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 OMPLIMENT RY

MAY 2016, VOL. 14 ISSUE 4

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Publisher / Editor

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Staff Photographer

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Contributing Writers 

Bill DelauneLinda Melancon

Calvin Bessonett

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Orhan McMillan

Mireworks

Kellie Seymour

Tanya Stilley 

Brandt Bourque

Jimmy Dunkley 

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Eric Reid Golf Invitational Raises Over$60,000 for Sickle Cell

Former LSU Tiger and San

Francisco 49er Eric Reid hosted

the 2016 Eric Reid Golf Invita-

tional, presented by Brock bene-

fitting the Baton Rouge Sickle

Cell Anemia Foundation, raising

over $60,000 for sickle cell.

Other sponsors include ISC,

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The event was two days, with an

auction and VIP pre-party held

on May 5, 2016, and a golf 

tournament held on May 6,

2016.

The VIP pre-party and auc-

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Hotel in Baton Rouge. An awe-

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 were acknowledgements of 

sponsors by Executive Direc-

tor Lorri Burgess and Eric

Reid.

Pelican Point Golf Course

in Gonzales, LA set the scene

for 42 golf teams to enjoy 18

holes of golf! The golf tourna-

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the participation of teams

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 This past weekend, April 30th& May 1st the Gonzales CivicCenter was the site of the 2016Jambalaya Festival Association’sMiss Gonzales JambalayaFestival Pageant. The competition welcomed

7 contestants vying for thetitles of Teen & Miss GonzalesJambalaya Queen. Teen contest-ants included Sara Duplessis,Destinee Mitchell and Lacey Alle-man while Miss Contestantsincluded Tara Babin, Holly Stelly,

 Alyssa Latuso and Alexis Ponvelle. The competition began with

individual interviews Saturdaymorning by a distinguished panel

of judges from various statefestivals across Louisiana.Questions covered everything fromwhy they would like to be queen toJambalaya Festival history. Thecompetition continued againSaturday evening at the official

Jambalaya Pageant where the girlscompeted in evening gown andonstage question.

Following the competition theaudience was introduced to themany visiting queens from aroundthe state who attend to bid farewellto the outgoing queen andwelcome the newly crownedroyalty. Also introduced were pastJambalaya Royalty in attendance

including Mrs Jace Babin –Miss Gonzales Jambalaya 1996 ,Mrs. Carrie Person Teen MissGonzales Jambalaya 1998,Miss Tabitha Babin- Miss GonzalesJambalaya 2010, Miss MeredithConger – Miss GonzalesJambalaya 2012, Miss SteviGirouard – Miss GonzalesJambalaya 2013 , Miss LaurenBlouin – Miss GonzalesJambalaya 2014.

Before crowing of the newroyalty the reigning Teen MissGonzales Jambalaya 2015, MissGrace Graugnard , daughter ofRebecca and James Graugnard,was escorted to the stage by her

father, where she took her finalwalk as queen. Miss Graugnardaddressed the crowd speaking of the deeply rooted bond betweenthe festival and the community.She thanked the JambalayaFestival Association and her familyfor all of the love and supportshown during her reign and themany memories she has collectedover the past year.

Following Miss Graugnard’saddress the Teen contestantsreturned to the stage for crowning.

 Awards were given for Fashion,Photogenic and Queen. SecondRunner Up was Miss Lacey

 Alleman, First Runner Up was MissSara Duplessis and the Teen MissGonzales Jambalaya crown wentto Miss Destinee Mitchell.

Destinee is the 16 year olddaughter of Brian and JenniferMitchell. She attends DutchtownHigh School where she is thePR Chair for the FCCLA and a 2year Gallant Griffin Academic

 Award recipient. She hasaspirations in the Culinary Arts and

hopes, one day, to have her ownrestaurant.

Crowning of Miss GonzalesJambalaya followed with awardsfor Fashion and Photogenic.Finalists were Third Runner-upMiss Alexis Ponvelle, SecondRunner-up Miss Alyssa Latuso,First Runner-up Miss Tara Babinand finally Miss Gonzales Jamba-laya Queen 2016 Miss Holly Stelly.

JFA Crowns 2016 Royaltyto Reign Over 49th Festival

Newly Crowned Royalty Teen Miss Gonzales JambalayaDestinee Mitchell & Miss Gonzales Jambalaya 2016 Holly Stelly

Junior Royalty - Toddler Miss Demi Labbe' Junior King Xavier Perrilloux; Junior Miss Paige Oncale,Mini Miss Gabriella Ruzzuto, Miss Gonzales Holly Stelly, Baby King Beau Robert; Petite Miss Ambrie

Duplessis, Teen Miss Destinee Mitchell;Deb Miss Chloe Bumgardner; Tiny Miss Camille S inanan;not pictured Baby Miss Jolie Gomez.

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Holly Alyse Stelly is the 21 yearold daughter of Gerard and Tonya

Stelly. She is in her third year atNicholls State University where she

is on the Dean’s list. She ismajoring in Business. She

volunteers in various communityactivities including Relay for Lifeand for the Cystic FibrosisFoundation and St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital.

