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UPDATED WITH STORY: Hundreds 'put on the pink' to support breast cancer patients

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 9:43am
BILL DECKER
bdecker@daily-review.com

PATTERSON — Morey Park put on the pink for breast cancer patients Saturday.

The Roots and & Ribbon Foundation, devoted to supporting breast cancer patients and survivors in St. Mary Parish, held its first big fundraiser, the Puttin’ on the Pink 5K run and two-mile walk.

The fundraiser drew 292 registered participants, including 47 breast cancer survivors remembered with signs posted at the park. More people were signing up as the 4 p.m. start time approached.

Morey Park was a sea of pink: T-shirts, hats, caps, tutus, glasses, skirts, boas and more.

We’ve become accustomed to pink symbols in October to support the fight against breast cancer, which will affect one woman in eight, according to the National Breast Cancer Center. About 1% of the nation’s roughly 300,000 U.S. breast cancer diagnoses each year are among men.

Along with the pink pompoms, football shoes, volleyballs and more come fundraising opportunities.

But a group of St. Mary women decided more needed to be done locally.

Former Morgan City High volleyball coach Christy Theriot was a force behind the local pink-themed high school matches locally, said Leslie Landry Smith, also an MCHS teacher who was a co-founder of Roots & Ribbons with Theriot.

Theriot raised thousands each year, Smith said. But as the locals explored ways to help local patients and survivors, they found money raised here and distributed through organizations such as Susan G. Komen or Miles Perret might end up elsewhere.

“They couldn’t guarantee it would stay in this area for local people,” Smith said.

So Roots & Ribbons was founded.

Patients can download a form to apply for aid at rootsandribbonsfoundation.org.

People accepted receive a $300 gift card that can help with expenses that may not come quickly to mind when considering what breast cancer patients need.

The original idea was to help with mammograms or wigs, Smith said.

“We found out that you can’t just say we’ll pay for mammograms because insurance covers some people,” Smith said. “You can’t just say the money is for wigs.”

One big need is money for transportation to out-of-town doctors or hospitals. One patient needed a special kind of massage to deal with the effects of treatment on her lymph system.

“Really,” Smith said, “it’s to let them know they’re not alone.”

Week 6 prep football district standings

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 2:28pm

.................................................W-L Dis

7-1A
Central Catholic.........................4-2......3-0
Vermilion Catholic......................6-0......2-0
Hanson Memorial......................5-1......2-1
Jeanerette...................................5-1.....2-1
Centerville.................................4-2......0-2
Highland Baptist........................0-6......0-2
Covenant Christian....................2-4.....0-3

Oct. 5-6
Central Catholic 35, Centerville 15
Jeanerette 28, Hanson Memorial 26
Vermilion Catholic 33, Covenant Christian 0
Merryville 40, Highland Baptist 27

8-2A
Loreauville................................4-2.....1-0
Franklin....................................3-3.....1-0
Ascension Episcopal...............4-2......1-0
Catholic-New Iberia.................4-2......0-1
Delcambre...............................0-6......0-1
West St. Mary..........................0-6......0-1

Oct. 5-6
Franklin 51, Delcambre 0
Loreauville 47, West St. Mary 20
Ascension Episcopal 30, Catholic-New Iberia 17

8-3A
E.D. White..............................6-0.....1-0
St. James................................5-1.....0-0
Donaldsonville........................3-3.....1-0
Berwick...................................2-4.....0-1
Patterson................................2-4.....0-1

Oct. 5-6
Donaldsonville 22, Berwick 19
E.D. White 49, Patterson 0
St. James 39, Lake Charles College Prep 16

7-4A
Lutcher..................................4-1....3-0
Assumption...........................4-2....2-0
Vandebilt...............................3-3....1-1
Morgan City...........................3-3....1-2
South Lafourche................... 2-4....1-2
South Terrebonne.................1-5.....1-2
Ellender.................................0-6....0-2

Oct. 5-6
Vandebilt 56, Morgan City 7
Assumption 48, South Lafourche 41
Lutcher 49, South Terrebonne 10
Terrebonne 59, Ellender 10

Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association scores

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 1:14pm

Summer League -- 2023
Week 11
.......................................W L
Ring A Roos.................65.5 33.5
Double Ringers............60.5 38.5
Half & Half.....................59 40
75/25...........................53.5 45.5
Wknd @ Burnies.........52.5 46.5
High scratch point average: (30’) Tim Gilmore 83.3, Burnie Williams 74.3 and Clay Canty 68.1; and (40’) Dale Pearce 50.5, Tim Hayles 47.4 and Glenn Caillouet 47.0.
High individual ringer percentage: (30’) Gilmore 61.7, Williams 49.4 and Clyde Landry 46.5; and (40’) Pearce 31.8, Hayles 25.7 and Caillouet 25.5.
High scratch game: (30’) Gilmore 111, Williams 87 and Canty 85; and (40’) Pearce 77, Hayles 72, Caillouet 57 and Randy Giroir 57.
Most ringers: (one night) Gilmore 85, Landry 70 and Williams 68; (one game) Gilmore 36, Canty 26, Landry 26, Wil-liams 25, Julius Lovell 25 and Pearce 21.
Most points one night: Gilmore 283, Williams 246, Landry 237, Canty 225 and Lovell 224; best won-loss record: Gilmore 17-4, Lovell 23-7, Caillouet 20-10, Williams 17.5-9.5, Canty 15-9 and Hayles 15-9.
Most points one night – team: Half & Half 575 and Double Ringers 568; most ringers one night – team: Double Ringers 162 and Ring A Roos 152; and high game over average: Pearce 29.7 and Mary Guzdial 19.9..

Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Open House

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:34am

The Patterson Volunteer Fire Department's Open House continues until 1 p.m. Saturday at the firehouse on Main Street. The event includes extrication and kitchen fire demonstrations, games, food and drink, and a chance to learn about the equipment firefighters use.

The Review/Bill Decker

Man killed when pickup crosses U.S 90 median

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 8:57am

A Franklin man died early Saturday when his pickup crossed the U.S. 90 median and hit another truck head-on, Louisiana State Police Troop i said.

The deceased was identified as John Tardy, 59.

The call came to Troop I shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The preliminary investigation revealed Tardy was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram east on U.S. 90 near Four Corners Road. At the same time, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado was being driven west on U.S. 90. For reasons still under investigation, the Ram crossed the median and struck the Silverado head-on in the westbound lane, Troop I said.

Tardy was unrestrained and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. He was pronounced dead by the St. Mary Parish Coroner’s Office. The driver of the Silverado was also unrestrained and was transported to a local hospital with moderate, non-life-threatening injuries.

Impairment is unknown, but standard toxicology samples were obtained from both drivers for analysis. Results are pending. This crash remains under investigation.

Troopers reminded motorists always to make good decisions while operating motor vehicles. Never drive while impaired, fatigued,or distracted; always ensure every occupant is properly restrained. While not all crashes are survivable, taking simple precautions like these can often mean the difference between life and death.

Troop I has investigated 38 fatal crashes resulting in 43 deaths in 2023.

Kamille Lightfoot is Central Catholic homecoming queen

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 9:02pm

Kamille Lightfoot was crowned Central Catholic High's homecoming queen during halftime of Friday's Centerville-CCHS football game. The queen was escorted by parents Terry Burgess and Fallon Lightfoot. She was crowned by 2022 Queen Emily Lipari.

The Review/Bill Decker

Deputies make arrest on aggravated assault charge

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 1:06pm
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.)

St. Mary deputies reported an arrest Wednesday on aggravated assault and drug charges.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith advises that over the last 48-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 65 complaints and made these arrests:

--Preston Jamal Wade, 33, Amelia, was arrested at 6:46 p.m. Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, possession of marijuana, possession of synthetic cannabinoids and obstruction of justice (tampering).

Bail has not been set at this time

--Lawrence Bernard Payne Jr., 60, Houma, was arrested at 6:37 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and obstruction of public passage.

