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Radio logs for Feb. 28

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 8:55am

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.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

7:01 a.m. Barrow and Third streets; Crash.

7:10 a.m. 500 block of Franklin Street; Theft.

7:24 a.m. 2100 block of Cedar Street; Juvenile problem.

9:43 a.m. 800 block of Ditch Avenue; Warrant.

1:03 p.m. La. 70 and Brashear Avenue; Crash.

1:26 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Theft.

1:29 p.m. 2400 block of Sixth Street; Burglary.

1:45 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Shoplifter.

2:23 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.

2:51 p.m. Sixth Street and Brashear Avenue; Crash.

3:00 p.m. Federal Avenue and Terrebonne Street; Arrest.

4:23 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.

6:27 p.m. 800 block of Front Street ; Alarm.

7:01 p.m. 1000 block of Ditch Avenue; Theft.

7:40 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Arrest.

9:11 p.m. 400 block of Fifth Street ; Remove subject.

9:36 p.m. 8400 block of La. 182; Welfare check.

11:39 p.m. 700 block of Louisiana Street; Communication complaint.

Thursday, Feb. 28

12:31 a.m. La. 70-U.S. 90 Junction ; Stalled vehicle.

4:09 a.m. 300 block of Grizzaffi Street ; Investigation.

CCHS whips Cedar Creek 87-40

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 8:26pm
GEOFF STOUTE
gstoute@daily-review.com

Central Catholic rolled past Cedar Creek 87-40 in Division IV regional round action in Morgan City Tues-day.
The No. 2 seed Eagles never trailed, and the game was tied just once at 2 after two free-throws by Chandler Hay nearly a minute into the game.
From there, the Eagles went on a 19-9 run to close the quarter.
Central Catholic had ad-vantages in size, speed and athleticism against the No. 15 seed Cougars (11-22).
The Eagles’ lead continued to grow as Central Catholic led 45-22 at halftime and 68-32 after three periods of play.
Central Catholic’s largest lead of the night came with 3:58 remaining when Elijah Swan sank a three-pointer for an 83-33 advantage.
“We beat a pretty good team pretty badly,” Central Catholic Coach Ree Case said. “We played some teams that were not as good as that team and did not beat them like that.”
Central Catholic (21-9) now will continue postseason play as it hosts No. 10 Southern Lab in Division IV quarterfinal action Friday at 6 p.m. Southern Lab advanced after defeating No. 7 St. John 55-36 on the road Tuesday.
“The great thing is we worked hard all year, trying to get a high seed just so we’d have this game at home,” Case said of the quarterfinals. “That was our goal going (into the season was) to try to get in the top four, so we could have a home game in the quarterfinals. Like I told them, I said, ‘hey, can’t beat it. You got a game in the quarterfinals at home to go to the top 28. It doesn’t get (any) better than that.”
While Central Catholic wasn’t threatened at the time on the scoreboard, the Eagles did collect fouls quickly early on as Swan had two fouls before the end of the first quarter, and Cedar Creek was in the bonus at the line with 1:10 remaining in the opening quarter with the Eagles ahead 19-6.
However, Cedar Creek could not catch up.
“The one thing we said before the game started we do not want to foul them, and then they’re in the bonus in the first quarter,” Case said. “I think we were just trying to do too much, trying to steal the ball and just getting ourselves out of position and just not playing very good defense. I thought the second half, we played much better defense, and the game went from 20 points to the final score. I thought our defense was the difference in the second half.”
Hay led Cedar Creek with 12 points, while Landon Spillers had 11.
Swan led four Eagles in double figures with 19 points. Other Central Catholic scorers were Davidyione Bias, 17; D.J. Lewis, 16; Brooks Thomas, 10; Kye Morgel, nine; Taylor Blanchard, eight; Demondrick Blackburn, six; and Tyler Smith, two.
“We have some of this in our district with the Delhi’s and the Tensas’ and the Sicily Island’s but not the complete package like this bunch has,” Cedar Creek Coach Robert Mitcham said of the Eagles’ size, speed and athleticism. “We just didn’t have an answer for all five of them at the same time. They killed us on the offensive boards, their quickness, their shooting ability. They’ve got a complete team, and they’re going to make a run at it for sure. They really are.”

