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FEEDING THE HUNGRY

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Hunter’s for the Hungry made it’s return to Minden this year at Minden Floral with the goal of receiving donations of frozen meats, canned goods, and cash that will be used to support local food banks and charitable organizations.

Compared to canned goods, meats and proteins can be harder for Food Banks to stay stocked up on, especially during a year that has seen multiple meat shortages. So that is why organizations like Hunter’s for the Hungry have sought to help fulfill that role.

“Most of what’s been donated today has been frozen items from the freezer. There’s been probably about 20 to 30 pounds of canned foods donated, but most of it has been frozen items and meats, which is a valuable part of a person’s diet because of the protein,” said Becky Smith.

“And that’s what a lot of the food banks lack, is the meat aspect of it. They can get the dairy, they can get the canned foods, but not so much the meats and proteins.

A lot of our reach is for the protein items and fish and wild game are a healthier variety of meats.”

The Hunter for the Hungry drive that took place in Min-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.

Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said.

Her death just over six weeks before Election Day is likely to set off a heated battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate, and the Republican-led

Hurricanes cause delay in investigation of Shongaloo homicide

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Hunters for the Hungry came back to Minden on Sunday at Minden Floral where they took in donations of frozen meats, canned goods, and cash in order to help non-profit organizations in the Minden community.

den gave the donations that they received to the Teen Youth Challenge Program and the Joe leBlanc Food Pantry.

Jesica Lewis, Director for the Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry said, “This is our third year to receive donations from Hunter’s for the Hungry. We’d like to thank all the local sportsmen, hunters, fishers, and everyone who came out and donated.

The cash that we received will be used to purchase food from the Northwest Louisiana Food Bank and used to feed people in our own community here in Minden.”

Ultimately the drive raised roughly 470 pounds of meat by the end of the drive. This staggering amount of meat couldn’t help but be compared to previous years where the amount donated was nearly doubled.

However, this is a year unlike any other. Factors such as the pandemic, meat shortages, and economic downturn could perhaps explain why more people are deciding to hold on to their meat then in past years.

“They had about 470 Pounds.

We’re usually around 1000 pounds, but with the pandem-

ic this year we think a lot of people are holding on to their food, so it really has affected it this year,” said Smith.

This in turn makes the donations that did come through shine even more. “Especially during a time like this, for people to go ahead look through their freezers and their cupboards and donate to those less fortunate is definitely a big deal considering some may not have as much as they have.

With the uncertainty of the time right now, it’s a big deal for the generosity of people to be present,” Smith.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 STAFF REPORT AP NEWS

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Senate should confirm, her re p l a c e m e nt, or if the seat should remain vacant until the outcome of his race against Democrat Joe GINSBURG Biden is known.

Trump, who called Ginsburg “an amazing woman,” made his view clear on Saturday: He urged the Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming pick for the high court. “We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elect-

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ed us,” Trump tweeted, “the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices. We have this obligation, without delay!”

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said late Friday that the Senate would vote, even though it’s an election year.

Biden said the winner of the November election should choose Ginsburg’s replacement. “There is no doubt — let me be clear — that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider,” Biden told reporters after

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Her colleagues on the court penned heartfelt messages of grief, respect and awe for Ginsburg that also reflected the personal ties between the justices.

“Through the many challenges both professionally and personally, she was the essence of grace, civility and dignity,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote. “The most difficult part of a long tenure is watching colleagues decline and pass away. And, the passing of my dear colleague, Ruth, is pro-

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“On August 14, 2020, at approximately 9:15 p.m. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office requested the Louisiana State Police Bossier Field Office to investigate a homicide that occurred in the Shongaloo community.

After the preliminary investigation, it was determined that an altercation occurred involving 2 males and a female. As a result of the altercation, one of the males received a fatal gunshot wound,” a press release from the Louisiana State Police.

No updates have been made since the initial statement about the investigation was released.

Brent Hardy, Louisiana State Police Informant Officer, stated that currently the delay in the investigation is caused by members of the investigation being deployed to south Louisiana in order to aid with areas affected by the hurricanes that recently came through the state.

“We are in contact with the District Attorney’s office, and as soon as we complete our investigation, then we will submit it to the District Attorney’s office.

After they decide where the case will go, that’s when we will come out and do another statement,” the press release stated.

“These investigations take time. We won’t leave a stone unturned,” said Hardy.

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LSU AgCenter launches virtual nutrition lessons

LSU AGCENTER Special to the Press-Herald

[WEBSTER & CLAIBORNE, LA] – The LSU AgCenter is using technology to transform the way they offer nutrition classes in the wake of the pandemic.

In the past, nutrition agents and educators offered lessons in a faceto-face setting. With the virus still persisting, the LSU AgCenter adapted nutrition lessons to virtual format.

“The benefit of offering online nutrition education classes is that we can still connect with our audiences and provide them with research-based nutrition information while remaining safe during the pandemic,” said Sandra May, LSU AgCenter School of Nutrition and Food Sciences instructor and registered dietitian.

“It also allows us the opportunity to explore alternative ways to reach our audiences who may not be able to attend face-to-face classes in the future.”

The virtual nutrition lessons were developed by representatives from Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and Flavors of Health nutrition program.

“We wanted to be able to continue to offer nutrition education because eating right and exercising are increasingly important to an individual’s overall well-being,” said Sharman Charles, EFNEP program manager. “Our goal is to offer lessons to clientele that meet their needs and are easily accessible.”

The nutrition lessons cover topics such as healthful eating and meal planning, managing food dollars, physical activity and food safety.

Lessons will be offered for both adult and youth audiences.

The virtual lessons will include a 20 to 25-minute interactive segment and a brief pre-recorded food demonstration for

healthy, easy-to-prepare recipes. The entire length of each segment will be about 30 minutes.

“We had to make sure that the lessons are informative, interesting and interactive,” said Elizabeth Martin, assistant nutrition agent for Caddo and Bossier Parish. “Sometimes we take for granted our ability to interact with clients in a personal manner. But when you take away the face-to-face dynamic you have to really step up your game to keep your audience engaged.”

Virtual nutrition lessons will be offered either directly through the LSU AgCenter or in collaboration with community partners. Partner organizations may include local libraries, WIC offices, healthcare groups or other state agencies.

“My partnerships with the libraries during COVID-19 have given me the opportunity to reach a wider audience,” said Amanda Gibson, assistant extension agent for Lafourche and Terre-

LOCAL

Keith Beard of District D resigns from Minden City Council STAFF REPORT

sistant, Wanda Pittman, for your sup-

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port, encouragement, and friendship. I am also grateful to the voters of District

Keith Beard sent a letter of resigna-

D for electing me to the position of city

tion to Mayor Terry Gardner announc-

councilman. I am sorry that I wasn’t

ing

resignation

able to accomplish much over the past

from the Minden City

21 months, but with the current make-

Council starting Sept.

up of the city council , it was close to

25. The letter in its en-

impossible. To the good citizens of this

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beautiful city who wish to see it move

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forward and do even greater things, I encourage you to wake from your slum-

Dear Mayor Gardner,

ber and actively do something before it is too late. You don’t want to lose what

Please accept my resignation from

you have.

the Minden City Council effective Friday, September 25, 2020. I have been

Again, thank you for the opportuni-

given the opportunity to move to Mon-

ty to to serve such a special community

roe with my two grandchildren and

with special people. I will continue to

closer to my new grandchild coming in

pray for Minden and its leaders, and

January. This decision has not been an

hope for success.

easy one to make. After several months of prayer and consideration, I feel confi-

Sincerely,

dent that this is the best move for me at this time in my life. I am grateful to you,

Keith Beard

Councilwoman Bloxom, and your as-

Minden City Councilman, District D

bonne Parish. “Because the libraries were unable to host in-person programs, I offered to do virtual videos that could be shared on social media to help them meet their outreach goals. This also provided me with the opportunity to do outreach and recruit for our upcoming virtual programs.”

If you have a computer, tablet or smart phone, you will be able to join through a link provided by the LSU AgCenter or a community partner. If you do not have one of these devices, there will be an opportunity to participate by phone.

