Amato Updates Council On Efforts To Consolidate Fire Departments

Jasmin Says Community IsWhy He Sought District 6 Seat

By Pamela FolseSpecial Correspondent

Tyler Jasmin is thenew St. James ParishSchool Board memberrepresenting District 6 onthe west bank.

Jasmin said his com-munity encouraged him tobe a candidate for the seatpreviously held byCharles Nailor.

“A lot of peoplepushed me to run,” saidthe 26 year old single dadof a seven-year-old sonwhose mother died. “Thepeople felt that we werenot getting the messagefrom the School Board tothe community. I also

Newly elected, TylerJasmin will serve asthe District 6 represen-tative on the St. JamesParish School Board.See Jasmin Page 8

By Pamela FolseSpecial Correspondent

The St. James ParishCouncil met for abouttwenty minutes lastWednesday at theConvent Courthouse.

During that time, theCouncil passed a resolu-tion supporting efforts toprevent the Environmen-tal Protection Agency(EPA) from moving for-ward with new NationalAmbient Air QualityStandards for ozone untilafter the 2008 ozone stan-dards are implementednationally and sufficientdata air quality stan-dards (ozone) to within arange of 65 to 70 parts perbillion.

This proposed rulehowever, if regulated,would put most ofLouisiana parishes innon-attainment; thuscausing economic barriersfor growth and develop-ment.

This resolution is torequest the delay of thisto determine the impactof the 2008 standards.

Parish PresidentTimmy Roussel said, “InDecember 2014, EPAissued a proposed rule tostrengthen proposed ruleuntil all potential eco-nomic factors are studied.A recent study estimatesit will cost Louisiana com-panies $189 billion overtwo decades to complywith the new limits onozone emissions.”

The measure passedwith a unanimous vote ofthe Council.

The governing bodyalso passed a resolutionauthorizing Roussel tosign a cooperativeendeavor agreement withSouth Central Planningand DevelopmentCommission for aDepartment of HomelandSecurity Grant.

The $17,608.90 ispart of the parish’s Riverand Bayou Mutual Aidand Assistant Task Force.

St. James Parishused the funds to pur-chase first responderequipment and SouthCentral Planning receivesthe money through the

Cooperative EndeavorAgreement and theytransfer the equipment tothe parish.

In a separate resolu-tion the Council pro-claimed the month of

February as BlackHistory Month in St.James Parish.

In time allotted forindividual reports and

EARLY DEADLINESare set for the

February 19th editionof theNews Examiner.All news articles and

advertisements must besubmitted before 12 Noonon Friday, February 13th.

Our Office will be Closed onMonday, February 16th &

Tuesday,February 17th.

St. James Parish Council Secretary AngeleRodrigue signs documents after being electedPresident of the Organization of ParishAdministration Officials recently.

See Council Page 8

“In TheHeart Of

Louisiana’sRuhr Valley”

VOLUME 77, NUMBER 20 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 LUTCHER, LA 70071 50 CENTS

Grand PointTo West Point

By Pamela FolseSpecial Correspondent

When JoshuaBerthelot was in the 5thgrade he did an award-winning social studies fairproject that helped himdecide what he would liketo do after his high schoolgraduation.

“I learned a lot aboutmy grandfather by doingthat project,” the 17 year-old said.

Entitled “FromGramercy to Germany”,the project traced the trav-els of his grandfather fromhis home to Germany dur-ing World War II. Joshuanever met his grandfatherbecause he died beforeJoshua was born.

Joseph J. Berthelot,Sr., or Paw Paw BB, as

Joshua refers to him,served in the U. S. Armyfrom December 25, 1942 toDecember 27, 1945.

“Doing that projectreally made me interestedin the Army. Since the 5thgrade it’s what I’ve wantedto do,” said the life-longGrand Point resident whowas recently notified thathe’s been accepted to theUnited States MilitaryAcademy at West Point,New York.

“I never thought Iwould make it to this day,but I’m just so excited andoverjoyed.”

Last summer Joshuahad the opportunity toattend the West PointSummer LeadersExperience (S.L.E.).

Lutcher High School senior Joshua Berthelotstands in front of his 5th grade Science Fairproject which featured his grandfather, JosephBerthelot, Sr., who served in World War II. Eversince he did that project Josh has been interest-ed in the military. He was recently notified thathe has been accepted into the U. S. MilitaryAcademy in West Point, New York.

See Berthelot Page 8

Public Hearing Held On West Bank ToDiscuss Future Schools Configurations

St. James ParishSchools SuperintendentDr. Alonzo Luce and theSchool Board held aPublic Hearing onMonday night at the St.James High School audi-torium to discuss andreceive input on severalscenarios the Board isconsidering concerningbuilding a new St. JamesHigh School, building anew elementary school onthe West Bank, elemen-tary school facility loca-tions, and expansionsand upgrades to schoolsthroughout the district.

Luce began the meet-ing with a PowerPointpresentation that out-lined several and he saiddiscussions at the PublicHearings will be takeninto consideration inpreparation for theSpecial Board meetingthat will be held onThursday, February 19,2015.

Also, Luce said theBoard will use the com-

munities input when theschool district goes to vot-ers asking to renew a $56million Bond on May 2,2015.

On the West Bank,here are the scenarios Dr.Luce presented:

Scenario A:*All elementary

schools on the West Bankstay open. Completelyupgrade Fifth Ward,Sixth Ward and VacherieElementary Schools andreconfigure grade levelsamong schools.

*Fifth WardElementary School wouldbecome PK-5. Sixth WardElementary School wouldget all of the 6th gradestudents from Fifth WardElementary. VacherieElementary remains PK-6.

Scenario B*Reconfigure Fifth

Ward, Sixth Ward andVacherie ElementarySchools. Build a new ele-mentary school to houseall West Bank students.

On the East Bank,here are the scenariospresented:

Scenario C:*All elementary

schools on the East Bankstay open. UpgradeLutcher Elementary,Gramercy Elementaryand Paulina ElementarySchools and reconfiguregrade levels amongschools.

*Lutcher ElementarySchool would become PK-5. Paulina and Gramercywould split the 6thgraders from LutcherElementary. Paulina andGramercy remain PK-6.

Scenario D*Reconfigure Lutcher

Elementary as a HeadStart and ParishRecreation Center.Cluster PaulinaElementary School andGramercy ElementarySchool by placing PK-2ndat one school and 3rd-6that the other school for allEast Bank Elementarystudents. Performing

Arts Magnet studentswill flow through bothschools.

Here are the scenar-ios presented in the pres-entation concerning theHigh Schools (both Eastand West Banks):

Scenario E:*Move 6th grade to

St. James High School.Scenario F:

*Merge Career andTechnology campus andScience & Math Academyat the present Career andTechnology campus tobecome early college highschool program. Upgradethe entire building.

*Reconfigure Science& Math Academy as com-munity recreation centeror Head Start.

*Add the PerformingArts Academy to the newSt. James High School.

All of these scenariosare dependent upon thesuccess of passing theMay 2nd bond renewal.

See Hearing Page 8

Poché Named Tiger’sOpening Night Starter

Jared Poché will getto do something Fridaynight that not many 20year olds will ever get todo.

LSU head baseballcoach Paul Mainieri hasnamed the formerLutcher Bulldog stand-out as the starting pitch-er for this Friday’s open-

ing night game at AlexBox.

The Tigers hostKansas and first pitch isscheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Poché enters hissophomore season aftera stellar freshmen cam-paign. He will have bigshoes to fill as the LSUcoaching staff is lookingfor Poché to fill the spotleft by Aaron Nola, oneof LSU’s all-time greatpitchers who was draft-ed by the PhiladelphiaPhillies.

According towww.lsusports.net, in2014 Poché appeared in16 games (all starts),posted a 9-3 record and a2.45 ERA in 91.2 inningswith 26 walks and 52strikeouts, limited oppo-nents to a .222 battingaverage, finished No. 12in the SEC in both ERA

Police Looking For SecondSuspect In Shooting Case

On February 2, 2015at approximately 9:45p.m., St. James ParishSheriff deputies respond-ed to a 911 call at a resi-dence located on NorthCourseault Street inLutcher.

The call was regard-ing a disturbance betweena female caller and a malesubject, and the callerstated that a subject bythe name of Billy Moorehad shot a gun into the airand left in a blue PontiacGrand AM.

While in route to theresidence, deputies

observed the vehicle trav-eling at a high rate ofspeed and running a stopsign.

Deputies attempted tostop the vehicle, but thedriver continued to flee,and during the pursuit,the driver lost control ofhis vehicle and collidedwith a fence near theintersection of MilletStreet and JeffersonHighway.

Two occupants bailedout of the vehicle andbegan to flee on foot.

One of the occupants,Kenneth Darrell Muse(B/M, DOB 10-21-1994;5048 Fairfield, BatonRouge) was apprehendedafter he was discoveredhiding under a houselocated near the crash.

Muse was arrestedand charged with LA R. S.40:966.E.1 - Possession ofMarijuana (1 count); LAR.S. 14:95 - Illegal carry-

See Suspect Page 8

Jared Poché

See Poché Page 8

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Each spring, recent graduatesbegin their difficult quest to findgainful employment in their fields,but for those starting out in agricul-ture, it’s a tough time to get in thefield all year long.

That’s why a USDA program inthe new Farm Bill, the BeginningFarmer and Rancher Program,seeks to help those farmers juststarting out through grant money.USDA Deputy Secretary KrystaHarden was recently in Louisianato announce more than $18 millionin grants through BFRDP, in part,to help farmers get started.

“As new farmers and ranchersget started, they are really lookingto their community for support,”

Harden said. “The BeginningFarmer and Rancher DevelopmentProgram empowers these farmersand ranchers to bring innovativeideas to the table when it comes toaddressing food security, creatingeconomic enterprises, and buildingcommunities.”

For residents of one NewOrleans neighborhood, agricultureis right outside their front door. TheRecirculating Farms Coalition has acommunity garden on Carondoletand now has more money to grow.Harden recently toured the gardenand the community projects to helpagriculture, even in urban areas.

“I’ve been meeting with somefolks who live right across the streetin the building, have a raised bedwith their kids and they’re showingthem how to grow food, where itcomes from,” Harden said.“Aquaponics is a good, big part ofthis. There are some chickens, thekids are laughing at where the eggscome from, learning all sorts ofthings. So, it’s revitalizing and help-ing an area the needs extra atten-tion, but also helping them learnabout healthy eating.”

The Recirculating FarmsCoalition recently received$500,000 from BFRDP, according to

Marianne Cufone is the executivedirector of the Recirculating FarmsCoalition.

“The program itself will helpsupply classes like farming 101,how to market your produce, becom-ing more sustainable in terms ofenergy usage and water usage,”Cufone said. “It’s really very impor-tant for our community becausefolks here, we’ve learned, don’t payfor classes, or aren’t able to pay forclasses and so, this grant will allowus to offer those classes for free.”

Harden said she could alreadysee the effect the program was hav-ing and hoped for a similar effect inrural areas as well.

“This grant is extra special,” shesaid. “They have a great beginning,but they’re going to be doing nightand weekend classes for folks inter-ested in learning about how to growtheir own food.”

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsackannounced at the American FarmBureau convention in San Diego,there is now more the $18 million ofthe grant program is available nowand the deadline to apply is March31st. More information can be foundon the USDA’s website or atwww.twilatv.org.

FARM BUREAUThe

President’s Column

by Pete Dufresne

Growing Up: USDAProgram Helps NewFarmers Starting Out

Opinion.........Opinion.........

Favorite Teachers: In a recent column I asked about your fa-vorite teachers. Prof Ronald Labat submitted his list in writing. Here is what he said:

My favorite teachers were:1. Mr. Charles E. Weimer. Prof Weimer taught me English and geometry in the old St. James High School. He was my teacher �rst and later he was my boss. I was employed by the St. James School Board as a 4th grade teacher. I will always remember the words he told me when I entered the teaching profession. He said, “Ronald, I was your principal and teacher and now I am your boss. You are no longer a student, but a professional. Be sure to be a professional person.” I will never forget these words. Mr. Weimer was also one of my major professors at Nicholls State. I took two courses under him while I was work-ing on my master’s degree. Mr. Weimer encouraged me to write the history of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Later I wrote a paper on middle schools. I scored an A in each subject. I will never forget Mr. Weimer.

2. Robert Gilmore was the band director at SLI, now the Uni-versity of Louisiana at Lafayette where I attended. Ramon, my twin brother, Dr. James Sta�ord’s (the dentist) father, Martin Sotile, myself and others worked in the band hall for $17.75 per month. We used that money to pay our rent which was $15 per month. Mr. Gilmore was like a father to all of us. He showed us the way! I learned all about music from him.

3. �e third teacher I will never forget is Prof Fernand Wagues-pack. Prof taught French I and II and American History. Who will ever forget his famous words, “time will tell”? Prof Ko Ko would have made a wonderful guidance counselor. You could talk to him and he would listen to you. I will never forget those three teachers. (s) Prof Labat

Prof, it is very likely that you were a favorite teacher to many and even more will never forget you! Nice visit with Mark Bergeron: What a delight it was to sit in on the conversation between former St. James High School Principal Mark Bergeron and retired teacher Mary Ann Ed-wards last week. �eir friendship has gone on for years despite their uncomfortable start. Mr. Bergeron needed to integrate his sta� at St. James High and he asked Mary Ann and Do-ris Monconduit, who is now deceased, to be the �rst Black teachers in the formerly all White school. He asked them to do something that was very di�cult. Most White parents didn’t want their children to be taught by Black teachers and many Black parents preferred that White teachers instruct their chil-dren. While the two teachers knew they didn’t have much sup-port from parents, they did know they had the support of their principal. �ose days of early integration were tough. I was a student then. I think the entire experience could have been made a bit easier if we were �rst taught more about the culture of the opposite race as a way of getting to know one another better. We had no introductions, were thrust into a classroom together and had to do our best. �e story of Mr. Bergeron and Mrs. Edwards is local history and I hope that it is preserved somewhere for future generations.

Queen Sugar. I was excited last Tuesday to awaken to the news that Oprah Winfrey will be producing a television series based on the �rst-time novel by Natalie Baszile entitled “Queen Sug-ar”, about a young woman who leaves California to come to Louisiana to claim her inheritance from her recently deceased father. What she discovers is an 800-year old sugar cane farm in the heart of Louisiana. Selma director Ava DuVernay is set to write, direct and produce the project, her �rst television pro-duction debut. Winfrey will executive produce as well and will have a recurring role in the series. Hopefully, someone from St. James Parish will contact the Oprah Winfrey Network and invite them to come here to �lm the series. We would be happy to welcome them and we have great sugar cane plantations to show o� on television.

Don’t forget Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day comes and goes here, sometimes unnoticed because it is eclipsed by the Mardi Gras parades, balls and other celebrations. Don’t forget your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. Here’s hoping your Valentine doesn’t forget you!

King Cakes. Some cooks are no longer satis�ed with those sweet treats with the carnival-colored sugar sprinkles on top. In their restlessness to try something new they are opting for the savory variety. Locally, Chef Stephan Folse is o�ering a sa-vory round-shaped bread stu�ed with a craw�sh mixture and topped with colorful vegetables. Elsewhere in the state is one cook who stu�s his roll with boudin and drizzles cane sugar over it. Both of those look nice and I’m sure they taste good, too. We salute these Louisiana chefs and their creativity in o�ering new twists on old favorites. If these two don’t sound too appetizing to you, there are many variations of the sweet traditional king cakes from which to choose. I like the Zulu King Cakes at Matherne’s that are topped with chocolate and sprinkled with coconut.

Guns and Ri�es in the River: �anks to Larry Folse for re-membering that my grandfather’s ferry in St. James was used for the disposal of guns and ri�es that were taken in arrests or used in illegal activities. My grandfather was given the guns and he took them on the board and tossed them overboard in the middle of the river. Somewhere at the bottom of the river is an entire collection of rusted antique guns.

Where Have All the Dance Halls Gone? I was talking to some young adults the other day. Some had no idea what the jitterbug was. I’ve never been a dancer, but I’ve always enjoyed seeing couples dance. At one time, there were public dances or bars where people could go to dance, listen to music and have a good time. �ere are so few dance halls these days. �e only place that most people can go to dance is at a wedding and now that music is mostly recorded and played by a disc jockey. Bars now tend to be very dark and veiled in cigarette smoke. Where can young people go to dance these days? How will they ever recover the lost art of the jitterbug? Who were your favorite local dancers? What kind of dances would they do?

To close with a quote: “A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.” Helen Rowland

by Pamela Folse

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Birds And Birding

Birds and BirdingAmerican Bald Eagles are nesting as it is mid-winter. The

approach of spring, six weeks or so away is imminent.Daylight savings time begins March 8. What is commonly known as “Spring Migration” gets going

strong in March. Order your new birding binoculars now and beready.

Purple Martins confirmed the season by appearing at the mar-tin boxes of Lloyd Lambert of Gramercy on 1-29-15. Other PurpleMartin landlords await their tenants. The population of PurpleMartins is declining. Some long time landlords had them for yearsand now have none. The reason is unclear.

The scientists studying the density of our various species ofbirds in Louisiana are alarmed at the declines of some species includ-ing our Purple Martins. A few other species are growing, such as theBlack-bellied Whistling Ducks, House Finches and EurasianCollared Doves. That is three interesting species to get acquaintedwith and observe. The ducks are cavity nesters as are our nativeWood Ducks. House Finches build their nests around residences andouthouses much like Carolina Wrens. Eurasian Collared Doves pre-fer cedar trees and palm trees in which to nest in subdivisions.

Fortunately, our local eagle population is thriving having grownto more than five hundred individuals in Louisiana from a low of onlya few when I was a child. Born in 1925 I saw my first American BaldEagle in Louisiana in 1991 when I was already retired.

Search for the American Bald Eagle Expo at Morgan City on lineand read about all the attractions that are coming to Morgan CityFebruary 24- 28, 2015.It can be an awesome outing including Cajun Food, Music, boattours on which you will see dozens of American Bale Eagles, some ofthem on their nests feeding their young.

Do not be deceived by the nearness of the Festival. It is one ofthe greatest. Visitors will be there from nearly every state in theunion.

Plan to attend and enjoy the eagles.Call me if you see a rare bird so we can share the good news. Good birding y’all!Tom Sylvest

By: Thomas A. Sylvest

Get HighOn Life

By Harold Keller

Mardi Gras 2014The Carnival Season is well underway. The next week-and-a-

half we will have an opportunity to see parades every night. Tuesday, February 17th, many people will celebrate Mardi

Gras, which is considered one of the biggest outdoor parties in theworld.

“Mardi Gras Madness,” as some people describe it, is now big-ger than ever. (As a point of information, “madness” is defined asa condition of being mad. “Mad” is defined as craze, insane, fool-ish, and senseless.) Many cities, outside of Louisiana, have decid-ed to copy the celebration for which New Orleans is famous.

With the celebration comes the attitude that creates theatmosphere of “eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” TheBible says that people with this mentality are fools. In Louisiana,we are famous for the French saying: “Laissez les bons tempsrouler,” (Let the good times roll).

