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Cervus-Hephaestus Oueens’ Club Social and Luncheon set

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:26am

Plans have been finalized for the 2019 Cervus-Hephaestus Queens’ Club Social and Luncheon. The event will be held on March 2 at Café Jo Jo’s in Morgan City.
Highlight of the social will be the club’s welcome of its newest member, Queen Hephaestus LVIII Abigail Askew. Her mother Colleen Askew will also be recognized.
Past queens are once again asked to extend an invitation to their mothers to join them for this special occasion.
As the krewe marks its 59th year, its queens will not only reflect on past balls and review the updated scrapbook, but also continue the tradition of Queens’ Flags for the past queens of Cervus-Hephaestus.
Former queens desiring more information should contact one of the group’s committee members, Mary Ellen Ruiz Stegall, Margaret Melancon Bergeron, Grace Siracusa Guarisco and Adelaide Wise.
Club members urge past queens to gather and enjoy the Mardi Gras spirit in the community.

Medicare ambulance rides may no longer end up at ER

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:19am
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare wants to change how it pays for emergency ambulance services to give seniors more options besides going to a hospital emergency department, officials said Thursday.
Other options could include going to an urgent care center, a doctor’s office, or even treatment at home under supervision of a doctor via telehealth links.
It’s just a pilot project for now, but if adopted nationwide the idea could save Medicare more than $500 million a year and allow local fire departments and ambulance services to focus the time and energy of first responders on the most serious emergencies.
Some advocates for patients welcomed the plan, but said it needs careful review and supervision.
“We definitely think this is intriguing and exciting, but it really does need to be monitored very closely,” said Julie Carter, a federal policy expert with the Medicare Rights Center, which advocates on behalf of beneficiaries. “We see this as a potential opportunity to keep people out of the ER when they don’t need to be there.”
Medicare officials said nothing’s going to change overnight, and they pledged the pilot program would be closely evaluated. Patients will retain the option of going to a hospital emergency room if that’s their wish.
Later this year, Medicare will announce up to 40 grants available to local governments or agencies that operate 911 dispatch centers. The pilot program would start early next year and run for two years. If successful, it could be adopted nationwide. Medicare says it also wants to get state Medicaid programs and private insurance companies interested in the approach.
The idea came out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created under the Obama health care law to improve quality and reduce wasteful spending in the two giant health care programs. Although President Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act, his administration has now tapped the center in its own efforts to cut costs and help patients become more knowledgeable consumers of services.
Unveiling the ambulance proposal at a Washington, D.C., fire station, Adam Boehler, the innovation center director, said he was astounded to learn that under current rules Medicare will only pay for emergency ambulance services if the patient is going to a hospital, in most cases. Transportation to rehab centers or nursing homes, as well as dialysis facilities, is also allowed.
“I thought that was a joke,” said Boehler, a former health care entrepreneur who ran a company providing in-home medical care to seriously ill patients. He called Medicare’s current policy a “ridiculous incentive” to funnel patients to the most high-cost setting. Most private insurance plans discourage emergency room use by imposing higher copays, and some state Medicaid plans are trying similar tactics.
Appearing at the same event, the chief medical officer for the New York City fire department endorsed Medicare’s experiment. Dr. David Prezant said his agency is overwhelmed with non-emergency calls and transporting patients to a hospital is a time-consuming process that keeps ambulance crews needlessly tied up.
“If only 20 percent of our calls no longer required transport to an ED (emergency department), we would save lives in cases when every second counts,” Prezant said.

New mother can’t let go of story of baby’s death

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:16am

DEAR ABBY: I recently had a baby, and I have been diagnosed as having postpartum depression. I have tried all of the prescribed medications but took myself off them because of the side effects. The issue I’m having is I read a news story about a tiny baby who was scalded to death years ago by his mother. I think about that precious baby all day long. I cry, I scream and I have anxiety about hot water. I started following the case closely (it’s in another state) and have been spending my hard-earned vacation money ordering depositions and other ...