Individuals who are interested in attending a series of virtual nutrition lessons can contact the Webster Parish Extension office at 318 371- 1371 OR the Claiborne Parish Extension office at 318 9273190.

Please contact Shakera Williams sswilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu or LaDonna Chreene at LChreene@agcenter.lsu. edu for more information.

EDUCATION

meet the new democratic parish executive committee

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Introducing the newly elected members to the Democratic Parish Executive Committee. The goal of this committee is to promote Democratic policy in the parish of Webster to support Democrats throughout Louisiana and the United States.

(Pictured) At Large Members: Cynthia Thomas, Christell Williams, George Rice, Jeffery Jacob, District 7: Terika Walker, District 2: Terrell Mendenhall, Officiating: Charles Minnifield.

(Not pictured) District 10: Herbert Taylor, III At Large Members: Benjamin Martin.

There are vacancies for positions in Districts 1, 3-9, and 11-12. Contact Councilman Terika Walker of Dist. B for more details.

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OBITUARIES

Miss Aubree June Augustin

Services for Miss Aubree June Augustin will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at West Lake Baptist Church. Burial will follow at West Lake Cemetery.

The visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the church. Rev. Mike Sanders will officiate the services.

Our precious Angel Aubree June Augustin went to be with the Lord on September 18, 2020. Aubree was born June 6, 2020 in Shreveport to Michael Augustin and Whitney White.

Aubree is preceded in death by her great-great grandparents Dr. Sidney Pittman and Nancy Pittman, Tommy Augustin, and Grady and Francis White, and

Floy Jean McKenzie Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Floy Jean Attaway McKenzie, age 82, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Homer, LA, on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., with Rev. Jerry Gill, officiating. Interment will follow at McKenzie Cemetery near Homer, LA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, from 1-3 p.m., prior to the service.

Mrs. McKenzie was born on September 20, 1937, in Union County, AR, to Clarence C. and Zenia Mason Attaway. She entered into rest on Thursday, September 17, 2020, in Homer, LA. Mrs. McKenzie worked for over 19 years as the WIC Administrator for the State of Louisiana in the Claiborne Parish Health Unit. She loved to cook for family, friends, and whoever showed up on her doorstep, and “no salt was needed.” Mrs. McKenzie enjoyed visiting and spending time with people. She was a member of the Ruple Baptist Church. Mrs. McKenzie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and

by great grandfather Gary White.

She is survived by her parents, Whitney White and Michael Augustin, grandparents Jay and Melissa White, Sheri’ and Jim Brown, Jr. and Stephanie and Mike Augustin, great grandparents Stan and Ruth Petty, Bob and Alamae Schultz, Halda and Jim Brown, Sr., Pete and Sandra Martin, Janice and John Herrington, Donnie and Sharon Sexton, and Karen Benoit, great-great grandmother Edith Manuel, by aunts and uncles Harleigh Augustin and Tyler Baldree, Preslee Brown, Kimberlyn and Mike Jones, Madison Mouser, and Avery White, by cousins Laikyn Baldree and Lathalia Jones, and by many other loving relatives.

Honoring Aubree as pallbearers will be Jay White, Jim Brown, Mike Augustin, and Stan Petty.

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

Mrs. McKenzie was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Eugene “Wessie” McKenzie; brother, Jimmy Attaway; and grandson, Robert Brandon McKenzie.

She is survived by her four sons, Robert McKenzie and wife Stacee of Evergreen Community, LA, James McKenzie of Homer, LA, Jason McKenzie of Shongaloo, LA, and Bubba McKenzie of Homer, LA; two daughters, Delia Dupree of Las Vegas, NM, and Sharon Fruge’ of Homer, LA; brother, Charles Attaway and Holly of Smackover, AR; sister-in-law, Beverly Attaway of Three Creeks, AR; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; one great, great- grandchild; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Dustin McKenzie, Jessie Smith, Shane McKenzie, Kelly Fruge’, Collin McKenzie, and Bubba McKenzie.

Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Gryder and Billy Hardy.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home Homer Chapel (318) 927-6110 www.rose-neath.com

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OTHER OPINION

Alexander: The national narrative is a deceit The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.

George Orwell We are living in a strange time when our country’s elite seek to create the truth they want, rather than discern it.

We are viewing the equivalent of a distorting mirror in a carnival or fair. We’re not allowed to say what we are truly seeing because it doesn’t fit the national media political narrative that our form of government is oppressive and that we are a nation of irredeemable racists.

We’re not supposed to remember that people are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt or that fear of a mob shouldn’t determine who is prosecuted and who isn’t, or who is thrown out of college or fired from their job.

It’s grotesque to have hundreds of people outside of a courtroom demanding that someone be found guilty. What if they’re not? (This is why courts require evidence of a crime, not perceptions, opinions, or grievances).

We aren’t allowed to point out that the crime, violence, vandalism, and destruction we see occurring nightly in Amer-

ican cities is illegal and should be punished, and that these are not “peaceful protests.” We aren’t allowed to say that all black lives matter—not just the fraction of black lives taken by white police officers—but also the hundreds of thousands of black babies aborted every year as well as the thousands of black lives tragically lost as a result of b l a c k- o n black crime in American inner ROYAL cities every ALEXANDER year.

We aren’t supposed to notice that the months-long rioting, looting and destruction has only occurred in states and cities headed by Leftist governors and mayors. We also aren’t allowed to point out that the virus mandates are arbitrary at best; or, that we find it transparently stupid and indefensible that people are allowed to march in massive protest rallies but not to attend church or the funeral of a loved one.

Or, to remember that the original goal was to “flatten the curve” not commandeer our

lives and wreck the economy.

Or, that the damage we have done to our national economy during the shutdown is likely worse than the virus itself. If we suggest anything like this we are attacked as being anti-science and wanting people to die.

We’re not supposed to say that the most critical problem destroying many American inner cities is crime—armed robbery, murder, gang violence, drug dealing and driveby shootings—because the national media political narrative is that the police are the problem and somehow if we defund them everything will be better.

Or, that what is really needed in crime-filled inner cities is not less law enforcement but more.

Or that our form of American free-market capitalism is the greatest economic system ever created and has lifted millions out of poverty, inspiring millions more worldwide who urgently seek to come here for the great freedoms, hope and promise of a better life. And that maybe we shouldn’t create in America the very socialism these people are desperately fleeing!

Don’t state that Communism, and Socialism, its precursor, is a cold, dark, atheistic

ideology that denies people basic human rights and views the individual as nothing more than a cog in the wheel of an all-powerful government; or that historians estimate roughly 100 million were killed under communist rule in the 20th century; or that the anarchy and chaos of Antifa and the Marxist tactics and public embrace of Marxist ideology of Black Lives Matter (“if this country doesn’t give us what we want, then we will burn down this system”) is not the way to advance freedom and justice or make democratic change because they guarantee the opposite will occur.

We are not allowed to agree that while America is, indeed, an ethnic and cultural melting pot, the large majority of those who immigrated to America did so legally, and we shouldn’t be forced to subsidize the healthcare, welfare, education and Covid-relief of those in the country illegally.

Particularly now, we have an obligation to speak the truth about what we are seeing, and we must do so in order to preserve the America we love.

Royal Alexander is a Shreveport attorney.

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OTHER OPINION

Malkin: Americans against unconstitutional mask mandates Good news: The anti-mask mandate movement is gaining steam. Americans yearning to breathe free are waking up from their pandemic stupor.

Common sense and constitutional principles, now more than ever, are vital to a sovereign nation’s health.

On Monday, a federal judge rescinded Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders restricting gatherings, forcing “nonessential” business closures and directing citizens to stay at home to combat COVID-19. U.S. District Judge William Stickman determined that the sweeping measures violated “the right of assembly enshrined in the First Amendment.” He noted Wolf’s hypocrisy in severely limiting indoor and outdoor fairs, festivals, concerts and other gatherings and condemning a small anti-lockdown protest of small-business owners (whom he called “selfish,” “cowardly” and “unsafe”) — while marching with thousands of non-socially distancing Black Lives Matter radicals in Harrisburg in June.

