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COMPLIMENTARY AUGUST 2020, VOL. 18 ISSUE 8 Publisher / Editor Mike Strong Table of Contents 2020 FIREFIGHTERS....................... 4 Associate Editor GONZALES GARDEN CLUB .... 8 Thumper Sales Manager SWEET EYES W/ TANYA...........12 Dottie Godberry BATON ROUGE GENERAL.........24 FOR MORE INFORMATION 225.622.3262 Staff Photographer JAMMIN’ WITH GOOSIE......... 28 www.riverparishfoods.com Jimmy Dunkley BILL DELAUNE.......................... 30 THOUGHTS FROM BULLY......34 Contributing Writers Bill Delaune TRUMP BOAT PARADE............ 42 Linda Melancon SNO’S RECIPE........................... 45 Bully Goosie Guice Orhan McMillan On the Cover: Baton Rouge General, Ascension. Kellie Seymour Tanya Stilley Jimmy Dunkley THE ENVIROMENT IS GETTING BETTER. Patti Mouton Jamie Lavigne Mariah Simoneaux WE ARE OPEN!!! Ashley Parrott While COVID19 has taken its toll on most of us, we are still here for you and your needs. We are available and For Advertising RECOMMENDING APPOINTMENTS Monday-Friday. Information Please call: My staff and I have taken the necessary precautions to 225-622-1324 ensure your safety while still providing you the fastest service possible IN OUR LOBBY OR CURBSIDE . E-Mail Comments to [email protected] – FAST, EFFICIENT, FRIENDLY, www.ascensionmagazine.net KNOWLEDGABLE SERVICE TO GET YOU IN AND OUT AS QUICK AS POSSSIBLE. Note: Features in this publication labeled “advertorial” are paid for editorials. PLEASE CALL OUR All Rights Reserved. OFFICE AT 644-1512 TO Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS publisher, editor or staff of AND SCHEDULE AN Ascension Magazine APPOINTMENT! TAGS & TITLES, LLC 18386 Little Prairie Rd. Prairieville, LA 70769 644-1512 11296 HWY. 431, ST. AMANT, LA 70774  3 Left to right- sitting Chief Tracey Normand, Chief James E. LeBlanc, Chief Wayne Hill, Asst. Chief Pat Carpenter, Fire Coordinator Josh Wingerter. Standing L to R: Asst. Chief Eric Hughes, Parish President Clint Cointment, Asst. Chief Owen Dempsey, Asst. Chief Tarrell Milan, Chief Mark Stewart, Asst. Chief Shane Stuntz, Asst. Chief Shane Rojas and Asst. Chief Mike Soniat Ascension Area Knights of Columbus The Ashcenosions Ptar is2h A0rea 20 FFirefiigrhteer off ithge Yheart aend rthes AChiepf Japmers eE. cLeBilanc tionl onBg-tiamen Ascqensuione Pat rish Knights of Columbus Councils 22nd Annual Junior Firefighter served as master of Fire Dist. #1 Fire Coordinator from St. Theresa of Avila of the Year Banquet on July ceremonies and Parish Gene Witek. Witek who (Gonzales), Holy Mary (St. 29, 2020 at the local Holy Mary President Clint Cointment was recently passed away from the Amant), St. Mark and St. John Council Building in St. Amant. the events guest speaker. COVID-19, served over 40 the Evangelist (Prairieville) years in the Ascension Parish hosted the 45th Annual St. Amant / 5th. Ward Fire The banquet was dedicated to Fire Service, stated LeBlanc. Left to right - sitting: Easton Stelly, Cameron Everett, Randi Tregre, Brandon Cowell, Standing L to R: Lee Landaiche, Mytrail Whitehead, Aaron Gautreaux, Jacob Stewart, Raymond Jackson, Todd Laviolette and Neil Allen 4 Left to right: Ralph Roger, Clint Cointment, James E. LeBlanc, Aaron Gautreaux, Craig Braud, Anthony Babin, Bruce Waguespack and Arthur Shepheard what fire district we come from, to do believe that his is a noble The role of an Ascension no matter what community in We here in Ascension Parish calling. Our proudest moment Parish Firefighter in today’s Ascension Parish we come have no ambition in this world is to save lives and property, society, no matter if he or she from, and no matter what but one, and that is to be a stated LeBlanc. is volunteer, career paid or uniform we wear, we all fight firefighter. The position may, in industrial is one of dedication, the same common enemy and the eyes of some, appear to be Awards were presented to commitment and sacrifice, that is fire, stated LeBlanc. a lowly one; but we who know junior firefighters Randi Tregre stated LeBlanc. No matter “No one fights alone”. the work which the fireman has (Galvez-Lake Volunteer Fire CAER is Standing Strong with Our Community and Encourage Safe Social Distancing while Protecting Our Families! 