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Scholarship winner

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 10:47am

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Morgan City High graduate Zachary Ingram is among this year's recipients of Marlene Hendrix Memorial Scholarships from the Community Concert Association. Ingram plans to major in music composition and instrumental education at Nicholls State. He has been in Parish Honor Band from sixth through 12th grade and was a member of the MCHS Color Guard. Ingram is shown with Floyd Cloutier of the association.

How to fertilize your garden organically

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 9:37am
By LEE REICH, The Associated Press

In gardening, whether you’re talking about pest control or fertilization, “organic” generally means natural. The word “organic” refers to “organic matter,” the linchpin of organic gardening and, traditionally at least, all good gardening. “Organic matter” is material derived from what is or was once living.
Plants are most hungry for three nutrients — nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium — and organic fertilizers can supply them just as synthetic (chemical) fertilizers can. The three prominent numbers on any fertilizer label indicate the percentages of these three nutrients that the bag contains. In the world of organics, many different sources exist for each of these major nutrients.
NITROGEN, MOST IN NEED BY PLANTS
Let’s begin with nitrogen, because it’s the nutrient needed in greatest amounts and the one most readily lost from the soil.
The richest organic sources of nitrogen are manures, ground-up animal parts (blood meal, feather dust, leather dust) and seed meals (soybean meal, cottonseed meal). Nitrogen concentration in any manure varies not only with the kind of animal, but also with the kind of bedding used, the age of the manure and how it was stored.
Ground-up animal parts and seed meals generally have the highest concentrations of nitrogen. Because they undergo some processing, they are more consistent in their nitrogen concentration.
ORGANIC SOURCES FOR THE TWO OTHER KEY PLANT NUTRIENTS
Major organic sources of phosphorus include, again, certain manures, as well as bone meal and pulverized rock phosphate.
Rock phosphate is a phosphorus-rich rock that is ground into fine particles that release their phosphorus slowly and over the course of many years. Hence, only infrequent applications are needed — I spread some every 10 years. Colloidal phosphate is especially fine, so releases its phosphorus somewhat more quickly.
Manures contain some potassium as well as nitrogen and phosphorous, but richer sources of potassium include seaweed, wood ashes, and the minerals greensand and granite. Wood ashes are alkaline so should not be used on rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, mountain laurels and other plants that thrive only in very acidic soils.
Some commercially available organic fertilizers are blends of one or more individual organic fertilizers, so can offer a balance of all three major nutrients.
Particular blends vary in their nutrient concentrations and in how quickly these nutrients are available to plants. For instance, blood meal, bone meal, seaweeds and wood ashes release their nutrients into the soil relatively quickly, while leather dust and pulverized rocks release their nutrients slowly. Read the label carefully if your plants need food quickly.
COMPOST FOR ALL
The Cadillac of balanced organic fertilizers is compost. Besides offering a wide spectrum of nutrients, especially when made from a wide spectrum of raw materials, compost also is a good source of organic matter. So good, in fact, that its nutrient concentrations are not high enough for compost to be legally sold as “fertilizer;” it must be classified as a “soil amendment.”
Nonetheless, compost spread over the ground can provide all the nourishment that even the hungriest plants need for a season. All that organic matter that hitchhikes along with the nitrogen has far-reaching benefits, indirectly bolstering biological activity in the soil, and helping it retain air and moisture.
Sometime each year, usually in autumn or early spring, all the beds in my organic vegetable garden get blanketed with an inch of compost. Nutrients in compost are available slowly over the span of a number of years, so yearly additions keep my plants very well nourished.

Medical privacy rules stymie ‘dad’ to girlfriend’s children

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 9:32am
By Jeanne Phillips, ©Universal Press Syndicate

DEAR ABBY: I am 32 and in a relationship with a 31-year-old single mother. Her son, “Steven,” is 7. Her daughter, “Jessica,” is 15.
I am a stay-at-home dad. Both kids refer to me as “Dad,” as I have been a part of Steven’s life more than his (incarcerated) dad has ever been. Because I am a stay-at-home dad, this means I take Steven to various professional appointments, doctors, including a psychiatrist for ADHD, the dentist and various sports activities.
I was informed three weeks ago Jessica is pregnant. When I take our boy for doctor’s visits, they always want guarantor information, and I always sign. But after a recent checkup of his, I called for results and was outright lied to — “We don’t have the results back” — and Jessica’s doctor said they can’t release any information to me.
Abby, I’m in this for the long haul. If doctors will let me sign to pay their medical expenses but I can’t have the results, what can I do?
STAY-AT-HOME-DAD