Moreover, Stickman ruled, Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home order — a sweeping population unlike any “in the history of our Commonwealth and our Country” — violated the 14th Amendment’s due process rights to travel, association and privacy. Similarly, Wolf’s extreme and open-ended power grab designating and closing “nonessential” businesses un-

dermined due process protections “against arbitrary government action.”

While Wolf’s measures may have been “well-intentioned,” Stickman concluded that “good intentions toward a laudable end are not alone enough to uphold governmental action against a constitutional challenge.

Indeed, the greatest MICHELLE threats to MALKIN our system of constitutional liberties may arise when the ends are laudable, and the intent is good — especially in a time of emergency.”

In Florida, conservative lawyer and state House Rep. Anthony Sabatini cheered the defeat of Wolf’s draconian COVID-19 orders. “Some in the Judiciary are finally waking up to the fact that the government is not always right — and that the constitution is not suspended during an emergency,” he told me. Sabatini has filed 15 ongoing challenges to the Sunshine State’s lockdown measures. “We’re looking forward to winning.”

In Colorado, I joined a similar lawsuit with state House Rep. Pat Neville to challenge Gov. Jared Polis’ whopping 166 COVID-19 executive orders, as

well as multiple public health orders issued by state and county health departments. As in Pennsylvania, our state Supreme Court declined to hear the case. So we filed in Denver District Court two weeks ago.

Polis and other government officials are on notice: No more kings.

Like Americans all across the country, Coloradans have been threatened with civil and criminal penalties for failure to wear a mask in public, and businesses are coerced by the governor into enforcing his mask order with zero input from voters or their elected representatives.

Last week, Polis unilaterally extended the mask mandate by another 30 days. Our lawyer, Randy Corporon, laid down the law: “The Colorado Constitution expressly prohibits the delegation by the legislature of lawmaking authority to the governor. While courts have made limited exceptions for emergency situations, we are now six months into this ‘emergency’ with a governor who, on his own, extends his superpowers every 30 days. Enough is enough.”

Corporon’s law firm has filed a companion lawsuit seeking an injunction against “Power Grab” Polis on behalf of the family owners of the Bandimere Speedway — where more than 5,500 patriots joined us at a rally to “Stop the COVID Chaos” two weeks ago. Liberals and “Never-Trumpers” have

condemned our constitutionally protected peaceful protest, while downplaying violent BLM and antifa riots that have turned downtown Denver into a Third World hellhole.

We are not alone. Parents in Tennessee are suing to free their children from unlawful and unhealthy mask mandates unsupported by science. Minnesotans have filed multiple lawsuits against Gov. Tim Walz.

“It’s not the place of government to impose those requirements on us when there is no lawful authority to do so,” Doug Seaton, Upper Midwest Law Center President and attorney, argues. “That’s something that is against our self-governing principles that we’ve had in the state of Minnesota since we were a part of the northwest territory. We can’t have our governor override the separation of powers and the limited government we have and trample on rights, whatever good the intentions might be.”

In Boise, Idaho, this weekend, citizens held an anti-mask rally at the local Veterans Memorial park. Organizer Jeff Buck spoke for all of us: “We feel like we are being held hostage and we need to stand up for our rights or the government will take them away.”

Masks off. Fight on. This is the American way.

Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com.

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Life

AROUND TOWN UCAP needs for week of September 21: Food: chicken and dumplings, crackers, biscuit mix Clothing: Men’s tennis and dress shoes (11 and up), pants and jeans (32 and 34 waist) Household Goods: towels and wash cloths, queen sheets, pots, pans and skillets Many thanks to the community for supporting UCAP.

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INSPIRATION

My near kidnapping nightmare story It was June 21, 1967, fifty-three

also got off the bus right behind me.

families, who were separated from

I speak for those who have no

years ago, a day I will never forgot,

Had it not been for Charles, my

their parents, while out in public,

voice. You can easily find Jaycee on

though it took my daughter asking

future husband, who was waiting to

and were found by total strangers

the web, and learn about the cause

me to tell it to her again today that

pick me up at four o’clock, in the

who helped them to be reunited

she supports.

inspired me to share an experience

morning, I might not be here today

with their parents which leads me

It’s not what happens to us but

that may have saved my life!

to tell a story that needs to be told,

to a point I want to drive home by

how we grab hold of it and work it

I was at a bus station in

because we never know

telling a story of a young girl who

Little Rock, Arkansas on United Theological and Bible College fall classes for the Minden the way to get married on Campus: June 24th, when a young

who might be following

wasn’t found for eighteen years.

As parents we cannot

tim, was snatched in 1991, when

Classes will begin on September 22, 2020 at the B.F. Martin Community Life Center, St. Rest Baptist Church, 101 B.F. Martin Drive, Minden, LA. Registration begins Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - Thursday October 8, 2020. You have three weeks to register and no one can register for a degree class after October 8th. You can sign up for Audit classes at any time with the Audit fee. Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 P.M. For more information contact: Benjamin Martin (318-377-6681) and Bennie Lewis (318-377-9876).

man followed me up to

watch our children close

she was eleven years old, while

the ticket stand and asked

enough because we nev-

waiting for her school bus with her

er know when a kidnap-

stepfather in full view but out of

per might be lurking,

reach.

me where I was going.

us.

SARAH HUDSON-PIERCE

Almost speechless, I replied I was going to Stamps, Arkansas

waiting to snatch a child or adult.

Jaycee Lee Dugard, a kidnap vic-

She was held captive, in the kid-

According to a recent study ev-

napper’s backyard shed, for eigh-

The woman behind the desk

ery 40 seconds a child goes missing

teen years before she was discov-

asked me to stay and go with her to

somewhere in the United States.

ered on August 26, 2009. She gave

have coffee.

There are more than 460,000 miss-

birth to two daughters by the time

When it was time to get on the

ing children each year. Of those

she was in her early teens.

Germantown Water Shutdown bus, the man followed close beThursday hind, boarding the same bus as I did

missing children, almost 1,500 of

Germantown Water will be shut- sitting close to the front. ting off large potions of its service When we arrived at my bus stop, area for a period of time on Thursout in the middle of nowhere, he day Sept. 24.

Not long ago it was reported on

public aware of what often goes on

the evening news, that there were

behind closed doors so we won’t

two young children, from different

blindly support lost causes.

them are kidnapped.

INSPIRATION

Krewe of Artemis-Springhill presents Chamber of Commerce with Fleur-de-lis

Special to the Minden Press-Herald

In 2008, the State of Louisiana adopted the “FLEUR DE LIS” as a Louisiana symbol. The Fleur-de-lis is a lily-like emblem: the coat of arms of the former French royal family. This symbol is used often in Mardi Gras celebrations and decorations. At the time the state declared this as an official sign , the Krewe of Artemis-Springhill presented the North Webster Parish Chamber of Commerce in Springhill a

Fleur-de-lis and hung it near the entrance of the Chamber along with a small information plaque.

As you drive around, you may have noticed there are several spots in downtown Springhill that are getting “face-lifts” and flower beds along Main Street getting spruced up. Volunteers seem to be out and about daily doing something to make Springhill beautiful! The Chamber of Commerce building is being freshened up, also.

To add to this new-look, the Krewe of Artemis-Springhill re-

moved the first fleur de lis gift and Janet Reeves, Captain of Artemis, presented a larger, more ornate one to Ronda Taylor, Chamber Manager. This replacement would highlight the recently installed impressive front door “dust to dawn” lanterns.

Pictured, from left to right, are Artemis members: Fred Schroeder, John Jandebeur, Leonard and Ginger Blanton, Chamber Manager Ronda Taylor, Captain Janet Reeves, Mike Reeves, and Bert Harris.

Having grown up in an abusive orphanage I endeavor to make the

into the canvas of our lives.

We each have a story that can make a difference. One way of sharing is by picking up our pens to tell our stories.

The famous motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins, said “a life worth living is worth recording.”

Your experience may save a child from being kidnapped.

We never know how many times God steps out of the woodwork protecting us and helping us share our experiences that may help save another’s life!

