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Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees.

A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale, Arkansas.

“At Tyson, we’re confident our products are safe and we’re hopeful consultations between the U.S. and Chinese governments will resolve this matter,” wrote spokesman

Gary Mickelson in an email to The Associated Press.

“Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members, and we work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that we produce all of our food in full compliance with government safety requirements,” the statement added.

Mickelson also noted that all global and U.S. health organizations, in addition to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, agree that there is no evi-

dence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food.

The announcement out of China on Sunday gave no details of the quantity of meat affected.

On Friday, Tyson Foods announced the results of coronavirus testing at its facilities in Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, and said that about 95 percent of employees who ultimately tested positive for the virus didn’t show any symptoms. Of the 3,748 employees tested, 481

tested positive for COVID-19, and 455 were asymptomatic.

There have been several other COVID-19 outbreaks at Tyson plants around the United States, including in North Carolina, Nebraska, and Iowa.

In November, China lifted a five-year ban on U.S. poultry.

China had blocked U.S. poultry imports a month after an outbreak of avian influenza in December 2014, closing off a market that brought more than $500 million worth of American chicken, turkey and other poultry products in 2013.

Minden Farm & Garden set for summer farmer’s market WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

Minden Farm & Garden is hosting a Farmer’s Market that is set to run through mid-July where plenty of fresh produce, baked goods, and other delights are available and made by local farmers.

The market officially started two Saturdays ago, and came to be after owner of Minden Farm and Garden Mitsy Thomas saw a need in the local community that needed to be filled.

“Every town has got a Farmer’s Market now and Minden doesn’t, and, people are looking for vegetables, and this year there should be an overabundance because of the pandemic.

There’s more people planting gardens this year than ever and the people who can’t plant a garden are looking. We don’t want them to have to go to Shreveport or Ruston. We’re hoping that they’ll stay in Minden and support some of the locals,” said Thomas.

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DJ, Brandy, Alayna, and Eden Thomas at they’re stand for Kingdom Acre Farms at Minden Farm and Garden’s Farmer’s Market on Saturday.

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Louisiana governor warns of concerning spike in virus cases BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisiana residents to “do a real gut check” about whether they are taking enough personal precautions to lessen their coronavirus risk, as the state is showing a worrying rise in cases over the last week.

More than 4,200 new cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus have been confirmed in Louisiana since June 10, as more businesses have reopened and restrictions on activities have EDWARDS loosened.

State officials said increased testing capacity doesn’t explain the entire number, and only 9% of the cases came from enclosed group settings, like nursing homes.

The Acadiana, Lake Charles and central Louisiana regions are seeing rises in hospitalizations that Edwards and his chief public health adviser, Dr. Alex Billioux, called concerning. Billioux described the rise in coronavirus cases in Acadiana as “very alarming.”

“Coronavirus hasn’t left. It is still very much here with us, and it is present in every community across the state of Louisiana,” Edwards said. “And the reality is, based on these trends that we’re seeing, every Louisianan needs to do a real gut check on whether he or she has been slacking off when it comes to taking proper precautions.”

Meanwhile, while fewer new cases are emerging at nursing homes, the Edwards administration announced new regulations requiring the facilities to do regular testing of residents and staff or face sanctions from the state.

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Second Front SPIKE: State showing ‘worrying’ rise in cases Continued from Page 1 test all nursing home residents and workers by the end of May. “It’s critical that we stay on top of this virus,” said Dr. Jimmy Guidry, the state health officer.

About one-third of nursing homes don’t meet the requirements set out by the state that call for regular, repeated testing. Guidry said facilities that don’t follow the state’s testing guidelines could face restrictions on admitting new patients, civil penalties or withholding of Medicaid payments. But he said he expects the facilities will work to reach compliance.

Striking a tone of urgency for the general public, the governor called on people to wear masks, remain vigilant in handwashing and stay distant from others who aren’t in the same household. He suggested that if people walk into a business where the patrons and employees aren’t taking those precautions, they should turn around and leave.

“Just because more places are open doesn’t mean that we need to go everywhere that we can,” Edwards said. “Consider how often you need to

leave your home.”

Still, Edwards said he won’t issue a mandate that Louisiana residents must wear masks. Instead, he urged people to look at face coverings as a neighborly gesture and a personal responsibility for safety.

“We’re just going to continue to appeal, and hopefully they will understand. Nobody wants to go backwards and start imposing more restrictions,” he said.

The governor’s plea for more compliance with precautionary measures came only days before Edwards is slated to decide whether to lessen restrictions on businesses further, moving Louisiana from Phase 2 to Phase 3 of reopening under the White House guidelines. Edwards is expected to announce his decision Monday.

Louisiana’s health department didn’t provide a daily update on coronavirus data Thursday, with officials saying they are trying to make sure there are no duplicate cases in the information.

Under the latest data from Wednesday, the health department said more than 48,600 cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavi-

rus have been confirmed in Louisiana. Edwards said 2,957 people had died from it, with 66 new deaths reported this week.

The state says more than 37,000 people have recovered from COVID-19, and the daily increase in deaths and positive tests has dropped significantly from the height of Louisiana’s outbreak in April.

Edwards said Louisiana is “nowhere near” at risk of exceeding its hospital or ventilator capacity, as once was feared two months ago. But officials stressed they want to make sure Louisiana residents do what is needed to avoid that scenario.

“We’re seeing a rate of rise that in two weeks could make us look like Texas or could make us look like Mississippi” where cases are growing significantly, Billioux said.

For most people, the highly contagious coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up within weeks. But for some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and be life-threatening.

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$24M in virus refunds planned to Louisiana college students

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana colleges are returning at least $24 million to students because the academic year was interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.

LSU is doling out the largest amount in refunds at $4.4 million. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is sending back $3.8 million, and Southern University in Baton Rouge is returning $3.5 million to its students.

The Advocate reports Southeastern Louisiana University is refunding $3.3 million. Nicholls State University is returning $932,095. The University of New Orleans is reimbursing its students $499,816.

