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Ken Firmin, an Ascension Parish Rotary Club member and governor of Rotary District 6200, recently appeared at a Morgan City Rotary meeting. Shown are Firmin, his wife Judy Firmin, Assistant District Gov. Cherie Laiche, Morgan City Rotary President Bill Cefalu and Scott Melancon, also a Morgan City Rotarian.
So they threw a party, and nobody came.
That’s what happened in Louisiana’s recent gubernatorial election. The turnout of voters going to the polls was a pathetic 35%.
But remember that only 50% of Louisiana citizens are actually registered. What that means is that there was a turnout of only 18 % of voters who are actually qualified to vote.
So 18% of voters took the time to go to the polls and pick those officials who will lead the state in the coming four years.
When all was said and done, 82% of those who could vote did not care just who would make the policies that govern their daily lives. They didn’t care who would decide if almost 200,000 Louisianans stay qualified for basic health care through Medicaid.
They didn’t care how their kids will be educated and whether school choice will be the new norm.
They didn’t care about which candidates actually had specific plans for dealing with the increasing problem of crime where several cities in the Bayou State are listed as the most dangerous in the U.S.
They didn’t care about the growing problem of fentanyl use that is killing thousands of Louisianans every year. They didn’t care about the outrageous insurance rates they continue to pay every year.
I could go on and on, but you get my drift. Elected officials in Louisiana are only as good or as bad as the people who put them in office. And a vast majority of voters in the state said, “I don’t care.”
The Democratic Party in the Bayou state is on life support. There is not a major elected official who carries the Democratic label.
Turnout in Democratic strongholds like New Orleans was abysmal.
In the Crescent City, only 27% of registered voters went to the polls, the lowest turnout in the state.
Virtually none of the Democratic officials in New Orleans endorsed and helped other Democrats who were on the ballot.
In days of old, Democratic voters in the greater New Orleans area had a major “get out the vote” effort, with a door knocking plan encouraging people to go, and volunteers lined up to drive people to the polls. Those days are long gone.
Statewide, the Democrats did not have candidates in 44 different legislative races.
That means Republicans ran unopposed by any Democrat in almost half of all legislative challenges.
The state Republican party spent $1.2 million while the Democrat party spent a paltry $28,000 in the month before the election.
The heyday of the Democratic Party was during the 1990’s when more moderate and even conservative candidates ran under this party’s label.
Statewide officials like Gov. Edwin Edwards, Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom and Attorney General Richard Ieyoub traveled the state recruiting candidates for local offices, and raising campaign dollars for the Democratic coffers.
Wealthy businessmen like Buddy Leach and Jim Bernhard headed up the Democratic drive and invested dollars and effort to build the party throughout the state.
But those days are long gone also.
Whether you like the new governor. Jeff Landry, or not, one has to admit that he ran a first-rate campaign.
He had a solid base of being attorney general that kept him in the news headlines, and gave him entry to many early contributors.
A contributor could hedge his bet by donating to Landry for his attorney general campaign fund. Landry could then, under existing law, use funds for either reelection or any other office he might choose, like governor.
He began campaigning for the state’s top office shortly after being re-elected as attorney general four years ago.
By the time other candidates considered a possible run, Landry had the race already locked up. A Trump endorsement was lagniappe and was a bit of a help, but Landry was so far ahead by then that it really made little difference.
Three runoffs on the ballot set for Nov. 18..
In races for secretary of state, attorney general and treasurer, it’s a Republican vs a Democrat. Look for a clean sweep by Republicans. \
Electing Democrats, at least for the time being, is a thing of the past.
Peace and Justice
Jim Brown
Jim Brown’s syndicated column appears each week in numerous newspapers throughout the nation and on websites worldwide. You can read all his past columns and see continuing updates at http://www.jimbrownla.com. You can also listen to his regular podcast at www.datelinelouisiana.com.
