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Lafourche schools superintendent out indefinitely on medical leave By Halle Parker Daily Comet Staff Writer
The Lafourche Parish School District’s boardWroom was packed Wednesday night with school district employees and residents waiting to hear a status update on the schools superintendent who is on medical leave due to an undisclosed illness. After an hour-long executive session, the School Board voted unanimously to retain Central Lafourche High School Principal Jarod Martin as interim superintendent indefinitely or until Lafourche Superintendent Louis Voiron returns. They also voted to index his salary to that of the daily rate of the superintendent. They initially indexed it to the pay of an assistant superintendent when he first assumed the role almost two weeks ago. Voiron has been on medical leave since July 19. In that time, Martin has served as the interim superintendent as the district has prepared for the new school year set to resume on Aug. 8. Most of the board See Voiron Page 3-A
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — People must be at least 16 years old to marry Louisiana, medical mariV S MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • inLAROSE juana patients can inhale cannabis C • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE and women seeking medication abortions face new restrictions, as more than 260 new state laws took effect Thursday. Parents who scuffle with referees at children’s sport events face up to 90 days in jail and mandatory counseling if convicted of the new crime of haStaff photo rassment of a school School traffic guards will soon be an all-to-familiar sight beginning Thursday as public or recreation athletic school begins in Lafourche Parish. Motorists are cautioned to obey all school traffic laws contest official. and be on the look out for children and school buses. Animal shelters can’t take in stray or unwanted animals solely to euthanize them for research facilities or sell animals for research or experimentation. Louisiana agencies can’t deny or revoke an occupational license when someone falls behind on student loan repayments. Lawmakers passed the measures in the regular legislative session that - Thibodaux Family Church (785 N. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office ended in June. If legislators don’t has announced a list of 19 official block Canal Blvd., Thibodaux). Contact Pastor specify a start date, new laws begin party locations for the 36th Annual Na- Duane Bland at (985) 859-9005 each August. - 301 Hyland Dr., Thibodaux. Contact tional Night Out Against Crime this TuesMINIMUM MARRIAGE AGE Earl Woods Sr. at (225) 205-8335. day, August 6. Until now, Louisiana had no min- Bayou Country Club Parking Sheriff’s Office deputies will be visiting imum age for marrying, although each location to speak with area residents Lot (900 Country Club Blvd., Thibodaux). people under 18 needed parental about crime prevention and neighborhood Contact Anna Theiss at (985) 859-7495. consent and those under 16 needed - Bayou Boeuf Volunteer Fire Co. Staconcerns. Each party will begin at 6 p.m. judicial permission. But lawmakers tion (3457 LA 307, Bayou Boeuf). Contact and last until around 9 p.m. agreed in the final hour of the session The Sheriff’s Office will be providing Capt. Lafate Day at (985) 803-1062. to set an age floor, amid arguments - 1024 Bayou Blue By-Pass Rd., St. food at each of the block party sites. Addithat could help protect teenagers tionally, Explorers from POST 323 will be Charles Community. Contact Jennifer from sexual predators. Richard at (9 (985) 513-0446. k party t locaty present at many of the block With the change, people under - NA NAACP at Rev. Lloyd Wallace erprinting tions offering free child fingerprinting 16 cannot get married at all in Comm Community Center (3603 Hwy. and DNA swabbing to help enhance nhance Louisiana, and anyone 16 or 17 can’t 308, Raceland). Contact personal safety in Lafourche Burnell Tolbert at (985) Parish. Each block party will See New Laws Page 3-A 713-4250. be unique and offer various - 161 Market St., Raceilinteractive activities for chilla land. Contact Natasha dren and adults. G Gabriel at (985) 805-0881. ck Below is a list of block nparty locations, as well as conSee Night Out Page 3-A rty t : ty tact information for each party: t
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Governor: Louisiana again has $300M estimated budget surplus
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will close the books on the last budget year with a surplus around $300 million, the third year in a row the state has taken in more money than it immediately spent, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday. The Democratic governor announced the surplus estimate at the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association summer conference during a gubernatorial candidate forum where he faced off against one of his Republican opponents on the Oct. 12 ballot, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham. “We’re going to realize for the second straight year a surplus in n the range of $300 million,” Edwards said as he talked off spending more money on sher-iffs. Louisiana has had three e years of cash balances when n budget years ended: $123 million n from 2016-17, $308 million from om
2017-18, and the latest one from the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended June 30. Edwards said an official number of the leftover cash won’t be known for several more weeks. He said the estimate comes from his budget analysts’ calculations. It’s unclear which tax collections came in better than expected to account for the surplus. The governor declared it “another good sign for the state of Louisiana,” highlighting the state’s financial stability after nearly a decade of ongoing budget deficits that had to be closed. Edwards and the majority-GOP Legislature passed a m package of tax hikes this term, including a sales tax increase, to fill shortfalls and pay for ongoing expenses. e But some conservative Republicans say the continued surpluses show the tax hikes s went too far and some of the taxes w should shou be scaled back. See Surplus Page 3-A