Students at Grambling State University will receive $2.8 million. Louisiana Tech University is

refunding $1.2 million.

McNeese State University is returning $643,439.

Students at Northwestern State University are getting $1.3 million. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is refunding $981,657 and Southern University in New Orleans refunded $334,000.

The figures were discussed Wednesday by the state’s top higher education board, the Board of Regents.

Most of the refunds cover charges for housing, since students had to vacate their dorms and on-campus apartments about two months before the scheduled end of the school year. Refunds also cover some meal plans reimbursements.

“For the housing and meal plan credits, they

were first applied to any outstanding amounts owed to LSU,” said Ernie Ballard, a spokesman for the university.

“If a refund was due and the student had banking information on file, we direct deposited the refund,” he said. “Otherwise, a check was issued and mailed to their local mailing address.”

Most colleges and universities began moving to online classes in March as Louisiana became one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus pandemic.

A congressional virus aid package sent $147 million in assistance to Louisiana’s colleges and universities to help with their expenses.

MARKET: Minden Farm & Garden hosting local farmer’s market

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Fresh produce at the Minden Farm & Garden farmer’s market.

Continued from Page 1 call Minden Farm and Garden at (318) 371-0010 for more information.

“We’re not handling any of the money, that’s all done separate. I’m not in it to make a bunch of money. I’m in it for the people of Minden to have some fresh vegetables,” said Thomas.

One of the local vendors out there was Kingdom Acres Farm, which primarily works off of a

membership people can join in order to get first picks of their crop. They then bundle together the produce and prepare it for pickup at the market while also selling any produce that wasn’t reserved.

“Our farm primarily works off of farm memberships, so we have people that buy into our farms. We send out email subscriptions when they’re available, and you buy them at $250. Every-

thing we’re selling here today is extra. Our members get first picks. They go online, order they’re stuff, and meet us here for pickup,” said DJ Thomas.

Another vendor was a group of teens who sold blueberries as their main product under the business that they’re grandfather started for them. “We’re just a family business, this is what we do every summer.

My Grandpa started it, so that’s why it’s called Gary’s Blueberries, and then after he passed we sorta just took it on and kept doing it every summer,” said Greta Simolke.

Thomas also mentioned that they will be hosting the Lakeside Jr. High Cheerleaders starting Tuesday who will be selling watermelons in order to raise funds.

The Farmer’s Market is currently set to last through mid-July, and will take place every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Minden Farm and Garden located at 1307 Sibley Rd.

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OBITUARIES

H.W. Thornton Memorial services for Herbert Wiley (H.W.) Thornton, 77, will be held 11:00 am Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Grace Estates in Minden, La, with Rev. Jeff Ramsey officiating.

Visitation will be 10:00 am, an hour

before the service.

H.W. was born June 16, 1943 in Winnsboro LA to the late J.W. Thornton and Beatrice Reeves and passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, his 77th birthday.

H.W. married the love of his life, Beatrice (Bea) Acree in 1963 and together they raised four sons. As a young man, Mr.Thornton served in the United States Navy.

He owned and operated H&B Custom Seats in Minden

Joe Harrold Curtis Funeral service for Joe Harold Curtis, age 93, will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, June 22, 2020, at Central Baptist Church, Springhill, LA, with Rev. Terry Hughes and Rev. David Harrell officiating. Interment will follow in Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA. Visitation will be held Monday, June 22, 2020, beginning at 10:00 am at Central Baptist Church, Springhill.

Mr.Curtis was born on January 6, 1927 to Willie Theophilus and Ada Idella Davis Curtis in Sibley, LA and passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his home in Springhill. He was a resident of Springhill since 1946 and was a faithful member, deacon and Sunday School teacher along with many other duties at Central Baptist Church. He owned and operated Food Town Grocery in Springhill, retiring after 35 years, and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Navy Air Corp. An avid traveler, he was a member of the Good Sam travel club and later co-founded the Hobos RV travel club.

Louisiana and was an accomplished welder for many years.

Mr. Thornton was an avid sportsman that loved to hunt and fish, and installed this same love in his children and grandchildren.

H.W. is preceded in death by his son, Herbert Scott Thornton, his grandson, Daniel Joseph Thornton, and two infant great-grandchildren.

H.W. is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Bea Thornton, three sons; James Thornton, Rodney Thornton,Sr., and Donnie Thornton all of Minden, LA; three brothers, Kent Thornton, Marty Thornton, and Hubert (Butch) Reeves; 5 sisters, Rosette Knipp, Angie Matkins, Sandy Moore, Mary Tton, and Juanita Wooten; ten grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He traveled through much of Europe and through all 48 contiguous states and Hawaii. Joe was a talented woodworker, building over 2,000 crosses and bird houses. He was highlighted in Birds and Blooms magazine for his beautiful gardening. There was no one that could love Jesus, his family and the LSU Tigers more. He was the most incredible husband, dad, grandfather and friend.

He had a lifetime full of unbridled joy, unforgettable moments and wonderful memories.

He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Rita Barnes Curtis; daughter, Terri Jo (Craig) Tripp of Cotton Valley, LA; son, Danny (Rhonda) Curtis of Springhill; two granddaughters, Kelley (Scott) Shamblin of Plano, TX, Heather (Chris) Berry of Shreveport, LA; grandson, Kyle (Michelle) Prewitt of Bossier City, LA; great-grandchildren, Grant, Lauren, Hannah, William, Abrahm, Chandler, Brooks and Jaxson; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Mr.Curtis was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Joel Curtis; and seven siblings. Pallbearers will be his grandsons and great-grandsons, Kyle Prewitt, Scott Shamblin, Chris Berry, Grant Shamblin, William Berry, Brooks Prewitt, Jaxson Prewitt, Abrahm Berry.

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OPINION

Emotions high as lawmakers debate policing As the nation grapples with its past and present, Louisiana lawmakers are having the same uncomfortable conversations happening around the country, about police tactics, excessive force and racial bias.

