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Miss Minden to Pass on Crown Saturday CRIME TRACKER Arrests made in Webster Parish PAGE 3 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com December 4, 2015 | 50 Cents FRIDAY INSIDE today BurglaryMINDEN CRIME suspect arrested Accused of stealing Apaches, Lady Tiders get money out of car big wins MICHELLE BATES [email protected] SPORTS PG.8 Minden police arrested a Sarepta man after he was reported to have stolen cash from a vehicle. Cameron Alfred, 18, of the 300 block of Harper Street in Sarepta, was charged with simple burglary Tuesday. Minden Police Chief Steve Crop- per says the inci- dent occurred around 3 a.m., when a man appeared to be ALFRED White MISS MINDEN TO PASS sleeping in the dri- ver’s seat of a vehicle at an apart- chocolate ment complex on Lewisville Road. “The victim indicated that he cherry pie and his wife were coming out of ON CROWN SATURDAY the apartment complex getting LIFE PG.5 ready to go to work,” he said, “and SeeARREST, Page 2 iss Minden 2015 Baylee Howell tried to sum up her year in one word and came up short; however, she says every girl needs to experi- ence Miss Minden and Miss Louisiana. AT THE CAPITOL M “My year as Miss Minden was absolutely incredible,” she said. “I’m really saddened that INSIDE Edwards MEET THE 2016 MISS it’s coming to an end now, and it hasn’t been anything MINDEN PAGEANT short of amazing. I have grown so much as a person, and CONTESTANTS, PAGE 7. I’ve gotten to experience so much. My journey to Miss Louisiana was absolutely incredible.” TO GO says he THE 2016 MISS MINDEN MICHELLE BATES She says she met so many people and has made so many friends, adding PAGEANT WILL TAKE [email protected] PLACE AT 7 P.M., that six of the Miss Louisiana contest- SATURDAY AT THE Chamber ants she competed with go to the Uni- MINDEN CIVIC CENTER. will govern versity of Louisiana at Monroe with her. finishing “I met so many young ladies that have made such a out 2015 huge impact on my life, and I wouldn’t change a thing,” she said. “I’m still in to uch with many of my Miss from center OPINION PG.4 SeeHOWELL, Page 6 MELINDA DESLATTE WEATHER Associated Press TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK Wrap It Up Downtown, Christmas parade today BATON ROUGE — Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards sought to reas- sure business and political leaders Downtown will be full that he was sincere of holiday cheer Friday when he cam- night during the annu- paigned as a cen- al Wrap It Up Down- trist, saying town. Becky White, Wednesday he Minden Main Street would bring that director, says the approach to his downtown shops will administration. be open later with spe- The Democrat 62 40 cials and sales. To fin- who takes office EDWARDS HIGH LOW ish off their sales, resi- Jan. 11 told the dents can enjoy The annual luncheon of the nonparti- Sunny. Minden Evening Lions san Council For a Better Louisiana Winds light Club’s annual Christ- that he doesn't intend to govern and variable. mas parade, which is "on the far left," saying he believed set to roll at 6 p.m. Bruce some in the luncheon room were Franklin/Press-Herald CONNECT WITH US SeeEDWARDS, Page 2 @mindenph QUEST FOR THE CROWN Sign up for daily news Murphy eyeing Miss Minden crown updates online at www.press-herald.com Kat Murphy is the 18- Nature Club and Quizbowl. Dec. 5 at the Minden Civic year-old daughter of David She a member of the Center. and Lisa Murphy. Louisiana Tech BCM and Tickets are $10 and on She is currently a fresh- Alpha Epsilon Delta. sale at Al-N-Way Cleaners, Vol. 47 No. 108 man at Louisiana Tech Uni- In the future, she plans to located at 410 Homer Road. versity, majoring in biology. go to medical school and In high school, Kat was a become a geneticist or bio- Children two years of age and member of the MHS Louisi- logical researcher. under get in free. Tickets will Annes, Student Council, The Miss Minden Pageant also be available at the door Kat Murphy. Courtesy Photo National Honors' Society, will be at 7 p.m., Saturday, the day of the pageant. 