Many people make Mardi Gras a family day. On that day, thefamily will be exposed to drunkenness, drug use without the fear ofarrest, people urinating on the streets, people parading half-naked(and some naked), and homosexuals having a public beauty con-test, with spectators applauding. Good times??? You be the judge.

As some of you read this, which is called an opinion column, Isense you may disagree with me and, maybe, even get a littleangry. Before you overreact, I challenge you to ask yourself thisquestion: Is God, our Heavenly Father, honored and pleased withsuch activity?

Am I writing this article as a self-righteous, condemningChristian? The answer is “no.”

Did I ever participate? You bet I did. I rode on a float – gotdrunk – and got caught up in the wicked spirit that prevails thatday. I thank God that I’ve been delivered. The blinders have beenremoved.

With all the ungodly activities, many parades pay tribute toother gods. If this is your thing, I say, “Go for it.” We all have afree choice. As for me and Jeanne, we choose to miss it all.

If you have any questions, or comments, please write to GetHigh on Life, P.O. Drawer U, Reserve, LA 70084, call (985) 652-8477, or e-mail: hkeller@comcast.net.

Victoria's Valentine's Day 2015As Valentine’s Day approaches, my heart returns to February

14, 2002, when I watched my daughter Victoria’s seven year-oldeyes slowly scanned the Valentine loot scattered on the kitchentable. Pushing aside the small white envelopes that bore hername, treat-filled plastic bags, and the wrappings of the candy thatdidn’t survive the ride home, she reached for the large, red, heart-shaped box.

“And who is this for?” she asked, her voice filled with hope thatshe was the intended recipient.

“Sorry. I bought it for your Dad,” I replied while thinking thatVictoria’s choice of the Whitman sampler was pretty impressive.

“May I open it?” she boldly questioned.“Well… okay,” I answered after deciding that Michael would-

n’t mind. By the time he returned home from his business trip,he’d barely notice it anyway.

I continued, “Just don’t lose the little map inside. It lets youknow where each type of candy is located.” My husband doesn’t like surprises. With regards to candy and tolife, he wants to know what’s in store for him before he sinks histeeth into it.

“Okay, I won’t lose it,” she happily promised as I left thekitchen.

Only moments after she ripped the cellophane from the candythat it had been protecting, Victoria found me in the study. Hersolemn expression informed me that her next words had been care-fully chosen.

“I didn’t lose the map,” she quietly began, “but I dropped thebox and all of the candy fell out and I don’t know where any of itbelongs.”

In her defense, I never told her not to drop the candy, only toguard the map. She followed me into the kitchen where we beganto pick up the candy. (You can eat off of my kitchen floor. Notbecause it’s clean, but because there’s usually lots of food there.)

The bounty of strewn sweets began to dwindle as we attempt-ed to return each piece to its proper place. It was a difficult task,except for the cashews. It’s easy to spot a nut, even when it is cov-ered in chocolate and trying to masquerade as a candy.

And so it is with life.Sometimes we drop the box. The pieces of our lives are then

in disarray and suddenly we don’t know where anything belongs.Spouses, children, jobs, ministries, unspoken dreams, friends, andeven nutty relatives (Did I write that, or did I just think it?)viciously vie for our attention.

It is then that I remember Psalm 138:8 NLT “The LORD willwork out his plans for my life--for your faithful love, O LORD,endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me.” I cry out tomy faithful Father and listen with gratitude to the One Who takesthe sweet, but scattered portions of my life and returns them totheir proper place.

Ronny may be reached at rmichel@rtconline.com

HeartsIn Touch

By Ronny Michel

News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015, Page 3

By Melvina AllenMatherne

On Wednesday,February 25 the St. JamesParish Library is proud tohost a Black HistoryProgram presented by thevery talented “Crazy boutHistory” group. The groupfocuses on Louisiana andlocal black historical fig-ures. The program willbegin at the library inLutcher at 6:00 p.m. andhas been very popular.Hope you can make thisevent.On the following

Saturday, February 28,local writer FarrahRochon will hold a ques-tion and answer sessionopen to the public. Shewill begin in Vacherie at9:00 a.m. and later shewill be in Lutcher at 11:00a.m. Come out and meetour local contemporary

romance writer. She willbe happy to answer yourquestions on writing and

publishing.I have great news for

those of you who need alittle help in basic comput-ing. Library Supervisor,Keri Walker, will set up aone-on-one appointmentwith you. Call the libraryto set up your appoint-ment.Did you stop by the

library yet and tell usabout your favoriteauthor? I know many of

you have an author thatyou love! Let us know whoit is all the month ofFebruary.Two of our book clubs

will host author ChristaAllan on Tuesday, March3 at 10:00 a.m. at thelibrary in Lutcher. Thismeeting will be open tothe public. I will havemore information on thisevent for you in nextweek’s column.

The "Crazy ‘Bout History" group will perform on Wednesday, February 25at 6:00 p.m. at the St. James Parish Library in Lutcher. The public is invit-ed to attend."

Congratulations To Tyra JohnsonWelsh MSN, APRN, NP-C

The family of TyraJohnson Welsh is veryproud to announce herreceiving a Master’s ofScience Degree inNursing during the fallcommencement exerciseat Southern Universityand A&M College onDecember 12, 2014. OnJanuary 28, 2015, Tyratook the next step tobecome a NursePractitioner by taking theAmerican Assocation ofNurse Practitioner certifi-cation exam. She passedthe exam and has receivedthe acknowledgementthat she has met therequirements for nationalcertification as a Family

Nurse Practitioner.Currently, Tyra is

employed at Baton RougeGeneral Hospital as anEmergency Room Nursewhere she has been since2006. Tyra is a 2001 grad-uate of Lutcher HighSchool and the daughterof Sandra JenkinsJohnson and SammyJohnson, Sr. of Gramercy.Tyra resides in BatonRouge with her husband,Delvin Welsh. Tyra sayswith God in the lead, thelove and support of herfamily and friends helpedher achieve this advancelevel of profession as aNurse Practitioner. ToGod be the Glory!

Happy Birthday wishes toMary Louise Clark onFebruary 13th. From fam-ily and friends.

LibraryNews

Community ChorusOf River ParishesThe Community

Chorus of River Parishesis looking for new mem-bers to begin its 2015Spring season. TheChorus, under the direc-tion of Brian Martinez,Jr., is open to all, fromMiddle School agethrough adults. Four con-certs are usually per-formed each season, 2each in December andApril/May. Rehearsals are

held on the second andfourth Thursdays of everymonth, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., atR. K. Smith MiddleSchool, 281 Judge EdwardDufresne Pkwy., Luling.No auditions or previousexperience necessary. Formore information, call985-652-0162, or emailccrpsings@gmail.com.If you love to sing,

please join us for thisexciting, new season!

RA Offers ScholarshipsTo 7th & 8th GradersRiverside Academy

has announced that schol-arship applications areavailable to prospectiveeighth and ninth gradestudents for the 2015-2016 Academic Year.Scholarships are beingoffered to high achievingstudents and will beawarded based on meritand the number of stu-dents who apply.Scholarship appli-

cants must pursue anhonors curriculum atRiverside and must main-tain a grade point averageof 3.5 or higher while on

scholarship. Applicantsmust provide the scholar-ship committee withcopies of test scores,report cards, and letters ofreference.The deadline to apply

is March 9, and partici-pants will be notified ofthe scholarship commit-tee’s decision no laterthan April 13, 2015.Please go online to our

website www.riversidea-cademy.com to downloadan application, or callRiverside Academy at985.536.4246 for furtherinformation.

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Happy Birthday wishes toDeidra Joseph onFebruary 13th. From fam-ily and friends.

St. Joan Of Arc AddsPreK 2 For 2015-2016SJA is pleased to

announce the opening oftheir new preK 2 programfor the 2015-16 schoolyear. The program willrun during the standardschool year with a teacherand an assistant provid-ing a loving and nurturingenvironment. Spiritual as

well as social developmentwill be the focus. The chil-dren will follow a dailyroutine with a balance ofplay time and age-appro-priate learning activities.The teacher and assistantwill provide support andreinforcement of pottytraining efforts.

JambalayaA Mixture Of Social, News & Reminiscing

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Chantel Brignac Soriano, LPT, ATCOwner/Physical Therapist

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St. James Parish Government Department of Human ResourcesAnnounces Its Quarterly Food Bank Distribution Schedule

St. James ParishGovernment, Depart-ment of Human Resources(DHR) along with theGreater Baton RougeFood Bank will distributecommodities to eligiblefamilies and individualsin St. James ParishFebruary 9-12, 2015.Commodities will be dis-tributed on a first-come,first serve basis to all reg-istered applicants. Inorder to receive commodi-ties, an individual mustbe a resident of St. Jamesparish and have anincome at or below theFederal Poverty IncomeGuidelines. According tothe Department ofAgriculture’s regulations,maximum family incometo be eligible is as follows:

MonthlyFamily IncomeSize Limits1 $1,2662 $1,7053 $2,1444 $2,5845 $3,0246 $3,4647 $3,9048 $4,344For households with

more than eight members,add $440 for each addi-tional member.

Individuals who havenot pre-registered for com-modities, but would like toapply will be consideredas walk-ins, and must pro-vide current identifica-tion/residency and proof ofincome to determine eligi-bility. After meetingrequirements, walk-inswill only be served if all ofthe pre-registered recipi-ents do not pick up theircommodities.

In an effort to serveeligible applicants moreeffectively and efficiently,DHR and the St. JamesParish Housing Authorityis partnering to allowcommodities distributionsto be held at each HousingDevelopment Adminis-tration Building.

Commodities willbe distributed for eld-erly and non-elderlyresidents at the follow-ing locations:

Monday,February 9, 2015from 10:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.

Elderly Residents(District 4) RomevilleSenior Center, 8188Romeville Street,Convent, LA.

N o n - e l d e r l yResidents (District 4)Central HousingComplex Office, 9282Central Project St.,Convent, LA.

Tuesday,February 10, 2015from 10:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m

Elderly Residents(District 5) WelcomeSenior Center, 7140Park Street, St. James,LA.

N o n - e l d e r l yResidents (District 5) St.James/Hymel HousingComplex, 8234 Mill St.James, LA.

Wednesday,February 11, 2015from 10:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.

Elderly Residents(Districts 6 & 7)Vacherie SeniorCenter, 29166 HealthUnit Street Vacherie, LA.

N o n - e l d e r l yResidents (District 6 &7) Vacherie HousingComplex, Building#113, 2266 Project Drive,Vacherie, LA

Thursday,February 12, 2015from 10:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.

Elderly Residents(District 1, 2 & 3)Lutcher Senior Center,2631 Louisiana Avenue,Lutcher, LA.

N o n - e l d e r l yResidents (District 1, 2 &3) Brooks LearningCenter, 2662 OscarBrooks Apt., #123A,

Lutcher, LA.Mr. Timmy Roussel,

Parish President, andMrs. Bedar Warren, DHRDirector, encourage all eli-gible residents, especiallythe unemployed, to takeadvantage of the com-modities program,remembering to bring a

box or bag to carry com-modities. If you havequestions or to pre–regis-ter please call (225) 562-2447 or visit the 2nd floorof the St. James ParishG o v e r n m e n t ’ sDepartment of HumanResources Office at 5153Canatella Street,

Convent, LA 70723,Monday thru Thursdaybetween the hours of 7:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m., andFriday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.

St. James ParishCommodity Food Programis an equal opportunityemployer/program. Rules

for acceptance and partici-pation in the program arethe same for everyonewithout regard to race,color, national origin, age,sex, political affiliation, ordisability. Auxiliary aidsand services are availableupon request to individu-als with disabilities.

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St. James Parish YouthBaseball/Girls FastpitchSoftball RegistrationThe St. James Parish

Youth BaseballOrganization / GirlsFastpitch SoftballOrganization will be tak-ing registration for the2015 Season at the St.James Parish FitnessCenter from February9th - February 27th.

East and West Bankresidents may register onMonday - Friday from8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., andon Saturday from 9:00a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the St.James Parish FitnessCenter located next toVeron’s Supermarket. Wewill hold 2 registrationdays at the 7th DistrictPark in Vacherie. Theywill be held as follows.

•Tuesday, February11, 2015, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m.

•Tuesday, February24, 2015, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m.

The last day to regis-ter is February 28th.Anyone who comes afterFebruary 28th will be puton a waiting list.

The registration feewill be as follows: $30.00for one, $50.00 for two and$15.00 for each additionalchild thereafter.

A copy of the child’sbirth certificate will beneeded for new players.

Anyone interested incoaching or assisting thisseason, please sign up atthe time of registration, orcall Brent or Brian at 562-2337.

**Due to health andsanitary reasons, playersmust provide their ownbatting helmet.

Lutcher BaseballSeniors

2015 Lutcher Bulldogs Baseball Team

Lutcher JV Baseball

Lutcher JV Baseball Team

RECENT RESULTSLutcher Boys 4 Live Oak 1Ruston Poche'(LHS) def Ben Baker(LO) 6-2 6-2Nathan Holiday (LO) def Lane Lundy (LHS) 7-6 (9-7)

7-6 (11-9)Timothy Wahl and Remy Lodrigues LHS def JordanHoliday and Trevor Landry LO 6-1 3-6 6-1Lutcher won #2 and 3 doubles by forfeit

Lutcher Ladies 5 Live Oak 0Carly Hotard LHS def Ashley McClary LO 6-1 6-0Kayla Zeringue LHS def Peyton Burke LO 6-1 6-3Olivia Mohon and Makenzie Waguespack LHS def

Mackenzie McDonald and Bailey Coleman LO 6-26-3

Kelsey Roussel and Jenna Faucheaux LHS def DewynCropper and Angela Bernard LO 6-1 6-3

3rd court was a forfeit

Lutcher Tennis News

LHS Powerlifters

LHS Powerlifting GirlsLutcher Powerlifters are getting ready for Regional

competition at Pope John Paul in Slidell on Friday Feb.27 at 5:00 p.m. Pictured are the seniors on this year'steam.

Lady Bulldogs End SeasonWith Pair Of Losses

By Jim HendersonSports Writer

The Lutcher LadyBulldog Basketball teamsaw its season end on adismal note with a 65-51loss to the Belaire LadyBengals in a District 6-4Acontest.

The loss left the LadyBulldogs with a 2-6 markin league play.

Belaire jumped out toa 19-12 first quarter leadand then outscoredLutcher 14-12 in the sec-ond period to take a 33-24lead at the break.

Belaire outgunnedLutcher 20-14 to maintaina double-digit lead in thethird quarter. The LadyBulldogs cut into thedeficit in the fourth periodoutgunning the LadyBengals 15-12, but Belairehad too much of a lead forLutcher to overcome.

Jaynice Aguillard ledthe Lady Bulldogs with 23points, followed by EmilyHarrell with 11, includingtwo 3-point goals. JaleahLaFargue added sixpoints, all on 3-pointgoals. Tamara Scott net-

ted six points and ChelseaCola finished with fivepoints for Lutcher.

The Lady Bulldogsalso dropped a 58-38 deci-sion to Plaquemine.

Lutcher led 11-4 atthe end of the first quar-ter. But Plaquemine ral-lied in the second periodoutscored the LadyBulldogs 25-4 in the quar-ter to take a 29-15 advan-tage at the half.

Plaquemine main-tained its lead throughoutthe second half. The LadyGreen Devils outgunnedLutcher 12-10 in the thirdquarter and 15-13 in thefinal period to seal thewin.

Aguillard led Lutcherwith 12 points, followedby Harrell with nine andLaFargue added sixpoints. Harrell had two 3-point goals. Cola andChelsea Johnson each hadthree points apiece andChyna Williams andTamara Scott each hadtwo points apiece for theLady Bulldogs.

Plaquemine also wonthe JV contest with a 29-26 win over Lutcher.

The Lady Bulldogsended their season with a

5-22 overall record.

Bulldogs Top BelaireFor First District WinBy Jim HendersonSports Writer

The Lutcher BulldogBasketball team ended afive-game District 6-4Alosing streak by beatingthe Belaire Bengals 57-52.

The win keepsLutcher's playoff hopesalive by improving to 1-5in league play and 16-7overall. The Bulldogs hada No. 18 power rankinggoing into this week'sgames. The top 32 teamswill make Class 4A playoffbracket.

Lutcher, who plays inthe toughest Class 4A dis-trict in the state, hasleague games against St.Michael and Tara left onthe schedule.

Against Belaire, bothteams were tied at 9-9 atthe end of the first quar-ter. Each team poured in15 points apiece in thesecond period with thescore tied at 24-24 at thebreak.

However, theBulldogs moved ahead inthe third quarter. A 3-point basket by JaylonWingate gave Lutcher afour point lead at 39-35heading into the fourthperiod.

The Bulldogs wereable to maintain its leadthroughout the final quar-ter. Brendon Taylor ledLutcher in the final quar-ter pouring in nine of hisgame-high 22 points tospark the Bulldog scoringsurge. Lutcher outscoredBelaire 18-17 in the fourthperiod to secure the winand avenge an earlier lossto the Bengals.

Taylor led the Bulldogscoring attack with 22points, followed by TiajahWhite with nine points.White led Lutcher with

nine rebounds and twoblocks.

Wingate and AldontreDavis each chipped inwith eight points apiece.Tariq Belvin finished withthree points and TorianRobertson, TharrinMaddie and JontreKirklin each had twopoints apiece for theBulldogs. Maddie alsodelivered two assists andhad three steals in thecontest.

Belaire won the JVcontest with a 39-36 winover Lutcher.

Also last week, theBulldogs dropped a 61-45loss to the PlaquemineGreen Devils.

The win improved theGreen Devils to a perfect5-0 mark in District 6-4Aplay and sole possession offirst place in the leaguestandings.

Plaquemine jumpedout to a 13-10 first quarterlead and then outgunnedthe Bulldogs 20-15 in thesecond period to take a 33-25 edge at the half.

Plaquemine was ableto maintain its advantagethroughout the secondhalf. The Green Devilsoutscored Lutcher 13-10in the third quarter and15-10 in the final period toseal the 61-45 win.

Belvin led theBulldogs with 10 points,including two 3-pointgoals. Wingate followedwith nine, including three3-point goals. Davis andWhite each added sixpoints apiece. Taylorended with five points,five rebounds and twosteals. Maddie andKirklin each finished withfour points apiece. Maddiehad three assists andTaylor grabbed fiverebounds and had two

steals.The Bulldogs will play

at St. Michael on Friday,Feb. 13 in a rematch and

then conclude regular sea-son play next Monday,Feb. 16 at home againstTara.

Team effort for this rebound!

#40 Senior Tiajah White for two. SophomoreTariq Belvin for the rebound just in case.

Coach Buckner honors her basketball seniorsand their parents: Amari Brooks, Chelsea Colaand Chelsea Johnson.

Seventh grader, Jaleah Lafargue, blocks a shotduring the Plaquemine varsity game.

Photo by Wendy Neal

Photo by Wendy Neal

Photo by Wendy Neal

Photo by Wendy Neal

News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015, Page 7

SSportsportsLHS BOYS’ SOCCER RESULTS

In the first ever play-off home doubleheader inLutcher High School his-tory, the home fans weretreated with 2 wins - invery different fashion.

