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Teche to screen "PAVY" based on Long's death

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:42am

“PAVY,” a short documentary film based on the 1999 book by Dr. Donald A. Pavy, “Accident and Deception: The Huey Long Shooting” and directed by Carrie Simon will be screened at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts.
The film was a winner at the Iberia Film Festival for Best Documentary Film and Best Local Film.
Sept. 8, 1935 is a date many remember as the day former Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Long was shot. In actuality, only one man died that day — Dr. Carl A. Weiss. He has been persecuted throughout the ensuing years for shooting Long. “Accident and Deception” is a documentary based on a book by Dr. Donald A. Pavy, a country doctor with a lifelong quest to recapture that day and clear the family names.
Legal justice may never be served, but, eyewitness stories reveal details that cannot be ignored. This project was inspired by conversations between Dr. Donald Pavy and Vicky Branton, a writer intent on telling the doctor’s story about a practice that spanned 64 years before retirement. What he told her instead has fascinated thousands without achieving the goal he hoped would come from his passion — family honor.
Screening is Friday, Dec. 13 7 p.m. and admission is free. Concessions will be sold. A question and answer with Vicky Branton will be after the screening.

Town of Baldwin Ushers in the Season

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:40am

The Town of Baldwin lit the lights Thursday evening.

FLORENCE P. WILLIAMS

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:40am

Florence P. Williams, 82, a native and resident of Berwick, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at 5:04 a.m. at Franklin Health Care Center in Franklin.

Jones Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

Lessons and Carols Dec. 15

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:39am

The Church of the Assumption will present its annual “Lessons and Carols” to help usher in the Christmas season.
The event will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. in the church.
Performing at the event will be the church’s adult choir and the handbell choir along with guest musicians, including a trumpeter, flautist and a guest soloist will accompany the choirs and organ.
The church invites all to attend in the spirit of fellowship as a way to make the Advent season more spiritual.

It's the Christmas Season!

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:39am

Franklin's 'Christmas on the Bayou' kicks of Saturday at 6 p.m.

