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Port Fourchon expansion moving forward
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Russell wins district attorney’s race
By Holly Duchmann Daily Comet Staff Writer
Officials with Port Fourchon are moving along with expanding the port’s ability to service the oil and gas industry. The Greater Lafourche Port Commission is working on a plan to deepen the Belle Pass entrance into Port Fourchon from 26 feet to 50 feet, as well as deepening part of Bayou Lafourche to 50 feet. A draft Environmental Impact Statement is expected to be released in April for public comment, and the final statement will be released in the summer, according to the Port Commission. “What’s so exciting to us about this deeper water development is that it will allow us to truly service the entire industrial life cycle of the assets for our tenants and their customers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,” said Chett Chiasson, executive director of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission. See Port Page 10-A
The Lafourche Gazette office will be closed this Friday, March 30, in observance of Good Friday.
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Looking for an Easter egg hunt? Holy Savior will once again have their annual Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday after the 10 a.m. Mass at the Holy Savior Church grounds. The Lockport Branch Library will host its annual Easter egg hunt at the Town of Lockport’s Bayou Side Park at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Easter bunny will also be available for photo opportunities. Or decorate Easter cookies at the Larose Library. People of all ages can decorate Easter cookies to enjoy at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, while supplies last. The Lafourche Central Market will also hold its annual Easter egg hunt beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Vendors will also be selling food, crafts, sweets, pickled items, homemade soaps and bath bombs, breads, seafood and much more from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pictured are participants in last year’s Central Market Easter egg hunt.
Analysis: Momentum building for constitutional convention By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With continued struggles to stabilize Louisiana’s finances, lawmakers are turning more toward the state constitution, blaming its rigidity for years of budget woes. A growing movement aims to set the course for a constitutional convention to rewrite the governing document. The convention legislation seems unlikely to make it through both the House and Senate this year amid competing visions of the scale of a convention, its participants and its goals. But the broader momentum seems to be building, with bipartisan backing. If the framework for a constitutional convention doesn’t emerge from the current
legislative session, the issue is expected to be prominent with candidates in the 2019 statewide elections. “I’ve only been here two years, but I’ve certainly been frustrated,” said Rep. Gary Carter, a New Orleans Democrat. “I certainly appreciate the need to set some long-term, lasting reforms in place.” Rep. Franklin Foil, a Baton Rouge Republican, said: “I think our constitution has become a very cumbersome document.” Louisiana’s current constitution was adopted in 1974, and supporters of a rewrite say too many rules that control government spending and tax policy are locked into the document, constraining lawmakers in addressing the state’s persistent financial troubles. See Convention Page 5-A
Voters in Lafourche Parish Saturday elected Interim District Attorney Kristine Russell to serve as DA for the next two years over former Thibodaux City Prosecutor Brad Naquin. In complete but unofficial results, Russell led with 52% of the vote, or 9,534 votes to Naquin’s 48%, or 8,708 votes. Russell took over as interim when former District Attorney Kristine Russell Cam Morvant II, citing health concerns, stepped down in November after nearly 15 years in office. Russell will finish out Morvant’s term, which expires in 2020. Russell served as assistant district attorney from 2003-12 and first assistant district attorney from 2012-17. Naquin has served as the City Court prosecutor for the past 20 years. According to the Secretary of State Office’s unofficial estimates, 31.2 percent of the parish’s 58,637 registered voters cast ballots in the district attorney race. In early voting, 4,735 voters cast ballots during the early voting period that ended on March 17. Russell also led the early voting with 52%, or 2,719 votes to Naquin’s 48%, or 1,971 votes. In addition to the district attorney race, Democrat Raymond Toups edged out Republicans Chris Lagarde and Barry Uzee in a race for the open District 8 School Board seat with 405 votes, or 42 percent percent. Largarde received 280 votes, or 29 percent, and Uzee finished with 274 votes, or 29 percent. Since no candidate received 50 percent plus one vote, Toups and Lagarde will compete in an April 28 run-off to determine the winner of the School Board seat that includes the Raceland area.
Audit finds food stamps tracked better, but still paid after death
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s social services agency is improving efforts to keep food stamp rolls current and shrink improper payments, but still has paid out benefits after recipients have died, according to an audit released Monday. Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office found that the Department of Children and Family Services paid $42,599 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, called SNAP, to 108 people who had died from July 2013 through June 2017.
That was down significantly from a prior report released four years ago. In that 2014 review, auditors found the children and family services department had paid $1.3 million in SNAP benefits for 3,938 people who had died. Those benefits were paid out from July 2009 through June 2013. After that report, Purpera’s office said the department changed its review process. The agency created an automated review of death records from the state health department each night, followed by a monthly audit. See Audit Page 5-A
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The Lafourche Shrine Club will be hosting a Chili and Cracklin Cook-off Saturday, from 10 a.m. – till at the Larose Civic Center. Come out for food, fun, music, arts and crafts booths, and auction for the entire family. Bring your children for an Easter egg hunt, too! Entry fee is $5 per person for all the chili you can eat. Children under 12 are free.
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Grand Isle announces Blessing of the Fleet Festival
The Grand Isle Blessing of the Fleet Festival returns on April 13 - 15, at the Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion. The festival events include fair rides, carnival games, music, food booths, arts and crafts booths and sportsman booths. The fair opens on Friday, April 13th at 5 p.m. and closes Sunday, April 15th at 6 p.m. The blessing of the fleet will take place on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Attendees can also dig into some local food including jambalaya, stuffed pistolettes, crawfish kickers, gumbo and much more. The music lineup includes Ryan Foret and Foret Tradition, The Gordon Bradberry Band, Jr. and Sumtin Sneaky, and finishing it off with Waylon Thibodaux on Sunday. See the full schedule of events at www.grandisle.com or contact Brian Barthelemy at 985-6657833 or Dana Bradberry at 985-397-2269 for more information. __________________
SLHS Blood Drive to be held Thursday
The National Honor Society and The Blood Center are partnering up to host a blood drive at South Lafourche High School on Thursday, March 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school’s gym. Each donor will receive a free t-shirt.
Grand Isle Rotary hosting Wild Game Supper Cookoff
The Grand Isle Rotary Club will host a wild game supper cook off at the Grand Isle Multiplex Center on Saturday, March 31st. Interested teams should contact Paul Frazier at 504-628-3285. _________________
Laf. Shrine Club sets date for chili and cracklin cookoff
The Lafourche Shrine Club will be hosting a Chili and Cracklin Cookoff on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. – till at the Larose Civic Center. Come out for food, fun, music, arts and crafts booths, and auction for the entire family. Bring your children for an Easter egg hunt, too! Entry fee is $5 per person for all the chili you can eat. Children under 12 are free. Teams of 4 will compete for the chili cook off. Cost is $75 and you must make 3 gallons of chili. Teams of 4 persons will also compete for the cracklin cook off for a $25 entry fee. You must be able to make twenty 1quart bags. For more information contact Zachary Gisclair at 985-209-4107 or John Gardner at 985-6918304. ___________________
One Pitch Tournamnet to be held in GM
The Golden Meadow Baseball League will be hosting a one-pitch tournament on April 27 starting at 6 p.m. and ending April 28 at the Golden Meadow Oakridge Park. Cost is $150 entry per team, ages 18 and older. FMI contact Joseph Cheramie at 985-2580614.
