Morgan City Recreation Department youth baseball and softball opening ceremonies set for Saturday morning have been rained out, Youth Recreation Director Seth Thomas said Saturday morning.
Team will proceed with regular-season play, which begins Monday, Thomas said
The Cypress Sawmill Festival kicks off Friday morning with a demonstration by the All-American Lumberjack Competition. The festival continues through Sunday at Patterson's Kemper Williams Park. Admission is $5 per carload Friday, $10 Saturday and $5 Sunday.
A 30-year-old Siracusaville man was booked into jail on a list of charges after allegedly fleeing from Morgan City police in a vehicle at speeds over 90 mph, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.
—Jonathan J. Ruffin, 30, of James Street in Siracusaville, was arrested at 1:58 a.m. Friday on charges of DWI first offense, aggravated obstruction of a highway, improper lane usage, aggravated flight from an officer, resisting an officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, failure to secure registration, no driver’s license, resisting an officer by giving false information and on a warrant charging him with two counts of failure to appear for a hearing and a warrant charging him with failure to appear for arraignment.
Patrol officers observed a vehicle being operated in the area of La. 182 in an erratic manner, swerving from lane to lane. The officer attempted to initiate a stop when the vehicle fled.
The driver fled on La. 182 traveling at high rates of speeds before entering upon U.S. 90. The vehicle traveled at speeds in excess of 90 mph, and the driver was operating the vehicle in an erratic manner, showing no regard to other motorists, Blair said.
The driver pulled over onto the shoulder of U.S. 90 and then fled on foot. After a short chase, Ruffin was apprehended and eventually identified. Ruffin allegedly provided officers with a false name upon initial contact, Blair said.
Ruffin did not have a valid driver’s license, and the vehicle he was operating did not have proper registration. Ruffin was in an intoxicated state. Police found a firearm in the vehicle, which Ruffin is prohibited from possessing as a convicted felon, Blair said.
Ruffin also had several active arrest warrants through 16th Judicial District Court. At the jail, Ruffin performed poorly on a field sobriety test and registered 0.111 grams-percent blood alcohol content on a chemical test, Blair said. Ruffin was jailed.
Blair reported that officers responded to 44 calls and reported the following arrests:
—Marco T. Rivas, 38, of Addis, was arrested at 3:52 p.m. Thursday on a charge of unlawful production of fraudulent documents.
Patrol officers responded to the Department of Motor Vehicles in regard to a person producing fraudulent documents in order to obtain a driver’s license. Officers arrived when Rivas was identified.
Rivas allegedly admitted to the fraudulent documents, Blair said. Rivas was jailed.
—Chantal T. Burke, 24, of Tiffany Street in Patterson, was arrested at 4:50 p.m. Thursday on a charge of simple battery.
Correctional officers responded to the cell block due to a disturbance. Burke was identified as striking another inmate during a verbal altercation, Blair said. Burke was booked on the simple battery charge.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported that deputies responded to 38 complaints in the parish and reported the following arrest in east St. Mary Parish:
—Kenneth Allridge, 53, of Oil Tank Alley in Morgan City, was arrested at 10:20 a.m. Thursday on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of issuing worthless checks. While being booked at parish jail on other charges, a booking deputy located an active warrant for Allridge’s arrest. Allridge was released on $5,000 bail.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.
Patterson police reported no arrests.
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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.
Thursday, April 5
9:12 a.m. Allison Street; Complaint.
10:17 a.m. 1200 block of Federal Avenue; Alarm.
11:22 a.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Theft.
12:26 p.m. 400 block of Sixth Street; Juvenile problem.
12:33 p.m. Chennault and Roderick streets; Complaint.
12:43 p.m. 400 block of Duke Street; 911 open line.
12:52 p.m. 1000 block of Eighth Street; Complaint.
2:32 p.m. 300 block of Garber Street; Theft.
3:05 p.m. Fourth and Everett streets; Narcotics complaint.
3:09 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
4:31 p.m. Patterson; Search warrant.
5:22 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Battery.
6:05 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.
6:09 p.m. 1500 block of Walnut Drive; Suspicious person.
6:29 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Civil complaint.
6:50 p.m. 200 block of Wren Street; Civil complaint.
7:44 p.m. 600 block of Marshall Street; Suspicious activity.
7:47 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Alarm.
8:34 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Complaint.
9:13 p.m. 1000 block of Eighth Street; Complaint.
9:25 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Assistance.
9:40 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182 East; Building check.
9:42 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Officer stand by.
