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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.

Wednesday, Jan. 17

5:49 a.m. 600 block of Willow Street; Medical.

7:51 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Alarm.

7:53 a.m. 800 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.

7:56 a.m. 1000 block of Seventh Street; Alarm.

8:01 a.m. 700 block of Maine Street; Complaint.

9:16 a.m. 500 block of Orange Street; Assistance.

9:29 a.m. Allison Street; Traffic incident.

11:06 a.m. 1500 block of Bernice Street; Medical.

11:20 a.m. 600 block of Front Street; Suspicious subject.

11:57 a.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.

12:02 p.m. 600 block of General Hodges Street; Complaint.

12:08 p.m. 3000 block of Lesley Drive; Alarm.

12:23 p.m. Walnut Drive; Suspicious subject.

12:26 p.m. Roderick Street; Suspicious subject.

12:58 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.

1:39 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Arrest .

2:14 p.m. 8400 block of La. 182; Complaint.

2:34 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Alarm.

2:51 p.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Crash.

4:31 p.m. 1200 block of Onstead Street; Medical.

5:31 p.m. 500 block of Federal Avenue; Alarm.

6:03 p.m. Levee Road; Remove subject.

8:06 p.m. 600 block of Grove Street; Animal complaint.

8:38 p.m. 1300 block of Second Street; Alarm.

9 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Medical.

11:07 p.m. 100 block of First Street; Suspicious subject.

Thursday, Jan. 18

4:33 a.m. 1100 block of Levee Road; Fire.

Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrests:
Ronald Jones Jr., 37, of Anderson Street, Franklin, was arrested Tuesday at 4:28 p.m. on a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court for failure to appear on the charge of domestic abuse battery - first offense.
Jones was also arrested on a warrant for Thibodaux City Court for failure to appear on the charges of resisting an officer and direct contempt - three counts. Jones was additionally charged with possession of schedule I narcotics synthetic marijuana and possession of a legend drug without a prescription. Jones was booked, processed, and held on a $5,000 bond.
Quincy Jones, 37, of Wilson Street, Jeanerette, was arrested Tuesday at 4:52 p.m. on charges of resisting an officer by false identification and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was additionally charged on a warrant for Terrebonne Parish for failure to appear on the charge of child support and a warrant for Iberia Parish for failure to appear on charges of speeding and no driver’s license. Jones was booked, processed, and held on a $700 bond.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported the following arrests:
Druvan Robinson, 20, of Berwick, was additionally charged Tuesday at 8:32 a.m. with battery of a correctional officer.
Robinson, an inmate at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center, struck a correctional deputy. Robinson remains incarcerated.
Cord Green, 29, of 812 Ida St., Texarkana, Arkansas, was arrested Tuesday at 10:19 p.m. on warrants for charges of failure to register as a sex offender and failure to pay annual registration fee as a sex offender.
Green was transferred from another agency to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on the warrants. The warrants were issued after a detective with the Sex Offender Compliance Section found that Green failed to meet the state requirements as a convicted sex offender. No bail is set. Information on registered sex offenders in St. Mary Parish can be accessed at http://www.sheriffalerts.com/cap_main.php?office=54360.
Mickayla Diggs, 17, of 117 Grand Villa Court, Houma, was arrested Tuesday at 2:24 p.m. on the charge of disturbing the peace offensive language.
A deputy responded to a call for service about a female subject in the roadway on US 90 in Bayou Vista. While speaking with the subjects involved and witnesses, the deputy found that Diggs was yelling and cursing in a parking lot and inside a business off US 90 in Bayou Vista. Diggs was released on a summons.
Juvenile male, 16, of Berwick, was arrested Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. on the charge of possession of Schedule IV clonazepam.
A school resource officer investigated a report of clonazepam pills being located at Patterson High School on Jan. 9. The school resource officer collected evidence that one juvenile male student brought pills to school and gave them to another juvenile male student. With the assistance of school administrators, the pills that were given were found on the second student. The juvenile was charged and then released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
This is the second arrest in the case.

