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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.
Wednesday, Dec. 8
5:35 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Stalled vehicle.
6:25 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Traffic incident.
6:30 a.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Disturbance.
7:57 a.m. 300 block of Leona Street; Accident.
9:03 a.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Disturbance.
9:17 a.m. 300 block of Fourth Street; Disturb-ance.
9:59 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
11:24 a.m. 900 block of Spruce Street; Suspicious vehicle.
12:38 p.m. 1000 block of Railroad Avenue; Traffic incident.
1:25 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Alarm.
1:38 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Har-assment.
1:52 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Theft.
2:15 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Disturbance.
2:21 p.m. 300 block of Pershing Street; Medical.
2:33 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Medical.
2:55 p.m. 200 block of Everett Street; Com-plaint.
2:57 p.m. 1000 block of Levee Road; Medical.
3:36 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Theft.
4:24 p.m. 200 block of South Railroad Avenue; Officer stand by.
4:26 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
5:10 p.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Assistance.
5:13 p.m. 900 block of Fourth Street; Theft.
5:49 p.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Telephone harassment.
6:39 p.m. 600 block of Grove Street; War-rant/arrest.
7:48 p.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Alarm.
8:32 p.m. 500 block of Third Street; Disturb-ance.
8:44 p.m. 200 block of Brashear Avenue; Re-move subject.
8:51 p.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Crim-inal damage to property.
9:27 p.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Medical emergency.
Thursday, Dec. 9
Midnight Patterson; Be on the lookout.
3:12 a.m. Fourth and General Patton streets; Traffic stop/two arrests.
3:34 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
3:55 a.m. 500 block of Front Street; Suspicious subject.

Clarence Drexler, Sr., 92, a native and resident of Glenco, LA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 7, 2021 at 11:50 AM at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, LA.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday December 11, 2021 from 9:00 A. M. until 10:45 AM. at St. Peter the Apostle Church (Four Corners) 1325 Big Four Corners Rd. Franklin, LA, with a rosary being recited at 10:00 A.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. with Father Damoah, SVD serving as the Celebrant. (All visitors are asked to adhere to the CDC/local regulations by wearing masks and practicing social distancing). Entombment will follow the mass in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery - Mausoleum Section in Baldwin.
Clarence, Sr., leaves precious memories with his two sons, Clarence, Jr. (Dr. Katherine) Drexler of Baldwin, Louisiana, Terry Wayne (Beverly) Drexler of Verdunville, Louisiana; a daughter, Mrs. Todd (Laura Ann) Watson, Sr., of Baker, Louisiana; a brother, Charles (Albertha) of Jeanerette, Louisiana, eight grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, a special Cousin, a special son, Leander “Cush” Williams, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Clarence, Sr., was preceded in death by: his wife of almost 60 years; his parents, three brothers, eight aunts and eight uncles.
Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City/Franklin/Jeanerette and Houma. please visit; www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family.

