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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.)

Patterson police reported two arrests on domestic battery charges, both involving strangulation, and one involving child endangerment.

Patterson

Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

--Brandon M. Truelove, 40, Tiffany Street, Patterson, was arrested at 2:35 p.m. Sunday on a charge of domestic abuse battery (strangulation). Truelove was incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

--Tyrone L. Dubose, 31, Fairchild Street, Vinton, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. Wednesday on charges of domestic abuse battery (strangulation), domestic abuse battery (child endangerment), disturbing the peace (simple assault), and resisting arrest or officer.

Dubose is currently incarcerated at the Patterson PD Jail with no bond set.

--Sidney T. Coulee, 44, Pinepoint Road, Ville Platte, was arrested at 1:04 a.m. Sunday on charges of suspended, revoked or canceled driver's license and two headlights required.

Coulee was issued a summons.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reports that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 84 calls for service over the last 48-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

--Bethany Rose White, 26, Aucoin Street, Morgan City, was arrested on at 8:46 a.m. Thursday on charges of access device fraud and theft (under $1,000).

--Joseph Burton, 48, First Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday on four counts of failure to appear to pay fine and three counts of failure to appear for arraignment (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Justin David Price, 34, Front Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of failure to appear for imposition hearing (16th Judicial Court).

--Robert Christopher Anderson, 38, Ashland Avenue, Bossier City, was arrested at 9:31 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

--Darren Droddy, 45, Sycamore Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:07 a.m. Thursday on three counts of violation of protective orders.

Berwick

Chief David S. Leonard reported these arrests:

--Sadi Taylor, 23, Patterson, was arrested at 10:40 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of marijuana (under 14 grams) and improper lane usage.

--Kenneth Scott III, 24, Patterson, was arrested 10:40 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana (over 14 grams).

About 10:11 p.m. Thursday, a traffic stop was conducted after a lane violation was observed. Officers made contact with Taylor and Scott.

During the course of the stop an odor of marijuana was detected. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and marijuana and methamphetamine were located inside.

Both Taylor and Scott were placed under arrest. Taylor was released on a summons.

Scott was transported to the Berwick Police Department, where he was booked.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Thomas W. Hughes, 35, Vivian Street, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant alleging failure to appear on a charge of simple burglary.

Thomas W. Hughes was previously arrested a simple burglary. He was ordered to appear in court June 29 and did not. A warrant for his arrest was issued June 29.

Hughes was arrested in Bayou L’Ourse on Wednesday and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center, where he remains incarcerated with bond set at $200.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to three complaints over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Taejhan Wilson, 24, SJ Lane, Franklin, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court alleging failure to appear on the charge of speeding. Wilson was booked, processed and released on a $338 bond.

To my knowledge, the popular quiz show "Jeopardy" has never had a “What is July” category. While pondering this, I thought about what questions they might ask.

If I was a contestant, it might go something like this.

The show’s host, Mayim Bialik, would ask me to select a category to get started.

“What is July for $200, Mayim,” I would answer. And that’s when the first question would come up on the board.

“The hottest days of summer are known as, what?”

“What are the dog days of summer, Mayim?”

Suddenly, bells and lights go off and the audience claps in a congratulatory fashion.

“What is July for $400, Mayim.”

“During the month of July, these species of fish are known to prefer deeper water where its cooler during the hot summer month.”

“What are redfish, Mayim,” I answer.

Once again, bells and lights go off with the audience clapping a bit louder than when I got the first question right.

Bialik is clearly impressed about my knowledge of July and after a commercial break, we continue the contest.

“John,” Bialik says, “you’ve earned $400, do you wish to select another category or stick with, What is July.’”

“I’ll stay with, ‘What is July,’ for $600 Mayim,” I reply with confidence.

“This fishing rig is popular when fishing deep water for redfish,” Bialik reads.

I immediately answer, “What is a coastal drop rig.”

Music, bells, lights, and the audience clapping has me smiling and feeling more confident.

“I’ll stick with, ‘What is July,’ for $800 Mayim,’” I anxiously say in a matter-of-fact manner.
Bialik knows that I know, the higher up the board you go, the tougher the questions, but I’m not flinching one bit. I’m on a hot streak with this “What is July” Category.
Bialik quiets the audience and says, “Here we go. Next question. This common bait works best fished deep on a drop rig during the hot summer months.”
Now I’m nervous. I’m thinking this could be a 50/50 answer and go either way. Fishing shrimp on the bottom is extremely popular, but you’ll catch your share of croakers and hard heads too. They tend to nibble away at the shrimp and cause you to miss redfish opportunities.
On the other hand, a piece of cracked blue crab pretty much catches redfish and black drum exclusively.
“Mayim, what is cracked blue crab?” I ask, not 100 percent sure if I got this one right.
Those crazy lights start flashing and the crowd cheers, while I let out a sigh of relief.
This “What is July” thing is tougher than I thought, but I’m in it to win it. What can I say, I’ve got to go for that big number at the top of the board.
“Mayim, I’ll take ‘What is July,’ for $1,000,” I say, while looking right into the camera and to the clapping approval of the audience.

Bialik quiets the crowd and reads the question, “This knot and hook is considered to be one of the best combinations for fishing redfish on the bottom in deep water during the summer months.”

