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ANNA MARIE WILLIAMS BALLANCE

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 5:32pm

Anna Marie Williams Ballance, 62, a resident of Patterson, passed away Saturday, Oct.1, 2022. at Ochsner St. Mary.

She was born on Feb. 17, 1960, in Mobile, Alabama.

She is survived by her parents, Rose Falcon Johnson and Robert C. Johnson Jr; four daughters, Sandy Foret Wagoner of Grove of Grove, Oklahoma, Misty Robin Davidson of Jena, Danielle Ballance of Thibodaux; and Kelly Jo Browning of Morgan City; one son. Robert Jeremy Ballance of Texas; 11 grandchildren; one brother. Freddy F. Williams Jr; and three sisters, Tammy Chauvin, Candy Hoekstra, Christy Murphy.

She was preceded in death by husband Warren Gene Ballance and her biological father, Freddy F. Williams Sr.

She did not wish to have a funeral service. A digital obituary & guestbook can be viewed online at: www.cremationsocietyacadiana.com

SHIRLEY RICHARD SAVOIE

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 5:24pm

Shirley Richard Savoie, age 84, of Berwick, LA passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Shirley was born October 9, 1937 in Lewisburg, LA to the late Bertrand and Bridget Comeaux Richard.

A visitation for Shirley will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 3217 2nd St., Berwick, LA.

Following the visitation will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM.

Shirley was the former First Lady of Berwick, LA during the years 1976 to 1984. She served as the Queen of the Berwick and Bayou Vista Mardi Gras Association in 1981 and she was a hostess for the St. Stephens Rosary Group. Her passion was cooking and feeding her family. She was an avid walker.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Bertrand and Bridget Comeaux Richard and 7 brothers and sisters.

She leaves her legacy to be fulfilled by her husband of 66 years, Charles A. Savoie; son, David Charles Savoie and his wife Sheila; daughters, Dawn Savoie Thomason and her husband Mike, Angela Savoie Faucheaux and her husband Eric; brother, Emery “Blue” Richard and his wife Jessie; grandchildren, Ben Thomason and his companion Alixandra Hainkel, Danielle Richard (Tyson), Bridget McIntire (Joshua), Ashton Pitre, Camille Savoie; 1 great grandchild, Parker Boudreaux and 2 on the way. Serving as pallbearers are Mike Thomason, Eric Faucheaux, Ben Thomason, Ashton Pitre, Ronald Tweedel and Tyson Richard. Shirley will be laid to rest in the Berwick Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hargravefuneralhome.com for the Savoie fa

GUSTAVE JAMES ROMERO

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 5:20pm

Gustave James Romero, 68, a resident of Morgan City, passed away Saturday, Oct/ 1, 2022, in Lafayette.

He was was born Sept. 25, 1954, in Morgan City, the son of Minus Romero and Marie “Bessie” Miller Romero.

He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Vickie Percle Romero of Morgan City; two sons, Chad Romero of Morgan City and Keith Percle and signifigant other Stephanie Lajeunie of Berwick; one brother, Timothy Romero and wife Marilyn of Morgan City; and two sisters, Susan Aucoin and husband Henry of Bayou L’Ourse and Nancy Hampton of Greece.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Minus and Bessie Romero and siblings, Juanita Bacle and Kenneth Romero.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday at Morgan City Cemetery with Father Mike Trahan officiating.

NANCY ANN SAUCE ARDENEAUX

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 5:13pm

Nancy Ann Sauce Ardeneaux, 63, a resident of Morgan City, passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy was born January 29, 1959, in Morgan City, the daughter of Milton Sauce and Carolina Anslum.