Patterson, Morgan City fall in regional-round contests

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 8:22pm

The Patterson Lumber-jacks hung with basketball powerhouse Peabody on the road in Class 3A regional round action, but a big fourth-quarter allowed the Warhorses to put the Lum-berjacks away for a 59-38 victory. Trailing 39-31 entering the fourth quarter, No. 2 Peabody outscored No. 15 Patterson 20-7 in the final period for the final margin. Early on, the game was close as Patterson trailed just 8-7 after a quarter. In the second period, Pea-body outscored Patterson 19-12 and took a 27-19 lead into halftime. In the third period, each team scored 12 points. Kai Schexnayder led Patterson with 11 points. Other Patterson scorers were Dajon ...

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Canty throws no-hitter as Panthers rout Thibodaux 12-0

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 8:16pm

Berwick High School’s Seth Canty tossed a no-hitter, and the Panthers routed Thibodaux 12-0 in five innings in Berwick Tuesday. Canty pitched five innings and allowed fanned five. He was two baserunners away from a perfect game as two Thibodaux batters reached base. One was hit by a pitch and one reached on an error. Of the 51 pitches Canty threw, 39 were for strikes. Offensively, Berwick totaled 12 hits. Hunter Landry led the squad with a 3-for-4 performance with two RBIs and two runs. Other top Berwick contributors were Mitchell Sanford, 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs; Brett Williams, 2-for-3,

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Central Catholic defeats Gueydan 16-6 in District 7-1A opener

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 8:14pm

Central Catholic routed Gueydan 16-6 in the Lady Eagles’ District 7-1A opener in Amelia Tuesday. No individual stats were available today. Monday, Central Catholic defeated South Terrebonne 17-1 in three innings in nondistrict action in Amelia. While South Terrebonne scored a run in the top of the first, Central Catholic responded with 17 unanswered — three in the first, two in the second and 12 in the third — prompting the umpires to invoke the 15-run rule in the third inning. Bailee Lipari and Haley Fontenot each homered for Central Catholic. Lipari finished 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs, while ...

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Suspect booked on multiple burglary, theft, drug charges in Bayou L'Ourse

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 4:45pm

A suspect has been arrested on multiple burglary, theft and drug charges in Bayou L'Ourse after authorities caught him in a swampy area, Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon said in a news release.

—Robert Ray Wyatt II, 32, of La. 662 in Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Tuesday on charges of simple burglary of a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a moveable, simple burglary, multiple counts of felony theft, multiple counts of resisting an officer, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespassing, misdemeanor theft and failure to appear for violation of protective orders.

On Tuesday morning, deputies were dispatched to the Bayou L’Ourse area after the Communications Division received a complaint from a resident who indicated that her husband had confronted an individual trying to steal from them and was chasing the suspect on foot.

Based on information provided as well as being suspected of other property crimes, detectives believed the suspect to be Wyatt. The K-9 division was summoned and deputies began trailing the suspect. The pursuit continued through he swamp until Wyatt surrendered, Falcon said.

Wyatt was transported to an area hospital for treatment and later released.Wyatt was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center where he remains pending a bail hearing. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges relative to other crimes are likely, Falcon said.

Police: Texas man charged with rape in Morgan City

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 11:48am
Staff Report

A 33-year-old Texas man has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with an incident that occurred in Morgan City, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

—Carl Ernest Neukirch III, 33, of South Clover Street in Bridge City, Texas, was arrested at 11:58 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant charging him with first-degree rape.

In October 2017, Morgan City police detectives began an investigation into a complaint of a sexual assault. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant on a first-degree rape charge for Neukirch. He was located in Texas in November 2018 on an unrelated investigation at which time authorities in Texas discovered he was wanted by Morgan City police, Blair said.

Neukirch was arrested and held by Texas authorities on Morgan City warrants. On Tuesday, he was transported to Morgan City and booked on the first-degree rape charge. Bail was set at $250,000.

Blair reported that officers responded to 42 calls and reported the following arrest:

—Kierra Alexis Paddio, 20, of South Everett Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 3:09 a.m. Tuesday on warrants charging her with three counts of failure to appear in court and two counts of contempt of court.

