Thursday, January 8, 2015

Issue #20150002

Gena VitaleStaff Writer

Assumption Parishofficials were sworn intooffice at the annex court-room in Napoleonville onJanuary 2, 2015 in thepresence of their familymembers. Clerk of CourtDarlene Landry officiatedover the ceremony. Therewere no new faces for thenew terms, as all incum-bents have reclaimedtheir offices for the nextsix years.Continuing in their

positions as Justice of thePeace is Donna Booty forthe 1st Justice Court.Booty first took office in2012. Roselyn Peltier wassworn in for the 2ndJustice Court. Peltier hasbeen in office since 2001.Not attending the cere-mony was Bridget M.Landry who was to besworn in at a later date to3rd Justice Court and hasbeen in office since 2007.The duties of the

Justice of the Peace is tomaintain judicial author-ity of their Ward orDistrict. They have juris-diction with limitedauthority in civil mattersincluding small claims,garnishments and vehicletitle transfers, but noth-ing involving real estate,

successions or probatematters, nor anythingexceeding $5000.00.Continuing their

positions as Constable isMaurice Southall of the1st Justice Court.Southall has been inoffice since 2010. RichardArcement was sworn in tothe 2nd Justice Court.Arcement has been inoffice since 2000. Jamie

P. Ponville of the 3rdJustice Court was alsosworn in and has been inoffice since 2008. The duties of

Constable is to carry outthe orders of the Justiceof the Peace Courts, servecitations for small claimsas ordered by the Justiceof the Peace Courts andact as enforcement offi-cers of evictions and gar-

nishments ordered by theJustice of the PeaceCourts.All of these officials

must maintain therequirements of theiroffice such as attendingtraining courses and sub-mitting annual or quar-terly reports.

Parish Officials Sworn Into Office

Gena VitaleStaff Writer

Here in southLouisiana our 2014 sea-sons have come to a closeand we are not talkingabout winter, spring, sum-mer and fall. A uniqueplace with unique people,Louisiana stands alone inits traditions. We haveblown through hurricaneseason without a hitch,we've shared a beautifulChristmas season withnot too hot and not toocold temperatures, wemourn the 2014 footballseason as it comes to a dis-appointing close butalready look forward withan optimistic attitudetoward 2015, we winddown grinding season asthe farmers were blessedwith good weather, lookforward to crawfish sea-son and continue huntingseason into the New Year,after the holiday ban on

hunting flying reindeer.Now with the New Yearupon us we put away ourChristmas decorationsand for the midnight cele-bration we are more likelyto see the Cajun popula-tion decked out in camou-flage while the rest of theworld bling's it up for theNew Year.Mary Beth Guidry of

Napoleonville is gratefulthat Hurricane Seasonpassed this year and with-out one hitting Louisiana.She says, “I thank thegood Lord becauseGustave is still fresh inmy mind.” She also saysthat football is a huge sea-son in her household, bothcollege and pro. Guidrysays that this year withLSU and the Saints not upto par it just wasn't thesame excitement as usual,but adds with enthusi-asm, “Only 8 months until

Unique Louisiana TraditionsContinue On With Optimism

By Pamela FolseSpecial Correspondent

It’s never too late inlife to pursue an ambi-tion, to fulfill a dream orto share a God-given tal-ent.In her debut CD,

singer songwriter MonaBlanchard Dugas accom-plishes all three with thegrace and style of anartist. Mona says her first

recollection of music waswhen she was about 8years old. Her olderbrother, Gerald, while inthe Navy, shipped hisyounger brother, Morgan,a small acoustic guitar.Not long after that, shewas given a small organ. “When Morgan was-

n’t there, I would sneakand play his guitar,”Mona says with a laugh.“But later I learned thatwhen I wasn’t around hewould sneak and play myorgan.”Somehow the two

budding musicians grewto favor the other’sinstruments becauseover the years theyswitched and Morganplays the keyboard andMona the guitar.“I also play the fid-

dle,” said the self-taughtfiddler. “I call it the fiddlebecause I use it to playCajun music. If I playedsome other music then Iwould call it a violin.”Music courses

through the veins of theBlanchard family.Although a bit shy aboutadding her name to theprestigious roll, Monaspills out the list startingwith cousin Nelson whohas played for PercySledge, Ernie K-Doe,Irma Thomas and

Louisiana’s LeRoux.Cajun Rocker andLouisiana Music Hall ofFamer Preston Blanchardis also in the family tree.“Transit” piano play-

er Lyndon Blanchard, acousin, is a keyboard wiz-ard; cousin MinorBlanchard has recordingsof his own, brother Geraldplays bass, lead guitar,rhythm and fills in.Brother Morgan, also asinger-songwriter, singsduo on one of the cuts andalso plays bass, fiddle andengineered the entirerecording from hisThibodaux in-home stu-dio. Though not on her

recording, Mona recallsher sister, Hilda Angelosinging harmonies at theBlanchard family gather-ings that were alwaysfilled with love, laughterand lots of music.Of the ten songs on

the full-length recording,Mona said two were bornin Vacherie, where sheand her husband Carltook refuge from the

uncertainties of the sinkhole disaster in BayouCorne. Mona recalls her

phone buzzing at around7:00 p.m. on August 12,2012. She was in churchfor a friend’s wedding butanswered the phone andsaid a quiet hello.The voice said, “It’s

an emergency evacuation.Ya’ll better come home,pack up ya’ll things andget out,” said Mona withmuch emotion in hervoice. While it was a

mandatory evacuation, itwas not a forced evacua-tion, Mona explained.“We left because we

didn’t want to live afraid.We were living in a con-stant state of ‘Is this it?’We didn’t want to livewith methane monitors inour home.”Days and weeks

before they evacuated,they felt tremors in theirhome and had seen waterbubbling in the bayou. Sothe couple left their two-story home that Carl

worked so hard on for somany years, as well as arent house across thestreet and other assets. For the next eleven

months they lived inVacherie in a small build-ing offered them by friendCherise Soignet. “We are still very

grateful that we wereable to live there throughall that was going on,”Mona said appreciatively.