Stelly will reign of the 49th Annual Jambalaya Festival to beheld this Memorial Day WeekendMay 27 – 29. As the JFA Queenshe will serve as an ambassadorfor the Association and for theCity of Gonzales by travellingthroughout the state of Louisianavisiting festivals and pageants. Shewill also attend the Mystick Kreweof Louisianans Mardi Gras Ball inWashington DC in 2017 and theLouisiana

 Association of Fairs and FestivalsQueen of Queen’s Pageantin February.

Emcee’s for Saturday eveningand Sunday’s event Twere thelovely Mrs Carol Ann Fredric,Mrs. Sherrie Despino, MissMeredith Conger and Miss GraceGraugnard.

On Sunday, May 1st the JFA hosted their Baby and Junior

Royalty competition with over 60contestants. Crowns were handedout as follows:

Baby King- Beau Robert,son of Amanda & Matt Robert 

Junior King- Xavier Perrilloux,son of Abilene & Dwight Perilloux

Baby Miss- Jolie Gomez,daughter of Brad & Rachel Gomez

Toddler Miss- Demi Labbe’,daughter of Ben & Courtney Labbe’

Tiny Miss- Camille Sinanan,daughter of Scott & Callie Sinanan

Petite Miss- Ambrie Duplessis,daughter of John & Sherri Duplessis

Mini Miss- Gabriella Rizzuto,daughter of Paul & Jessica Rizzuto

Deb Miss- Chloe Bumgardner,daughter of Rachel LaBorde

Junior Miss- Paige Oncale,daughter of Tina & Richard Oncale

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Teen Contestants Prepare for interviewL-R Sara Duplessis, Destinee Mitchell, Lacey Alleman

Miss Contestants prepare for interviewL-R Alexis Ponvelle, Alyssa Latuso, Holly Stelly, Tara Babin

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Dads & Grads. For both men and women the gift of time is always welcome. Today’s modern timepiecesare available in an array of styles tocover the element of simplicity,elegance and sportiness. Also forgents, favorite items include ringsmade of modern metals, cufflinks and

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Weddings. It is customary to presentsmall gifts of appreciation to membersof the wedding party. For bridesmaids:pearl earrings, initial pendants andcharms to signify a specialmemory or moment are popular.For the groomsmen: key holders, en-graved “man” bracelets and tie tacksare always a good choice.

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It is emerald’s appearance and colorthat makes this gemstone instantly recognized. A variety of the berylspecies, this famous green gem haslong been associated with eternalspring, new life, and healing. In an-cient times, it was said to promiselove, denote honesty, and bringsuccess to those born in May.

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 Yellow Gold. This precious metal hasbeen admired and adorned forcenturies and is back in full force in

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Geometric Shapes. Pyramids, circles,chevrons and domes available inunisex fashion stud earrings and jeweled stickpins for lapels, hats andhair will create clean silhouettes tocompliment spring’s graphic and an-gular wardrobe designs.

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Happy May 2016 AscensionParish! Congratulations to allthe EA, Dutchtown, St. AmantDutchtown and Donaldsonvillegraduates. The best adviceI received while in college froma friends mom and was also theUS Army’s tagline, “Be all youcan be”! So, graduates, go anddo just that!

 A Bread that Helps  you Lose Weight?

Recently, I gotfocused on my low carb diet to preparefor the summer.Meals sure do getboring, when youcan’t make a quick sandwich. Then afriend told me about

P28 bread. Thisbread has 28 grams of protein per serving,so I had to try it. Iordered the bread off of netrition.com forabout $7.00 a loaf,but now locally owned Ralph’sGrocery carries thisprotein packedbread as well.

P28 is made of 100% whole wheat oat,

millet, whey protein isolate andother nutritious ingredients.

 And with less than 3 grams of sugar per serving; this bread isgreat for diabetics or thosetrying to stay fuller longer andlose a few pounds.

I don’t plan on eating thisbread all the time, but I will use

it as a different source ofprotein in my diet. I tried thebread right out the bag, and I

must say, it was very chewy.So, I tried my next slice toasted,and it was excellent. That’sdefinitely the way to eat thisprotein packed bread!

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Jambalaya Festival Associa-tion held a Ground BreakingCeremony on Wednesday,

April 13th to celebrate theirnew building at South FrancoisAvenue, Gonzales.

The Jambalaya FestivalAssociation is a non-profitorganization, chartered in 1968

to raise funding for theGonzales Lions Club andseveral other area non-profit

JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION CELEBRATESTHE GROUND BREAKING OF THEIR NEW BUILDING

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groups. Nearly 50 years later,the JFA continues to serve thelocal community year roundand hosts the World FamousGonzales Jambalaya Festivaleach year in the heartof Gonzales.

Attending the ribbon cuttingfor Jambalaya FestivalAssociation were JFAPresident Wally Taillon andJFA Vice President TammyGuillory. Also in attendancewere Ascension ParishPresident Kenny Matassa;City of Gonzales MayorBarney Arceneaux; GonzalesCouncilmen Neal Bourque andDavid Guitreau; GonzalesChief of Police ShermanJackson; Ascension ParishAssessor Mert Smiley;Ascension Parish Clerk ofCourt and Ascension Chamber

of Commerce Board ChairmanBridget Hanna; AscensionParish School Board MemberScott Duplechin; AscensionChamber of CommercePresident/CEO SherrieDespino; Chamber BoardMembers; ChamberAmbassadors and Members;VIP attendees and Jambalaya

