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La. officials look to D.C. for disaster aid

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 1:50pm
Meanwhile, local recovery efforts continue
Staff Report

While St. Mary Parish people continue to do what they can for the victims of Hurricane Ida, state and federal officials are pushing for more federal help.
On Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards went to Washington to meet with Louisiana’s congressional delegation “to impress upon them the urgent need for federal assistance.”
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., returned to Grand Isle on Friday to examine hurricane damage and to urge Washington to provide more help.
Meanwhile, local relief efforts continue.
Patterson officials, for example, went to Grand Isle and Golden Meadow on Saturday to deliver supplies donated locally and by people from Katy, Texas, Indiana and Florida.
Patterson Outreach fed more than 80 evacuees fried chicken, chili beans and more courtesy of Ward 5 Con-stable James P. Carinhas, Zion Chapel AME Pastor Richelle Lewis Castine, Debra Washington and Lady Renee Mabile.
Berwick continues to operate a shelter at the Civic Center. And the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Morgan City Police Department have made multiple trips east to bring supplies and assistance to fellow law enforcement officers.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved more than 439,000 applications for disaster aid and distributed more than $441 million to hurricane victims as of Sunday, the agency reported.
The U.S. Small Business Administration also approved 2,380 low-interest loans to businesses, homeowners and renters for a total of $102 million.
In Washington, Edwards pointed to an unprecedented string of natural disasters that began long before Ida.
They include hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta last year, a damaging freeze and spring flooding.
“Amidst these natural disasters, Louisiana fought a pandemic which has sickened and killed thousands of our citizens and stymied economic growth,” Edwards wrote in a letter detailing the recent disasters. “As you know, there is an urgent need to provide immediate relief to our Louisiana families, businesses and individuals who have been impacted, and the help of the federal government is absolutely critical.”
Based on recent experience, unmet housing needs related to Hurricane Ida are likely to cost $2.5 billion, plus another $2.2 billion for public assistance, requiring $226 million in state and local matching funds.
“Using FEMA’s data for Individual Assistance for Laura/Delta/Zeta, and taking insurance and other available funding sources into account, we estimate the unmet housing needs of renters and homeowners to be over $900 million,” Edwards wrote.
“In addition, the burden on state and local governments to pay the match on FEMA’s Public Assistance grants from these storms will be more that $130 million. There is also an estimated loss to businesses of $2 billion, along with crop and timber losses of over $2 billion.”
The governor is seeking:
—Expansion of Direct Repair Authority under Individual Assistance.
—Resetting FEMA authority to grant funding to states to implement housing programs.
—Flexibility in Match for Public Assistance.
—Extension of Disaster Recovery Reform Act Duplication of Benefit Flexibility.
—Extension of Disa-ster Recovery Reform Act Relief from Excessive Reductions Based upon Flood Insurance for Campuses.
—Allowance for HUD to waive the current federal site-specific Environment Review Requirement for single family home rehabilitation.
Cassidy returned from his tour of Grand Isle to say that “areas of the island with breakwaters, beach restoration, and housing built to code survived. Those areas of the island without those things did extremely poorly. We have to build resiliency.”
On Wednesday, Cassidy spoke on the Senate floor in favor of disaster supplemental aid and the Infrastructure Inves-tment and Jobs Act. Cassidy called for disaster supplemental relief for those affected by Hurricane Ida, the fifth-most powerful storm to ever hit the United States.
He called for assistance for those affected by the hurricanes of 2020, including Hurricanes Laura and Delta. He also urged Congress to prepare for future hurricanes by supporting the infrastructure bill.
Cassidy had met with President Joe Biden on Sept. 3 in St. John Parish and asked him to support disaster supplemental aid for those affected by the hurricanes of 2020. The White House Budget Office later issued a formal request asking Congress for that sup-port.
Cassidy and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation pushed to add Hurricane Ida to the list of natural disasters from which Louisiana needs assistance.
Before Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, Cassidy joined the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to request a Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Ida, a request Biden granted.
In January, Louisiana requested $3 billion to address unmet recovery needs after Hurricane Laura. Cassidy and other members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation have previously called on Congress to support disaster relief for southwest Louisiana.
On Sept. 2, they added Hurricane Ida to the list of hurricanes from which Louisiana needs help recovering.