There she wroteher title song, a swamppop ballad, “Here’s to OurLove”. The couple hadjust returned from a vaca-tion cruise, and at dinnerone night Mona and Carlwere seated along withseveral other marriedcouples and she wasstruck at the visibly deepaffection each coupleshared. “Although we were

very grateful for ourhome in Vacherie, it was-n’t easy moving from atwo-story house to a one-room building. It was thekind of experience thatcould have caused seriousproblems for a marriage,but instead made usmuch stronger.”People grieve their

personal losses in differ-ent ways. Mona wrote asong, an anthem to herbeloved home entitled“Bye, Bye Bayou Corne”.“It was my way of sayingbye bye to a place I loved,”Mona said.She sings fondly of

the paradise they wereforced to leave and theloss of their dreams intheir home community. Wanting to think of

something other than thedaily concerns associatedwith the sinkhole, Mona

Sinkhole Disaster Inspires Dugas To Fulfill Life-long Dream

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Body Found, DeputiesInvestigating HomicideAssumption Parish

Sheriff Mike Waguespackreports that on Friday,January 2, 2015 at approxi-mately 1:30 p.m.,Assumption ParishDispatch received a 911 callof a man found dead insideof his home located at 3102Hwy 1, Labadieville, LA. Deputies and detec-

tives arrived and confirmedthis information and areinvestigating what appearsto be a homicide. The vic-tim was identified asGordon Jones, Sr, B/M, age63. Detectives are asking

for the public's help to solvethis crime.The Orleans Parish

Coroner's Office has com-pleted an autopsy anddetectives are awaiting therelease of the preliminaryexamination and the exactcause of death.

The Assumption ParishSheriff's Office is offering areward of $1,000. VirginiaBaptist Church ofPaincourtville and MosesBaptist Church ofThibodaux are providing anadditional $1,000 if theinformation given leads toan arrest. If you have any infor-

mation concerning thiscase, please contactDetective Captain DarrenCrochet at 985-665-9780 orthe Criminal InvestigativeDivision at 985-526-1627.As well, you can contactBayou Region CrimeStoppers with any tips at 1-800-743-7433 or by textingGIVEATIP and your mes-sage to 274637 or by visit-ing crimestoppersbr.org.Tips can also be submittedusing the AssumptionParish Sheriff's Officemobile application.

L to R: Maurice Southall, Jamie Ponville, Clerk of Court Darlene Landry,Donna Booty, Roselyn Peltier and Richard Arcement were all sworn intothere new terms as local government officials in a ceremony held onJanuary 2, 2015. Not pictured is Bridget M. Landry who was to be swornin at a later date.

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Funeral Home Limo Stolen

Assumption ParishSheriff Mike Waguespackreported that on Monday,December 29, 2014 atapproximately 6:00 a.m.,Assumption ParishDispatch received a callthat a white limo hadpulled out in front of avehicle nearly running itoff the road and thenturned its lights off.Deputies located the vehi-cle on James Street inPierre Part around 8:00a.m. It was then deter-mined that the limousinebelonged to Williams andSouthall Funeral homeand that no one had per-

mission to use or take thevehicle.The investigation by

detectives led to two sub-jects that were involvedin a complaint earlierthat morning.Trey Hebert, W/M,

age 18 of 118 DavidStreet, Pierre Part andBrandon Morris, age 17 of118 David Street, PierrePart had been taken toAssumption CommunityHospital in Napoleonvilleby Acadian Ambulance.Afterwards, with no ridehome, they began to

Trey Hebert Brandon Morris

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The All-District 7-4AFootball team wasannounced recently andseveral members of theAssumption HighMustangs were selectedfor the elite squad.

South Terrebonnegarnered the OffensiveMVP, Defensive MVPand Coach of the Yearawards after claiming theleague title this past sea-

son.Running back

Cristian Wallis of SouthTerrebonne was namedthe MVP on offense whileDefensive tackle LouisBlanchard was the MVPon defense for the Gators.Richard Curlin waspicked as the Coach ofthe Year for guidingSouth Terrebonne to theDistrict championship.

Assumption had twoplayers make the 1stTeam All-District squad

on offense in senior run-ning back Jimmy Wiseand junior offensive tack-le Jericho Williams.

Making the 2ndTeam Offense for theMustangs were seniorrunning back DontrezWiggins and senior widereceiver Josh Brown.

Making 2n TeamDefense for Assumptionwere senior linebackersJordy Gauthier and ColeBourg along with juniordefensive backs Teril

Cooper and Andre Welsh.Making Honorable

Mention on offense forAssumpion were DaronWilliams, Melvin Youngand Janei Pearly.Making HonorableMenton on defense wereKerwin Johnson,Kennedy Pellegrin,Anfernee Rodrigue andJair Joseph.

The Mustangs fin-ished the season 2-2 inDistrict 7-4A play andwere 3-7 overall.

Jim HendersonSportswriter

The Assumption HighMustang Basketball teamsuffered a 60-43 loss to thePatterson Lumberjacks ina non-district contestplayed last week.

The Mustangs startedoff shooting cold from thefloor and Patterson tookadvantage. TheLumberjacks nailed four3-pointers in the opening

quarter to race out to a 23-5 lead.