Paddio turned herself in to the police department on city court warrants. She was jailed.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that deputies responded to 33 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests in east St. Mary Parish:

—James Wayne Bullock, 51, of Village Lane in Amelia, was arrested at 12:16 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of monetary instrument abuse.

A deputy responded to a counterfeit complaint in Amelia Upon speaking with the witness, deputies learned that Bullock used counterfeit money to buy merchandise. Bullock was jailed with no bail set.

—Garland Joseph Romero II, 31, of La. 182 in Patterson, was arrested at 5:37 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of simple burglary.

Deputies executed a search warrant at Romero’s home on Bernice Street in Morgan City. During a search of the home, deputies found items that had been reported stolen, Blair said. Romero was jailed with bail set at $2,500.

—Kimberly Freyoux, 37, of Carol Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of controlled dangerous substance law-drug-free zone.

—Fonzie J. Wade, 43, of Carol Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of controlled dangerous substance law-drug-free zone.

On Tuesday, narcotics section detectives conducted an investigation on Carol Road. The investigation was a result of multiple complaints received by the narcotics section. Upon arrival, detectives made contact with Freyoux and Wade and were given consent to search the home, Smith said.

Drugs were found inside the home, which is located within 2,000 feet of a park and church, the sheriff said. Freyoux and Wade were jailed with no bail set.

Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported the following arrest:

—Mary Dellisa Edwards, 27, of Live Oak Street in Patterson, was arrested at 8:42 p.m. Tuesday on charges of expired driver’s license and no registration. Edwards posted $667 cash bail.

Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported no arrests

Three missing boaters rescued from Lake Verret

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 11:18am

The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, the Coast Guard and Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries teamed up to rescued three people early Tuesday morning after their boat capsized on Lake Verret, the sheriff's office said.

All three were wearing Coast Guard-approved flotation devices.

The three were on a fishing trip from Bayou Corne, the sheriff's office said. The water patrol division was called out at 10 p.m. Monday to search the waterways leading to the lake, despite bad weather as they approached it.

The sheriff's office called in Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries and the Coast Guard. The first missing person was pulled from the water about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on the northwest part of the lake. He said he encountered rough water about 3:30 p.m. Monday and the boat capsized.

About 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Coast Guard helicopter located the other two boaters, who were rescued by the water patrol on the Pierre Part side of Lake Verret.

“Due to the combined effort, this was a great outcome for the three people who were ultimately rescued," Sheriff Leland Falcon said in a press release.

Tri-City Mardi Gras parades start Friday

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 10:52am
Staff Report

Six area Mardi Gras parades will be held in the Tri-City area beginning Friday and ending on Mardi Gras Day.
Adonis has route changes set for its Friday parade.
Krewe of Adonis
The Krewe of Adonis will hold the area’s only nighttime parade at 7 p.m. March 1. The updated route will start at the corner of Brashear Avenue and Second Street and proceed down Second to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street (La. 70), Brashear Avenue, Victor II Boulevard and ending at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Krewe of Galatea
The women’s mystic Krewe of Galatea celebrates 50 years this year.
Galatea will present its annual parade at 2 p.m. March 3 in Morgan City. The procession will organize on Second Street under the U.S. 90 Grizzaffi Bridge and proceed to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, Victor II Boulevard and ending at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Parading behind Galatea will be the children’s Krewe of Nike.
Krewe of Dionysus
The Krewe of Dionysus will hold its alternating parade in Bayou Vista this year at 2 p.m. March 2. Anyone interested in putting a car, truck or float in the parade must contact Roddy Richard, 985-498-0118.
The Dionysus After Parade Dance with live music immediately follows the parade at the Bayou Vista Community Center. Participants must be 21 or older. Entry is $30 per couple. Tickets are available through board members.
The procession will line up on the corner of Jupiter and Delmar streets, and the procession will turn right on Delmar to Venus, Saturn, Southeast Boulevard, Canal Street, Teche Road, Fairmont, back to Southeast and turn right onto Belleview and proceed to its starting point on Jupiter Street where it will disband.
Parading with Dionysus will be the Krewe of Hannibal.
Krewe of Amani
The Krewe of Amani will hold its Lundi Gras parade at 2 p.m. March 4 in Patterson. The procession will line up at Patterson High School and proceed down La. 182 (Main Street) and end at the Place Norman Shopping Center.
Parading with Amani will be the Krewe of Hannibal.
Krewe of Hephaestus
The oldest-chartered area krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus, will parade at 2 p.m. Fat Tuesday in Morgan City. The procession will organize on Sixth and Sycamore streets and proceed down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, and Victor II Boulevard, ending at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Siracusa/
Greenwood
The Siracusa/Greenwood Community Mardi Gras Parade will also be held at 2 p.m. Fat Tuesday in Siracusa Subdivision near Morgan City.
Participants will line up on Siracusa Road at 1 p.m. and proceed to James Street and Grace Street before ending at the Siracusaville Recreation Center.
Anyone wishing to participate or for information may call Leroy Trim or Mary Jones at 985-385-4224 or 985-759-1689.
Parading with them will be members of the Krewe of Hannibal.
Parade Summaries
—Krewe of Adonis: Friday, March 1, 7 p.m., Morgan City.
—Krewe of Dionysus: Saturday, March 2, 2 p.m., Bayou Vista.
—Krewe of Galatea: Sunday, March 3, 2 p.m., Morgan City.
—Krewe of Amani: Monday, March 4, 2 p.m., Patterson.
—Krewe of Hephaestus: Tuesday, March 5, 2 p.m., Morgan City.
—Siracusa/ Greenwood: Tuesday, March 5, 2 p.m., Siracusa Subdivision.

