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GWENDOLYN MAZE THOMPSON

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:58am

Gwendolyn Maze Thompson, 72, a native of Morgan City and resident of Patterson, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon until services at 1 p.m. at Railroad Avenue Church of Christ in Morgan City. Burial will follow in Morgan City Cemetery.
She is survived by a son, Terrance Thompson of Patterson; a daughter, Tenisha Thompson of Patterson; five sisters, Elaine Bettis of Beaumont, Texas, Mary Verdun and Beverly Jones, both of Patterson, Lavone Gray of Berwick, and Della Rankins of Morgan City; 10 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter and four brothers.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ALICIA JOSEPH

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:56am

Alicia Williams Joseph, 48, a resident of Morgan City, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at Teche Regional Medical Center.
A rosary will be recited on Thursday September 20, 2018 at 5:00 PM at Jones Funeral Home Chapel 715 Sixth Street Morgan City, LA 70538. Visitation will be observed on Friday, September 21, 2018 from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Morgan City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM with Father Freddie serving as the Celebrant. Burial will follow mass services in the Morgan City Cemetery in Morgan City, LA.
She is survived by two daughters, Markita Joseph of Houston and Erianna Mallet of Morgan City; a companion; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burnie Williams III of Morgan City; a brother, Burnie Williams IV; a sister, Burnadette Johnson of Morgan City; and a host of other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

BARLOW TOUPS

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:55am

Barlow Toups, 43, a native and resident of Morgan City, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma.
Visitation will be Friday from 9 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. at Siracusaville Recreation Center. Burial will follow in Union Bethel Cemetery in Amelia.
He is survived by a son, Noah Alexander of Lafayette; four daughters, Byreisha Toups of Smyrna, Georgia, Samyra Toups and Tori Toups, both of Thibodaux, and Zuri Toups of Amelia; his fiancé; his parents, Oscar Toups Sr. and Wonedia Toups of Morgan City; two brothers, Randy Toups of Rowlett, Texas and Oscar Toups Jr. of Berwick; two sisters, Janell Johnson of Amelia and Chanta Short of Gibson; and a host of other relatives.

Wheel House for Sept. 20

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:53am

PRAYER RALLY
East St. Mary Ministerial Alliance and Insight hosting “See You at the Pole” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The prayer rally is to support local first responders and law enforcement.

UNITY PRAYER
Area pastors host Community/Unity Prayer Service at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Sept. 25 meeting at Miracle Revival Center, 1200 Saturn Road, Bayou Vista. Public invited.

CAMP MEETINGS
Hosted by Living in the Light Ministries’ Women of Light on first Friday of each month. Oct. 5 meeting at 7 p.m. Guest speakers from various churches. Casual attire. Public invited.

POKER RUN
Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment 18th annual Motorcycle Poker Run 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Daiquiri & Company, 7550 La. 182 East, Morgan City. Pre-registration deadline 5 p.m. Oct. 15. Entry: $20, bike; $15, rider; and unwrapped new toy to bring to event. Pre-registration includes T-shirt. Walk-in registration 7-9 a.m. Oct. 20. Complimentary café au lait and beignets. Prizes: $200, first; $100, second; $75, third; $25, worst hand. Must be 18 or older to win. For entry form call Bill Goessl, 985-384-3446 or 985-385-3705. Event includes live music beginning at 1 p.m. and barbecue dinners.

TOYS FOR TOTS
Barbecue dinner fundraiser is 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Cost $8. For tickets call Bill Goessl, 985-384-3446 or 985-385-3705.

TOYS FOR TOTS
Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment third annual Toys for Tots Golf Tournament is 8 a.m. Oct. 27 at St. Mary Golf & Country Club. Format: 18-hole three-man scramble. Extras include: $10K hole-in-one on No. 5; play-up hole on No. 4 ($20 per team); unlimited mulligans $5 per or donations of new unwrapped toys/one toy per two mulligans. Entry fee: $300 per team, includes food and drinks on course. For entry call Elmer Galloway, 985-759-4304 or Bill Goessl, 985-372-8880.

