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Williams inducted into Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 1:38pm

Burnie Williams of Morgan City, a member of the Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association, has been inducted into the Louisiana State Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame.
He joins local BHPA members Bob Scully Sr., Al Dodson, Rodney Fromenthal, Jimmy Percle, Dudley Michel, Angela Percle, Lester Waguespack and Tim Gilmore in this elite group.
Williams was born and raised in Morgan City and began playing organize horseshoes in 1997 when he joined the Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association.
He played in numerous BHPA Leagues and was league champion on several occasions.
His high scratch game is 72.5%
His accomplishments on the court include:
--1999: Second State, Doubles Class “A” / 3rd State Singles Class “A”
Member of winning Louisiana Team in the Mississippi Challenge
--2000: Third, State Singles Class “A”
Member of winning Louisiana Team in the Mississippi Challenge
--2001: State Doubles Champion Class “B”
State Singles Champion Class “B”
--2002: Second, State Doubles Class “B”
--2003: Third, State Doubles Class “A” / State Singles Champion Class “B”
--2004: Second, State Doubles Class “A” / 3rd – State Singles Class “B”
--2006: Second, State Doubles Class “A”
--2007: Second, State Doubles Class “B” / 3rd – State Singles Class “B”
--2010: State Doubles Champion Class “B” / State Singles Champion Class “B”
--2012: State Doubles Champion Class “D”
--2013: Second, State Doubles Class “B”
--2015: Third, State Doubles Class “C” / State Singles Champion Class “B”
--2017: Second, State Mixed Doubles Class “A”
--2018: Third, State Doubles Class “B”
--2019: Second, State Doubles Class “A”
--2020: Second, State Doubles Class “A”
--2021: State Doubles Champion Class “A”
He has a total of eight state championship titles, four in singles and four in doubles.
--1998: BHPA Player of the Year and City Singles Champion
--2003: City Doubles Champion with Les Waguespack
--2020: City Doubles Champion with Al Dodson
Finished 3rd in Class “Elders D1” at World in 2022
Has several league awards and Senior Olympic Awards

Flag-raising at Ochsner honors organ 'donor heroes'

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:18pm
BILL DECKER
bdecker@daily-review.com

You have to believe Alanna Sloane, a teacher of Wyandotte Elementary second-graders and married mother of two daughters, is often on the run. And more than three years ago, running was in her plans.
Sloane was training for a marathon. But she became ill with COVID, and her recovery was slow. She didn’t have the old energy. And then her eyes took on a yellow color.
Sloane was suffering from autoimmune hepatitis, a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the liver. Her condition worsened until she was taken to a New Orleans hospital by ambulance. After spending days in an induced coma, Sloane received the liver transplant that saved her life.
She was among those who gathered Tuesday for a flag-raising at Ochsner St. Mary. Transplant recipients attended along with representatives of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency and the Southern Eye Bank. The blue and white flag bears the words “donor heroes.”
“March 1 is like my new birthday,” Sloane told the crowd. “I got a second chance at life.”
April is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month. According to the Donate Life organization, 2,089 Louisiana people are on lists awaiting organs for transplant. Nationally, a patient is placed on a waiting list every 10 seconds, and 8,000 people die each year while awaiting transplants.
Sloane counts herself among the lucky ones. Sick as she was, and having been cut off from anyone except husband Joey because of COVID, she spent only three days on a transplant list.
Her life now is normal, except that she takes anti-rejection medication and can’t eat raw food.
“It’s good to be in a small town,” Sloane said. “You get the prayers and support. Everybody knows your name.”
Morgan City Councilman Lou Tamporello also counts himself fortunate. He lost a kidney to cancer in 2000, and years later developed liver disease.
Thirteen years ago, Tamporello was placed on lists to await liver and kidney transplants. He spent waiting only three days before the procedure was performed at Ochsner in New Orleans.
“Some people wait years,” Tamporello said.
He thanked his doctors and his chief caregiver, his wife Mary.
The wait was longer for another Morgan City resident, Charlie Solar Sr. He suffered from liver disease and spent a year on a transplant list, although he didn’t know he was on the list for much of that time.
Then, on Nov. 4, 2022, the call came.
Solar had sat down with a bowl of oatmeal.
“They called and said I had to be there,” Solar said. “I said, ‘I just got my food. Could I get just a bite?’
“She said, no, no, no, you’ve got to get here.”
His liver transplant was performed at Ochsner in New Orleans.
Neither Soane, Tamporello nor Solar knows anything about the people whose organ donations saved their lives. They may be unknown, but they’re not forgotten.
“That’s bothered him more than anything else,” Solar’s wife Helen said. “That somebody died to give their organs.”
To become an organ donor, you can express your yes-or-no wishes on the back of your Louisiana driver’s license. You can also join a donor registry maintained by Donate Life America at donatelife.net.
Joyce Fragola of the Southern Eye Bank in Metairie said it’s important for donors to tell family members about their intention to donate.

