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Ascension Catholic girls earn three-peat at LHSAA Powerlifting Meet

The Ascension Catholic girls powerlifting team came away with its third consecutive state title at the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Friday. The boys team performed its best since 1992 by taking third place and finishing in the top three in Division V.

The finish was great for the girls and satisfying for the boys. Obviously, we've built something special with our girls, winning our third in a row, and it made it even better since it was in a dominating fashion with us scoring 64 points and next closest being 37 points, head coach Joe Ryan said. Our boys finally got over the hump and we were able to place in the top three, which hasn't been done here since 1992.

Ascension Catholics winning total was 64.8 points. In second place was the team from Delhi with 37 points. The Ascension Christian girls competed, as well, and finished tied for eighth place with 5 points.

In the 105-pound class, Hannah Settoon, of Ascension Catholic, took first place with lifts of 220-95-240 for a 555-pound total. In the 114-pound class, Mallory Cavalier placed first for the Bulldogs with 195-75-275-545. Lauren Landry took second in that weight class for Ascension Catholic with 190-100-230-520.

In the 123-pound class, Micahlyn Daigle and Paige Joseph took first and second for Ascension Catholic. Daigle lifted 300-120-265 for 685 while Joseph lifted 255-105-270 for a 630-pound total. In the 132-pound class, Ceily Grisaffe took first place for Ascension Catholic and Jordan Bergeron finished third for the Ascension Christian Lions.

In the 148-pound class, Camille Lemann and Isabelle Abadie delivered another knockout punch with a one-two finish. Lemann lifted 265-110-275 for a 650-pound total and Abadie hoisted 225-130-270 for a 625-pound total. In the 165-pound class, Elizabeth Latino took yet another first for the Bulldogs with lifts of 300-150-300 for a 750-pound total and Kenshell Davis rounded out the first-place finishes in the 198-pound class with lifts of 315-165-315 and a 795-pound total.

The Most Outstanding Lifter in the competition in the 97-pound to 148-pound class was Daigle, of Ascension Catholic, and in the 165-pound to super heavyweight class was Latino, of Ascension Catholic.

The Ascension Catholic boys team finished third place with 30 points and the Ascension Christian boys finished 11th with 4 points. In the 132-pound class, Nick Milano took first place for the Bulldogs with lifts of 355-230-340 for a 925-pound total. In the 220-pound class, Ashton Bourgeois lifted for 415-295-465 and a 1,175-pound total for third place. John Broussard took second place for the Bulldogs in the 148-pound class with 350-210-445-1,005.

In the 198-pound division, Robert Lemann took first for Ascension Catholic with lifts of 390-210-460 for 1,060 pounds. In the 220-pound class, third place went to Bourgeois, of Ascension Catholic, with 415-295-465-1,175. In the 275-pound class, Jon Arceneaux, of the Ascension Christian Lions, finished third with lifts of 480-235-420 for a 1,135-pound total. Milano at 132 pounds broke his own meet record with a bench press of 230 pounds.

This was the crowning achievement in Ryans young coaching career as he left his assignment at Ascension Catholic for Denham Springs High but was allowed to finish coaching the Bulldog powerlifting team.

It was very bittersweet but also very hard when it was all over, Ryan said. One of the hardest things I had to do in my coaching career was talk to the kids after the meet and basically tell them goodbye as their coach. It was a solid 2 minutes just looking at them before I could even get my first word out, and I can't lie, I let some tears flow and saw some kids cry that I never thought would cry and that's what matters to me at the end of the day, that we all had such a good relationship and that I was blessed with the opportunity to coach them. They taught me as much as a coach and person that I taught them as student athlete.

The St. Amant Gator girls opened up District 5-5A play with a convincing win over St. Josephs with a 14-2 win. Head coach Amy Pitre is in her first year at the helm for St. Amant and her team is off to a great start with a 9-4, 1-0 record that includes winning seven of their last eight games.

The Lady Gators peppered the Patriots pitching staff for 15 hits in the 14-2 mercy-rule victory in five innings. Pitcher Alyssa Romano got the win for St. Amant allowing only four hits.