She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her husband, Timothy Ardeneaux of Morgan City, mother, Carolina Anslum; four children, Darrell Daigle Jr. and wife Sheryl, Byron Daigle,Paul Daigle, and Megan Daigle all of Morgan City; three step-children, Chantelle Ardeneaux of Franklin, Kevin Ardeneaux and wife Shelby of Labadieville, and Kyle Ardeneaux of Franklin; three brothers, Lawrence Sauce and wife Stacey of Morgan City, Chris Sauce of Stephensville, Bernie Sauce Sr. and wife Anna of Mobile, AL; one sister, Cindy Solar and husband Randy of Ricohoc; eight grandchildren, Kylie Freeman and husband J.D. of Patterson, Kolbie Talbot and husband Blake of Labadieville, Breanna Daigle of Morgan City, Arianna Daigle of Morgan City, Courtney Eues of Morgan City, Taylor Daigle of Morgan City, Trevor Daigle of Morgan City, ad Carley Daigle of Morgan City; three step-grandchildren, Alex Mire, Jaxe Mire, and Quora Mire; eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Lawrence Sr., Lawrence Jr, Chris, Bernie Sr., Kevin, and Dusty.
Nancy was preceded in death by her father, Milton Sauce; maternal grandparents, Ella Marie Hymel Anslum and Bernie Anslum Sr.; paternal grandparents, Mary Viena Cuvillier and Joseph Sauce.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Morgan City Cemetery with Pastor Matt Bercegeay from the Mission Church in Patterson officiating.

WILLIAM I. WILSON

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 1:08pm

William I Wilson, 79, a native of Lecompte and resident of Patterson, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at his residence.

Visitation will be Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. at Crossing Place Church in Bayou Vista.

He is survived by three sons, Roland Wilson of Morgan City, Gary Wilson of Bayou Vista and Glen Wilson of Lafayette; two daughters, Monika Wilson of Morgan City and Sandra Hebert of Patterson; eight grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons.

Theft arrests reported by local police agencies

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 12:54pm

(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 and Franklin police and parish deputies made arrests on theft charges over the weekend, and the parish Narcotics Section detained a man accused of possessing stolen weapons.

St. Mary

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 96-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 124 complaints and made these arrests:

—Dustin Michael Lovell, 24, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Saturday on a warrant alleging theft. Bail has not been set.

—Brennan Tabor, 34, Patterson, was arrested at 12:55 p.m. Friday by the Narcotics Section on a warrant alleging two counts of possession of stolen firearms. Bail has not been set.

—Rigo Jose Alvarado, 23, Houston, was arrested 10:47 p.m. Friday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Alvarado was released on a $2,500 bond.

—Herman Tyler Delco, 40, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:21 a.m. Saturday on charges of simple battery, disturbing the peace (intoxicated) and criminal damage to prop\erty. No bond has been set.

—Braxton Jarone Mitchell, 34, Franklin, was arrested at 9:05 p.m. Sunday on charges of maximum speeding limit, resisting an officer by flight, expired driver’s license and expired license plate. No bond has been set.

—Juvenile male, 17, Patterson, was arrested at 11:48 p.m. Sunday on a charge of criminal trespass. The juvenile male was released into the custody of a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.

—Rickey James Foret Jr., 43, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:15 a.m. Friday on an Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant alleging failure to appear on the charge of disturbing the peace. Foret is being held for another agency.

—Keith Stewart, 61, Franklin, was arrested at 5:04 p.m. Thursday by the Narcotics Section on a charge of cultivation of marijuana. Stewart was released on a
$25,000 bond.

Morgan City

Interim Police Chief Mark E. Griffin Jr. reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 116 calls for service over the last 72-hour reporting period and made these arrests:

—Herman Ross, 59, Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 5:02 p.m. Friday on a charge of theft (under $1,000).

—Kevin D. Freeman, 33, Mechanic Street, Franklin, was arrested at 2:35 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana, improper lane usage, improper turning and illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of juveniles.

—Sara Kaye Cowan, 41, Concordia Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Saturday on charges of remaining after forbidden and battery on a police officer.

