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Westley Elmore, 59, a resident of Lafayette, La. and a native of Franklin La., passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 2:13 p.m. at the Lafayette General Hospital.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 9 a.m. until funeral services beginning at 11 a.m. at the Triumph Baptist Church 1005 Iberia St, Franklin, La. 70538, with Pastor C. F. Lewis, officiating the services. Burial will follow funeral services the Franklin Cemetery - Main Street in Franklin, La.
Memories of Westley will forever remain in the hearts of his wife, Annalecsha N. Elmore of Lafayette, La.; his mother, Beulah Wilson and his step-father Lester Wiggins of Franklin, La.; his six children, Mrs. Jacob (Kendra) Charles, Keniclow (Chasity) Charles both of Houston, TX and Bernice (Travis Flemings, Jr.) Daniels of Las Vegas, NV, Vontreal (Derret) Colbert of Baton Rouge, La., Varnavous (Charen) Narcisse of Lafayette, La., and Felicia Charles of New Orleans, La.; two uncles, two aunts, two great uncles, a great aunt, god-mothers, a god-sister. sixteen grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Westley was preceded in death by his father, one grandson, an aunt who raised him, and her husband and both his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette-Houma in charge of arrangements.
Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family.
VFW post 4201 sponsored Franklin’s monthly Cleanup early in September. Eleven bags of litter, including many cigarette butts, were removed from Teche Drive, Main Street and the Teche Theatre area. Representing the sponsor were Herman Hamilton, Albert Alexander, Shirley Bemmer and Glynn Bradley. Community volunteers were Ruthie Heard, Elaine Karam, Trent Downing, Alex Hamlin, Marguerite Robinson of Teche Talk, Michelle and David Skillings, Franklin Foundation Hospital, Toya Colbert, Gabrielle Carbin, Darrell Babineaux; and Didi Battle representing Keep St. Mary Beautiful. FFH supplied gloves, bags and grabbers; Argus Spa provided bottled water.
Join members of the City of Franklin’s Main Street Program’s Design Committee and the St. Mary Chapter Louisiana Landmarks Society for the Tour of Homes on Dec. 16.
The homes on the tour include Albania Plantation, owned by Hunt Slonem, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places; The Barn at Adeline, owned by Ted and Walteen Broussard; Bittersweet, owned by Dana and Ginger Louviere, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the Gates-Bell House, owned by Susan Patout; 1894 Center Hall, owned by Dr. Donna Tesi; and Shadowlawn, owned by St. Mary Chapter Louisiana Landmarks Society.
Tickets will be available Oct. 1 and are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the tour. Homes can be viewed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information about the Tour of Homes, contact Diane Chauvin, 337-346-1299.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. at Trowbridge House, 808 First St., in Franklin.
The blessing will be an outdoor worship service celebrating the animals with whom Franklinites share their lives.
All are invited to attend, even if not pet owners.
The church holds the ceremony every fall to commemorate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, a celebrated Christian saint.
The church says they will bless the animals as individuals along with their owners, and that stuffed animals are welcome, as well. They also stressed that pets that cannot attend may be blessed in absentia at the request of their owners.
The service is scheduled to be held on the terrace of the Trowbridge House, and refreshments will be available for pets and humans alike.
In the event of rain, the location will be moved to the front porch of the house.
The church will host a canine guest of honor, Zeus, a black labrador retriever, who after being trained to hunt, could no longer do so following hip replacement surgery.
Zeus was rescued from a rancher in Texas by Beto and Laura Zuniga. The Zunigas say that Zeus is a great watchdog who loves to swim in the bayou, and reportedly listens patiently to all their conversations.
For more information on the Blessing of the Animals, call 337-828-0918. St. Mary’s asks that all animals remain contained or leashed.
From left, Winifred Syle, Arlana Shields, Franklin Mayor Eugene Foulcard, Florence Beverly and Alfreida Edwards pose for the signing of the proclamation of National Night Out’s 35th Anniversary, to be held Oct. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m., and moved to the City Recreation Center in Franklin. National Night Out is an annual, associative, nation-wide effort promoting community and police cooperation in crime prevention.
Patterson Garden Club held its first meeting of the 2018-19 year on Sept. 18 at the home of Iris Roy. Co-hostesses for the meeting were Roy and Daisy LeBlanc.
President Evelyn Estay led the business meeting. New yearbooks were studied with plans for the coming year. Two new members, Deidre Boyd and Susie Mendoza, were welcomed.
The club always welcomes new members. The next meeting is Oct. 23.
Winner of the half-and-half drawing was Mendoza.
The club expressed thanks to everyone who bought squares on the Saints football pool. Proceeds help with club expenses and projects.
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Two people were caught with marijuana Monday night after Morgan City police stopped a vehicle with no headlights on La. 70, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. Police say a child was also inside the vehicle.
—Raven Piggot, 24, of Carol Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 11:17 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana second offense, illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a person under 17 years old, no headlights, DWI first offense-child endangerment and on a warrant charging her with probation violation.
—Joseph A. Cagnolatti, 23, of Railroad Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 11:17 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana second offense and illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a person under 17 years old.
An officer in the area of La. 70 observed a vehicle traveling with no headlights. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, Piggot, appeared to be under the influence of some type of illegal narcotic, Blair said.
The officer also observed a child inside the vehicle, along with another passenger identified as Cagnolatti. A warrant check revealed that Piggot had an active warrant for city court. Police also found suspected marijuana inside the vehicle, Blair said.
Both Piggot and Cagnolatti were transported to the police department. The child was released to a legal guardian. Once at the police department, Piggot submitted to the chemical test for intoxication and her results yielded 0.000 grams-percent blood alcohol content, Blair said.
A search warrant was obtained for a blood sample to be drawn from Piggot. Piggot was transported to a local medical facility for the sample to be drawn and those results are pending. Piggot and Cagnolatti were jailed.
Blair reported that officers responded to 53 calls and reported the following arrest:
—Jmahdrea Z. Giles, 21, of Sixth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 7:56 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant for failure to appear for arraignment.
Giles was a passenger in a vehicle that had been stopped for a traffic violation. Giles was in possession of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. A warrant check also revealed that Giles had an arrest warrant for city court. Giles was jailed.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.
Patterson Police Chief Janis Merritt reported no arrests.
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