A childhood is too precious to be stolen!

Contact Sarah at sarahp9957@aol.com

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RBG: Supreme court justice ginsburg passes over the weekend Continued from Page 1 foundly difficult and so very sad. I will dearly miss my friend.”

Ginsburg announced in July that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lesions on her liver, the latest of her several battles with cancer.

Ginsburg spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court’s liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers.

Young women especially seemed to embrace her, affectionately calling her the Notorious RBG, for her defense of the rights of women and minorities, and the strength and resilience she displayed in the face of personal loss and health crises.

Those health issues included five bouts with cancer beginning in 1999, falls that resulted in broken ribs, insertion of a stent to clear a blocked artery and assorted other hospitalizations after she turned 75.

She resisted calls by liberals to retire during Barack Obama’s presidency at a time when Democrats held the Senate and a replacement with similar views could have been confirmed. Instead, Trump will almost certainly try to push Ginsburg’s successor through the Republican-controlled Senate — and move the conservative court even more to the right.

Her appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993 was the first by a Democrat in 26 years. She initially found a comfortable ideological home somewhere left of center on a conservative court dominated by Republican appointees. Her liberal voice grew stronger the longer she served.

Ginsburg was a mother of two, an op-

era lover and an intellectual who also liked to show off her femininity, choosing to accessorize her robe with lace and beaded collars, and delighting in the fashion featuring her likeness that would later spring up. At argument sessions in the ornate courtroom, she was known for digging deep into case records and for being a stickler for following the rules.

She argued six key cases before the court in the 1970s when she was an architect of the women’s rights movement. She won five.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not need a seat on the Supreme Court to earn her place in the American history books,” Clinton said at the time of her appointment. “She has already done that.”

Following her death, Clinton said, “Her 27 years on the Court exceeded even my highest expectations when I appointed her.”

On the court, where she was known as a facile writer, her most significant majority opinions were the 1996 ruling that ordered the Virginia Military Institute to accept women or give up its state funding, and the 2015 decision that upheld independent commissions some states use to draw congressional districts.

Besides civil rights, Ginsburg took an interest in capital punishment, voting repeatedly to limit its use. During her tenure, the court declared it unconstitutional for states to execute the intellectually disabled and killers younger than 18.

In addition, she questioned the quality of lawyers for poor accused murderers. In the most divisive of cases, including the Bush v. Gore decision in 2000, she was often at odds with the court’s

more conservative members — initially Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Clarence Thomas.

Ginsburg would say later that the 5-4 decision that settled the 2000 presidential election for Republican George W. Bush was a “breathtaking episode” at the court.

When Scalia died in 2016, also an election year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to act on Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to fill the opening. The seat remained vacant until after Trump’s surprising presidential victory. McConnell has said he would move to confirm a Trump nominee if there were a vacancy this year.

McConnell, in a note to his GOP colleagues Friday night, urged them to “keep their powder dry” and not rush to declare a position on whether a Trump nominee should get a vote this year.

“This is not the time to prematurely lock yourselves into a position you may later regret,” he said.

Joan Ruth Bader was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, the second daughter in a middle-class family. Her older sister, who gave her the lifelong nickname “Kiki,” died at age 6, so Ginsburg grew up in Brooklyn’s Flatbush section as an only child. Her dream, she has said, was to be an opera singer.

Ginsburg graduated at the top of her Columbia University law school class in 1959 but could not find a law firm willing to hire her. She had “three strikes against her” — for being Jewish, female and a mother, as she put it in 2007.

She had married her husband, Martin, in 1954, the year she graduated from Cornell University. She attended Harvard University’s law school but transferred to Columbia when her husband took a law job there. Martin Ginsburg went on to become a prominent tax attorney and law professor. Martin Ginsburg died in 2010. She is survived by two children, Jane and James, and several grandchildren.

Ginsburg once said that she had not entered the law as an equal-rights champion. “I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other,” she wrote. “I have no talent in the arts, but I do write fairly well and analyze problems clearly.”

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Special to the Press-Herald I’ve about had a belly full of this year and what 2020 has thrown at us. First, the coronavirus has essentially shut us down. When it began, we were housebound, almost afraid to peek out the door when someone knocked, especially if they weren’t wearing a mask.

Grocery shopping took place on-line as we ordered from the grocery store, drove there at the appointed time and a friendly sales person, adorned in mask and gloves and in some cases a face shield brought our groceries and placed them in the car telling us politely to stay in the car.

On Sundays when we ordinarily put on our Sunday clothes and headed to church to greet our friends when handshakes and maybe a hug, that all went out the window because at first, services were restricted to listening to the sermon online. After church, it was common practice to head for a favorite restaurant for lunch. That all came to a screeching halt and we had to become accustomed to “take out”, getting in line with a hundred other vehicles with folks who, like us, just wanted to eat.

I could go on and on about what we’ve endured for the past six months but doing so is unpredictable and depressing so let’s talk about something that is more predictable. Let’s talk weather.

One event weather-wise we experienced in north Louisiana was anything but predictable.

Who would have ever thought we’d have a Category 1 hurricane to reach this far inland? We are still suffering from the effects of Laura with all the damage it caused. Instead, why not look at some things that are easier on which to hang our hat?

I grew up in the country and was blessed with a mama who was as good at predicting weather as some of our meteorologists. If mama said something was going to happen, it usually did just as she said.

A favorite is one that I have watched down through the years that has proven to be basically right on the money….”if it thunders in February, it will frost on that same day in April”. To be honest, it doesn’t always frost on the predicted day but in nearly every case, there will be a significant cool down around that date.

She also predicted, usually correctly that there will be chilly weather around Easter.

There is a prediction shared with me by my friend Neil Shaw, meteorologist for Shreveport’s KTBS Channel 3 who doesn’t always have to rely on his computer and maps to predict weather.

Shaw said he received this information from an old gentleman who, like my mom, didn’t need a weath-

erman to tell him when changes would be coming; he just looked at the natural order of things and when they happened, you could mark it down.

Shaw told me that the gentleman’s prediction was that when you begin seeing yellow butterflies flitting across the road, there will be a frost some 30 days later. He added that he has watched this for the past several years and it has proven to be basically true.

Taking note, I saw my first yellow butterfly September 10 so I have marked my calendar to see what the weather will be like on October 10.

That should be the second Saturday of squirrel season so you can bet I hope that’s right; nothing is more special to a squirrel hunter than to feel the chill in the air and the absence of mosquitoes.

Shaw noted that the reason for this may have something to do with the lessening of daylight hours and cooler nights in September that trigger the little butterflies to begin their flight, the same criteria that causes hummingbirds to begin their migration across the Gulf to spend the winter away from the cold temperatures.

It will give us something to do other than ordering the latest designer mask to see if the butterflies know what they’re talking about.

FISHING REPORT 9-1620 BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing has been good with mostly 2-5 pound fish caught on Baby Brush Hogs, plastic worms and lizards Bream are fair. No report on crappie or catfish. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.

BLACK BAYOU - Bream are fair; others are slow.

Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information.

OUACHITA RIVER – The river is fairly high but at a stand-still. Bass are in the mouth of the cuts hitting soft plastics. Crappie are best in the river lakes fishing shiners or jigs 9-10 feet deep in 15 foot water. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.

LAKE D’ARBONNE – The lake is currently around 3 feet down during the drawdown. Some crappie are being caught on the flats on shiners or jigs. Bass are

where there is some current from feeder creeks connecting with the lake. Crank baits, spinners and soft plastics are picking up a few.

Bream have slowed while catfishing is good on cold worms or night crawlers. For latest reports, call Anderson’s Sport Center at 3689669 or Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.

LAKE CLAIBORNE – Striper fishing continues to make the most news with fish schooling and hitting shad imitation lures or trolling white bucktails or spoons beneath the schools Bass fishing has been fair while a few bream are being caught along the sea walls on crickets or worms. The crappie have slowed down this week. Alligator season is ongoing with several tags filled with the largest being around 8 ½ feet. No report this week on catfish. For latest information, call Tim Loftin at Kel’s Cove at 9272264.

