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Publisher’s Notebook
A Walk Along Main Street By Daniel Duggan, Publisher
Memorial Day Remembrances
We Americans celebrate Me- from Decoration Day to Memorial morial Day to remind ourselves Day. When the change was made, that our freedom has never been Congress scheduled Memorial free. Day on the last Monday of May. There are no other countries in For many, Memorial Day has the world in which citizens have become another three-day weekso many rights and freedoms guar- end to have fun. It apparently has anteed. lost some of its original meaning Memorial Day is and purpose. set aside to rememIn my opinion, all ber those who have Americans should take laid down their lives the time next Monday for all the citizens of to give thanks to those America, those who who died for our freepaid the ultimate price dom. to protect and ensure Veterans, living the freedoms that we and deceased, are enjoy. The first occurworthy of our respect. rence of the observaThose who survived tion of Memorial Day America’s wars somewas in 1886 in the day will join their destate of New York. parted comrades in This was just after the Daniel Duggan arms. Civil War and the day Moreover, let’s was meant to honor and remember make sure we say thanks to our those that had died in the war. veterans and to those men and In the next few years, the rest women now in uniform who are of the northern states followed suit ready to do their duty to protect and recognized the holiday. Most America. southern states started the obserMemorial Day reminds us that vance after World War I. we must never forget. The holiday originally began as Correction - In our April 16, Decoration Day. The first obser- Summer Fun edition, we publishvance occurred at Arlington Na- er some incorrect dates for Plains tional Cemetery on May 30, 1868. Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible The first service was a procession School. The corrrect information is through the graves that involved Plains Presbyterian Church will host placing flowers and American SUMMER SEAQUEST June 10-14 flags on each grave to remember from 9 a.m. until noon at 22929 Old the soldiers lost. Scenic Highway, Zachary. Children This service also was accompa- ages four years old through 6th grade nied by the singing of hymns and are invited to attend. Children must songs. Some communities still ob- be four by September 30, 2019 in order to participate. Visit the church serve the holiday in this way. In 1967, Congress officially website at www.churchattheplains. changed the name of the holiday org to register online.
Touring Abbeville’s historic district and train depot with Charlene Beckett, Main Street Manager, Mayor David Amrhein and owner of the Abbeville Train Depot Chuck Sonnier.
City of Zachary Downtown Revitalization Efforts Underway
Mayor David Amrhein recently met with city officials in Abbeville and St. Francisville in an effort of learning more about successful Main Street Louisiana cities and their approach to maintaining a vibrant downtown community. Since 1984, Louisiana Main Street has helped communities transform the way they think about the revitalization and management of their downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. Cities and towns across the state have come to see that a prosperous, sustainable community is only as healthy as its core. Local revitalization efforts in Zachary’s downtown area recently include: New ornate street signs, façade improvements to City Annex Building, new landscaping at the Zachary Depot, pedestrian markings along the highway, and new green space and playground (Hug Your People Community Park). Commercial storefront and overall structure improvements have been made
to the old Trio Building, which is now home to The Boot CrossFit and the old Amrhein Building, which is now home to Z Market. In addition to structural progression, the city has initiated an ambitious schedule of top notch entertainment musical concerts, Downtown Live at the Gazebo, and numerous family events in an effort to bring tourists and locals into downtown on a continual basis. Other proposed revitalization efforts are underway as we lean toward a Main Street Approach for the purpose of advancing economic revitalization of the traditional/historic downtown and neighborhood commercial district.
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In Our Community
Former Local Students Making Waves Among LSU Student Government LSU Student Government executive candidates Catherine McKinney and Nash Joyner are “All In” to ensure the University’s affordability, improve campus safety and increase student resources. Presidential candidate McKinney, a political science and history junior and SG’s Academic Affairs committee chair, said her track record as an SG senator proves she can get work done. She has authored eight to 10 pieces of legislation during her three years of being in SG. “I really, truly do respect ev-
ery single person in SG, but I think that we need someone who’s going to be really productive, and I think that I’m definitely the best person to do that,” McKinney said. Vice presidential candidate Joyner, political science junior and SG’s assistant director of Veterans Affairs, said his and McKinney’s leadership styles are complementary, and they plan to hold each other accountable so they can best serve students. “We will always, 100 percent of the time, put student interests at heart,” McKinney said. “The
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goal is to leave a place better than [we] found it.” McKinney said the campaign’s three initiative pillars include affordability, campus safety and increased student resources. She said they all include feasible initiatives that students want. “We don’t want to sit there and pretend with students that we can do all these crazy things that we
just know, because we’ve been in Student Government, aren’t possible,” McKinney said. Affordability is a pillar both candidates are connected to. They graduated from public high schools in Louisiana, and they have seen first-hand the financial difficulties of their peers. McKinney said they know how hard it is for some students
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to go to the University and stay there. That’s why she and Joyner spent part of the summer lobbying at the state capitol on behalf of TOPS funding. Joyner said they expressed to legislators how important the University is to the state and how much revenue the University generates. TOPS was fully funded after students rallied for it, but with no guarantee that it will be funded in the future, they plan to continue lobbying. Continuity of TOPS and affordability in general is a central component of the campaign, for which they want to create long-term solutions. McKinney and Joyner said they want to create a scholarship portal in which students will fill out a small application and then