Robbed again? NFL may not change replay

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 10:50am

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Mara hears the cries to change the NFL’s replay system. He doesn’t think it has the votes.
After the New York Giants owner emerged from the competition committee’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, Mara told a handful of reporters he doesn’t anticipate significant changes coming to the system, which returned to the league in 1999.
“I just don’t sense a lot of support to use replay to call penalties. I don’t sense a lot of support for the expansion of it, either,” Mara said Tuesday. “We’re early on, so that might change, but that’s my sense of where we are right now. I’m not saying it won’t change.”
Any rule change requires a 24-vote threshold to pass. Right now, committee members continue to listen to those involved. On Tuesday, it was the game officials. Later this week, it will be the coaches and general managers. At Phoenix, in March, the owners will weigh in — and they are the ones with the power to alter the rules.
But no formal proposal or recommendation is on the table.
Fans and many media members have vociferously expressed displeasure with the system since a blown call late in the NFC championship game — officials missed a blatant pass interference penalty and a helmet-first hit by the Rams’ Nickell Robey-Coleman deep in Los Angeles territory. The non-calls helped Los Angeles force overtime and eventually win the game to reach the Super Bowl.
Mara knows all about that, too. And he also recognizes what repercussions can result from major alterations.
“Are you going to look for one area or check the entire offensive line?” Mara said. “I think you get into a lot of areas with a lot of unintended consequences, and I just don’t think there is a lot of sentiment for going in that direction at this point.
“We had a group of officials in there and I don’t think there was a lot of support from them about sending it upstairs or sending it to New York.”
Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, the chairman of the competition committee, noted that supporters of expanding replay could seize on the tide of complaints about the NFC title game. He stressed that the committee will continue to have “healthy discussions” on the subject.
McKay also said the committee is looking into the on-field celebrations that included players — or even non-players — coming from the sideline.
“So there is some concern about that and it’s something I am sure we will put into the book as a reminder,” he said of limiting the number of participants in those celebrations.
Feedback on the stricter rules against use of the helmet for hits on opponents has been positive, McKay said.
“We certainly like the numbers that showed up, from an injury standpoint,” he said of concussions and helmet-to-helmet hits declining. “It appears the players (learned) and coaches did a good job of teaching, but there is a period of adjustment; these players didn’t play with this rule for a long, long time — meaning their entire careers.
“We know there is an adjustment period for on-field officials and we went through that a lot as a committee and looked at a lot of plays. They remain confident that, just like with the defensive player (rule), they will get better at it as they look for it more, and I think we are confident we will see less of these potential fouls because the players will get comfortable with it.”
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