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WPSB Superintendent Johnny Rowland answers questions about re-opening schools in the fall WILL PHILLIPS Minden Press-Herald

After the Webster Parish School Board’s initial release of Reconnect Webster 2020, their comprehensive guidelines for opening up schools again come Sept. 1, it is understandable that some parents and students would have some more questions about how all of these new procedures are going to work. Johnny Rowland, Superintendent of the Webster ROWLAND Parish School Board, took the time on Tuesday afternoon in order to explain in more detail how some of the various aspects of the Reconnect Webster 2020 plan.

“We understand that uncertainty brings negativity and fear, so as we talk about the specifics of our plan today, we hope that some of these uncertainties, some of these fears can be addressed, while acknowledging that after today, yes, there will still be questions.

Yes, there will still be concerns, but we will work through this together. We welcome your input, and always feel that you can contact the WPSB or our individual schools for guidance,” said Rowland.

“What we thought we would do here today is take specific aspects of our plan and address these areas one by one.”

These areas include health and safety, transportation, school feeding programs, school uniforms, online registration, and academic scheduling.

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MEET SOME OF MINDEN’S YOUNGEST ENTREPRENEURS

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While summer for most kids is a time of leisure, two young ladies in particular have been using the time in order to better their business savvy. These two are Morgan Lewis, 10, of “Mo’s Apple Butter” and Belle Beckman, 13, of “Charlie’s Treats.” Both young entrepreneurs took the time in order to share some of the insight that they’ve gained after opening their businesses.

Charlie’s Chompin’ Dog Treats Belle Beckman originally got into making dog treats trying to satiate the appetite of their rescue dog Charlie. “I love dogs, and Charlie eats everything including my treats,” said Beckman. “We started running out of treats for him, so we just decided to make some homemade ones.

While she knew that Charlie was a fan of her homemade treats, the real test was apparently her grandmother’s pet.

“The test was my grandmother’s dog, Levi. He is the pickiest. So he was the test, and he liked them,” said Beckman.

She also stated that this wasn’t her first time doing sales. She said that she gained some experience while working with her Grandmother in

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Belle Beckman of Charlie’s Chompin’ Dog Treats at the Minden Farm & Garden Farmer’s Market.

Arcadia. “Well, I was already starting to sell door pillows, that you put on for doors for decoration, at my grandmother’s booth in Arcadia at the Cozy Corner.”

Each bag of five yummy homemade treats is available for $3. “All the dog treats are made out of aer oats, peanut butter, and pumpkin preserves. We make them fresh almost everyday,” said Beckman.

Given that they’re an all-natural product, they say it’s best to put them in the fridge to keep them fresh for longer.

When asked what her favorite part of running the business has been so far, Beckman stated, “My mom, grandmother and grandfather have been helping me sell them, I’ve gone to lot’s of places, and I can make dogs happy.”

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Morgan Lewis of Mo’s Butter at the Minden Farm & Garden Farmer’s Market.

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Mo’s Apple Butter When asked why she decided to start selling apple butter in particular, Lewis responded, “We had a ton of apples, so I decided to make apple butter, and my whole family really liked it, so my dad told me I should start selling it.”

She said after getting the idea to start the business from her father, she got help from her mother who started advertising “Mo’s Apple Butter” for people here in Minden on Facebook, while her Grandparents let people know about it in Shreveport.

Responding to a question about what her favorite part of running the business has been, Lewis said, “The canning part of it and getting to know people as we sell it.”

In addition to apple butter, Lewis said that they are now making peach butter and plan to include pear butter in the near future. Half pints are $4 dollars and full pints are $8.

Those interested can contact her mother Jessica Lewis on Facebook. It’s also available locally at Heavenly Treasures and at the Minden Farm & Garden Farmer’s Market on Saturdays.

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WPSO Announces two arrests in child pornography case STAFF REPORT Minden Press-Herald

(Minden, La.) - Two Webster Parish people were arrested Monday on child pornography charges after a multi-agency investigation.

Monty Edwards Banks and David Randolph Yeager, Jr., both of Minden, BANKS were arrested on multiple charges including Distribution of Pornography of Children Under the Age of 13.

Both were arrested without incident and are being held at the Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Facility pending formal charges.

Sheriff Jason Parker said that the investigation and subsequent arrests by the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office was in conjunction with La. Bureau of Investigations, La. State Police, and U.S. Homeland Security Investiga- YEAGER tions.

“This investigation was a team effort by multiple law enforcement agencies to respond to these very disturbing and shocking allegations. I am appreciative of the thorough work of the investigators who worked diligently on the case. The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office remains vigilant and will continue to work to ensure that our children are protected from predators and those who intend to harm children,” said Sheriff Parker.

“If anyone is aware of a child in danger or may be involved in human trafficking, please immediately call the Sheriff’s Office at (318) 377-1515 or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888,” said Parker.

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SCHOOL: Superintendent Rowland discusses reopening in the fall

Continued from Page 1 the school board is making certain that they are equipped with the tools and training in order to protect the wellbeing of their students and staff.

This includes periodic sanitation, social distancing, mask wearing, and temperature checks being taken every day once students arrive at school.

“Custodians will of course clean the entire school each day, as well as cleaning and disinfect high touch points and restrooms every hour,” said Rowland.

“Classrooms that contain students in grades 6-12 that change classes will disinfect the desks in high point touch areas at the end of each class. Self contained classrooms will disinfect hightouch point areas hourly.”

“Hand sanitation stations with an alcohol based foam will be available in every classroom and teachers will have available to them their own hand sanitizer and bottle of disinfectant spray.”

“Each school will have an administrator in charge of school sanitation, and will monitor the cleaning and sanitization process daily.”

Students in grades 3-12 will be required to wear masks on school campuses. In order to help their adhere to these guidelines, Rowland explains, “The Webster Parish School System will provide each student multiple masks, cloth masks, for them to wear, an in addition to that, there will be disposable masks that will be placed in each school for when we have those cases when a student or employee does not have a mask.”

Also, in an attempt to prevent sick students from attending school and spreading a disease to their classmates, students’ temperatures will be checked via a no touch infrared thermometer and recorded when the students arrive at school each day by their first period teachers.

In regards to social distancing, Rowland stated, “We will practice the guideline for social distancing to the maximum extent possible. Each school has been tasked with setting up a sick room. We understand that especially with the severity of COVID-19 and where we are now that students will have to be removed from their static rooms and/or their classroom, and there will be somewhere in the school designated for them to go.”

Transportation When it comes to transportation, the amount of students who are able to ride on the bus at once is dictated by what Phase Louisiana is in at that

time.

In Phase 2, the one Louisiana is currently in, school buses are set to have the capacity at 50% of the total capacity of the school bus. On average, this would mean a total of 33-38 students per bus.

In Phase 3, the capacity will increase to 75%, which will be an average of 50-57 students per bus.

In Phase 1, all students will be performing distance learning, so the matter of transportation is irrelevant in this case.

In terms of determining which students ride which busses and when, Rowland states, “Students will be scheduled by household and bus capacity so that busloads will remain within the guidelines. Busses will travel with the windows down to have maximum air circulation, and students will board the buses where they don’t have to pass other students to get on and off the bus. All students will have assigned seats and be required to wear a mask while riding the bus in grades 3-12.

School busses will be disinfected after each trip, and cleaned after each afternoon trip.”

“We’re well aware that in many households brothers and sisters may not share the last name.

Our schools are being charged with determining who those students are and keeping that in mind as we plan to where we don’t have certain members of a household going in one day, and certain members of the household going in on another day. “ School Feeding Programs “It’s safe to say cafeteria’s will not look how they did before we all went home in March because of COVID-19, but we are still going to feed our students. Those that are at school will receive breakfast and lunch, but it’s going to look a little different. You may go to the cafeteria and receive a grab and go, you may eat lunch with your static group or your class that you have been with, depending upon the guidelines or what the principal will have in store for how that will look,” said Rowland.

“But students will still receive breakfast and lunch, even those who are at home during Phase 2, or those that choose to participate in our Tech Connect Virtual Learning Program, will have meals available to them.

Still working through the logistics of how that will look, but it will be available, and we will give you more details as we work through this.”

School Uniforms “We understand there have been some frustrations with being able to purchase school uniforms or access school uniforms because of var-

ious reasons. We’re going to require that school uniforms still be worn, but I want you to know that if you need help, or if you need assistance in getting these school uniforms, there are many folks, many groups, many people who want to help you. You can contact your school principal, or contact other personnel at your school, and they will do the best to assist and help you. You can contact us here at the school board office, give us your name and information,and we will work to help you with this,” said Rowland.

“For those that are experiencing at home learning, the dress code will certainly be somewhat relaxed, although will not totally be discarded, and we will give more guidance as we get closer to school.”

Online Registration “This is the first year we’ve ever had 100% online registration here in Webster Parish, so it’s safe to say that this is new to us, and we are working through the minor glitches and issues that we are experiencing,” said Rowland.

In order to help students and parents navigate this new method of registration, Rowland stated that personnel from the School Board and the parish’s schools have been trained to assist with questions, and additionally, they have created a step-by-step guide and video that is available on their district Facebook page and website.

“The online registration system is a paperless registration and designed to be a contact free process for registering pre-k through twelve students.

For returning students, the online registration system will allow parents to update student demographics, emergency contact information, and access permissions and policies online. For new students, the online registration system will allow parents to upload documents directly from their home computer, or take a screenshot on their smartphone without the hassle of making copies to send to the student’s school,” said Rowland.

He went on to say that there is still an option for a parent or guardian to get help with registration at the school itself, but would encourage most to use the online registration in order to reduce the amount of face to face contact that needs to be made.

“Let’s say that we have someone that’s new to our district, or maybe someone that’s not, but they don’t feel comfortable about this, didn’t know about this, or whatever the situation may be.

They can still go to their child’s school, and they

will seek help and guidance there on how to get their child registered,” said Rowland.

“We understand that’s going to happen, and our principals, administrative teams, and secretaries will be given this guidance, so that’s still an option for people, but we are encouraging, to keep down on the face to face, to have a touchless process. We are encouraging as many people as possible to participate in our online registration.

Academic Scheduling The most stark difference that many students and parents may notice upon returning to school in the fall is that of the different scheduling that may be taking place. In Phase 1, all learning will be distance learning, in Phase 2, it will be a Hybrid A/B Schedule, and in Phase 3 school will look more traditional, just with a stricter adherence to recent health guidelines such as social distancing, mask wearing, etc.

“In Phase 2, the schedule that will be incorporated is a Hybrid A/B Schedule. Our students will be taken, and you will have one group of students identified as Group A, and one group of students identified as Group B. Group A students will attend physically to the brick and mortars school on Monday and Wednesday. Group B students will attend physically at the brick and mortar school on Tuesday and Thursday,” explained Rowland.

“While Group A is at school learning, Group B will be at home participating in what we call at home learning.”

He also stated that Fridays will be an at home learning day for all students. No new material will be presented, rather, it will be a time when teachers can have one on one sessions with their students, work can be caught up on, and teachers can have a chance to assess and see where they are with their individual classrooms and individual students.

Addressing the concerns of students without internet connectivity at their home, Rowland stated that all students, regardless of that fact, would be given Chromebooks, which can have their class materials uploaded to them at school, or from a USB drive.

Understanding that certain students may have unique circumstances, Rowland stated that the School Board and the schools themselves are going to be flexible and do their best to meet the individual needs of the Webster Parish School System’s students when it comes to enriching their virtual learning experience.

“We are aware that not all of our students

have internet access. We are working diligently to come up with sound plans to address students in those situations. We will be looking at individual cases or situations case by case to see what can be one to enhance that,” said Rowland.

Webster Parish Tech Connect This year, parents will have the option to enroll their child in a 100% Virtual school year called Webster Parish Tech Connect. “That is a virtual option that parents and students can choose if that’s what they decide to do.

It’s just like we said, it is a 100% virtual learning iotion for our students. We want everyone to know that it is important to us that those students who participate in the virtual learning option have as close to an academic experience through the virtual learning component as you do in the brick and mortar. We know it can never be the same, but we are passionate about trying to make it as beneficial as well can,” said Rowland.

For those who are worried about having to stick to their choice for the entire school year, Rowland stated that students will be able to switch from 100% virtual to the schools current schedule or vice versa. There will be windows of time, probably at the end of every nine weeks, where you can declare what you would like to do.

The teacher will provide live instruction, support, monitor student progress, monitor attendance, enforce competition. Not only will core subject areas be addressed, non core curriculum will be assigned as well.

While answering the question of, In the virtual learning experience, will my child be expected to maintain certain class hours, Rowland explained, “We’ve decided to be more flexible in our approach upon realizing during this time of uncertainty that it would be hard to mandate that.

We’re going to be flexible with you, but we expect you to adhere to the expectations that we have for you during the case.

But we would never tell a student of hours that you can’t go on at 7:30 at night and complete your work.”

Rowland also made sure to let the parents of students with disabilities know that they will have the same options of how to attend school this fall as other students, and that they will continue to provide the same support that they began providing back in the spring when the pandemic initially began.

“I would like to address our students with disabilities, what will be afforded to them.

I’m very proud of what our special education

staff has done during this pandemic and what they will continue to do. Services will be provided for all of our students with exceptionalities,” said Rowland.

“Our special education staff began providing virtual services back in spring and will continue as they are needed through google classroom and through google meets.”

Rowland also took the time to thank those that have contributed to this plan and to those that have worked tirelessly during the pandemic for what they contributed to the school system.

“I would like to thank the Webster Parish School Board for their support.

I would like to thank them for the policies that they have put in place, i would like to thank them for the support that they show publicly for their students and employees, and I would also like to thank them for many of the private conversations that I’ve had with many of them, showing support for what we’re trying to do,” said Rowland.

“I would like to thank Assistant Superintendent Kevin Washington.

I would like to thank him for the leadership that he has displayed during this time. I would like to thank the entire supervisory staff, of whom many make up our academic planning committee, for that came together to have individual parts of our plan. I would like to thank our principals and their administrative teams, they have worked and are currently working, and will continue to work hours upon hours upon hours getting to receive our students here in a mere few weeks.

I would like to thank the hundreds of teachers and support staff that have given so much, going all the way back to March, through feeding programs, mentoring programs. Teachers were working on their own volunteering to become better virtual school instructors. I would like to thank Brian Williams with homeland security and OSEP for working with us to provide PPE and meeting other sanitation needs during this time. And finally I would like to thank you, the parents and the guardians out there, for being so patient, for being so kind in so many ways, and letting us know that you’re behind us and willing to work with us, we greatly appreciate it.”

“We are a strong resilient community here in Webster Parish. I believe if we continue to work together, to collaborate, and work towards the common good, that even though we are in the midst of a pandemic, some good things can be on the horizon for us.”

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Christy Michelle Myers Scott & Hailey Jade Scott Funeral services celebrating the lives of Christy Michelle Myers Scott and Hailey Jade Scott will be held Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at City On

Adell Norton Shine Adell Norton Shine transitioned to be with the Lord on July 19, 2020, from her home in Minden, Louisiana.

Adell was born February 14, 1929, as Minnie Lee Norton but later she would go by Adell. Her parents were Joe Nathan and Lannie Norton of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was the youngest of three, with two brothers Napoleon Norton (Los Angeles, CA) and Nathaniel Norton (Deceased). Adell was a lively spirit even at a child, who would try to do anything her brothers were doing, even chop wood. She attended grade school in Pine Bluff. Later the family moved to

The Hill, First United Pentecostal Church in Minden Louisiana with Rev. Jeff Ramsey, Rev. Marvin Poole, Rev. Bill Mills, Rev. Jimbo Yocom, and her sister Ryleigh Myers officiating. Interment will follow at Tulip Cemetery in Athens, Louisiana under the direction of RoseNeath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the church.

Christy and Hailey entered the gates of Heaven together July 19, 2020 in Clinton, Arkansas. Christy was born April 15, 1978 in Bossier City, Louisiana

and Hailey was born October 16, 2009 in Minden, Louisiana. Christy was a self-employed Registered Nurse and Hailey had completed the fourth grade.