Morgan City police radio logs for April 8-9

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:25am

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.
Monday, April 8
Midnight 2400 block of Tupelo Street; Disturbance.
8:05 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Theft.
8:10 a.m. 3200 block of Roselawn Drive; Animal.
8:56 a.m. 400 block of Lawrence Street; Medical.
9:03 a.m. 800 block of Levee Road; Animal.
9:18 a.m. 1700 block of Federal Avenue; Animal.
9:39 a.m. 1600 block of Chestnut Drive; Medical.
10:05 a.m. 1400 block of Sandra Street; Fraud.
10:08 a.m. Onstead/Sixth streets; Animal.
10:41 a.m. U.S. 90 West; Traffic.
10:59 a.m. 500 block of Terrebonne Street; Alarm.
11:34 a.m. 700 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
12:08 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Complaint.
12:47 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
2:18 p.m. Marguerite Street; Complaint.
2:25 p.m. Greenwood/Fifth streets; Complaint.
5:15 p.m. Sixth Street; Complaint.
5:27 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
5:45 p.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Disturbance.
7:25 p.m. Hilda Street/Federal Avenue; Suspicious subject.
9:19 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Suspicious vehicle.
9:32 p.m. 6600 block of La. 182; Arrest.
10:24 p.m. 100 block of Aycock Street; 911 hang up.
10:33 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Shoplifter.
10:58 p.m. Front Street; Arrest.
11:21 p.m. Freret/Arizona streets; Arrest.
Tuesday, April 9
12:12 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; 911 hang up.
3:47 a.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Open door.

Drug, assault, battery arrests reported in St. Mary

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:32pm
Staff Report

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

Law enforcement agencies across the parish reported recent arrests on drug-related charges over the weekend, and the Sheriff’s Office made arrests on assault and battery charges.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Morgan City Police Department responded to 131 calls for service and made these arrests:

--Hector D. Perez-Rivera, 26, Palm Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:59 a.m. Sunday on charges of reckless operation of a vehicle, obstruction of justice (evidence tampering), possession of marijuana, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia and driver must be licensed.

--Nakia Anderson, 24, Wren Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:15 p.m. Friday on a warrant alleging failure to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Danny W. Aucoin, 50, Cypress Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:21 p.m. Friday on charges of disturbing the peace (drunkenness) and criminal mischief (false emergency).

--Jarrod A. Simmons, 28, Golden Gate Court, Houma, was arrested at 7:19 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging driving under suspension.

--Juan Fuentes, 19, Lake Palourde Road, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:26 a.m. Sunday on a charge of reckless operation of a vehicle.

St. Mary

Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 41 complaints and made these arrests:

--Joseph Demond Wade, 47, Franklin, was arrested at 1:35 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging simple assault. Wade was released on a $500 bond.

--Jacob Nathaniel Klenert, 30, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:48 p.m. Thursday on a charge of battery a dating partner. Bail has not been set at this time.

--Lereno Rospatric Stewart, 45, Baton Rouge, was arrested at 12:58 p.m. April 3 on a charge of possession of alprazolam, possession of hydrocodone, and improper turn or failure to give required signal. Stewart was transferred to another agency.

--Steven Wayne Davis, 48, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. April 3 on charges of reckless operation, no insurance and driver must be licensed. Davis also held an active warrant for failure to appear on charges of improper lane usage; operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked, or canceled; and failure to secure vehicle registration. Bail has not been set at this time.

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

--Jason P. Randle, 54, Broussard Street, Patterson, was arrested at 12:58 a.m. Saturday on a charge of driver’s license suspended or revoked. Randle was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bail set at $437.

--Travion M. Davis, 19, Edenborn Avenue, Metairie, was arrested at 4:39 a.m. Sunday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams), speeding 67 mph in a 55 mph zone, and driver’s license suspended or revoked. Davis was released on a summons.

--Willie J. Daniels, 52, Tiffany Street, Patterson, was arrested at 9:16 p.m. Sunday on a charge of driving while intoxicated (first offense). Daniels is incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 16 complaints over the weekend and made these arrests:

--Alexis Cole, 25, Bayouside Drive, Chauvin, was arrested at 4:38 p.m. Friday on warrants for the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office alleging failure to appear on the charges of forgery, possession of Schedule II narcotics and identity theft. Cole was booked, processed and released to appear in 32nd Judicial District Court.

