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Disabled adult son left off wedding guest list

Tue, 05/11/2021 - 8:21am
By Jeanne Phillips, ©United Features Syndicate

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my second husband for more than 15 years. My 30+-year-old son from my first marriage, who was born disabled, lives with us. He walks and talks, but cannot be left unattended. He also needs medication. He cannot read or write, but looks like he has no medical issues at all.
I have no extended family members in the state. My husband and I were invited to a family wedding. However, my disabled son was not. Bride’s rule: No children allowed. I pointed out that he is older than she is. He sees this relative several times a year.
Child care is hard to find and expensive. I do not know if others tried to get the bride to change her mind. My husband attended alone while my son and I spent the evening with friends and had fun. He didn’t say anything to cause a confrontation.
Please share your thoughts. I get very sad whenever family events come around and she is there. Life is different when you have a family with special needs.
HURT IN THE EAST

DEAR HURT: I agree, life is different for families in which someone has special needs. If you haven’t already, I think you have the right to express your feelings to the bride. It would be better than silently nursing a grudge and fuming when you see her.
While it would have been nice if she had included your son in the invitation, she was within her rights to invite — or exclude — anyone if she had concerns. Because your husband was able to represent the family while you and your son had fun elsewhere, from my perspective, everything turned out well.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend never gets off his phone — like ever! The first thing he does in the morning is wake up and grab his phone. He was off one day last week and — I’m not exaggerating — he didn’t put it down for 13 hours.
He plays this one particular game, and it’s all he does. It’s affecting our relationship, but if I say anything about it, he laughs, gets mad or ignores me.
I don’t know what else to do. Help!
WOMAN VS. PHONE IN OHIO

DEAR WOMAN: Was your boyfriend always like this? If the answer is no, he may have become addicted to gaming, which, as of 2020, had become a multibillion-dollar industry. According to The Addiction Center, the “average” gamer spends six hours a week glued to his or her cellphone. That your boyfriend went on a 13-hour binge is cause for alarm. One sign of addiction is when it interferes with daily life or relationships. That he blows you off when you try to discuss it tells me he is deep in denial.
There is treatment for gaming addiction, but only if the addict is willing to admit there’s a problem. Treatment may involve private counseling or, in some cases, inpatient care. However, if this is unaffordable, On-Line Gamers Anonymous (olganon.org) may be a helpful alternative. It is a 12-step program based on the principles of AA. If you go online, you will find there is a fellowship of friends and family members of gaming addicts. You might want to check it out. If you intend to continue this romance, get out of the house when he binges and do something YOU enjoy.
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Sheriff's Office makes 5 marijuana arrests over weekend

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:46pm
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.)

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office made six drug-related arrests over the weekend, including five for possession of marijuana.

St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 51 complaints and reported these arrests:
—Kenneth Ray Mayo, 52, Houma, was arrested at 9:47 p.m. Friday on charges of speeding, no driver’s license on person, possession of marijuana, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal use of a controlled dangerous substances in the presence of a person under 17 and possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug.
Mayo was released on a $12,000 bond.
—Rachel Mary Scott, 48, Houma, was at 9:47 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a person under 17.
Bail was set at $12,000.
—Vertress Lee Loston, 42, Franklin, was arrested at 12:33 a.m. Saturday on two warrants for failure to appear on the charges of domestic abuse battery and simple criminal damage to property. Bail was set at $12,000.
—Cedrick Benjamin Gant, 23, Morgan City, was arrested at 4:23 a.m. Saturday on a charge of violation of protective orders. Gant was released on a $2,500 bond.
—Kurvontay Nigel Webb, 19, Patterson, was arrested at 4:23 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Webb was released on a $10,000 bond.
—Seth Aurelius Kidder, 41, Franklin, was arrested at 7:49 a.m. Saturday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of battery of a dating partner. Kidder was released on a $2,500 bond.
—Martin Ramirez-Lopez, 35, Amelia, was arrested at 10:19 p.m. Saturday on charges of open container and driving while intoxicated. No bail has been set.
—Armand Joseph Thomas, 22, Baldwin, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana, general speed law, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension.
Thomas was released on a summons to appear Aug. 25.
—Cindy Parfait, 59, Houma, was arrested at 8:52 a.m. Saturday by the Narcotics Section on charges of failure to yield to emergency vehicles, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Parfait was released on a summons to appear Aug. 25.
—Christopher Snowden, 21, Charenton, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. Monday by the Narcotics Section on charges of possession with intent to distribute Schedule I drugs, transactions involving drug proceeds, possession with intent to distribute promethazine, possession of hydrocodone, possession of alprazolam, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal possession of stolen firearms.
No bail has been set.

Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reporte that over the last 72-hour period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 110 calls for service and made these arrests:
—Dakota Aubrey Daigle, 28, Second Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:15 a.m. Friday on a 6th Ward Court warrant for failure to appear to pay fine and on an Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office fugitive warrant for simple burglary.
—Betty Metrejean, 56, South Bay Road, Pierre Part, was arrested at 3 p.m. Friday on a 6th Ward Court warrant for failure to appear to pay fine.

Berwick
Police Chief David Leonard reported these arrests:
—Juvenile, 14, Berwick,was arrested at 12:43 a.m. Saturday on charges of curfew violation, criminal mischief and possession of a tobacco product by persons under 18.
—Juvenile, 15, Berwick was arrested at 12:43 a.m. Saturday on charges of curfew violation and criminal mischief.
—Juvenile, 14, Berwick, was arrested at 12:43 a.m. Saturday on charges of curfew violation and criminal mischief.
About 12:38 a.m. Saturday, the Berwick Police Department received a call about several juveniles in the Golden Farms subdivision being out after curfew, possibly looking in vehicles.
Officers located the group on bicycles and identified them all as being juveniles. Through investigation, the group admitted that they were ringing doorbells on houses then running away. One of the juveniles had a vape in his pocket.
All were placed under arrest and booked at the Berwick Police Department then released to their parents pending juvenile court proceedings.

A special day

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:14am

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office/David Spencer
St. Mary Parish students came to the Berwick High School stadium on
Friday for the parish Special Olympics. The event brought together students with physical and developmental challenges in athletic competition. The Special Olympics program is a project of the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation, named for the father of President John F. Kennedy. The foundation promotes the health and welfare of the disabled. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Facebook post on the Berwick event carries this bit of verse:
Let me Win.
But if I cannot win
Let me be brave
in the attempt.
More photos appear on Page 8.

Around Town for May 10

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:07am

Happy 40th birthday Karen Tycer, love, William and family, also happy birthday Loy Menard, love, your family … Happy birthday Cameron Augustine and Saul Bateman from family, friends and Ira.

EDDY LEE GIROIR

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:05am

April 10, 1941 — April 22, 2021
Eddy Lee Giroir passed away at Chateau Terrebonne Health Care in Houma at the age of 80 in the morning hours of Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Eddy was born in Berwick on April 10, 1941 and was the eldest of three children of Edward and Shirley Giroir. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having honorably served his country. Blessed to be able to earn a living doing what he loved, Eddy’s passion in life was working in music entertainment as a drummer.
He is survived by his brother, Merlin Giroir and his wife Theresa; as well as by numerous children and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward J. Giroir and Shirley Letike Giroir; and his sister, Carol G. Mayon.
In keeping with Eddy’s wishes, he will be cremated with private inurnment at a later date.
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.