CANEY LAKE – Bass fishing has been best targeting breaking schools with topwater lures. Also some bigger fish to between 6 and 10 pounds have been caught on Brush Hogs and trick worms in fairly shallow water. Crappie fishing has been fair with some caught beneath the Hwy 9 bridge on shiners or jigs. Bream have been fair this week. No report on catfish. For latest information contact Bateaux on Caney Lake at 259-6649, Hooks Marina at 249-2347, Terzia Tackle at 278-4498 or the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.

LAKE POVERTY POINT – Catfishing is fair for smaller sized fish. No report on bass, bream or crappie. For latest reports, call Poverty Point Marina at 318-878-0101.

LAKE ST. JOHN – Bass have been fair to good with some nice ones to around 8 pounds caught on topwaters early and soft plastics later in the day. Bream and catfish are fair; crappie are slow. For information, call Ken Mahoney at 318-2013821.

LAKE YUCATAN – The water is falling and fishing has improved with lots of bass and catfish reported.

Crappie are slow to fair but some nice slabs have been caught. For information, call Surplus City Landing at 318/467-2259.

LAKE BRUIN – No report.

For information, contact Carlos Gray at 318/766-0075.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — One gamble after another failed for coach Mike McCarthy in his home debut with the Dallas Cowboys.

A successful onside kick made them all moot.

Greg Zuerlein kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, and the Cowboys overcame four fumbles and a 20-point deficit in the first quarter to beat the Atlanta Falcons 40-39 on Sunday.

The Falcons were still up 15 in the fourth quarter before Dak Prescott became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game, the third TD getting Dallas (1-1) within two.

Zuerlein did not use a tee for his slow-rolling onside attempt, a rare tactic. But even more curious was Atlanta’s players surrounding the ball when they could have recovered it. As soon as it crossed the 10-yard mark, C.J. Goodwin pounced — and later emerged from the big pile with the ball and 1:48 on the clock.

Rookie receiver CeeDee Lamb’s 24-yard catch got the Cowboys in field goal position, and they ran down the clock before “Greg the Leg” touched off a wild celebration for the players and the socially distanced 21,708 fans who booed Dallas off the field with Atlanta up 29-10 at halftime. The crowd was 27% of AT&T Stadium’s 80,000-seat capacity.

“I don’t know if I’ve been in many games like

this thing,” Prescott said.

“But to be able to get the win, and in front of those fans that were there, stayed the whole game, they didn’t give up on us.

That was a huge difference.”

Instead of lamenting just his second 0-2 start — his only one was his first season in Green Bay in 2006 — McCarthy celebrated his debut on the Dallas sideline of the venue that hosted his Super

Bowl win with the Packers a decade ago.

In his final two appearances in the $1.2 billion retractable-roof stadium with the Packers, McCarthy watched as Aaron Rodgers beat the Cowboys twice in the final seconds, including a divisional playoff game when Prescott was a rookie.

“I had one on the other sideline, but not like this,” McCarthy said. “We dug ourselves such a big hole in the first quarter. We’re early in the process of our football team finding out about each other each and every day.”

Matt Ryan threw four touchdown passes, two off the three lost fumbles from the Cowboys in the first quarter, which ended with Atlanta in front 20-0.

But the Falcons couldn’t avoid their first 0-2 start in six seasons under coach Dan Quinn in a performance reminiscent of their blown 28-3 lead in a Super Bowl loss to New England in Houston to finish the 2016 season.

In the past nine seasons, Atlanta now has two of the three instances in which a team lost after leading by at least 15 points with less than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

“It’s tough to put a loss like that in place,” Quinn See, DALLAS, Page 8

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The Apaches dropped their third-consecutive game, another close one this time, in a 21-20 defeat at the hands of undefeated Nike FC Dallas this weekend.

Glenbrook is now 2-3 heading into Friday’s game at Amite School Charter.

Trailing 14-0 after the first quarter, the Apaches stormed back to tie the game at halftime.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the third, with the difference in the game being a failed conversion on Glenbrook’s part.

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Continued from Page 7 said. “I told the team there has to be a lesson in the pain of that loss. We’ll work into that as we put in preparation for next week, but definitely that one stings.”

The successful onside kick for Dallas came after two failed fake punts and another gamble that didn’t work when McCarthy went for the 2-point conversion before the final touchdown the Cowboys would have needed to get even.

Playing without both of his starting tackles, Prescott was 34 of 47 for 450 yards and a touchdown with one sack. It was his first game with multiple rushing TDs. The two-time Pro Bowler is the franchise leader for rushing scores from a QB. Prescott’s first two TDs got Dallas within five in the third quarter. Ryan responded by converting a third down with a 22-yard pass to Hayden Hurst, who had a 42-yard touchdown on another first-quarter blunder from Dallas, a blown coverage.

After a 19-yard completion to Julio Jones on fourth-and-2, Russell Gage scored on an 8-yard throw for a 36-24 lead.

Ryan had 273 yards passing a week after getting 450, second-most of his career.

The Falcons pushed the lead to 39-24 on Younghoe Koo’s fourth field goal with just under eight minutes left.

“We’re definitely a better finishing team than we showed today,” Jones said. “We’re still positive, a very positive team.

We’re not going to let it define who we are, we’ve just got to keep getting better.”

ANTHEM CONFUSION Dontari Poe was again the only Dallas player to kneel for the national an-

them, a week after the defensive tackle became the first on owner Jerry Jones’ team to kneel. Jones has been among the most outspoken against players kneeling to protest social injustice and police brutality.

There was confusion over who was kneeling because several players from both teams were unaware “The Star-Spangled Banner” had started. That included several Dallas players kneeling in the end zone as part of their pregame routine.

During most of the anthem and when it was over, Poe was the only player for either team kneeling. Safety Donovan Wilson and linebacker Justin March had a hand on each shoulder, a show of support similar to what Poe received when he knelt before the opener at the Los Angeles Rams last weekend.

PROLIFIC RECEIVERS A week after Atlanta had three 100-yard receivers in a game for the first time in franchise history, Dallas was the one with multiple 100-yard days. Lamb had six catches for 106 yards, and Amari Cooper had six for 100. Cooper’s longest was a 58-yarder when he reached out with his right hand to stop the ball before gathering it in with both arms.

Calvin Ridley was the leader for the Falcons this week with 109 yards and two touchdowns. Gage had 46 yards and a score, while Jones was held to two catches for 24 yards.

INJURIES Falcons RT Kaleb McGary injured his left knee in the first quarter and didn’t return. Atlanta also lost linebacker Foeysade Oluokun to cramps and safety Ricardo Allen to an elbow injury.

UP NEXT Falcons: Chicago at home next Sunday.

Cowboys: At Seattle next Sunday.

Tech snags last-second victory

HATTIESBURG – It’s been 268 days since Louisiana Tech last played football, and it took until the final seconds of the game for the Bulldogs to secure the 31-30 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

With the Bulldogs down 30-24 with 21 seconds on the clock, graduate student quarterback Luke Anthony took the snap at the USM four yard line and found junior wide receiver Griffin Hebert in the back of the end zone. The call on the field was incomplete, but upon further review, Hebert had a foot inbounds for the four-yard reception to tie the game. Redshirt freshman kicker Jacob Barnes converted on the extra point and LA Tech (1-0, 1-0 C-USA) defeated Southern Miss (0-2, 0-1 C-USA) in the season/CUSA opener.

“We said we needed to score one more point than they did,” head coach Skip Holtz said. “I was really proud of this team. Proud of the way they competed.

There were a lot of obstacles we had to overcome to get here. Having the top four linebackers out and having to start a true freshman at corner and to go out there have those guys compete the way they did. This is one of the only times in fall camp to tackle live. I think some of the weaknesses show. The one thing we didn’t know what how well they would compete in a tough environment on the road. I couldn’t be more proud of a football team than I am the way they competed tonight.”

Louisiana Tech overcame a 17-point deficit after being down, 27-10, midway through the third quarter.