They both attended The Harbor Church in Hammond, Louisiana. Christy is survived by her husband Jeremy Scott of Hammond, daughter Ryleigh Myers of Hammond, mother Vicki Myers and father Robert Myers of Homer and sister Candi Myers of Springer, NM. and nephews A.J. and Lee. Hailey is survived by her father Jeremy Scott of Hammond, sister Ryleigh Myers of Hammond, grandparents

Vicki and Robert Myers of Homer, and Robin and Dwayne Reeves of Cotton Valley, aunts RaeLyn Reeves and her children Karlie and Lakelyn of Cotton Valley, and Sheri Walsh and her child Morgan of Springfield, MO. Pallbearers will be Tony Holtzclaw, Jeremy Rhymes, Andrew Miller, Gavin Hall, Jeremy Scott, and Dwayne Reeves.

Homer, LA in the Blackburn settlement.

Here the family laid roots in the community and became long time members of Mt. Pisgah CME Church of Claiborne Parish. Adell married Dave Shine Sr. on May 30, 1947 to this union four children were born.

As a mother, she dedicated her life to raising Dave Jr., Jonathan, Dianne, and William while working multiples jobs.

Occupations included 10 plus years with the Minden Boat Company and 18 years with FM Fiberglass. On the weekends and some weekdays, you could find her in her working as a hairdresser.

Adell is preceded in death by her patents: Daddy Joe and Momma Lannie, husband Dave Shine Sr., brother: Nathaniel Norton, and two sons: Jonathan “Joe” and William Shine. Here to cherish her memory, Adell leaves he brother: Napoleon Norton of Los Angeles, CA, children: Dave Shyne Jr. (Helen) of Sibley, LA and Dianne Shyne Larkins of

Minden, LA. Stepchildren: Mary Smith Allen of Riverside, CA, Sharon Cato Edwards of Dallas, TX, George Cato of Dallas, TX, and Gregory Cato of Minden, LA; Grandchildren: Tanisha Johnson of Minden, LA, Tina Goodman (Juan) of Minden, LA, David Allen (Julie) of Minden, LA, Vashion Baldwin (Tanesha) of Elzie, TX, Eddie Larkins Jr. (Lorie) of Stafford, VA, Dominique Gillyard of New Haven, CT, Gretchen Petterway (Dewayne) of Shreveport, LA, Adrell Monique West of Dayton, OH; Godson: Dennis Black (Marilyn) of Houston, TX, many great- grandchildren, Sister-inlaws: Eva Manning, Francis Sims (Willie) and Daisy Johnson of Dayton, OH and many other cherished family and extended family members.

Special Remarks The family would like to thank everyone for your kind words, cards, flowers, and prayers during to time. She was truly the matriarch of our family and

warms our hearts to know that she was loved and cherished by so many. As we take this time to reflect, remember fond memories and celebrate Adell’s life, we ask for continued patience and prayers.

We would like to extend a special thank you to Christus Hospice Care of Shreveport, LA. Your professionalism and overall care you gave, was truly a blessing to her and our family. Also, the family would also like to extend our gratitude to Christus Highland Hospital of Shreveport, LA, for always treating our loved one as though she was a queen.

Lastly, we would like to thank Benevolent Funeral Homes for your professionalism and care of our loved one as she transitions to her heavenly Father.

Ronnie L. Walker, Sr. Graveside services for Ronnie L. Walker, Sr. will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Brushwood Cemetery in Dubberly, Louisiana under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. Rev. James and Kay Gilbert will officiate.

Faye Parker Faye was born January 30, 1932 in shongaloo Louisiana and she was called to her everlasting home on

Ronnie was born April 8, 1950 in Minden, Louisiana and entered into rest July 19, 2020 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

He is survived by his partner of 13 years, Dorothy Campbell, son Ronnie L. Walker, Jr. and wife Autumn of Minden, sister Fay Wallace of Minden, brothers Donnie Walker of Minden and Terry Walker of Tioga, and grandchildren Katie, Jakob, and Tristan Walker.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412 June 22, 2020. One of her joys was her pets and other critters, God’s artistic handiwork flowers, plants, trees, mountains, as well as all of his handiwork. Faye was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church in Springhill Louisiana. She was a note and letter writer, and she cherished her friends. Faye will be missed by her family and many friends.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412

“when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease I shall possess within the veil, A life of joy and peace.” ~ Amazing Grace ~

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OTHER OPINION

Historical ignorance and Confederate generals

The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today’s rioting, property destruction and grossly uninformed statements. Among the latter is the testimony before the House Armed Services Committee by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley in favor of renaming Confederate-named military bases. He said: “The Confederacy, the American Civil War, was fought, and it was an act of rebellion.

It was an act of treason, at the time, against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes, against the U.S. Constitution.”

There are a few facts about our founding that should be acknowledged. Let’s start at the beginning, namely the American War of Independence (1775-1783), a war between Great Britain and its 13 colonies, which declared independence in July 1776. The peace agreement that ended the war is known as the Treaty of Paris signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and Henry Laurens and by British Commissioner Richard Oswald, on Sept. 3, 1783. Article I of the Treaty held that “New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be free sover-

eign and Independent States.”

Delegates from these states met in Philadelphia in 1787 to form a union. During the Philadelphia convention, a proposal was made to permit the federal government to suppress a seceding state. James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, rejected it.

Minutes from the debate paraphrased his opinion: “A union of the states containing such an ingredient (would) WALTER E. provide WILLIAMS for its own destruction. The use of force against a state would look more like a declaration of war than an infliction of punishment and would probably be considered by the party attacked as a dissolution of all previous compacts by which it might be bound.”

During the ratification debates, Virginia’s delegates said, “The powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the people of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression.” The ratification documents of New York and Rhode Island expressed sim-

ilar sentiments; namely, they held the right to dissolve their relationship with the United States. Ratification of the Constitution was by no means certain. States feared federal usurpation of their powers. If there were a provision to suppress a seceding state, the Constitution would never have been ratified.

The ratification votes were close with Virginia, New York and Massachusetts voting in favor by the slimmest of margins.

Rhode Island initially rejected it in a popular referendum and finally voted to ratify — 34 for, 32 against.

Most Americans do not know that the first secessionist movement started in New England.

Many New Englanders were infuriated by President Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which they saw as an unconstitutional act. Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts, who was George Washington’s secretary of war and secretary of state, led the movement. He said, “The Eastern states must and will dissolve the union and form a separate government.”

Other prominent Americans such as John Quincy Adams, Elbridge Gerry, Fisher Ames, Josiah Quincy III and Joseph Story shared his call for secession.

While the New England secessionist movement was strong, it failed to garner support at the 1814-15 Hartford Convention.

Even on the eve of the War of 1861, unionist politicians saw secession as a state’s right. Rep. Jacob M. Kunkel of Maryland said, “Any attempt to preserve the union between the states of this Confederacy by force would be impractical and destructive of republican liberty.” New-York Tribune (Feb. 5, 1860): “If tyranny and despotism justified the Revolution of 1776, then we do not see why it would not justify the secession of Five Millions of Southrons from the Federal Union in 1861.” The Detroit Free Press (Feb. 19, 1861): “An attempt to subjugate the seceded States, even if successful, could produce nothing but evil — evil unmitigated in character and appalling in extent.” The NewYork Times (March 21, 1861): “There is a growing sentiment throughout the North in favor of letting the Gulf States go.”

Confederate generals fought for independence from the Union just as George Washington fought for independence from Great Britain. Those who label Robert E. Lee and other Confederate generals as traitors might also label George Washington a traitor. Great Britain’s King George III and the British parliament would have agreed.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

OTHER OPINION

Pat Buchanan: Rising diversity Is Joe Biden’s worry, too

Is her racial diversity America’s greatest strength?

So we are told. Yet, even before America becomes a majority-minority nation, 25 years from now, recent changes in the composition of the country are going to impact both parties in 2020.

According to Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, between 2010 and 2020, while America’s population grew by 20 million, our white population fell for the first time since the 1790 census.

White Americans fell as a share of the population in all 50 states, in 358 of 364 metropolitan areas, in 3,012 of 3,141 counties. During that same decade, our Black population grew by 3 million, our Asian population by 4 million and our Hispanic population by 10 million.

What’s the significance of those numbers? In presidential elections, Hispanics and Asians vote 70% Democratic and African Americans vote 90%.

White folks, who made up 69% of the U.S. population in 2000 when George W. Bush was elected, have fallen today to 60%.

For children under 16, the white share has fallen to less than half.

Minority kids are now the majority in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Maryland.

Whites are also the oldest Americans, with a median age of 44. For Asian Americans, it is 37, for Black Americans, it is 35, and for Latinos, it is 30.

Bottom line: The pool of Democratic voters is growing inexorably while the largest pool of potential GOP voters is aging, stagnating and shrinking.

For the GOP, this is an existential crisis. If demography is destiny, and the party does not either increase its share of the white vote or attract millions more Black, Asian or Hispanic voters, then its national fate and future are sealed.

All one need do is look to California. There, Democrats occupy every statewide office and twothirds of PATRICK both housBUCHANAN es of the legislature.

Both senators are Democrats as are 45 of the 52 members of the U.S. House.

Nor are Democrats unaware of the opportunity demography offers.

As persons of color in America — Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and people of mixed race — grow in number, the Democrats’ job is a simple one.

Get more people of color registered and voting.

So, today, Democrats are pushing for amnesty and a path to citizenship not only for the DACA “Dreamers” but also the 11 million to 22 million other immigrants here

illegally. Democrats may be found enlarging the electorate anywhere they can, even if it means allowing convicted felons and prison inmates to vote.

If Democrats capture the White House and Senate, the “Muslim ban” on immigration is history, and America’s doors will be opened anew.

But Joe Biden and his generation of Democrats have their own problem.

Even as people of color make up a growing share of the nation, around 40%, they are an even larger, and still growing, share of the Democratic base.

Without the huge majorities Asians, Blacks and Hispanics give them, Democrats could not win the White House. Yet, in this year’s primaries, the six top finishers in delegates were Biden, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar.

All are white, as are the two top Democratic leaders in the House, Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer; the two top Democratic leaders in the Senate, Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin; and the overwhelming majority of the 47 Democratic senators and 24 Democratic governors.

Democrats may prattle on about their glorious “diversity,” but a closer look reveals a predominantly white senior officer corps, atop an army of minorities, whose shock troops are the Black Caucus, Black Lives Matter, antifa and The Squad, the latter consisting of four women of color.

There is something else of interest here.

While the statues being torn down in the revolution of the Democratic left are a variety of explorers, conquerors, colonists, missionaries, Confederates and presidents, all appear to have one thing in common.

All are white men.

The Democratic left wants to terminate the succession of white folks making the history of the country.

Thus the Democrats’ problem that comes with Biden’s choice of a running mate.

Though demands are being made that minorities, who deliver half of all Democratic votes, be represented on the ticket, Biden is said to be leaning toward a white woman, Elizabeth Warren.

Choosing Warren would make this Democratic ticket like every other one in 220 years, save for Barack Obama’s — an all-white ticket. It would pass over half a dozen women of color and put a white woman first in the line of succession to the presidency. And the 77-year-old Biden is promising to be a transition president.

If Biden overlooks the women of color being considered as running mates and picks a white woman, the rumbling of the coming rebellion of the minorities inside the Democratic Party will be heard loud and clear.

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”

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The art of home canning is making a come back

It thrills me to see the number of young women who are beginning to take up the art of home canning and other almost-forgotten arts. At one time, these were the products put away in most families’ pantries for the time when fresh vegetables and fruits would not be available.

These young women are showing great pride, and rightfully so, for accomplishing these tasks that were once practiced by their mothers and grandmothers. (And if you have failed to notice this, just go to the store and try to find canning jars.)

Many are trying their hand at the task for the first time and are becoming quite accomplished at

it. I have noticed some are learning to plant gardens making cucumber pickles, to produce the vegetables jellies, preserves, tomato for canning. They also pick juice, new potatoes, and blackberries, figs, etc. to even vegetable make jelly, jam soup mix that and preserves. can add a great What a fantasmeal in the cooltic thing to see. er weather.

I don’t now if I am so proud this business of of a cousin who being confined is teaching her to home has FANNIE MOORE niece, and othbrought on this ers, the art of canning. surge or if they are learnShe learned these skills ing what a satisfying task from a grandmother and this is. When they proudis passing them on to an- ly display their finished other generation. She is products, one can see the one example of a complete glow of feeling, “I have homemaker as was known accomplished something in the past. Her grand- great.” mother would be so proud Many people can reof her. member their mothers or They not only can the grandmothers working for products but they’re also hours to preserve the fruits

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Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic MANILA, Philippines peddler riding a beat-up was getting a new bike.

(AP) — A year after he passed away at age 17, Benjamin Canlas is still making the world a better place — one bike at a time.

The teenager is the inspiration for an unusual giveaway of mountain bikes, presented to Filipinos who are struggling to hold on to jobs in a country hard hit by the coronavirus. A foundation established by Benjamin’s parents is making it happen.

“There is so much need out there,” said Dr. Glennda Canlas, co-founder with her husband Dr. George Canlas of the private Benjamin Canlas Courage to be Kind Foundation. “But people are willing to help, you just have to put them together.”

In the wake of business closures and job losses in the Philippines, thousands of Filipinos have found themselves struggling to make ends meet.

With a severely restricted public transportation system in metropolitan Manila, many were left with no choice but to take on odd jobs, completing them by foot, walking hours in the sun and rain.

The boy’s parents recalled how once, when Benjamin saw a food

bicycle with its pedals missing, he used his own savings to replace them.

And they saw a way to connect their private donors with the needy in a way that echoed their son’s good deed.

The idea was to give away bikes to deserving individuals nominated by their peers or loved ones.

Unsure of the demand, the foundation at first announced on social media that it would give away just seven bicycles. But there were more than 50 entries.

Among the recipients was 25-year old Ronaldo del Rosario Jr. who lost his job at a fast food chain due to the lockdown. He ended up borrowing a bicycle to sell rice cakes in the morning and smoked fish in the afternoon, to support his wife and almost 2-month old baby.

He traveled tens of kilometers each day. Often, precious time and income would be lost when his borrowed bike needed repairs.

“I nominated him because he’s so hard working that his (bicycle) wheels always end up breaking down,” said Mharygrace Ortega, del Rosario’s partner.

At first, del Rosario couldn’t believe that he

“A bike isn’t just a simple thing,” he said. “A bike, for me, is what supports my life. A bike is my partner in my work every day. Especially now that we lost regular schedules at my previous job.”

Another new bike owner is homemaker-turned-online seller Liezel Camilla. Mother of a 2-year-old child, the 24-year-old Camilla started selling and delivering food on her own when her husband’s work was put on hold.

“I am so happy that I won’t have to walk so far anymore,” expressed a teary-eyed Camilla.

Even as the contest ended, nominations continued to pour in.

The foundation acknowledged that while there are people still in need, much work has to be done.

It is working on launching more sustainable projects that will help more while also inspiring others to pay it forward.

“We live in a world where it still takes courage to be kind,” said Dr. Glennda Canlas. “Our goal would be from ‘courage to be kind,’ wouldn’t it be great when kindness is just the norm, kindness is just the baseline for everybody?” www.apnews.com

and can the vegetables.

Some have even done the same thing. It may be that time and age has slowed some of us down, but it still brings a sense of satisfaction when one hears that little pop of a lid when the last jar seals.

In the last few years I have confined my canning to jelly and preserves. Recently I made may haw jelly from juice a neighbor gave me. It was so pretty and quite tasty. I shared a few jars with family members and still have quite a few. Then, when I was putting my peaches in the freezer I recalled how Mama used to make peach jelly and decided to try it. It was a bright reddish pink and so delicious.

Last year, I made watermelon preserves and the year before it was pears.

In addition to the canning skills this cousin is passing on to the younger generation, she is also teaching a granddaughter to sew. When asked what she was making, she explained they had started with something easy and were making masks. Now, this was a great idea. Not only was she learning the skill, she was making something very practical and useful.