The tempo sloweddown in the second period,but the Lumberjacksmaintained a double-digitlead by outscoring theMustangs by a 9-8 marginto make it 32-13 at thehalf.

Assumption madeadjustments at halftimeand their play improved inthe second half. TheMustangs outgunned

Patterson 12-11 in thethird quarter and 18-17 inthe final period. But theLumberjacks had toomuch of a cushion forAssumption to overcome.

Denzell Johnson ledthe Mustangs with 22points, including four 3-point goals. Josh Brownfollowed with 10 points, 10rebounds and one block.

Jordan Bell added fourpoints, four steals and twoassists. Joe Starks and

Collin Lockett each hadthree points apiece andDaRon Williams had onepoint.

Patterson won the JVcontest with a 37-35 overAssumption.

The Mustangs, now 4-9 on the season, will hostDutchtown on Friday, Jan.9 in their final tuneupbefore beginning District7-4A play on Friday, Jan.16 at home againstEllender.

Assumption High SchoolSPORTS

Wise, Williams Named To First Team All-District 7-4A Team

Johnson Scores 22 Points In Loss To Patterson

Building a home gyminside your home canmotivate you to workoutmore often and adopt ahealthier lifestyle.Fitness experts advisethat homeowners buildinga home gym in theirhomes emphasize lightingin the room that will soontransform into a gym. Awell-lit room, whether thelight is coming from sev-eral windows, a door orrecessed lighting in the

ceiling, can help men andwomen maintain theirenergy levels throughouttheir workouts, whereasdarker rooms can lead tofeelings of sluggishness,which can compromiseworkout routines. In addi-tion, when building ahome gym, keep the roomfree of clutter and unnec-essary items that willonly be a distractions dur-ing workouts. Potentiallyvaluable additions to

home gyms includeplants, which canincrease oxygen levels inthe room, and at least onemirror, which can helpmen and women focus ontheir movements andensure they are perform-ing exercises correctly.Homeowners building ahome gym also shouldconsider finding room fora wall-mounted televisionto make time spent onelliptical machines or

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The Benefits Of Having A Home Gym

The right dietarychoices can not onlyimprove your health butthe environment as well.But urbanization andincreasingly busy sched-ules force many people toseek the most convenient,and not necessarily thehealthiest, foods.

The growing relianceon processed foods may behurting humans and theplanet they call home.Processed foods tend to beloaded with starches andpreservatives, increasingconsumers' risk of dia-betes and being obese. Inaddition, many prepack-aged foods are shippedfrom faraway processingplants, and vast amountsof fuel must be consumedfor products to get fromthose plants to local gro-cery stores.

But subtle shifts indietary habits and trendscan decrease mortalityrates and reduce globalgreenhouse gas emissionsresulting from food pro-duction. Adopting alterna-tive diets that feature ahigher ratio of fish, wholegrains and locally grownproduce can greatlyreduce an individual's car-bon footprint.

The "New Nordic Diet"is one example of a grow-

ing dietary trend that hasthe potential to improvethe health of humans andthe environment. So saysHenrik Saxe, an associateprofessor who specializesin sustainability atCopenhagen University.Researchers found areduction in greenhousegases of at least 6 percentwith the New Nordic Diet,as compared to typicaldiets in Denmark.

The following are afew ways average menand women can eat to pro-mote their own healthwhile simultaneously pro-tecting the environment.

· Adopt climate-friend-ly eating habits that relyon more domestic, in-sea-son foods.

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· Eat organic foods asmuch as possible.

· Avoid seafood har-vested from fish farmswhich can negativelyimpact your own healthand marine life.

· Grow your own fruitsand vegetables.

· Shop at local mar-kets that support nearbyfarms and farmer's mar-kets.

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How A Healthy Diet HelpsYou And The Environment

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Belle Rose MiddleGets Surprised VisitFrom Jordan Mills

Belle Rose Middlecoaching staff would liketo thank Jordan Mills ofthe Chicago Bears formaking a surprise visit toour basketball practice!

Mr. Mills held thepanthers’ attention as he

spoke on the importanceof education & hard work!

Thanks again for giv-ing back to theAssumption Parish com-munity. We will continueto support you & yourNFL career!

ALEXISLillian Marie "Lil" Alexis,

57, a native ofNapoleonvilleand resident ofThibodaux, diedFriday, Dec. 26,2014.

Visitationwas Friday,January 2, 2014at Williams and SouthallFuneral Home in Thibodauxand from 9 a.m. until funeraltime Saturday, Jan. 3, at St.John Baptist Church inNapoleonville. Funeral servic-es was at 11:00 a.m. Saturdayat the church, with burial inthe church cemetery.

She is survived by herfather, Albert Alexis Sr.; sons,Dion (Denise) Alexis, ofPlattenville, and JarmarrittAlexis, of Thibodaux; brother,Albert (Brenda) Alexis Jr., ofThibodaux; sisters, AnnieMae Lemon, of Belle Rose,Rose Marie Duncan andRosalie (Louis) Robertson, ofThibodaux; and five grand-children.

She was preceded indeath by her mother, ElviraScott.

Williams and SouthallFuneral Home in Thibodauxwas in charge of arrange-ments.

BOUTAINJames “J.C.” Boutain Jr.,

66, a native of Belle Rose andresident ofNapoleonville,died Friday,December 26,2014.

Visitationwas from 2:00-4:30 p.m.M o n d a y ,December 29 at Williams andSouthall Funeral Home inNapoleonvile and from 9:00a.m. until funeral timeTuesday, Dec. 30 at St.Benedict the Moor CatholicChurch in Bertrandville. AMass of Christian burial wasat 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at thechurch, with burial in thechurch cemetery.

