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Morgan City police radio logs for Dec. 4-7

Tue, 12/08/2020 - 10:46am

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, Dec. 4
7:18 a.m. 1100 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.
7:26 a.m. 400 block of Bush Street; Forgery.
8:04 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Juvenile problems.
10:22 a.m. 1100 block of Railroad Avenue; Forgery.
10:45 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; 911 hang up.
11:15 a.m. 3000 block of Allison Street; Accident.
12:23 p.m. 100 block of Railroad Avenue; Disturbance.
1:20 p.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
2:06 p.m. 1300 block of Sixth Street; Medical.
2:08 p.m. 600 block of Freret Street; Disturbance.
2:36 p.m. 200 block of Glenwood Street; Forgery.
2:51 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Medical.
3:05 p.m. 6500 block of La. 182; Medical.
3:12 p.m. 600 block of Shannon Street; Loud music.
4:47 p.m. 500 block of Orange Street; Medical.
6:23 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Drunk driver.
7:37 p.m. 1900 block of Elm Street; Animal complaint.
9:02 p.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Warrant/arrest.
9:08 p.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Traffic.
9:18 p.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Complaint.
10:32 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Disturbance.
10:32 p.m. 1500 block of Bernice Street; Loud music.
11:40 p.m. Bush Street and Federal Avenue area; Assist St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Saturday, Dec. 5
3:25 a.m. 600 block of Shannon Street; Disturbance.
8:20 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; 911 hang up.
8:31 a.m. 1000 block of Clothilde Street; Alarm.
9:59 a.m. 200 block of Wren Street; Theft.
10:37 a.m. 500 block of Louisa Street; Complaint.
11:28 a.m. 300 block of Laurel Drive; Animal.
11:39 a.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; Accident.
12:17 p.m. 600 block of Shannon Street; Disturbance.
12:38 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Removal of subject.
2:14 p.m. 800 block of Levee Road; Animal.
5:31 p.m. 2600 block of Sixth Street; Fire.
5:38 p.m. Morgan City Police Department; Animal.
6:48 p.m. Sixth Street and Levee Road; Loud music.
7:12 p.m. 700 block of Federal Avenue; Alarm.
7:39 p.m. 700 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Theft.
7:42 p.m. 2000 block of Keith Street; Medical.
7:46 p.m. 700 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Unauthorized use of a movable.
8:18 p.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Stand by.
9:21 p.m. La. 70; Accident.
9:32 p.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Welfare check.
10:57 p.m. 3200 block of Vine Drive; Loud music.
Sunday, Dec. 6
12:10 a.m. 700 block of Fifth Street; Gunshots.
2:11 a.m. 700 block of Greenwood Street; Loud music.
7:55 a.m. 600 block of Sixth Street; Medical.
8:56 a.m. 600 block of Seventh Street; Theft.
11:06 a.m. 2300 block of Sixth Street; Medical.
1:09 p.m. 1600 block of Chestnut Drive; Medical.
1:11 p.m. 7800 block of La. 182; Suspicious person.
2:27 p.m. Federal Avenue and Franklin Street; Disturbance.
4:04 p.m. 1800 block of Filmore Street; Officer stand by.
5:15 p.m. 1500 block of Sandra Street; Alarm.
6:03 p.m. 300 block of Fourth Street; Hit and run.
6:08 p.m. 1600 block of Chestnut Drive; Disturbance/arrest.
8:28 p.m. U.S. 90 Bridge Eastbound; Hit and run.
8:38 p.m. 100 block of Roderick Street; Welfare concern.
9:31 p.m. 700 block of Sixth Street; Complaint.
Monday, Dec. 7
1:40 a.m. 700 block of Federal Avenue; Alarm.
3:41 a.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Warrant.
3:46 a.m. 1800 block of Sixth Street; Fire.
4:15 a.m. U.S. 90 Bridge Westbound; Debris.

