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6 days 'til The Mardi Gras! Church Point NEWS 88th Year No. 6 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 $1 Council approves changes Local woman killed to fi reworks ordinance By: Claudette Olivier 31 — 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Jan in vehicle crash Editor 1; and Jan. 1 — 10 a.m.- 8 News Release State Police Troop I began p.m. Fines were set at $50 investigating a single-vehicle The Church Point Town plus court costs for the fi rst A Church Point woman crash on LA Highway 98 near Council unanimously ap- offense and $100 plus court was killed in a single vehicle Pavie Lane in Lafayette Par- proved an amendment to the costs for second and subse- crash in Lafayette Parish on ish. Cajun town’s fi reworks ordinance quent offenses. Any visible Feb. 3. The initial investigation by at the council’s regular Feb- fi reworks will be seized by Ashley Murray Menard, 25, State Police revealed that the ruary meeting. the police department upon of Church Point, was killed crash occurred as Menard Crawl The following are the dates violation. was driving a 2019 Chevrolet and times fi reworks are al- when, for unknown reasons, A public comment hearing Trax SUV west on LA 98. For lowed in city limits: July 4 — her vehicle ran off the road- reasons still under investiga- event this 10 a.m.-11:59 p.m.; Dec. 24 was held for the amendment way and overturned. — 10 a.m.-11:59 p.m.; Dec. About 3:30 a.m. that morn- Saturday 25 — 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Dec. See COUNCIL, Page 8 ing, Troopers from Louisiana See CRASH, Page 8 By: Claudette Olivier Editor APSB honors long Mardi Gras runners time board member rejoice — there will still By: Desiray Seaux be a chicken to chase Crowley Post-Signal in Church Point even though the town's tra- CROWLEY - Former Acadia Parish ditional Fat Tuesday School Board member John Suire and events have been can- wife Patty were recognized for contribut- celed. ing to the fi nancial literacy of parish stu- Kaitlin Thibodeaux, dents. owner of Church Point The Suires provided curriculum associ- Boot Camp and one of ated with the Dave Ramsey “Foundation the hosts of the inau- in Personal Finance” materials for high school students. gural Church Point 5k “The coursework is being incorporated Cajun Crawl, said, "My into our fi nancial literacy courses and husband is working focuses on helping our youth to better on a beer can chicken understand the importance of sound fi - that he will attach to nancial management as they move into a remote controlled adulthood,” said Superintendent Scott car that people can Richard. chase down the road, The Suires were presented a certifi cate so hopefully there will of appreciation from the board. still be a chicken in- During the business portion of the meet- volved." ing the board: "Be on the lookout • Authorized the superintendent, the chief fi nancial offi cer and the board’s le- See EVENT, gal counsel to move forward with the Page 12 purchasing process for property adjacent to Iota Elementary School at Louisiana Highway 91. “The property is about a third of an acre along the front of the school campus,” said Richard. • Granted a right-of-way agreement on board-owned property. “The agreement addresses drainage canal clearing associated with Bayou Mal- let in the northern sector of the parish and runs through some Section 16 property owned by the Acadia Parish School Board,” said Richard. “There are trees downed from the recent hurricanes that need to be cleared out of First Baby of 2021 has arrived the drainage canals; and, the right-of-way Jacobie The First Church Point Baby of 2021 has arrived. Jeremiah Antoine Kris- agreement allows for the drainage district topher Boudreaux, son of Tamika and Jessie Bourdreaux, of Church Point, to proceed with the clearing process over Mouton the course of one year.” was born at 9:14 a.m. January 20 at Opelousas General Hospital. Baby • Approved the recommendation of the CP man Thibodeaux weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. He was Budget & Finance committee regarding delivered by Dr. Thomas Jarnagin. Grandparents are Daniel Colligan Sr. adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2020-2021 budget and for the prepara- among of Church Point, Mary Ortego, of Opelousas, James Boudreaux, of Church tion of the 2021-2022 budget. Point, and the late Tona Garrett, of Buras. Jeremiah was welcomed home • Adopted a change to its policy that will by siblings Toriana, Zakiyah, Isaiah and Juliana. (Submitted photo) narcotics See APSB, Page 8 arrests Staff Report Crawfi sh season Farmers wrap up A Church Point man was among several in- record sugarcane season dividuals recently ar- By: Bruce Schultz 125 consecutive days in some rested on narcotics looks promising LSU AgCenter areas, with a few days off be- charges by the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Offi ce. cause of hurricanes. Gravois By Harlan Kirgan “A lot of farmers are just ST. GABRIEL — The 2020- said the lengthy harvest indi- • Jacobie Mouton, Eunice News now getting their labor in. 29, of Church Point, 21 Louisiana sugarcane crop cates farmers and mills did There were a lot traps put was arrested on charg- is almost complete after four well. Conditions are good for the out in the last two weeks,” he es of possession of months of grinding, and it crawfi sh season that is about “That’s a good problem. Ecstasy and misde- said. appears the crop will set a to kick into harvest season. That means we had a big meanor possession of “A lot of them are just start- record. “It looks like conditions crop,” Gravois said. marijuana. ing to go fi sh, but some early “We’re going to produce al- were all pretty good for what reports look very promising,” He noted some delays oc- Also arrested were: most 2 million tons of sugar. looks like a good crawfi sh Fontenot said. curred because of hurricanes • Tristy Hargrave, That’s a record for Louisi- season,” said Todd Fontenot, The south Louisiana craw- and problems with getting 41, of Breaux Bridge, ana,” said Kenneth Gravois, Evangeline Parish county fi sh is staple for the Lenten imported labor into the U.S. on a charge of posses- LSU AgCenter sugarcane sion of methamphet- agent. season, so the report of a He said sugar recovery specialist. amine. Reports from farmers are healthy harvest is good news. coming in slow right now, he Harvest started in Septem- See SUGARCANE, See APSO, Page 12 said. 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fellowship. As many Parish President of the Candice Daigle, John education, data pro- Opelousas General would say, she was an OLSH Parish Council, Travis Thibodeaux, cessing and insurance Hospital in Opelousas. extraordinary hostess. served as Eucharist Philip Thibodeaux, during his varied ca- Monsignor Jeffer- Throughout her entire Minister, served as Chad Thibodeaux, reer. In his 40s, Glenn son J. Deblanc was life, she held an un- organist and vocalist Mariah Thibodeaux, discovered a love of the celebrant of the wavering faith in God, at OLSH for over 40 Brittany Wagley, Dylan long distance running Mass and conducted which she shared with years, was President Lavergne, Brooke Oliv- and eventually com- the committal services those who surrounded of the Notre Dame Ath- ier, Brody Olivier, Jade pleted 37 marathons, in the Our Lady of the her. letic Booster Club and Leger, Tristan Wescott, including the Boston Sacred Heart Mauso- Another passion was president of the Makayla Wescott; two Marathon. In his 50s, leum on Hwy. 35 north was her love of trav- local Woodmen of the step-grandchildren, he accomplished a life- of Church Point. el. Her trips encom- World for two years. He Joey Lavergne and long dream by acquir- He is survived by his passed visits to many was honored with an Samuel Latiolais; and ing his private pilot li- wife, Cathy Barousse countries on all seven appointment to Royal 15 great-grandchil- cense. Perkins, of Church continents. She also Tribute to the Bishop's dren and four step- He and his wife Irma Point; a son, Jimmy JUANITA TURNER planned a U.S. trip Charity Ball on April great-grandchildren. made their home fi rst Perkins and wife, Mi- YOUNG every year for a group 22, 1994. He regretted Mr. Thibodeaux was in Baton Rouge, where randa, of Kentucky; Funeral Services for of family and friends, not taking advantage born and raised in he taught at Broad- his daughters, Theresa Juanita Turner Young, renting a 12 passenger of a scholarship in mu- Lewisburg. He was a moor High School Perkins Guenther and 96, were held Satur- van in which she was sic from LSU as music man that wore many and LSU and worked husband, David, of day, February 6, 2021 the only driver. Over became his favorite hats to support his a short time for the New Mexico and Jack- at Pilgrim Rest Baptist the years, they visited hobby. Another hobby family. He farmed, and State of Louisiana. ie Perkins McCutchen Church in Richard. almost every state in was traveling that he he worked in the oil They then moved to and husband, Ste- Juanita Turner the Union and even and his late wife, Let- fi eld as a crane opera- Church Point, where phen, of Georgia; his Young went home to went into Canada. tie, indulged in every tor and a motorman. they owned the Har- sisters: Betty Steven- Jesus the evening of Donations can be year until she passed He became disabled groder-Gremillion In- son, Kristine Espinosa January 30, 2021. She made in her memory away. but still found a way surance Agency, and and husband, Pete, passed away peace- to Pilgrim Rest Baptist He is survived by to support his family he taught insurance and Billie Rosenberger, fully in her home in Church or Acadia Bap- his two sons, Charles with odd jobs, like car- courses for the Society all of Texas; six grand- Eunice with her family tist Center if desired. Quebedeau and wife, pentry and crawfi sh- of Certifi ed Insurance children and 13 great- and caregivers by her The family would Sue, of Brandon, Mis- ing. He showed all of Counselors. After retir- grandchildren; his side. like to thank all of her sissippi and Chris us how to work hard ing from the insurance father-in-law, Johnny Pastor Travis Turner awesome caregivers Quebedeau and wife, and to appreciate what business, they moved Barousse; his in-laws, offi ciated for the ser- who cared for her with Shannon, of Lafayette; you have. Most of all, to Hot Springs Village, John and Laura Ba- vices. Burial was held such dedication and four grandchildren: he showed us Love. Arkansas where he en- rousse, Ray and Becky in Pilgrim Rest Baptist loving compassionate Jennifer Quebedeau, of He joined the U.S. joyed golf and running Bourque, Chuck and Church Cemetery in hearts, as well as all of Pearl, Mississippi, and Army at the age of 21 events with his many Tina Saichuk and Bill Richard. her wonderful family Conlan Quebedeau, on January 27, 1955. friends there. and Karen Quirk and She was born to Vir- and friends who loved Taylor Quebedeau and He entered the military Glenn is survived by numerous nieces and ginia and James Turn- her. She will be sorely Caroline Quebedeau, at the rank of PVT- his wife of 59 years, nephews. er on August 28, 1924 missed by all. all of Lafayette; two 1. He attended basic Irma Lee Hargroder He was preceded in in Branch and has re- You may view the step-grandchildren, training and advanced Gremillion, of Church death by his parents, sided in the same area obituary, sign the Konner Melancon, of basic training with the Point; two children, Lawrence Oran Per- her whole life. She at- guest registry and ex- Lafayette, and Kobi 101st Airborne Divi- Timothy Gremillion, kins Sr. and Margaret tended Richard Ele- press condolences Becker, of Camp Pend- sion Artillery at Fort of Knoxville, Tennes- Ingram Perkins; two mentary School, where online to Ms. Young’s leton, California. Jackson, South Caro- see, Joel Gremillion brothers, Richard and years later she worked family at www.duhon- He was preceded lina, earning his posi- and his wife, Randee, Carl Perkins; four sis- as the school secre- funeralhome.com. in death by his wife, tion as Heavy Weapons of Argyle, Texas, and ters, Peggy Esparza, tary. She graduated Duhon Funeral Letitia Schexnayder Infantry man. Upon two grandchildren, Mildred Love, Nellie from Church Point Home, LLC, (337) 684- Quebedeau; his sister, completion of training, Gabrielle and Stepha- Cook and Florence High School in 1942. 5552, 701 S. Broad- Maureen Crane, and he deployed to Germa- nie Gremillion, whom Perkins; and his moth- Juanita married way Street, Church his parents, Clinton ny with CO H 60th Inf he loved deeply. er-in-law, Gertie Ba- Seth Quentin Young Point, LA 70525 was in Felix Quebedeau and Regt APO 176. He ful- He was predeceased rousse. on May 16, 1947. They charge of the arrange- Clarita Daigle Quebe- fi lled his duties there by his father Wiltz Pallbearers were had one daughter, ments. deau. assisting in guarding Gremillion, mother Cody Bourque and Johnnie Ruth. Personal condo- the German and Rus- Lena Catherine Mur- Caleb Barousse, Will She is survived by lences may be sent to sian Boarders. He was phy Gremillion, son and Sam Quirk, John- her daughter, John- the Quebedeau family honorably discharged Jay Gremillion, broth- Wyatt Treme and John nie Ruth Thompson, at www.guidryfuner- on November 23, 2956 er Berton Gremillion Barousse. Honor- and son-in-law, Gary alhome.com. Guidry with Rank of SP3 (T). and sisters Joyce Du- ary pallbearers were William Thompson, of Funeral Home, 219 N. He served as American pont and Barbara Roy. Bill Quirk and Ray Cypress, Texas; one Broadway St., Church Legion Commander for A memorial service Bourque. grandson, William Point, LA was in charge one year at the Ameri- will be scheduled on Devoted to his ex- Seth Thompson and of fi nal arrangements. can Legion Post 405 March 20, 2021, Sat- tended family, Mr. his wife, Dana, of Aus- in Branch. He was a urday, at 11:00 AM, at Perkins will truly be tin, Texas; one great- member for 60 at the the Sacred Heart of Je- missed. grandson, William American Legion Post sus Catholic Church, Personal condolenc- Remy Thompson, also 225 in Church Point 295 Balearic Road, in es may be sent to the of Austin; and numer- and a life time member Hot Springs Village, family at www.guidry- ous nieces, nephews of the American Rifl e Arkansas 71909. CO- funeralhome.com. and cousins. Association. VID rules apply. If you Guidry Funeral Home, In addition to her You may view the have any questions or 219 N. Broadway St., parents, she joins in CLINTON CRAIG obituary, sign the guest concerns please con- Church Point, LA was heaven her loving hus- QUEBEDEAU registry and express tact the family before band, Seth Quentin A Mass of Chris- condolences online to traveling. in charge of fi nal ar- Young, and her nine tian Burial for Clinton Mr. Thibodeaux’s fam- The family requests rangements. siblings: brothers, Ev- Craig Quebedeau, 83, ily at www.duhonfu- that in lieu of fl owers, erette “Son,” Hillman, was held February 4, neralhome.com. donations be made to Archie, Layne and 2021 at Our Lady of Duhon Funeral St. Leo Catholic Uni- Marshall Turner; and the Sacred Heart Cath- Home, LLC, (337) 684- versity Parish at Ar- sisters, Mildred Volen- olic Church in Church 5552, 701 S. Broad- kansas Tech Univer- tine, Gladys Chaddick, Point. JOHN RUFUS way Street, Church sity in Russellville, Helen Davis and Bea- Quebedeau passed "ROCK PA-T" Point, LA 70525 is in Arkansas where they trice DeGregory. away at 5:29 a.m. THIBODEAUX charge of the arrange- are in the process of In addition to being Sunday, January 31 A Mass of Chris- ments. building a church and a dedicated Christian, at his son's home in tian Burial for John activity center for the loving daughter, sister, Lafayette. Rufus “Rock Pa-T” campus ministry. This mother, grandmother Rev. Patrick Brous- Thibodeaux, 86, was is a cause that was im- and great-grandmoth- sard, Pastor of Our held on Wednesday, portant to him. er, Juanita also loved Lady of the Sacred February 3, 2021 at More information on being actively involved Heart Church, was the Our Lady of the Sacred St. Leo’s Capital Cam- in her church work Celebrant of the Mass, Heart Catholic Church paign program can be and was an extraor- and burial took place in Church Point. found on their website ROBINETTA dinary seamstress, in the Our Lady of the Thibodeaux passed at: http://www.stleo- THIBODEAUX gardener and cook. Sacred Heart Ceme- away on Saturday, satu.org/index.php/ A Mass of Christian Her pumpkin pie was tery on Hwy. 35 north January 30, 2021 at capital-campaign/ widely reported to be of Church Point. 11:45 p.m. at his home Burial for Robinetta the best in the world. Craig, a life-long res- in Church Point. Thibodeaux, 75, was She also volunteered ident of Church Point, Fr. Patrick Brous- held Saturday, Feb- in many, various was the son of the sard, Pastor of Our ruary 6, 2021 at Our school and community late Mr. Clinton Felix Lady of the Sacred Lady of the Sacred activities, such as PTO Quebedeau and the Heart Catholic Church, Heart Catholic Church President and Acadia former Clarita Daigle. offi ciated for the ser- JOSEPH GLENN in Church Point. Parish Home Demon- A Church Point High vices. Burial was be GREMILLION Thibodeaux passed stration Council Presi- graduate, he received held in Our Lady of the July 25, 1935 – Jan- away at 9:15 p.m. dent in 1967. a B.S. degree from the Sacred Heart Catholic uary 26, 2021 Tuesday, February Her greatest passion University of South- Church New Cemetery J. Glenn Gremillion, 2 at the Community was spending time ern Mississippi and in Church Point. 85, a resident of Flower Care Center of Crock- with her grandson, continued his educa- Survivors include Mound, Texas, peace- ett, Texas. William. She enjoyed tion at Texas Southern his wife of 64 years, fully passed away on Rev. Fr. "Pere" Da- playing with him in his University receiving a Velma R. Thibodeaux, January 26. vid Rozas, Parochial tree house, collecting B.S. degree in Pharma- of Church Point; four He was a dedicated Vicar of Our Lady of live green frogs and cy in 1965. Following daughters, Debra T. husband, father and See OBITUARIES, LAWWRENCE attending all of his ac- graduation, Craig was Breaux, of Breaux grandfather. Glenn Page 6 tivities from Cub Scout owner and pharmacist Bridge, Tammy T. graduated from Sim- "LARRY" PERKINS banquets to high of Quibby's Pharmacy and husband, Jamie mesport High School A Mass of Christian CP Stor & Lock/ school band functions in Church Point for 25 Lavergne, of Opelou- and then from Louisi- Burial for Lawrence to his beautiful wed- years, managed an In- sas, Phyllis T. and ana State University “Larry” Perkins, 74, Metal Buildings ding to Dana. stitutional Pharmacy husband, Bryce Latio- (LSU) in Baton Rouge was held Friday, Feb- She loved fam- for another fi ve years lais, of Church Point, with a BS in Educa- ruary 5, 2021 at Our & Carports ily gatherings at her and then was manag- Elizabeth T. and hus- tion. Lady of the Sacred home, especially at er and head pharma- band, Steven Wescott, After attending OCS, Heart Catholic Church GZciiddlc Easter and also with cist at Winn-Dixie in of Youngsville; one he served in the Unit- in Church Point. Cd8gZYî8]ZX` her church group “The Opelousas until retire- son, John Dale and ed States Navy, then Mr. Perkins, a Joyful Pilgrims” once ment. wife, Shelia Smith returned to LSU to long-time resident of ;gZZ9Za^kZgn a month to share a Craig belonged to Thibodeaux, of Church earn an MA degree in Church Point, passed &%(-:#:WZnHigZZi meal together and en- Kappa Sigma Social Point; 14 grandchil- Mathematics. He had away Monday after- joy sweet Christian Fraternity at USM, was dren, Jared Breaux, successful careers in noon, February 1 at 337-684-7355

