The Cameron Parish 35¢ PilotJanuary 22, 2004 Vol. 48--No. 4 Cameron, La. 70631 Duck Off to be held at Hackberry THE CAMERON PARISH Police Jury meeting room was filled at last week's Department of Natural Resources hearing on a proposed waste treatment facility to be The sixth annual located at A . B. Dock in Cameron. Hackberry Duck Off will be held Saturday, Jan. 24 to raise money for the Hackberry High School ath- letic program. Oilfield waste facility Sponsored by the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club, the event features a four-person scramble golf tournament, which begins at is opposed locally 9 a.m. at the Bayou Oaks Country Club. Each four-per- son team may enter for $200. By CYNDI SELLERS Development, who said, “As tries expand we are faced For information call Guy businesses grow and indus- with waste by-products that Stansel at 762-3391. A standing room only needs to be either treated or RODNEY GUILBEAUX, JR., long-time Cameron Parish A skeet shooting contest crowd packed the Cameron disposed. The Oil and Gas resident, was specially honored by the Cameron begins at 9 a.m. Shooters may Parish Police Jury meeting industry is a big part of Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet Monday compete in two divisions, 16 room on Jan. 14, for a public Cameron Parish and is a like- night in Hackberry. Here he is presented with a trophy by years old and over or 15 years hearing on an oilfield waste ly place to locate this type of Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach, a former state repre- old and under. Each shooter treatment facility being pro- facility. The Louisiana permit posed for the AB Dock site process system will assure sentative for Cameron Parish. may enter for $25 per round of 25 shots. For information near the mouth of the safety and environmental call Mike Dennis at 274-4897. Calcasieu River. issues are addressed.” A duck and goose calling A team from the Louisiana SUBRA’S PRESENTATION Guilbeaux, Carter are contest will be held at 3 p.m. Dept. of Natural Resources The most comprehensive at the Hackberry Community was present to hear public opposition was presented by Center. There is a $10 entry comment on the permit appli- Wilma Subra of New Iberia, a fee. Contact Grant Miller at cation of Environmental consultant who cited many honored by Chamber 762-3934 for more informa- Partners, LLC, for a low tem- examples of regulation not tion. perature thermal desorption being followed and require- By CYNDI SELLERS and that our Family Literacy The duck cooking contest unit to process used drilling ments not being met in the Program is so good it’s being begins at 6 p.m. in the mud. permit process. Subra stated The Cameron Parish exported to other states. Hackberry Community Opposition to the proposed there were so many flaws in Chamber of Commerce dedi- In economics, Mount Center. Any chef may enter a facility was strong, ranging the permit that it shouldn’t cated its annual banquet shared that Site Selection dish that contains at least from site suitability, to poten- have even reached the public Monday night to Rodney magazine has ranked five ducks. To enter the con- tial for hazardous discharge, hearing. Guilbeaux, “the Mayor of Louisiana 17th in overall test cost $10 per dish. to cancer rates, to impact on She presented highlights Constance Beach.” business climate, up six spots tourism and development. from her 18 pages of com- During and after the cook- PER SORENSON of the The Mayor of Lake since last year, “which shows ing contest, people may par- Officials from various local ments which claimed these Charles, former State we’re moving in the right public bodies opposed the pro- Danish company Soil deficiencies: Flawed site ticipate in dancing, a silent Recovery A/S, designers Representative Randy Roach direction,” and Entrepreneur auction, or partake of various ject, as did potential neigh- selection process; Inadequate praised Guilbeaux saying, “ magazine recently listed food items. Admission costs bors and ordinary citizens. of the proposed Oilfield and inappropriate closure Because of his efforts in wet- three La. cities in the top 25 $2. Children six years and The only comment in favor Waste facility, gives some cost and plan; Ongoing per- lands restoration, we are in the nation for new business younger enter for free. of the facility was from James background on the mit application review; going to have Cameron climate. For more information call Ducote, S.W. La. Director of process at last week's Facility location in close prox Parish for a long, long time. If The annual Memorial Pauline Stansel at 762-3391. the La. Dept. of Economic public hearing. there is anyone in Louisiana Award was dedicated to Mrs. Cont. on page 4. who loves the wetlands of Olga Louise “Butsy” Carter, Louisiana, it’s Rodney who died exactly one month Guilbeaux.” previously. “Ms. Butsy” was Hospital may be sold An article in the current remembered by Charlotte Klondike to get issue of Louisiana Life maga- Trosclair for her community zine chronicles Guilbeaux’s service. Myrna and Harry L. efforts to save the Cameron Conner accepted a plaque as to Florida company coast from the ravages of the her “adopted” children. lower ins. rates By BRENDA MERCHANT run by Camelot. Gulf of Mexico. Myrna shared the informa- American Press The December minutes Guilbeaux's family was tion that Mrs. Carter had um rate reduction will vary, Commissioner of also state that if the merger present to see him receive his been born in Texas on Texas depending on the value of the Insurance J. Robert Wooley The discussion of PACER occurs, Camelot would contin- award as Roach declared, Independence Day and was property, the fire district says Cameron Parish home- Health Corporation’s proposal ue to run the hospital using “Because of the love that raised in New Orleans on where the property is located owners in Fire District 15 to take over the financial side the infusion of cash to meet Cameron Parish has for you, Bourbon Street. She was an and the rate schedule of the (Klondike area) can expect a of Camelot Health Care its current financial obliga- the love that your family has avid swimmer and still holds company insuring the proper- significant rate reduction in Services operations of South tions and help in the future for you and the love that you records in the New Orleans ty,” said Wooley. their fire insurance premi- Cameron Hospital was held development of new revenue and Mickey shared.... tonight area; she kept her trophies at Fire insurance premium ums, effective Feb. 9, 2004. behind closed doors on producing resources. is your night.” her ranch in Crockett, Tex. rates for fire protection dis- Wooley commended the Tuesday. The Yahoo article state Roach also praised the Following a live and silent tricts are promulgated by the community and local officials Representatives from that as part of the agreement, people of Cameron Parish as auction, and the distribution Property Insurance in Fire District 15 for the PACER Health Corporation, Hicks will join the PACER “probably the most wonderful of many door prizes, the 2004 Association of Louisiana and improvement of their protec- Camelot Health Care, the team and act as president and people in Louisiana (but don’t officers and board were approved by the Louisiana tion rating from level 7 to board and members of the CEO. tell the people in Lake installed. They are: President Rating Commission of the level 6. This improvement will Police Jury attended the Hicks reported then that Charles I said that)” compar- - Carl Broussard, Vice-presi- Department of Insurance. bring about insurance rate closed-door session. he was also continuing to pur- ing them to a big family that dent: Greg Wicke, Secretary - Fire districts are rated on a reductions for many policy- The Dec. 17 board meeting sue a line of credit with may squabble occasionally Carolyn Thibodeaux, scale of 1 to 10 by PIAL, with holders. minutes noted that Bob Cameron State Bank. but will compromise and Treasurer - Tina Horn, Board 1 being the best. For example, fire insur- Hicks, CEO of Camelot work together for a better Members - Jimmy Brown, PIAL conducts surveys of a ance for a home valued at Health Care, said the Cont. on page 4. future. Wilson Conner, Hilda Crain, fire district’s fire protection $80,000 has been costing resi- planned merger with PACER Keynote speaker Senator John DeBarge, E. J. Dronette, services before issuing a rat- dents in Fire District 15 abut Health Corporation will allow Willie Landry Mount contin- Rodney Guilbeaux, Cindy ing. Factors that affect an $1,197 a year. That cost is the hospital to have access to ued the positive mood by McGee, Marianna Primeaux, area’s rating include the num- likely to drop to about $1,126 $10 million. Loan approved sharing a number of Cecil Sanner and Charlotte ber and type of training of a year for fire insurance under A press release on the Louisiana’s positive achieve- Trosclair. firefighters, the number of the new rating, which will Yahoo Finance Web site dated for hospital ments. She brought a list fire stations and fire trucks, save homeowners about $71 Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, said, The State Bond which has grown from half a and the availability of water. in premiums. however, that PACER, a Commission approved a $1.2 page to twelve pages as agen- Policyholders in the affect- Help needed “That may not sound like a Miami-based owner-operator million loan for the Lower cies have been challenged to ed area should contact their lot,” Wooley said,.