Area births announced by Ochsner, TRMC

Tue, 12/08/2020 - 7:51am

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Shane P. Bailey (nee: Kaci Baio) of Morgan City, a boy, Jonah Michael Bailey, on Nov. 16 at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches.
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Born to Mackenzie L. Cavalier and Adam R. Guillot of Patterson, a girl, Marilyn Elizabeth Guillot, on Nov. 18 at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 19 inches.
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Born to Lilian Janeth Avila of Morgan City, a girl, Danna Michelle Avila Lopez, on Nov. 20 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 18.5 inches.
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Born to Adalinda Acosta Flores and Jose M. Licona Acosta of Morgan City, a boy, Cristian Jose Licona Acosta, on Nov. 25 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20.3 inches.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Devin Toups (nee: Alyssa Daigle) of Berwick, a boy, Eli Joseph Toups, on Nov. 26 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches.
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Born to Andrea Vaughn and Kevin Clark of Patterson, a boy, Dreyvin Javonne Clark, on Nov. 26 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 18.9 inches.
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Born to Brenda Calderon Magana and Rafael Luna Vieyra of Patterson, a boy, Cristian Daniel Luna Vieyra, on Nov. 30 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches.
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Born to Keyaira Cooper and Tyrese Nicholas of Morgan City, a boy, Kaden Jamal Nicholas, on Dec. 3 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20.25 inches.

Ways to help poinsettias thrive

Tue, 12/08/2020 - 7:49am

The red foliage on poinsettias are actually modified leaves called bracts. The flowers are the small, yellow buds in the center of the plant.
Poinsettias and their rich red, white or variegated color schemes are the ideal backdrop for Christmas celebrations. In fact, poinsettias are among the most popular decorative flowers during the holiday season.
According to the 2013 USDA Floriculture Statistics report, poinsettias accounted for about one-quarter (23%) of all flowering potted plant sales that year. Roughly 34 million poinsettia plants are sold in a given season.
Indigenous to Central America, the plant was introduced to North America in the 1820s when Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, brought the red-and-green plant back with him from a trip abroad.
While millions of poinsettias will be purchased for the holiday season, many mistakenly think their utility ends once New Year’s Day has come and gone.
With proper care poinsettia plants can continue to thrive and bring warmth and beauty to a home long after the holiday decorations have been tucked away.
—Choose a hearty plant. Experts with the University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science say that many people mistake the plant’s leaves for its flowers. The red, white or pink bracts are actually modified leaves. The flowers of the plant are the yellow clustered buds in the center called “cyathia.” Choose poinsettia plants that have buds which are, ideally, not yet open.
—Keep the temperature consistent. Poinsettias prefer a room temperature between 60 and 68 F during the day and 10 degrees cooler at night. Humidity levels between 20 and 50% are ideal. Group plants on water-filled trays full of pebbles to help increase humidity levels.
—Place near sunlight. The United Kingdom-based Perry-wood floral company advises placing poinsettia plants near a bright windowsill but not in direct sunlight. Do not let a poinsettia touch cold window panes.
—Avoid drafts. The plants are sensitive to drafts and changes in temperature. So it’s best to keep poinsettias away from drafty doors, windows, radiators or fireplaces.
—Don’t drown the roots. Wait until the surface of the compost dries out before watering the plant anew. Also, the decorative foil wrapper that covers pots can trap water and lead to root rot. Remove it or poke holes in the bottom to allow for drainage.
—Cut back plants. Come mid-March, cut back the plant by half to encourage new shoots, suggests the University of Illinois Extension. The plants also can be placed outside in the spring after the risk of frost has passed. Bring poinsettias back in around mid-September to early October to force them to bloom again.

Sitter’s pushy granddaughter is concern for working mom

Tue, 12/08/2020 - 7:47am

By Jeanne Phillips, ©United Features Syndicate

DEAR ABBY: Because my husband and I work, I take our 6-month-old to a sitter several times a week. I understand little ones tend to be mean sometimes — hitting, biting and pushing — but in this case, it’s a little different.
My sitter cares for her 3-year-old granddaughter as well as her clients’ children, and her granddaughter pushes the littler ones. I have seen her push a 1-year-old down. I have never observed any of the other children do it, only the granddaughter.
I wouldn’t be so worried if my daughter were 2 and could defend herself, but she’s only 6 months old. She is crawling, sitting up and standing already, and I’m gravely worried the girl will harm my infant. I don’t want my baby ending up with a head injury.
What can I do to try to resolve this?
DEEPLY CONCERNED IN THE SOUTH

DEAR DEEPLY CONCERNED: Talk to the sitter about your concerns. Ask if it is possible to keep the older girl separate from the younger ones, however, the only way to be absolutely certain your little one is safe would be to change babysitters.

