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Election Day: How long till we know?

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:48am

DAVID JACOBS, The Center Square

It’s Decision Day in the U.S. as millions of voters head to the polls to cast their ballot for president.
Will Americans decide that Republican President Donald Trump deserves another four years in office? Or will they turn to Democrat Joe Biden?
If it’s a relatively close race, it’s possible – maybe even likely – that we won’t know a winner for days, or weeks even.
That’s in part because more than 96 million Americans already voted early or by mail as of Monday. States have different rules for counting and processing mail-in votes. Some wait until after all polls close in the state. Some states also will accept mail-in ballots for days after Nov. 3.
In 17 states, mail-in votes were being counted before Election Day, according to Ballotpedia. In 16 states, mail-in votes can start being counted on Election Day before polls close. In the remaining 17 states, mail-in votes can’t be counted until after polls close. Some states require election clerks to match the signatures on mail-in votes with signatures already on file, making the process more time-consuming.
In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, for example, some counties don’t expect to start counting mail-in ballots until Wednesday or later. During Pennsylvania’s June primary, roughly half of counties were still counting ballots a full week after Election Day.
Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona – even Texas – could also see close election results where a winner won’t be declared immediately.
Trump or Biden need to take at least 270 electoral votes to secure the victory. In 2016, Trump won the electoral vote and the presidency despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million. By winning the key swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, Trump claimed 304 electoral votes to Clinton’s 227.
Polls opened as early as 5 a.m. eastern time in parts of Vermont, according to Ballotpedia, though most East Coast states’ polls opened between 6 and 7 a.m. The last U.S. polls close in Hawaii at 7 p.m. local time, which is midnight eastern.
The Center Square will be providing coverage through the night of the presidential race and other key races across the U.S.

Podiatrists remind diabetics to not neglect care of feet

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:48am

The American Podiatric Medical Association is marking November’s Diabetes Awareness Month with a public education campaign designed to urge the 34 million Americans living with diabetes to keep their regular health-care appointments, the association’s news release states.
The campaign, “Keep Your Appointment, Keep Your Feet,” provides strategies for maintaining control of diabetes during the pandemic and information about when to seek care for a foot or ankle concern.
“People with diabetes are at high risk from COVID-19,” said APMA President Seth A. Rubenstein, DPM. “They should absolutely take appropriate precautions, such as wearing masks in public and avoiding large gatherings. In addition to taking such precautions, they also must continue to monitor and care for their diabetes.”
In fact, Rubenstein said, the risks of avoiding diabetes care are much higher than the risk of exposure to the coronavirus in a medical facility.
Physicians’ practices are taking extensive precautions to keep patients and providers alike safe during the pandemic. Safeguards include additional PPE, requirements for patients to wear masks, social distancing in waiting areas, temperature checks, pre-appointment questionnaires, disinfection between patients, and more. Virtual appointments may also be available.
“We’re encouraging people with diabetes to keep their appointments to keep their feet,” said Priya Parthasarathy, DPM, chair of the APMA communications committee. “During the pandemic, we want patients to stay active, stay alert, and stay in contact with their podiatrist.”
Patients can stay active by engaging in regular exercise, the news release states. They should stick to a sensible diet designed to help control their blood sugar and keep all their appointments with their diabetes care team.
They can stay alert by being vigilant about daily foot exams, looking for changes in color or temperature of the feet and new injuries. Diabetics should wear shoes, even around the house. Patients can stay in contact by keeping their regular health-care appointments, especially with their podiatrist.
If they notice a change in their feet or sustain an injury, they should contact their podiatrist immediately, states the news release.
To learn more about the campaign, visit www.apma.org/diabetes.
The American Podiatric Medical Association is comprised of podiatrists. Doctors of Podiatric Medicine are qualified by their education, training and experience to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the foot, ankle and structures of the leg. All practicing APMA members are licensed by the state in which they practice podiatric medicine. For more information, visit www.apma.org.