St. Amants left fielder Abby McKey led the hitting effort with a 4-for-4 night that included a home run and triple during the Gators fourth-inning barrage that led to eight runs coming across home place. Taylor Tidwell and McKey hit back-to-back home runs to ignite the fire in the Gator bats that inning. Tidwell went 2 for 3 on the night with 3 RBIs and a stolen base.

The Dutchtown girls track team dominated the competition, scoring 131 points for a first-place finish, in the Episcopal Relays last weekend. The Griffin boys took second place with 130 points. Finishes for Dutchtown were:

GIRLS TRACK: 200 meter, third, Brittany Lewis, 29.201; 600 meter, second, Tara Stuntz, 5:22.70; 3,200 meter, third, Tara Stuntz, 11:48; 100-meter hurdles, first, Nyah Williams, 16.48; 300-meter hurdles, second, Nyah Williams, 47.60; 4x100 relay, first, Dutchtown, 51.18; 4x200 relay, first, Dutchtown, 1:48.55; and 4x400 relay, first, Dutchtown, 4:18.21

GIRLS FIELD: pole vault, second, Carol Wells, 8-03; long jump, first, Leah Scott, 18-7.25; triple jump, first, Scott, 36-05.75; shot put, first, Victoria Irondi, 34-07; and discus, first, Mia Gaines, 108-02

BOYS TRACK: 100 meter, third, Charles Davis, 11.56; 200 meter, third, Leonard Smith, 23.70; 400 meter, first, Bryce Moore, 49.80; 800 meter, first, Parker McBride, 1:56.06; 110-meter hurdles, third, Noah Gray, 15.93; 300-meter hurdles, second, VanShon Grayson, 41.77; 4x100 relay, first, Dutchtown, 43.42; 4x200 relay, first, Dutchtown, 1:31.15; and 4x400 relay, second, Dutchtown, 3:32.91

BOYS FIELD: long jump, third, Jaylin Tran, 39-06; shot put, first, Kyle Sarrazin, 49-01.50; and discus, first, Jordan Zuppardo, 140-8

The East Ascension Spartan boys and girls teams competed at Zachary High in the Red Stick Classic. The boys finished in eighth place with 29 points. In the track events, LeShawn Simon finished third place in the 200 meters with a time of 23.13. In the 300-meter hurdles, third place went to Jalen Braggs with a time of 45.49.

The Spartan girls finished in ninth place with 15 points. In the field events, Ashlynn Donaldson took third place in the javelin with an 86-10 throw.

Last Sunday afternoon, my wife, Deborah, came out to the pier while I was cleaning catfish and suggested a quick jet ski ride. To be honest, that was the farthest thing from my mind and I wasnt really interested in making the ride. But this would be our first ride of the year, so off we went.

The weather was picture perfect except that the water is still really cold. Cruising the water is very relaxing for me and after a few minutes I was glad Deborah suggested the trip. Our first item on our menu was to look at Blind River Bar, as it was destroyed by fire and sure enough, nothing is left but metal that couldnt burn.

It was sunny and warm, so seeing a 10-foot alligator just down Blind River didnt surprise us too much. The water level was quite low after the north wind had been blowing which left lots of mud bank that would allow plenty of beach sunning for the gators, and they surely took advantage of their opportunity.

Not too much farther, we saw another 10-foot gator sunning itself, so we made looking for them a priority. We rode to out to Lake Maurepas before turning around and we saw more than 20 alligators sunning on the mud banks. It was a very pleasant surprise.

But alligators werent the only wildlife we got to view. On the way out to the lake, we spotted a pair of ospreys cruising the river looking for something to eat. On our way back, at the mouth of Little Chene Blanc there were two mature bald eagles flying around. One of them flew down and snatched a fish out of the water and landed in a big cypress tree to eat its lunch. What started out to be a trip that I wasnt too interested in turned out to be one of the best wildlife viewing adventures Ive ever experienced.

Im heading out for the Bassmaster Classic this weekend on Lake Conroe in Texas. Three Louisiana anglers will be fishing the event and two of them are from right here in Gonzales. Fourteen-year pro angler Greg Hackney and first-timer Ryan Lavigne will be competing to win the Super Bowl of bass fishing. Cliff Crochet, of Pierre Part, will be competing, as well.

Two other Ascension Angler high school anglers fished the High School Central Open on Toledo Bend on March 11 and qualified for the High School Bassmaster Championship. Dane Balfantz and Caleb Mayers, of St. Amant High School, weighed in five bass that hit the scales at 15 pounds, 13 ounces and finished in 15th place.

