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LAFAYETTE _ Zachary Clements connected on 4 of 5 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights to a 55-0 District 7-A win over the Hanson Memorial Tigers here Friday.
LCA improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in District 7-A with the win.
Hanson slipped to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in league play.
Hanson will host Highland Baptist (2-4, 0-2) on Thursday at McCloskey Field at 7 p.m.
The Franklin Hornets collected their first win of the season in a 36-6 Homecoming victory over the Delcambre Panthers in District 7-2A action Friday at J. C. Dry Stadium.
Franklin (1-5, 1-2) scored early on the way to the huge homecoming win.
Brayden Ward, Travis Zeno, Malik King and Isreal Washington all scored touchdowns for the Hornets, who outrushed Delcambre 352-237.
Franklin broke open a scoreless game when Ward scored the first of his two scores on a 34-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was good, giving Franklin an 8-0 lead.
Franklin tallied 22 points in the second quarter for a 30-6 halftime cushion.
Travis Zeno scored on a 5-yard run, sending the Hornets outfront by a 13-0 advantage.
Delcambre’s Colt Dooley scored on a 64-yard run as the Panthers sliced Franklin’s lead to 13-8 in the second quarter.
Malik King helped Franklin extend its lead to 21-8 on his 26-yard TD run.
Zariq Perry fired a 9-yard touchdown strike to Isreal Washington, giving Franklin a 30-6 lead at the half.
In the third quarter, Ward hauled in a 34-yard touchdown strike from Perry to give the Hornets the 36-6 Homecoming and district win over Delcambre.
King led the Hornets in rushing with 76 yards.
Perry connected on 7 of 8 passes for 90 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Delcambre slipped to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in District 7-2A action after the loss to Franklin.
The Hornets (1-5, 1-2) will travel to battle Ascension Episcopal on Friday in league play.
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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests:
Wayne Demarco Jr., 28, of 117 Marin Lane, Patterson, was arrested Thursday at 1:02 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear for the charge of possession of marijuana. A St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center corrections officer learned that Demarco held an active warrant, while booking him in on charges for another agency. Bail is set at $11,500.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrests:
Neile Lorenzo, 43, of Kirk Street, Franklin, was arrested Thursday at 7:17 p.m. on warrants for charges of theft and forgery. Lorenzo was additionally charged with possession of schedule II narcotics. Lorenzo was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
Lynn Lovell, 44, of Kirk Street, Franklin, was arrested Thursday at 9:51 p.m. on charges of principal to theft, illegal possession of stolen things and principal to forgery. Lovell was booked, processed, and held with no bond set at the time of press release.
Jeanerette Interim Police Chief Fernest Martin reported the following arrests:
Terrence Sereal, 29 of Guillotte Street, Jeanerette, was arrested Thursday at 1:09 p.m. on charges of disturbing the peace and simple assault. Sereal was released after posting a $1,500 bond.
Sereal was involved in a disturbance in the area of Ira Street. He made threats towards a victim and was later arrested at the Jeanerette City Marshal’s Office.
Donneka Marie Abraham, 31, of 825 Morris Charles St., Jeanerette, was arrested Thursday at 2:45 p.m. on felony arrest warrants issued by Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office on charges of two counts of theft of goods, theft of goods over $500 and three counts of criminal trespassing.
Abraham was located at Jeanerette City Court where she was arrested, processed and released to Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Chitimacha Police Chief Hal Hitchinson reported the following arrest:
Brent Darden, 32, of Chitimacha Trail, Charenton, was arrested Monday on a Chitimacha Police Department warrant and charged with reckless operation, criminal trespass, mirrors and horns and warning devices. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a tribal business in reference to subject on a dirt bike, trespassing. During the investigation, it was learned that Darden was said subject, and warrants were obtained.
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Chez Hope Inc. held it's Unity Day candle light vigil was held Thursday evening on Main Street in Franklin in commemoration of the victims of domestic violence. The vigil wrapped up the Fit, Fun & Fabulous health campaign, of which Chez Hope was a participant. (Submitted photo)
Coping with the experiences of serving in combat is a monumental task many veterans face upon returning to civilian life.
Michelle Revoir and Annie Ferguson chose to paddle 2,300 miles in separate canoes down the Mississippi River as a form of therapy.
They stopped Saturday in Morgan City after paddling in the Atchafalaya River near the end of their three-month journey through 10 states that finished in St. Mary Parish.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4222 in Morgan City hosted the two veterans for dinner Saturday night. American Legion Post 242 in Patterson and the Marine Corps League-St. Mary Detachment also helped organize the event.