It’s a family affair for some young ladies in our community as they share the tasks of canning and then share the finished products. They have been doing this for several

years. The parents assist with these major projects and all enjoy, not only the finished goods, but the camaraderie of family .

Another young lady shared pictures of her finished project, jars and jars of pickles.

If you look around you might be surprised to see some of your young friends in the kitchen, peeling, slicing, shelling and chopping to fill jars and jars of brightly colored foods.

Let’s encourage this comeback so that these household skills are never completely lost.

Fannie Moore is a journalist who lives in Shongaloo where she enjoys writing on a variety of subjects.

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(Starting top left) Iyona Johnson Maxie, Jabberwock Princess Justyce J Cooksey, Miss Jabberwock Kaeleigh A Qualls, Drum Major Davian J Mitchell, Addilyn Grace Brown, Chassity Lewis, Serenity Green, and Kattaliya Cornelius.

Due to Covid-19 the Minden Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held a photo/ video shoot at Academy Park in Minden Saturday, June 27th from 9-11 a.m. The theme of this year’s Jabberwock was “Jabberwock In Delta Land”. The Park was transformed into Delta Land for the morning.

Entering Delta Land first was former Miss Jabberwock 2019 Kaelynn Ornelle Williams the 10 year old daughter of Stepfret Williams Jr. and Kristi Williams. Kaelynn gave a beautiful speech expressing how wonderful her past year as Miss Jabberwock was. She then congratulated the reigning Jabberwock queen and princess.

Gracing Delta Land next was Jabberwock Princess Justyce J‘Shira Cooksey. Justyce strolled down

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

So, what are you doing this summer? Are you making the best of it, or are you in a panic and can’t get yourself to do anything?

I want to share with you about my summer. It has been great so far. We are being careful, but not fearful.

We went to the beach in the beginning of the summer and rented a beach house. When you do that, it is like you are on your own island. Yes, we had houses around us but we were 50 feet or further apart. We ate out twice in seven days and they were not popular places.

We stayed “beach bums,” and it was amazing.

In July, I had 5 family members visit our home, and it was a blast. It was 14 days of crazy fun. We didn’t do a whole lot, but we made the trip about spending time together. We played cards a lot, and had fun outside and finding things to do in the country.

In all this craziness, I believe

the brick path wearing a beautiful long red dress that sparkled in the morning sun. She truly looked the part of a princess. Princess Justyce is the 8 year old daughter of Ciji Cooksey and Kenneth Ray Jackson. Her grandparents are Patricia Hawkins, Harvey and Debra Cooksey, and the late Roxanne Jackson.

Finally Gracing Delta Land in all her splendor was our gorgeous Jabberwock queen 2020 Kaeleigh Alijah-Marie Qualls. Kaeleigh wore a gorgeous satin white gown with a diamond encrusted bodice and neckline. Kaeleigh’s dress flowed gracefully as she slowly walked through the park to receive her crown. She gave a truly inspiring speech as she accepted the title of Miss Jabberwock 2020. Kaeleigh is the 10 year old daughter of Alicia

Qualls and Caesar Nelmas. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ivery Joe Qualls and Caesar Nelmas and the late Sharlene Nelmas.

Preparing the walkway for Miss Jabberwock 2020 was Delta Land Drum Major/crown bearer, Davian Josiah Mitchell, from Ruston, Louisiana, his parents are Precious Hubbard and Derrick Mitchell.

The Delta Land Cheerleaders/ flower girls, separately cheered on the 2020 royal court by shanking their red and white pom poms and chanting cheers of congratulations. Delta Cheerleader D is Kattaliya Cornelius daughter of Ashley Cornelius, E – Addilyn Grace Brown daughter of Kaitlyn Dixon and Laderion Brown, L – Serenity Ulece Green daughter of April Green, T – Chazzidy Lewis daughter of Antva Alstork, and

A – Iyonna Rose Johnson Maxie daughter of Cherrie Maxie and Antoine Johnson.

Following the COVID-19 guidelines, only members of the Jabberwock committee could attend.

All precautions were followed: wearing mask and social distancing. Each participant was filmed and photographed individually.

Parents had to stay in cars until it was time for their child to participate. Even though things had to be handled differently it was still a blessed and lovely morning with beautiful queens, a princess, adorable cheerleaders and a drum major. This is the 59th year of Minden Alumnae’s Jabberwock Pageant.

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Blow, the photographer/videographer for this event and Mrs.

Making the Best of your Summer

our family has become closer.

We hang out alot. By now, you all know that I am all about family.

Growing up, we were all about family. Our family were our friends. We were taught to work hard, and when you are done, you spend time with family.

In all that, you can get on each other’s nerves. What do you do about that? Well, you love hard and forgive often.

Everyone has a bit TINA of craziness about SPECHT them. Yes, even you do. How you handle craziness makes all the difference.

In this crazy summer I have made it a point to learn something new every day. I listen to podcasts and other teachings.

I am trying to read books also.

One of my problems is I hate to read. I want to, but I can’t

seem to keep my mind clear to retain it all. I am working on that also.

In this life we need to always strive to do better and be a better people. Dream big and go after your dreams.

Something was said in training by one of my mentors, Thea Wood, and it has stuck with me. She said, “If you can see it behind your eyes, it can happen.

You just have to put in the work.”

The only one standing in your way is you.

Do the work, and you will surprise yourself.

I sure have.

Cheesy Garlic Scalloped Potatoes Ingredients: 5 lbs Russet potatoes sliced 1/8” thick 2 cups onions chopped small 6 cloves garlic minced

¼ cup butter (½ stick) ¼ cup flour 1 ½ cups vegetable broth 1 ½ cups heavy cream 1 Tbs salt 2 tsp pepper 2 tsp Slap Ya Mama® seasoning 8 oz sour cream 3 cups cheddar cheese grated, divided 1 cup pepper jack cheese grated 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions: Preheat the oven to 400° and spray a 14 x 11½ x 2¼ baking dish with a non stick spray. Set aside.

Peel and thinly slice potatoes, approximately 1/8” thick.

Place in a large bowl until ready to use.

In a large frying pan, melt butter over low flame then add onions and garlic. Saute for about 4-5 minutes.

Sprinkle flour over onion

Cherrie Maxie for coordinating the little cheerleaders.

The funds raised from the pageant are earmarked for scholarships and public service projects.

The proceeds are also used to maintain Delta Sigma Theta’s FIVE POINT PROGRAM THRUST-Educational Development, Economic Development, Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement.

Minden Alumnae Chapter President, Sarah B. Martin and members would like to thank the community for their support. The Jabberwock committee chairs were Angela West and Delphia Stevens.

mixture, stir and cook for a couple minutes.

Gently pour vegetable broth into the pan and stir, add salt and pepper, seasoning and heavy cream. Stir until thickened, remove from heat just prior to boiling and then add 2 cups of cheddar cheese. Stir.

Layer 1/3 of the potato slices in a baking dish then add 1/3 of the sour cream and 1/3 of the cheese sauce over the potatoes.

Top with 1/3 of the Parmesan, 1/3 pepper jack cheese and 1/3 of cheddar cheese.

Repeat layering 2 more times ending with cheddar cheese.

Cover with foil and place in oven. Cook for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.

About 15 - 20 minutes prior to potatoes being done, remove foil to brown the cheese a bit.

Remove from the oven, let sit for about 15 minutes, then enjoy.

Tina Specht is co-owner of the Minden Press-Herald. She shares her thoughts and recipes each Thursday.

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STRANGER FROM A STRANGE LAND

Ask anyone, baseball fan television. You could string it or not, to name a Kansas City across the room so it was inRoyal and they’re likely to say, deed a remote control.

“George Brett.” Then ask what Third baseman George Brett that Hall of Famer was best was the keystone of many great known for and they’re likely to Royals teams including the say, “The Pine Tar Game.” Not 1985 World Series champions that Brett is the only player to that gave the St. Louis Cardiwin three league batting titles nals the beating they so richly during three different decades deserved. Early career tutelage (1976, 1980, and 1990). Not that from batting coach Charley Brett was the major leaguer Lau changed Brett’s approach who came closest to at the plate and batting .400 among he became one of players this side of baseball’s greatest Ted Williams (.390 hitters. He racked in 1980…unless you up 3,154 hits becount Tony Gwynn’s tween 1973-93. Brett .394 in strike shorthit 317 homeruns ened 1994). Not that in those years and Brett is the only caamassed a career reer Royal in Coobatting average of perstown. Most will DIRK ELLINGSON .305. No slouch in reply, “The Pine Tar the field either, Brett Game.” won a Gold Glove Today is the anniversary. On for defense in 1985. Brett was July 24, 1983, Brett clubbed elected to the Baseball Hall of a 9th inning homer off Rich Fame in 1999.

“Goose” Gossage of the New When the Royals won their York Yankees. Intrigue ensued first World Series in three dewhen Yankee skipper Billy cades in 2015, Brett graciously Martin demanded the um- remarked that this club was pire inspect Brett’s bat. Brett better than his 1985 champiwas a throwback rarity who ons. Maybe so but I wouldn’t eschewed batting gloves and say the more recent champs instead utilized the sticky sub- were better than Brett’s 1977 stance called pine tar to as- team, likely the greatest Royal sist his grip on the wood bat. conglomerate ever. They were It was permissible but there certainly the greatest not to apwere rules about how much of pear in a World Series. the bat could be coated with The accursed Yankees were the goo. Arcane rules. The fine their bugaboo. The Royals print. Eighteen inches from the were born in 1969 and makknob of the bat and no high- ing the playoffs by 1976 was er. Keep it off the trademark. impressive work by an expanSneaky Martin knew about sion team. After the end of the possible infraction and he the Oakland Athletics colorful chambered this knowledge for dynasty of the early 1970’s, it when he needed it most. Brett was the Royals turn to rule the went yard and Martin went roost and they won American protesting.

League Western Division tiThe Royal dugout seemed tles for three consecutive seainitially uncertain just what sons 1976-78. Good teams but Martin was complaining about. each had its season summarily Fans too. Then once it ap- concluded in the subsequent peared the umpires recalled American League playoffs after the homerun, Brett went ber- facing the AL East Champion serk. He charged from the New York Yankees. We Roydugout and had he not been al fans despised the Yankees. restrained he might have killed Chris Chambliss heartbreaking somebody. Perhaps the most walk-off homerun against Mark furious face in baseball history. Littell in 1976. The loathsome An image we’ve all seen (or if boys in pinstripes vanquishing you haven’t, look it up). An in- the great Royal squad of 1977, delible moment in popular cul- winners of 102 regular season ture whether you watch sports games including a hot Septemor not. ber streak of 16 consecutive I wasn’t in the Bronx that day wins. Facing the Yanks again but watched the game on tele- in 1978 with a World Series trip vision. Not surprising because the prize…and losing again for I’m a longtime Royals fan. What the third straight year. Yankee was surprising was my brother pitcher Ron “Louisiana LightEric was watching too, a fel- ning” Guidry had an incredible low who speaks derisively of 25-3 season with a 1.74 Earned people enjoying stick and ball Run Average in 1978. games then and now. He once 1979 saw different AL East asked me in earnest just when and West champions but 1980 the Dodgers had left Brooklyn. was a postseason Royals verI told him before we were born. sus Yankees rematch and fiI was 20. He had just turned nally the good guys won. Kan18. He was with his girlfriend sas City was in its first World in Columbia, Missouri and the Series. They eventually lost to two were likely wishing I would the Philadelphia Phillies. But at leave the basement and give least they had finally defeated them some privacy. But I just the Yankees in the post-season couldn’t. I knew this was a mo- playoffs. ment of historical importance.

So, I was willing to talk disOkay, I didn’t at the time. But paragingly of Yankees like it was certainly great theater a real southerner because I and I didn’t want my younger thought we were maligning the brother to miss out. I would not ball team and not folks from leave nor relinquish the remote up north. New York Yankees? which at the time was a cable Hated them all. Except for TV button box tethered to the their centerfielder Mickey Riv-

ers who had that weird baton twirl with his bat after a strike.

Stylish even after a swing and a miss.

Before I moved south, I worked camera crew for the Royals during their glorious ascent from dynastic awfulness to returning to the World Series.

It seemed the Yankee hatred had softened. I was one of the older guys so I was one of the few genuinely puzzled why the Royals were among those commemorating beloved shortstop Derek Jeter’s 2014 retirement season with a night of pageantry. Pregame rains postponed the festivities which I thought fitting. The angry heavens stopped us before we launched into something wholly inappropriate for Kansas City.

The storm didn’t cancel the Jeter homage however, just postponed it. And as luck would have it, I also worked the eventual Jeter devotional

game which I suffered in silence. I could follow directions as an employee but could no longer get a handhold as a fan.

The weather vane was spinning. I don’t recall a party for Reggie Jackson. No tribute for Billy Martin. No salute to Chris Chambliss. George Brett was still around in an administrative position but these didn’t seem the Kansas City Royals of his glory years.

Back in 1983, American League President Lee MacPhail wisely recalled the Pine Tar homerun recall and the Royals finished off the postponed game weeks later by beating the Yankees. A sulking Martin didn’t seem to take the finish seriously by playing Guidry in centerfield (bat twirling Rivers had been traded to Texas years earlier). In a 2013 Sports Illustrated article commemorating the Pine Tar Game, Brett recalled, “I hated everyone on

the Yankees, I really did. I hated ‘em all, back in that era.”

I dedicate this column to a couple great Royals fans we lost last year. Mel Miller and Kevin “Frankie” Flanagan have gone the way of Paul Splittorff, Al Cowens, Steve Mingori, Marty Pattin, Dan Quisenberry, and Dick Howser but it would be a posthumous honor to my friends and a favor to me if you would cheer for the Kansas City Royals. Louisiana has no major league baseball team and the Royals are a good team for you to adopt.

And grudging congrats to Yankee Jeter who was to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend, if not for that pesky coronavirus postponing the celebration to next summer. At least major league baseball is resuming. Play Ball!

Dirk Ellingson is a minden, la resident and is currently a pharmacy technician at the local walgreens.

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On This Day In History 2013 - Santiago de Compostela derailment.

A high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol derailed on a curve killing 79 people and injuring over 100.

1977 - The 4-day long Libyan-Egyptian War comes to an end. The border war began with thousands of Libyans marching towards Egypt’s borders.

1959 - Kitchen debate between Nixon and Khrushchev. A series of debates, now popularly called the kitchen debates, occurred between U.S. President Nixon and Soviet Premier Khrushchev in See, HISTORY, Page 9v

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Moscow. Nixon was visiting a house built as part of an exhibit in the American National Exhibition.

1923 - The Treaty of Lausanne is signed between Turkey and the countries that formed the Allied Powers in the First World War. Under the treaty,Turkey had to give up all the territorial claims made by the Ottoman Empire and agree to new borders.

1911 - Rediscovery of Machu Picchu.

The 15th century, largely forgotten Inca site in Peru was rediscovered

by American Hiram Bingham III.

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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

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LA Tech replaces Prairie View with Houston Baptist

RUSTON, La. – Just two days after the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced that it was cancelling all competitions for the fall, Louisiana Tech announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract with Southland Conference foe Houston Baptist.

The home game against the Huskies, a Football Championship Series opponent, is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, at Joe Aillet Stadium. It will replace the previously scheduled game against SWAC foe Prairie View A&M, a contest that was canceled with the SWAC’s announcement Monday.

The game against Houston Baptist will mark the first ever match-up between the two football programs. Game time will be announced in the near future.

With the addition of the contest, Louisiana Tech keeps its five-game home slate intact for the up-

coming year. Skip Holtz and Co. recorded a 10-3 record in 2019, the first 10-win season since 1984.

One of those victories was a 14-0 shutout over Miami (Fla.) in the 2019 Walk On’s Independence Bowl. The program has now won six bowl games in six consecutive years (2014-19), the longest active streak in the nation.

Season tickets are on sale through the Tech Ticket Office. The University has announced a ticket assurance plan for football season ticket holders in preparation for the 2020 season at Joe Aillet Stadium.