11:04 p.m. 1400 block of Second Street; Removal of subject.
Friday, April 6
2:19 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.
William Gober Sr., 85, a native of Carroll County, Mississippi and resident of Patterson, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
He is survived by his wife, Jo Walls Gober; six children, William Gober Jr., Davey Gober, Greg Gober, Barry Gober, Lisa Wilson and Tim Gober; one sister, Edna Salmon; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and four sisters.
Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Monday at Ibert’s Mortuary in Patterson. Burial will follow in Patterson Protestant Cemetery with military honors.
Ibert’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mickey Earl Cubbedge passed away on Easter Sunday, April 1st, 2018 at the University Hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana, after complications from his battle with cancer. He was 61.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the TWIN CITY GOSPEL TEMPLE, 215 Canton St., in Berwick, Louisiana. The Rev. Charley F. Driskill will officiate. Following the Memorial Service, family and friends will gather for a Celebration of Life event at Lake End Park – North Pavilion, 2300 LA-70 in Morgan City. All are welcome.
A native of Berwick, Mickey grew up in and around the bayous. He was an avid sportsman who loved to fish, crab and crawfish every chance he had. When he wasn’t out working as an expertly skilled sandblaster and painter, he could be found out on the water or at home with his children and grandchildren, boiling crawfish and enjoying a cold one. He could also be found shaking the sawdust out his hair after a day of milling slabs with his lifelong friend, Donnie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Marguerite Cubbedge; and three sisters, Martha, Diane and Brenda Cubbedge.
Mickey is survived by his beloved children, daughter Hope and her husband, Adner Laboy, son Mickey Earl Cubbedge Jr., and daughter Kristin Cubbedge, and their mother, Linda. He is also survived by three brothers, Wallace “Bubsy” Cubbedge and his wife Sharon, Gale Cubbedge and his wife Angela, and Jody Cubbedge; five sisters, Deborah Morrison and her husband, Freddie, Lena Manley and her husband Cy, Pamela Reed, Sue Cubbedge and Wanda Cubbedge; four grandchildren, Kayla, Adner Jr., Angelo and Julian; as well as many, many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to help with final expenses. A fund has been set up via https://www.youcaring.com/mickeycubbedge-1153616.
A Parkinson’s support group meeting was held April 3 at the Bayou Vista Branch Library. From left are Gerald Michel of The Medicine Shoppe, support group leaders Cindy Viola and Mary Ann Adams, and guest speaker Steve Michel of The Medicine Shoppe.
BATON ROUGE — In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Louisiana Center for the Book announces the eighth annual Just Listen to Yourself: The Louisiana Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets program. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch.
Jack Bedell, Louisiana Poet Laureate, will host the event from noon to 1:30 p.m. on April 11 in the Seminar Center of the State Library, 701 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge.
Bedell has invited 10 poets from across the state to participate in readings of their work. Participating poets include Malaika Favorite, Amy Fleury, Ashley Havird, David Havird, Leigh Camacho Rourks, Mona Lisa Saloy, John Warner Smith, and Andy Young, as well as previous Louisiana poet laureates Darrell Bourque and Julie Kane.
“Louisiana is rich in literary talent and Poet Laureate Jack Bedell has assembled a diverse and accomplished cohort of Louisiana poets for this much loved yearly event,” said Rebecca Hamilton, state librarian. “Whether you’re a long time poetry reader, or curious about exploring more in the genre, this program is sure to entertain and inspire.”
“Poetry is an important part of Louisiana history,” said Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser. “I know Jack and Rebecca will host another great event to highlight all the talent we have here.”
“I’m very proud to be a part of this year’s Just Listen to Yourself program,” said Bedell. “The line-up of readers features poets from all four corners of our state, and I couldn’t be more excited to share the stage with these talented artists. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than listening to poems by these powerful, necessary Louisiana writers.”
The Seminar Center of the State Library is located at 701 N. 4th St. in Baton Rouge.
NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan Markle is about to join more than one select group. In addition to her May 19 wedding to Prince Harry, she’ll become one of just a handful of Americans to become a senior royal around the globe.
Here’s a look at some of her predecessors:
THE QUEEN THAT NEVER WAS
Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson was the twice-divorced socialite from Baltimore whose love affair with King Edward VIII triggered a constitutional crisis for the British monarchy in the 1930s.