I’ve got a movie star smile on my face. I approvingly know the answer to this one, so I pause and take in the moment with deep satisfaction.

“Mayim,” I say hesitantly while playing to the crowd, “what is a Snelled 1/0 Kahle hook.”

The crowd erupts with lights flashing and music playing. I just swept the “What is July” category!

You don’t have to stay home in the air conditioning during the dog days of summer. There’s plenty of opportunities for redfish if you know what to do and where to go. Best
bets are sticking to deep water cuts, channels, and bayous on a falling tide.

Some of the better places to fish for redfish in deep water are Oyster Bayou near Point Au Fer Island, Blue Hammock and Rice Bayou out of Four League Bay, the Worm Bayou on Marsh Island, and the Ivanhoe Canal in West Cote Blanche Bay.

Be sure to stay hydrated during July and August while on the water. And, don’t forget your sunscreen.

John Flores is the Morgan City Review’s outdoor writer. He can be contacted at gowiththeflo@cox.net.

BATON ROUGE – Lawmakers on Tuesday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors
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That was the only veto override that made it through both the House and Senate, and lawmakers called an end to the special session late in the day.

Gov. John Bel Edwards had vetoed the gender-affirming care bill, authored by Republican Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock. Now that more than two-thirds of the members in both chambers voted to override that veto, the bill will make it impossible for youth to receive any type of care for gender dysphoria including hormone treatment, gender reassignment surgery and puberty blocking drugs.

The new law takes effect on Jan.1, 2024.

Individuals already receiving this type of care will have one year after that to be weaned off the medications outlined in the bill.

The override passed with multiple Democrats crossing the aisle in both chambers.

Six House Democrats joined Republicans in voting to override the veto, giving the bill five more votes than needed to pass. Democratic Reps. Roy Adams of Jackson, Chad Brown of Plaquemine, Robby Carter of Amite, Mack Cormier of Belle Chasse and Travis Johnson of Vidalia voted for the override.

Rep. Dustin Miller, D-Opelousas, is one of the few legislators who works in healthcare who voted for the override.

In the Senate, the override passed 28-11--just two votes more than needed. Two Democrats, Senators Gregory Tarver of Shreveport and Katrina Jackson of Monroe, voted with Republicans for the override. One Republican, Sen. Fred Mills of Parks, voted against the override.

The bill has had a rough go through the Legislature this year. Originally killed in a Senate committee hearing by Mills, the bill was brought back on the Senate floor by a vote to recommit it to a different committee before eventually passing in both chambers
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Edwards vetoed the bill in June and issued a six-page message expressing his opposition to it.

Rep. Jason Hughes, D-New Orleans, read several pieces of this message at the podium before the vote. Hughes said that his Christian faith led him to oppose this bill. He also said that this bill takes away parental rights.

On the Senate side, Mills spoke in opposition to the override, pointing out that similar laws in other states have been declared unconstitutional.

An Arkansas law banning gender-affirming healthcare was vetoed by the Republican governor, who was overridden by the legislature. An Arkansas federal judge ruled last month that its law, which is similar to Louisiana’s, was unconstitutional.

House Republicans fell short of the 70 members needed to override vetoes of two other bills involving LGBTQ individuals.

House bills 81 and 466 fell just short of the votes needed to pass the House. HB 81 would have prohibited teachers from calling students by names other than those given on birth certificates and from using pronouns not associated with their sex assigned on their birth certificate.

The bill does include exceptions for derivatives of birth names and parental approval. However, teachers would also have been able to refuse to use names or pronouns with parental approval for religious reasons. The attempt to override the veto on this bill failed 67-29.

Four Democrats -- Adams, Brown, Cormier and Rep. Pat Moore of Monroe -- voted for the override, while five Republicans – Reps. Richard Nelson of Mandeville, Mary DuBuisson of Slidell, Stephanie Hilferty of Metairie, Barbara Frieberg of Baton Rouge and Tanner Magee of Houma–voted against it.

HB 466, which failed with a vote of 68-29, would prohibit teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with students. This bill was like many of the “Don’t Say Gay” bills circulating the country.

Four Republicans–Nelson, DuBuisson, Hilferty and Frieberg–voted against the override. Four Democrats, some of whom also supported the gender affirming care ban, voted for the override: Adams, Brown, Cormier and Moore.

Two other vetoes were overridden on the House side, but the override attempts failed once they reached the Senate.

HB 125 would have prohibited foreign adversaries from purchasing agricultural land. HB 399 would have required schools to include vaccine exemption information in the packets about immunizations sent home to parents.

For both bills, the veto override efforts failed on the Senate side by three votes. 

Nettie Victoria Roberson Rondeno, 76, a native of Patterson and resident of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta.

Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church in Patterson. Burial will follow in Patterson Cemetery.

She is survived by two daughters, Vickie Madison of Prairieville and Felicia Rondeno of Atlanta; four granddaughters; siblings, Elaine Phillips of Baker, Dr. Clifford Roberson Jr. of Atlanta, Anita Evans of Baton Rouge, Shelby Roberson Sr. and Donald Valentine, both of Morgan City, Sherel Jones and Larry Williams, both of Patterson, and Frances Cage, Joyce Crenshaw and Abbie Offrealli, all of New Hartford, Connecticut.

She was preceded in death by parents, paternal and maternal grandparents, and a brother.

Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.