In the event that any of the home football games are canceled as a result of the public health threat of COVID-19, season ticket holders will have the following options: ·Credit towards the 2021 home season (features six games, including a non-conference contest against SMU)

·Apply season ticket purchase to the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC) as a donation for this year (100 percent tax deduction) ·Full refund on games that are impacted At this time, LA Tech officials have not made a decision on any limited seating (i.e 50% capacity in Joe Aillet Stadium) but will look to make those determinations in the coming weeks as more information becomes available.

A payment plan option is available where fans can purchase or renew their season tickets using monthly payment plans through September. To take advantage of a payment plan or if there are any questions/concerns regarding 2020 Football season tickets, contact Director of Ticketing Sara Powell Harper at spharper@latech.edu or (318) 257-3631.

Renewals for the DAC

can be made at www. latechalumni.org/DAC. Limited seats are available for the 2020 season.

Those interested can contact Associate AD for Development Alan Savage at asavage@latechalumni. org or (318) 497-7987.

Louisiana Tech will move to mobile ticketing for the 2020-21 athletic seasons in order to increase flow through the gates, provide contactless points of entry, and improve health and safety for all fans at Bulldog and Lady Techster home games.

The transition to mobile ticketing provides a contactless entry, which is the fastest and healthiest way to enter a stadium. Fans simply need to download tickets to their phone and have their barcode scanned upon entry. Mobile ticketing eliminates the risk of misplacing paper tickets and alleviates the wait to purchase at the box office.

Fans will be able to access both single game and season tickets through the Louisiana Tech Athletics app, am.ticketmaster.com/latech, or their email. Ticket purchases will take place online, and fans can immediately transfer their tickets to friends and family. There is also a print-at-home option for fans without a smartphone through their online account and email.

The transition to mobile ticketing requires fans to have up-to-date email addresses associated with their ticket accounts.

Fans are encouraged to log in to their accounts at am.ticketmaster.com/ latech in order to update their information. They can also call 318-2573631 or email techtickets@latech.edu.

Additional information about how to access mobile tickets, including a step-by-step guide, will be available at latechsports.

com/mobile-ticketing.

The Louisiana Tech Athletic Department will also continue to collect FAQs and create instructional videos to provide a smooth transition into mobile ticketing.

Louisiana Tech is also partnering with DigitalSeat to upgrade its game programs as well as other interactive gameday elements. Programs will also be available online or through scanning QR codes, which will be located on every seat in Joe Aillet Stadium and the Thomas Assembly Center.

The option to scan a QR code will immediately connect fans to the program, regardless of their cell service or WiFi connectivity within Joe Aillet Stadium or the Thomas Assembly Center. New programs will include additional features like access to live statistics and special in-game offers.

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Opening day amid virus: Masks, empty parks, social justice

Opening day, at last.

A baseball season that was on the brink before it ever began because of the virus outbreak is set to start Thursday night when excitable Max Scherzer and the World Series champion Washington Nationals host prized ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees.

When it does get underway — the DC forecast calls for thunderstorms, the latest rocky inning in this what-can-go-wrong game — it’ll mark the most bizarre year in the history of Major League Baseball.

A 60-game season, stars opting out. Ballparks without fans, players wearing masks. Piped-in sound effects, cardboard cutouts for spectators. Spray-painted ads on the mound, pitchers with personal rosin bags.

And a rack of strange rules. DHs in the National League, well, OK. An automatic runner on second to start the 10th inning?

C’mon, now.

“Gosh, it’s going to be fun,” Cole said. “It’s going to have fake crowd noise, and going to be 2020 coronavirus baseball.”

Plus, a poignant reminder of the world we live in.

A Black Lives Matter stencil can be put on mounds throughout the majors during the opening weekend.

And still there’s a team that doesn’t know where it’s going to play — barred from Toronto because of health concerns, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays had hoped to roost in Pittsburgh or Baltimore or Buffalo or somewhere else.

“This is 2020 baseball,” Scherzer said.

To many fans, that will do.

No other choice, really. Four months after the games were supposed to start, strange ball is better than no ball, right?

We’ll see.

Opening day brings a tasty doubleheader: a marquee pitching matchup in Washington, followed by the nightcap at Dodger Stadium when star outfielder Mookie Betts, fresh off a $365 million, 12-year contract, and his new Los Angeles teammates take on the San Francisco Giants.

One player Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won’t face: six-time All-Star, three-time champion and former MVP Buster Posey. The Giants catcher and his wife have adopted twin identical girls who were prematurely born, and he’s among about a dozen players who have chosen to sit out this year.

“From a baseball standpoint, it was a tough decision for me,” Posey said.

“From a family standpoint, making a decision to protect children, our children, it was relatively easy.”

Dodgers pitcher David Price, Washington infielder Ryan Zimmerman and Atlanta outfielder Nick Markakis also are sitting out.

Other players won’t be ready by the weekend — on Wednesday, the Royals announced Hunter Dozier (26 home runs, 10 triples) had tested positive for the virus and was being put on the injured list.

For those are who healthy, it’s time to play.

For how long, with the virus looming, we’ll find out soon enough.

Something that will be

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firmed up by the first pitch: how many teams will make the playoffs. A decision is due by then after renewed talks about expanding the postseason field.

Tossing out the first ball at Nationals Park to begin a schedule clobbered by COVID-19 will be Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert.

“I used to play baseball as a young boy,” the 79-yearold Fauci told CNN. “I hope I don’t bounce it too much.”

Don’t worry, Doc. Even before the first pitch, this season already has handled plenty of bad hops.

“I think it will be emotional for fans that are huge fans of each team, but I think it will be emotional for sports fans, being able to see baseball return,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

Elsewhere around the bases this year: SOCIAL JUSTICE MLB players traditionally haven’t been as outspoken as those in the NFL and NBA on social issues. Until this year, former Oakland catcher Bruce Maxwell was the only baseball player to take a knee before the national anthem — he did that in 2017 and felt it cost him a future spot in the majors.

New Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before an exhibition game this week.

A group of Reds did the same in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

“I wanted them to know that I wasn’t pleased with the way our country has handled police brutality and I told them I wanted to amplify their voices and I wanted to amplify the voice of the Black community and marginalized communities as well,” said Kapler, among 10 managers starting new jobs.

Said Yankees star Aaron Judge: “That’s the beauty of America, is freedom of speech and freedom to express yourself.”

“We got a special platform being athletes and being able to speak our mind and speak what’s going on in this world. Some people express it online. Some people express it with words. Some people kneel,” he said.

MLB players can put a patch with “Black Lives Matter” or “United For Change” on a jersey sleeve during opening day.

MASKED MEN Didi Gregorius and Clint Frazier homered in exhibition games while wearing masks —those aren’t mandated on the field, but many other rules and guidelines are in place.

Social distancing in the dugout. Skip tossing the ball around the infield after strikeouts. Keep the Phillie Phanatic and mascots off the field.

No high-fives, either. Not a problem, Phillies slugger Bryce Harper said.

“I think the air high-five is going to come back and be the coolest thing in baseball this year and be the coolest thing in sports,” he said.

Still, a lot of protocols to keep in mind for players who’ve been doing things the same way since they were kids.

“Is it going to be perfect the very first day?” A’s manager Bob Melvin said.

“Probably not.”

Pandemic Basketball begins, with some comforts of home LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Michael Baiamonte was not at Walt Disney World on Wednesday. The public address announcer for the Miami Heat wasn’t in the building for the team’s season-restart scrimmage debut.

His voice was.

The sound of him bellowing one of his signature phrases — “stand up and make some noise” — bounced through the arena Wednesday night during a third-quarter stoppage in play, a bit of a peculiar thing because there were no fans there to actually coax into rising from their chairs.

Welcome to Pandemic Basketball. The NBA rolled out what game operations in a bubble will look like, with the first four of 33 scrimmages being played. The scrimmages — exhibitions, some call them — will continue through July 28, two days before the restart of the regular season in the form of seeding games that will determine who has what seed for the playoffs.

“The games are the games,” Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “Once you get in between the lines, you can make a case, that’s probably as comfortable as the players will ever be or as normal as everything will ever be. Because once they get between the lines, it’s a basketball game.”

Rivers and the Clippers were the NBA’s first winners of a game played during a pandemic, after downing Orlando 99-90 in an arena that held about 200 people — players, team staffs and NBA employees included.

Denver beat Washington 89-82, New Orleans eased past Brooklyn 99-68 and in the finale Miami topped Sacramento 104-98.

“I told Doc, I thought it was much more comfortable than I thought it would be,” Magic coach Steve Clifford said. “I think that the teams that can adapt to playing in an unique, kind of different environment without all the fans, whoever can get the right mindset and concentrate on just playing will have a big advantage.”

There were some new twists.

Ballboys were setting up chairs for teams during timeouts because ones in the bench area must not be moved, and every player had an orange Gatorade cart just for him marked at his assigned seat. And while some players participated in handshakes, some people on the court declined — when Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams offered a fist-bump greeting to referee

Jacyn Goble, no reciprocal offer came.

“For me, it’s just basketball,” New Orleans guard E’Twaun Moore said. “It’s kind of easy to play that. It’s like playing your whole life, playing outside, playing in gyms with nobody there, open gym. So it was just fun to go out there and just hoop and have fun.”

Part of the setup here calls for the designated home teams, like the Heat were Wednesday, to get comforts of home.

So they wore white uniforms, had their Heat logo on the video boards, listened to “Seven Nation Army” coming through the speakers as they would at home, and even got to hear Baiamonte.

At the end, “The Heat Is On” — another after-win treat at home — played as they walked off, too.

“The production felt like a big event,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “I thought it was terrific. I really did.”

PLAY ANALYSIS Shooting on Day 1 wasn’t as rusty as some might expect.

The four games Wednesday saw teams shoot 43% from the field, 32% from 3-point range and 81% from the foul line.

For the regular season, the NBA was collectively at 46% from the floor, 36% from 3-point range and 77% from the line.

ZION UPDATE Zion Williamson could still make re-opening night of the NBA season.

The Pelicans said Wednesday that Williamson, who left the NBA bubble last week for a family matter, is being tested daily for the coronavirus and continues showing neg-

ative results. If that continues, Williamson may have to quarantine for only four days when he returns to the team.

And if that return comes in the next few days, that means he could still have a shot of playing when New Orleans faces Utah on July 30 in the first of the 88 seeding games at Disney.

“While there is no current timetable for his return to campus, he fully intends to rejoin the team,” the Pelicans said in a statement.

“Per NBA protocol, his quarantine period will be determined upon his return.”

The minimum quarantine Williamson would have to serve for leaving, even though he was officially excused, is the four-day option.

The former Duke star has played in 19 games this season, averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 rebounds. He also missed the actual opening night of the season, when New Orleans played the first game of this 2019-20 campaign in Toronto against the reigning NBA champion Raptors.

WESTBROOK PRACTICES Houston guard Russell Westbrook, whose arrival in Florida was delayed after he tested positive for the coronavirus, arrived on Monday and got on the practice floor with his team for the first time Wednesday.

It’s unclear if he will play in Houston’s first scrimmage at Disney on Friday. But he had a message to fans about how seriously they should take the coronavirus.

“I’m not a doctor nor a specialist, but I do know that it’s definitely something to take very seriously,” Westbrook said. “Wearing a mask

can be between life or death, honestly. ... People are dying from this virus each and every day, and it’s something that we all need to take very, very seriously.”

Westbrook said the worst of his symptoms was nasal congestion.

TALL ORDER The short-handed Denver Nuggets went with a tall starting lineup in their exhibition opener against Washington.

Really, really tall.

The breakdown: 7-foot Nikola Jokic at point guard, 6-8 Jerami Grant at shooting guard, 7-2 Bol Bol at strong forward, 6-7 Paul Millsap at power forward and 6-11 Mason Plumlee in the middle.

“Might have been the biggest lineup in NBA history,” coach Michael Malone said.

Malone didn’t have much of a choice. He held out Will Barton III and Jamal Murray for precautionary reasons.

He didn’t have Torrey Craig or Gary Harris, who just recently arrived into the bubble. But reinforcements will soon arrive with Michael Porter Jr. on his way to Florida.

“Give our guys a lot of credit,” Malone said. “We had a lot of guys step in and play positions that aren’t their natural, comfortable positions.”

The rookie Bol had 16 points and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes. He didn’t play in a regular-season game and missed most of the year with a left foot injury.

“I’m very impressed,” said Troy Daniels, who was one of the few actual guards the Nuggets had available and led the team with 22 points.

“He has a lot of potential.”

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MOSES, WHAT IS THAT IN YOUR HAND?

INSPIRATION

Haven’t we all had to answer that question from time to time? When we reach a point we need to tell God why we are not going to do something (or feel we cannot do it)! We only have to be led back to the woodpile to be reminded ‘life is not about us’. Our ultimate purpose is to serve the Almighty God, to bring Him honor and glory and to serve our fellowman. We do this by using what God has placed in our hands. Remember Moses? (Exodus 4) Sometimes it is a stick, an art brush, a carving knife, a jigsaw, or a kitting needle.

For some, there may be only a rod in our hand,

but that rod can become a weapon of defense, a staff along a rocky path, a rescue stick to a helpless lamb. Too often we are content to view it as only a stick, worthless maybe! But then God will say, ’hey, throw that stick on the ground and let Bill Crider me show you what it really can become!” We all have sticks and staffs that have been held too long, too long…in our hands.

“Throw them down”, the Lord commands.

But when we see the snake wiggling toward us, we often run away for

God’s miraculous power, retreating farther into our world of ‘cannotdoit’ or more correctly “aintgonnadoit”. We are so much like our ancestors, failing to realize the power we have at our fingertips.

Not only power but creative genius as well!

Consider an assembly of children who have not been taught they cannot stand before a crowd of parents and friends and sing their hearts out, presenting special programs that brings chills to the back and tears to the eyes of all.

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Max Hutto is a Baptist Minister and a resident of Minden.

More information can be found at www.upwardlook.org.

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ingly untalented youth and watch them take the staff in their hands and see it transformed into budding raw talent as they present an original dinner theater before hundreds!

What is that in YOUR hand? Some can look at a ‘nothing’ and see all kinds of possibilities. You know those folks that can take a possum steak, fry it just right and cover it with milk gravy (or such) and make a gourmet dinner out of it; or someone who can grab a bunch of roadside weeds, twist them, add a twig or sprig of grass here and there, then suddenly present you with a masterpiece arrangement. Then there are

folks who can take a block of wood, a knotty limb, or a weathered board from a barn, apply a little wrist action with a sharp knife, curving it here and there—soon there is an unbelievable presentation almost lifelike. And God asked Moses, “what is that in your hands?”

Yes, many of these creative folks do not see just a stick in their hands, but they visualize a magnificent piece of art, a craft or an expression of loveliness just waiting to be born.

We marvel at arts and craft shows, seeing so many creative things on display. Perhaps during the special ‘down time,’

when we are limited in social interaction and the hot, humid weather is forcing us to seek refuge inside, we can allow our creativity ‘out of the box.’

He has blessed us so we, in turn, should bless Him and those around us. And so The Lord is challenging us to ….lay that stick down stick and trust Him….see what great things He has in mind for you and me.

Just back up and watch His mighty hand at work all around us.

Bill Crider is Chaplain of Minden Medical Center

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PUBLIC NOTICE Minden Planning Commission Meeting August 6, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Pelican Room Minden City Hall On the agenda is a request from Mr. & Mrs. Granville Brooks for a front yard setback variance on property owned by them located at 601 Durwood Drive.

This property is zoned R-2 (Single Family Residential).

The purpose of this front yard setback variance is to place a 12’ x 24’ metal carport cover in the front yard area of their property. In an R-2 District, the required front yard setback is 25 feet.

Legal Description: LOT #21, RESUBDIV. OF EAST HTS. SUBDIV. All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

July 17, 2020 July 24, 2020 July 31, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

SHERIFF’S SALE B1 BANK VS. TYLER DUANE ADAMS AND COURTNEY WOODS ADAMS In the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, No. 78689.