DEAR ABBY: I made a friend on Facebook. “Drew” and I texted through Messenger, and I went to ride four-wheelers with him one day. We hit it off great. We started dating, and he moved in with me for a few months.
In the beginning, Drew didn’t mention he was working only part time. After he told me he had been moved to part time, I told him he needed to tell his boss he needed full time or a different job. I wrote a comment to that effect on their page, and his boss texted me back saying Drew can work as much as he wants! He also said Drew hasn’t worked full time since he started working there.
Well, Drew got mad at me and left. I still love him. I thought he was my soul mate. Should I keep wishing we could get back together?
FEELING LIFELESS

DEAR FEELING LIFELESS: No! In a sense, you were taken for a ride, and I’m not talking about four-wheelers. Your next soul mate should be someone who is completely honest and, preferably, fully employed. Drew is neither.

DEAR ABBY: I have been remarried for four years to a wonderful man who treats me like a queen. However, he and my 18-year-old daughter dislike each other, which causes a huge amount of stress and conflict. They fight, and I’m stuck in the middle.
I don’t know what I can do to resolve this problem. I love them both with all my heart!
DESPERATE FOR PEACE

DEAR DESPERATE: I wish you had mentioned why your husband dislikes your daughter and vice versa. Is he overbearing and trying to parent her? That is YOUR job, not his.
Your daughter is no longer 14. At 18, she is now considered to be an adult, and because the “combatants” are both adults, they should act like it, be civil and refrain from turning their disagreements into open warfare. Your mistake has been allowing yourself to be placed in the middle. A better solution would be to get family counseling if your daughter plans to continue to live with you.
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Governor will take part in live-streamed panel on COVID vaccine

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 5:18pm

Gov. John Bel Edwards will travel to the White House to participate in Tuesday’s Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit, alongside other governors and Alex Azar, the United States secretary of Health and Human Services. Edwards will offer his perspective on how Louisiana will distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine and discuss the status of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.

The Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit will feature President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and state, local and private sector officials discussing how the vaccine will be produced and distributed. Traveling with Gov. Edwards will be Stacy Hall, director of the Office of Public Health's Immunization Program.

Edwards will participate in a panel that is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and will be streamed only at whitehouse.gov/live. Start times are approximate.

Tuesday, December 8
3 p.m. Central Time
Governors Panel
White House
whitehouse.gov/live

One person wounded in Saturday shooting

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 1:29pm

A gunshot victim was in guarded condition Sunday after a Saturday shooting on Fifth Street in Morgan City, the Police Department said.
Officers are searching for the shooter.
Police were called to the 700 block of Fifth Street about 12:10 a.m. Saturday by a report of multiple shots fired.
They found a person who had suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
The victim was taken to Ochsner St. Mary and then transferred to another facility.
Detectives continue their investigation into this matter. Anyone with information should contact the Morgan City Police Department at 985-380-4605.