School Board will take up staff raises after tax passage

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:03am
Staff Report

The St. Mary Parish School Board is preparing to put plans for new tax revenue into action while it gets ready to ask voters to renew another tax.
The board will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Central Office Complex in Centerville.
The agenda for Thursday’s meeting includes adjustment of the district’s pay schedule to reflect the results of the March 20 election, when St. Mary voters approved a new 0.45% sales tax for staff pay.
Voters approved the new tax by a 62%-38% vote in a low turnout.
The tax is expected to raise about $3.9 million a year.
Thursday’s agenda says the board will consider changing the salary schedule to raise the pay for certified employees, mostly teachers, by $3,000 a year and for noncertified employees by $1,500 a year.
Those were raises board members said during the campaign that they wanted to enact. They said the raises were necessary to keep the district competitive in recruitment and retention of talented employees.
Opponents said the tax would impose a burden on St. Mary’s already-struggling economy.
The sales tax goes into effect in July.
Also Thursday, the board will consider a resolution calling for an Oct. 9 election on renewal of an 11.82-mill property tax.
The State Bond Commission’s approval is required before the measure goes on the ballot.
The board will also consider setting overall property tax rates for 2021 and has set aside time for public comment.
A mill is 1/10th-cent of tax applied to each dollar of a property’s assessed valuation. By law, residential property is assessed at 10% of market value. Louisiana’s homestead exemption protects the first $75,000 of a primary home’s market value from property taxes.
The board will also:
—Consider a request from the St. Mary Community Action Agency to operate the summer feeding programs at the St. Mary Alternative Program site, Raintree Elementary, School, Hattie Watts Elementary School and Maitland Elementary School.
—Consider job descriptions for the school psychologist and three new positions: K-2 literacy coach, K-2 literacy paraprofessional and social-emotional learning coach.
—Recognize Students of the Month Shelby Taylor of Berwick Elementary and Whitley Berry of M.E. Norman Elementary, and Employees of the Month Andrea Crappell of Berwick Elementary and Ocean Armond of Norman Elementary.
—Recognize this year’s Red Ribbon slogan and poster contest winners.

Lawmakers want clarity on misclassified employees

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 11:01am
DAVID JACOBS, The Center Square

A Louisiana House committee advanced a bill Thursday meant to clarify enforcement of laws related to employee misclassification.
Businesses that misclassify their employees as independent contractors can get out of paying the taxes that support unemployment benefits, forcing businesses that follow the law to shoulder more of the tax burden. The issue has garnered additional attention in recent months as the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund has been depleted by unprecedented demand tied to the COVID-19-related downturn.
Companies that avoid paying some of their taxes also gain a competitive advantage over those that do, some lawmakers said. Yet Louisiana is the only state in the nation with a classification statute that lets employers off with a warning on the first offense.
Thursday’s meeting of the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations featured the rare sight of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and the Louisiana chapter of the AFL-CIO labor union at the witness table together in support of a bill.
Both organizations participated in the task force that led to the creation of House Bill 151, which calls for an administrative penalty of up to $500 per employee that an employer willfully misclassifies on a first offense, with escalating penalties on subsequent offenses. However, the penalty for a first offense may be waived if the employer comes into compliance within 60 days.
Critics of HB 151 worry it defines “contractor” too broadly and favors businesses over workers. Erika Zucker with the Workplace Justice Project said the definition conflicts with federal policy and could lead to confusion and litigation.
New motto?
Amid lifted mask mandates, businesses re-openings and a barrage of economic recovery proposals in the Legislature, Louisianans may soon find some new changes to the history of the state itself.
The House Judiciary Committee passed bills Thursday to establish a new state motto and to name “Southern Nights,” a song written by the late New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint, as the fifth state song.
Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, brought up HB17, which proposes to change the state motto from “Union, Justice, Confidence,” to “We live and die for those we love.”
It was made clear that this was not a random phrase penned by Nelson either, as committee members pointed out that two iterations of the new motto appear on Louisiana law licenses and the walls of the Louisiana State Capitol.
The representative also said he felt the old motto of “Union, Justice, Confidence” was a “rip-off” of Georgia’s state motto, “Wisdom, Justice, & Moderation,” which was established in 1776 when Georgia became the 13th U.S. colony.
— Matthew Bennett
LSU Manship School News Service
Hair bias?
A bill banning employers from discriminating against natural hairstyles advanced through a House committee Thursday, even though four Republicans objected to it.
The bill, written by state Sen. Troy Carter, a Democrat from New Orleans who was recently elected to the U.S. Congress, adds natural hair to the traits Louisiana companies cannot discriminate against when hiring. The House Labor Committee approved the bill in a 7-4 vote.
“The issue of natural hair and descendants who are of African American descent particularly, who opt to wear their hair natural, non-permed and without chemicals should be able to do that,” said Carter.
The bill had passed 8-0 in a Senate committee and continued its success in the full Senate, passing 31-0.
One worry from critics on the panel was that business owners would be confused on what is a natural hairstyle.
The four Republicans who voted against the bill were Reps. Beryl Amedée of Houma, Valarie Hodges of Denham Springs, Raymond Crews of Bossier City and Larry Frieman of Abita Springs.
Every Democrat in the committee voted favorably as well as three Republican representatives — Michael Echols of Monroe, Dodie Horton of Haughton and Charles Owen of Rosepine.
—Ryan Nelsen
LSU Manship School News Service