Emotions are spilling out in a special session that was aimed at business recovery from the coronavirus outbreak but that fell in the middle of a national outcry stemming from the death of George Floyd and other African American men and women before him.

The talks have spurred tears, anger and tensions in committee hearings as Louisiana’s black lawmakers seek systemic change in policing. What appears likely to emerge from the session is a task force to make recommendations — and an intention to keep legislative focus on the subject.

Rep. Jason Hughes, a New Orleans Democrat, spoke to his colleagues after several House committee hearings dealing with issues of policing.

“Those conversations have painful. Those conversations have been emotional,” he said.

“But those conversations have been deeply necessary.”

Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat, declared in a hearing Thursday that he had cried more in the Louisiana Capitol across the last week than he had over his nine-year tenure as a lawmaker.

James proposed a study of

police tactics in the aftermath of Floyd’s death. Floyd, an African American man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into the handcuffed man’s neck even as he pleaded for air.

James could only get support of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee after agreeing to the demands of several white lawmakers that MELINDA he strip a DESLATTE reference to Floyd and strike out language describing “the deaths of black men at the hands of white police officers in recent years.”

The white lawmakers called the original draft of the legislation offensive. Rep. Dodie Horton, a Haughton Republican, called it a “racist document.” Black members of the committee responded in the tense hearing that a policing study cannot ignore racial disparities in police use of force or the country’s long history of racism.

Days later, Republicans on the House civil law committee stalled a bill by Rep. Edmond Jordan, a Baton Rouge Democrat, that would have stripped

the wide-ranging immunity available to law enforcement officers as a defense against damage claims for wrongful death or injury.

The emotional hearing drew people of color describing accusations of police misconduct and fear of interacting with officers. More than a dozen black lawmakers seeking passage of the measure stood together in the room, only to watch the bill fail. Some left the room crying.

But they received a pledge from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association to work on “meaningful police accountability.” And the next day, the sheriffs organization sat in another House committee room supporting a plan by Sen. Cleo Fields to create a study group to make recommendations about how to address misconduct and recognize racial bias by officers.

The Baton Rouge Democrat’s legislation to create the Police Training, Screening and Deescalation Task Force has received unanimous support in the Senate and awaits debate on the House floor. Fields’ proposal still has language referencing Floyd’s death and the use of excessive force against racial minorities.

Rep. Tony Bacala, a Prairieville Republican, challenged data used in Fields’ legislation that described black men as three times more likely than white men to be killed by police. Bacala, a retired sheriff’s

deputy, suggested police officers die in the line of duty at a higher rate.

But he also said Louisiana needs to combat police use of excessive force and ensure that officers removed from one police agency for improper actions don’t get hired by another. Later in the same hearing, he told colleagues: “We’re having to reckon with actions that are far from acceptable.”

Black legislators said they are finding reasons to be hopeful about where the talks could lead.

“While we might not have agreed, one thing that I saw throughout this week, throughout this entire body has been respect,” Hughes said. “I’ve seen a body that has been willing to listen to each other, has been willing to learn from each other, has been willing to grow from each other.”

The discussions are just beginning.

The task force, if approved, would have to start meeting by Aug. 15, and Fields has promised to bring police accountability legislation in 2021 that would ban use of chokeholds, require police body cameras and enact new penalties for law enforcement agencies with repeated misconduct incidents.

Melinda Deslatte has covered Louisiana politics for The Associated Press since 2000. Follow her at http:// twitter.com/melindadeslatte

OPINION

Phillip Rozeman: Getting back to school in the fall Since March we have learned a great deal about COVID-19 that is pertinent to the question of school reopening. We learned children are less impacted than adults by the virus. We learned a lot of children and adults who test positive are asymptomatic. In a review done

by Stanford Medical Professor Jon Ioannidis, he indicated children under 14 are much less likely to suffer life threatening complications of COVID-19 than with seasonal flu or pneumonia Over the last month, The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated the transmission of the virus off countertops and other surfaces is uncommon. Last week, they also noted that in contact tracing efforts across the globe, secondary transmission from asymptomatic individuals was rarely found. Overall, what we have learned over the last few months gives us increased confidence in moving forward to reopen schools.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) safety guidelines for schools have been published and will be used across the country to guide school openings. Probably the most important preventive steps for COVID-19 will be the need for children and adults to stay home when sick and avoid large indoor gatherings that do not practice physical distancing. Preparing to reopen schools will include the redesign of logistics to meet guidelines of physical distancing, masks and classroom changes.

Patience and common sense will be required. It is hard enough to enforce all the rules on adult healthcare workers. Compliance

for elementary school students on wearing masks, social distancing and avoiding physical contact or physical activities is going to be a huge challenge. Teachers will need the patience of Job. It is important we remember why children need to be back in school this Fall. Our goal of excellence in education creates opportunity for students and families. Schools are also a place of community and friendship for children, and for many, a place where basic physical, social and emotional needs are met.

The importance of in school learning cannot be overstated.

There is really no substitute PHILLIP for individual ROZEMAN face-to-face learning in a caring relationship between teacher and student. However, physical distancing guidelines will likely require schools this fall to develop a hybrid model of in-person and remote learning. Plans ranging from a total in school model with physical distancing to a hybrid model at school and home to 100 percent virtual experience will be developed for the coming school year.

No doubt 2020-21 will be a time of challenge in our schools. Challenges include inadequacies in technology availability for disadvantaged children and paying for the cost burden of safety guidelines. Providing excellence in remote learning and

maintaining the health of teachers at greatest risk for COVID-19 will be key challenges. This year, the focus on teaching excellence will be accompanied by an increased focus and premium on health and safety.

None of us know what will happen next in the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is plenty of historical context and scientific hypothesis for the argument that the summer will greatly slow transmission of the virus going forward. The same could be said for the possibility that we could have a significant second wave rather than just minor recurrences in the fall.

If we knew what was next, it would certainly make decision-making easier.