Revoir and Ferguson, both 33, did deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Revoir, who’s from Jacksonville, North Carolina, served in the Air Force for 11 years as an aerial combat photographer. Ferguson, of St. Louis, Missouri, has been in the Navy reserves for 7½ years working as an intelligence specialist and previously was a member of female engagement teams in combat.
The trip was part of Warrior Expeditions, a nonprofit organization that funds paddling, hiking and biking adventures designed to help combat veterans transition from their military service, according to its website. Revoir works as a videographer for Warrior Expeditions.
The adventures serve as “outdoor therapy” to help combat veterans cope with the struggles they face upon returning to life as civilians, Revoir said.
“Over 90 days, it has been quite a life experience educationally, physically, mentally,” Ferguson said of the paddling trip.
The duo, who had never met before beginning the expedition, began their trip July 10 at the beginning of the Mississippi River in Lake Itasca, Minnesota. They chose to branch off into the Atchafalaya toward the end of their journey and finished Sunday at Burns Point State Park on St. Mary Parish’s coastline with the Gulf of Mexico.
Revoir and Ferguson camped out most nights, but they often enjoyed the hospitality of strangers, whom they call “river angels,” staying in homes along the way.
“Meeting people like that restores your faith in humanity hugely,” Revoir said. “For especially vets, you come back, and you hate everyone. So this is a really good way to like people again.”
This voyage was Revoir’s third Warrior Expedition to participate in after doing hiking expeditions in 2015 on the Appalachian Trail and 2016 on the Mountain to Sea Trail in North Carolina.
Ferguson decided to do her first Warrior Expedition this year after learning about the program during her last deployment to Iraq because “she was looking up ways to get outside” once she got home, she said.
Revoir’s brother and her boyfriend, who are also veterans, have completed Warrior hikes, and Revoir has used this paddle trip to make more people aware of the benefits of veterans participating in such a journey.
Seeing the wildlife and scenery, people, and different cultures along the river was therapeutic, Ferguson said.
They stopped at tourist attractions and veterans organizations in many communities they passed.
Many young veterans aren’t as involved in veterans organizations as are older veterans, and Warrior Expeditions get more of the younger generation involved with those groups, Revoir said.
“It’s gotten our generation into these organizations more, which is really, really important,” Revoir said.
The two women averaged 25 miles a day for the first half of the trip and 35 miles a day for the second half. Their longest day was 52 miles.
“You’re by yourself for eight to 10 hours a day in the middle of just absolutely gorgeous country,” Ferguson said.
Hurricane Nate delayed their finish by a day because they were planning to complete the trip Saturday.
Revoir and Ferguson were able to share their experiences with many people by documenting the trip through social media.
“The hard part with the river is that you never know what you’re going to get,” Revoir said. “And so we were fortunate and unfortunate at the same time. The river was never dangerous for us because it was so low, so slow … (but) we paddled a lot more than I thought we would.”
Most of the gear used during the expeditions is donated by sponsor companies, and participants get to keep their canoes and other equipment at the end of the trips.
To learn more about Warrior Expeditions, visit warriorexpeditions.org.
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.
Friday, Oct. 6
7:02 a.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
8:06 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Arrest.
8:45 a.m. 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Criminal damage to property.
9:23 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
9:41 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
10:33 a.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Theft.
10:35 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Theft.
10:51 a.m. 900 block of Youngs Road; 911 hang up call.
11:12 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
11:28 a.m. Glenwood Street; Fire.
12:10 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Arrest.
12:32 p.m. 800 block of Railroad Avenue; Alarm.
1:22 p.m. 500 block of Aucoin Street; Suspicious vehicle.
1:50 p.m. 3000 block of Roderick Street; Complaint.
1:53 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
2:23 p.m. 400 block of Garber Street; Complaint.
2:36 p.m. Mount Street; Complaint.
3:24 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Arrest.
3:51 p.m. La. 70; Traffic incident.
4:20 p.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Telephone harassment.
5:42 p.m. 2400 block of Pecan Street; Loud music.
7:26 p.m. Victor II Boulevard and Brashear Avenue; Traffic incident.
7:34 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Assistance.
7:54 p.m. 500 block of Louisa Street; Theft.
9:47 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Frequent patrols.
11:29 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
Saturday, Oct. 7
12:14 a.m. 600 block of Terrebonne Street; Juvenile problems.
12:58 a.m. Second Street and Brashear Avenue; Suspicious person.
1:26 a.m. 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Accident.
3:01 a.m. General MacArthur and Fourth streets; Animal.
3:39 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Welfare check.
5:06 a.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Officer stand by.
9:35 a.m. 1100 block of McDermott Drive; Arrest.
9:52 a.m. 3000 block of Helen Drive; Utility.