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Lasseigne seeks Parish Council, Dist. 9 seat
Will Lasseigne announces his intent to run for the Lafourche Parish Council, District 9 seat, in the following statement: Will Lasseigne My name is Will Lasseigne, and I am once again running for Lafourche Parish Council District 9. I am a resident of Galliano along with my wife Julie and my children Blaise, Dominic and Lilli, and am the son of Nolan and Diana Lasseigne. I am a proud Veteran and a Donald Trump supporter. I am running again not only because I love this community, but nobody else will step up to the plate. I will not allow our 9th district councilman to sign up unopposed as our community continues to decline. In my career, I have resolved some of the most complex issues on multimillion-dollar airplanes and offshore vessels. There is a solution to our problems and its not 36 years of political experience. Some of the worst cities in our great nation are run by career politicians. See Lasseigne Page 3-A
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
DA to host information session for senior citizens
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell will present Senior Sources, a beneficial and informative meeting for senior citizens, Monday, August 5, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Larose Civic Center and on Wed., Aug. 7, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Warren J. Harang, Jr. Auditorium in Thibodaux. Guest speakers will include Clerk of Court Annette Fontana, Sheriff Craig Webre, Tax Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux and more. Free coffee and donuts will be provided. _________________
Calendar of Events News to Use! Jesse Tree Program taking applications
If you have children ages infant to 12 years of age, and live between Old Safari Heights and West 201st Street on Hwy. 1, on East 95th Street and East 149th Street on Hwy. 308, and Sonic and Days Inn on Hwy. 3235, receive food stamps and may need help with Christmas this year, applications can be filled out at St. Joseph Church Meeting Room on: Tuesday, August 20 from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, August 22 from 12 to 3 p.m. No applications will be accepted after this date. No phone calls please! __________________
American Legion Post 83 hosting cancer benefit
A Cancer Benefit for Philip Gilligan will be held at the Lockport American Legion on Sunday, August 4, from 10 a.m. til 6 p.m. Music will be provided by Waylon Thibodaux, Treater, Aaron Foret, Wayne Foret, Gary T, Ronnie Plaisance, Kenny L, and more, with a special guest appearance by Gary Cargal of the Southern Mamma Comedy Tour. Cost is $10 at the door. Plate lunches will also be sold, along with desserts and beverages. This is a non-smoking event. No coolers will be allowed. There will be door prizes and an auction at 3 p.m. The event is hosted by John Crochet and American Legion Post 83. For more information, call 985-209-2722. A donation account has also been set up in the name of Philip Gilligan at all South Lafourche Bank branches. _________________
Golden Meadow Lower to host Meet and Greet, Aug. 7
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary will host a “Meet and Greet� for first and second graders on Wednesday, August 7 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. A Pre-K orientation will take place on Tuesday, August 13 at 1:30 p.m. and a Kindergarten orientation will take place on Wednesday, August 14 at 1:30 p.m.
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GM First Baptist hosting devotional
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Golden Meadow First Baptist Church will be hosting their monthly tea party devotional on Tuesday, August 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. at 187 Oakridge Drive, Golden Meadow. __________________
SLES host Meet your Teacher Day
South Larose Elementary School will hold a Meet Your teacher Day on Tuesday, August 6th, for grades 1st - 5th. Starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 11:00 a.m.
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Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School will host a teacher “Meet and Greet� on Tuesday, August 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. Students may pay supply fees at this time and wear a uniform shirt to take an ID picture. __________________
SL Biddy basketball hosting Summer Classic at COYC
South Lafourche Biddy Basketball will host their 9th annual Summer Classic. This 5 on 5 adult tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10 at the Cut Off Youth Center. Registration fee is $200 per team, and must be done by August 5. On Sunday, August 11, SL Biddy will also host a 3 on 3 kids tournament. Registration is $25 per 4 person team. For more information contact Damien St. Pierre at 985-637-1513. ___________________
Fall shrimp season to open Monday
The fall inshore shrimp season is set to open Monday. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening dates for the fall inshore shrimp season based on information provided by LDWF biologists, input from the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, and public comments. LDWF biologists have monitored hydrological parameters and conducted trawl samples throughout the state’s estuarine and nearshore waters to develop recommendations for the opening of the season. Data were used to calculate a date when white shrimp will reach marketable size.
a Sunday matinee on August 11, at 2 p.m. There will be a Meet & Greet reception following each performance. Tickets for The Kingfish may be purchased for $35 online at thibodauxplayhouse.com or by calling the box office at 985.446.1896.
