what now magazine | july 2014

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PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN

Ah, the month of good ole Independence Day, when we commemorate the adoption of The Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 declaring independence from the kingdom of Great Britain.

The Fourth of July is now commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbeques, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. In other words, it’s the most hardcore pro-American day of the year, and there are many local events where you can celebrate.

The Let Freedom Ring Festival will be held on Friday, July 4 from 8:00 AM until the firework show at 9:00 PM at Peltier Park in Thibodaux.

The Houma Independence Celebration kicks off at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 5 at the Veterans Memorial Park. The parade begins at 1:00 PM at Stadium Drive and ends at the Civic Center, with the festival beginning at 3:00 PM. The fireworks show begins at 9:00 PM and ends the celebration.

If you’re going to be on island time that weekend, check out the fireworks and band at Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle on Saturday, July 5.

Or, if you want to stay out of the heat and enjoy some patriotic tunes you can visit the JC Penney Court in Southland Mall at 6:30 PM on Saturday.

All of the events are free and open to the public in honor of celebrating our freedom!

If you’re looking for some patriotic advice or ways on bettering yourself or your community, check out our columns in the back. Also, we’d like to welcome our newest columnist, Scott Silverii, PhD, Chief of Police for the City of Thibodaux. He is a national subject matter expert in policing with data and mapping, and has authored several books on cop culture. We are excited to welcome him to our team!

If you’re looking to win a $50 VISA gift card this month, figure out the sayings in the “What Saying?” Game located in the back of this issue. Enter for a chance to win!

Thanks for picking up this issue and continuing to spread the word about What Now Magazine and the many local events going on throughout the area. Enjoy the holiday and happy 238th birthday, America!

OUR DESK TO YOURSA LETTER FROM OUR EDITOR: BEN JONES JR.

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PUBLISHERS/EDITORSBen Jones Jr

Cody J. Blanchard

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSTrey Acosta

Megan LedetCeleste Roberts

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTS

DESIGNJustin Babin

MARKETING AMBASSADORKara Domangue

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PHOTOGRAPHYLee Lopez

Juliana PennisonBrian Waitz

JULY 2014

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Niki LandryJeffery MarkelLaura Sanders

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ON THE COVER: Dexter Babin, Courtnee Salas, and Jansen Nunez.

FROM OUR DESK

A look at your submitted photos from June!FLASHBACK9

Proud To Be An AmericanLETTER FROM THE EDITOR4

EXTRAS

How are the stars aligned for you this month?HOROSCOPES8

A look at upcoming events for August.FLASHFORWARD50

49 Solve the puzzles to win a $50 VISA gift card sponsored by Synergy Bank.

WHAT SAYING?

18 Take a look at our top picks for this month!STAYING IN

Read about some of the upcoming events.JULY HIGHLIGHTS14

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COLUMNS

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DownsizingHOUSE TO HOME41“Metry,” Y'all!ONE TANK TRIP42

Speaking On Your FeetUP IN YOUR BUSINESS

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Outlander by Diana GabaldonTHE PAGE TURNER45

My 2013 Top Ten ListLIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!44Freeze! Police! Don’t Move!DUTY CALLS45

Beat the Heat with a Melon SquallBOTTOMS UP!47ChangeLAGNIAPPE46

FEATURES

Houma’s Regional Military Museum houses new exhibits and a glimpse into the past.

EXPANDING HISTORY26

Larose native is the author of What to Do When a Child is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, an inspirational book giving advice to parents who have children with health complications.

WHAT NOW? MEET TROY DANOS34

Le Petit Theatre De Terrebonne celebrates Christmas in July with their latest musical production.

PLAID TIDINGS37

The Terrebonne Patriots host the sixth annual Independence Day Celebration on July 5

CELEBRATING FREEDOM11

The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center hostsits 15th Annual Summer Fun Kids Day.

15TH ANNUAL SUMMERFUN KIDS DAY32

The Thibodaux Playhouse performs aspin on the classic board game, Clue.

WHOSUNGIT: A MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL22

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Are You Hydrated?HEALTH & WELLNESS

Brian Waitz

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South Lafourche High School hosts its annualHooks and Leaders Fishing Rodeo to supportthe cheerleading team.

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HOROSCOPES

ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20Travel will stimulate your need

to experience exciting new things. Losses are likely if you get involved with uncertain individuals. You may want to tell someone how you really feel. You need a change and you need to earn more cash.luckiest day: Mondays.

TAURUS APR 21 – JULY 21Expect your workload to be

heavy. You will have the getup and go to contribute a great deal to groups of interest. It's time to get yourself back on track. Empty promises could be likely where work is concerned. luckiest day: Friday.

GEMINI JULY 22 – JUN 22Avoid disputes with family; their

complaints can't change anything anyway. Don't push your luck with authority. Take action. Children may cause limitations. luckiest day: Wednesday.

CANCER JUN 23 – JUL 23Dream a little this month. You are

best not to say too much to colleagues. Don't let any money slip through your fingers this month. Added knowledge will give you the edge when dealing with peers. luckiest day: Monday.

LEO JUL 24 – AUG 23Stick to your work and avoid

emotional confrontations. Social events should be the highlight of your day. You may find that purchases or entertainment could be expensive. You will enjoy socializing and unusual forms of entertainment. Take time to relax. Stress and pressure at home may have worn you ragged. luckiest day: Friday.

VIRGO AUG 24 – SEPT 23Your intellectual charm will entice

mates who have common interests. You need to keep everyone on your domestic scene too busy to complain. You'll have problems with authority figures if you don't play by the rules. Financial investments that deal with joint money can be extremely prosperous.luckiest day: Sunday.

LIBRA SEPT 24 – OCT 23You probably aren't getting straight

answers to your questions. Do a little extra work at home. Be sure to get involved with those who can introduce you to unusual forms of entertainment. If you're uncertain of your feelings, keep your opinions to yourself. luckiest day: Sunday.

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 22Turn your present relationship around

or start a new one. Don't expect romantic encounters to be lasting. Be aware of deception when it comes to your position, and be sure not to jump to conclusions. The knowledge you have will enhance your reputation. luckiest day: Friday.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 22Spend some time with people who

can shed some light on your personal situation. Travel will be fun, but expect it to cost you. Any financial limitations will probably have to be dealt with on your own. Try not to be too emotional with those around you. luckiest day: Friday.

CAPRICORN DEC 23 – JAN 19Don't evade issues or twist the truth

around. Think about starting your own small business, You should be looking into making changes around the house. Don't let children or elders put demands on your time. luckiest day: Friday.

AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 19Lack of funds may add stress to

your already uncertain situation. Dream a little this month. Get involved in sports events that will benefit your physical appearance. Do not sign your life away. luckiest day: Monday.

PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20Family responsibilities are mounting.

You can expand your circle of friends if you get out and socialize. You should socialize with clients or upper echelons of your industry if possible. Direct your energy into physical exertion. Residential moves will be favorable. luckiest day: Wednesday.

SOURCE: alwaysastrology.com

HOW ARE THE STARS ALIGNEDFOR YOU THIS MONTH?

Meet theColumnists

GINGER GAUBERT is a retired high school teacher. She is a travel enthusiast who enjoys food and wine and experiencing new sights and tastes.

TODD KENNEDY is the chair of the Film Studies Program at Nicholls State University. He has published scholarly articles on Sofia Coppola, Ang Lee, Robert Altman, and Bob Dylan.

NIKI LANDRY is an intern interior designer at Weimer Gros Flores, Architecture and Interior Design. For more information you can check out her work at www.nikilandry.com

JEFFERY MARKEL is the bar manager at Flanagan’s Creative Food and Drink in Thibodaux.

LAURA SANDERS is the director of the Lafourche Parish Public Library. She is a former middle school math teacher who loves books and children, and is also a longtime resident of Thibodaux.

SCOTT SILVERII, PHD is the Chief of Police for the City of Thibodaux. He is a national subject matter expert in policing with data and mapping, and has authored several books on cop culture. Connect with Scott on Twitter at @ThibodauxChief.

KATHLEEN “KATE” THERIOT is a board certified coach, spiritual director and a certified CDC work@health trainer and the owner of Coaching for Change, LLC. For more information please visit her website at www.asthyself.com or call 985.804.2903.

KATHERINE TOUPS is the owner and creator of Fusion Wellness Solutions. She is a certified wellness coach, personal trainer, and exercise class instructor. For more information on her wellness services or exercise classes, Contact Katherine at [email protected].

LAURA VALENTI is an opinionated marketing professor at Nicholls State University and Jill-of-all-trades. She finds time to write about and teach workshops on personal selling and marketing skills though her nonprofit organization, SHE-Selling: Selling Her Everyday. For more information, go to www.SHE-Selling.com.

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FLASHBACKA LOOK AT YOUR SUBMITTED PHOTOS FROM JUNE.

LBA 12U Green baseball team having a great time in Omaha at the College World Series game.

The Holy Savior Class of 1964, joined by a few former teachers, celebrated its 50th Class Reunion on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Clotilda Plantation near Raceland.

Chris and Crystal Sanderson of Houma enjoyed a family vacation in Sedona, Arizona. What Now? Travel!

Cade and Laure LeCompte in San Francisco at the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. Laure competed for 4 hours with over 2,000 triathletes.

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Congratulations to the Houma Westside Dodgers on your Championship!

Happy Retirement to Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) Director, Kerry St. Pé. St. Pé is retiring after 43 years of service with 17 years of that service as the BTNEP Director.

Planners and a few Attendees of the Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy with Elizabeth

Dr. Laura Badeaux, Director of The Louisiana Center for Women and Government, speaks at the Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy at Nicholls State University.

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DID YOU KNOW?The Fourth of July is known as the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. At the time of the signing, there were approximately 2.5 million people living in the United States. Today, the U. S. has an estimated population of 316.2 million.

Thomas Jefferson is most commonly thought of as the writer of the Declaration of Independence. While he did write the majority of the Declaration, he was aided by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. They are known as the Committee of Five.

THE TERREBONNE PATRIOTS HOST THE SIXTH ANNUAL HOUMA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION ON JULY 5.

CELEBRATING FREEDOM

Megan Ledet

The 4th of July brings Americans the promise of fireworks, barbeque, and fellowship in honor of those who sacrificed to build up a nation that gives its citizens the right to life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. While cities throughout the country will be lighting up the skies with fireworks on the 4th of July, Houma celebrates freedom a little differently. On July 5, the Houma Independence Celebration will host a parade and festival at the Houma Civic Center in order to honor the service men and women of the United States. The Terrebonne Patriots chose to have the Celebration on July 5 so that the focus of the festival would be to not only honor the signing of the Declaration of independence, but to honor those who continue to put themselves in danger to protect American liberty.

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Fireworks are one of the many ways Americans celebrate The Fourth of July.

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There are fifty-six signatures on the Declaration of Independence. Some of the most famous signatures are John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Because John Hancock’s signature was the first and largest of the Declaration, people now use

“John Hancock” as a reference to a person’s signature.

Benjamin Franklin was the oldest to sign the Declaration.

Although Robert Livingston assisted in writing the Declaration, he was unable to sign it because he was recalled by his state, New York.John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing.

In 2012, the value of fireworks imported from China to the United States was approximately 218.2 million.

The American relationship with the British has come a long way since 1776. At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the British were the United States’ greatest adversaries. Today, Britain is the sixth-leading trading partner of the United States.