By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Tw e n t y - S i x t h Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash the immovable property WITH the benefit of appraisement and the movable property WITHOUT benefit of appraisement, according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on W E D N E S D AY, August 26, 2020, During the legal sale hours, the

following property, to wit: TRACT A A certain tract of land situated in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE/4 of NW/4), Section 34, Township 20 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, containing 3.000 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, thence South 420 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds East 393.05 feet; thence South 04 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds West 634.68 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 43 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 647.97 feet; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 56 seconds East 220.81 feet; thence South 07 degrees 34 minutes 34 seconds West 141.38 feet; thence North 85 degrees 04 minutes 29 seconds West 150.32 feet; thence South 06 degrees 49 minutes 41 seconds West 319.45 feet to the North right of way line of Caney Lake Road; thence North 89 degrees 04 minutes 39 seconds West along said right of way line 237.81 feet; thence North 189,33 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, as per survey prepared

by Benjamin C. Winn dated August 6, 2012.

TRACT C A certain tract of land situated in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE/4 of NW/4), Section 34, Township 20 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, containing 4.06 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, thence South 420 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds East 393.05 feet to the POINT OF

BEGINNING; thence continue North 89 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds East 386,17 feet; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 56 seconds East 212.24 feet; thence South 43 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds West 647.97 feet; thence North 04 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds East 684.68 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, as per survey prepared by Benjamin C. Winn dated August 6, 2012.

2011 Polaris Ranger, VIN 4 X A T H 7 6A2B4262054 (the “Ranger”). and 2 0 0 8 R a m 2 5 0 0 V I N 3 D 7 K R 2 8 A48G165456 (the “Truck”) (collectively, the “Movable Property”).

M O V A B L E PROPERTY ARE TO BE SOLD SEPARATE SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. Said property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.

GARY S. SEXTON Sheriff & Ex-Officio Auctioneer Webster Parish, Louisiana Linda Vaughan Deputy July 24, 2020 August 21, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

SHERIFF’S SALE B1BANK VS. CARL H. HINES (DR) AND PEGGY PERKINS HINES In the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, No. 78633.

By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Tw e n t y - S i x t h Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash WITH the benefit of appraisement

and according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on W E D N E S D AY, August 26, 2020, During the legal sale hours, the following property, to wit: Immovable Property 1: 1114 Homer Road, Minden, LA 71055 A 0.71 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 23, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter, said Section 23 and run North 89 degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds West 540.19 feet; thence run North O degrees 08 minutes 07 seconds East 335.66 feet; thence run North 0 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 398.03 feet to the point of Beginning; thence run North 89 degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds West 57.57 feet to an existing PK najl; thence run North 0 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 148.53 feet to an existing iron rod on the apparent South right-of-way of U.S. Highway 79 (Homer Road); thence run along the arc of curve to the left with a radius of 2336.86 feet for a distance of 140.05 feet, having a chord bearing and distance of North 74 degrees 38 minutes 07 seconds East 140.02 feet along said right of way to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run North 74 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 42.01 feet along said right-of-way to an existing iron pipe; thence run South 0 degrees 30 minutes 22 seconds West 197.47 feet to an existing PK nail; thence run North 89 degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds West 117.43 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, as per plat prepared by Paul W. Culpepper, Registered Land Surveyor, dated April 22, 2008.

Immovable Prop-

erty 2: 1202 Broadway, Minden, LA 71055 Begin at the Southwest Corner of Lot No. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (132) Williamson-Jones Map of Minden, and run South 42 degrees 2 minutes West a distance of 148,5 feet to the point of beginning; thence run South 42 degrees o minutes West a distance of 138.5 feet; thence run South 50 degrees 50 minutes East a distance of 153.88 feet; thence run North 43 degrees 40 minutes East a distance of 15.6 feet; thence run South 48 degrees 33 minutes East a distance of 204.6. feet; thence run North 42 degrees 0 minutes East a distance of 99.5 feet; thence run North 45 degrees 45 minutes West a distance of 90 feet; thence run North 42 degrees 0 minutes East a distance of 95 feet; thence run North 45 degrees 45 minutes West a distance of 78 feet; thence run South 42 degrees 0 minutes West a distance of 95 feet; thence run North 45 degrees 45 minutes West a distance of 190 feet to the point of beginning.

LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed by James T. Branch, ex ux to Dr. Sidney Pittman by instrument on file and of record in Conveyance Book 527, Page 629 of the records of Webster Parish, Louisiana and described as follows: Begin at the Southwest Corner of Lot Number 132, Williamson Jones Map of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, and run South 42° 00’ West 148.5 feet; thence run South 45° 45’ East 190 feet to the point of beginning of tract herein described: thence continue South 45° 45’ East 78 feet; thence run North 42° 00’ East 95 feet; thence run North 45° 45’ West 78 feet; thence run South 42° 00’ West 95 feet to the point of beginning.

A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE. DIRECTING THE SHERIFF OF WEBSTER PAR-

ISH, LOUISIANA TO SEIZE AND TO SELL, SEPARATELY, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY 1 AND I M M O VA B L E PROPERTY 2 WITH BENEFIT OF APPRAISAL SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. Said property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.

GARY S. SEXTON Sheriff & Ex-Officio Auctioneer Webster Parish, Louisiana Linda Vaughan Deputy July 24, 2020 August 21, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

SHERIFF’S SALE b1BANK VS. VIRGIE KREIDEL TAYLOR HOOF In the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, No. 78476.

By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Tw e n t y - S i x t h Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash WITHOUT the benefit of appraisement and according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on W E D N E S D AY, August 26, 2020, During the legal sale hours, the following property, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land described as LOT FO RTY- THREE (43), ROLLING HILLS ESTATES SUBDIVISION, a subdivision located in Sections 17, 18, 19, and 20 Township 19 North, Range 8 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, as shown by map and plat thereof on file and of record in Map Book 4, Pages 44 and 44A, together with all improvements thereon and all

rights thereto belonging, more particularly described as follows: A 0.926 acre tract of land located in Sections 19, and 20, Township 19 North, Range 8 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said Section 19, thence run North 2657.19 seet and East 213.67 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract described herein; thence South 89 degrees 17 minutes 49 seconds West 226.19 feet to a point; thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 26 seconds West 23.81 feet to a point; thence North 0 degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds West 155.28 feet to a point; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 41 seconds West 86.77 feet to a point; thence South 12 degrees 12 minutes 28 seconds West 64.26 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0,926 acres, more or less, and being subject to any easements or restrictions of record, together with a 1997 Fleetwood Double Wide Mobile Home, bearing Serial Number MSFLT 25A387260G12 and MSFLT 250387260G12.

The Municipal Address of the Property is 1355 Middle Road, Minden, LA, 71055.

SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. Said property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.

GARY S. SEXTON Sheriff & Ex-Officio Auctioneer Webster Parish, Louisiana Linda Vaughan Deputy July 24, 2020 August 21, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

SHERIFF’S SALE B1 BANK VS. TROY BARRETT BERDAN AND TRICIA ANN BERDAN AND T & T AUTO

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SALVAGE AND METAL RECYCLER, L.L.C. In the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, No. CV78629.

By virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered suit and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash, each of the tracts of IMMOVABLE MORTGAGE PROPERTIES S E PA R AT E LY WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISAL and each of the MOVEABLE PROPERTIES WITHOUT APPRAISAL IN GLOBO OR S E PA R AT E LY according to law at the principal front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on W E D N E S D AY, August 26, 2020, During the legal sale hours, the following property, to wit: EXHIBIT 6 Immovable Property 1: 1731 Dorcheat Road Begin at the Northwest corner of Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter (NE/4 of SW14), Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana; thence run East 157.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence run South 45 degrees 40 minutes East 20 feet; thence run South 44 degrees 20 minutes West 192.5 feet to the East side of Dorcheat Road; thence run South 45 degrees 42 minutes East along Dorcheat Road 240.5 feet; thence run North 50 degrees 10 minutes East 126 feet; thence run South 45 degrees 42 minutes East 112 feet; thence run North 50 degrees 10 minutes East 64 feet; thence run South 36 degrees 50 minutes East 124 feet; thence run East 305 feet; thence run North 383 feet; thence run West 603.5 feet to the point of beginning, together

with all improvements thereon and rights thereto belonging.

LESS AND EXCEPT the following described tract of land donated to Vincent Brandon Boyle and Holley Ann DeMark Boyle at Registry No. 403892, Conveyance Book 840, Page 087, records of Webster Parish, Louisiana: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter (NW/ cor. of NE14 of SW/4), Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, and run East 69.5 feet, thence run South 68 degrees 17 minutes West 141 feet to the East Right of Way of Dorcheat Road, thence run South 45 degrees 40 minutes East along said Right of Way 492.5 feet, thence run North 53 degrees 10 minutes East 126 feet to 1/2” rebar for the point of beginning: Thence continue North 53 degrees 10 minutes East 34.7 feet to 12” rebar; thence run South 39 degrees 35 minutes East 110.81 feet to 12” rebar; thence run South 53 degrees 10 minutes West 22.8 feet to 12” rebar, thence run North 45 degrees 40 minutes West 112 feet to the point of beginning, together with all improvements located thereon and all rights thereto belonging, and being the same property designated as “Tract’ B” on plat of survey prepared by Doyle P. Sanders, Registered Land Surveyor, dated May 7, 1996, a copy of same attached to said Donation.

Immovable Property 2: 1713 Dorcheat Road Two (2) certain tracts of parcels of ground together with all the improvements located in the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT “A” commencing at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of Southwest quarter (NW/Corner of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4) Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, and run East 69.5 feet,

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thence run South 68 degrees 17’ West 141 feet to the East right of way of Dorcheat Road, thence run South 45 degrees 40’ East along said right of way 492.5 feet to 12 inch rebar for the point of beginning; thence run North 53 degrees 10’ East 126 feet to 12” rebar, thence run South 45 degrees 40’ East 112 feet to 12” rebar, thence South 53 degrees 10’ West 126 feet to 12” rebar located on East right of way of Dorcheat Road, thence run North 45 degrees 40’ West along said right of way 112 feet to the point of beginning, together with all improvements located thereon and all rights thereto belonging.

TRACT “B” commencing at the NW Comer of the NE 14 of SW 1/4, Section 8, T 19N, R9W, and run East 69.5’, thence run S 68 degrees 17’ W 141’ to the East R/2 of Dorcheat Road, thence run S 45 degrees 40’ E along said R/W 492.5’, thence run N 53 degrees 10’ E 126’ to 12” rebar for the point of beginning; thence continue N 53 degrees 10’ E 34.7’ to 1/2” rebar, thence run S 39 degrees 35’ E 110.81’ to 12” rebar, thence run S 53 degrees 10’W 22.8’ to 12” rebar, thence run N 45 degrees 40’ W 112 to the point of beginning; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

Immovable Property 3: 1743 Dorcheat Road Southwest Quarter (NE/4 of SW/4) and Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter (NW/4 of SW14) of Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as: Begin at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter (NW/cor of NE/4 of SW/4) of Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, thence run East 157.5 feet to the point of beginning of property herein described; thence run South 45 degrees 40

minutes East 20 feet; thence run South 44 degrees 20 minutes West 192.5 feet to the Dorcheat Road; thence run North 45 degrees 40 minutes West along Dorcheat Road 140 feet; thence run North 68 degrees 17 minutes East 141 feet; thence run East 88 feet to the point of beginning, together with all improvements thereon and all rights thereto belonging. (Assessment No. 105005).

Immovable Property 4: 1661 Dorcheat Road Begin at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW/ cor of NE/4 of SW/4) Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, and proceed East 946.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence proceed South 381.2 feet; thence proceed South 66 degrees 40 minutes West 510 feet to the East right of way line of the Dorcheat Road; thence proceed South 43 degrees 40 minutes East along the East right of way line of Dorcheat Road 258 feet; thence proceed North 66 degrees 40 minutes East 261.5 feet; thence proceed East 413 feet; thence proceed North 660 feet; thence proceed West 370.5 feet to the point of beginning, together with all improvements thereon and all rights thereto belonging as shown by plat of survey prepared by Doyle P. Sanders, Registered Land Surveyor, dated June 30, 1972.

Immovable Property 5: No Municipal Address A 5.51 acre, more or less, tract of land located in the NE 14 of SW 14, Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 9 West Webster Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described as follows: Begin at an existing 12 inch iron pipe at the Southwest corner of the NE 14 of SW14, said Section 8 for the point of Beginning, and run North 00°11’08” West 301.00 feet (Call North) to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run North 47°38’39” East 626.00 feet

(Call 625.00 feet) to a set 5/8 inch iron rod on the Southwesterly right of way of the Minden-Dorcheat Road (Dorcheat Road); thence run South 47°17’38” East 124.50 feet (Call South 47°30’00” East) along said right of way to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run South 48°44’48” West 245.70 feet (Call South 48°30’00” West) to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run South 54°50’25” East 230.10 feet (Call South 55’08’00” East) to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run South 28°59’32” West 393.05 feet (Call South 28°45’00” West 391.00 feet) to a set 5/8 inch iron rod; thence run West 366.00 feet to the point of Beginning.

2002 Overbilt Car Crusher, Model 10HS, S/N #1Z9CC 432321086048; 2000 Cat 938G, S/N #4Y501257 Wicker Pallet Forks with Top Clamps; Prembreton Metal Sheer, Serial #PES400S- 0785-0697; MARC Car Crusher, Serial #095-70381; and 100,000 lb.

Scales Cardinal, Model #252550-PR, Serial #631120.

SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY SUPERIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES OR PRIVILEGES THERETO. Said property seized is that of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy a judgment rendered in our Honorable Court.

GARY S. SEXTON Sheriff & Ex-Officio Auctioneer Webster Parish, Louisiana Linda Vaughan Deputy July 24, 2020 August 21, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY

Owner

P. O. Box 389 Address Minden, Louisiana 71058 C i t y, State, Zip Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of FRANKLIN AND ART CAMP ROAD REPAIRS AND OVERLAY will be received by the WEBSTER PARISH

POLICE JURY

at 401 Main Street, West Entrance, Minden LA 71055 (Bids will be received in the Lobby) until 9 : 0 0 A.M., TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud as permitted by public bid law.

This is in accordance with La R.S. 38:2212 (A) (1)(b), the provisions of La R.S. 38:2212.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following location(s): Cothren Graff Smoak Engineering, Inc., 6305 Westport Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71129 .

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of COTHREN, GRAFF, SMOAK ENGINEERING, INC. upon payment of $ 35.00 for each set, which is refundable to prime bidders within 10 days after receipt of bids. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Minden Planning Commission Meeting August 6, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Pelican Room Minden City Hall On the agenda is a request from Ricky and Diana Sanders (owner/agent) for a parking space variance on property owned by SMI Properties LLC located at 609 Sibley Road.

This property is zoned B-4 (Hwy. Commercial).

This property and all of its improvements have been donated to Mercy’s Closet, which is a nonprofit that helps to provide clothes to people that are in need. The current building is 3,000 square feet and there is parking available for 15 vehicles. 5 of the parking spaces are cement and 10 are gray rock. The owners have plans to add 3,300 square feet to the existing building, for a total of 6,300 square feet.

900 square feet of this is used by employees only to process

clothes.

They will be doing this to better serve their current clients, not necessarily to serve more clients.

The City of Minden parking space requirement for shops and stores is 1 parking space per 200 square feet.

The owners are requesting a variance to have 1 parking space for every 400 square feet, allowing them to maintain the 15 parking spaces that they currently have.

They are also requesting that they be able to continue to use gray rock for 10 of the parking spaces in lieu of pavement, with the intention of paving the lot in the future.