North Larose Elementary School hosting Meet the Teacher
North Larose Elementary will host “Meet the Teacher� for first graders through fifth graders on Tuesday, August 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Students may bring supplies on this day. _________________
Mt. Zion annual steak supper set for August 9
The New Mt. Zion Baptist Church will be having their annual steak supper and auction on Friday, August 9 at the Larose Civic Center, 307 East 5th St., Larose. Take out will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with dine in at 7:30 p.m. and live auction to follow. Menu will be steak, green beans, gumbo, potato salad, bread and dessert for a $20 donation. FMI please contact Clarence or Bernice Marts at 693-3924 or Brian Marts 691-3886. _________________
Les Artist du Bayou workshop to be held August 10
On Saturday, August 10, an all day workshop will be held in the Bouvier Room at the Larose Civic Center where Les Artist du Bayou will host a watercolor paint session by Carolyn France. Anyone over 18 years of age is invited to join in at 9:00 a.m. A $25 fee covers a one-year membership into LAdB art club. The club has all supplies needed.
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In 1983 when our current councilman was first elected, we were a bustling and thriving community. In 1983 we had over 7500 voters participating in our local elections. Today in 2019, we have less than 2500 participating in our local elections. Our once thriving community is struggling to hold on. We now have abandoned buildings on every other street, and only a few businesses. Our once beautiful neighborhoods are now littered with abandoned houses and meth heads roaming our streets at all hours of the day and night. Our crime rate has exploded. There are very few new buildings or houses being built partly due to the permit process that has made building undesirable and too costly. Our current career politician councilman, Mr Lorraine, used to be the ringleader of the 5 4 vote and could secure most of the funding he asked for. Mr. Lorraine is now the lone wolf of the 1 - 8 vote, also known as the “I-painted-myselfinto-the-corner bandit.” Unfortunately for the District 9 residents of Galliano, Golden Meadow, and Leeville, that means there has been almost no funding in the last several years which also means no new projects in the future. As long as arrogance and arguing continues, we are going to be stuck in neutral in our rapidly declining 9th district. Our community has been blessed with amazing schools and educators yet most of our students leave the area after graduating heading for thriving communities to our north. I am asking for your vote on October 12. Let’s make the 9th District great again!
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members voiced their support for Martin while wishing a speedy recovery for Voiron. “I would like to thank Mr. Martin for stepping up to the plate and doing a great job thus far,” said board member Valerie Bourgeois. “I do have to say though, Mr. Martin, I hope you’re not in the chair that long because I would love to see Dr. Voiron back in that chair.”
Several former School Board members stood to echo the sentiments expressed by a few principals and district staff members during the July 19 meeting. Julie Breaux, Ann Sanamo and Calvin Duet all stood at the podium to urge the board to work collaboratively with each other and the superintendent. All three voted against Voiron for superintendent last year. Duet stated several rumors he had heard about pressure from a few board members placing Voiron and central office staff under “undue stress,” similar to the accusations made against the board by South Lafourche High School Principal Gaye Cheramie during the July 19 meeting. “Work with, not against our superintendent,” said Duet. “Prove you are truly here for the benefit of our children.” Former Lafourche Parish schools administrator Charles Michel also spoke to the board, outlining the alleged behavior he had heard while noting it was not confirmed. He requested for the board members to stay within their roles as outlined by the law and not allow any dysfunction to undermine the operation of the school system. “Keep your job as a board member by doing your job as a board,” he said. All of the comments were met with thunderous applause from the audience. After the meeting, Board President Brooke Huddleston said the board members were still unaware of Voiron’s condition. She said all they knew was that he would be out until further notice. Of the meeting’s crowd and the speakers’ comments, Huddleston said she was glad to see everyone come out. “I think everybody wants Dr. Voiron to get well,” she said. Just before the meeting ended, Martin also briefly touched on the circumstances leading to his position. “It’s difficult to step into this role knowing we all want Dr. Voiron back,” he said. “I know that the people in this district are prepared to do what’s necessary to keep us moving in the right direction. I go forward confidently but with a very heavy heart.” — Daily Comet Staff Writer Halle Parker can be reached at hparker@ houmatoday.com or 857-2204. Follow her on Twitter, @_thehalparker.