Practically every south Louisiana community had a store in the middle 1800s like D. R. January’s Crescent Drug Store in Crowley that offered “chemicals, perfumery, fancy stationery, toilet articles, soap, garden seeds, pipes, tobacco, cigars, paints, oil, glass, and everything usually found in a first-class drug store.”
But, most importantly, it sold patent medicines that worked so magically it’s a wonder they are no longer with us.
If the old advertising claims were true, we would have no need for today’s expensive prescriptions .
For example, Bryan’s Pulmonic Wafers were all that anyone needed to cure a cold in the 1850s.
It was guaranteed to be “the most certain and speedy new discovery for all Diseases of the Chest and Lungs, Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption, Bronchitis, Influenza, Hoarseness, Difficult Breathing, Sore Throat,” and all sorts of other things.
Advertisements in newspapers across south Louisiana for the wafers promised “ the most instantaneous and perfect relief” from its laundry list of ailments.
“Thousands have been restored to perfect health who have tried other means in vain,” the ads claimed. “To all classes and all constitutions, they are equally a blessing and a cure — none need despair, no matter how long the disease may have existed, or however severe it may be …. Everyone affected should give them an impartial trial.”
If that didn’t work, there was always Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, good not only for coughs, colds and hoarseness. But also whooping cough, asthma and consumption.
“While many inferior remedies thrust upon the community have failed and been discarded, this has … conferred benefits on the afflicted they can never forget, and produced cures too numerous and too remarkable to be forgotten.”
The testimonials came from around the globe, according to the Cherry Pectoral ad: “In Great Britain, France and Germany, where the medical sciences have reached their highest perfection, Cherry Pectoral is introduced, and in constant use in the Armies, Hospitals, Alms Houses, Public Institutions, and in domestic practice, as the surest remedy their attending physicians can employ for the more dangerous affections of the lungs. Also in milder cases, and for children, it is a safe, pleasant, and effectual cure. In fact, some of the most flattering testimonial we receive have been from parents who have found it efficacious in cases particularly incidental to childhood.”
Swain’s Panacea, was indeed a panacea if it did what was claimed for it — curing “all blood diseases,” as well as rheumatism, ulcers, old sores, boils, diseases of the spine, catarrh, and wasting.
Holloway’s Pills were the answer for everything else. This “extraordinary cure of loss of health” was “wonderfully effective” for ague, asthma, bilious complaints, blotches on the skin, bowel complaints, colic, consumption, debility, dropsy, fevers of all kinds, fits, gout, headache, indigestion, inflammation, jaundice, liver complaints, lumbago, rheumatism, sore throats, tumors, ulcers and “weakness from whatever cause.”
Obviously, the medicines and their advertising were entirely unregulated in those days. Makers could claim anything they could imagine. Nor were they required to list their ingredients. For a time, a good number claimed their medicine contained “snake oil,” whatever that was, and that’s why we still sometimes label folks who tend to make things up as “snake oil salesmen.” Lots of the medicines contained so much alcohol, opium, morphine, or other narcotics that, after just a swallow or two, nobody cared whether they were cured or not.
All of that changed on June 30, 1906, when President Theodore Roosevelt signed the first Food and Drug Act. The law put an end to the wildest claims, put some makers out of business, and caused others to change their formulas, quit making any medical claims, and market their products as simple refreshments. Coca-Cola is probably the one we know best. Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and 7-Up also began as patent medicines
They’re still with us because they are refreshing, and that’s nice — but what can they cure these days?
You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.
The Nicholls State University football team surrendered only a first-quarter touchdown for the second straight game as the Colonels improved to 3-0 in the Southland Conference with a 27-7 victory at Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
With the win, Nicholls (3-3, 3-0 SLC) matched its best start in SLC play when it started 3-0 in the championship 2019 campaign. The victory was also Tim Rebowe’s 50th of his tenure and gave the Red & Gray at least three league wins in all nine of his seasons
After giving up a long touchdown pass on an early fourth down, the Colonel defense pitched a shutout in the final three quarters for the second straight outing. On offense, Neno Lemay evened the score in the first with a catch-and-run for 35 yards, then Collin Guggenheim and Jaylon Spears each found the end zone on the ground for a 21-7 halftime lead.