Concealed handgun course slated for April 14
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced a Concealed Handgun Training Course will be held on Saturday, April 14, at the LPSO Shooting Range. The class will begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until approximately 5:00 p.m. with a break for lunch. The cost for the course is $110, and advance registration is suggested due to limited class size. This course is a pre-requisite for those applying for a Concealed Handgun Permit from the State of Louisiana. To register online for the course, or for more information, please contact Captain Lafate Day at (985) 449-4485 or by email at lafateday@lpso.net. __________________
Bayou Council offering Hispanic Alcohol Information
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, April 7th. 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. __________________
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Holy Savior will once again have their annual Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday after the 10 a.m. Mass at the Holy Savior Church grounds. The Easter Bunny will be there. Children should bring a basket for the Easter egg hunt. Please return all plastic Easter eggs. The church will use them again next year. There will be candy from the Easter Bunny. Cameras are welcome to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. If it rains, the Easter Bunny will be in the back of church to give out candy to the children. _________________
TAA hosting first annual crawfish cookoff
The Trojan Athletic Association (TAA) will host its 1st Annual Crawdaddy Cookoff on Saturday, April 28 at the Lafourche Central Market Pavilion, Hwy. 1 Raceland. Gates will open at 3 p.m. The public is invited to come and enjoy all the crawfish you can eat for only $10.00 from 3 to 7 p.m. Teams can register to participate by emaili n g svedros@mylpsd.com or call or text Terrie Pierce at (985) 637-5100, to enter or for more information. The event will offer music and drinks and beer for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Trojan Athletic Association.
Free legal services to be offered to senior citizens
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services is offering free information about wills, successions and estate laws to seniors on April 10, at 10:30 a.m., at the Larose Senior Center. FMI call 985-6934266.
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Holy Savior Church sponsoring Easter Egg Hunt Sunday
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I would like to again offer my deepest gratitude to those who stepped up and contributed to our annual Easter basket giveaway. To all my friends who continually, year
A lesson in morals
One day at the end of class, little Johnny’s teacher asks the class to go home and think of a story to be concluded with the moral of that story. The following day the teacher asks for the first volunteer to tell their story. Little Suzy raises her hand. “My dad owns a farm and every Sunday we load the chicken eggs on the truck and drive into town to sell them at the market. Well, one Sunday we hit a big bump and all the eggs flew out of the basket and onto the road.” When the teacher asked for the moral of the story, Suzy replied, “Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket.” Little Lucy went next. “My dad owns a farm too. Every weekend we take the chickeneggs and put them in the incubator. Last weekend only eight of the 12 eggs hatched.” Again, the teacher
after year, offer to give to those less fortunate. You have my deepest gratitude. We were able to make 342 Easter baskets to give to those in our community. Again, thank you. Bro Lockport, LA
asked for the moral of the story. Lucy replied, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Next up was little Johnny. “My uncle Ted fought in the Vietnam war, and his plane was shot down over enemy territory. He jumped out before it crashed but could only take a case of beer, a machine gun and a machete. On the way down, he drank the case of beer. Then he landed right in the middle of 100 Vietnamese soldiers. He shot 70 with his machine gun, but then he ran out of bullets! So he pulled out his machete and killed 20 more. Then the blade on his machete broke, so he killed the last ten with his bare hands.” The teacher looked a little shocked. After clearing her throat, she asked what possible moral there could be to this story. “Well,” Johnny replied, “Don’t mess with Uncle Ted when he’s been drinking.”
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Machete-wielding man tried to kidnap children at Walmart
KENNER, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a stranger with a machete tried to snatch two children from their mothers inside a Walmart. Kenner police describe the case in a Facebook post. They say 33-year-old Billy Yoe Budier-Herrera tried to take a 2-year-old boy from her mother’s grocery cart, at one point both of them pulling the child. She prevailed but the man then ran through the store, swinging the machete at employees who tried to intervene. Police say he then
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Louisiana State Police welcomes 35 new troopers
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police are welcoming 35 new troopers to its ranks. The agency announced the graduation of its 97th Cadet Class on Friday. The cadets began their 20-week training last November in various subjects including crash investigation, emergency vehicle operations, impaired driving detection, traffic incident management and leadership in addition to a rigorous physical training regimen. The newly graduated troopers will now deploy across the state where they will participate in a 10-14 week field training program while supervised by a senior trooper. ___
Texas adds 7 rigs as US rig count increases to 995
HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by five this week to 995. That exceeds the 809 rigs that were active this time a year ago. Houston oilfield
services company Baker Hughes reported Friday that 804 rigs drilled for oil this week and 190 for gas. One was listed as miscellaneous. Among major oiland gas-producing states, Texas increased by seven rigs and Alaska and Colorado each gained two. Oklahoma lost four rigs, Utah decreased by two and Ohio lost one. Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming were unchanged. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May of 2016 at 404. ___
Louisiana’s jobless rate falls again as payrolls increase
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Unemployment fell again in Louisiana in February, as payrolls rose. The jobless rate fell to 4.5 percent in February from 4.6 percent in January, as more people entered the labor force and more found jobs. Louisiana’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent a year ago. About 95,000 Louisianans were jobless, down about 2,000 from January. February’s U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, the same as in January but below February 2017’s 4.7 percent. The separate survey of how many people are on employer payrolls, many economists’ top labor market indicator, rose slightly to 1.97 million in Louisiana from
January to February. That’s about level with last year. Louisiana payrolls stopped shrinking in mid-2016, but haven’t grown consistently since. The U.S. Labor Department released figures Friday, adjusted to cancel out seasonal changes. ___
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billion short of what is needed to cover benefits, while also giving a more portable pension benefit to state workers who often leave before they reach retirement eligibility.
