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On September 17th theAscension Chapter of CoastalConservation Association hosted their annual member-ship banquet at Lamar DixonExpo Center. The Blue Marlinsponsor was Bevel Tech Group,Inc. The Yellowfin TunaSponsors were AmericanIndustrial Plant Services, Inc.,Cabela’s, EATEL and Whitney Bank.

With over $236,000 raised,this banquet marked the largest

in CCA Louisiana’s 32 year history. Festivities began with asocial hour and silent auction,followed by a seafood dinner byWalk On’s Catering. Therewere many unique donateditems, which made for an excit-ing live auction.

CCA Louisiana is the largestnon-profit marine resource conservation group in the state.Since 1983 CCA Louisiana hasbeen dedicated to the conservation of Louisiana's

marine resources. Entering its32nd year with more than30,000 members and volun-teers in 26 local chapters, CCAhas been active in state, nation-al and international fisheriesmanagement issues. Including

banning gill nets in state waters,establishing redfish as a gamefish and ensuring goodstewardship of Louisiana'scoastal resources. CurrentlyCCA Louisiana is working topursue improved management

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Ascension ChamberMembers Enjoy a Day on the Greens at GolfAscension 2015On Monday, October 5, 2015,the Ascension Chamber hostedtheir annual Golf AscensionTournament. Everyone enjoyeda beautiful day of golf benefit-ing a great cause—LeadershipAscension! Such a successfulevent can only be attributed tothe wonderful sponsors, volun-teers, participants and commit-tee members that consistentlywork together to help theChamber grow and prosper.The Chamber would first liketo thank the Tournament’sCorporate Sponsors for theirdonations and participation inthe tournament: ActionTherapy & Wellness, AirProducts & Chemicals, Inc.,BASF, EATEL, Lofton Staffing& Security Services, Skid MarksTire & Auto Care and St.Elizabeth Hospital/St.Elizabeth Physicians. Each yearthe tournament’s corporatesponsors not only help fund the

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cart sponsors were RegalConstruction and Waguespack& Associates Insurance. Inaddition, Cox Communications

sponsored this year’s “Take ItEasy in the Big Easy” Raffleand served cracklins’ at theirtent in front of the ClubHouse.Contributing to the many activ-ities throughout the tourna-ment were United CommunityBank sponsoring the LongestDrive contest and State FarmInsurance-Adam McCarty spon-soring the Closest-to-the-HoleContest. On the course, hotjambalaya was provided cour-tesy of GSA ConsultingEngineers. In addition, numer-ous tent sponsors providedwonderful drinks and treats forthe golfers throughout thecourse. These tent sponsorswere Domain Architecture,Express EmploymentProfessionals, Mike Anderson’s,NOLA Lending, and Red RiverBank. We would also like togive a big thanks to St. MichelDay Spa for providing compli-mentary chair massages for thegolfers and Alana InternationalTravel for securing the “Take ItEasy in the Big Easy” RafflePackage.Although all of the players did agreat job on the greens, a fewteams and players earnedawards as the top in the tourna-ment. The 1st Place Gross Prize

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What Will You Be Wearing Forthe Holidays?with Layne Gautreau

The holidays are always a specialexcuse to get dressed up in yourfinest clothes. Whatever outfit youselect, there is a wide choice ofelegant jewelry pieces to go withit…from dramatic contemporarystyles, enchanting traditionaldesigns, or fun flirty baubles.

For the fashion-forward look,choose jewelry with eye-poppingcolor. For the retro-eccentric look,choose one of the latest fashiondesigns made-up of exciting geo-

metric shapes. Newest creationsfeature pendants and earringsdesigned with stunning circles ofsparkling white diamonds anddelightful elongated teardrops.

If you favor a traditional look,remember that the customary New

Year’s colors are “black andwhite”, symbolizing the birth ofthe New Year and the death of theold one. Classic black and whitejewelry is always in fashion.Popular items include black andwhite pearls, black and white diamonds, plus opaque gems such as black onyx.

BirthstonesOctober – Opal & Tourmaline.Those born in October are luckyto have a choice of two beautifuland distinctive gemstones. Forcenturies, Opal and Tourmalinehave offered the power of hope

and harmony to those born in this month.

In the Middle Ages, Opal was considered a stone that could provide great luck because it wasbelieved to possess all the virtuesof each gemstone whose color wasrepresented in the color spectrumof the opal.

While transparently clear,Tourmaline comes in a rainbow ofcolors … more than almost anyother gem. Old Egyptian legendstates Tourmaline passed througha rainbow on its way up from thecenter of the earth assuming all ofthe colors of the rainbow.

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lotions tend to build up and canform a film that dulls a diamond’slively sparkle.

To clean your diamonds yourself,soak diamonds in a solution ofwater, detergent, and ammonia.Then scrub gently with a softbrush. Put the jewelry in a finewire strainer and rinse under warmrunning water. The strainer prevents diamonds from slippingdown the drain.

To keep your diamonds lookingtheir best they should be cleanedregularly. The safest way is to letus do it for you using a high powered steam bath made specifically for cleaning gems andjewelry. That way we can alsomake sure prongs or other settingsare not weak or loose.

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I use castor oil as an all naturalbeauty remedy. When I buy castoroil, I look for 100 percent purecastor oil that is expeller pressed.The latest bottle I purchased offAmazon for about $10.

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Every once in a while, a new musical takes the stage and leaves you with a feeling of pureentertainment. Addams Family: The Musical fits the bill.