DEAR “DAD”: A guarantor is different from a legal guardian or parent. Have their mother call the doctors and request the information so she can share it with you. And if you haven’t suggested to Jessica’s mother that her daughter should be put on long-acting birth control, I think the time has come.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently moved into our dream home and invited my family over to see it.
My sister noticed that the house had been designed to be handicapped accessible. We confirmed that it had been built by an elderly couple. The doors and walkways are larger than normal, there are handrails in the bathroom, a seat in the shower, etc. She went on to say that we shouldn’t have purchased the house because we were “taking it from someone who may have needed it.” Then she compared us to someone who parks in a handicap parking space without a permit.
The thought had never occurred to me. I loved the openness of the floor plan; it was a huge selling point for me. The house is within walking distance of my work and had been on the market for two years. The sellers were thrilled to have someone finally buy it.
The community has been nothing but welcoming to us and seems glad to have a nice family move into a home that was built by much-loved neighbors.
Should we have passed on it and continued our search?
DREAM HOME OWNER IN KANSAS

DEAR OWNER: Of course not! The house served the needs of the couple who built it. Now it is yours and doing the same for you and your family. Enjoy it! And the next time your jealous sister brings up the subject — we both know she will — hand her an antacid tablet and talk about something else.

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who I suspect has a mental problem. I wonder if it may be a disease of some kind. No matter what I talk about — what I’ve done, who I know or what I have — she one-ups me by saying she has done or had the same thing. It really grates on my nerves. Do you think it’s a habit or a disease?
OUTDONE IN WASHINGTON

DEAR OUTDONE: It’s not a disease, but an obnoxious habit. The “cure” may be to tell the woman how what she’s doing makes you feel. The result will be that she either stops trying to top you or ends the friendship. Either one will be a relief.
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Legislators: Tax extension to provide state budget stability

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 8:09am

The continual uncertainty surrounding Louisiana government’s annual budget should be gone at least for the next few years, according to some area legislators. As of July 1, state’s overall sales tax will decrease from 5 percent to 4.45 percent. Since July 1, 2016, the state has had a temporary 1 percent sales tax in place. That temporary sales tax is set to expire July 1, 2018. On Sunday, the Senate passed a temporary 0.45 percent sales tax that will begin July 1, 2018, and continue through June 30, 2025. The bill should raise $463 million for the coming fiscal year.

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Satchmo SummerFest sets lineup

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 11:14am

NEW ORLEANS — French Quarter Festivals announces the complete music lineup and more for the 18th Annual Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron. The premier American festival dedicated to the life, legacy, and music of New Orleans’ native son, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, Satchmo SummerFest takes place at the Jazz Museum at the Mint on Aug. 3-5, 2018.
Daily admission is $5 (children 12 and under are free) to help support local musicians and pay for the event. Admission also provides access to indoor activities like Pops’ Playhouse for Kids powered by Entergy and the Satchmo Legacy Stage featuring discussions and presentations by renowned Armstrong scholars. For more details, visit the website satchmosummerfest.org.
Eight Artists Make Festival Debuts
Grammy-winning Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas makes her Satchmo SummerFest debut. The celebrated artist and recent Tulane honorary doctorate recipient is internationally known. Her numerous awards include several Grammy nominations, a 2007 Grammy for After the Rain, W.C. Handy Award, Offbeat Magazine Award, Big Easy Award, and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Thomas, who performs on Aug. 5, said “Mr. Armstrong was an influence on a lot of young children, including me. I never thought I would be in the business but then saw him as King Zulu when I was nine years old. That parade passed right in front of my house and left such an impression!”
Other 2018 Satchmo SummerFest debuts include: Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Bonerama, Doyle Cooper Jazz Band, Dwayne Burns and His New Orleans Band, James Williams, Mayumi Shara & New Orleans Jazz Letters, and Where Ya At Brass Band.
Two tented stages will provide three days of musical performances. The lineup includes returning favorites Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., Bill Summers & Jazalsa, Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, Ellis Marsalis, Jeremy Davenport, Preservation Brass, and a Trumpet Tribute presented by Popeyes featuring Ashlin Parker. Visit the festival’s website.
Kickoff Party Tickets Available
On Aug. 2, Satchmo SummerFest will kick-off with a fundraiser to benefit French Quarter Festivals. An Evening of Music by John Bouttè takes place at the historic Omni Royal Orleans. The 2018 Spirit of Satchmo winners Ashlin Parker, Bethany Bultman and Ellis Mars-alis will be honored at the event.
Tickets are $65 per person or $100 per couple and available online at satchmosummerfest.org.
Poster Designer
New Orleans artist Lionel Milton is this year’s Satchmo SummerFest poster artist. Milton started his career as a graffiti artist, and his colorful style and vibrant energy are captured in the poster, which features a young Louis Armstrong.
Milton has been commissioned by collectors and companies worldwide, including Uber, ESPN, Red Bull, and Heineken. “I am honored to create the 2018 Satchmo poster,” said Milton. “As an artist and native New Orleanian, Satchmo’s music was part of my childhood. He was one of the greatest cultural contributors ever! My art is like visual jazz.”