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Reworked pension plan for future La. state workers advances
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal to revamp the pension system for future rank-and-file state workers into a hybrid plan with a 401(k)style investment account feature started advancing Monday in the Louisiana Senate. The Senate Retirement Committee voted 4-1 for the bill by its chairman, Republican Sen. Barrow Peacock of Shreveport. Current employees pay into a retirement system that promises them a monthly check upon retirement based on salary and years of employment, if they reach certain eligibility benchmarks. Peacock’s proposal — created by the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System
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Do the policies adopted more than 40 years ago still represent the priorities of today? Is the document still a strong volume of guiding principles for state government, now that 189 changes have been inserted? Lawmakers and others say the Louisiana Constitution is cluttered with provisions that would be more properly placed - and easily changed - in state law. “The money section (of the document) is almost as big as the original constitution” because of the years of add-ons, said Robert Travis Scott, president of the nonpartisan Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, which has tracked constitutional changes for decades. Items are locked into the constitution to make them more difficult to undo. Removing something from the constitution takes the same vote as adding them: twothirds from the House and Senate and support from voters in an election. “If you get your dedicated fund in the constitution, you’ve hit the jackpot, because you’re going to automatically get funding,” Foil said. “I think the constitution should really be more like the U.S. Constitution, which is a very general document of general principles.” Proposals to call a constitutional convention have failed before, but they keep returning, with new supporters added each year. A halfdozen proposals involving a convention are filed this session, and three have started advancing. A high hurdle is re-
quired to start the process to call a convention, requiring support from two-thirds of lawmakers in each chamber. Opponents have expressed concern about opening up the constitution to outside delegates. Associations representing school boards, municipal government bodies and other groups with protected dollars in the existing document have registered objections. Republican Rep. Barry Ivey of Baton Rouge worries about the influx of special-interest money influencing the outcome of any rewrite. Ivey filed a constitutional convention bill, but his approach has been snubbed in favor of an alternate proposal. Ivey said he’s concerned that proposal doesn’t have enough protections to keep special-interest groups from dominating the convention and delegate positions. Scott cautioned state senators last week that a successful constitutional convention movement requires a general consensus about the goal and strong leadership. “There’s an awful lot of energy out there. There hasn’t been a lot of focus,” he said. Gov. John Bel Edwards echoed the sentiments, saying he’s open to a convention — but more work needs to be done. He favors legislation sponsored by Foil to create a commission that would study ideas for a constitutional convention and make suggestions for an approach. “I happen to think that it’s likely that proposals for a constitutional convention that come before you’ve done the study won’t harness
the two-thirds vote necessary to be successful,” the Democratic governor said. And Edwards stressed that a constitutional convention wouldn’t fix Louisiana’s immediate budget shortfall looming on July 1 when more than $1 billion in temporary taxes expire. “You can’t change the constitution between now and June 30,” he said. ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: Melinda Deslatte has covered Louisiana politics for The Associated Press since 2000. Follow her at http://twitter.com/melindadeslatte
Audit
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The Department of Children and Family Services “has worked diligently to improve operational and monitoring processes and is pleased that you have reported the significant improvements,” Secretary Marketa Garner Walters wrote in a response to the audit. The department said
it would be difficult to recover the misspent dollars because the agency doesn’t know who used the benefits and stores don’t maintain their surveillance video for very long, according to the review.
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Once completed, the feasibility study will have to be approved by the secretary of the Army and authorized by Congress to start work to deepen Port Fourchon’s connection to the Gulf. As part of the project, the commission also wants a deepwater rig repair and refurbishment facility built on Fourchon Island to the east of Belle Pass. The dredging of Belle Passe and Bayou Lafourche is estimated to cost between $150 million and $250 million, and Chiasson said he was hopeful construction could begin
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next year. Ideally, the repair and refurbishment facility will be built and open within the next five to 10 years, he said. Estimates for the cost of construction for the facility have not been completed. The commission is also planning to use dredged sediment for coastal restoration projects. “We are just as excited about the opportunities to restore our coast with the sand and
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sediments we will need to dredge for this project as we are about attracting additional investment in our economy because we know that building wetlands helps us to keep our community and infrastructure protected for generations to come,” Chiasson said.
— Daily Comet Staff Writer Holly Duchmann can be reached at 857-2205 or holly.duchmann@houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @holly_evamarie.
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DERMATOLOGIST
Dr. Manjit Wadhwa
Dr. Kristal Guidroz
CARDIOLOGISTS
EAR, NOSE & THROAT (OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS)
Dr. Richard Abben Dr. Amit Amin Dr. Anil Chagarlamudi Dr. Peter Fail Dr. William Ladd Dr. Vinod Nair Dr. Christopher Paris Dr. Wayne Pharo Dr. Darrell Solet Dr. Craig Walker
DENTISTRY Dr. Sheard Ber Dr. Noelle Gaudet Dr. Monroe Howell Dr. Christy Marcello Dr. Steven Marcello Dr. Sapna Patel Dr. Murray Rabalais Dr. James Stafford
Dr. Michael Robichaux Dr. Martin Schoenberger Dr. Chad Simon Dr. Nicholas Sorrel
EMERGENCY MEDICINE Dr. Joszi Aldridge Dr. Patrick Bonneval Dr. Richard Cruz Dr. Joseph Fraiman Dr. William Frew Dr. Jon Gray Dr. James Greer Dr. Ernest Hansen, III Dr. Duncan Hansing Dr. Stephen Hosea Dr. Shammi Kataria Dr. Jamie Kuo Dr. Mark Laperouse Dr. Jay LeBlanc Dr. Robert Lecky, Jr.
NEUROLOGY
Dr. Dana Muhlfelder Dr. Michael Owens Dr. Kyle Pfefferle Dr. Mahlon Poche Dr. Taylor Sanders Dr. Bradley Smith Dr. Brent Tatford
HOSPITALIST Dr. Ross Thibodaux
INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYS MONITORING
Dr. Albert Diket Dr. Robert Moore Dr. Marshall St. Amant Dr. Edward Veillon
OBSTETRICIANS/GYNECOLOGISTS
PODIATRISTS
Dr. Judith Blaise Dr. Craig Gauthier
Dr. Philip Corona Dr. Jonathan Gisclair Dr. Clifton Richardson
Dr. Arthur DelaHoussaye Dr. Quentin Falgoust Dr. Martin Schoenberger
Dr. Kristi Prejeant
MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE
Dr. Steffan Sernich Dr. Ernest Siwik
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
GENERAL SURGEON
Dr. James Domingue Dr. Crystal Janani Dr. Steven Zuckerman
Dr. Edward Haight
ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON
PSYCHIATRIST Dr. Janet Bradley
RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS Dr. Bahman Daneshfar Dr. Phuong Di Danielle Dang
Dr. Beomjune Kim
UROLOGISTS
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
Dr. Robert Alexander Dr. Stephen Charbonnet Dr. Haden Lafaye
Dr. William Bose
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGISTS Dr. Michael Brumund Dr. Kelly Gajewski Dr. Christian Lilje Dr. Kiran Mallula Dr. Stefani Samples