There are fifty-nine cities or counties in the U.S. that have the word “liberty” in the name. There are around 140 places containing the word “union”.

More information on the Declaration of Independence and Independence Day can be found at www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence-Day.shtml.

CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN HEROESWhile the Houma Independence Celebration commemorates Independence Day and the signing of the Declaration, it is not just about the Fourth of July. In fact, the Celebration takes place on July 5th. The Houma Independence Celebration focuses on honoring the military and service personnel of the

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“MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HONOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND JOINING OUR ORGANIZATION.”

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Parades and rallies are just two examples of the many ways Americans celebrate freedom on The Fourth of July.

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July Fourth is the "biggest hot dog holiday of the year," according to TIME magazine, with Americans reportedly consuming about 155

million of them on Independence Day

Say What!?Say What!?

United States for ensuring its citizens basic liberties.

It all started when the city of Houma discontinued the Independence Day Celebration. The president of the Terrebonne Patriots, Danny Picou, says,

“After hearing that the Louisiana Freedom Festival/ Independence Day Celebration and fireworks display formerly held in Houma were discontinued, Doctor A.J. Delahoussaye of SEECA and other citizens from the Houma area got together to start the organization which is now known as

‘Terrebonne Patriots’.”

He continues, “Dr. D contacted me to assist with organizing a parade to honor our military veterans and area service personnel such as policemen, firemen, and first responders. Being the son of a WWII veteran, who passed away on the 4th of July, I was more than pleased and excited to assist with such a worthy and heart felt event. Most members of Terrebonne Patriots either are veterans or have family members who have served for their country. We have a handful of members, like myself, who have been with this organization from the beginning and we are constantly growing. More and more people who want to honor our service men and women are stepping up to the plate and joining our organization.”

LET’S CELEBRATEAND HAVE AGOOD TIMEThe Houma Independence Celebration is not your average 4th of July festival. The Terrebonne Patriots have a lot more to offer than just hotdogs and fireworks. There will be a parade, live music, children’s activities and much more.

Danny explains, “Our celebration has really grown. We begin our festivities with a memorial at the Veterans Memorial Park, on Highway 311 near Southdown Museum, honoring veterans and service personnel. We continue our celebration with a parade which includes veterans, service personnel, local bands and much more. The parade begins at Stadium Drive and Main Street, continues to Barrow Street, and disbands at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.”

He continues, “Festivities begin at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center at 3:00 PM with live entertainment, food, kid’s activities, a silent auction, military fly-overs, parachuters, and new this year, craft booths and memorial luminaires. Of course, our Houma Independence Celebration wouldn’t be complete without our grand finale of fireworks scheduled to light up the skies of Houma at approximately 9:00 PM.”He concludes, “This event continues to grow because of the public’s participation.

This event would not be possible without the generosity of several, several sponsors and volunteers. Our many, many thanks to all participants, sponsors, and volunteers.”

WHAT NOW?The Houma Independence Celebration kicks off at 11:00 AM at the Veterans Memorial Park. The parade begins at 1:00 PM at Stadium Drive and ends at the Civic Center, with the festival beginning at 3:00 PM. The fireworks show begins at 9:00 PM and ends the celebration.

Danny says, “We, the Terrebonne Patriots, invite everyone to come out and personally thank our military and service people for their dedication to keeping us, as well as the citizens of Terrebonne

and surrounding parishes safe and free to worship and celebrate such events unlike other countries. We are reminded; it is because of these military and service personnel that we

are free to choose. We show our gratitude and respect by attending and participating in the Independence Celebration. Bring your lawn chairs and join us.” WN

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JULY HIGHLIGHTS LET FREEDOM RING FESTIVAL

FRIDAY | JULY 4 | 8AM-9PMPELTIER PARK, THIBODAUX

SubmittedFireworks at last year’s event.

Patriotic music fills the air as fireworks explode in the night sky over Peltier Park in Thibodaux. The “Let Freedom Ring Festival” hosts one of the area’s best firework shows of the year.

“The ‘Let Freedom Ring Festival’ is a fantastic event to take part in,” says Leland Hoffmann Jr., “Let Freedom Ring” Committee Chairperson. “The activities during the event will include live music, patriotic gifts for children, a military display, an auction, and of course, the fireworks display.”

The 16th Annual “Let Freedom Ring Festival” is sponsored by The City of Thibodaux, The Lorio Foundation, and the Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. LA Post #4.

“This event is free and family-friendly, so bring the whole family to the park for live entertainment and a great show at 9PM,” says Hoffmann Jr.

The Festival will be held on Friday, July 4 from 8AM until the firework show at 9PM at Peltier Park in Thibodaux.

THE LINEUP APPEARS AS FOLLOWS:

The park will open at 8PM. Bring your picnic baskets, lawn chairs, and barbeque pits.

From noon until 2PM there will be live entertainment by the band Treater.

From 2PM - 2:30PM there will be an opening ceremony, which includes the singing of the National Anthem, the presentation of

the colors, the raising of the flag, the release of white doves, and a twenty-one-gun salute.

From 2:30PM until 4PM Treater will continue playing music until the LA Roadhouse Band takes over from 4PM till 5PM.

The auction will follow from 5PM till 7PM and music by the LA Roadhouse Band will continue from 7PM until 9PM.

The firework show will begin around 9PM.

There will also be a military display, bounce house, water slide, train, and free patriotic gifts for children.

Hoffmann Jr. says they are still seeking auction items and cash donations for this event. “If you donate an auction item, your name or your company’s name will be credited for the item donated while it is being auctioned. The festival committee is set up under the Veterans of the Vietnam War, which is a non-profit organization, so any donation is tax deductible. All donations are appreciated.”

“We hope that you can join us during the Independence Day celebrations. It’s sure to be a fun time as always!” Says Hoffmann Jr. For more information on the “Let Freedom Ring Festival” you can contact The City of Thibodaux.

BOOGIE ON THE BAYOUFRIDAY | JULY 11 | 6-10:30PMDOWNTOWN THIBODAUX

SubmittedLast year’s Boogie on The Bayou.

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to boogie on down in the heart of Thibodaux! The City of Thibodaux and Thibodaux Main Street proudly present another Boogie on the Bayou on Friday, July 11 from 6PM till 10:30PM at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Green Street in Downtown Thibodaux.

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Are you ready to color the island! The Miss Grand Isle Pageant Committee proudly presents their Second Annual Color The Island 5K on the beach in Grand Isle on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 5PM. The festivities will begin at Bridgeside Marina and make a move to the beach for the actual run.

“The run is a five-kilometer, untimed fun run!” Said Theresa Vegas, Event Coordinator. “At each kilometer you are covered with vivid colored powder! It’s a time to color outside the lines while being active and enjoying Grand Isle's beach. After the run, we all go back to the pavilion at Bridgeside and enjoy a free dinner of pastalaya and music by the cover band, Velvet Sky. The tiki

COLOR THE ISLAND 5KSATURDAY | JULY 12 | 5PMBRIDGESIDE MARINA, GRAND ISLE

SubmittedColor The Island 5K 2013.

“Boogie on the Bayou is a free concert that is open to the public,” said Ryan Perque, Executive Assistant to the Mayor of the City of Thibodaux. “Not only does it promote and display downtown Thibodaux, but it also serves as a fundraiser for Thibodaux Main Street.”

“We are really looking forward to the event. The crowd has been growing each time we put this on and everyone enjoys mingling and dancing in the streets,” said Rhonda Dempster, Thibodaux Main Street Director.

The entertainment lineup for Boogie will be Kerry Thibodaux and local band, Bandit.

“We take pride in the fact that it is truly a ‘family friendly’ event and is attended by people of all ages,” said Perque.

The event is free and open to the public where drinks and great Cajun cuisine will be available for purchase.

For more information about attending the event or becoming a sponsor for future events you can contact Ryan Perque at [email protected] or Rhonda Dempster with Thibodaux Main Street at [email protected].

bar will be open serving alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. We are a non-profit organization and our members selflessly donate their time all year to provide fun activities for everyone!”

The Miss Grand Isle Pageant Committee planned this annual event not only to have something fun and different for the island, but also as a chance to give back to the community. Each year the organization will sponsor a Grand Isle school graduate with a scholarship and will also donate 50% of their proceeds to a local charity. They hope to be able to bring back summer programs for the youth in order to promote healthy lifestyles for kids.

“This years charity is The Louisiana National Guard's Operation Christmas Angels,” said Vegas. “The program is designed to assist Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who are experiencing financial hardship during the Christmas Season by providing gifts for their children.”

They are hoping to raise even more money this year after a successful inaugural event in July 2013. “Last year's Color the Island 5k was great success! With the proceeds, we were able to donate $7,000 to Operation Christmas Angels, sponsor a $1,000 scholarship to a Grand Isle High School student, donate $500 to the Street Survivors Christmas Fund, give $250 to the Shawn Mallahan Memorial Fund, sponsor a trophy for the Grand Isle Car Show, host a Queens Luncheon during the Tarpon Rodeo, and host a Pirates and Princesses party for the children,” said Vegas.

Registration for the event is $40 per person and $25 for children 12 and under, which includes a T-shirt, color packet to throw, a wristband for dinner, and a bib number. Registration will be available all day of the event beginning at 1PM until race time. Online registration is available now. “Your job is to show up wearing your Color the Island shirt or white and enjoy yourself!” Said Vegas. “We do the rest! Before the run begins we will have a color celebration. This is the time you start to get pumped up for the run! Music will be playing and someone will begin to count down. Once the countdown hits one, we will all throw our color in the air and see how colorful we can get! As you run, walk, or waddle along, you get bombarded with bright colors at every kilometer!

The color powder is basically a mixture of cornstarch and dye that is 100% safe and biodegradable. The color does come off easy, but they recommend putting sunscreen or lotion beforehand to help with the color coming off easier afterwards.

For more information on this colorful event, check out www.colortheisland.com and register in good ole, Grand Isle!