He is survived by his sis-ter, Carolyn and husband,Donald Andrew, ofNapoleonville; and brothers,Gerald and wife, EthelBoutain, of Paincourtville,and Richard Boutain, of LosAngeles, California.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, James BoutainSr. and Ruth Brown; and sis-ters, Catherine Oliver andDarlene Boutain.

Williams and SouthallFuneral Home inNapoleonville was in chargeof arrangements.

HARVEYSouthern “Boo Man”

Harvey, Jr., aretired employ-ee of theA s s u m p t i o nParish PoliceJury, died onT u e s d a y ,December 30,2014 at Thibodaux RegionalMedical Center. He was 75, anative of Napoleonville, LAand a resident ofPaincourtville, LA.

Visiting was at Williams& Southall Funeral Home,5414 Hwy 1, Napoleonville,LA from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.Visiting was at BrightMorning Star Baptist Church,Napoleonville, LA from 9:00a.m. to Religious Services at11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6,2015. Burial in the ChurchCemetery.

Survived by his wife,Barbara F. Harvey ofPaincourtville, LA; 2 daugh-ters, Tanya Renee (Donald)Johnson of Thibodaux, andYvette Thompson ofLabadieville, LA; 3 sisters,Ida Cooks, Annette, and JoyceAnn Harvey; 3 brothers,Samuel, Frank, and GeraldHarvey; Also 9 grandchildren,and a host of nieces, nephews,other relatives and friends.

Preceded in death by hisparents, Lillian and SouthernHarvey, Sr.; 1 sister, MaryLee Fortner; 2 brothers, Percyand Freddie Harvey.

Arrangements was byWilliams & Southall FuneralHome, 5414 Hwy. 1,Napoleonville, LA.

LEBLANCMay Marie LeBlanc, a

homemaker, 97,died onT h u r s d a y ,January 1,2015. She was aresident ofHeritage Manorof Napoleonvilleand a native of Brusly St.Martin.

She is survived by hertwo daughters, TheresaScioneaux and Betty Cedotaland husband, Edward; oneson, Rodney LeBlanc andwife, Grace; one daughter-in-law, Kathleen LeBlancSimoneaux and husband,Tom; 14 grandchildren; 19great grandchildren; twogreat-great grandchildren;one brother; and three, sis-ters.

Preceded in death by herhusband, Benoit LeBlanc;parents, Euzebe and LeliaDugas LeBlanc; son,Raymond LeBlanc; daughter,Maudry LeBlanc; son-in-law,

Arthur Scioneaux; threebrothers; and three sisters.

Visitation was held onMonday, January 5, 2015 at9:00 a.m. until Mass ofChristian Burial at 11:00 a.m.at Brusly St. Martin Chapelin Brusly St. Martin.Conducted by Fr. AndrewMerrick. Interment in churchcemetery.

Arrangements was underthe direction of Ourso FuneralHome in Donaldsonville.

To offer condolences tothe family, sign online guest-book at www.oursodonald-sonville.com.

REEDRoyal Lee “Uncle Royal”

Reed, 74, anative of Bellerose and resi-dent ofMarrero, diedW e d n e s d a y ,December 17,2014.

Visitation was from2:00-4:00 p.m. Friday,December 26, at Williamsand Southall Funeral Homein Napoleonville and from9:00 a.m. until funeral timeSatuday, Dec. 27, at GreaterMount Calvary BaptistChurch in Marrero. Funeralservices was at 10:00 a.m.Saturday at the church, withburial in Providence ParkCemetery in Metairie.

He is survived by hissons, Kevin and KennethReed, of New Orleans, Royal(Bridgette) Reed Jr., ofDecatur, Georgia, andChristopher Reed, ofMarrero; daughter, KimReed, of Atlanta, Georgia;sisters, Gertude Powell andBernice (Lawerence) Wilson,of New Orleans, and Lucille(Walter) Magee, of BelleRose; eight grandchildren;and five great-grandchil-dren.

He was preceded indeath by his wife, Sarah T.Reed; parents, Lizzie andArthur Reed Sr.; brothers,Lawrence, Clifford, ArthurJr., James Sr. and Joseph

Reed; and sisters, WarnettaCola, Emelda Gooden, VivianMitchell and WilhelmenaWilliams.

Williams and SouthallFuneral Home inNapoleonville was in chargeof arrangements.

SOUTHERNA l b e r t

“Miss i ss ipp i ”S o u t h e r ndeparted thislife onW e d n e s d a y ,December 24,2014 at his res-idence in Paincourtville, LA.He was 65, and a native ofYazoo, MS.

Visiting was at Williams& Southall Funeral Home,Napoleonvile, LA on Friday,Jan. 2, 2015 from 2:00 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. Visiting was atCanaan Baptist Church inPlattenville, LA onSaturday, Jan. 3, 2015 from9:00 a.m. to ReligiousServices at 11:00 a.m. Burialin the church cemetery.

Survived by 2 sons,Corey (Chantay) Davis ofSacramento, CA, and KirbySouthern of Spokane, WA; 3daughters, Kristen (Wayne)Southern Winley of BelleRose, LA, Martine and ParisSouthern, both ofPaincourtville, LA; 1 broth-er, David Southern ofJackson, MS; Also 24 grand-children, 1 great grandchild,and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives andfriends.

Preceded in death by hiswife, Carol Ann Southern:Parents, Lillie and CharlieSouthern; 1 brother, TommieSouthern; 1 sister, LureathaS. Day.