This means school leaders will need to plan for different contingencies, and having made those plans, they will need to be flexible to respond to changes in the environment either way. If hospitals begin to be overwhelmed, physical distancing and mask protocols should be strengthened. On the other hand, loosening safety guidelines and increasing in-school learning would be appropriate if the transmission of the virus continues to decrease. We should be ready for either.

Schools must be ready with a reasonable response when someone in the school family becomes ill with the COVID-19 virus. Considering the negative consequences of the original lockdown, the response can’t be a return to lockdown for every case.

Whole community lockdowns will be reserved for true instances of overwhelmed health systems threatening the maintenance of community health. Scenarios and planned

response should be considered before school starts because the likelihood of a COVID-19 case in any of our schools this Fall is high. Facing the concern and preparing ahead of time will reduce anxiety.

Restarting school is an important next step in our community. It is important for children and parents. It is important to businesses and employees. It is important this year and important a decade from now.

It would be easy for leaders to close their eyes to the challenges and dismiss opportunities. For the rest of us, it would be easy to be a critic. However, what we should all be doing is praying for our school leaders to succeed. This is a time when courage, humility, flexibility, and common sense must guide decision making.

We can’t ignore the health implications of COVID-19, but we can’t indefinitely shut down our communities either. It is time to open school for our children and get back to our jobs. Independence Day and Memorial Day remind us of our history of working together during crisis.

We will learn as we go along; remain flexible as circumstances unfold; and remain respectful of others. As we do these things, we can change our anxiety and fear to hope and confidence.

Dr. Phillip Rozeman is a practicing Cardiologist. He is cofounder of the Alliance for Education, Education’s Next Horizon, and SBBA for Higher Education. He is past board chair of the Greater Shreveport Chamber and Blueprint Louisiana

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Krewe of Artemis “COVID-19” Party

Saturday, June 20, the Krewe of Artemis- Springhill celebrated their first gathering since the beginning of the Coronavirus Crisis with a party! Captain Janet Reeves welcomed everyone to the Artemis Den on Bice Street and urged all to practice safe distancing.

Normally, at the end of the Mardi Gras Season, the krewe “Wraps Up the Year” with various presentations of appreciation by the outgoing Captain and shortly thereafter is a “Theme Announcement” for the coming Carnival year.

These two events were combined into one this evening.

Former Captain Donna Waring gave out her appreciation gifts to her Co-Captain Eric Simmons, and her Board of Directors, Lenny Sullivan, Fred Schroeder and Janet Reeves.

Not in attendance were Board members Bert Harris and Patty Matlock.

She also thanked the Royal Court: King Artemis XVIII

Mike Reeves, Queen Artemis XVIII Janet Reeves, Duke and Duchess of Merriment Matt Stevens and Susan Keith, Duke and Duchess of Mystery Jason Wade and Christine McCutcheon.

The theme for the 2019-2020 year was “L’ORIENT - ARTEMIS STYLE” and each one of the royalties represented one of the Chinese Zodiac animals of the year at the Grand Bal. Since the Captain represented “The Year of the Pig”, everyone received a cute little pink pig in remembrance of this sensational year!

Eric Simmons presented Donna Waring the coveted statue of Artemis for her hard work and leadership in appreciation from the krewe.

After the official passing of the Captain’s traditional whistle, Captain Janet Reeves spoke of how important newspapers and their reporters were to the growth and outreach to non-profits. Maggie Martin,

reporter, and Paul Scheutze, photographer, whose work is published in THE TIMES and Cindy Richardson, owner and editor of the former SAREPTA PRESS, were given framed certificates declaring each of them “Honorary Members of the Krewe of Artemis-Springhill.” Vicky Darst, manager of the SPRINGHILL PRESS, was included, but was unable to attend.

Due to the Corona Virus, the North West Louisiana Mardi Gras in the Ark-La-Tex Association, of which Artemis belongs, has declared this coming Carnival Season to be a “furlough year”. This means there will be no large gatherings for Coronations or for Bals. This decision was made to help ensure health safety.

In the past, the Krewe of Artemis-Springhill set a theme for their large events and a poster was developed depicting the theme. For this furlough year, Artemis Co-Captain, talented

Susan Keith created this new poster with the title, “Krewe of Artemis – Springhill Survives Corona, 2020.” This poster will be hung with pride on the Poster Wall inside the Den.

The Krewe welcomes new members, ages 18 and up. If you have any questions concerning Artemis, please contact 318-847-4270.

INSPIRATION

If we don’t save the children who will?

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nurse.” I knew I’d gone against the home. I nervously watched the clock at school, dreading my punishment.

Still I felt proud of what I’d done. Just as soon as I arrived back at the home, I boldly hurried off the bus and told the superintendent who was waiting for us.

Instinctively I knew he was looking for the one who had reported an employee.

I was verbally slapped in the face when he said me he’d tell my housemother because the nurse had kept my name anonymous when she visited the home.

She lectured me for hours, telling me how she had beaten her daughter with a garden hose so severely she had to be put to bed. She didn’t dare lay a hand on me because she knew I would report her.

My punishment was to be one month’s grounding -- and I wouldn’t be able to bathe or wash my hair. I was to wear the same dirty clothes to school and church for the duration of my grounding.

I suppose she thought

this would make me look stupid.

Fifty-eight years later I smile because it backfired on her the following Sunday morning when she suddenly remembered that was to be the day of “Open House”, when the home showcased our immaculate cottage to display our “wonderful homelike” environment to the many church members who might choose to visit the orphanage and leave a contribution to the “worthy cause” so they might be hoodwinked into feeling good about their generosity as they recalled our plastic smiles and wellgroomed appearance.

Never did my housemother fly so fast to see that the older girls helped me wash, set and dry my hair in a day before blow-dry hair styles.

Though more than half of a century has passed and the abusive housemother was finally fired the following year, and my own sadistic housemother was later fired, I’m proud of the shy, undersized, awkward fourteen year-old girl from the backwoods

of Arkansas, who took justice into her own hands back then and continues to do so, being the activist that I am, as I strive to be an advocate, a voice to speak out for those who appear to have no voice!