Parish Council will hear more about fees for housing inmates

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 1:47pm
Staff Report

Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna is on Wednesday’s St. Mary Parish Council agenda for another discussion about how much the parish should pay the city to house prisoners.
The Parish Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse in Franklin.
The parish government pays Morgan City, Berwick, Franklin and Patterson $14 per day for each parish inmate housed in municipal jails.
Morgan City houses more than half of those parish prisoners because the second floor of its jail is arranged so that it can segregate female inmates from men.
As of Aug. 25, Morgan City had received $93,000 in reimbursement so far this year. In 2020, Morgan City received $163,000 of the $278,000 in parish payments for housing prisoners.
In an appearance before the council Aug. 25, Dragna told the Parish Council that the city government is losing money on the parish prisoners, partly because female inmates require female guards, who are in higher demand than male guards, Dragna said.
“Our jail was in a negative, and we traced it back to this,” Dragna said.
He asked for a $19-per-day rate, which he said is the amount needed to break even.
The additional $5 a day would have increased the reimbursement to Morgan City by more than $58,000 for the 11,659 prisoner days it recorded in 2020.
Parish President David Hanagriff suggested raising the reimbursement rate $2 to $16 per day with a 1% yearly increase, and then looking for a way to raise the reimbursement further next year.
“In right mind, I can’t go back to my council and say, ‘Hey, they want to give us half what we need to break even,’” Dragna said.
Also on Wednesday:
—The Parish Council could go into a closed-door session to get a report about a lawsuit over opioid abuse.
The parish government signed on to the lawsuit, which alleges that pharmaceutical companies didn’t act responsibly during the growth of opioid abuse in recent years.
Local governments hope to recover some of the money they’ve spent on first responder calls and other expenses resulting from an epidemic of opioid cases.
—The council will hear from Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade about port operations.
Wade has been making the rounds of local government meetings to report that four dredges will soon be working on port waterways at the same time for the first time ever.
Hopes are that the port can be re-established as a transshipment point for import and export vessels, especially those carrying Louisiana rice, after six years when sediment has reduced the main channel’s depth.

Edwards order includes eviction moratorium

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 1:44pm
WILLIAM PATRICK, The Center Square

When Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order suspending legal deadlines in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, he also implemented a statewide eviction moratorium without expressly stating it.
“Yes, evictions are included in the proclamation,” the Governor’s Office confirmed in an email.
The order was issued amid widespread power outages and storm damage in southeast Louisiana. Referring to affected residents, Edwards said in a news release, “We need for them to be focused on recovery and not whether they will be held to a court deadline.”
The expansive exercise of executive powers – first for COVID-19 and now for natural disasters – is a cause for concern, according to some legal experts.
“No one would question that a hurricane constitutes an emergency, and I would think that court proceedings constitute state business. So he is probably acting within the limits of his conferred emergency powers,” said Luke Wake, an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation.
“But I think we ought to be concerned about Governors invoking these sort of emergency powers on a recurrent basis, especially when done on a statewide basis where in fact the affected areas may be more localized,” he said.
Wake and the Pacific Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm, previously represented a group of Louisiana landlords who challenged the federal eviction ban.
Before Hurricane Ida, Louisiana property owners were subjected to the eviction moratorium for nearly a year before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the coronavirus-related policy was unconstitutional. The moratorium had been extended multiple times but was struck down Aug. 26.
Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, and Edwards’ executive order effectively created another statewide eviction moratorium until Sept. 24, though it may be extended if deemed necessary. Edwards since has declared a state of emergency for Tropical Storm Nicholas.
Edwards, a Democrat, had praised the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium, which was implemented through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The governor’s office publicized the Louisiana Rental Assistance Program as providing funding relief for renters and landlords during the eviction ban.
The state rental assistance program, however, has issued a fraction of available funds. As of Wednesday, $29.2 million of $161 million has been disbursed since March.
Landlords were saddled with taxes, insurance premiums, mortgage payments and repair costs since September 2020, regardless of whether tenants paid rent. The new statewide eviction freeze could present additional problems.
The order applies to legal proceedings in all state courts, administrative agencies and boards. It invokes emergency powers under the state Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance Disaster Act and suspends deadlines relating to Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure.
Under Louisiana law, landlords must follow specific civil procedures when attempting to evict a tenant, such as obtaining a court order.
According to Louisiana Realtors, a Baton Rouge-based real estate association, suspending legal deadlines undermines a landlord’s ability to obtain an eviction order from a court in all 64 parishes until the suspension is rescinded.
“However, the suspension of deadlines applies to legal proceedings and would not prohibit the posting of an eviction notice or the commencement of legal action to obtain an eviction order,” the organization said after the governor’s executive action.
Confusion occurred last year when Edwards suspended legal deadlines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican-controlled Louisiana Legislature passed Act 162 in response. It allows for deadlines that would have expired during the suspension period to expire on the date immediately following the end of the suspension period.
“That Act was specific to the Governor’s orders issued in response to COVID-19 but would likely be used as guidance in this instance as well,” Louisiana Realtors said.
The question of when the temporary eviction block will be lifted is important to landlords and renters. Previous executive orders, such as Edwards’ statewide indoor mask mandate, have lasted longer than the initial timeline.
Edwards implemented the statewide mask mandate Aug. 2. It is still in effect despite an initial Sept. 1 expiration date.
Louisiana congressman Troy Carter, a Democrat representing New Orleans, has been an outspoken proponent of the federal eviction moratorium. He also urged Edwards to suspended evictions after Ida.
“Without a statewide moratorium, we face a situation where people in half the state are displaced after a hurricane and people in the other half of the state face being displaced during a raging pandemic,” he wrote in a letter to the governor.
“While I will continue fighting in Congress to extend the national moratorium, I hope you will do everything you can on the state level to protect Louisianans now,” Carter wrote.
The Pacific Legal Foundation filed two lawsuits against the national moratorium; one arguing the ban on evictions lacked statutory authority and another claiming the policy violated a constitutional separation of powers.
Wake said state-level emergency powers have the potential for similar overreach.
“In any event the real opportunity for abuse comes with orders that are issued on an indefinite or continuing basis, as we saw in many states through the pandemic,” Wake said. “That is why [Pacific Legal Foundation] has urged state legislatures to consider emergency management reforms to impose firm temporal limits on emergency powers as the best check against autocratic rule.”

La. jobless claims rose sharply after Ida

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 1:42pm
WILLIAM PATRICK, The Center Square

Weekly unemployment claims have skyrocketed in Louisiana since Hurricane Ida pounded the southeast region of the state, but they were at their lowest point this year before Ida.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported 1,712 new unemployment claims were filed for the week ending Aug. 28, the last reporting date in August and the day before Ida made landfall. The date also marked one month since Gov. John Bel Edwards ended the state’s participation in the federal unemployment benefits program related to COVID-19.
In the week following Ida, new claims jumped to 9,724; a 468% increase. The data is the most recent available and does not include claims occurring after Sept. 4.
The largest unemployment category increases occurred in accommodation and food services, health care and social assistance and retail trade.
Edwards was the first Democratic governor to opt out of federal pandemic unemployment assistance, though he successfully negotiated a permanent increase to the state’s weekly unemployment benefit amount with the Republican-controlled Legislature during the 2021 legislative session.
The agreement was solidified when Edwards signed House Bill 183.
More recently, Edwards reduced eligibility criteria to allow for unemployment “disaster-related claims,” which Edwards espoused during a Wednesday public radio interview. The changes were made through an executive order that applies statewide.
“We encourage anybody who’s out there who has a problem with employment related to the storm to apply,” he said.
Critics have speculated long-term unemployment insurance, along with direct stimulus payments and expanded benefit programs such as the child tax credit expansion, have contributed to unemployment rather than simply sustain income from job losses.
Numerous studies, however, have reached varying conclusions. Some show negligible employment gains since 26 states, including Louisiana, ended federal unemployment aid before the program’s Sept. 6 expiration. Others show significant results.
A widely-cited August paper by economists and researchers from Columbia and Harvard universities showed only a slight uptick in job growth, which confirmed findings from other studies.
A September analysis by the free market Mercatus Center at George Mason University cited 13 studies examining the effects of increased unemployment benefits since March 2020. All 13 showed increased benefits were connected to longer periods of unemployment, the analysis said.
The reason, it explained, is that free government benefits have rivaled income amounts that may be earned from a job. Put another way, “unconditional monetary grants to unemployed workers tend to raise their reservation wage – the compensation level necessary for the worker to take a job.”
While many workers and displaced Louisianans are in legitimate need of unemployment assistance, taxpayer accountability represents another side of the issue.
Attorney General Jeff Landry said the state has paid more than $400 million in pandemic unemployment benefits to individuals who did not qualify, including $6.2 million to prison inmates and $1 million to dead people.