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- Vacherie-Gheens Community Center (1783 Hwy. 654, Gheens). Contact Spence Cressionie at (985) 805-0522. - Town of Lockport (Holy Savior Ball Park on Church Street). Contact Chief David Harrelson Jr. at (985) 532-3117. - The Broadway Elder Living & Rehabilitation Center (7534 Hwy. 1, Lockport). Contact Tameka Bourda at (985) 532-1011. - 202 Chateau Dr., Lockport. Contact Jerry Knight at (985) 8568072. - 281 West 32nd St., Larose. Contact Bob Faulk at (985) 232-8020. - 243 East 58th St., Cut Off. Contact Holly Cheramie at (985) 2789949. - 133 West 112th Street, Cut Off. Contact Peggy Bagala at (985) 632-6382. - Golden Meadow Town Hall (107 Jervis Dr., Golden Meadow). Contact Jamie Liner at (985) 475-7942. The annual National Night Out Against Crime parade will take place in the Raceland area, beginning at the U.S. Highway 90 Fire Station and continuing throughout the streets of the Sugar Land Subdivision. For more information on the parade, contact Danny Mayet at (985) 6372166. Anyone in Lafourche Parish who has planned a party that is not on this list is asked to contact Lt. Valerie MartinezJordan at (985) 449-4479 or via email at valerie-martinez @lpso.net.
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Abraham supports removing the seven-year, 0.45% sales tax enacted this term, though he hasn’t said where he’d cut spending to keep the budget in balance. Lawmakers and the governor will decide how to spend the surplus cash in the 2020 legislative session. Under Louisiana’s constitution, surplus dollars can only be spent on certain one-time expenses, like debt payments, construction work and coastal projects, not ongoing agency expenses and continuing programs. At least 10 percent of any surplus is supposed to pay down retirement debt, and a quarter of a surplus is earmarked for the state’s “rainy day” fund. Lawmakers used the last surplus to pay for roadwork, coastal protection and debt payments, in addition to the rainy day fund allocation and retirement debt requirements. ___
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‘Dead zone’ reduced by Barry but still 8th largest Sunday, August 4, 2019 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — This year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is the eighth largest on record, but Hurricane Barry reduced its size from an expected near record, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Thursday. Every summer, a large underwater area with too little oxygen to sustain marine life forms off Louisiana as nitrogen and other nutrients from the Mississippi River Basin feed blooms of algae that die and decompose on the sea floor. That decomposition uses up oxygen from the bottom up. A research cruise that ended early Wednesday measured it at 6,950 square miles, lead researcher Nancy Rabalais said during a media teleconference Thursday. “It’s not as large as we expected,” but still stretched from the Mississippi River to west of Galveston, Texas, she said. Rabalais described the affected area as surprisingly large, given that Hurricane Barry ‘s waves had mixed oxygen back into the water. “I would predict that in one week from now the area will be larger than it is right now, but we can only spend so much time on the water,” she said. And, she noted, it’s “still 2.8 times greater” than the goal of a federal-state task force created 19 years ago to try to reduce the area’s size. Two task force members — Steve Thur, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Bill Northey — also were on the conference call. Thur said this year’s experience highlights the need for other ways to measure the low-oxygen condition called hypoxia. A test of underwater robots a few years ago didn’t work out, he said, but he was hoping for another test in the next fiscal year. Scientists had predicted a near-record 7,800 square miles because record floods had carried so much nitrogen and phosphorus
from the nation’s heartland down the Mississippi, which drains 41 percent of the continental United States. Hurricane Barry formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf on July 11 and made landfall two days later — 10 days before the measurement cruise began. Rabalais noted that although her survey is generally from the Mississippi River west into Texas waters, a survey of groundfish — fish that, like cod or flounder, are found on or near the ocean floor — in June had found hypoxia east of the river. The week before her cruise, she said, another researcher was collecting some oxygen data, though his research wasn’t focused on hypoxia. “He did not find low oxygen in areas where I normally find it, meaning he was more affected by Hurricane Barry than we were. And in that short time, it redeveloped” between their cruises, so that the area was hypoxic when Rabalais checked, she said. Rabalais also noted that floods had a clear effect across the entire area she checked: “Freshwater was evident across the Gulf.” Its effects are also visible across Mississippi’s coast, where every beach closed because of toxins from bacteria also fed by nutrients from the river water. The governors of Louisiana and Mississippi have asked the Commerce Department to declare a fisheries disaster because of the effects of freshwater on oysters, crabs and finfish. One reason the water is traveling so far east is that the Army Corps of Engineers had to open a spillway west of New Orleans twice this year, for 44 days ending April 11 and 79 days ending July 29, to protect New Orleans’ levees from the high river’s rush.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s treasury department will try to locate veterans and their families to return lost military medals. The agency already was the custodian of other unclaimed property, such as dollars from old savings accounts, payroll checks, stocks, insurance proceeds, oil royalty payments and utility deposits. Under a new law that took effect this month, military medals will be added to the list. Medals and documents held in safe deposit boxes or other depositories — and unclaimed for more than
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WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a woman suspected of urinating on potatoes at a Walmart in Pennsylvania has turned herself in. West Mifflin police say 20-year-old Grace Brown is facing multiple charges including criminal mischief, open lewdness and public drunkenness. Authorities had posted surveillance photos of the incident on Twitter. But they haven’t said when the incident took place or why she allegedly relieved herself on the potatoes. A Walmart representative has said an employee saw what Brown was doing.