Arrangements was byWilliams & Southall FuneralHome, 5414 Hwy. 1,Napoleonville, LA.

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Super Bowl XLIX isscheduled to be played onFebruary 1, 2015, at theUniversity of PhoenixStadium in Arizona.Thousands of fans will fillthe seats and millionsmore will tune into thebroadcast to watch theNFL's two best teams bat-tle it out for the win. Thebig game has once againmoved into warmer terri-

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Donna Booty. Justice of the Peace.1st JusticeCourt, Wards 1,5,6, and part of 7

Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .From Page 1

Richard Arcement, Constable, 3rd Justice Court

Maurice Southall, Constable, 1st Justice Court

Jamie P. Ponville, Constable, 2nd Justice Court

Roseyln Peltier, Justice of the Peace, 2nd JusticeCourt, Wards 2,3,4

contacted her brother inThibodaux and asked ifshe could work in earneston her music recording.Living in Vacherie short-ened her trips there andback, and what resultedwas the December 16,2014, release of years ofwork for Mona and herfamily.

In that collection arefour Cajun French tunes.“Danse Danse Pierre Part”with its delightful accor-dion accompaniment,unfolds a story of dancingand good times spentbeneath the stars in PierrePart.

Similarly, “Lac Verret”tells of time well spent atLake Verret. The fiddle ofthis piece is reminiscent ofthe ones that must havecalled family and friendsto share in the fun of thetimes.

“Taunt Deline”recounts Mona’s experi-ences in the yard of herAunt Adeline. The livelytune tells of picking eggsfrom “la poulaya” andother country chores doneas a child. Carl’s dad, Ray,now deceased, built smallreplicas of small Cajuncabins. In a story waitingto be told in the words of asong, Mr. Dugas took someof the wood from that oldchicken coop and made aChristmas crèche whichMona fills with herfavorite pieces.

“Sur la Rue de Hier”,(translated as On the Roadto Yesterday) is an emo-tion-evoking remembranceof her parents, siblings

and others, as well as theevents of her life. In partit also honors her 89-yearold and still very sprymother, Lucy.

One of the favorites onthe CD is entitled “MissMillie” after her teacherMildred “Millie” Delauneat Pierre Part Elementary.

Now 83, Miss Millielives in Biloxi and will bereceiving a CD in the mailreal soon. In her song toher teacher, Mona thanksher for being like a motherback then, for helping tobuild her self-confidence,for encouraging her to pur-sue her dreams and forteaching her other lessonsthat can’t be learned froma book.

Carl and Mona havenow settled in PelicanPoint.

With those urgingsfrom her devoted teacherstill echoing in her mind,time spent with her lovingmother still vivid in herheart, encouragementfrom her husband andwith the support of her tal-ented family, Mona, whocalls herself a late bloomerat age 60, is so excited tohear her songs on localradio stations and to hearfrom those who value hertalent.

Copies of “Here’s toOur Love”, are available atStazione and the PierrePart Store in Pierre Part,the Cajun Village inSorrento or La. CajunStuff at Southland Mall inHouma or by contactingMona directly at mab-dugas@cox.net.

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hitchhike their wayhome. Upon finding thelimousine and its keysinside, they stole it anddrove back to Pierre Partand parked the car at theend of James Street.

Trey M. Hebert wasbooked in theAssumption ParishDetention Center onDecember 29, 2014 forLRS 14:67.26 Theft of aMotor Vehicle (Felony).His bond has not been setand he has not bondedout as of the time of thisrelease.

Brandon Morris wasbooked in theAssumption Parish

Detention Center onDecember 29, 2014 forLRS 14:67.26 Theft of aMotor Vehicle (Felony).His bond has not been setand he has not bondedout as of the time of thisrelease.

This is an ongoinginvestigation andDetective CaptainDarren Crochet is thelead investigator on thiscase. If you have anyinformation concerningthis case or others, pleasecontact the CriminalInvestigative Division at985-526-1627 orC o m m u n i c a t i o n sDivision at 985-369-2912.

football season 2015!”Vivian Solar grew up

in Napoleonville and rem-inisces about childhoodmemories of the MardiGras season. She remem-bers back to when she wasonly 8 years old whenMardi Gras seemed morelike Trick or Treat. Shesays, “I went to one of thebig parades in the citywith Grandmother. Wewere on Canal Street upfrom the Fairmont (whichshe called the Roosevelt in1971). Doubloons fromRex were treasured. Everytime I'd hear one hit thepavement, I'd dive for italong with all the othersmall urchins gatheringloot for their grandmoth-ers. As soon as I'd go forthe coin, it would magical-

ly disappear. After a whileI noticed little groups ofteens laughing. Seemsthey had drilled holes inthe doubloons and fas-tened fish line to them.They'd throw them ontothe street when a floatwould pass. When thekids would scatter to grabthem, they'd jerk the fish-ing line back and awayour treasures would go.Imagine, something inLouisiana rigged!”

So now is the switchfrom green and red to pur-ple green and gold, fromturkey and stuffing toboiled crawfish and fromRudolph the Red NosedReindeer to Mardi GrasMambo. Only inLouisiana! Laissez lesbons temps rouler!

Mardi Gras is bestknown as a raucousevent that takes place inNew Orleans, LA andother areas around theworld in January andFebruary. Fat Tuesday,the final day of MardiGras, can occur inMarch depending on thecalendar year and how itcorresponds to theChristian liturgical cal-endar. While MardiGras may be legendaryfor scantily clad cos-tumes, delicious food,overflowing spirits, andmany acts of debauch-ery, many people -- par-ticularly non-Christians-- may not know whatthe celebration is trulyall about.