After watching the7th-ranked Lady Bulldogsroll to a comfortable 10-0win over #26 Beau Chene,the nightcap saw whatwas arguably the mostexciting soccer match everplayed in this stadium, asthe Lutcher boys soccerteam fought back waveafter wave of counter-attacks from a talentedRiverdale squad.

Noah Bourgeoisopened the scoring in the18th minute for the #14seed Bulldogs, finishing aperfectly played pass frommidfielder Ryder Cantillointo the back of the net.Lutcher controlled most ofthe first half, butRiverdale finally got intotheir frighteningly fastcounter-attack game &found the equalizer infirst half stoppage time.

Riverdale (seeded#19) came out boundingwith confidence in the 2ndhalf & put Lutcher'sdefense to the test early &

often in the 2nd half.Senior goalkeeper NickRemondet came up with10 clutch saves on thenight, as he continues tofill in admirably forinjured starter CoyAmato.

With momentumseemingly shifted in thevisitor's favor, Lutchermade a few quick adjust-ments before overtime,and it paid off quickly. Inthe first minute of over-time, sophomore substi-tute forward AlexMcCarroll, on for injuredsenior Andrea Fusettifound the eventual gamewinner knocking in arebound off of a longthrow in from junior LukeZeringue.

Overtime playoff rulesstate that two 10-minuteperiods of non "suddendeath" overtime must beplayed to conclusion, sothe Bulldogs had to digdeep to fight off 19 moreminutes of last ditchefforts from Riverdale.

With the win (their2nd playoff win in schoolhistory), the Dogs move onto play #3 ranked Boltonin Alexandria on

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Forthose looking for anothergreat home soccer match,the Lady Bulldogs willface off with #10-ranked

ED White, in a rematchfrom the regular season(the teams split the 2games they played).

Logan Zimmer and Coy Amato celebrateLutcher's 2-1 win.

#3 Cade Williamson

Lutcher's defense held off Riverdale for19 minutes of overtime.

LHS Girls’ Soccer

Janey Louque, Raelynn Lambert, andKathryn Matherne

Shearlee "Shirley" Schexnayder andAllie Richard

Jacie Whitney and Meagan Michel

The Lutcher Bulldogs Girls' Soccer Team shut outBeau Chen 10-0 in the first round of the playoffs lastFriday night. They will return home Tuesday night at5:30 for the next playoff game which pairs them withthe E. D. White Cardinals.

1980 Jefferson HighwayLutcher

225.869.5725www.chateaustjames.com

Paulina Elementary School AnnouncesStar Students For The Second Semester

Paulina ElementarySchool announces theirShining Star Students forthe second semester.These students wereselected by their teachersbased on positive charac-ter traits they displayed.Some of these traitsinclude: having a positiveattitude about learning,

displaying leadership andresponsibility among theirpeers, having a good workethic and discipline, aswell as regular schoolattendance and classroomparticipation. The PESShining Stars for the sec-ond semester are:

Pre-K: KarleighDicharry, Avery St. Pierre,

Chase Williams, Terry’AnWilson;

Kindergarten: BrodyVicknair, Ajhani Fenroy,Nate Babin, BrockLouque, Jaylen Smith;

First Grade: JacobLear, Kaden Malarcher,Logan Dicharry, EthanBourgeois, Tylynn Martin;

Second Grade:

Dustin Roussel, ColbyRouques, A’kari Noel,Jade Landry;

Third Grade:Denisha LeBlanc,Caroline Folse, AllieBrody, Quinn Smith;

Fourth Grade:Carter Louque, JelaWeston, BenjaminClement, Emond Beckett;Chandler Robert;

Fifth Grade: JoshuaThomas, Faith Madere,Jacob Wear, KamiKramer;

Sixth Grade: AlexisReynolds, Jye Farlough,Ethan Roussel, ChloeRizzuto.

Students were pre-sented with a certificate,car window decal, and willbe invited to a specialreception in their honor atthe end of the school year.Congratulations students,and keep up the goodwork!

East St. James Farm BureauSeeks Contestants Queen,

Talent And Talk Meet ContestParticipants are need-

ed for competition in theAnnual Farm BureauQueen, Talent, and TalkMeet Contest. Winners ofeach contest will receive atrip to the LouisianaFarm Bureau Conventionfor state competition June25-June 28 to be held atthe Marriot Hotel in NewOrleans. Eligible contest-ants in all three competi-tions must have an activeFarm Bureau member-ship and interested par-ticipants can compete inall three contests or anyone of the contest.

The Queen’s contest isopen to all single females’ages 16-19 that has notbeen married or do nothave any children.Eligibility requires thatthey do not hold a currentstate title. TalentContestants can compete

in either the Junior orSenior Divisions. This isopen to individual acts orgroup acts with no morethan 4 individuals in thegroup.

Interested contest-ants can sing, dance, playan instrument, tumble,etc. as long as the acts arein good taste. Talk MeetContestants will receiveinformation for delivery ofa prepared statement.

Deadline for entry isFriday, March 6th.Anyone interested in par-ticipating in these con-tests should call the EastSt. James Farm BureauOffice at 225-869-5433.

For more contestdetails or if you need addi-tional information, pleasecontact Denise Moran,Women’s Committee at770-880-4041.

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want to make the schoolsbetter.”

Tyler said he is also con-cerned about bus transporta-tion.

“I want to focus ontransportation after school,”he continued. “Students whocome home after extra-cur-ricular activities in the after-noon are dropped off at theend of their lanes and haveto walk home. Some of thelanes, particularly thosealong River Road in District6, are very long. Some of the

students come back home atdusk or even dark and it isvery dangerous for them towalk down the lanes,” heexplained. “It’s also difficultfor them to get home whenit’s raining or cold.”

“I am also concernedwith how the students aretreated in school,” Tylerexpressed. “I would like tohelp the school out and bet-ter our kids.”

An employee of ShellNorco, Jasmin is also a stu-dent at Crown Achievement

in White Castle. He hopes tofinish the ChemicalOperations course there inabout a month.

Following the SchoolBoard retreat, Tyler said hefelt the members workedwell together.

He said the first thingthey must do as a board is topass the tax millage in orderto make necessary improve-ments to parish schools.

Regarding the proposedmove of St. James HighSchool to Vacherie, Tyler

said, “I like improvements.We will have a bigger andbetter facility with morethings in the school that willhelp our students.”

Tyler attended St.James Parish schools andgraduated from St. JamesHigh. He feels there aremany changes to make.

“But with time we willmake them happen,” he con-cluded. “As long as we keepthe kids first, everything willbe fine.”

comments, District 1Councilman Alvin St. Pierre,Jr. thanked the members ofGramercy, Lutcher andPaulina-Grand Point-Belmont Volunteer firedepartments for respondingto the fire at the home ofFreddie Allen.

He also thanked localresidents for assisting thefamily after the tragedy.

District 2 CouncilmanJason Amato spoke about thecontinuing consolidationefforts of the LutcherVolunteer Fire Departmentand the Paulina-Grand Point-Belmont Volunteer FireDepartment.

In a written reportAmato said, “The short andsimple message is that thenew volunteer fire depart-ment will be in the best inter-est of the public safety to pro-vide the most effective andefficient way to provide fireprotection services to our res-idents in the Town of Lutcherand communities of Paulina,Grand Point and Belmont.”

Amato, who also servesas chief of the Lutcher FireDepartment, said additionalbenefits to the consolidationefforts include:

1. A new fire departmentthat places more personneland resources on the fire-ground resulting in quickeremergency response times,enhanced training schedules,consolidated financialresources and auditing over-sight, improved joint commu-nications, improved fire-ground communications andadditional reserve apparatus.

2. Improved use of

resources, equipment, anddollars, stronger internal pro-grams, and increased oppor-tunities to expand servicesand/or specialize. It works toovercome political boundaryissues, ensuring that the clos-est unit responds in an emer-gency and creating morerational fire protection serv-ice areas.

3. Reduces redundancyin apparatus and equipment,and the planning processitself can identify areas forsavings not foreseen at theoutset, providing more effi-cient application of availablefinancial resources.

4. Ensures fire stationsare located strategically,along with the location of spe-cialized apparatus and equip-ment, such as service trucksand hose tenders.

5. Will lower apparatusreplacement requirements,reduce the number of reservepieces required and eliminateduplication of specialty appa-ratus. Additional cost reduc-tions will be realized throughvolume purchasing, as well asthrough combined equipmentplanning and maintenance.

6. Consolidation alsomakes fire protection masterplanning easier. Planning forplacement of future facilitiesand equipment is supportedby the process and eased bythe increased resources avail-able. This is especially impor-tant with the new ParishMaster Land Use Plan now ineffect.

7. Regionalized trainingenables more efficient use offacilities and specialized per-sonnel. The resulting train-

ing program is substantiallymore extensive and effectivethan either of the depart-ments could have done alone.

Visible efforts that are inprogress with the consolida-tion efforts are.

1. The parish is seekingbids for fire hydrant modifica-tions to replace the fittings onall the hydrants within theTown of Lutcher to the samehydrant connections as therest of the fire hydrants onthe east bank as part of stan-dardization.

2. The parish is seekingbids to replace the hoses andfittings on both LutcherVolunteer Fire Departmentpumpers to match thehydrant connections of theother pumpers and hydrantson the east bank as part ofstandardization.

3. Cooperative EndeavorAgreements are being devel-oped for the Town of Lutcherand St. James Parish for fireservice protection with thenew consolidated depart-ment, which is yet to benamed.

4. Specification meetingshave been completed withtwo fire truck vendors forbids on the new ConsolidatedDepartment Fire Truck thatwill be ordered this year.

5. A meeting has beenheld with an engineering firmon the design of the newLutcher fire station to be con-structed at the corner ofRiver Road and Hwy. 3193 atthe present location of thehistorical society site.

6. A meeting has alsobeen held with an engineer-ing firm on the redesign and

modifications of the existingLutcher Fire Station onLouisiana Avenue.

All of the modifications,the new fire truck, the newstation, and the redesign ofthe current station will befunded by the Lutcher FireDepartment.

Council PresidentCharles Ketchens congratu-lated Council SecretaryAngele Rodrigue on herrecent election as president ofthe Organization of ParishAdministration Officials.

“I would like to say I'vebeen knowing AngeleRodrigue for the past 12years as Council Secretary.There are no short cuts todoing a good job when itcomes to her work. It's a veryimportant job taking care ofseven Councilman and a lotmore that's done in thatoffice, she does a remarkablejob as Council Secretary and Iknow she will do a good job asPresident of the OrganizationOf Parish AdministrativeOfficials. CongratulationsAngele,” said Ketchens.

“I applaud Angele’sdesire to progress from aboard member to thePresident of the Organizationof Parish AdministrativeOfficials,” said Says ParishPresident Timmy Roussel.“To my knowledge only twoother St. James Parishemployees have taken on arole with the organization.This is a major accomplish-ment not to be taken lightly.As Parish President I want tosupport Angele throughouther term as President.Congratulations Angele.”

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“After being at WestPoint last Summer, I waseven more committed toattending school there. Iknew without a doubt thatthis is where I wanted to go toschool.”

Those wanting to attendWest Point must be excep-tional young men andwomen. They must haveabove-average grades andhigh scores on either the ACTor SAT standardized tests.They must have demonstrat-ed leadership abilities both inschool and in their communi-ty. Applicants must undergoa fitness assessment and aphysical exam. All candidatesmust also be nominated byeither a United StatesSenator or United StatesRepresentative. Each U. S.Senator and Representativecan make a total of ten nomi-nations per calendar year.Joshua was nominated bySenator Mary Landrieu,Senator David Vitter andCongressman CedricRichmond.

Located on the HudsonRiver approximately 50 milesnorth of New York City, WestPoint is the oldest continu-ously operated Army post inthe U.S.

On January 27, 1778,West Point began as a U.S.Army fortification to preventBritish troops from utilizingthe Hudson River. It was des-ignated in 1802 as the train-ing site for U.S. Army officersafter President ThomasJefferson signed legislation tobegin its mission. Since then,notable graduates of WestPoint include: GeneralRobert E. Lee, PresidentUlysses S. Grant, PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower,General George Patton,General Douglas MacArthur,General Omar Bradley, andGeneral NormanSchwarzkopf.

Those who are acceptedto the U. S. Military Academyat West Point, attend free ofcharge. The estimated valueof the appointment isbetween $300,000 and$350,000. Incoming fresh-men, or “Plebes” as they areknown, make a service com-mitment of five years ofactive duty and three years inthe reserves after graduation.Upon graduation, the cadetsare commissioned as a secondlieutenant in the U.S. Army.

In addition to all educa-tional expenses being paid,the cadets receive a small

salary while attending school. Joshua excelled academi-

cally throughout his years atschool. This year he was nom-inated as Student of the Yearat Lutcher High School. Hehas been in Jr. ROTC for fouryears, and is the battalioncommander with the rank ofCadet Lieutenant Colonel. Hehas competed on the school’sswim team for six years andon the golf and soccer teamsfor three years. He is theBETA Club president and aFellowship of ChristianAthletes group leader. He isin his sixth year as an altarserver at St. Joseph Church.

Joshua will enter theacademy on Reception Day or“R-Day”, June 29, 2015,which is the start of cadetbasic training, known as“Beast Barracks”.

During his training hewill not have access to his cellphone and can only corre-spond with family in writing.This marks a time of transi-tion from civilian to militarylife. All cadets attend mili-tary training each summer.The conclusion of “BeastBarracks” is known as the“March Back” and cadetsmake a 15 mile hike back tothe main grounds of West

Point. Joshua’s parents are

Sidney and Angie Berthelot.He also has a younger sister,Hannah, who is in the 8thgrade at Lutcher HighSchool.

Since being notified thathe was accepted, Joshua hasbeen using electronic mediato communicate with otherswho will be there with him.

Last summer he receivedthe nickname “Cajun”,“because they say I talkfunny,” Joshua says with alaugh. He’s already confessedto his peers that he has neverexperienced any significantsnow fall, as West Point isknown for cold winters.

Joshua said the experi-ence is all very humbling forhim.

“It’s humbling becauseI’m going from being a leaderat my school to a place whereI will be surrounded by peo-ple who are also proven lead-ers.” Joshua is considering apsychology major.

Well aware of the out-standing education and expe-rience their son will have inthe coming years, Sid andAngie have told Joshua,“When you graduate the sky’sthe limit for you.”

ing of a weapon (1 count);and LA R.S. 14:108 -Resisting an officer.

He is currently incarcer-ated at the St. James ParishJail. Bond has been set in theamount of $27,000.

Warrants have also been

issued for the arrest of thesecond occupant of the vehi-cle and he has been identifiedas being Billy James Moore(B/M, DOB 8/16/1982, 8246Skysail Ave., Baton Rouge).

The warrants are: LAR.S. 40:966.E.1 - Possession

of marijuana; LA R. S. 14:95- Illegal carrying of a weapon;LA R.S. 14:95.1 - Carrying ofa weapon by a convictedfelon; LA R.S. 14:108.1 -Aggravated flight from anofficer; LA R.S. 32:52 - Drivermust be licensed; and LA

R.S. 32:863.1 - No proof ofinsurance.

Anyone having informa-tion regarding the where-abouts of Billy James Mooreshould contact the St. JamesParish Sheriff’s Office at 225-562-2200.

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Following the presenta-tion, Dr. Luce opened themeeting to allow members ofthe public to make commentsand share their concerns.

Most comments and con-cerns centered around theconstruction of a new elemen-tary school, which would bebuilt adjacent to the new St.

James High School, is pro-jected to cost $10 million andwould house all Pre-Kthrough 6th graders on theWest Bank.

The main concernsshared by the public are:transportation/busing/traveltime of students to the newfacility and the time it would

take to bus students who livein the Fifth and SixthDistricts; the fact that ele-mentary students and highschool students would belocated at the same site andsharing certain facilities (ex.cafeteria), the fact that theexisting elementary schoolswould be closed, sold or

demolished; if bond passes,what insures the money willbe spent where board says itwill be spent.

At the end of the publiccomment period, severalboard members insured thepublic that nothing is set instone and that no final deci-sion has been made.

and in opponent battingaverage, pitched the firstsix innings of LSU'sNCAA Baton RougeRegional win overSoutheastern Louisiana,was named to the SECAll-Tournament teamafter defeating Vanderbilton May 21st.

Poché recorded hisfirst career SEC victory onMarch 22nd with anexceptional performanceagainst Georgia, earningSEC Freshman of the

Week honors.Jared also received

the following honors in2014: 2014 Freshman All-American (CollegiateBaseball); 2014 Second-Team Freshman All-American (BaseballAmerica, Perfect Game,NCBWA); 2014 SEC All-Tournament Team; and2014 Louisiana Freshmanof the Year.

Friday’s game can beheard on 98.1 FM

Good Luck Jared!

Baton Rouge Behavioral HospitalTo Open New Detox Unit

Baton RougeBehavioral Hospital ispleased to announce itsnew location at 4040 NorthBoulevard, Baton Rouge,LA 70806 and will be pro-viding another service tothe Greater Baton RougeCommunity and surround-ing areas by opening a 10bed medically managedimpatient detoxificationand substance abuse treat-ment unit for adults 18 andolder on Monday, January19, 2015. An additional sixmore beds will be added inthe near future to give atotal of 16 beds for thisunit. We will be treatingpeople with drug and alco-hol addictions. These bedswill be in conjunction withour already existing 30 bedAdult PsychiatricTreatment Unit. Wereceive patients 24 hours aday, 7 days a week.

The patient may come

into the chemical depend-ency unit for detox only,detox and treatment or justtreatment if admissionqualifications are met.

Treatment program-ming for the ChemicalDependency Unit offersdaily substance abuse edu-cation groups, mentalhealth process groups,activity therapy groups, aswell as family interven-tions and education. AAand NA meetings are heldat the facility to integratethe patient into this sup-port resource prior to leav-ing the hospital.

Baton RougeBehavioral Hospital is anauthorized Medicare andMedicaid Provider. We alsoaccept most major insur-ances. Contact informationis phone number: 225-300-8470 and the fax number is1-855-235-4942.

Niagara FallsToronto 2015

St. James ParishGovernment, Departmentof Human Resources,Elderly Program invitesyou to join us as we travelto Niagara Falls & Toronto,September 5 to 13, 2015.The price per person, basedon double occupancy is$769. Add $279 for singleoccupancy. The tripincludes:

•Motor coach trans-portation

•8 nights lodgingincluding four consecutivenights in Niagara Falls

•Fourteen meals: 8breakfasts and 6 dinners

•Guided Tours ofNiagara Falls & Toronto

•A Journey to TheFalls on a “HornblowerNiagara Cruise”

•Gaming at FallsviewCasino

•Visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake & Queen VictoriaPark

•Visit to Casa Loma;Canada’s most magnificentcastle

•And much more!

The bus will departfrom Lutcher Senior Centerlocated at 2631 LouisianaAvenue, Lutcher, LA at8:00 a.m. on September 5thand return at approximate-ly 8:00 p.m. on September13th. Seventy-five dollars($75) is due at registrationon or before March 28thand the final payment isdue by June 1, 2015.