Morgan City's 1922 firetruck comes back to life

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 1:25pm

GEOFF STOUTE

gstoute@daily-review.com

Morgan City businessman Audie Taquino and his friends in the Bayou Old Time Engine and Power Association brought a piece of Morgan City history back to life Saturday.
For the past 15 years, the group has been working to restore the City of Morgan City’s second-ever motorized firetruck, a 1922 American LaFrance Type 75 Fire Engine.
Taquino was asked by then-Morgan City Mayor Tim Tregle in May 2005 if he was interested in restoring the truck, because the tin shed the fire truck was in behind L.F. Kihneman Fire Station on Federal Avenue was to be torn down.
At the time he took possession of the vehicle, it was in pieces. It hadn’t run in years.
“Somebody had torn all the engine down and left it all in pieces,” Taquino said Saturday at his air conditioning business garage where the vehicle has sat since May 2005.
Morgan City Fire Chief Alvin Cockerham said that others had tried to repair the vehicle in the past but were unable to.
However, the Bayou Old Time Engine and Power Association, made up of members from southeast Louisiana, took on the challenge and have been working on the project since.
Before starting this project, the group typically spent its time restoring antique engines.
“This is the first time we took on a project like this to restore something like this,” Taquino said of the complete restoration.
The project to restore the truck, named the “Enola E” after Enola Egle, has taken 15 years. Just repainting the truck took about six years.
As for the hardest part of the restoration?
“Between the two bumpers,” Taquino laughed. “Every nut, bolt has pretty much been replaced. The engine was totally rebuilt. We had to manufacture valves and springs for it.”
The group has spent over $20,000 in restoring the truck, utilizing a $20,000 grant that was secured by then state Sen. Butch Gautreaux as well as some out of pocket expenses by club members and donations.
After the engine was restored by a club member from New Iberia, it was run at the Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival a few years ago, but until Saturday, the truck had not been started.
Club member J.B. Castagnos of Donaldsonville, who was working often on the truck Saturday, said securing the parts are one of the hardest parts of the process,
“If you know mechanics, usually you can figure it out, but sometimes getting parts can be hard,” he said, adding sometimes parts have to be made.
“But it’s all usually doable,” Castagnos said.
Cockerham, one of the attendees at Saturday’s event, said the truck holds a special place for him, being that he is a fireman.
“I never thought I’d get to see it, but it sure looks good,” he said.
Once repairs are complete, Cockerham said the city is thinking about placing the truck somewhere like the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium where visitors can see it. It also may be used on special occasions or in parades like it was in years’ past before falling into disrepair.
Castagnos said it is rewarding to get the truck running.
“Projects like this drag on, and it’s hard to get the whole group together,” he said. “Everybody’s busy, but I’m happy to see it run.”
Taquino said he had no doubt the fire truck would start Saturday.
“With this group of guys, they’d make a rock run,” Taquino laughed.

Young, low-income people have big tax burden

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 1:23pm

The Center Square

Louisiana reports that outsized numbers of its residents who are under 40 years old and those earning $40,000 or less owe back taxes, according to an analysis by Solvable.com that examined groups of residents in each state whose tax debts deviate from the national average.
Overall, 16.4 percent of all federal levies go unpaid, according to Solvable, which provides consumers with digital platforms that link them up with companies that can help them with their tax problems.
Nationwide, taxpayers aged 51 to 65 were found to have the highest likelihood of owing back taxes, the study concluded. And 65 percent of tax debt cases involve households earning under $75,000 annually, researchers found.
Among worker classifications, those in professional or technical fields are the most likely to carry tax debt, according to Solvable.com. These workers include pilots, undertakers, doctors, consultants, computer programmers and other technicians.
Those who earn the least tend to have tax debts, the study said. And 55 percent of those who have back taxes to pay owe more than $10,000, while just under 30 percent owe debts of $10,000 to $19,999.according to the analysis.

CHARLES LAMAR CHAPPELL

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 1:22pm

Charles Lamar Chappell, 85, died Nov. 9, 2020 at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation in Morgan City.
He is survived by his brothers, Douglas, Curtis and Jack Chappell; sisters, Lorene Burgess, Patricia Billiot and Jean Hayes; and a host of other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, three brothers and two sisters.
A Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Pierre Part, a graveside will be in the church cemetery.
Ourso Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

JOEL EDWARD BRIEHN

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 1:19pm

December 3, 1951 — October 20, 2020
Joel Edward Briehn, age 68, a native of Morgan City and a resident of Berwick, was called home to be with the Lord on October 20, 2020.
Joel was born on December 3, 1951, to John Edward and Onis Thompson Briehn. Joel worked at many jobs but later in life was a Boat Captain and retired from that profession. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved his family very much.
Those left to cherish his precious memory are his ex-wife, Nelldean Broussard Briehn of Bayou Vista; two daughters: Rachel Landry and husband Jeff along with their children Hunter, Hayden and Layla Landry, and Summer Marin and husband Robert and their children Emma and Cameron Marin. He also leaves three siblings and their spouses and children: Hollie Schimberg and husband Jake and their children Samantha Schimberg, Maxe Carter and husband Josh, and Jesse Schimberg; Jana Guidry and husband Michael and their children Nicole MaGee and husband Paul, James Guidry and wife Jamie along with their children Cole, Eli and Addison Guidry; Cody Briehn and wife Diana of Bayou Vista and their daughter Kaylee Robinson and husband Joel and their kids Jeremy, Caden and Holland.
Joel was welcomed into Heaven gates by his parents John Edward and Onis Briehn, his daughter Layla M. Briehn, sister Bambi Briehn and a nephew Jeremy S. Briehn.
A celebration of Joel’s life will be held on December 3, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. at 2421 River Road in Berwick, LA.