The defense then came up big in the second half with three interceptions in the red zone. Devonte’ Mathews and Ethan Lee both had picks near the goal line in the third. After Guggenheim found the end zone again in the fourth quarter, Quinton Sharkey added his second interception of the season.
Guggenheim led the offense with 76 yards rushing on 16 carries as he upped his rushing touchdown career mark to 21, tying Dontrell Taylor. Guggenheim also eclipsed the 2,000-yard rushing plateau, becoming just the 10th Colonel to reach the milestone. Spears also had a strong outing on the ground, totaling 69 yards with a 5.8 average.
It was another all-around effort for the defense with 11 players being credited with at least 0.5 tackle for loss. Tyler Morton paced the team with nine tackles while Eli Ennis led with 2.5 tackles for loss including one sack. Kershawn Fisher added a sack while Rasheed Lovelace and JaQuan Fank teamed up for a third sack for the defense.
The Lions struck first with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Keith Miller, III. Facing a 4th-and-4 at the Colonel 33, Josh Magana found Miller open for the first points of the game.
Later in the quarter, Lemay and David Robinson Jr. fueled the game-tying drive. Robinson hauled in a 16-yard catch and then drew a pass interference to put Nicholls at the Lion 35. On the next play, Lemay caught a screen pass and raced down the sideline for his third touchdown of the season.
In the second, Pat McQuaide was intercepted on a deep ball at the Lion 5 but the defense responded with a three-and-out, setting up the go-ahead touchdown drive from midfield. Robinson started the possession with a 20-yard grab and the Colonels got another 15 yards via a personal foul. Two plays later, Guggenheim ran right up the middle for a 14-yard touchdown.
The second touchdown drive of the quarter was sparked by a 22-yard catch by Lee Negrotto that moved the chains on a third down. After the offense was gifted a first down via a facemask on fourth down, Spears sliced through the defense for a 17-yard touchdown run. Texas A&M-Commerce (1-6, 1-2 SLC) tried to answer right before the break but missed on a field goal.
The Lions switched quarterbacks following the intermission and threatened with lengthy drive. But on the 16th play of the possession, Mathews picked off a Lake Bennett pass at the 1 to keep the score at 21-7. A&M-Commerce reached the red zone again later in the period but Lee snagged a throw at the 2-yard line for his first career pick.
The final scoring drive was set up by a 59-yard catch by Terry Matthews in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim punched in his second TD from 2 yards out to make the final.McQuaide threw for 240 yards on 16 of 26 passing. Both Lion QBs finished with over 100 yards passing.
For the specialists, Kylan Dupre punted six times with two inside the 20 and a long of 53.
Nicholls will step outside of conference play to host the SEMO Redhawks on Saturday for Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m
PUBLIC NOTICE
Recreation
District No. 4 of the Parish of
St. Mary
Minutes of
Meeting
September 20, 2023
Members Present: William Miller, Edward Austin, Andrew Bienvenu
Members Absent: LaGenia Bradford, Vincent Byrd
Others Present: Gabrielle Gil, Barry Dufrene
Mr. Miller opened the regular meeting leading the Board in the pledge of allegiance.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on August 16, 2023 were reviewed. Mr. Austin made a motion to accept the minutes. Mr. Bienvenu seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Mr. Dufrene presented and reviewed the financial statements presented to the Board. A motion to accept the report was made by Mr. Austin and seconded by Mrs. Bienvenu. The motion passed.
Mr. Bienvenu made a motion to pay outstanding invoices. Mr. Austin seconded the motion. Mr. Bienvenu, Mr. Austin, and Mrs. Bradford voted yes. Mr. Miller and Mr. Byrd abstained. The motion passed.
