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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported the following arrests:
Michael Alvarez, 41, of 6922 La. 182, Ricohoc, was arrested Friday at 7:35 a.m. on two warrants for failure to appear on the charge of possession of cocaine.
A deputy in the Ricohoc area came into contact with Alvarez and located the active warrant for his arrest. Alvarez was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail is set at $200,000.
Jules Anderson Jr., 59, of 707 Iberia St., Franklin, was arrested Friday at 9:08 a.m. on charges of driving under suspension and no seat belt.
A deputy patrolling the Jeanerette area observed Anderson to be operating a vehicle without wearing his seatbelt. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and found that Anderson was also operating the vehicle with a suspended license. Anderson was released on a summons.
Jamie Pugh, 23, of 430 Robertson St., New Iberia, was arrested Friday at 12:02 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of simple battery.
A deputy in the Franklin area observed a vehicle to be traveling on La. 182 without working brake lights. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who was identified as Pugh. The deputy learned of an active warrant for her arrest. Pugh was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail is set.
Rufus Bartley, 64, of 2402 Chitimacha Trail, Charenton, was arrested Friday at 2:32 p.m. on charges of speeding and operating a vehicle without insurance.
A deputy patrolling the Baldwin area observed a vehicle speeding on La. 182. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who was identified as Bartley. The deputy learned that Bartley was also operating the vehicle without insurance. Bartley was released on a summons.
Alexander Declouet, 28, of 217 Roselawn Blvd., Lafayette, was arrested Friday at 8:52 p.m. on charges of speeding and driving under suspension.
A deputy patrolling the Baldwin area observed a vehicle speeding on Ralph Darden Road. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who was identified as Declouet. The deputy learned that Declouet was also operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s license. Declouet was released on a summons.
Brooke Mcmanus, 26, of 1721 River Road, Berwick, was arrested Saturday at 2:02 a.m. on three warrants for failure to appear on the charge of attempted possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Mcmanus turned herself in at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on said warrant. Bail is set at $300,000.
Andre Brue, 29, of 605 Park Ridge Drive, New Orleans, was arrested Saturday at 4:18 a.m. on the charge of driving under suspension.
A deputy patrolling in the area of Jeanerette responded to a single car crash on US 90. The deputy made contact with the driver of the vehicle who was identified as Brue, and learned that he was operating the vehicle with a suspended license. Brue was released on a summons.
Leslie Matthews, 43, of 178 Friendship Alley, Amelia, was arrested Saturday at 9:36 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on charges of driving while intoxicated, improper lane usage, driving under suspension, inciting to riot, disturbing the peace by appearing in an intoxicated condition and resisting an officer.
A deputy in the Amelia area made contact with Matthews and located an active Terrbonne Parish warrant. Matthews was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Matthews was released on recognizance.
Ashton Martinez, 18, of 115 Aristile Road, Morgan City, was arrested Sunday at 1:34 p.m. on the charge of theft of goods.
A deputy patrolling the Bayou Vista area responded to a local business for a shoplifting incident. The deputy found evidence that Martinez made an attempt to remove an item from the business without paying for it. Martinez was released on a summons.
Brennan Moore, 22, of 118 Levet Lane, Franklin, was arrested Monday at 4:01 a.m. on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of Schedule II drugs and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
A deputy patrolling Centerville responded to a complaint of a vehicle in a ditch on US 90 near La. 317. The deputy made contact with the driver of the vehicle who was identified as Moore. While speaking with Moore, the deputy observed a firearm holster in the side door compartment, and learned that Moore had a loaded firearm in the center console of the vehicle. The deputy observed a small plastic bag containing suspected marijuana fall out of the vehicle as Moore exited. The deputy also found MDMA pills inside of said plastic bag. Moore was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail is set.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrests:
Randranique Williams, 26, of Martin Luther King Boulevard., Franklin, was arrested Friday at 9:02 a.m. on charges of disturbing the peace by fighting and simple battery. Williams was booked, processed, and released on a $3,500 bond.
Kimiya Joseph, 24, of Morris Street, Franklin, was arrested Friday at 9:02 a.m. on the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting. Joseph was booked, processed, and released on a $1,000 bond.
Drizzt Morales, 21, of Cayce Street, Franklin, was arrested Saturday at 11:47 a.m. on charges of possession of stolen things, resisting an officer - three counts and simple escape. Morales was additionally charged on a warrant for parole violation. Officers responded to a residence on Cayce Street in reference to a complaint of a subject with stolen property. Upon arrival, officers attempted to make contact with Morales, who allegedly ran out of the residence to the back yard. Officers were able to detain Morales. Upon walking with Morales to the front of the residence, Morales allegedly pulled away from officers and allegedly began to run again. Officers were able to take Morales into custody. Morales was booked, processed, and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
Edward Delone, 43, of Carl C. Foulcard Drive, Franklin, was arrested Saturday at 10:20 p.m. on charges of simple battery and resisting an officer. Delone was booked, processed, and held on a $5,000 bond.