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Joe Biden goes to war with oil, and will lose The phrase “war on coal” was always something of a misleading statement. It was political, saying that the nation’s shift away from coal production was some sort of plot. Fact is, the war on coal was per- petrated by cheaper and cleaner- burning natural gas, much of it from Louisiana. We were warriors against coal, to some extent. However politicians tried to polish their halos in coal country with the slogan, economic reality was the driver of decisions. So it will be with Joe Biden’s “war on oil,” as GOP critics have already dubbed the new president’s energy plans. That’s a recycled slogan just about as relevant to the market- place as the old war on coal. What’s misguided about Biden’s ideas? A lot, starting with a “pause” on leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters. The notion that the world econo- my should simply shut off its con- sumption of the widely available and relatively cheap benefi ts of oil and natural gas is economically silly. Not going to happen. Looks like it's #YadriGras for 2021 Even though oil and gas con- In less than a week, revelers from far and wide would the fl oat at her dad’s house in Belaire sumption has declined because of normally be gathering along the streets of Church Cove, 10 minutes from Grand Prai- the impact of the coronavirus pan- Point to see the Mardi Gras, but thanks to the ole rie, before driving to park the fl oat demic, the millions of barrels per ‘Rona, that ain’t happening this year. in the line up late that night. Once day of domestic oil production is es- It was barely a week or two after Mardi Gras 2020 we survived that event, the Monday sential to the prosperity of Biden’s that the entire world fl ipped over, metaphorically, constituents in every state, not just nights and Tuesdays in those days here in the oil patch. school was canceled and we were ordered to stay at were spent dancing in the street in That political reality is not going home. Mamou before it was back to real- to change. Now, a year later, most 2021 Mardi Gras events are ity and getting our ashes at school Claudette The president’s rhetoric about canceled, so I decided to peck out a trip down my Mar- mass that Wednesday morning. leading the world into a future of di Gras Memory Lane in place of the big centerpiece Then it was off to college at Mc- Olivier cleaner energy is, after all, what I was looking forward to writing to highlight Church Neese State University in Lake major oil and gas companies have Point Mardi Gras’s 60th anniversary. C’est la vie. Charles. Each year, friends and friends of friends who been doing for years. The fi rst time I ran Mardi Gras was in Chataignier’s knew my parents lived 10 minutes from Big Mamou We support, as did President down defunct Sunday run, and I was probably about begged for a spot to crash at my parent’s place, even Barack Obama under whom Biden 11 years old. There was no separation of children’s if it meant sleeping on the fl oor, to attend the famed served for eight years, an all-of- and adult events, and I probably rode with my dad Monday night street dance. I even had some friends the-above energy strategy for this on a trailer full of people from our neighborhood. The who drove all the way from Grand Lake, almost 90 country. We’re not impressed with fi rst time I rode a horse was probably the year after at- Biden’s rhetoric: With every ad- miles away, to attend the street dance, and they had tending my fi rst run. I can’t even recall which horse I vance in energy production, typi- one road trip rule — whoever had the most “fun” the rode, but I think it was Espoir — French for hope — a cally driven by American ingenuity, year before was the designated driver for the following there probably were a dozen Obama retired barrel racing horse my dad was keeping for a year’s Mardi Gras road trip. statements about cleaner energy friend. I’m pretty sure I rode a horse in the ride for the In one of my writing classes at McNeese, I once over eight years. next few years, but my hard-core years of Mardi Gras turned in a paper about running Mardi Gras, and the But the bottom line, then and running were just about to start. teacher, who was from Mississippi, asked me to ex- now, is that the industrial world I cannot recall whose idea it was to start running plain what “running” Mardi Gras meant. My simple lives on oil and gas production. Mardi Gras and pulling a trailer in high school, but explanation to her — “It’s like drinking on a treadmill. We don’t want to play down the boy did we go big. Grand Prairie, over in St. Landry You can’t stop drinking because you’ll be the only one impact of Biden’s statements. He is Parish, had one of the biggest rides in the area in the not drinking, and you can’t quit running or you’ll lose president of the United States, and ‘90s and early 2000s. The event was on the Sunday your trailer.” he has at least in the short term the before Mardi Gras, but that didn’t stop my friends and power to slow down leasing on pub- In addition to attending the street dance in Mamou, I from skipping school on Friday and starting our par- the college Mardi Gras years also included taking my lic lands — but not private proper- tying the Thursday night and honoring our heritage Lake Charles friends out in Lafayette on the Saturday ty, nor producing land under state until we could no longer go on Fat Tuesday. jurisdiction. Nor should anyone in night and hopping on Chataignier’s run at the halfway One year, my best friend and I even made a chart coastal Louisiana underrate the im- point, which was conveniently at my grandfather’s with where we would be partying, who would be driv- portance of avoiding a catastrophic country store in L’Anse aux Pailles. ing us and where we would be spending the night. On See BIDEN, Page 5 the Saturday night, we could cook dinner and decorate See OLIVIER, Page 5 CHURCH POINT NEWS