Reading test
The Senate voted 29-0 Thursday to require public schools to create and develop a literary assessment for every K-3 student.
The assessment would evaluate each K-3 student’s reading and literacy level. It would be given within the first 30 days from the beginning of school, and the results would tell teachers and principals the percentage of students reading below, at or above grade level.
—Emily Wood
LSU Manship School News Service
Cameras for
special kids
A bill to allow cameras in special education classrooms if parents or legal guardians request them is headed to the Senate floor.
Sen. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge, the author of Senate Bill 86, said he brought the bill forward on behalf of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council and concerned parents.
The bill, which was approved by the Senate Education Committee Thursday, would require public and charter schools to create policies for the implementation of video and audio in special education classrooms.
The cameras would not be allowed near restrooms or anywhere where a child might be unclothed.
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Christian, a physician in Baton Rouge and the mother of a 21-year-old with autism, epilepsy and neuromuscular disorder, recounted her daughter’s experience with a school in East Baton Rouge Parish.
“I will never forget the day when we were in an individualized education planning meeting for my daughter, and the principal proudly told us that Grace was making social progress because they were not having to strap her down nearly as often as they had in the past,” said Christian.
Christian went on to advocate for the bill, stating that it will protect students who cannot speak for themselves, who are vulnerable, and who reside in classrooms that are isolated without windows.
—Emily Wood
LSU Manship School News Service

Publisher urges COVID vaccine for African Americans

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 10:58am
MATTHEW BENNETT, LSU Manship School News Service

