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July 20, 1939 — February 22, 2020
Betty McNally Vice, 80, a resident of Morgan City, passed away peacefullay Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Ochsner St. Mary.
Betty was born July 20, 1939, in Pensacola, Florida, the daughter of Jessie McNally and Alice Hagen Fields.
Betty could be feisty at times but she was above all a quiet, easy-going lady. She was a wonderful homemaker; always adamant about her children getting the proper education, raising them to be mindful adults and teaching them the knowledge of God. Betty enjoyed playing cards, doing cross-word puzzles, playing Scrabble, and also enjoyed having friends over for coffee. Betty was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and her heart will live on forever.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by two sons, Troy Vice and wife Evette of Thibodaux, and Louis Vice and wife Teresa of Maricopa, Arizona; two daughters, Christine Ganaway and husband Mark of Breaux Bridge, and Stacey Gregg and husband Glenn of Pearcy, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Alison Ganaway, Jennifer Ganaway, Elizabeth Vice, Toni Vice, Randi Vice, Tyler Vice, Cameron Vice and Ryan Vice; and five great-grandchildren, Jillian Smith, Maxton Harris, Bryce Vice, Kaleb Vice and Paizlee Vice.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie McNally and Alice Hagen Fields; stepfather, Gilbert “Fish” J. Fields; husband, Emis Louis Vice Jr.; and two daughters, Leslie Vice and Melissa Vice.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Twin City Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Twin City Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until the time of services. After services, Betty will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery Mausoleum.

Jimmie Lee Rineholt Jr., a native of Franklin and resident of Patterson, died February 16, 2020, at Terrebonne General Hospital.
He is survived by his mother, Marlene Rineholt; two sons, Shayne Rineholt of Erath and Jimmie Rineholt III of Franklin; a brother, Chris Rineholt of New Iberia; two sisters, Donna Graves of Franklin and Tammy Rineholt of Centerville; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Memorial service will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home.
Hargrave Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Roaring 20’s were a time of unprecedented economic prosperity in America. A century has since passed. Can Louisiana and its oil and gas industry experience roaring economic prosperity once more?
Let’s take a look. One hundred years later, our nation’s economy is booming.
Unemployment is at record lows, the stock market is at record highs, and it seems that everywhere you look, President Trump’s business acumen has acted like a shot of adrenaline for America.
Energy producers are no exception.
Reforms of rules and regulations that had previously hindered industry growth have expanded offshore drilling, streamlined the pipeline permitting process, and made the United States an oil and gas powerhouse once again.
Is that federal leadership enough to usher in a roaring 20’s decade for our state?
Considering our natural blessings, we are well-positioned for prosperity.
Louisiana’s trifecta of oil and gas assets are a case in point.
First is Louisiana’s natural gas giant: The Haynesville Shale.
Recently Louisiana’s northwest formation had the second-highest new-well gas production per rig in the nation. Our abundant resources don’t stop there.
We are also home to assets in the Gulf of Mexico and vast resources ready to be tapped in South Louisiana.
Secondly, the Bayou State has a strong and expansive pipeline infrastructure. Pipelines are the safest, most secure way to transport product across vast distances.
New York is now facing pricing, employment, and development woes simply because they do not have the pipeline capacity or willingness to move resources.
Finally, our LNG export capacity is a strength unique to our state: instead of simply refining natural gas, we now liquefy and export it all over the globe. LSU’s Center for Energy Studies estimates that Louisiana’s LNG projects could total nearly $100 billion in capital investment, potentially ushering in 20,000 construction jobs and 1,500 full-time jobs at Louisiana terminals once completed.
These three key assets have positioned Louisiana to play a defining role in the United States’ move toward permanent energy independence in the global market, but considering our current realities more must be done on a state level by Louisiana leadership to enable our oil and gas industry to succeed.
South Louisiana energy activity continues to lag behind energy-producing regions all over the country.
Our toxic legal environment and tax structure have crippled investment, taking Louisiana families away from the state in droves. It is time we bring them back.
But how?
We can learn from other oil and gas producing states. Our Lone Star neighbor has undertaken strategic, long term measures to fix its’ legal and regulatory framework, and they now boast a simpler tax environment.
As a result, they have experienced steady investment both inside and outside of the oil and gas industry, and families all over the nation are becoming newly adopted Texans.
Perhaps we are learning from our prospering neighbors and will experience that decade of strong Louisiana growth. In the gall of 2019, Louisiana voters sent a strong message to the capitol that we want bold action for a better Louisiana. It’s time for change.
This newly elected body of legislators has the momentum and vision necessary to tackle substantive reforms.
They have the potential to put an end to the rampant lawsuit abuse that has put a moratorium on oil and gas investment and turned Louisiana communities into ghost towns.
They have the potential to transform our tax structure, making it fairer, more competitive, and attractive to outside businesses. They have the potential to get Louisiana’s oil and gas industry roaring again.
LOGA sees great opportunities arising and is optimistic about what is possible in the coming year.
From the fourth floor to the House and Senate floors, we are looking forward to working with everyone to create the nation’s leading oil and gas industry and ushering in Louisiana’s very own roaring 2020s.
Gifford Briggs is president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association.

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