These West St. Mary Wolfpack linemen are preparing for the Fire on the Bayou football contest against the Franklin High Hornets Friday at 7 p.m. at J. C. Dry Stadium. West St. Mary (0-3) and Franklin (0-3) will meet in the Fire on the Bayou game for the first time in five seasons. Friday’s contest will also mark the start of the District 7-2A season.
CENTERVILLE’S MORTY FREDERICK (5) and Xavier Armstrong (3) make the stop of this Delcambre Panther Friday at Bulldog Stadium. The Centerville Bulldogs (3-0) will travel to face Ecole Classique on Friday in non-district action at 7 p.m.
We are less than a month into the school year, and suddenly, we’re swamped.
You too?
Six o’clock sneaks up on my family, and we have a million balls in the air — soccer practice, dance class, pre-algebra homework, jobs — and none of them is magically making dinner.
Still, my family needs to eat. So, I have a slew of super simple under-30-minute dinners that I can pull together in less time than it takes to get a pizza delivered. The trick is to keep the number of ingredients to a minimum, and select a fast-cooking protein, like boneless skinless chicken breast.
Quick Skillet Chicken with Leeks earns high marks on both fronts, making it an excellent addition to your weeknight dinner rotation. Just a few carefully selected ingredients work together to get a ton of flavor without a lot of fuss. Leeks are the star. If you aren’t familiar with them, leeks may feel a little exotic. Used frequently in French cooking, they look like an oversized scallion, and taste like a mellow, slightly grassy onion (but better — I hesitated to use the word grassy, but then opted for accuracy over enticement).
Once you discover leeks and realize how hardy they are — they’ll last at least a week in your fridge — you’ll buy them and find ways to work them into your recipes. Almost any place you use onions, you could swap in leeks for a flavor tweak. Find them in the produce aisle, or with frozen vegetables. And, you can even freeze your own fresh leek slices if you want to stock up for a future recipe.
Today’s recipe couldn’t be easier: pan-sear chicken, and spoon over sliced leeks mixed with a little melted butter, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce and chicken stock, and then finish the whole thing in the oven for 15 minutes. By the time you set out the plates, dinner will be on the table.
QUICK SKILLET CHICKEN WITH LEEKS
Start to finish: 25 minutes
Filling:
6 small chicken breast cutlets, about 2 pounds
2 tsp. olive oil
1 cup thinly sliced leek (fresh, or frozen), white and light green only, about 1 leek
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
½ cup chicken stock
1 tsp. powdered dry mustard
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400 F. Salt and pepper chicken. Brown chicken in olive oil in oven safe skillet over medium high heat just until the first side is golden, about 3 minutes.
In a medium bowl, mix together sliced leeks, melted butter, chicken stock, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Flip chicken over in the skillet.
Spoon leek mixture on top of chicken and place the whole pan in the oven to finish cooking, about 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and the leeks are tender. (If leeks appear to get too dry, place a sheet of aluminum foil right on top of the pan.)
Serve chicken with some sauce spooned on top.
Servings: 6
—Nutrition information per serving: 220 calories; 67 calories from fat; 8 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 97 mg cholesterol; 456 mg sodium; 2 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 35 g protein.
—Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian is an expert on healthy eating on a budget. She is the author of the cookbook, “Supermarket Healthy.”
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests:
Russell Singleton Jr., 49, of 326 Sterling Drive, Houma, was additionally charged Tuesday at 6:57 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of issuing worthless checks.
Singleton was already incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center when a correctional officer located the active warrant. Bail on the warrant is set at $500.
John Buck Jr., 30, of 266 Ricohoc Drive, Ricohoc, was arrested Tuesday at 2:33 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family.
A deputy located Buck on the warrant at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin. Buck was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. Bail is set at $2,140.
Nathan Lovell III, 24, of 131 Riverview Drive, Patterson, was arrested Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. on the charge of possession of marijuana and on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing. Lovell was also arrested on a warrant from Assumption Parish for failure to appear on the charge of theft.
A deputy located Lovell on the warrants, at a residence on Ledoux Circle in Patterson. While searching Lovell, the deputy located a small amount of marijuana. Lovell was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail is set at $12,200.
Magan Gaudet, 26, of 112 Ledoux Circle, Patterson, was arrested Wednesday at 11:08 p.m. on a warrant for the charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
A deputy went to Ledoux Circle to locate a subject wanted on warrants. The deputy came into contact with Gaudet and located the active warrant for her arrest. Gaudet was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail is set at $15,000.
