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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

School board member facing theft charges resigns

By Halle Parker Daily Comet Staff Writer

A Lafourche Parish School Board member facing charges of theft resigned from his position at the start of last Wednesday night’s meeting.

Former board member Robby Gisclair’s decision came Robby ahead of the Gisclair board’s discussion to potentially censure him “for conduct detrimental to the board” and request his resignation.

“After a reflection of the agenda item for tonight’s meeting discussing my personal allegations and how it affects the school board and district, I along with my family and my attorney have decided that my continued involvement as a school board member does not seem to be in the best interest for our school board members for our school district, my family or myself,” Gisclair read from a statement before exiting the building.

Voters will decide several key races Saturday

Local and statewide voters helped break records as early voting ended Saturday.

Voters will make their final decisions on several keys races in this Saturday’s runoff election, mainly, who will lead Louisiana for the next four years, current Governor John Bel Edwards, Democrat, or challenger Eddie Rispone, Republican.

For the office of Secretary of State voters will decide between incumbent Kyle Ardoin, Republican, or “Gwen” Collins-Greenup, Democrat.

Lafourche Parish residents will also be electing a new judge for the 17th Ju-

dicial District, Division C. Voters will decide between either Marla Abel, Republican or Rene C. Gautreaux, Independent.

Judge Walt Lanier vacated the seat after being elected to the state appellate court.

For the parish president seat, voters will decide between Archie Chaisson, III, Republican, or Luci Sposito, Republican.

Voters in Recreation District No. 8 will also decide on a 9.96 mills property tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $65,548 rea-

sonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2020 and ending with the year 2029, for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating recreational facilities for the District.

To view your ballot, visit www.geauxvote.com.

The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

Lafourche schools to bring half-cent sales tax before voters

By Halle Parker Daily Comet Staff Writer

Lafourche Parish School District will move forward with plans to ask voters to pass a half-cent sales tax this spring to pay for employee raises.

While the district found money to provide a step increase for 2019-20 after freezing salaries for three years, the average classroom teacher pay in Lafourche ranked 47th in the state for the 2018-19 school year at $47,011.

Lafourche schools Superintendent Jarod Martin said the half-cent sales tax would give all certified employees, such as teachers, a $3,000 raise and all non-certified employees, such as support personnel, a $1,500 raise. All employees would also be brought up to date on their salary schedule after the lengthy freeze.

The tax is expected to generate about $7.3 million annually.

As an example, Martin said, a certified employee who has been with the district for more than four years would receive a raise of $3,900 if the tax passes.

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Medical marijuana in Louisiana: Questions about cost arise

By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three months after medical marijuana became available in Louisiana, doctors and clinics say some patients are finding the cost for therapeutic cannabis too See Marijuana Page 11-A

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VOLUME 54 NUMBER 10

Parish libraries, schools, veterans’ organizations, and others, held ceremonies and socials all week to honor veterans of our area. Pictured is a wall of pictures of veterans displayed during a social held Thursday at the Lockport Library.

(Town of Lockport)

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Mrs. Torris has done so much for so many in local youth athletics

By CASEY GISCLAIR Sports Editor Story first ran in the Houma Times

Some may not know the name.

But just about everyone who has played Biddy Basketball or middle school sports over the past 25-30 years will know the face and the smile — the sweet, loving smile of a woman who has become synonymous with local youth sports over most of her adult life.

Her name is Mrs. Lorraine Torris, and she’s a woman who has literally helped children compete in athletes for decades in our community.

Mrs. Torris is the Director of Lockport Biddy Basketball — a job she’s held for several years. She’s also the Athletic Director at Lockport Middle School.

In her career, Mrs. Torris has organized literally hundreds of tournaments and has overseen thousands of games played by tens of thousands of competitors.

She’s one of a kind, and still going strong even as she gets older.

Her passion for fighting the good fight has inspired others in the next generation to continue to do the same.

Several local Biddy Basketball leaders say they love the work Mrs. Torris has done in her career. Some of the local Biddy leaders even played in some of her tournaments as children.

Mrs. Torris is a genuine, good-spirited lady who has never met a stranger.

When she sees colleagues and old friends in the gym, they’re always met with the same smile and hug. Even though she keeps a super busy schedule, there’s always just enough time in the day to ask folks how they’re doing.

Mrs. Torris loves to organize youth

sports events, and she’s put on literally tons of events and tournaments over the years at the old Lockport Middle School Gym (the old junior high).

But she also follows the young men and women as they rise up the ranks and get to high school, as well.

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Calendar of Events News to Use!

3 month commodity distribution times

The Lafourche Parish Office of Community Action will distribute 3-month commodities in the Raceland area on November 14. Contact Stephanie Washington at 537-7603 FMI. ________________

Beach Volleyball benefit tournament set for Nov. 16

A Set the Beat Sandbox Benefit Tournament for the Terry L. Hunter III’s Foundation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 at The Sand Box in Houma.

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South Lafourche Library 16241 E. Main - Galliano TOWN OF LOCKPORT 7:00 p.m.

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Registration fee is $100 for a 4-person team.

To sign up, please call Tammy Martin, 985-713-2936; Tanzie Theriot, 985-258-9302; or Shannon Leger Gaspard at 985-637-850. ________________

GM Lions Club sponsoring new hearing aid program

The Golden Meadow Lions Club is sponsoring a new program to provide financial assistance for the purchase of hearing aids for those individuals with limited financial resources.

Applicants will be evaluated on financial need. Obtain more information and applications by contacting Lion Pat France at 985-2581544, Lion Ray C. Bernard at 985-6322312, or Lion Henry Lafont, Jr. at 985-693-3308, or any Golden Meadow Lions Club member. _________________

SLHS JROTC hosting Turkey Shoot Fundraiser

The SLHS JROTC is hosting a Turkey Shoot on Saturday, November 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the South Lafourche JROTC building.

The cost is $5 for 1 target and 4 pellets. The JROTC rifles will be used. Concessions will also be sold at this fundraising event. Tickets can be purchased from cadets or on the day of the event at the door. Winners will be announced once score sheets are tallied. Winners will receive a frozen turkey.