--Joseph Aaron Cagnolatti, 27, Russo Street, Berwick, was arrested at 8:29 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, improper lighting, no driver’s license and failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court).

—Tony Dwayne Williams, 27, Vera Street, Houma, was arrested at 12:33 a.m. Sunday on a charge of resisting an officer and as a fugitive from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.

—Quentin Cooper, 32, Poncio Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. Sunday on charges of failure to appear to pay fine (6th Ward Morgan City Court) and three counts of failure to appear for trial (16th Judicial District Court).

Patterson

Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported these arrests:

—Deonte J. Thomas, 31, Belanger Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:50 a.m. Friday on charges of no seat belt, expired license plate and suspended driver’s license. Thomas was released on a summons.

—Zacolby Granger, 30, Grace Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:18 p.m. Saturday on a charge of expired license plate; no proof of insurance; no motor vehicle inspection sticker; no registration; and driver’s license suspended or revoked. Granger was released on a $1,251 bond.

Franklin

:Police Chief Morris Beverly said the Franklin Police Department responded to 21 complaints over the past weekend and made this arrest:

--David Richard, 68, Iberia Street, Franklin, was arrested at 5:20 p.m. Friday on a charge of theft. Richard was booked, processed and held on a $1,500 bond.

Morgan City police radio logs for Sept. 29-Oct. 3

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 11:55am

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.
Thursday, Sept. 29
6:03 a.m. Fifth and Duke streets; Fire.
6:54 a.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Crash.
7:08 a.m. 400 block of Adams Street; Com-plaint.
7:41 a.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Fire.
7:57 a.m. 900 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
7:58 a.m. 500 block of Freret Street; Complaint.
8:07 a.m. 300 block of Oriole Street; Animal complaint.
8:34 a.m. 300 block of Chennault Street; Animal complaint.
10:32 a.m. 400 block of Fourth Street; Disturbance.
11:18 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
12:04 p.m. 1200 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
12:21 p.m. 500 block of First Street; Complaint.
12:43 p.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Theft.
1:52 p.m. 600 block of Willow Street; Complaint.
2:10 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Complaint.
2:41 p.m. Maple Street; Fire.
4:47 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Complaint.
5:16 p.m. 400 block of Fourth Street; Complaint.
5:33 p.m. 900 block of Levee Road; Arrest.
5:38 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Crash.
5:55 p.m. 300 block of Chennault Street; Complaint.
6:02 p.m. Federal and Bowman Street; Complaint.
6:10 p.m. 900 block of Short Street; Complaint.
7:01 p.m. 1600 block of Front Street; Suspicious subject.
7:14 p.m. 1600 block of Front Street; Complaint.
7:30 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Arrest.
8:13 p.m. 2100 block of Cedar Street; Alarm.
8:41 p.m. 1600 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
8:42 p.m. 100 block of Veterans Boulevard; Medical.
8:54 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Complaint.
8:55 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
9:50 p.m. 600 block of First Street; Disturbance.
10:13 p.m. 500 block of First Street; Arrest.
10:29 p.m. First and Freret streets; Arrest.
11:19 p.m. 2700 block of Shaw Street; Complaint.
Friday, Sept. 30
12:27 a.m. Union Street; Complaint.
2:18 a.m. Greenwood and Third streets; Suspicious subject.
2:25 a.m. Fourth and Maryland streets; Suspicious subject.
2:28 a.m. Freret and Sixth streets; Suspicious subject.
2:51 a.m. Allison and Justa streets; Suspicious subject.
2:55 a.m. 2000 block of Allison Street; Alarm.
8:15 a.m. La. 70 and Victor II Boulevard; Traffic incident.
10:27 a.m. 400 block of Bush Street; Theft.
11:39 a.m. Federal Avenue and Terrebonne Street; Complaint.
11:46 a.m. 700 block of Brashear Avenue; Hit and run.