Bryan Gaudet, 44, of 221 Universe Road, Bayou Vista, was arrested Thursday at 2:03 a.m. on the charge of domestic abuse battery.
Deputies responded to a call for service regarding a disturbance. While speaking with the parties involved, deputies gathered evidence that Gaudet pushed a female victim during an argument between the two at a residence in Bayou Vista. Gaudet was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail is set.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrest:
Gary Jones, 50, of Cayce Street, Franklin, was arrested Wednesday at 10:12 p.m. on the charges of theft of goods under $100, resisting an officer by flight, and bicycle lights required. Jones was booked, processed, and held on a $3,250 bond.
Chitimacha Police Chief Hal Hutchinson reported the following arrest:
Kole Fluke, 23, of Coushatta Drive, Charenton, was arrested Tuesday on charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. He was transported to the parish jail.
Officers responded to a residence on the reservation in reference to damaged property. During the investigation, it was learned that Fluke had damaged the property.
The guests at Tuesday’s Franklin City Council meeting confirmed that October will be a busy month for the city.
Diane Wiltz spoke on behalf of the Main Street Merchants Association, concerning the upcoming 19th annual Harvest Moon Festival, to be held Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“We are getting ready for this year’s festival,” Wiltz said, “and we want to put this in stone now, that the Harvest Moon Festival, until there is no more Franklin, Louisiana, will always be the last Saturday in October.”
Wiltz said that the MSMA wants people to be able to visit Franklin at the same time every year, and that setting an immovable date for the festival was a good way to achieve that. She also said that this year, the city can look forward to another great festival of music, food and shopping. Though, apart from the usual festivities, this year will see the return of the Halloween Mutt-strut costume contest. Festivalgoers are invited to dress their dogs in their most creative costumes to be judged, with prizes awarded at 1 p.m., at the festival. The entry fee is $10 and applications can be picked up at Korrie’s Kozy Kennels and Pet Salon, The French Door and The Lamp Lighter.
Also Tuesday, Alfreida Edwards announced that the annual National Night Out event, to foster stronger bonds between law enforcement and the communities they police, will be held Oct. 3 at Pecot Park, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “It is a national event that is held yearly. Normally, it is held the first Tuesday of August. However, they allow southern states, such as Louisiana, to hold it on the first Tuesday in October because our weather is so warm,” explained Edwards.
The council was also addressed by Franklin Masonic Lodge 57 member Blaise Smith. In his address, Smith updated the council on the status of the repairs on the historic building, and what could be expected in months to come.
Smith said that during the six month period necessary for the bricks and their mortar to cure, the area received so much rain that it was necessary for the master bricklayer chosen for the work to take another job in a dryer area, for lack of progress available at the lodge building project.
After the bricklayer finishes the job he undertook in the interim, he is slated to return and finish the job here, on Main Street.
“We’re looking at the first or second week in October, according to him (bricklayer), if everything goes alright, he’ll come back and he’ll do the rest of the brickwork, all the way up.
“Once he’s done with that brickwork, then we’ll be able to open up the sidewalk, because the next phase is work that’s going to be done inside the building,” said Smith.
In addition to the work on the inside of the lodge building, Smith said that next year sometime, the Masons intend to refurbish the sidewalk in front of the building, as well as erect a balcony.
Director of Public Works Jeremy Smith reported to Mayor Pro-tempore Councilman Lester Levine concerning the city’s catch basins and drainage systems, in light of southern coastal Louisiana’s brush with Hurricane Harvey, in late August.
“Toys in the ditches and stuff like that, are going to flow into the pipes and cause a restriction in the pipe. That definitely causes problems,” Smith said. “We try to get them out of the ditches. But if (citizens) could keep the toys and balls and stuff out of the ditches, that would help.”
Smith cited litter as a problem in blocking storm water drainage, as well. But, according to Smith, the repeat offender for causing catch basin and drain blockage continues to be, lawn debris.
“As far as the grass and the leaves and the paper on top of the catch basins, once it rains, everything is going to flow and form a layer on top of that catch basin,” Smith said. “It’s hard for the water to get into it as quickly as it should. But, we try to clean it as much as we can and sweep the streets as much as we can as well, to try to eliminate those problems.”
Levine said, “The question then becomes, to the citizens of Franklin, ‘What can we do to make sure that doesn’t happen?’”
“Don’t blow your grass cuttings and your leaves into the street,” Smith said. “That would help out a lot. Keep your paper from the stores from floating down the street, you know. That would help us out.”