For more informationon this trip, contact CherylCortez at 225-562-2878 orLayne Poirrier at 225-562-2299. For information onother elderly programs,contact St. James ParishGovernment Department ofHuman Resources, ElderlyProgram, P.O. Box 87,Convent, LA 70723; phone225-562-2362, or emailhumanresources@stjamela.com.

St. James ParishGovernment is an equalopportunity employer/pro-gram. Auxiliary aides andservices available uponrequest.

Lutcher High School NewsLutcher High School

has a few changes that wewould like you to be awareof.

•School begins at 7:20•Students arriving

after 7:25 will need a par-ent to sign them in

•Only the 2014-2015school spirit shirt can beworn on Fridays

•Parents and Students:Check out our LHS web-p a g e(http://stjameslhs.sharp-school.net) and make sureto like our LHS PBIS pageon Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/LHSPBIS) to keep up todate with events takingplace throughout themonth. Important Information:

•Middle SchoolParents: please rememberto sign Puppy Passportevery Friday.

•Yearbooks are beingsold for the cost of $40.There are extra 2013-2014yearbooks being sold for thecost of $35.

•Prom Shirts are onsale until February 20th.The cost is $20.

•February 12th-MiddleSchool PBIS Clean CardAward (invite required) andValentine Grams delivered

at 1st block•February 13th-18th-

NO School•February 14th-21st-

State Livestock Show•February 20th-Social

Studies Fair•February 23rd-School

Advisory•February 25th-Jr.

Ring Ceremony at 6:00•February 26th-Parish

Spelling Bee at St. JamesHigh School

•February 27th-BlackHistory ProgramClubs, Groups and Home

Sporting Events:•FCA meets every

Thursday at 6:00 in the DogPound

•Girls and Boys SoccerHome Playoff Games-TBA

•February 14th-BoysBaseball (ED White) at10:30 and 1:00

•February 17th-BoysBasketball at 5:30 and 7:00(Tara)

•February 21st-TrackIndoor Championship

•February 24th-Student Council Meeting

•February 26th-4-HMeeting

•February 27th-28th-South Regional Girls andBoys Powerlifting Meet atPope John Paul

News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015, Page 9

..Church..MEMORIALOBITUARY

King Solomon Baptist Church Family Revival To Be HeldKing Solomon Baptist

Church MarriageMinistry will host aFamily Revival onThursday and Friday,February 12th & 13th at6:30 p.m.

The Theme will be:Growing Closer to God;Growing Closer to Each

Other. Guest Revivalists &

Teachers are Pastor Marc& Lynelle Nelson ofWoodville Baptist Churchand Pastor Ferdinand &Caroline Gaines, Jr. ofFirst Community AntiochBaptist Church.

Daughter OfEsther’s Ministries

Benefit Fish Fry for Tutorial ProgramFish, Rice Dressing, Peas,

Potato Salad, Bread, Dessert$8 Donation

Friday, Feb. 20, 20159:00 a.m. - until

Place: 115 E. Spur Street, Gramercy, LAPlease contact: Evasngelist Lettie 225-623-7141,Minister Rollet or Dr. Kathleen Lee 225-623-8201

PEYTAVINJohn L. Peytavin died at

3:26 p.m. on Tuesday,February 3, 2015 after acourageous battle withleukemia.

He is survived by hisbeloved wife of 58 ½ years,Betty Najolia Peytavin; sonsStephen (Jeanne), Michael(Jenny), Malcolm (Celeste),Gerard, Mark (Tanya), Lance(Anne); daughter, AnnaLaurie; eighteen grandchil-dren; two great grandchil-dren; sisters, Marie P.Waguespack and MargueriteP. Hebert; and numerousnieces and nephews.

He was preceded indeath by his parents, LudgerG. Peytavin and CarmeliteLeBesque Peytavin. John L.Peytavin was born in Union,Louisiana on April 25, 1932,where he was raised.

He graduated fromRomeville High School in1950, and earned a Bachelorof Philosophy degree fromLoyola University in 1953,before serving for two yearsin the United States ArmyInfantry (First Lieutenant).Returning to Loyola, hereceived his Juris Doctoratedegree in law in 1957. Hethen joined the law firm ofMartin and Himel inLutcher, Louisiana in 1958,which over the ensuing yearsevolved into Martin, Himel &Peytavin, and finally Martin,Himel, Peytavin & Nobile.He was the IndigentDefender for St. JamesParish and Town Attorneyfor the town of Lutcher from1958 through 1979; AssistantDistrict Attorney for the 23rdJudicial District (St. James,Ascension and Assumption

Parishes) from 1979 ~ 1985;and legal advisor to the St.James Parish Council andSchool Board during thatsame time period. In 1985 hewas elected as a 23rdJudicial District Court judgewithout opposition, andthereafter was re-electedtwice, sitting until 2002when he reached the manda-tory retirement age forjudges. He then served as anad hoc judge all over southLouisiana for over a decade,hearing his last case in 2014.

Judge Peytavin was alsoa faithful member of numer-ous civic and professionalorganizations, including theKnights of Columbus (3rdand 4th Degree), Lions Club(Melvin Jones FellowshipAward and Pumpkin PatchGuide), St. JamesAssociation for RetardedChildren, St. JamesHistorical Society, AmericanBar Association, LouisianaBar Association, 23rdJudicial District BarAssociation, St. Joseph’sChurch Parish (Lector), andSt. James CommunityTheatre. “Pops” was also thebest father, coach, fan, storyteller, grandfather, great-grandfather, travel compan-ion, Red Sox rooter, and allaround Patriarch a familyever had, and he will begreatly missed.

Visitation was held onThursday, February 5, 2015at Rose Lynn Funeral Homefrom 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.with K. C. Honor Guard from7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Visitation resumed onFriday, February 6, 2015 atthe funeral home from 9:00a.m. until 10:45 a.m. followedby a Mass with ChristianBurial at 11:00 a.m. at St.Joseph Catholic Church andCemetery in Paulina, LA.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions to the GrecoCommunity Home at 444Browns Bend Road,Alexandria, LA 71303, (318)487-6047, would be appreci-ated.

ROSE LYNN FUNERALSERVICES, 1870 CabanoseAve., Lutcher, LA is incharge of the arrangements.To sign and view the familyguestbook, please visitwww.roselynnfuneralhome.com

...In Loving Memory Of...On Your BirthdayFebruary 11, 1966

Neil Clark, Jr. Norman Henry Clark

(TWINS)If tears could build a stairway,And Memories were a lane,

We would walk right up to heaven,To bring you home again.

Farewell words were spoken,It was time to say goodbye,

You were gone before we knew it,And only God knows why.

Our hearts still aches in sadness,And secret tears still flow,What it meant to lose you,No one will ever know.

We’re still missing you.We love you so much!

You are always in our hearts.Love,

Mother - Emma B. Clark,Traneil, Neil, Pamela,Family and Friends.

Black History Program - GreaterKing Triumph Baptist ChurchThe Greater King

Triumph BaptistChurch is having ourAnnual Black HistoryProgram on Sunday,February 22nd at the10 a.m. Morning WorshipService.

We would be honoredif you come out and join usin celebrating some of thegreatest freedom fightersin our African AmericanHistory.

There will beMonologues, Skits,Liturgical Dancers,

Poems, and more!If you have any addi-

tional questions; pleasecontact JaVon OpheliaButler, Youth Director at(cell) 225-623-9449.

We look forward toyou gracing us with yourpresence, God’s Blessings!

Pastor CharlieJones, Sr.

Greater King TriumphBaptist Church2572 Lionel

Washington StreetLutcher, LA 70071

“America At A Crossroads:Blessings or Curses?”

There are many blessings and curses listed for the nationthat obeys or disobeys the Lord’s commands. Deuteronomy 28gives detailed descriptions of these rewards and judgments.The blessings describe the America of days past, when faithand family were paramount in our country. “The Lord willopen to you His good treasure, the heavens to give therain to your land in its season, and to bless all the workof your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but youshall not borrow. And the Lord will make you the headand not the tail; you shall be above only, and notbeneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord yourGod, which I command you today, and are careful toobserve them” (Deut. 28:12-13).

People from many nations fled oppressive governmentsfor a land of liberty and opportunity where they could make anew start, worshiping freely according to their own conscienceand convictions. The Constitution is the framework of thisgreat experiment in freedom that is little more than two cen-turies old. Casting off burdensome taxation and the tyranni-cal reign of monarchies, the framers of the Constitution imple-mented a radical and novel idea—a government constructed“of the people, by the people, for the people.” TheDeclaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and theConstitution are safeguards for restraining the despotic powerof government and protecting the liberty of the citizenry.America flourished in a climate of liberty, opportunity andincentive—people kept the fruits of their labor and Americabecame the most prosperous and advanced nation upon earth.America has also sent out countless missionaries to the dark-est and most impoverished corners of the earth. They broughtthe good news of the gospel, material provisions and educationto improve the quality of life for peoples of many nations. Oncea “shining city on a hill,” we were the envy of the world.

Where did America go wrong? How is it that we fell frombeing a lender nation to the greatest debtor nation upon theearth? We are sinking in a black hole of suffocating debt—tril-lions and trillions of dollars—and we cannot even pay theinterest on the debt! Well do the curses in Deuteronomy 28describe present day America : “The alien who is amongyou shall rise higher and higher above you, and youshall come down lower and lower. He shall lend to you,but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, andyou shall be the tail. Moreover all these curses shallcome upon you and pursue you and overtake you, untilyou are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice ofthe Lord your God, to keep His commandments and Hisstatutes which He commanded you” (Deut. 28: 43-45).

America is a backslidden nation. Once a mostly Christiannation that helped her neighbors, feared God, and stemmedimmorality, all fear of the Lord is now gone. Public demon-stration of prayer and “the free exercise of religion” have beendriven out by a humanistic, collectivist education system andan overbearing judiciary that is hostile to the tenants of theChristian faith. Christians have left the faith of their fathersand worship the idols of materialism. America is obsessedwith entertainment, sports, social networking on the internet,and the latest electronic gadgets. As long as there is food onthe table, a roof over their heads and a television set, with itshypnotic, brainwashing effect, many Americans sit idly by,unaware that their liberties and prosperity are being strippedaway. John Adams, one of our founding fathers, warned:“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country.One is by the sword; the other is by debt.” The signers ofthe Declaration of Independence laid down their lives and for-tunes; they risked everything for the birthing of a free nation.They knew first hand the oppression under a king’s rule andwarned us accordingly. It is as though they could see into thefuture and describe with pinpoint accuracy the dangers thatwould dismantle our great republic—the establishment of acentralized bank, paper “elastic” money divorced from goldand silver coinage, a runaway judiciary, a federal governmentamassing gross, centralized power to wield over the sovereignstates, the government taking money from the coffers andforcibly redistributing the wealth of others (socialism), andthe seizing of arms from the populace, violating the 2ndAmendment, which is the last resort of resistance against atyrannical government. They warned of “entanglingalliances” with other nations and the difficulty of extricatingourselves from such alliances. They advised a foreign policy offree trade and leading the world by example.

Thomas Jefferson prophetically warned: "I believe thatbanking institutions are more dangerous to our libertiesthan standing armies . . . If the American people everallow private banks to control the issue of their curren-cy, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks andcorporations that will grow up around [the banks] . . .will deprive the people of all property until their chil-dren wake-up homeless on the continent their fathersconquered . . . The issuing power should be taken fromthe banks and restored to the people, to whom it proper-ly belongs." It is this author’s opinion that Americaceased tobe a free nation in 1913 when Congress forfeited their consti-tutional mandate to coin our own currency, and gave thatpower over to an unaccountable, private cartel of internation-al bankers known as the Federal Reserve, or the FED, throughthe passage of the Federal Reserve Act. The FED prints tril-lions of dollars which we “borrow” with interest, inflating thedollar, and driving down its purchasing power. This is a “hid-den tax” upon the American people and the greatest transferof wealth in world history. This grand larceny has been occur-ring incrementally for decades with none the wiser. It is onlynow, when our debt has astronomically increased and thou-sands are losing their homes and jobs that people are finallywaking up. Two excellent books on the FED are “TheCreature From Jekyll Island—A Second Look at theFederal Reserve” by G. Edward Griffin and “End the FED”by Dr. Ron Paul.

It took decades for our great country to fall to this state.The only hope for our nation is to repent and return to theLord—the Source of all prosperity, justice and liberty. Thechurch must ask forgiveness for her apathy and worldliness,and be restored once again to be “salt” and “light” to a dyingworld. We must pray to God to raise up righteous, godly lead-ers in our government, schools and churches. Parents, andespecially fathers, must take up leadership roles in their fam-ilies, loving, serving and protecting them. Then the Lord willbring low the thieves and corrupt oppressors who are now inpower. This is a critical point in America’s short history. If wecontinue to worship the almighty dollar rather than the LivingGod, in His mercy, He will smash that idol to pieces so that wewill be humbled and return to Him, for the saving of our souls.

“If My people who are called by My name will hum-ble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn fromtheir wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, andwill forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles7:14)

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St. James 4-H Livestock Show Held In LutcherThe 2015 St. James

Parish Livestock Show andAwards Banquet were heldJanuary 23rd-25th inLutcher. 4-H livestockexhibitor’s faces glowed asthey competed for top honorsat the Junior Livestock showheld on January 25th. TheLutcher Cow Palace was thefitting place for all the out-standing exhibitors and hun-dreds of supporters fromaround St. James Parish.Beautiful weather broughtout larger than ever crowds tocheer on the exhibitors.

Livestock judge, BobbyBingham, County Agent inEast Feliciana Parish, tookthe exhibitors and animalsthrough the judging of ani-mals in goat, lamb, beef andswine classes, whileStephanie Gravois, AscensionParish Extension Agent, con-ducted a rabbit showing clinicand judged the rabbits andchickens.

The intense competitionled the exhibitors to workvery hard to gain top honorsat the show. Top placingexhibitors received belt buck-les, rosettes and ribbons,which were presented bymembers of the community.Also many animals were pur-chased or supported by localbusiness and industry. Beltbuckle sponsors were: ParishPresident Timmy Roussel,the Craig Poche family,Bordelon Pest Control (DavidDuhon), Lafarge Concrete ,Taylor’s Express (TaylorMatherne), Veron’sSupermarket (Greg Veron),John and Frieda Boughtonand Subway of Gramercy(Brian Bourgeois). Cashprizes for the showmanshipwinners were supplied byEast St. James Farm Bureau,represented by board mem-bers Alan Gravois andBrandon Gravois. Premiumsfor champion animals andclass winners, as well asshavings for bedding animalsand a t-shirt, were suppliedby our overall corporate spon-sor MOSAIC, represented byJennifer Grigsby. Other spon-sors of premiums and ribbonsand rosettes were: T. BakerSmith, LLC. (Dennis Hymel,Jr.), Jason Amato; District 2Councilman, Foti Finance-Jared Amato, Captain MoiseHymel and Sons, M&M NealPoche, Sr. District AttorneyRicky Babin, Mr. and Mrs.John Boughton,Representative ClaySchexnayder, School BoardMembers- Kenneth Foret,District 2 and Sue B. Beier,District 3 and Clyde Gravois,Jr. with Gravois Swine Farm.

Exhibiting the ChampionAngus Female and OverallChampion Beef Female wasLee Hymel. The ReserveChampion Angus Female andOverall Reserve ChampionBeef Female were exhibitedby Lee Hymel, who was alsothe Overall Champion BeefExhibitor and ChampionSenior Beef Exhibitor. JacobMatirne exhibited theChampion Red BrahmanFemale and ReserveChampion Red BrahmanFemale he was also namedChampion Intermediate BeefShowman was Jacob Matirne.

Lamy Guidry exhibitedthe Champion Yorkshire Gilt.Sadie Dicharry exhibited theChampion Commercial Giltand Overall ChampionBreeding Swine. HarleyRichard had the ReserveChampion Commercial Giltthat was named ReserveChampion Breeding Swine.

At the market swineshow Hunter Hymel exhibitedthe Overall Grand ChampionPig, which was also theChampion Cross Market Hogand Jaryn Darr exhibited theReserve Overall GrandChampion, which was alsothe Champion in the BarrowMarket Pig Class. ChampionAOB Market Pig was exhibit-ed by Vincent Laurent andReserve Champion was exhib-ited by Laylen McCommack.Champion Yorshire MarketPig was exhibited by BaileyRichard and the Reservechampion was exhibited bySadie Dicharry. ReserveChampion Cross Bred MarketPig was exhibited by AlexaRoussel. Champion DurocMarket Pig was exhibited bySadie Dicharry and Reservechampion by Jayda St. Pierre.Kamie Hymel exhibited theChampion HampshireMarket Pig and Jaryn Darrhad the Reserve Champion.

Champion Junior SwineShowmen-Jaryn Darr,Intermediate ChampionSwine Showman, OverallChampion Swine Showmanwas Sadie Dicharry andChampion Senior Swine

Showman was Bailey Brack.This year an “adult” show-manship event was held alongwith the pee-wee division ofthe show. All of the pee-weeshowmen were declared win-ners and the adult showmanwas Arthur Laiche.

Malorie Denham cap-tured the titles of OverallChampion Market Goat, andChampion Junior Showman.Overall Champion GoatShowman and ChampionSenior Showman was ColbyKnight. Overall ReserveChampion Market Goat show-man was Clifford Knight.Christina Gradney exhibitedthe Champion Purebred BoerGoat Male and Female, aswell as being theIntermediate Champion Goatshowman.

Kimberly Hymel exhibit-ed the Overall GrandChampion Lamb, reserveOverall Champion Lamb andwas named ChampionIntermediate Lamb show-man. Grand ChampionOverall Lamb Showman andChampion Senior Lamb show-man was Blaise Duhe.Champion Junior Lambshowman was Sadie Lear.

Champion Meat Pen ofRabbits was exhibited byAustin Laiche. Allen Whiteexhibited the ReserveChampion Meat Pen of rab-bits. Champion Senior Rabbitshowman was Jenna Whiteand Champion JuniorShowman was Alexis Laiche.

On Sunday, January25th an awards luncheon washeld in the Lutcher HighSchool Cafeteria. The mealwas sponsored by MotivaEnterprises and Judge JudeGravois. Motiva was repre-sented by Ms. StephanieBoswell who congratulated allof our outstanding young peo-ple. Kenneth Guidry, County4-H Agent served as Master ofCeremonies for the day.Recognition was given to allChampion Exhibitors, spon-sors of the program and schol-arships were presented.

Graduating SeniorExhibitors were recognizedfor their time in the programand presented with livestockjackets. Seniors are: SaraDuhe, Allen White, BaileyBrack, Wryn Williamson,Alexa Roussel, Lee Hymel,Vincent Laurent, and RhettLodrigue.

Presenting the Mr. andMrs. S. E. Wood MemorialScholarship was TammyMatirne. Receiving the $500scholarship was Lainey E.Arceneaux, daughter of Jeffand Mollie Arceneaux ofConvent. Lainey will bestudying FashionMerchandising at LouisianaState University in BatonRouge after graduating withhonors from Lutcher HighSchool in May.