Senior wide receiver Adrian Hardy caught the 32-yard touchdown pass from Anthony to trim the lead to 10, 27-17, with 5:31 left in the third. The momentum continued in LA Tech’s favor after an interception from sophomore defensive lineman Deshon Hall set up another TD on a perfectly thrown ball by Anthony to sophomore wide receiver Smoke Harris for the 35-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 27-24 with 29 seconds remaining in the third period.

Southern Miss drove the

ball down into Louisiana Tech territory in the fourth quarter, attempting to go up by two scores, but senior defensive lineman Eric Kendzior sacked USM senior quarterback Jack Abraham on third down for an eight yard loss to push the Golden Eagles to the LA Tech 20 yard line. USM converted on the 37-yard field goal attempted, giving the Golden Eagles the 30-24 advantage with just over five minutes to play in regulation.

“We were down 17 and the mindset if we could just get a touchdown,” Holtz said. “All of a sudden you are down three. The defense did a great job of forcing a field goal which meant a touchdown won it. We put a saddle on the offensive line.

Greg Garner stepped in with fresh legs as a running back.

The offensive line kept yelling at me to run it again and again. That is what an o-line wants to do. Both quarterbacks played really well. Just didn’t like the turnovers.

Both stood in there and competed. They are selfless.

This team loves them both and has great confidence in both of them.”

Junior running back Greg Garner had a 24-yard rush in his first game as a Bulldog to put LA Tech at the USM 27 yard line. LA Tech continued to work down the field until Anthony capped off a 17-play drive by connecting with Hebert again in the

back of the end zone for the one-point win.

Hebert recorded the first points of the season for the Bulldogs after catching the four-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Aaron Allen to give LA Tech the 7-0 lead with 1:49 to go in the first. After Southern Miss tied it up, Barnes made the first field goal of his career on a 28-yard attempt to give Louisiana Tech a threepoint edge, 10-7, with 6:08 left in the second quarter.

Louisiana Tech finished the game with 163 total rushing yards, led by senior running back Justin Henderson with 69 yards on 18 attempts.

Anthony led the Bulldogs in passing after converting 13of-21 for 149 yards and three touchdowns. Hardy led the team with 79 receiving yards on five receptions. The Bulldogs finished the night with 218 net passing yards.

LA Tech had 89 tackles on the night, including two sacks, six tackles for loss and one interception. The Bulldogs were led by freshman linebacker Tyler Grubbs recording 16 total tackles, including four solo and one TFL, in his collegiate debut.

Senior linebacker Ezekiel Barnett also had double-digit tackles with a career-high 10 total, including four solo and two tackles for loss.

Southern Miss ended the game with 129 net rushing yards, led by freshman running back Frank Gore,

Jr. with 56 yards on 11 attempts. Abraham completed 24-of-32 pass attempts for 264 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Tim Jones led the Golden Eagles in receptions with eight catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns.

Defensively, USM had 91 total tackles with two Golden Eagles record 14 tackles each in redshirt junior linebacker Santrell Latham and redshirt sophomore defensive back Malik Shorts.

There is pride in both of these programs,” Holtz said.

“Both teams lived up to the rivalry and what this rivalry and this conference is all about. It was an exciting game. The touchdown we scored to end the game was the same call earlier when Griffin caught it. It was just a lot cleaner in the first one than the second one.”

LA Tech returns to action on Sept. 26 when they host Houston Baptist at 6 p.m. inside Joe Aillet Stadium.

Season tickets are on sale through the Tech Ticket Office by calling (318) 2573631.

For all the latest in Bulldog Football, follow them on Twitter (@LATechFB), Instagram (@LATechFB) and Facebook (LATechFootball) or visit the official website at LATechSports.com.

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5. Alabama vs. Missouri

2. Glenbrook vs. Amite

7. Texas vs. Texas Tech

4. UL Lafayette vs. GA Southern

6. Georgia vs. Arkansas

9. Auburn vs. Kentucky 8. Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest

11. Browns vs. Washington 12. Bears vs. Falcons

13. Cowboys vs. Seahawks

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 1980 - Iran-Iraq War begins with Iraq invading Iran. It is thought to be one of the 20th century’s deadliest and longest conventional war. It ended 7 years later with no decisive victory and massive losses, both in terms of human lives and in terms of economy to both sides.

1979 - The American-run Vela satellite detects a series of bright flashes over the Indian Ocean. The flashes were thought to be associated with atmospheric nuclear explosions. Some experts theorized that they were caused by joint Israeli and South African nuclear exercises. The governments of both countries denied this and to date it hasn’t been confirmed whether the flashes were indeed nuclear explosions, and who was responsible for them.

1975 - Assassination attempt on US President See, HISTORY, Page 11

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Gerald Ford is foiled.

FBI informant Sara Jane Moore’s attempt to assassinate the president in San Francisco failed due to a faulty gun and the efforts of ex-FBI agent Oliver Sipple who tackled her.

1960 - Mali Federation becomes Mali. In August 1960, Senegal opted out of the Mali Federation allowing the federation to take on the name of Mali.

1869 - Richard Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold or The Rhine Gold is heard for the first time.

The first of 4 musical works of art that constitute Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold was played at the National Theatre in Munich. The other three music dramas are Die Walküre or The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung or Twilight of the Gods.

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Proposed Amendment No. 1 Regular Session, 2019 ---------ACT No. 447 ---------HOUSE BILL NO. 425 BY REPRES E N TAT I V E S J A C K S O N , ABRAHAM, ADAMS, AMEDEE, ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, B A R R A S , B E R T H E L O T, BISHOP, BOURRIAQUE, TERRY BROWN, C A R M O D Y, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, C O N N I C K , COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, DAVIS, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FALCONER, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, LANCE HARRIS, HILFERTY, HILL, HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HORTON, HOWARD, HUVAL, JORDAN, LACOMBE, NANCY LANDRY, LEBAS, MACK, MAGEE, MCFARLAND, MCMAHEN, MIGUEZ, GREGORY MILLER, MOORE, JAY MORRIS, MOSS, PUGH, R I C H A R D , SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, THOMAS, TURNER, WHITE, WRIGHT, AND ZERINGUE AND SENATOR THOMPSON AND REPRES E N TAT I V E S CHAD BROWN, GUINN, ANDERS, BILLIOT, DUBUISSON, IVEY, MIKE JOHNSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, L A R VA D A I N , L E O P O L D , P E A R S O N , POPE, SIMON, STOKES, TALBOT, DEVILLIER, ABRAMSON, AND BOUIE AND SENATORS ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BAR-

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Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, twothirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article I, Section 20.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §20.1. Abortion Section 20.1. To protect human life, nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.

Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment declaring that, to protect human life, a right to abortion and the

funding of abortion shall not be found in the Louisiana Constitution? (Adds Article I, Section 20.1) Proposed Amendment No. 2 Regular Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 368 ---------HOUSE BILL NO. 360

BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 4(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the valuation of oil and gas wells; to authorize the inclusion of the presence and production of oil and gas in a well for the purpose of determining fair market value for ad valorem taxes; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, twothirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 4(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §4. Income Tax; Severance Tax; Political Subdivisions Section 4. *** (B) Severance Tax. (1) Taxes may be levied on natural resources severed from the soil or water, to be paid proportionately by the owners thereof at the time of severance. Natural resources may be classified for the purpose of taxation. Such taxes may be predicated upon either the quantity or value of the products at the time and place of severance. No further or additional tax or license shall be levied or imposed upon oil, gas, or sulphur leases or rights. No additional value shall be added to the assessment of land by reason of the presence of oil, gas, or sulphur therein or

their production therefrom. However, sulphur in place shall be assessed for ad valorem taxation to the person, firm, or corporation having the right to mine or produce the same in the parish where located, at no more than twice the total assessed value of the physical property subject to taxation, excluding the assessed value of sulphur above ground, as is used in sulphur operations in such parish. Likewise, the severance tax shall be the only tax on timber; however, standing timber shall be liable equally with the land on which it stands for ad valorem taxes levied on the land.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, the presence of oil or gas or the production thereof, may be included in the methodology to determine the fair market value of an oil or gas well for ad valorem taxes. *** Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to permit the presence or production of oil or gas to be included in the methodology used to determine the fair market value of an oil or gas well for the purpose of property assessment?