The pair will join Cade Fortenberry, of St. Amant High, and Brennan Edmond Paxton, of Dutchtown High, in the championship event.

Lyle Johnson covers sports for The Ascension Advocate. He can be contacted at reelman@eatel.net or ascension@theadvocate.com.

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Ascension Civil Court cases filed in Ascension Parish between March 6-10:

Whitney Bank v. Angela McCloskey, executory judgment.

PCA Acquisitions V LLC v. Bernard J. Scott Jr., open account.

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC v. Daemon Carnley aka Daemon Brent Moody Carnley, executory process.

(individual on behalf of) Sara McLeod and (individual on behalf of) Jonathan McLeod v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., Jane Doe and Tyrone Jones, damages.

Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC v. Christie Y. R. West and Troy Blake West, executory process.

Wells Fargo Bank NA v. Jason Paul Simon aka Jason P. Simon aka Jason Simon, Amber Elder Simon aka Amber E. Simon aka Amber Simon, executory process.

Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., Bank of New York Trust Co. Successor, JPMorgan Chase Bank Trustee and Residential Asset Mortgage Products v. Ronald Joseph Williams Jr. aka Ronald J. Williams Jr. aka Ronald Williams Jr., promissory note.

Bank of America NA v. Jacqueline Daigle Berthelot aka Jacqueline Daigle and Jacqueline Berthelot, executory process.

Richard Dale Cobb v. Kent Moreaux, agreement.

Bellsouth Telecommunications LLC dba AT&T Louisiana v. RSG Enterprises LLC, damages.

Worlds Foremost Bank v. Joseph L. Richardson, open account.

Jennifer Irby v. State Farm Insurance Mutual Auto Ins. and Seth Michel Wilbur, damages.

Johnson Thaddeus Jeffery Sr. and (individual on behalf of) Candace Howard v. CS Transportation Services LLC, American Service Insurance Co. Inc., Charles Sanders and Delacy Diane Howard, damages.

Truck Midsouth v. Soda Pop LLC, open account.

American Thrift & Finance Plan LLC v. Robert Tyson aka Robert Tyson III, promissory note.

GMFS LLC v. Robert Andrew Capone Jr. and Connie Winters Capone, executory process.

Krislyn Johnson v. Angie Britt, Permanent General Assurance Corp Co., Government Employees Insurance Co. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., damages.

(individual on behalf of) Diana Sosa v. Elton Dupre and Geico Insurance Co., damages.

Collins Asset Group LLC v. Lyle LeBlanc, monies due.

Harley Davidson Credit Corp and Eaglemark Savings Bank v. Renee Powell and Richards Tradeaux Jr., executory process.

Christine Schubert v. American Bankers Insurance Co., damages.

Capital One Bank USA v. Sheldon G. Sims, open account.

Collins Asset Group LLC v. Bryan J. Perilloux Jr., monies due.

First Bank and Trust v. Mircal T. Parks III and Parks Elizabeth Estate, executory process.

Pennymac Loan Servicing LLC v. Joshua Michael Bennett and Autasia Jasmine Deloach, executory process.

U.S. Bank NA and JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust v. Kevin Dewayne Williams and Michelle Almodovar Williams, executory process.

La Druz Rodolfo De and La Cruz Patsy De v. Vanessa Rene Sullivan and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., damages.

Tondaneidus Scott v. Gerard W. Langlois and Goauto Insurance Co., damages.

JPMorgan Chase Bank National Assoc v. Michael A. Taylor, executory process.

Belinda Amedee v. Robert Percy and USAA Casualty Insurance Co., damages.

Titus Knighten v. Willie Evans and Lyndon Southern Insurance Co., damages.

Jennifer Irby v. State Farm Insurance Mutual Auto Ins. and Seth Michel Wilbur, damages.

Sugar Mill Subdivision Homeowners Association v. Devin L. Rome, miscellaneous.

Cedric Raynard Lomas Sr. v. Dianne N. Moore, divorce.

Robert Winston Harrison v. Donna Halfpenny Harrison, divorce.

Kelly Ann Bloomer v. Jevon Antonio Saez, divorce.

