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Welsh posts win over Franklin

WELSH _ No. 3 seed Welsh Greyhounds posted a 21-1 win over No. 30 seed Franklin Hornets here Monday in the LHSAA Class 2-A Bi-District playoffs.
Franklin pitcher Ruston Bertrand took the loss after working two innings, allowing 16 runs (14 earned) on 12 hits with one strikeout and 3 walks.
Rocky Giroir relieved Bertrand over the final two innings, yielding five runs (4 earned) on four hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
Leading hitters for Franklin were: Gavin Dozier, 1 for 2, RBI and Jabari Daye, walk, run, stolen base.
Welsh scored seven runs in the bottom half of the first inning before tacking on nine more in the second frame along with two more in the third and three additional runs in the fourth stanza.
Franklin tallied its run in the top half of the fifth inning.

Johnson named 'outstanding' in track and field

DELCAMBRE _ West St. Mary’s Ray Johnson was named one of six “Outstanding” performers in the 2018 District 7-2A boys and girls Track and Field Meet here Wednesday at the Delcambre High School Track.
Johnson was named Outstanding Male Track after running a leg on the West St. Mary Wolfpack first place 4X200 meter team along with second place finishes in the 100, 200 and 4X100.
The Outstanding Male Field honor was awarded to Peter LeBlanc of Catholic High after he finished first in the triple jump and second in the long jump.
The Outstanding Male Performer honor was handed to Javien Broussard of Delcambre as he won three distance races including the 1600, 800 and 3200.
Top individual honors in the girls division included: Outstanding Female Track, Faith Wilson of Ascension Episcopal who finished second in the 1600, 800, 3200 and 3rd in the 400;
Outstanding Female Field, Sydney Smith, Ascension Episcopa1, 1st in the long jump, triple jump, high jump; Outstanding Female Performer, Tiffany LeBlanc, Catholic High, 1st in the 1600, 800, 3200,2nd in the 4X400.
In the boys’ division, Catholic High of New Iberia won the 2018 District 7-2A meet with 136 points. Delcambre finished second with 135 points, followed by Franklin (90), Ascension Episcopal (88), West St. Mary (64), Loreauville (20 and Jenerette (19).
In the girls’ division, Catholic High bested the field with 155 total points. Ascension Episcopal was second with 148 points followed by Delcambre (111), West St. Mary (46), Franklin (38), Academy of the Sacred Heart (32), Jeanerette (24) and Loreauville (3).
Top finishers for the West St. Mary Wolfpack included: 4X200 meter, first, (Azylan Brown, Tristian Harris, Ray Johnson, Daylon Richard), first, 1:32.48; Ray Johnson, 100, second, 11.41; Ray Johnson, 200, 2nd, 23.24; 4X100 (Harris, Brown, Johnson, Pierre), second, 44.66; Tristian Harris, 300 meter hurdles, 2nd, 43.93; 4X400 (Richard Bob, Azylan Brown, Taylun Druilhet, Tylan Druilhet), second, 3:42.77; Tylan Druilhet, 800, third, 2:13.03 and Terrell Joseph, 4th, 19.12.
Franklin’s top winner included: Zariq Perry, 110 meter hurdles, first, 17.85; Zariq Perry, high jump, first, 5-08; 4x100 (Malik King, Jaylon Robinson, Kentrell Louis and Jarius Boyd), first, 44.40; Gabriel McCurtis, 800, second, 2:11.79; 4x200 (Malik King, Jaylon Robinson, Gabriel McCurtis, Kentrell Louis), second, 1:33.20; Roy Jackson, shot put, second, 43-04; Roy Jackson, discus, second, 135-03; Malik King, 200, third, 23.39; Braydon Ward, HJ, third, 5_06; Malik King, 100, 4th, 11.62 and 4x400 (Jaylon Robinson, Gabriel McCurtis, Kentrell Louis, Cahyman Wingate), fourth, 3:48.57.
Top finishers for the West St. Mary Lady Wolfpack were: Jasmine Boyd, TJ, second, 31-05; Brandy Washington, 300 hurdles, 52.46; Brandy Washington, 100 hurdles, third, 18.22; 4x200 meter relay, J’Iana Abraham, Braesha Alexander, Kieontae Declouet, Takylan Hamilton), third, 1:51.49; Takylan Hamilton, discus, third, 84-05; 4x100 meter relay (Braesha Alexander, Kieontae Declouet, Takylan Hamilton, Adacea Mitchell), fourth, 52.90; and 4x400 meter relay (J’Iana Abraham, Braesha Alexander, Jasmine Boyd, Dawana Collins), fourth, 4:54.52.
The Franklin Lady Hornets top finishers included: 4x100 meter relay (Ty Coleman, Bri’Neasha Jack, Alkia Robinson, Makhia Fernandez), first, 52.40; Makhia Fernandez, LJ, second, 29-03 and Ty Coleman, javelin, fourth, 88-09.
The top four finishers in each event will advance to the regional meet.
The Class 2A, Region II track and field meet will be held at the New Iberia Senior High School on Wednesday.