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Arrest reports
The following information is based on reports from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
JULY 28, 2019 Thibodaux Police Dept. Devin Carter, 28, Thibodaux. Theft generally. Entry on or remaining in places after being forbidden. JULY 29, 2019 Lafourche Sheriff’s Office Andre Behl, 38, Golden Meadow. Illegal possession of stolen things (Felony) (2 CTS). David Hodges, 47, Des Allemands. Contempt of court. Benjamin Holbert, 30, Galliano. Sexual battery-Forcible fondling (Sex offense-Registration required). Indecent behavior with juveniles (Felony) (Sex offense-Registration required). Yoya LeBlanc, 31, Galliano. Accessory after the fact (2 CTS). Wavez Little, 23, Houma. Violation of probation/parole. Jamie Ordoyne, 43, Chackbay. Violation of probation/parole. Tyrone Singleton. 33, Gibson. Contempt of court. Brynetta Smith, 31, Gray. Contempt of court. Eric Brown Jr., 27, Houma. Contempt of court (7 CTS). Operating vehicle with suspended license: other offenses. Speeding (11-20 miles over). Thibodaux Police Dept. Phillip Benoit, 38, Thibodaux. Contempt of court. Tonya Benoit, 45, Houma. Contempt of court. Eliud Rosales, 25, Thibodaux. Fugitive. Contempt of court. Charles Polasky, 28, Mobile, AL. D.W.I.-3rd offense (Bac .15 to .19) (Felony). Lafourche Parish Council Benjamin Holbert, 30, Galliano. Sexual battery-Forcible fondling (Sex offense-Registration required). Lockport Police Department Colby Cantrelle, 34, Lock-
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ner with strangulation (Felony). Leondre Holmes, 22, Thibodaux. False imprisonment (Misd). Domestic abuse battery involving strangulation with child endangerment (Felony). Damian Johnson, 21, Thibodaux. Possession of marijuana-1st offense (Misd). Obstructing public passages (Misd). Violation of uniform controlled dangerous substances law (Felony). Keisha Marshall, 28, Houma. Contempt of court. JULY 31, 2019 Thibodaux Police Dept. John Ballard Jr., 25, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (4 CTS). Fugitive. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Paul Bennett, 24, Thibodaux. Distribution of marijuana (Felony). Brad Cooks, 31, Thibodaux. Distribution of Oxycodone. Distribution of marijuana (Felony). Beau Guidry, 33, Thibodaux. Possession of Heroin (Felony). Wayne Henderson, 54, Thibodaux. Distribution of marijuana (2 CTS) (Felony). Justin Johnson, 32, Gray. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Darren Kitchen II, 26, Houma. Fugitive. Joseph McGee, 37, Thibodaux. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Phillip McGuin, 24, Thibo-
daux. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Jordan Nevis, 27, Thibodaux. Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (Felony) (2 CTS). Nathan Robertson, 31, Thibodaux. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Quince Rounds, 34, Thibodaux. Domestic abuse battery (Misd). Contempt of court. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Chad Scott, 37, Thibodaux. Distribution of marijuana (Felony). Andrew Smith, 23, Schriever. Distribution of Psilocybin (Mushrooms) (Felony). Damien Wagner, 25, Thibodaux. Distribution/manufacture crack cocaine (Felony). Jeffery Werchan, 49, Thibodaux. Possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia (Misd). Illegal carrying of weapon in presence of CDS (Felony) (5 CTS). Sale, distribution or possession of legend drugs without prescription or order prohibited (Misd). Distribution of marijuana (Felony). Lafourche Sheriff’s Office Steve Holden, 35, Thibodaux. Contempt of court (3 CTS). Dillon Verdin, 27, Cut Off. Contempt of court. Lockport Police Department Spencer Parks, 25, Lockport. Distribution of LSD (Felony).
