Church of the Assumption in Franklin will host their St. Joseph Alter Friday.
Mass is at 8:10 a.m., with Tupa Tupa Rite at 9 a.m. followed by the Rosary in English and Blessing of the Tables at 10:30 a.m. followed by the meatless spaghetti lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Doors will close at 2 p.m.
All are invited to attend.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported the following arrests:
Shelton Phillips, 22, of 145 Georgetown Road, Franklin, was arrested Tuesday at 1:04 p.m. on charges of careless operation and operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license.
Deputies investigated a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of La. 182 and Desonier Road in the Jeanerette area. Deputies found that the driver of one of the vehicles, identified as Shelton, failed to brake as another vehicle ahead of him slowed down. Phillips then drove off the roadway and struck a vehicle. Phillips was also found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. Phillips was released on a summons.
Jacob Alcina, 30, of 706 Martin Luther King St., Patterson, was arrested Tuesday at 4:21 p.m. on charges of possession of Schedule I marijuana, possession of Schedule II methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of Schedule III Subutex, possession of Schedule IV Xanax, possession of Legend Drug Cialis without a prescription, possession of Legend Drug quetiapine without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
John Alcina, 33, of 706 Martin Luther King St., Patterson, was arrested Tuesday at 4:21 p.m. on charges of possession of Schedule I marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Narcotics detectives developed information regarding illegal drug activity at a residence on Martin Luther King Street in Patterson and obtained a search warrant for the location. Detectives found a bag of methamphetamine, pills, a marijuana cigarette, and items of drug paraphernalia in Jacob Alcina’s room. Detectives also located a bag of marijuana, a marijuana cigarette, and drug paraphernalia in John Alcina’s room. Through investigation, detectives collected evidence that Jacob Alcina sold methamphetamine. Jacob Alcina was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail is set. John Alcina was released on a summons.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrests:
David Hayes, 32, of La. 182, Franklin, was arrested Tuesday at 12:35 p.m. on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of Schedule I narcotics heroin. Hayes was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
Ingrid Jack, 27, of La. 83, Franklin, was arrested Tuesday at 10:43 p.m. on charges of possession of Schedule I narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal use of controlled dangerous substance in the presence of persons under 17 years of age.
Jack was additionally charged on a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court for failure to appear on charges of illegal possession of stolen things and operating a vehicle without a driver’s license. Jack was booked, processed, and released on a $4,500 bond.
Raymond Comeaux, 47, of Third Street, Franklin, was arrested Thursday at 2:56 a.m. on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia—six counts and possession of Schedule II narcotics. Comeaux was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at time of press release.
Chitimacha Police Chief Hal Hutchinson reported the following arrests:
James Deshotel, 39, of Antigua Drive, Lafayette, was arrested Sunday on charges of theft, criminal damage to property, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, possession of Schedule V narcotic, public intimidation and retaliation and resisting an officer with force or violence. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to a theft. During the investigation, it was learned that Deshotel allegedly committed the theft and was arrested for the theft along with the additional charges.
Nicole Thibodeaux, 40, of Fontelieu Drive, New Iberia, was arrested Tuesday on charges of domestic abuse battery. She was transported to the parish jail.
Robbie Johnson, 49, of Ann Street, New Iberia, was arrested Tuesday for a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear on the charge of simple battery. He was transported to the parish jail.
On Tuesday, an officer was flagged down by the two subjects in a vehicle. During the investigation, they were arrested.
Bailey Romero, 40, of Carla Court, New Iberia, was arrested Wednesday for a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear on the charge of issuing worthless checks. He was transported to the parish jail.
An officer responded to a tribal business in reference to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. During the investigation, it was learned that Romero had an active warrant, and was arrested.
Tony Caro, 20, of Chitimacha Trail, Charenton, was arrested Wednesday on a Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for the charge of molestation of a juvenile. He was transported to the parish jail. An officer was aware of the active warrant on Caro and he located Caro at a residence on the tribal reservation. Caro was arrested on the warrant.
A second charter review session of the St. Mary Parish Council held Wednesday brought some semblance of closure to a possible proposal to go before voters.
Some of the details remain in the air, but the council agreed to move ahead.
Councilman Dale Rogers continued presentation of an amendment that would raise the parish president’s salary from $12,000 to $78,000, and making the president the head of economic development for the parish. The president would have the option of hiring a director if required.
Councilman Patrick Hebert had presented an option to make the salary $40,000, and said he agreed that “something needs to be done.”
Hebert said he wanted to make the issue “very simple. The simpler it is, the better it will be, and if we want to change things later on, we always have that option. But we don’t want to confuse people on what needs to be done.”
He said the parish president’s job is “a heckuva lot of work…we shouldn’t always have to have a criteria that it has to be a wealthy man to be our parish president. No common man I know that has a job is going to be able to run for parish president.”
Rogers said $40,000 was not enough to “get somebody with the knowledge and experience” to fill the position of parish president.
“It’s not incentive to get the average man to run for parish president,” he said.