Lenora Green v. Charlie Green, divorce.

Joseph Blake Jr. and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Ashley Knight, child support.

Caila Diez and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Chaz Ricks, child support.

Alessi G. Johnson v. Jeffery Johnson Jr., divorce.

Eric Pastor v. Mary Louise Pastor, divorce.

Jamie B. Bourgeois v. Cynthia Keller Bourgeois, divorce.

Frank Royce McNeese Jr. v. Geralyn Blanchard McNeese, divorce.

Kyle Christian Petersen v. Michelle Cooley Petersen, divorce.

Latisha Martin and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Joseph Lodge, child support.

Brooke Anderson and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Bryant Givens, child support.

Vanessa Beall and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Kyle Wright, child support.

Montelius Deneldia and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Montelius Robert Jr, child support.

Latonya Peters and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Kerry Turley, child support.

Hayley Miller and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Dakota Bercegeay, child support.

Kelly N. Berg v. Shawn Michael Berg, divorce.

Carly Hardin Gill v. Ricky Wayne Gill, divorce.

Lane Creel Sibley v. Joshua A. Sibley, divorce.

Christina Cernich Thibodaux v. Ethan Lee Thibodaux, divorce.

Keith Russel Balza v. Lina Marcela Guererro, divorce.

Succession of Benedict A. Silverman

Succession of Paul Jerry Holmetoft

Succession of Virginia Dominick Roussel

Succession of Lawrence King Parisey

Succession of Clarence Gordon Powers Jr.

Succession of Melvyne James Trahan

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Samsung feels synonymous with South Korea. The revenue of the chaebolfamily-run businessis equal to about 25 percent of the countrys GDP; its a vital cog in the Korean economy. So when its vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, often referred to as Jay Y. Lee by the English-speaking press, was arrested for Samsungs involvement in a clandestine corruption scandal that ensnared President Park, it rocked the conglomerate. Samsung, it appeared, was not so untouchable in its homeland after all.

Park was ultimately impeached but the case has also shined a big spotlight on how Samsung is run by the Lee family, which has handed down the reins of power from generation to generation.

His father, Lee Kun-hee, is the actual chairman of the Samsung Group but the 75-year-old magnate suffered a heart attack in 2014 that has left him indisposed and his son Jay Y. Lee as effectively the head of the group.

Lee Kun-hee himself has been dogged by controversy; he resigned in 2008 over a tax evasion scandal. However he was ultimately pardoned by then-president Lee Myung-bak and the brazen chairman would return to his post a mere two years later.

Samsung was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul (Jay Y. Lees grandfather) and the Lee familys hold on Samsung has weathered many storms in that time to become a bulwark of South Koreas economy, an empire that awaits Jay Y. Lee.

Before being thrust into the limelight against his will in January, Jay Y. Lee was a particularly private man. He rarely gave interviews and typically avoided the eyes of the public, preferring a guarded, behind-the-scenes approach.

Insiders from Samsung have described the vice chairman as being quiet but resolute and determined, through concrete examples of Lees leadership in action are hard to pin down. He has been criticized as being inexperienced for the high profile roles hes taken, accused of outright nepotism via his father and grandfather. This is true in many regards but it may have also created a chip on the shoulder of Jay Y. Leethe desire and need to prove he is good enough.

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All of this has created an air of mystery around a man dubbed the Crown Prince of Samsung. With a net worth of around $6.4 billion, making him the 40th most powerful person in the world (according to Forbes), people have always been itching to know more about Samsungs heir apparent.

Divorced and a father of two, Lee is the only son of Chairman Kun-hee and has two sisters. He had a third sister, Lee Yoon-hyung, the youngest of the family, who took her own life in 2005 at just 26.

Born in the US, Jay Y. Lee returned to South Korea where he was educated and earned his masters in business administration. He would pursue a PhD at Harvard but never completed the course.

Despite this, his place in the Samsung kingdom alongside his father was never in doubt. He first began working for the conglomerate in 1991, serving under various VP and officer roles, including chief customer officer, a position that some critics say was invented just for him.

While Lee always seemed to be on track to take the bridles from his father at the upper echelons of the Samsung Group, this has not been without twists and turns and diversions.