11:56 a.m. 400 block of Fifth Street; Disturbance.
12:18 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
12:54 p.m. 3000 block of Roderick Street; Criminal damage to property.
12:58 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Animal complaint.
12:59 p.m. Fifth and Duke streets; Complaint.
1:29 p.m. Sixth and Franklin streets; Arrest.
2:09 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Crash.
2:32 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Crash.
3:11 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
3:31 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Patrol request.
3:56 p.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Alarm.
3:59 p.m. 700 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Hit and run.
4:36 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Medical.
5:47 p.m. 7400 block of La. 182; 911 hang up.
6:36 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Disturbance.
7:16 p.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Loud music.
7:50 p.m. 300 block of Second Street; Disturbance.
10:08 p.m. 300 block of Mallard Street; Suspicious person.
Sunday, Oct. 8
12:14 a.m. 900 block of Short Street; Medical.
12:27 a.m. 2100 block of Cedar Street; Alarm.
2:36 a.m. Maple and Poplar streets; Reckless driving.
2:45 a.m. 100 block of Third Street; Theft.
3:02 a.m. 3000 block of Diane Drive; Alarm.
3:53 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
4:36 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Disturbance.
5:47 a.m. 700 block of Brashear Avenue; Juvenile problems.
7:02 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Alarm.
10:49 a.m. U.S. 90 West; Arrest.
12:45 p.m. 1400 block of Federal Avenue; Crash.
2:27 p.m. 1400 block of Federal Avenue; Disturbance.
3:32 p.m. 500 block of Fifth Street; Burglary.
3:55 p.m. 700 block of Onstead Street; Complaint.
4:38 p.m. 700 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
4:59 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
6:35 p.m. 1100 block of Fourth Street; Frequent patrols.
6:36 p.m. 3100 block of Tammy Drive; Officer stand by.
8:06 p.m. Maple and Poplar streets; Suspicious vehicle.
8:53 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Traffic incident.
9:37 p.m. 200 block of Arizona Street; Medical.
10:28 p.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Disturbance.
10:34 p.m. 900 block of Hickory Street; Fire.
Monday, Oct. 9
12:39 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Traffic incident.
Rep. Sam Jones was guest speaker at Chez Hope’s Unity Day Luncheon held Thursday in association with the Fit, Fun & Fabulous campaign.
Jones noted that shelters and services such as Chez Hope survived state funding cuts. “Because when you get right down to it, how much better can you get than no one was killed as a result of domestic violence for two years,” he said. “That’s a perfect record, that’s a no-hitter and nobody got to first base.”
He commended Chez Hope’s board, staff and volunteers in aiding battered individuals in a professional and thorough, as well as compassionate, manner.
Jones said that after the Las Vegas shooting incident, “I was thinking, living in a small town, I think there’s some defenses against that kind of thing happening. Because you know your neighbor—sometimes you know too much about your neighbor and sometimes they know too much about us—but sometimes you can see it coming. Sometimes you can see someone struggling, someone’s behavior change, and it’s not out of the ordinary for a neighbor or a family member to see it, pull them on the side. Sometimes just talking does the trick.”
Society cannot afford to neglect such situations, or neglect “our youth. When I think about some of the violence that we’ve had in our community recently in the last year, with children 15 or 16 running around with 9mm (handguns), I don’t remember a time like that. Also, when you look at the ball fields, the summer programs today, it’s a fraction of the kids that used to be there. Not because they’re not here, but because they’re doing other things. The boys and girls clubs are gone, the tutorials are gone, the after-school help is pretty much gone. So where do youth go? Well, they go to the corner, they go to the street, they go behind some person who’s self-appointed leader of the lot, someone who’s going the wrong way on a one-way street.”
He promised to keep up on any bills that will affect Chez Hope or any other local government or organizations.
Jones concluded with, “The Good Samaritan was passing down the road and there’s someone who has been robbed, brutalized and near death. Many people come by and pass, they’re just too busy, don’t want to get involved, they don’t care. People of his own sect, his own religion, just pass him by. The Good Samaritan, who was neither of his sect or his religion, felt pity and stopped and helped him, got him to an inn, paid for him, and tried to revive him.
“But that’s not the whole story. He also told the innkeeper he had to go to town, but I’m going to give you the money to do this. But if it ends up costing more, I’m going to stop and square that up with you too.
“I think the calling of Chez Hope is the Good Samaritan hope of the day. It’s often thankless, they work unseen, but the effects of it are a community like this where we don’t have bars on our windows, we have the right to carry a gun but we generally do not because we don’t feel like we have to, we have good strong law enforcement here that integrates itself with the people and the institutions of the community, and I think we just have great affection for each other.”
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