Grandma raising young girls grows tired of mom’s antics

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:46am

By Jeanne Phillips, ©United Features Syndicate

DEAR ABBY: I am raising my two granddaughters and trying to allow their mother, my daughter, to visit with them. My problem is, the entire time she is with us, she stays on her phone or Snapchat.
Last weekend, I drove to the place where she resides, and the whole time we were there she ignored the girls. I have a ton of family and friends who say I’m wrong for allowing her to even see the girls, period. I don’t want to be the bad guy when they grow up.
Help, Abby.
FOR THEIR GOOD IN OHIO

DEAR FOR THEIR GOOD: Either your daughter doesn’t know how to relate to her children, which is why she stays on her cellphone when you bring them to her, or she’s not interested in creating a bond since she has offloaded them to you.
Talk with your daughter. Tell her that if she isn’t prepared to actually spend time with her children, you will stop bringing them, and then follow through. Children aren’t stupid. They know when someone is interested in them and when they are being ignored. In the end, you won’t be the “bad guy” in their eyes.

DEAR ABBY: I am writing because I’m sure other grandparents have faced the same issue as I have. I enjoy sending my grandchildren cards with a small check for special occasions or as a reward for doing well in school, etc. My son and daughter-in-law have a reward system set up with my grandson where he receives an allowance for doing his chores, but has money deducted if he doesn’t.
I sent my grandson a small check with his birthday card, but my son informed me that he will be able to keep only $2 of it, because he’s in the hole for not doing his chores. I feel the check was a gift and should have been kept separate from the rewards program. Who is right — my son or me?
GENEROUS GRAN IN WASHINGTON

DEAR GRAN: I think you are. But since your son and daughter-in-law dictate what goes on under their roof, it doesn’t matter what you and I think.
The rules are the rules, and your grandson needs to get off his behind and catch up on those chores!

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are snowbirds and head south for a few sunny months every winter. We rent in an active adults community and enjoy all the clubs and sports. Our problem is the number of relatives and friends who invite themselves down for a free vacation.
Unless I specifically call and invite you, I am not interested in spending my vacation — which is costing me a pretty penny — making beds, washing towels, cooking much more elaborate meals than my husband and I usually eat and ferrying you around to see the sights. Feel free to rent your own place or stay in a hotel wherever you wish, but please do not include us in your plans. Thank you, Abby, for letting me get that off my chest!
ANSWER IS NO

DEAR ANSWER: You are welcome. That’s what I am here for. But you are venting to the wrong person. This is something you should express to each of the friends and relatives who think they can continue to impose upon you. Who can blame them? They thought your silence was consent.
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People come together to create identities for local neighborhoods

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:44am

St. Mary Excel

Yes, it may be in Morgan City, Berwick, or other, but where in our beautiful area “do you live”?
Both Morgan City and Berwick have their share of community districts or quaint, unique and friendly neighborhoods.
Think Renwick, Auburn, Golden Farms, Lakeside, Willowcrest, Colonial Acres, Klingsville, Wyandotte, Country Club, Joka, Techeview, Coal Chute, Walsh, and more. Each neighborhood has residents who are interested in its upkeep as home valuations are impacted by the neighborhoods. Everyone wants a pleasing, maintained, and litter free place to live.
As part of follow-up to local revitalization efforts and as an expression of neighborhood pride, neighbors are getting together to create neighborhood entry signage or to spruce up ones that currently exist. For example, take Renwick Subdivision in Berwick. The entryway has a sign for the neighborhood and residents seasonally decorate around it to display pride and instill spirit.
In Morgan City, neighbors in Marquis Manor recently got together and replaced a long ago destroyed entry sign. The new sign is of a design that City crews are able to remove it as a resilience practice when tropical storms approach. The practice helps homeowners and the City save on replacement costs.
The Marquis Manor sign highlights new technology of dusk-to-dawn LED lights. Similar signs are in place in Cypress Gardens and Auburn subdivisions.
These examples are not enough. A need exists for more neighborhood signage. Feel free to reach out to St. Mary Excel through a facebook message for aid in the process to attain a subdivision sign for your neighborhood.