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JULY 18 | FRISOUTH LAFOURCHE CHEER-LEADING FISHING RODEOBridge Side Marina, Grand Isle

JULY 19 | SATLA DENTAL ASSOCIATION FISHING RODEOSand Dollar Marina, Grand Isle

JULY 19 | SATSOUTH LAFOURCHE CHEER-LEADING FISHING RODEOBridge Side Marina, Grand Isle

JULY 19 | SAT | 7-11AMTHIBODAUX MAIN STREET FARMER’S MARKET314 St. Mary Street, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 14 | MON | 5-7PMCAJUN MUSIC JAM SESSIONJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 14 | MON | 6:30 PMTHIBODAUX RUNNING CLUBThe Foundry on The Bayou, Thibodaux | Open to the public

JULY 17 | THU | 6:30PMLIVE MUSIC AT THE DRINKERYThe Dansereau House, ThibodauxNo cover

JULY 11 | FRI | 6PMBOOGIE ON THE BAYOUDowntown ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 11 | FRI | 7:30PMLIL’ BOOSIE LIVE IN CONCERTHouma-Terrebonne Civic Center, Houma | Tickets available

JULY 4 | FRI | 12-10PMLET FREEDOM RING FESTIVALPeltier Park, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 4 | FRIGOLDEN MEADOW/FOURCHON INTERNATIONAL TARPON RODEOMoran’s Marine, Fourchon

CALENDAR INDEX: July

JULY 1-31 | WEEKDAYS | 10AM-4PMARTIST OF THE MONTHDowntown Art Gallery 630, Houma | Open to the public

JULY 3 | THUGOLDEN MEADOW/FOURCHON INTERNATIONAL TARPON RODEOMoran’s Marine, Fourchon


JULY 4 | FRIGOLDEN MEADOW/FOURCHON INTERNATIONAL TARPON RODEOMoran’s Marine, Fourchon

JULY 5 | SATGOLDEN MEADOW/FOURCHON INTERNATIONAL TARPON RODEOMoran’s Marine, Fourchon


JULY 5 | SAT | 8AM-NOONLAFOURCHE CENTRAL MARKETBayou Lafourche Visitor Center, Raceland | Open to the public

JULY 5 | SATANNUAL FIREWORKS AND BANDBridge Side Marina, Grand Isle

JULY 5 | SAT | 6:30PMPATRIOTIC CONCERTJC Penney Court in Southland Mall, Houma | Open to the public

JULY 6 | SUN | 10AM-2PMJAZMINE BANDFlanagan’s, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 11 | FRI | 10PM-2AMVOODOO BAYOU BAND PERFORMANCEPiazza Bar, Houma


JULY 12 | SAT | 8AM-12PMLAFOURCHE CENTRAL MARKETBayou Lafourche Visitor Center, RacelandOpen to the public

JULY 12 | SAT | 9AM-3PMFUNDRAISER FOR THE AFFILIATED BLIND BAYOU REGION CHAPTERGrace Lutheran Church, Houma

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MONTH'S EVENTS!

JULY 18 | FRI | 7:30PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available

JULY 18 | FRILA DENTAL ASSOCIATION FISHING RODEOSand Dollar Marina, Grand Isle

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JULY 9 | WED | 6:30 PMTHIBODAUX RUNNING CLUBThe Foundry on The Bayou, Thibodaux | Open to the public


JULY 12 | SATCOLOR THE ISLAND 5K RUNBridge Side Marina, Grand Isle

JULY 13 | SUN | 10AM-2PMJAZMINE DUO BANDFlanagan’s, ThibodauxOpen to the public

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JULY 5 | SAT | 12AM-12PM2014 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONHouma-Terrebonne Civic Center, Houma | Open to the public

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JULY 23 | WED | 6:30PMTHIBODAUX RUNNING CLUBThe Foundry on The Bayou, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 24-26 | THU-SATGRAND ISLE TARPON RODEOTarpon Rodeo Pavilion, Grand Isle


JULY 25 | FRI | 4-8PMHAPPY HOUR AT THE DISTILLERYDonner-Peltier Distillery, ThibodauxFree tours and $3 cocktails

JULY 25 | FRI | 5PMDOWNTOWN LIVE AFTER 5 FEATURING GOOD FEELIN BANDCourthouse Square, HoumaOpen to the public

JULY 25 | FRI | 7:30PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available


JULY 26 | SAT | 7:30PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available


JULY 27 | SUN | 10AM-2PMJAZMINE DUO BANDFlanagan’s, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 27 | SUN | 2PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available

JULY 19 | SAT | 10AM-4PM15TH ANNUAL SUMMER FUN KIDS DAY 2014Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, Houma

JULY 19 | SAT | 7:30PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available

JULY 20 | SUN | 10AM-2PMSYLVESTRINGS DUO BANDFlanagan’s, ThibodauxOpen to the public

JULY 20 | SUN | 2PMCLUE: THE MUSICALJean Lafitte Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, ThibodauxTickets available

JULY 20 | SUN | 5PMNWA-ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING SUPERSHOWEast Park Recreation Center, HoumaGeneral Admission $12


JULY 28 | MON | 6:30 PMTHIBODAUX RUNNING CLUBThe Foundry on The Bayou, ThibodauxOpen to the public


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GAMEHeads Up! party GameSo here’s the rundown - you get a group of people together, load up the app, select a category, and then hold your iPhone (or iPad) up to your forehead. You then have 60 seconds where a word will appear on the screen, everyone else shouts clues, and you try to guess it. If you get it right, you tilt your device down. If you can't get it and want to skip you tilt up. Lots of fun for the family or friends!

MOVIEHeaven Is For realThe Burpos Family is thrown into a tizzy after their young son Colton almost dies. The father, Todd, is a pastor, but his son's severe illness sparks a serious crisis of faith. When he recovers, it seems like a miracle, and all is well... but then Colton begins to talk about what he experienced when he was lying in that hospital room. Colton insists that he saw Heaven. Experience Heaven is For Real being released to DVD/Blu-Ray on July 22.

BOOKThe BeasT WiThin: a Tale of BeauTy’s Princeby serena valentInoA cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp - like a beast's! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? Find out on July 22 if he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him.

STAYING INTake a look at our Top Picksfrom this month.

MUSIChyPnoTic eyeby tom petty and tHe HeartbreakersHypnotic Eye is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by American Rock band Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, scheduled for release on July 29. The album is also set to mark a stylistic return to the band's first two albums, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976) and You're Gonna Get It! (1978). The American classics also promise an album tour after the debut of Hypnotic Eye!

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HOOKS AND LEADERSMegan LedetSOUTH LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS

ITS ANNUAL HOOKS AND LEADERS FISHING RODEO TO SUPPORT THE CHEERLEADING TEAM

Kirk Rousse and Donnie Lerille at last year’s South Lafourche Cheerleading Fishing Rodeo.Submitted

Fishing and cheerleading have very little in common, but that doesn’t stop South Lafourche High School from hosting a large fishing rodeo to raise money for

the cheerleading team. Every summer for the past ten years, hundreds of people have thrown their fishing poles in their cars and headed out to Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle to participate in the Hooks and Leaders Fishing Rodeo. Approximately five hundred people attend the rodeo every year to show their love for fishing and for their local cheerleading team.

This year, the rodeo takes place on July 19, beginning as early as 12:01 AM. Sponsor of the cheerleading team and founder of the rodeo, Dana Gros, says, “It's a great family oriented event that raises money for a good cause.”

FISHING FOR FUNDINGNot many people would think of hosting a fishing rodeo as a way to raise money for a cheerleading team, but South Lafourche High School took something that all South Louisianans love to do and turned it into a tool to support a sport that is sometimes forgotten. Dana says, “All of the proceeds from the rodeo benefit the South Lafourche High School Cheerleading Squad. We are not considered a sport and receive no funding from our athletic department or school board. Every event we attend, we have to provide our own transportation. We cheer for all football games, all basketball games, home and away, and district basketball games. We cheer on our swim team, volleyball team, soccer teams, and will try to do baseball when our new season

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starts. Besides this, we also compete competitively. Funds raised from the rodeo help to support two squads, varsity and junior varsity. It allows us to have a nice banquet at the end of the school year and award our seniors for their hard work. Funds also pay for choreography for competition and travel and lodging when necessary. We have been fortunate to be blessed with such a great community allowing this to basically be our only fundraiser duringthe year.”

As for how it all started, Dana says, “It started as a fundraiser for my basketball team. When I gave up basketball, I became cheer sponsor and I started the rodeo, so it stayed with me. Fishing rodeos are a big part of our way of life on the bayou. Everyone in our community loves to fish and loves to support our school and kids. So, put a great activity everyone loves and make it benefit the school in the community? Bingo! You have a great fundraiser for a good cause! Of course, I also had a brother that owned a local marina, so he helped me kick it off. We ended up with a cheerleader whose

parents had a bigger marina and spent most of their summer months hosting these events. So with the help of Dodie and Buggy Vegas, we made this into a huge success and an event our community looks forward to every year.”

She continues, “The rodeo started at Bobby Lynn's Marina in Leeville in 2003. After one year, we moved to Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle, where it continues to take place today. This happened in an effort to make the event bigger and better. It didn't hurt that I had the owner’s daughter on my squad!”

The rodeo gets bigger and better every year, bringing in more money for the cheerleading team. Dana says, “It started small, making $5,000 our first year. Because of our great community and the success of the rodeo, we were able to actually convert an old area of

our school to an actual cheer gym for the cheerleaders. When we first started, we just sold tickets. Each person had to sell so many tickets. Now we actually do sponsorships that are displayed at the rodeo and Platinum sponsors are listed on back of the official

rodeo t-shirt! Each year this event grows and we couldn't be happier!”

TIME TO CASTThe Hooks and Leaders Fishing Rodeo has been going on for a decade, as well as many other

fishing rodeos throughout the country. For those of us who aren’t sure what a fishing rodeo is, Dana explains, “A fishing rodeo is an event where people purchase tickets to fish. At the end of the day, they bring in their biggest fish caught to have weighed. The top three fish with the largest weight win awards. As part of the price of the ticket, a meal is included after the scales to weigh fish close. This is followed by a DJ, auction, and tons of door prizes (literally we have a ton of door prizes).”

She continues, “Our rodeo has fishing

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“IT'S A GREAT FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT THAT RAISES MONEY

FOR A GOOD CAUSE.”Dana Gros

The South Lafourche Tarpon Cheerleaders.Submitted

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Women joined cheerleading in 1923 and began to dominate it during World War II, when few men were involved in

organized sports. Gymnastics, tumbling, and megaphones were incorporated into

popular cheers, and are still used.


in 11 different categories, providing all categories are open for fishing at the time. The categories are as follows: speckled trout, at redfish (red fish under 27" in length), bull redfish (over 27" in length), drum, flounder, cobia (lemon fish), amberjack, snapper, kid’s division catfish, for children under 12, and tarpon, though it is rarely seen, it's our school mascot so we have to include it. We also do a cheerleader division for the biggest fish caught.”

Dana says, “My favorite part of the rodeo is actually taking the senior cheerleaders out on a fishing trip that day, which is a tradition started by the owners of Bridgeside Marina.”

Shelby Rousse, captain of the cheerleading team, says her favorite part of the event is, “Seeing how many people from neighboring areas come down to support us and how people bid ridiculous amounts of money on auction items just for us. It shows how much our fans support us. We don’t seek recognition as cheerleaders, for doing what we love, but this shows us how much the best fans on earth, the Tarpon fans, support us each year by taking part in the rodeo.”Co-captain, Adeline Boudreaux, agrees, saying, “I like the way the community comes together and supports us.” She continues, “My favorite part is doing the Wobble together as a squad after all the prizes have been awarded.”

WHAT NOW?The Hooks and Leaders Fishing Rodeo will take place on July 19 at Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle. Fishermen can begin casting as early as 12:01 AM. The scales will open at 2:00 PM and close at 6:00 PM. The children’s crab race will begin at 5:00 PM. After weigh in closes, food and awards will be handed out.

Tickets for the rodeo are $20 and can be purchased at South Lafourche High School or Bridgeside Marina. They can be bought on rodeo day as well or from any South Lafourche cheerleader. Call 985-632-5721 for more information on the rodeo and how to purchase tickets.

Pack up your tackle boxes, grab your fishing poles, and head out to Grand Isle to have fun while supporting a local cheerleading team! WN

Janee Lee, Shelby Rousse, and Bree Adams at last year’s South Lafourche Cheerleading Fishing Rodeo.