Wheel House for Sept. 21

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:44pm

MEN’S DAY
Program at Good Hope Baptist Church, 908 Washington St., Patterson, 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26. Guest speaker Dr. Terry Joseph, New Zorah Baptist Church. Public invited.

JESUS FESTIVAL
Area churches presenting “Taste & See Jesus Festival 2021” from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, on the river front, Berwick. Features churches presenting live music, food, crafts and children’s activities. Night finale will feature all churches in song and St. Mary Funeral Squad. Any church interested in participating contact Tanya Acosta, 281-725-8092. Public invited.

Supporting AGU Art Show & Sale

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:27pm

Submitted Photo/AGU
Tommy Bourgeois and Patrick Skiles, Ramsey, Skiles, & Streva Law Firm members, donated as patrons to Artists Guild Unlimited representative Karen Spinella for the Labor Day Art Show & Sale. AGU hasn’t had an art show since 2019, before the COVID pandemic, so people are welcome to come in the Everett Street gallery, spend some time to view and buy some exciting artwork. The show will open Wednesday, Sept. 29, and run to Saturday, Oct. 23. The Artists' Reception will be Thursday, Oct. 21.

Weekend arrests involve heroin, meth, legend drug

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:24pm
Staff Report

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

Drug possession cases kept area police agencies busy over the weekend, with crack cocaine arrests in Morgan City, methamphetamine arrests in Berwick and Assumption Parish, and arrests by St. Mary Parish deputies on warrants involving heroin, a legend drug and THC oil charges.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 116 calls for service within the last 72-hour reporting period and made these arrests beginning Friday:
—David Lenes Aucoin Jr., 25, Cremo Lane, Patterson, was arrested at 11:02 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer and no insurance, and on a warrant alleging failure to appear for trial.
—Devan Nicole Serpa, 36, Shady Grove, Patterson, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and introduction of contraband into a penal facility.
—Cherika Marie Roberson, Greenville Street, Raceland, was arrested at 10:31 p.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana, driving under suspension and improper turning.
—Sergio Garvay, 36, Fifth Ward, Houston, arrested was arrested at 2:40 a.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace (intoxicated).
—Johnny James Vining, 50, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:11 a.m. Monday on charges of domestic abuse battery (child endangerment law), resisting an officer and disturbing the peace (fighting), and on a warrant alleging driving under suspension.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 116 complaints and made these arrests:
—Jeremy Earl Gamble, Jr., 23, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested at 5:31 p.m. Friday on warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of possession of methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia; operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked or canceled; and improper turn or failure to give signal.
Bail was set at $8,250.
—Roger Douglas Gibbs, 57, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. Friday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.
Bail was set at $2,500.
—Erinaldo Banegas, 34, Amelia, was arrested on at 1:58 a.m. Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated, driver must be licensed and improper lane usage.
Banegas was released on a $3,000 bond.
—Danny Pepper, 52, Raceland, was arrested at 4:49 a.m. Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated and speeding.
He was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Nelson Lacoste Jr., 44, Berwick, was arrested at 5:56 a.m. Sunday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charges of theft of goods, entry on or remaining in places after being forbidden, and simple criminal damage to property.
Lacoste was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Shannon Terrell Bell, 51, Houma, was arrested at 10:42 p.m. Sunday on charges of turning movements and required signals, failure to dim headlights, open container, and driving while intoxicated.
Bell was released on a $6,000 bond.
—Travis Paul Colbert, 42, Charenton, was arrested at 11:24 p.m. Sunday on a charge of possession of marijuana.
Colbert was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Deandre Demond Conley, 30, Franklin, was arrested at 12:20 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana and improper lane usage. Conley was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Abram Granger, 22, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:02 p.m. Friday by the Narcotics Section on two warrants alleging failure to appear on the charges of possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Bail has been set at $50,000.
—Rakesha Granger, 44, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:47 p.m. Friday by the Narcotics Section on charges of general speed law and possession of THC oil.