Opening October 22, with shows on October 23, 24, 25 and October 28 (A Wednesday), 29, 30 and Halloween night, tickets are available by calling the box office at225-647-1230 or at www.ascensioncommuni-tytheatre.org. Showtimes are 7:00 pm withone Sunday matinee at 2:00pm. Tickets runfrom $15.00 to $30.00.

The show takes place in the eerie home of thelegendary, kooky Addams Family. Wednesday,

all grown up, wants one “normal” night tointroduce her boyfriend and his parents to herunusual family. Jenna Cornett, who plays

Wednesday, says “My first show was ACT'sJekyll and Hyde. Deciding to audition was oneof the best things I’ve done in my life.”

Celeste Veillon portrays the dark and lovelyMorticia Addams, a role she is enjoying. “I feelincredibly lucky to have had the opportunity toplay diverse characters in my career, but I’llhave to put Morticia in the top five.”

Her husband in the show, Gomez Addams, isplayed by Phil Blanchard. “I love Gomez’ passion,” Blanchard noted. “I’ve always wanted to perform, but it was actually simplefate and the need for moretenors in a musical thatbrought me to the stage.”

Audience members willdelight in the characters ofPugsley, Lurch, Fester andGrandma as they are broughtto life. “The moment I readthe script and saw the part ofGrandma, I knew I had toaudition,” says MaryPittman. “She’s 102 yearsold, has no filter, and Lorna has given me noboundaries in developing her wild and hystericalcharacter.”

“I really like the set. It's a spooky mansion,”pointed out Emery Gischler, who plays Pugsleyand who is enjoying his first principal role. “Thepeople here treat me like a professional.” Will Watson, who plays Lurch, was inspired toaudition for the show by his wife, Jessica. “Thisis the second musical we will be in together atACT. Since we have met, her passion for thetheatre has rubbed off on me and now I’m

hooked.”

Shaving his longhair off for thisproduction is MarkLambert, whoplays the genderambiguous character Fester. ”I thought UncleFester would be adelightful roleplay. He has a lotof humor; he gets

to be both endearing and utterly ridiculous!”

The “normal” family of Mal, Alice and LucasBeniecke are played by Michael Mason, ErinPerdue Brownfield, and Joe Carleton. Carleton,who plays Wednesday’s boyfriend Lucas, is atheatre newcomer and is enjoying the theatre.“The best times in rehearsals are when some-one in the cast tries a joke for the first time.Everyone dies laughing!”

Brownfield, portraying Alice Beniecke, willentertain audiences with her “transformation”

during this production. ”I haven't been up therein a while, because I have been serving asmusical staff, but I thought this is a good timefor me to get back on the stage. Any time thelights are on my face and people are laughingis a good time for me!”

Join this cast of talented performers for spooky,kooky fun with the Addams Family. Don’t for-get to wear your costume! This Halloween willbe full of music, dance and laughter!

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The Boat Launch at Fred’s in PortVincent is Open and Better Than Ever

The boat launch at Fred’s on theRiver in Port Vincent is now open.For many years the landing was indesperate need of repair. For publicsafety it had to be done. “CoucilmanDempsey Lambert approached StateRepresentative Johnny Berthelotabout a solution and he got the ballrolling,” said David Rhosto.

With hard work and planning theconstruction project began lastNovember. Under the supervision ofD.O.T. the project is complete andopen free to the public and is the onlypublic launch in Ascension Parish. Theribbon cutting was performed onTuesday, Oct. 6 and the landing wasblessed by Decon Jimmy for safe passage to all who launch here.

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Lowe’s Employees Recognized at ParishCouncil Meeting for Animal Control CenterService ProjectAscension Parish President Tommy Martinez (left) presented a parish certificate of appreciation to Lowe’s Gonzales Store No. 2645 HumanResources Manager Ena Warner (center) and Assistant Store ManagerDonald Crocker at the Sept. 17 parish council meeting in Gonzales. Lowe’semployees volunteered their time to work at the parish’s Animal ControlCenter doing cleaning, taking out shelving, painting and restocking as part ofthe Lowe’s Heroes Project. The Lowe’s Heroes Project started more than tenyears ago and encourages employees in a location to team together, adopt avolunteer project with a local non-profit organization to make a difference in acommunity, Warner said. The employees at the Gonzales location started onAug. 19 and concluded on Sept. 8. Warner said Loew’s also donated a newmicrowave, refrigerator, pressure washer and other items to the center.“Lowe’s believes in giving back to the community,” Warner said. “Our teamloves animals and we discussed that with our whole team and decided theAscension Parish shelter is the place we would be this year.”

Local Angler Receives Parish Certificate ofRecognition For Winning TournamentLocal angler Jaime Clouatre was presented with a Parish of AscensionCertificate of Recognition from Parish President Tommy Martinez during theSept. 17 parish council meeting in Gonzales. Clouatre was recognized forwinning Grand Isle’s 2015 Ride the Bull Kayak Fishing Tournament inAugust. Jaime bested 732 other anglers and landed a 39.18-pound bull redfish. Shown from left to right are: Aiden Clouatre, Parish CouncilChairman Randy Clouatre, Abram Clouatre, Jaime Clouatre, Stuart Clouatre,Anna Clouatre and Parish President Tommy Martinez.

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Throughout the brandingprocess, the goal is to distinguishyourself in your industry, so youcan obtain your goals and ambitions. No matter the size ofyour company, branding is one ofthe most vital aspects of anybusiness. Your brand is cultivatedfrom who you are, who you wantto be and who people perceiveyou to be.