Kerry Davis Jr., 26, of Alexander Lane, Franklin, was arrested Sunday at 8:19 p.m. on warrants for Chitimacha Tribal Police Department for charges of domestic abuse by strangulation and simple assault. Davis was booked, processed, and released on a $3,000 bond.
Malik Byers, 21, of Stoneridge Drive, Duson, was arrested Monday at 11:04 a.m. on a warrant dated for the charge of aggravated second degree battery. Byers was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
Chitimacha Police Chief Hal Hutchinson reported the following arrests:
Howard Prejean, 55, of Walnut Ridge Drive, Dallas, Texas, was arrested Thursday on the charge of theft. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to a possible theft.
Dwight Collins, 40, of Collins Lane, Charenton, was arrested Saturday on the charge of remaining where forbidden and a fugitive warrant for failure to appear on charge of disturbing the peace by intoxication. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to a subject who had been previously banned from the property. During the investigation, it was learned that Collins had been previously banned from the tribal business and also had an active 16th Judicial District warrant, and he was arrested.
Colby Spain, 34, of Iberia Street, Franklin, was arrested Saturday on the charge of remaining where forbidden and two fugitive warrants for criminal neglect of family. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to a possible subject who had been previously banned from the property. During the investigation, it was learned that Spain had been previously banned from the tribal business and also had active 16th Judicial District warrants, and he was arrested.
Donald Lockett, 51, of Orange Grove, New Iberia, was arrested Sunday on the charge of theft over $1000. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to a possible theft.

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart wants a bigger slice of the crowded meal kits business, announcing Monday that it will offer easy-to-make dinners in more stores this year.
The move puts the world’s largest retailer in direct competition with meal-kit companies such as Blue Apron and HelloFresh, which deliver boxes of raw meat and chopped vegetables to subscribers’ doorsteps. After Walmart’s announcement Monday, Blue Apron’s stock tumbled 5 percent.
Walmart said its meal kits, which will expand from 250 stores to more than 2,000, will be available in its deli section or can be ordered online and picked up later that day. It is offering three types of kits: pre-portioned meals that need to be cooked; ingredients that pair with its rotisserie chicken; or one-step dishes that just need to be heated up. The meals feed two people and are priced between $8 and $15.
Several companies already offer meal kits, both online and in stores. Amazon, which bought grocer Whole Foods last year, sells meal kits on its site and at its recently-opened convenience store in Seattle. Albertsons Cos., the owner of Safeway, Carrs and other supermarkets, bought online meal-kit service Plated last year to sell the kits at its 2,300 stores.
Blue Apron Holdings Inc., meanwhile, has struggled since it became a publicly-traded company in June; it recently said it lost 15 percent of its customers last year compared with the year before. Its shares are down 74 percent since its initial public offering price of $10.
Walmart Inc., based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said its meal kits will be made in stores. Its dishes will include meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken fried rice.

Berwick finished 2-0 this weekend at its Panther Classic, defeating Central Catholic, 4-2, Friday and Morgan City, 12-1, Saturday.
In Saturday’s win, the Tigers actually led 1-0 after the top of the second inning, but Berwick erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the frame and added a run in the bottom of the fourth.
The game was called in the fifth inning due to the 10- run mercy rule.
Berwick’s pitching trio of Zeph Hoffpauir, Chad Lagrange and Denver Jenkins combined to no-hit Morgan City.
Lagrange, the second of three Berwick pitchers, earned the win. In 2.2 innings, he surrendered one walk, hit one batter and fanned one.
Hoffpauir started the game, and in 1.1 innings, he surrendered one earned run, three walks, hit one batter and fanned two.
Jenkins pitched an inning and surrendered no runs, hits or walks but hit one batter.
Offensively, the Panthers collected 13 hits, while Morgan City committed five errors.
Hoffpauir and Reid Wiley led Berwick’s offense. Hoffpauir was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run, while Wiley was 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were
Barrett Hover, 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs; Lucas Hatch, 1-for-3, a double, two RBIs and a run; Kyle Boudreaux, 2-for-3, two RBIs and two runs; Mitchell Sanford, 2-for-4, a run; and Kyle Pitre, 1-for-3, an RBI and two runs.
Friday, Berwick scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Central Catholic scored its two runs in the top of the sixth.
Boudreaux led Berwick with a 1-for-3 performance with a triple, an RBI and a run. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were Patrick Robertson, 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Pitre, 2-for-3, a run;
Sanford, 1-for-2, a double and a run; and Wiley, 1-for-2, an RBI and a stolen base.