Roots of this holidayactually lie in theChristian calendar.Mardi Gras is supposedto serve as the last dayin a period of merry-making that historicallytakes place during theCarnival season. Formany Christians, thatCarnival period startswith the Epiphany, orwhen it was revealedthat Jesus Christ is theSon of God, which occursa few days afterChristmas. The tradi-tion of the King's Cake,or a cake baked with acoin, bead or plasticbaby doll inside, that iscommon during MardiGras, has its origins inEpiphany celebrations.The "King' symbolizesthe Christ child. Funand good cheer continueduring the next month,and the merrymakingeventually reaches its

pinnacle on Mardi Gras.The actual name "FatTuesday" comes fromthe tradition of slaugh-tering and feasting upona fattened calf on thelast day of Carnival. Tothe very religious,Mardi Gras is alsocalled "ShroveTuesday," from "toshrive" or hear religiousconfessions before Lent.

Many may wonderwhy good times mustend on Mardi Gras and

not continue thereafter.That's becauseChristian Mardi Gras isthe final day before Lentbegins. Lent is a periodof 40 weekdays that, inthe Christian Church, isdevoted to fasting, absti-nence and penitence.The traditional purposeof Lent is to preparebelievers for the annualcommemoration of howJesus gave up his life forhis followers, and themiracle that was His

Resurrection, and hiseventual ascension intoheaven. Participating inthe Lenten season is apractice that is commonto the many sects ofChristianity, includingC a t h o l i c s ,P r e s b y t e r i a n s ,Anglicans, Lutherans,and Methodists. It hasalso slowly gained favorwith other denomina-tions that have histori-cally not participated inLent.

Exploring The History Of Mardi Gras

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NOTICE

Page 6, The Assumption Pioneer, Thursday, January 1, 2015

By: Donald P. Blanchard, Sr.“The Assumption

Pioneer”

100 Years Ago This WeekJanuary 9, 1915LOCAL NEWSMr. and Mrs. James W.

Gilbert spent several daysin New Orleans this week.

Mr. Sam F. Gilbert wasa visitor to the CrescentCity on New Year's Day.

Mr. Maurice Klotz wasa visitor to Plaquemine, thelatter part of last week.

Mr. Ulgere Marquetteleft last Sunday morningfor South-Bend Plantationon Bayou Sale, where hehas accepted a position asoverseer.

Mr. Achille Guillot, ofPoint Coupee, was in townthis week and calledaround and renewed hissubscription to the Pioneerfor another year.

We omitted to mentionthe visit of Dr. S. P. Kerneof Ville Platte, but formerlyof this town, at the home ofhis uncle, Clerk of Court,Oscar Dugas.

Messrs. AlfredBlanchard and Alcee M.Guillot, went to Covington,La. last week and wereaccompanied back by Mrs.Charles Boudreaux, whohas been there for herhealth.

Among the pleasantaffairs in the early part ofthe week, was a linen show-er which was given Mrs.Xavier Dugas, by MissHeloise Gilbert. This wasthe first attention showeredon the charming and popu-lar young bride.

The many friends ofMr. and Mrs. LouisDelaune of the Canal, willbe grieved to hear of thedeath of their little soncaused by an accident onTuesday afternoon, whenMr. Arthur Falterman,with his brother-in-law andlittle nephew, while drivinghis car met with a badbridge on the AttakapasCanal, the car overturning,throwing them out injuringMr. Falterman and Mr.Ambrose Blanchard andinstantly killing his fiveyear old nephew. The littleson was the only child ofMr. and Mrs. LouisDelaune. The Pioneerextends its sympathies tothe bereaved family. PAINCOURTVILLE

NOTESRev. Fathers L’Anglais

of Napoleonville, L’Angioisof New Iberia, Francon ofPlattenville and O’Slatteryof St. Gabriel were visitorsat the rectory this week.

Mrs. A. Marquette anddaughters Marie andJeanne of Plattenville visit-ed Mrs. E. Guedry Sunday.

Mr. E. D. Gianelloni ofBaton Rouge was a visitorhere Thursday.

Miss Maude Landryvisited relatives in NewOrleans New Year’s day.

Mr. and Mrs. P. H.Gilbert, Mr. Risley Tricheand Miss Heloise Gilbert ofNapoleonville were visitorshere Thursday.

TALLIEU NOTESThe Tallieu School

reopened its doors lastMonday with a fairly goodattendance.

Mrs. Bazille Labicheand daughter, were theguests of Mr. and Mrs.Antoine Vedros, Jr.Tuesday.

Messrs. Harold Talbotand Nolan Daudmond ofthe Canal, were the guestsof Mrs. P. VigreauxSaturday and Sunday.

Died....at his home onSt. Louis Plantation on theRiver, Mr. Edgar Adams.He is survived by his wifeand three children. He waswell known all over thisneighborhood. To the fam-ily, we offer our heartfelt

sympathy.

75 Years Ago This WeekJanuary 6, 1940LOCAL NEWS

Mr. Charles Gilbert,foreman at Angola, spent afew days here with rela-tives.

Mrs. Boyd Marks andMrs. Oliver Clement werevisitors to New Orleans thisweek.

Mrs. Sidney Vega, Sr.,of Baton Rouge, was guestfor the day of Dr. and Mrs.Clark Vega.

Mr. and Mrs. JohnLafitte with their daughter,Gladys, and their son fromLafayette, were guests ofrelatives last weekend.

The Pioneer offers sym-pathy to Mrs. RobertGilbert in the passing awayof her brother, Mr. WillParham, last Sunday at hishome in New Orleans.