For additional information contact the JROTC building at (985) 632-5052 or email kmenyweather@mylpsd. com.

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Church of Christ in Larose to give out clothing

The Church of Christ in Larose is having a clothes give-away to benefit those in need in the South Lafourche area. This event will be held at the Church of Christ building located at the corner of Hwy. 308 and East 16th Street (next to Allied Building Supplies).

The clothes will be free of charge and the event will be held on Saturday, November 16, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 p.m.

For more information call Betty at 985291-1708. _________________

GriefShare support group to meet

Come join the GriefShare team of St. Mary’s Nativity Church and Holy Savior Church, as the groups host a Surviving the Holidays seminar.

The seminar will be held at St. Mary’s Nativity Church Community Center in Raceland on Tuesday, Nov. 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. There is a $5 fee for registration, which includes a journal.

Call St. Mary’s Nativity Church at 5373204 or Marty Cortez at 227-0873 to register or for more information.

Refreshments will be served. _________________

LCOA to distribute monthly commodities

The Lafourche Council on Aging and Catholic Charities will be giving out Commodities for Seniors 60 years of age and older who qualify financially on the dates and times as follows: - Thursday, November 21 at Raceland Recreation Center from 7 to 9 a.m.

- Wednesday, November 27 at the Cut Off Youth Center from 7 to 9 a.m.

Entitlements- More Money By Dr. Glenn Mollette Syndicated Columnist

O u r country is over 22 trillion dollars in debt and growing. Reducing our spending is never easy especially for our government. We have a lot of obligations from Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Veterans, Infrastructure and more.

There aren’t that many places to cut spending in our nation’s budget. Social Security eats up about 23 percent of our budget. Our government is supposed to start sending me a check every month in just over a year. After paying into it since I was 18 years old, I would like to collect it. Medicare accounts for 15 percent of our federal budget. I just got my card in the mail so I’m not voting to reduce Medicare benefits. I know what medical bills can do to anyone financially.

Over 65 percent of the bankruptcies in America take place over medical issues.

Medicaid is the third largest mandatory spending program in the federal budget. Medicaid requires almost ten percent of our budget. We can’t reduce it much if any because one out of five Americans are dependent on Medicaid.

There is a good chance that almost any American could end up on Medicaid so don’t be smug. You could end up with a medical challenge that could put you in a nursing home with all kinds of required specialized care that could financially wipe you out and you would have no choice but to go on Medicaid. I hope this never happens to you, but it happens to millions of Americans.

The Medicaid program is jointly funded by the federal government and the states.

The federal government pays states for a specified percentage of program expenditures, called the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).

Federal spending on Medicaid projected for 2019 is 406 billion, almost one-tenth of the $4.7 trillion federal budget. Money is supplemented by the states, so total spending on Medicaid services will be about $593 billion for this year.

Under the Affordable Care Act the federal government paid 100 percent of the cost of Medicaid expansion coverage from 2014 to 2016. The federal share dropped to 95 percent in 2017, 94 percent in 2018, and 93 percent in 2019 and will settle at 90 percent in 2020 and each year thereafter.

This year, the average annual premiums for an employer-sponsored insurance plan for an individual were slightly more than $6,000. Just two years ago, Medicaid spent an

average of $6,641 per person covered.

Medicaid is a jointly funded Federal-State health insurance program for low-income and needy people. It covers children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled and other people who are eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments.

Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) cover nearly 70 million people, or again about 1 in 5 people in the country.

I am never an advocate for more taxes, but our entitlements require big financing and the money has to come from some place. The money will not come just from the one percent of America’s wealthy. All of us will pay - more.

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What a Life!

By: Rev. Wilmer L. Todd

Reflections from a diocesan priest retreat that I recently attended

I recently attended a diocesan retreat for priests at Lumen Christi. It was a silent retreat and I enjoyed the quiet time to reflect on my life. The retreat master was Fr. Richard Champaign from the Diocese of Lafayette.

While I did not always agree with his theology, he did give us some spiritual thoughts to reflect on. The following are some high points from his conferences.

Fr. Richard related the suffering of Christ and our participation in his suffering to the Good Samaritan Parable. He used the words that we teach our young people when their clothes might catch on fire – stop, drop and roll – to point out how we should act in times of crisis.

When we see someone suffering, we should STOP, not out of curiosity but out of availability. We make ourselves present to the person.

We then DROP our plans and open ourselves to the one suffering and give the gift of ourselves. We feel compassion for the person suffering. Mary under Jesus’ cross can be a model for us as she identified with Jesus’ suffering.

The next step is to ROLL out our help and charity for the suffering one. We need to cultivate a sensitivity for the sufferings of others.

Mother Teresa reminds us, “The Word of God became Jesus, the poor one. He emptied himself and God was with him. God cannot fill what is full. The Almighty can only fill emptiness, deep poverty, and our saying ‘yes to God’ is the beginning of becoming empty.

It is not how much we ‘have’ to give, but how empty we are. When we empty ourselves, then God can work within us.”

Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “The capacity to suffer for the sake of the truth is the measure of humanity. Yet this capacity to suffer depends on the type and extent of the hope that we bear within us and build upon. The saints could make the great journey of human existence in the way that Christ had done before them, because they were brimming with great hope.”

Mother Teresa told her sisters, “No half measures with God. Let

us not serve God according to our moods.

The sign of our lives is inward joy. We must be able to smile 24 hours a day. Inward joy comes only from perfect obedience.”

Remember the story of the Saint Therese, the Little Flower? There was one Sister in her community who used to really annoy her and she used to avoid her whenever she could. Then she made a resolution to go out of her way to be kind and loving toward that same Sister. Whenever she met her, she would give her a warm smile. Then one day

that Sister called her aside and asked, “What is it in me that you love so much?”

Nobody knew how much she had been controlling herself in her heart.

The saints have the same difficulties and troubles as we do, but the difference is that they made strong resolutions and kept them.

On the cross, Jesus totally surrendered himself to his heavenly Father. How totally have I surrendered to Christ?