“Serving the information and communication needs of our community by providing Piano keys from rice? quality products at superior value while ful- filling our civic responsibility.’’ Rice farming was well established in Louisiana but That wasn’t cheap. A 200-foot, was just getting started in east Texas in 1900, when eight-inch well with an $800 pump Diane Daigle Publisher/Editor Emeritus Claudette Olivier Editor Texas Farm and Ranch magazine sent W. C. Moore to would cost a total of $1,400, which Misty Gilley Ad Manager get some tips on how it should be done. would be about $45,000 today. But Janell Franques Bookkeeper He found that “the outlook for rice culture was nev- it seemed to be a good investment. er brighter” in south Louisiana, partly because farm- Moore wrote that “this method of Official Journal of the Town of Church Point and the Acadia Parish School Board. ers had learned how to effi ciently irrigate their crops, rice irrigation has been so far emi- Published every Wednesday at 315 N. partly because the United States was still a heavy im- nently successful.” Main St., Church Point, LA 70525. Entered porter of rice and offered big marketing opportunities The end product of all of this was Jim in the Post Office in Church Point, LA, 70525, — and also because millers used every little part of a for transmission through the mail as Second “a good, hard, fl inty rice,” that milled Bradshaw Class matter under the Act of Congress, rice kernel. out to 100 pounds of clean rice to March 3, 1976. Moore found about 450 miles of canals in Louisiana the barrel. used to irrigate 140,000 acres of rice. The canal com- “This one hundred pounds would be divided about SUBSCRIPTION RATES: panies typically took one-fi fth of the crop in payment Digital Access Only (e-Edition & Website) - as follows,” he said, “Sixty pounds of head rice, twen- 1 Day(s), $1.50 for the water if the farmer owned the land. The com- ty-fi ve pounds of number two, and fi fteen pounds of Digital Access Only (e-Edition & Website) - panies took another fi fth as rent if they owned the rice brewers’ rice.” But the millers didn’t stop there; they 1 Year(s), $31.50 fi elds. It appears that both the farmer and the canal sold the hulls as cattle food, and even gathered up Full Access - In Parish - Mail Delivery company made money under that arrangement. (Print, e-Edition & Website) - dust generated in the milling to be made into buttons, 1 Year(s), $42.00 “All the canal companies own more or less land,” beads, and even piano keys. Full Access - Outside Parish and Moore reported, “and it is a well known fact that they “After the outside hull has been taken from the rice, Out of State - Mail Delivery pay handsome dividends on the capital invested [to (Print, e-Edition & Website) - there is a bran resembling wheat bran, which is very 1 Year(s), $52.50 dig them].” fi ne for stock of all kinds, and next to the bran comes acadiaparishtoday.com Moore also looked at deep wells near Jennings and what is termed polish,” Moore found. Welsh, and estimated that 15,000 acres were irrigated “Rice polish” he said, “resembles very much buck- ACTIVE MEMBER OF: by pumping systems like these that were still in their Louisiana Press Association wheat fl our, and is used quite extensively for food in National Newspaper Association infancy. foreign countries … [and] is being very extensively Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association “The great advantage of well irrigation is that it will used in manufacturing numerous kinds of trinkets, bring into cultivation thousands of acres that canals such as small buttons used in shirts and which re- (UPS 016-515) can never reach,” he said. Drillers charged three dol- 1-337-684-5711 semble the bone button. It is also used in making lars a foot for an eight-inch well and two dollars a foot keys for pianos and resembles ivory so closely that for a six-inch well. The wells Moore saw varied from Copyright 2013, LSN Publishing an expert can hardly detect the difference. White door 160 to 200 feet deep. Company, LLC. All printed material is knobs are also another commodity from rice polish.” protected, and no portion of the con- “These are not artesian wells, and a pump and en- I asked Bruce Schultz, the communications special- tent may be reproduced in any form, gine costing $800 are required to pump water from ist at the rice experiment center at Crowley, about this or by any means, without prior writ- the well onto the land,” Moore wrote. An eight-inch and he said, “It sounds like the polish is just the dust ten permission from LSN Publishing well could irrigate 200 acres, a six-inch well about Company, LLC. 150, he said. See BRADSWHAW, Page 12