In 2009 he was appointed COO of Samsung Electronics. His ascent to this role came at a pivotal time. It was during the early salvos of the smartphone wars. A mere two years earlier, Apple released the first iPhone, prompting a battlefield that has become very crowded ten years later. However two names remain at the top of the heapApple and Samsung seemingly joined together forever. Theyll always be rivals. This was where Lees chops would now be put to the test.

The same year as his appointment as COO, Samsung released the first Galaxy smartphone, a less than stellar installment in Samsungs track record. It of course ran Android but wasnt compatible with updates to Android 2.0, which came along in late 2009, making the companys first foray into smartphones a bit of a dud.

The Samsung Galaxy S came in June 2010 and it would be bittersweet for Samsung and the Lee family. It received positive reviews for the most part and would kick-start a product range for Samsung that remains one of its flagships to this day. However less than a year later, its nemesis Apple filed a patent suit against the Korean giant for infringing on Cupertinos touchscreen design. It was the first major blow in a hostile, seemingly bottomless, run of litigation in courtrooms across different continents that began back in 2007. Samsung sued Apple. Apple sued Samsung. Repeat.

The Galaxy S infringementthe centerpiece lawsuitwas even reopened in January with Samsung anticipated to pay out almost $400 million in damages.

While this battle raged in the courtroom, Lees trajectory to the throne remained on course.

In 2012 he was appointed vice chairman, the role he holds today. That same year, Samsung took the top spot in mobile phone market share, knocking the wilting Nokia from its perch.

Since then Samsung has enjoyed success until recently when it met a series of blunders and controversies.

It maintains its place at the top of the phone business with a market share of just over 20 percent as of the end of 2016 (Apple moved into second place in 2014 and remains hot on its heels) and devices like the Samsung Galaxy S5 released in 2014 sold relatively well but they have been unable to stop the march of Apple.

Things came to an embarrassing head last year with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The now infamous smartphone was intended to counteract the iPhone 7 but a faulty battery that caught fire led to a global recall and Samsung found itself at the butt of lawsuits and memes alike. The Jay Y. Lee-led Samsung placed the blame on incorrectly sized batteries that caused the overheating.

The incident pushed the usually discreet Lee onto the podium to explain the bungle. While he may have shown leadership and drive in offices and private meetings, this was a rare chance to see him in a very public space addressing a very public matter that directly affected consumers and not just shareholders.

For some observers, the recall seemed poised to hinder Jay Y. Lees rise but nevertheless he still seized more power in the chaebol. In October, right in the middle of the debacle, Lee was appointed as a director on the board of Samsung Electronics, putting him at the head of the conglomerate in a much more official capacity. The nine-person board has the final say over business strategy, restructuring, and mergers.

You would think that Lee would be celebrating but in keeping with the tumultuous environment surrounding Samsung, the same day he was appointed to the board, the companys market value dropped $15 billionthanks to the Note 7.

Lee has also been in charge of the company while it tries to restructure some of its core businesses. Around this time, it sold its printer business to HP for over a billion dollars and most recently it paid $8 billion for connected car parts maker Harman, indicating where Samsung may see its future.

Jay Y. Lee joining the board was a significant step for his ascension but it means that he is under greater scrutiny and criticism than ever before.

Then just a few weeks in and settling into his newfound authority, Samsung was flung chaotically into President Parks impeachment and South Koreas graft scandal.

Jay Y. Lees trial is the biggest of its kind and unique in so many ways. Corruption and bribery scandals arent new of course but its a case where the young Lee could be hoisted out of power and Samsung may very well contend with a conglomerate without a Lee in charge.

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One man has been booked and Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies are searching for five others after responding to reports of shots fired late Tuesday night, Chief Deputy Bobby Webre said.

Deputies arriving at the area of Josh Brown Road and Bishop Woods Road found a blue Oldsmobile Cutlas in the road with both passenger-side tires shot out, Webre said in a news release.

Detectives learned that two men, later identified as Quanmaine Scott, 22, and Joseph Pindexter, 24, both now being sought, had gotten out of the car and began arguing with four other men, including Arthur Braxton, 28, and Tyrone Wenzy, 35, Webre said.

At some points shots were fired; none of the men were injured, Webre said.

Wenzy surrendered to officers Tuesday night and was booked into the parish jail on four counts of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated damage to property, and illegal use of weapons.