Festival Association Boardmembers, family and friends.If you would like moreinformation on JambalayaFestival Association pleasevisitwww.jambalayafestival.org ore-mail jamfestassociation@gmail.com. For more information onthe Ascension Chamber ofCommerce, please visitwww.ascensionchamber.com,e-mailinfo@ascensionchamber.com

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Parish President RecognizesMay 8-14 as National Women’sHealth Week in Ascension Parish

 April Recognized as Fair Housing

Month in Ascension Parish

Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa proclaimed May 8-14, 2016 asNational Women’s Health Week in Ascension Parish. President Matassa pre-sented the proclamation to members of St. Elizabeth Hospital Women’s Advi-sory Council attending the May 5 parish council meeting in Donaldsonville.Kerry Songy, chairperson with the Women’s Advisory Council, said NationalWomen’s Health Week was initiated by a coalition of public and private organi-zations, dedicated to raising awareness of women’s health issues and to em-power women of Ascension Parish to make their health a priority. “We thankthe parish council for their acknowledgement of National Women’s HealthWeek,” Songy said. Shown left to right: Parish President Kenny Matassa, PamDawson, Councilwoman Teri Casso, Chairperson Kerry Songy, AudreyBoudreaux, Charla Johnson and Martha Collins.

Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa proclaimed the month of April2016 as “Fair Housing Month” in Ascension Parish. President Matassa pre-sented the proclamation to Martha Collins, parish grants officer, during theApril 21 parish council meeting in Gonzales. This month is the 48th anniver-sary of the National Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of1968. The National Fair Housing Law guarantees all citizens the right tofreely choose a home of their choice and prohibits discrimination concerningthe sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national ori-gin and sex. Shown with the proclamation from left to right are: Parish Coun-cilman Oliver Joseph, Parish Councilman Daniel “Doc” Satterlee, ParishCouncilman Dempsey Lambert, Parish Grants Officer Martha Collins (front),Parish Councilman Bill Dawson (back), Parish Councilman Todd Lambert,

Parish President Kenny Matassa (with proclamation), Parish CouncilmanTravis Turner (back), Parish Council Chairman Randy Clouatre, Parish Coun-cilman John Cagnolatti, Parish Councilman Benny Johnson, Parish Council-woman Teri Casso and Parish Councilman Aaron Lawler.

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The PrincePrinciple:Why EveryoneNeeds anEstate Plan

The Prince Principle: Why Everyone Needs an Estate PlanDue to current events, I havepostponed publishing Part 2 of Using Trusts for Medicaid untilnext month. While I would never

 wish for Prince Rogers Nelson’sdeath or the complex legalproceedings that his family may now have to face, such a publicdepiction of what the lack ofestate planning will do communi-

cates far more than any amountof general legal advice ever could.On April 21, 2016, the 57-year-old pop star was found deceasedat his home in Minnesota. Princeleft behind an estate estimated at$300 million, with no wife, nochildren, and apparently, no will.

 After spending 37 yearsdeveloping his music and image,and famously fighting to controlhow and where they were used, itis unfortunate that his lack of planning now leaves the controlof his legacy in the hands ofthe state.

Judge Kevin Eide recentlyappointed Bremer Trust as specialadministrator of the PrinceNelson estate at the request of Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson.Bremer Trust will be in charge of proving the absence of a will,managing the appraisal of Prince’s

name, image, likeness andproperty, paying off debts,deciding what to do withintellectual property (like thetrove of unpublished music thatPrince was rumored to have),inventorying his assets, and filingan estate tax return for theestimate of his net worth. Asidefrom considering that Prince may have never wanted Bremer Trustacting on his behalf, this process

could last for years. After thisprocess is complete, the IRS thenhas up to three years to challengethe administrator’s estimation of Prince’s worth. Because Princedied young, fans within his owngeneration may still purchase hismusic for decades, giving hisestate more value. Still, whilethere are guidelines for appraisingproperty and possessions, hardly any regulatory guidance exists forcalculating the worth of one’s

image. This issue may prompt alengthy court debate on its own –as is now the case with MichaelJackson’s estate.

To add insult to injury, becausethe value of Prince’s estateexceeds $5.45 million, the federalgovernment’s tax rate of 40% andMinnesota’s tax rate of 16% willimmediately lay claim to morethan half of his assets. Withproper planning, it is possible thatthese tax consequences may havebeen avoided, or at leastminimized. And while Prince issaid to have been generous to anumber of charities – none of that helps his legacy now without

 written direction to leavecharitable donations.

Next, according to Minnesotaintestate law, Prince’s one fullsister and five half-siblings wouldeach receive an equal share of hisremaining estate. But Prince’sestate being valued at $300million doesn’t mean that he hadthat many cash assets. This meansthat the siblings may have to sell

assets to pay the estate taxesbefore they receive any benefitfrom the estate. Even if they areall in agreement, lawsuits fromoutside the family regardingclaims to portions of the estatemay have to be investigated andtake years to settle. Further, if a

 will is found, there may beadditional litigation over its

 validity. Years of court hearings will also mean hefty attorneyfees charged to the estate.

In the end, Prince is not alone. Approximately 56% of Americanadults do not have a will. Whilenot every estate may be aspublicly analyzed as Prince’s,families are torn apart every day by litigation, lose the majority of their inheritance to taxes, are left

 without means of support thattheir deceased loved one may have never intended, and facenumerous other hardships thatcould have been avoided with theproper planning. No matter yourage or the size of your estate,learn from Prince’s unprotectedlegacy and see a qualified estateplanning attorney to find outhow you can protect yours.