SOCIETY The Church Point News — Wednesday, February 10, 2021 — Page 5 A new brew in town What is happening with By: Steve Bandy Crowley Post-Signal your fi re protection? CROWLEY — The fi rst microbrewery lo- By: Berl Adams leased through burning can cause cated on a certifi ed CPVFD Public health problems for anyone living or Louisiana Main Street Information Offi cer working nearby. The effects may in- is located right here in Special to The Church Point News clude damage to lungs, the nervous Crowley. system, kidneys and liver. Some Reggie’s of Crowley is There are many classes held to pollutants may cause or aggravate now one of four such teach fi refi ghters about hazardous cancer, asthma, chronic bronchitis, establishments in the materials and what to do when they emphysema, and numerous other state. It is also one of are encountered on an emergency diseases and conditions. The dam- three microbreweries scene. age to health is more serious the in the state with an at- These classes are for training longer neighbors or workers are ex- tached bar and restau- Sammy Reggie III, left, and Gus dela Hous- as well as needed certifi cations. posed to the smoke. The problems rant. saye offer samples of three of their craft beers Do all of the fi refi ghters manage are particularly serious for people But it didn’t hap- to attend all these classes? Unfor- who already have diffi culty breath- — Mermentau (left), Atchafalaya Amber tunately, that is not ing. pen overnight, Sammy (center) and Vaux-Sur-Sure — to members Reggie II and Gus dela possible because of These are not only Houssaye, partners, of the Kiwanis Club recently. The owners of jobs and schedules, hazardous to health, told the Kiwanis Club Rice Capital Brewery have been “making the but because of these but laws are in place to classes, more are now prohibit these from be- of Crowley recently. rounds” of local civic organizations promoting trained and ready not ing burnt. Violations of Reggie approached only to safely handle these laws can lead to the Crowley City the brewery at Reggie’s of Crowley. (Photo by these potential haz- fi nes if you are caught Council concerning li- Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal) ards but ready to take intentionally burning censing for a brewery place here.” Spanish Trail, Figgy needed tests. Not all these things. If the fi re years ago, he said. But “Crowley has a large Stardust (for a brew of these hazards are department is called to there was no space in number of great shops made with fi gs) and some exotic chemical your location and these Crowley so he opened and boutiques down- Vaux-Sur-Sure, a Bel- shipped in a special container that things are found burning, there are and operated Reggie’s town, but there was gium-style beer named is now leaking. circumstances where we are obli- of Rayne for two years. no place for the guys for Crowley’s Belgian A so called “simple” fi re can cre- gated by laws to contact the EPA, Meanwhile, dela to go while the ladies twin city. ate or release some very hazard- DEQ or Hazmat teams. Our actions Houssaye was working are shopping,” dela Rice Capital Brewery ous fumes or gases. When burned, on these scenes are not only dictat- in the family rice mill Houssaye added. “Now is a “Tier I Nanobrew- foam insulation, foam in furniture, ed by training and safety but also and had been “experi- there is.” ery,” licensed only to synthetic carpets, PVC pipe, as- by part of the same set of laws that menting with alcohols Right now there’s not sell its product to cus- phalt shingles, linoleum and most govern your actions. to see what I could much of a tour-the- other synthetic materials release do with rice,” he said. tomers. There is no brewery experience toxic pollutants. These pollutants Be aware, be informed, be pre- “I fi gured beer was a distributor, “though to be offered. “Every- include hydrogen chloride, hydro- pared, and be safe. Non-emergency great starting point.” we hope to eventually thing’s basically on a scale into the next lev- gen cyanide, phosgene, sulfur di- phone number 684-5429 askcpvfd@ The two entrepre- couple of tables,” Reg- oxide, dioxin, carbon monoxide, yahoo.com Also check out the CPVFD neurs got together el,” Reggie said. gie said. But that could For now, nearly all heavy metals and other toxic chem- and Church Point Fire Protection – Reggie with his ex- change as the brewery icals, depending upon the materials District 10 website. churchpointvfd. pertise in the service the taps in the bar are grows. taken with different lo- burned. The pollutants that are re- com Check back next week. industry and hospital- “We use fresh, local product. ity and dela Houssaye cally grown rice and Sales of the craft with his expertise in as-fresh-as-we-can- beers are “okay dur- manufacturing — and get other ingredients •BIDEN ing the week; holidays established Rice Capi- in our beer,” dela and weekends are bet- tal Brewery. Houssaye said. “All of Continued From Page 4 “I ordered a kit and our beers have rice, ter,” Reggie explained. we started,” Reggie in varying degrees, in “We’re thinking that, rise in sea levels. of his offi cials, there is a great deal said. “Our fi rst beer them.” when the (Recreation How long is the president’s of wiggle room about the “pause.” was brewed in a big The different ingre- Department) fi elds “pause” going to last? Given that Right now, Joe Biden is enlisting in pot on the stove in dients, naturally, pro- are completed and we much of Louisiana’s production is an anti-oil crusade that his most the bar. We took turns duce different fl avors start hosting tourna- offshore in federal waters, it is an liberal followers want. ments, business will stirring.” and looks for the beers attack on our state’s interests. But It won’t last. The “war on oil” is really pick up with another economic reality is that big The fi rst 5-gal- and the pair has had not going to be won. And within lon “batch” the pair people driving by and oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mex- a little fun naming the months, or perhaps a year post- brewed together took various brews. noticing, ‘Hey, there’s ico cost billions and require years coronavirus, demand will go up, 9 hours to fi nish, ac- There’s Mermentau, a brewery here.’” to deploy. cording to Reggie. named for the dark Marketing of the There is more than enough time more energy will be needed — and “Now we can do 20 gal- appearance dela Hous- beers is on hold for for the bad economic impact of the Biden will surrender to market lons in 5 hours.” saye said reminded now due to the corona- “pause” to allow the administration forces. “I was looking to him of the frothy wa- virus pandemic. to hit the unpause button. open a New Orleans- ters of the Mermentau “We’re waiting to see Even in his statements and that The Advocate style bar and grill in River on a windy day. if they’re going to shut Crowley,” he said. Others include Atch- us down again,” Reggie “There was no such afalaya Amber, Old said. •OLIVIER

Continued From Page 4 On Fat Tuesday, I was usually Duralde Mardi Gras run. I ran Mar- hitting the back roads by 2 p.m. to di Gras there for two years before I make it back to Lake Charles for decided to semi-retire from running the Krewe of Krewe’s Parade, the Mardi Gras. Truthfully, I’m not sure last and biggest parade of the Mardi I can rooster to I used to, at least Gras season. I lived downtown, less not with some prep work. than two blocks from the parade Since then, my yearly Mardi Gras route, and only about a mile from plans are always in fl ux with no true where the parades actually started. constant except that now I cover My friends parked at my apart- the adult and children’s runs here ment, and we all walked to where in Church Point and the weather my street met up with Ryan Street almost always throws a curve ball to party and watch the parade pass. somewhere in the days leading up My Mardi Gras celebrating car- to or on Mardi Gras. In the last few ried on that way for fi ve years of col- years, I’ve spent the Saturday bar lege (Thank you McNeese for recog- hopping in Mamou, made an occa- nizing Ash Wednesday as holiday, sional appearance at the Monday a liberty I was not afforded in high night street dance in Mamou or school) and another fi ve years at my Eunice and made some rounds at fi rst job there in Lake Charles (yay Lakeview Park & Beach Mardi Gras for a big girl job and vacation days events. to make the pilgrimage home and to Last year, the weather was perfect take the Wednesday off). to bar hop on Fat Tuesday, so I end- In 2012, I moved to Houma, ed up in Mamou with come cous- which is also famous for its Mardi ins and a few friends. We got there Gras celebrations, but I missed Fat around 10 a.m. and then watched Tuesday there that year by one day. as the Mardi Gras rolled into town I was starting a new job the Monday around 2 p.m. We continued to par- after Mardi Gras, and I wanted to ty, but the red fl ags started to pop spend my “last” Mardi Gras in Aca- up that it was getting late — a rid- diana. The following year, I made erless horse was in the bar and a up for missing the previous year’s Mardi Gras was laying on the road festivities. A friend of mine worked in front of another bar. I told one of as a bouncer at the only bar with my cousins, “Let’s hop a ride out of a balcony located along Houma’s here with our dignity intact.” parade route. Aptly named The Bal- ‘Rona can’t take my 25-some-odd- cony, I spent Lundi Gras eve at that years of Mardi Gras memories, but I watering hole and watched fl oats wonder what kind of dent it will put borrowed from krewes in New Or- in memories of future Cajuns and leans roll down Main Street. those who come from far and wide In November of 2013, I moved to see the Mardi Gras. back to my family’s farm, and in This year, I’ll be making #Yardri- 2014, I joined the now defunct Gras memories.

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(Left) Church Point Police Chief Dale Thibodeaux, left, presents the CPPD 2019 Offi cer of the Year Award to Crystal Hazel. (Center) Thibodeaux presents the CPPD 2020 Patrol Offi cer of the Year award to Richard Abadie. (Right) Thibodeaux presents the 2020 CPPD Reserve Offi cer of the Year award to Trey Venable. (Photos by Claudette Olivier/Church Point News) Church Point Police Chief announces Offi cers of the Year By: Claudette Olivier — she did.” year. If you factor that at even $10 fender.” Editor The 2020 Patrol Offi cer of the Year an hour, he put in about as much Thibodeaux informed the council was presented to Richard Abadie. as an offi cer would cost.” of the resignation of one of the de- Church Point Police Chief Dale “When I am deciding Patrol Of- During the meeting, Thibodeaux partment’s communication offi cers, Thibodeaux announced the depart- fi cer of the Year, a lot of things go also discussed the department’s re- and he asked the council to approve ment's Offi cers of the Year during into my decision — patrol miles, ar- cently released 2020 stats. moving a part time communication the Church Point Town Council's rests, stops made, how may tickets He also highlighted how the is- offi cer to the vacated full time slot. regular February meeting on Feb. you did, narcotics arrests and on suing of traffi c citations has led to The council unanimously approved 1. and on — it’s not just one thing,” a decrease in traffi c crashes in the Thibodeaux’s recommendation. The Thibodeaux stated, “Due to CO- Thibodeaux said. town. council also unanimously approved VID — we were supposed to do this A new award for this year is the “These traffi c citations, by en- the rehire of a part time offi cer and at the American Legion (annual Reserve Offi cer of the Year award, forcing the traffi c laws, we have probationary hire of a new, full time banquet) — but due to COVID, we and the award was presented to cut traffi c crashes down by 50 per- patrol offi cer. weren’t able to do it (present the Trey Venable. cent,” Thibodeaux said. “Our seri- Thibodeaux informed the coun- awards). “These reserves, without them, ous accidents, we cut that down by cil that one of the department’s of- The 2019 Offi cer of the Year award I’m going to tell you right now, all 75 percent. If you reduce speeding, fi cers will take a law enforcement was presented to Crystal Hazel. these events that we go to and all you reduce crashes. We are starting grant writing class. The cost of the “She is my administrative assis- the security of everything could not to have more parking lot crashes class is $565 and is covered in the tant, and she also dispatches and be done,” Thibodeaux said. “All the than we are having road crashes, department’s budget. does pretty much everything I ask reserves have done tremendous which is a good thing, because in “It (the cost of the class) is well her to do,” Thibodeaux said. “If you work this year. a parking lot, you very seldom have worth it,” Thibodeaux said. “We call me (for something) and it gets “This reserve offi cer put in close done, nine out of 10, I didn’t do it to 500 hours of reserve time last more than just a dented bumper or need all the grant we can get.” •OBITUARIES