Am I living in the present moment, not in the past or in the future?

What fruits have such a

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

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Charis Church

314 East 74th St. - Cut Off

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

Pastor Audie Crochet (504) 952-6603

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

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Service - 6:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Duplantis Pastor Roger Hunt

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

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship Service 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

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.fbcgm@viscom.net

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 Ivy Wilson, 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.

Church: 632-4119

Trinity Baptist Church

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

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.

Mitch Rousse, Pastor - 985-258-6543 www.trinitymathews.com

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disposition borne in my life? We die the way we live and how we die we will live forever.

Do I “hear” Jesus speaking to me at each worship service? Do I offer myself with Jesus to the Father? Every time I gather with the Christ’s Body, do I worship God “in spirit and in truth?”

The way we approach the “sacrament of the moment” is the way we approach death.

We can either say, “No!,” or “Well, I guess I don’t have any choice!” or “Yes!” Jesus said, “Yes!” Let us do likewise.

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Midweek: 6:30 p.m. (All Ages) Pastor Chad Mack www.bayoucrosspoint.org (985-628-2214)

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

1606 S. Bayou Drive - Golden Meadow

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. Joseph “Joe” Chacko, I.M.S.

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. Duc Bui, Pastor www.ourladyoftherosarychurch.org

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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

Hope Church

349 Central Lafourche Dr. - Raceland Sunday Worship 2 p.m.

985-209-8428 - hopechurchlafourche.com Thomas Hines, Lead Pastor

Victory Life Church

1200 Crescent Avenue - Lockport

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13298 East Main - Larose

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612 Main Street - Lockport

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School Tax From 1-A

Last Wednesday night, the School Board unanimously authorized the superintendent to move forward with the steps required to put the proposition on the ballot in the May 9 election in 2020.

The board reviewed the timeline. If passed on May 9, the sales tax would become effective on July 1 and the first sales tax revenue would be received around Sept. 1.

School district officials have stated that improving teacher pay is one of their main priorities in their strategic plan to remain an A district. As it stands, the district has difficulty recruiting and retaining employees.

In the Oct. 16 Finance Committee meeting, South Lafourche High Principal Gaye Cheramie noted that the raise will just be enough to “compete and keep” more teachers and staff, not surpass nearby school districts.

“People do want to stay here, they just can’t afford to stay here anymore,” she said.

On Wednesday, board member Tyler Dufrene said, “This is going to barely solve the issue, but this will at least catch us up.”

In neighboring parishes such as Terrebonne, St. James and St. Charles, teacher salaries averaged $2,000 to $12,000 more in 201819, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Education.

Martin said the sales tax would sunset after five years and has the support of much of the local business community unlike the onecent sales tax proposal that failed in 2016.

He said other agencies are looking to overhaul the tax system in the next five years in a way that could bring more sales tax revenue to the school district without the half-cent sales tax.

If that doesn’t occur, Martin said voters would have the chance to renew the half-cent sales tax in 2025 to maintain the teacher salaries.

Despite the support he’s already received from the business community, he said, “This is not going to be an easy thing to accomplish. ...

The work is not done by any means.”

Board members on the Finance Committee stated on Oct. 16 that they would have to clearly explain that the money brought in by the tax would go directly to employee pay.

“School district employees definitely need this and deserve it,” board member Valerie Bourgeois said before the proposal passed.

— Daily Comet Staff Writer Halle Parker can be reached at hparker@houmatoday.com or 857-2204. Follow her on Twitter, @_thehalparker.

Foster or Adopt

Torres

From 1-A

Once, she was seen at E.D. White getting set to root on her beloved Central Lafourche Trojans at a basketball tournament.

But before the Trojans’ game was a South Lafourche game. Knowing that she had lots of friends from down the bayou, Torris sat and rooted on Big Blue to support her friends.

Mrs. Torris is getting older now, but the love she has for the community is stronger than ever, and it’s mutual, too.

She injured herself last year and had to enter assisted living to rehab her injury to get stronger.

On the day she was released, dozens of students turned out to celebrate, and since getting back into the community, she’s been back at it again — working to help the children of the community have chances to play and compete.

Gisclair

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In his statement, Gisclair said he had resolved the issue on a personal level but that the “legal matter” remained ongoing in the courts.

Gisclair was arrested by Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on Sept. 4 after he was accused of stealing from his place of work.

His employer re-

ported to the Sheriff’s Office that he suspected Gisclair had stolen “thousands of dollars of inventory” from the private business.

“Through investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for Gisclair’s property and discovered several items which were reportedly stolen from the business inventory,” according to the Sept. 4 news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

His arraignment hearing is scheduled for Dec. 4.

The audience at the meeting applauded as he departed.

The school board voted unanimously to withdraw the discussion from the agenda, effectively removing the public’s ability to comment on the issue during the meeting.

Before the withdrawal, attorney Pat Amedee, who represents

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the board, said it’s the duty of the board to “regulate the tone” of the meeting in an exchange with former Lafourche schools administrator and audience member Charles Michel.

“This isn’t a forum where anything goes,” he said, advising the board to remove the item.

Michel had prepared a statement to read to the board, planning to urge them to request Gisclair’s resignation.

He believed Gisclair’s continued presence harmed the public’s ability to trust the school board ahead of their plans to propose a new tax for teacher salaries.

With Gisclair’s resignation, Michel said he still wanted to recommend for the board to require security on school grounds when

the former board member visits campuses.

“The employees who devote their lives to helping children should be able to feel safe while doing so,” said Michel in the statement he planned to read.

After the meeting, Amedee said he would research the steps necessary to refill the newly-vacated seat. He was uncertain of how quickly a special election could be held or the timeline for appointing a temporary board member.

When asked for her thoughts on the resig-

nation, board president Brooke Huddleston said, “We are pleased with the outcome.”

— Daily Comet Staff Writer Halle Parker can be reached at hparker@houmatoday.comor 857-2204. Follow her on Twitter, @_thehalparker.

