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Sunday, August 5, 2018
School Board reduces member pay
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By Scott McLendon Daily Comet Staff Writer
The Lafourche Parish School Board on Wednesday cut its members’ monthly compensation to save $72,000 a year. W vote was 13-2 The with Ray Bernard and Marian Fertitta dissenting. The members agreed to reduce their compensation from $800 to $400 and the president’s pay from $900 to $500. Collectively, the School Board members are paid $145,200 a year. See School Board Page 3-A
Correction
In the announcement for Julie Breaux, Lafourche Parish School Board candidate for the District 9 seat, that appeared in the Wed., August 1 edition, the following paragraph should have read: “It seems that the most talked about issue as of late, is that of reducing the board from 15 to 9 members. I have stated many times at multiple meetings that I am in favor of reducing board members’ salaries rather than cutting representation.”
More than 430 new Louisiana laws took effect Wednesday
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By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s hazing penalties will toughen, the marriage waiting period will shorten and the typesV of records S MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • LAROSE fromISLE public view will grow, as C • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • shielded GRAND more than 430 new laws took effect Wednesday. Lawmakers passed the measures during the regular legislative session that ended in May, and they were signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards. With the start of August, legislators are requiring schools to give parents information about flu causes, symptoms and vaccines. They’ve lifted the ban on switchblade knives. And Photo by Babs they’ve prohibited tying up pets durPete the Cat shows the children how reading rocks at the Larose Library recently. ing a hurricane or a flood; violators Lafourche Parish libraries offer a variety of activities for children and adults alike each will face fines. month. Check page 2-A for a list of activities to be held during the month of August at Video poker facilities will face local libraries. loosened restrictions. Prosecutors can charge people who misuse government benefits with a new crime of “government benefits fraud.” Companies selling DNA testing kits will have to tell Louisiana customers if their genetic material will be used for research or other purposes. HAZING PENALTIES By TRISTAN BAURICK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The death of 18-year-old LSU t
Barrier islands: The race to save Louisiana’s first line of storm defense
Editor’s note: This is the final segment of a threepart series on the importance of restoring the state’s barrier islands.
More than 20 state-managed barrier island restoration projects have been undertaken over the past two decades, re-
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Restoration of Whiskey Island provides a buffer to help reduce the full force and effects of wave action, saltwater intrusion, storm surge and tidal currents on associated estuaries and wetlands. (Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority)
Sanamo seeks re-election to School Board, Dist. 12
I am Ann Bouvier Sanamo, candidate for reelection for Lafourche Parish School Board District 12. I am married, for 36 years, to Greg Sanamo and we are the proud parents of Kelly (wife Rachel). I am a graduate of Ann Sanamo South Lafourche High School and received my Elementary degree from Nicholls State University and a Master’s Degree in Elem. (Science/Math Ed.) from the University of Central Florida. My platform for District 12 Lafourche Parish School Board is simple yet challenging. It’s my priority to work for pay increases to meet state and national averages for Lafourche Parish School employees. I will continue to support my proposal for a reduction in compensation equal to that of a 9-member board. See Sanamo Page 3-A
creating 9,300 acres of sandy, sea-facing beach and back-island marsh on the Louisiana coast. The projects have gotten a lot bigger than they were back in the 80’s. “But we’re using the same principles,” said Darin Lee, a coastal resource scientist who manages Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) barrier island projects. First step: find a sand source. Early restoration projects would use the dredgeand-barge method, which can be time consuming and expensive, depending on the distance between the island and the sand source. Sand is an abundant material but finding the right type in vast quantities isn’t easy. In 2012, the CPRA turned to the Mississippi for the first time. Sand was dredged from the river and sent through a pipeline from Buras to Scofield Island, a fast-dissolving barrier island near the river’s mouth. See Islands Page 3-A
Callais runs for Port Commission, Seat I
I, Kris Callais, would like to announce my candidacy for Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Seat I. I am married to Nicole Bailleaux Callais of Larose. We are blessed with two beautiKris Callais ful daughters, Neely and Marley Callais. My parents are Errol Callais and Lucy Cheramie Callais. I am a 1997 graduate of South Lafourche High School and have been a lifelong resident of Cut Off. I believe Port Fourchon is the economic engine that fuels the Tenth Ward, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, and our country. I have fifteen years experience as a salesman in the oil and gas industry. I feel that my experience in today’s oil and gas industry will help to continue the growth and development of Port Fourchon. See Callais Page 3-A
See New Laws Page 2-A
Motorists heading to Port Fourchon and Grand Isle Monday and Tuesday should be aware of alternating lane closures and construction that will be ongoing on the LA 1 Expressway in Leeville. DOTD reminds motorists to drive with caution through the construction site and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
Duet seeks re-election to School Board Dist. 15
I, Calvin Duet, a 66 year Galliano resident, am asking you to consider re-electing me as Lafourche Parish School Board member for District 15. I am a graduate of South Lafourche and Calvin Duet Nicholls State, where I earned a BA degree in Elementary Education and a Second Language Specialist in Elementary French. Even though I retired with 33 years teaching experience, I have remained active in education by serving as a substitute teacher, a school volunteer and club sponsor, and a LPSB member for the past 4 years. In my brief tenure as a school board member, I participated actively in assigned duties by attending 50 of 52 regular/special monthly meetings and 56 of 63 assigned committee meetings. See Duet Page 3-A
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