“It’s the flu to the 12th power,” remarked Ivory Payne, a Baton Rouge publisher who is urging Black Louisianans to get COVID-19 vaccines.
“I couldn’t breathe,” Payne said, describing his own experience with the virus in early February. “I think the shortness of breath was the worst thing. It was a terrible experience.”
After his doctors told him to go home and quarantine for 14 days, Payne, 60, found that his fight against the respiratory illness had just begun. He said that after a difficult two weeks in isolation, his condition only got worse.
Payne described a litany of troubling COVID-19 symptoms, including not being able to smell or taste, body aches that prevented him from lifting everyday items and nausea. He spent three distressed weeks in the hospital, where he was forced to consider his chances of survival.
Payne is doing better now, but still has some fatigue as he cautiously returns to work as publisher of the BR Weekly Press, a newspaper for the Black community. His takeaway from his experience is the importance of vaccinations.
He wishes he had been eligible for a vaccine before he was hit by the virus, and he wants to urge Black residents to trust in the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
“I believe the African-American community has been hit the hardest, because of poor healthcare,” Payne said. “And just lack of education about the vaccine and the illness itself.”
As of April 26, Blacks accounted for 28% of COVID-19 vaccinations in Louisiana, while making up 32% of the population, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Whites accounted for 61% of vaccinations, while representing 62% of the population.
Notably, Black residents make up an alarming 39% of deaths due to COVID-19 in the state.
The Louisiana Department of Health released demographic breakdowns in early April showing that only 14% of Central Louisiana residents were then fully vaccinated. Blacks in the region made up only 27% of those vaccinated, while whites made up more than 60% of that total.
The report noted that vaccination numbers for African Americans and other ethnic groups were behind in other health regions throughout the state as well.
A poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in late March found that 26% of white American adults, 24 % of Black Americans adults and 22% of Hispanic American adults said they would probably not or definitely not get the vaccine. The statistic for Black Americans is down from a startling 65% in January.
Even with this improvement nationally, Payne would like to see Black leaders in Louisiana continue to get the word out to take the vaccine. He has been impressed by support for the vaccine from Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Broome, state Health Secretary Courtney Phillips and state Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge.
Payne said Black leaders need to continue urging people via TV and social media to take the vaccines.
“The African American church has got to be a key component in educating a lot of people,” he added. “The schools, I believe, are going to be important, too.”
Tasha Clark-Amar, chief executive of the Council on Aging in East Baton Rouge Parish, had a similar sentiment in convincing the older Black population to get vaccinated early on. She recalled sending out articles and news releases about Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American immunologist who helped develop the Moderna vaccine.
“Sometimes it’s good to see ‘us,’” Clark-Amar said. “Everyone has to be speaking the same message. It has to be in the same vein.”
“The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” is the most common historical malpractice referenced to point out why there is mistrust between the Black community and the medical field. The study occurred in 1932 and has “since been proven to be full of corruption and malpractice,” according to the Centers for Disease Control.
While some anecdotal evidence points to instances of misuse of medical authority, “modern medical practices and transparency point to COVID vaccines being safe and responsible,” according to an independent study appearing in the scientific journal “Advances in Therapy.”
Even though some doctors and nurses have expressed concerns about the COVID vaccines, Gregory Benton, an emergency medicine physician in Covington, is adamant about their safety, particularly the ones made by Pfizer and Moderna, which are made using a new messenger RNA technique.
Instead of using a dead or imitated sample of COVID-19 itself, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use synthetic mRNA, which instructs cells in the body to make specific spike proteins that trigger an immune response. This immune response results in antibodies that are suited to fight a natural COVID-19 infection.
“All in all, it’s an extremely safe way for your body to react to something,” Benton said. “When people aren’t taking it, they just don’t understand. There’s so much misinformation about the vaccines. People think you’re going to get sick from it, or you’re going to get the virus. It’s all just crazy talk.”
Federal authorities briefly suspended use of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine that works in a different way after a few reports of blood clotting but have since resumed its use.
Phillips, the state health secretary, believes that in looking at racial breakdowns for vaccination numbers, it’s important to see the whole picture.
“When you look at where the CDC stayed with the eligible groups, you have to look at what percentage of demographics fall into those groups,” Phillips said. “That’s a big portion that people don’t think about. You also have to look at lifespan. Who has a longer lifespan when you start to look at race categories.”
Phillips said that her agency would continue to work toward providing education and mass vaccination events in underserved communities. She believes that a lack of medical access is also a major hurdle for many minorities.
While about a third of the U.S. is now fully vaccinated, the next third is proving to be a much greater challenge. The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that national vaccination rates had dropped significantly for the first time since February, as the country saw an 11 percent decrease over a seven-day period. The country saw this decrease despite eligible groups expanding rapidly in recent weeks.
Having seen the worst side of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivory Payne is urging the public to find a way to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Payne took over as publisher of the BR Weekly Press after his father, Ivory J. Payne, 85, who founded the news service, retired in July 2020. Payne found it particularly difficult to deal with the uncertainty of his illness during a time when no visitation was granted at the hospital.
“When a family member gets ill, there is a ritual in my family that another family member stays in the hospital to know what’s going on and what’s going to happen next,” Payne said. “That was not the case with COVID. My dad was very concerned.”
Payne could only contact his wife, son and father with his cell phone or with the help of hospital employees when he felt well enough to talk. He even recalled contemplating what his last words would be, if his time had come.