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Defining YourGoalsSimply stated, you need to defineyour goals and objectives. Whatexactly do you want to achieve?Maybe you want to be known asthe best project manager in anindustry. Or maybe you want tobe the best-known pool developer in your region. Be sure to clearly indicate what youwant now and what you wantinto the future.

Research,Research,ResearchNow that you know your aspirations, you need to do some research. Look at yourcompetitors or those who haveachieved what you want in theend. What can you learn fromthem? How are they brandingthemselves? It’s important toevaluate both the good and badthings. Each can help you seewhat you should and should not do.

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Statistics show that 69% of adults ages 35 to 44 have lost at least onepermanent tooth to an accident, gumdisease or decay. By age 74, 26% ofthe population has lost all of theirpermanent teeth. If these numbersapply to you and you are selfconscience about missing teeth orwearing dentures, there’s analternative that may be right for you:dental implants. A dental implantoffers comfort and stability and is arestoration that is the closest thing to a natural tooth.

What are dental implants?

Dental implants are ‘anchors’ thatlook like cylinders or screws. They arereplacements for natural tooth rootsand are used in the upper and lowerjaws. They are made of titanium andother materials that are well-suited tothe human body. They attach to thejawbone and gum tissue to become astable base for one or more customartificial replacement teeth, calleddental crowns. Implant crowns can beused to replace missing teeth insteadof the traditional alternatives such asfixed bridges and dentures. The drawback to a fixed bridge is that the

two teeth on both sides of the spacemust be ‘cut down’ to support thebridge. Often times these teeth areperfectly healthy with no need fortreatment otherwise. Bridges also putextra strain on these teeth as they areexpected to function for the ones lost.With implants, you are simply puttingthe tooth that was lost back in itsplace using a titanium ‘root’.

Why do I need to replacemissing teeth?

Besides the obvious cosmetic andsocial concerns, there’s another priceto pay for losing teeth - bone loss inyour jaw. When teeth are removed,Mother Nature assumes there is nolonger a need for the bone thatsupported the teeth. Over time thebone slowly, yet progressivelydiminishes and the upper and lowerjawbone get smaller and shrink. Thisprocess, called resorption, occurs at amore rapid rate if all teeth in the jaware missing. If left untreated, the lossof jaw bone can progress so far that adenture will no longer stay in place nomatter how much sticky adhesive isused. If implants are placed whenteeth are lost, the bone will be savedand retained at its current level by theimplants. This will also help preserve amore youthful appearance by?avoiding the inevitable tissue and lip‘collapse’ that comes with tooth loss.Even losing just one tooth can causeyour other teeth to shift, which canthrow your bite off and cause TMJdisorders leading to severe and?frequent headaches along with toothwear. Teeth next to the space andabove or below it can also suffer bone

loss and periodontal problems.

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Dental implants can be used toprovide stability and support to fulland partial dentures. Many patientswho have selected dental implantsdescribe a quality of life that is muchmore comfortable and secure than thelifestyle endured by those withill-fitting loose dentures.

Conventional dentures oftenmake a person feel and lookolder than they are, cause?

Embarrassment in social situationswhen they slip and click, and restrictthe everyday pleasure of eatingcomfortably. Dentures supported byimplants allow people to enjoy ahealthy and varied diet, renewedself-confidence, an active lifestyle without the worry of their teeth‘popping out’, and the ability to speakclearly. For these reasons, patientswho have their dentures secured withimplants often say they feel better,look better, and live better. You oftendo not even have to have a newdenture made. Many times your existing denture can be fitted andsecured to the implants placed the same day!

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The process of replacing teeth withimplants includes an initial visit to afamily dentist who offers implanttreatment. At this appointment,X-rays will be taken and the areas to

be restored will be examined, alongwith the rest of the mouth. Next, theimplants will be placed where neededand left alone for three months. Insome instances, a temporary tooth can be attached to the implant thesame day. There is no discomfort during the procedure as the areas will be numb. Sedation is also available if desired. There may be slight soreness, equivalent to getting a filling done, for one or two daysafter the implants are placed. Threemonths later the implant will be evaluated for fusion with the jawbone.At this appointment, an impression or‘mold’ will be taken of the implantand sent to a dental laboratory wherethe permanent crown or ‘cap’ will bemade. The next appointment involvessimply cementing the permanentcrown on the implant. For implantsbeing used to stabilize a denture, thedenture will be fitted to the implantsthe same day or in three months,depending on the situation.

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Dutchtown Physical Therapy along with it's clinic affiliates DowntownPhysical Rehab and Downtown Physical Therapy & Industrial CenterHighland Road is leading a collection drive for medical equipment thatyou may no longer need. The equipment would be cleaned and deemedin good condition before being brought to St. Vincent De Paul for distribution to people who may not be able to afford those items.

Tara Sturgeon, PTA, for the clinics, organized the Lean on Me Drive inobservance of Global Physical Therapy Awareness Day on October 17thand is handling the collection of donated items for distribution to St. Vincent De Paul at the end of October. Items that can be donated

are listed below and can be dropped off at TheDutchtown Physical Therapy Clinic or one of the other two affiliate clinics.

The Lean on Me Drive will gladly accept: Canes, walkers, crutches,wheelchairs, shower chairs or other assistive devices which you may nolonger need. Donation of new assistive items would also be mosthumbly appreciated as well.

Tara Sturgeon will clean and make sure the equipment is properlysecure before distribution to St. Vincent De Paul. Items donated tothe Dutchtown Physical Therapy location will be distributed to those in need in the Ascension area.