From the Editor: Reading the tea leaves for early voting clues

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:40am

BILL DECKER

bdecker@daily-review.com

Before the Nov. 8, 2016, election, I voted early in Lafayette Parish. Democrat Hillary Clinton was supposed to have a small but comfortable lead over Republican Donald Trump for president nationally.
Lafayette, on the other hand, may actually be more Republican than Ronald Reagan.
The waiting area at the Registrar of Voters Office downtown, the only place to vote early then, was packed in a way that seems nostalgic in this time of COVID-19.
Voters waited an hour or more.
Back in my car, the radio said Texas early voting locations were being swamped, too.
Clearly, something unexpected was happening. But what?
Now we know what. Trump pulled off close victories in a few Midwestern states and Pennsylvania, enough to give him an electoral vote victory.
This time around, that early turnout from 2016 seems quaint.
In St. Mary Parish, about 6,900 people voted early for president in 2016. This time, nearly 11,000 people voted early.
In Texas, fewer than 9 million people, early and on Election Day, voted in the 2016 presidential election. More than 9 million Texans had cast early ballots as of Friday for this election.
Clearly, something unexpected is happening. But what?
We can’t say for sure in the absence of polling how St. Mary will vote for president, but Trump victories here and statewide seem safe. The parish went for Trump 63%-35% in 2016 (a story in Monday’s edition confused parish and state results) while Louisiana went 58%-38% for the eventual president.
It’s obvious that fear of COVID-19 is driving some of the early voting this time around. Mail-in balloting is up, too, as states have encouraged people to do what they can to avoid packed polling places on Election Day.
But it’s also clear that this nation, where people who don’t vote for anything else vote in the presidential election, is even more invested in this election.
You can see it as a referendum on the outsize personality and policies of our president. But there’s more at stake, and in ways that reach all the way to St. Mary Parish.
At the top of the list is a set of parallel mysteries: What happens with COVID-19 and what happens with the economy?
Media reports are talking about a third wave of coronavirus infections. We’re not seeing that in Louisiana, where new infections and fatalities have remained relatively low. But an active hurricane season has reduced the amount of testing. And there has been an increase in the number of hospitalizations over the last couple of weeks.
What we don’t know is how the remaining economic restrictions imposed to prevent COVID’s spread will continue to affect the economy.
Personally, the remaining rules don’t have much impact on me as a consumer. My barfly days are long gone. I go to get gas and groceries as always.
Now, though, I have a new routine: Stop at a store, get out of the car, walk up to the store’s entrance, remember I’m not wearing my mask, go back to the car, put on the mask and walk back to the store.
I count this as cardio.
But that’s just as a customer. If I owned a business that relied on high turnover and low margin, my view of the restrictions might be different.
Our Morgan City mayor candidates, Lee Dragna, Don Hicks and Kevin Voisin, have talked about the need to expand the tax base, seeking grants for housing construction and rehabilitation, attracting more employers and tax-paying businesses, and working to keep important commercial waterways dredged open.
How does all that work when businesses are limited in their capacity, and the federal government is tossing trillions of dollars around for COVID relief?
Where’s the proper balance between allowing something like normal business to resume and protecting the public?
That’s a lot of weight to put on one trip to the polls on one day in November — or October, as the case may have been for you.
But those are among the things, maybe the most important things, we’re being called on to decide.
Bill Decker is managing editor of The Daily Review.

Secretary of state: All polling places have power

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:38am

DAVID JACOBS, The Center Square

No polling places will be without power on Election Day, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said.
All remaining polling locations currently without power have a generator either operational or scheduled for a Monday delivery and installation, he said.
Reserve generators, technicians and support staff also will be available. All Election Day voting machines contain a battery reserve, which can run up to eight hours without power, Ardoin’s office says.
Hurricane Zeta caused power outages across southeast Louisiana, affecting 435 polling places. Over the weekend, Ardoin’s office announced relocations of two polling locations for Election Day: Precinct 10/7 (Old Golden Meadow Settlement) and Precinct 10/9 (Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School) will be moved to Precinct 10/8 (Golden Meadow Middle School, 630 S. Bayou Dr., Golden Meadow).
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Sunday said as many as 11 polling locations in Orleans could be without power on Tuesday, blaming Ardoin for potentially disenfranchising voters. Ardoin said Cantrell was trying to score “political points” by spreading “misinformation.”
Cantrell said Monday her administration had worked with Entergy New Orleans to resolve the issue.
Completed absentee ballots must be returned by Monday at 4:30 p.m., except for those sent by military or overseas voters. Completed ballots can be returned to the parish registrar of voters by mail, in-person by the voter, or by a voter’s immediate family member.
Voters can check the status of their absentee ballots at voterportal.sos.la.gov. Should a voter’s absentee ballot not be received by the deadline, the voter can still vote in person on Election Day.
Ardoin’s office reports at least 977,685 Louisianans already have cast their vote prior to Election Day on Tuesday, counting mailed ballots and people who voted early in person, which is almost double the previous record set in the 2016 presidential election.