Continued From Page 2 the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kase, Kambrie, Kolt, Kade, Waylon was the Celebrant of the Mass, and and Eli Thibodeaux and her cousin, burial took place in the Our Lady of Marlene Pellerin, of Lake Charles. the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery She was preceded in death by her adjacent to the church. parents and her brother, John Wil- Robinetta, a resident of Crockett, ton Thibodeaux Sr. was the daughter of the late Mr. Personal condolences may be sent Wilfred Thibodeaux and the former Mrs. Lillian Pellerin. to the Thibodeaux family at www. She is survived by her nephew, guidryfuneralhome.com.Guidry Travis Dale Thibodeaux and wife, Funeral Home, 219 N. Broadway Jana Rose, of Lindale, Texas; her St., Church Point, LA was in charge six great nieces and nephews: of ﬁ nal arrangements.

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OMP Saints of the Month Our Mother of Peace February Saints of the Month are (fi rst row) from left, Ava Bihm and Vivian Lee, Pre-Kindergarten; Anna Kate Robin, Kindergarten; Gunner Beach, 1st grade; Ella Bernard and Braxton Thibodeaux, 2nd grade; (second row) Aubrey Bellard, 5th grade; Landen Yeager and Clayton Miller, 3rd grade; Levi Hargrod- Blessing of the Throat er, 4th grade; and (third row) Erik Walker, 6th grade; Addie Miller, Father David Rozas provides the sacrament of the Blessing of the 7th grade; and Lillian Richard and Mason Duplechain, 8th grade. Throat to Our Mother of Peace Kindergarten student Avery David (Photo courtesy of Angie Bellard) during school mass on Feb. 3, the feast day of Saint Blaise of Sebaste. (Photo courtesy of Angie Bellard) Randell named one of Hinds CC Fall 2020 President's Scholars OMP's Do You Know RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI — Kevin As Mississippi's largest commu- Science Fact Randall of Church Point is among nity college, Hinds Community Col- Hinds Community College's Presi- lege is a comprehensive institution By: 6th grader Judd Morain dent's Scholars. offering educational opportunities President's Scholars are those with more than 170 academic, ca- with a cumulative 4.0 grade point reer and technical programs and average. six locations in central Mississippi. The water we drink today is the The Church Point News same water that the dinosaurs drank over 65 million years ago. This is due to the water cycle. Water is constantly cycling throughout our Campus Briefs environment and atmosphere through precipi- tation, evaporation, condensation and precipi- Notre Dame Ag Dept. must be up-to-date. You must bring tation again. Water has been here for nearly 5 the following: billion years and only a tiny bit has to host benefi t dinner • Birth certifi cate escaped out into space. The Notre Dame Ag Department • Up-to-date shot record will host a benefi t dinner on Sun- • Social security card day, Feb. 21. • Proof of residency (current util- The meal will include a pork ity bill with your name) steak, rice dressing, green bean • Custody papers (if applicable) Don't forget to "focus in" on casserole and roll. Tickets can be Please have all of the above pa- next week's DYK science fact! purchased from Ag students or the perwork on that day or your child ND offi ce. Pick up will be between will not be considered registered. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in front of the Students will be screened at the •COUNCIL ND Ag building. beginning of school in August. Call 783-3519 for more information. Continued From Page 1 OMP announces registration to the ordinance prior to the regular that the council and those in the meeting on Feb. 1. No comments audience observe a moment of si- CPE announces Pre-K, for 2021-22 school year were made. lence for late Fire District Board Our Mother of Peace Elementary kindergarten registration During his Mayoral Report, Mayor member Toby Leger who passed will host registration for the 2021- Church Point Elementary School Ryan "Spanky" Meche said that the away on Jan. 5 after a battle with Pre-K registration for Fall 2021 will 22 school year for students in Pre- major events of 2020 did not have a ALS. be from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 12:30- K3 and Pre-K4 through 8th grade. negative effect on sales in the town The council also unanimously ap- 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4. Registration for new families be- of Church Point. proved the following items: To be eligible for Pre-K, you and gan Monday, Feb. 1. “Last year, the town, during CO- • Revise agenda to add Fire Dis- your child must live in the Church Registration forms may be picked VID and crisis and hurricanes and trict Board appointments, intro- Point Elementary School district, up OMP school or found and down- everything else that was given to duction of Loud Music Clarifi cation the child must be 4 years old on or loaded from the OMP website at us, we were 8 percent up on sales and Interpretation and investiga- before Sept. 30 and the family must www.ompwildcats.com; under the for the year which is a huge thing tion of vacant property on Arthur provide income information. “Admissions” tab click “Applica- considering what we went through,” Daigle Loop. You must bring the following: tions.” Meche said. “A lot of places are not • Fire District Board resolution • Birth certifi cate To schedule a tour of the campus seeing that. It’s (the increase in to reinstate Bert Faul and appoint • Up-to-date shot record or for more information call (337) sales) good news for us.” Dale Wimberley. • Social security card 684-5780. Meche also updated the council • Introduction to amend the noise • Proof of residency (current util- on ditch work on North and Hap- Statement of Admission: Our ordinance for vehicles, update lan- ity bill with your name) py streets and construction work Mother of Peace Elementary School guage and clarify provisions. A • Proof of income (two consecu- on the town’s Central Park. Meche accepts student applications for public hearing on the proposed or- tive check stubs from each wage asked that citizens refrain from us- admission to any grade regardless dinance will be held shortly before earner; SNAP letter or information ing the park at the this time until it of race or national origin. There is the town’s regular March council about income) no discrimination in the adminis- is formally opened. • Custody papers (if applicable) Meche also gave the town’s Wa- meeting scheduled for March 1. tration of educational policies, or • Investigation of vacant property Please have all of the above pa- scholarship andloan programs, and ter Department report. In January 2021 there were: 15 disconnects; on Arthur Daigle Loop. perwork on that day or your child of athletic and extra-curricular pro- will not be considered registered. six water leaks; and no main line • Match of $5,000 with Saddle grams. Students will be screened during breaks. Tramp for barricades along with a May and then contacted about ac- Pam Granger with McBade Engi- 10 barricade match with Troy Rich- ceptance into Pre-K. American Legion announces neering gave the town’s Engineer- ard. CPE Kindergarten registration for ing Report. Granger said plans are • Resolution approving vesting Fall 2021 will be from 8:30-10:30 Junior Shooting Program ready and a permit was issued for time of two years for town retire- a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, American Legion Post 225 is St. Jude/Delahoussaye Street wa- ment plan. March 5. starting the Junior Shooters pro- terline work. The total price tag for • Reappointment of match in the To register for Kindergarten, you gram again for 2021. the waterline work is just under amount of $2,000 from the Alumni and your child must live in the If any student in grades 7-12 is $300,000. Granger also said sewer tournament to go towards the po- Church Point Elementary School interested, call Dennis Hart at (337) capital outlay plans are ready for lice department. district, child must be 5 years old 326-1945 or Lee Daigle at (318) 453 a review by the town’s administra- • Previous minutes. on or before Sept. 30, and shots -4121. tion. • December 2020 fi nancial re- During the meeting, Meche asked ports. use of the 10 days of COVID leave •APSB through June 30 for those employ- ees who have not exhausted such •CRASH Continued From Page 1 leave. Prior to adjournment, Richard allow schools to keep small amounts Continued From Page 1 expressed thanks the National As- of cash when a bank deposit is un- tion, Menard’s vehicle ran off the always make good decisions while sociation of University Women for able to be made. The board stressed roadway to the left and overturned. operating motor vehicles. Never sponsoring the Martin Luther King the importance of the schools in the Upon doing so, the SUV caught fi re drive while impaired, fatigued, or Day poster and essay contests. He district continuing to make daily with Menard still inside. distracted, always ensure every oc- deposits and holding funds only noted that the district had substan- Menard was pronounced de- tial participation in the contests by cupant is properly restrained, and when necessary. ceased at the scene by the Lafay- follow all traffi c laws. While not all • Upgraded its sick leave policy in students. ette Parish Coroner’s Offi ce. Seat crashes are survivable, taking sim- accordance with the state to allow The next scheduled committee belt usage and impairment are un- ple precautions such as these can sick leave excuses from Nurse Prac- meetings will take place at 5 p.m. known, but a standard toxicology titioners and Physician Assistants. on Feb. 22. The next regularly sample was obtained for analysis. often mean the difference between • Approved the recommendation scheduled board meeting will take This crash remains under investi- life and death. of the Personnel, Insurance and place at 5 p.m. on March 1. Both gation. Troop I has investigated fi ve fatal Curriculum Committee to extend meetings will be in the APSB Board Troopers would like to take this crashes resulting in six deaths in the Dec. 31, 2020, deadline for the Room at 2402 N. Parkerson Ave. opportunity to remind motorists to 2021.