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It was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the wrench… right? Perhaps, but we’ll never truly know until the show is over.Inspired by the “Classic Detective Game”, Clue, the Musical

is a comedic murder mystery urging audience members to play along, all the while accompanied by song. Much like the game, the musical tells the story of a multifarious array of six guests attending a house party hosted by homeowner Mr. Boddy. What’s different from the game besides being live is that the performance also includes a detective character who works in tandem with the audience to solve ‘whodunit’, with what weapon, and in which of the six rooms of the mansion. Whether you’ve played the game or not, you sure are in for a thrill. The Thibodaux Playhouse is eager to showcase such a unique theatrical stratagem.

WHOSUNGIT:A MURDERMYSTERY MUSICAL

Trey AcostaThe Thibodaux Playhouse performs a spin on the classic board game, Clue.

The Cast of Clue: The Musical presented by The Thibodaux Playhouse.

GET A CLUE!“There are 216 different possible endings!” boasts the show’s artistic director, Doug DeGirolamo. “It was challenging at first, but with so much practice, we take anything unplanned at this point as second nature. We practice by drawing different cards before every rehearsal, just like in the game, and the combination determines the show’s conclusion.” DeGirolamo who has been an avid member of the Thibodaux Playhouse since the summer of 2011 has been both on stage and behind the scenes for several productions over the duration of his involvement. “This show is unique to the Thibodaux Playhouse and as a production in general because of all the different endings. The audience gets to choose. We ask them to actually select the show’s plotline which is all in the cards.”

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Springing up from the tabletop, Clue has paved its way into the spotlight in several different mediums of entertainment. A cinematic version released in 1985 then spun off into a televised series running in 1990. The staged adaptation was then written in 1993 and had its world premier just two years later in 1995. The extent of its success reached off-Broadway in 1997, running for only 29 performances at the Players Theater. Since then, the production has been recreated by several community and professional theaters around the continent.

DeGirolamo is proud to be able to bring Clue, The Musical to the city of Thibodaux exploring creativity alongside local artisans of the thespian craft. “I believe what keeps the audiences coming to our theater is the quality of the shows. The Thibodaux Playhouse has been a major staple of culture in the community for 54 years. It has become essentially a part of Thibodaux.” Clue, the Musical is the season-closer for the Thibodaux Playhouse with a new season beginning in the fall. “I won’t say too much about the upcoming season,” DeGirolamo said, “but it will be big being we are celebrating the 55th anniversary.

Roger Hernandez, current President of the Board of Directors at the Thibodaux Playhouse says that the first play of next year will begin with a gala event. Established in 1960, the Thibodaux Playhouse continues to serve as a major locality of thriving art culture. “The success from the Theater comes from the audience, but most importantly the talent that we stage. It’s all local talent. We’re all a family.”On March 29 of this year, the Thibodaux Playhouse held its first ever fundraiser in the fifty-four years it has been showcasing the arts. While the Playhouse performs at the public library, the rehearsal hall is in a separate location entirely. Hernandez explained that the purpose of the fundraiser, the gala event, and the celebration of the 55th anniversary is not only to reminisce on the prolonged success of the theater, but also to draw focus into its future. These events are all being planned in hopes to erect a new building thus uniting the rehearsal and performance processes and attracting an even larger audience.

“We’re trying to put the spotlight on us. We have some ideas for fundraising, and we’re really concentrating on the history of the Thibodaux Playhouse as well as what’s to come. It’s a massive undertaking, but we have a concept of a new building that we would like to establish, reminiscent of the old Grand Theater that used to be in Thibodaux.”

August will mark an entire year that Hernandez has served in Presidency over the Board of Directors, and packed with ideas, he wholeheartedly expresses how it would all be impossible without the aid of his loving wife, former Thibodaux Playhouse President, Daphne Naquin Hernandez. “I certainly learned from the best. You know, the Playhouse is also responsible for our meeting. I started dating Daphne during a production of Annie that she was in. She approached me about taking up a minor 5-second role, the dogcatcher, and being I was interested, I accepted. Little did I know, I would end up standing in for several minor roles. In 2011, after a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum here at the [Thibodaux] Playhouse, I proposed to her onstage. The audience had left, of course, but the Thibodaux Playhouse is what brought us together.”

“He knows what he’s doing,” Mrs. Hernandez winked.

THE SUSPECTSAside from directing the show, Doug DeGirolamo doubles as the character Mr. Green. DeGirolamo received a degree in acting and directing in 2010 from DeSalles University in the heart of Lehigh County, Pennsylvannia. He has been a part of 13 different productions with the Thibodaux Playhouse. “Mr. Green is the perfect role for me, really,” DeGirolamo said. “I love playing supporting roles because you have the most liberties and most fun without the pressure of having to actually move the plot forward. In this case, the audience decides that anyways. Mr. Green is a little cocky and a little dumb—he’s definitely not the sharpest block of cheese. Both of us tend to say stupid jokes and let things fly over our heads.”

Playing the role of Mrs. Peacock is Ivanna Brooks from Thibodaux. Brooks has been acting since her sophomore year and is a vocal performance major at Nicholls State University. She was last seen on the Thibodaux Playhouse stage as Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors. She is a two-time first place winner in her division in the

NATS Southern Regional Classical Competition and a second place winner in the LFMC Biennial

Student Collegiate Competition. “I like drama, I’m good at comedy, and singing is my thing,” Brooks says about her theatrical repertoire. “Mrs. Peacock is very classy, but she has a mean streak to her. If I could give any advice to aspiring performers, it would be that if you’re going to play a character, you’ve got to commit to it. It’s really that simple.” Brooks said that her favorite musical and consequential dream role would be in the Phantom of the Opera.

Dressed up rather dapper in purple is Mr. Plum, played by Eric Bourg from Larose, Louisiana. Bourg is a recent graduate of Vandebilt Catholic School and is soon to begin his collegiate pursuits at Northwestern State University this upcoming fall semester studying music education. “I’ve played Clue at least 500 times,” Bourg said. “This is my first play at the Thibodaux Playhouse, but I’ve been coming here for several years. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved acting. I was very dramatic,” he laughed. “With Mr. Plum, everything has to be very formal and grammatically correct,” he described his role. “My vocal audition was actually over the phone. The casting director called me back and asked me to sing. I said ‘now?’ She said ‘yes!.’” Bourg said that his favorite movies are the Harry Potter saga and Pitch Perfect. “I sent in a resume to be an extra

in Pitch Perfect 2, but I can’t make nighttime filming because I have previous commitments here.”

Rene LeBlanc from Bayou Bouef, Louisiana, also a new face on the Thibodaux Playhouse stage, will make her debut as the sultry Miss Scarlet.

Her last performance was in NSU’s The Crucible as lead female, Abigail Williams. She also filmed her first speaking role in The Best of Me, coming to theaters this fall.

“I remember performing for my family since I was only three years old, just putting on little skits. I never had vocal training, I just love to explore my creativity.” LeBlanc’s first appearance on stage was in fifth grade

In 1944, Anthony E. Pratt, an English musician, applied for a patent of his invention of a

murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" The game was invented as a new game to play during air raids in shelters.


“THERE ARE 216 DIFFERENTPOSSIBLE ENDINGS!”

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“And Clue, the Musical is a lot of fun.”

The monochromatic pawn of a maid is Cheyenne Miller as Mrs. White. From Thibodaux, she has

been familiar with the Playhouse since she was sixteen, when both she and her mother discovered it. “My mom is actually the stage manager for Clue, the Musical,” Miller Says. “She’s part of the Thibodaux Playhouse, too!” Miller is currently a student at Nicholls State University recently returned from an internship at Disney World. “I didn’t dabble into acting in Disney, but it was a lot of creating magic and backstage fun. If there’s anything I took back from the program, it’s the smile that never goes away.” Since she has been at Nicholls, she has played Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and served as assistant director for The Crucible. She currently serves as the successor as President of the Nicholls Players, replacing myself this upcoming academic year. “I’m very pleased playing Mrs. White,” Miller said. “I’m so used to playing ingénue. But let’s settle that my favorite playwright is Sir William Shakespeare, and I’m especially proud of being Juliet and Ophelia.”

New to the game is the hardened detective. Brooke Summers of Houma, Louisiana has studied theater at Louisiana State University and has dabbled in theater since high school.

“The Detective is a type of role that I tend to gravitate to,” Summers said. “She is very vulnerable, and the curiosity is there. I wear my emotions

on my sleeve, and I’m still exploring the realm of theater. I very much see myself in her.” Summers was introduced to the Thibodaux Playhouse in 2011 and has been a spectator since. The first show she performed in was the 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee. Clue, the Musical is the next addition to her resume. “The Detective is fun because she serves as the mediator between the audience and the characters. It’s very interactive. I pursued acting because I enjoy challenging myself. It is therapeutic and cleansing both to act and to be in the audience,” Summers smiled.

“That’s catharsis.”

The only player not present was the newest addition to the cast, Oren Gaskins, who will play the role of Colonel Mustard.

WHAT NOW?Clue, the Musical opens July 18 and will also run on the 19, 25, and 26 at 7:30 PM. There will also be two afternoon matinee performances for each respective weekend on Sundays, July 20 and 27 at 2:00 PM. Performances are held at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center at 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux, LA 70301. Tickets are sold both online with a minimal service charge and at the box office, but only a certain quota is sold at the ticket booth. General admission for adults is $20, and $15 for students. Reservations may be made by calling the Thibodaux Playhouse at 985-446-1896. Split up, search for clues, and support the local arts! All information including ticket sales, show times, directions, and future events may be located from the Thibodaux Playhouse’s website, ThibodauxPlayhouse.com. Get tickets before they sell out because this is a limited time show, and the cast is just dying for you to play with them. WN

when she was in a production of the Taming of the Shrew. She then went on to pursue theater at Loyola, but is now a third year psychology student at Nicholls.

“Me and Miss Scarlet can both act like princesses. But what’s a word that’s appropriate to describe her? Let’s just say I’m friendlier. I adore drama. My favorite part about acting is simply being able to act like someone else—to convince the audience I’m someone else—that’s the feeling I love.” LeBlanc said her favorite performance ever was as Lucy in Dracula.

Mr. Boddy is basically the host of the party in both the show and the game. Unfortunately, he’s the one who dies.” Seth Pontiff from Houma, Louisiana takes the alleged lead, eventually getting him killed. “I’m very excited for this role. I finally get to interact with the audience. It’s really neat to stay in character yet speak to them. It calls for improv on standby and you get instant gratification through their feedback.” Though this is his first role breaking the fourth wall, Pontiff is familiar with the murder mystery genre. He recently was nominated as Best Actor for his role as Sgt. Trotter in Mouse Trap. Seth has done extra art in blockbuster films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Déjà vu. “I only got involved with the Thibodaux Playhouse last year with Mouse Trap, but since then I was also in 39 Steps playing a clown who assumed the role of multiple characters. I like comedy. I like playing hysterical, zany, out-of-the-box characters,” Pontiff said.

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Thibodaux Playhouse sign in front of their practice hall. Juliana Pennison

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Lee LopezLocals reenact military scenes at Houma’s Regional Military Museum.

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Houma’s Regional Military Museum has a long-anticipated treat for history buffs and Terrebonne Parish: an expansion. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is July 4th at

10:00 AM. C.J. Christ, president of the museum, says, “We’ve been constructing the addition since October 2013. One of the significant aspects of adding on to the museum was because of Mr. Lupo in New Orleans. He had a replica of an airplane in the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. When a real one was found, he and the museum gave us the model. We need to get that airplane out, so that is why the building is so big—45 feet above the street and 75 feet wide. We have twenty strong points that each can support 4,000 pounds, so we’re going to hang that model and the others we have.”