Local teams make state volleyball playoffs

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:37am

Staff Report
All four Tri-City area volleyball teams qualified for the postseason, with two of the teams hitting the court Tuesday for first-round action.
The area’s two highest seeds, Morgan City (13-12) and Central Catholic (12-9), will play first-round games Tuesday at home in their respective divisions, while Berwick (3-13) and Patterson (3-9) will travel to face first-round opponents Wednesday.
Central Catholic, Division V’s No. 10 seed, will host No. 23 Family Christian (7-5) Tuesday at 5 p.m., while Morgan City, Division’s III’s No. 10 seed, will host No. 23 St. Martinville (7-11) at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Berwick, Division III’s No. 24 seed, will travel to meet No. 9 seed Pearl River (10-7) in a 5 p.m. contest, while in Division IV, No. 29 Patterson will hit the road to meet No. 4 Academy of Sacred Heart of New Orleans (14-4) at 5 p.m.
Last week, Berwick fell to E.D. White in straight sets on the road to E.D. White Thursday in its District 7-III finale by scores of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-10 and fell to Central Catholic 25-22, 25-20 and 25-18 Saturday in a match promoting Suicide Awareness and Prevention.
Patterson fell to Ascension Episcopal Thursday on the road in straight sets by scores of 25-7, 25-4 and 25-8.
Morgan City fell to Lutcher in five games in its District 7-III finale at home. After winning the first two games by scores of 25-16 and 25-19, Morgan City dropped the next three games by scores of 27-25, 25-17 and 15-11.
Haylie Crappell, Mary Vincent and Brynn Stephens led Morgan City. Crappell had two aces, 13 kills, two assists and 29 digs, while Vincent recorded one ace, two kills, 23 assists and 11 digs. Stephens had three aces and 32 digs.
Other top Morgan City contributors were as follows: Mariah Pleasant, eight kills and two assists; Hailey Denning, one ace and 14 digs; Faith Bailey, one ace, six kills and seven digs; Sarah Daniels, two blocks and one block assist; and Arion Calloway, one kill and one block assist.
Saturday, Morgan City dropped home matches to H.L. Bourgeois and Acadiana in straight sets. Morgan City fell to H.L. Bourgeois by scores of 25-12, 25-10 and 25-16 and lost to Acadiana 25-12, 25-18 and 25-10.
Against H.L. Bourgeois, Crappell led Morgan City with six kills, two assists and 17 digs.
Other top Morgan City contributors were as follows: Vincent, three kills, one block assist, 13 assists and eight digs; Stephens, two kills, one assist and 14 digs; Daniels, two kills, two block assists, one assist and three digs; Denning, one ace, one assist and four digs; and Pleasant, one ace, three kills and one dig.
Against Acadiana, Crappell led Morgan City with seven kills, one assist and nine digs.
Other top Morgan City contributors were as follows: Stephens, one ace and 10 digs; Pleasant, five kills and one dig; Bailey, one ace, three kills and four digs; and Madison Gray, four assists and three digs.

LORETTA D. POWELL

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:36am

October 12, 1937 — November 2, 2020
Loretta D. Powell, a resident of Morgan City, was called to her heavenly home on Monday, November 2, 2020, at the age of 83.
Loretta was a devoted Christian and proud member of the Bethel Pentecostal Church in Patterson. A true Cajun cook, she had an “open door” policy that anyone and everyone who wanted a good meal could come to her house to eat. When not cooking, Loretta enjoyed traveling and fishing and hunting. She loved her family, her friends, and any stranger that came her way. Loretta was known for treating every person like family. Once accepted as a loved one, that was it, you were in the circle. She was a dedicated and independent woman who loved to take care of things herself, when she was unable to tend to something, she would only entrust the love of her life, Doug. She will be deeply missed.
Loretta leaves to cherish her memory her wonderful husband of 31 years, Douglas “Doug” Powell; two daughters, Tina Broussard and her husband, Terry, and Paula Rader and her husband, Randy; her stepchildren, Dale Powell and Langley Jones; seven grandchildren, Jamie Broussard, Terri Sons, Eros Broussard, Dustin Bergeron, Brad Landry, Doug Gaudet and Loran Gaudet; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her sister, Doris Chaisson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hiram and Josephine Voisin; and three children, Gina Landry, Danny Powell and Mike Jones.
The family requests that a time of visitation be observed on November 5, 2020, from 10 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. at Bethel Pentecostal Church in Patterson. Following services, Loretta will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be Randy Rader, Terry Broussard, Dustin Bergeron, Brad Landry, Benji Sons and Dale Powell with Joseph Daigle as an honorary pallbearer.