The Sheriffs' Office is searching for Braxton, Poindexter and Scott, each of whom will be booked in the incident, Webre said. Two other men, both unidentified and who were at the scene, are also being sought, he said.

The case remains under investigation and more charges may be made, Webre said.

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Future UL Ragin' Cajun Jeffrey Elkins went 5-for-9 last week in three wins for the Ascension Episcopal Blue Gators, picking up six RBIs, one home run, one triple and two doubles in the process.

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Future UL Ragin' Cajun Jeffrey Elkins went 5-for-9 last week in three wins for the Ascension Episcopal Blue Gators, picking up six RBIs, one home run, one triple and two doubles in the process.

Elkins is one of the state leaders in home runs so far this season.

Ascension Episcopal baseball coach Lonny Landry said he expected this type of success from Elkins this season.

I expected it. He really worked on his swing this season and over the month and a half of practice before games, Landry said. Just based on batting practice and what weve seen, Im not surprised at all with the start hes had so far this season.

He hit the weight room hard and did a lot of speed and agility training in the offseason. He just figured out how to use every ounce of power he had.

Landry said Elkins has a "professional" work ethic and has performed well at the top of the lineup.

For being an amateur athlete, (Elkins) is a true professional in every aspect of the word, Landry said. Seth has been phenomenal and Josh gives us a senior in the two-hole. Weve got two in front and two-behind who are dangerous at the plate.

I think weve surrounded him with some pretty good hitters.

Elkins committed to the Cajuns in June 2015 and signed in February.

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What a difference two words can make.

The lack of the words "sealed bid" on the envelopes of two of the bids for a major Ascension Parish School System project had led district officials to decide against opening those bids and the School Board to award the project to a firm that had those two words on its envelope

But in an unusual twist this week, the School Board rescinded its award of a construction bid to one company and gave it to one of those two firms after the board's attorney cited a state Supreme Court ruling that appears to support such a move.

The School Board on March 7 had accepted a $3.5 million bid to renovate flood-damaged St. Amant Primary School from the apparent low bidder, McInnis Brothers of Minden, one of six bidders for the project.

DONALDSONVILLE The Ascension Parish School Board this week approved the apparent low bid o

Two additional companies also submitted bids, but those remained unopened because the outer envelopes of their bid documents weren't marked according to specifications, School Board attorney Jeff Diez said at Tuesday's School Board meeting.

The envelopes didn't have the words "sealed bid" on them, Diez said.

One of those two companies, Stuart and Company of Baton Rouge, protested the awarding of the project to McKinnis Brothers, citing a 2016 Louisiana Supreme Court ruling, Diez said.

Tuesday's School Board meeting ended with the board rescinding its award of the project to McInnis Brothers and, instead, accepting the bid of Stuart and Company, whose bid came around $3.2 million, some$265,000 lower than the McInnis bid.

The second previously unopened bid was also opened last week, said the school district's director of planning and construction, Chad Lynch, but did not come in lower than that of either the Stuart company or the McInnis company.

Diez said after Tuesday's meeting that public agencies require the words "sealed bid" on a bid's envelope as a practical measure, to make sure an employee opening mail doesn't accidentally open a public bid, which is required to remain sealed until all bids are opened at the same time.

"We knew they did not open the bid (originally) because of a minor infraction that's not in the public bid law. It was something added to the specs," Chris Stuart, president and chief executive officer of Stuart and Company, said Wednesday.

"We petitioned them to open it (the bid) and when we did, everything took its course," Stuart said. "At the end, it comes down to two things: We're going to get the job done for the (new) school year and the taxpayers will save $265,000."

A message left Wednesday with the McInnis Brothers company had not been returned by the end of the day.

The state Supreme Court ruling was made in April 2016 in a lawsuit Durr Heavy Construction filed against the City of New Orleans.

The company had filed a protest with the city after it awarded a project to a bidder whose bid came in an envelope not filled out as specified.

The city denied the protest, and the Durr company took its case to district court, which ruled against the firm, then to the state's 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, which ruled in Durr's favor.

The state Supreme Court's ruling last spring reversed the ruling of the appellate court.

"It's not gotten a lot of publicity," Diez said Wednesday of the ruling. "We all need to be mindful of the case and how it applies to public projects and public bidding going forward."

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