The council also approved a resolution to utilize a $10,000 allocation from St. Mary Parish council to begin work on a comprehensive study to repair the boat landing on Roseville Street.
Prior to adjournment, announcements were made that in addition to Harvest Moon and National Night out, October will see Fit Fun and Fabulous serving St. Mary Parish, downtown Oct. 5; Tour Du Teche, Oct. 7-8 at Parc Sur La Teche; and Keep St. Mary Beautiful city-wide clean-up, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Stage parking lot.
ROME — Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican institute most closely associated with the conservative sexual morals promoted by St. John Paul II, saying it was necessary to adapt and expand its mission to address the reality of today’s Catholics.
Officials said Tuesday the revamped John Paul II Theological Institute for the Marriage and Family Sciences will offer degrees in the social sciences — such as sociology, anthropology, psychology — as well as biology and other sciences, reflecting a vision of the family that goes well beyond strict Catholic theology.
The new mission takes its inspirational cues from the vision of marriage and family life contained in Francis’ controversial 2016 document “The Joy of Love.”
That document called for the church to accompany even those Catholics living in “imperfect” family situations such as divorce and cohabitation, confirming Francis’ vision of the church as more of a “field hospital” for wounded souls than a privileged home for the perfect.
As a result, speculation had mounted about the fate of the John Paul II institute. Its founding 1982 mission statement said it was needed to “illustrate to the faithful the most perfect image of marriage and family.” The institute is affiliated with the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, but has branches around the world, including in the United States and Australia.
Its new mission statement says the church, while remaining faithful to Christ’s teaching, must look “with the understanding of love and wise realism, to the reality of families today in all their complexities, in their light and shadows.”
The inclusion of biological sciences in the curriculum, and a mission statement that cites a focus on human “regeneration” and care for the planet, suggests that the revamped institute will address human sexuality, the environment and the church’s position on artificial contraception.
Already, Francis has authorized a historical study of the 1968 document “Humanae Vitae,” which articulated the church’s opposition to artificial contraception at a time when the church was under attack by population control activists.
The institute’s leadership insisted that Francis’ reboot was evidence of his firm dedication to the institute and not a break from its past.
“It’s a strong gesture that means the institute isn’t just tolerated but is relaunched,” said the president, Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri.
It wasn’t clear how the changes would affect the institute’s international branches, some of which have already started the 2017-18 academic year and offer graduate degrees in theological-focused disciplines that will apparently longer exist.
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Morgan City High School defeated Division 1 Destrehan 3-1 (25-9, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22) at Morgan City Tuesday.
Morgan City collected 44 kills, 13 aces and 14 solo blocks.
Kennedy Hebert led the squad with 20 kills, four aces, eight digs and two solo blocks. Other top Morgan City contributors were Jolee Nini, 39 assists, one ace and two digs; Sh’diamond Holly, 12 kills, one dig and eight solo blocks; Haylie Crappell, seven kills, three aces and six digs; Allie Vincent, one ace and 18 digs; McKenzi Smith, two aces and 11 digs; Karmen Peterson, five kills and one dig; and Hallie Blanchard, two aces and two digs.
In junior varsity action, Morgan City defeated Destrehan 2-0 (25-14, 25-9).
Mary Vincent and Brynn Stephens led Morgan City. Vincent had 10 assists and three digs, while Stephens recorded two kills, one assist, one ace and six digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Daysha Tivet, one kill, one ace and eight digs; Peterson, three kills and one ace; and Jamia Francois, four kills.
Morgan City (10-4) will return to action Thursday when it hosts Division 2 Assumption.
CCHS defeats
South Terrebonne
Central Catholic High School defeated Division 2 South Terrebonne 3-1 (25-15, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22) in Bourg Tuesday.
Central Catholic had 52 kills, 43 assists, 90 digs and 18 solo blocks.
Yani Johnson led Central Catholic with 20 kills, six digs and 10 solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Taylor Picou, two kills, 20 assists, one ace and 13 digs; Katie Hoffpauir, one kill, 22 assists, two aces and eight digs; Caroline Green, 10 kills and five solo blocks; Quincee Wiggins, one kill and 26 digs; Brooke Lipari, three aces and 12 digs; Sydney Williams, five kills, five digs and two solo blocks; Madison Theriot, seven kills and two digs; and Bailee Lipari, five kills and nine digs.
Central Catholic (9-7) will return to action Thursday when it travels to face Division 2 South Lafourche.