Wheel House for April 24

MORGAN CITY
Housing Authority board meeting 5 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Martin Luther King Center, 336 Wren St.

BERWICK
Housing Authority taking applications for all units from 8:15-11 a.m. and 1:15-3 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Must bring birth certificates and Social Security cards for all members of the household, picture ID for all members over 18 and current proof of income. For info call 985-385-1546.

REVIVAL
At Bayou Vista Community Fellowship, 1523 Anthony St., 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday, April 27-29. Evangelists the Rev. and Mrs. Steve Puckett, Hazel Green, Alabama. For info contact Pastor Brian Head, 985-518-0211.

European rights court rejects case on terminally ill toddler

PARIS (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights on Monday rejected a case from British parents who want to take their terminally ill toddler to Italy for treatment instead of allowing a U.K. hospital to remove him from life support.
The Strasbourg-based court said it received an application from the parents of 23-month-old Alfie Evans on Friday to potentially delay Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool from removing him from life support.
The court rejected the application as “inadmissible,” but wouldn’t specify on what grounds. Cases can be deemed inadmissible at the court if they are thought to be “manifestly ill-founded.”
Justices at Britain’s Supreme Court last week upheld a lower court’s conclusion that it would be pointless to fly the boy to Rome for treatment.
Doctors say Alfie is in a “semi-vegetative state” as the result of a degenerative neurological condition that medics have been unable to definitively identify. Earlier British court rulings blocked further medical treatment and ordered the boy’s life support to be withdrawn.
Alfie’s parents, Tom Evans, 21, and Kate James, 20, want to take him to the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital. Doctors at Alder Hey believe that wouldn’t be in the toddler’s best interests, and British courts have agreed.
The case has drawn the attention of Pope Francis, who during a Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square this month offered prayers for Alfie and others who are suffering from serious infirmities.
Francis met last week with Alfie’s father and has made appeals for the boy to be kept alive, saying only God can decide who dies.
Italy on Monday granted Alfie citizenship in hopes that doing so would facilitate his “immediate” transfer to Rome, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
The head of the Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Mariella Enoc, traveled to Liverpool to make an in-person bid to have the boy transferred to the Vatican facility. She said Pope Francis asked her to do everything “possible and impossible” to save him.
Dozens of supporters of Alfie’s parents gathered Monday outside Alder Hey hospital, and reacted with anger to the court decision. Some briefly blocked a road, chanting “Save Alfie Evans!” One group tried to storm a door of the hospital, but were blocked by police and later retreated.

Revelations about man’s past cloud hopes for bright future

DEAR ABBY: I recently started dating a man who, until now, has been everything I wanted — respectful, kind, caring, funny, the list goes on. He’s recently divorced, and from what I know, he was unfaithful to his wife with many long-term side partners. Later, he started having one-night stands. He travels a lot for work, and because I had a relationship where I was cheated on, his travel already is a concern for me. Since we have decided to be an official couple, he has disclosed more detail about his one-night stands. They were with prostitutes. He says he has ...

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Sales tax collections starting upward trend

St. Mary Parish sales and use tax collections appear to be starting a positive trend that may continue through the rest of 2018, Parish Sales and Use Tax Director Jeff LaGrange said. In March, officials collected $2.67 million in sales and use taxes, a 7 percent increase from the $2.49 million collected in March 2017. Financial audits resulted in $55,016 in March collections compared to $3,100 in March 2017. Excluding audits, March collections increased 4.9 percent. Hotel tax collections brought in $40,315 during March, a 9.7 percent rise from the $36,768 in the same month of 2017. “I do believe ...

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Detectives investigating vehicle burglaries in Bayou Vista

Over the weekend, deputies responded to five reports of vehicle burglaries on Middle Road, David Road and Field Road in Bayou Vista. Deputies found that the suspect or suspects went into unlocked vehicles overnight, a St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office news release said.

Detectives are working with residents and businesses in the area to solve the crimes. They are asking anyone with video cameras on those streets or in the surrounding areas to review their video footage for people in those areas between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday.

Anyone who has seen suspicious activity or who may have information on the crimes is urged to call the Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office at 985-384-1622 or 337-828-1960. Information including pictures and videos can be submitted through the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office website, www.stmaryso.com and the sheriff's office app.