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From the Editor: Opportunity zones knock; new tool for St. Mary

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:27am

You’ve heard about online commerce giant Amazon’s decision to kill plans to put its second headquarters in New York. Berwick Mayor Duval Arthur has a question about that: Why did Amazon pick New York in the first place? Louisiana offered a reported $6.5 billion in incentives to land Amazon’s HQ2, which is worth an estimated $5 billion in investment and 25,000 jobs. That offer didn’t even make Amazon’s short list. New York’s temporarily successful offer was short of $3 billion. “What does that say about our state?” Arthur asked. “Something is wrong.” Whatever the challenges may be, Arthur, along with colleagues in Morgan ...

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Krewe of Galatea royalty

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:25am

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Mrs. Drake Stansbury and Charles “Jay” LeBlanc were presented as Queen and King of Galatea L during the women’s Krewe of Galatea tableau Saturday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. In keeping with the anniversary theme, “Toast to 50 Years of Galatea,” the queen represented “Champagne” and the king depicted an “Old Fashioned.” The krewe will present its annual parade at 2 p.m. March 3 in Morgan City.

LINDA DIANE JONES

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:24am

June 11, 1950- February 12, 2019
Linda Jones, age 67, was called to her heavenly home on February 12, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.
Those left to cherish her beautiful memory are her loving husband, Robert Jones of Patterson; her four children, Jaime Jones of Hugo, Oklahoma, Cassie Zerangue of Illinois, Bobbie Jo Jones-Montet of Morgan City, and Carrie Jones of Port Arthur, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Barbara Fontenot of Ville Platte, Louisiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Delta and Carrie Vidrine of Ville Platte; and two brothers, Eldridge Vidrine and Delta Vidrine Jr.
Visitation for Linda will be held at Hargrave Funeral Home on Monday, February 18, 2019, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Visitation will resume on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, from 8 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home. Following services, Linda will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.

Radio logs for Feb. 18

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:23am

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.

Friday, Feb. 15

6:37 a.m. Catherine Street; Patrol request.

6:45 a.m. 200 block of Third Street; Alarm.

8:43 a.m. Allison Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard; Alarm.

9:31 a.m. 500 block of Justa Street; Officer stand by.

10:58 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.

11:32 a.m. 8200 block of La. 182 ; Complaint.

12:34 p.m. 800 block of Front Street; Complaint.

1:56 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Welfare check.

2:07 p.m. Justa Street; Suspicious person.

2:14 p.m. 1500 block of Ohio Street; Complaint.

2:24 p.m. 400 block of Fourth Street; Removal of subject.

2:52 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.

2:55 p.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Complaint.

2:59 p.m. 7700 block of La. 182 East; Drunk.

3:14 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Removal of subject.

5:57 p.m. 1600 block of Ridgeway Drive; Traffic incident.

6:55 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Traffic incident.

7:13 p.m. 400 block of Pecos Street; Disturbance.

8:22 p.m. 700 block of Everett Street; Disturbance.

8:32 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Alarm.

10:00 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Accident.

11:57 p.m. 700 block of Fifth Street; Medical.

Saturday, Feb. 16

12:08 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Forgery.

12:19 a.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Loud music.

7:49 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.

10:17 a.m. 900 block of Kimberly Drive; Officer stand by.

10:50 a.m. Roderick Street and Wytchwood Drive; Stalled vehicle.

11:12 a.m. Veterans Boulevard; Complaint.

11:23 a.m. 1200 block of Clothilde Street; Alarm.

11:40 a.m. 500 block of Everett Street; Complaint.

12:02 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Vehicle accident.

1:05 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.

1:15 p.m. 800 block of Florence Street; Theft.

1:33 p.m. Catherine and Keith streets; Suspicious person.

1:52 p.m. 800 block of Ditch Avenue; Complaint.

2:41 p.m. Victor II Boulevard and Myrtle Street; Suspicious person.

2:45 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.

3:26 p.m. 300 block of Arizona Street; Medical emergency.

3:42 p.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Removal of subject.

4:22 p.m. 500 block of Third Street; Animal complaint.

5:03 p.m. 200 block of Wren Street; Disturbance.

6:08 p.m. 1400 block of Railroad Avenue; Medical.

7:06 p.m. 1000 block of Front Street; Alarm.

7:43 p.m. 1000 block of Ditch Avenue; Suspicious person.

8:01 p.m. 200 block of Glenwood Street; Loud music.

8:38 p.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Disturbance.

Sunday, Feb. 17

1:11 a.m. 600 block of Egle Street; Loud music.