are connected to qualified and verified scholarships. “It would almost be like a matching process, so [students] would fill out that application, and it would only send [them] to scholarships [they] have a 70 percent chance of getting,” McKinney said. Joyner said it will link students to scholarships specific to their senior colleges through the myLSU financial services portal. Campus safety is another pillar of their campaign, encompassing ADA compliance, improved lighting on campus, better resources for LSUPD and faster transit times for Tiger Trails buses. Joyner said quicker transit speeds are important because,
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 POST 3 with plans to move parking fur- ecutive positions] with the most ther outside of campus, students qualified people.” The candidates stressed the would feel safer if they did not have to walk long distances at importance of enacting long-lasting change at the University. night or wait on slower transits. “I have two younger sisters McKinney said safety initiatives are necessary because some who are probably going to come female students do not feel safe, here, and I want to make sure and it can be tough for leaders it’s the best place I can possibly who have not had certain experi- leave for them,” McKinney said. “I don’t want there to be a doubt ences to fully meet their needs. “It’s time for a female to run,” in my mind that I could’ve done McKinney said. “We have a lot of anything more.” issues on campus that are specific to female students.” Joyner said he hopes to increase resources for students with an initiative to bring back the Olinde Career Center’s online resume builder. When OCC Upcoming Guided Tours: switched software, it lost its resume-building capabilities. Yellowstone “Professional development July 16-28 and getting ready for the workNova Scotia place is something very imporAug 14-30 tant,” Joyner said. “We’re all here to get a job or go to grad school, Amish and that’s something we’re missAug 16-24 ing out on by not having that software in place.” San Francisco Joyner said students will be Sept 4-9 able to receive help formatting Magnolia Market their resumes online, and then Sept 24-27 students can bring them to OCC to get help with adding content. Albuquerque Balloon Fest Although there are around 150 Oct 4-13 students running on or officially supporting the “All In” ticket, Joyner said if elected, he and McKinney are open to appointing students who did not initially support them. Visit www.zacharytravel.com “We don’t care what ticket you for a full list of tours. supported in the election,” Joyner (225) 654-9210 said. “We want to fill our [ex-
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In Our Schools In Preparation for Graduation, ZHS Follow a Familiar Path A tradition that began years ago continued this week as graduating ZHS Seniors “retraced” their paths through Zachary schools while wearing their commencement gowns. The students shared stories and emotions with younger students at Northwestern Middle, Copper Mill, Rollins Place, Northwestern Elementary and Rollins Place as they walked through the halls of the hallowed schools that have shaped their educational experience for the past 14 years.
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Zachary Council Weighs Speed Enforcement Issues By Mike Gennaro
The Zachary City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting May 14, 2019. Council members in attendance included Lael Montgomery, Hunter Landry, Laura O’Brien, Brandon Noel, and Francis Nezianya. Mayor David Amrhein presided over the meeting. John Leblanc and Fennwood locals were out in numbers, still frustrated with the problem of speeding in the neighborhood. A recent traffic study on the area concluded that 85% of motorists were going 10 miles above the speed limit on Fennwood. Council members acknowledged there is a speeding problem in Fennwood, and residents acknowledged that there is already enough police enforcement in
the area, leading some councilmembers uncertain of a solution. “Personally, I’m at a loss as to what to do,” added Hunter Landry. He stated that “littering the street” with signage still would not deter certain speeders. He mentioned that from his perspective as a teacher, sometimes negative consequences are the only way to change behaviors. He added that the solution would most likely involve more law enforcement, more tickets being issued. Mayor Amrhein was opposed to writing more tickets, saying that Zachary does not need to be known as a “speed trap” like Morganza or Golden Meadow. “We write tickets on Fennwood pretty regularly,” stated Lt. Pratt of
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the Zachary Police Department when asked by Amrhein. “The majority of people who we were writing tickets to were people living in the neighborhood,” stated Amrhein. Leblanc agreed that many of the speeders are residents and those from outside the neighborhood that cut through. Frustrated, Leblanc personally called out two habitual speeders in front of the cCouncil members and admitted that he tracked them down. “Same ones that have been coming through for years. It’s a mother and a son. I know who they are, because I found their house and know where they live at,” he described, including the models of vehicles they drive. Mayor Amrhein urged residents not to take the law into their own hands, and to file all complaints with the Zachary Police Department before tracking anyone down or stopping them on the road. In a post meeting interview with Councilwoman Laura O’Brien, she pointed out the delicate balance between the enforcement of law and the community’s relationship with police.
“We can make them write a bunch of tickets, but they [police] live here too,” she argued. O’Brien’s district includes Americana, where the narrow and broken up roads with multiple stops were designed to discourage speeding compared to the straight away design of Fennwood. Other matters discussed or decided at the meeting: • In April, 30 new residential building permits were issued at a total construction cost of $6,534,128. The permits costs builders a total of $11,692. “We’re on track to be in the mid 100’s for brand new home sites permitted,” stated Scott Masterson, city inspector. • In April, three new commercial building permits were issued at a total of $1,244,809 as well as two commercial “other” permits, valued at $182,389. • Residential developers may want to take note of a new proposed ordinance 2019-07 that will increase requirements for minimum RS lot sizes in the city to a larger size than is now required. The ordinance is too lengthy to include here.
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In Our Schools
ZELC Holds Annual Luau for Students and Teachers to Close Out the Year
Last Wedensday ZELC held its annual Luau! It was a blast! Thank you to the ZHS Bronco Cheerleaders and Jamie Byrd for helping our little Ponies say ALOHA to the 2018-2019 school year!
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