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Temperance Breeze “Temp Temp” Finister, age 2, a resident and native of Franklin, La., passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Franklin Foundation Hospital in Franklin, La.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 12 noon at the Jones Funeral Home, 1101 Main St., Franklin, La., with Apostle Kirk E. Young, officiating. Burial will follow funeral services in the Franklin Cemetery, Main Street in Franklin, La.
Memories of Temperance will forever remain in the hearts of her parents, John H. Finister V and Tonya Marie Finister; three brothers, Julian Randle all of Franklin, La., Antonio Clements and Kayden Clements both of Lafayette, La.; two sisters, Jada Finister of Pierre Part, La. and Bailey Finister of Franklin, La.; her paternal grandparents, Mrs. Lee (Sheron R.) Steward of Garden City, La. and John Finister IV of San Jose, Calif., her maternal grandmother, Mary “Cathy” Clements of Lafayette, La.; two uncles, four aunts, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends,
Temperance was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, a brother, and both her maternal and paternal great-grandparents.
Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Houma-Jeanerette in charge of arrangements.
Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family.

Baldwin received word at their town meeting Thursday that their water treatment and sewage woes of late, are being addressed, with progress in sight.
Martha Cazaubon from the South Central Planning Development Commission provided an update on Baldwin’s pending $236,000 Delta Regional Authority award to be employed in the betterment of the water plant, and two state community water enrichment fund grants of $30,000 each, both of which will be used for improvements to the water plant.
Cazaubon discussed a USDA grant application, with the assistance of SCP, for preliminary engineering work on the sewerage system. The request for funding to the USDA is $30,000.
A resolution was passed to authorize Mayor Donna Lanceslin to submit the request for the grant of the $30,000 available to defray the cost necessary to assess and improve the town’s beleaguered sewerage system.
Cazaubon closed by elaborating on the status of a pending amendment to an older Louisiana Government Assistance Program grant for $20,000 which will also be used for repair to the sewerage system.
State Representative Sam Jones addressed the board to report the availability of $300,000 of grant funds required to repair and maintain the town’s water treatment system.
“Baton Rouge can sometimes be a crazy place,” said Jones, “and if there is 10 cents hanging somewhere that somebody sees is not being used, it could end up in Shreveport, or whoever knows where.
“I’ve always believed, even when I was a mayor, that when you get a grant, you lock that thing in as fast as you can.”
Jones recommended to the board swift management of their grants received. This, he said could be achieved by assigning the grant funds to contracts.
“Tying the money down makes it almost impossible to have the money taken away later,” said Jones.
The board authorized the town to enter into a contract with Miller Engineers and Associates, in connection with improvements to the Baldwin water system.
Reid Miller, Miller Engineers & Associates was on hand to explain what that contract entailed.
“We’ll come into the plant, do an overall system analysis, find out what the issues are, and we’ll work within the budget that you have to get your plant back in operation,” Miller said. “We’ll put together plans and specifications to address any other problems you may have there, and we’ll put that project out for bid. We’ll go through and meet with the mayor and (board) as needed, and we’ll make recommendations on which contractors to use. From there, they’ll go to work and take care of you.”
Miller Engineers is also working on a levee at Bayou Choupique, complete with thru roads and routes around the levee.
Lastly, a resolution of respect was passed for Reverend Robert “Brother Bobby” Hodnett, who passed away on Oct. 16, and was the first guest chaplin of the Baldwin Board of Aldermen.

Franklin Main Street is soliciting Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grant applications from downtown commercial building owners and/or business owners in Franklin.
The Louisiana Main Street program is able to offer two types of competitive grants: a $10,000 grant for major projects and a $2,500 grant for minor projects. The grants require a dollar-for-dollar monetary match for a total of $20,000 and $5,000, respectively. Grant funds—$10,000 or $2,500—are disbursed once the work is completed.
Grants are available for either interior or exterior rehabilitation. This year the time frame to complete projects is limited. All work must be completed by May 31, 2018, to be eligible for reimbursement.
Applications received from Franklin Main Street building owners and/or business owners will compete statewide for funding with other Louisiana Main Street communities.
To be eligible for Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grant funds, a building must be located within the downtown Main Street district, be used for commercial purposes and be at least 50 years old. Additionally, the proposed work must be approved by the Franklin Historic District Commission (HDC) and the Louisiana Main Street office, while also conforming to the guidelines set forth by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Applicants must have a Certificate of Appropriateness from the HDC before the start of the work.
The deadline to submit the completed Main Street Restoration Grant application to the Main Street Program Manager is 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2017.
The Main Street Restoration Grant application, details and deadlines are available from the Community Development Department (ashields@franklin-la.com or 337-828-6345).