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Tarpons, Trojans, enter playoffs as underdogs Gazette Sports Reports

This weekend is one the South Lafourche football team will not soon forget.

First, they were in the playoffs. Then, they were out. But then, thanks to a fight in a game somewhere else in Louisiana, they were suddenly in again, all in the stretch of about 1218 hours.

The Tarpons were in the Top 32 in Louisiana, which should have assured them a spot in the playoffs. They seeded No. 32 on the dot and were all set to face No. 1 Lakeshore.

But there was a problem.

No. 37 Istrouma had won its district, which carries an automatic bid. So on Saturday, the Tarpons’ coaching staff thought the team was out, so much so that on radio Saturday morning, coach Blake Forsythe expressed his disappointment in missing the playoffs.

But then, something strange happened.

A fight broke out at the end of the Landry Walker and Belle Chasse game, which sparked an LHSAA investigation.

That investigation caused Landry Walker to forfeit the win and also its spot in the playoffs.

So, just like that, the Tarpons went from out of the playoffs back in.

The brackets were released and they’re the No. 31 seed. They’ll take on No. 2 Neville on Friday night.

All of this limbo is because of the team’s Week 10 result at Assumption.

The Tarpons had a chance with a win to easily make the postseason and have no drama.

But they fell flat, falling 34-7 to the powerful Mustangs. “We just didn’t do enough offensively,�

Forsythe said. “Our defense held up, but we couldn’t move the ball enough. They took advantage of that and made the plays they needed.�

The Mustangs and Tarpons fought tooth and nail for a half. Assumption led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter, then 12-0 at halftime.

The Tarpons had chances to score, but couldn’t finish drives.

The Mustangs had chances for more points than they earned, but got stopped a handful of times while marching into Tarpons’ territory. “Our defense played tough and gave us chances,� Forsythe said. “Those kids battled for as long as they could.�

But in the third quarter, it all came crashing down. The Mustangs’ power running game took over and Assumption was able to score three second-half touchdowns to the Tarpons’ one to earn the win.

South Lafourche’s lone score came on a long pass from Patrick Gisclair to Eric Thibodaux in the corner of the end zone.

The loss ends the team’s regular season with a 3-7 record. ___ Trojans fall to Terrebonne, earn playoff bid

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Central Lafourche coach Keith Menard said he thought his team did a lot of things right on Friday night against Terrebonne. “We were in position a lot,� Menard said. “But man, they’re just so fast.

Being that fast gives you the chance to do some extraordinary things.�

The speedy Tigers did exactly that, running past the Trojans in a 4018 win.

The loss ends Central Lafourche’s regular season with a 5-5 record. “I thought defensively, we played well at times,� Menard said. “They just have so many playmakers. You can only hold up for so long.

Offensively, we couldn’t do a good enough job of keeping the ball away.�

Terrebonne’s rushing offense gave the Trojans fits.

Florida State commitment Ja’Khi Douglas was a monster, pushing forward with both his arm and legs to keep the Trojans off balance. When he handed off the ball, it was often to his little brother Jailin Lucas, who had a huge game with more than 200 yards.

Terrebonne led 2112 at halftime, then stormed out to a 40-12 lead in the third quarter with more powerful offense.

The Trojans added a late score, but never threatened victory.

With the loss, Central Lafourche dropped to No. 31 in the power ratings for Class 5A. They will take on No. 2 West Monroe in the opening round of the

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The Rebels are a football factory, one of the top programs in all of America, much less just Louisiana.

But Menard said the

team looks forward to a good week of practice and a chance to compete to try and slay the powerful Goliath. “We’re hungry to compete,� Menard said.

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The loss ends the team’s regular season with a 5-5 record.

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Fourcade, Gums break records as Nicholls downs HBU, 48-27 From Nicholls Sports Reports

THIBODAUX, La. – Nicholls State University quarterback Chase Fourcade and running back Julien Gums broke a pair of program rushing records as the No. 25 Colonels earned their second consecutive win with a 48-27 triumph over HBU Saturday evening on Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. Nicholls (6-4, 5-2 SLC) piled up 515 yards of total offense and five of its seven touchdowns were on the ground, fueling the record night.

Gums rushed for three first-half scores to give him 14 on the season, surpassing Fourcade’s and Broderick Cole’s previous program singleseason best of 13.

Fourcade accounted for four touchdowns in the win, including two rushing to give him 34 for his career - breaking Cole’s record of 33. Despite the historic evening, the Colonels faced a 17-13 deficit in the second quarter against HBU (4-6, 1-5 SLC) before finding the end zone in four of their next five drives for a commanding 41-20 lead heading into the fourth.

HBU made it a twoscore game with 10 minutes to go, and the Colonels closed it out with Fourcade’s recordbreaking touchdown from a yard out with 3:26 remaining. The senior quarterback had a near-perfect outing, throwing for 294 yards and two touchdowns on 17 of 23, with his lone miscue being an interception in the second quarter. He also added 71 yards rushing on 16 carries as Nicholls totaled 207 for the contest. Gums carried the load again with 22 carries for 104 yards - his second 100-yard game in as many weeks.

While Gums gave Nicholls an early 13-3 with rushing scores of 1 and 10 yards in the first, wide receiver Dion Rayplayed a major role in setting up the touchdowns. On the opening drive, he hauled in catches of 20 and 36 yards, and then followed up with a 51-yard grab on the second TD drive.

Ray also had a career night with seven receptions for 145 yards highlighted by 134 yards before the intermission.

The Huskies brought the league’s top offense in scoring, total

yards, and passing yards - and the Colonels held them to below their averages and one offensive touchdown. The first was a kick returned for a score and the final Husky touchdown was a result from a botched punt that gave HBU the ball at the Colonel 2. D e f e n s i v e lineman Sully Laiche, who is on the Buck Buchanan Watch List for the FCS’ top defensive player, added two more sacks to his season total to give him eight on the year. With 33.5 for his career, Laiche moved into fourth place on the Southland Conference’s all-time sack list. Freshman Jordan Jackson recorded his first career interception, leading to Gums’ third touchdown of the half.