FRANKLIN -- A St. Mary Parish Council member's attempt to remove one colleague from the council chairmanship and censure another went nowhere at Wednesday's meeting. One move was blocked by a judge, the other by Robert's Rules of Order.
Councilman Craig Mathews of Jeanerette had proposed separate resolutions seeking the ouster of Dean Adams of Morgan City as council chairman, and to censure, or condemn, Mark Duhon of Amelia over interference in personnel matters.
Duhon went to 16th Judicial District Court and obtained a temporary restraining order Tuesday from District Judge Suzanne de Mahy. The order prohibits the council from taking action on Mathews' resolution targeting Duhon pending further court action.
The resolution to remove Adams was tabled, or removed from consideration at least temporarily, after the council heard advice from Assistant District Attorney Dean Wattigny of Iberia Parish.
Wattnigny was called in by Assistant District Attorney Eric Duplantis, the council's usual legal adviser, out of concern about a possible conflict of interest.
Matthews' resolution said Adams should be removed as chairman "due to failure to impartially administer the executive office."
In an interview with The Review and again at Wednesday's council meeting, Mathews said Adams' actions at the Nov. 17 council meeting were "the last straw."
At the Nov. 17 meeting, Adams had an item submitted by Parish President David Hanagriff removed from the agenda, and Adams cut off Hanagriff's defense of a potential remapping consultant, even threatening to have Hanagriff removed from the meeting room by a sheriff's deputy.
Wattigny said Wednesday that he believes the council couldn't take up the resolution in the form proposed by Mathews.
The St. Mary Home Rule Charter doesn't specifically address removal of the council chairman, Wattigny said, so the council is bound by the charter to follow Robert's Rules of Order.
Those rules say that a chairman elected for a fixed term may be removed only after action by a disciplinary committee with the power to investigate allegations and even issue subpoenas. The council elects the chairman and vice chairman once a year, and court precedent indicates that the two council leaders serve fixed terms, Wattigny said.
"This [resolution] is not in a proper procedural posture for you to handle tonight, in my opinion," Wattigny said.
The Matthews resolution dealing with Duhon made unspecified allegations “relative to improper conduct counter to the St. Mary Parish Council’s standard of behavior, specifically for interference with personnel functions of the Parish Council and Government.”
The temporary restraining order from de Mahy will expire in 10 days unless extended by the court. A hearing on a preliminary injunction that would block action on the resolution until trial is scheduled for Jan. 26.
The council voted to table both resolutions. There was even a brief discussion about whether tabling the Duhon resolution would violate de Mahy's prohibition against taking action.
Wattingny also suggested that Councilman Jay Ina of Franklin withhold comment after Ina said the council should spend its time in more productive pursuits.
"I'm embarrassed to have to sit up here and deal with this stuff," Ina said. "It's ridiculous."
"Shakespeare said it best," said Councilman Scott Ramsey of Bayou Vista. "Much ado about nothing."
Ramsey suggested that since another leadership election will be held in January anyway, the council should put off action on the resolutions.
After the meeting, Adams said he believes Hanagriff was behind the resolutions. Adams traces the tension to his election as chairman, when he said Hanagriff told him to talk with council members representing single-member districts before attending meetings of local government subdivisions in their districts. Adams said he's a resident of the parish and free to attend any public meeting.
"All this is spearheaded by [Hanagriff] because he doesn't like me, and he doesn't like that we ask tough questions," Adams said.
On Thursday. Hanagriff said he only suggested that at-large members should tell single-district members of their intentions to attend meetings in their districts to avoid misunderstandings.
Hanagriff also denied telling Mathews to propose the resolutions.
"In no way, shape or form did I put Craig Mathews up to this," Hanagriff said. "I didn't and couldn't because Craig Mathews is his own man. Craig Mathews is an individual who stands on his own."
During the meeting, Mathews said he proposed the resolutions because he swore to put the interests of St. Mary Parish first.
"It's difficult because I like, care [for] and respect the gentlemen ...," Mathews said. "This is one of the darkest moments of my political experience."
Also Wednesday, Ina put off a passage vote on his ordinance asking voters to allow any member of the council to be elected chairman or vice chairman.
The council has 11 members, eight of whom are elected from geographic districts. Three are elected at large by voters parishwide. The charter currently limits the two leadership roles to at-large members.
Sending a charter amendment to voters requires a two-thirds vote by the council, or eight votes. Councilman Patrick Hebert of Morgan City was absent Wednesday, and Ina said he wants the full council to vote on the call for a special election.
The same proposal failed by a single vote last year.

This story has been edited to clarify our account of Adams' comments and to add reaction from Hanagriff.

Chief James F. Blair and the Morgan City Police Department donated toys to the Marine Corps League for their Toys for Tots Drive recently. On its Facebook page, the department said it had an unexpected visitor from the Grinch, who tried to make away with the toys placing the children's Christmas cheer in jeopardy. Lt. Ricky Hartley was able to save the children's Christmas by chasing down that naughty Grinch, who faces a charge of attempted simple criminal damage to Christmas. No bond has been set.

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