The Christie M.Melancon Memorial scholar-ship was presented byMichelle Lambert, Christie’sbig sister, to WrynWilliamson daughter of TriciaMontz and Dean Williamsonof Lutcher. She will be gradu-ating from Lutcher HighSchool in May. A secondscholarship was presented toBailey Brack son of Darrenand Michelle Brack ofGramercy. Bailey will gradu-ate from Lutcher High Schoolin May.

At the awards luncheonspecial recognition was givento Ricky “Possum” Roussel forhis many years of service tothe 4-H Livestock program.Ricky’s family joined him forthe day as he was honored atthe program. Judge TomKliebert spent time reminisc-ing about Ricky and sharedthe thoughts of communitymembers about him. TheParents group presented himwith an engraved award tohelp celebrate this honor.

The St. James Parish Jr.Livestock Show is one of themany programs offered by theLSU AgCenter here in St.James. The parents, 4-H’ersand FFA Club members alongwith the LSU AgCenter’sCooperative ExtensionService would like to thankall who have contributed tothe success of the 4-HLivestock program.Especially: Ken GuidryCounty Agent (4-H), the St.James Livestock Show andSales committee, St. JamesLivestock Committee andParents’ Group, Dr. AlonzoLuce, St. James ParishSchools Superintendent andthe St. James School Board,The St. James Parish Counciland Mr. Timmy Roussel,Parish President. St. JamesFFA Chapter- Felix Landryand Lane Beard; ExtensionService staff- Mollie

Arceneaux, MariahSimoneaux, Tara Roussel andAl Orgeron.

From the parish showexhibitors will be going on tothe South East District Showin Covington, then to theState Show at LAMAR Dixon.2015 St. James ParishLivestock ResultsMEAT RABBITS

Champion Rabbits(Meat Pens) Exhibited by:Austin LaicheReserve Champion Rabbits(Meat Pens) Exhibited by:Allen WhiteMeat Pen Purple RibbonGroup: Alexis Laiche,Clifford Knight, Colby Knightand Ravin LouqueBREEDING RABBITS

Champion Buck RabbitExhibited by: Colby KnightReserve Champion BuckRabbit Exhibited by:Jenna WhiteChampion Doe RabbitExhibited by:Clifford KnightReserve Champion DoeRabbit Exhibited by:Jesse White Champion RabbitShowmanship Senior:Jenna WhiteChampion RabbitShowmanship Junior:Alexis Laiche

MARKET GOATSClass 11st Place: Tag No. 797Exhibitor Clifford KnightClass 21st Place: Tag No. 798Exhibitor Colby Knight2nd Place: Tag No. 801Exhibitor Nicholas Danos3rd Place: Tag No. 799Exhibitor Colby Knight4th Place: Tag No. 796Exhibitor Clifford KnightClass 31st Place: Tag No. 803Exhibitor Malorie Denham2nd Place: Tag No. 802Exhibitor Celia Denham3rd Place: Tag No. 800Exhibitor Nicholas Danos

Overall ChampionMarket GoatExhibited by:

Malorie Denham Reserve Overall

Champion Market GoatExhibited by:Clifford Knight

PUREBRED BOER DOEClass 1061st placeExhibitor Christina Gradney

Champion PurebredBoer Doe Exhibited by:Christina Gradney

PUREBRED BOER BUCKClass 1061st placeExhibitor Christina Gradney

Champion PurebredBoer Buck

Exhibited by:Christina Gradney

Champion Junior GoatShowman: Malorie DenhamChampion Intermediate GoatShowman:Christina GradneyChampion Senior GoatShowman: Colby KnightOverall Champion GoatShowman: Colby Knight

MARKET LAMBSClass 11st PlaceEar Tag 726Exhibitor Blaise Duhe2nd PlaceEar Tag 727Exhibitor Steven Brignac 3rd PlaceEar Tag 728Exhibitor Steven Brignac4th PlaceEar Tag 724Exhibitor Blaise DuheClass 21st PlaceEar Tag 745Exhibitor Kimberly Hymel2nd PlaceEar Tag 746Exhibitor Kimberly Hymel3rd PlaceEar Tag 731Exhibitor Sadie Lear4th PlaceEar Tag 725Exhibitor Caden Carnaggio5th PlaceEar Tag 723Exhibitor Caden CarnaggioClass 31st PlaceEar Tag 729Exhibitor Sadie Lear2nd PlaceEar Tag 732Exhibitor Ravin Louque3rd PlaceEar Tag 747Exhibitor Ravin Louque4th PlaceEar Tag 720Exhibitor Sadie LearOverall Grand Champion

Market LambExhibited by:

Kimberly HymelReserve Overall

Champion Market LambExhibited by:

Kimberly HymelChampion Lamb ShowmanSr.: Blaise Duhe

Champion LambShowman Intermediate:Kimberly HymelChampion Lamb ShowmanJr.: Sadie LearChampion Overall LambShowman: Blaise Duhe

BEEF ANGUSLATE JUNIORHEIFER CALVESClass 151st PlaceExhibitor Lee HymelEARLY JUNIORHEIFER CALVESClass 161st PlaceExhibitor Lee HymelLATE SENIORHEIFER CALVESClass 171st PlaceExhibitor Taylor Gravios2nd Place: Lee Hymel

Champion BeefAngus Female

Exhibited by: Lee Hymelw/ Black Bird

Reserve Champion BeefAngus FemaleExhibited by:

Lee Hymel w/ EulimaRED BRAHAM

Late Junior Heifer CalvesClass 7151st PlaceExhibitor Jacob MatirneLate Junior Yearling HeifersClass 7211st PlaceExhibitor Jacob Matirne

Champion Beef RedBraham FemaleExhibited by:Jacob Matirne

Reserve Champion BeefRed Braham Female

Exhibited by:Jacob Matirne

Overall Grand ChampionBeef FemaleExhibited by:

Lee Hymel w/ Black BirdReserve Grand Champion

Beef FemaleExhibited by:

Lee Hymel w/ Eulima Champion Beef ShowmanSenior: Lee HymelChampion Beef ShowmanIntermediate: Jacob MatirneOverall Champion BeefShowman: Lee Hymel

BREEDING SWINEYorkshireClass 3011st PlaceExhibitor Lamy Guidry

Champion BreedingYorkshire: Lamy GuidryCOMMERCIAL GILTS

Class 11st PlaceExhibitor Sadie Dicharry2nd Place Harley Richard

ChampionCommercial GiltExhibited by:Sadie Dicharry

Reserve ChampionCommercial GiltExhibited by:Harley Richard

Overall ChampionBreeding FemaleExhibited by:Sadie DicharryMARKET HOGSYORKSHIRE

Class 11st PlaceEar Tag 2831Exhibitor Mallory LeBauve2nd PlaceEar Tag 2841Exhibitor Hayden Brack3rd PlaceEar Tag 2763Exhibitor Carter Louque4th PlaceEar Tag 2878Exhibitor Alexis LaicheClass 21st PlaceEar Tag 2842Exhibitor Bailey Richard2nd PlaceEar Tag 2765Exhibitor Connor Louque3rd PlaceEar Tag 2833Exhibitor Jayda St. Pierre4th PlaceEar Tag 2799Exhibitor Joshua Dunn5th PlaceEar Tag 2783Exhibitor Hayvn LouqueClass 31st PlaceEar Tag 2772Exhibitor Sadie Dicharry2nd PlaceEar Tag 2864Exhibitor Jaydyn Darr3rd PlaceEar Tag 2830Exhibitor Cade Williamson

Champion YorkshireExhibited by:Bailey Richard

Reserve ChampionYorkshire

Exhibited by:Sadie Dicharry

AOBClass 41st PlaceEar Tag 2767Exhibitor Vincent Laurent2nd PlaceEar Tag 2770Exhibitor Laylen McComackClass 5

1st PlaceEar Tag 2801Exhibitor Michaela Poche

Champion AOBExhibited by:

Vincent LaurentReserve Champion AOB

Exhibited by:Laylen McComack

BARROWClass 61st PlaceEar Tag 2839Exhibitor Bailey Brack2nd placeEar Tag 2844Exhibitor Bailey Richard3rd placeEar Tag 2876Exhibitor Austin Laiche4th placeEar Tag 2766Exhibitor Connor Louque5th placeEar Tag 2877Exhibitor Alexis Laiche6th PlaceEar Tag 2802Exhibitor Michaela PocheClass 71st PlaceEar Tag 2837Exhibitor Bailey Brack2nd placeEar Tag 2834Exhibitor Rayden St. Pierre3rd placeEar Tag 2781Exhibitor Cody Huguet4th placeEar Tag 2786Exhibitor Stephen Hymel5th placeEar Tag 2791Exhibitor Austin Louviere6th placeEar Tag 2846Exhibitor Harley Richard7th PlaceEar Tag 2836Exhibitor Abby White8th PlaceEar Tag 2805Exhibitor Kristen Williamson9th PlaceEar Tag 2769Exhibitor Vincent LaurentClass 81st PlaceEar Tag 2859Exhibitor Jaryn Darr2nd PlaceEar Tag 2852Exhibitor Alexa Roussel3rd PlaceEar Tag 2779Exhibitor Ethan St. Pierre4th PlaceEar Tag 2795Exhibitor Hunter Hymel5th PlaceEar Tag 2759Exhibitor Carson Leblanc6th PlaceEar Tag 2776Exhibitor Joseph Amato7th PlaceEar Tag 2794Exhibitor Kamryn Huguet8th PlaceEar Tag 2761Exhibitor Cain LeBlancClass 91st PlaceEar Tag 2870Exhibitor Kimberly Hymel2nd PlaceEar Tag 2857Exhibitor Rhett Lodrigues3rd PlaceEar Tag 2806Exhibitor Allie Folse4th PlaceEar Tag 2826Exhibitor Nicol Bourgeois5th PlaceEar Tag 2828Exhibitor Wryn Williamson

Champion BarrowExhibited by: Jaryn Darr

Reserve ChampionBarrow Exhibited by:

Alexa RousselDUROC

Class 101st PlaceEar Tag 2774Exhibitor Sadie Dicharry2nd PlaceEar Tag 2875Exhibitor Carson Leblanc3rd PlaceEar Tag 2848Exhibitor Neal Poche, IIIClass 111st PlaceEar Tag 2832Exhibitor Jayda St. Pierre2nd PlaceEar Tag 2764Exhibitor Carter LouqueClass 121st PlaceEar Tag 2790Exhibitor Sara Duhe

Champion DurocExhibited by:Sadie Dicharry

Reserve Champion DurocExhibited by:

Jayda St. PierreHAMPSHIRE

Class 131st PlaceEar Tag 2850Exhibitor Remy Lodrigues2nd PlaceEar Tag 2793Exhibitor Kamryn Huguet3rd PlaceEar Tag 2780Exhibitor Ethan St. PierreClass 141st Place

Ear Tag 2860Exhibitor Jaryn Darr2nd PlaceEar Tag 2773Exhibitor Sadie Dicharry3rd PlaceEar Tag 2871Exhibitor Kimberly Hymel4th PlaceEar Tag 2835Exhibitor Jenna WhiteClass 151st PlaceEar Tag 2845Exhibitor Harley Richard2nd PlaceEar Tag 2800Exhibitor Luke Bourgeois3rd PlaceEar Tag 2792Exhibitor Dylan Louviere4th PlaceEar Tag 2778Exhibitor Eli St. PierreClass 161st PlaceEar Tag 2784Exhibitor Kami Hymel2nd PlaceEar Tag 2758Exhibitor Carson Leblanc3rd PlaceEar Tag 2827Exhibitor Cole Williamson Champion Hampshire

Exhibited by:Kami Hymel

Reserve HampshireExhibited by: Jaryn Darr

CROSSClass 171st PlaceEar Tag 2869Exhibitor Kimberly Hymel2nd PlaceEar Tag 2856Exhibitor Rhett Lodrigues3rd PlaceEar Tag 2838Exhibitor Bailey Brack4th PlaceEar Tag 2804ExhibitorKristen WilliamsomClass 181st PlaceEar Tag 2862Exhibitor Jaryn Darr2nd PlaceEar Tag 2768Exhibitor Vincent Laurent3rd PlaceEar Tag 2868Exhibitor Jaydyn Darr4th PlaceEar Tag 2786Exhibitor Stephen Hymel5th PlaceEar Tag 2843Exhibitor Bailey RichardClass 191st PlaceEar Tag 2853Exhibitor Alex Foret2nd placeEar Tag 2840Exhibitor Hayden Brack3rd placeEar Tag 2803Exhibitor Maura Williamson4th placeEar Tag 2797Exhibitor Hunter Hymel5th PlaceEar Tag 2777Exhibitor Eli St. PierreClass 201st PlaceEar Tag 2796Exhibitor Hunter Hymel2nd PlaceEar Tag 2873Exhibitor Jaydyn Darr3rd PlaceEar Tag 2858Exhibitor Carter McComack4th PlaceEar Tag 2782Exhibitor Hayvn Louque5th PlaceEar Tag 2798Exhibitor Joshua DunnClass 211st PlaceEar Tag 2851Exhibitor Alexa Roussel2nd PlaceEar Tag 2762Exhibitor Cain LeBlanc3rd PlaceEar Tag 2789Exhibitor Sara Duhe4th PlaceEar Tag 2775Exhibitor Joseph Amato5th PlaceEar Tag 2849Exhibitor Neal Poche, III

Champion CrossExhibited by:Hunter Hymel

Reserve Champion CrossExhibited by:Alexa Roussel

Overall Grand ChampionMarket Hog Exhibited by:

Hunter HymelOverall Reserve GrandChampion Market HogExhibited by: Jaryn DarrChampion Junior SwineShowman: Jaryn DarrChampion IntermediateSwine Showman:Bailey Richard Champion Senior SwineShowman: Sadie Dicharry Overall Champion SwineShowman: Sadie Dicharry

News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015, Page 11

St. James 4-H Livestock Continued

Alexis LaicheChampion Jr.

Rabbit Showman

Austin LaicheChampion MeatPen of Rabbits

Champion AOB Market Pig exhibited byVincent Laurent

Champion Doe-exhibited by Christina Gradney Champion Exhibitors

Champion Goat Showman Colby Knight

Champion Intermediate Lamb ShowmanKimberly Hymel Champion Intermediate Swine Showman

Bailey Richard

Champion Junior Lamb Showman

Champion overallGilt exhibited bySadie Dicharry

Grand Champion Market Goat exhibited byMalorie Denham

Grand Champion Market Lamb Exhibited byKimberly Hymel

Grand Champion Overall Market Pig exhibitedby Hunter Hymel

Champion Red Brahman Heifer exhibited byJacob Matirne

Champion Yorshire Gilt-Lamy Guidry Exhibitor

Christie Melancon Scholarship winners

Christina Gradney-Champion Breeding Goat

First time showmanMallory LaBauveworks her pigin the ring.

Lee Hymel-Champion overall Beef Female and Champion ShowmanReserve Champion

Buck Rabbit

Page 12, News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015

St. James 4-H Livestock Continued

Overall Champion Lamb Showman Blaise DuheReserve Champion Goat exhibited by

Clifford Knight

Reserve ChampionMeat Pen of Rabbits-Allen White Exhibitor

Reserve Champion Overall Market pig exhibitedby Jaryn Darr

Reserve Grand Champion Market LambExhibited by Kimberly Hymel

Reserve Overall Beef Female exhibitedby Lee Hymel

Ricky Roussel Service award winnerand his family

SE Wood Scholarship winner

Senior exhibitors

Showing lambs with Mr. Charlie Hymel

Girls & Boys Puberty Classes

St. James ParishHospital has scheduled itsspring Puberty Classes onWednesday, March 18that 6:00 p.m.

St. James ParishHospital’s education teamhosts puberty classes todiscuss growth and devel-opment changes thatoccur during puberty.Classes are held in arelaxed, clinical settingand participants must beaccompanied by a parentor other significant adultof the same sex. Girls ages9 through 13 and boysages 10 through 14 areinvited to attend.

Girls and boys classesare held separately. Thegirls’ class will be taughtby a female instructor andheld in the Medical PlazaCommunity EducationRoom. The boys’ class willbe taught by a maleinstructor and held in theHospital Meeting Room.

The class fee is $10

per student. Space is lim-ited. To R.S.V.P., visitwww.sjph.org, click newsand events and events cal-endar. Click the correct

puberty class and fill outthe online registrationform. If you do not haveaccess to a computer, call225-258-5952.

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CONTINUED

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OFTHE PARISH OF ST. JAMES, STATE OF LOUISIANA

TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELDON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015

The Council of the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana,met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the ParishCourthouse in Convent, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January21, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

On roll call, the following were recorded present: CouncilmenAlvin St. Pierre, Jr., Jason Amato, Terry McCreary, RalphPatin, Kendricks Brass, James Brazan and ChairmanCharles Ketchens.

Those also in attendance were: Angele Rodrigue, CouncilSecretary; Timothy P. Roussel, Parish President; MichelleOctave, Chief Administrative Officer; Eric Deroche, Directorof Emergency Preparedness; Bedar Warren, Director ofHuman Resources; Ashley Poché, Assistant Director ofFinance; Jody Chenier, Director of Operations; and BruceMohon, Legal Advisor.

Councilman Amato offered the invocation and CouncilmanBrass led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Honorable Charles Ketchens, Chairman, duly convenedthe Council of the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana,and stated that the Council was ready for the transaction ofbusiness.

MINUTES

On a motion offered by Councilman Amato and seconded byCouncilman St. Pierre, the minutes of the January 7, 2015council meeting were approved as distributed, and the read-ing of these minutes dispensed with.

DISBURSEMENT REPORT

The Disbursement Report for December 2014, totaling$3,915,955.72, was approved on a motion offered byCouncilman Brazan and seconded by Councilman Patin.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

President Roussel began his report by reminding the Councilof the Young at Heart Carnival Social on February 6, at 5p.m., at Rose’s. President Roussel then provided the Councilwith information and/or updates on the following: SeniorOlympics on April 9 at Paulina Park; mosquito abatementinformational meetings in March and April at parish seniorcenters; employment offers made and accepted; variousemployment vacancies in upcoming months due to retire-ments; LDEQ Public Hearing for Yuhuang Chemical onMarch 12; and Wall of Honor recognition. Upon questioning,President Roussel told Councilman McCreary there would beone public hearing for the methanol plant.

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT

Councilman Brass then offered a motion to deviate from theagenda to swear in a Youth Commission member.Councilman McCreary offered a second to this motion andthere was no public comment. After a unanimous roll call votewith all voting in favor, Legal Advisor Mohon administeredthe Oath of Office to Youth Commissioner Colby Kraemer, aParish President’s representative to the St. James ParishYouth Commission.