Mrs. Melancon has engaged in the practice of law in Louisiana for the past 17 years. The

 primary 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 moreinformation, please contact her at225-744-0027. You may also visit her websiteat www.LegacyCenterLa.com 

 YOUR ESTATE MATTERSBy Linda Melancon 

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the constant ad pop ups; they’reintrusive and annoying. But of course we can’t do away with

that type of advertisement alltogether. So what do we do? Wecreate native ads. Nativeadvertising is a form ofadvertising that matches the

platform the consumer views iton. Research by IPG media labproved that unlike banner ads,native ads are being viewed forthe same length of time aseditorial content. This is probablydue to the fact that native ads areintegrated with page content anddesign; viewers don’t even realizethe marketing that is going on.According to forbes.com nativeadvertising can increase brand liftby 82 percent, purchase intent by53 percent, and conversation by60 percent. Native advertising is

projected to reach $4.6 billion inrevenue by 2017.

Mobile Advertising 

Research done by Britishpsychologist found that youngadults are on their smartphonesan average of 5 hours a day. That

is one third of their total wakinghours. Statistics as such, is whymore focus is being placed onall things mobile includingadvertisement. Facebook ended

its quarter at $5.8 billion, with$5.6 billion being from adrevenue; of that $5.6 billion$4.5 billion was generated bymobile advertising. There’s nodenying that mobile is now a veryvital part of digital advertising.

Video Advertising 

Consumers are spending moretime on computers, smartphones,and tablets, and they’re probablynot spending that time reading.Let’s be honest, most peopledon’t like to read. That is whyvisuals perform better on socialmedia. One form of visuals thathas done exceptionally well isvideos. Consumers are muchmore engaged in videos than plaintext or even photos, as a resultmarketers have been puttingmore stake in video advertising.

Advertisers are able to connectwith their audience anywhere andanytime. Advertisers often utilizesome form of call to action intheir videos; most commonlyused is the clickable URL.According to an article on exactdrive.com, viewers using theirdesktop spend about 2 minutesviewing videos, while viewers ontheir cellphones may spend up tofive minutes. Huffington postreported, that in September 2015over 8 billion videos were beingplayed back each day onFacebook alone. Cisco predictsthat 80 percent of all internettraffic will be streaming videocontent by 2019.

Social Influences

It’s important that anyone in-volved in marketing or advertisingunderstand that the digital worldis very crowded and ever

changing; and the only way tomake sure we stand out is to stayabreast to the latest trends andtechnology. Taking a deeper look into social influences is a greatway to stay on top of what’s goingon. Studying consumers, theiraffiliations with brands, products,and where and how they’respending time, is the key toknowing how to market to them.

So what do you do now? Spend alittle time researching each of these latest trends and see which

will fit into your business model.There are numerous onlineresources and educational articlesto learn more about how toeffectively leverage these effectivetools. See what works for you.

Digital Advertising:

Trends and Technology by Orhan Mc MillandezinsINTERACTIVE

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 Your dentist has recent good newsabout progress against cancer. It isnow easier than ever to detect oral

cancer early, when the opportunity for a cure is great. Only half of allpatients diagnosed with oral cancersurvive more than five years. Your dentist has the skills and toolsto ensure that early signs of cancerand pre- cancerous conditions areidentified. You and your dentist canfight and win the battle against oralcancer. Know the early signs and see your dentist regularly.

 You Should Know 

• Oral Cancer often starts as a tiny,unnoticed white or red spot or soreanywhere in the mouth.

• It can affect any area of the oralcavity including the lips, gum tissue,check lining, tongue and the hard orsoft palate.• Other signs include:-  A sore that bleeds easily or does

not heal- A color change of the oral tissues- A lump, thickening, rough spot,

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- Difficulty chewing, swallowing,

speaking or moving the jaw or tongue.

- A change in the way the teeth fittogether

• Oral Cancer most often occurs inthose who use tobacco in any form.

• Alcohol use combined withsmoking greatly increases risk.

• Prolonged exposure to the sunincreases the risk of lip cancer.

• Oral cancers can occur in people who do not smoke and have no

other known risk factors.• Oral Cancer is more likely tostrike after age 40.

• Studies suggest that a diet high infruits and vegetables may preventthe hdevelopment of potentiallycancerous lesions.

Regular Dental Check-upsImportant

Oral cancer screening is a routinepart of a dental examination. Regu-lar check-ups, including an examina-tion of the entire mouth, areessential in the early detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous condi-

tions. You may have a very small, butdangerous, oral spot or sore and notbe aware of it.

 Your dentist will carefully examinethe inside of your mouth and tongueand in some patients may notice aflat, painless, white or red spot or asmall sore. Although most of theseare harmless, some are not. Harmfuloral spots or sores often look identi-cal to those that are harmless, buttesting can tell them apart. If youhave a sore with a

likely cause, your dentist maytreat it and ask you to returnfor re-examination.

Dentists often will notice a spot orsore that looks harmless and doesnot have a clear cause. To ensurethat a spot or sore is not dangerous, your dentist may choose to performa simple test, such as a brush test. A brush test collects cells from asuspicious lesion in the mouth.The cells are sent to a laboratory for

analysis. If precancerous cellsare found, the lesion can besurgically removed if necessaryduring a separate procedure. It’s im-portant to know that all atypical andpositive results from a brush testmust be confirmed by incisionalbiopsy and histology.

