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Sherrel Gros Landry was a native of Morgan City, Louisiana and a resident of Garden Ridge, Texas. She was born January 26, 1946, to the late Shelby and Mae Gros. Surrounded by her loved ones, Sherrel passed away peacefully in her home on September 3, 2023, at the age of 77.

Sherrel will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her daughter, Hope Cowart (David) of Garden Ridge, TX; grandson, Peyton Cowart (Kelsey) of Schertz, TX; granddaughter, Morgan Cowart (fiancé Bryce Giacumakis) of Schertz, TX; and two great-granddaughters, Avery and Emmy; niece, Debbie (Ace) Arceneaux of Stephensville, LA; great-nephew, John (Danielle) Arceneaux of Berwick, LA; and great-great-niece, Katie Arceneaux of Berwick, LA; and great-great-nephew, Jesse (fiancé Savannah Riley) Arceneaux of Morgan City, LA; brother-in-law, Aubin Landry of Morgan City, LA; sister-in-law, Mae Lynn Landry of
Morgan City, LA; and a host of other family, friends, and loved ones.

Sherrel was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Landry, her parents, one sister, Alberta (Leland) Henry, and one great-nephew, Marcus Arceneaux, and her beloved family dog, Tibet.

Funeral Services will be on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 415 Union St., Morgan City, LA 70380 with visitation beginning at 9:30 AM followed by mass beginning at 11:00 AM officiated by Rev. Brett Lapeyrouse. Sherrel’s cremated remains will be interred at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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, Sept. 11
6:13 a.m. Area of Karen/Walnut drives; Vehicle accident.
8:04 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Vehicle accident.
8:29 a.m. Area of Karen/Walnut drives; Animal complaint.
8:48 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
9 a.m. Area of David Drive/Marguerite Street; Vehicle accident.
9:33 a.m. 1700 block of Sixth Street; Complaint.
9:36 a.m. 1000 block of Railroad Avenue; Complaint.
10:05 a.m. 1600 block of Dale Street; Theft.
10:14 a.m. 600 block of Egle Street; Juvenile problems.
10:30 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
10:35 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
11:43 a.m. Area of Sixth Street/Brashear Avenue; Vehicle accident.
11:47 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
Noon 1700 block of Filmore Street; Burglary.
2:07 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Complaint.
2:32 p.m. 1600 block of Maple Street; Animal complaint.
2:41 p.m. Area of Brashear Avenue; Stalled vehicle.
3:16 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Complaint.
3:17 p.m. 700 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Hit and run.
4:11 p.m. 300 block of Terrebonne Street; Medical.
5:12 p.m. Area of Federal Avenue; Reckless driver.
5:20 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Vehicle accident.
5:21 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Vehicle accident.
5:31 p.m. 500 block of Levee Road; Complaint.
6:56 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
7:32 p.m. 1100 block of Sixth Street; Juvenile complaint.
7:45 p.m. 1000 block of Garden Street; Alarm.
8:24 p.m. 3100 block of Vine Drive; Juvenile complaint.
8:47 p.m. 1200 block of Chestnut Drive; Criminal damage to property.
9:09 p.m. 1200 block of Front Street; Removal of subject.
9:44 p.m. Federal Avenue/Onstead Street; Arrest.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
12:31 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.

(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.)

Possession of cocaine, motor vehicle theft and domestic abuse were among the charges in weekened arrests by the region’s police agencies over the weekend..

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

--Johnny Asuma, 45, Owens Street, Napoleonville, was arrested at 12:13 a.m. Sunday on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, illegal possession of a weapon (drug-free zone), illegally carrying a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of crack cocaine and introduction of contraband into a penal institution.

Asuma was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

--Braylen Kemp, 19, Main Street, Patterson, was arrested at 9 p.m. Saturday on a charge of introduction of contraband into a penal institution. Kemp was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 72-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 73 complaints and made these arrests:

--Christopher Michael Ellison, 35, St. Amant, was arrested at 9:34 a.m. Friday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of possession of a counterfeit Schedule II drug (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bail has not been set at this time.

--Kayla Marie Aucoin, 29, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. Friday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of animal cruelty. Bail has not been set at this time.

--Laquisha Monique Davis, 33, Franklin, was arrested at 4:13 p.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on charges of flight from an officer, window tint or obscuring windshield or window view, improper lane usage, no seat belt and operating a vehicle without a license..

Bail has not been set at this time.

--Luis Alfredo Lozano-Rodriguez, 30, Amelia, was arrested at 11:14 p.m. Saturday on charges of open container, littering, reckless operation (no accident) and no driver’s license.
Lozano-Rodriguez was released on a $1,500 bond.

---Bryan Lionell Lyons, 59, Franklin, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Sunday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of criminal neglect of family. Bail has not been set at this time.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 146 calls for service over the last 72-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Heath Anthony Loupe Jr., 26, Maple Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:15 p.m. Friday on charges of driving under suspension and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

--Alanni Marshae’ Clark, 29, Mallard Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 9:20 a.m. Friday on two counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Joshua Mitchell Aucoin, 37, Arlington Road, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:04 a.m. Friday on two counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Mark Broussard Jr, 33, Cedar Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 2:02 p.m. Friday on a charge of failure to appear for trial (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Trampas John Lapoint, 36, Sun Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 7 p.m. Friday on charges of violation of a protective order and two counts of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Omar Wilman Garcia, 40, E Syls Lane, Amelia, was arrested at 8:27 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of fraudulent documents and no driver’s license.