--Deon Turner, 40, Sanders Street, Franklin, was arrested at 2:14 a.m. Saturday on a warrant dated Sept. 28, 2022, alleging illegal possession of stolen things and resisting an officer by giving false information. Turner was additionally arrested on a warrant for 16th Judicial District Court alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle while license is suspended and failure to stop at stop sign. Turner was booked, processed and released on a $911 bond.

--Jasmiera Jack, 24, Seventh Street, Franklin, was arrested at 3:38 p.m. Sunday on a charge of simple battery of the infirm. Jack was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release.

Morgan City police radio logs for April 5-8

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 11:40am
Staff Report

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, April 5
6:24 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Complaint.
6:44 a.m. 500 block of Seventh Street; Animal complaint.
7:39 a.m. 110 block of Brownell Street; Animal complaint.
7:55 a.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Complaint.
8:01 a.m. Ninth Street; Animal complaint.
8:38 a.m. 800 block of Fourth Street; Complaint.
9:13 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
9:23 a.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Theft.
9:41 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
10:38 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
11:31 a.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Complaint.
1:35 p.m. 600 block of Bush Street; Welfare check.
2:09 p.m. 1300 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
2:22 p.m. 600 block of Bowman Street; Medical
2:24 p.m. 2nd block of Glenwood Street; Complaint.
2:38 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
3:46 p.m. 500 block of First Street; Complaint.
5:03 p.m. 1000 block of Cottonwood Street; Complaint.
6:17 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Alarm.
6:41 p.m. 600 block of Bowman Street; Fire.
7 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
7:58 p.m. 500 block of Hilda Street; Medical.
8:02 p.m. 100 block of St. Clair Street; Patrol request.
8:35 p.m. 6600 block of La. 182; Civil matter.
9:06 p.m. U.S. 90 East/Bridge; Reckless driver.
9:41 p.m. 600 block of Shannon Street; Juvenile problems.
9:49 p.m. 2300 block of Federal Avenue; Welfare check.
10:30 p.m. Morgan City Area; Building checks.
10:57 p.m. 800 block of Victor II Boulevard; Suspicious subject.
11:03 p.m. U.S. 90 East/Martin Luther King Boulevard; Traffic incident.
11:49 p.m. 300 block of Bowman Street; Telephone harassment.
Saturday, April 6
12:30 a.m. 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Assistance.
2:35 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Assistance.
3:40 a.m. 600 block of Freret Street; Medical.
6:21 a.m. 2400 block of Sixth Street; Medical.
9:27 a.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
9:32 a.m. 400 block of Idaho Street; Complaint.
10 a.m. 300 block of Wise Street; Welfare check.
10:49 a.m. 800 block of Fourth Street; Complaint.
11:25 a.m. 2300 block of Federal Avenue; Complaint.
11:38 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
11:48 a.m. 600 block of Kentucky Street; Medical.
12:09 p.m. La. 70/U.S. 90 Junction; Vehicle accident.
12:15 p.m. La. 70/U.S. 90 Junction; Vehicle accident.
2:54 p.m. 1500 block of North First Street; Complaint.
3:24 p.m. Duke/Seventh streets; Suspicious person/vehicle.
3:47 p.m. Justa/Keith streets; Loud music.
3:48 p.m. 800 block of Ditch Avenue; Animal complaint.
4:14 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
4:35 p.m. Oil Tank Alley; Animal complaint.
4:47 p.m. Oil Tank Alley; Complaint.
5:11 p.m. 400 block of Barrow Street; Medical.
5:44 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Complaint.
6:17 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Disturbance.
6:33 p.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Complaint.
6:40 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Intel.
6:45 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Lost and found.
6:48 p.m. 300 block of Wise Street; Lost and found.
7:40 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
7:40 p.m. 3100 block of Jennie Drive; Disturbance.
8:02 p.m. 800 block of Fourth Street; Medical.
8:05 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Disturbance.
8:22 p.m. 900 block of Chestnut Drive; Disturbance.
8:54 p.m. 8700 block of La. 182; Assistance.
9:28 p.m. 700 block of Hilda Street; Complaint.
9:31 p.m. 1000 block of Third Street; Theft.
10:33 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
10:34 p.m. 1300 block of Front Street; Animal complaint.
11:48 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Fight.
Sunday, April 7
12:11 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Disturbance.
12:41 a.m. U.S. 90 West/Brashear Avenue Exit; Reckless driver.
3:43 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
5:25 a.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
6:15 a.m. 200 block of Levee Road; Medical.
7:25 a.m. 50th block of Aycock Street; 911 hang up.
8:59 a.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
9:35 a.m. 1100 block of McDermott Drive; Suspicious person/vehicle.
10:15 a.m. U.S. 90 West; Stalled vehicle.
10:37 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.
11 a.m. 800 block of Fig Street; Removal of subject.
11:16 a.m. 50th block of Aycock Street; 911 hang up.
10:09 p.m. 900 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Complaint.
12:16 p.m. Allison/Roderick streets; Complaint.
1:47 p.m. 400 block of Pecos Street; Medical.
1:51 p.m. 600 block of Arenz Street; Removal of subject.
2:18 p.m. Fifth/Everett streets; Suspicious person/vehicle.
2:19 p.m. 1400 block of Federal Avenue; Vehicle accident.
3:34 p.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Complaint.
3:44 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Medical.
3:51 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Complaint.
5:21 p.m. 1000 block of Duke Street; Complaint.
5:51 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Reckless driver.
6:17 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
6:48 p.m. 800 block of Fourth Street; Simple battery.
7:29 p.m. Hilda/Sixth streets; Suspicious subject.
8:53 p.m. 1400 block of North Third Street; Complaint.
9:16 p.m. 1600 block of Victor II Boulevard; Stand by.
9:57 p.m. Onstead/Maple streets; Utilities.
10:14 p.m. 1000 block of Fig Street; Assistance.
10:23 p.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Suspicious subject.
11:07 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
11:48 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Domestic disturbance.
Monday, April 8
2:10 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
3:09 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Disturbance.