Morgan City police radio logs for Oct. 30-Nov. 2

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:35am

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, Oct. 30
7:16 a.m. 900 block of Youngs Road; 911 hang up.
7:40 a.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Patrol request.
7:48 a.m. 2400 block of Tiger Drive; Crash.
8:32 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
8:47 a.m. 300 block of Oriole Street; Arrest.
9 a.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
9:13 a.m. 100 block of Eleventh Street; Animal complaint.
10:16 a.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Disturbance.
10:54 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
11:19 a.m. 7800 block of La. 182; Crash.
11:51 a.m. 1600 block of North Second Street; Complaint.
12:40 p.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Juvenile problem.
2:14 p.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; 911 hang up.
2:20 p.m. 600 block of Kentucky Street; Complaint.
2:31 p.m. 1500 block of Elm Street; Medical.
3:07 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
3:33 p.m. 7800 block of La. 182; Removal of subject.
3:52 p.m. 7100 block of La. 182; Complaint.
6:50 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Theft.
8:10 p.m. Clements Street; Complaint.
8:22 p.m. 3000 block of Allison Street; Reckless driver.
9:06 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Fire.
9:28 p.m. Martin Luther King Boulevard; Reckless driver.
10:11 p.m. 1400 block of Ellzey Street; Loud music.
10:58 p.m. Old Bridge; Debris in road.
11:09 p.m. 600 block of Florida Street; Debris in road.
11:41 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Arrest.
Saturday, Oct. 31
12:33 a.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
12:50 a.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Patrol request.
2:11 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Arrest.
5:49 a.m. 100 block of St. Clair Street; Medical.
6:09 a.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Alarm.
11:13 a.m. 100 block of Headland Street; Alarm.
11:22 a.m. 1600 block of North Second Street; Theft.
12:15 p.m. 200 block of Robin Street; Stand by.
12:17 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Reckless operation.
1:04 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
1:28 p.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
1:54 p.m. Aycock and Glenwood streets; Loud music.
2:08 p.m. Fig Street; Juvenile problem.
2:13 p.m. 1800 block of Elk Street; Reckless operation.
2:48 p.m. 1400 block of Sandra Street; Alarm.
3:31 p.m. 2400 block of Tiger Drive; Complaint.
3:38 p.m. 3000 block of Lake Palourde Drive; Animal complaint.
6 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Removal of subject.
6:40 p.m. 1800 block of Filmore Street; Medical.
7:15 p.m. Aycock Street and La. 182; Loud music.
7:48 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Accident.
8:11 p.m. Marquis Manor; Accident.
8:38 p.m. Aycock Street and La. 182; Loud music.
8:52 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Theft.
9:02 p.m. 800 block of South Everett Street; Loud music.
9:10 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Accident.
10:21 p.m. La. 70; Disturbance.
11:07 p.m. Orange Street; Patrol.
Sunday, Nov. 1
12:12 a.m. 1800 block of Filmore Street; Animal.
1:28 a.m. 300 block of Bowman Street; Medical.
7:25 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
8:08 a.m. 1000 block of Clothilde Street; Alarm.
10:37 a.m. 300 block of Chennault Street; Loud music.
10:49 a.m. 400 block of Lawrence Street; Animal complaint.
11:25 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Fire.
11:38 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
11:41 a.m. Federal Avenue; Assistance.
1:15 p.m. Fourth Street; Complaint.
1:30 p.m. 1300 block of Nebraska Street; Telephone harassment.
1:34 p.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint.
1:38 p.m. 800 block of Sacred Heart Drive; Theft.
2:23 p.m. Fourth Street; Arrest.
2:25 p.m. 1900 block of Cedar; Reckless operation.
3:19 p.m. 1400 block of North Third Street; Theft.
4:07 p.m. 1400 block of North Third Street; Civil.
4:21 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Medical.
4:34 p.m. 500 block of Arenz Street; Complaint.
5:34 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Disturbance.
5:38 p.m. Old Bridge; Stalled truck.
5:42 p.m. 2100 block of Federal Avenue; Complaint.
6:17 p.m. 600 block of Front Street; Alarm.
7:11 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Arrest.
7:35 p.m. Lakeside Subdivision; Juvenile problem.
7:58 p.m. 300 block of South Railroad Avenue; Complaint.
8:30 p.m. Youngswood Road; Alarm.
9:53 p.m. 700 block of Sixth Street; Complaint.
10:41 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Disturbance.
10:49 p.m. 1800 block of Filmore Street; Juvenile problem.
Monday, Nov. 2
4:17 a.m. 300 block of Second Street; Medical.