ROW 1 ROW 1 Clel Acosta, MD, Anesthesiology Steven Alevizon, MD, Gynecology Richard Arceneaux, MD, Ophthalmology Anne-Marie Ardoin, MD, Pediatrics Gerardo Arias, MD, Medical Oncology Satish Arora, MD, Ophthalmology Blain Arthurs, MD, Radiology Amy Ashton, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Deepak Awasthi, MD, Neurosurgery Jeffrey Aycock, MD, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery David Baughman, MD, DDS, ROW 2 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Leslie Ber, MD, Pediatrics Lynn Bernel-Green, MD, Pathology Matthew Beyer, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) William Bisland Jr., MD, General/Laparoscopic/Bariatric Surgery John Bloss, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology ROW 2 Allen Borne, MD, Orthopaedic Hand & Elbow Surgery Anne Boudreaux, MD, Pediatrics Beau Boudreaux, MD, Rheumatology Chester Boudreaux, MD, Internal Medicine Jorge Bravo II, MD, Anesthesiology Vance Broussard, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Thomas Gregory Chaisson, MD, Internal Medicine Laura Chauvin, MD, Medical Oncology/Hematology Todd Cowen, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Pain Management Brian Crenshaw, MD, Anesthesiology Kenneth Cruse, MD, Pediatrics Adolfo Cuadra, MD, Pain Management Nguyen Dang, MD, Radiation Oncology Richard DeMoss, MD, Pathology Bart Denys, MD, Cardiology Catherine Diebold, MD, Gynecology
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ROW 3 Gregory Dobard, MD, Radiology Thomas Donner, MD, Neurosurgery Chad Dugas, MD, Cardiology Keith Duplantis, MD, Pain Management Stephen Duplechain, MD, Gastroenterology David Elias, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Patrick Ellender, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Luis Espinoza, MD, Rheumatology Jay Fakier, MD, Radiology ROW 6 Alan Fortier, MD, Family Practice Lane Frey, MD, Endocrinology Tommy Fudge, MD, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Jacques Gaudet, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Brandon Gil, MD, Hospitalist Jared Gilmore III, MD, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Carlos Gimenez, MD, Radiology ROW 7 ROW 4 Lee Grafton, MD, Dermatology Eric Gravois, MD, Family Practice Eric Greber, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Robert Greer, MD, Cardiology George Grove, MD, Psychiatry Kyle Guidry, MD, Family Practice David Hagen, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Patrick Hagen, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Mark Hebert, MD, General Surgery Luis Hernandez, MD, Pain Management Jason Higgins, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery John Hildenbrand IV, MD, Orthopaedic Hand & Elbow Surgery Billy Hillman Jr., MD, Family Practice Joshua Huval, MD, Family Practice Brady Imms, MD, Hospitalist David Jansen, MD, Plastic Surgery ROW 5 Barry Landry, MD, General Surgery Jared Landry, MD, Anesthesiology Keith Landry, MD, Family Practice Wesley Magee III, MD, Family Practice Gregory Maidoh, MD, Nephrology Neil Maki, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Brian Marino, MD, General Surgery Ryan Matherne, MD, Dermatology John Milek, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Kevin Modisette, MD, Nephrology Charles Monier Jr., MD, Gastroenterology Paul Monier, MD, Infectious Diseases Natchez Morice III, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Richard Morvant Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Murthy Muthuswamy, MD, Hospitalist John Olivier, MD, Pathology
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ROW 6 Dirk Ory, MD, Family Practice Brian Parker, MD, Pulmonology Sandeep Patel, MD, Cardiology David Patten, MD, Pulmonology Henry Peltier, MD, Pediatrics Johnny Perez, MD, PhD, General/Thoracic/Bariatric Surgery Sheila Pitre, MD, Pediatrics Jody Plaisance, MD, Family Practice Jimmy Ponder, MD, Pain Management Nicole Prosperie, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Mohammed Rais, MD, Cardiology Pasam Rao, MD, Gastroenterology Jeffrey Rau, MD, Plastic Surgery Truett Ray Jr., MD, Urology Adrienne Robertson, MD, Family Practice Francis Robichaux, MD, Family Practice
ROW 7 Anne Rodrigue, DO, Obstetrics/Gynecology Christopher Rodrigue Jr., MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Christopher Saal, MD, DDS, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Jarelle Scott, MD, Family Practice Kerry Shaver, MD, Internal Medicine Walter Simoneaux Jr., MD, Urology Amrita Singh, MD, Internal Medicine James Soignet, MD, Internal Medicine Roger Stueben, MD, Pulmonology Aluizio Stopa, MD, Pediatric Cardiology Herminio Suazo-Vasquez, MD, Nephrology Gayathri Talluri, MD, Internal Medicine Raja Talluri, MD, Internal Medicine Ravi Tandon, MD, Plastic Surgery Brent Tatford, MD, Emergency Medicine Jenny Templet, MD, Family Practice
ROW 8 Justin Tenney, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Alvin Timothy, MD, Cardiology Justin Toups, MD, Gastroenterology Ashish Udhrain, MD, Medical Oncology Allen Vander, MD, Nephrology Radha Vanukuri, MD, Internal Medicine Roland Waguespack Jr., MD, Family Practice Chester Weimer, MD, Urology Rhandi Wise, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Kenneth Wong, MD, Cardiology Elizabeth Zabel, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Guy Zeringue III, MD, Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
985.493.4326
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
HOMES
House for sale: 3.2 acres on East 40th Street. Boarders the Community Bible Church. 2 story home. 2 bed, 2 ba, extra large living area with 45x60 storage building/shop. $295,000. By appointment only. 985-2139239. _________________________ Older home for sale: furnished; 2 bedroom; 1 bath; large yard. $5,000 down; $73,000. Cut Off area. 136 West 103rd St. Contact 985-264-6200. _________________________ House for sale: Cut Off – corner lot. 3 bedroom/2 bath, open floor plan; pool; gazebo; yard; excellent location. 276 East 88th Street. Owner finance. Low down payment. $198,000. Open house on Sunday, April 8th from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. 985-264-6200. _________________________
LAND
Lot for sale: 150x86 located on U-turn at West 48th and West 49th. $25,000. Call Antoinette at 637-7723. _________________________ Lot For Sale: 90x186 on Leona Drive in Mathews (down Peytral Drive); underground utilities; asking $32,000. Call 985-6651449. _________________________
FOR RENT
Apartment for rent: 2 br.; 1 bath; washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator. $600/month plus $500/deposit. No pets. FMI Call 985-665-7621. _________________________ House for rent: LA 1 Cut Off. 3 bed, 1 ba. Good neighborhood. Call 691-1367 for details. Leave voicemail. _________________________ Multiple Rentals Available: Two 2 bedrooms, 2 bath trailers; partially furnished. One 3 bedroom and 1 bath trailer partially furnished all in Golden Meadow area. FMI call 985-665-1220. _________________________ For Rent: 2 bedroom trailer for rent down West 64th St. $500/mo.2 bedroom House, 2 bath, covered carport, $650/month. 632-3045. _________________________
Seeking Full-time
Licensed Tankerman
• Must have U.S. Coast Guard Tankerman’s license • experience required • Will work 7/7 schedule Interested applicants can email resume to resumes@gaubertoil.com or download application from gaubertoil.com and email completed application
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 985-637-4133.
For Rent: One bedroom, one bath apartment on Hwy 3235 in Golden Meadow offering appliances, washer and dryer. Water is included. $525/month and $525/deposit. Six month lease required then month to month. FMI call 985-798-7433 or 985637-6258. _________________________ Apt. For Rent: 1 bedroomand 3 bedroom; kitchenette and bath; starting at $400/month plus utilities in Mathews, LA. Call 985438-8296. _________________________ House for rent: In Galliano. Completely furnished. Located on West 159th street. House 111. FMI Call 985-475-7763 or 985-637-7763. _________________________ Trailer For rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath; partially furnished in Golden Meadow area. FMI call 985-665-1220. _________________________ Efficiency apartment for rent: 1 br; 1 ba; kitchen and living room area; washer and dryer; utilities paid. 632-5610. _________________________ For rent: 1 bd, 1 ba. Partly furnished apt. $500/mo $200/dep. Camper spaces for rent, $340/mo. Laundry Service also for a fee. Call 985-475-7696 or 985-398-0172. _________________________ Apt For rent: 1 bedroom/1bath; located in Valentine. $450/mo. Utilities paid. FMI 696-0438. _________________________ House for rent: 2 bedroom /1 bath; utility room; washer/dryer. Located in North Larose. $800/mo and $800/dep. Sign a 1-year lease. No pets/no smoking. Taking applications. Call 985-856-0017. _________________________ For rent: Available April 1st in Cut Off. 136 West 103rd Street. $800/mo. 2 bedroom/1 bath; Furnished with washer/dryer; carport; large yard. 985-2646200. _________________________ For rent: 4 bedroom / 2 full bath mobile home on Comeaux Dr. in Lockport. No pets. $850/mo $800/dep. Call 985-258-6610 or 985-258-5273. _________________________
MERCHANDISE
Factory made trailer: frame made into a flatbed trailer. Call 985-447-6265. _________________________
NOW HIRING!!