Even though the orphanage has moved and changed their name court records show abuse still reins while they home school their children which makes it harder to report the abuse.

One house father is serving time in prison for repeatedly raping and sodomizing a young girl in 2003. (She was unable to report the abuse until she went home.)

In 2010 I compiled and published a book of true stories written by these adult children (many in their 50’s and 60’s) because they wanted to finally be heard to give some closure to what went on back then and perhaps to prevent future abuse.

If we don’t protect children who will?

Contact Sarah at sarahp9957@aol.com

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 2016 - The UK votes to leave the European Union. Just over half of the electorate voted for “Brexit”, Britain’s exit from the EU. The UK had been part of the union since 1973.

1992 - Yitzhak Rabin’s Labor Party wins the election in Israel. Rabin became the country’s fifth Prime Minister.

For his engagement in a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 (together with Shimon Peres and Yasir Arafat).

A year later, Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist.

1961 - The Antarctic Treaty comes into force.

The treaty was the first arms control agreement signed during the Cold War. It sets Antarctica See, HISTORY, Page 7

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aside as a scientific preserve and prohibits military activities on the continent.

1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty start their record-breaking flight around the world. The American-Australian team was the first to circumnavigate the planet in a single-engine plane.

After several stops, they returned to Roosevelt Field eight days later. They took nearly two weeks less than the previous record holder, the German airship Graf Zeppelin.

1894 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded. The IOC is responsible for organizing the Olympic Games and similar events. The committee was established at the initiative of French educator, Pierre de Coubertin.

COMICS BABY BLUES | RICK KIRKMAN AND JERRY SCOTT

BLONDIE | DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL

BEETLE BAILEY | MORT & GREG WALKER

FUNKY WINKERBEAN | TOM BATIUK

HI AND LOIS | BRIAN WALKER, GREG WALKER AND CHANCE BROWNE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE | CHRIS BROWNE

SAM AND SILO | JERRY DUMAS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM | MIKE PETERS

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JJ Marshall, Sports Editor jjmarshall@press-herald.com

www.press-herald.com

COVID-19

OUTDOORS

LSU official: Football player quarantines were anticipated

Love ‘em or hate ‘em

Glynn Harris

Special to the Press-Herald

LSU has begun asking a number of football players to self-quarantine in the past week because of instances in which some players tested positive for COVID-19 after social interactions outside of the Tigers’ training facility.

“This is what we anticipated. We planned for this.

Our plan is working the way it should,” Senior Associate Athletic Director of Health and Wellness Shelly Mullenix told The Associated Press on Saturday, adding that none of the players have exhibited “significant” symptoms.

“We haven’t seen anything even close to a bad illness, but we’re prepared for that,” Mullenix said. “What we have right now is quite manageable.”

Mullenix declined to specify the number of players who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 or the precise number of those asked to quarantine, stressing that the number is fluid and can fluctuate considerable in short periods of time. But she emphasized that a single positive test could result in as many as 12 to 15 players being asked to initially quarantine be-

cause of LSU’s contact tracing procedures. Several media reports have attributing specific numbers to unnamed sources, but Mullenix called those numbers “inaccurate.”

“If our quarantine number is high, it means our players have been communicating not only where they’ve been and who’ve they’ve been with, but also their symptoms, as we instructed them to,” Mullenix said.

Some schools have released figures on COVID-19 testing. On Friday, Clemson said 28 athletes or staff members have tested positive since returning to campus June 8. Last weekend, Louisiana Tech said it had one positive test.

Mullenix said LSU has been working closely with state health officials who would be able to suggest that the football program make changes or even halt workouts at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, campus if they saw a need for that.

“We’re fortunate in what we’re seeing,” Mullenix said.

“If they were to ask us to close down, that would be

See, LSU, Page 9

A couple of years ago, Kay wanted a flower bed in a certain section of the front yard. The spot was perfect; it would get just the right amount of sunlight and shade for the lantana she had planned for the bed to grow lush and beautiful.

There was only one problem; the area she chose was already occupied. It was wrapped up in saw briars. I was assigned the task of removing the briars to make room for the lantana.

Have you ever tried to get rid of saw briars? You can cut them down to the ground and before long, they take off again. The solution is to dig up the root. Frankly I was shocked when I unearthed the root from the first briar I tackled. It was the size of a volley ball, big and white and almost scary looking.

Eventually, I was able to dig up all the roots and now the little bed is saw briarfree but it took quite an effort to make that happen.

Just exactly what is this plant? It has at least three names. I always called it saw briar while more professional plant gurus refer to it as green briar or if they really want to get fancy, smilax.

If you live anywhere in the country, I’ll bet you have it growing around the margin of your yard. It practically forms a border of my yard and if you happen to walk through a vine, you come out with blood dripping because two of the three names indicate what it is. Briar.

As obnoxious as the plant is to home owners, it’s a super source of protein for wildlife, especially deer.

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Call it saw briar, green briar or smilax. It can be a problem for flower beds but excellent forage for deer.

One night I happened to look out the bedroom window and saw movement beneath the security light in our yard. There stood a doe and she was munching on a strand of saw briar growing there. After she moved on, a second deer came along to clean up the greenery the first deer had left.

I ran across an article recently that was singing the praises of this plant that provides up to 30% protein in spring and 10% in the fall. Many wildlife biologists consider green briar to be one of the most important native plants used by deer.

Hunters sometimes manage thickets of the plant growing on their hunting lands since deer relish it as a favorite browse species.

In addition to retaining leaves all year long, the plant produces fruit-like berries consumed by not only deer but a variety of birds and wild turkeys.

Since I have your interest in utilizing green briar as wildlife food, is it possible to transplant it to areas where you hunt? You can’t find a commercial source for the seeds or roots (which technically are called rhizomes) but you can dig up the roots and plant them where you prefer. Most who have tried this method of transplanting find that the relocated plants take off with good results but you need to protect the new growth from over-browsing by deer and rabbits.

Late in deer season after a few freezes have killed

most native forage plants making them unpalatable for wildlife, green briar just keeps on keeping on.