2 Friday, December 4, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT FUNDRAISER AROUND THE STATE There will be a Vendor Show Satur- day and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at 1503 Eames St. in Minden. Items include Tupperware, Norwex, Fugitive wanted in Waco shooting Scentsy, Stella & Dot, essential oils, Pink Zebra, homemade jelly. Clyde Stanley's Karate will also be in atten- dance. All procededs will go to help arrested at Bossier City casino support Slade Holloway. Slade is a 4- HOLLOWAY year-old Cotton Valley native that was recently diagnosed with Noonan's Disease. ASSOCIATED PRESS federal agents arrested 38-year- organized criminal activity specific old Phillip Ray White, of Eddy, to murder. BOSSIER CITY — Authorities Texas, Wednesday evening. White, a member of the Cossack say a man wanted in the deadly Natale says officers were able to Motorcycle Club, was indicted by a AROUND THE STATE shootout involving rival motorcy- locate and identify White at the grand jury for his role in the May cle gangs earlier this year in Texas Diamond Jacks Casino, where he 17 shootout at the Twin Peaks Credit agency says has been arrested in Bossier City, was taken into custody without Restaurant in Waco that left nine Louisiana. incident dead and 20 wounded. Bossier City police spokesman White was wanted on a warrant White is awaiting extradition WHITE Mark Natale says local, state and charging him with engaging in back to Texas. La. deficit plan was EDWARDS only ‘stop-gap’ fix Continued from page 1 BATON ROUGE — A some deficit-closing fearful of that. national credit rating actions worsen next year's "I believe that the real agency says the maneuvers budget gap pegged at more solutions to our problems, used by Gov. Bobby Jindal than $1 billion, and the the ones that will work and and lawmakers to close a shortfall in this year's Med- the ones that people will $487 million midyear icaid program. accept and stick with over budget gap were only tem- Fitch said it is looking time, happen to be in the porary fixes. for Gov.-elect John Bel Fitch Ratings released center of the political spec- Edwards and lawmakers to trum," Edwards said. "If you its analysis Thursday of the stabilize the state's get too far left or too far work recently done to finances. right, the people are fickle rebalance this year's $25 Treasurer John enough that they're going to billion budget. The assess- reject that after some period ment was that Louisiana's Kennedy called Fitch's of time." leaders used "stop-gap statement a "warning shot" He'll also be working with measures" that "will not that Louisiana risks a cred- a majority Republican state address the state's persist- it rating downgrade if it House and Senate. ent budge t challenges." doesn't devise a long-term But despite the con- The credit agency said budget solution. straints that could put on Edwards, the governor-elect said he intends to push for Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards sought to reassure business and political leaders that he AROUND THE STATE the decidedly Democratic was sincere when he campaigned as a centrist, saying Wednesday he would bring that causes he championed as a approach to his administration. Courtesy Photo Edwards plans to issue candidate: a minimum wage increase, equal pay for get fixed, and the state can- to the continued slashing of money or cut anyone's taxes, women and expansion of not afford that," he said. state financing for public col- but allowed Jindal to claim Louisiana's Medicaid pro- anti-discrimination His speech largely leges was the largest reason an offset against other tax gram. recapped plans he outlined he decided to run for gover- hikes used to balance the "You're not going to see during his campaign. nor two years ago. budget. me hanging out on the far He again said he'll hold a "Our kids are paying Edwards, a state repre- order as governor left, but we are going to do special legislative session in more, getting less in return, sentative, heavily criticized the things that I said we're February aimed at raising starting off — if they can go the tax credit maneuver in going to do," Edwards said. revenue to help stabilize the to college at all — with more the last legislative session as BATON ROUGE — ination based on race, reli- Edwards reached out to state's budget, by making tax debt than they should have," a sham, designed to adhere Gov.-elect John Bel gion, gender, sexual orien- the audience of state officials, changes. He provided no fur- he said. "We have to do to a no-tax pledge Jindal Edwards says he'll issue an tation, national origin, lawmakers, lobbyists and ther details on what he'd things differently." signed with an organization business officials, urging col- executive order when he political affiliation or dis- include. One target for repeal early led by national anti-tax takes office in January that abilities. laboration. He said if he pro- On Wednesday, Edwards in the Edwards administra- activist Grover Norquist. bans discrimination in Edwards described issu- poses something they don't announced a 34-person Fis- tion, the governor-elect said, Also Wednesday, state government based on ing such an order as "the like, they should offer sug- cal Matters Committee is a tax credit that lawmakers Edwards announced he has sexual orientation.
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