Granger was released on a summons to appear Dec. 1.
—Mandi Nicole Hatfield, 34, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:17 p.m. Friday by the Narcotics Section on a warrant alleging sale, distribution, or possession of a legend drug without prescription; possession of marijuana; and possession of drug paraphernalia. No bail has been set.
—Gary James Johnson, 47, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:17 p.m. Friday by the Narcotics Section on three warrants alleging failure to appear on charges of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, distribution of heroin, two counts of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and parole violation.
No bail has been set.
Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard reported that the Berwick Police Department responded to 45 calls for service within the last 72 hours and made these arrests:
—Christopher Celestin, 30, Percy Avenue, Houma, was arrested at 7:10 p.m. Sunday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance laws (drug-free zone).
At 7 p.m. Sunday, officers received a complaint about a reckless driver on La. 182. A description of the car and the license plate was provided, and it was located parked at the Berwick Civic Center, which was currently being used a as disaster shelter for Hurricane Ida.
Officers came into contact with Celestin inside the car and noted a very strong odor of marijuana. A search of the car was conducted, and officers located a bag of methamphetamine. The location of the incident was within 2,000 feet of three schools and a church, which are all posted as drug-free zones.
Celestin was placed under arrest and booked into the Berwick Jail, where he remains with no bond set.
—Bryan M. Crochet, 48, Third Street, Berwick, was arrested at 9:23 p.m. Sunday on a charge of domestic abuse battery (child endangerment law).
—Tina M. Ware, 39, Third Street, Berwick, was arrested at 11:14 p.m. Sunday on a charge of domestic abuse battery (child
At 8:50 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a residence on Third Street in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress. Officers arrived at the residence and met Ware, and another officer met with Crochet at the Police Department.
Through interviews, as well as evidence at the scene, officers were able to determine that a verbal argument between Crochet and Ware escalated into a physical altercation. Officers learned that both individuals committed a battery upon each other during the incident, and three juveniles were present in the home during the incident.
Following an investigation, they were both placed under arrest and booked into the Berwick Jail, where they remain with no bond set.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported theses arrests:
—Nicole Lynn Gros, 41, Maryann Street, Pierre Part, was arrested Saturday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, driving under a suspended license and no license plate.
A uniformed patrol deputy observed a vehicle in the Pierre Part area with a licensing violation and executed a stop of the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Gros. The subject’s driver’s license was determined to be suspended.
During the interview, the investigating officer noted Gros appeared very nervous. At the conclusion of the interview, the deputy requested and was granted permission to search the vehicle. As a result of the search, a quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seized.
Gros was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
—Robert Sternfels, 29, La. 1, Belle Rose, was arrested Saturday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of alprazolam (Xanax) and disturbing the peace (appearing in public in an intoxicated condition).
Deputies were dispatched to an La. 1 location and made contact with Sternfels, who was creating a disturbance.
Deputies detained Sternfels and conducted a pat-down search for weapons. During that process, quantities of suspected methamphetamine, amphetamines and alprazolam (Xanax) were seized.
Sternfels was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Lason Edmond, 20, Orphe Guidry Road, Arnaudville, was arrested Saturday on an extradition warrant.
—Nicholas Robin, 26, Grand Anse Highway, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Saturday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.
—Tiffany Fontenot, 32, Grand Anse Highway, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Danielle Hebert, 36, Papit Guidry, St. Martinville, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Brooke Mathis, 32, Rue Mir Beau Street, Lafayette, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Gage Patin, 30, Nursery Highway, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Sarah Richard, 32, Grandpoint Highway, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Friday on a charge of contempt of court.
—Swanette Robertson, 39, Corrine Street, New Iberia, was arrested Friday by the St. Martinville Police Department on charges of accessory after the fact to third-degree rape; extortion; contributing the delinquency of juveniles; criminal conspiracy; resisting an office; and' misrepresentation during booking, and on warrants alleging failure to appear.