St. Mary School Board meets Tuesday

The St. Mary Parish School Board will conduct a special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Office Complex in Centerville.

The agenda includes high school and middle school calendar changes for the 2018-19 school year.

Police: Teen charged with sexual battery

A Morgan City teen was booked on sexual battery, simple battery and simple assault charges stemming from incidents involving a female victim, Morgan City Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

—Tre’veon Francois, 17, of Barrow Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:42 p.m. Friday on warrants charging him with sexual battery, simple assault, disturbing the peace and five counts of simple battery.

Francois was located and arrested in the area of Barrow Street on warrants. The warrants stem from a Friday investigation when officers responded to Tiger Drive in regard to a sexual battery. Francois was identified in the investigation. Francois allegedly committed a sexual battery on a woman, Blair said.

Police also discovered several other incidents when Francois committed batteries and an assault on the woman while causing a disturbance, Blair said.

The investigation continued and warrants were prepared for Francois’ arrest. Francois was jailed.

Blair reported that officers responded to 163 calls and reported the following arrests:

—Donshea Amos, 29, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Friday on a warrant charging her with simple assault.

Amos was located and arrested at the police department on a warrant. The warrant stems from a Dec. 28, 2017, investigation when they responded to the area of Roderick Street in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived and learned that Amos allegedly committed an assault on the victim, Blair said. The investigation continued and warrants were prepared for Amos’ arrest. Amos was jailed.

—Jerry R. Forbes, 17, of Terrebonne Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:11 p.m. Friday on a charge of disturbing the peace.

Patrol officers responded to the area of Front Street in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived, and Forbes was identified as causing the disturbance, wanting to fight with other people in the area, Blair said. Forbes was jailed.

—Joshua P. Dehart, 24, of Katie Court in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Saturday on a charge of disturbing the peace intoxicated.

Patrol officers responded to a business in the area of La. 182 in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived when Dehart was identified. Dehart allegedly caused a disturbance with other patrons in the parking lot of the establishment in the presence of the officers, Blair said. Dehart was found to be in an intoxicated state. Dehart was jailed.

—Michelle Brown, 45, of Eighth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 8 a.m. Saturday on a charge of battery on a correctional officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.

Correctional officers were conducting daily duties in the Morgan City jail when they encountered Brown in one of the cells. Brown had damaged jail property and allegedly committed a battery on the correctional officer, damaging glasses that belonged to the officer, Blair said. Brown was jailed.

—Jerry L. Norman, 55, of South Railroad Avenue in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:44 a.m. Saturday on warrants charging him with failure to appear to pay a fine and failure to appear to pay a probation fee.

Norman was located and arrested in the area of Arenz Street on warrants. Norman was jailed.

—Heather A. Spencer, 37, of Ninth Street in Patterson, was arrested at 2:32 p.m. Saturday on charges of domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace by fighting.

—Aliya G. Green, 21, of Gen. McArthur Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:32 p.m. Saturday on a charge of disturbing the peace by fighting.

Patrol officers responded to the area of Fifth Street in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived when Spencer and Green were identified. Spencer and Green were seen involved in a fist fight, Blair said.

Police learned that Spencer had committed a battery on another victim during the altercation, Blair said. Spencer and Green were jailed.

—Irvian A. Singleton III, 19, of Egle Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:49 p.m. Saturday on a charge of domestic abuse battery-strangulation.

—Diamond Thomas, 18, of Egle Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 4:49 p.m. Saturday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.

Patrol officers responded to the area of Egle Street in regard to a disturbance. Officers arrived when Singleton and Thomas were identified. Singleton and Thomas were involved in a verbal altercation, and both of them also committed batteries on each other, Blair said. Singleton allegedly began to strangle Thomas during the altercation. Singleton and Thomas were jailed.

—Jason J. LaFleur, 45, of Isle of Cuba Road in Schriever, was arrested at 1:12 a.m. Sunday on a charge of driving under suspension.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle being operated in the area of La. 182 with improper lighting. A stop was initiated when LaFleur was identified as the driver. LaFleur had a suspended driver’s license, Blair said. LaFleur was jailed.

—Phyllis E. Landry, 41, of Allison Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 2:31 a.m. Sunday on charges of DWI first offense, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, improper lane usage and no driver’s license.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle being operated in the area of La. 182 in an erratic manner, swerving from lane to lane. The vehicle then abruptly made a left turn onto the U.S. 90 down ramp and began traveling westbound in an eastbound lane.