In it's first year, Tara hopes The Lean on Me Drive may help alleviatethe burden of needed medical assistive devices for those who may need them, but cannot afford them. For more information you can contact Tara Sturgeon attarasturgeon8@gmail.com. Tara is confident that in helping the community by providing such items, it may be that little bit of assistance that may make a real difference in someone's life.

Thank you Tara for all your hard work on this first Lean on Me Medical AssistanceEquipment Drive and we look forward to helping the Dutchtown Community for many years to come.

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THE SETTLEMENT OFROBIN WILLIAMS’ ESTATE: What We Can Learn About theImportance of Planning forDistribution of Personal Property

Since Robin Williams’ death, hiswidow and three children havebeen in a bitter dispute over thesettlement of his estate. This isnot unusual in high profile caseswhere there is a lot of money atstake. However, the partiesrecently settled their dispute, andwhile the full terms of that settle-ment are secret, there is much wecan learn from it about theimportance of dealing with distri-bution of your personal property.

Among the items in disputebetween Robin Williams’ wifeand children were family photos,clothing, his bicycle collection,watches and the tuxedo he wasmarried in. While these itemsprobably have very little mone-tary value, they must have a lotof sentimental value. Like theWilliams family’s situation, dis-putes over items of sentimentalvalue are often as bitter and hard-fought as disputes over greatamounts of wealth. I once had ashotgun and TV in my office forweeks because family memberswere fighting over who theyshould go to. We finally shippedthem to the deceased’s son inanother state. The cost of ship-ping probably outweighed theirvalue. To prevent this type ofproblem, when you plan yourestate and how it will be distrib-uted you should also plan for thedistribution of your personalproperty.

Many times people tell me thattheir family will be able to dividetheir personal property amicablyand there is no need to dispose ofit in their will or trust. While thismay be true in some cases, Ialways suggest that if they havepersonal property with a lot ofmonetary value (like expensive

jewelry, coin collections or othervaluables) they should probablydistribute those items in their willor trust. Even for items that arenot valuable, if you suspect theremay be any disagreement amongyour heirs, you should also listthose items specifically in yourwill or trust. Only in this mannercan you ensure that those itemswill pass to whom you want atdeath. Any gift of property,including personal property, mustbe made in a will or trust to belegally binding.

Another common issue, whichwas also present in the RobinWilliams dispute, is making surethat your personal property issecured at death so it can pass asyou wish. In the Williams’ case,Robin’s widow claimed thatmany items of personal propertywere removed from their homewithout her consent or knowl-edge. Unfortunately, this oftenhappens. To help prevent this, letyour executor know what itemsyou plan to leave to specific peo-ple and make sure he knows heshould secure your personalbelongings as soon as is practicalafter death.

In the end, Williams’ widow,Susan Schneider Williams,received only a fraction of thelate actor’s estate, which is esti-mated to be over $100 million.She did receive a watch that hewore often, some clothing, their

wedding gifts and a bicycle theybought together on their honey-moon. After the settlement, sheremarked that it was painful tosee truckloads of their belongingsremoved from their home, but“it’s the few sentimental items Iget to hold onto that meaneverything to me.”

Like Ms. Williams, the personalproperty you hand down to yourheirs may mean much more tothem than the monetary gifts youleave. When planning for distri-bution of your estate, make sure

you don’t forget about your per-sonal property. Failure to consid-er those items could result in bit-ter disputes among your heirsthat might end in lawsuits. Aswith anything dealing with yourestate planning, you shouldalways work with professionalswho are knowledgeable about thesubject and applicable laws soyou can have the peace of know-ing your plan will be carried outas you intended.

Mrs. Melancon has engaged in the practice oflaw in Louisiana for the past 17 years. The pri-mary focus of her practice is estate planning,special needs planning, elder law and probate.She is also accredited by the VA to give adviceregarding veterans’ benefits. For more infor-mation, please contact her at 225-744-0027.You may also visit her website atwww.LegacyCenterLa.com

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It was a one hundred acre forestthat was rectangular in shape. Theentire block was surrounded by a dirtroad. It was named "the hatchery" bymembers of the Romeville HuntingClub, probably because on severaloccasions doe deer had been observedduring the summer months givingbirth to their young in this area. As faras I remember the club never turnedthe deer hounds loose on this piece ofland.

My first memory of the place bringsme back to lying on the bank of one ofthe ditches that surrounded it shootingcrows in the evening with my thenvery young father. I was a true young-ster in those days, probably six orseven years old. The gun I was shoot-ing was a single shot Harrington &Richardson 20 gauge. Dad was shoot-ing a single shot 22 magnum Colt riflewith a scope at the crows flying over-head. On several occasions he wouldconnect with one of the crows inflight. He was a great shot back thenand one of the best, to this day, thatI've ever seen. As the crows continuedto fly, a pair of wood ducks passed overour heads. I jumped up and shot. Itwas probably luck, but I knockeddown one of the ducks. I'm sure thatduck season was not open at that time,but back in those days it didn't make awhole lot of difference to us. That wasmy first memory of many that thehatchery would give to my life.

I had followed my old man aroundthrough the woods watching him huntsince the day I was old enough towalk. On one particular Octobermorning he decided to let me make asquirrel hunt without his guidance.The hatchery was a excellent choiceconsidering that it was surrounded byheadlands and there was no way Icould get lost. At daylight that morn-ing I watched him walk off and Ientered the woods on my own for thefirst time. A couple squirrels outsmart-ed me at the beginning of the hunt,but in an instant my luck wouldchange. As I approached the shakinglimb, a beautiful black squirrel jumpedinto view. I was shaking uncontrollablyas I cocked the hammer and took aim.After firing it was evident that my shothad hit its target. It was not a directhit and the small creature struggled tohang on. I reloaded and shot again,

and again. He finally fell. I tucked himunder mybelt and out the woods I came. To thisday, my dad still recalls the momentthat he saw me coming down that roadwith that black tail flying in the breezeas I approached him.