Local students get diplomas at LSU

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 10:53am

LSU awarded 4,094 degrees during the university’s 304th commencement exercises Friday and Saturday at various ceremonies held across campus.
LSU’s May 2021 graduating class represents 58 Louisiana parishes, 49 U.S. states and 48 foreign countries. Women made up 57.96% of the class, and men made up 42.04%. The oldest graduate is 69, and the youngest is 17.Baton Rouge native Faith Corinna Smith, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, is the second youngest student ever to be awarded an undergraduate degree at LSU.
The 4,094 total graduates are made up of 3,055 students who received bachelor’s degrees; 741 who received master’s degrees; 68 who received education specialist or graduate certificates; 99 who received a Ph.D.; five who received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree; and 84 who received Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; one who received a Doctor of Design and 41 who received a post-bachelorette certificate. Also, 44 degrees were awarded to LSU employees this spring.
The students from this area who earned degrees:

College of
Agriculture
Connor Lee Ourso, Napoleonville
College of Art
& Design
Madison Taylor White, Pierre Part
College of
Engineering
Luke Gerard Bourgeois, Pierre Part
Jacob Samuel LaGrange, Belle Rose
Chandler Louis Landry, Pierre Part
Cole Joseph Rodrigue, Labadieville
Ian Michael Simoneaux, Napoleonville
College of Human
Sciences &
Education
Trae Michael Simoneaux, Pierre Part
College of
Humanities & Social
Sciences
Alex Joseph Perera, Pierre Part
Manship School of
Mass
Communication
Whitney Claire Hicks, Napoleonville
College of Science
Angelle Eve Alleman, Pierre Part
Grant Wayne Lambert, Pierre Part
Graduate School
Master's
Jessica Anne Simoneaux, Belle Rose
St. Martin
E. J. Ourso
College of Business
Dylan Terrell Calais, Cecilia
Bralyn Alycee Jacob, St. Martinville
Matthew John Montesano, Breaux Bridge
College of
Engineering
Justin David Blanchard Jr., Breaux Bridge
William Homer Daniels, III, Breaux Bridge
Ethan McKenna Thibodeaux, St. Martinville
College of
Humanities &
Social Sciences
Tayonni Marie Jean-Batiste, St. Martinville
Helen Thi Pham, Breaux Bridge
Breigh Victoria Rodriguez, St. Martinville
College of Science
Thomas Davis Curry, Broussard
Graduate School
Master's
Amelie Kramer Byrom, St. Martinville
Oanh Hoang Lam, Breaux Bridge
St. Mary
College of
Agriculture
Seth Thomas Chapman, Berwick
Trace Anthony Reed Presley, Franklin
College of
Art & Design
Madalyn Claire Campbell, Berwick
E. J. Ourso
College of Business
Noel P. Baker, Franklin
Paige Marie Landry, Morgan City
College of
Engineering
Zantavia Quantelle Hamilton Bogan, Franklin
Jamekia Colbert, Franklin
Leo Luca Grizzaffi, Morgan City
Connor Joseph Laiche, Berwick
Jake William LeBlanc, Berwick
College of Human
Sciences &
Education
Caroline Elizabeth Nini, Berwick
Bailey Angelle Stovall, Franklin
College of
Humanities &
Social Sciences
Trice D'Angelo Brown, Morgan City
Caroline Marie Osburn, Berwick
Manship School
of Mass
Communication
Emma Levert Aucoin, Morgan City
Lauren Nichole Cheramie, Morgan City
Caylee Elizabeth Deshotel, Morgan City
Breeze Marie Simoneaux, Charenton
College of Science
Cassie Kay Aloisio, Morgan City
Olivia Kate Orlando, Berwick
Cody Paul Roberie, Berwick
Graduate School
Master's
Madeleine Margaret Hover, Berwick
Loreal Michelle Johnson, Patterson
Ashton Claire Landry, Franklin
Spencer James Landry, Berwick

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