The Church Point News — Wednesday, February 10, 2021 — Page 9 What does the Bible say? By: Pastor Berl Adams the words of man. The phrase “abun- and it shall be given you; seek, and First Baptist Church dance of the heart” is used. It is made ye shall ﬁ nd; knock, and it shall be Special to The Church Point News clear here and in other passages that opened unto you.” God looks on the heart and sees what Go to God and talk to Him. He is not Matthew 12:36: “But I say unto you, is there. We must be careful that even an idol that we must make ritual medi- That every idle word that men shall our prayer is not an abomination to tations to, but our God who desires to speak, they shall give account thereof God. in the day of judgment.” As we have seen in other Bible pas- hear from our heart. This verse does not speak speciﬁ cal- sages, God does not want ritual prayer, ly of prayer, but it should be included but communication from us to Him First Baptist Church 310 S. Broad- as we look at prayer. This verse comes from our heart. way, Church Point, LA, 70525. Phone: in a section that God teaches about Luke 11:9: “And I say unto you, Ask, (337) 684-2556

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Page 10 — The Church Point News — Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Was Acadia Parish “Long Country?” — Part II Huey Long was as- sassinated in Septem- ber of 1935. No lon- Tales of Yesterday ger a political fi gure; he became a martyr. His policies of better Acadia Parish transportation, education and health care and were forever enshrined as gospel for all fu- Its History ture Louisiana gover- nors, even for those By: Gene who cursed his name. But Longism was defi - Thibodeaux nitely not dead, it just changed its form. This new form took its di- rection from Huey’s term. Louisiana wanted Earl younger brother, Earl Immensely popular Long back in power, Long. Louisiana poli- in 1936, the members and Acadia wanted it tics would become of the Long machine even more so. Parish even more volatile, and were personae non election results show Acadia Parish would gratae in the state a that Earl took 51% of Oscar Guidry share substantially in mere four years later. the electorate in the this volatility. Earl Long ran for gov- primary, and a whop- Even though he was ernor in 1940 but was ping 66% in the runoff Huey’s brother, Earl defeated by Sam Hous- against Sam Jones. Long had to force his ton Jones, who ran on Governor Long ex- way into the Long ma- a reform platform to panded state spend- chine. In the 1932 clean up the mess left ing on health, welfare, state election, when by his predecessors. education and trans- Huey was pushing his Acadia Parish, how- portation, raised taxes hand-picked succes- ever, could not decide to pay for them and sor, Oscar K. Allen, to if it was a part of Long forced the legislature become the next gov- Country or not. In the to repeal some of the ernor, Earl put his hat primary, Acadia voters Reformers’ restrictions into the ring for the went strong for Earl on the governor’s pow- post of lieutenant gov- with 47% in a fi ve-man er. While Huey Long ernor. He did not even race, but fl ipped in the crushed, though not receive his brother’s head-up runoff against completely destroyed, backing, whose sup- Jones and gave him a his opponents, Earl Dudley LeBlanc Earl Long port instead went to minority of only 45%. would always have to runoff, though he had enemies and had to be So, instead, Earl John B. Fournet. The Strange things happen craftily maneuver in come out 5th in the led from the room. This Long ran for congress other major candidate in Louisiana politics. the minefi elds of the parish primary! was followed by a brief in 1960. He won the in that election for lieu- While the Jones Ad- changing winds of If there is one lesson stay at a state mental election but died be- tenant governor was ministration did dis- Louisiana politics. He that Louisiana politi- hospital. But even this fore he could be sworn Ruvian D. Hendrick of mantle much of the would be up and down, cal history teaches, it didn’t destroy the po- in in Washington. Shreveport, who was most blatant of the and up and down, but is this: after a term litical will of Earl Kemp So, was Acadia Par- running on the ticket Long era dictatorial never beaten for long. under a businesslike Long. ish Long Country? of south Louisiana pol- legislation, the “Re- At the end of this (in other words, bor- As his term was From 1928 until 1956, itician Dudley J. LeB- form” faction was in turn as governor, his ing) governor, the vot- coming to an end, if Huey or Earl Long lanc. In Acadia Par- reality the “Anti-Long” second, the winds ers will fl ock back to Long came up with was on the ticket, they ish, Earl received only faction. were blowing against the fl amboyant. The an ingenious scheme carried Acadia Parish, 13%, while LeBlanc- As World War II was him. At the time, the 1956 election was a to win the governor’s with two exceptions. backed Hendrick took reaching its climax, law prohibited a gov- perfect example of election in 1960, even Earl Long lost Acadia 46% and Huey-backed another Louisiana ernor from succeed- this. Earl Long ran for though the state con- Fournet took 37%. It election came about. In for his fi rst shot at ing himself so the gov- governor and took the stitution in place at the lieutenant gover- was an inauspicious 1944 Earl Long chose ernor chose Longite state by storm. He won the time prohibited a start, but the younger to run as lieutenant nor spot when Huey Carlos G. Spaht in the a majority of the vote governor from serving backed another candi- Long would more than governor, instead of 1952 election. The Re- in the primary (58% more than one succes- date and lost another make up for it in the the higher offi ce. For former Anti-Long fac- in Acadia), eliminat- sive term. He would election to Sam Jones future. governor, the Long- tion chose Robert F. ing a runoff and with run for governor and after the Scandals of Things changed with backed candidate was Kennon, but this race no Republican opposi- if he won, then resign 1939. However, this the death of Huey Lewis L. Morgan. The proved that Louisiana tion became governor one day before his cur- romance only carried Long. Now even more Reform faction ran politics had grown far (for the third time) in a rent term ended. Since for those who bore the revered than he was in country singer Jimmie more complex and just single election. his lieutenant gover- surname Long; those life, his name evoked Davis for governor and Long versus Anti-Long. If the voters wanted nor would hold offi ce Longites without that political invulnerabil- J. Emile Verret for lieu- United States Sena- fl amboyant, that is for a day, Earl Long moniker were thrice ity to his followers in tenant governor, both tor Russell B. Long, what they received. would technically not the election of 1936. of whom won in state- Huey’s son, threw his The U. S. Supreme be succeeding himself. jilted by Acadia’s affair The Long ticket con- wide polling. Acadia, support behind Hale Court had outlawed He began to put this with Dudley Joseph sisted of Richard Leche however, was still Long Boggs and that Cajun racial segregation in plan in place and even LeBlanc. for governor and Earl Country. While peren- native-son, Dudley 1954, and race became announced that an Long for lieutenant nial Cajun favorite LeBlanc, also threw the volatile issue in ex-state senator from For information on governor and they won Dudley LeBlanc took his hat into the ring. politics throughout the Church Point, Oscar Gene Thibodeaux’s handily in the state by far most of the pri- This free for all elec- south. Virulent seg- Guidry, would be his books, “On the Banks and in Acadia. mary votes, in the gu- tion threw Spaht and regationists attacked running mate as lieu- of Plaquemine Brûlée; While the Long ma- bernatorial runoff the Kennon into the run- Governor Long, who tenant governor. The A History of Church chine still had en- parish favored Mor- off (Boggs was a close had relaxed restric- plot quickly dissolved Point, Louisiana” and emies that year, they gan. For the lieutenant third), which Kennon tions on black voter when the state Demo- “Rice, Railroads and were ineffective, even governor’s post, Earl won. Acadia Parish re- registration during his cratic committee ruled Frogs; A History of in Acadia Parish. For Long came out fi rst in sults were different. In previous term as gov- that Long would have Rayne, Louisiana,” example, Ward 2 Po- Acadia amongst a fi eld the primary LeBlanc ernor. In an address to resign before the contact Plaquemine lice Juror Justelien of six candidates with came in fi rst and Spaht before a joint session election started, mean- Brûlée Press, 528 N. LeBleu ran for a seat 38% of the votes, and second. More surpris- of the legislature in ing he would be out of Moss St., Church Point, in the state legislature, out polled Verret in the ingly, Anti-Long Ken- 1959, Uncle Earl lost power for months in- LA 70525, (337) 684- openly labeling himself runoff. The Longs were non beat Spaht with all control, raging and stead of a day. This he 2134, cajunmart@msn. an “anti-administra- out for another four 56% of the vote in the cursing at his political was not willing to do. com. tionist,” meaning Anti- years. Long. He was soundly The depression and defeated. the war were over While alive, Huey with, and politics had Long had competed become boring. Gover- nationally against nor Davis spent much President Franklin of his tenure outside Roosevelt, and fed- of Louisiana cutting Place eral aid to combat the country records and Your Great Depression was fi lming cowboy mov- slow to make it to Lou- ies. Louisiana was isiana. After his death, awaiting excitement, his successors mend- and Earl Long planned ed fences with Wash- to supply it. He was a ington and federal aid master of the art of giv- fl owed into the state. ing a political speech. This was tempting to Interspersing his politicians, who still stump speeches with Ad possessed much of the jokes and absurd in- dictatorial power that sults of his opponents, Huey had put in place. Uncle Earl could alter- Without Huey’s iron nately bring a crowd to hand, his most cor- nostalgic happiness, rupt followers quickly uncontrollable tears, dove deeply into the or righteous indigna- public trough. The tion with a fl ick of his Leche administration tongue. In Louisiana, became a kleptocracy. politics is entertain- Here! The exposure of these ment. robberies of taxpayer In 1948, the Anti- funds – known as the Long faction splin- Louisiana Scandals of tered, making it a Call Misty Today! 1939 – led to Governor cake-walk for Earl Leche’s resignation Long to return to the and imprisonment. As governor’s mansion. 337-457-3061 or email to lieutenant governor, He faced a trio of en- Earl Long advanced emies, Sam Jones, to the governorship Robert F. Kennon and [email protected] for the rest of Leche’s James H. Morrison.