President Roussel recognized parish employees with 10 ormore years of service to St. James Parish. Employees with 10years of service are Ashley Poché, LaShon Lewis, RyanLarousse, Benjamin Butler, Jr., Patrick Laiche, CarlChauvin, and Ingrid Bergeron-LeBlanc. Those employeeswith 15 years of service are Travis Kliebert, James Jacque,Kim Ross, Cedric Sims, and Wanda Pierre. Presentationswere made at this meeting to the following employees: 20year employees Patricia Dupuy, Wanda Detillier, RosalindAmbrose, Sheila Scott; 25 year employees Michael Parker,Brenda Williamson; 30 year employees Layne Poirrier,Romona Jones-Roy, Pamela Ordoyne, Valerie Roussell,Phillidee Louis, Sophie Borden; Barbara Jacque with 38years of service and Horatio Rapp with 42 years of service.

Brent Dicharry, Recreation Department Supervisor, present-ed the Recreation Department Annual Report. Mr. Dicharryprovided information on the following programs; the FitnessCenter; boys’ baseball, girls’ softball, men’s slow pitch soft-ball, men’s flag football, soccer, Biddy Basketball, bantamfootball, park rentals and shared photos from some youth pro-grams and park projects. Mr. Dicharry then answered ques-tions posed by council members and a discussion took placeon parish wide recreation, parish wide facilities and a parishwide recreation board.

Kevin Belanger, Executive Director of South CentralPlanning & Development Commission, presented the Councilwith information on a Regional Environmental Division. Mr.Belanger explained in great depth and much detail the EPANational Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, whichwas signed on November 25, 2014, highlighting the EPA rule-making timeline, costs of non-attainment, limits on economicprospects, activities that produce ozone, reduce emissions,advance programs, focus, funding and staffing of theEnvironmental Division and the formula for the regionalozone advance program. He then answered questions fromcouncilmen, President Roussel and Mr. Chenier. In closing,Mr. Belanger asked the Council to consider adopting a reso-lution to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement withSouth Central Planning to address this new EPA require-ment.

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED - None.

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS -

None.

OLD BUSINESS - None.

NEW BUSINESS

Councilman Brazan offered and moved for adoption RESO-LUTION 15-14, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THEOFFICE OF THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADVER-TISE AND ACCEPT BIDS FOR VARIOUS SIZEDRAINAGE PIPE. Councilman Brass offered a second, andthe resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION 15-15, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGTHE PARISH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISEAND RECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 HEAVY DUTY DUMPTRUCK, was offered and moved for adoption by CouncilmanSt. Pierre and seconded by Councilman Amato. The resolu-tion was unanimously adopted.

Councilman Brazan offered and moved for adoption RESO-LUTION 15-16, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THEPARISH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISE ANDRECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 ¾ TON PICKUP TRUCK

ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCILOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS.Councilman Patin offered a second, and the resolution wasunanimously adopted.

RESOLUTION 15-17, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGTHE PARISH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISEAND RECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 ONE TON PICKUPTRUCK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS,was offered and moved for adoption by Councilman Patin.Councilman St. Pierre offered a second, and the resolutionwas adopted with Councilman McCreary casting a nay vote.

Councilman McCreary offered and moved for adoption RES-OLUTION 15-18, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THEADVERTISEMENT AND RECEIVING OF BIDS FORCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENTPLANT FOR THE EXISTING ADULT CORRECTIONFACILITY. Councilman St. Pierre offered a second, and theresolution was unanimously adopted.

RESOLUTION 15-19, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGST. JAMES PARISH TO JOIN THE LOUISIANAINTRASTATE RAIL COMPACT WITH THE CITY OFNEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGEAND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND APPOINTINGREPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF THAT COM-PACT, was offered and moved for adoption by CouncilmanPatin. Councilman St. Pierre offered a second, and the reso-lution was unanimously adopted.

Councilman Amato offered and moved for adoption RESO-LUTION 15-20, A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THEACCEPTANCE OF WORK PERFORMED BY CROWNARCHITECTURAL METAL CO. LLC IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COM-PLETION FOR THE RENOVATIONS TO THE LUTCH-ER TOWN HALL. Councilman Patin offered a second, andthe resolution was unanimously adopted.

RESOLUTION 15-21, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGTHE OFFICE OF THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO RE-ADVERTISE AND TAKE BIDS FOR FIRE HYDRANTMODIFICATIONS FOR THE LUTCHER VOLUNTEERFIRE DEPARTMENT, was offered and moved for adoptionby Councilman Amato. Councilman McCreary offered a sec-ond, and the resolution was unanimously adopted.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE 15-01, AN ORDINANCEAUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INST. JAMES PARISH ADJACENT TO THE PARISHCOURTHOUSE IN CONVENT, LOUISIANA, was intro-duced on a motion offered by Councilman Patin and secondedby Councilman McCreary. After a unanimous roll call vote,the introduction of the ordinance was accepted and orderedfiled with the Secretary for public inspection and publicationof Notice of Public Hearing, which was scheduled for 6:15p.m., Wednesday, February 4, 2015, in the Council Chambersof the Parish Courthouse in Convent.

COUNCILMEN’S REPORT

COUNCILMAN BRAZAN - Councilman Brazan asked Mr.Chenier to have the culvert project on Orange Street complet-ed and to complete the dressing of the shoulders on NorthPeach Street. He asked Mr. Deroche to schedule a meeting forthe time clock demonstration. Councilman Brazan congratu-lated all parish employees for their many years of service.Upon questioning, Councilman Brazan received an updatefrom Mr. Deroche on the exercise pads for the walking trackat the District 7 Park.

COUNCILMAN BRASS - Councilman Brass thanked every-one who attended and/or supported the Martin Luther KingDay program on Monday, especially Motiva, the programsponsor. He shared a call he received from a parish residentconcerning the Sheriff’s Annex Office that is not handicapaccessible and he asked Mr. Chenier to address this issue.Councilman Brass received an update from Mr. Chenier onthe Magnolia Heights waterline and fire hydrant projects.Upon questioning, Mr. Chenier provided Councilman Brasswith an update on the 2015 road improvement project.Councilman Brass asked Mr. Chenier to schedule a meetingwith Dennis Hymel of T Baker Smith regarding the Vacheriedrainage study and Mr. Chenier provided Councilman Brasswith an update from his conversation with Mr. Hymel on thestudy to date.

COUNCILMAN PATIN - Councilman Patin had no com-ment.

COUNCILMAN MCCREARY - Councilman McCrearyasked Mr. Deroche to schedule a meeting on the time clocks,the work order system and the preventative maintenanceprogram for the parish vehicle fleet. Councilman McCrearyoffered his congratulations to parish employees for theiryears of service.

COUNCILMAN AMATO - Councilman Amato met with thearchitect for the new fire station and Mr. Deroche andFrancis Hymel on the bid process for a new fire truck for theconsolidated fire department. He told President Roussel thatthe town of Lutcher is interested in the old parish vehicles.Councilman Amato commended the work on the renovationsto the Lutcher Town Hall. Councilman Amato extended hisappreciation to Permitting Supervisor Ryan Donadieu on theupdate of the drainage plan and the first meeting of the EastBank Drainage & Flood Protection Task Force will be inFebruary.

COUNCILMAN ST. PIERRE - Councilman St. Pierreextended his appreciation and congratulations to all employ-ees who were recognized for their years of service. Hethanked Mrs. Waguespack and Mrs. Poché in the FinanceDepartment for their assistance with the GramercyRecreation Board finances. Councilman St. Pierre wishedeveryone traveling to Washington DC a safe, productive andenjoyable trip.

PRESIDENT ROUSSEL - President Roussel invited theCouncil to the Business Industry Group meeting on January28 at 5:30 p.m. at the P R Building in Lutcher where the topicwill be the parish drainage efforts throughout St. JamesParish. President Roussel thanked Ryan Donadieu, MichelleOctave and Melissa Wilkins for their efforts in preparing thispresentation.

CHAIRMAN KETCHENS - Chairman Ketchens extendedan opportunity for comments from CAO/Directors. Mr.Chenier informed and explained to the Council that theparish has a THM violation this quarter and all West Bankwater customers will receive a public notice regarding thisviolation and the public notice will be published in the localnewspaper as well. Chairman Ketchens congratulated parishemployees for their many years of service. ChairmanKetchens expressed his frustration with the construction ofthe District 5 multi-purpose building and the conflict betweenthe contractor and the architect over the last six months thathas construction at a standstill and a building incomplete. Hethanked the Council, President Roussel, Mr. Chenier and Mr.Gravois for their assistance with the project thus far.Chairman Ketchens said the people, Recreation Board mem-bers and most of all the children of District 5 have waited longenough for the completion of this building. ChairmanKetchens asked President Roussel and the Council to declarethe contractor and architect in default so the construction of

this building can move forward and be completed for the res-idents and children of District 5 to enjoy. President Rousselunderstands Chairman Ketchens frustration and he willmeet with parish legal advisors and provide ChairmanKetchens with an update.

ADJOURNMENT

After determining there was no additional business to comebefore the council, on a motion offered by Councilman Brazanseconded by Councilman Brass and carried, the meetingadjourned at 7:55 p.m.

__________________________________/s/ Angele R. Rodrigue, Secretary

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman Brazan and seconded by CouncilmanBrass:

RESOLUTION 15-14ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICEOF THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADVERTISEAND ACCEPT BIDS FOR VARIOUS SIZEDRAINAGE PIPE

WHEREAS, the St. James Parish Council has proposedseveral major drainage improvements throughout the Parishto reduce flooding and protect property and public infrastruc-ture; and,

WHEREAS, the budget adopted by the Parish Councilincluded funds for the purchase of pipe for drainage projectsthroughout the Parish:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the St.James Parish Council, that the Parish President’s Office ishereby authorized and empowered to prepare specificationsand to advertise and receive, according to law, competitivebids for drainage pipe in various sizes and lengths to be uti-lized on drainage projects throughout the Parish.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman St. Pierre and seconded by CouncilmanAmato:

RESOLUTION 15-15ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISHPRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISE ANDRECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 HEAVY DUTY DUMPTRUCK

BE IT RESOLVED, by the St. James Parish Council,that the Parish President’s Office is hereby authorized andempowered to prepare specifications and to advertise andreceive, according to law, competitive bids for a 2015 HeavyDuty Dump Truck to be used by the Department ofOperations, Solid Waste Division.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman Brazan and seconded by CouncilmanPatin:

RESOLUTION 15-16ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISHPRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISE ANDRECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 3/4 TON PICKUPTRUCK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OFOPERATIONS

BE IT RESOLVED, by the St. James Parish Council,that the Parish President’s Office is hereby authorized andempowered to prepare specifications and to advertise andreceive, according to law, competitive bids for a 2015 ¾ tonpickup truck to be used by the Department of Operations.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman Patin and seconded by Councilman St.Pierre:

RESOLUTION 15-17ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISHPRESIDENT’S OFFICE TO ADVERTISE ANDRECEIVE BIDS FOR A 2015 ONE TON PICKUPTRUCK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OFOPERATIONS

BE IT RESOLVED, by the St. James Parish Council,that the Parish President’s Office is hereby authorized andempowered to prepare specifications and to advertise andreceive, according to law, competitive bids for a 2015 one tonpickup truck to be used by the Department of Operations,Fire Protection District #2.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman McCreary and seconded by CouncilmanSt. Pierre:

RESOLUTION 15-18ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THEADVERTISEMENT AND RECEIVING OFBIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEWSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR THEEXISTING ADULT CORRECTION FACILITY

WHEREAS, plans and specifications have been pre-pared for the replacement of the existing sewage treatmentplant, serving the Adult Correction Facility in Convent, LA;and

WHEREAS, the existing sewage treatment plant hasbecome deteriorated and hard to maintain and operate:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the St.James Parish Council, the Parish President’s Office is herebyauthorized and empowered to advertise and receive, accord-ing to law, competitive bids for the purchase of a new sewagetreatment plant for the existing adult correction facility.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

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The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-tion by Councilman Patin and seconded by Councilman St.Pierre:

RESOLUTION 15-19ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ST. JAMESPARISH TO JOIN THE LOUISIANA INTRASTATE

RAIL COMPACT WITH THE CITY OF NEWORLEANS, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGEAND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND APPOINT-ING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OFTHAT COMPACT

WHEREAS, in 2010 the Louisiana Legislature passedAct No. 858 authorizing the creation of the LouisianaIntrastate Rail Compact with the goals of developing andimproving an efficient, safe and well-maintained system ofrail and other transit ways; and,

WHEREAS, the Act created the mechanism wherebytwo or more municipalities can join together to form a quasi-governmental entity that could identify and generate alterna-tive sources of revenue for financing improvements to thestate’s transportation system; and,

WHEREAS, the legislation requires that each munici-pality who desires to join the Compact to adopt a resolutionappointing its members to the Compact and the City of NewOrleans and East Baton Rouge Parish have already joinedthe Compact; and,

WHEREAS, both the New Orleans MetropolitanPlanning Organization and the Baton Rouge MetropolitanPlanning Organization have spent certain funds to conductfeasibility studies for a possible commuter rail servicebetween New Orleans and Baton Rouge and the creation of apassenger rail system between Baton Rouge and NewOrleans could be beneficial to the more than 50,000 estimat-ed daily automobile and bus commuters now traveling theBR-NO region; and,

WHEREAS, St. James Parish desires to be a member ofthe Compact since the proposed rail system would travelthrough St. James and train stops are proposed in neighbor-ing Parish of St. John the Baptist and Jefferson:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, themembers of the St. James Parish Council, do hereby resolvethat:

1. The Parish of St. James hereby joins the LouisianaIntrastate Rail Compact with the City of NewOrleans and other participating municipalities.

2. The following individuals are appointed to representthe Parish of St. James on the Board of the Compact:

Terry McCreary,St. James Parish Council District 3, andRyan Donadieu,St. James Parish Supervisor of Planning &Permitting; andMichelle Octave,Chief Administrative Officer for St. James Parish;andJennifer Grisby, Community Relations for Mosaic

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman Amato and seconded by CouncilmanPatin:

RESOLUTION 15-20ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THEACCEPTANCE OF WORK PERFORMEDBY CROWN ARCHITECTURAL METAL CO., LLCIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CERTIFICATEOF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THERENOVATIONS TO THE LUTCHER TOWN HALL

WHEREAS, the St. James Parish Council did award acontract to Crown Architectural Metal Co. LLC, on July 10,2014, for work associated with renovations and improve-ments to the Lutcher Town Hall in Lutcher, LA; and,

WHEREAS, the work performed under the contract hasbeen inspected by authorized representatives of the owner,engineer, and contractor:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the St.James Parish Council does hereby accept the work performedby Crown Architectural Metal Co. LLC, in accordance withthe Certificate of Substantial Completion, effective January14, 2015, and accepted as of the recording of this resolutionand does authorize and direct the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages of St. James Parish to note thisacceptance to the records of St. James Parish, Louisiana.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************The following resolution was offered and moved for adop-

tion by Councilman Amato and seconded by CouncilmanMcCreary:

RESOLUTION 15-21ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OFTHE PARISH PRESIDENT TO READVERTISEAND TAKE BIDS FOR FIRE HYDRANT MODIFI-CATIONS FOR THE LUTCHER VOLUNTEERFIRE DEPARTMENT

BE IT RESOLVED, by the St. James Parish Council,that the Office of the Parish President, is hereby authorizedto readvertise and take bids Fire Hydrant Modifications forthe Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department.

The resolution was then declared adopted on this the21st day of January, 2015.

***************************At a regular meeting of the St. James Parish Council,

State of Louisiana, held on the 21st day of January 2015, thefollowing entitled ordinance was introduced by CouncilmanPatin seconded by Councilman McCreary, laid over for publi-cation of notice of Public Hearing, and ordered filed with theSecretary for public inspection:

PROPOSED ORDINANCE 15-01ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THEPURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN ST. JAMESPARISH ADJACENT TO THE PARISHCOURTHOUSE IN CONVENT, LA

WHEREAS, the owners of property adjacent to the exist-

ing Parish Courthouse in Convent, LA, have expressed a will-ingness to sell approximately 0.82 acres of land; and,

WHEREAS, said property is adjacent to and borders LAHwy. 44, Trudeau Street, and the proposed site of the District4 Multi-Purpose Building and Senior Citizens Center; and,

WHEREAS, an independent appraisal has been com-pleted, which values the property more than the negotiateprice between the owners and the Parish, thereby, allowingthe purchase of the property to be proper, legal, and advanta-geous to the St. James Parish Government:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THEST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL, acting as the governingauthority of the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana, that:

SECTION 1: The Parish hereby approves the purchaseof said property more fully described in Exhibit A, through anAct of Sale by and between the St. James Parish Governmentand that the Parish President be and he is hereby authorizedand empowered to execute the Exercise of Purchase and theAct of Sale for, on behalf of, in the manner of, and under theofficial seal of the Parish.

SECTION 2: The Parish President, Timothy P. Roussel,is hereby further authorized, empowered, and directed for, onbehalf of, and in the name of, the St. James ParishGovernment to execute and deliver any and all instruments,documents, and certificates in addition to the documents setforth above, which may be required by the Act of Sale, or asmay otherwise be required or necessary, convenient, or appro-priate to, the transactions described in this ordinance.

SECTION 3: The Parish President, Timothy P. Roussel,is hereby further authorized and directed to approve for, onbehalf of, and in the name of the St. James ParishGovernment any changes, additions, or deletions in any of thedocuments, instruments, or certificates referred to in thisordinance. The signature of the Parish President, upon suchdocuments set forth above or as may be otherwise requiredfor or necessary, convenient, or appropriate to the mannerdescribed in this ordinance or required by the Parish, aredeemed to be conclusive evidence of their due exercise of theauthority vested in him hereunder; and,

BE IT, FURTHER, ORDAINED, by the St. JamesParish Council, that the purchase of acres, more fullydescribed in Exhibit A, which includes all land, buildings,additions and improvements, shall be sixty thousand dollarsand no cents. ($60,000.00)

***************************PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION,PARISH OF ST. JAMES, STATE OF LOUISIANA,TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY,DECEMBER 29, 2014

The Planning Commission of the Parish of St. James, State ofLouisiana, met in regular session at the Courthouse inConvent, Louisiana on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 6:00p.m.

PRESENT: G. Millet, St. Pierre, D. Millet, Boudreaux,Matherne and Scott

ABSENT: Louque, Dennis, and Poché

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Ryan Donadieuand Blaise Gravois

MINUTES: Motioned by Scott and seconded byBoudreaux to accept the minutes of theprevious regular meeting as presented.Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE: None

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Discussion of the Recently Adopted PermitFee Changes (Item # 14-34) - Ryan Donadieu,Supervisor of Planning & Permitting gave anupdate of the permit fee changes that were adoptedby the Parish Council of St. James on November 19,2014.

NEW BUSINESS: None

ADJOURNMENT: Motioned by Matherne andseconded by Scott to adjourn.Motion carried. Meeting adjournedat 6:15 p.m.