Hiking Honeys find joy, fitness in their travels

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 11:12am
By JIMMY TOMLIN, High Point Enterprise

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Don’t be fooled. The Hiking Honeys may be getting older, but just like honey, they’re also very well-preserved.
The Hiking Honeys are a group of 14 High Point women, all in their late 60s or early 70s, who’ve been hiking together for a quarter-century, and they’re still going strong, no matter what circumstances life has thrown at them.
“I think one of the things that has allowed us to be this active in our 60s and 70s is that we’ve been doing this for so long,” says Courtney Best, a longtime member of the group. “We’ve hiked in sleet and snow. We’re not sissies. If we get somewhere and the weather’s bad, we just hike in the rain — we always bring our rain gear with us.”
Twice a year — typically in March and November — the Honeys embark on overnight hiking trips to regional hiking destinations such as Grandfather Mountain, Linville Gorge and Blowing Rock. At other times during the year, various members of the group will hike together at spots closer to home, such as Piedmont Environmental Center, Salem Lake and Hanging Rock State Park.
Most recently, though, the Honeys have just returned from the hiking excursion of a lifetime — a nine-day trip to Ireland.
The Hiking Honeys originated in 1993, when a group of five women went hiking together at Cataloochee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
“I had gone with the family and hiked a lot prior to that, and I thought it would be really fun if we could get some women to start hiking together,” recalls Barbara Garry, one of the original five hikers. “We started talking about women who liked to hike or walk, and it evolved from there. We’ve been together ever since.”
For 25 years, these women have shared hikes both long and short. They’ve hiked on perfect weather days and on far-from-perfect weather days. They’ve listened to each other’s stories, sharing in the highs and lows of their individual lives. They’ve gotten lost together, finally finding their way out of the woods and onto the Blue Ridge Parkway, where they walked some eight miles — part of it in the rain — just to get back to their cars. They have an annual Christmas dinner together.
And they’ve shared countless laughs together.
“That’s one of the best things about our hiking group,” Best says. “We all come home with sore cheeks, no matter where we’ve been, from laughing so much.”
The highlight of the group’s 25 years together was the recent trip to Ireland, a trip that was some 16 years in the making. The planning began in 2002, when a friend of original group member Debbie Cottam — who works with a travel company called Hidden Ireland Tours — sent Cottam some materials about a hiking trip to Ireland. Cottam had been to Ireland once before, but a hurricane had dampened her trip significantly, so the Hiking Honeys agreed on Ireland as their destination.
“We had been talking about taking a hiking trip as a group in Europe or somewhere exotic, and then Debbie’s friend sent us these materials in 2002,” Best says. “It’s taken us since 2002 to get through with work, marriages, divorces, grandbabies, teenagers, hip replacements, knee replacements, aging parents — to get through life — until we were all able to go. All 14 of us were able to go, which is really unbelievable, because that never happens with our group. I guess no one wanted to miss out on this trip.”
And with good reason. Ireland offers some challenging hiking, but it’s also some of the most beautiful hiking in the world, incorporating such sites as the Beara Peninsula, Killarney National Park and Mt. Eagle, overlooking the Great Blasket Island.
“The longest hike was a 1,600-foot elevation change in a very short period of time,” Best says. “That’s what’s killer. It’s not the elevation change so much as how short the mileage is in that elevation change. The other unique thing is that we were hiking in mountains that were on the coast, so we had this beautiful view of the water almost all the time, which was absolutely gorgeous.”
Garry calls it some of the most difficult hiking she’s ever done, also noting the change in elevation.
“And it was straight up, with no switchbacks, and it was rocky with lots of boulders,” she says. “And we had two women on the trip who’ve had double knee replacements, and one woman with a hip replacement.”
The group wore specially designed Hiking Honeys caps and vests for the trip, and they even made their hiking guides honorary members.
The group did a few touristy things, too: They visited the 15th-century Ross Castle. They attended a cookery school. They enjoyed a whiskey-tasting and several Irish pubs, including The Dingle Pub, where they saw world-champion Irish dancer David Geaney. They saw a Titanic exhibit at Queenstown, which was the ill-fated ocean liner’s last stop before sinking. They enjoyed some shopping, as well.
“The Irish people are so friendly, and the food was wonderful,” Best says. “We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.”
They couldn’t have asked for a better experience, but they’re looking for one. According to Garry, the next big hiking trip may be to France — and they’re hoping this time it won’t take 16 years to plan it.

