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Morgan City Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi has been named to the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority Operating Committee for 2020.
Grizzaffi joins Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall on the committee.
At the January LEPA meeting, Vidalia Mayor Buz Craft was honored for his service as chairman of LEPA.
Craft, who was appointed to the LEPA Board in 2016, had previously served as vice chairman and as secretary/treasurer. He was presented a plaque at the meeting by LEPA General Manager Kevin Bihm.
“Mayor Craft has provided excellent leadership to the LEPA Board of Directors and contributed a great deal of time and effort in helping LEPA remain a vital asset to its member municipalities.” said Bihm.
Plaquemine Mayor Edwin “Ed” Reeves Jr. has been named the chairman of the LEPA Board of Directors for 2020. Reeves has been on the board since 2017, serving as vice chairman in 2019, and as Secretary/treasurer in 2018.
Mayor Chuck Robichaux of Rayne was named vice chairman. He was first appointed to the LEPA board in 2015 and has served in officer positions in the past, including chairman in 2017 and 2018.
Craft was elected to his second term as secretary/treasurer of the board for 2020.
LEPA is a joint-action agency made up of 17 member municipalities, each owning their own municipal electrical systems. LEPA Members include Abbeville, Alexandria, Houma, Jonesville, Kaplan, Lafayette, Minden, Morgan City, Natchitoches, New Roads, Plaquemine, Rayne, St. Martinville, Vidalia, Vinton, Welsh and Winnfield.

Two Morgan City Correctional Facility inmates face additional charges after a jail house altercation Tuesday, Police Chief James F. Blair said.
—-Deirdre L. Martin, 43, of Prairie Road in Franklin, and Odie Guillory Nadar, 37, of La. 70 in Morgan City, were booked on one count each of simple battery after their arrest at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Correctional Officers were alerted to a fight between two inmates being housed at the Morgan City Police Department Correctional Facility. During the investigation, Correctional officers discovered Martin and Nadar had committed a battery on each another during an altercation.
Martin and Nadar were booked and incarcerated.
Blair also reported these arrests:
—Jeremy Jamal Andrews, 32, of Shaw Drive in Morgan City was arrested at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for contempt of court.
Andrews was located and placed under arrest at the Morgan City Police Department on an active warrant held by City Court of Morgan City. He was booked and incarcerated.
—Dayton Madison, 24, of La. 182 in Jeanerette, was arrested at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for contempt of court.
Dayton Madison was located and placed under arrest at the Morgan City Police Department on an active warrant held by City Court of Morgan City. He was booked and incarcerated.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported these arrests:
—Brittany Walker, 28, of Fairview Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of child desertion. Walker was released on a summons to appear May 1.
—Devin Michael Leblanc, 18, of River Road in Berwick, was arrested at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday on a theft charge and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Bail was set at $4,500.
—A juvenile male, 15, of Patterson was arrested at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday on a theft charge. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—A juvenile male, 16, of Bayou Vista, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. on a theft charge. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—A juvenile male, 14, of Morgan City was arrested on 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on a theft charge.
The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
—Quinn O’Brant Lewis, 33, of Cypremort Point Road in Jeanerette, was arrested at 7:03 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of domestic abuse battery/strangulation and violation of a protective order. No bail has been set.
—Dontrell Damone Colbert, 23, of Lockley Street in Baldwin, was arrested at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday on two warrants for failure to appear on the charges of disturbing the peace by fighting and possession of marijuana, and on the additional charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. No bail has been set.
—Kendrick Verrett, 39, of La. 87 in Franklin, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of disturbing the peace. No bail has been set.
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported one arrest:
—Brandon Boykin, 37, of East Gray Hawk Drive in Tucson, Arizona, was arrested at 11:24 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of first-offense driving while intoxicated.
At 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, an officer checking on a vehicle parked on the side of the road made contact with the driver, Boykin. While speaking with Boykin, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected coming from his breath and person.
Boykin was asked to perform a series of standard field sobriety tests on which he performed poorly on. Boykin was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department where he provided a valid breath sample of .116 gram% blood alcohol content.
Boykin posted a bond of $2,500 and was released.
Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported no arrests.

LAFAYETTE — Over 4,000 elementary students in grades 4-5 joined together at the Lafayette Cajundome on Tuesday and Wednesday for National Beta Club’s Louisiana Elementary Convention at the Cajundome.
Students from Bayou Vista Elementary, Central Catholic Elementary, M.E. Norman and J.S. Aucoin were among those who attended.
Students have to meet requirements in both academics and service to become and remain a member in Beta.
Central Catholic Elementary received awards in quiz bowl, fourth grade social studies, engineering and creative writing.
Bayou Vista Elementary received a visual arts award for jewelry.
Convention is a time for those members to compete in academic categories, performing arts, and areas of visual arts. Students create, plan, innovate and test their knowledge in categories such as robotics, engineering, living literature, creative writing and quiz bowl.
Students at convention watched over 100 performances from schools around the state in performance arts on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, awards were issued to students who placed first through fifth in the competition categories.
Students placing at state convention are welcome to compete again at the National Beta Convention. This year’s National Beta Convention will be taking place June 19-22 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Texas.
National Beta Club is the largest independent, nonprofit, educational youth organization in America. Its mission statement is to promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students.