/s/ Glen Millet, Chairman

/s/ Danny St. Pierre, Secretary

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The following ordinance, which was previously intro-duced at a meeting of the Parish Council of the Parish of St.James, State of Louisiana, on January 21, 2015, and a sum-mary thereof having been published in the official journal,was brought up for final passage on motion of CouncilmanPatin and seconded by Councilman Amato:

ORDINANCE 15-01ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THEPURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN ST. JAMESPARISH ADJACENT TO THE PARISHCOURTHOUSE IN CONVENT, LOUISIANA

WHEREAS, the owners of property adjacent to theexisting Parish Courthouse in Convent, LA, have expresseda willingness to sell approximately 0.82 acres of land; and,

WHEREAS, said property is adjacent to and borders LAHwy. 44, Trudeau Street, and the proposed site of theDistrict 4 Multi-Purpose Building and Senior CitizensCenter; and,

WHEREAS, an independent appraisal has been com-pleted, which values the property more than the negotiateprice between the owners and the Parish, thereby, allowingthe purchase of the property to be proper, legal, and advan-tageous to the St. James Parish Government:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THEST. JAMES PARISH COUNCIL, acting as the governingauthority of the Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana, that:

SECTION 1: The Parish hereby approves the purchaseof said property more fully described in Exhibit A, throughan Act of Sale by and between the St. James ParishGovernment and that the Parish President be and he is here-by authorized and empowered to execute the Exercise ofPurchase and the Act of Sale for, on behalf of, in the manner

ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCILPUBLIC NOTICE

of, and under the official seal of the Parish.

SECTION 2: The Parish President, Timothy P. Roussel,is hereby further authorized, empowered, and directed for, onbehalf of, and in the name of, the St. James ParishGovernment to execute and deliver any and all instruments,documents, and certificates in addition to the documents setforth above, which may be required by the Act of Sale, or asmay otherwise be required or necessary, convenient, or appro-priate to, the transactions described in this ordinance.

SECTION 3: The Parish President, Timothy P. Roussel,is hereby further authorized and directed to approve for, onbehalf of, and in the name of the St. James ParishGovernment any changes, additions, or deletions in any of thedocuments, instruments, or certificates referred to in thisordinance. The signature of the Parish President, upon suchdocuments set forth above or as may be otherwise requiredfor or necessary, convenient, or appropriate to the mannerdescribed in this ordinance or required by the Parish, aredeemed to be conclusive evidence of their due exercise of theauthority vested in him hereunder; and,

BE IT, FURTHER, ORDAINED, by the St. JamesParish Council, that the purchase of acres, more fullydescribed in Exhibit A, which includes all land, buildings,additions and improvements, shall be sixty thousand dollarsand no cents. ($60,000.00)

This ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the votethereon was as follows:

YEAS: Alvin St. Pierre, Jr., Jason Amato,Terry McCreary, Ralph Patin, Jr.,Kendricks Brass, James Brazan andCharles Ketchens

NAYS: None

ABSTAIN: None

ABSENT: None

And, the ordinance was declared adopted on this, the 4thday of February 2015.

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

INVITATION TO BID

St. James Parish Government will be accepting sealed bidsfor one (1) one and one-half ton pickup truck until 10:00a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in the Office of theOperations Director, Parish Courthouse, Convent,Louisiana.

Vehicle specifications are on file in the Office of theOperations Director, St. James Parish Courthouse Building,Convent, Louisiana.

Interested parties of the above mentioned vehicle must sub-mit a sealed and complete bid clearly marked “One andOne-Half Ton Pickup Truck” to the Office of theOperations Director, Convent Courthouse, no later than10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at which time bidswill be opened and read aloud.

Immediate delivery and availability of parts, service, andwarranty will be considered in the awarding of bids.

The Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids andto waive any formalities.

/s/ _________________________Timothy P. RousselParish President

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ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCILINVITATION TO BID

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

INVITATION TO BID

St. James Parish Government will be accepting sealed bidsfor one (1) three-quarter ton pickup truck until 10:30 a.m.,Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in the Office of the OperationsDirector, Parish Courthouse, Convent, Louisiana.

Vehicle specifications are on file in the Office of theOperations Director, St. James Parish Courthouse Building,Convent, Louisiana.

Interested parties of the above mentioned vehicle must sub-mit a sealed and complete bid clearly marked “Three-Quarter Ton Pickup Truck” to the Office of theOperations Director, Convent Courthouse, no later than10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at which time bidswill be opened and read aloud.

Immediate delivery and availability of parts, service, andwarranty will be considered in the awarding of bids.

The Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids andto waive any formalities.

/s/ _________________________Timothy P. RousselParish President

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ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCILINVITATION TO BID

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

INVITATION TO BID

FIRE HYDRANT MODIFICATIONS

St. James Parish Government will be accepting separatesealed bids for a Fire Hydrant Modifications, in the Office ofthe Parish President, Convent, Courthouse up to 2:00 p.m.,Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at which time they will beopened for the Office of President.

Prospective bidders must bid all items as listed and meetminimum requirements as specified in the bid documents.Specifications and documents are available from the St.James Parish Government, Office of the President, Parish

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Courthouse, Convent, Louisiana.

The envelope containing the bid must be marked “FireHydrant Modifications” clearly on the outside of the enve-lope.

All bids must be complete and include delivery schedule.

The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bidsand to waive any formalities.

/s/ _________________________Timothy Roussel

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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received on March 12, 2015, by the St.James Parish Government for the Reroofing of St. JamesParish Neighborhood Center, with funding from theLouisiana Hazard Mitigation Program. Bids will be acceptedin the Operations Directors Conference Room in the St.James Parish Courthouse (2nd Floor), located at 5800Highway 44, Convent, Louisiana 70723 until 10:00 A.M. Atexactly 10:00 A.M., all bids will be publicly opened and readaloud. Subsequent to the opening, the bid/bids will be evalu-ated by the appropriate party/parties and will be presentedto the Parish Presidents Office for handling in accordancewith the Louisiana Public Bid Law.

All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope bear-ing legibly on the exterior, the following:

1. Job name and owner2. Date3. Contractor’s name, address, and license number4. Architect’s Project Number 13-332A

Sealed bids shall be either hand-delivered by the bidder orhis agent in which instance the deliverer shall be handed awritten receipt, or such bid shall be sent by registered or cer-tified mail with a return receipt requested. Bids may also bedelivered by a package or express delivery service or carri-er. However, if this form of delivery is utilized, the form ofdelivery receipt utilized by said carrier or service shall beconsidered as a sufficient written receipt received by the bid-der.

All bids must reach the above location before 10:00a.m. on the day of the bid opening.

Bids received prior to the time of the scheduled bid openingwill be securely kept unopened. No bid received after thescheduled time for opening will be considered. Bidders arecautioned to allow ample time for transmittal of bids by mailor otherwise. Bidders are urged to secure information rela-tive to the probable time of arrival and distribution of mail atthe place where the bids are to be opened. Failure of the U.S.Mail or of any express carrier or delivery service to deliverthe bids timely shall not be considered due cause for thescheduled time of the bid opening to be extended.

Bids must be submitted on the Louisiana Uniform PublicWorks Bid Form furnished with the Bidding Documents. Bidsheets will be issued only to contractors and/or subcontrac-tors licensed in accordance with the provisions of R.S.37:2150 through 2173 of the Louisiana Legislature.Contractors desiring to bid shall submit their LouisianaContractor’s License Number as evidence that they hold alicense of the proper classification that is in full force andeffect. Unlicensed contractors must note on the bid envelopethat their bid is being submitted under R.S. 37:2157,Paragraph (A)(6) of the Louisiana Contractor’s Law.

All drawings, specifications and other Contract Documentsfor the project are available on the internet atwww.aeplans.com. Any reprographer registered withAEPlans can also provide a set of documents.

Bid documents will also be posted onwww.centralbidding.com. To view these, download, andreceive bid notices by e-mail, you will have to register withCentral Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors willhave the option to submit their bids and bid bonds electroni-cally or by paper copy. Any questions about this process, con-tact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1-866-570-9620.

The probable construction cost estimate for the work associ-ated with the Base Bid is $240,000.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on March 3, 2015 at 10:00a.m. at the Operations Directors Conference Room in the St.James Parish Courthouse (2nd Floor), located at 5800Highway 44, Convent, Louisiana 70723. Bidders are strong-ly urged to attend and participate in the conference.

Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who arelicensed in accordance with L.R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the clas-sification of BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

If someone other than a corporate officer signs for theBidder/Contractor, a copy of a corporate resolution or othersignature authorization shall be required for submission ofbid. Failure to include a copy of the appropriate signatureauthorization, if required, may result in the rejection of thebid unless bidder has complied with LA R.S.38:22:12(A)(1)(C) or LA R.S. 38:2212(0).

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amountof five (5%) percent of the sum of the base bid and all alter-nates. The form of the security shall be as stated in theInstructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents forthis project.

The successful bidder shall be required to furnish the ownerwith performance and payment bonds for 100% of the con-tract amount prior to the issuance of a contract to performthe work.

Any person with disabilities requiring special accommoda-tions must contact the St. James Parish Government no laterthan (7) days prior to bid opening.

The Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids forjust cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(C), theprovisions and requirements of this Section, those stated inthe advertisement bids, and those required on the bid formshall not be considered as informalities and shall not bewaived by any public entity.

/s/ ________________________________________Timothy P. Roussel, Parish PresidentST. JAMES PARISH GOVERNMENT

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ST. JAMES PARISH COUNCILINVITATION TO BID ST. JAMES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

PUBLIC NOTICE

PARISHWIDE POLLING PLACES

Precinct Location

1 Gramercy Town Hall, 120 N. Montz Street, Gramercy

1A Gramercy Town Hall, 120 N. Montz Street, Gramercy

2 Gramercy Town Hall, 120 N. Montz Street, Gramercy

3 Gramercy Elementary School, 601 East Second Street, Gramercy

3A Gramercy Elementary School, 601 East Second Street, Gramercy

4 St. James Parish Lutcher Senior Center, 2631 Louisiana Avenue, Lutcher

5 St. James Parish Lutcher Senior Center, 2631 Louisiana Avenue, Lutcher

5A Lutcher Elementary School Band Building, 2461 N. King Avenue, Lutcher

PARISHWIDE POLLING PLACES

Precinct Location

5B Lutcher Elementary School Band Building, 2461 N. King Avenue, Lutcher

6 St. James Parish Lutcher Senior Center, 2631 Louisiana Avenue, Lutcher

7 Lutcher Elementary School Band Building, 2461 N. King Avenue, Lutcher

7A Lutcher Elementary School Band Building, 2461 N. King Avenue, Lutcher

8 Grand Point Fire Station, 32122 LA 642 North, Paulina

8B Paulina Elementary School, 2756 Hwy. 44, Paulina

8C Grand Point Fire Station, 32122 LA 642 North, Paulina

8D Grand Point Fire Station, 32122 LA 642 North, Paulina

9 Grand Point Fire Station, 32122 LA 642 North, Paulina

9A Grand Point Fire Station, 32122 LA 642 North, Paulina

10 Paulina Elementary School, 2756 Hwy. 44, Paulina

11 St. James Parish Courthouse, 5800 Hwy. 44, Convent

12 Union-Convent Vol Fire Station, 9790 Hwy. 44, Convent

13 Fifth Ward Elementary School, 8184 Vilavaso Street, St. James

14 St. James High School Cafeteria, 5181 Wildcat Street, St. James

15 St. James Courthouse Annex, 2631 Hwy. 20 West, Vacherie

15A St. James Courthouse Annex, 2631 Hwy. 20 West, Vacherie

15B St. James Courthouse Annex, 2631 Hwy. 20 West, Vacherie

16 St. James Courthouse Annex, 2631 Hwy. 20 West, Vacherie

16A South Vacherie Fire and Rescue Training Center, 29126 Health Unit Street, Vacherie

16B South Vacherie Fire and Rescue Training Center, 29126 Health Unit Street, Vacherie

17 Vacherie Elementary School Auditorium, 13440 Hwy. 644, Vacherie

17A Vacherie Elementary School Auditorium, 13440 Hwy. 644, Vacherie

18 Vacherie Elementary School Auditorium, 13440 Hwy. 644, Vacherie

The polling places set forth above are hereby designatedas the polling places at which to hold the said election, andthe Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respec-tively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies col-lected from the tax described in the Proposition shall beremitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems inthe manner required by law.

The said special election will be held in accordance withthe applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A ofTitle 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amend-ed, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and theofficers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in thisNotice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as maybe selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S.18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said GoverningAuthority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVENthat the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meetingplace, the St. James Parish School Board Office, 1876 WestMain Street, Lutcher, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, MAY 12,2015, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then andthere in open and public session proceed to examine and can-vass the returns and declare the result of the said specialelection. All registered voters of the District are entitled tovote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Lutcher, Louisiana, onthis, the 13th day of January, 2015.

NOTICE

ST. JAMES PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

Please note that Friday, April 24, 2015 is the deadlinefor parent/legal guardian requests for Majority to Minoritytransfers of students from one school to another. Strict adher-ence to guidelines will be enforced. Applications can be pickedup at the School Board Office, at the school site, or down-loaded from the School System website under Department,Student Services.

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ST. JAMES PARISH SCHOOL BOARDPUBLIC NOTICE

ATTEST: /s/ George NassarPresident

/s/ Alonzo R. LuceSecretary

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The St. James Parish Housing Authority is once againaccepting applications for the waiting list(s) for housing forall bedroom sizes at each of our six (6) properties. Anyonewho would like to apply may pick up an application at themain office in Lutcher located at 2627 N. King Avenue.Applications may also be picked up at either location of theSt. James Parish Library. You may call the office at 225-869-3278 (ext. 5) and request an application to be mailed to youor you can send an email with the subject SJPHA applicationrequest to <mail to: tsw@sjpha.brcoxmail.com>tsw@sjpha.brcoxmail.com. Assistance in completing theapplication is provided upon request. Once complete applica-tions are accepted, families are placed on the waiting list forthe properties of their choice in date, time and preferenceorder. An application may be filed at the main office in oneof the following ways:

* In person at 2627 N. King Avenue, (if dropped offafter hours, applications may be placed in the dropbox);

* Mailed to P. O. Box 280, Lutcher, LA 70071;

* Faxed to 225-869-8552; or

* emailed to <mail to: tsw@sjpha.brcoxmail.com>tsw@sjpha.brcoxmail.com.

Complete instructions are attached to every application. Toinquire about the status of your application once it is turnedin, you must call the office and be able to give verificationinformation or provide proof of identity when visiting theoffice in person. Phone calls and walk in inquiries regardingwaiting list status will ONLY be accepted on Fridays from8:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. SJPHA has a preference based wait-ing list system which will determine each applicant’s rank-ing/placement on the list, and because this can change fromday to day due to daily receipt of applications, agency staffcan no longer provide position or ranking information butthey will verify whether or not your application is active orinactive and answer other questions you might have. HUD’spolicies do not allow SJPHA to consider specific circum-stances and needs at the time of application, but staff willassist in ensuring you understand the preference policy andyou have the maximum points applicable to your situation.We look forward to assisting you with your housing needs!

We do business in accordance to the Federal Fair HousingLaw. If you or a member of your family have a disability andyou require a reasonable accommodation to make use of theProgram, you may request such accommodation during theapplication process.

Dana S. Groover, Executive DirectorSt. James Parish Housing Authority2627 N. King Avenue (physical address)P. O. Box 280 (mailing address)Lutcher, LA 70071225-869-3278 Office225-869-8552 FAX

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ST. JAMES PARISH HOUSING AUTHORITYPUBLIC NOTICE

ST. JAMES PARISH HOSPITALOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Official Proceedings of the St. James Parish HospitalService District Board of Commissioners Meeting

Held on Monday, December 8, 2014

The Board of Commissioners of St. James Parish HospitalService District met in regular session in the Hospital BoardRoom in Lutcher, Louisiana on Monday, December 8, 2014.

Mr. Whitney Poirrier, Chairman, called the meeting to orderat 6:00 p.m. The roll was called and recorded.

There were present: Chairman, Whitney Poirrier; FloydMarshall; Wilbur Reynaud; and Wayne Waguespack.

There were absent: Roland Waguespack, M.D.

There were also present: MaryEllen Pratt, CEO and BoardSecretary; Tracy George, CFO; Geri Abadie, Chief QualityOfficer; Jeremy Martin, Chief Support Services Officer; andRhonda Zeringue, Chief Nursing Officer.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

On a motion offered by Wayne Waguespack, seconded byWilbur Reynaud, and approved the distributed minutes of theSt. James Parish Hospital November 10, 2014 meeting, andto adopt the minutes.

PARISH MOU

MaryEllen Pratt reviewed a Memorandum of Understandingbetween SJPH and St. James Parish Government. The parishgovernment would like for the hospital to provide pre-employ-ment physicals and screenings for potential employees. Flatrates for these services have been negotiated and a MOU pre-pared for the agreement.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by WayneWaguespack, and approved the MOU between St. JamesParish Hospital and St. James Parish Government.

PHYSICIAN SATISFACTION SURVEY

MaryEllen Pratt presented the summary report of SJPH’slatest physician satisfaction survey. Overall, the physiciansatisfaction score remained at 95% favorable for the 2014 sur-vey.

RESCHEDULING OF BOARD MEETINGS

MaryEllen Pratt will be out of the office for the regularlyscheduled January Board meeting (January 12th) and sheand some members of the Board will be at the RuralLeadership Conference for the February Board meeting(February 9th). After discussing available dates, it was decid-ed to cancel the January Board meeting and reschedule theFebruary Board meeting to February 2nd. The JanuaryFinance Committee meeting will be rescheduled to January30th so it can be held prior to the February Board meeting.

RESOLUTION FOR PURCHASE OF DONEPUDI

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by theParish School Board of the Parish of St. James, State ofLouisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the govern-ing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St.James, State of Louisiana (the “District”), on January 13,2015, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special electionwill be held within the District on SATURDAY, MAY 2,2015, and that at the said election there will be submitted toall registered voters in the District qualified and entitled tovote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws ofthe State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the UnitedStates, the following proposition, to-wit:

PROPOSITION(BOND)

Shall School District No. One of the Parish of St. James,State of Louisiana (the “District”), incur debt and issuebonds to the amount of not exceeding Fifty-Six MillionDollars ($56,000,000), to run not exceeding twenty(20) years from date thereof, with interest at a ratenot exceeding eight per centum (8%) per annum, forthe purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands forbuilding sites and playgrounds; including constructionof necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto;purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildingsand other school related facilities within and for theDistrict and acquiring the necessary equipment andfurnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public,which bonds will be general obligations of the Districtand will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be leviedand collected in the manner provided by Article VI,Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisianaof 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto,with no estimated increase in the millage rate to belevied in the first year of issue above the 10 millscurrently being levied to pay General Obligation Bondsof the District?

The said special election will be held at the followingpolling places situated within the District, which polls willopen at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock(8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S.18:541, to-wit:

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CLINIC BUILDING

MaryEllen Pratt presented a revised resolution for the pur-chase of the Donepudi Clinic building so that Mr. WayneWaguespack, Vice-Chairman is granted signature authority.The documents for the Act of Sale have been prepared and theclosing is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10th at 2:30p.m. Board members were asked to adopt the resolution.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by FloydMarshall, and adopted the resolution for the purchase of theDonepudi clinic building.