Patterson 12U All-Stars win Babe Ruth State Softball title

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 11:11am
Patterson 8U, 10U All-Stars each finish third
Staff Report

The Patterson 12U Softball All-Stars won the Babe Ruth State Title Saturday, defeating Jefferson Parish Recreation Department-East 8-4.
While Patterson built an 8-0 lead after the top of the fifth, Jefferson Parish responded with four runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut its deficit to 8-4.
Patterson allowed no runs in the final inning for the win.
“We were very happy. … When you look at the group of girls we got and the group of girls we had last year, we had a really strong group last year, so some people were thinking we’re not as strong as we were last year,” Patterson head coach Harris DeHart said of last year's state runner-up and world series champions.
However, the Patterson coach said that’s not the case.
“We actually hit the ball better for state than we did last year,” he said. “Last year, our bats didn’t get hot until regionals, and this year, we got hot in state, so hopefully we can carry (those) hot bats on to regional this year with us.”
The game was a matchup of two leagues who played for the Babe Ruth World Series 12U title a year ago, which Patterson won.
The two teams met a year ago at the state tournament, which Jefferson Parish won before Patterson won the Southwest Region Tournament.
“The thing about JPRD-East, you can’t ever count them out,” DeHart said. “The (JPRD) East and the (JPRD) West, they’re pulling from a lot of kids, so they have a lot of good athletes. It’s just like us. You can’t ever count us out. You get up there and have a good inning, and you might score four, five, six, 10 runs. I’m not comfortable with an eight-run lead against JPRD.”
Patterson now advances to the Southwest Region Tournament in Mountain Home, Arkansas, which will be held July 4-8.
In Saturday’s championship, Patterson scored all of its runs in two innings, plating four in the second and four more in the fifth.
Laila Dugar earned the win.
Offensively, Emily Lipari and Ella Hover led Patterson. Lipari was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, while Hover was 2-for-3 with a home run, an
RBI and a run.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Dugar, 2-for-3; Rylie Chaisson, 1-for-2, a double, two RBIs, a stolen base and two runs; and Kamille
Lightfoot, 1-for-4, an RBI.
Patterson finished perfect in bracket play, topping Iberville 13-0 and Jefferson Parish Recreation Department-West 5-4, both Thursday, and Pierre Part 16-5 Friday to advance to the finals.
Against Pierre Part, Patterson outhit its opponents 18-9.
Amaya Williams and Lightfoot led the Patterson offense. Williams finished 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs, while Lightfoot was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Bryleigh DeHart and Charlotte Callais, each 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two
runs; Hover, 2-for-4, a double, an RBI and a run; Dugar, 2-for-2, two RBIs; and Lipari, 2-for-4, two RBIs and two runs.
Dugar earned the win.
Against Jefferson Parish Recreation Department West, Patterson won in walk-off fashion via Ella Hover’s home run in the bottom of the sixth inning
for a 5-4 victory.
Patterson outhit Jefferson Parish, 7-3.
Hover led Patterson with a 2-for-3 performance with a double, a home run, three RBIs and two runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Lipari, 2-for-3 with a run; DeHart, 1-for-2, an RBI; Callais, 1-for-2, two stolen bases and a run; and
Lightfoot, 1-for-3.
Dugar earned the win.
Against Iberville, Patterson outhit its opponents 8-3, while Iberville had two errors.
Hover led Patterson with a 3-for-3 performance with a home run, four RBIs and two runs.
Other top Patterson offensive contributors were Lipari, 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, three stolen bases and two runs; Chaisson, 2-for-2, an RBI
and a run; Maddi St. Blanc, 1-for-2, two RBIs, a stolen base and a run; and Callais, an RBI and a stolen base.
Chaisson earned the win.
Patterson 8U All-Stars
finish 3-2
The Patterson 8U All-Stars finished 3-2 for a third-place finish at the Babe Ruth 8U State Tournament in Luling falling in an elimination game Saturday morning to Pierre Part.
Patterson fell 9-8 in the elimination game, while Pierre Part fell to St. Charles in the state finals.
The local squad’s solid finish came after battling through the loser’s bracket, winning three straight games Friday after dropping its tournament
opener Thursday.
“Our bats came alive (and) kept us in the tournament, and (we) just kind of lost a little momentum on the Saturday morning playing Pierre Part,”
Patterson head coach Jeremy Whipple said. “The girls were still in the game. They never gave up. Just the other team made some great defensive plays and kept them in the ball game. (It) kind of slowed our offense down a little bit.”
After falling 10-6 to Kenner Thursday, Patterson bounced back with three wins Friday, defeating Iberville 22-4, Terrebonne 11-1 and Harahan 11-4.
Patterson 10U All-Stars finish third
The Patterson 10U All-Stars finished third at the Babe Ruth State Tournament Saturday, falling to eventual runner-up Jefferson Parish Recreation Department—West in an elimination game Saturday morning.
Patterson won three straight games after dropping its tournament opener to Pierre Part Thursday.
Patterson defeated Kenner, Terrebonne and Pierre Part Friday before falling Saturday morning.
Jefferson Parish finished runner-up to St. Charles.