Police busy making arrests for drunken driving

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:30am

Staff Report

Berwick police made three arrests for drunken driving over the weekend, two of them involving accidents and one resulting in additional charges of hit and run and flight from an officer, Police Chief David Leonard reported.
—Donald H. Boudreaux, 57, Tournament Boulevard, Berwick, was arrested at 2:21 p.m. Sunday on charges of DWI (first offense), hit and run, flight from an officer, possession of a motor vehicle, and careless operation of a motor vehicle with crash.
About 1:58 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to Fairview Drive in reference a vehicle that had struck a sign, then fled from the scene. Officers located the vehicle on Boudreaux Street and attempted to conduct a traffic stop.
The vehicle failed to stop, and it continued on La. 182 until it finally came to a stop on Patti Drive.
The driver was identified as Boudreaux, and he exhibited signs of impairment. He subsequently performed poorly on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. Officers located an open alcohol container inside of his vehicle.
Boudreaux was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he submitted a sample of .096g% BAC. Boudreaux was booked into the Berwick Jail where he later posted a bond of $5,750.
Leonard also reported these arrests:
—Joshua D. Robertson, 29, Jones Street, Berwick, was arrested at 11:33 p.m. Friday on charges of DWI (first offense, refusal), speeding 57 mph in a 30 mph zone and driving under suspension.
At 11:01 p.m. Friday, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Robertson for speeding 57mph in a posted 30 mph speed zone on La. 182. While speaking with Robertson, officers saw he exhibited signs of impairment on drugs or medication. He performed poorly on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and was subsequently placed under arrest.
A computer check also revealed that his driver’s license was suspended. Robertson was transported to the Berwick Police Department where he submitted a sample of .000g% BAC and refused to provide a urine sample.
A search warrant was obtained for a sample of his blood to be collected. The blood sample was collected at a local medical facility and Robertson was booked into the Berwick Jail. He later posted a bond of $4,000.
—Milton L. Perry, 53, Lagonda Road, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 9:05 p.m. Saturday on charges of DWI (first offense), possession of open alcohol container in a motor vehicle, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and careless operation of a motor vehicle with crash.
At 8:45 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a single vehicle crash on Fairview Driver near Brighton Lane. Perry was identified as the driver of the vehicle and it was determined that he lost control of his truck and struck a sign, a telephone pole, then a water line.
Perry exhibited signs of impairment and subsequently performed poorly on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. Officers located an open alcohol container as well as marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside of Perry’s truck. Perry was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department where he submitted a sample of .270g% BAC.
He was booked into the Berwick Jail where he later posted a bond of $6,750.00.
Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair reported these arrests:
—Brennan Skinner, 28, Grace Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:01 a.m. Friday on a charge of entry or remaining after forbidden.
Skinner was arrested after officers were called to Morgan City Housing Authority property due to Skinner being on the
property. Skinner had been barred from being on Housing Authority Property before. Skinner was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
—Curran Bias, 38, Florence Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Friday on a charge of battery of a correctional facility employee.
Bias was already in the Morgan City Police Department Jail when he committed a battery on a correctional officer. Bias was additionally charged.
—Atlas White, 29, Oil Tank Alley, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. Friday on a warrant for criminal trespassing.
White turned himself into Morgan City Police Department officers on a warrant for criminal trespassing. The warrant stemmed from a July 8 complaint. White was booked into the Morgan City Police Department Jail.
—Jerral Prestenbach, 31, Martin Street, Patterson, was arrested at 6:56 p.m. Friday on a warrant for possession of synthetic cannabinoids and charges of theft and remaining where forbidden.
Officers were called to an La. 182 business due to a theft. Officers spoke with the suspect Prestenback as he attempted to leave the business. Prestenbach was found to have attempted to leave the business with items.
He was also advised several days before not to return to the business. Officers also learned of a warrant from City Court for his arrest. Prestenbach was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