12:57 p.m. 500 block of Orange Street; Welfare concern.
1:12 p.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
1:34 p.m. Bowman Street; Patrol.
2:02 p.m. 1100 block of Eighth Street; 911 hang up.
2:52 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Arrest.
2:59 p.m. 900 block of Everett Street; Removal of subject.
3:08 p.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Crash.
3:28 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Com-plaint.
4:22 p.m. 300 block of Chennault Street; Com-plaint.
4:26 p.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Complaint.
4:42 p.m. 1700 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
5:30 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
6:35 p.m. U.S. 90 East and Martin Luther King Boulevard; Crash.
6:49 p.m. 1200 block of McDermott Drive; Assistance.
7:02 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Complaint.
8:15 p.m. 1000 block of Levee Road; Reckless operation.
10:32 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Reckless operation.
10:52 p.m. 700 block of Fifth Street; Loud music.
11:36 p.m. 400 block of Adams Street; Medical.
11:56 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
Saturday, Oct. 1
12:23 a.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Arrest.
1:17 a.m. U.S. 90 West; Reckless operation.
5:36 a.m. 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Alarm.
7:24 a.m. La. 70; Traf-fic incident.
8:38 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Alarm.
8:59 a.m. 600 block of Egle Street; Complaint.
11:34 a.m. 1400 block of North Third Street; Animal complaint.
12:42 p.m. 3000 block of Wytchwood Street; Complaint.
1:22 p.m. 500 block of Belanger Street; Com-plaint.
1:51 p.m. Front and St. Clair streets; Vehicle fire.
2:06 p.m. 500 block of Willow Street; Medical.
3:05 p.m. 300 block of Mallard Street; Theft.
3:28 p.m. La. 182; Reckless operation.
4:28 p.m. 300 block of Levee Road; Complaint.
4:52 p.m. 1200 block of Fig Street; Fire.
4:57 p.m. 2300 block of La 70; Complaint.
5:28 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Theft.
7:05 p.m. 6700 block of La. 182; Medical.
7:09 p.m. 600 block of Front Street; Suspicious subject.
7:26 p.m. Aycock Street; Complaint.
8:08 p.m. 1400 block of Chatsworth Drive; Medical.
8:14 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Arrest.
8:17 p.m. 6500 block of La. 182; Open door.
9:03 p.m. 200 block of Arizona Street; Alarm.
9:54 p.m. 700 block of Onstead Street; Suspicious subject.
10:46 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Disturbance.
11:22 p.m. Duke Street and La. 182; Complaint.
Sunday, Oct. 2
12:08 a.m. Fifth and Greenwood streets; Arrest.
1:22 a.m. 800 block of Levee Road; Complaint.
2:49 a.m. Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
3:03 a.m. Poncio Street and Railroad Avenue; Complaint.
4:36 a.m. 700 block of Justa Street; Medical.
5:04 a.m. 1000 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint.
6:50 a.m. 900 block of Garden Street; Fire.
7:21 a.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
8:11 a.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
8:23 a.m. 700 block of Duke Street; Complaint.
9:01 a.m. U.S. 90; Complaint.
9:20 a.m. U.S. 90; Assistance.
10:04 a.m. 1400 block of Bernice Street; Welfare concern.
11:11 a.m. Bernice Street; Animal complaint.
12:05 p.m. U.S. 90; Complaint.
1 p.m. Aycock and Patton streets; Complaint.
2:26 p.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
3:02 p.m. 1000 block of Fifth Street; Welfare concern.
3:38 p.m. 300 block of Glenwood Street; Medical.
3:53 p.m. 200 block of Federal Avenue; Medical.
5:20 p.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Medical.
7:33 p.m. 200 block of Federal Avenue; Assistance.
7:39 p.m. 200 block of Everett Street; Medical.
7:51 p.m. 1500 block of Sixth Street; Suspicious subject.
7:56 p.m. 100 block of Railroad Avenue; Medical.
9:48 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Alarm.
11:35 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
11:56 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Removal of subject.
Monday, Oct. 3
1:50 a.m. 6000 block of Railroad Avenue; Alarm.
1:55 a.m. 3100 block of Karen Drive; Medical.
4:23 a.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.

