Daily Archives: September 22, 2021

Gonzales cancels events

Mayor Barney Arceneaux is canceling his annual Mayors Prayer Breakfast, scheduled for Nov. 9, and the annual city of Gonzales Senior Citizens Christmas party, scheduled for Dec. 14.

After consulting with our medical professionals and other elected officials, I have decided to cancel these events due to the present public health concerns, Arceneaux said.

Arceneaux said he hopes we can return to these and other gatherings next year.

The Ascension Parish Library is helping students learn how to access free ACT and SAT online practice tests, write a strong application essay and receive homework help, all through the librarys databases. Printed resources available to help improve test scores and how to apply for scholarships will also be explored.

An ACT and SAT test prep workshop for college-bound students will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales. A second session will be held at 11:30 a.m. to accommodate anticipated audiences. This additional session will feature the same material.

The program is designed for teens in grades 1012. Registration is required and space is limited. Interested students should register by calling (225) 647-3955. Masks may be required.

As COVID-19 continues to impact the area, many events are being canceled or moved to a virtual program.

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We're listing planned events, but be aware that anything could get canceled. Call or visit websites to verify the event will be held.

The staff at the Ascension Parish Health Unit reminds residents they can get the COVID-19 vaccine at the health unit.

The Moderna vaccine is available at the Ascension Parish Health Unit, 1024 S. East Ascension Complex Blvd., in Gonzales. Appointments are available by calling (225) 450-1425.

For information, visithttps://ldh.la.gov/covidvaccine/.

Take off Pounds Sensibly meets starting with weigh-in at 9:15 a.m. and meeting at 10 a.m. every Thursday at the fellowship hall at Carpenter's Chapel Church, 41181 La. 933, in Prairieville. Dues are $5 a month. For information, call Miriam Sanchez at (225) 202-8521.

The Recycling Center is at the Department of Public Works headquarters, 42077 Churchpoint Road, in Gonzales. Operating hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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The ACHS Bulldogs beat 3A Archbishop Hannan 30-8 and gave new head coach Chris Schexnayder his first career victory.

First win of the season; I am just glad that we finally got to play. It was a tough game against a good opponent on the road, said coach Chris Schexnayder.

The Bulldogs were originally supposed to be the home team, but their home field, Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium, is still not ready. So, after some planning, the Bulldogs traveled to Pearl River to face the Hawks.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Hawks got on the board first when a snap sailed over ACHS punter Landon Szubinskis head and out of the end zone for a safety. The Bulldogs would not allow another score until 30 seconds left in the game.

Khai Prean scored from 5 yards out and the Bulldogs led 7-2, early in the second quarter. The Bulldogs forced three first half turnovers, including interceptions by Lex Melancon and Brooks Leonard. Those turnovers led to good field position and the Bulldogs' second score, a 9-yard touchdown run by quarterback Bryce Leonard.

Leonard finished with 96 yards rushing, 139 yards passing and a touchdown.

The second half belonged to ACHS as the defense continued to pressure quarterback Billy Rabensteiner with sacks and negative plays.

JMond Tapp of Ascension Catholic finished with 3 sacks, 5 pressures, a blocked field goal and a forced fumble.

We had a lot of people around the ball, which led to turnovers and really good field position, Schexnayder said.

The Bulldog offense scored one touchdown in the second half, a 2-yard touchdown by Tapp. The defense stepped up yet again in the fourth quarter when Prean intercepted a Hawk pass and returned it for a touchdown. ACHS outside linebacker Noah Robichaux tackled Rubensteiner in the end zone for a safety and a 30-2 lead. The Hawks added a late touchdown for the final tally.

ACHS has transitioned to a new spread offense and there were moments of flash, but it still a work in progress.

We havent had a lot of practice team. It took us a quarter or so to find our rhythm on offense, still plenty room to improve and execute better, the coach said.

Wide receiver Calvin Delone had a nice night with five catches for 70 yards, followed by Brooks Leonard with 3 catches for 39 yards. Bryce Leonard made big plays all night with his legs and picked up some key first downs. Linebacker Patrick Cannciene led with eight tackles, and Melancon finished with two interceptions to lead the defense along with constant pressure by Tapp and defensive linemen Tre Williams. The Bulldogs know they must continue to improve as the season progresses.

We are not in football game shape yet due to the stoppages in practice and play. I was happy that the kids fought through it and played together, Schexnayder said.

With the win, ACHS will head to Vermillion Catholic on Friday and face a really good D4 team. VC is going to be a great test for us, they are a great program an always make it deep in the playoffs, we look forward to see how we match up, Schexnayder said.

Football results:

Donaldsonville (2-0) beat White Castle 46-6

Next: Thrive Academy (Plaquemine stadium)

Ascension Catholic (1-0) defeated Hannan 30-8

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Next: At Vermilion Catholic

Ascension Christian (1-1) won over Ben Franklin 47-22

Next: At Houma Christian

Brother Martin squeaked by East Ascension (0-2) 8-7

Next: open

Dutchtown (2-0) beat Covington 37-15

Next: Opponent not announced at press time

St. Amant (2-0) topped Kennedy 42-24

Next: Opelousas

Volleyball roundup:

(As of Sept. 18)

Dutchtown 6-2

East Ascension 4-4

St Amant 3-3

Ascension Catholic 4-4

Ascension Christian 2-0

Dutchtown's Alexis Lagarbo has committed to play volleyball in 2022 at Southeastern Louisiana University. She recently signed to take her talents to SLU.

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By Shereen Siewert

All vendors entering Ascension facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 12, according to a company email issued Thursday.

Ascension previously announced that COVID-19 vaccinations would be required of all staff and for anyone working in their facility. The email explains that the requirement does extend to all vendors entering Ascension facilities.