Legal Description: LOT #13, BLK. C, MILLER’S SHOP SUBDIV. & A STRIP 10 X 214.28 FT. ADJ. ON THE SOUTH ( F O R M E R LY AN ALLEY) IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 28-19-9; LOT #11, BLK. C, MILLER’S SHOP SUBDIV. & STRIP 10 X 227.07 FT. ADJ. ON THE SOUTH SIDE (FORMERLY AN ALLEY) IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 28-19-9, LOT #12, BLK. C, MILLER’S SHOP SUBDIV., STRIP 10 X 215.87 FT. ADJ. ON NORTH ( F O R M E R LY AN ALLEY) & STRIP 15 X 76 FT. ADJ. (FORMERLY A PORTION OF RAILROAD STREET) IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 28-19-9; LOT #14, BLK C, MILLER’S SHOP SUBDIV., & S/2 OF 20 FT. ALLEY LYING BETWEEN LOTS #14 & 15, BLK. C IN SE/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 28-19-9 All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Minden Planning Commission Meeting August 6, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Pelican Room Minden City Hall On the agenda is a request from Annette Davis Igo for preliminary approval of a lot split on property owned by her located at the south end of Jackson Street.

Legal Description: A 1.08 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, TRACT OF

LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST Q U A R T E R (NW/4 OF NW/4), SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST, MINDEN, WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA, MORE PA RT I C U L A R LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SAID SECTION 34, AND RUN WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 591.00 FEET TO A SET ½ INCH IRON ROD, FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 190.00 FEET TO A FOUND ½ INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 140.06 FEET TO A FOUND 3/8 INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 44.81 FEET TO A FOUND 3/8 INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 105.12 FEET TO A FOUND 1 INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.93 FEET TO A FOUND ¾ INCH IRON PIPE ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF MARION STREET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 26 S E C O N D S WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 36.48 FEET TO A FOUND 1 INCH IRON PIPE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF MARION STREET AND THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF LEE STREET, AND RUN ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE NEXT TWO (2) CALLS; THENCE RUN NORTH 54 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 58

S E C O N D S WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 44.85 FEET TO A FOUND 1 INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN NORTH 04 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 89.03 FEET TO A FOUND ½ INCH IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 124.89 FEET TO A FOUND 5/8 INCH IRON ROD; THENCE RUN NORTH 05 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 200.86 FEET TO A SET ½ INCH IRON ROD; THENCE RUN NORTH 04 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 25.10 FEET TO A SET ½ INCH IRON ROD; THENCE RUN EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 179.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Minden Planning Commission Meeting August 6, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Pelican Room Minden City Hall On the agenda is a request from Best Price Heating & Air Conditioning for preliminary approval of a lot split on property owned by them located at 14895 Hwy. 80.

Legal Description: LOT #39, DEERFIELD SUBDIV., UNIT #2 All interested parties will be given a chance to be heard.

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Webster Parish School Board MEDIA RELEASE Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) School Food Service Section Webster Parish School Board today announced we will continue its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for

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the 2020‐2021 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Brown Upper Elementary Browning Elementary Central Elementary Doyline High School J.L. Jones Elementary Lakeside Jr./Sr. High School Minden High School North Webster High School North Webster Jr. High School North Webster Lower Elementary North Webster Upper Elementary Phillips Elementary School Richardson Elementary Webster Jr. High School For additional information please contact: Webster Parish School Board, Attention: Candiss Shepherd, School Food Service Department, 1442 Sheppard St. Minden, LA 318377-1336, candiss.shepherd@ websterpsb.org; or Robin Tucker, 3 1 8 - 3 77-7 052, robin.tucker@ websterpsb.org.

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EXHIBIT “B” OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR-MINDEN, COTTON VALLEY, SAREPTA, DOYLINE, CULLEN AND WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA JULY 24, 2020 By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana, I will sell at the principal front door of the courthouse in which the Civil District Court of Webster Parish, Louisiana is held at 10AM and within the legal hours for Judicial Sales, beginning on Wednesday August 5, 2020 and continuing on each succeeding day until said sales are completed, all immovable property on which taxes are due the Parish of Webster and the State of Louisiana to enforce the collection of taxes assessed for the year 2019, with interest to be added at the rate of 7% per annum for the first 90 days and at the rate of 1% per

month thereafter until paid on the taxes due for the said year 2019 and all costs.

INTEREST AND COST WILL BE ADDED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT. On said day of sale I will sell such portion of said property as each tax debtor shall point out, and in case the debtor shall not point out sufficient property, I will at once and without delay sell the least specific amount for taxes, interest and cost due by said debtor. The sale will be without appraisement, for cash in legal tender money of the United States. The immovable property sold shall be redeemable at any given time for the space of three (3) years by paying the tax sale amount, including interest and cost and 5% penalty and 1% per month interest thereon.

Movable property is also listed for collection of outstanding taxes.

NOTICE TO THE MORTGAGE CREDITORS OF THE PARISH OF WEBSTER, State of Louisiana: In conformity with section 63 of act 85 of 1888 and the laws as provided in such cases, notice is hereby given to all parties holding mortgages upon real estate in the Parish of Webster, State of Louisiana, on which taxes for the year 2019 have not been paid, that I will sell at the principal front door of the Courthouse on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 beginning at 10 AM said pieces of property and that pieces of property so delinquent are now being advertised in this paper in conformity with law preparatory to such sale. The attention of mortgage creditors is especially called to this advertisement of tax sale and they are hereby warned to take such steps prior to sale as may be necessary to protect their rights.

The name of each said taxpayer, the amount of taxes due on the assessment of said year and the immovable property assessed to each to be of-

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fered for sale is as follows, to wit: Tax information and online payments are available @ www. webstersheriff. org until August 3, 2020.

JASON R. PARKER SHERIFF & EX-OFFICIO TAX COLLECTOR W E B STER PARISH, LOUISIANA KEVIN McLAIN Tax Collector 24815 WARD 1-SI 115747 A-PLUS PROPERTIES, LLC C/O C B MANAGEMENT P O BOX 52553 SHREVEPORT, LA 71135-0000 OTHER OWNERS: STEWARD, DAVID D TOTAL DUE: 1364.09 TAXES: 1219.71 INTEREST: 85.38 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 1700 CITY RESIDENCE 12680 LOT 200 X 200 FT. IN SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 2118-9 54588 WARD 1 100022 ADAMS, TYLER DUANE 1426 CANEY LAKE RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 OTHER OWNERS: A D A M S , COURTNEY WOODS TOTAL DUE: 253.16 TAXES: 181.46 INTEREST: 12.70 COST: 59.00 AGRI CLASS 4 100 RURAL RESIDENCE 9000 7.06 ACRES TRACT 647.97 X 220.81 X 141.38 X 150.32 X 319.45 X 237.81 X 189.33 FT. (3 ACS) & TRACT 386.17 X 212.24 X 647.97 X 684.68 FT. (4.06 ACS) IN NE/4 OF NW/4 SEC.34-20-9 13990 WARD 1-MN 109614 ANDERSON, ARTHUR C. EST C/O LYNETTE JEFFERSON 436 MCDOWELL ST DOYLINE, LA 71023-0000 TOTAL DUE: 303.73 TAXES: 228.72 INTEREST: 16.01 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 2070 LOT 50 X 100 FT. OUT OF LOT #7, WARSAW ADDN. IN NE/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 2719-9

14119 WARD 1-MN 109700 BAILEY, ARY D. WILSON C/O LAWRENCE WILSON P O BOX 106 MINDEN, LA 71058-0106 TOTAL DUE: 269.89 TAXES: 197.09 INTEREST: 13.80 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 250 CITY RESIDENCE 1620 LOT #4, BLK. ‘C’, J. R. MOORE SUBDIV. 17171 WARD 1 107433 BAMBURG, PHILIP J. 5010 WHY 792 J A M E S TO W N , LA 71045-0000 TOTAL DUE: 147.78 TAXES: 82.97 INTEREST: 5.81 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 600 RURAL BLDG. 230 LOT #22 , #23 & LOT ‘B’, BARNETT SUBDIV., UNIT #1 IN GOV’T. LOT #5, SEC. 19-18-9 19440 WARD 1 103483 BAMBURG, PHILIP J. 5010 HWY 792 J A M E S TO W N , LA 71045-0000 TOTAL DUE: 85.74 TAXES: 24.99 INTEREST: 1.75 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 250 1.06 ACRES APPROX. 4 AC. OF LAND & A TRACT LYING WEST OF THE C. E. BARNETT SUBDIV., UNIT #1 IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 1 9 - 1 8 - 9 (BOUNDED ON NORTH BY ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR R/W, ON THE WEST BY A SLOUGH RUNNING INTO DORCHEAT BAYOU, ON THE *** COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AT COURTHOUSE *** 35550 WARD 1 100504 BENTON, BENJAMIN F. 2601 DEMENT RD DOYLINE, LA 71023 OTHER OWNERS: B E N T O N , JOYCE A. TOTAL DUE: 76.56 TAXES: 16.41 INTEREST: 1.15 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 500 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 1000 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 150 LOT #2, LAKESIDE MEADOWS,

UNIT #1 11064 WARD 1 100528 BILLIPS, JOHN B, JR 18610 SOUTH WIMBLENDON DR KATY, TX 774490000 OTHER OWNERS: BILLIPS, DIANNE PETERS TOTAL DUE: 665.74 TAXES: 567.05 INTEREST: 39.69 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 400 RURAL RESIDENCE 4600 LOT #35, WINWOOD ESTATES SUBDIV., UNIT #1 IN NW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 3-189 51714 WARD 1 107304 BLAKE, BRUCE KEVIN 1355 MIDDLE ROAD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 OTHER OWNERS: BLAKE, CANDACE CROSS TOTAL DUE: 95.41 TAXES: 34.03 INTEREST: 2.38 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 1800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 6000 LOT #43, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES SUBDIV. 43098 WARD 2-SA 122639 BOSSCHE, HILDE VAN DEN M O L I JKESTRAAT 23 M E S S E L BROEK, B-3272 BELGIUM-0000 TOTAL DUE: 332.52 TAXES: 255.63 INTEREST: 17.89 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 1530 LOT FRONTING 110 FT. ON HWY. #7 IN SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 12-22-11 58462 WARD 1 100899 BRUMMETT, LEONA HARVILL C/O KARL BRUMMETT 1099 STRONG HWY EL DORADO, AR 71730 OTHER OWNERS: AUSTIN, JEAN TOTAL DUE: 75.04 TAXES: 14.99 INTEREST: 1.05 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 150 3.33 ACRES UND. 1/2 INT. IN & TO: 6.66 AC. IN A SQUARE LOCATED IN SE COR. OF SW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 2418-10

26935 WARD 2 130726 B U R G E , CHARLES DANNY 226 DUCK CIRCLE SAREPTA, LA 71071-0000 TOTAL DUE: 1126.83 TAXES: 997.97 INTEREST: 69.86 COST: 59.00 AGRI CLASS 3 180 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 800 7.87 ACRES TRACT 395.5 X 712 X 500 X 821.29 FT. IN SW/4 SEC. 4-2210 29593 WARD 2 116879 BURNS, KERRY O 555 ALMOND CIRCLE MINDEN, LA 71058 OTHER OWNERS: BURNS, A J JR BURNS, HENRY LEE BURNS, JO LYNN SANDERS BURNS, JUDITH VICTORIA BURNS, KERRY DAVID BURNS, LYNETTE MORRAND TOTAL DUE: 64.19 TAXES: 4.85 INTEREST: 0.34 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 50 1.00 ACRE NE/4 OF NW/4 & N/2 OF SE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 29-22-9, LESS APPROX. 28.03 AC. IN E/2 OF NW/4 PREV. SOLD, LESS AC. SOLD, & LESS AC. QUITCLAIMED 37655 WARD 2 116877 BURNS, KERRY O 555 ALMOND CIRCLE MINDEN, LA 71058 TOTAL DUE: 64.19 TAXES: 4.85 INTEREST: 0.34 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 50 0.69 ACRES UND. 0.69 ACRE INT: IN & TO: TRACT 601.66 X 116.68 X 101.77 X 513.43 X 591.21 X 1326.28 FT. IN S/2 OF SW/4 SEC. 26-23-9 (17.88 AC.) 28153 WARD 2 116905 BURT, DONNA LYNN MOORE

3325 FM 360 ROSENBERG, TX 77471 TOTAL DUE: 68.51 TAXES: 8.89 INTEREST: 0.62 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 50 MISC LAND 50 1.67 ACRES - AN UND. 1/6 INT.IN & TO: TRACT 165 X 1,320 FT. IN NW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 19-21-9, & UND. 1/6 INT. IN & TO: TRACT 165 X 1,320 FT. IN SW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 23-21-10 28175 WARD 2 116904 BURT, DONNA LYNN MOORE 3325 FM 360 ROSENBERG, TX 77471 TOTAL DUE: 94.97 TAXES: 33.62 INTEREST: 2.35 COST: 59.00 TIMBER CLASS 3 150 TIMBER CLASS 2 200 18.50 ACRES AN UND. 1/12 INT. IN & TO: SW/4 OF NE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1521-10 (0.83 AC.) , AN UND. 1/6 INT. IN & TO: NW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 15, NE/4 OF NE/4 & N/2 OF NW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 22-21-10 (16.67 AC.), & AN UND. 1/30 INT. IN & TO: *** COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AT COURTHOUSE *** 60516 WARD 1 102340A CARDER OIL 31 GROUP %KE ANDREWS & CO 1900 DALROCK ROAD ROWLETT, TX 75088 TOTAL DUE: 2131.79 TAXES: 1937.19 INTEREST: 135.60 COST: 59.00 RURAL BLDG. 10930 RURAL BLDG. 10400 BUILDING (LOCATED ON PROPERTY ASSESSED TO BOVINEST, LLC. ( P A R C E L #102340) IN SE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 4-179) 43412 WARD 1-MN 110510 CLARK, WILL EST C/O LINDA HUDSON P O BOX 412 MINDEN, LA 71058 OTHER OWNERS: HUDSON, LINDA TOTAL DUE: 218.01 TAXES: 148.61 INTEREST: 10.40 COST:

59.00 CITY LOTS 150 CITY RESIDENCE 1260 LOT #12, BLK. F, WASHINGTON HTS., LESS WEST 50 FT. SOLD 55049 WARD 2 117110 C O L B E R T, JOHNNIE EST. C/O ALLEAN GODWIN 6622 HARTWICK RD HOUSTON, TX 77016 TOTAL DUE: 136.81 TAXES: 72.72 INTEREST: 5.09 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 50 RURAL RESIDENCE 700 1 ACRE - TRACT 210 X 210 FT. IN W/2 OF NW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 17-22-9 57547 WARD 1 101415 COLEMAN, JOE C/O R.L.ODOM 884 TILLMAN CHURCH RD HEFLIN, LA 71039 TOTAL DUE: 86.12 TAXES: 25.35 INTEREST: 1.77 COST: 59.00 AGRI CLASS 2 250 10 ACRES - AN UND. 1/12 INT. IN & TO: N/2 OF NE/4 & SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 24-17-9 52057 WARD 1-MN 110712 CRAWFORD, WAYNE SCOTT 6929 COMMERCE CIRCLE #1101 BATON ROUGE, LA 70809-1398 TOTAL DUE: 70.28 TAXES: 10.54 INTEREST: 0.74 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOTS #10 & 11, GLYNN E. HARRIS PROP. IN SW/4 OF NW/4 & IN NW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 23199, LESS 118.6 X 157.2 X 120 X 145 FT. SOLD 62158 WARD 2 117350 DAY, HELEN MAXEY C/O PATRICIA D. FRIZZELL 2909 WOODLAKE DR ABILENE, TX 79606 TOTAL DUE: 68.81 TAXES: 9.17 INTEREST: 0.64 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 100 8.80 ACRES UND. 1/5 INT. IN & TO: UND. 11/30 INT. IN: NW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 27 & N/2 OF NE/4 SEC. 2821-10 32419 2-CV 121078

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EDWARDS, BEN C/O ANNETTE ADCOCK 38310 MIRANDA LANE MAGNOLIA, TX 77388 OTHER OWNERS: EDWARDS, MARY VIRGINIA MURRAY TOTAL DUE: 96.06 TAXES: 34.64 INTEREST: 2.42 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 150 CITY RESIDENCE 200 LOT 300 X 335 FT. IN NW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 1821-10

54687 WARD 1-MN 114044 FIRST CHOICE HOME BUYERS, LLC C/O C B MANAGEMENT P O BOX 52553 SHREVEPORT, LA 71135-0000 OTHER OWNERS: MIDWEST MANAGEMENT WITH UNION BANK TOTAL DUE: 762.73 TAXES: 657.69 INTEREST: 46.04 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 600 CITY RESIDENCE 5640 LOT #17, BLK. ‘D’, BONNIE HEIGHTS ADDN.