TOURING THE PASTThe current museum will remain open. “We have enough for the expansion without taking anything from here,” C.J. explains. “We have stuff stored all over the parish. Almost 100% of everything you see is donated to the museum. For instance, during World War II, Senator Ellender told the United States Navy to name a ship after Terrebonne Parish, which they did. That ship occasionally has reunions, and the crew gave us a lot of artifacts from the ship, even though it was dismantled many years ago. Some of the crew members loved the museum so much that they sent us some more artifacts from different states.” For example, the Regional Military Museum has the authentic commissioning

Celeste RobertsHouma’s Regional Military Museum expansion houses new exhibitsand a glimpse into the past.

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pennant from that ship, which is flown on the ship only once right after it is commissioned.

Another piece from World War II will be available for viewing: the propeller from Isoroku Yamamoto’s Mitsubishi G4M bomber aircraft. Yamamoto was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II; he also was chiefly

responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor on December

7, 1941. Americans found out where his plane was headed on April

18, 1943, and First Lieutenant Rex T. Barber shot his aircraft down.

“About forty years after Yamamoto’s death, a friend of ours went to the

island where he crashed,” C.J. says. “He sawed off the propeller from his plane and

brought it to Houma.”

Late Houma mayor, Charles Davidson, left a relic as well. “His plane crashed during World War II in the jungles of New Guinea. Forty-five or fifty years later, some Australians went into the jungle, got the airplane, and took it all the way to Australia to restore it. They gave Mr. Charlie the wheel to the airplane, which is now on a plaque,” says C.J.

Dexter Babin, the museum’s executive assistant, is in charge of giving tours, conducting research, and helping out with events. “I’ve also helped Ms. Jane Thomas, our

archivist, with her ideas for the new displays.” Dexter has been a history enthusiast for years,

but he says that “learning history from a book and then hearing about wars and experiences

firsthand from people who were there are two totally different things. You think that you know about a war, and then you hear about it from their perspectives. It totally changes. That’s what I like about our museum: two World War II veterans come here, Mr. Christ is a Korean Conflict veteran, and we have another Korean vet who helps out. You could say that history hits home here.”

Even though several mannequins in military uniforms, honorable medals, and various weapons are on display, the museum is also

a library with a wealth of historical documents that can provide visitors with some little-known facts about Houma and Terrebonne Parish. “Not many people realize that during World

War II, there was a gigantic blimp base where the airport is today,” Dexter says. “Houma was an important part of that war.

The Germans had U-boats all over the Gulf of Mexico.”

U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, which means "undersea boat". While the German term refers to any submarine, the English one (in common with several other languages) refers specifically to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II .


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TOUR RATESADULT $15

YOUTH $10 (6-17)

SENIOR $14 (60 & over)

MILITARY$14 (with valid military ID)

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ADULT YOUTH$13 $8

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DISCOUNTS FOR GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE.

Jansen Nunez at Houma’s Regional Military Museum.

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“One U-boat sank a ship two and half miles off the beach at Grand Isle,” C.J. adds.The museum also sends its tanks and uniformed mannequins to display at local events and places, like the Ladybug Ball, the Bayou Beer Fest, Fletcher Technical Community College, and the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.

CONTINUING TO SERVEThe museum leases the Tri-Parish Veterans’ Shelter at 453 Grand Caillou Road to the Disabled American Veterans. Since January 2013, this shelter has housed homeless veterans and provided them

with food and a roof over their heads. “We don’t run it, but we are connected to it,” C.J. explains. “They, in turn, take in veterans, help them find a job, and help them get their deserved benefits. A lot of times, it’s hard for veterans to get help. If you’re looking for a job but have never been to Houma, it can be a challenge.

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Courtnee Salas at Houma’s Regional Military Museum.

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Louisiana advertises Houma as one of the best places for low-unemployment; if you come here and want to work, you’re going to find a job. The staff at the shelter knows a lot of people and knows what jobs are available. They can assist these men and women with job hunting.”

If you would like to know how you can donate needed items, money, or your time to the Tri-Parish Veterans’ Shelter, contact Roger Songe at 985-872-9190.Have a relative who served in a branch of the Armed Forces? The staff at the military museum can assist you with finding out everything you would want to know about him or her. You can also donate documents to the archives; the staff will scan copies and return the originals to you. If you have any other pieces or documents you’d like to show the volunteers, make sure to stop by.

WHAT NOW?This one location has plenty to do. If you’re in town, you can attend the grand-opening ceremony of the museum’s expansion at 10 AM on Friday, July 4th. On Monday through Friday, visit the museum any time between 10 AM and 4 PM at 1154 Barrow Street. Adult tickets are $3, senior citizen tickets

are $2, and children’s tickets are $1. For military in uniform, tickets are free. C.J. Christ’s book, World War II in the Gulf of Mexico, is available for purchase as well. Saturday openings are anticipated for the future. If you have questions or comments, contact the museum at

985-873-8200 or at [email protected]. Check out its Website (regional.daginnovation.com) and its Facebook page (Regional Military Museum), too.

On the third Tuesday of every month, the museum hosts a roundtable discussion and presentation at the Terrebonne Library Main Branch at 151 Library Drive in Houma. At 5:00 PM, “coffee and conversation” start so attendees can meet one another. The presentation begins at 6:00 PM. Topics

include military history, Nazi Germany, defense spending, Pearl Harbor, and various others; C.J. is in charge of approving 100% of the speakers. If you are interested in receiving e-mails and newsletters about the topics, send an e-mail to the museum.

Memorial Day, September 11th (Patriot Day), and Veterans Day always have an event as well.

Nicholls State University students may also earn college credits towards history classes by volunteering at the museum and performing extensive research. Interested students should contact the museum as soon as they can and coordinate with the museum staff and their history professors. WN

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"After nine months of school, students eagerly anticipate summer and time off from homework and tests; however, often boredom sets in as Mom and Dad

continue to go to work and have to leave the kids at home. After a while, the routine of playing video games, swimming, reading, and watching TV becomes pretty dull.

Restless kids, perk up: the 15th Annual Summer Fun Kids Day presented by Synergy Bank is here to shake things up! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 19, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM inside the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.

SHOWCASING TALENT AND SUMMER FUN

Celeste Roberts

Local performances at last year’s Annual Summer Fun Kids Day.

IN THE SUMMERTIMEScott Belanger, Sales and Marketing Manager at the Civic Center, is organizing this beloved event for the second year in a row and is excited to be a part of the planning. “The objective of Summer Fun Kids Day is to provide families in the community with a day of fun. It is the only indoor children festival of its size in the area, so parents will not have to worry about battling the mid-summer heat, sun, and thunderstorms,” he says. “Summer Fun Kids Day has a rich history. Entertainers such as Hunter Hayes and Amanda Shaw as well as hundreds of local children have performed on

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the Kids Day stage. This year we are showcasing the talent of the children in the community.”

Once again, a variety of live performances will be featured on the Synergy Bank Stage, including Beauty and the Beast, Jr. (performed by South Louisiana Center for the Arts), “Sisters Forever” Frozen Extravaganza presented by La Tea Da, princesses singing Disney favorites from Party Palooza, 7-year-old pianist Paul Kraemer, singer Cameron Richard, martial arts demos by TigerRock Martial Arts,

“Bully Proof!” by Evolution Training, and many more.

The event does much more than provide one-day entertainment to families:

proceeds from the event are used by the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center Development Corporation to bring quality entertainment to Houma. The organization has brought events to the area in the past such as Disney Jr. Live!, Disney on Ice, The Broadway Series, and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

The Development Corporation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation comprised of a nine-member board of local community leaders. The mission of the Corporation is to stimulate the economy of Terrebonne Parish through event development and promotion at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, create a positive image for the Civic Center, and receive, administer, and distribute funds in connection with any activities related to the Civic Center.

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!The Summer Fun Kids Day isn’t your typical outing for the young ones; all ages will find something that captivates them.

For boys and girls who have a penchant for robotics, be sure to check out U:Bot. According to its Website, you can “become the robot you've always wanted to be!” Kids will be able to climb into a “7-foot tall mobile menace and bring it to life using the joystick controls. U:bot features laser sounds, a voice synthesizer and even a fog machine.”

Children will be able to bounce, compete, and climb in the Raising Cane’s Play Zone, which includes an inflatable playground, obstacle course, toddler play area, bounce houses, and

a rock climbing wall. Local police offers, firefighters, and safety officials will have a Safety Square, where kids can talk with them and learn about having fun while staying safe.

Exhibits in the Discovery Den will educate children on several topics, like healthy eating, keeping the environment clean and safe, animals, and art. “They can learn about healthy food in the Rouses exhibit and local spices from the Bayou Country Children’s Museum. There will also be a 4H petting zoo, LUMCON touch tank, face painting from the Purple Penguin, and the Audubon Institute Wetland Express,” Scott explains.

The Marketplace will showcase several products and services available for

families to purchase, and attendees can go on a treasure hunt for the chance to score a $500 Southland Mall Back-to-School Shopping Spree and other prizes.

WHAT NOW?Gather your young offspring and head over to the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center for some family-fun events! Admission is free for ages one year old and under, $3.00 for ages 2 to12, and $5.00 for 13 and older. Although most attractions will appeal to ages 13 and younger, there will be something for all ages. The activities and events are no extra cost, but make sure you bring some cash in case you would like to purchase items at the Marketplace. If you have any questions about the event, want to volunteer, have some goods or services to sell, or are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact the Civic Center Office at 985-850-4657 or at [email protected].

For a full list of events and schedules, visit www.houmaciviccenter.com/summerfunkidsday. WN

The Ringling Brothers Circus was founded in the United States in 1884 by five of the seven

Ringling Brothers. In 1907 it acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus merging them in 1919

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“THIS YEAR WE ARE SHOWCASINGTHE TALENT OF THE CHILDREN

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WHAT NOW?Trey AcostaMeet Meet Troy Danos

Troy Danos with his book, What To Do When A Child Is Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness.Juliana Pennison

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7WHAT IS THE DANOS ADVISORY GROUP THAT YOU AND

YOUR SON STARTED?We started that for a few reasons. Dylan wanted to be a motivational speaker, and he wanted to encourage others to push through the difficulties of life and just to be a living example of never giving up. Basically what we were trying to do was approach that from the patient perspective and the parents’ perspective. At the same time, the experiences and education I have allowed me to do some consulting work with the management side of business and to help people improve operations, especially small business. The intent was for Dylan to have an outlet for a job and for us to work together once he graduated from high school and while he went through college. It was something we were both passionate about. The book is a part of that. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time for Dylan to finish that objective, but I went ahead and completed the parent side of the project.

8WHAT DO YOU DO PROFESSIONALLY?I am Vice President for Louisiana

Capital. It’s a family owned private equity firm. Basically what I do is manage the businesses that we acquire and help out small businesses. I have an undergraduate from the University of Phoenix and my MBA comes from Nicholls State University.

9IS THERE A MESSAGE THAT DYLAN WANTED

TO CARRY ON?He was very passionate about the Donate Life organization, about recruiting organ donation. He really wanted to be a public speaker for that specific organization because of the lease it gave him on life. It extended his own life and gave him the ability to experience a certain quality of life that he had never had before. He generally wanted to inspire people to become more than he ever thought possible. The odds were stacked against him from the very beginning but honestly he’s touched and affected more people in his short lifespan than most could ever imagine.