NEW YORK — With the holidays gone, some people still have bad gifts hanging around. Time is ticking, since many retailers have 30-day return windows. But those who have waited can still find a few ways to discard weird sweaters or duplicate air fryers.
That includes selling them on eBay, using gift-swapping sites or donating them to charity. And if they’re lucky, the purchases came from retailers with more generous return policies.
“There are more options for people who have unwanted gifts because the internet makes it easier for you to be connected to someone who does want that item,” said Lindsay Sakraida, director of content marketing with DealNews.com, a price comparison website.
Here are six ways to unload the castoffs:
RETURNS: There’s still time to return gifts at some retailers, as they’re more lenient during the holidays. Many allow returns and exchanges until late January, according to Alex Vlasto, vice president of marketing at StellaService, which monitors customer service at retailers. During the holidays, items shipped by Amazon between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 can be returned until Jan. 31. And for items from Zappos.com and Bed, Bath & Beyond you have one year to return. For consumer gadgets, though, it might be too late. Best Buy had set a Jan. 14 deadline for most holiday purchases.
USE SWAP SITES: Plenty of sites allow shoppers to exchange items for something else. Got another copy of a favorite book? Maybe try bookmooch.com, an online community for exchanging used and new books. The website said giving someone a book earns a point and people can get any book on offer in trade. You do have to pay the cost of mailing the book to the other person. For clothing and accessories, you can try sites like swapstyle.com, where you sign up for free and trade items. Of course, you can always get together in person to swap items too.
TRADE IT IN: Some sites allow shoppers to trade in gifts for cash — or its rough equivalent. Gazelle focuses only on electronics, and lets customers get paid via Amazon gift card, checks or PayPal. There’s also Letgo, a locally focused mobile app that lets you sell electronics, games, clothes and more. You snap a photo of the item, post it to the app and chat with prospective buyers.
SELL IT: Unload that unwanted toy or sweater on sites like ebay.com, Amazon Marketplace or Craigslist. Check the sites to see how much items similar to yours are going for — and then price it. Got a gift from a significant other who has since faded into insignificance? There’s neverlikeditanyway.com, where you can set up a profile using your existing social media ones or from scratch, create a listing and share your breakup story. You can pay $5 to get extra promotion for your item, and if it’s sold the site takes a 6 percent cut of the price. “It’s cheaper than therapy,” the site said.
DONATE: Consider donating items to churches, nonprofit groups, schools or other places. Make sure you get a receipt for income tax purchases, and remember for next time to donate before Dec. 31 to get the deduction sooner.
REGIFT: Shhh. As long as it’s not used or personalized, you can easily wrap something anew and give to a friend or family member as a birthday gift or for other occasion. Just make super-sure you aren’t presenting it to the same person who gave you the gift. Some frequent re-gifters even keep spreadsheets.

Schools in St. Mary Parish stayed closed Thursday because of some maintenance issues caused by hard freezes, but roadways and bridges in the area re-opened during the day Wednesday after sunny weather helped them thaw.

“Having that sun out all day long yesterday and cars driving on the road eliminated the problems because that’s all it takes,” said Duval Arthur, St. Mary Parish’s homeland security and emergency preparedness director.

Once workers were able to break up the ice on the roads and bridges, the ice started melting, Arthur said.

At St. Mary Parish public schools, principals and members of the district maintenance and school custodial staffs reported Thursday to address these problems and allow schools to reopen Friday, Assistant Superintendent Teresa Bagwell said.

Superintendent Leonard Armato said Thursday morning that officials hope to be able to re-open schools Friday, but first had to see how many problems they encounter after temperatures got above freezing during the day Thursday.

Central Catholic High School, Holy Cross Elementary School, Stephensville Elementary School and South Central Louisiana Technical College’s Young Memorial Campus all remained closed Thursday, too.

Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport near Patterson reached a low temperature of 18 degrees Wednesday morning with a wind chill of 4 degrees. The high temperature Wednesday was 34 degrees in Patterson, according to the National Weather Service.

The Wednesday low of 18 degrees may have been the lowest temperatures recorded in the area since 1989, Arthur said.

On Thursday morning, the temperature at the Patterson airport got down to 22 degrees with a wind chill of 12 degrees.

The closest National Weather Service station to the Morgan City area that keeps track of record temperatures is in New Iberia.

Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia recorded a Jan. 17 record low of 17 degrees Wednesday. The previous low for that day was 21 degrees in 1977, said meteorologist Rob Megnia of the National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office.

All of the National Weather Service Lake Charles office’s other weather stations had Jan. 17 record lows Wednesday, which includes Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria and Beaumont, Texas, Megnia said.

The temperatures are expected to warm substantially within the next few days with highs of 42 degrees Thursday, 55 degrees Friday, 67 degrees Saturday, and 72 degrees Sunday at the Patterson airport. Lows are projected to reach 30 degrees Thursday, 45 degrees Friday, 54 degrees Saturday and 58 degrees Sunday.

Precipitation will return to the forecast for Sunday with a 70 percent chance of showers Sunday night.