Berwick falls
to Assumption
The Berwick Lady Panthers fell on the road to Division 2 Assumption Tuesday in three games.
Berwick fell by scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-15.
No individual stats were available for Wednesday’s newspaper.
Berwick (7-8) will return to action this weekend when it participates in Northeast’s tournament, which begins Friday and continues Saturday.
Morgan City High School defeated Division II South Terrebonne 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 16-14) in Morgan City Monday.
As a team, Morgan City had 45 kills, 37 assists, 61 digs and 11 solo blocks.
Sh’diamond Holly, Kennedy Hebert and Jolee Nini led the team. Holly had 21 kills and five solo blocks, while Hebert recorded 14 kills, 15 digs and four solo blocks. Nini contributed three kills, 36 assists and seven digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Karmen Peterson, six kills and three digs; Haylie Crappell, one kill, three aces and six digs; Allie Vincent, one ace and 13 digs; McKenzi Smith, 10 digs; Hallie Blanchard, six digs; and Jamia Francois, one assist, one dig and two solo blocks.
In junior varsity action, Morgan City won 2-1 (25-19, 20-25, 15-12).
As a team, Morgan City had eight aces and four solo blocks.
Mary Vincent led Morgan City with four kills, 19 assists, five aces, one dig and one solo block. Other top Morgan City contributors were Peterson, nine kills, one ace and one dig; Francois, seven kills and three solo blocks; and Daysha Tivet, 10 digs.
Last week, Morgan City finished 3-1 at its Lady Tiger Classic.
Morgan City defeated West St. Mary and Division 1 Hahnville Thursday and Division 2 Sam Houston Saturday before being eliminated from the tournament by Division 1 H.L. Bourgeois.
Against West St. Mary, Morgan City won 2-0 (25-4, 25-3).
Morgan City had 16 aces.
Nini led Morgan City with seven assists, four aces and one dig. Other top Morgan City contributors included Hebert, two kills and six aces; Holly, three kills and one solo block; Crappell, two kills, two aces and one dig; and Scottie Metrejean, one assist and two aces.
Against Hahnville, Morgan City won 2-1 (25-18, 14-25, 15-12).
Morgan City had five solo blocks in the win.
Nini and Holly led Morgan City. Nini had one kill, 20 assists and three digs, while Holly contributed 11 kills and one solo block. Other top Morgan City contributors were Hebert, eight kills, one ace, two digs and two solo blocks; Smith, three aces and four digs; Allie Vincent, eight digs; Francois, one kill and one solo block; and Crappell, one dig and one solo block.
Against Sam Houston, Morgan City won 2-0 (25-14, 25-20).
Nini, Hebert and Holly led Morgan City. Nini had 15 assists and one dig, while Hebert contributed seven kills, five digs and three solo blocks. Holly added nine kills and one dig. Other top Morgan City contributors were Crappell, three kills, one assist, one ace and three digs; Smith, two kills, one ace and three digs; and Allie Vincent, one ace and five digs.
Against H.L. Bourgeois, Morgan City fell 2-0 (25-23, 25-19).
Morgan City had nine solo blocks.
Hebert led Morgan City with four kills, one assist, four digs and four solo blocks. Other top contributors were Nini, one kill, nine assists, one ace and one dig; Holly, three kills, one assist and four solo blocks; Francois, one kill, one dig and one solo block; and Smith, one ace and two digs.
Morgan City will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Division 1 Destrehan.
Berwick finishes weekend 2-1 at Lady Tiger Classic
Berwick High School finished the weekend 2-1 at Morgan City’s Lady Tiger Classic with wins against Division 2 Carencro and Division 1 Thibodaux before being eliminated by Division 1 H.L. Bourgeois.
Against Carencro, Berwick won 2-0 (25-13, 25-15).
Berwick had seven aces.
Morgan Toups led Berwick with seven kills, one solo block and one block assist. Other top Berwick contributors were Hannah Henry, nine assists, two aces and one dig; Alyssa Gray, three kills, five assists and five digs; Hanna McCue, four kills, one dig and one solo block; Brittany Roberie, one kill, two aces and three digs; and Ryleigh Arnold, two kills, one solo block and one block assist.
Against Thibodaux, Berwick won 2-1 (25-12, 25-27, 15-11).
Berwick had six aces and four solo blocks.