5 Left to right: Ralph Roger, Clint Cointment, James E. LeBlanc, Cameron Everett, Craig Braud, Anthony Babin, Bruce Waguespack and Arthur Shepheard Department), Jacob Stewart went to Mytrail Whitehead Brandon Cowell (Prairieville Gautreaux of the 5th. Ward (St. Amant Volunteer Fire (St. Amant VFD), Aaron Fire), Raymond Jackson Volunteer Fire Department and Department) and Cameron Gautreaux (5th. Ward VFD), (Geismar VFD), and Chad the overall Junior Firefighter of Everett (5th. Ward Volunteer Neil Allen & Todd Laviolette Stapler (7th. Dist. VFD). the Year went to Cameron Fire Department). (Galvez-Lake VFD), Easton Everett of the 5th. Ward Stelly (Sorrento VFD), Lee The overall Firefighter of the Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters of the year awards Landaiche (Gonzales Fire), Year award went to Aaron KKeeeeppiinngg YYouourr FFaammiillyy SSaaffee,, CCarareefrfreeee RE-ELECT aanndd CCarareedd fforor...... GONZALES CITY COUNCIL • DIVISION C • Owner and Operator of a small business in Ascension Parish for 36 years • Graduate of St. Amant High School • Graduate of Louisiana Why Francois Bend? 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Once her show awards banquets, children were grown, Lorraine tongue-in-cheek fashion shows, joined the Gonzales Garden and garden club convention Club because she loves “road trips”. When asked how flowers. She stayed because the club has evolved over time, she loves people. she points out that the club still adheres to rules and No one speaks of the history regulations, but “Nothing stays of the garden club with more the same. You do different joy and affection than Mrs. things. Flowers are still our Lorraine. Over her 40-year main focus, but we don’t do as tenure, she has served in many many arrangements as in the Lorraine shows off this variety of pinecone ginger for its unique bloom structure and sweet fragrance. past. We don’t have the flower design classes anymore. Now we have guest speakers on all different types of flowers and plants … learning how they grow and when they bloom. We learn new things, Marilyn Rice has an 18-year-old Sophia angel wing begonia from Lorraine on her patio. Storage building shelves house only about a third of Lorraine’s floral container collection. 8 Lorraine finds a baby caterpillar while inspecting her milkweed for butterfly eggs. This particular wax begonia is over 20 years old. and we still have fun.” Lorraine met a lifelong friend at her very first garden club meeting in 1978, Conchita Richey. Conchita, who picks up Lorraine for today’s meetings, said “Lorraine has been a dear friend to me for many years. She has guided me in the garden club and on the road of life.” Janis D’Benedetto referred to Mrs. Lorraine as 'an icon"; Patti Mouton says she's “a gem." Although this little lady claims she’s “slowing down”, Lorraine continues to support the club’s annual planning committee and gladly receives each new member with a The view from Patti Mouton’s kitchen window shows the bright red underside wholehearted welcome. of Lorraine’s angel wings in the morning sun. Mabel Savoy grew this devil’s backbone from a spontaneously pinched cutting from Lorraine years ago. With a Lorraine wax begonia in a container, Mary Jo Pohlig said, “I Jamie Trisler’s kalanchoe from a Lorraine cutting growing in a pot blooms Sandy Stewart says of her angel wing from Lorraine, “I love everything trimmed my potted begonia and tossed the cutting into the flower bed. about it: the glossy leaves and especially those big clusters of flowers." several times a year. It’s happier in the ground!" 9 The leaves of this particular variety of begonia from Lorraine’s patio has purple undersides. Loretta Ramirez takes good care of it with water soluble fertilizer. This photo from Loretta’s albums shows three ladies who took turns serving as GGC President from 1990 through 1998. Barbara Guillot is standing; Lorraine Gautreau is seated next to her best friend, the late Janice LeBlanc.