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CAMEOS OF MINDEN Minden has dined on it all through the years PAGE 3 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com November 19, 2015 | 50 Cents THURSDAY INSIDE today MINDEN CRIME School fight leads to 2 arrests MICHELLE BATES Joshua Henderson, 17, of school resource officer. for the last few months over a fashion Whiting perceived, the 600 block of Pine Street, Whiting reportedly took girl’s phone number. Har- as he was about to hit her. [email protected] was arrested Tuesday, Nov. H e n d e r s o n mon says Henderson then That’s when she attempted to 17, and charged with disturb- and the told Whiting that Fisher hit place him under arrest. He Two Minden High School ing the peace by fighting. female juve- him in the gym and an alter- allegedly pushed Whiting in students were arrested after Capt. Julie Harmon says nile to the cation ensued. Fisher did not his attempt to get out of the a fight over a phone number. the two boys and a female school office dispute Henderson’s version office, and back up was Damien Fisher, 17, of the juvenile were taken into cus- while anoth- of ev ents, the captain said. called. 400 block of Martin Luther tody after they got into a er teacher Once in the office, Fisher He reportedly continued Don Stahl King Jr. Drive in Minden, fight at Minden High School. e s c o r t e d began resisting Whiting by to fight police as they placed was arrested Tuesday, Nov. “While on duty in the Fisher. pulling his arm away from him under arrest, Harmon Tournament 17, for disturbing the peace lunchroom a teacher brought H a r m o n FISHER her, she says, and told the said. says Whiting He and Henderson were by fighting, battery of an offi- Henderson and Fisher out of officer he wasn’t going to jail. interviewed Henderson who transported to the Minden results cer and resisting with force the gym, and she could tell When he pulled his arm away told her Fisher had been try- or violence. Bond was set at they had been fighting,” she from the officer, he reported- ing to start a fight with him SPORTS PG.6 $40,300. said of Sgt. Tokia Whiting, ly made a closed fist in a SeeARRESTS, Page 2 Breakfast is Served TOYCivitan DRIVE Santa toy drive gets Watson - Matter united underway in marriage The Civitan Santa toy drive LIFE PG.5 is getting underway to give a new toy to needy children who might not otherwise have a gift this Christmas. The Minden Civitan Club and the Young Women’s Serv- ice Club are again teaming up this year to collect and distrib- ute toys to children in the Min- den-South Webster area. Minden police officers and Webster Parish Sheriff’s deputies will deliver the toys just before Christmas. For those who wish to con- tribute, new unwrapped toys Let’s get on board may be delivered to the Min- den Police Department or any with high-speed of the Minden fire stations. rail Members of the Louisiana Cash donations may be mailed Egg Commission cook to Minden Civitan Club, P.O. omelets at the Minden- Box 95, Minden, LA 71058. OPINION PG.4 South Webster Chamber Several businesses will also of Commerce’s annual have drop boxes for toys. Farm-City Prayer Break- Application forms may be WEATHER fast. Mike Strain, Commis- picked up at the Minden Police sioner of Agriculture for Department, the Minden fire TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK the state was the keynote stations, the Webster Commu- speaker. The annual nity Action offices or at the breakfast recognizes agri- United Christian Assistance culture and shows appreci- Program, or UCAP. ation to the local farm Applications will be consid- community. It was spon- ered for children through the age of 13. sored by the Louisiana Egg Last year, this program Commission, Minden- provided toys for more than South Webster Chamber 500 children in almost 200 of Commerce, City of Min- families in the area. den and Brookshire’s In order to have all of the Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald toys delivered by Christmas, 68 48 all applications must be in the HIGH LOW hands of sponsors by Dec. 14. Sunny skies. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. PUBLIC RECORDS CONNECT WITH US Webster Clerk of Court now offers e-recording @mindenph The Webster Parish Clerk “I am always looking for a making the Webster Parish Local customers can save scanned into their system of Court’s Office is now the better, more efficient way to Clerk of Court’s office a time by e-recording and when they are accepted for second in Louisiana to begin serve the citizens of Webster leader in technology in the never have to leave their recording, saving time for the offering e-recording for land Parish,” Webster Parish state of Louisiana. We are office to record a document,” clerk’s office employees and Sign up for daily news records, including mortgage Clerk of only the second clerk’s office she continued. “Remote cus- making those documents updates online at and conveyance documents. Court Holli in the state to offer this serv- tomers can save express mail available online for cus- www.press-herald.com Through e-recording serv- Vining said. ice and the first in north fees and be able to record a tomers faster than paper fil- ice Simplifile, customers “E-recording Louisiana.” document the same day as ings. ranging from title companies will allow us Webster joins Jefferson opposed to having to wait on “We applaud the clerk and to banks, attorneys and lien to save time Parish, which began e- mail service. Because this is her office for their efforts in filers, have the ability to scan and money recording with Simplifile in an electronic service, docu- implementing e-recording or upload and submit docu- for our cus- August 2014. ments can be transmitted for for their customers and help- Vol. 47 No. 98 ments directly to the clerk’s tomers as “We’ve been e-filing tax recording any time of day or ing to trail blaze the way for office where they are well as saving VINING returns for years,” Vining night rather than only during other parishes in the state,” reviewed, stamped, recorded time and said. “There’s no reason we office hours.” Paul Clifford, president of and returned electronically space for the clerk of court’s shouldn’t be embracing this Vining says the docu- in minutes. office. I am excited about technology for land records. ments will already be SeeCLERK, Page 2 2 Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT ELECTION 2016 | RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Jindal heads home to Louisiana AROUNDTax THE amnesty STATE after ending presidential bid temporarily MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press shut down BATON ROUGE — After ending his run for the Republican presidential BATON ROUGE — pay what they owe with nomination, Gov. Bobby Jin- Louisiana's tax amnesty lessened penalties and dal was back in Louisiana on program is on hold until interest. Wednesday, grappling with December because an While the disruption state budget troubles and incorrect batch of letters isn't expected to lessen tax beginning to plan for the went out advertising the collections, Barfield said it transition to his replace- program. will cost up to $200,000 to ment. The Department of Rev- send new letters and The 44-year-old governor enue announced Tuesday rework the program dates. said he had no regrets vying that the program was sus- Amnesty payments for the White House and took pended until Dec. 1 and will received before the pro- full blame for the failure. He run until Dec. 31. gram was suspended will rejected suggestions his low Revenue Secretary Tim be applied to taxpayers' approval ratings and finan- Barfield said some letters accounts when the amnesty cial problems at home dam- sent to taxpayers notifying period resumes on Dec. 1, aged his presidential bid. them about their eligibility the revenue department Instead, he told reporters went to an old list of delin- said. gathered at the governor's quent taxpayers. People It's the third and final mansion that he offered who no longer owe taxes year in a row such a period detailed policy proposals on received amnesty letters, is being offered to people health care, education and while others eligible for the with back-owed taxes. taxes in a year when voters program didn't get notified, State lawmakers hoped to were looking for something he said. raise $50 million with the less wonky. "It's just a human mis- latest amnesty, but Barfield "Clearly this has been a take. Mistakes happen," said he expects the pro- crazy and unpredictable elec- Barfield said. "I don't think gram to bring in as much as tion year, and clearly those it will have any material net $73 million for the treas- policy plans — I get it — they impact on the amnesty pro- ury. weren't nearly as excitings a gram." Those who agree to set- some of the other things folks Barfield said the two- tle their tax debts with the were doing," Jindal said. week delay of the program state will have to pay the And while he wouldn't that had started Monday full amount of delinquent endorse a preferred candi- allows time for corrected taxes, 83 percent of the letters to be mailed. He interest and 67 percent of date for the GOP nomina- approach.