Jackson picked off Bailey Zappe and returned it 11 yards to the HBU 19, and two plays later, Nicholls retook the lead at 20-17. Fourcade followed with an interception of his own, but Nicholls held the Huskies to a 31-yard field goal by Gino Garcia that tied the game. But before the break, Fourcade hit David Robinson Jr. for a 38-yard catch in the end zone, giving the Raceland native his first career touchdown catch as a Colonel.

In the third quarter, Fourcade accounted for two more scores - one passing and one on the ground. What ended up being an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Talley started with Fourcade scrambling back-and-fourth before dumping the ball off to Talley for his second TD catch of the year.

Another tight end, Bry’kiethon Mouton, brought in a 24-yard catch to set up Fourcade’s first rushing score and a 41-20 lead to close out the third.

Kevin Moore III led the Colonel defense with nine tackles and Kevin Johnson finished with eight. Linebacker Laryon James added 1.5 tackles for loss.Â

Free Hunter Education Field Day slated for November 20

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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a FREE Hunter Education Field Day on Wed., Nov. 20, for anyone ages 10 or older who has completed the home study course. The class will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the LPSO Shooting Range located at 3451 Hwy. 182 in Raceland.

As an alternative to the traditional two-day classroom course, a Home Study Course is available online through the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website. Class size is limited. Advance registration is required.

Firearms and ammunition should not be brought but snacks are permitted. For more information, call the LPSO Training Academy at (985) 387-4480 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or email Lieutenant Nolan Smith at nolan-smith@lpso.net.

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The Senior Citizen Center in Golden Meadow holds a monthly drawing for a $50 Walmart gift card donated by the Golden Meadow Rotary Club. Ms. Hilary Boss (right) is shown with Mary Louise “Dada� Bouziga who is the August winner of the gift card. Call for more info about the Senior Citizen Center in Golden Meadow at 475-7701 or come by and check it out at 102 Ena Drive, Golden Meadow.

Arvella is winner of Gazette’s Football Contest

The winner of week nine of the Lafourche Gazette Football Contest is Linda Arvella of Lockport.

Linda tied with 2 others with 5 wrong, but was closest to the tiebreaker points.

Winners can pick up their prize at the Lafourche Gazette office Monday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday through Fridays until 12-noon.

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high for treatment, pricing them out of a medication they waited years to obtain.

Nine pharmacies dispense medicinalgrade pot and set their individual prices. Dispensary owners say their charges reflect an industry with startup charges, small patient numbers and lengthy regulatory hurdles to meet.

In August, Louisiana became the first Deep South state — and one of more than 30 states nationwide — to dispense medical marijuana, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access.

Now, the state is grappling with the growing pains of a new medical market and a patient group that can’t use health insurance to cover costs.

Kathryn Thomas, CEO of The Healing Clinics, said a third of the medical marijuana patients across its five clinics in Shreveport, Monroe, Baton Rouge, Houma and Lafayette can’t foot the bill for the product.

“They can’t afford ongoing treatment,” Thomas said. “It’s becoming the program for the elite.”

The only cannabis currently available comes in a flavored liquid tincture, a bottle containing a dropper to

use. One bottle can range from about $90 to $220, depending on concentration and pharmacy, according to medical marijuana advocates.

Dr. Victor Chou, who has a medical marijuana clinic in Baton Rouge with more than 600 patients, said many of his patients take a dosage of about one bottle per month and are finding relief from chronic conditions. But one-quarter of his patients, Chou said, can’t afford the medication.

“The average chronic pain patients would be spending maybe $1,000 a month at current prices for what they need,” he said.

About 3,500 people have received medical marijuana since the program began, according to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

Under state law, Louisiana is allowing cannabis to treat a long list of diseases and disorders, such as cancer, seizure disorders, epilepsy, glaucoma, post-traumatic stress disorder and Parkinson’s disease.

“We’re now working through the real kinks of a startup business and industry,” said Jesse McCormick, with the Louisiana Association for Therapeutic Alternatives representing the nine dispensaries.

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McCormick said the pharmacies have higher tax liabilities and banking costs than other businesses, and he said some Louisiana dispensaries built facilities and carried costs for months with no income waiting for cannabis products.

“I finally came up with our prices the night before we opened. It really was based on our expenses and what we had spent and lost, and what we needed to recover in five years,” said Doug Boudreaux, a pharmacist and coowner of the Shreveport medical marijuana dispensary Hope Pharmacy.

Pharmacies say if they get more patients, prices will go down.

They say any addition of new products also will help, such as plans to offer dissolving strips taken by mouth and topical creams.

Doctors and patients hope the addition of a second grower would drive down costs.

Southern’s grower, Ilera Holistic Healthcare, is setting up operations, with plans to have medical marijuana on pharmacy shelves next year.

Ilera CEO Chanda Macias said the company will have a manufactured-suggested retail price for products and will stress customer affordability to pharmacies.

Chou’s hopeful the cost difficulties some patients are having will be addressed.

“I want to be clear: there are a lot of people who are getting a really, really good benefit out of this. I have many people who tell me they’ve been totally pain free for the first time in years,” he said. ___ Follow Melinda Deslatte on Twitter at http://twitter.com/melindadeslatte

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Essence Fest staying in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival will be returning to New Orleans for at least the next five years.

News outlets report New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Gov. John Bel Edwards recently announced the contract extension to 2024. This year’s festival, the 25th overall, was the last under the previous extension.

The festival traditionally is held on the Fourth of July weekend and features empowerment sessions and musical performances, some by the biggest named artists. In 2020, Essence will stick to its traditional three nights of concerts in the Louisiana Superdome but will expand its daytime events throughout the city to five days, July 1-5.

Essence Communications Inc. CEO Michelle Ebanks says New Orleans is “our home” and there is “tremendous recognition of what this festival has meant to the community.” ___

19.8% of Louisiana residents live in poverty, most in U.S.

THE CENTER SQUARE Louisiana residents living below the poverty line in 2017-18 made up 19.8 percent of the state’s population, the highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new Census Bureau data.