The Church Point News — Wednesday, February 10, 2021 — Page 11 SPORTS

All-Parish Offense All-Parish Defense Arceneaux named Coach of Year; All District and All Parish announced By: Chris Quebedeaux yards. Crowley Post-Signal Crowley High’s Tyron Goodley grabbed a spot as the return specialist after returning 20 kicks CROWLEY – The Notre Dame Pios and the for 498 yards. Two of those returns were for Church Point Bears carried the banner for Aca- touchdowns from 89 and 97 yards out, respec- dia Parish during the 2020 prep football cam- tively. paign with each team advancing to the semifi nal The defensive unit is loaded with talent as well, round of their respective class/division. starting on the line. So it should be no surprise that the two area Joining Gibson on the defensive line are team- schools dominated the Crowley Post-Signal’s mates Javen Gibson and Jamarion Citizen as 2020 All-Acadia Parish Football team released well as Iota’s Ethan Zaunbrecher, Notre Dame’s today. Gabe Leonards and Alex Stevens and Rayne’s The two teams also split the two top honors: Trevon Williams. Notre Dame’s Parker Seilhan was selected as the Javen Gibson logged 63 tackles, including Offensive MVP while Church Point’s Tony Gib- three sacks, and Citizen had 32 tackles, fi ve for son is the Defensive MVP. a loss, and two fumble recoveries. The Coach of the Year honor was bestowed Zaunbrecher racked up 33 tackles, including upon Church Point’s John Craig Arceneaux. three sacks, and had one fumble recovery. Seilhan, a senior quarterback, was a guiding Leonards tallied 38 tackles, 11.5 for a loss, force for Notre Dame’s offense in 2020, complet- and had two forced fumbles, two fumble recover- ing 79 of 145 pass attempts for 1,217 yards and ies, a blocked kick and a safety. 15 touchdowns. The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Stevens added 24 tackles, 10 hurries and two Coach of the Year commitment was also the Pios’ second-leading fumble recoveries. John Craig Arceneaux rusher, racking up 470 yards and 10 touch- Williams recorded 38 tackles for the Wolves. downs on 72 carries. The linebackers include Church Point’s Dylan PK Luis Doroteo Iota Sr. Gibson, a stalwart on the defensive line for the Stelly and Andy Briceno, Notre Dame’s Lance RS Tyron Goodley Crowley Sr. Bears, recorded 47 solo tackles, 27 assists, 15 Castille, Iota’s Trevor Lopez and Rayne’s Baylon ATH Dawson Wallace Iota Jr. tackles for a loss, six sacks, 12 quarterback hur- Leon. ATH Bleyton Francis Rayne Jr. ries and one forced fumble in nine games during Stelly, a two-way player for the Bears, had a his senior campaign. team-high 81 tackles. Offensively, the senior Arceneaux, in his 14th season at the helm quarterback threw for 408 yards and six touch- DEFENSE of the Bears, guided his team to a perfect 5-0 downs and rushed for 266 yards and fi ve scores regular-season record and a championship in on 56 carries. Pos Player School Cl. District 5-3A. His team made history in 2020 Briceno recorded 24 tackles, forced a fumble by advancing all the way to the Class 3A state and had four pass breakups. He also had an in- DL Tony Gibson Church Point Sr. semifi nals for the fi rst time ever. In that semifi - terception return for a touchdown. DL Javen Gibson Church Point Jr. nal contest, the Bears fell just short, 22-16, to Castille was Notre Dame’s leading tackler with DL Jamarrion Citizen Church Point Jr. eventual state champion Madison Prep. 84 stops, 12.5 for a loss, and three sacks. He DL Ethan Zaunbrecher Iota Sr. also logged 14 hurries, one forced fumble and DL Gabe Leonards Notre Dame Sr. Best of the Rest one interception. DL Alex Stevens Notre Dame Jr. Joining Seilhan in the backfi eld of the offen- Lopez added 47 tackles, a fumble recovery and DL Trevon Williams Rayne Jr. sive unit are running backs Dominic Thibodeaux an interception and Leon had 43 stops, four for LB Dylan Stelly Church Point Sr. (Notre Dame), Ron Charles (Rayne), Gavin Rich- a loss. LB Andy Briceno Church Point Jr. ard (Church Point) and Daylon Lunson (Iota). Church Point’s Ethan Castille (5 PBU, 2 INT LB Lance Castille Notre Dame Sr. Thibodeaux was the Pios’ leading rusher with for touchdowns) and Armstead Mouton (7 PBU, LB Trevor Lopez Iota Sr. 740 yards and 12 touchdowns on 141 carries; 1 INT) and Notre Dame’s Caleb Comeaux (3 INT, LB Baylon Leon Rayne Sr. Charles led the group of running backs with 839 5 FR) each earned spots at defensive back along DB Ethan Castille Church Point Sr. yards and 10 touchdowns on 157 carries and with Rayne’s Will Arceneaux (7 PBU, 2 INT) and DB Caleb Comeaux Notre Dame Jr. Richard posted 415 yards and four touchdowns Durrell Weathersby (13 PBU, 3 INT) and Iota’s DB Will Arceneaux Rayne Sr. on 72 carries. Luke Duhon (6 INT, 4 PBU). DB Durrell Weathersby Rayne Sr. Lunson, who was moved to running back late Notre Dame’s Wesley Maze and Iota’s Dayton DB Armstead Mouton Church Point Jr. in the season, tallied 409 yards and three touch- Boone made the team at the defensive fl ex posi- DB Luke Duhon Iota So. downs on just 38 carries in two games. tion. P Joseph Brown Notre Dame Sr. The team’s wide receivers are Notre Dame’s The kicker is Iota’s Luis Doroteo and the punt- Flex Wesley Maze Notre Dame Sr. Luke Yuhasz and Church Point’s Khalid Babi- er is Notre Dame’s Joseph Brown. Flex Dayton Boone Iota So. neaux. The tight end is Iota’s Owen Harmon. Yuhasz hauled in 36 passes for a parish best OFFENSE 703 yards and nine touchdowns and Babineaux OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER caught fi ve passes for 239 yards and four touch- Pos Player School Cl. PARKER SEILHAN, NOTRE DAME downs. Harmon had 22 receptions for 373 yards and WR Luke Yuhasz Notre Dame Jr. OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER eight touchdowns. He also rushed six times for WR Khalid Babineaux Church Point Sr. TONY GIBSON, CHURCH POINT 111 yards and two touchdowns. TE Owen Harmon Iota Jr. Members of the 2020 offensive line include OL Boyd Gray Notre Dame Sr. COACH OF THE YEAR Notre Dame’s Boyd Gray and William Vice, OL William Vice Notre Dame Sr. JOHN CRAIG ARCENEAUX, CHURCH POINT Church Point’s Austin LaGrange and Blaine OL Austin LaGrange Church Point Sr. Briscoe, Iota’s Hanz LaCasse and Nick Hebert OL Blaine Briscoe Church Point Sr. Honorable Mention and Rayne’s J’sia Eaglin and Griffi n Champagne. OL Hanz LaCasse Iota So. Rayne’s Deuce Comeaux, Collin LaCombe; Making the team at the athlete position are Io- OL Nick Hebet Iota Jr. Church Point’s Tylon Citizen, Jaylon Reese, ta’s Dawson Wallace and Rayne’s Bleyton Fran- OL J’sia Eaglin Rayne Jr. Holden Daigle, Chandler Guillory; Notre Dame’s cis. OL Griffi n Champagne Rayne Sr. Lucas Simon, Josh LeJeune, George Hebert, Wallace completed 62 of 131 pass attempts for QB Parker Seilhan Notre Dame Sr. Zach Lamm, Sebastian Roche, Austin Miller; 940 yards and 11 touchdowns and also rushed RB Dominic Thibodeaux Notre Dame Sr. Iota’s Connor Daigle, Ashton Breaux, Dakell 64 times for 341 yards and seven touchdowns. RB Ron Charles Rayne Sr. Thibodeaux, Seth Shuff, Owen Daigle; Crowley’s Francis rushed 39 times for 155 yards and RB Gavin Richard Church Point Sr. Dylan Brooks, Dayten Richard, Kendall Richard, fi ve touchdowns and had fi ve receptions for 89 RB Daylon Lunson Iota Jr. Logan Vidrine. •CRAWFISH

Continued From Page 1 The crawfi sh crop in 2018 was was valued at $37,674,000. without farmers rutting fi elds. The fi sh.” valued at $208,509,840 in Louisi- St. Landry Parish’s 220 produc- lack of ruts will make the crawfi sh Crawfi sh are underground mak- ana, according to an LSU AgCenter ers harvested 15 million pounds of harvest easier, he said ing it a little diffi cult to know ex- report. There were 1,714 producers, crawfi sh from 25 acres of ponds. “We haven’t had a real cold win- actly what’s happening with them. the crawfi sh were harvested from The crop’s value was $20.7 million. ter yet, so the vegetation, the forage “But I believe we didn’t have a su- 237,234 acres and the state’s total Evangeline Parish had 106 pro- that the crawfi sh eat, looks pretty per dry fall so hopefully that ground came in at 151,818,725 pounds. ducers with a total of 22,000 acres good,” he said. down below where they are in those Acadia Parish is the Tri-Parish’s of crawfi sh ponds. About 15.4 mil- Sometimes a hard freeze hits ear- burrows didn’t get too dry,” he said. crawfi sh leader, according to a 2018 lion pounds were harvested with a ly and kills the vegetation, which The plus side for those waiting for report, the latest available from the value of $21.3 million. then decomposes too early in the their fi rst boiled crawfi sh is there LSU AgCenter. Acadia Parish had Fontenot said the season begins season, he said. has been no severe extremes in the 245 producers raising crawfi sh on to take shape when rice is har- This year the forage looks in good weather since fall. about 42,000 acres. The Acadia vested in the fall. This year the rice condition, he said. “In most places “We’ve had a pretty mild winter so Parish crop of 27.3 million pounds harvest went well and took place they have plenty of forage for craw- far,” Fontenot said.