1:23 a.m. 1500 block of Filmore Street; Medical.

2:35 a.m. 700 block of Maryland Street; Animal.

3:44 a.m. 1100 block of Chester Bowles Street; Removal of subject.

6:30 a.m. 1400 block of Walnut Drive; Alarm.

6:48 a.m. 3200 block of Wytchwood Drive; Assistance.

6:49 a.m. 300 block of Brashear Avenue; Domestic disturbance.

7:35 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.

10:50 a.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Complaint.

12:22 p.m. 200 block of Bowman Street; Removal of subject.

12:55 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182 East; Accident.

1:34 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.

2:02 p.m. 100 block of Mount Street; Domestic disturbance.

3:54 p.m. Lakewood Drive; Fire.

3:55 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182 East; Assistance.

3:57 p.m. 700 block of Franklin Street; Removal of subject.

4:02 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Complaint.

4:08 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Complaint.

4:37 p.m. 500 block of Onstead Street; Complaint.

5:53 p.m. 2000 block of Cedar Street; Trespassing.

6:26 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Theft.

6:40 p.m. 600 block of Shannon Street; Juvenile problems.

6:55 p.m. 600 block of Willow Street; Animal.

9:40 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Animal.

11:49 p.m. 800 block of Willard Street; Medical.

Monday, Feb. 18

3:32 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Suspicious person.

4:35 a.m. 8400 block of La. 182; Alarm.

VERNALL FRANCIS

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:21am

Vernall Francis, 61, a resident of Patterson, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are pending at this this time.

EUGENE JOSEPH VINCENT

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:16am

January 18, 1948 - February 15, 2019
Eugene Joseph Vincent, a Franklin native and longtime resident of Baldwin, passed away at the age of 71 on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette following a brief battle with cancer.
Funeral services for Gene will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baldwin during a 12 noon Mass of Christian Burial. Following the Mass, he will be laid to rest with Military Honors in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Fr. Cedric Sonnier will be the Celebrant for the Mass and conduct the services.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Tuesday at the church beginning at 10 a.m., with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11 a.m.
Gene was a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. He was a longtime parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. An avid outdoorsman, some of his favorite activities were hunting and fishing.
He is survived by three sons, Shayne David Vincent, Brent Joseph Vincent and his wife Karla, and Lance Patrick Vincent; three granddaughters, Magen Alyssa Vincent, Isabella Marie Vincent, and Julianna Michelle Vincent; one brother, Kerney Vincent and his wife Karen; one sister, Diane V. Chauvin and her husband Butch; sister-in-law, Lorraine Daigle; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Migues Vincent; and his parents, Murphy Joseph Vincent and Pearl Landry Vincent.
Serving as pallbearers will be Shayne Vincent, Brent Vincent, Lance Vincent, Jed Robison, Robby Robison, Jamie Robison, and Dwayne Vincent. Honorary pallbearer will be Lonnie Guillotte.
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., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, La. 70538, (337) 828-5426.

NEIL JULES “BEAR” LOCKETTE

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:16am

Neil Jules “Bear” Lockette, 62, a resident of Lafayette, La. and a native of Lydia, La., passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 4:23 p.m. at Lafayette General in Lafayette, La.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday, February 16, 2019 from 9 a.m. until the recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m. at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church 7809 Weeks Island Road Lydia, La. 70569. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. with Father Gregory Chauvin serving as the Celebrant. Burial will follow mass services in the St. Nicholas Catholic Church Cemetery.
Memories of Neil will forever remain in the hearts of his daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Daidre) Bernard; his grandchildren, his sisters, Pamela Lockette of Lydia, La., Mrs. Felton (Edna) Mallery, and Mrs. Earl (Shelia) Williams both of New Iberia, La., Mrs. Warren (Shirley) Archield of Patoutville, La. and Mrs. Felix ( Lisa) Enadeghe of Houston, TX; his brothers, John C. Lockette, Donald P. Lockette, and Tony S. (Christine) Lockette all of New Iberia, La., and Rodney J. Lockette of Lydia, La. and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews other relatives and dear friends.
Neil was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister, and a nephew, and a niece, and both his maternal grandparents, and his paternal grandparents.
The Jones Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with arrangements. Condolences can be sent to the family by logging on to www.jones-funeral-home.com

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