They met when he was still Prince of Wales, through a tangled web involving one of his mistresses. They married nearly three years later, but what a three years. He fell hard, becoming the first British monarch to voluntarily give up the throne, on Dec. 10, 1936, before her second divorce was finalized and less than a year into his reign. Her marital status and his role as head of the Church of England were insurmountable at the time.
The two became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor after they married on June 3, 1937, settling into exile in France and elsewhere. He did perform some official duties, during World War II as governor of the Bahamas, for instance. There was a visit to Germany with an Adolf Hitler photo op and outrage that they were Nazi sympathizers.
In a 1969 BBC interview, Wallis was asked: “Do you have any regrets when you look back on your life?”
She replied: “Oh about certain things, yes. I wish it could have been different, but I mean I’m extremely happy, and naturally we’ve had some hard times, but who hasn’t? You just have to learn to live with that.”
Historian Andrew Morton, in his recent book, “Wallis in Love,” serves up the duchess as abusive and indifferent to her hubby by the early 1950s. She criticized as too salty the Beluga caviar he brought her in the hospital in 1951 as she recovered from a hysterectomy, shooing him away. One Windsor acquaintance called her “rude, odious and strange.”
The two remained married until his death in 1972 at age 77. Simpson died in 1986, when she was 89.
JFK’S SISTER-IN-LAW
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had a younger sister, born into the tony Southampton, New York, family as Caroline Lee Bouvier. She lived largely in Jackie’s shadow, though some considered her the “prettier” and more vivacious of the two.
The year before John F. Kennedy announced his run for the U.S. presidency, Lee married for the second time, to Polish Prince Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill, on March 19, 1959. It was his third marriage. They had two children. Both were teenagers when their parents divorced in 1974 after 15 years of marriage.
It was Lee who introduced Jackie to Aristotle Onassis, in 1963. Rumors have flown over the years on how Jackie’s marriage to Ari after the assassination of Kennedy infuriated Lee, who married and divorced a third time after the prince.
Lee, 85, has tried her hand at a variety of things: Acting, interior design, public relations. The socialite has enjoyed the company of celebrities, once hanging out with The Rolling Stones and Truman Capote. She divides her time between New York and Paris, having lived in London with her prince.
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is Lee’s namesake.
PRINCESS GRACE OF MONACO
Grace Kelly, blond and popular, was one of the world’s biggest stars when she was plucked by Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. She retired from acting at 26 to become his princess, decamping to the tiny, well-heeled Mediterranean principality on the Riviera.
To say the union on that April 19 whipped up attention is an understatement. It was one of those weddings of the century. Alfred Hitchcock, one of Kelly’s film directors, reportedly said of the marriage he was “very happy that Grace has found herself such a good part.”
Kelly was reportedly accompanied by relatives, bridesmaids, a poodle and more than 80 pieces of luggage when she set off for Monaco aboard the SS Constitution. Thousands bid her farewell, with thousands more greeting her on the streets of Monaco eight days later.
Hitchcock and other directors courted Kelly to act again after her marriage, but the prince reportedly objected.
On Sept. 13, 1982, Kelly suffered a stroke and lost control of her car on a steep, winding road as she and their youngest child, Stephanie, drove back to Monaco from their country estate. They careened down a 120-foot mountainside. Stephanie was injured. Kelly died later in a hospital. She was 52.
The royal couple had two other children: The eldest, Princess Caroline, and Prince Albert.
THE FIRST ROYAL FROM HOLLYWOOD
Rita Hayworth was a screen queen in the 1940s and a pinup idol for the troops during World War II. She was married twice before (including to Orson Welles) and left Hollywood behind to marry Italian-born Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan. He was known as Aly Khan and was the son of Sultan Mahommed Shah, Aga Khan III and leader of the Nizari Ismaili sect of Shia Islam.
The two wed in Cannes, France, on May 27, 1949. While she had little interest in the royal family’s involvement in horse racing, she did win several races in France with a filly named Double Rose.
Things began to unravel in 1951, or so the story goes, when Khan was seen dancing with actress Joan Fontaine at the nightclub where he and Hayworth met. She filed for a Nevada divorce that September, citing “extreme cruelty, entirely mental in nature,” and a custody battle for their daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, ensued. Religion was the focus: Hayworth wanted to raise the child Christian and the prince offered her $1 million if she would rear Yasmin as a Muslim and allow him extended visits in Europe.
Hayworth rejected the offer, explaining that she respected all faiths but wished for her daughter to be “raised as a normal, healthy American girl in the Christian faith.” Hayworth was finally granted a divorce in January 1953.
She died in 1987 at 68 of complications from Alzheimer’s.
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