It’s December and the Christmas events are gearing up for the holiday season.
Here’s a current look at what’s coming for the month:
Nov. 29 – Dec. 31, always the Friday after Thanksgiving to Dec. 31: Traditional Idlewild Plantation Christmas Lighting driving tour will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson for $2 per car (Dependent on Weather). Contact 985-395-2298 for more information.
Dec. 1 – 31 always the month of Dec.: Victorian Christmas at the Grevemberg House and Shadowlawn with Victorian style tree and seasonal greenery will be held daily (closed Christmas Eve and Day) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Franklin by the historic district for $10 per person, $8 for seniors and $5 for children. Contact 337-828-2092 for more information.
Dec. 3 – Jan. 6: Oaklawn Manor will be elaborately adorned for Christmas from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in Franklin for $15 per person, $10 students. Contact 337-828-0434 for more information.
Dec. 7: Franklin’s Bayou to Main Market Place with flea and farmer’s market items, jewelry makers, artists, homemade goods, and two local food trucks with be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Downtown Franklin, between Bargain Barn, Too and Chic & Shabby.
Dec. 7 – Jan. 6: Christmas Lights on Bayou Teche will be on nightly by tuning in to 93.5 FM on Teche Drive, Main, Martin Luther King and Iberia Streets in Franklin. Contact 337-828-6345 or email ashields@franklin-la.com for more information.
Dec. 7: 4th Annual “Spirit of Homes” Tour of beautiful homes presented by St. Mary Outreach will be held in Morgan City. Contact 985-385-0525 for more information.
Dec. 7, always 1st Saturday of Dec.: City of Franklin 2019 Christmas Golf Cart Parade and Lamplighter Ceremony will be held with line up at 5 p.m. and parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the corner of Jackson and Main Streets and ending at the courthouse square with the lighting of the parish tree immediately after the parade. Contact 337-828-6345 or email ashields@franklin-la.com for more information.
Dec. 8: Pharr Chapel Christmas Caroling will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church on Federal Avenue in Morgan City. Contact 985-384-7984 for more information.
Dec. 8: Christmas in the Swamp by Crossing Place Church, 5 to 7 p.m., Cypress Park (old Swamp Gardens) in Morgan City. Food, games and treats. Gifts. Movie under the Stars, photo with Santa, Free.
Dec. 10: City of Franklin 2019 Christmas Lighting Contest will be held at 5:30 p.m. throughout Franklin. Everyone is eligible in the city limits who has their homes or yard decorated. Contact 337-828-6350 for more information.
Dec. 12: Mingle & Jingle, Downtown Franklin merchant’s event where shops stay open until 8 p.m., free trolley rides and lots of activities for the children. Refreshments offered in most of the shops.
Dec. 12: Christmas Open House will be held at Merle Norman St. Mary inside The French Door in Franklin. Contact 337-471-7149 for more information.
Dec. 12: 24th Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Annual Christmas Tree Festival 2019 Exhibit Open House will be held for visitors to view the variety of decorated trees and listen to singing performances by local schools with no admission fee from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson at Kemper Williams Park. Contact 985-399-1268 for more information.
Dec. 12: 21st Annual “Love Lights A Tree” – Christmas Tree Lighting Open House hosted by the American Cancer Society and MC Bank will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at MC Bank on corner of Victor II Blvd. & Brashear in Morgan City. Contact 985-384-2100 for more information.
Dec. 13: Berwick’s 2nd Annual Mistletoe Market will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Civic Center in Berwick. Contact 985-384-8858 for more information.
Dec. 14: 2nd Annual A Chillin Christmas Hangout, a benefit for MC Project Graduation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morgan City Petting Zoo. Contact 985-518-8377 or 312-3005 for more information.
Dec. 14: #awesomeness2019 – 4th year of free meal will be held at 12 p.m. at Lawrence Park in Morgan City. Contact 985-380-4600 for more information.
Dec. 14: Santa with a surprise and for pictures will be from 12-2 p.m. at the Donut Shop on Brashear Avenue in Morgan City. Contact 985-384-2700 for more information.
Dec. 14 (if bad weather will be Dec. 21st): 2019 Bernice Street Christmas by Candlelight will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Bernice Street (one way only) in Morgan City. Contact 985-384-8180 for more information.
Dec. 14: 6th Annual Patterson Lower Atchafalaya Christmas Boat Parade will be held in the evening at 6 p.m. starting at Captain Caviar and ending at Bridge Road in the Lower Atchafalaya with an award ceremony at Morey Park in Patterson. Contact 985-395-5205 for more information.
Dec. 15: Shop Patterson will be held at 11 am at Morey Park in Patterson. Contact 985-395-5205.
Dec. 15: City of Patterson 4-Legged Friends Christmas Parade will be held at 12 p.m. with line-up at 11 a.m. at Main Street in Patterson. Contact 985-395-4422 for more information.
Dec. 15: City of Patterson Annual Christmas Street Parade will be held at 2 p.m. down Hwy. 182 Main Street in Patterson. Contact 985-395-5205 for more information.
Dec. 15: Always 3rd Sunday of Advent: Annual “Lessons and Carols” Christmas Concert 2 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Main Street in Franklin. Contact 337-828-3869 for more information.
Dec. 15: Always 3rd Sunday of Advent: Annual Christmas Cantata will be held at 4 p.m. at Pharr Chapel on Federal Avenue in Morgan City. Contact 985-384-7984 for more information.
Dec. 16: Tri-City Youth Theatre Christmas live theatre Production of “The Grinch” 2019 Children’s Play will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City. Contact 504-919-1590 for more information.
Dec. 18: Light Judging Competition by the City of Patterson will be held throughout Patterson.
Dec. 19: “The Bishop’s Wife” Silver Screen Classic for free and for all will be held at 2 p.m. at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Contact 337-366-1845 or 828-7114, email techetheatreboard@gmail.com or visit www.ttpaonline.com for more information.
Dec. 19 or 21 (back up day in case of weather): Christmas Birding Count by Audubon will be held in Franklin. Contact 337-923-9718 for more information.
Dec. 21: “Home for the Holidays” Christmas Gala will be held at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Contact 337-828-2787 for more information.
Dec. 21: Berwick Town Market will be held at the corner of Third and Lima streets in downtown Berwick from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dec. 31: City of Franklin New Year’s Eve 200th Bicentennial Kickoff Celebration will be held beginning at 6 p.m. with fireworks at midnight after the dropping of the “Lampposts” in the St. Mary Parish Courthouse Square in Franklin. Contact 337-828-6350 for more information. Music line up: Johnny Chauvin & the MOJO Band, CUPID & the Dance Party Express Band and DJ FAB
Holiday Lights
Jeanerette, Private Home, 20415 US 90, Frontage Road, Jeanerette
Franklin Christmas Lights on Bayou Teche, Teche Drive, Main, Martin Luther King and Iberia Streets, Tune in 93.5 FM
Centerville Light Show, 135 Yellow Bayou Road, light show will run nightly from 5:30 p.m. - midnight (weather permitting) but not during rain. Tune your radio to 88.9
Patterson Idlewild Plantation Christmas Driving Tour, 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, and 5 -10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Kemper Williams Park, $2 per car, weather permitting.
Morgan City Bernice Street, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 809 Freret Street, Morgan City, 1601 Chatsworth Drive, Morgan City 2nd Street, Morgan City Brashear Avenue/Spirit of Morgan City
Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, beginning around 20540 La. 182 Jeanerette to Morgan City. For more information, visit ww.cajuncoast.com, follow us on Facebook, or call 985-380-8224.

