Please remember to thank them for their support.

Christian Fellowship Church 13581 East Main - Larose

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Victory Life Church

1200 Crescent Avenue - Lockport

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

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

Senior Pastor Danny Knight - 532-6561

Iglesia Evanbelica Christiana Espiritual

13298 East Main - Larose

Tuesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 6:00 p.m.

PRESBYTERIAN

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

Wednesday bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Doctor John Spaulding, Pastor

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

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

632-7575

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GRAND ISLE SHIPYARD OILFIELD CONTRACTORS

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

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

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

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

108 East 90th Street - Galliano

UNITED METHODIST

Golden Meadow United Methodist Church

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

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Chris Thomas, Pastor

Memorial United Methodist

201 Central Lafourche Dr. - Mathews

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

Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m.

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

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

PENTECOSTAL

New Beginning Pentecostal 13051 East Main Street - Larose

Sunday Service 5:30 p.m.

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

Pastor Ronnie Melancon

First United Pentecostal

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

Sunday Service 6:30 p.m.

Thursday 7:30 p.m.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

504-915-5019

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

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Reverend Nathan Hayes

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

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

Insurance Agents

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The Crossway Ministry, Lafourche 9334 Hwy. 308 - Lockport

Sunday Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Night Service, 6:30 p.m.

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

House of Prayer

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

Bible-based Sermons Friday Night Sermon: 6:30 p.m.

(Free meal to all attending Friday nights) Bible Study Thursdays 6:30 p.m.

985-278-0122 (All religions welcome)

LUTHERAN

Grace Lutheran Church 422 Valhi Blvd. - Houma

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

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

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

MORMON

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

Bible Study: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.

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

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SPANISH

Iglesia Adventista del 7MO Dia:

504 Seventh St. - Lockport

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

Sabado 9:30 a.m.

Sociedad de Jovenes Sabado de Tarde

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

Servicios Viernes - 7:30 p.m.

Domingo Escuela Dominical - 9:30 a.m.

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