Facts About Oral CancerIncidence and Mortality 

• Oral cancer strikes an estimated 34,360 Ameri-cans each year. An estimated 7,550 people (5,180men and 2,370 women) will die of these cancers in2007.• More than 25% of the 30,000 Americans who getoral cancer will die of the disease.• On average, only half of those diagnosed withthe disease will survive more than five years.• African-Americans are especially vulnerable; theincidence rate is 1/3 higher than whites and themortality rate is almost twice as high.

Risk Factors 

• Although the use of tobacco and alcohol are riskfactors in developing oral cancer, approximately25% of oral cancer patients have no known risk

factors.• There has been a nearly five-fold increase in inci-dence in oral cancer patientsunder age 40, many with no known risk factors.• The incidence of oral cancer in women has in-creased significantly, largely due toan increase in women smoking. In 1950 the maleto female ratio was 6:1; by 2002, it was 2:1.

Prevention and Detection 

• The best way to prevent oral cancer is to avoid

tobacco and alcohol use.• Regular dental check-ups, including an examina-tion of the entire mouth, areessential in the early detection of cancerous andpre-cancerous conditions.• Many types of abnormal cells can develop in theoral cavity in the form of red or

 white spots. Some are harmless and benign, someare cancerous and others are pre-cancerous, mean-ing they can develop into cancer if not detectedearly and removed. (American Cancer Society)• Finding and removing epithelial dysplasias beforethey become cancer can be one of the most effec-tive methods for reducing the incidence of cancer.• Knowing the risk factors and seeing your dentistfor oral cancer screenings can help prevent thisdeadly disease. Routine use of the Pap smear since1955, for example, dramatically reduced the inci-dence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in theUnited States.• Oral cancer is often preceded by the presence ofclinically identifiable premalignant changes. Theselesions may present as either white or red patchesor spots. Identifying white and red spots that showdysplasia and removing them before they becomecancer is an effective method for reducing the inci-dence and mortality of cancer.

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This past Saturday Night, the

St. Amant Volunteer FireDepartment held their annualawards and installation ofofficers banquet. The settingthis year was the Granda Venue,and a packed house of volunteerfirefighters, fire chiefs, assistantchiefs, elected officials, family and friends were on hand to see

 who would be the big winnerson the night.

The night began with St. Amant Volunteer Fire DepartmentChief James LeBlanc reminding

all of the service our local volunteers provide to the many men, women and childrenthroughout the St. Amantcommunity.

“Many of you know, this is atotal Volunteer Department thatresponds to well over 700 callsper year. We operate four firestations in the St. AmantCommunity with 13 trucks. Wealso operate a boat rescue teamon the river. Tonight ourmembers are awarded for theiraccomplishments that took place in 2015. These Volunteerslive for responding to... theneeds of our residents. It's sohard to believe that I have beenblessed to be a Volunteer Fire

Chief in this Parish for the past30 years. Yes, things are notalways perfect, yes we makemistakes but remember theseare the people that leave theirfamilies daily to respond to

 yours. The best reward in the world as a Fire Chief, is to seethe smiles on all these VolunteerFirefighters faces when they areappreciated for their accom-plishments. God Bless each andevery one of you, and neverforget, the people of ourcommunity will always be our#1 priority”, stated ChiefOfficer James E. LeBlanc.

Before the awards, dinner wasserved. Event goers werethrilled with the selectionscreated by Jimmy Babin withCreative Cajun Cooking. Asguests took their seats to enjoy their meals, it was on with themain event……the awards.They included the following:

Outgoing Board Member Award: Aline Pruitt, servedas Treasurer Junior Firefighter of the Year:Blake BroussardOfficer of the Year:

Sean GilbertEMS Responder of the Year:Kim Poche & Christine Wilson

EMS Rookie of the Year:Josh Delery EMS Chief Award:Jake BlanchardNight Time Rider Awards:Broc Poche & Jack BelleuFirefighter Rookie of the Year: Myron Guidry President’s Award:Gary Germany Firefighter of the Year:Shane RojasCommunity Awards: CreativeCajun Cooking Jimmy Babin,T-Wayne Abshire, Steve andMike Broussard

Member of the Year: SherriJenkins and Kane HannaKey Person of the Year: MikeBreaux, Kelli Broussard and

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Stacey DenhamTraining Award: ‘Mytrail

 Whitehead and Robbie VillenurveFive Years of Service:Kelli Broussard, Jai Denhamand Nichole JacksFifteen Years of Service:Mike BreauxTwenty Years of Service:Todd BourgeoisTwenty Five Years of Service:Greg Swanson

Once the awards portion of the

evening concluded, AscensionParish Assessor Mert Smiley presented the Installation of the2016 Officers. They included:

President: Shane Pourciau Vice President: Gary Germany 

Second Vice President:Mike BreauxSecretary: Justin PaulerTreasurer: Sherri JenkinsFire Chief: James E. LeBlanc Asst. Fire Chief:Josh WingerterCustodian: Shane RojasBoard Members: Troy Richardson, Shane Stuntz andJake Blanchard