49408 WARD 1-MN 111197 FRANKLIN, EVA MCCOY C/O VERNIDA JETT 9300 S 11TH AVE INGLEWOOD, CA 90305 OTHER OWNERS: JORDAN, AUDREY TOTAL DUE: 70.28 TAXES: 10.54 INTEREST: 0.74 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOT FRONTING 50 FT. ON TALTON ST. X 129 FT. IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 27-19-9

42316 WARD 1-MN 111216 FRAZIER, ROBERT GEORGE 708 ELLINGTON ARCADIA, LA 71001 TOTAL DUE: 69.66 TAXES: 9.96 INTEREST: 0.70 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 1670 LOT 50 X 100 FT. OUT OF LOT #1, MARIAH LEARY EST. PART. IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 27-19-9 18668 WARD 1-DL 109115 FUTCH, KENNETH THOMAS 180 FULLER ST

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DOYLINE, LA 71023-0000 TOTAL DUE: 80.60 TAXES: 20.19 INTEREST: 1.41 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 CITY RESIDENCE 3210 LOT #2, BLK. G, PLAT OF DOYLINE IN SW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 21-18-10, LESS 36 X 210 FT. SOLD 17623 WARD 2-CL 121813 GRAVES, GARY WAYNE 68 VELMA ROAD #11 TAYLOR, AR 71861 OTHER OWNERS: GRAVES, TWYNA L. TOTAL DUE: 340.00 TAXES: 262.62 INTEREST: 18.38 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 CITY RESIDENCE 1700 LOT 105 X 420 FT. IN SE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1923-10 38788 WARD 2-CL 122121 GRAVES, GARY WAYNE 68 VELMA RD #11 TAYLOR, AR 71861 OTHER OWNERS: GRAVES, TWYNA L. TOTAL DUE: 66.03 TAXES: 6.57 INTEREST: 0.46 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 LOT 30 X 420 FT. IN SE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1923-10 43717 WARD 2 117865 GRISSOM, K R I S T I N A THOMPSON 970 ADKINS ROAD COTTON VALLEY, LA 71018 TOTAL DUE: 73.72 TAXES: 13.76 INTEREST: 0.96 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 500 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 150 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 920 2.80 ACRES ALL THAT PART OF TRACT 264 X 2640 FT. IN N/2 OF NE/4 SEC. 25-21-11 LYING EAST OF OLD BELLEVUE ROAD 26683 WARD 2-SH 123573 HAMMONS, EYVONNE ALLEN 1147 TIDAL VIEW LANE CHARLESTON, SC 29412-0000 OTHER OWNERS: CROWDER,

LONNIE DEE CROWDER, STANLEY DAVID W A R R E N , BRENDA ANN CROWDER TOTAL DUE: 352.14 TAXES: 273.96 INTEREST: 19.18 COST: 59.00 CITY RESIDENCE 2300 CITY LOTS 200 LOT #212, EAST SIDE SUBDIV. #3 IN SW/4 OF SEC. 12-23-11 46555 WARD 1 103066 HARRIS, CHRISTINE C/O LEONARD COLEMAN 128 CARVER DR MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 TOTAL DUE: 592.94 TAXES: 499.01 INTEREST: 34.93 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 350 RURAL RESIDENCE 4050 LOT #16, WINWOOD ESTATES SUBDIV., UNIT #1 51832 WARD 1 103325 HIGHTOWER, RONALD WAYNE C/O KATHREN LAYFIELD 1355 SHEPPARD ST, APT #118 MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 TOTAL DUE: 118.66 TAXES: 55.76 INTEREST: 3.90 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 550 LOTS #5, 6, 7, 8, 39 & 40, BLK. ‘C’, UNIT #1, CYPRESS ISLE LAKE ESTATES 12825 WARD 1-MN 111948 HINES, CARL HENRY 1114 HOMER RD. MINDEN, LA 71055 OTHER OWNERS: HINES, PEGGY PERKINS TOTAL DUE: 3062.29 TAXES: 2806.81 INTEREST: 196.48 COST: 59.00 CITY BLDG. 23630 CITY LOTS 3000 LOT 132.43 X 202.27 X 57.79 X 127.72 X 152.54 X 42.57 FT. IN SE/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 23-19-9, LESS STRIP 15 X 197.49 X 15.78 X 202.27 FT., & STRIP 15 X 148.53 X 15.55 X 152.54 FT. ADJ. IN SE/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 23-19-9 21110 WARD 2-SA 122932 HUCKABEE,

MINDEN PRESS-HERALD | MINDEN, LA

PATRICK 124 BRALEY STREET SAREPTA, LA 71071-0000 TOTAL DUE: 109.34 TAXES: 47.05 INTEREST: 3.29 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 300 0.70 ACRES TRIANGULAR TRACT LYING SOUTH OF SAREPTA-PLAIN DEALING HWY. IN SE COR. OF SW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 13-22-11, CONT. APPROX. 0.70 AC.

OTHER OWNERS: D AV I D S O N , FREDERICK B. TOTAL DUE: 70.28 TAXES: 10.54 INTEREST: 0.74 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 IRREGULAR SHAPED LOT IN E/2 OF SW/4 OF SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 27-19-9 (BEING A LOT 78.5 X 79 X 64.04 X 41.15 X 65 X 124.41 X 46.2 X 109.68 X 12 X 59 X 43 X 81 FT.)

TIMBER CLASS 2 3510 130.59 ACRES UND. 3/17 INT. IN & TO: W/2 OF NW/4 & N/2 OF SW/4 SEC. 3021-9, S/2 OF SW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 12, SW/4 OF SE/4, NW/4 OF NW/4 & E/2 OF SW/4 SEC. 13, S/2 OF S/2, W/2 OF NW/4, NE/4 OF NW/4 & NW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 24 & W/2 *** COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AT COURTHOUSE ***

45624 WARD 1 104842 HUGOS LAWN & GARDEN SERVICE, LLC 394 LAIRD FLETCHER DR N A T C H I TOCHES, LA 71457-0000 TOTAL DUE: 612.35 TAXES: 517.15 INTEREST: 36.20 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 600 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 3960 1.14 ACRES TRACT 171.5 X 217.7 X 251.19 X 256.2 FT. IN SE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 25-20-9

40873 WARD 2-CV 121327 JORDAN, MARY LUCILLE PARISH % ROY JORDAN JR P O BOX 875 QUEEN CITY, TX 75572 TOTAL DUE: 69.59 TAXES: 9.90 INTEREST: 0.69 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOTS #15 & 16, MITTIE ROBY THOMAS SUBDIV.

14450 WARD 1-MN 113726 LINCOLN, DANNY DARIEN 3806 MISTISSIN LN HOUSTON, TX 77053-0000 TOTAL DUE: 81.56 TAXES: 21.08 INTEREST: 1.48 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY LOTS 100 LOT 53 X 84 FT. OUT OF LOTS #1 & 2, PART. OF HEIRS OF NANCY HEATH IN SE/4 OF NW/4 27-19-9, LOT #7, RESUBDIV. OF LOTS #7, 9 & 9, BLK. ‘3’, C. O. HOLLAND ADDN., & NORTH 65 FT. OF LOT #5, BLK. ‘10’, NOIRA ADDN., & LESS NORTH 65 *** COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AT COURTHOUSE ***

15050 WARD 2-SH 124283 JOHNSON, RANDY GENE, EST 307 NINTH ST., SW SPRINGHILL, LA 71075 TOTAL DUE: 94.17 TAXES: 32.87 INTEREST: 2.30 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 200 LOT 80 X 150 FT. IN NE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1123-11 11569 WARD 1-MN 112415 JORDAN, AUDREY F. C/O VERNIDA JETT 9300 S 11TH AVE INGLEWOOD, CA 90305 OTHER OWNERS: D AV I D S O N , FREDRICK B. TOTAL DUE: 70.28 TAXES: 10.54 INTEREST: 0.74 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOT FRONTING 50 FT. ON TALTON ST. X 129 FT. IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 27-19-9 11884 WARD 1-MN 112416 JORDAN, AUDREY F. C/O VERNIDA JETT 9300 S 11TH AVE INGLEWOOD, CA 90305

12256 WARD 2-SH 125221 KIM, YONG YEOL 909 2ND STREET SE SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 OTHER OWNERS: KIM, NURI JUNG TOTAL DUE: 287.64 TAXES: 213.68 INTEREST: 14.96 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 CITY RESIDENCE 1650 LOT #5, BLK. ‘A’ WHITEWAY SUBDIV. IN NW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 13-23-11 58451 WARD 2-SH 125208 KRAUS, JOSHUA O’NEAL 4415 SUE BELLE LAKE ROAD MARSHALL, TX 75670-0000 TOTAL DUE: 566.69 TAXES: 474.48 INTEREST: 33.21 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 700 CITY RESIDENCE 3630 LOT #222 EAST SIDE SUBDIV. #3 19051 WARD 2 118575 LAWSON LOUISIANA, L.L.C. 3920 THREE CHOP LN ROANOKE, VA 24014 TOTAL DUE: 423.52 TAXES: 340.67 INTEREST: 23.85 COST: 59.00 TIMBER CLASS 3 90

36688 WARD 1-MN 113726A LINCOLN, DANNY DARIEN 3806 MISTISSIN LN HOUSTON, TX 77053-0000 TOTAL DUE: 81.57 TAXES: 21.09 INTEREST: 1.48 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 200 NORTH 65 FT. OF LOT #5, BLK. ‘10’, NOIRA ADDN. 24992 WARD 2 120863 LONG, CHRIST O P H E R CHARLES 24141 HWY 371 SAREPTA, LA 71071-0000 TOTAL DUE: 73.47 TAXES: 13.52 INTEREST: 0.95 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 100 TRIANGULAR LOT ADJ. WEST R/W LINE OF RAILROAD IN NW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1922-10 24045 WARD 2-SH 123908 LYNN, TAMMY RENE

P O BOX 1211 MINDEN, LA 71058-0000 TOTAL DUE: 375.57 TAXES: 295.86 INTEREST: 20.71 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 250 CITY RESIDENCE 2450 LOT 105 X 210 FT. IN SE COR. OF W/2 OF NW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 13-23-11 22689 WARD 2-SH 123418 MAKLYN HOLDINGS, LLC 11052 AUGUST WALK SHREVEPORT, LA 71106-0000 TOTAL DUE: 1152.96 TAXES: 1022.39 INTEREST: 71.57 COST: 59.00 CITY BLDG. 4690 MISC LAND 1500 CITY BLDG. 3140 4.38 ACRES ALL THAT PART OF NE/4 OF NE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 1023-11 LYING SOUTH OF S P R I N G HILL-PLAIN DEALING HWY. LOCATED INSIDE CITY LIMITS OF SPRINGHILL 15626 WARD 2 129770 M A R K L Y N HOLDINGS LLC 11052 AUGUST WALK SHREVEPORT, LA 71106-0000 TOTAL DUE: 348.26 TAXES: 270.34 INTEREST: 18.92 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 400 RURAL BLDG. 2020 LOT 193.22 X 60.23 X 168.56 X 144.59 FT. IN NE/4 OF NE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 1023-11 17413 WARD 2 130648 M A R K L Y N HOLDINGS LLC 11052 AUGUST WALK SHREVEPORT, LA 71106-0000 TOTAL DUE: 70.95 TAXES: 11.17 INTEREST: 0.78 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 100 LOT 138.09 X 124.38 X 60.23 FT. IN NE/4 OF NE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 10-23-11 24496 WARD 1 100501 MARUT INVESTMENTS, LLC 445 HOTEL CIRCLE S SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-0000 TOTAL DUE: 18365.28 TAXES:

17108.67 INTEREST: 1197.61 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 28000 RURAL BLDG. 109850 RURAL BLDG. 10430 RURAL BLDG. 2910 28.03 ACRES TRACT 385.83 X 149.27 X 1457.39 X 526.10 X 1530.49 X 1289.72 X 156.69 X 70.97 X 850.12 X 664.08 FT. IN SE/4 OF NW/4, IN SW/4 OF NW/4, IN NE/4 OF SW/4 & IN SE/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 5-18-10 61801 WARD 1 104797 MASON, JOHNNY RAY 367 CLARK CIRCLE DOYLINE, LA 71023 TOTAL DUE: 200.67 TAXES: 132.40 INTEREST: 9.27 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 350 RURAL RESIDENCE 860 LOT #32, MEADOWBROOK SUBDIV., BLK. ‘2’, & LESS 0.50 AC. DONATED 57220 WARD 2-SH 124680 MCCULLIN, RONNIE LEE, EST C/O CHRIS S MCCULLIN 1234 SPRING CREEK RD RUSTON, LA 71270 TOTAL DUE: 399.02 TAXES: 317.78 INTEREST: 22.24 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 200 CITY RESIDENCE 2700 LOT #215, EAST SIDE SUBDIV. #3 31056 WARD 2-CV 120894 MCEACHERN, DENNIS KEVIN 1400 LEWISVILLE RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 TOTAL DUE: 209.39 TAXES: 140.55 INTEREST: 9.84 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 400 MOBILE HOME (CITY) 1020 LOTS #23 & 24, PREMIER PARK SUBDIV., LESS 48 X 90 FT OUT OF LOT #24 SOLD, LESS 48 X 100 FT. OUT OF LOT #24 SOLD, & LESS 50 X 200 X 27 X 200 FT OUT OF LOT #24 SOLD 19932 WARD 1-MN 113424 MCGEE, DAVID EDGAR

10080 HWY 129 MONTEREY, LA 71354 OTHER OWNERS: MCGEE, JIMMIE EDWARDS TOTAL DUE: 491.15 TAXES: 100.14 INTEREST: 7.01 COST: 384.00 CITY LOTS 950 LOT 115 X 194 FT. IN SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 1619-9 23977 WARD 1-MN 113066 MIMS, CURTIS (ESTATE) C/O ROMANO DILLARD 305 EAST UNION MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 OTHER OWNERS: MORGAN, DALTON PHILLIP M O R G A N , MARY S TOTAL DUE: 3568.03 TAXES: 148.63 INTEREST: 10.40 COST: 3409.00 CITY LOTS 200 CITY RESIDENCE 1210 LOTS #13 & 14, BLK. ‘9’, HARRELL HTS. 58598 WARD 1-SI 116021 MOODY, DOCK PO BOX 570 SIBLEY, LA 71073 OTHER OWNERS: MOODY, VERA BRYANT TOTAL DUE: 445.64 TAXES: 361.35 INTEREST: 25.29 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 CITY LOTS 150 CITY RESIDENCE 3810 LOTS #16 & 17, THE NORTH 10 FT. OF LOT #15, THE NORTH 10 FT. OF LOT #24, & THE SOUTH 60 FT. OF LOT #22, BLK. ‘F’, PLAN OF MINDEN JUNCTION ON VS&P RR (SIBLEY) IN NE/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 2118-9, LOT #15, LESS NORTH 10 FT. PREV. SOLD *** COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AT COURTHOUSE *** 11467 WARD 1-MN 111855 MOODY, TAMARA P O BOX 570 SIBLEY, LA 71073-0000 TOTAL DUE: 104.11 TAXES: 42.16 INTEREST: 2.95 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 400 LOT 50 X 142 FT. OUT OF LOT #3, MARIAH LEARY EST. PART. 59011

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1-MN 111854 MOODY, TAMARA P O BOX 570 SIBLEY, LA 71073-0000 TOTAL DUE: 149.25 TAXES: 84.35 INTEREST: 5.90 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 MOBILE HOME (CITY) 500 LOT 50 X 100 FT. OUT OF W/2 OF LOT #3, MARIAH LEARY EST. PARTITION IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 27-19-9

32307 WARD 1-MN 110905 MOODY, VERA C/O TAMARA MOODY 268 HARTWELL RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 TOTAL DUE: 312.75 TAXES: 237.15 INTEREST: 16.60 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 150 CITY RESIDENCE 2100 LOTS #9 & 10, BLK. ‘5’, SOUTHSIDE ADDN., LESS THAT PORTION SOLD TO DEPT. OF HWYS.