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 THE LAFOURCHE GAZETTE
What a Life!
By: Rev. Wilmer L. Todd As God’s creatures, we are truly adopted children of the One we call Love
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all believe in only one God. The rest of the world religions believe in many gods, perhaps hundreds or thousands, but Judaism, Christianity, and Islam teach that there is only one God. Christianity adds a unique element to the belief in one God. We believe that our one God is manifest in three persons. We use the word “Trinity” to describe this belief. If you spell out the word Trinity, tri – that is, three; and unity – that is, one. Drop the “u” and we get Trinity. The word “Trinity” is not in the Bible. This term became part of our Christian vocabulary about three centuries later. Christians always believed that there was one God in three persons. The early Church did not have a name for what they believed. The word, Trinity, best described this divine reality. God is beyond our grasp. If we fully understood God, then we would be God because in the very act of fully understanding we would have God under our control. A god under our control is not much of a god. If we understood everything about God, god would be insignificant, unworthy of our worship. Jesus told us in John’s gospel that truth is often unbearable. Too much information too soon can discourage the most courageous person. We have to grow into wisdom with the grace necessary to overcome any obstacles. Only then can we discover the truth about ourselves: that we are stronger, braver, and more heroic than we ever dreamed possible. Another way of saying this is that the indwelling Spirit of God is more accessible to us than we give credit. If we give up on our futures too soon, we miss the vast potential of God working as God in us. This is a powerful argument for the sanctity of life. If we kill off our unborn babies, we lose the great potential of those human beings and our relationship to them. If we insist on capital punishment, we cut short the activity of grace at work in criminals and all who know them. We do the same when we incarcerate rather than seek to rehabilitate, or choose retaliation before negotiation in global matters. God has work to do in our world globally and in us personally. If we shut down those possibilities by presuming the worst about ourselves and our humanity, how much of God’s redeeming grace would be lost to us? The way we under-
stand God is so important. If a Deity created the world, established some rules, and then sat back until Judgment Day, then we are all in trouble. However, if God so loves the world that Jesus entered our skin and our everyday life, showed us one clear path through sin and death, and promised to be with us always to the end of time, we have every reason to hope. All of us have a longing for union with one another and with the world in which we live. That longing is basic to who we are as daughters and sons of God. This longing is not just sentimental. As God’s crea-
tures, we are truly adopted children of the One we call Love. We know that we are not alone in this world. God is here, present, active, and powerful. If we want to hear a wise voice that will tell us the truth about ourselves, the world, and our journey through the world, that voice is speaking to us right now. We just have to listen. Although we humans have caused much evil in human history, that does not diminish God’s available goodness. The Spirit of truth will lead us straight to the best this world can offer, if we are prepared to listen and follow.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Charis Church
314 East 74th St. - Cut Off
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pastor Audie Crochet (504) 952-6603
South Lafourche Assembly of God 17618 West Main - Galliano - 632-2109 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m. Children’s Church 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Service - 6:30 p.m. Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Duplantis Pastor Roger Hunt
First Assembly of God of Raceland Hwy. 1 & St. Ann Street - Raceland
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Children’s Church 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship Service 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
BAPTIST
First Baptist Church
187 Oakridge Dr. - Golden Meadow Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayers 6:30 p.m. Pastor Matthew W. Chouest, Sr. www.fbcgm@viscom.net
First Baptist Church of Grand Isle
129 Cedar Ln. - Grand Isle - 985-787-3410 Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 6:00 p.m. (All Ages) Pastor Nathan Stanford www.fbcgrandisle.com
First Baptist Church of Larose 105 W. 16th Street - Larose
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Gary Hanberry, Pastor Res: 693-4891 - Church: 693-3258
New Mt. Zion Baptist Church 13841 East Main - Larose
Worship Service 7:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Prayer Service/Bible Class Wednesday 6:30 Lord’s Supper: First Sunday 7:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast: Sat. before 1st Sun., 8 a.m. Speaking Meeting: Thurs. before 1st Sun. 7 a.m. Reverend Samuel Triplett, Pastor
First Baptist Church 5545 Hwy. 1 - Lockport
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Pastor Toby Brogden
Greater New Fountain Baptist Church
233 E. 12th St. - Lockport
Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Lord’s Supper Service: 2nd Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast: 2nd Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Bible Class Thursday 7:00 p.m.