Bail was set at $29,100.

--Ryan Michael Richter, 26, Franklin, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. Thursday on charges of disturbing the peace (fighting) and theft. Bail was set at at $2,000.

--Aimee Lynn Chapman, 39, Amelia, was arrested at 9:01 p.m. Thursday on charges of disturbing the peace (fighting) and theft. Bail was set at $2,000.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 55 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:
--King Robert Hargrove, 35, La. 182, was arrested at 10:42 p.m. Thursday on a charge of resisting an officer.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Passion Moenah Keal, 22, Mississippi Street, New Iberia, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, taking contraband to or from a penal institution and obstruction of justice.

The charges resulted from a traffic stop on U.S. 90 near Bayou L’Ourse late Wednesday.

A uniformed patrol vehicle observed an eastbound vehicle with an equipment violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Jarvis

Jerell Grayson, 25, Brenda Drive, New Iberia.

The deputy determined that Grayson was driving under a suspended driver’s license.

The deputy noted multiple occupants were in the vehicle and proceeded to interview Keal. At the conclusion of those interviews, the deputy requested a K-9. The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and alerted positive to the presence of controlled dangerous substances.

A search was conducted of that vehicle and its occupants. A quantity of marijuana was seized from the vehicle as well as off the person of Keal. Deputies arrested Keal. Once at the detention facility, an invasive search resulted in the seizure of additional marijuana from the person of Keal.

Keal was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on pending a bond hearing.

Grayson was issued citations for driving under a suspended driver's license and illegal window tint.

Ashleigh Fulton, 28, Miracle Road, Roxie, Mississippi, was issued a summons alleging possession of marijuana and was issued a court date.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported these arrests:

--De'Vaion Moore, 18, Plantation Teche Drive, Franklin, was arrested at 8:04 a.m. Thursday on charges of theft and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. Moore was booked, processed and released on a $2,500 bond.

--James Senegal, 37, Anderson Street, Franklin, was arrested at 11:26 p.m. Thursday on a warrant for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office alleging failure to appear on a charge of stolen property. Senegal was booked, processed and held with no bond set at the time of press release

Two arrested after standoff at Morgan City RV Park

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:24pm
Staff Report

Chemical agents were used after negotiation failed to get two people out of the camper trailer in which they barricaded themselves Friday morning at the Morgan City RV Park, police said.

Marvin Williamson, 63, La. 182, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. Friday on charges of resisting an officer with force or violence, aggravated assault on a police officer,
improper lighting, and failure to appear for arraignment (16th Judicial District Court).

--Valerie Williamson, 53, La. 182, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. Friday on charges of battery on a police officer, resisting an officer with force or violence, and interfering with a law enforcement with a law enforcement investigation.

According to the Morgan City Police Department, an officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle at the M.C. RV Park due to improper lighting.

According to reports, the officer made contact with a man operating the vehicle, who was very uncooperative. The officer began speaking with the subject who attempted enter a camper trailer. After an attempt to subdue the subject, a struggle ensued.

While the officer attempted to take the subject into custody, a woman exited the trailer. She obstructed the arrest, striking the officer, and the male subject armed himself with an object in an attempt to strike the officer, police said.

The subjects were able flee from the officer when they barricaded themselves into the trailer.

The trailer was surrounded when additional personnel responded to the incident. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office also responded.

During the investigation, the subjects were identified as Marvin and Valerie Williamson. Contact was established with the subjects by negotiators with the Morgan City Police Department and St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office in an attempt to bring a resolution to the situation.

The subjects refused to exit the trailer. After all negotiations failed, chemical agents were deployed. Moments later, the two subjects exited the trailer. They were taken into custody after a short struggle and the incident came to an end, police siad.

It was found that these were the only two subjects occupying the camper trailer. Marvin Williamson was found to hold an active arrest warrant through the 16th Judicial Court. The duo was transported to the Morgan City Jail, where they were booked and incarcerated, awaiting court proceedings.

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