1 WHAT IS CYSTIC FIBROSIS?It is a genetic disease that

predominantly affects the lungs, and that was Dylan’s primary problem. He had a lot of difficulty with recurring pneumonia and his lungs were severely affected throughout his life.

2DID HIS DIAGNOSIS RESTRICT ANY TYPE OF DAILY ACTIVITIES?

The disease itself, physicians especially try not to restrict their patients from doing anything except when they’re really ill. For the most part, we tried to make sure that Dylan lived his own life just as any other child, so we didn’t put up any artificial barriers; we let him participate in anything he wanted to. To true limitations though are the difficulties in breathing so stamina is obviously a problem. His lung capacity was severely hampered at one point. He had about 30-35% of normal lung capacity than anybody else would have. But he was very passionate about swimming.

3WHEN DID DYLAN START SWIMMING?We actually started him in

swimming lessons as a toddler, and he enjoyed swimming and was good at it. The coach he had that was teaching it was also on the swim team at the time. Mindy Adams was his coach and taught him all of the strokes. Later on, he was interested in joining the swim team and if they kept the distances short, he was able to participate.

4WHAT EVENTS DID HE PARTICIPATE IN?He mainly did the fifty yard

freestyle. That was pretty much the event he stuck to. He could make it across the pool and back, and it was fine.

5DID HE RECEIVE ANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR RECOGNITION

FROM SWIMMING COMPETITIVELY?He placed in just about every meet he swam in. The most amazing thing is he swam in the district swim meet only three months after his double-lung transplant. He placed either third or fourth in that event, and he was competing against healthy swimmers.

6HOW LONG WAS THE WAITING PROCESS FOR HIS DOUBLE-

LUNG TRANSPLANT?In it’s entirety it was about a three-year process. He was enlisted and waiting for almost a year, but it took two years prior to that just to go through all the requirements. It’s a pretty stringent regiment to make it through the entire process and officially make it on a transplant list. He actually had a slight rebound in his health after the initial evaluation which further delayed it. It wasn’t a problem to have more time without the necessity of a transplant. It was a great thing to buy us some more time together.

Larose native, Troy Danos, is an author of What to Do When a Child is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, an inspirational book giving advice to parents who have children with health complications. In January of 2012, Troy and wife Angie lost

their son Dylan in a seventeen-year battle with cystic fibrosis. Dylan was a hero to many, and through his story, his spirit lives on.

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“DYLAN DID A LOT OF THINGS THATSHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE, BUTHECONSTANTLY DEFIED THE ODDS.”

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10HOW DID DYLAN DEAL WITH HIS ILLNESS?

Dylan was never one to complain. When he was around folks who would complain and had their health, he had a saying. He would tell them to “shut up and move on.” He was pretty direct. He was everyone’s hero, and definitely mine.

11WAS RELIGION A CENTRAL PART OF YOUR LIFE?

I enjoy reading scripture. Without religion, I wouldn’t be able to discuss the book. It’s a difficult thing to go through the death of a child, and without faith, what’s the point of even being on this Earth?

12IS THIS THE ONLY BOOK YOU’VE WRITTEN?

Yes, but I’m working on a couple of others. The other is actually devotional and all scripture-based that I do intend to publish. I’m trying to have one for everyday of the year. I’m more than halfway done at this point, but I still have a lot of writing left to do. I try to limit that writing to the proper time, when I’m inspired to do it. I try not to push myself to rush anything. The other thing I’m working on is consulting the management side. It’s all about performing your best. It’s not just limited to business, it’s also related to your personal life.

13HOW IS THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY?

Everything we’ve ever done was made possible through the support of the community. The fundraisers we’ve conducted, the book, all of it is made possible from the support of family and friends. We are in a wonderful group of people that work the entire year to make all of this a reality, and it’s all for the organizations that Dylan was passionate about.

14OTHER THAN DONATE LIFE, WHAT

WERE SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE FAMILY IS PASSIONATE ABOUT?Catch a Dream, Give Kids the World, and another is the Louisiana State Troopers’ Grant a Wish Foundation. All

three of those are dedicated to trips and events for children with compromised immune systems or health problems—most of them terminal—those groups send children on trips so they could forget about their disease for a while. Dylan never took a trip for Give Kids the World, but he did work as a volunteer for it, and he enjoyed it. But both Catch a Dream and Grant a Wish sent Dylan on trips.

15WHAT TRIPS DID CATCH A DREAM AND GRANT A

WISH SEND DYLAN ON?One of them was a horseback-riding trip in Colorado at the King Mountain Ranch; that was with Grant a Wish. With Catch a Dream he went sail fishing, and he did that in Florida. Both of those trips are some of the most memorable events of my life that we’ve had with our son. While he was still with us, he wanted to do something to give back to these organizations. Out of that, we put together Dylan’s Delegation.

16WHAT IS DYLAN’S DELEGATION?After he passed, my wife and I

and all of our family wanted to continue to give back to the organizations that aided him. Every year since his passing we’ve had an event to benefit them. There’s a silent auction and swimming for all who attend. The next one is for Sunday, May 31, 2015. The official title is the Dylan Danos Memorial Swim Event. It will be held at the Cut Off Youth Center.

17HOW HAS DEALING WITH DYLAN’S ILLNESS AND

PASSING AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?Well, we’re sitting here interviewing, but it all comes down to Dylan as the true hero. If it weren’t for him, none of this would be possible. It’s all about the things he has accomplished and the messages he wants to pass down. All that I’m trying to do with the book is help parents who face similar issues. While my wife and I are very passionate in telling our story, it’s really all about him.

18IN THE BOOK YOU MENTION A JOURNAL, WHAT

IS ITS PURPOSE?The journal was a necessity. It started out of work. I had something I was trying to keep track of at work, and when our son was first diagnosed, we had a series of events that occurred and I would write them down. He had a surgery that was really unnecessary, but throughout the events, I took excellent notes and carried that forward throughout his life. What always helped were the things we wrote about. The medication and the therapies were noted in order to have a written record of what worked and what didn’t work.

19DID DYLAN KEEP A JOURNAL AS WELL?

Dylan wrote quite a bit, but he was pretty sneaky. He had very little saved on his computer. He kept his illness very private. Though he was open about telling his story, he didn’t want it to be a part of his life that he was known for. He wanted to be just a regular person. After his passing, a lot of the things he did with others were shared with us. We had no idea what he meant to others. We knew what he meant to us, but it was made evidently clear the impact he had on all of his friends. Still to this day people tell me things about him.

20FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T READ YOUR

BOOK YET, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PARENTS DEALING WITH TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN?The main advice I have is to comprehend that anything is possible. The second thing is to educate yourself on the disease as much as you can. You have to push beyond the norms and ensure that the quality of life for you and your child is set on your terms, not everyone else’s. Physicians as a whole are very conservative; they’re trained to be that way. They are very cautious in what they allow patients to do. There’s a bond and a relationship that parents have to have with those physicians and there’s a trust that needs to be established in order to ensure that this quality of life is made better than whatever you could anticipate. These things allowed us to give Dylan the best life that we possibly could. Dylan did a lot of things that should have been impossible, but he constantly defied the odds. It’s important to never give up. WN

About 1,000 new cases of Cystic Fibrosis are diagnosed each year. More than 75% of people with Cystic Fibrosis are diagnosed by age 2.


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Celeste RobertsLe Petit Theatre de Terrebonne celebrates Christmas in July with their latest musical production.

The cast of Plaid Tidings at Le Petit Theatre De Terrebonne.

South Louisiana may be heating up to high temperatures in July, but Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne presents a way to keep your spirits light: Stuart Ross’s book-turned-musical,

Plaid Tidings.

“It’s actually the sequel to Forever Plaid, which we did in 2002,” director Pat Crochet explains. “We have one of the original cast members, Doug Hamilton. He’s a brand new member of the theater’s board of directors. When I asked him about doing Plaid Tidings, he was so excited. He just loved the show. It’s a very nostalgic kind of show. This one is set at Christmas-time, so we’re going to celebrate Christmas in July.”

HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN THE SUMMERForever Plaid and Plaid Tidings are off-Broadway musical revues that are still performed around the world. Stuart Ross wrote the plays in New York in 1990. In Forever Plaid, four men—Sparky, Jinx, Smudge, and Frankie—make up the music group The Plaids and are en route to their first show when they are hit by a bus carrying a bunch of Catholic schoolgirls heading to see The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show . The high school boys pass away but end up performing a show in their heavenly state, a feat they never accomplished while alive.

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a brief segment of The Ed Sullivan Show playing in the background, and

The Plaids rush to perform their piece in three minutes and eleven seconds. Attendees are going to recognize the

songs in this musical, and those who love older music are going to love Plaid Tidings. Songs include “Deus Ex Plaid,” “Strangers in Paradise,”

“Sh-Boom,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Mambo in a Winter Wonderland,” and many more classic hits that will have you dancing, clapping, and feeling the Christmas spirit.

ON STAGELe Petit Theatre de Terrebonne has a season of five shows, and the summer one is always a musical since musicals during the school year can be difficult for teachers and students. “The musicals run longer than the other productions at about fourteen shows compared to nine or ten,” Pat says.

Pat has plenty of experience directing plays, but how do regular plays differ

“I directed Forever Plaid, so I suggested this one,” Pat adds. She has directed about eighty different shows at various venues in her lifetime, including Le Petit Theatre, South Terrebonne High School, the Thibodaux Playhouse, South Louisiana Center for the Arts (SoLa), and the theater camp at Nicholls State University. In Plaid Tidings, the men return to Earth around Christmas time, but they do not understand why they are back. The guys assume that maybe they have been summoned to send love back into the world, and a phone call from the late singer Rosemary Clooney “lets them know that they're needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world.” One of the most charming parts of the play features

from musicals? “First of all, you have to know a little bit about music,” she says. “If you know music, you can help the music director when it’s acting versus music. You have to consider the voices first.”

The music director is a play director’s best friend for a musical. “The music director plays a big role in the casting. It’s a lot easier to work with a singer who hasn’t acted before than with an actor who can’t sing. First we cast for voices, and then we cast for acting. Musicals are a different animal from plays. All of a sudden, an actor will say a few words and turn that into a song. Plaid Tidings doesn’t have a story arc like most plays and musicals do. It’s a revue with a backstory; it mostly has a lot of songs together. This musical has a theme and is very character-driven. Everyone has to work together to sound good together and progress the musical. There are close harmonies that need to sound good. Think of The Temptations and The Platters.” Doug Hamilton returns, plus three

A plaid is a cloth made with a tartan pattern wrapped around the waist and cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front. The literal Gaelic meaning is "blanket".


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The cast of Plaid Tidings at Le Petit Theatre De Terrebonne.

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younger gentlemen: Dillon Hughes (director at SoLa, veteran actor at Le Petit, and a worker at Pat’s camp at Nicholls as an assistant), Joshua Martin (who is going to be a vocal teacher), and Matt Chauvin (who acted at Vandebilt and has a music degree). Sarah Todd is the music director, and she helped out with Forever Plaid. “They all make up a fantastic cast,” Pat says.

Plaid Tidings is not just for the older folks. “I think all ages, especially adults, will enjoy it,” Pat says.