Isrealite Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Valentine
Worship Service 7:30 a.m. Lord’s Supper, Second Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Rev. Ronnie Williams, Sr.
South Lafourche Baptist Church 17077 East Main - Cut Off
Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Church 6:30 p.m. Pastor John Marks, Church: 632-4119
Trinity Baptist Church
195 Johnny Dufrene Drive - Mathews Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m. Mitch Rousse, Pastor - 985-258-6543 www.trinitymathews.com
Crosspoint Church
16640 West Main St., Cut Off (Near South Lafourche Bridge-LA Hwy. 1)
St. Mathews Missionary Baptist Church Hwy. 308 - Mathews
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Call 446-3532 for info.
Sunday Worship Service 7:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Services Prayer Service & Bible Study Thurs., 6-7 p.m. Speaking Meeting/Testimony 2nd Sun. 7:30 p.m. Lord’s Supper Every 3rd Sunday Reverend Roland J. Bradley, Sr.
Gulf Coast Baptist Church
1606 S. Bayou Drive - Golden Meadow
Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m. Pastor Shane Terrebonne (985) 258-0988
Bethel Baptist Church
122 Matherne St. - Grand Bois Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Pastor Jimmy Autin
New Sunlight Baptist Church 452 St. Patrick Street - Raceland
Sunday School 2 p.m., Sunday Worship 3 p.m. Prayer Service/Bible Class-Thurs., 6 p.m. Testimony/Prayer & Praise, 3rd Sunday, 3 p.m. Communion, 4th Sunday, 3 p.m. Reverend Charles Hawkins Sr., Pastor
CATHOLIC
Our Lady of Prompt Succor 723 North Bayou Drive Golden Meadow
Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Reverend Henry Sebastian, Pastor
Our Lady of the Isle
195 Ludwig Lane - Grand Isle
Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m. Winter Schedule: Sun. 10 a.m. (Nov. - Feb.) Fr. Joseph “Joe” Chacko, I.M.S.
Our Lady of the Rosary
12911 E. Main - Larose - 985-693-3433 Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses 7:00, 10:00 and 5:30 Weekday Mass Monday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m. Adoration Chapel open all day, everyday Rev. Duc Bui, Pastor www.ourladyoftherosarychurch.org
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 15300 West Main - Cut Off
Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: W.-Th.-F., 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m. Fr. Gregory Fratt
Holy Savior Church
612 Main Street - Lockport
Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses 7:00 and 10:00 a.m.
St. Anthony Church (Gheens) 333 Twin Oaks Dr. - Raceland
Sat. Mass 6:00 p.m. - Sun. Mass 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Mass 5:15 p.m. Rev. P.J. Madden www.sthilaryht.org
St. Hilary of Poitiers
333 Twin Oaks Drive - Raceland
Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 7:00, 9:00 and11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs., 5:15 p.m. Friday Mass 7:00 a.m. Rev. P.J. Madden www.sthilaryht.org
St. Joseph Catholic Church 17980 West Main - Galliano
Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: M. - W. - Th. - Fri. 7:00 a.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Larose Church of Christ 13379 East Main - Larose
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Bible Class 10:30 a.m. Evening Services 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Class 6:00 p.m.
FULL GOSPEL
Lighthouse Worship Center 18082 Hwy. 3235 - Galliano
Sunday Schedule: 9:59 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Christian Education: 7:00 p.m. Eno Dantin, Pastor
This Worship Directory is made possible by these civic-minded businesses and individuals. Please remember to thank them for their support. Christian Fellowship Church 13581 East Main - Larose
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Children’s Ministry, Spanish Translation Available, and Nursery Provided Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Classes, Youth Ministry, Royal Rangers and Missionettes Scott Cheramie, Senior Pastor www.welcometocfc.com - online sermons
Victory Life Church
1200 Crescent Avenue - Lockport
Services: Sun. 10:00 a.m. and Wed. 7:00 p.m. Children’s Ministry and Nursery Provided Youth Service: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Senior Pastor Danny Knight - 532-6561
Iglesia Evanbelica Christiana Espiritual
13298 East Main - Larose
Tuesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Thursday Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Sunday Morning Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 6:00 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Gheens Presbyterian Church Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. Wednesday bible Study 6:00 p.m. Doctor John Spaulding, Pastor
INTER-DENOMINATIONAL Community Bible Church 14757 East Main - Cut Off
Sunday Worship Service: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Senior Pastor Dr. Bill Jemison III Pastor of Discipleship Robert Durbin Youth Pastor Robert Schwertz Jordy Rousse, Pastor of Worship & Young Adult Ministry Phone: (985) 632-3077 www.communitybiblecutoff.com
11819 East Main - Galliano
Sunday Services 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Sunday Spanish Service 3:00 p.m. Pastor Morris Hunter, Jr.
