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Funeral services for Glenn Joseph Jumonville, Sr., will be held Saturday, July 10, 2021, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson during a 10:00 AM Memorial Mass of Christian Burial. Inurnment will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery Mausoleum. Monsignor Richard Greene will be the Celebrant for the Mass and conduct the services. Glenn was 66 and passed away peacefully on July 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM surrounded by his family at his son’s home after a brief struggle with cancer.
A Rosary will be prayed at 9:00 AM in the Church and a bereavement gathering for family and friends will be held in the hall next to the Church immediately following the funeral services.
Survivors include his son, Glenn Jumonville Jr. and his wife Sonya Jumonville; granddaughter, Brittany Jumonville; mother, Alda (Aucoin) Jumonville; sister, Jeanne Jumonville Ortte; brothers, Charles Jumonville, Kenneth Jumonville, Christopher Jumonville; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and his extended family, the Atchafalaya golf group.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Ray Jumonville and brothers, David Jumonville and Donald Jumonville.
Glenn was born in Brownsville, Texas on September 6, 1954. He was a 4.0 graduate of Nicholls State University majoring in Life Sciences & Technology. When he was not working on construction projects for friends and family, he was on the golf course with his extended family. He also accomplished the feat of shooting his age in a round of golf recently. He kept his life simple and did not need a lot of worldly possessions. Glenn worked hard and never expected much in return, but he would always collect on the golf bets. He will be deeply missed by many and fondly remembered for the things that made him unique to all who knew him.
Donations in memory of Glenn can be made to the Atchafalaya at Idlewild Golf Course to make the greens the best on the planet.
Cremation Society of Acadiana by Martin & Castille, 330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-534-0304 www.cremationsocietyacadiana.com

JOBS
St. Mary Community Action Agency hosting job fair, July 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Patterson Area Civic Center, 116 Cotten Road. Attendees must have typed resume and dress accordingly. Transportation provided from Baby Bear Head Start Center, 710 Greenwood St., Morgan City. To reserve seat, call St. Mary CAA by July 12 at 337-828-5703, ext. 29.

HEAD START RECRUITMENT
St. Mary Community Action Agency Family Services to hold Head Start Recruitment July 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Patterson Area Civic Center, 116 Cotten Road. Parents with children ages 3-4 can fill out application. Bring child’s social security card, birth certificate, immunization records, proof of disability (if applicable), proof of income, (W2 or TANF printout), medical or insurance card, physical and dental. For more information, call 337-828-5703, ext. 44. Transportation provided from Baby Bear Head Start Center, 710 Greenwood St., Morgan City. To reserve seat, call St. Mary CAA by July 12 at 337-828-5703, ext. 29.

ANNIVERSARY BRUNCH
New Mount Ester Baptist Church, 1211 James St., Siracusaville, holding Jewels for Jesus, July 17, 10 a.m. Speaker Deacon Edward Trimm of New Mount Ester Baptist Church. Dr. Charles Oatis, pastor.

SCHOOL FAIR
Word of Life 20th Annual School Fair, 108 Ryan St., Patterson, Aug. 7. Free school supplies, uniforms and shoes. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Fair ends at 10 a.m. Children must be present.

DEAR ABBY: Several months after we met, my partner asked me to move into her home. That was three years ago. She told me she had a son who was living with her, but that he would soon be moving into his own place. I have never loved anyone the way I do her, but her son is a different story.
What she didn’t tell me before I moved in was that he is 37 years old and hasn’t worked more than three weeks in his life. He is not physically or mentally disabled. In fact, he is extremely bright in the tech field. He is totally dependent on his mother to pay for everything, including his car. He buys nothing.
She gives him a hefty “allowance” for doing her yardwork. He has no shame about being a slacker, and she keeps saying she wants him out on his own, but she sets no deadlines. I want her to set a departure date. Her son has to grow up, get a job and move out six months after that, just as my daughter and son both did. They now have families and are economically sound.
I want my partner and me to have our own home together. She’s pushing marriage, and I’m thinking I should use my head and move back to Florida. I have no security here and I do not want any responsibility for him. Any advice?
SMARTER WOMAN

DEAR SMARTER WOMAN: Your partner may be pressing for marriage, but you absolutely shouldn’t do it under these circumstances. Set a departure date at which time either her son moves out, or you do. I agree that the man (37!) needs to move out and accept responsibility for himself, but it won’t happen as long as Mama is his enabler.