(Amends Article VII, Section 4(B)) Proposed Amendment No. 3 Regular Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 367 ---------HOUSE BILL NO. 267

BY REPRESEN-

TATIVE GARY CARTER A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 10.3(C) (3) and (4) of the Constitution of Louisiana and to add Article VII, Section 10.3(A) (5) and (C)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide for deposits into and the uses of the Budget Stabilization Fund; to authorize the use of the fund for state costs associated with a disaster declared by the federal government; to provide for deposit into the fund of certain money received by the state from the federal government for the reimbursement of costs associated with such a disaster; to provide for certain limitations and requirements; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, twothirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 10.3(C) (3) and (4) of the Constitution of Louisiana and to add Article VII, Section 10.3(A) (5) and (C)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §10.3.

Budget Stabilization Fund Section 10.3.(A) There is hereby established in the state treasury a Budget Stabilization Fund hereinafter referred to as the fund. Money shall be deposited in the fund as follows: *** (5) An amount equivalent to the money received by the state from the federal government for the reimbursement of costs associated with a federally declared disaster, not to exceed the amount of costs appropriated out of the fund for the same disaster pursuant to Subparagraph (C)(3)

of this Section. *** (C) The money in the fund shall not be available for appropriation or use except under the following conditions: *** (3) If there is a federally declared disaster in the state, up to onethird of the fund, not to exceed the state costs associated with the disaster, may be appropriated after the consent of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.

Between sessions of the legislature, the appropriation may be made only with written consent of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.

(4) In no event shall the amount included in the official forecast for the next fiscal year pursuant to Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, plus the amount appropriated in the current fiscal year pursuant to Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, plus the amount appropriated pursuant to Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph exceed one-third of the fund balance at the beginning of the current fiscal year.

(4) (5) No appropriation or deposit to the fund shall be made if such appropriation or deposit would cause the balance in the fund to exceed four percent of total state revenue receipts for the previous fiscal year.

Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to allow for the use of the Bud-

get Stabilization Fund, also known as the Rainy Day Fund, for state costs associated with a disaster declared by the federal government? (Amends Article VII, Section 10.3(C)(3) and (4); Adds Article VII, Section 10.3(A)(5) and (C)(5)) Proposed Amendment No. 4 Regular Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 366 ---------HOUSE BILL NO. 464

BY REPRESENTATIVES BEAULLIEU, AMEDEE, BACALA, BRYANT, CARRIER, CORMIER, CREWS, DESHOTEL, DEVILLIER, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FARNUM, FIRMENT, F O N T E N O T, FRIEMAN, GAROFALO, HARRIS, TRAVIS JOHNSON, MCCORMICK, MCKNIGHT, MIGUEZ, PRESSLY, SCHAMERHORN, SEABAUGH, THOMAS, AND WRIGHT A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 10(C) (1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the expenditure limit; to provide for the method of determining the expenditure limit; to limit the growth of the expenditure limit; to provide for effectiveness; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, twothirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 10(C)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §10. Expenditure of State Funds Section 10. *** (C) Expenditure Limit. (1) The legislature shall provide for the determination of an expenditure limit for each fiscal

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year to be established during the first quarter of the calendar year for the next fiscal year. However, the expenditure limit for the 19911992 Fiscal Year shall be the actual appropriations from the state general fund and dedicated funds for that year except funds allocated by Article VII, Section 4, Paragraphs (D) and (E). For subsequent fiscal years, the limit shall not exceed the expenditure limit for the current fiscal year plus an amount equal to that limit times a positive growth factor be as provided for by law. The growth factor is the average annual percentage rate of change of personal income for Louisiana as defined and reported by the United States Department of Commerce for the three calendar years prior to the fiscal year for which the limit is calculated legislature shall establish by law a procedure to determine the expenditure limit.

The procedure shall not provide for growth in the expenditure limit of more than five percent in any year. Once established by law, the procedure to determine the expenditure limit shall not be changed except by a law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature. *** Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that the provisions of the amendment contained in this Joint Resolution shall become effective on June 30, 2022.

Section 4. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support

an amendment to limit the growth of the expenditure limit for the state general fund and dedicated funds and to remove the calculation of its growth factor from the Constitution? (Effective June 30, 2022) (Amends Article VII, Section 10(C)(1)) P r o p o s e d Amendment No. 5 Regular Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 370 ---------SENATE BILL NO. 272 BY SENATOR A B R A H A M AND REPRES E N TAT I V E S AMEDEE, FARNUM, HARRIS, MCCORMICK, MINCEY AND SEABAUGH A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to add Article VII, Section 21(O) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide for ad valorem property tax exemptions; to establish an exemption for certain property subject to a cooperative endeavor agreement requiring payments in lieu of taxes; to provide for requirements and limitations; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article VII, Section 21(O) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §21. Other Property Exemptions Section 21. In addition to the homestead exemption provided for in Section 20 of this Article, the following property and no other shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation: *** (O) Property that is subject to a cooperative endeavor agreement, as provided by law and this Constitution, between the owner and one or more taxing authorities which agreement requires the property owner to make payments

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in lieu of taxes as provided by law. Property eligible for this exemption shall be limited to property of a new manufacturing establishment or an addition to an existing manufacturing establishment.

(1) The exemption authorized under this Paragraph shall be to the extent agreed to and provided for in the cooperative endeavor agreement. All property exempted shall be listed on the assessment rolls and submitted to the Louisiana Tax Commission.

(2) Enactment of any law to implement this Paragraph and any amendment to that law shall require a two-thirds vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature.

Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to authorize local governments to enter into cooperative endeavor ad valorem tax exemption agreements with new or expanding manufacturing establishments for payments in lieu of taxes?

(Adds Article VII, Section 21(O)) P r o p o s e d Amendment No. 6 Regular Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 369 ---------HOUSE BILL NO. 525

BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(ii) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the requirement that a person’s income not exceed a cer-

tain amount in order to receive the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption; to increase the amount of income allowed in order to qualify for the special assessment level; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(ii) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §18. Ad Valorem Taxes Section 18. *** (G) Special Assessment Level.

(1)(a) *** (ii) Any person or persons shall be prohibited from receiving the special assessment as provided in this Section if such person’s or persons’ adjusted gross income, as reported in the federal tax return for the year prior to the application for the special assessment, exceeds fifty one hundred thousand dollars. For persons applying for the special assessment whose filing status is married filing separately, the adjusted gross income for purposes of this Section shall be determined by combining the adjusted gross income on both federal tax returns. Beginning for the tax year 2001 2026, and for each tax year thereafter, the fifty one hundred thousand dollar limit shall be adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index as reported by the United States Government. *** Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to increase the maximum amount of income a person may receive and still qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption?

(Amends Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(ii)) P r o p o s e d Amendment No. 7 First Extraordinary Session, 2020 ---------ACT No. 38 ---------SENATE BILL NO. 12 BY SENATOR FESI A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to add Article VII, Section 10(F) (4)(i) and Part V of Article VII, to be comprised of Section 28, of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to unclaimed property funds; to provide for the creation of a special trust fund; to provide for the dedication and credit of unclaimed property monies; to provide for the investment, administration, and use of the monies in the special trust fund; to exempt the monies in the fund from reduction in certain circumstances; to provide for certain reporting requirements; to provide for appropriation of monies in the special fund; to provide for an effective date; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article VII, Section 10(F)(4) (i) and Part V of

Article VII, comprised of Section 28, of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows: §10. Expenditure of State Funds *** (F) *** (4) The provisions of Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this Paragraph shall not be applicable to, nor affect: *** (i) The Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund, as provided in Article VII, Section 28 of this constitution. *** PART V. UNC L A I M E D PROPERTY §28.

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund Section 28.(A) Creation of Fund. (1) Effective July 1, 2021, there shall be established in the state treasury as a special permanent trust fund, the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund, referred to as the “UCP Permanent Trust Fund”.

No appropriation shall be made from the UCP Permanent Trust Fund.