One biologist suggested that well-fertilized green briar thickets make good food plots and should be included in a wildlife management

plan.

You need some root stock?

My wife is eyeing another spot in the yard where she wants a flower bed, a spot wrapped up in briars. You want ‘em? You can have ‘em, just come dig ‘em so I won’t have to.

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LSU: Official says quarantines were expected

Continued from Page 8 evidence that we’ve crossed some threshold that’s too difficult to manage.”

LSU players began reporting to the on-campus training facility during the first week in June for antibody testing and physicals.

Strength training and conditioning began the following week with social distancing rules that limited the number of players in the weight room to 20 at a time at regularly sanitized and spaced-apart racks.

Each rack contains all weights needed for the day’s workout, so there’s no need for players to cross paths or take turns using the same equipment. The racks are sanitized between each use and LSU also has set up machines like those in hospitals which circulate air through virus-killing ultraviolet light.

Conditioning takes place on three outdoor football fields.

Also, players must answer a series of questions and have their temperature scanned before they may enter the fa-

cility.

“We’re monitoring it on a daily basis,” Mullenix said.

“We’re catching people (with temperature or symptoms) where we want to catch them, right at the entrance, and we’re able to quarantine people before they even get into the facility.”

Mullenix said LSU’s combination of testing for antibodies and active disease, as well as contact tracing, has enabled the university to virtually rule out transmission occurring at on-campus football facilities.

But she noted that LSU always expected at least some players and possibly coaches to contract the virus throughout the year, particularly as they go about their lives outside of football.

“It’s a pandemic; by definition, it would have been foolish to think it wouldn’t happen,” she said, but added, “If these cases are accounted for, then there’s control, which is different than if you had a bunch of cases popping up and had no idea where they were coming from.

“We’ve limited community spread, slowed down spread through the team,” she added.

“It’s a slow, controlled burn.

The curve is flat and that’s what you want.”

LSU, the defending national champion, is scheduled to open the season Sept. 5 against UTSA in Tiger Stadium.

YOUTH

Scores from Rec Center

JJ Marshall

jjmarshall@press-herald.com Dixie Youth Outlaws 16 Mudcats 7 Reagan Feazel hit one home run and Noah Redding had three hits, including one triple as the Outlaws picked up another win. Gage Mobley, Mason Anderson, Anthony Snodgrass and Logan Taylor had hits for the Mudcats.

AAA Tomahawks 9 Wonderboys 2 Riley Lester and DJ Lanay combined for four RBI as the Tomahawks improved to 2-2 this year.

AA Rippers 25 Pitman’s Leather 6 Wyatt Chandler and Dylan Lacaze each went yard as the Rippers improved to 3-0 this season. Brady Walker, Michael Smith, Brody Shockley and Ajai Hauley each had multiple-RBI games.

T-Ball Webster Machine 21 Little Lions 14 Jackson Hauley and Ryder Hollingsworth each had home runs to lead Webster to another win.

Brandon Williams had one triple for the Lions.

Dixie Boys Lakeside 9 Webster 0 Dawson Day had two hits for Lakeside, including one double in the win.

Webster got hits from Jakobe Jackson and Brody Bower.

Ponytails Lady Chaos 21 Diamonds 5

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Ryan Brady catches a pop fly in the infield at the Rec on Friday.

McKinlee Hamilton, Izzy McMillon and Ella Heflin each had hits to lead Chaos to another victory.

Darlings Sweet T’s 13 Pink Sox 11 Jaedyn Russell had a home run in the Sweet T’s third win of the season.

Sadie Powell had two doubles as well.

Ellie Kate Perryman went four-for-four despite the loss as the Pink Sox fell to 3-1 overall.

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Pink Panthers 0 Isbella Morado had one hit for the Panthers in the loss.

The Divas improve to 2-2 this season after every batter picked up a hit in the win.

Dixie Angels Hustlerz 5 Diamond Divas 0 McKinley Harris had one home run to lead the Hustlerz.

Peyton Malone and Savannah Mangrum each had hits for the Divas.

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The Latest: NFLPA advises halt to private workouts together

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The medical director of the NFL players’ union has recommended that all players stop private workouts together.

Dr. Thom Mayer told members of the NFLPA in a message Saturday that the risk of being stricken by the new coronavirus is too great to be staging those workouts.

Mayer said staff was working on the best mitigation procedures at team facilities for both training camps and the upcoming season and advised “against any voluntary joint practices before training camp commences.”

In recent days, members of the Buccaneers, Cowboys, 49ers and Texans organizations tested positive for COVID-19.

The NFL has allowed team facilities to reopen on a limited basis, with no players except those rehabilitating injuries allowed on the premises.

Training camps are scheduled to open in late July, with the first preseason contest the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 6 between Dallas and Pittsburgh.

The league has said it plans to play its season as scheduled, with the first game set for Sept. 10 at Kansas City. ___ Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella has suspended all professional soccer matches in the city only three days after play restarted amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Crivella issued a decree on Saturday arguing that time is needed to adapt safety protocols for all teams. The suspension is valid for five days.

On Thursday night, Flamengo beat Bangu 3-0 at Maracanã Stadium in the first professional soccer match in South America in nearly three months. The game marked the return of Brazil’s state leagues, but at a field hospital near a stadium gate doctors said two COVID-19 patients had died.

So far, Rio state has counted more than 8,500 fatalities from the disease. Brazil officially topped 1 million cases of COVID-19 on Friday. ___ Kansas State has paused all voluntary workouts for football players for two weeks following the most recent COVID-19 test results.

As of Friday, 14 athletes had tested positive for active COVID-19 following testing of more than 130 athletes.

The school said those who

have tested positive are being medically managed according to current guidelines. That includes self-isolation for 10 days and until the patient is without fever for 72 hours without medication, whichever takes longer.

Athletics director Gene Taylor said the university felt that temporarily pausing all football workouts and access to facilities was the best decision for everyone. ___ Atlanta United confirmed a second positive result for a player following mandatory club testing on Friday.