Morgan City police radio logs for Sept. 17-20

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:17pm

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605.
Friday, Sept. 17
7:08 a.m. 1100 block Marguerite; Welfare check.
7:44 a.m. 2300 block La. 70; Alarm.
8:27 a.m. Area La. 182 and Rodeerick; Traffic stop.
8:34 a.m. 700 block Belanger; Welfare check.
8:59 a.m. Area Brashear and Florida; Traffic stop.
9:40 a.m. 100 block Canary; Welfare check.
9:55 a.m. 800 block Eight; Suspicious vehicle.
10:06 a.m. Area of Duke and Fifth; Domestic.
10:48 a.m. 6000 block Railroad; 911 hang up.
11:48 a.m. 300 block Wren; 911 hang up.
12:54 p.m. Iowa and Railroad; Complaint.
12:55 p.m. 3000 block Lake Palourde; Criminal damage to property.
1:03 p.m. 1400 block North Third; Animal complaint.
2:29 p.m. 300 block Third; Fire.
2:48 p.m. Area U.S. 90 East and MLK; Traffic.
2:53 p.m. 1400 block North Third; Complaint.
3:09 p.m. 1900 block Federal; Traffic.
3:37 p.m. 1100 block Marguerite; 911 hang up.
4:19 p.m. 900 block Willard; Medical.
4:38 p.m. 7700 block La. 182; Accident.
5:35 p.m. 7400 block La. 182; Hit and run.
7:26 p.m. 200 block Pecos; Juvenile Complaint.
7:30 p.m. 700 block Cottownwood; Alarm.
7:48 p.m. 4000 block Railroad; Alarm.
8:14 p.m. 300 block Grizzafi; 911 hang up.
8:14 p.m. 2000 block Allison; Welfare concern.
8:34 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Traffic incident.
9:10 p.m. 2600 block Sixth; Assistance.
10:21 p.m. 900 block Marguerite; Disturbance.
10:23 p.m. 900 block Marguerite; Disturbance.
10:38 p.m. 300 block Federal; Loud music.
10:57 p.m. Industrial and La. 182; Arrest.
Saturday, Sept. 18
1:05 a.m. 1000 block La. 70; Alarm.
2:14 a.m. 1300 block Second; Complaint.
7:28 a.m. 800 block MLK; Welfare check.
11:47 a.m. 2100 block Cedar; Escort.
12:34 p.m. Veterans; Complaint.
12:36 p.m. U.S. 90 West and Federal; Open door.
12:41 p.m. 500 block Egle; Complaint.
1:03 p.m. 1100 block Marguerite; 911 hang up.
1:10 p.m. 3000 block Helen; Complaint.
1:55 p.m. Brownell; Complaint.
2:15 p.m. Federal and Duke; Complaint.
2:34 p.m. 300 block Railroad; Disturbance.
4:06 p.m. 900 block Willard; Assistance.
4:53 p.m. 2000 block Keith; Civil.
5:08 p.m. Fifth; Complaint.
5:15 p.m. 600 block Willow; Juvenile complaint.
6:49 p.m. 1000 block Second; Crash.
7:23 p.m. 200 block Freret; Complaint.
7:37 p.m. 200 block Amelia; Alarm.
9:33 p.m. 1200 block Victor II; Complaint.
9:41 p.m. 1100 block Marguerite; Arrest
10:32 p.m. 400 block Louisa; Loud music.
11:15 p.m. Ditch and Sixth; Complaint.
Sunday, Sept. 19
12:05 a.m. 800 block Levee; Juvenile complaint.
12:33 a.m. Greenwood & Second; Suspicious subject.
12:51 a.m. 800 block Levee; Loud music.
2:19 a.m. Federal and Brashear; Arrest
2:19 a.m. Federal and Belanger; Suspicious vehicle.
3 a.m. 900 block Fourth; Disturbance.
3:35 a.m. 7200 block La. 182; Complaint.
4:32 a.m. North Third; Disturbance.
5:16 a.m. 6400 block La. 182; Alarm.
7:33 a.m. Morgan City; BOLO
7:41 a.m. 1500 block North Third; Complaint.
7:44 a.m. 700 block Duke; Animal Complaint.
9:12 a.m. 8200 block La. 182; Complaint.
10:49 a.m. 1000 block Greenwood; Fire alarm.
10:59 a.m. 300 block Levee; 911 hang up.
12:18 p.m. 400 block Leona; Assistance.
1:53 p.m. 6000 block La. 182; Traffic stop.
2:47 p.m. 300 block Brashear; Theft.
3:23 p.m. 1100 block Marguerite; Accident.
5:33 p.m. 200 block Brashear; Complaint.
5:47 p.m. Roderick and McDermott; Crash.
6:01 p.m. 6400 block La. 182; Utility.
6:09 p.m. Freret and Sixth; Reckless operation.
7:27 p.m. Bush; Hit and run.
9:49 p.m. Belanger and Second; Suspicious subject.
10:02 p.m. 6400 block La. 182; Disturbance.
10:07 p.m. 100 block S Railroad; Animal complaint.
10:19 p.m. 1800 block Elk; Telephone harassment.
11:22 p.m. 900 block Florence; Complaint.
11:59 p.m. 900 block Seventh; Alarm.
Monday, Sept. 20
12:19 a.m. 2300 block Clements; Complaint.
12:22 a.m. 7200 block La. 182; Arrest
2:50 a.m. 1000 block Railroad; Welfare concern.
2:59 a.m. 7400 block La. 182; Alarm.