The vehicle was eventually stopped on U.S. 90 near the Federal Avenue down ramp. Landry was identified as the operator of the vehicle. Landry was in an intoxicated state and performed poorly on a field sobriety test, Blair said. Landry also did not have a valid driver’s license.

Landry refused to submit to a chemical test for intoxication, Blair said. Landry was jailed.

—Brandon Gaudet, 28, of La. 317 in Centerville, was arrested at 9:39 p.m. Sunday on warrants charging him with probation violation and failure to appear to pay a probation fee.

Gaudet was located and arrested at Patterson Police Department on Morgan City Court warrants. Gaudet was jailed.

—Eros Broussard, 35, of Levee Road in Morgan City, was arrested at 2:53 p.m. Sunday on a charge of disturbing the peace intoxicated.

Patrol officers observed a man walking in the area of Federal Avenue that appeared to be in an intoxicated condition. Officers encountered the man, who was identified as Broussard. Broussard was in an intoxicated state, Blair said. Broussard was jailed.

—Burkin J. Dupre, 32, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 3:37 p.m. Sunday on a warrant charging him with failure to appear for revocation. Dupre was located and arrested in the area of Duke Street on a 16th Judicial District Court warrant. Dupre was jailed.

—Brennan R. Tabor, 30, of Hendricks Street in Patterson, was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Sunday on charges of driving under suspension, no insurance and improper turning.

Patrol officers observed a vehicle being operated in the area of Roderick Street that negotiated an improper turn. A stop was initiated when Tabor was identified as the driver. Tabor had a suspended driver’s license, and the vehicle he was operating did not have proper insurance, Blair said. Tabor was jailed.

—Chris J. Boudreaux, 51, of McDermott Drive in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:20 p.m. Sunday on a warrant charging him with probation violation and two warrants charging him with failure to appear for arraignment. Boudreaux was located and arrested in the area of McDermott Drive on city court warrants. Boudreaux was jailed.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported the following arrests relating to east St. Mary Parish:

—Tyler Davis, 21, of Saturn Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 7 a.m. Friday on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of simple battery and on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of remaining where forbidden.

After learning of the warrants for his arrest, Davis turned himself in at parish jail. Davis was released on $3,000 bail.

—A juvenile male, 16, of Franklin, was arrested at 11:54 a.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana and violation of a controlled dangerous substance law-drug-free zone.

A school resource officer responded to a report of an illegal drug found at the St. Mary Alternative Program school in Verdunville. The deputy found that the juvenile was in possession of a small amount of marijuana, Anslum said. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

—Michelle Dailey, 40, of Coor Road in Waveland, Mississippi, was arrested at 4:10 p.m. Saturday on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

A deputy patrolling the Siracusaville area observed the driver of a vehicle commit a traffic violation and conducted a vehicle stop. The deputy spoke with the occupants, identified a passenger as Dailey, and received consent to search the vehicle, Anslum said.

The deputy located a syringe inside the vehicle and found evidence that the drug paraphernalia belonged to Dailey. Dailey was jailed and then released on $1,500 bail.

—Casey Larocca, 27, of West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. Saturday on a charge of operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license.

A deputy responding to a call for service about a reckless driver located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista. The deputy identified the driver as Larocca and found that she was operating the vehicle with a suspended license, Anslum said. Larocca was jailed and released on $1,500 bail.

—Dylan Allen, 20, of Big Cross Road in Bayou Vista, was arrested at 1:21 a.m. Friday on charges of disturbing the peace intoxicated.

Deputies were dispatched to the area of La. 182 by Field Road in reference to a man staggering in the roadway. He was transported to a friend’s home, but later a call came in from the residents stating he was breaking things, Anslum said. He was jailed on $1,000 bail.

—Leon Peredo, 36, of Degravelle Road in Amelia, was arrested at 12:49 a.m. Friday on charges of battery domestic violence and domestic child abuse endangerment.

This arrest stems from an argument between Peredo and his wife with a child next to them, Anslum said. Peredo committed a battery on his wife, the sheriff said. Peredo was jailed on $6,000 bail.

Patterson Police Chief Janis Merritt reported the following arrests:

—Derrick G. Dugar, 29, of Morrison Street in Patterson, was arrested at 9:54 p.m. Friday on a charge of criminal damage to property. No bail was set yet.

—Gerald F. Conques, 57, of Railroad Avenue in Patterson, was arrested at 5:57 p.m. Saturday on a charge of simple battery on a juvenile. No bail was set yet.

Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported the following arrest:

—Michael Martin Jr., 34, of Second Street in Berwick, was arrested at 4:09 p.m. Saturday on a charge of simple criminal damage to property less than $500. Bail was set at $500.

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