Mr. Miller presented Mr. Boyles’ report. The parking landscape renovation will begin next week. He has purchased entrance mats to reduce the monthly service for these. The reception for Crusin Cajun went well. They were very appreciative.
Mr. Dufrene presented to and discussed with the Board the amended budget for the period ending September 30, 2023. After some discussion, upon a mo- tion by Mr. Austin and a second by Mr. Bienvenu, the Board adopted the amended budget for the period ending September 30, 2023.
A motion was made by Mr. Austin and seconded by Mr. Bienvenu to authorize the chairman to sign the engagement agreement with Kolder, Slaven and Company to perform the audit of the district’s financial records for the year ending September 30, 2023. The motion passed.
With there being no other business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Bienvenu and seconded by Mr. Austin. The motion passed.
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William Miller
Chairperson
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Gabrielle Gil
Secretary Treasurer
Adv. Oct. 25, 2023
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Meeting Notice
October 20, 2023
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, in the Parish Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Franklin, Louisiana.
The current meeting agenda can be viewed on the St. Mary Parish Council site at http://www.st maryparishla.gov/agendas-and-minutes and the St. Mary Parish Council Meeting can be viewed on the St. Mary Parish Council Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/St-Mary-Parish- Council-1025953 1585 5923/
In accordance with Act 393 of 2023 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of the Council at 337-828-4100, Ext. 505, describing the assistance that is necessary.
Your attendance will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
GWENDOLYN L. HIDALGO, CHAIRPERSON
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
Adv. Oct. 25, 2023
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the St. Mary Parish Council in accordance with law that a vacancy exists on the Board of Commissioners of St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission (At-Large).
The St. Mary Parish Council will receive applications for the filling of this vacancy from this date until November 2, 2023, at Noon.
Qualifications for submitting of an application will be in compliance with Ordinance No. 1151.
Applications may be mailed or personally submitted Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and Noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of the Council, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session on November 8, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana to fill this vacancy.
Adv. Oct. 11 and 25, 2023
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(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.)
Morgan City police reported two arrests on theft charges and two more alleging possession of a stolen firearm and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Another suspect was arrested on assault and domestic-related charges.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 36 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Nichole Percle, 47, Leona Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:13 p.m. Monday on charges of theft (under $1,000) and unauthorized use of SNAP benefits.
--Phillip Brunet, 32, Houma, was arrested at 3:01 p.m. Monday on a charge of unauthorized used of a motor vehicle.
--Charles Curtis Morace, 39, Hayes Road, Maurice, was arrested at 4:36 p.m. Monday on a charge of theft ($1,000-$5,000).
--Dovioun Dontae Anderson, 25, Oneal Chube Street, Franklin, was arrested at 1:08 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of a stolen firearm and possession of marijuana.
--Jheremy Travaughn Coleman, 37, First Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:58 p.m. Monday on a charge of disregard of traffic controls and five counts of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
--Elton Dion Jones Jr., 32, Franklin Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday on charges of domestic abuse battery (child endangerment), violation of a protective order, home invasion, aggravated assault and failure to appear for a review hearing (16th Judicial District Court).
--Sarah Duplantis Scott, 41, Walnut Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:05 a.m. Monday on a charge of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.
Author Nancy E. Potter will be in Franklin on Saturday, Oct. 28, for the Harvest Moon Festival to sign copies of her book, Barbours cut: Beyond the River’s Reach.
The fictionalized book follows the career of riverboat captain Clyde barbour, whose water transportation empire began in Franklin.
The books combines family lore, documented facts and the author’s imagination to create a largely factual story based on her great-grandparents’ lives.
Barbour lived and worked on his family’s flatboat on the Mississippi River, then became a steamboat captain.
Barbour was a self-educated man of culture with a passion for architecture, design and the arts, according to a press release about the book.
Potter, a native of New Orleans, will have a books signing at the Lamppost Reception Hall, located at 731 Main St. in Franklin, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Click on the link below to download a.pdf verson of the agenda.