CAMPERS
Camper For Sale: 2008 Dutchmen Camper; 28 ft; very good condition; carport kept; new ties; some extras included; $12,000. Call 985-665-7561, please leave message; can be seen at 210 East 16th Street, Larose. _________________________
WANT TO BUY
We Pay Cash for Gold, Silver and Diamonds Bayouside Flea Market, 14567 Hwy 1., Cut Off. Call Dallas at 985-677-1061 or Tom at 985227-2470. _________________________
GARAGE SALES
Large open garage sale starting on Jan. 11th until all gone. Open from 8 a.m. till 3 p.m. on all weekdays. Lots of everything. School clothes; crafts; knick knacks; baby clothes from newborn to 2T - $.50; baby stroller; tubs; jackets; lots more. 363 West 54th Street, Cut Off. _________________________ Trash and Treasure Sale: Antiques, collectables, depression glass, furniture, to much to list. 1288 N Alex Plaisance Blvd. (New Highway) Golden Meadow. Open every Saturday. 985-278-2221. _________________________ Garage Sale: Thursday, March 29 at 136 Willow D Street, Larose from 8am to 2pm. Lots of stuff. Lots of brand new merchandise, everday items to household. Too much to list. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! Cancelled if rain.
Garage and plant sale: Saturday, March 31. 163 Suzanne Street in Larose. LA 1 North of the intracoastal. Young ladies clothes; college dorm material; home dÊcor; kitchenware; and an array of stuff. Succulents, Cacti, Air Quality and house plants. From 8 a.m. – noon. _________________________ Moving sale: Saturday, March 31st from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 18223 East Main Street between East 133rd and 134th, across the bayou from Galliano Food Store. Lots of everything! Hope to see lots of friendly faces. _________________________ 3 Fly Garage sale: Thursday, March 29th from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m at 205 East 16th street. Brown brick house on left. _________________________
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. _________________________ Drivers Class-A CDL: Increased pay and new trucks!! Dedicated routes! No CDL? No problem!! Call Swift today. 855292-2945. _________________________ SBL has an opening for dependable roustabout. Must have own transportation, pass physical and drug screen. FMI call 985-665-1220. _________________________
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS GIS is now accepting applications for several openings available in our Offshore Division and Fabrication Yard Quali ied candidates for our Offshore positions must: - Possess a valid TWIC Card - Have 6 months of previous offshore experience - Be able to pass a pre�employment drug screen (hair) Offshore Division: Superintendents Foremans Fitters Pipe Welders
Crane Operators Scaffold Builders Riggers Structural Welders
Fabrication Yard (Galliano): Pipe/ Structural Fitters
6GR Structural Welders
Other land based and offshore positions: Electrical Techs and Helpers Instrument Techs and Helpers
Marine Electricians Fire and Gas Technicians
Now Accepting Applications for Experienced:
• Pipe Fitters • Welders • Riggers
Go to www.gisy.com/careers to apply! We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive bene,it package. No Phone Calls Please! You must apply online or in person at 18838 Hwy 3235,Galliano
We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive bene it package.
Go to www.gisy.com/careers to apply No Phone Calls Please! You must apply online or in person at 18838 Hwy 3235, Galliano GIS is an EOE
Gulf Coast Employment is taking applications for experienced deckhands. Call today! 985-693-7750. ________________________
Heather Landry Photography: Looking for 2019 SENIOR REPS to represent Heather Landry Photography for the school year of 2018-2019! Deadline to apply is April 30, 2018. Only 2 Seniors from each high school will be selected to participate. To apply, please e m a i l hlandryphotog@yahoo.com. _________________________ Maintenance/Grounds keeper person needed at Best Western Isabelle Court. Candidate must have transportation. Experience is a plus. Please apply in person at 17026 HWY 3235, Galliano. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Positive attitude is necessary. _________________________ Salon U Is looking for an experienced hair stylist, nail technician or massage therapist. Call Rosalyn at 696-4540 or 5322305. _________________________ Special Education District #1: The Center is looking to hire Direct Support Workers to work in the Lockport and Raceland area. Successful candidates must be 18 years old with a valid driver’s license and high school diploma. Applications can be filled out between the hours of 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 5510 West Avenue D, West 55th Street in Cut Off. Deadline to apply is April 6, 2018. For more information, call 985-632-5671. _________________________ The Town of Golden Meadow is accepting applications for pool managers, certified lifeguards and pool collectors. Applications can be picked up at the Town Hall, 107 Jervis Drive, Golden Meadow, LA 70357 from Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The town reserves the right to reject any and all applications. EOE. _________________________ Southern Home Furnishings: now taking applications for Delivery/warehouse person. Must be 21 or older to apply; have a presentable appearance, clean driving record, able to lift heave merchandise, reliable, must have good customer service skills. Apply in person at Southern Home Furnishings 14814 West Main St in Cut Off. No phone calls. _________________________
SERVICES
Dog Grooming at Pitre’s Feed & Seed. Call JoAnn Pitre at 696-2321. _________________________ 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. _________________________ Can Do Brick, Block & Stone Work. Call for free estimates. Keith Thayer at 985-637-3569. _________________________ 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. _________________________ LABOVE PLUMBING Professional Plumbing Service. Gas, water, sewer. Ask about our payment options. 16844 West Main St., Cut Off, LA 70345. LMP 7038. Call 985-991-1881. _________________________
Office: 985-693-7229 Fax: 985-693-8282
www.thelafourchegazette.com
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, 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. 20 yrs. exp. Free estimate. Call Curtis at 985-3976254 or email curtis.orgeron1279@gmail.com _________________________ Tony’s Carpentry: Friendly service. Honest trademan. 15 years experience. Need carpentry, painting, pressure washing, call 985-278-7188, ask for Tony. Blessings. _________________________ Brock’s Car Washing Inside and Out; on site available; prices start at $50. 985258-7645. _________________________ Concrete Construction Patios. Driveways. Houses. Metal Buildings. Free Estimates. No job too large or too small. Call Glenn Hughes, Jr. at (985) 209-5552 or (985) 258-6047. _________________________ HeatherLandry Photography: Now accepting 2018 High school senior bookings at an affordable rate. Please visit www.heatherlandryphotography.com or call/text 985-2785792. _________________________ Kerry Chiasson Carpentry For all your carpentry needs. Call 985-637-6279. _________________________ Mata’s Construction Company LLC: Concrete work: House slabs, driveways, patios, sidewalks, a/c pads, parking lots, etc. Call Carlos Mata at 504-236-6140 or 985-258-6473. Licensed and insured. _________________________ 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 Service: Tree cutting and trimming, any size, reasonable rates, free estimates, licensed. Call 985-258-0465. _________________________ DreamScapes Lawn and Landscaping Grass cutting, weed eating, hedging, tree trimming and removal, landscaping, flower bed weeding and mulching, pressure washing, ETC. 985-2789533 or 985-278-3831. _________________________ Housekeeping: for camps, houses and businesses. Call Ruby at 985-278-9543. No job to big or to small! Just give me a call. _________________________
Your Tank Cleaning Experts currently accepting applications for
CDL Truck Drivers 7&7 work schedule *CDL License required * M/V Records check * TWIC card required
Benefits include 401K, Health, Dental, Life, VIsion and Disability Insurance. Apply in Person at Fourchon Office 164 Dudley Bernard Road Golden Meadow, LA 70357 985-601-4907 E.O.E. M/F/H/V
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. _________________________ Evan Concrete Construction: House slabs, driveways, sidewalks, etc. No job too big or too small. Call Leonard Evans at 985-677-2959. _________________________ Wash Masters, L.L.C.: Commercial, Industrial and residential serving Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish. Licensed and insured! Call Ian Terrebonne for free estimates at 985677-0006. _________________________