The hatchery's life as a forest cameto an end that following summer. Thelandowners decided to cut the timberand transition it into a sugarcane field.After the trees were harvested, they setfire to the remaining foliage. That win-ter is when I first witnessed my fatherand others shooting wood ducks thatwere flying to roost. On cold mistynights I would tag along with them toheadlight rabbits and woodcocks andto this day I can still see those pinkeyes a-shining.

Each of us probably have similarmemories of such places in our life thatare no longer with us. That little patchof woods helped make me what I amtoday. Being able to venture into thewoods alone and being trusted with aloaded firearm were no doubt thebeginning of becoming a responsibleadult. Although many of the things Ilearned from the hatchery were wrong,it is because of those things that Ilearned right from wrong. It's sad tosay that they'll never be another youngchild walking down that old road withhis first squirrel tail flapping in thebreeze to greet his father. There wasone child that walked that old roadlong ago, and I'm proud to have beenthat child...

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“That’s all I can stands-Ican’t stands no more!” Popeyethe Sailor on reaching hisbreaking point.

An open letter to candidatesfor Ascension Parish Presidentand Council, LouisianaGovernor and Lt. Governor, allcreditable United StatesPresidential hopefuls andBobby Jindal:

Despite the long history ofblatant discrimination againstmembers on both sides of myfamily, I have chosen to remainsilent for the better part of sixdecades. We were taught toadhere to the philos-ophy of that greatAmerican statesmanEddie Raven ofLafayette who onceso eloquentlycrooned, “I gotbayou water runningin my veins-I don’tback up and I don’tcomplain…”

My mother’s family, the Bullions,accepted their rudeexpulsion fromAcadia in 1755 andaccording to another greatAmerican philoso-pher-one T. JamesBullion-“…came torest in a Cajun land,Spanish moss bedand a catfish pan…”

When thingsdidn’t work out forthe Delaune clandown in Haiti aboutthe same time, myfather’s side tooktheir “Caribbeansoul they could barely control”and headed for New Orleans.

About a hundred years later,our Choctaw relatives declinedto move to Oklahoma- whenthe not-to-be trusted U.S.Government broke still anothertreaty- and became productivecitizens in a country that hadstolen their land.

And our Italian severalgreats-godfather-oops, I meantgrandfather-William Gianelliwas persecuted in New Orleansin the early 1900’s for runninghis own lottery-some 75 yearsahead of his time.

Our poor Irish grandmotherMalvena Callaghan watchedIrish immigrants be treated asexpendable labor in the early

20th century digging canalsand-well, Irish Channels-in theCrescent City and my Bulliongrandparents were forbidden bystate law from speaking theirnative language-French-on theschool grounds of AscensionParish.

Still we survived-some wouldsay prospered-despite all thehardships and roadblocksthrown our way. And we weretaught to respect the law of theland no matter what-even whencivil obedience seemed a viableoption.

That was until October 2,2015, when the final straw that

broke Dorothy Hamill’s backforced me to take action.

It was a clear fall morningwhen I arose to the steady humof asphalt machines and otherroad-building equipment working frantically at the intersection of White Road,Highway 73 and Church Roadto smooth out the massivebumps that have graced ourstreets for almost five years.

“Good,” says you. “Not sofast,” says me.

The smoothing of that intersection has now deprivedme of the one joy I had left inmy tedious day-to-day routine-that, of course, being my dailyDukes of Hazard jump fromthe launch pad ramp at the

White Road Bridge over 73onto the Mt. McKinley-oops,Mt. Denali-size elevation onChurch Road. From there Iusually collect myself in the St.John parking lot, come downslowly from my mountainoushigh and play my route of leastresistance for the day.

I have done everything askedof me by the politically correctpolice. I have changed from a’69 Dodge Charger called the“Robert E. Lee” to a perennial-ly dirty (thanks to construction)2011 Ford Edge affectionatelynamed the “Michael P. Lee”after one of my former St.

Amant catchers.I have eliminated the horn

that blasted out “Dixie”-easilythe most misunderstood songof my lifetime with the possibleexception of “Puff, the MagicDragon”-and replaced it withone that plays a mellow versionof “Southern Nights” by AllenToussaint, a black music legendin New Orleans, and sung byGlen Campbell who is anunfortunate Alzheimer’s victim.

And think of the work I putinto designing my own Flag ofthe South after removing theConfederate Flag with its 13stars from my vehicle.

My new banner also features 13 Southern stars butmine includes Elvis Presley and

Ray Charles singing a duet,Hank Williams harmonizingwith Otis Redding and RonnieVan Zant jamming with B.B.King on one 6-star stretch.

On the other six spots are ablack SEC football player sipping sweet tea with a whiteSouthern belle guzzlingSouthern Comfort, DaleEarnhardt driving MichaelJordon around in a number“23” stock car and LSU’s BillyCannon presenting theHeisman Trophy to LeonardFournette.