Lawmakers push bills to protect La. seafood industry

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 11:28am
JORDYN WILSON, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE--Louisiana lawmakers are considering a batch of bills to safeguard the state's seafood industry from an influx of foreign shrimp and crawfish and to strengthen safety measures for imported products.

Some bills would increase fees and licensing requirements on dealers bringing in foreign seafood and expand safety testing. Others would require more accurate labeling about where any type of seafood originates and ban the use of foreign seafood in school lunch programs.

The action comes as imports now make up nearly 90% of America’s seafood supply, and Louisiana crawfish farmers face a disastrous season due to last summer’s drought and a freeze over the winter.

House Bill 748, which would update Louisiana’s fee system for imported seafood, is just a piece of the new seafood legislation. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jessica Domangue, R-Houma and the daughter of a commercial fisherman, would raise the state’s $100-a-year fee on companies that process and distribute imported seafood to 0.1% of the company’s gross revenue.

“Our seafood industry has seen unprecedented challenges in recent years,” Domangue said. “Our seafood industry, in particular, has been decimated by the influx of imported farm-raised product.”

Domangue’s bill passed unanimously through a House committee and is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday on the floor of the House.

The House already has passed a similar measure, House Bill 676, by Rep. Timothy P. Kerner, R-Lafitte. It would create a new license for importers and charge annual fees ranging from $500 to $100,000 based on the volume of imported seafood.

The additional money would be used to increase inspection and testing of foreign seafood, which can contain harmful contaminants.

Other bills have been advancing in the Senate.

Senate Bill No. 166, also spurred by concerns over food safety and possibly fraudulent marketing practices, aims to increase transparency and protect Louisiana’s historic culinary heritage.

It would outlaw misleading descriptions of seafood as “Louisiana-style” or “New Orleans-style” unless all processing is completed locally or within the Gulf region.

The bill’s author, Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, said labels selling foreign shrimp as if it were from Louisiana are “potentially misleading. The law that we are trying to pass is to make the country-of-origin name bigger.”

His bill also would add to the requirements on restaurants to notify customers when they serve imported seafood. It would require the Louisiana Department of Health to set up a way for consumers to file complaints.

Other bills moving forward include Senate Bill 40, by Sen. Robert Allain, R-Franklin, which would expand the work of the Seafood Safety Task Force at the Health Department.

Senate Bill 62, by Sen. Mike Fesi, R-Houma, would increase testing and labeling requirements on seafood processors and require the Health Department to impose fines for violations.

And on Wednesday, the House Education Committee voted 10-0 to advance House Bill 49, by Rep. Marcus Bryant, D-New Iberia. It would ban imported seafood in lunches served at public schools and private schools receiving state funds.

Opening Day in Morgan City

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 10:46am

Saturday was Opening Day for three Morgan City youth baseball leagues at Complex Field near Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.

About 150 players 7-12 have signed up to play in the Minor League, City League and Dixie League this year, up from 2023. They're playing on a newly renovated field that, for the time being, will have a slightly elevated home plate area until after the season, when top soil will be used to build up the infield. New turf has been planted on the infield and in the outfield.

The teams are Scully's Aluminum Boats, Central Appraisal, G&J Land and Marine, Taco Bell and Peterdon's Golf Carts in the Minor League; Halimar, Cleveland Billiot, Hanko's, Guidry and Horaist Orthodontics, and Wildflower Boutique in the City League; and Dragna Brothers, Johnny's Propeller, and Skipper's Sporting Goods in the Dixie League.

Opening Day for T-ball, wee-ball and softball will be in two weeks.

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