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January 28, 1935 — November 19, 2019
Funeral services for Etienne Kidder will be held Friday, November 22, 2019, during an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson. Following the services he will be laid to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery Mausoleum. Father Joel Faulk will be the Celebrant for the Mass with Father Angelo Cremaldi concelebrating.
The family asks that visiting hours be observed at Ibert’s Mortuary in Patterson on Thursday, November 21st, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., with a 6:30 p.m. Rosary Service. Visiting hours will continue Friday morning, November 22nd, at 8 a.m. at Ibert’s Mortuary until 10:30 a.m. dismissal.
Doc, as he was affectionately known, was born and raised in Arnaudville. He was the youngest of three children born to Henry and Clemence Kidder and was a veteran of the United States Army having served during peacetime. He married the love of his life, Ruth, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1956. They eventually settled down in Bayou Vista where they lived for many years until moving to Centerville in 2005. Doc was an inventive person and created all kinds of contraptions. He, along with his daughter Phyllis, founded Kidder Welding Service in 1984 and then was joined by his son Stacy until his retirement. He was a devout Catholic and was a longtime parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Bayou Vista and then St. Joseph Catholic Church in Centerville. Some of his favorite pastimes were fishing, going to the camp, and growing a vegetable garden. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Those he leaves to cherish his memory include his wife of 63 years, Anna Ruth Kidder; seven children, Phyllis K. Arceneaux and her husband Ken, Gregory Dale Kidder and his wife Sabrina, Pauline K. Wilson and her husband Jimmy, Amanda K. Champagne and her husband Brian, Stephanie K. Duhon and her husband Chad, Stacy L. Kidder, and Charlotte Kidder; 24 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren (and one on the way); and one sister, Joyce K. Bourque.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Kidder and Clemence Quebedeaux Kidder; and one sister, Loula K. Kidder.
Serving as pallbearers will be Adam Champagne, Seth Champagne, Kaleb Champagne, Anthony Kidder, Michael Kidder and Gavin Duhon.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc., 1111 Lia Street, Patterson, LA 70392, (985) 395-7873.

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.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
8:01 a.m. 1500 block of Walnut Street; Theft.
8:10 a.m. Eastbound past Martin Luther King Boulevard; Stalled vehicle.
8:31 a.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; Hang up call.
10:27 a.m. 2400 block of Tiger Drive; Complaint.
10:45 a.m. Main Street in Patterson; Warrant.
11:07 a.m. 200 block of Robin Street; Phone harassment.
11:11 a.m. Glenwood Street; Complaint.
12:01 p.m. 3000 block of Allison Street; Complaint.
12:18 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Warrant.
12:37 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Fight.
1:19 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Complaint.
1:28 p.m. Centerville; Prisoner transfer.
1:28 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
1:46 p.m. 1300 block of Maple Street; Assist Sheriff’s Office.
3:37 p.m. Fourth and Grove streets; Accident.
3:38 p.m. U.S. 90 Westbound; Reckless operation.
4:20 p.m. 600 block of Marshall Street; Complaint.
4:36 p.m. Veterans Boulevard and Brashear Avenue; Medical emergency.
5:34 p.m. Ninth and Greenwood streets; Accident.
6:18 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Suspicious person.
6:29 p.m. 200 block of Onstead Street; Complaint.
6:38 p.m. Allison Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard; Assistance.
6:49 p.m. 1200 block of Federal Avenue; Disturbance.
6:54 p.m. 500 block of Egle Street; Medical.
7:41 p.m. 1000 block of Victor II Boulevard; Fire.
11 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
1:14 a.m. 7100 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
2:25 a.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Animal.

Submitted Photos
Top Photo: Ham radio operators from several parishes were hosted by the BEARS radio club Saturday in Morgan City.  There were presentations by public safety officials and leaders in the Louisiana amateur radio community. Bottom Photo: Louisiana Section Manager John Mark Robertson presented a plaque and certificates to local ham Jackie Price, who was chosen as the Amateur Radio Relay League Louisiana Ham Radio Operator of the Year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy to outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers Thursday that he had no role in the Ukraine matters now at the heart of the House’s impeachment investigation as he tried to distance himself from the controversy with the Senate considering his Cabinet nomination.
Dan Brouillette, a Louisiana native, recounted the department’s efforts to promote natural gas exports to Ukraine, but he denied any knowledge of or role in conversations involving President Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rival Joe Biden or son Hunter.
“I have not been involved in any of the conversations that are related to the House inquiry,” Brouillette told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Perry had been one of the longest-serving members of a Cabinet roiled by scandals and resignations. But his last months at the agency have been clouded by questions about what he knew and did about Trump’s drive for a Ukraine investigation of Hunter Biden, who was a board member on a Ukraine gas company.
Perry says he knew nothing about Trump’s campaign-related agenda in Ukraine and that his planned Dec. 1 departure from the agency is not related to the scandal.
Asked by a Democratic lawmaker if he would honor any possible subpoena to testify before impeachment investigators, Brouillete said he would have to consult with White House lawyers. The White House has told administration employees not to comply.
Brouillette is a military veteran, former businessman and energy official who twice before has won Senate confirmation.
He is the second-in-command at the department, responsible for day-to-day operations, and there are no public accounts of possible conflicts of interest or other major scandals directly touching him. Brouillette largely faced cordial questions from senators on energy, nuclear weapons and waste, and other matters.
While the administration has promoted oil and gas, Brouillette’s first remarks at the hearing stressed the department’s research work from supercomputers to quantum science. Directors of some of the country’s 17 national research laboratories sat behind him in a show of support.
Brouillette also referred repeatedly to working to improve battery storage, the big technological jump needed to bolster the grid reliance of solar, wind and other renewable energy.
Perry, a former Texas governor, seemed to reflexively promote U.S. fossil fuels but also supported carbon-free renewables in a more low-key way. Brouillette endorsed an “all of the above” energy policy promoting oil, gas, nuclear and renewables.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., complained of “extreme radical” policies that he said were forcing the closing of a coal-fired power plant in his state
Brouillette offered support for coal, but conditioned it by saying coal was needed until researchers are able to increase battery storage for other forms of energy.
For older forms of energy, “it’s important to remain on line until we have the answers” on that, Brouillette said.
Supporters of U.S. coal, which is seeing mines and plants close as cheaper natural gas and renewables outcompete it in the market, argue the ability to stockpile coal makes it essential to the energy grid.