The center star belongs tothe biggest center star of all

time-basketball great,rapper, lawman and greatAmerican philosopherShaquille O’Neal. Imean-“Can you dig it?”Now I ask you-howmuch more politicallycorrect can I get?But all of this is now invain because after “only”five years, the aforemen-tioned intersection isnow smoother thanBeyoncé’s backside.How dare you destroyan old man’s only joy,Barber Brothers?But those of you whoknow me well realizethat I am not goingdown without a fight.Like the two grumpy,old, tall-tale-tellingheroes (played superblyby Robert Duvall andMichael Caine) in a vastly underrated moviecalled “SecondhandLions”, I intend to goout with a bang-not awhimper.

On Halloween night, 2015,some 54 years to the day thatCannon made his historic runagainst Ole Miss, Wild Bill willmake one final jump just asEvel Knievel did at Snake RiverCanyon. I will not reveal anydetails of my costume except tosay it will combine fashion elements of Donald Trump, Lil Boosie and Caitlyn Jenner.

At five minutes to midnight,I will leave the Frais Marcheparking lot heading northtoward Baton Rouge, pickingup as much speed as my Edge’ssix cylinders will muster and flyby the Ascension Sheriff ’s sub-station on Airline drawing theattention of on-duty deputies.

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without his Bonnie, I will swingmy version of the Hot RodLincoln onto Post Office Roadwith the police in hot pursuit.Then, accelerating with MichaelJ. Fox “Back to the Future”force, I will hit the railroadtracks propelling me into theair all the way to 73 where Iwill wipe out the final barricadeat Alice Braud Road.

Weaving in and out of coneson 73 that I have committed tomemory over the past fiveyears, I will put some distancebetween the law and me beforemaking a Bat-turn onto thenewly paved surface of WhiteRoad.

Taking “Dead Man’s Curve”in front of Nadine’s at break-neck speed, I will then bail outof my vehicle into what remainsof the forest on my family’sproperty and let the Edgecruise to a stop in the trailerpark at the end of the straight-away. This tactic-combinedwith the cast of characters inthat place-should delay the copslong enough to allow me toslip into the woods until I amout of the woods. Remember,I have been exploring this areasince I was six years old and Iknow places in that swamp

where the devil doesn’t go.There I will remain in a

lean-to built from David Vitterfor Governor signs completewith supplies including NewOrleans ladies.

Should anyone stumble uponmy campsite, I will fire onewarning shot from my singleshot .410-my assault rifles having been confiscated by theDemocrats-and disappear intothe woods like the greatSeminole Chief Osceola van-ished into the Everglades-neither of us ever surrenderingto the U.S. Government.

All that will remain will be asimple message written on theback of a Daisy Duke poster-“Bury my heart on DelaunePrairie”.

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For theLove ofGuitar!

Playing music is a gift, justask anyone that attempts thecraft. Sitting down with yourinstrument, regardless of yourskill level and just creatingsound is a serious thrill. Whenthings “click” and you can playa complete song the rush canbe as great as hitting a homerun or racing a fast car! Forone Gonzales native thingsclicked early on and a thrill ofplaying guitar has fueled hispassion.

Landon Davis first picked up

a guitar while in high school atthe age of 16. He credits olderbrother, Clark Davis, as andearly inspiration. Clark wouldbring back souvenirs from con-certs and let Landon watch hisband rehearse. In 1992Landon got his first chance toplay in a band when MidnightRun was looking for a new gui-

tarist. Landon got the gig toplay alongside Grady Watts,Clinton Broussard, Cory Babinand Wyatt Templet. Around1995 Landon and MidnightRun parted ways. While band-less Landon started listening to great guitarist likeStevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beckand Eddie Van Halen, this

inspired the creation of theblues band, Voodoo Groove.The band would focus on playing classic rock and blueshits featuring some of the bestguitar work or all time andLandon would get to onceagain play guitar live! Theband played around BatonRouge and South Louisianauntil 2000 when Landonattended Holmes JRr. Collegein Mississippi. Studying guitarand playing in the Jazz Bandfrom 2000-2002 Landonlearned technique and theorythat elevated his playing. TheJazz Band at Holmes traveledwith the football team all overMississippi and even performedin New Orleans for severalMardi Gars parades. Landonmoved back to the Gonzalesarea in 2002 and was the origi-nal guitarist for HarveyWallbanges along with TravisFredric, Mike Nickens, BrentBerthelot and Grady Watts. Thevery popular “party band”played all over the coast and

experienced years of success.After a few good years with theWallbangers, Landon starteddoing the blues band full timeagain. This version includedDean Geatreaux, GlennMelancon and KennethKleinpeter and performed againunder the name Voodoo

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Groove. After a lineup changein 2007 the band became “The Landon Davis Band” withLandon finally sharing the stagewith older brother Clark Davison Drums and long time friendMike Savario on bass. Wantingto play more Landon jumped atthe opportunity to join the variety band “Party at Joe’s” in2011. As the only guitaristLandon joined the currentlylineup of Joe Godin, MichaMire, Michael McCreary, VictorDrescher, Rusty Richard, Carly Braud.

The love of playing guitar has driven Landon to a life surrounded by music. When heisn’t playing a show you can

find Landon playing most ofthe guitars at his favorite musicstore in town, Music Inc.Landon said, “I couldn't imag-ine life without a guitar. Everypart of my life relates to guitars.Some are like fine art, some are tools and others are recreational. No mater whatmy plans are for the day I haveto play guitar.”

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Ghost andGobblin’sand SpookyMemories.

Of Wow. It is my favoritetime of the year. The baseballplayoffs have started, eventhough my team didn’t make it.Without baseball America canjust fold its tent because it isabout the last thing we canagree on.

The Saints are in full swingand their start has a lot to dowith the Halloween Seasonapproaching. They are a littlespooky. They could have FreddyCruger as a defensive line andprobably still couldn’t drawblood.

