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The most closely guarded secret around the Alabama Crimson Tide this season has nothing to do with personnel, injuries, depth charts or playcalling.
Alabama and Oklahoma had media day Thursday for the Orange Bowl Thuin Miami Gardens, Florida, while Clemson and Notre Dame held court for the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. But one of the burning questions this season for the Crimson Tide has been about burgers.
Every Thursday night this season, Tide offensive coordinator Mike Locksley — who’ll be taking over as head coach at Maryland when Alabama’s run in the College Football Playoff ends — had offensive players over to his Tuscaloosa home to watch whatever college game was on television and to eat some burgers off his grill.
The crowd of players grew as the season went along, given the quality of Locksley’s recipe.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says he doesn’t know what Locksley puts in the burgers. “That’s a good question to go ask him,” the QB said. “That’s a really good question.”
So the question was posed to Locksley, who responds with: “Can’t tell you that. It’s the dry rub. They all want the recipe for that, but I won’t give it to them.”

Private First Class William “W.J.” Joseph Brashear, 93, a resident and native of Morgan City, La., passed away on Thursday December 20, 2018 8:22 p.m.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday December 29, 2018 at the Mt. Era Baptist Church 406 Lawrence Street Morgan City, La. from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 1 p.m. with Reverend Norman A. Stovall, Officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow funeral services in the Morgan City Cemetery.
“W.J.” was a veteran of the Unites States Marine Corp, receiving an Honorable Discharge.
Memories of William Brashear, or “W.J.,” as he was known to many, will forever remain in the hearts of his loving and devoted wife of fifty-seven years, Idela G. Brashear of Morgan City, La.; one son, Alton Brashear of Morgan City, La.; three daughters, Suzette Brashear of Lafayette, La., Ora Lee Garner and Mary (Uyless) Collins both of Morgan City, La.; fifteen grandchildren, thirty great-grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
“W. J.” was preceded in death by his parents, a son, two daughters, two grandsons, a granddaughter, and a brother.
He has gone home to glory, saluting the heavens. “Rest well in Valhalla,” you will be sadly missed. We take comfort in knowing that we will all meet again.
Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette-Houma in charge of arrangements.
Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family.

NEW YORK (AP) — Every relationship has a breaking point. Even yours with Facebook.
There’s a way out, though the social network will try to win you back with promises to do better. Maybe even flowers.
For some users, though, the past two years of privacy scandals, election manipulation by Russian trolls, executive apologies and even the political disagreements with friends and relatives have become too much. The latest: an alarming New York Times report detailing the massive trove of user data that the company has shared with such companies as Apple, Netflix and Amazon.
A growing number of people say they are deleting Facebook, or at least considering it.
While Facebook has tried to address some of these problems, it’s not enough for some users. Hard as it might seem to quit, especially for those entwined with it for years, it can be done — mostly.
GOODBYE FOREVER
Before deleting your account, rescue your posts and photos. Facebook lets you download the data you’ve shared with Facebook since you joined. This includes your posts and photos, as well as the “activity log” — the history of everything you’ve done on Facebook, such as likes and comments on posts, use of apps and searches. The download also includes your profile, messages, list of friends and ads you’ve clicked on.
This process should give you a good — perhaps scary — idea of what Facebook has on you.
What you won’t get are photos other people shared with you, even if you’ve been tagged. You need to save those individually. And some stuff will remain, including what others have posted about you, your chats with others and your posts in Facebook groups (though your name will be grayed out). To delete all this, you’ll need to sift through your “activity log,” accessible through your profile page, and delete each item individually.
Once you’ve saved everything and gone through your activity log, sign in one last time. Go to http://bit.ly/198wIoI and click on the blue button. Facebook says the process could take a few days. Your delete request will be cancelled if you log back in during this time. Facebook says it may take up to 90 days for all the data associated with your account to be wiped, but you can’t change your mind after the first few days are up.
If you used your Facebook account for third-party apps and sites, you’ll need new usernames and passwords for each.
TRIAL SEPARATION
If you’re not quite ready for a divorce, deactivating your account is an option. To do this, go to your account settings.
Deactivating means other people won’t be able to see your profile, but if you log back in, the whole thing is canceled and you are “active” again. Ditto if you log into an outside app or site using your Facebook account.
FOMO (FEAR OF MISSING OUT)
Depending on whether you were a full-time Facebook addict or an occasional lurker, the psychological separation could prove harder or easier than the physical one. Facebook has become a one-stop shop for so many things. You can keep up with friends and family, find out about or create local events, buy and sell stuff, keep up with the news, raise money for a cause or join groups of like-minded people such as parents, porch gardeners and people with a rare disease.
There are other places to do many of these things. There’s Eventbrite for events, Letgo for buying and selling stuff, Peanut for moms to connect, Meetup to find and meet like-minded people, GoFundMe for raising money and Twitter, or, gasp, your local newspaper’s website for the news. The difference is there’s no single other place to do all these things, and your friends might not be there.
If you find your mind wandering back to Facebook as you go through your day, thinking how you might craft a post about a thought you’ve just had or an article you came across, it’s OK. Let it go. It’s all part of the breakup process.
And while you may not see updates about near-forgotten schoolmates or that random person you met six years ago, the people who matter most will stick around. For them, there’s email, the phone, and meeting in person for coffee.
ABOUT THOSE OTHER APPS
If your boycott of Facebook has more to do with your view of the company than with tiring of the Facebook service, you might consider deleting Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger as well — they are all owned by Facebook. Deleting your Facebook account won’t affect your Instagram or WhatsApp account. If you want to keep using Messenger, you can create an account using your phone number instead of your Facebook profile.