ANIMALS
Pigs for sale: Pot belly pigs born on Feb. 6th. Males and Females. 258-9615. _________________________
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. _________________________ I am applying to the Office Of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high and low alcohol content at retail in the parish of Lafourche at the following address: 211 HWY 3162 Suite #A, Cut Off, LA 70345 under the business name of Jinsan Sushi Restaurant LA, INC. Mei Qin He; owner. _________________________ Using The Lafourche Gazette’s dumpster is not allowed! Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Also, do not dump seafood peelings or other items into the bayou behind The Lafourche Gazette’s property, 12958 East Main, Larose. _________________________
OBITUARIES
BILLY BRUCE
Billy Bruce, 57, a native and resident of Galliano passed away on March 23, 2018. Visitation was at Samart-Mothe Funeral Home in Cut Off on Tuesday, March 27, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. A service was held in the funeral parlor at 9 p.m. with cremation following. Mr. Billy is survived by his wife of 31 years, Yvette P. Bruce; daughter, Shawna Fairchild; stepchildren, Kristy Cantrelle and Angle St. Pierre; mother, Joyce Bruce; siblings, Rosalind Redden (Buddy), Nicol Adams (Sonya), and Donavan Bruce; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Jacob Bruce; grandparents, John and Elva Bruce, and Clarence and Belta Sampey; and niece Michelle Chiasson. He loved to cook, being a shrimper, and being with family and friends. Samart-Mothe Funeral Home of Cut off entrusted with arrangements. ___________________
Blanchard Industrial is an EOE.
Hiring Event Tuesday, April 3
Price Reduced!
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Danos Corporate Headquarters 3878 West Main St. | Gray, LA MLS 126947: This 3BR, 2BA home sits on large 70’ by 30 arpent property. It features a spacious living room/ kitchen area with all new appliances, a detached workshop with A/C office. 18674 Hwy. 3235, Galliano. Priced just right at $235,000! Call Greg Plaisance for a showing!
985-696-0094 Since 1916
200 Hwy. 3161 Suite #1, Cut Off 985-325-7107
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 $179,500! Call Addy Legendre for a showing!
985-691-3873 Since 1916
200 Hwy. 3161 Suite #1, Cut Off 985-325-7107
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Welders – structural and pipe Fitters – structural and pipe Scaffold – builders and foremen I&E technicians Superintendents Measurement techs
To qualify for an interview, candidates MUST: • Have 3 years of experience • Complete a Danos online application prior to the event • Bring a resume and/or be able to provide the last three years of employment history
Apply today at
danos.com EOE
ROLAND FONSECA
Roland “Pierre� Fonseca, 85, a native and resident of Cut Off passed away on March 25, 2018. Private services will be held. Mr. Roland is survived by his children, Vicki Fonseca, Ricky Fonseca (Becky), Julie Fonseca, Jill Gaspard (Dean), and Jackie Fonseca (Rachel); 5 grandchildren; and brother, Nolan Fonseca. Mr. Fonseca was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Fonseca; parents, Wilton and Annie Fonseca; and brother, Norman Fonseca. Falgout Funeral Home of Galliano entrusted with arrangements. ___________________
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Creatures of the night inhabit Audubon Zoo’s newest building Wednesday, March 28, 2018 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press
The V.H Boudreaux Senior Citizens Center in Lockport held its monthly birthday party on Feb. 27th. Those celebrating birthdays in February were Linda Simoneaux, Thelma Eschette, Christopher Castalano, Calie Jean Barker and Rosalie Trahan. Seniors who would like to join in for birthday parties, cards, pokeno, exercise or lunch may call 532-5930. Please call or stop by the center Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is served daily for seniors 60 and over. Meals must be ordered the day before.
Louisiana church gears up: drivethru prayers on Good Friday JANET MCONNAUGHEY Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana church is gearing up for Good Friday, when its pastor and volunteers gather on the church’s long circle driveway for drive-thru prayers. The Rev. Robert Johnson got the idea four years ago, when he was standing outside Louisiana Avenue United Methodist Church in Lafayette and watching traffic pass by. He said God told him that people who don’t have an hour for a church service need prayer, too. His church agreed. So from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, some volunteers will hold signs advertising “free prayers” while others bring coffee and doughnuts or pray with drivers and passengers. They range from a 94year-old woman to children there with their parents. “We come on both sides of the car and pray with everybody in the car,” Johnson said in a telephone interview Thursday from Lafayette, about 120 miles west of New Orleans. “And give them coffee and doughnuts and send them on their way.” Numerous churches around the country hold drive-thru services on Ash Wednesday for people who wish to mark the beginning of Lent by getting an ashen cross on their foreheads. Drive-thru prayers are another trend, said Rabbi Irwin Kula, president of Clal, The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York. “I haven’t done an analysis of it. But 20 years ago I hadn’t heard about it. ... I definitely didn’t hear about it 10 years ago.” Now, he said, he’s heard about it in numerous places, including Minneapolis, Florida, Tennessee and Indianapolis. “Just like every domain is being disrupted, making things more accessible, more efficient, cheaper to get done, now we are beginning to see disruptive innovations in religion,” Kula said. He said thousands of churches have gone under in the last decade, but people still need prayer. “If people experience that they’re being served,
that they’re being empathized with, being blessed, being prayed for, it behooves us to take this seriously,” Kula said. The Living Streams Church in Phoenix, Arizona, provides such prayers from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays from October through May. They’re on the calendar from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Christian Life Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In Fremont, California, Holy Spirit Catholic Church offers such prayers Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “It doesn’t matter what religion you come from,” a priest says in a video on that website Protestants, Muslims and Hindus are welcome, too. Over the past three years, the number of cars at Johnson’s service has risen from about 100 to more than 160. He’s hoping to break 200 this year. About 25 of the church’s 200 or so members generally sign up for one of the three jobs, Johnson said. They also give out mustard seeds in small plastic cases to illustrate Jesus’ saying that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. Cars bring locals and people who just drove off a nearby interstate exit. “We had a couple people traveling in from Texas. They saw us and turned around in the street,” Johnson said. One man wept for a son in another state, who had lost his job, Johnson recalled. “He was praying for his son to get back on his feet.” Johnson said the event brings the community together, across cultures, races and denominations. “It’s not about who’s a Catholic, Methodist or Baptist. Anyone who’s a believer who needs prayer may drive up and receive prayer.” Johnson said some people send letters or emails saying the prayer helped. One, he said, was from a woman who blamed herself because her daughter was on drugs. “By us praying, she was able to focus on how could she get help and not blame herself, and trust God that he would see her through,” Johnson said. He said members of his own church attend an in-church Good Friday service at another church, whose members come to Louisiana Avenue UMC for a service the day before. Preparation includes making sure all the signs are ready, people have signed up, and advertisements have gone out on social media, Johnson said. Johnson said he is thinking about adding a Friday “drive-home prayer” sometime in the summer. “A lot of people come through this way, getting back to the interstate,” he said. “Maybe they had a week that was so bad they need prayer for the week.”