Oh Yea! There is a footballteam in Baton Rouge that hasour attention. We absolutelyhave a spooky running back forand corner backs or safety’s thathead his way once he breaksthrough the line.

I’d like to say that the NBA

pre-season began and it actuallymattered to me. My regrets goout to the basketball enthusiastbut when defense became a badword in basketball I lost interestin the game. It’s turned intothe street game that the make ittake mentality around the coun-try, became the new NBA. Notfor me. Plus there are somespooky tatoos from head to toe.

I love Halloween. It’s achance to dress up and justhave fun. I have a great friend,Dottie, that is a former cheerleader for the University

of Alabama. I carved her apumpkin with the Bama logo.That team is spooky enough tome because I get scared everytime we play them but thatdoesn’t mean I’m scared so Icarved a LSU pumpkin also.

Halloween brings some mem-ories that I laugh about often. Iremember being in the CaptainsQuarters and complainingabout a bad smell. Then I real-ized I had been Frankenstein in

a haunted house earlier thatevening. We had used a frozencow heart as a prop fo for theoperation room scene. Littledid I realize it was thawing outand soaking into my shirt. Ohmy God, What a smell. ThankGod I had a dirty t-shirt in thecar to change into. I may havelooked liked a Zombie but Ididn’t stink to high heaven.

I remember a night longlong ago. It was 1974. I wasdriving down a gravel road herein Ascension Parish. I think itwas between Hwy 74 and Hwy621 known as the KC Hallroad. I pulled over with my girlfriend to take a great look atthe full moon. Of course, as ayoung man, I was interested inmore than looking at the moon.As we sat in my Volkswagen Istarted telling her a scary storythat as a child scared me and Ioften had night mares about it.I don’t remember the originalversion of the story but Iremember the spooky parts. Itold her, On night unlike this inthe hills of Mississippi there wasa story about a lost heart froma murder love triangle that constantly was searching for itslove. We were looking over a

full moon pasture when I toldher how in the cotton fields ofthe Delta this heart would floatacross the cotton making asound thump, thump, thump,thump. It would move towardanyone in the area of its sight itwould head across the fieldstoward us with the sound,thump,thump,thump,thump.She was starting to get scaredand moved in closer to me, Allof a sudden we heard a soundcoming down the gravel road.A heavy sound moving graveland making a thump. I thoughtsaying thump,thump would befunny but she was scared andrightly so. Something wasstanding next to the car and wewere holding each other tight.There was a heavy breathinggoing on and not wanting tolook I mustard the stones toglance out my window. I slowlyturned and soon as I looked ahorse whinnied and slobberedon me. I jerked my head backand my forehead ricochetted offof her forehead. A knot formedon both of our heads. I crankedthe car and spun gravel as I left.

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Office, the Gonzales PoliceDepartment, the fire depart-ments, first responders, and theState Police.

“We also want to thankVolunteer Ascension, TourAscension, and the hundreds ofvolunteers who helped make2015’s Ascension Hot AirBalloon Festival a premier suc-cessful event.”

This year special shape balloon“Claw’D the Crazy Crab”loomed over arriving festivalgoers Saturday at the 2015Ascension Hot Air Balloon

Festival held at Lamar-DixonExpo Center. Festival organizerssaid an estimated 54,000 peopleattended the two-day family fes-tival. Claw’D stands 85 feet talland weighs 425 pounds,

according to his owners CTBallooning, LLC of Kensington,Ct. Claw’d and two other special shape balloons werejoined by 30 competitive hot air balloons from aroundthe country.

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The only thing better than Skid Marks Tire Pros and their Five locations is a solid community.

These Kids Rock!1312 WEST HWY. 30, GONZALES 225-647-9631 • 11209 COURSEY BLVD., BATON ROUGE 225-368-1234 • 1015 WEST LEE DRIVE, BATON ROUGE 225-767-5008 • 1800 SOUTH RANGE AVE. DENHAM SPRINGS 225-664-8103

Kids of Summer Flying High

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The only thing better than Skid Marks Tire Pros and their Five locations is a solid community.

These Kids Rock!1312 WEST HWY. 30, GONZALES 225-647-9631 • 11209 COURSEY BLVD., BATON ROUGE 225-368-1234 • 1015 WEST LEE DRIVE, BATON ROUGE 225-767-5008 • 1800 SOUTH RANGE AVE. DENHAM SPRINGS 225-664-8103

Kids of Summer Flying High

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Kids of Summer Flying High

The only thing better than Skid Marks Tire Pros and their Five locations is a solid community.

These Kids Rock!1312 WEST HWY. 30, GONZALES 225-647-9631 • 11209 COURSEY BLVD., BATON ROUGE 225-368-1234 • 1015 WEST LEE DRIVE, BATON ROUGE 225-767-5008 • 1800 SOUTH RANGE AVE. DENHAM SPRINGS 225-664-8103

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Firehouse SubsOpen forBusinessFirehouse Subs held a RibbonCutting Ceremony onThursday, September 24, 2015,celebrating the opening of theirnew location at 2706 S.Cabela’s Parkway, Suite 130,Gonzales, LA.

Firehouse Subs is a fast, casual,submarine-style restaurant serving steamed quality meatsand cheeses, salads and chili.Firehouse Subs prides them-selves on quality and service.Their Public Safety Foundationis the heart of Firehouse Subs,to which they donate equip-ment and grants to first responders. They are openMonday to Sunday 10:30am to 9pm.