Councilman Gabe Beadle said that there is a provision in Rogers’ proposal that may prohibit a parish president from operating a personal business while in office. That section reads, “The president shall not engage in any activity unrelated to Parish government business that would interfere with or detract from the performance of duties as president.”
Rogers said he was open to removing that language.
Councilman James Bennett said he was against raises for any member of parish government. “We could be spending money on roads,” he said. “Internet on the west end, drainages that are stopped up, infrastructure we don’t have. That’s part of being a public servant.”
Bennett said because of the economic condition of the parish at present he doesn’t want to be associated with giving any raises.
Councilman J Ina said he would not support consolidating the parish president’s salary with that of the chief administrative officer.
Rogers pointed out that his ordinance would not consolidate those positions.
Councilman Paul Naquin said other parishes do have parish presidents also serve as CAO, and he would support that, but not until the current CAO, Henry “Bo” LaGrange has retired. He also said parish presidents must “take money out of their own pockets” to pay for many expenses incurred in their duties.
Legal counsel Eric Duplantis said it’s not proper to use public funds for things like chamber memberships, etc. but it can be used for governmental-related associations and such.
Councilman Glenn Hidalgo said he preferred a raise for the parish president should be accompanied by specified duties. “It’s been tried before, and it didn’t happen,” he said of previous efforts to raise the salary. “The parish president shouldn’t be running day-to-day operations, but I think he could be in charge of economic development.”
Councilman Craig Mathews said that while he respects the original home rule charter committee members and their intents, the document is more than 35 years old now. “Here we are having this discussion today and we’re finding it extremely challenging to adjust it because we have locked our citizens into a mindset that this is what it should be,” he said. “That mindset is based on 35 years ago…even we have adopted a concept that we don’t deserve a raise, the parish president doesn’t deserve a raise, even though the salaries were set for the economy 35 years ago.”
Mathews said there is no economic boost evident in the near future. “That is a devastating reality for this parish, to be locked in relentlessly to the mindset that we cannot give ourselves a raise or the parish president a raise because people are hurting…that is where we are, we are locked into an impoverished mindset in St. Mary Parish.”
Mathews also proposed adding to the ballot item, if presented to the voters, a provision that the parish council could allow for periodic pay increases “so you don’t have to go to the voters to approve it 45 years for now…because there would be incremental increases like any other job.”
Rogers said he’d be willing to add that to his proposed ordinance, for the next term of office. Beadle added there are council members around the state that make more than the St. Mary parish president.
Bennett’s motion to leave all salaries as they are failed, 3-8.
Rogers’ motion on the proposed ordinance, deleting the “other business” language regarding the parish president, passed 9-2, without the provision allowing for incremental pay raises. The full council will vote on the ordinance in regular session.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An herbalist who touted natural cures that helped him overcome cancer has been charged in the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy who prosecutors said he treated with herbal oils instead of insulin.
Timothy Morrow, 83, was charged with practicing medicine without a license and child abuse causing a death, the Los Angeles city attorney said March 7. His lawyer said he disputes the charges.
Morrow, who described on his website how the voice of God led him to start using herbs for his prostate cancer, began treating the boy’s Type 1 diabetes with herbs in 2014 after meeting his mother at seminars he conducted, City Attorney Mike Feuer said.
When the boy became sick and semi-comatose in August 2014, Morrow told the parents not to give the boy insulin, but to use herbal oils he was selling, Feuer said.
The boy identified in court papers as Edgar L. died the next day. The medical examiner determined the boy would have survived if he received proper medical care.
“The allegations in this case underscore the serious health and safety risks of taking medical advice from someone who lacks a license and the proper training that goes with it,” Feuer said in a statement. “No family should have to suffer the tragedy of losing a child because of irresponsible, un-credentialed medical advice.”
A defense lawyer said Morrow had nothing to do with the boy’s death and is not guilty.
“He’s never been in trouble in his life,” attorney Sanford Perliss said. “He really has a lifetime of helping people.”
The Los Angeles district attorney declined to bring felony charges and referred the case to the city attorney, a spokesman said. The charges were filed in August just before a three-year deadline and Morrow’s arraignment was postponed until later this month.
It wasn’t clear why the city attorney announced the charges Wednesday and a spokesman couldn’t answer other questions about the case.
Perliss pointed out that in the three years since the boy’s death, there has been no attempt to take away Morrow’s business license, no agency has tried to shut him down and the parents of the boy have not sued him.
“No one did anything to indicate he was doing anything wrong,” Perliss said.
Morrow faces up to two years in jail if convicted of the misdemeanors. He’s due in Los Angeles Superior Court for arraignment March 27.
Morrow’s website, Common Sense Products, touts his story as a testament to the value of herbal remedies as part of a healthy lifestyle. The site includes products for adults, children and targeted at various health needs, including blood sugar.
Morrow encourages people to take charge of their own health and says, “We don’t force anyone or try to lead anyone.”
“Keep in mind: there are no side effects to herbs, no labels that read ‘Keep Out of Reach of Children,’” according to the website’s mission statement. “These herbs, in fact, are gentle enough for children.”
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Several events are slated this weekend in the Tri-City area including the Basin Brew Fest & Restaurant Crawl in Morgan City.