Open road calls to husband, but wife is happy at home

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 11:10am

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 42 years. For the most part, we have had a good marriage. We raised two children, are helping to raise three grandchildren and still enjoy each other’s company. I am retiring shortly and looking forward to enjoying it. For years I have anticipated being free to travel the country and see things I didn’t have the time to see when I was employed. The problem is, I like the idea of seeing the country via road trip. My wife says she’s a “homebody” and doesn’t want to be “stuck in ...

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Soap Opera Review: Carly plays by the rules on ‘GH’

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 10:56am

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Liam and Steffy made plans to get remarried and be a “real” family with baby Kelly. Hope asked Liam to return to Forrester Creations and work on her project, Hope for the Future. Xander Avant is deceiving the Forrester family. DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Gabi was released from prison, but her reunion with her daughter Arianna wasn’t the loving experience she expected. Chad tried to get Victor to realize that Chad should be CEO of Titan. Kayla snooped for dirt on Kate to give to Stefan. GENERAL HOSPITAL: Anna and Finn have finally begun a loving relationship.

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Woman charged with 2nd offense marijuana possession

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 10:53am
Staff Report

A 36-year-old New Roads woman was arrested in Morgan City for second offense possession of marijuana after Morgan City police responded to a narcotics complaint, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

—Tressa Z. Womack, 36, of Craver Drive in New Roads, was arrested at 8:58 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana second offense and possession of drug paraphernalia and on warrants charging her with failure to appear for arraignment, failure to appear to pay a probation fee and failure to appear to pay a fine.

Patrol officers responded to the area of La. 182 in regard to a narcotics complaint. Officers arrived when Womack was identified. K-9 Lady with the Morgan City Police Department K-9 Division was utilized and alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics, Blair said.

Womack was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. Womack was also found to hold active arrest warrants through city court and 16th Judicial District Court. Womack was jailed.

Blair reported that officers responded to 118 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Jesus Aurelio Ramirez Hernandez, 25, of Barrow Street in Amelia, was arrested at 12:59 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging him with failure to appear for arraignment.

Hernandez was located and arrested at the police department on a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court. Hernandez was jailed.

—Jeremy T. Coleman, 32, of First Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 7:57 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging him with two counts of failure to appear to pay a fine.

Coleman was located and arrested in the area of First Street on a city court warrant. Coleman was jailed.

—Bryan L. Lewandowski, 52, of La. 182 in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:19 a.m. Friday on warrants charging him with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law-drug-free zone and on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lewandowski was located and arrested in the area of La. 182 on warrants. When taking Lewandowski into custody he was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, Blair said.

The warrants stem from a June 6 investigation when officers responded to the area of La. 182 in regard to a narcotics complaint. Lewandowski was identified and was in possession of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. The incident took place in a drug-free zone. Lewandowski was jailed.

—Ronald Picou , 52, of Federal Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:59 a.m. Friday on a warrant charging him with two counts of failure to appear to pay a fine.

Picou was located and arrested in the area of Federal Avenue on a warrant. Picou was jailed.