The state’s poverty rate was up 0.4 percentage points from the twoyear average of 2015-16 (19.4 percent), the Census Bureau reported.

Nationwide, the median household income stood at $63,179 last year, which was unchanged from 2017, according to the analysis.

But the U.S. poverty rate did tick down 0.5 percent from 2017 to 2018, to 11.8 percent, the study found.

The share of the U.S. population with health insurance in 2018, however, was 91.5 percent, compared to 92.1 percent a year earlier, the study says.

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Louisiana seeing more foster care children adopted

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s social services agency says 893 children in foster care were adopted over the last year.

The Department of Children and Family Services says that’s the second-highest number of adoptions from foster care in a single year in state history, falling just below last year’s record of 912.

The latest numbers are from the federal budget year that ran from Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30.

The department says the 893 children were adopted into 661 families.

Of those families, 27% percent adopted more than one child, including 164 families who adopted siblings.

First lady Donna Edwards hosted an adoption celebration with the families last Thursday at the governor’s mansion.

Sheriff: Louisiana man rode electric cart from bar to bar

HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has avoided a driving while intoxicated charge by operating an electric-powered shopping cart to get from one bar to another.

A news release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office says 32year-old Brice Kendell Williams is accused of taking the cart Sunday from a Walmart in Houma to a bar about half a mile away. Col. Terry Daigre says a deputy found the cart parked between two cars in the bar’s parking lot.

The sheriff’s office says Williams told the deputy he thought he might get charged with DWI if he drove his own vehicle from bar to bar.

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For Rent: two bedroom, one bath trailer, partially furnished, Larose area. $600/month, $600 damage/ security deposit. Call (985-632-6549 or cell (985) 688-5036. Leave and clear message and number to call.

No texting. _________________________ Trailer For Rent: 3 bedroom, 2 bath; partly furnished; FMI call Frank at 985-665-1220. _________________________ Apt. For Rent: 2 bedroom, 1 bath located in Cut Off. All appliances included. $500 security deposit and $650/ month. FMI call or text Tammy at 985-6657561. _________________________

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Garage Sale: Thursday and Friday, November 14 and 15 from 8am to 3pm at 10358 Hwy 1, Lockport; 2 miles south of Valentine bridge. Camper top, 8’5” long, 75” wide front, 72” wide back; computer desk, car seat, wheel barrow, Coleman stove, Coleman lantern, Christmas decorations, pots and pans, mens suits, long dresses, Mardi Gras beads, shoes, purses, household items, makeup, etc. No early birds. _________________________ Family Garage Sale: Saturday, November 16 at 8 am. 250 West 25th St., Larose. Lots of household items, ladies clothing, mens clothing, baby clothing and items. _________________________ Garage Sale: Thursday, November 14 at 137 West 107th Street (Street of Whitney Bank) from 8am till. Adult and childrens clothes; baby clothes, lots of boys; household items and décor, kids easel, dollhouse, childrens books, jewelry, mirror and lots more. No early birds on Wednesday. Weather permitting. _________________________

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Call 985-693-4316. _________________________ A C Marine, Inc. is currently accepting applications for 100 Ton Inland Captain. Benefits offered; must have towing endorsement, TWIC card and be able to pass a drug screen. FMI call 985-637-2482. _________________________ SBL Construction is hiring a CDL Drivers, Routabouts, Dozer Operators. Must be able to pass drug screen/ physical, be reliable and have own transportation to work. FMI call 985-665-1220. _________________________ 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 Sons Farm Transport is accepting applications for experienced CDL 18 wheeler driver.

Offering paid vacation, health ins., 401K. Must submit to drug screen. Apply at 14502 West Main, Cut Off, LA. _________________________ Dufrene Building Materials is accepting applications for experienced Chauffeur Class D License Driver for the Cut Off location. Offering paid vacation, health insurance, 401k. Apply at 14502 West Main, Cut Off. _________________________ Help Wanted: Driver needed with a Class A License for a 40 foot mini float. Hazmat a plus but not required. Call 985-2788457. _________________________ Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional. Special Education District No. 1 “The Center” is seeking a responsible, energetic, self-motivated team player to work as a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional for its facility in Cut Off. Degree Required. Excellent Communication Skills and Experience in Services for People with Disabilities Preferred. Successful Candidate must possess a valid Louisiana Driver’s License; pass a Criminal Background Check, Physical, Drug Test and Ability/Agility Test. Interested parties should submit a Letter of Interest and Resume to: Human Resources, Special Education District No. 1, P.O. Box 405, Cut Off, LA 70345. Resumes will be accepted until Friday, November 15, 2019. _________________________ The Lafourche Council on Aging is accepting applications for a Substitute Van Driver. Applicant must have a clean driving record and be able to lift at least 40 lbs. Please call 985532-0457 for more information.

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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. _________________________ PRESSURE WASHING ROOF SOFT WASH Wash Masters, LLC. Licensed and Insured. Call 225-4021181.

Earl’s Yard & Pressure Washing Service., Earl P. Duet, owner. Call 985-691-7570. ________________________ Kerry Chiasson Carpentry For all your carpentry needs.

Call 985-637-6279. _________________________ Curry’s Tree Service: Tree cutting and trimming, any size, reasonable rates, free estimates, licensed. Call 985-258-0465. _________________________ Need a Plumber?

A.S.I. PLUMBING LLC Better Business Bureau Accredited with 9 years of experience in residential, commercial, new construction, remodels and repairs.

We specialize in service calls including drain cleaning, repair/ replace plumbing fixtures, water, gas and drain line install/repair. We provide professional services at reasonable rates. Cards accepted. License LMP #7403.

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Gas, water, sewer. Ask about our payment options. 16844 West Main St., Cut Off, LA 70345. LMP 7038.

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. _________________________ TRI-PARISH PAINTERS, LLC 985-258-6067 Professional Interior & Exterior Painting & Staining Services.

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Tim Harris Flooring Installation Services Carpet, vinyl, laminate, wood, ceramic showers, painting, carpentry, sheet rock. Purchase floor anywhere, we will install.