SHIRLEY ANN SUIRE BLANKENSHIP

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:36am

Shirley Ann Suire Blankenship, 81, a resident of Bayou Vista, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Ochsner Foundation Hospital.
Shirley was born on March 18, 1938, in Lake Arthur, Louisiana, the daughter of Elton and Victoria Beard Suire.
Spending time with her family is what Shirley loved most. She loved the holiday season and family gatherings because it meant that all her family would be all together and she would be able to cook for them all. She enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren. Shirley had a bit of a green thumb and enjoyed being outside tending to her plants and flowers.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by three children, Becky Blankenship Pitre and husband Scott of Franklin, Buddy Ray Blankenship and fiancé Cheri Hebert of Patterson, Vicki Blankenship Laubach of Morgan City; 11 grandchildren, Matthew Paul Beadle, Jonathan Ray Beadle, Kelsey Ann Beadle, Grace Victoria Beadle, Kristi Renee Pitre, Ryan Scott Pitre, Brenna Renee Blankenship, Jude Christian Blankenship, Blaine Edwin Laubach, Trey Anthony Laubach and Travis Adam Laubach; three great grandchildren, Cooper Ryan Pitre, Madilyn Hale Beadle and Dax Joseph Leonard; three brothers, Louis Suire and wife Betty of Alexandria, Tommy Suire and wife Mandy of Morgan City and Michael Suire of Lafayette.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Elton and Victoria Beard Suire and her husband, Donald Ray “Possum” Blankenship.
Shirley’s grandsons will have the honor of serving as pallbearers.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2019, at Twin City Funeral Home with a visitation being held from 9:00 a.m. until just before the service time, when a rosary will be prayed. Following the service, Shirley will be laid to rest in the Berwick Cemetery Mausoleum.

RODNIS THIBODEAUX

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:25am

Rodnis Thibodeaux, 82, a longtime resident of Bayou L’Ourse, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Berwick while surrounded by his loving daughter, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is survived by his daughter, Patricia “Pat” Lodrigue; four grandchildren, David Sawyer, Timothy Meredith, Claude Lodrigue Jr., and Jeremy Lodrigue; his great grandchildren, Tasha, Dustin, and Jace Lodrigue; his sister, Judy D. Moffett; his niece, Earline Rogers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Thibodeaux; his parents, Alphonse and Onelia Aucoin; his twin brother, Rodney Thibodeaux; his sister, Marjorie Brown; his brother-in-law, Clyde Brown; his sister-in-law, Connie Favreaux and son-in-law, Claude Lodrigue Sr.
The family requests that visitation be observed from 10 a.m. until time of the 1 p.m. services Saturday, Dec. 7, at Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City. Following the services, Rodnis will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife in the Morgan City Cemetery.

JOHN JOSEPH SIRACUSA

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:24am

John Joseph Siracusa, 90, a native of Morgan City, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. A memorial mass to celebrate John’s life will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9:30 a.m. Father ToTo Buenaflor will officiate.

Wheel House for Dec. 6

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:21am

TURKEY NECK
Dinners served with corn and potatoes sold by Union Bethel AME Church, 956 Lake Palourde Road in Amelia, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Cost $10.

TURKEY BASKET
Distribution by Morning Glory Ministries, 1323 Railroad Ave. in Morgan City, 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. First come first served.

Readers of the Month

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 9:19am

Readers of the Month at Julia B. Maitland and M.E. Norman Elementary schools.