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s daylight outside, but with indoor lights simulating a full moon, hundreds of bats flap back and forth. On a nearby wall, what appears to be a talking stone face provides bat fun facts. It’s the night house at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, and it opened Friday. The Associated Press got a preview Tuesday. The centerpiece of the $1.6 million night house is the 42-foot-long flight cage for 200 Seba’s short-tailed bats — fruiteating mammals up to 2½ inches long, with a foot-wide wingspan. “It’s amazing going in there and having the bats fly by you,” animal care staffer Dominique Fleitas said Tuesday. “You can feel the wind as their wings are flapping around you.” She said their echolocation — the ability to use sound to locate objects — is so precise that they easily go around her. The animals in the Criaturas de la Noche (Creatures of the Night)
Bat House all are from Central and South America. The building’s interior simulates an abandoned warehouse set up to protect Mayan artifacts during a dig. One wall is painted with maps of the supposed site and its general area. Tiles, plates and other “artifacts” hang on other walls or sit on shelves. Near one end of the flight cage is a giant simulated carving of a man with loudspeakers for earrings, topped by a movie projection of a speaking, sculpted face. “Push my buttons. I dare you,” it says at intervals. “I’d do it myself but I have no arms. I’m just a giant button-head.” Pressing the buttons elicits messages such as “Some bats live by themselves, while others live in caves with thousands of other bats. The largest bat colony in the world is found in Texas, at the Bracken Cave.” A much smaller colony — eight vampire bats — lives in one of a half-dozen exhibit cases set up as if a visitor were looking through a broken wall into the jungle. Their home is made to imitate a
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tropical ceiba-tree’s buttress-like roots with cuplike green lichen growing from it. During the preview, a half-dozen bats hung together from one such cup, forming a clump that could fit easily into one hand, while a seventh lapped cow’s blood from a small bowl on the ground. Other cases hold giant cave cockroaches, reddish poison dart frogs with creamy white stripes, two kinds of tarantulas and thumbsized green tree frogs. At each end are two more elaborate displays, one for the Nancy Ma’s night owl monkeys, or douroucoulis, and the other for a ring-tailed cat — actually related to raccoons. The roaches’ home is made to imitate a huge football-shaped termite mound formed around several branches and later slashed open by an anteater. A half-dozen 3inch-long cockroaches were aligned along one branch, just hanging out. “They’re creepy. Super creepy,” said Ashley McClaran, vice president for construction and
exhibits. “They hiss at you and they’re giant. My son is going to love them. He’s 7.” The ring-tailed cat and douroucoulis were wary of the strangers tromping near the quarters they’d just moved into. Ignoring a slanted climbing wall designed to look like part of an intricately carved Mayan ball court, the ring-tailed cat occasionally left the shelter of a crate at one side. The arboreal douroucoulis’ exhibit, created to look as if thick ropes were being used to haul up an intricately decorated 2-foot-wide pottery circle, has lots of places for above-ground clambering. But the monkeys were sitting on a shelf at the exhibit’s top left corner and could barely be seen. “We’re going to move that little shelf today,” to a much lower spot below the entrance to their sleeping quarters, on the other side of the enclosure, McClaran said. “It will give them an easy way to get into the backof-house, and a platform to see them.”
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE MARCH 22, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Eli Bailey, 21, Thibodaux. Violation of protective orders. Bryan Bonvillain, 27, Bourg. Home invasion; aggravated battery w/dangerous weapon. Jett Candies, 30, Lockport. Contempt of court. Todd Guidry, 47, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse aggravated assault child endangerment law; violation of protective orders (11 CTS). Durel Jackson, 32, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Steven Matherne, 30, Houma. Aggravated assault; contempt of court (2 CTS). Irvin Taylor, 28, Houma. Contempt of court (2 CTS); warrant. Dan Use, 55, Raceland. Sale, distribution, or possession of legend drug without prescription or order prohibited; possession of hydrocodone; possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia. Diamonte Wright, 24, Thibodaux. Reckless operation without accident; off-road vehicles; permits for use on shoul-
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. MARCH 21, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office George Adair Jr., 44, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (2 CTS). Melvin Julien, 45, Lafayette. Violation of probation/parole. Louisiana State Police Trenton Parrick, 33, Thibodaux. Limitations on passing on the left; vehicle license required; expired motor vehicle inspection; D.W.I 1st offense; hit and run driving with no personal injury; theft; warrant-contempt of court; expired drivers license. Golden Meadow Police Department Jason Ryan, 37, Golden Meadow. No driver’s license on person; D.W.I 1st offense; approach of emergency vehicle.
LAFOURCHE PARISH GOVERNMENT
BOARD & COMMISSION VACANCIES Board
Vacancies
Residency Requirements
Central Lafourche Ambulance Service District
1
Qualified voter and resident of the district
Children and Youth Planning Board
1
Representative of a Lafourche Parish nonprofit organization providing services to children and youth
Commission for Women
1
Lafourche Parish resident
Drainage District No. 1
1
Resident or Representative for a corporation owning land within Drainage No. 1 district
Drainage District No. 6
3
Resident or Representative for a corporation owning land within Drainage No. 6 district
Fire Protection Distict No. 4
2
Property taxpayer residing in the boundaries of Fire Protection No. 4 district
Fire Protection Distict No. 7
2
Property taxpayer residing in the boundaries of Fire Protection No. 7 district
Fire Protection District No. 8-A
1
Property taxpayer residing in the boundaries of Fire Protection No. 8-A district
Fire Protection District No. 8-B
1
Property taxpayer residing in the boundaries of Fire Protection No. 8-B district
Fire Protection No. 9
3
Property taxpayer residing in the boundaries of Fire Protection No. 9 district
Heroes Monument Commission
2
Commission Police Officer employed for a minimum of 5 years, qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10
Heroes Monument Commission
2
Heroes Monument Commission
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Planning Commission
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Qualified voter residing in the Central unincorporated area of the Parish
Sewerage District No. 1
2
Resident residing in the boundaries of Sewerage No. 1 district
Sewerage District No. 7
1
Property taxpayer of Bayou Vista Subdivision
South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority
2
Lafourche Parish resident with expertise in the medical field and/or judicial system
Tourist Commission
1
Lafourche Parish resident of Ward 11
Fireman that has served for a minimum of five years, qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10 Discharged veteran of a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10
The deadline for these positions will be Wednesday, April 11, 2018 @ 1:00 PM Applications are available at 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301 or downloaded from the Lafourche Parish Government website at http://38.106.5.169/home/showdocument?id=278 Applications can be delivered to the attention of Kelli Toups at 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301; or mailed to Kelli Toups, P.O. Drawer 5548, Thibodaux, LA 70302.