Attending the ribbon cuttingfor Firehouse Subs was:Owners Jodie and GreggSimon, owner Adam Ratcliffand Kelly and David Ratliff,owners. Also in attendance wasAscension Parish Mayor BarneyArceneau, Parish President’sOffice Public InformationOfficer Lester Kenyon,Ascension Chamber ofCommerce President/CEOSherrie Despino, ChamberAmbassadors, Chamber

Members, family and friends.If you would like more informa-tion on Firehouse Subs pleasecall (225) 450-2070, email togonzalesla@firehousesubs.comor visit www.firehousesubs.com.For more information on theAscension Chamber ofCommerce, please visitwww.ascensionchamber.com, e-mailinfo@ascensionchamber.com orcall (225) 647-7487.

Locally Owned & Operated by Oscar and Linda Mire and sons

Call for Appointment • 225.644.8473

24 Hr. Emergency Roadside Service

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• All tires from ATV to Commercial Machinery• All brands to fit autos, trucks and 18 wheelers, including tractor/construction equipment tires

• Emergency road service assistance-Commercial Only

• Locally owned and operated since 2004• New used and retreads

• Great prices!

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Cooking Gourmet at Homewith SNO’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS

Executive Chef Ben Jarreau

Ingredients:• 2 pounds tenderized Gator meat -

cut into cubes• 2 cups Paul Prudhomme’s Blackened

Redfish Magic – awesome stuff!!!• 10 Egg Whites- beaten• 4 Cups Seasoned Flour

(salt, pepper, cayenne, creole seasoning)• 2 Cups BBQ sauce (your favorite kind)• 1 bottle Try Me brand Tiger Sauce (5 oz)• 2 Quarts Frying Oil

In a large Dutch oven or in your Fry Daddy, bring oil up to350* F. Dredge the cubes of gator in the blackening seasoningthen place them into the beaten egg whites and then finallydredge them in the flour. Gently drop the gator into the hotgrease and fry for 4 to 6 minutes. Strain well and allow to coolon a paper towel to allow the excess grease to drain off. Whilethe gator is cooling, in a small mixing bowl, combine the BBQsauce and the tiger sauce and mix well.

Serve the gator with the tiger bbq sauce drizzled over the topor on the side for dipping

Great for those LSU vs. Florida rivalry games or any timeyou’re craving some good gator meat.

You can also grill or just blacken the gator if you are trying toeat healthier or do not want to deal with the mess sometimesassociated with frying

Prep Time:15 MinutesCook Time:4 Minutes

TIGER BAIT (Blackened Fried Alligator)

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This Month at Moran’s Marina in Port FourchonThis Month at Moran’s Marina in Port Fourchon

Inshore TripsConsist of leaving out at 6 am and fishing for specks and reds, occasionally drum and sheephead as well, arriving back atthe dock for 3pm. Trips consist of live bait and artificial techniques Live bait, ice, tackle, included. If you have a favoriterod by all means bring it. Food and drinks available upon request.

Colder months we usually fish Leeville and Golden Meadow marshes.Warmer months we typically fish Barataria and Timbalier bays, beaches, and the western barrier islands.

Offshore TripsConsist of leaving out at 6 am and arriving back at the dock between 4-6pm. These trips are the most commonly bookedtrips, we generally target bottom species, live bait mangrove fish , and troll the rip when in season. Fish you can expectto catch on these trips include snapper, grouper, amberjack, wahoo, blackfin tuna, lemon fish, dolphin.

On these trips we generally travel up to 60 miles out.

For More Information or to Book a Charter Call Today (985) 396-2728

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We Are Hooking Them Up in Fourchon

Moran's Marina • 27900 Hwy 1 • Golden Meadow, LA 70357 (985) 396-2728 • cmoransmarina@gmail.com

Captain Chris MoranHi, I'm Captain Chris Moran and I have fishedthe offshore and inshore waters of Louisianamy entire life. I truly enjoy charter fishing tothe point that I don't know who is havingmore fun, the clients or me. No saltwaterspecies is safe from Cajun Made Charters,whether it be Tuna, Marlin, Wahoo, Dorado,Shark, Cobia, Tarpon, Amberjack, Mangrove,Red Snapper, Trigger Fish, Grouper, Trout,Redfish or King Mackerel. Trips consist ofInshore, Live/Artificial Trout and Redfishing,Shallow and Deep Water Bottom Fishing,Blue Water, Kite Fishing, Overnight Tuna andSwordfish, Offshore Fly Fishing, and BigGame Trolling.

Motel 985-396-3900 • Bar 985-396-2713 • Port Fourchon Marina 985-396-2792 Convenient Store/Deli 985-396-2727 • Restaurant 985-396-2729 • Office 985-396-2728

The Inn at Houmas HousePlantation and Gardens

"The Great River Roads" newest and most elegant bed and breakfast.

Our cottages are nestled along an alley of ancient oak trees, where you will have full access to our world famous gardens to watch the sunset or relax in a cozy spot and enjoy the gentle breeze from the Mississippi River.

The cottages depict historic structures that once graced Uncle Sam Plantation,which was located downriver from Houmas House. Each room is complete

with a single king or queen size bed or double queen beds, marble bathrooms, and a porch to enjoy the view.

Luxurious and romantic, each room is decorated with old world furnishingsallowing you to experience the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy Sugar Barons ofthe early 1800's. With all the amenities world class travelers expect today.

Breakfast and a tour of the mansion are included.Check In: 4pm Check Out: 11am.

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40136 Hwy 942, River Road, Darrow, LA 70725225.473.9380 • kk@houmashouse.com