2016 Appointed Fire LineOfficers included:

Chaplain: Ken Spivey  Administration to the Chief:Joel LouqueChief Executive Officer:Shane PourciauDeputy Asst. Fire Chief:Shane Stuntz

Training Chief: Shane StuntzSafety Officer: Mike BreauxEMS Director: Trish Gulino Asst. EMS Director:Jake BlanchardCaptains: Justin Pauler, ShaneRojas, Chris Deroche andTroy Richardson

Lieutenants: Gary Germany,Jake Blanchard, Dexter LeBlancand Dane LeBlancSergeants: Sean Gilbert,Nichole Jacks, Greg Swansonand Robbie Villenurve Junior Firefighter Advisors:Gary Germany and Christine

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Not long ago I was nominated to be-come a board member of the East As-cension Sportsmans League. I declined,but they would not take no for an an-swer and suggested I help out when Icould. I really look forward to gettingmore involved in the organization when I retire, but at this time in my life

I have a demanding job with long working hours. I still play music andplan on being part of Ascension Out-doors, the t.v. show I co-hosted withmy brother-in-law, in the near future. Add to that monthly articles, my ageand the fact that I've had a couple of health issues recently and you'll find atired individual with not much time. With all that being said, I'm on theboard and will try my best to help theorganization be successful.

I have served on the board of direc-tors for the EASL for more years than Ican remember. I was president for two years and chaired the kids fishingrodeo, adult fishing rodeos, acorns for wildlife projects, National Hunting andFishing Day events, several youthevents and numerous other projects

through the years. During the samespan of years I served as a D.U. Ban-quet chairman and was on the banquetcommittee for sixteen years. Duringthis time I also worked on the BlindRiver Boss Gobbler chapter committee.

I am by no means bragging aboutmy involvement in these different con-servation organizations. I feel I shouldhave done even more. I feel that themen and women that I was involved with during this time were successful intheir mission with the exception of onething. We evidentially did not teach ouroffspring to fill our void when we be-came burnt out or too old to continueto serve. Our youngsters came up dur-ing a span of time that presented muchmore opportunities in the outdoors

than we had a mere forty or fifty yearsago. Wild turkeys are now common onmuch of our landscapes. Whitetail deerare just about everywhere. It's not un-common at all for youths to be able toshoot trophy bucks. For years now there's been youth only hunting sea-sons. Redfish and specs are more avail-able than ever. All of these things arefantastic and were part of our mission,but they only came about because dif-ferent groups of people worked theirbutts off to accomplish these things. Itruly feel that my generations' young-sters believe that the fish and gamepopulations were always as they aretoday and they don't have to do any-thing for the scenario to continue fortheir children.

 At a past board meeting I began totake notice of the age of the people inattendance. About half were retired.Only one person in the group would Iconsider young. That person is a fine

 young man and is much appreciated by the group. To acquire about ten morelike him would be precious. In recentpast years there have been a few youngmen that have made an attempt to be-come leaders of our organization. My nephew was president of the EASL forthree years and he did a very good job.

Because of his youthfulness he was ableto bring in a couple of his youngerfriends aboard. At one time our BlindRiver Boss Gobblers chapter had a topstanding in the National Wild Turkey Federation. Now we don't even have achapter. That's a shame. An attempt torevive the group was made by a youngman several years ago. He made an ex-cellent attempt and was successful tosome degree for a banquet or two. Butthat has gone by the wayside, probably because of the lack of help.

It's hard to believe that AscensionParish could be without a D.U. Chap-ter on the east bank, but it did happenfor several years, after what had beenone of the finest D.U. Chapters in thestate. The Gonzales D.U. Chapter hasnow been reunited and is presently 

going into its third year. This years'banquet will be held Thursday Septem-ber 8th at Lamar Dixon. It's interestingto see that this committee is composedof some of our younger conservation-ists. The banquet committee is co-chaired by Paul Matherne and AldenGautreau. Alden is 42 yrs young andhas served on the committee for three years now. He also happens to be oneof the youngsters that would oftenmake trips to our hunting lease in Venice, LA. years ago. His wife Char-lene is serving as secretary for thegroup. I've also been told that thiscommittee has several officers that arebetween thirty and forty years of age.This group has put together some finebanquets and it's good to see them

heading in the right direction.Gotta go now. Headed for a Donald-sonville D.U. committee meeting. Thisgroup has learned very well about the value of using their youth for their an-nual event. It's one reason they've beenso successful in the past....

Until Next Time Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? James "Goosie" Guice

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Climb into the WaybackMachine, my talented youngfriends, and I’ll take you back toanother time-a time of turmoil,tension and 8-track tapes; atime of civil rights, civildisobedience and good

 vibrations; a time of peace, love,rock-and-roll and 32 cents agallon gasoline.

I’m talking, of course, about1966-a time 50 years ago whennothing, including sports, musicand politics, could escapecontroversy. The choice of thatparticular year in an explosivedecade will be made clear to

 you momentarily, but first, letme try to recall the feel of theperiod for you since I lived totell about it.

 Without a doubt the mostdividing issue of the era was the

 Vietnam War with 500,000 American troops overseas andthe protests growing daily across the country. Thedissenting mood seemed tospark controversy in other areasincluding the world of sports

 where heavyweight championMuhammad Ali had alreadydivided Americans with hisMuslim views.