“Especially those who remember The Ed Sullivan Show and the music from that time period. The audience is part of the show. The fourth wall that is usually between the actors and the audience doesn’t exist. The actors will talk to the audience and interact

with them. There is even some audience participation involved.” So, where should shy theater-goers sit? “Sit in the center,” Pat laughs. “Otherwise, you might be picked to participate!”

Today’s TV shows like The Voice, American Idol, and America’s Got Talented are not the first methods of showcasing talented individuals and groups. “If The Plaids were real, being on the actual Ed Sullivan Show would have been a dream come

true,” Pat explains. “Ed Sullivan helped to launch careers. He featured comics, jugglers, The Beatles, Elvis Presley… so many people who are now legends. His show was the show to watch that the time.

On Sunday nights, every family was sitting down around the television.”

WHAT NOW?If you would like to order tickets to see—and be a part of!—Plaid Tidings, contact Gretchen Autin of Le Petit Theatre by e-mail ([email protected]) or at 985-876-4278. The musical runs from July 11 to July 27th. Evening performances are at 7:30PM, and Sunday matinees are

at 2PM. Tickets are $15 each. Check out the Website (www.houmalittletheatre.com) for more information on this play and the rest of the plays of this season. Consider becoming a season

ticket holder and saving some money; season members pay $50 per season ($10 a ticket per show). WN

“THE AUDIENCE IS PART OF THE SHOW. THE FOURTH WALL THAT IS USUALLY BETWEEN THE ACTORS AND THE AUDIENCE DOESN’T EXIST.

Pat Crochet

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The job interview. The corporate presentation. The conversation where you don’t want to have to

go back and say, “I wish I would have said THAT.” Speaking on your feet is a skill we need to be able to do well in the business world. But many can’t. The issue is that in these critical situations you are being judged based on your ability to be quick-witted with an intelligent comment, and decisions are made based on your ability to think and speak on your feet.The first question we have to ask ourselves is why we’re not able to think and speak with an educated, wit-mind. The truth is that it’s not about capability; it’s about comfort and confidence. We are all certainly capable of responding in such a manner.

Comfort. The best way to be comfortable with any topic is to be knowledgeable about the situation, surrounding circumstances, and related issues. In order to compare the present with your

Up In Your BusinessSPEAKING ON YOUR FEET LAURA VALENTI

thoughts, use the halo effect – in other words, what has happened in the past that you can think of and relate the current issue to? Be resourceful – be willing to do the research, plan ahead, and project what the potential questions would be. Stay in the news – what are newsworthy items that may come up in conversation you may need to take a stance on?

Additionally, there are a few techniques you can use to help you become more comfortable. First, make sure you are listening to the other party. Mind you, listening is quite different than hearing. Listening takes more effort, lots of focus, and the conscious mind to hear something out without already biasing or thinking of your response before the statement, question, or comment is posed. Next, for those who are jittery (and don’t worry – most people are until they get comfortable), find a focal point to steer your nerves away. Some examples include holding onto a pen

when speaking, or making one person in the room the main contact and scan to everyone else. Lastly, take a deep breath before speaking. This will allow you to speak without mumbling your words when you go to open your mouth, or sounding like you speak Japanese when all you know is American English.

Confidence. Following these suggestions and tips will lead to having confidence when speaking, even in a moments’ time. You need to pull a Nike and “Just do it.” Really: just put yourself out there a few times – suck up the pride and put your thoughts where your tongue is, and speak. The more you do it, the more confident you will become.

You will face a situation or come across an opportunity at some point in business where you will have to speak on your feet. What will your outcome be, and how can you make sure that the best, most educated response is spoken? #beprepared #personalselling WN

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DOWNSIZINGHouse to Home

away from more relaxed activities. In a small home, tasks that normally take all day can be accomplished in a couple of hours. Your home will be quicker to clean, organize, and maintain, affording you more time to spend with your family and enjoying your home.

Focusing on family and quality time can be an added advantage to living small. Many times it’s a necessary benefit that isn’t considered when contemplating a move. One of the biggest selling points for living in large homes is that every family member has their own space, but that space comes with a price. Homes with many rooms tend to naturally separate families. The sharing of space in small homes encourages daily interaction through simple tasks and promotes spending valuable time together. Oftentimes a cleverly designed room can give each member their own space without separating them to individual rooms.

Downsizing may allow you to live in an area that would normally be out of your price range. Access to good schools, parks, entertainment, or cultural neighborhoods may have been out of reach when searching for a spacious home, but a smaller house may fit within your budget. The lower price point could also mean upgrading on amenities or appliances. Strategic splurging on the finishes or details of your home is much easier on a smaller scale.

Aside from the upfront higher purchase price, the costs associated with running and furnishing a large home can negatively impact your life. Energy, heating, and water bills can add up quickly in a large home, along with more property taxes and higher insurance rates. Financially a large house can be a burden. Living smaller will allow you to spend less on bills and lighten your financial obligations, therefore relieving unneeded stress.

To truly live efficiently and effectively in a small home, and maximize the benefits listed above, your space must be organized and possessions curated. Without an organized home it will always feel like there is never enough space. The items you bring into and keep in your limited space must be either loved or highly functional. If it doesn’t fit these criteria, it doesn’t belong.

Of course there are downsides to a small home, but the trick is figuring out how much space is enough for your needs. Once you commit to living smaller, the ideas can permeate to other areas of your life. This balance of ‘need versus want’ can go a long way in helping homeowners lead fulfilling lives with a little bit of square footage.

Niki Landry is an intern interior designer at Weimer Gros Flores, Architecture and Interior Design in Thibodaux, Louisiana. For more information or samples of her work please visit www.nikilandry.com. WN

NIKI LANDRY

Aspirations for owning a large home is a goal that many people share. Most individuals believe that a bigger home will make them happier and more comfortable. As

families grow they often feel that space is a luxury, and slowly upgrade to a larger house every time they move. In some cases, the added square footage creates more stress and problems than the home before. Large homes are not always happier, and downsizing can help to improve your quality of life and can be very freeing. Whether you choose to reduce or are forced into the change, there can be many significant benefits to living small.

Having an abundance of space often creates the need to fill every corner. Money, time, and energy may be better served in other areas of your life, instead of investing in unnecessary home items. Limited space facilitates thoughtful purchasing. Is the usefulness of a new purchase worth the money and space it may require? A small home will help prioritize your needs, and lead to making informed decisions to curb wasteful spending.

Do you spend your weekends on maintenance, upkeep, and cleaning your home? It may be time to downsize. You may be surprised by how much time you spend weekly taking care of your house, and for many homeowners cleaning and yard work can be an all day affair and exhausting. The home repair list may feel never-ending. This can lead to added stress and take time

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OneTank Trip“METRY,” Y'ALL

Well, 2014 is halfway over. The Fourth of July is here, and summer is in full swing. I’m

sure many of you have taken vacations or are anticipating some soon. However, if you don’t have any vacation plans for the summer and are looking for a “one-tank” trip, you might want to discover or rediscover Metairie for a fun-filled day trip of dining and shopping. I religiously read my good friend Ron Carrier’s blog the Uptown Acorn. He always blogs about neat places to shop and eat in NOLA. So, since my daughter Natalie’s birthday was in May, we did a mother/daughter trip to Metairie with suggestions from Ron, and we were not disappointed.

PERINO’S GARDEN CENTER 3100 VETERANS BLVDThis place is not just an ordinary garden center—it is so much more. Along with a plethora of plants, you’ll find a variety of dining sets, bistro sets, benches, sofas, coffee tables, and accent tables for both inside and out at a variety of price points suited for any budget. You’ll also find fountains, garden art, home décor, lighting, candles, fragrance, and so much more. Actually, you could spend most of the day there.

LITTLE MISS MUFFIN 244 METAIRIE ROAD & 766 HARRISON AVENUEEven though the name may sound like it’s a children’s boutique, it is much more than that. Besides children’s clothing and toys, it carries items of local flavor, home décor, bath, and women’s apparel and accessories. I like the fact that they carry the Fleur de Light candles, and for each candle sold, they match each See

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the Light, Feed the Hungry donation, which benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana and provides a meal for two families of four. This boutique is giving back to the community.

ABODE 2114 VETERANS BLVDThe slogan on their website is “fabulous finds…humble prices,” and I have to agree with that. Ron had featured Abode on one of his blogs and wrote, “If you cannot find something at Abode, you are not looking hard enough.” Abode is a boutique-style home furnishings and accessory store, which offers a collection of sophisticated and unique home furnishings, lighting, artwork, linens, rugs, accessories and gifts. There is always something on sale there. It’s a fun boutique—check out their website!

ESTELLA’S FINE FURNISHINGS 601 FRISCO AVENUEAnother fun shop in Old Metairie, they have lots of cute gift items, linens, candles, jewelry, and baby items. If you like original artwork, they carry Vicky Lee Artworks of New Orleans. Her style includes abstracts, coastal scenes and landscapes in oil, acrylic, and, most lately, encaustic—hot wax painting using heated beeswax. We purchased one of the encaustic paintings for Natalie’s bathroom—so beautiful and unique.

Now, you can’t take a one-tank trip without squeezing lunch into your jaunt. We had lunch at Kanno California Sushi Bar at 3205 Edenborn Avenue. If you love sushi, this is the best in the city in our opinion. Of course, there is Drago’s nearby at 3232 N. Ardoult Rd. Another option is Martin Wine Cellar at 714 Elmeer Avenue—have a great sandwich and peruse their vast selection of wines, spirits, beer, etc.

If you haven’t been to “Metry” lately, you won’t be disappointed if youtake this one-tank trip. One-tanktrip, y’all! WN

Justin BabinShops along Metairie Road.

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Health & WellnessARE YOU HYDRATED?

1Be sure to carry water with you at all times. Purchase a large water bottle

to keep with you and drink it throughout the day!

2Don’t just drink your water – eat it too! You can also increase your water

intake by eating foods with a high water content. For example….watermelon!

3If you struggle with drinking enough water, try adding Crystal Light to your

water bottle to add some variety. You can also dilute 100% fruit juices to increase your hydration!

4If you tend to forget to drink water during the day, set reminders on

your phone or computer! Even though staying hydrated is very important, it can be easily forgotten!

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5If you do vigorous exercise or are outside for a long period of time, you

may want to consider drinking a low sugar sports drink to replace electrolytes!Water is the most important component of our daily intake. It helps flush out toxins, regulate body temperature, sustain healthy organs, maintain a healthy blood pressure, increase energy levels, and much more. Read about the effects of dehydration below!

6Water is the most vital source of energy in the body; therefore,

dehydration can cause fatigue! If you feel tired often, it may be because you are not drinking enough water!

7Dehydration can prevent the skin from eliminating toxins, causing dermatitis,

psoriasis, wrinkling, and discoloration!

Dehydration can have some serious effects on the body. It is July….one of the hottest months of the year! Will you stay hydrated? We should be consuming at least 64 ounces of water a day, and even more during summer and if you exercise. Read below about tips to help you stay hydrated, and how it can affect your body!

8Blood is about 92% water (when hydrated). Dehydration can cause

high blood pressure because the blood becomes thicker, causing resistance to blood flow. Dehydration can also produce more cholesterol, resulting in high cholesterol levels.

9Weight gain – dehydration can cause your body to think that you are

hungry, when in reality, you need more water. This can cause you to eat more, and therefore gain weight! Also, drinking water can increase your metabolism!