ders of highways; aggravated flight from an officer. Todd Trahan Jr., 32, Houma. Possession of suboxone; obstruction of justice; riding on roadway and bicycle paths; resisting an officer w/force or violence. Thibodaux Police Department Kenneth Brown, 19, Thibodaux. Possession of marijuana 1st offense; unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. David Thompson, 23, Thibodaux. Monetary instrument abuse (2 CTS). Tyrese Arcement, 18, Thibodaux. Armend robbery with use of a firearm (arrest warrant). Greater Lafourche Port Commission Lance Johns, 43, Deridder. Pornography involving juveniles. MARCH 23, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Railyn Guidroz, 33, Bridge City. Contempt of court. Durel Jackson, 32, Thibodaux. Simple escape. Phillip Jones, 30, Gibson. Possession of firearm/carry concealed weapon by convicted felon; illegal carrying of weapon in presence of CDS; possession of crack cocaine less than 28
Bid notice
SOUTH LAFOURCHE LEVEE DISTRICT LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE OF USED EXCAVATOR
Sealed bids for the sale of used equipment will be received by the Board of Commissioners, South Lafourche Levee District, Post Office Box 426, 17904 Highway 3235, Galliano, LA 70354 until 11:00 a.m. April 5, 2018. At that time, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the sale of the following item: 2007 Doosan Long Arm Excavator Minimum Bid, $27,000.00 Item may be viewed by appointment only at the South Lafourche Levee District office located at 17904 Hwy 3235, Galliano, LA. To schedule an appointment, please contact Drake Baudoin at (985) 696-6335, or call the office of the South Lafourche Levee District at (985) 632-7554. Bids should be submitted to the South Lafourche Levee District, PO Box 426, Galliano, LA 70354, with the envelope marked “Sale of Used Excavator”. The envelope should also contain a return address. Bids will be accepted by US Postal Service or may be hand delivered, in which case a receipt will be given to the bidder upon request. A descriptive list of the item, including instructions on placing your bid, may be found on our website at www.slld.org. Click on Bids & Quotes from the left side column. Or you may stop by our office during regular business hours to pick up a copy. Any bid received after 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 5, 2018 will be returned unopened. The South Lafourche Levee District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality, or to accept any bid that may serve its best interest. The winning bidder will make full payment within 5 days of Board acceptance of the bid price. /s/Windell A. Curole Executive Secretary 3/21/18 3/28/18
Bid notice TOWN OF GRAND ISLE SECTION A INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, by the Town of Grand Isle (TOGI), at the Grand Isle Multiplex Center, 3101 Hwy 1, in Grand Isle, Louisiana until 2:00 P.M, and TOGI shall at that time and place publically open the bids and read them aloud. Bid documents are posted on
grams; no seat belt; possession of marijuana 1st offense. Rita Scioneaux, 60, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Makeisha Vedol, 40, Raceland. Theft by shoplifting. David Waguespack Jr., 36, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Thibodaux Police Department Ronald Landry, 38, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Crystal Queen, 37, Thibodaux. Driving on roadway laned for traffic; hit and run driving with no personal injury; operating a vehicle while under suspension; D.W.I 3rd offense. MARCH 24, 2018 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Cody Dantin, 30, Thibodaux. Theft. Edward Domangue, 34, Cut Off. Possession of ketamine; driving on roadway laned for traffic; possession of klonopin; possession of marijuana 2nd offense; possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia; possession of amphetamine less than 28 grams. Floyd Galberth Jr., 42, Raceland. Aggravated assault (2 CTS). Dayous Jenkins, 31, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. MARCH 25, 2018 https://www.centralauctionhouse.co m/rfpc10163-town-of-grandisle.html. To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors have the option to submit their bids electronically or by paper copy. For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1-866-570-9620. Each bid shall be either hand delivered by the bidder or his agent, or such bid shall be sent by United States Postal Service registered or certified mail with a return receipt requested, or shall be submitted electronically with Central Auction House (CAH). Bids shall not be accepted or taken, including receiving any hand delivered bids, on days which are recognized as holidays by the United States Postal Service. The mailing address for bids is: Town of Grand Isle 170 Ludwig Lane Grand Isle, LA 70358 No bid received after the scheduled time for opening will be considered. Failure of the U.S. Mail to deliver the bids timely shall not be considered due cause for the scheduled time of the bid opening to be extended. Project Name: Town Hall Rehabilitation Project No: PW1746v2 Project Description: Repair of damage beams, columns, and stairway. Miscellaneous electrical and plumbing under the Town Hall near beams and columns. Miscellaneous repair to the Chief of Police Office, Police Department and the Town Hall due to Hurricane damage. Bids must be submitted on the Louisiana Uniform Public Works Bid Form furnished with the Bidding Documents. A single set of Bidding Documents shall be issued at the cost of reproduction to contractors who are licensed by the Licensing Board of Contractors. This Project shall require a Louisiana Contractors license number for one of the following General Contractors or Heavy Construction. Bidding Documents for this Project are on file in the office of GIS Engineering, 197 Elysian Drive, Houma, Louisiana. Please contact Ann Hebert for any clarification or information with regard to the specifications.A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at the Grand Isle Multiplex Center, located at 3101 Hwy 1 in Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Town of Grand Isle reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with Louisiana State Bid Law. DAVID CAMARDELLE, MAYOR TOWN OF GRAND ISLE 3-21-18 3-28-18 4-4-18
Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Jonath Fleming, 24, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery involving strangulation; simple criminal damage to property. Michael Guidry Jr., 44, Larose. Telephone communications; improper language; harassment; non consensual disclosure of a private image. Todd Guidry, 47, Thibodaux. Violation of protective orders. Phillip Jelks Jr., 34, Golden Meadow. Simple battery. Johnny Lacy Sr., 26, Thibodaux. 2nd degree battery – warrant; resisting an officer w/force or violence; domestic abuse battery; sale, distribution, or possession of legend drug without prescription or order prohibited; domestic abuse battery. Chirstopher Miller, 40, Cut Off. Stalking; telephone commu-
nications. Suzana Sousa, 38, Raceland. Contempt of court. Lockport Police Department Bobby Adams, 49, Lockport. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. Thibodaux Police Department Daveto Boudoin, 27, Thibodaux. Fugitive. Benton Bourgeois, 21, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Louisiana State Police Christopher Dupre, 39, Prairieville. D.W.I 1st offense. Delvin Owens, 38, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (2 CTS). MARCH 26, 2018 Louisiana State Police Randall Matherne Jr., 27, Raceland. D.W.I 2nd offense; driving on roadway laned for traffic.
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