Community Fellowship
901 Barataria Street - Lockport Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Reverend Carlos Nieves (504) 532-2992
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UNITED METHODIST
Golden Meadow United Methodist Church
18803 East Main - Golden Meadow Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Chris Thomas, Pastor
Memorial United Methodist
201 Central Lafourche Dr. - Mathews
Sunday School & Adult Bible Class, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m. Communion First Sunday at 8:30 a.m. www.mathewsmethodist.org
PENTECOSTAL
New Beginning Pentecostal 13051 East Main Street - Larose
Sunday Service 5:30 p.m. Ladies Prayer: Tuesdays, 11 a.m., All Welcome Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Pastor Ronnie Melancon
First United Pentecostal
Central Lafourche Drive - Mathews Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service 6:30 p.m. Thursday 7:30 p.m.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Lighthouse Christian Fellowship 115 E. Central Avenue - Grand Isle Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. 504-915-5019
Bethel Christian Ministries 107 East 123rd Street - Galliano Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Reverend Nathan Hayes
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The Crossway Ministry, Lafourche 9334 Hwy. 308 - Lockport
15392 Hwy. 3235 - Cut Off (Across from Golden Motors)
Sunday Services 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday Night Service 7 p.m. Senior Pastor: Monty Duke Church Pastor: Darren Felarise
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108 East 90th Street - Galliano
Open Door Revival Center
16164 W. Main St. - Cut Off. - 325-2456
Crosby Boat Co., Inc. Keep Your Soul In Tow - Go To Church!
JEHOVAH’S WITNESS
Hwy. 1, 124 Walter Ln., Golden Meadow Sunday Evening Service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday Evening Service: 7 p.m.
Call 693-7229 to reserve your spot on the Worship Directory.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Sunday Worship Service, 10:00 a.m. Sunday Night Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship Service, 7:00 p.m. crosswaystudies@gmail.com
Full Gospel Temple #2
Christian Family Center
The Golden Meadow Lions Club is sponsoring a program to provide financial assistance for the purchase of hearing aids for those individuals with limited financial resources. Applicants will be evaluated on financial need. Obtain more information and applications by contacting Lion Pat France at 985-258-1544, Lion Ray C. Bernard at 985-632-2312, or Lion Henry Lafont, Jr. at 985693-3308, or any Golden Meadow Lions Club member.
Pictured is Stephen Bonvillain with blanket #50 and the team of Rita Bonvillain, Richard Hebert and Lena Gautreaux from the Lockport Senior Citizens Center, who collect, cut, tie and roll balls of shopping bags for Stephen to crochet. For more information about the Center, call 532-5930.
If we have not included your church, or you would like to be a part of the Worship Directory, please call the Lafourche Gazette at 693-7229.
Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Thursday Midweek: 6:00 p.m. (All Ages) Pastor Chad Mack www.bayoucrosspoint.org (985-632-0810)
Kitties in a bottle? Not exactly but.... Please come to the Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter and see the MANY amazing and sweet kitties up for adoption. There's surely one (or two) to capture your heart.
Golden Meadow Lions Club sponsoring hearing aid program
House of Prayer
Bible-based Sermons Friday Night Sermon: 6:30 p.m. (Free meal to all attending Friday nights) Bible Study Thursdays 6:30 p.m. 985-278-0122 (All religions welcome)
LUTHERAN
Grace Lutheran Church 422 Valhi Blvd. - Houma
(Only Lutheran Church between Grand Isle and Kenner) Rev. Richard Rudnik Sunday Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Saturday Worship, Thibodaux, 5 p.m. - in the sanctuary at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 718 Jackson St. FMI Call Rev. Rudnik 879-1865
MORMON
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints East 57th St.
Bible Study: Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. English Elders: 985-360-7501 Spanish Elders: 985-791-6561 www.mormon.org
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Hwy. 308 • E. 73rd St. Galliano • 632-6571
SPANISH
Iglesia Adventista del 7MO Dia:
504 Seventh St. - Lockport
Ptr. Raul Rivero - Phone: (757) 894-5873 Cultos miercoles y viernes 7 p.m. Sabado 9:30 a.m. Sociedad de Jovenes Sabado de Tarde
Mision Bautista Hispana Larose 105 W. 16th St. - Larose
Servicios Viernes - 7:30 p.m. Domingo Escuela Dominical - 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.m Servicio De Adoracion Pastor Juan Morales - 504-468-1300