--Alexis Williams, 28, La. 317, Franklin, was arrested at 8:31 p.m. Friday on two counts off of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Anderson E. Singleton, 57, 11th Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:56 p.m. Friday on a charge of theft (under $1,000).

--Brooke C. Spencer, 33, Egle Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:31 a.m. Saturday on two counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Demetrius Owens, 30, Egle Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. Sunday on a charge of remaining after forbidden.

--Jonathan Anthony Mayea, 38, Chestnut Drive, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Sunday on a charge of remaining after forbidden.

Berwick

Chief David S. Leonard reported these arrests:

--Brandon Gaudet, 33, Patterson, was arrested at 5:48 p.m. Friday on a charge of simple criminal damage to property.

About 5:22 p.m .Friday, the Berwick Police Department received a call regarding a subject damaging property at a residence. Officers spoke with the complainant and learned that Gaudet had damaged a door.

Officers made contact with Gaudet and he was placed under arrest. Gaudet was booked.

--Alan Murillo, 27, West Monroe was arrested at 9:50 p.m. Sunday on charges of open container and no driver’s license.

About 9:16 p.m. Sunday, the Berwick Police Department received a call about a reckless driver U.S. 90. Officers located the vehicle and made contact with Murillo.

Through the course of the stop, open alcohol beverages were located inside the vehicle, and it was learned Murillo did not have a valid driver’s license.

Murillo was placed under arrest and transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he was booked.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Meghann Rebekah Scarbrough, 35, La. 662, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Saturday on charges of theft of a motor vehicle, criminal trespass and criminal damage to public property.

The arrest resulted from an auto theft complaint at Moffett Court on Saturday afternoon.

Deputies were dispatched to the Moffett Court address in reference to an individual attempting to steal a vehicle. Deputies made contact with the complainant and noted an individual identified as Scarbrough sitting on the ground.

The complainant advised that the suspect, Scarbrough, had gone to the residence asking to charge a cellphone. The suspect was permitted to charge her phone.

However, at some point, Scarbrough jumped into a 2020 Jeep Wrangler and attempted to drive off. The complainant struggled with Scarbrough and was able to remove her from the vehicle.

The responding deputy arrested Scarbrough. While enroute to the jail, Scarbrough damaged Sheriff’s Office equipment.

Scarbrough was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to 18 complaints over the weekend and made these arrests:

--Joseph Nedd, 58, Tabor Street,, Franklin, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. Saturday on charges of resisting an officer and remaining where forbidden. Nedd was booked processed and held on a $3,000 bond.

--Steve Randle, 53, Sterling Road, Franklin, was arrested at 5:33 p.m. Saturday on a charge of domestic abuse battery (strangulation). Randle was booked, processed and held with no bond set at time of press release.

--Harold Paul, 38, Clay Street, Franklin, was arrested at 8:09 p.m. Sunday on a 16th Judicial District Court warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of criminal neglect of family.

Paul was booked, processed and held on a $20,510.48 bond.

On Tuesday, Col. Cory Williams was a down-to-earth guy – after a 12,000-foot drop.

Williams, the retired Army paratrooper who leads Morgan City High’s Junior ROTC program, accepted an invitation to ride the silk again. He jumped with the Golden Knights, the Army parachuting demonstration and competition team, at Louisiana Regional Airport near Gonzalez.

“It was something for me that was nostalgic and relaxing, just being around soldiers,” Williams said.

As a soldier, Williams served as a parachute commander and trauma surgery medic for 20 years. He underwent the Army’s three-week parachuting course at Fort Moore in Georgia, formerly Fort Benning before it was renamed to honor Col. Hal Moore, the hero of the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.

The first week of training was devoted to landing safely, which can be tricky because of crosswinds and other factors.

“Sometimes you land softly as a feather,” Williams said. “Sometimes it’s like you jumped off a two-story building.”

Those were static-line jumps, the sort of jumps you’ve seen in videos from D-Day and other paratrooper operations. Each paratrooper’s chute is attached to a line. As the trooper jumps from the plane, the chute is deployed automatically.

But on Tuesday, Williams was skydiving.

“It’s fundamentally the same,” he said, “although skydiving at 12,000 feet is different from a standard jump.”

The altitude for skydiving is much higher than the typical paratrooper jump of 900 feet. The parachute itself allows for more maneuverability. Williams jumped in a tandem with a member of the Golden Knights

And the parachutist drops in free fall for a significant distance before deploying the chute.

Williams and his jump partner were in free-fall for about a minute, followed by a five-minute descent under the parachute.

Together, the two jumpers, weighing at least 380 pounds, probably reached a free-fall speed of 160 mph.

That’s fast, but “you’re taking in the Mississippi River and the countryside,” Williams said.

The Golden Knights Performance-Competition Parachute Team is made up of 90 men and women stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The Golden Knights website says the team has won more than 3,800 medals in competitions since it was founded to compete against the Soviets in 1959.

The team wanted to show appreciation to Williams, other educators and first responders for helping high school students with future jobs, careers, college and military service.

Williams has been the leader of the Morgan City High JROTC for 10 years. The program also accepts students from Berwick and Patterson High Schools.