No additional positive results for players or staff were received Friday. The club announced its first positive result for a player on Thursday.

The second player was asymptomatic and has been in isolation since Wednesday, adhering with MLS health and safety protocols that require at least two positive tests to ensure the first result was not a false positive.

The team conducted non-contact, individual training sessions on Friday and Saturday and will continue non-contact training on Monday. Mandatory COVID-19 testing will take place again Monday. If negative test results for all players and staff are received, the team will resume full team training on Tuesday.

Since Atlanta United began individual player workouts on May 6, the club has followed MLS health and safety guidelines, including physical distancing and sanitizing during individual workouts, small group training sessions and full group training sessions. The club works in consultation with the CDC, local health authorities and MLS regarding testing and training guidelines. __ Three members of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers have tested positive for the- novel coronavirus at the team’s training facility, and the Bucs have closed affected areas of the building.

The team said those areas will remain closed until extensive sanitizing is completed.

All individuals who may have been exposed have been notified, the Bucs said in a statement, “and are following the established protocols, which include a 14day quarantine period.” The team did not identify three people who tested positive.

Team headquarters is remaining open under the first phase of the NFL’s reopening plan.

Earlier this week, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning

closed their facility after three players and two staff members tested positive. ___ The Toronto Maple Leafs will not comment on reports that star player Auston Matthews has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Toronto Sun and The Toronto Star report that the center tested positive. The Leafs say a player’s medical information is private.

Toronto is deferring to the NHL’s policy on handling test results, with the league providing updates on testing totals and positive tests without disclosing the identities of affected clubs or players.

Judd Moldaver, Matthews’s agent, did not respond to requests for comment.

According to the Sun, the 22-year-old Matthews has self-quarantined in his Arizona home and hopes to be ready to play if the NHL season resumes. The NHL hopes to open training camps next month, and finish off the 2019-20 season later this summer.

Matthews had 47 goals and 33 assists in 70 games before the suspension of the season on March 12.

Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen stayed with Matthews in Arizona for the first stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, but according to the Toronto Sun he tested negative for the novel coronavirus and is no longer in Arizona.

Arizona has seen a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

On Friday, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 3,246 new positive cases of COVID-19, exceeding Thursday’s single-day high of 2,519 cases.

The league said Friday that it has tested more than 200 players at club facilities during voluntary training since June 8, with 11 testing positive. ___ French soccer authorities are allowing fans back into stadiums from July 10, with an initial limit of 5,000.

Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, says it is possible more spectators will be allowed into the French Cup final at the end of July and for the resumption of top-tier Ligue 1 play at the end of August.

The federation’s executive committee will discuss the new measures and the specifics of the new calendar on Monday.

The French government called off the country’s 201920 soccer season on April 28 as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

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Evergreen update from President/CEO Dear Friends,

Most of us likely delayed or canceled plans in 2020. Evergreen has made some big adjustments, but our commitment to serve, provide for and champion individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is as strong as ever. If your summer plans have changed and you’re missing out on gathering with friends and family, JOIN us on June 25, at 6pm CDT for our first Virtual Celebrity Waiter Dinner! You will enjoy seeing your Evergreen family and help us to further our mission.

Tickets are $25 and sponsorships are still available. Even if you can’t attend, you can still support us by participating in our online auction. The auction has just gone live and there are nearly 300 items available to bid on, from sports memorabilia, jewelry, handbags, vacations and more. Note that you do not need to purchase a ticket to participate in the online auction.

For more details visit our website.

All the states where Evergreen provides services are well into their reopening phases, and every

single one of them is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. We are all tired of COVID-19, but the risk this virus poses to those we serve remains. In fact, new findings show that people with intellectual disabilities and autism who contract COVID-19 die at higher rates than the rest of the population. They also contract the virus at higher rates. Click here for a recent NPR article detailing the latest research.

So far Evergreen’s Oklahoma divisions have reopened its work crew program for individuals who either live alone or with one other person. These individuals are fulfilling work contracts in the community and do not use public transportation to get to and from work. Our staff is preparing for future openings by performing a comprehensive risk/benefit assessment on every single person we serve. Those whose risk of contracting COVID-19 and getting serious complications outweigh the benefit of reentering the community, will continue with the stay-athome policy.

We know that many of you are

missing your loved ones and are ready to reunite. We are now welcoming drive-by visitations for those who would like to send love from a safe distance. We are also trying our best to change up the scenery for those we serve with driving-only outings and outdoor activities at each separate community home.

HEAVENDROPt, our largest social enterprise, is scaling up production of a new facemask design based on feedback we received from our board members and customers. The mask will be available to purchase by next month and you can preview what it looks like here.

I hope you are enjoying your summer as much as you can. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns. I look forward to visiting with you at our virtual event next week!

Thank you, Sue Buchholtz President/CEO

LOCAL

Gas prices continue to rise over past week

(June 22, 2020) - Louisiana gas prices have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.78/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,436 stations. Gas prices in Louisiana are 16.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 47.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Louisiana is priced at $1.58/g today while the most expensive is $2.29/g, a difference of 71.0 cents per gallon.

“Gasoline demand has continued to recover over the last week, with a 3% rise in demand versus last week according to data from Pay with GasBuddy, and that continues to push gasoline prices higher as well, for the eighth straight week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.12/g today. The national average is up 17.2 cents

per gallon from a month ago and stands 52.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

“Americans continue to increasingly get in the car as summer progresses, eager not to miss out on the best months of the year, and our data is clear on that. In turn, the resurgence in gasoline demand is also pushing oil prices to their highest level in months, fueling gas prices to rebound as Americans try to find some sense of normalcy amidst the ongoing COVID-19 situation. For now, it’s likely that we remain on this path of rising prices, but we won’t see gas prices snap back to normal for some time yet,” said De Haan.

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS to Replace the Main Roof of the Webster Parish Library, 521 East & West St., Minden, LA 71055 will be received by Savannah Jones, Director of the Webster Parish Library, Stewart Center Meeting Room, 521 East and West St., Minden, LA 71055, until 2:00PM CST on Tuesday, 28 July, 2020. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.