Manufactures warranty floors, not flooring stores. Free estimates. Call 985-677-0474 or 985-677-2526. _________________________

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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. Also, do not dump seafood peelings or other items into the bayou behind The Lafourche Gazette’s property, 12958 East Main, Larose. _________________________ Lost Cat: Black/white tabby, fluffy, shy. Answers to Bobo. Reward is found. Call (985) 6965662. _________________________

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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. _________________________

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Toy Poodle for Sale: male, puppy, 6 months old, registered, has shots. $300. 985-532-5848. _________________________

PRAYERS

THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER Dear heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favors. This time I ask you this very special one (mention here). Take it dear Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it, then in your own merciful eyes. It will become your favor not mine. Amen Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favor will be granted. Never known to fail.

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(Drew) Sanders; and greatgrandchildren, Laura, Trey, Rose, Doug and Jon. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Earl C. Federine; parents, Jean and Georgette Galjour Blanchard; brothers, Albert Blanchard, Smith Blanchard, and Benny Blanchard; sisters, Enola Duet, Gertrude Willem, Della Pitre, Isabelle Guidry and twin sister Velma Pitre.

Thelma enjoyed Cajun dancing, cooking, traveling and crocheting.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home entrusted with funeral arrangements. ___________________

OBITUARIES

DUDLEY RICHOUX

JOSEPH DARDAR

Joseph Leon Dardar, Sr. 49, a native and resident of Galliano, La., passed away on November 5, 2019. ,A memorial will be held at Christian Family Center on November 12, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until service times. A memorial service will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow at Cheramie Cemetery.

Joseph is survived by his wife, Cherise R. Dardar; children, Joseph (Sonya) Dardar, Jr., Joshua Dardar and Jozette Dardar; brother, Dudley Dardar, Jr.; sisters, Beverly Adams, Audrey Thompson, Elizabeth Kidd, Diane Dardar, Esther Matherne and Mitsy Harris; and 4 grandchildren.

Joseph is preceded in death by his parents, Dudley Dardar, Sr. and Barbara B. Dardar; and sister, Rose Mary Dardar.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home entrusted with funeral arrangements. ____________________

Dudley D. “Nanu” Richoux, 92, a native and resident of Cut Off, La passed away on Wednesday November 6, 2019.

Visitation will be on Saturday, November 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 9:00 a.m. until funeral services. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery.

“Nanu” is survived by his children, Donna R. (Michael) Hinds, Gwendolyn R. (Phillip) Sadler and Laura R. (Robert) Adams; grandchildren, Darrell (Jessica) Hinds, Timothee’ (Janine) Hinds, Eric (Elizabeth) Sadler, Desiree Sadler and Megan Adams; great-grandchildren, Xander, Parker, Madalyn, Kennedy, Alyssa, Benjamin and River; one great-great-grandchild, Vivienne; and sister, Doris R. Smith.

“Nanu is preceded in death by his wife, Inez Pitre Richoux; parents, Eddie and Jean Galjour Richoux; brothers, Edison, Clifton, Dave, George, Nolty and Wilson Richoux.

“Nanu was an avid family man. His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

He loved fishing, gardening and woodworking.

Samart-Mothe Funeral Home entrusted with funeral arrangements. ___________________

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Thelma B. Federine, 90, a native of Larose, La. and resident of Cut Off, La passed away on November 6, 2019 with her loving family at her side. A Memorial Service will be celebrated on Monday, November 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m.

Thelma is survived by her daughter, Rachel (William, Sr.) Pousson; grandchildren, William Jr. (Aubrey) Pousson, Janie

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Arrest reports

The following information is based on reports from The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown.

All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 LPSO David Hutchinson, 43, Galliano. Contempt of court.

Francis Lee, 45, Cut Off. Theft by shoplifting.

NOVEMBER 5, 2019 LPSO Dion Harris, 23, Golden Meadow. Violation of probation/ parole.

Corey Luke, 38, Race-

land. Government benefits fraud.

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 LPSO Logan James, 30, Lockport. Possession of marijuana (3 cts); possession of xanax; possession of cocaine.

Misty Kuramoto, 29, Lockport. Simple escape; tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.

Nikia Melancon, 41, Leeville. Possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia; possession of methamphetamine.

Kristin Regan, 25, Galliano. Violation of probation/ parole.

Louisiana State Police Oliver Mejiei-Lopez, 27, Lockport. DWi (1st); speeding;

LAFOURCHE PARISH GOVERNMENT

BOARD & COMMISSION VACANCIES Board

Vacancies

Residency Requirements

Bayou Blue Fire Protection District

1 Elector and resident property taxpayer of Lafourche within the boundaries of the Bayou Blue Fire Protection District

Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee

1 Lafourche Parish resident

Drainage District No. 6

4 Resident or Representative for a corporation owning land within Drainage No. 6 district

Fire Protection District No. 4

1 Property taxpayer residing within the boundaries of Fire District No. 4

Fire Protection District No. 9

1 Property taxpayer residing within the boundaries of Fire District No. 9

Game and Fish Commission

1 Lafourche Parish taxpayer

Head Start Policy Council

2 Lafourche Parish resident who is familiar with resources and services for low-income children and families

Heroes Monument Commission

1 Commission Police Officer employed for a minimum of 5 years, qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10

Heroes Monument Commission

2 Fireman that has served for a minimum of five years, qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10

Heroes Monument Commission

1 Discharged veteran of a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and qualified voter domiciled outside of Ward 10

Recreation District No. 11

2 Qualified voter residing in the boundaries of Recreation District No. 11

Recreation District No. 4

1 Qualified voter residing in the boundaries of Recreation District No. 4

Recreation District No. 5

5 Qualified voter residing in the boundaries of Recreation District No. 5

Sewerage District No. 1

2 Resident residing in the boundaries of Sewerage No. 1 district

Sewerage District No. 7

2 Property taxpayer of Bayou Vista Subdivision

South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority

1 Lafourche Parish resident representing the medical field (MD, RN, or Coroner’s Office) or judicial system (Judge, District Attorney’s Office or Law Enforcement)

Water District No. 1

1 Lafourche Parish resident residing in the North Lafourche region

The deadline for these positions will be Mon. Nov. 18,2019 @ 1:00 PM

Applications are available at 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301 or download 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.

driver must be licensed.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019 LPSO Jesus Gonzales, 35, Cut Off. Driving on roadway laned for traffic; possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles; DWI (1st).