Mr. and Mrs. PeterCancienne and sons of St.Martinville, spent NewYear’s Day with the for-mer’s mother, Mrs. C.Cancienne.

Mr. and Mrs. AlbertGuedry of Lake Charleswere Yuletide visitors atthe home of the former’sparents, Mr. and Mrs.Edward Guedry.

Mr. and Mrs.Martineaux Marks andbaby, after spending sever-al weeks with the latter’sparents, Mr. and Mrs.Aubert Talbot, returned totheir home in Port Allen.

Mrs. Celina Guepetand Mr. and Mrs. JacobGuepet and young daugh-ter, of New Orleans werevisitors for the New Year atthe home of Mr. and Mrs.Paul Guepet and Mr. andMrs. H. St. Germain.

Mr. and Mrs. HerbertBerniard, of Matthews,were guests for the holidaysof their parents, Mr. andMrs. Philip Berniard andMr. and Mrs. AubertTalbot.

Mrs. Charles Campbelland little daughters, ofJackson, Miss. and Mr. andMrs. Calice Duplantis andchildren of UpperLafourche, were guests forthe holiday season of theirparents, Supt. and Mrs. S.A. Alleman.

Mr. and Mrs. LeonardCarmouche and littledaughter, Vicki, of BatonRouge, spent the holidayseason here with theirrespective parents, Mr. andMrs. Paul Carmouche andMr. and Mrs. JamesGilbert.

Cecile, the little daugh-ter of Judge and Mrs. SamLeBlanc entertained aboutthirty little guests for hersixth birthday onThursday, December 28th.Pink and green, the colorscheme, was carriedthroughout the decorations,the favors and the refresh-ments. All the youngguests enjoyed the littlehostess’s party, especiallythe big birthday cake andpink ice cream.

Dr. Dennis Daigle, sonof Mr. and Mrs. HerbertDaigle and Miss PearlKelly, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Theophile Kelly ofShreiver, were marriedTuesday morning at 11o’clock at St. JosephChurch in Thibodaux bythe Rev. Father Ravoire.They left immediately afterthe ceremony for Freeport,Texas where Mr. Daigle isemployed. Their friendswish them happiness.

Died at the home of herdaughter, Mrs. JosephMonson, age 78 years.Funeral services took placeat St. Michael Church. Mrs.Monson was formerly fromhere but a resident of NewOrleans for the past twentyyears. She leaves tomourn her loss the follow-

ing children: Mrs. JessieGarner, of New Orleans,Frank Monson, of Texas,Mrs. C. Trepagnier, ofBiloxi, Miss., Mrs. C.Marquette and Mrs.Charles Simoneaux of thistown.

Funeral services wereheld for Mr. Louis C.Verret, who died at the hos-pital in New OrleansTuesday evening at 9o’clock. Services were heldat a Requiem Mass onThursday morning at 9o’clock at the Church of theAssumption in Plattenville.Interment in local ceme-tery. Deceased was a vener-able old gentleman andheld in high esteem by allwho knew him. He is sur-vived by his widow, RosemaTruxillo and one brother,Henry Verret ofPlattenville. He was 73years of age. To his family,the Pioneer offers sympa-thy.

On Wednesday,December 27, 1939, MissMary Isabel Champagne,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Godfrey L. Champagne, ofBaton Rouge, was marriedto Mr. Emile DenisDelaune, of Napoleonville.The wedding took place inthe Sacred Heart Church inBaton Rouge with the Rev.Dominic Blasco performingthe ceremony.

Miss Champagne hadas her maid of honor, MissVerda Ambrose and as herbridesmaid, Miss FlorenceLacour, both of BatonRouge. Mr. Delaune wasattended by Mr. FrancisBoudreaux of Napoleonvilleas best man and Mr.Charles Quinn of Lafayetteas groomsman.

Mr. Kent Champagne,brother of the bride, sangseveral beautiful selectionsduring the nuptial mass.Immediately after the cere-mony, a wedding breakfastwas held at the home of thebride's parents.

After a short weddingtrip, Mr. and Mrs. Delaunehave returned to BatonRouge to reside.

The many friends hereof Mr. Delaune join thePioneer in wishing him andhis bride all happiness.PAINCOURTVILLE

NOTESSunday, January 7th

at Mt. Carmel Convent,chicken spaghetti with beerand cake will be served.Bingo will be played allafternoon to raise funds forthe St. Elizabeth School.This is a very worthy causeand we urge everyone toattend and help make it abig success.

Mrs. Earl Curtis andlittle daughter, RuthEvelyn, are visiting in NewOrleans.

Messrs. Henry Lawes,Joseph Roy Newchurch,Leonce Guillot andAmbrose Simoneauxattended the Tulane~TexasA. & M. football game.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E.LeBlanc and sons of NewOrleans, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.Fitzgerald and family, Mr.and Mrs. Durand E.LeBlanc of Baton Rougeand Miss Therese LeBlancof Shreveport spent NewYear’s Day with their moth-er, Mrs. R. E. LeBlanc.

50 Years Ago This WeekJanuary 7, 1965

PERSONAL & SOCIALMr. and Mrs.

Martineaux Marks of PortAllen, Mr. and Mrs. JamesMarks and Mr. and Mrs.Herbert Berniard ofMathews were weekendguests of Mrs. HaroldMunson and Mrs. WillardFoley, Sr.

Mr. Robert Prejean, Jr.,of Gulfport, Mississippi,was a guest at the O. J.Thibodaux home on

Saturday.Mr. and Mrs. Kirby

Sternfels, of Houston,Texas, spent the New Yearweekend with their par-ents, Mr. and Mrs.Raymond Naquin and Mr.and Mrs. Alfred “Fritz”Sternfels. They wereaccompanied here by MissMary Gehringer whoreturned home after spend-ing last week at their homein Houston, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. HerbertFlood and childrenreturned to their home inBaton Rouge after spend-ing the holidays here withMrs. Flood’s mother, Mrs.Heloise G. Triche.