(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.)
St. Mary deputies made arrests Saturday on charges of assault with a firearm and domestic battery, while Berwick police reported juvenile arrests on fighting charges, and Patterson and Franklin police made battery arrests.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to 79 complaints and made these arrests:
--Tyler Paul Rogers, 29, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Saturday on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal use of weapons or dangerous instruments, disturbing the peace (language), and resisting arrest or officer.
--Celio Jesus Ortega Gomez, 23, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 7:07 p.m. Saturday on a charge of domestic abuse battery (strangulation). Bail has not been set at this time.
Bail has not been set at this time.
--E’Jarion Gibson, 22, Franklin, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. Friday on a Franklin Police Department warrant alleging speeding and driver must be licensed. Gibson was released on a $350 bond.
--Ezelle Arvie, 23, Opelousas, was arrested at 3:12 p.m. Friday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle with improper headlamps and operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked or canceled. Arvie was released on a $1,000 bond.
--Charnise Latrell Safford, 45, Franklin, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of possession with intent to distribute heroin; consumption, possession, or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of persons under 17; and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail has not been set at this time.
--Crystal Kay Duhon, 51, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 5:08 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle with improper headlamps and operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked pr canceled. Bail has not been set at this time.
--Carl Murray Jr., 30, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:41 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of possession of suboxone; possession of drug paraphernalia; hit-and-run driving; reckless operation of a vehicle; operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked, or canceled; and operating a vehicle not covered by security.
Bail has not been set at this time.
--Crystal Kay Duhon, 51, Bayou Vista, was arrested at 5:08 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle with improper headlamps and operating a vehicle while license is suspended, revoked of canceled. Bail has not been set at this time.
Patterson
Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:
--Brian J. Fitter, 41, Kelli Drive, Patterson, was arrested at 2:41 p.m. Sunday on charges of resisting an officer (refusal to give name), resisting an officer with force or violence, reckless operation with accident, child endangerment and driver's license not on person.
Fitter was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.
--Tarana D. Walker, 27, Park Street, Patterson, was arrested at 8:41 p.m. Sunday on a charge of simple battery. Walker was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bond set at $2,500.
--Ashley M.L. Hernandez, 27, New Orleans, was arrested at 3:31 a.m. Mnday on charges of no driver's license and speeding 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. Hernandez was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with bond set at $550.
Berwick
Chief David S. Leonard reported these arrests:
--Juvenile male, 16, was arrested at 1:13 p.m. Friday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting).
--Juvenile male, 17, was arrested at 1:13 p.m. Friday on a charge of disturbing the peace (fighting).
About 12:55 p.m. Friday, the Berwick Police Department’s school resource officer was advised of an altercation between two students that took place at one of the local schools. Both were identified and placed under arrest. The juveniles were transported to the Berwick Police Department, where they were booked and released to parents pending a court hearing.
--Juvenile male, 14, was arrested at 6:10 p.m. Thursday on a warrant alleging felony criminal damage to property.
In September, the Berwick Police Department received two different calls of vandalism that occurred to a vehicle and residence with damages over $1,000. Through the investigation,
a juvenile was developed as a suspect.
Evidence was gathered linking the juvenile to the crime, and warrants were prepared for his arrest. On Thursday, the juvenile turned himself in on the active warrants. Following booking, the juvenile was released to a parent pending a court hearing.
--Osiel Rodriguez, 18, Berwick, was arrested at 11:37 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of THC, no driver's license and improper lane usage.
On Friday, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle after several lane violations were observed on U.S. 90. Officers met with Rodriguez, and through the course of the stop, it was learned that he did not have a driver’s license.
He was also found to be in possession of THC. Rodriguez was placed under arrest and released on a summons to appear in court.
--David Woods, 38, Patterson was arrested at 12:20 a.m. Saturday on an Assumption Parish warrant alleging simple criminal damage to property.