Justin Savoie, 23, Galliano. Resisting an officer; possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia; illegal carrying of weapons.

Slade St. Pierre, 47, Lockport. Contempt of court; theft.

Hunter Willyard, 20, Lockport. Contempt of court.

Celeste Bychurch, 21, Larose. Criminal trespass.

Louisiana State Police Bryce Hernandez, 21, Raceland. Maximum speed limit; DWI (1st); possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle.

Other School Board action

In other action taken from the Lafourche Parish School Board meeting of Nov. 6, 2019: Here is a rundown of action taken during Wednesday’s Lafourche Parish School Board meeting. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

ACTION: Accepted the change order for remaining contingency order for security upgrades at Thibodaux High School crediting $16,745.99.

ACTION: Accepted a $551 bid for hunting and trapping privileges on the Section 16, Township 19 South, Range 22 East lease by Jared Guidry.

ACTION: Approved hiring of Murphy Appraisal Services to appraise the old Chackbay Elementary School site and old District 7 school site.

ACTION: Approved a bid by Direct Parts and Services for chiller compressor replacements for a one-year term.

ACTION: Approved a bid by Grand Isle Shipyard for receiving limestone 57 for $35.94 per ton and crushed limestone 610 for $34.84 per ton.

ACTION: Authorized advertisements for bids on grass-cutting services in the school district.

ACTION: Approved to surplus 30 pieces of old ground-keeping equipment.

ACTION: Authorized acceptance of a reinsurance policy from BCS Insurance Co. with a deductible of $300,000 for the district, premium of $24.01 per month in the single plan and premium of $38.69 per month for the dependent plan.

ACTION: Approved the submission requesting for $2.3 million of Erate funding for wireless internet over five years starting July 1, 2020.

ACTION: Approved an advertisement of request for proposals on the Erate project for the district’s wireless network and data center.

ACTION: Approved changes to the School and Student Safety policy; Emergency-Crisis Management policy; and Student Fees, Fines and Charges policy; and deleted the policy on threats of terrorism or violence.

Information taken from The Daily Comet, wwwhoumatoday.com

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE

NOVEMBER 8, 2019 LPSO Bob Carlos, 61, Cut Off. Indecent behaviour with juveniles; misdemeanor sexual battery.

Brittany Danos, 29, Galliano.

Issuing worthless checks (3 cts).

Matt Domangue, 36, Lockport. Violation of probation/parole.

Johnny McGraw, 39, Cut Off. Illegal carrying of weapon in presence of controlled dangerous substance; possession or distributuon of drug paraphernalia; failure to display license plate; possession of marijuana (1st); possession of amphetamine; possession of/ dealing in firearms with obliterated number/mark; flight from an officer.

Kevin Necaise, 33, Raceland. Contempt of court (3 cts); unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Sterling Price, 29, Raceland. Contempt of court.

Coby Thibodeaux, 28, Raceland. Simple battery of the infirm.

Louisiana State Police Billy Cressionie, 31, Gheens. Possession of marijuana (1st); careless operation; DWI (1st).

GM Police Department Kirk Terrebonne, 35, Galliano. Resisting an officer; contempt of court; possession of methamphetamine; posses-

sion or distribution of drug paraphernalia.

NOVEMBER 9, 2019 LPSO Chad Borne, 38, Cut Off. 2nd degree battery.

Donovan Ingram, 55, Raceland. Domestic abuse

battery (2 cts).

Lockport Police Rodney Dufrene, 33, Lockport. Domestic abuse battery.

Louisiana State Police Lance Lasseigne, 43, Raceland. DWI (1st).

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ARC CHIE E

HAS A PLAN FOR F LAFOU URCHE PARISH

Improve e Our Quality y of Life Move our pariish forward so our children and grandchildren andchildr can live and thrive iin Lafourche Laf he Parish just as w we have done for ge enerations. To do

Coastal Restorat tion and Rec creation As the only ca andidate that has acttually designed and implement p ted coastal restoration p projects, j , I have the exp perience needed to le ead future restoration effo orts in Lafourche Parish.

Create and Protect t Our Jobs s As a former Prresident of Lafourche e Chamber of Commerce, Archie knows we must create a b i business-friend f i dly d environment dl i so we w can grow our economy and attract new businessses.

Support Nicholls State Univ versity As a former Preside ent of Nicholls State University Al Alumni iB Board, d I und d derstand t d th the impact i t Nicholls Ni h ll has Nic h on our parish and o on our region. I will continue to support Nicholls so we they can continue tinue tto produce nurses, tea acherr,, business leaders ers and other o highly-skilled works for our area.

Improving our antiquated uated drainage infrastructure infrastruc cture As former Lafourche e Parish Administrato or and Public Works Director for the t City of Thibodaux, ux, Archie Ar has the expertise ne eeded to improve our ur outdat outdated drainage infrastructure and to better pre epare us for the future.

ARCH HIE’S E EXPERIIENCE MATTE ERS ARCHIE

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Private e Sector Managed road ds, bridges, and coa astal restoration projects in exc cess of $50 million

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Public S Sector Directed succe essful Lafourche Parissh coastal restoration pro ojects

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Lafourc che Parish h Government Managed over 300 employees an nd a $100+ million budget for Lafourche Parish Goverrnment

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Commun nity Service Served as the Chairman of the loc cal Chamber of Commerce, President of the Nic cholls State University Alum mni Board, and a La afourche Parish Reserve Deputty.

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PLEASE E VOTE

SA ATURDA TUR RDA AY Y, NOVEMBER 16

PAID FOR FO OR BY ARCHIE CHAISSON FOR LAFOURCHE FOURCHE P PARISH ARISH PRESIDENT