TOYS SPONSORS
Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment Toys for Tots Golf Tournament set Oct. 27 needs sponsors. Per hole cost $100. Deadline Oct. 24. Call Elmer Galloway, 985-759-4304 or Bill Goessl, 985-372-8880.

WATSON CHOIR
The 25th anniversary of Lenel Watson Memorial Choir is 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Speaker the Rev. De’Andre J. Cross Sr., St. John Baptist Church, New Iberia.

JONATHAN 'T-BEN' TEMPLET

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:51am

Jonathan “T-Ben” Templet, a native and resident of Pierre Part, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018, at the age of 39.
Jonathan loved camping and vacationing with his wife and daughter. He cherished time spent with family and friends. His love for animals was incredible from horses to raising chickens and rabbits, a true testament to the animal lover he was.
He was an avid hunter, where he spent most of his time hunting with friends. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Tina Breaux Templet, and his daughter, Julee Elizabeth Templet; parents Benson and Linda Aucoin Templet; grandmother Thelma “Tut” Crochet Templet; brother Bennett Templet and wife Annie; nephew Luke Joseph Templet; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Lacey and Scott Waguespack; and father-in-law and mother-in-law Edrien and Diane Breaux.
Jonathan was preceded in death by his grandfather, Nicess “Griffin” Templet; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Aucoin; mother-in-law Mildred “Mitch” Breaux; and first cousin Robert “Robbie” Brady.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 20, at Ourso Funeral Home, Pierre Part, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Entombment will follow in the church mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Stevie Rodrigue, Travis Ponville, Ross Alleman, Corey Crochet, and Bennett Templet. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his honor to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org or 800-242-8721.

Landry: Governor made illegal appointment

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:50am

SHREVEPORT (AP) — Louisiana’s governor violated state law with his appointment to a state water regulatory commission, Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry said Wednesday in his latest clash with Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Landry traveled to Shreveport to release a formal opinion saying Edwards’ pick for the Red River Waterways Commission is illegal and threatens to cast legal doubt on any business the board conducts.
An opinion from the attorney general doesn’t carry the force of law, but Landry, considering a run against Edwards in 2019, indicated he would consider litigation to settle the issue.
“I’m here ensuring we’re going to protect northwest Louisiana’s position on this important commission, and we’re ready to take whatever action is necessary to facilitate that,” Landry said.
The Shreveport Times reports Edwards refused to appoint Carolyn Prator to the water commission despite her nomination by local officials. Prator is married to Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator, who has panned Edwards’ criminal justice overhaul.
Instead, Edwards picked retired Col. Michael Deville of Rapides Parish for the commission position. Edwards spokesman Richard Carbo defended the governor’s choice, saying the appointment of Deville, a black man, achieved more balanced representation.
“The governor made a commitment in November 2017 to restore racial and geographic balance to this commission when a vacancy occurred, and that’s what he has done,” Carbo said.
The 11-member commission represents seven parishes: Caddo, Bossier, Red River, Natchitoches, Grant, Rapides and Avoyelles. Carbo said Deville’s selection gave Caddo and Rapides each two board seats.
Landry said state law requires the governor to make the appointment from the nominating agencies’ choice or choices.
In a statement, Carbo called Landry’s opinion a “cheap political stunt.”
“We stand by the appointment, and would encourage the attorney general to focus on the matters that fall under his jurisdiction,” Carbo said.
Landry said he entered the controversy because the Caddo Levee District and state Sens. Greg Tarver, a Shreveport Democrat, and Barrow Peacock, a Bossier City Republican, requested his opinion.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, also considering a run against Edwards, weighed in on the commission disagreement as well, accusing Edwards last week of conducting “vendetta politics.”
But central Louisiana Sen. Jay Luneau, an Alexandria Democrat, said Edwards made the commitment to him for a Rapides appointment.
“This was strictly about evening out representation,” Luneau said. “It didn’t have anything to do with Sheriff Prator or his wife.”
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La. congressman says atheists are spying on Christian groups