A 29-year-old man was booked on 13 different charges after he fled from Morgan City police in a vehicle and then on foot, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

—Broderick D. Junifer, 29, of Federal Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 12:47 a.m. Wednesday on charges of driving under suspension, turning movements and required signals, seat belt violation, flight from an officer, resisting an officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal carrying of a weapon, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law-drug free zone, obstruction of justice by tampering with evidence and no insurance.

An officer on Brashear Avenue observed a vehicle fail to use its turn signal while changing lanes. The officer attempted to make a traffic stop but the vehicle continued traveling onto Federal Avenue at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle then stopped near Marshall Street where the driver fled the vehicle. The driver was apprehended a short time later and identified as Junifer, Blair said.

Junifer was in possession of suspected cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Officers also located a 9mm handgun on Junifer, Blair said. The area Junifer was located was within 2,000 feet of an elementary school which is considered a drug-free zone. Junifer was jailed.

Blair reported that officers responded to 108 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Synthia Berry, 39, of Elaine Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:09 p.m. Monday on a charge of remaining after being forbidden.

Officers responded to a business on La. 70 in regard to an individual that had been previously banned from the property. Officers arrived and spoke with management, who identified Berry as the individual not allowed on the property. Officers made contact with Berry, who was jailed.

—Charles J. Boles, 40, of Jennie Drive in Morgan City, was arrested at 6:52 p.m. Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace by offensive language.

Officers responded to the area of Federal Avenue and Marshall Street in regard to individual yelling profanities and racial slurs in the middle of the roadway. Officers arrived and located the individual identified as Boles.

Boles appeared to be under the influence of some type of narcotic, Blair said. Boles was jailed.

—Caleb R. Givens, 17, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:15 p.m. Monday on charges of disturbing the peace and resisting an officer.

Officers responded to Wren Street in regard to a disturbance. When officers arrived, Givens was identified as causing the disturbance. As officers made contact with Givens, he began to resist officers, but he was later subdued, Blair said. Givens was jailed.

—James Alfred, 40, of La. 182 in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:14 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant charging him with failure to return leased merchandise.

Alfred was located at his home on La. 182 and arrested on a warrant. Alfred was jailed.

—Ricardo Zermeno, 20, of Aycock Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:07 a.m. Tuesday on charges of simple assault and disturbing the peace intoxicated.

Officers responded to a business on La. 70 in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived and spoke to a staff member, who identified Zermeno as the one yelling profanities and making threatening statements to the staff members.

Officers made contact with Zermeno who appeared intoxicated, Blair said. Zermeno was jailed.

—Terrence M. Bergeron, 29, of Railroad Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:17 p.m. Tuesday on charges of driving under suspension, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

An officer in the area of Third Street and Railroad Avenue observed a vehicle with only one functioning tail light. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver, Bergeron, had a suspended driver’s license.

The officer also located suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Bergeron’s possession, Blair said. Bergeron was jailed.

—Charles Rich, 73, of La. 182 in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:16 p.m. Tuesday on charges of disturbing the peace intoxicated and simple battery.

Officers responded to a business on Seventh Street in regard to a disturbance. Police arrived and spoke to management, who stated an individual had come into the business and had gotten upset about an item he wanted to purchase.

The individual then committed a battery on one of the employees, Blair said. A description of the individual was given to officers, and he was located on Brashear Avenue. Officers made contact with the individual identified as Rich, who appeared intoxicated, Blair said. Rich was jailed.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that deputies responded to 206 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests in east St. Mary Parish:

—Kesean Francois, 18, of Park Street in Patterson, was arrested at 9:52 p.m. Saturday on charges of no headlights and possession of marijuana.

Deputies were patrolling U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista when they observed a vehicle being operated with no headlights. The deputies conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, Francois. During the stop, marijuana was found in the vehicle, Smith said. Francois was released on a summons to appear in court March 6, 2019.

—Davontraye Johnson, 24, of Southeast Boulevard in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 11:53 a.m. Sunday on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana.

A deputy handling an animal complaint made contact with Johnson and learned of an active warrant for his arrest. Johnson was jailed with bail set at $500.

—Jeremy Davis, 37, of Allison Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:09 a.m. Tuesday on charges of driving under suspension and proper equipment required on vehicles.

A deputy patrolling Bayou Vista observed a vehicle being operated with no red lens over a tail light. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, Davis. During the stop, the deputy learned that Davis’ license was suspended, Smith said. Davis was released on a summons to appear in court March 6, 2019.

—Rodney Williams, 29, of North Street in Patterson, was arrested at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of simple battery.

A deputy patrolling Bayou Vista was parked at the intersection of Delmar Avenue and Southeast Boulevard as requested for a “spot check.” The deputy observed a car fail to stop at a stop sign.

The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, Williams. Through the stop, the deputy learned of an active warrant for Williams’ arrest. Williams was booked into jail and then released on $2,500 bail.

Patterson Police Chief Janis Merritt reported no arrests.

Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.