UROLOGY UNBUDGETED SUPPLIES AND CAPITALREQUEST

MaryEllen Pratt stated Dr. Boyd has submitted a list of sup-plies and equipment he will need for surgery. The initialquote is $71,000. It includes additional scopes among otherthings and the additional volume from Dr. Boyd’s practicewill justify the purchase of what he needs. MaryEllen stateda quote on a new procedure table has also been obtained inthe amount of $13,095 and it was presented to Board mem-bers for approval.

On a motion offered by Wayne Waguespack, seconded byWilbur Reynaud, and approved the purchase of the urologyclinic supplies and equipment as well as a new proceduretable.

LOTS B1 AND B2 LOUISIANA AVENUE

MaryEllen Pratt informed Board members that she receivedan email from Councilman Amato stating he would like topursue the lease option of the vacant property with the hospi-tal. He inquired on how much the hospital was willing tolease the vacant property for and also what kind of timeframe (1 year, 5 years, etc). In addition, he asked if the hospi-tal would be willing to lease the concrete parking lot acrossfrom the old facility to have six Parish buses park there.Board members stated their preference would be to have theproperty sold. Insurance issues were also discussed if theproperty were to be leased.

FINANCE REPORT

Tracy George presented the financials and check register forthe month ending October 31, 2014. Net profit for the monthwas $158,370 and YTD net profit was $109,766.

Tracy George requested an increase in the quarterly fundsbeing transferred to SJPA from $210,000 to $300,000. Thisamount includes salaries, benefits and RVUs.

Tracy also informed Board members of a wire for LINCAA inthe amount of $150,000 and a withdrawal of $300,000 for thepurchase of Dr. Donepudi’s practice on December 10th.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by FloydMarshall, and accepted the October 31, 2014 financial state-ments and check register.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by WayneWaguespack, and approved the increase in quarterly fundingof SJPA to $300,000.

CLINICAL CONTRACT REVIEW

Rhonda Zeringue stated the MEC met on December 2nd andreviewed the evaluations of clinical contractors performed byhospital management. All providers were recommended forcontinued service.

On a motion offered by Wayne Waguespack, seconded byFloyd Marshall, and approved the clinical contract review.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On a motion offered by Wayne Waguespack, seconded byWilbur Reynaud, and approved to enter executive session todiscuss the credentialing report, professional services agree-ment, AHA Guide and strategic planning.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by WayneWaguespack, and approved to exit executive session.

On a motion offered by Wayne Waguespack, seconded byWilbur Reynaud, and approved the credentialing report.

On a motion offered by Wilbur Reynaud, seconded by FloydMarshall, and approved the PSA for Nurse Practitioner.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business it was motioned by WayneWaguespack, seconded by Wilbur Reynaud, and approved toadjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m.

_____________________________MaryEllen Pratt, FACHEBoard Secretary

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Gramercy at TownHall until 10:00 a.m. o’clock on the 3rd day of March,2015. The bids will be opened and read aloud at that time andlocation.

PROJECT NAME: Upgrade to Water Treatment Plant

PROJECT NO.: 1239

DESCRIPTION: Upgrade of filtration system.

All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documentson file at the Town of Gramercy.

Copies of Specifications, Bid Documents, Contract Documentsand Construction Plans for use in preparing Bids may beobtained from the office of Environmental EngineeringServices, Inc., 610 Belle Terre Boulevard, LaPlace, LA 70068,(985-653-0185) upon payment of One Hundred Fifty ($150)Dollars per set. Deposits on the first set of Documents fur-nished to bona fide Bidders will be fully refunded uponreturn of the documents in original condition and no laterthan ten (10) days after receipt of Bids. On other sets of doc-uments furnished to said Prime Bidders, the deposit lessactual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of thedocuments in original condition and no later than ten (10)days after receipt of bids.

In no event shall Proposal Forms be issued later than twen-ty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receivingproposals.

TOWN OF GRAMERCYADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing onthe outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, contrac-tor’s state license number and the name of the project forwhich the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealedenvelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another enve-lope addressed to the Town of Gramercy, P. O. Box 340 / 120North Montz Ave., Gramercy, LA 70052, Attn: Amy St.Pierre.

Amandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Town Hall at10:00 a.m. o’clock on the 17th day of February, 2015.

CONTRACTORS desiring to bid shall submit to theEngineers, with their request for Contract Documents, con-tract documents deposit and evidence that they hold StateLicense of proper classification and in full force and effect.

Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the TotalBid must accompany each Bid, and shall be made payable tothe Owner.

Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in theamount, for and subject to the conditions provided in theInformation for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bondsmust appear as acceptable on the Department of TreasuryCircular 570.

Bidders must not discriminate in employment decisions on abasis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin as prohib-ited in Executive Order No. 11246 - Equal EmploymentOpportunity.

Bidders must certify that they do not, and will not, maintainor provide for their employees and facilities that are segregat-ed on a basis of race, color, creed or national origin.

If a NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR bidding on public workin the State of Louisiana is domiciled in a state that providea percentage preference in favor of CONTRACTORS for thesame type work, then every Louisiana resident CONTRAC-TOR shall be granted the same preference over CONTRAC-TORS domiciled therein whenever the NONRESIDENTCONTRACTOR bid on public work in Louisiana (LA RS38:2225). A CONTRACTOR who is a NONRESIDENT of theState of Louisiana must attach a copy of their State’s law con-cerning preferential treatment and their State’s percentage ofbid preference. This information shall accompany CON-TRACTOR’S bid proposal

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids asallowed by the Louisiana Public Bid Law.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) daysafter the actual date of opening thereof.

Town of Gramercy ______

BY: /s/ Steven T. Nosacka, Mayor

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SHERIFFʼS SALE

SHERIFF’S SALE

REGIONS BANK D/B/A REGIONS MORTGAGEVS. NO. 36,751

MARK A. RUSSELL ANDCARISA NICHOLAS RUSSELL

23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF ST. JAMES

Acting under and by virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Saleissued out of the Honorable Court aforesaid in the abovenumbered and entitled case, dated January 9, 2015, and tome directed, I did seize and will within legal hours onWednesday, March 18, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., in front of the

SHERIFFʼS SALE

SHERIFF’S SALE

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS

TRUSTEE FOR BANK AMERICAMANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT

TRUST 11, SENIOR/SUBORDINATEPASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-1

VS. NO. 36,757CARLA M. WILLIAMS, ELTON A. LONG,

JAMES K. WILLIAMS, AND BERYL A. WILLIAMS

23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF ST. JAMES

Acting under and by virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Saleissued out of the Honorable Court aforesaid in the abovenumbered and entitled case, dated January 9, 2015, and tome directed, I did seize and will within legal hours onWednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., in front ofthe Courthouse Door, offer for sale the following property, to-wit:

1997 PIONEER HOUSING SYSTEMSPIONEER MOBILE HOME 16 X 80

BEARING SERIAL NUMBER PH1506GA11036;A/C TU1800; GE RANGE RR113072G;

FURNANCE E1E960506201;REFRIGERATOR SR737139;WATER HEATER E70562134

SoldWITHOUT APPRAISEMENT, according to law, to thehighest bidder, at public auction.

TERMS OF SALE: either CASH, CHECK, OR MONEYORDER DUE BY 3:00 P.M. DAY OF SALE OR LETTEROF CREDIT FROM BANK along with NON-REFUND-ABLE $500 DEPOSIT and balance due on the FRIDAYAFTER THE SALE.

WILLY J. MARTIN, JR., SHERIFFSHERIFF'S OFFICECONVENT, LOUISIANA

PUBLISH: February 12, 2015

Attorney for Plantiff:Trevathan Law FirmKaren E. Trevathan8235 YMCA Plaza DriveSuite 400Baton Rouge, LA 70810

*Additional information can be found athttp://www.stjamessheriff.com

Courthouse Door, offer for sale the following property, to-wit:

ONE CERTAIN LOT OR PORTION OF LAND situated inSection 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 45, Township 12 South, Range 5East, Southeast District of Louisiana, East of the MississippiRiver, Grand Point, St. James Parish, Louisiana, being a por-tion of Tract B-3-2 of Longview Plantation as shown on a planof survey by Harold J. Flynn, Civil Engineer and LandSurveyor, entitled Carroldale Subdivision, Phase V datedSeptember 5, 1994 which is attached to an act under EntryNo. 94775, Parish of St. James, State of Louisiana. Accordingto said survey this lot is designated as LOT 17, SQUARE 3,and more fully described as follows:

LOT 17, SQUARE 3, Carroldale Subdivision, Phase V, meas-ures 122.00 feet front in Lena Street, by a depth betweenequal and parallel lines of 160.00 feet and closes in the rear adistance of 122.00 feet, and is bounded on the North by Lot37, Carroldale Subdivision, Phase I, on the South by LenaStreet, on the East by Lot 16, Carroldale Subdivision, PhaseV, and on the West by Louisiana State Highway 642 (GrandPoint Road) Right of Way, all as is more fully shown on saidsurvey.

Which has the address of 3454 Lena Street, Paulina, LA70763.

SoldWITH APPRAISEMENT, according to law, to the high-est bidder, at public auction.

TERMS OF SALE: either CASH, CHECK, OR MONEYORDER DUE BY 3:00 P.M. DAY OF SALE OR LETTEROF CREDIT FROM BANK along with NON-REFUND-ABLE $500 DEPOSIT and balance due on the FRIDAYAFTER THE SALE.

WILLY J. MARTIN, JR., SHERIFFSHERIFF'S OFFICECONVENT, LOUISIANA

PUBLISH: February 12, 2015 and March 12, 2015

Attorney for Plantiff:Shapiro & DaigrepontPenny Daigrepont3510 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 600Metairie, LA 70002504-831-7726

*Additional information can be found athttp://www.stjamessheriff.com

SHERIFFʼS SALESHERIFF’S SALE

ALLY FINANCIAL INC.VS. NO. 36,793

SHONKI L. WILSON ANDKENNEDY L. FEIST

23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF ST. JAMES

Acting under and by virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Saleissued out of the Honorable Court aforesaid in the abovenumbered and entitled case, dated January 27, 2015, and tome directed, I did seize and will within legal hours onWednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., in front ofthe Courthouse Door, offer for sale the following property, to-wit:

2012 BUICK LACROSSEBEARING MANUFACTURERS’

SERIAL NUMBER 1G4GF5E37CF219922

Sold WITH APPRAISEMENT, according to law, to thehighest bidder, at public auction.

TERMS OF SALE: either CASH, CHECK, OR MONEYORDER DUE BY 3:00 P.M. DAY OF SALE OR LETTEROF CREDIT FROM BANK along with NON-REFUND-ABLE $500 DEPOSIT and balance due on the FRIDAYAFTER THE SALE.

WILLY J. MARTIN, JR., SHERIFFSHERIFF'S OFFICECONVENT, LOUISIANA

PUBLISH: February 12, 2015

Attorney for Plantiff:The Sundmaker FirmArthur Mann II336 Lafayette St.Suite 301New Orleans, LA 70130

*Additional information can be found athttp://www.stjamessheriff.com

NOTICE TO BIDDERSNOTICE TO BIDDERS

SP #9932

Sealed bids will be received by the Procurement Section of theDivision of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd Floor, Suite 2-160,(P. O. Box 94095), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the fol-lowing:

Solicitation No. 3000003324 - Rebid: Aggregates for variousWMA’s, 02/26/2015

Bid proposal forms, information and specifications may be obtainedby accessing the bid number in LaPac at www.doa.Louisiana.gov/ospor from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be receivedafter the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject anyand all bids and to waive any informalities.

Paul HolmesInterim Director of State ProcurementFAX (225)342-8688

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869-5784

News Examiner, Thursday, February 12, 2015, Page 17

To Place A ClassifiedCall 225-869-5784

GRAND POINT MINISTORAGE: 10x10 $50.00,12x12 $65.00, 12x24$125.00. Storage units permonth. Paulina, LA. 985-536-3994.

TFN-11/12-B******

TWO FREE KITTENS TOGOOD HOME: 1 black and1 brown, Approx. 8-10 weeksold. Ask for Mary 225-265-8211 or 504-812-4385.

TFN-4/5******

NOTICE - NO TRESPASS-ING: No trespassing or hunt-ing permitted on propertyowned by NORANDA ALU-MINA, LLC, Gramercy,Louisiana.

2/14-2/15-PD******

NOTICE - NO TRESPASS-ING: No trespassing, orhunting permitted on allproperties owned or leased bythe ZEN-NOH GRAINCORPORATION. All tres-passers will be prosecuted.

10/14-10/15-PD******

Help Wanted: Custodiansand floor techs for education-al facilities. Competitive payand twelve (12) monthemployment. Please contactSteve, 225-953-2239.

TFN-3/13-B******

Help Wanted: MaintenanceService / Diesel MechanicPosition Available. Insurance,IRA, Paid Holidays andVacation. ExperiencePreferred. Call 225-474-3500.

TFN-6/26-B******

NoTresspassing

MiniStorage

FreeKittens

Real Estate For Sale

Notice

For SaleHelp Wanted

FOR SALE: 2010 HoytMaxxis 31” Bow, 60-70 lbs.All set up for Hunting.Hardcase and 2 quick releasesincluded. Asking $700.00.Call 225-268-0585.

TFN-NC******

IS NOW HIRINGCDL Drivers

Positions open in LaPlace!Operate vacuum & roll off trucks.Must have 2 years exp. CDL A

w/X end, TWIC.Uniforms Provided.Competitive Salary!

Excellent Benefits! EOE.Apply: 1085 Bert Street, 70068

or Online:www.esandh.com/content/application

1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19-PD******

FOR SALE:Queen Pillowtop Mattresssets. BRAND NEW w/war-ranty, USA made! 30-50% offretail SBR. Can deliver! Cash,credit, debit. 225 421-6121.

1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19-PD******

HELP WANTED:Communications Assistant(30 hours weekly) Visitwww.riverregionchamber.orgfor job description and mail-ing address. Call (985)-359-9777 for more information.

1/29, 2/5, 2/12-B******

NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLCEnvironmental Engineer

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC is seeking qualified applicantsfor the position of Environmental Engineer. This positionreports directly to the Environmental Manager. The suc-cessful candidate will be a technical resource and will beresponsible for designing and facilitating projects leadingto environmental compliance, determining best practicesfor compliance, engineering, auditing, training, reporting,monitoring, project management, and other duties.

Requirements include but are not limited to:•Bachelor’s degree in related field•Minimum three years of experience in environmentalcompliance and/or management

Preferences include:•Chemical or mechanical engineering degree•Experience leading projects•Experience with chemical processing and/or materialhandling•Experience in development of an EnvironmentalManagement System•Experience with industrial data collection and reportpreparation•Experience with design drafting and blueprintreading

Interested individuals should submit a resume atwww.nucor.com by February 13, 2015.

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC; 9101 Hwy 3125; Convent, LA 70723Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

M/F/Disabled/Vet and Drug Free Workplace

“I, Eugene J. Louque, Sr.Doc. # 630223 have appliedfor clemency for my convic-tion of docket #:SJM 03CR003924,SJM 03CR003925,SJM 03CR003926,Theft $500 or more, Forgery,Theft $500 or more, Forgery.If you have any comments,contact the Board of Pardons(225) 342-5421.”

2/5, 2/12, 2/19-PD******

Help Wanted: Twin OaksNursing is looking for asupervisory nurse for itsevening and night shifts.Nursing Home experience ishighly preferred and supervi-sory experience is necessary.Please send resume tofburch@twinoaksnh.com orcome to 506 West 5th St. inLaPlace.

TFN-2/5-B******

Good Children Society4th Annual Fundraiser

March 6, 7, & 810 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Good Children’s Hall

Hwy. 643, S. Vacherie

Donations will be greatly appreciated prior to event.DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS OUTSIDE

THE HALL DOORS.Call Anita Batiste 265-4270 or Russell Steib at 225-

624-6062 for delivery times.

Thank you in advance for your donations andsupport!

Marathon Petroleum Company, LP is currently accepting applications forOperator Technicians at its refinery in Garyville, LA. The applicationprocess will be open through Sunday, February 15th, 2015.

OPERATOR TECHNICIANSQualified candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED plus rele-vant higher education, training. Preference will be given to candidates pos-sessing any of the following additional qualifications:

•Associate’s degree in a vocational technical training curriculum withan emphasis in a petrochemical /manufacturing field, major ofProcess Technology preferred•Bachelor’s degree or higher, with one year light industrial workexperience preferred•Two years stable work experience in process operations or tankfarm facility•Five years stable work experience in a light industrial industry,commercial industry

Additional qualifications include: basic math, reading, written andverbal communication skills; ability to learn complex refinery related mate-rial; willingness to perform fire and emergency response activities; willing-ness to work a rotating 12-hour shift (includes nights, weekends and holi-days), ability to perform essential job functions and adhere to a strict drugand alcohol policy. The successful candidate must have a commitment tosafety.

Candidates interested in the position must complete an online applicationand submit a resume at www.joinmpc.com under Refining, Terminal, &Pipeline Operations. Deadline to submit an application is 11:59 pm onFebruary 15th, 2015. All external applicants must complete an onlineapplication. Hardcopy resumes/applications will not be accepted byMarathon Petroleum Company LP.

No calls, please. Candidates will be contacted byRepresentatives from the LRD HR Department.

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

OPERATOR TECHNICIANS

MACHINIST WANTEDMinimum 5 years experienceon manual machines: Lathe,drill press, boring, vertical,horizontal and milling. Ableto read drawings and workwith ASME specs.

Email resume to:Angie.estave@daspitllc.com

2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5-PD******

NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLCSystem Administrator

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC is seeking qualified candidatesfor the position of System Administrator. The SystemAdministrator will be a technical resource responsible forthe implementation and support of Windows-based serversand clients, support of Microsoft Office applications, moni-toring and maintenance of the hardware infrastructure inan industrial environment and implementation of a back-up/disaster recovery system.

Requirements include but are not limited to:•3+ years of hands-on work experience with Windowsserver administration, Windows security, ActiveDirectory and hardware maintenance

Preferences include:•Experience with Microsoft Enterprise networks,VMWare, backup/disaster recovery concepts andsolutions, SANs, Cisco VOIP, Exchange and datacenter design/implementation, IFS ERP system•Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relatedfield•Knowledge of the Windows desktop and serveroperating systems in an Active Directoryenvironment, Microsoft Office applications andhardware troubleshooting

Interested individuals should submit a resume atwww.nucor.com by February 20, 2015.

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC; 9101 Hwy 3125; Convent, LA 70723Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

M/F/Disabled/Vet and Drug Free Workplace

NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLCProgrammer Analyst

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC is seeking qualified candidatesfor the position of Programmer Analyst. The successful can-didate will develop, maintain, and improve our businessand integrated manufacturing systems and will assist withdesigning, development, implementing, and debugging ofapplication systems, coordination and implementation ofnew projects and software updates, and will provideresources to team and user groups.

Requirements include but are not limited to:•Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Preferences include:•Application development experience with theMicrosoft .Net framework•Sharepoint and/or Web development experience•Experience in development using Oracle databases

Interested individuals should submit a resume atwww.nucor.com by February 20, 2015.

Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC; 9101 Hwy 3125; Convent, LA 70723Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

M/F/Disabled/Vet and Drug Free Workplace

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