Seth Canty earned the win as he tossed a complete- game five-hitter. In seven innings, he surrendered two earned runs, one walk and fanned two.
Thursday, Berwick opened play in its tournament with a 13-12 win against Covenant Christian.
In a back-and-fourth game, Berwick entered the bottom of the seventh down 12-11.
However, after Berwick loaded the bases with back-to-back singles by Hatch and Hoffpauir and an intentional walk to Hover, Hatch and Hoffpauir each scored via a Covenant Christian miscue to win the
game.
Early on, each team scored two runs in the first inning, while Berwick added three runs in the third and four more in the fourth for a 9-2 advantage.
Covenant Christian erupted for seven runs in the fifth for a 9-all game, while Berwick retook the lead at 11-9 in the bottom of the fifth.
Covenant Christian cut its deficit to 11-10 in the top of the sixth before scoring two in the top of the seventh, setting up the dramatic finish.
Berwick outhit Covenant Christian 18-7, but Berwick pitching combined for four walks and seven hit batters.
Each team committed five miscues.
Brett Williams, the final of four Berwick pitchers, earned the win. In 2.3 innings, he surrendered three runs (one earned) on two hits with one hit batter and three strikeouts.
Robertson started the game for Berwick, and in 4.3 innings, he surrendered five runs (four earned) on four hits with four walks, one hit batter and seven strikeouts.
Berwick’s top offensive contributors were: Pitre, 3-for-4, two doubles and two runs; Sanford, 2-for-2, a triple, two RBIs and three runs; Hatch, 2-for-4, a home run, an RBI and a run; Williams, 2-for-3, three
RBIs and two runs; Wiley, 3-for-3, two runs; Robertson, 2-for-3, a double and an RBI; Hoffpauir, 1-for-4, an RBI; and Boudreaux, 2-for-5, a run.
Berwick (6-1), which has won six straight since dropping its season opener to Morgan City, will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Central Lafourche in a 6 p.m. contest.
CCHS is 0-2
this weekend
Central Catholic finished 0-2 this weekend at Berwick’s Panther Classic, falling 4-2 to Berwick Friday and 7-5 to Covenant Christian Saturday.
In Saturday’s loss, Covenant Christian took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second.
While Central Catholic cut its deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the third and 5-4 after four innings, Covenant Christian scored two runs in the top of the fifth for a 7-4 lead. Central Catholic plated a run in the
bottom of the sixth.
Central Catholic outhit Covenant Christian 8-5, but Central Catholic committed four errors.
Nathan Hebb suffered the loss. In 3.2 innings, he surrendered five runs (none earned) on four hits with two walks, one hit batter and four strikeouts.
Offensively, Bryce Grizzaffi led the Eagles with a 2-for-3 performance with a double and a run. Other top Central Catholic offensive contributors were Ryan Miller, 2-for-3, an RBI and a run; Luke Barbier,
1-for-3, a double and two RBIs; Sammy Spitale, 1-for-2, an RBI; and Thomas Mire, an RBI.
Friday against Berwick, the Panthers scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Central Catholic scored its two runs in the top of the sixth.
Mire led Central Catholic with a 2-for-3 performance with a run. Other top Central Catholic offensive contributors were Tyler Longman, 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Hunter Daigle, 1-for-2, a double and a run.
Grant Stansbury suffered the loss. In six innings, he surrendered four runs (three earned) on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Central Catholic (3-4) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Ellender in a 6 p.m. contest.
MCHS falls twice
The Morgan City High School Tigers were defeated twice this weekend at Berwick’s Panther Classic, falling Friday to Covenant Christian, 6-5, and Saturday to Berwick, 12-1.
Against Berwick, the Tigers actually led 1-0 after the top of the second inning, but Berwick erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the frame and added a run in the bottom of the fourth.
The game was called in the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.
Berwick’s pitching no-hit Morgan City, while the Panthers collected 13 hits.
Morgan City committed five errors.
Kade Dupre had an RBI for Morgan City.
Gage Hirschmann suffered the loss. In 1.1 innings, he surrendered eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits.
Friday against Covenant Christian, the Lions led 2-0 after an inning and 5-1 after two complete, but Morgan City scored four runs in the top of the third to tie the game at 5.
Covenant Christian scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lions outhit Morgan City 5-4, while Covenant Christian committed four errors to Morgan City’s three miscues. Just one of Covenant Christian’s five runs was earned.
Despite the loss, Morgan City’s Logan Tingle threw a five-hitter. In six innings, he surrendered five runs (one earned) with two walks, two hit batters and fanned five.