DEAR ABBY: At family gatherings, I can’t get a word in edgewise. When I try to join the conversation, invariably someone — usually my wife — cuts me off, dismisses what I have to say as “fiction” and shuts me down. It is extremely disrespectful and I feel humiliated and embarrassed by her comments. My silence does not mean consent.
She and the family live by the rule that the one who speaks loudest speaks best. I have complained privately to her to no avail. She won’t admit there’s a problem. She says these verbal free-for-alls are a part of her “culture.” I love her and the family, but have begun to withdraw as much as I can from these gatherings. For what it’s worth, I’m fairly well-educated, stay reasonably well-informed, have traveled quite a bit and believe I could add worthwhile and valid input to our gatherings, if I had the chance. Please advise.
UNHEARD MAN
OF THE FAMILY

DEAR UNHEARD: You may be the “man of the family,” but your wife assumed the dominant role the first time she dismissed what you were saying as “fiction.” You may love her and her overbearing, disrespectful family, but what has been going on is a part of no “culture” I have heard of. Nothing will change until you either insist that she be sensitive to your feelings, treat you with respect and refuse to attend gatherings if you are not allowed to fully participate.

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has concluded the last of 477 bill signings for the 2021 regular legislative session, and among hundreds of new laws are a slew of criminal justice measures a reform group calls “encouraging.”
“The 2021 legislative session saw the Pelican State continue to move in the right direction with common-sense, practical criminal justice reforms,” said Right on Crime, a nationally focused Texas-based nonprofit.
The group tracked more than 70 bills during Louisiana’s two-month legislative session and was appointed to the Survivor Informed Task Force, a victims’ rights initiative approved by the House and Senate, 97-0 and 37-0, respectively.
“Numerous bills were passed that will improve policies around victims’ rights, pre-trial reform, fees and fines, and strengthening reentry,” Right on Crime Louisiana State Director Scott Peyton wrote.
In an interview, Peyton cited various policy developments such as the Louisiana Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which provides tax breaks for employers hiring former prison inmates.
Louisiana is the highest incarceration state in the country, according to the advocacy group Sentencing Project. The leading predictor of recidivism, or returning to jail or prison, is unemployment.
Peyton suggested the most impactful legislative development was not a new law, but a bill that failed: House Bill 479, which he described as “all stick and no carrot.”
Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Villio, R-Kenner, the measure would have reduced parole eligibility and “good time” credits for inmates exhibiting good behavior and self-improvement activities. Inmates released from correctional facilities also would have received reduced support services.
Newly signed bills include House Bill 46 by Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge. It lowers the timeframe for prosecutors to file misdemeanor charges from 45 days to 30 days. The purpose is to limit jail time for those either waiting to be accused of a crime or released from custody.
House Bill 216 and House Bill 248 eliminated juvenile justice court costs and lowered probation and parole fees, which disproportionately affect low-income individuals.
The conservative Legislature also passed House Bill 652, a Democratic-sponsored bill eliminating incarceration for possession of fewer than 14 grams of marijuana.
Edwards referred to “advanced criminal justice reform” in his final bill signing statement last week and acknowledged the bipartisanship that made it possible.
“While much has been made of a handful of controversial bills, the reality is that this legislative session has produced many good laws that will improve the lives of Louisianans,” he said.
“We did this through bipartisan cooperation and compromise. As we have proven time and time again, the people of Louisiana are best served when all of us put aside our differences and focus on projects, programs and progress for all,” he said.
Edwards, a Democrat, worked with the Republican-dominated Legislature similarly to 2017, when a divided state government enacted the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
The initiative’s goal is to reduce prison admissions by 10% by 2027, saving nearly $300 million.
“Accountability is important to victims and taxpayers,” said Peyton, adding “you can be tough on crime and fair on crime.”
The reform group said it already is preparing for the 2022 legislative session and hopes to advance proposals relating to split-jury retroactivity – a nonunanimous jury conviction process banned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 – and solitary confinement.