Then on March 19, 1966, anall-black starting five of Texas

 Western (now UTEP) stunnedthe bluebloods of basketball,the Kentucky Wildcats, to winthe NCAA and change the faceof college athletics forever. Another traditional power,

Notre Dame, caused a storm inNCAA football when the Irish

ran out the clock instead of going for the win in the “Game

of the Century” in a 10-10 tie with Michigan State (Noovertimes back then.) and wasstill voted number one overBear Bryant’s undefeated

 Alabama squad. That sentredneck Tide fans into thestreets to protest much like thehippies they despised.

Even the Indianapolis 500 where the fastest car across thefinish line usually wins had adispute. Taking a cue from thetopsy, turvy times, 11 cars wentout in a first lap crash andconfusion reigned after that.Rookie Graham Hill wasdeclared the winner at thecheckered flag as only seven cars

completed the race. Runner-upJim Clark immediately filed aprotest saying that Hill was a

lap behind him and “neverpassed a car all day”.

The race was not declaredofficial until the followingMonday morning whenHill-who was surprised himself at the outcome- was proclaimedthe official winner. And deep in the heart of 

Texas, the “Eighth Wonder of the World”, the Houston

 Astrodome, opened with itsmagical new surface-Astroturf.Reviews were mixed and Philliesslugger Dick (Don’t call me“Richie”.) Allen-no stranger tocontroversy himself-madeheadlines with his statement,“If a horse won’t eat it, I don’t

 want to play on it.”Meanwhile, recording artists

 were faced with the dilemma of inserting protests into theirmusic and risk possible bansfrom conservatively-ownedradio stations or sticking withthe status quo of “Happy Days”songs that offended no one.Many began to heed the adviceof folk legends Peter, Paul andMary who in their classic “I DigRock and Roll Music” sang, “…But if I really say it, the radio

 won’t play it, unless I lay

it-between the lines…”Never being one to shy away from a fight, Beatles’ leader

Getting Your Kicks in Year ’66by Bill Delaune Jr.

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John Lennon announced in thefall of ’66 that “We’re morepopular than Jesus now…”setting off a firestorm in theU.S. with radio stations acrossthe land hosting “Beatle

Boycotts” and record burnings. And not to be outdone, BobDylan was booed off the stage(again) and called “Judas” by British fans who considered hima traitor to acoustical folkbecause he toured with a band(as opposed to his earlier soloshows) and played an electricguitar. Dylan responded to the

 jeers with profanity and in-structed the band to “Turn itup louder!”

Dylan wasn’t the only one

changing things around in1966. The former president of the liberal Actors’ Guild RonaldReagan decided that “right” wasthe right way to go and ran asan ultra-conservative Republicanin the California’s gubernatorialrace. The former actor (andDemocrat) was elected in alandslide and the rest, as they say, is history.

But there were some lighter-and brighter-moments in 1966.

On May 7, a Native Dancer coltnamed Kauai (rhymes with“Hawaii”) King came hula

dancing across the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby. Thesignificance-television viewerscould see the vivid blue and

 white colored silks of the FordStables since this was the first

race ever shown in color. And Baton Rouge nativePercy Sledge didn’t have to hidesecret meanings when hismonster hit “When a ManLoves a Woman” reachednumber one later that month.

Raquel Welch’s prehistoricposters dominated teen males’bedroom walls and the samegroup didn’t miss BarbaraEden’s then-risqué bare midriff on “I Dream of Jeanie”.

 While NBC and

CBS stuck to oldreliables in theratings like“Bonanza” and“The Andy GriffithShow”, upstart ABCtook a shot with thecomic book series“Batman”-evenadding “Wham” and“Pow” to the screen

 when the CapedCrusader took out another

 villain.Catch phrases like “Beam me

up, Scotty” and “Have it your way” were used in everyday conversation and when LeeMarvin won Best Actor for hisrole as a drunken gunslinger inthe movie “Cat Ballou”, hedidn’t protest a thing. Unless

 you count the part of hisacceptance speech when he saidhis horse should have gotten anaward also. And as Perry 

Mason won his last case, “TheMonkees” debuted in primetime after four young actors

 were chosen for the roles from450 tryouts including a guitarplayer named Charles Manson.

Okay, sez you-that could havebeen any year in the tumultuousdecade so what’s so specialabout ’66? Except forMustangs, Camaros, Chargersand GTO’s, what else made this12 month stretch any different? Well, here it is boys and

girls-once upon a time there were three high schools on theeast bank of AscensionParish-Dutchtown, Gonzalesand St. Amant-and the schoolboard decided to combine theminto one “new” school calledEast Ascension. EA would openin the fall of 1966 making theMay graduates of the respectiveschools the last class to graduatefrom each institution.

So with apologies to my

Bulldog and Wildcat cohorts,I feel obliged to mention my class-the last flight of theDutchtown Eagles-and maybe if 

 you bigger schools hadn’tbeaten us so bad in football, you

 would have gotten more ink.

In reality, our 1966 footballteam wasn’t protestinganything-except maybe

 winning-but we did manage tobe Doyle in our homecominggame. And in the final game, Iscored the last point-a kickedpoint after-following RandallLeBlanc’s touchdown. Thatrecord stood for 35 years-hell,they shut the school down-untilthe “new” DutchtownHigh opened.

The boys’ basketball team ledby Keith Dixon, Chuck Mayonand Barry Boudreaux faredmuch better chalking up a rare

 win over Gonzales-the first by 

an Eagle team in any sport inmany years.