10Dehydration can also cause bladder or kidney problems,

digestive disorders, joint or pain stiffness, and more. So DRINK UP! WN

statistics from www.mnn.com

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Lights! Camera! Action!

10THE GREAT BEAUTYPaolo Sorrentino’s love letter to

Rome (and life) has some really beautiful moments. It tries a bit too hard and sometimes seems to be all over the place, but it is poignant filmmaking nonetheless.

9HERSpike Jonze may finally have managed

to harness his always beautiful, but often directionless, postmodern vision of the world. This movie will make you rethink both your relationship and your relationship to technology.

8NEBRASKAA black and white comedy set on the

plains that primarily uses droll humor? Sounds destined to fail. But Alexander Payne continues to have a great eye for the subtleties of life in rural America, and Bruce Dern offers up the performance of a lifetime.

7AMERICAN HUSTLEFilled with stunning performances,

this movie manages to take a not-all-that-riveting crime story and make it edge of your seat. No small feat.

6BLUE JASMINEIt’s a shame this year was so deep,

because this movie deserves to be higher. One of Cate Blanchette’s finest performances (and that is saying something) and one of the most searing indictments of American money obsession in decades. Woody Allen can be really hit or miss, but this ranks up there with Matchpoint and Vicky Cristina, Barcelona as great films from his late period.

5THE BLING RINGSofia Coppola just can’t not make

an original, subtle, and powerful film. You thought The Social Network was an entertaining and evocative attack on the role that social media and fame obsession has on our lives? As always, Coppola lets the camera speak for itself as she indicts not just her young thieves, but all of our society for glamorizing image-based obsession.

4BEFORE MIDNIGHTI don’t want to give too much away,

but just when you think Richard Linklater is crazy for making a third film in this

series about real romance, he manages to outdo himself once again. Simplicity in filmmaking has rarely been so complicated, nor so powerful.

312 YEARS A SLAVESome of the most powerful examples

of historical realism in any film to ever come out of Hollywood. It puts late career Steven Spielberg to shame. The only

“miss” is the last scene, which feels like Spielberg wrote it.

2INSIDE LLEWYN DAVISI think it is the Coen Brothers’ best

film. And that is a heck of a statement. For subtlety that packs a punch (in the gut), and sourness that can turn sweet, look no further than this stunner of a film.

1GRAVITYWhen others saw nothing but empty

spectacle in 3D, Alfonso Cuarón saw the possibility for great art. For seeing potential in what others mocked, and then executing brilliantly, it’s hard to place anything above this film. WN

MY 2013 TOP 10 LIST DR. TODD KENNEDY

So now that we are halfway through 2014, all of 2013’s films are finally available on DVD. So I thought this might be a good time to share my top-ten list for 2013—a year which may have been one of the deepest in recent history.

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Duty CallsFREEZE! POLICE! DON'T MOVE!

The Page TurnerOUTLANDER BY DIANA GABALDON

What do you expect this devoted librarian to do on vacation? You got it! Catch up on the

large stack of books I’ve been waiting to read. I started with Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, a novel that starts out in the British Isles in 1945 and then time travels to 1743. Claire Randall is reuniting with her husband after the war when she walks through an ancient standing stone and is transported back in time to Scotland. Found by a Highland clan raiding party, Claire faces a huge dilemma. She loves her husband in the future but finds love in the past. Should she follow her heart? Should she use the knowledge she has to influence the future?

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there are topics you’d like to see covered but were always hesitant to ask, that this will be your opportunity. Responses will always be factual and supported by honest information.

Let’s begin with a beginning. Do you know the origins of the policing concept? Think back to your days of world history classes; European or even American history courses. Ever once endure a lecture on law enforcement? We didn’t just appear out of a mysterious fog. Like many things American, policing’s roots are grounded in England. Around 648 AD, villages established the tithing system. This included groups of ten men from the villages. Each labored in their various skill trades, yet once a crime was committed such as murder or theft, the hue and cry was sent out to draw them together. Groups pursued the offender and upon capture, delivered that person to the reeve.

By show of hands, how many have heard this before? How many on TV or in the movies? That's almost all

of you. Heard it in person? Okay, not too many. That’s about the average; and it’s very encouraging. Truth is, most people will never encounter law enforcement in an adversarial environment. Statistically, six percent of the population creates sixty percent of the crime.

While you’ll see us directing traffic or conducting car, bike, or foot patrols; only a small percentage of the population will actually need us. With this in mind, What Now thought it would be a great opportunity to introduce this regular column staffed by whom else –a police officer.

There’s tremendous potential for interacting on topics ranging from personal safety to hurricane preparedness through these columns. I trust that if

The reeve was appointed to keep the peace within a portion of the kingdom called a shire. There you have it – today’s term “Sheriff” has its roots directly linked to the earliest days of law enforcement.

Although the model is over 1366 years old, it’s still practiced in American policing. Officers conduct autonomous patrols (various skill trades) throughout their jurisdiction (shire) until the 700 mhz radio dispatches a crime (hue and cry). They band together (tithing) to pursue the criminal. Once captured, they’re transported to the Sheriff’s jail (shire).

That’s a quick introduction and reassurance that the law enforcement profession didn’t just happen. It’s taken hundreds of years and evolutionary eras to get where we are today. Until next time, here’s your mission: What was the first professional law enforcement agency in American? WN

While the time travel aspect and references to witches and fairies should be of interest to readers of fantasy and paranormal stories, at its heart, Outlander is a historical novel rife with details of 18th century life in the Scottish Highlands. It recounts some of the major historical events of the time including the Jacobite Pretender's Uprising (the move to restore Roman Catholic King James II to the throne of Great Britain). Diana Gabaldon is an amazing writer who delves deep into her characters' lives and the history surrounding them, painting an extraordinary picture that truly transports the reader to another time and place. Although it isn’t the most brilliant novel I’ve ever read, it is a great summer read that is well-written, humorous, and delicious fun. Outlander is book 1 in a series of 8. (3 out of 5 stars) WN

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CHANGE

Do you hear CHANGE, change, or CHAnge? Our body reacts to this word. We can cringe and begin to have an upset stomach as we feel the anxiety build within, while

others get excited because they’re about to embark on something new and still others continue as if nothing was said. In any case, change is an action word that affects our mind, body, and spirit.

How we react is an important indicator of our personality type and how we act and react in the world. Most of us fight change. We don’t like it. We want things to stay the same. There are some basics each of us can put into practice to help with our negative reactions to change.

Take a minute now to reflect on how your body reacts to the word “change”. Then take 5 Steps tomake change easier:

1GET CLEAR Step back and take a look at the real issue surrounding the

change. Become clear about what is really bothering you about the change.

Am I afraid of change because I don’t understand the situation?

LagniappeAm I afraid because I’ll have to step into the unknown?

Am I angry because the change affects my persona – how I present myself to the world?

2REFRAMEReframe your way of thinking. Change your perspective.

Accept that change will happen and agree to move on.

Find the positive aspects – even if they are small and few.

What is my true intention behind this change?

How can I affirm myself during this change?

How can I visualize the positive aspects of the change?

3TAKE ACTIONDecide Daily to take action in a positive direction.

What can I do today to move through this change positively?

Name the obstacles that may prevent the change and prepare to counter.

4GO WITH THE FLOWAllow the change to evolve in its own time – organically.

Name your strengths and small achievements.

Count your victories.

Re-evaluate your resources and prepare for your needs.

5SUCCESSTransformation!

Enjoy the feeling of success.

The change/transformation is complete and your life is different, better.

Bask in the peace and enjoyment of your success and evolution.

Take a look back and reflect on what was truth and what was “stinking thinking.”

Learn from your experience.

Change is a part of everyone’s life. Sometimes we choose the change and sometimes we don’t. Either way it is hard, scary, and usually takes time. Use these five steps to enhance the experience in a positive way and peace and joy will be your reward. WN

KATE THERIOT

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MELON SQUALL MAKES 6-8 COCKTAILS

1 melon (cantaloupe or honeydew)

1 Bottle St. Supéry Moscato

¾ cup Oryza Gin (or any non junipery gin

like Plymouth or Hendriks)

Fresh mint (a couple dozen leaves)

Soda water

Use a melon baller or cut up the melon and put the pieces in a large glass pitcher and cover with moscato and the gin. I know not everyone is a fan of gin but don’t worry, it’s just there to add a little complexity. You won’t even notice it in the finished product. Put it in the fridge and let it soak overnight. Fill a large wine glass with ice and pour in the wine mixture. Drop in five or six pieces of melon. Lightly crush a couple mint leaves in your hand and drop them in, add a splash of soda water and stir gently. Enjoy! WN

I think we can all agree that the downside of summertime here in south Louisiana is the oppressive

heat. For me the heat is just an excuse, a really good excuse for a nice cocktail. This month I chose to go with a light, wine-based cocktail that is something of a cross between a mojito and a white sangria. I call it a Melon Squall because it cools you down like a little shower.

I was recently visited by Nicole Willis, a wine representative that was sampling and educating about the St. Supéry vineyards. She had five different varietals for me to try. I tried the first four and they were all really quite nice but when we got to the fifth, which was a moscato, I made a frowny face and said, “That’s okay, I’ll pass.” When it comes to wine I’m pretty easy. I like reds. I like whites. I like blends. To my surprise I’ve even found there are rosés that are quite pleasing. I am not really though, a big fan of moscato. I know that moscato has become very popular over the last few years but they tend to be overly sweet and when it comes to wine, sweetness isn’t

Bottoms UpBEAT THE HEAT WITH A MELON SQUALL

really my thing. I should know by now that you have to judge each type of wine on its own. After a bit of cajoling by the reps, I hesitantly took a sip of the St. Supéry Moscato. Inspiration sometimes hits you in the most unexpected places. Though it was certainly on the sweet side it wasn’t cloying as some moscatos can be. What first struck me were the really fresh floral notes and the white grape juiciness. I said to Nicole “I’d like to make a cocktail out of this.” She told me that she had recently been to a place where they make a drink with fresh cantaloupe and moscato. “That sounds delicious!” I said and that is where I got the idea for this drink.

Instead of cantaloupe, I used a melon called a honey kiss. It is a cross between honeydew and cantaloupe and shaped like a football. I said to myself, what the heck I’ll try it. Man it was good. I also used a melon baller for the first time. It was much easier and faster than cutting up melon into squares as I have always done before

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ADVERTISERS INDEX: July

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BRIAN WAITZ PHOTOGRAPHY 31

CRAIG J. LANDRY 44

DAMON J. BALDONE & ASSOCIATES 43

ELEARNING 41

EMILE’S FURNITURE & APPLIANCES 47

FELGER’S FOOT WEAR 13

THE FOUNDRY ON THE BAYOU 43

JONES DERMATOLOGY 40

JONES INSURANCE SERVICES 31

LAHAYE ORTHODONTICS 10

OFF THE HOOK 51

OLD ESTATE 44

PEONY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 5

THE PRENTICE FIRM 21

PURPLE PENGUIN ART COMPANY 33

ROUSES MARKET 25

SHRIMP & PETROLEUM FESTIVAL 2

SOUTHLAND DODGE 48

SOUTHLAND MALL 52

SUMMER FUN KIDS DAY 17

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THIBODAUX GLASS 15

TRAPP CADILLAC 5

WOODY FALGOUST: A LAW CORPORATION 47

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