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The Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau is hosting a hospitality Showcase 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8 for all members of the hospitality industry, including anyone working a business that has ever been asked “What is there to do?” or “What is a good place to eat?”
The Hospitality Industry Showcase will be held at the Cajun Coast Welcome Center, 900 Dr. MLK Boulevard, Morgan City.
The event will feature a presentation on providing great hospitality and representatives of attractions, restaurants and retail businesses.
Door prizes will be given throughout the day. Anyone who attends the presentation and visits the tables will be eligible for a special gift.
The Hospitality Showcase is open to all members of the hospitality industry including wait staff, front desk, housekeepers, maintenance, bartenders, gas station employees, retail workers, casino dealers, etc.
“If you’ve been asked about what there is to do in St. Mary Parish, you need to attend this event," said Carrie Stansbury, executive director, Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau.
The event is free to attend.
For information about showcasing your business, contact Regina Wheeler at 985-380-8220 or email rwiese@cajuncoast.com.

The Bishop Jerald Alvin McGuire, 60, a resident of Houma, La. and a native of Morgan City, La., passed away on Sunday March 17, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.
Visitation will be observed on Thursday March 28, 2019 at Jones Funeral Home 715 Sixth Street Morgan City, La. from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. and will resume on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Siracusaville Recreation Center, 1110 Grace St., Morgan City, La. from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 11 a.m. Bishop Gary Wheeler of Changing Your World Church International will officiate the services. Burial with Military Honors will follow services in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Bishop McGuire was a veteran of the United States Army, receiving an Honorable Discharge.
Memories of Bishop McGuire will forever remain in the hearts of his wife, Christel C. McGuire of Houma, La.; two sons, Jerald A. (Brittany) Callery of Dallas, TX and Gerald Ruffin of Houston, TX; four daughters, Lowanda (Trystan) Ruffin of Houston, TX, Ashley (Keyfus) McGuire, La. of Ville Platte, La., Courtney McGuire and Brittany Watkins both of New Orleans, La.; another son to his marriage to his wife Christel, Larry Chatman of Patterson, La.; his brothers, Gladstone (Tina) Sanders of Chicago, IL, Clarence (Connie) McGuire of New Iberia, La., Tim (Jeanette) Mitchell Sr. of Atlanta, GA and a sister, Evette (Gregory) Williams of CA; a spiritual daughter, Evangelist Elizabeth Gash of Franklin, La. and spiritual son, Elder Woodrow Baker, Jr.; his father and mother-in-law, Donald James and Delores Chatman of Thibodaux, La.; three brothers-in-laws and six sisters-in-law and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Bishop McGuire was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, step father who reared him, his first wife, and his mother-in-law.
Jones funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette-Houma in charge of arrangements.
Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family.

St. Mary Parish Library, Alex P. Allain Branch, presents “An Evening with Gary Stewart: The Zodiac Killer,” April 2 at 6 p.m.
When adoptee Gary L. Stewart received contact from his birth mother for the first time in 39 years, he had no way to anticipate the horrors waiting for him when he undertook the task of searching for his biological father.
Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All chronicles Stewart’s decade-long hunt for his father, and the consequences.
Government records, news reports, relatives, friends and forensic evidence conclude the identity of Stewart’s father as the Zodiac Killer, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history.
The Most Dangerous Animal of All paints a chilling portrait of Stewart’s father; as a boy with disturbing fixations, a frustrated intellectual with pretensions to high culture and an unstable suitor turned jilted lover unable to process his rage.
This controversial tale reveals unearths the history behind one of America’s most elusive serial killers; a compelling tale of horror, but also a powerful memoir of one man’s quest for the truth.
The Franklin branch library welcomes Gary L. Stewart with an update on the making of the Zodiac Killer documentary.
For further information on this book event contact the Franklin Library at 337-828-5364.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in an ongoing debate about their potential health effects.
An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration opened a two-day meeting Monday to discuss the latest evidence about the risks of illness and complications with the devices, which have been sold since the mid-1960s.
Breast augmentation is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery in the U.S., with roughly 300,000 women undergoing the procedure each year. Another 100,000 women receive implants for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery.
The panel will hear from researchers, plastic surgeons, patients and manufacturers and then recommend next steps. But for now, the FDA isn’t proposing any new restrictions or warnings. The agency’s longstanding position is that implants are essentially safe as long as women understand they have complications, including scarring, pain, swelling and implant rupture.
The FDA and other regulators around the world have been grappling with how to manage a recently confirmed link to a rare cancer and thousands of unconfirmed claims that the implants can contribute to other chronic ailments.
“It is essential we try to understand breast implant illness,” said Stephanie Manson Brown, an executive with implant maker Allergan. But she added there is no medically recognized definition of the problem or standardized way to diagnose it.
Most confirmed cases of the cancer, known as breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, have involved a particular style of implants with a textured surface, designed to reduce scar tissue and slippage.
Last year, European Union regulators declined to renew approval for textured implants sold by Allergan, citing links to the cancer. That led the company to pull the products from the European market.
But the FDA has said it is unclear if the cancer is solely linked to textured implants or also involves smooth implants, which make up most of the U.S. market. Lack of data on the total number of implants in use makes it almost impossible to determine how frequently the cancer occurs, the agency noted last week.
The disease is not breast cancer, but a form of cancer that attacks the immune system and usually forms in the scar tissue surrounding implants. It grows slowly and can usually be successfully treated by removing the implants.
Thousands of women have also blamed their implants for a host of chronic ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and muscle pain. The panel will hear from dozens of women; many of them have called on the agency to place new warnings and restrictions on the implants.
Patient advocate Jamee Cook of Princeton, Texas, said her health issues went away or improved after her implants were removed in 2015.
“My doctors told me that there was no scientific explanation for my health problems and that I was just a tired mom who was getting older,” the 41-year-old former paramedic told the panel.
Also scheduled to appear were researchers who theorize that the silicone from implants can trigger or exacerbate immune system disorders in certain patients. Those arguments have long been dismissed by manufacturers, plastic surgeons and FDA regulators. But earlier this month the FDA appeared to signal a shift in its thinking.
The agency said it would begin studying whether certain materials used in breast implants, metal hips and other devices can trigger health problems in patients.
“We believe the current evidence, although limited, suggests some individuals may be predisposed to develop an immune-inflammatory reaction when exposed to select materials,” the agency said in a statement.
In the U.S., most women choose silicone gel-filled implants, which are considered more natural looking than saline implants. Both types have a silicone shell.
The FDA also appeared to step-up its oversight of breast implant manufacturers ahead of this week’s meeting.
Last week, the FDA sent warning letters to Mentor — a unit of Johnson & Johnson — and a smaller implant maker, Sientra, for failing to enroll or retain enough patients in their long-term studies designed to track safety of the devices. Allergan and the other U.S. manufacturer of breast implants — Ideal Implant — did not receive warnings.
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