Gray and Henry led Berwick. Gray had five kills, seven assists and four digs, while Henry contributed two kills, 12 assists and four digs. Other top Berwick contributors were Toups, seven kills and two digs; Katie Conrad, four kills, two aces, two digs and one solo block; Maci Broussard, three aces and 10 digs; Roberie, one ace and 13 digs; and Abby Sanford, 10 digs
Against H.L. Bourgeois, Berwick fell 2-0 (25-9, 25-21).
Toups and Gray led Berwick. Toups had six kills, one dig, two solo blocks and two block assists, while Gray contributed two kills, three assists, six digs and one block assist. Other top Berwick contributors included Arnold, one assist, three digs and one block assist; Henry, six assists and one dig; Roberie, eight digs; Megan Lipari, one kill, one ace and three digs; and Broussard, five digs.
Berwick will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Division 2 Assumption.
CCHS wins
Brusly’s tourney
Central Catholic won Brusly’s tournament Saturday with a 5-1 record.
After finishing pool play 2-1 with wins against Division 4 opponents Delcambre and John Curtis and a loss to Division 1 Baton Rouge High, the Lady Eagles reeled off three straight wins with victories against Division 3 Brusly High, Division 2 Plaquemine High and a win against Baton Rouge High in the finals.
Against Delcambre, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-6, 25-9).
Central Catholic collected 10 aces.
Yani Johnson led the team with seven kills, three digs, two solo blocks and one block assist. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Quincee Wiggins, two assists, five aces and four digs; Taylor Picou, two kills, six assists and one dig; Katie Hoffpauir, seven assists and four aces; Sydney Williams, five kills and one block assist; and Haley Fontenot and Caroline Green, each one kill and one block assist.
Against John Curtis, Central Catholic won 2-1 (25-15, 20-25, 15-12).
Central Catholic had 10 solo blocks and 19 block assists.
Johnson led the Lady Eagles with five kills, two aces, one dig, five solo blocks and five block assists. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Bailee Lipari, five kills, two digs, one solo block and three block assists; Hoffpauir, one kill, 10 assists and two digs; Ava Nicar, two kills, one ace, two digs, two solo blocks and three block assists; Green, three kills, one solo block and five block assists; Wiggins, two assists, two aces and five digs; Picou, eight assists and two digs; Brooke Lipari, five digs; and Williams, three kills, one solo block and two block assists.
Against Baton Rouge High, Central Catholic fell 2-0 (25-23, 26-24).
Central Catholic had 11 solo blocks and six block assists.
Johnson led Central Catholic with five kills, one ace, four solo blocks and two block assists. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Williams, two kills, two digs, three solo blocks and two block assists; Picou, eight assists, two aces and two digs; Hoffpauir, five assists and three digs; Green, one kill, two solo blocks and one block assist; and Brooke Lipari, one ace and three digs.
Against Brusly, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-19, 29-27).
Central Catholic had eight aces, seven solo blocks and 10 block assists.
Johnson led Central Catholic with four kills, five aces, one dig, four solo blocks and three block assists. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Hoffpauir, one kill, six assists, one ace and six digs; Bailee Lipari, five kills, one ace and five digs; Green, two kills, one dig, two solo blocks and two block assists; Wiggins, one assist, one ace and seven digs; Picou, six assists and two digs; and Williams, one solo block and four block assists.
Against Plaquemine, Central Catholic won 2-0 (25-9, 25-3)
Central Catholic had nine aces.
Hoffpauir led Central Catholic with eight assists and five aces. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Madison Theriot, five kills; Johnson, four kills and one ace; Picou, two assists, one ace and one dig; and Rayne Hotard, two aces.
Against Baton Rouge High in the finals, Central Catholic won 2-1 (18-25, 25-21, 15-8).
Central Catholic had eight aces.
Johnson led Central Catholic with seven kills, one ace and two solo blocks. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Picou, one kill, five assists, one ace and two digs; Hoffpauir, nine assists, one ace and two digs; Wiggins, two kills, three aces and nine digs; Brooke Lipari, two aces and three digs; Green, one solo block and one block assist; and Fontenot, one block assist.
Central Catholic will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Division 2 South Terrebonne.
Patterson finishes weekend 1-1 at Lady Tiger Classic
The Patterson Lumberjills finished 1-1 this weekend at Morgan City’s Lady Tiger Classic with a win loss to Division 3 Westlake and a win against West St. Mary.
Against Westlake, Patterson fell 2-0 (25-10, 25-5), while the squad defeated West St. Mary 2-0 (25-13, 25-11).
No individual statistics were submitted.
Patterson will return to action Wednesday when it hosts Abbeville.
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