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News Briefs Continued From Page 4 ASLH Wound Care to The group will meet every Friday through April 16 at the Knights of from polishing the rice grains after in the keys for your Steinway. host Grand Opening Columbus Hall on La. Hwy. 35. The the bran layer is removed. I’m sure The Acadia St. Landry Hospital meeting starts a 5 a.m. with break- synthetic materials are cheaper A collection of Jim Bradshaw’s Wound Care will host its Grand fast and coffee followed by a video and easier to make [today].” columns, Cajuns and Other Char- Opening and Ribbon Cutting from and discussion from 5:30-6:30 a.m. I did a quick web search for “rice acters, is now available from Peli- 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2 at That Man is You! is a Catholic polish” and found that it is used as can Publishing. You can contact him Acadia St. Landry Hospital. men's group that combines Scrip- a base for some cosmetics in Ja- at [email protected] ture, solid secular research and a pan, but, as Bruce suggests, it has or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA little fun to address the pressures been a long time since it was used 70589. That Man is You! and temptations facing men in our spring session begins modern culture. It seeks to form That Man is You! men's group at authentic leaders who will be ca- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart has pable of transforming homes and •SUGARCANE begun its spring session. society. Continued From Page 1 •APSO probably will average 232 pounds one of the better years,” Gauthier per ton of cane. But the sugar per said. acre, 8,350 pounds, is an excellent He said tonnage in the St. Martin Continued From Page 1 outcome. “That’s a top three crop Parish area probably averaged 34 • Alan Smith, 47, of Kaplan, on of CDS in Drug Free Zone. for Louisiana.” to 36 tons per acre, and the aver- a charge of possession of metham- • Angelle Adams, 26, of Sulphur, Gravois said dry weather set up age yield is around 220 pounds of phetamine. on charges of distribution of Sub- good conditions for planting, and sugar per ton of cane. • Erica Freeman, 37, of Rayne, on linguals, possession of cocaine, most of the 2020 planting was com- Gauthier said the LASUCA mill is charges of possession with intent possession of Ecstasy and posses- plete when Hurricane Laura hit in to distribute methamphetamine, expanding, and that will probably sion of marijuana. August. distribution of methamphetamine, result in a shorter grinding season • Kiara Moore, 30, of Crowley, on While hurricanes knocked cane possession of methamphetamine, next year. “From a few years ago, charges of possession of cocaine, down, the major variety L 01-299 possession of heroin and posses- they have almost doubled capac- possession of Ecstasy and posses- is easier to harvest when lodged, he sion of CDS in Drug Free Zone. sion of marijuana. ity.” • Asa Francois, 20, of Duson, on said. • Holly Trahan, 26, of Abbeville, Gauthier said weather, with the charges of possession of heroin and The state’s 496,300 acres in 2020 on a charge of distribution of meth- possession of drug paraphernalia. will probably exceed 500,000 in exception of tropical systems, coop- amphetamine. • John Guidry Jr., 40, of Branch, 2021, he said, with expansion in erated. • Nicole Lacroix, 40, of Rayne, on on charges of distribution of meth- the northern and western parts of “We were fortunate, considering amphetamine and possession of charges of possession of metham- everything we went through this phetamine, violation in a Drug Free the cane-growing region. Acreage CDS in a Drug Free Zone. year,” he said. “It’s been pretty un- Zone and possession of drug para- has decreased in some areas such • Terry Easterling, 57, of Rayne, remarkable in terms of freezing.” on charges of distribution of meth- phernalia. as Lafayette, Lafourche and Ter- amphetamine, possession of CDS • Chandler Moore, 27, of Crowley, rebonne parishes along with some Blair Hebert, LSU AgCenter agent in a Drug Free Zone, possession of on a charge of distribution of crack of the River Parishes, he said, but in Iberia Parish, said this crop sur- methamphetamine and possession cocaine. those reductions have been offset passed the 2019 crop. There were by increases in Rapides, Avoyelles, losses in areas along the coast from St. Landry and Vermilion parishes. storm damage, he said, but most •EVENT Gravois said more than a fifth farmers are pleased with their out- of this year’s crop was third-year come. Continued From Page 1 stubble or older, and that’s largely “We had respectable sugar and because of the variety L 01-299. tonnage,” Hebert said, adding that for the chicken," she added, laugh- "We wanted something for our Gravois said all mills have ended he was surprised by the results af- ing. town," Hopkins added. their grinding season except the ter the crop went through several The event will be hosted Feb. 13, Thibodeaux and Hopkins, owner Louisiana Sugarcane Cooperative storms. “This crop has certainly and all proceeds will benefit the Le of Essentially Fit Nutrition, worked mill in St. Martinville, which is ex- surpassed the yields that I thought Vieux Presbytère Museum. together to plan the event. pected to shut down for the season it would make after the tropical Race check in and late registra- "We have friends at the gym who by week’s end. weather.” tion will begin at 9 a.m. at Church are avid Mardi Gras runners," Mark Carriere, LSU AgCenter But he said he’s sure the result Point Boot Camp located at 230 Thibodeaux said. "When we put agentout in Pointe Coupee and Iber- would have been better if not for North Main Street. The race will the news about us having the run, ville parishes, said farmers were begin there at 10 a.m. and end at a lot of people were reenergized pleased in his area after they- finthe hurricanes. there at 1 p.m. (about Mardi Gras) to have some- ished harvest in early January, and Hebert said the long grinding sea- Preregistration ends Feb. 10 and thing to look forward to in the town. they were grateful the crop didn’t son has been a challenge for the in- is $35, and late registration on the "Not just that, but we have a encounter any early freezes. dustry. day of the race will be $45. Registra- bunch of new businesses in town, “It’s not a record-breaking year “One hundred and twenty days of tion includes one barbecue burger and we want people to come and for them but it’s right up there,” wear and tear on you is physically at Cajun Country and limitless beer visit us. We want people to see allCarriere said. and emotionally difficult. You can- per stop (limited to 25 minutes per the new potential we have to offer He said the Alma Mill reported al- not say enough about the resilience stop). between us and all of our new busi- most 36 tons of cane per acre that of our local sugarcane farmers,” Participants must be 21 years old nesses so people can come in and produced more than 250 pounds of Hebert said. or older, and IDs will be checked. visit." sugar per ton of cane, with 9,018 Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter sugar- No outside ice chests or backpacks Hopkins said, "The bars here do pounds of sugar per acre. cane pest specialist, said the crop with alcohol allowed. Participants well off of Mardi Gras, and this will He said fields were dry until the in the River Parishes and in the are asked to wear a Mardi Gras help them out. They can offer dif- last part of the harvest, meaning Houma-Thibodaux area did well. costume for a Facebook costume ferent specials for our runners." minimal rutting occurred. “That He said one farmer told him the contest at the Anytime Fitness stop, will help for next year’s yield.” Thibodeaux said they would like yield on one field increased by 15 and prizes will be given from busi- Planting went well, he said, and to continue the event in the fu- tons per acre compared to 2019. nesses in town. farmers finished on schedule. Billet ture, and the event would likely be Orgeron said the hurricanes had Stops along the route will be, in planting is on the increase, he said. hosted prior to the weekend before minimal impact on the area’s crop, order, Debbie's, The Pointe, Cajun Pointe Coupee Parish led the state Mardi Gras. Country, Essentially Fit Nutrition, in 2020 with 66,650 acres of cane, and only caused a few days’ delay. "We don't want to interfere with 205 Sports Bar and Grill and Any- and Carriere expects that number “Grinding went on without a the things we normally do for Mardi time Fitness. to increase. hitch,” Orgeron said. “All in all, I Gras," Thibodeaux said. "I don't even remember who “We’ll have to see what happens think the season is one for the re- brought up the pub run," To print a registration form, vis- with soybean prices,” he said. cord book. Not a record crop, but Thibodeaux said. "I just remember it the Church Point Cajun Crawl Stuart Gauthier, LSU AgCenter really a top three crop.” Chelsey (Hopkins) being like, 'Hey, Facebook page. Registration forms agent in St. Martin Parish, said He said planting was accom- we need to plan a 5k, a Mardi Gras are also available at The Pointe, farmers in the area are pleased plished within 20 to 25 days. “This 5k.' I said, 'Chels, that's my birth- Church Point Bootcamp, Essen- with results from 2020. is probably the quickest planting day. I don't want to run three miles tially Fit Nutrition, Cajun Country “For a lot of our farmers, it will be some of these guys ever had.” on my birthday." or Anytime Fitness, and completed Thibodeaux continued, "Then forms can be turned in at any of The Church Point News she said that some towns do pub these locations. crawls. That, I would do for my Register by mailing a check (no LEGALS birthday. Not that I can't run three cash through mail) to Church A public meeting for comments will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. miles, if I had to choose between Point Boot Camp, 230 N Main St., PUBLIC NOTICE 17 at Acadia St. Landry Hospital to discuss the proposed Church Point, LA 70525 or pay via Acadia St. Landry Hospital will file an application with walking three or running five. With Project and to provide the opportunity for public comment on Mardi Gras getting shut down, we PayPal to kaitlinthibodeaux@gmail. USDA Rural Development for financial assistance to develop the Project, including economic and environmental impacts, wanted to focus the town's energy com (select to send to friends and a new thirty-five bed critical access hospital with 25 acute service area, and alternatives to the Project. on something that would bring us family) and type registration infor- care/swing beds and a 10 bed distinct part psychiatric unit in RUN 2T: FEBRUARY 10, 2021 AND FEBRUARY 17, together in a positive way." mation in the details. Church Point, Louisiana (the ({Project"). 2021

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Date: January 20, 2021 Time: 9:14 a.m. Weight: 6 Lbs. 15 Oz. Length: 19” Inches Parents: Tamika & Jessie Boudreaux Siblings: Toriana, Zakiyah, Isaiah and Juliana Obstetrician Dr. Thomas Jarnagin Opelousas General Hospital

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