—Burkin J. Dupre, 32, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with probation violation and seven counts of failure to appear to pay a fine.

Dupre was located and arrested in the area of Leona Street on city court warrants. Dupre was jailed.

—Arik M. Louviere, 23, of Wytchwood Drive in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:20 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and improper turning.

Louviere was located and arrested at the police department on warrants. The warrants stem from an investigation during which Louviere was identified as the operator of a vehicle that had negotiated an improper turn in the area of Chestnut Drive, Blair said.

Louviere had a suspended driver’s license and was also in possession of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Blair said. The investigation continued when warrants were prepared for Louviere’s arrest. Louviere was jailed.

—Joshua Bertrand, 40, of Levee Road in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:13 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with failure to appear for arraignment, failure to appear for trial and failure to appear to pay a fine.

Bertrand was located and arrested in the area of Levee Road on city court warrants. Bertrand was jailed.

—Jose J. Almaraz, 25, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:34 p.m. Friday on charges of no driver’s license and disregard of traffic controls.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle disregard a traffic control in the area of Clothilde Street. A stop was initiated when Almaraz was identified as the driver. Almaraz did not have a valid driver’s license, Blair said. Almaraz was jailed.

—Gerald A. Sylvester, 29, of Short Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Saturday on a charge of simple battery.

Correctional officers with the Morgan City jail responded to the cell block in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived and observed Sylvester striking another inmate, Blair said. Sylvester was jailed.

—Troy M. Aucoin, 18, of Guidry Street in Berwick, was arrested at 9:18 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with contempt of court, probation violation, three counts of failure to appear to pay a fine and failure to appear to pay a probation fee.

Aucoin was located and arrested in the area of Brashear Avenue on a city court warrant. Aucoin was jailed.

—Garrett Daigle, 33, of Patton Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 5:45 p.m. Sunday on charges of simple battery and disturbing the peace intoxicated.

Patrol officers responded to the area of Patton Street in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived when Daigle was identified as one of the parties involved. Daigle was in an intoxicated state and had allegedly struck the victim during an altercation, Blair said. Daigle was jailed.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported that deputies responded to 111 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrests in east St. Mary Parish:

—Darrell Trim, 61, of Grace Street in Siracusaville, was arrested at 9:54 p.m. Friday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal trespassing. A deputy patrolling Siracusaville observed a vehicle fail to signal prior to turning. The deputy located a passenger, Trim. The deputy learned that Trim held an active warrant for his arrest. Trim was jailed with no bail set.

—Quanta Jones, 19, of Ninth Street in Franklin, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Saturday on charges of driving under suspension and brake lights required.

A deputy patrolling the area of Morgan City observed a vehicle traveling with a broken tail light. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and located the driver, Jones. The deputy also learned that Jones was operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, Anslum said. Jones was released on a summons to appear in court Sept. 4.

—Cory Pierce, 31, of Shady Grove Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 4:50 p.m. Saturday on a warrant for failure to appear on charges of possession of oxycodone, buprenorphine hydrochloride, alprazolam and marijuana.

Pierce was transported from the Terrebonne Parish Jail to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking and incarceration. Bail was set at $9,000.

—Latifha Friels, 25, of Mount Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 5:08 p.m. Saturday on a charge of theft by shoplifting. A deputy patrolling Bayou Vista responded to a business for a shoplifting complaint. The deputy found evidence that Friels failed to scan items while checking out, Anslum said. Friels was released on a summons to appear in court Sept. 4.

Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrests:

—Cory Fuhrer, 37, of Old Spanish Trail in Berwick, was arrested at 9:44 p.m. Saturday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated first offense and improper lane usage. Fuhrer posted $2,750 bail.

—Leeann Jones, 31, of Blum Boulevard in Berwick, was arrested at 1:28 a.m. Sunday on charges of possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. Bail was set at $3,000.

—Kenneth Rollins, 28, of Diane Lane in Patterson, was arrested at 1:28 a.m. Sunday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. No bail was set yet.

—Charles Hoft, 45, of North Niagara Circle in Terrytown, was arrested at 11:17 p.m. Sunday on charges of speeding 63 mph in a 45 mph zone and driving under suspension. Hoft posted $1,500 bail.

Patterson Police Chief Janis Merritt reported the following arrests:

—Teraneka D. White, 22, of Three B’s Lane in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on a charge of simple battery. White posted $452 cash bail.

—Jerroid J. Garrison, 26, of Fern Street in Patterson, was arrested at 7:22 p.m. Saturday on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. No bail was set.

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