Morgan City Main Street will host its Second Annual Basin Brew Fest & Restaurant Crawl Saturday at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The fest will raise funds for the complete renovation of Lawrence Park.
Organizers had originally planned to hold the fest on the riverfront wharf, but changed the venue due to the high water and prediction of possible rainfall, Main Street Director Beth Portero said.
Basin Brew Fest will showcase Louisiana breweries offering a few hand selected styles of beer as well as a homebrew competition. The beer sampling section of Basin Brew Fest requires a ticket to enter and requires you to be 21 or older.
Officials with the Krewe of Dionysus’ Irish/Italian Heritage Walking Parade still plan to hold the parade Saturday in downtown Morgan City, Parade Chairman Walter Shepherd said. The parade will start at 1 p.m. at Second and Belanger streets and finish at Freret and Front streets under the U.S. 90 bridge.
Brew Fest vendors will be set up in the ballroom. VIP early entry to the sampling area will start at noon. General entry begins at 1 p.m. The sampling area will close at 4:30 p.m. DJ Kolin will play music during this time.
General admission tickets will be $40 at the gate. They include 30 beer samples and an entry wrist band. Half-tickets are $25 at the gate. They include 15 beer samples and an entry wrist band. Designated Driver tickets are $3 and come with a soft drink voucher.
The ballroom will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. when Driftwood begins playing music. The band will play until 7:30 p.m.
Participants in the Restaurant Crawl will be set up in the east concourse of the auditorium. That area will be open to the public from noon until 7:30 p.m.
No ice chests are allowed at the fest. Participating restaurants will be serving $5 tasting plates. They will have beer on tap and soft drinks and water for sale.
Other events this weekend include the Autism Society Bayou 10th annual 5K Run/Walk Family Fun Day Saturday at Morgan City Junior High School. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. Also included are an obstacle course, face painting, balloon art, games, food, cake walk and more. Onsite registration starts at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for students.
Also Saturday, Louisiana State Museum — Patterson will host its 20th annual Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person and includes one favor bag, a photo with the Easter bunny, super slides, fun jumps, face painting, train rides and more. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Egg hunts will begin at 11 a.m. for ages 2-4, 11:15 a.m. for ages 5-7, and 11:30 a.m. for ages 8-10. Those who find eggs with special messages will win a bicycle. There will be two winners for each age group. All proceeds go to fund museum projects.
On Sunday, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson will hold a blessing of the St. Joseph Altar at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Then on Monday, St. Joseph Catholic Church will celebrate its Patron Saints Feast Day. The day begins with Holy Mass at 9 a.m. with Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette.
Immediately following Mass, the traditional Sicilian “Tupa, tupa” ceremony will take place with children of the parish representing the Holy Family.
Free spaghetti dinners will be served beginning at 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday with visitation of the St. Joseph Altar concluding at 4 p.m.
A fire destroyed a home Wednesday night in the 500 block of David Drive in Patterson, Fire Chief Scott Domingue said. Firefighters responded at 6:40 p.m., and, upon arrival, the home was fully involved with flames. No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured, he said. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the upstairs area, but the home was still a total loss, Domingue said. The scene was cleared by 11 p.m. Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not known. Firefighters with the Patterson, Bayou Vista and Berwick fire departments responded. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)
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February 24, 1927 -March 13, 2018
Theresa DuBois Henry, a resident of Berwick, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Teche Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
Theresa was born on February 24, 1927, in Kaplan, the daughter of Enus DuBois and Aline LeBlanc DuBois.
Theresa was a very active person who never met a stranger. She enjoyed playing bingo and made many lifelong friends over the years. She was a true Berwick Panther fan who attended many sporting events over the years, watching her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren play. Her spirit and fight is something we all wish to inherit.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by five children, Gloria Champine and husband Roger of Patterson, Chester Henry and wife Rosa of Maurice, Ludness “Lud” Henry and wife Christine of Berwick, Belinda Boudreaux and husband Ashley of Berwick, and Ernie Henry and wife Kimberly of Bayou Vista; 15 grandchildren, Roger Champine Jr., LaDon Champine, Faith Bran, Chad Henry, Cliff Henry, J.P. Henry, Hope McClelland, Justin Henry, Seth Henry, Matthew Henry, Ashley Boudreaux Jr., Bobby Boudreaux, Krystal Verret, Ernie Henry Jr. and Timothy Henry; 22 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marie Suire of Abbeville.
Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, Enus and Aline LeBlanc DuBois; husband, Ludness J. Henry; one daughter, Brenda Henry; and two sons, Floyd Henry and David Henry.
The family would like to thank the Berwick Housing Authority, Morgan City Health Care Center, Teche Regional Medical Center, and Dr. Eric Melancon and his staff for the wonderful care they gave to Ms. Theresa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at St. Stephen Catholic Church with Monsignor J. Douglas Courville celebrating Mass. A visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Twin City Funeral Home with a rosary being prayed at 7:30 p.m. The visitation will resume from 9 a.m. until Mass time on Thursday at St. Stephen Church. Following Mass, Theresa will be laid to rest in the Berwick Cemetery.
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