Offensively, Morrquise Charles led Morgan City with a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, three RBIs, a stolen base and a run. Ross Albritton added a 1-for-3 performance with
an RBI to round out Morgan City’s top offensive contributors.
Morgan City (4-5) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Terrebonne in a 6 p.m. contest.
Patterson
beats Franklin
T h e P a t t e r s o n Lumberjacks won their lone contest at Hanson’s tournament Saturday with a 12-2 run-rule win in five innings against Franklin.
The Lumberjacks led 5-0 after an inning, 6-2 after two complete and scored two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth to end the game via the 10-run mercy rule.
Hayden Pinho earned the win. In two innings, he surrendered two runs (one earned) on four hits with one hit batter and one strikeout.
Amarea Christopher pitched three innings of relief and surrendered one hit and fanned one.
Patterson outhit Franklin 8-5.
Reid Perkins and Randy Paul led Patterson offensively. Perkins was 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run, while Paul was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run. Other top Patterson offensive contributors
were Pinho, 1-for-1 with an RBI and two runs; Christopher, 1-for-1, an RBI and a run; and Thomas Cheely, an RBI.
Patterson (3-4) will return to action Monday when it hosts Albany in a 5:30 p.m. contest.

Following No. 9 Central Catholic’s 88-18 blowout loss in the Division IV quarterfinals to defending state champion and top seed Lafayette Christian Academy Thursday, Central Catholic High School
coach Ree Case stood for a few moments outside the visitor’s locker room while his team already was inside.
While Lafayette Christian celebrated another trip to the semifinals, Case stood along the baseline, raised his cellphone and snapped a picture of the final score before shortly after entering his team’s locker room.
It may have been the final time he saw the score on the actual scoreboard, but it won’t be the final time his team is reminded of the end result.
“They will see it every workout, every practice,” Case said. “That picture will be up in the locker room. They will see that score a lot between now and next year. Like I told them, the great thing is we have no seniors, but I told them if we’re a year older and not a year better, then we’ll lose this game again next year.”
Central Catholic finishes its season with a 16-15 mark, while Lafayette Christian improves to 24-5. The Knights will face No. 4 Southern Lab in the Division IV semifinals next week. The Kittens advanced after knockin g o f f C e n t r a l C a t h o l i c ’s a n d Lafayette Christian’s district foe, No. 5 Vermilion Catholic, 49- 35, Thursday.
Thursday, Central Catholic fell behind fairly early and could never recover as the Knights rolled to the dominating victory.
W h i l e C e n t r a l Catholic came in with a game plan to make Thursday’s contest a half-court game while running clock and driving to the basket to draw fouls, turnovers that led to Lafayette Christian points soon ended that game plan.
Central Catholic began the game with a 2-0 lead after Brooks Thomas, who was fouled on a drive to the basket, sank two free throws with 7:16 remaining.
However, Lafayette C h r i s t i a n ’s Greg Williams tied the score on the other end at 2-all just seconds later.
Soon after, the Knights sped up the game and took control, ending the first quarter on a 21-4 run for a 23-6 lead after a period of play.
“We executed, and then we quit doing it,” Case said. “We got impatient. We took some bad shots, some poor shots that led to runouts, and then they got a lead.”
At that point, everything Case had prepared his team to do for two weeks had to be thrown out the window “and play the one way we couldn’t play to try to beat them,” which was to run up and down
the floor with Lafayette Christian.
“We couldn’t beat them playing their game, and it showed tonight,” he said.
In the second quarter, Central Catholic had just one field goal, a basket by Davidyione Bias to cut Central Catholic’s deficit to 27-8.
The Eagles’ three other points in the quarter came from the free-throw line.
Lafayette Christian closed the quarter with a buzzer- b e a t i n g three-pointer by Victor Dupre for a 43-11 halftime lead.
Things got worse in the third quarter as Central Catholic was outscored 28-2.
The Eagles’ lone basket came on a layup by Ross Thomas with 1:16 remaining in the quarter to make the score 6 8 - 1 3 L a f a y e t t e Christian.
The lead got as large as 71 points at 86-15 after Errol Rogers’ three-pointer with 4:34 remaining.
“Whether we lost by two or by 70, I was disappointed we lost,” Case said. “We got behind. We just didn’t play the way we were capable of playing. Going into this season, as young as we were, if you would have told me we would have finished the season 16-15 and made it to the quarters, I would have said we had a successful season. Tonight just made it disappointing to finish the season this
way.”
Williams led Lafayette Christian with 17 points. Other Lafayette Christian players in double figures were Pierre Dupre with 13 and Victor Dupre with 11.
Brooks Thomas led Central Catholic with six points. Other Eagles scorers were Bias, four, and D.J. Lewis, Da’mondrick Blackburn, Elijah Swan and Ross Thomas with two each.