—Brett Guillory, 23, Felicia Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:16 a.m. Saturday on charges of improper lighting, modified exhaust system, no insurance, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Guillory was stopped driving a vehicle with improper lighting and a modified exhaust. During the stop, officers also learned that the vehicle did not have insurance. A K9 search of the vehicle led officers to discover an illegal controlled dangerous substance and drug paraphernalia.
—Gregory Oubre Jr., 24, 2hady Grove, Patterson, was arrested on at 2:29 a.m. Saturday on a charge of DWI (first offense) and tail lamps required.
Officers saw a vehicle on La. 182 with no tail lights. The officer stopped the driver and believed him to be intoxicated.
Oubre was given a field sobriety test on which he did poorly. Oubre was transported to the Morgan City Police Department to be given a chemical test for intoxication with the results of .106 g%. Oubre was booked into the Morgan City Police Department Jail.
—Cassie Rankin, 31, Second Street, Berwick, was arrested at 2:37 p.m. Sunday on a charge of criminal trespassing and on warrants for failure to appear in connection with charges of remaining where forbidden, contempt of court, theft, criminal trespassing and disturbing the peace.
Officers were called to a Second Street address about an unknown subject being at someone’s residence. Officers located Rankin at the residence and spoke with her.
Officers learned of several warrants for her arrest. Rankin was placed under arrest and also charged with being on the property where she was located. Rankin was booked into the Morgan City Police department Jail
—Wade White, 27, Fourth Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:10 p.m. Sunday on warrants for disturbing the peace, felony criminal damage to property, battery on an officer and resisting an officer.
White was located at his residence by officers and arrested on warrants from an incident Oct 1. During that incident, officers were called because White was causing a disturbance and damaging property with a sledgehammer.
As officers attempted to arrest White, he struck one officer and resisted as officers attempted to arrest him. White had to be treated for injuries and warrants were filed for his arrest.
—Rhonda Lodrigue, 43, Two Sisters Court, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 8:05 p.m. Sunday on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of marijuana (first offense), obstruction of justice-evidence tampering, possession of Clonazepam and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Chris Loupe Jr, 44, Chester Bowles Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:05 p.m. Sunday on charges of tail lamps required, resisting an officer, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of marijuana (first offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officers stopped a vehicle for improper light on La. 70. While speaking with the driver, the officer could smell marijuana.
Loupe was questioned about the smell and became aggressive towards officers. While they attempted to detain him, Loupe resisted the officers, who were able to detain him.
Officers then spoke with the passenger Lodigue. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located suspected controlled dangerous substances. Both subjects were placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
—Ashton Allen, 29, Ehrich Street, Berwick, was arrested at 10:51 p.m. Sunday on charges of resisting an officer, domestic abuse battery-strangulation, domestic abuse-child endangerment and criminal damage to property.
Officers were called to a local motel after a disturbance. As officers arrived, Allen attempted to run from the scene and after a short chase was caught. Officers spoke with the victim, who accused Allen of strangling the victim. Officers also learned that there was a child at the hotel during the incident.
Allen is also accused of breaking a cellphone during the time of the argument. Allen was transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported these arrests:
—Michael James Powell, 46, Franklin, was arrested at 3:38 p.m. Friday on a charge of speeding for speeding. Powell was released on a summons to appear Jan. 7.
—Keenze Howard Sr., 55, Franklin, was arrested at 3:11 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana and improper lane usage. Howard was released on a summons to appear Jan. 7.
—Kyrbi Edizar Godoy, 28, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested at 2:23 a.m. Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Godoy was released on a $2,500 bond.
—Donitra Triggs, 29, Patterson, was arrested at 10:13 p.m. Saturday on charges of driving under suspension and stop signs and yield signs. Triggs was released on a $2,500 bond.
—Jessie Kyler Sanders, 24, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:54 p.m. Sunday on two counts of domestic abuse battery-child endangerment law. Sanders was released on a $7,000 bond.