Bids received after the 2:00PM deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened via certified mail.

Received bids will be referred to the Webster Parish Library Board for action and award.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, 7 July, 2020 at 10:00AM in the Stewart Center Meeting Room, Webster Parish Main Library, 521 East and West Street, Minden, LA 71055. Representatives from the Owner and Architect will be present to discuss the project.

A walk-around and viewing of the project site can be available immediately thereafter.

Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference by an officer, estimator, or other individual knowledgeable with preparing the bid, is mandatory and will be considered a pre-condition for bidder eligibility.

Bidding Documents for the project including bid forms, instructions, drawings, and specifications prepared by Gerald A. Schirmer Architect, 10019 Trailridge Dr., Shreveport, LA 71106 may be viewed and downloaded free of charge at www. bidsync.com.

Cost of reproduction of hard copies is the responsibility of each bidder.

Addenda will be posted at www. bidsync.com. Parties will be notified of addenda automatically, through email, only if they have registered to view or download

the documents via www.bidsync. com. Bidders requiring clarification or interpretation of the Bid Documents must submit their questions no later than 7days prior to bid opening through www.bidsync.com in the Q&A portal.

Bids shall be received only on the Louisiana Uniform Public Work Bid Form furnished in the Project Manual.

Bidders may elect to submit bids electronically via the internet. Submission of electronic bids for this project is available at www. bidsync.com. Bidders desiring to submit electronic bids must register with BidSync.

All bids submitted electronically shall include a digital signature as required by Louisiana State law. Bidders submitting bids electronically are not required to submit paper forms.

Bids, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids, which are received after the time specified for bid opening, shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

An acceptable bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check payable to the Webster Parish Library Board, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid price, shall be submitted with each bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory performance and payment bonds.

Bidders are advised that a Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond, in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required.

On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the Contractor shall certify that he is licensed under Louisiana Revised Statute 37:2150-2164 and show his license number on the bid and on the envelope. Bidders must be licensed in the following category: Roofing and Sheet Metal.

The licensee shall not be permitted to bid or perform

any type or types of work not included in the classification under which his license was issued.

Bids may be held by the Webster Parish Library Board for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date and hour set for the opening or as extended by mutually written consent in accordance with Louisiana Public Bid Law. The Webster Parish Library Board reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause in accordance with Louisiana Public Bid Law. Savannah B. Jones Secretary / Director Webster Parish Library Telephone: (318) 371-3080 June 23, 2020 June 30, 2020 July 14, 2020 July 21, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Bienville Parish Library Board of Control, at the Bienville Parish Library Headquarters at 2768 Maple St., Arcadia, Louisiana 71001, until 2:00 p.m.

Central Daylight Savings Time, on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

Any person requiring special accommodations shall notify the Architect, Coco & Company, Wayne Lawrence Coco, AIA, Architect, LLC for the types of accommodation required not less than (7) days before the bid opening.

FOR: A New Bienville Parish Library Gibsland Branch PROJECT NUMBER: 0219 Gibsland, Louisiana Construction Budget: Approximately $650,000.00 Architect: Coco & Company, Wayne Lawrence Coco, AIA, Architect, LLC PO Box 111 or 510 Main Street Simmesport, Louisiana 71369 Phone: 318 9412392 - Fax 318 941-2821 Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form.

They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from Louisiana Digital

Reproduction, 817 W. University Ave, Lafayette, LA 70506 (print@ ladigital.biz), contact Rick Domas or Sam at 337235-5081. Printed copies are not available from the Architect but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Architect at: Coco & Company, Wayne Lawrence Coco, AIA, Architect, L.L.C. PO Box 111 or 510 Main Street Simmesport, Louisiana 71369 Phone: 318 9412392 - Fax 318 941-2821 Email: waynecococo@ centurytel.net Cautionary Note: Prime Bidders, Sub Contractors and Suppliers obtaining bid documents are cautioned not to obtain partial or incomplete sets of bid documents (drawings and specifications) for the purposes of bidding. It is the responsibility of the bidder(s) (Prime Contractors, Sub Contractors and suppliers) to insure that complete sets of bid documents as posted

by Louisiana Digital Reproductions are obtained. Neither the Owner nor the Architect shall be held responsible for errors in downloading or the printing of incomplete sets of documents by the bidder (Prime Contractor, Sub Contractor, or Supplier), reprographer, printer, AGC office, F.W. Dodge Report or any other plan room agency or service. It will be assumed that the bidder has a complete set of construction drawings and specifications and addenda. It is the bidder’s responsibility to check through the drawings and specifications to see that all drawing sheets are included and all divisions and sections of specifications are included as well.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of

a certified check or cashiers check written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety’s agency or attorney-in-fact, and countersigned by a person who is under Contract with the surety as a licensed agency in this State and who is residing in this State. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A - rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide.

If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best’s listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Bienville Parish Library Board of Control and shall be accompanied by appropriate power of attorney.

No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in the amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount.

Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater Gibsland Library Coco & Company Project # 0219 6-15-2020 ADV-1 than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents.

If surety is qualified other than by listing on the Treasury List, the contract amount may not exceed

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fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000. However, a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A - rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the contract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The Bond shall be signed by the surety’s agent or attorney-in-fact and countersigned by a person who is under contract with surety as a licensed agent in this State, and who is residing in this State.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD At the project site (Corner of Main [LA. 154] and First St. [LA. 80], Gibsland, Louisiana) on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 @ 11:00 O’Clock A.M. Central Standard Time Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under L.A. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under the provision of L.A. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids for just cause.

In accordance with L.A. R.S. 38:2212 (A) (1) (b), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

Special Provision: This project is shall be a Sales Tax Exempt Project.

The Contractor will be designat-

ed as an Agent of the Governmental Entity for the purposes of making sales tax exempt purchases on behalf of the governmental body. The contractor shall be required to complete the Louisiana Department of Revenue “Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity and Exemption Certificate” .

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