The girls’ team featured

seniors Sheily Duplessis,Darlene Hebert and Kathy Babin and also made it to thestate playoffs.

I think we were aware that the world was changing outside of our little rural community but

 we were too busy concerningourselves with being a partof the final Dutchtownceremonies-the “last” home-coming, the “last” prom, and-of course-the “last” graduation-toprotest anything.

Unless you count Dixon’s(who turned out to be a truechild of the ‘60’s) unsuccessfulrebellion to replace the classsong-the inspirational “IBelieve”-with the rocking “WeGotta Get Out of This Place”by the Animals.

The one thing I would protesttoday is that an unusually high

number of our classmates-15 tobe exact-have gotten theirtickets to see the Angels play and won’t be with us on June11 for our 50th reunion atJimmy Babin’s compound onDiversion Canal. And as further proof of my 

then civil obedience, I haveincluded my draft card-un-burned- along with the fadedphotographs, tickets torn in half and other mementos shown in

the accompanying pictures. As for the “Toupee” patch,

 why that was the name of the

school newspaper sponsored by my still-Facebook friend Ms.Carolyn Ourso. The title re-flected our not-so-New York Times motto-“We ‘cover’the news!”

Pretty bad, huh. Well, wefound it mildly amusing 50

 years ago-when we got our

kicks in 1966.

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Titanium Rainat Park Place Titanium Rain is a high-energy cover band from

 Ascension Parish that brings together musicians

from very different backgrounds to fuse together

songs that are designed for you to have a lot of 

fun, and get you moving. You will be able to

hear the difference from the drummer, Cedric

 Walker, with his strong R&B background, to the

lead electric guitar player, Preston Wallace, with

an alternative/metal flare. You can hear it in the

funk the bass player, Shane Melancon, likes to

give, to the keyboard player, Corban Barnes,

that adds the final touches with his Southern

rock play. The one that brings it all together

 with his acoustic guitar play, and vocals, is none

other then Eric Stelly. His voice can take you on

a Journey with "Any Way You Want It" to getting

"Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars.

Slowing it down with "In Color" by Jamey

Johnson, and picking it back up getting crazy 

 with "Crazy Train" by Ozzy. So if you like

hearing a WIDE variety of music, this is the

band for you. Help them "BRING THE RAIN"

at their next show near you.

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BEFORE THEFESTIVAL"WINNERS!!

Wood Division1st. Shane Martinez $200

2nd. Tyler Bourque. $100

3rd. Woody Woodward $50

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3rd. Austin King. $50

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I live on a peaceful, dead endroad that is a mixture of standardbrick homes, trailers, campers anddouble wides. Some yards areperfect, some yards have 8 footfences surrounding them and look like fortified compounds. Some are wide open and up off the groundlike mine is since I live in a floodzone.

Over the past couple of years alocal developer purchased someland up and down our sweet roadand started putting ratty lookingtrailers and building and rentingto anyone who could pay.

Now our quiet road is infested with strangers walking the street atall hours of the day and night.Their cars and trucks seem toignore the fact that this is apeaceful neighborhood with speedlimits and respect for our

neighbors.This year it has been particularly 

bad. We’ve had a shooting withinthe last couple of months. Therehave been burglaries and break-ins.

I’ve heard through the grapevinethat we need to try to slow trafficdown and watch for suspicious

happenings. After communicating with the Sheriff’s Department ourfinal solution seems to be ourbest venue for a more securecommunity. A Neighbor Hood Watch.

Last weekend I had a neighborfrom up the street stop by with herhusband. She wanted to inform meabout the ‘Neighbor Hood Watch’program we are putting in place.That sounded great to me. Shethen pointed out the main meeting

 was already heldand I wasn’tinvited. It seemsthe head of theorganizationthought withmy junkie car-port I wouldn’tprobably be in-terested in par-ticipating. Aftera moment of thought I hadto laugh.“I’VE BEENPROFILED.“OH NO!!!!”

I have to give it to her, she iscorrect. I have a junkie carport. Ican’t help it. I’m afflicted with thedisease of being artistic. To memost things can be used,eventually. It also kills me tothrow away any paint cans, gallonsor quarters. I might needthem someday.

I didn’t take offense and Iprobably wouldn’t have goneanyway but I am 100% committedto the watch. I’ll invest. I’ll watch.But I can’t deny mY artisticaffliction. I was once told a messy desk is the sign of genius.

I used to joke that I kept my down stairs junkie so people walking down the street wouldn’tthink there wasn’t anything worthstealing at that junkie ole’ place. Ihad other deterrents for when Isaw spooky looking people walkingin front of my house. I’d put my Mr. Greenjeans over-alls on and

 walk in my yard with my 12 gaugeand just shoot something or severalthings. Now they know if there was something worth stealing heremaybe they should think twiceabout it.

The best part of this deal is ourneighborhood is moving in theright direction and I have met afew new friends. As far as cleaning up downstairs

it’s a work in progress like it has

been for the last 6 years. I did hangsome black sheets on one side of my carport. Now I only look half as junkie.

Let me finish with. In this new hope for America Barack agenda tobe all inclusive of all thing goodand bad. Everyone who drivesdown my road I have but onething to say, “Owner’s of JunkieCarports Lives Matter!” ExecutiveOrder Dat!

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