Local teams keep to their high-scoring ways

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 10:53am

Staff Report

East St. Mary Parish's fall scoring extravaganza continued Friday. when the four teams combined for 162 points in three wins and a loss.

Berwick celebrated homecoming with a 67-16 win over Thrive Academy. Central Catholic was a 47-0 winner at Jeanerette, and Patterson downed Franklin 41-16.

Morgan City's struggles continued with a 55-7 loss to Assumption.

Berwick remained unbeaten at 5-0. Running back Jayden Milton had a touchdown and Andre Engleton scored twice before the first hydration time out to put the game out of reach for the Baton Rouge school, which dressed out only about two dozen players for Friday's game.

Sophomore Evan Crappell got a win, backing up Berwick quarterback Cru Bella, who watched the game from the sideline with an injury.

Berwick will open district play Friday at Donaldsonville. Thrive Academy, 0-5, will be at Kentwood.

Assumption 55,
Morgan City 7

Assumption put the Tigers away early in its district opener.

Running back Reece Turner scored three straight touchdowns, one on a 51-yard run and one on a 5-yard pass from quarterback Landen Sanchez. Braydin Gros caught a 15-yard TD pass from Sanchez to put Assumption on top 28-0 by the 6-minute mark of the second quarter.

Morgan City's score came in the third quarter, when quarterback Thomas Mancuso found James Richardson with an 8-yard pass to the end zone. Jairo Gomez added the extra point.

Morgan City, 1-4 and 0-2 in the district, will be at home Friday for another district game, this time against Vandebilt. Assumption, 2-2 and 1-0 in district, will be at home against South
Lafourche

Central Catholic 47,
Jeanerette 0

Central Catholic's prescription was a dose of Damondrick.

Eagle running back Damondrick Blackburn rushed 23 times for 225 yards and five touchdowns to help Central Catholic go to 4-1.

Blackburn rushed nine times in Central Catholic's first 11 plays from scrimmage and caught a 9-yard pass from Benjamin Case. His 8-yard touchdown run during that stretch and Channing Rivere's kick made it 7-0.

The Eagle defense, meanwhile. held Jeanerette to 120 yards of total offense, and caught Jeanerette behind the the scrimmage line on 11 of the Tigers' 27 rushing attempts.

Jeanerette got closer to pay dirt than the Central Catholic 39 only once, when Central Catholic stopped the Tigers on a fourth-and-goal from the Eagle 4.

Evan Picou picked off a pass from Jeanerette's Zyon Colar, and Tate Fontenot and Jack Lipari recovered fumbles for the Eagles. Lipari's recovery set up some Central Catholic razzle-dazzle.

After the fumble recovery at Jeanerette's 36, Case flipped the ball to Blackburn, who tossed it to Tylon Hollins, who threw it back to Case. The sophomore quarterback then hit Blackburn for a pass to the Jeanerette 9. Blackburn took it from there for his fourth touchdown.

The Eagles scored on the game's last play, when a shanked Jeanerette punt from the Tiger 18 bounced all the way back to the end zone, where Central Catholic fell on the ball.

Case went 7-for-11 for 114 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Blackburn caught two passes for 36 yards, and Jakavior Kemp had two receptions for 11 yards. Hollins caught one pass for 51 yards.

For Jeanerette, Colar was 10-for-17 in passing for 92 yards and the interception. Steven Lively led Tiger rushers with 30 yards on 12 trips. Taville Frederick had four catches for 25 yards.

Central Catholic, 4-1 and 2-0 in district, will be at Centerville on Thursday. Jeanerette, 3-2 and 1-1 in district, plays Friday at unbeaten Hanson Memorial.