The many friends of Dr.Clark Vega join the Pioneeris offering deepest sympa-thy to him in the loss of hisbrother, Dr. Sidney Vega ofDonaldsonville. Dr. Vegawas well known here andhad many friends here.

The friends of Mr.Lindsey Bergeron are gladto hear he is recuperatingafter major surgery per-formed at Baptist Hospitalin New Orleans.

Mr. and Mrs. WhitneySimoneaux, Mr. and Mrs.Jerry Simoneaux and fami-ly spent Sunday in NewOrleans visiting Mr. andMrs. Claude Landry andMr. and Mrs. AlvinSimoneaux.PAINCOURTVILLE

NOTESMr. and Mrs. Kenneth

Leggett of Baton Rougespent New Year’s Day withMr. and Mrs. Henry Aucoinand Marlene.

Mr. Walter P. Landry’sdeath occurred in NewOrleans Saturday and hewas buried in New OrleansMonday at 9 A.M. Oursympathy to his sisters,Miss Maude M. Landry,Mrs. C. J. Theriot, hisbrother, Mr. Henry Landryand his three sons, Walter,Jr., James and Charles.

Mr. and Mrs. RaymondLandry announce the birthof their 2nd child and 2nddaughter on Sunday,January 3rd at St.Elizabeth Hospital. Mrs.Landry is the former IvyMae Comeaux. Maternalgrandparents are Mrs.Julie Comeaux, paternal,Mrs. Odom Landry.

We are happy to reportthat Mrs. Jules X. LeBlanc,Sr. from Our Lady of theLake Hospital in BatonRouge and Mr. GastonBordis, Jr., from OschnerFoundation in New Orleansare both home and conva-lescing rapidly.

We sincerely regret theautomobile accident inwhich the following wereinjured: Mrs. HostiliaRodrigue, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Daigle and daughter,Marilyn and Mrs. RoyRodrigue. All are beingtreated at Hotel Dieu inNew Orleans. We wishthem a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. JoeGrisaffe, Sr., WallaceBeauchamp and MissDianna Grisaffe spent NewYears Day with Mr. andMrs. Joe Grisaffe, Jr. andchildren of Baton Rouge.

Mr. Oscar Corde andPaul from Dallas, Texas,Mrs. L. L. Lawes fromNapoleonville and MissJoyce Parr of Houma wererecent guests of Mrs. EdgarDugas and Miss Ida E.Dugas.

PIERRE PART ~BELLE RIVER NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. StanleyMatherne announce thebirth of their first child andfirst son on Tuesday,December 29th at St.Elizabeth Hospital inPaincourtville. Mrs.Matherne is the formerRita Mae Pipsair.Maternal grandparents areMr. and Mrs. Arcema

Pipsair. Paternal grandpar-ents are Mr. and Mrs. PercyMatherne.

A speedy recovery iswished Mrs. SidneyCavalier who was at St.Elizabeth Hospital for sev-eral days last week.

Guests on New Year’sDay of Mr. and Mrs. FloydBlanchard and family wereMr. and Mrs. WilfredBlanchard, Sr., Mr. DonaldBlanchard, Miss GretaLandry of Napoleonvilleand Mr. and Mrs. WilfredBlanchard, Jr. and familyof Paincourtville.

A speedy recovery iswished Ruben Blanchard, 9week old son of Mr. andMrs. Louis Blanchard whois at St. Joseph Hospital inThibodaux.

Mr. and Mrs. JoePipsair announce the birthof their third child andthird son on Monday,January 4th at St. LukeHospital. Mrs. Pipsair isthe former Laura NellBreaux, Maternal grand-parents are Mr. and Mrs.Herbert Breaux. Paternalgrandparents are Mr. andMrs. Robert Pipsair.

********What has become one

of the most popular gather-ing places in the parish isthe newly organizedBayouside Golf Club.During the holidays, theLadies Auxilliary of theclub sponsored a party forthe members and theirwives. The ladies preparedan abundance of deliciousfood and some 150 couplesattended the affair.

********VETERAN PEACE

OFFICER SUCCUMBSFernard H. Richard,

former sheriff of

Assumption Parish for 15years, died at his home inLabadieville Saturday,January 8th. He was 68years old and had been infailing health for the pastseveral months.

Mr. Richard served as adeputy under the lateSheriff Lezin Himel and atHimel’s death in 1941,replaced him as sheriff.He served as sheriff formthat time until he retiredfrom office in 1956.

Besides serving as apeace officer, Mr. Richardwas engaged in the sugarfarming business.

Funeral services wereheld at a Requiem Mass atSt. Philomena CatholicChurch in LabadievilleMonday morning, January4th with Rev. J. E.McLaughlin officiating.

Surviving are his wife,the former Louise Himeland two daughters, Mrs.Ernest Falgout and Mrs. J.B. Heroman, Jr. and 9grandchildren.

********FINAL RITES HELDFOR HENRY MONTET

Funeral services forHenry Montet were held ata Requiem Mass at theAssumption CatholicChurch, Saturday, January2.

Mr. Montet succumbedFriday, January 1st. Hewas 79 years old.

The deceased was alifelong resident of thisparish and was a formermember of the AssumptionParish Police Jury andserved as a Justice of thePeace for many years. Hewas also a retired sugarfarmer.

He leaves many niecesand nephews.