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:47am

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A northwest Louisiana congressman says “Atheist litigation groups” are trying to spy on Christian student groups at a school in his district.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson made the allegation Tuesday on what he describes as his “campaign/personal Facebook page” — not on his official House Facebook page, House webpage or in a news release.
Johnson alleges that private investigators have attempted to make “hidden” videos of Christian activities at Benton High School “and potentially other Bossier Parish schools,” the Shreveport Times reported.
“In order to protect the confidentiality of private citizens, the congressman will not comment regarding the firsthand accounts relayed to him on this matter,” said spokeswoman Ainsley Holyfield.
A trial is scheduled April 8 in a federal lawsuit alleging that teachers and staffers at Bossier Parish schools promote Christianity, and that some try to shame or coerce non-Christian students.
It was filed by Wash-ington-based Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
“We absolutely have not” hired private investigators to spy on Bossier Parish students, the group’s spokesman, Rob Boston, said Tuesday.
Attorneys met for a settlement conference Sept. 5. Two days later, on the district attorney’s advice, school officials ordered the removal of the Christ Fit Gym’s logo from the Benton High School football field. The Bossier Parish School Board voted to restore the logo Sept. 11 and ended settlement talks.
Schools Superintendent Scott Smith declined to comment on Johnson’s allegations.
Jon Guice, an attorney representing the school district, said Tuesday that he’d heard accusations similar to ones made by Johnson but had no firsthand knowledge of such attempts and had not seen Johnson’s Facebook post.
Johnson wrote in the post that “these groups perceive the Bossier Parish School District as an ATM machine for attorney fee awards in what they believe will be easy Establishment Clause cases” — that is, the First Amendment’s ban on state religion.
“They are wrong, as our district is following the law — even as we fight vigorously to defend religious freedom. Sadly, Bossier schools will have to endure this legal harassment from the atheist groups for a while now, so everyone needs to be prepared,” Johnson wrote.

Adopting Berwick Elementary

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:46am

The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald
Berwick Elementary School was adopted by Wade Gussman Photography during a Friday ceremony. Front row, from left, are students Timiyah Fagan, Jamiya Smith, Benjamin LaCoste, Ocean Sheehan, Elena Carlos and Careiona Thomas. Back row are Bridget Guillot, St. Mary Parish schools Title 1 liaison; students Brooklyn Adams and Anthoney Harris, Wade Gussman, owner of Wade Gussman Photography; Principal Debbie Domingue; Donna Meyer, St. Mary Chamber of Commerce president; and Mike Taylor, St. Mary Parish School Board president.

A very American project

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:42am

Students at each grade level, pre-K3 though fifth, participated in Constitution Day at Central Catholic Elementary on Monday. Fourth-graders in Dru Hebert’s class copied the Preamble to the Constitution by candlelight using feather quills. In Lauren Boudreaux’s pre-K4 class, the students each signed their name to their class Constitution using feather quills. Pictured are Jax Clements,bottm, and Lucy Theriot, top.

Radio logs for Sept. 20

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:30am

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, Sept. 19

8:15 a.m. 1700 block of Dale Street; Suspicious person.

12:04 p.m. La. 182/ U.S. 90; Stalled vehicle.

1:08 p.m. Marguerite and Elm streets; Accident.

1:13 p.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Civil matter.

2:02 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Medical.

4:03 p.m. 2000 block of Allison Street; Medical.

5:52 p.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Removal of subject.

6:32 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Disturbance.

6:40 p.m. 700 block of Justa Street; Patrol request.

7:19 p.m. 300 block of Bowman Street; Suspicious vehicle.

8:17 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.

10:20 p.m. General Patton and Sixth streets; Suspicious person.

10:36 p.m. Sixth and Lawrence streets; Suspicious person.

10:58 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Animal complaint.

11:38 p.m. 500 block of Hilda Street; Residence burglary.

Thursday, Sept. 20

1:55 a.m. 1000 block of Greenwood Street; Suspicious vehicle.

3:05 a.m. 2900 block of Railroad Avenue; Suspicious person.