Patterson 41,
Franklin 16

Patterson quarterback Caylon Davis went 19-for-31 passing for 250 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more scores to push the Lumberjack record to 4-1.

Franklin stayed close, trailing only 22-16 before Patterson's first possession of the third quarter, when the Jacks drove 60 yards on 11 plays, the last a 19-yard TD pass from Caylon Davis to his brother, Cam Davis.

A 4-yard TD run by Caylon Davis and a 20-yarder by Elijah Johnson and point-after kicks by Jasper Russell completed the scoring.

Cam Davis caught seven of his brother's passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. Howard Kinchen caught six for 91 yards, and Khylin Brooks brought in six for 97 yards.

Johnson finished with 12 rushes for 128 yards, and Cam Davis ran 12 times for 48 yards and a touchdown. Josiah Jennings also had a 2-yard touchdown run.

For Franklin, quarterback Jyklon Ceasar was 7-for-17 passing for 99 yards and a 15-yard TD pass to Jayshaun Johnson.

Zamarion Webber rushed 10 times for 30 yards.

Stocky defensive tackle Michael Moses recovered a Davis fumble in the end zone for one of Franklin's scores. He also hauled in a batted pass near the Franklin end zone to stop Patterson on a second-quarter drive.

Patterson opens district play at home Friday against 4-1 E.D. White. Franklin, 1-4, opens its district schedule Friday at home against Delcambre.

After Dobbs, people turn out for annual Life Chain

Sun, 10/02/2022 - 5:27pm

BILL DECKER

bdecker@daily-review.com

PATTERSON -- On an October Sunday in each of the last 10 years, members of Patterson's St. Joseph Catholic Church have made their way a few blocks to U.S. 90 to make their case for banning abortion.

In June this year, anti-abortion forces won their greatest victory: the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the Roe and Casey decisions that prohibited states from outlawing abortion.

But St. Joseph members, joined by people from nearby Bethel Pentecostal Fellowship, were back on U.S. 90 Sunday for their annual Life Chain demonstration anyway, waving to passing vehicles and waving signs.

"It's like why do we have a military when we don't have a war," said the Rev. Herb Bennerfield III, St. Joseph's pastor. "We won a battle, but we're still in a culture war."

Dobbs or not, about 80 people showed up for this year's Life Chain. One of them was Brenda Guillotte of Franklin, who has taken part in Rosaries at the Church of the Assumption but was attending her first Life Chain.

"You can't ever stop," Guillotte said.

Among those who joined her was Angela Stelly, the pro-life coordinator for St. Joseph.

The Supreme Court decision leaves the decision of whether to ban abortion to individual states, Stelly said. Some states and some cities are promoting themselves as abortion sanctuaries, she said.

"I guess the legal part is only one part," Stelly said. "The other part is our culture.

"There has to be a change in the culture to where we value life, whether it's at the point of fertilization or the end of life."

The culture war is reflected in a political war. Trigger laws, which imposed abortion bans in many red states, including Louisiana, were set to take effect the minute the Siupreme Court overturned Roe.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has a proposed a nationwide abortion ban at the federal level.

President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has taken the side of pro-abortion-rights advocates, who say the Dobbs decision takes away a constitutional right women have been able to exercise for half a century.

Some observers saw signs of a political backlash in August, when a statewide abortion ban in Kansas went down to a surprise defeat at the polls.

Bennerfield said that's another reason pro-life forces continue their fight.

"What happened in Kansas can happen here," he said.

Berwick High crowns homecoming queen

Fri, 09/30/2022 - 10:43pm

Brooklyn Duay was crowned Berwick High's homecoming queen at halftime of Friday's football game with Thrive Academy of Baton Rouge. The queen was joined on the field by her mother, Rachel Duay. Brooklyn Duay was crowned by the 2021 homecoming queen, Mikah Ortiz.

The Review/Bill Decker