MICHAEL ROSARIO ALOISIO

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:08pm

January 15, 1954 – September 17, 2021

Michael Rosario Aloisio, a longtime resident of Patterson, passed away at his home with his wife by his side in the early morning hours of Friday, September 17, 2021, at the age of 67.

Mike was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, born on January 15, 1954, the third of four sons of Gaetano and Wanda Aloisio. A loving husband, devoted father, caring son and brother, and a loyal friend, Mike greeted all he met with a smile and always a kind word. He had a true love for children as well as sports, a combination that led to Mike coaching Pop Warner Football and Dixie Youth Baseball for over 20 years. Known as Coach Mike to all the kids he took under his wings, Mike touched the lives of so many children throughout our local communities. He also umpired countless softball games for various leagues. An avid outdoorsman, some of Mike’s favorite pastimes included hunting, fishing, boating throughout our beautiful waterways, and time spent at the camp, his happy place. His presence on this side of eternity will truly be missed.

Those he leaves to cherish his memory include his wife of 48 years, Paulla May Aloisio; his daughter, Beverly A. Delaune and her husband Brant; his grandchildren, Anna Delaune and Aaron Delaune; his brothers, Stephen Ross Aloisio, Gaetano Anthony Aloisio Jr. “Guy Jr.” and his wife Kathy, and Leonard Joseph Aloisio and his fiancée Sheila Miller; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his sons, Jacob Rosario Aloisio and Benjamin Michael Aloisio; and his parents, Gaetano Anthony “Guy” Aloisio Sr. and Wanda Lee Catchings Aloisio.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Patterson United Methodist Church, with Rev. Steve Porter officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the church prior from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

Family and friends may view the obituary online by visiting www.iberts.com and are encouraged to share their condolences, cherished memories, love, and support for the family.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1111 Lia Street, Patterson, LA 70392, (985) 395-7873.

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