45019 WARD 1-MN 112328 MOODY, VERA BRYANT P O BOX 570 SIBLEY, LA 71073 OTHER OWNERS: MOODY, TAMARA LASHAY TOTAL DUE: 126.67 TAXES: 63.24 INTEREST: 4.43 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 600 LOT #4, BLK. ‘B’, H. L. M I L L E R ’ S WHITE OAK ADDN., LESS THAT PORTION SOLD TO DEPT. OF HWYS.

57797 WARD 1-MN 113221 MOORE, LOVIE 608 CHESTNUT ST MINDEN, LA 71055 OTHER OWNERS: STEWART, NANCY TOTAL DUE: 342.62 TAXES: 10.86 INTEREST: 0.76 COST: 331.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 1830 LOT #11, BLK. B, THEUS PLACE SUBDIV.

40079 WARD 2-SH 124634A M O R G A N , MARY PERRY C/O JOHN MORGAN 1106 NORTH

MINDEN PRESS-HERALD | MINDEN, LA

ACRES CIRLCE SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 100.05 TAXES: 38.36 INTEREST: 2.69 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 350 WEST 75 FT. OF LOT #40, J. M. MORGAN SUBDIV. 54675 WARD 2-CV 121425 OLIVE, L T %VIRGIE MAE HORTON 1218 SECOND AVE APT #102 OAKLAND, CA 94606 TOTAL DUE: 90.78 TAXES: 29.70 INTEREST: 2.08 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 300 LOT #35, VALLEY OAKS SUBDIV. IN NW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 18-21-10 27786 WARD 1-DL 108868A ORIGIN BANK C/O SHAPIRO & DAIGREPONT, LLC 3510 NORTH C A U S E WAY BLVD SUITE 600 METAIRIE, LA 70002-0000 TOTAL DUE: 65.15 TAXES: 5.75 INTEREST: 0.40 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 LOT 79.88 X 29.75 X 109.98 X 43.51 X 29.18 X 15.72 FT. ADJ. IN SE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 2118-10 60553 WARD 1 105785 OTTO, BENHARD LOUIS C/O CODY VERRET 105 CHATTANOOGA PL BROUSSARD, LA 70518 TOTAL DUE: 181.94 TAXES: 114.90 INTEREST: 8.04 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 600 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 450 LOT 120 X 176 X 110 X 186.5 FT. OUT OF LOT #52, BISTINEAU TERRACE, UNIT #5 30502 WARD 1-MN 114963 SAPPHIRE LAND COMPANY, LLC 1191 HAWN AVE SHREVEPORT, LA 71107-0000 TOTAL DUE: 664.63 TAXES: 566.01 INTEREST: 39.62 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 600 CITY RESIDENCE 4770 LOT #8, KENNON SUBDIV. #4 47334 1-MN 114278

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SCHMITZ, ELSIE L. 1976 METHODIST CAMP LP MINDEN, LA 71055 OTHER OWNERS: ADKERSON, SUSAN IRENE BURCH, DAVID C. BURCH, JOHN STEVEN BURCH, THOMAS L. GORE, NANCEE ANN OTT, KATHLEEN MARIE PULLMAN, LINDA RUTH S C H M I T Z , JAMES MICHAEL TOTAL DUE: 505.81 TAXES: 254.03 INTEREST: 17.78 COST: 234.00 CITY LOTS 200 CITY RESIDENCE 2210 LOT FRONTING 53 FT. ON ADDILENE (POLICE) ST. X 95 FT. IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 21-19-9 40134 WARD 2-CL 122258 SCOTT, ROY J. 422 ORANGE ST SE WASHINGTON, DC 20032-1622 OTHER OWNERS: SCOTT, SARAH REED TOTAL DUE: 66.03 TAXES: 6.57 INTEREST: 0.46 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 LOT 100 X 72 X 100 X 65 FT. IN NW/4 OF SW/4 SEC. 1923-10 52692 WARD 2-SA 122645 SHEPHERD, BILLY 2501 HWY 371 SAREPTA, LA 71071-0000 TOTAL DUE: 75.78 TAXES: 15.68 INTEREST: 1.10 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOT 60 X 73 X 60 X 70 FT. IN SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 12-22-11 59592 WARD 2-CL 122262 SHERMAN, SHIRLEY BURT C/O JEFF BURT 584 KING ORCHARD RD SAREPTA, LA 71071 OTHER OWNERS: BURT, BOBBY JEFFREY BURT, JACK MICHAEL TOTAL DUE: 87.10 TAXES: 26.26 INTEREST: 1.84 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 200 LOT 100.6 X 132.6 X 119.6 X ?

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33497 WARD 2 119929 SLACK, D. D. ESTATE TRUST % PETE SLACK 102 BAHNMA COURT GRANBURY, TX 76048 OTHER OWNERS: SLACK, BRADLEY SLACK, RODNEY WHITE, VERNON MORRIS SR TOTAL DUE: 240.51 TAXES: 169.64 INTEREST: 11.87 COST: 59.00 TIMBER CLASS 2 1700 60 ACRES - SE/4 OF NW/4 & N/2 OF SW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 2622-9 60228 WARD 1-MN 104032 SMITH, GERALD L., JR. 161 METHODIST CAMP RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 OTHER OWNERS: SMITH, JACQUELINE HUDSON TOTAL DUE: 296.83 TAXES: 222.27 INTEREST: 15.56 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 1500 CITY RESIDENCE 7540 2.47 ACRES TRACT FRONTING 173 FT. ON RD. X 700 X 150 X 538.5 X 23 X 200 FT. IN N/2 OF SW/4 SEC. 16-19-9 49256 WARD 1 106997 SMITH, GERALD LOUIS, JR 161 METHODIST CAMP RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 OTHER OWNERS: SMITH, BARRY SCOTT TOTAL DUE: 437.61 TAXES: 353.84 INTEREST: 24.77 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 450 RURAL BLDG. 1580 RURAL RESIDENCE 2650 3 ACRES TRACT 320 X 396 FT. IN NW/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 1619-9 26008 WARD 1 103887 SPIERS, BETTY JO 9333 NORMANDIE DR, APT #115 SHREVEPORT, LA 71118-0000 TOTAL DUE: 76.56 TAXES: 16.41 INTEREST: 1.15 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 150

LOT #25, PALMETTO BEACH ESTATES SUBDIV. 15113 WARD 2 120181 STRANGE, LILLIAN BURNS ESTATE C/O NATALEE FARRINGTON 3137 SANDHILL ROAD SHONGALOO, LA 71072 TOTAL DUE: 69.38 TAXES: 9.70 INTEREST: 0.68 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 100 2 ACRES TRACT 210 X 420 FT. IN SE COR.OF SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 24-23-10 22881 WARD 2-SH 125668 SUMLIN, ZACHARY 1220 HENRIETTA WHITE BLVD CULLEN, LA 71021-0000 TOTAL DUE: 281.76 TAXES: 208.19 INTEREST: 14.57 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 CITY RESIDENCE 1800 LOT #64 BLK. ‘1’, SHADY OAKS SUBDIV. 17008 WARD 1-MN 114118A TAMMY’S FAST TAX ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O TAMARA MOODY 268 HERTWELL RD MINDEN, LA 71055-0000 TOTAL DUE: 942.06 TAXES: 825.29 INTEREST: 57.77 COST: 59.00 CITY BLDG. 6830 CITY LOTS 1000 0.23 ACRES LOT 85.04 X 22.98 X 30.03 X 12.26 X 15.99 X 16.21 X 24.52 X 68.72 X 176.16 X 5.23 FT. IN SW/4 OF NE/4 & IN NW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 28-19-9 (INCLUDES PART OF LOT #5, WEST SIDE ADDN.) 35368 WARD 1 101428A TAULBEE TACTICAL AND FIREARMS LLC 300 WOODARD DR MINDEN, LA 71055 TOTAL DUE: 168.21 TAXES: 102.07 INTEREST: 7.14 COST: 59.00 RURAL BLDG. 900 LOCATED ON LOT #9, TIMBERLAND ESTATES SUBDIV ASSESSED TO JERRY TAUL-

BEE 14415 WARD 2-SH 125277 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 76.58 TAXES: 16.43 INTEREST: 1.15 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 150 LOT #128, R. A. SMITH SOUTHSIDE SUBDIV. ON THE WEST SIDE OF LA. STATE HWY. #7 IN SE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 11-23-11, LESS WEST 100 FT. SOLD 21163 WARD 2-CL 122280 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 66.03 TAXES: 6.57 INTEREST: 0.46 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 LOT 40 X 60 FT. IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 2423-11 29608 WARD 2-SH 123818 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 88.32 TAXES: 27.40 INTEREST: 1.92 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 250 N/2 OF LOT #2, BLK. ‘4’, FROST LBR. IND. INC. SUBDIV. IN E/2 OF NW/4 SEC. 12-23-11 & STRIP 10 X 51.4 FT. ADJ. ( FORMERLY AN ALLEY) IN SE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 1223-11 40058 WARD 2 120279A TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0296 TOTAL DUE: 100.51 TAXES: 38.79 INTEREST: 2.72 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 400 1 ACRES TRACT 210 X 210 X 110 X 276 X 320 X 66 FT. IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 18-22-9 42820 WARD 2-SH 123824 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 70.72 TAXES: 10.95 INTEREST: 0.77 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 100 LOT #11, BLK. ‘5’, SOUTHSIDE SUBDIV. 53663 2-SH

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124202 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 457.64 TAXES: 372.56 INTEREST: 26.08 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 600 CITY RESIDENCE 2800 LOT #108, BLK. ‘C’ EAST SIDE SUBDIV. #1 OF SW/4 SEC. 12-23-11 58179 WARD 2-CL 122283 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 66.03 TAXES: 6.57 INTEREST: 0.46 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 LOT FRONTING 50 FT. ON ST. X 50 FT. IN NE/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 24-23-11 60882 WARD 2-CV 121574 TAX SALE, LLC P O BOX 296 SPRINGHILL, LA 71075-0000 TOTAL DUE: 64.30 TAXES: 4.95 INTEREST: 0.35 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 50 UND. 1/2 INT. IN & TO: LOT FRONTING 50 FT. ON PALMER DRIVE IN SW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 17-21-10 (50 X 60 FT.) 27637 WARD 1 107607 TIPELL, ROBERT MARK 141 DOWDEN DR DOYLINE, LA 71023 TOTAL DUE: 117.55 TAXES: 54.72 INTEREST: 3.83 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 100 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 400 LOT ‘V’, SHADY VALLEY SUBDIV. IN SEC. 31-1710 24598 WARD 2 118124 VA N D E R B I LT MORTGAGE & FINANCE, INC C/O TREVATHAN LAW FIRM, APLC 8235 YMCA PLAZA DR, STE 400 BATON ROUGE, LA 70810-0000 TOTAL DUE: 479.04 TAXES: 392.56 INTEREST: 27.48 COST: 59.00 RURAL LOTS 400 MOBILEHOME (RURAL) 3880 LOT 235 X 36 X 25 X 47 X 210 X 83 FT. IN SE/4 OF NW/4 SEC. 21-21-10 (0.42 AC.)

45202 WARD 2 116760 VOWELL, LINDSEY 205 DUCK CIRCLE EXT SAREPTA, LA 71071-0000 TOTAL DUE: 141.46 TAXES: 77.07 INTEREST: 5.39 COST: 59.00 AGRI CLASS 3 570 26 ACRES TRACT 834 X 1364.83 X 834 X 1351.25 FT. IN NW/4 OF NE/4 SEC. 6-2210 62019 WARD 1 108341 WILLIAMS, ROBERT ETAL C/O MINNIE WARD 522 LONE OAK LN SIBLEY, LA 71073 OTHER OWNERS: WARD, MINNIE WILLIAMS TOTAL DUE: 83.27 TAXES: 22.68 INTEREST: 1.59 COST: 59.00 MISC LAND 200 1.33 ACRES TRACT 160 X 365.86 X 160 X 364 FT. IN SW/4 OF SE/4 SEC. 3-18-9 30894 WARD 2-SH 124530 WILLIS, PATRICIA GAIL 717 FORD DRIVE CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 TOTAL DUE: 434.21 TAXES: 350.66 INTEREST: 24.55 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 200 CITY RESIDENCE 3000 LOT #162 BLK. ‘E’ EAST SIDE SUBDIV. #2 45009 WARD 1-DL 108907A W R I G H T , FRANKIE DEWAYNE 450 WARD ST DOYLINE, LA 71023-0000 OTHER OWNERS: WRIGHT, CYNTHIA LEE JONES TOTAL DUE: 182.26 TAXES: 115.20 INTEREST: 8.06 COST: 59.00 CITY LOTS 500 MISC IMP (CITY) 500 LOTS #16 & 17, BLK. ‘1’, WEBSTER INVESTMENTS INC. SUBDIV., & LOTS #18 & 19, RESUBDIV. OF WEBSTER INV. INC. SUBDIV. July 24, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

“As it concerns a Petition For Partition By Licitation in the matter, GORDON J. GAMM, ET AL

VS. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF STEPHEN HENDERSON, ET AL, SUIT #78,010, 26th Judicial District Court, Webster Parish Louisiana, requesting sale at public auction of property described as, W/2 of NE/4 of SEC 6, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST, Webster Parish, Louisiana, in which the following listed persons or their estates hold an undivided interest: JOE N. FORD and EUNICE FORD Anyone knowing the whereabouts or contact information for the above listed persons, their possible heirs or legatees (including but not limited to, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren), please contact the Law Office of Dale Montgomery at (318)742-9091 or 1451 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana 71112” July 24, 2020 July 28, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

July 13, 2020 The Sibley Town Council met in regular session on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6pm in the Sibley Town Hall Meeting Room.

Members present were Mayor Jimmy Williams, Aldermen Helen Chanler, John Langford, Larry Merritt, Alan Myers and Robert Smart.

Mayor Williams opened the meeting in prayer; then led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Robert Smart motioned to adopt the minutes to the June 8, 2020 Regular Meeting as read, Helen Chanler seconded. Motion carried.

John Langford motioned to add the Police Department to the agenda under New Items. Larry Merritt seconded, upon a unanimous vote, motion carried.

Robert Smart motioned to adopt Resolution No. 2020-08, requesting assistance from the Webster Parish Police Jury for street repairs on NW 2nd St. and Weatherton. Helen Chanler seconded.

Motion carried.

Larry Merritt motioned to adopt

Resolution No. 2020-09, requesting assistance from the Webster Parish Police Jury for Frazier St. drainage. Alan Myers seconded. Motion carried.

Mrs. Sandra Weatherton was present to discuss flooding and drainage on Weatherton St. After some discussion, no action was necessary.

Larry Merritt gave the June 2020 monthly activity for the Sibley Volunteer Fire Department.

Chief Robinson was not in attendance but requested that the board hire Blake Rogers as a part-time Police Officer. John Langford made a motion to do so and Helen Chanler seconded.

Motion carried.

The board acknowledged the June 2020 Financial Statements.

The mayor updated those in attendance in the delay on the Sewer Project and that he applied for funds from Centerpoint Energy for safety equipment.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer Alan Myers motioned to adjourn, Helen Chanler seconded. Motion carried.

Meeting Adjourned Jimmy Williams Mayor Attest Sherry McCann Clerk

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SUCCESSION OF JULIAH M. ADAMS PROBATE NO. 17037 26TH, JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that the executor of this succession has filed a petition for authority to pay debts and charges of the succession, in accordance with a tableau of distribution contained in the petition.

The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.

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District Court, Webster Parish, Louisiana, on this 21 this day of July, 2020 Clerk of Court 26th Judicial District July 24, 2020 Minden Press-Herald

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