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In recognition of National Minority Health Month, Teche Action Board will sponsor a health fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Franklin Junior High School.
The disciplines represented at the fair will be Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Laboratory, Nutrition, Medicaid, Dental, Behavior Health and Medicare/SHIPP.
According to the board, this National Minority Health Month, they plan to raise awareness about the important role an active lifestyle plays in keeping people healthy.
Physical activity promotes health and reduces the risk of chronic diseases and other conditions that are more common or severe among racial and ethnic minority groups.
For more information, contact Florence Beverly at (337) 828-2550 Ext. 2188.

A band plays during Rhythms on the River in 2018. The 11th annual spring live music series hosted by Cafe JoJo’s in downtown Morgan City kicks off this Friday with Deja Vu. Admission is free to the series, which is 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Fridays during the spring. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)

The No. 4 seed Berwick Panthers rolled past No. 29 Peabody 22-1 in five innings in Class 3A Bi-District baseball action in Berwick Monday.
Berwick (26-7) scored two runs in the first, 11 in the second and nine in the third. Peabody (12-19) scored its lone run in the top of the third. The game was called after the top of the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.
In addition to 13 hits, Berwick utilized multiple Peabody errors and walks to help it score. Of the 22 runs Peabody surrendered, only 11 were earned.
“The goal is to move on, so that’s what we did tonight,” Berwick Coach Brandon Bravata said. “Did a lot of things. Got some guys some work on the mound that could possibly pitch for us this weekend, so we took care of business the way we needed to, and we’ll get ready for a very good North Vermilion team this weekend.”
Berwick will continue postseason play this weekend when it hosts district foe and No. 13 seed North Vermilion for a best-of-three series. The action begins Friday with a 5:30 p.m. contest, while the teams will play Saturday at 1 p.m. and again, if necessary, at 4 p.m. North Vermilion advanced to the second round Monday after defeating No. 20 Pine Prairie 12-8.
In Monday’s win, Berwick pitchers Seth Canty, Clay Menard, Rustin Ratcliff and Hunter Landry combined to surrender just one earned run on four hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Canty, who started the game, earned the win. In two innings, he surrendered two hits, one walk and fanned five.
Offensively Berwick got a two-RBI single by Zeph Delatte in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead.
Berwick highlights in the second inning were a triple by Mitchell Sanford in which he scored on the play when Peabody committed an error for a 5-0 lead, a run-scoring single by Brett Williams for a 6-0 Berwick lead, a sacrifice fly by Barrett Hover for a 9-0 lead and a base-clearing double by Landry for a 12-0 Berwick lead.
Peabody scored its lone run in the top of the third when Theron Gatson, who connected on a one-out triple to right field, scored one batter later on Devetrious Lotts’ sacrifice fly to make the score 13-1 in favor of Berwick.
Third-inning highlights for Berwick were back-to-back run-scoring singles by Hover and Sanford for a 15-1 Berwick lead, Zeph Hoffpauir’s two-run double to leftfield for a 17-1 advantage, Landon Harris’ run-scoring single to left field for an 18-1 lead, Evan Thomas’ two-run double to left field for a 21-1 advantage, and Ryan Domingue’s run-scoring infield single for the final margin.
Landry led Berwick with a 3-for-3 performance with a double, three RBIs and four runs. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were Sanford, 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBIs, a stolen base and four runs; Thomas, 1-for-1, a double and two RBIs; Hoffpauir, 1-for-3, a double and two RBIs; Hover, 1-for-2, two RBIs and two runs; Delatte, 1-for-2, two RBIs; Williams and Harris, each 1-for-2, an RBI and a run; Domingue, 1-for-1, an RBI; Seth Giroir, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; Ethan Nguyen, an RBI and two runs; and Ratcliff, an RBI and a run.
Gaston suffered the loss. In two innings, he surrendered 13 runs (seven earned) on six hits with seven walks, three hit batters and fanned three.
Gaston led Peabody’s offense with a 2-for-3 performance with a triple and a run, while Lotts had an RBI.

A 30-year-old man was charged with committing a battery on his girlfriend and damaging her vehicle in Morgan City, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

—Kiethen K Humphrey, 30, of Cardinal Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 6:56 p.m. Monday on charges of domestic abuse battery and criminal damage to property less than $1,000.

Officers were dispatched to a Cardinal Street address in reference to a domestic abuse battery complaint. Upon officers arriving they spoke to the victim and learned her boyfriend, Humphrey, had committed a battery on her and damaged her vehicle, Blair said. Officers located and arrested Humphrey on the scene. He was jailed.

Blair reported that officers responded to 33 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Alton Michael Kemp Jr., 32, of Verdun Lane in Verdunville, was arrested at noon Monday on warrants charging him with five counts of failure to appear in court and four counts of contempt of court.

An officer came into contact with Kempt on Wren Street. A warrants check revealed city court had active warrants for his arrest. He was jailed.

—Heath Johnson, 49, of Lawrence Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:26 p.m. Monday on a warrant charging him with domestic abuse battery. Officers located Johnson on Lawrence Street on a warrant. He was jailed.

—Alita M. Tabb, 19, of Morgan City, was arrested at 11 p.m. Monday on a warrant charging her with failure to appear in court. Tabb was located at the police department and arrested. She was jailed.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that deputies responded to 37 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests in east St. Mary Parish:

—Darnisha Erica Veal, 22, of Milan Street in Metairie, was arrested at 10:23 a.m. Monday on charges of procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle and driving under suspension.

A deputy conducting traffic enforcement on U.S. 90 East near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Morgan City, La., observed a vehicle refusing to enter the left lane while first responders were working a crash. A traffic stop was conducted and contact was made with the driver, identified as Veal. A background check on Veal revealed she was driving under suspension, Smith said. She was issued a summons to appear in court July 29.

—Elizabeth Ann Miller, 56, of Grandwood Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 4:16 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant charging her with failure to appear for obedience to officers and traffic signs, direct contempt and failure to honor a written promise.

Miller was located at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office in Morgan City on the active warrant. She was jailed with bail set at $350.

—Whitney Ann Klein, 54, of Cypress Avenue in Patterson, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant for telephone calls-harassment.

A deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with Klein. A background check revealed the active warrant. She was booked into parish jail and released on a summons to appear in court July 29.

—Christine Williams, 61, of Joseph Street in Amelia, was arrested at 6:53 p.m. Monday on a warrant charging her with possession of marijuana.

Williams was located at her home on the above-mentioned warrant. She was issued a summons to appear in court July 29.

Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported the following arrest:

—Larry J. Hatfield, 29, of Myrtle Street in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Monday on charges of no motor vehicle inspection sticker, no insurance and suspended driver’s license. Bail was set at $757.

Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported the following arrest:

—Sabrina Acosta, 35, of Lake Palourde Road in Amelia, was arrested at 3:16 p.m. Monday on charges of speeding 62 mph in a 45 mph zone and driving under suspension. Acosta posted $327 bail.