About 12:13 a.m. Saturday, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle for a traffic violation. Officers met with Woods, and it was learned that he had an active warrant through the
Assumption Parish Sheriffs Office.
Woods was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he was booked.
--Miguel Flores, 32, Lake Charles, was arrested at 2:06 a.m. Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and improper lane usage.
About 1:55 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle was observed making a lane violation on La. 182. A traffic stop was conducted, and officers made contact with Flores.
Flores showed signs of impairment. Standard field sobriety tests were conducted, and he performed poorly. Flores was arrested and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he submitted a breath sample of 0.125G% BAC. Flores was then booked.
--Deandre Varnado, 30, Arlington, Texas, was arrested at 2:36 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
About 2:20 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle was observed with improper lighting. A traffic stop was conducted, and officers made contact with Varnado. During the course of the stop, an odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.
A search was conducted, at which time a small amount of marijuana was located along with items of paraphernalia. Varnado was placed under arrest and released on a summons.
--Christopher Rice, 32, Houma, was arrested at 3:06 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams) and improper lane usage.
About 2:57 a.m. Saturday,. a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle after it was observed to make a lane violation on U.S. 90. Officers met with Rice, and an odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.
A search was conducted, and marijuana was located. Rice was arrested and released on a summons.
--Robert White, 46, Houma, was arrested at 1:33 p.m. Sunday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia and improper lane usage.
About 1:16 a.m. Sunday, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle after a lane violation was observed on U.S. 90. Officers made contact with White, and an odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.
A search was conducted, and marijuana and items of drug paraphernalia were located. White was placed under arrest and released on a summons.
--Christian Espinosa, 31, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated (first offense).
About 2:29 a.m. Saturday, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle after it was observed to commit several traffic violations. During the course of the stop, impairment was detected.
He performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests. Espinoza was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he submitted a breath sample of 0.117G% BAC.
Espinosa was booked and issued a citation for the traffic violations.
--Irvin Celestine III, 22, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Monday on a Lafourche Parish warrant.
About 12:50 a.m. Monday, a traffic stop was conducted, and officers made contact with Celestine. Through the course of the stop, it was learned that Celestine had active warrants through the Lafourche Parish Sheriffs Office. Celestine was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department.
Morgan City
Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 119 calls for service over the last 72-hour reporting period and made these arrests:
--Ryan Paul Clement, 36, Lynn Street, Thibodaux, was arrested at 1:04 p.m. Saturday on a Thibodaux Police Department fugitive warrant.
--Carlton Paul Moncada, 64, Karen Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 1:39 p.m. Saturday on a charge of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
--Timothy Lashawn Johnson, 45, Clayton Drive, Baton Rouge, was arrested 2:43 p.m. Saturday on a charge of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
--Myron Hatch Jr., 50, Leona Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:33 a.m. Sunday on four counts of failure to appear for trial (6th Ward Morgan City Court).
Franklin
Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 27 complaints over the weekend and made these arrests:
--Nathaniel Walters, 57, La. 318, Jeanerette, was arrested at 6:12 p.m. Friday on charges of speeding, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and driving under suspension. Walters was booked, processed and released on a $919.50 bond.
--Jaydon Richard, 18, Lee Charles Street, Franklin, was arrested at 3:25 p.m. Satuday on charges of second-degree battery, domestic abuse battery and violation of a protective order. Richard was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
--Juanita Solete, 59, Lynn Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 9 a.m. Sunday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court for failure to appear on a charge of disturbing the peace. Solete was booked, processed and released on a $318 bond.
Friday prep football scores
South Terrebonne 44, Morgan City 0
Central Catholic 29, Hanson Memorial 8
Archbishop Shaw 55 Patterson 13
E.D. White 56, Berwick 14
Vermilion Catholic 57, Centerville 14
West St. Mary 14, Delcambre 8
Thursday score
Catholic-New Iberia 49, Franklin 12
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