(2) The purpose of the UCP Permanent Trust Fund is to ensure a source of payment for claims made by owners of unclaimed property. After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of this constitution, after the payment of all administrative fees, costs, and expenses as provided by law, and after the deposit of monies into the Unclaimed Property Leverage Fund, the treasurer shall annually deposit in and credit to the UCP Permanent Trust Fund the net amount of all monies received as a result of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997 or its successor.

(3) Realized capital gains, dividend income, and interest income, earned on the investments in the UCP Permanent Trust Fund, net of trust fund investment and

administrative expenses, shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

(4) All monies shall be credited to the fund as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph until the balance in the UCP Permanent Trust Fund equals the amount of the state’s potential liability to unclaimed property claimants as reported in the previous fiscal year pursuant to Paragraph (C) of this Section. All money received above the state’s potential liability to unclaimed property claimants as reported by the state treasurer shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

(B) Investment and Administration. The money credited to the UCP Permanent Trust Fund pursuant to Paragraph (A) of this Section shall be permanently credited to the UCP Permanent Trust Fund and shall be invested by the treasurer. Notwithstanding any provision of this constitution to the contrary, a portion of money in the UCP Permanent Trust Fund, not to exceed fifty percent of the money in the UCP Permanent Trust Fund, may be invested in equities.

The legislature shall establish by law procedures for the investment of such monies.

The treasurer may contract, subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, for the management of such investments.

Investment earnings shall be available for appropriation to pay expenses incurred in the investment and management of the UCP Permanent Trust Fund.

(C) Reports; Allocation. (1) Not less than sixty days prior to the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, the state treasurer shall submit to the legislature and the governor a report of the following: (a) The balance of the UCP Permanent Trust Fund as of the close of the pri-

or fiscal year. (b) The state’s potential liability to unclaimed property claimants as of the close of the prior fiscal year.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, not less than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2022 Regular Session of the legislature, the state treasurer shall submit to the legislature and the governor a report of the following: (a) The balance of the UCP Permanent Trust Fund as of January 1, 2022. (b) The state’s potential liability to unclaimed property claimants as of the close of the prior fiscal year.

(3) If unclaimed property claims exceed receipts, the state treasurer shall certify the amount needed to pay received claims and shall allocate sufficient funds from the UCP Permanent Trust Fund to pay that amount.

The state treasurer shall also immediately notify the legislature and governor of the amount transferred from the UCP Permanent Trust Fund and amount remaining in the UCP Permanent Trust Fund.

(D) Private Property. Property received by the state pursuant to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997 or its successor and deposited into the UCP Permanent Trust Fund is private property held in trust until a claim is made for it by the owner.

Section 2. Be it further resolved that the provisions of the amendment contained in this Joint Resolution shall become effective on July 1, 2021.

Section 3. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2020.

Section 4. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which

the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows: Do you support an amendment to create the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund to preserve the money that remains unclaimed by its owner or owners? (July 1, 2021) (Adds Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(i) and 28)

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Minutes of the Webster Parish Tourism Commission Regular Meeting July 15, 2020 Greater Minden Chamber 8:30 AM

The Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Commission meeting was called to order at 8:45 AM on Wednesday July 15, 2020. Attending the meeting were Ty Pendergrass, Tracy Campbell, Sara McDaniel, Derek Melancon, Nickey Patel, Serena Gray, Executive Director, and Johnnye Kennon, Administrative Assistant. Karen Calvert and Nick Cox were not in attendance.

Derek Melancon led the prayer and Nickey Patel led the pledge of allegiance. Derek Melancon made the motion to accept the amended agenda and the minutes of the regular meeting held Wednesday May 20, 2020. Sara McDaniel seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Treasurers Report The financial report was given by treasurer, Tracy Campbell. Nickey Patel made the motion to accept the financial report and Sara McDaniel seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Tourism Report Executive director, Serena Gray, announced that radio ads promoting paddling and Muddy Bottoms began in June. The radio ads were once again paused in July due to event cancellations. Serena applied for and received a grant in the amount of $3,000.00 from Trumpet Adver-

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tising and the Louisiana Office of Tourism. This grant was used to purchase a “Stay-cation” package offered by Country Roads Magazine, which included a full page ad in their magazine, a digital ad on their website and two ads in their monthly newsletter reaching over 100,000 subscriber. This package was used to reach WPCVC drive market in south LA, southeast Texas and Mississippi. Webster Parish CVC also sponsored the KTBS Community Caravan in June. Promotions included Caney Lakes, Alice’s Soul Kitchen, Easley Studios, the Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry and Geaux Fresh Bistro. The results of this campaign were 19,334 impression on KTBS. com, website views increased by 19.69%, 16 new mobile app users, 135 new Facebook likes, and 7,920 post engagements.

Bayou Outdoor 365 Video promotion with Homer Humphreys gain 3 booked trips to Bayou Dorcheat.

An editor from Country Roads Magazine visited Minden to interview Jodie Martin for being recognized as one of the magazine’s Small Town Chefs finalist. During her stay she wanted to see more of the area and Serena planned a two day itinerary for her. The editor visited Lake Bistineau on a guided tour with Bayou Chapter of the Ozark Society representative, antique shops, Minden Main Street, Minden Historic Residential District, and received info about Germantown Colony Museum.

All WPCVC hosted events have been cancelled through August due to COVID restrictions on gathering.

The redesigning of the brochure has begun and should be finalized by the end of August. The installation of the paddle trail between Dixie Inn and Dorcheat Bridge began today (July 15th).

The 2020-2021 Cooperative Marketing Grant through the Lou-

isiana Office of Tourism was submitted and approval received on July 2, 2020.

This year’s grant is in the amount of $19,967.50.

The Webster Parish Open Paddle is scheduled for October 3rd, location to be determined.

New Business The board began discussion about the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the WPCVC and North Webster Chamber of Commerce.

Derek Melancon made the motion to adopt a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for the 2021 year.

Tracy Campbell seconded the motion and the motion passed u n a n i m o u s l y.

Chairman, Ty Pendergrass, called for a motion to renew executive director, Serena Gray’s employee contract to include a 3% increase in salary for the year 2020-2021.

Tracy Campbell made the motion and Nickey Patel seconded the motion. The motion passed u n a n i m o u s l y.

Chairman, Ty Pendergrass, called for public comments, hearing none, the meeting was adjourned at 9:28 AM. The next scheduled board meeting will be on September 16, 2020 at the Greater Minden Chamber of Commerce.

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Sealed bids marked “Sealed Bid - Village of Dubberly Emergency Community Water Enrichment Fund Project for Fiscal Year to be financed by the State of Louisiana” will be received by the Owner for the construction of the project described as follows: Proposals shall be addressed to the Village of Dubberly , and delivered to the Office located at (address) City Hall, 3465 Highway 531, Dubberly, LA 71024 not later than 10:00 AM, on the day of Tuesday, October 20 , 2020 . Sealed bids to be marked “ Sealed Bid - Village of Dubberly Emergency Community Water Enrichment Fund Project for Fiscal Year to be financed by the State of Louisiana” - Village of Dubberly- Contract A New Water Well (20-06682E)”. Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered.

The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 AM on the day of Tuesday, October 20,2020, at the Village of Dubberly located at City Hall, 3465 Highway 531, Dubberly, LA 71024. The information for Bidders, Form of Bid Proposal, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following locations: Village of Dubberly

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(318) 343-5600 Copies may be obtained at this office upon payment of a deposit of $ 150. This deposit will be refunded upon request in accordance with R.S. 38:2212. A CD of the Plans and Specifications

may also be obtained upon payment of $25.00 which will be nonrefundable.

The Contractor must pay shipping costs.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

Each bidder must have an active DUNS Number, as verified on w w w. s a m . g o v, prior to the beginning of construction.

Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U. S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The Contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.

Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact Village of Dubberly no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.

IN PARTICULAR, BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO BE EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE BID PROPOSAL. Owner encourages Section 3 and minority owned businesses to submit bid proposals.

The Contractor shall be licensed with the Louisiana State Li-

censing Board in Specialty: Water Well Drilling, and per Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:3098, must have a Water Well Drilling license with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

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