We rely on thousands of individuals working in our facilities every day to support our caregivers as they deliver patient care and keep our facilities running effectively, the email reads. Ascension conducted a thorough moral and ethical analysis as part of the decision-making process. This decision is rooted in our Mission commitment to leading with quality and safety. As a healthcare provider and as a Catholic ministry, ensuring we have a culture of safety for our associates, patients and communities is foundational to our work.

The requirement applies to vendor representatives entering any Ascension facilities, including all sites of care and all operating or business locations such as office or administrative buildings.

In instances where a vendor representative cannot be vaccinated for medical or any other reasons, the vendor organization should identify a substitute vendor representative to serve in their place or explore options to deliver support virtually, the organization advised.

Ascension will not review, process or approve any exemptions to this requirement for our vendors, the notice reads.

Vaccination documentation will be verified, officials said.

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Some of the Baton Rouge areas top football teams have had multiple chances to display their skills. That is why fourth-ranked Ascension Catholic of Class 1A remains a bit of an enigma.

The Bulldogs (1-0) have only played one game while weathering many of the complications that are so 2020-2021 COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida.

But a 30-8 road victory over Class 3A Archbishop Hannan on Thursday provided a glimpse of the Donaldsonville-based team's ability.

All we can do is deal with the situation, Ascension Catholic coach Chris Schexnayder said. Were not quite where we want to be, but were working to get there. The school quarantined for 10 days, and we returned on August 18. Six days later, we had the jamboree.

We didnt have power at the school for over a week after the hurricane. We had a couple of players evacuated, so we couldnt get practice time in after the power came back on.

The offseason and the preseason were of extreme importance for Schexnayder, a first-year head coach and previously the defensive coordinator. The defense remained the same, but the offense transitioned from a Wing-T to a spread.

The team worked on the transition a couple of days per week over the summer. That work paid off in last weeks win.

Ascension Catholic racked up 300 yards of total offense, including 161 yards rushing in the victory over Hannan.

It was a real gutsy performance because we werent in shape after not playing for two weeks, Schexnayder said. Seven different guys touched the ball on offense and defensively, we made big plays. We forced four turnovers.

End Jmond Tapp anchors the Bulldogs defensive line and is one of Louisianas top recruits for 2022. Khai Prean, a top 2023 prospect, is the teams leading rusher, while Bryce Leonard leads the offense at quarterback.

Senior cornerback and slot receiver Lex Melancon compared his teams start to past seasons.

Its very different, he said. With Hurricane Ida and being out for two weeks, we just prepared. It was tough, but we were able to get through it. It is my last season. You just have to make the most of it.

After the delayed start, Melancon said the team was ready to get out and play.

It was an awesome feeling, he recalled. We were very anxious to get out there. It was great.

The Bulldogs face another Class 1A power, Vermilion Catholic, Friday night in Abbeville.

The biggest thing is making up the time we lost, Schexnayder said. We only had a jamboree before last week. Were just trying to catch up.

After spending most of the weekend and Monday seeking another Week 4 opponent, Dutchtown got a surprising call from Abramson Sci Academy Tuesday morning.

The New Orleans area school informed the Griffins that their players had all returned and that they would travel to Dutchtown for a 7 p.m. Friday game as originally scheduled.

Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs will be site of Thursday visitation and services for Denham Springs assistant football coach Brian Smith, who lost a lengthy battle with cancer earlier this week.

Visitation is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by services at 4 p.m. Smith coached at multiple local schools during his career, including Live Oak.

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Armed with a 1-0 record, fourth-ranked Ascension Catholic primed to make up for lost time - The Advocate

Southern Draws Jacobs Ladder is getting a new limited edition size this week in celebration of the 21st birthday of its namesake, Ethan Jacob Holt, the son of company founders Robert & Sharon Holt, and who recently joined the company on a full-time basis.

According to a report by Cigar Aficionado,the cigar has been several years in the making, having been rolled in September 2016 at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., where the company has its cigars produced. It is also using an early prototype blend of the Jacobs Ladder, using a Mexican San Andrs wrapper and Nicaraguan habano 2000 binder instead of the Pennsylvania broadleaf wrapper and American-grown binder of the rest of the line. Both versions use Nicaraguan tobacco for the fillers.

The Jacobs Ladder The Ascension is offered in a 5 1/2 x 52 box pressed belicoso fino vitola and has a standard foot as opposed to the closed foot of the other sizes in the Jacobs Ladder line. It will debut on Sept. 23 at Famous Smoke Shop with an MSRP of $11.79 and offers in 10-count, paper-wrapped bundles. The company is releasing 1,000 packs to the retailer, and then will release 10,000 more in January 2022 as part of a widespread release.

The company has thus far declined to provide images of the cigar or confirm the accuracy of the report.

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, its about so much more than the cigar its about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, Im the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for MLB.com, plus I'm a voice over artist. I previously covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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The Zachary High gym was the site of an extremely competitive match on Sept. 13 between the homestanding ZHS Lady Broncos (1-1) and the East Ascension Lady Spartans (2-1).

In a game scheduled only the week before due to hurricane issues, the two teams fought through almost five hours of freshman, junior varsity and varsity games.

The Lady Broncos freshmen fell in the opener (25-12 and 25-18). The junior varsity came firing on all cylinders with a 25-14 first-set win and, after falling behind 6-9 in the second set, fought for a 25-23 second-set victory.

Fighting back was the story for the varsity game as well. In the first set, neither team could separate until senior Kyra Woods serves and consecutive spikes by senior Lillian Talbot gave the Lady Broncos an early 8-5 lead.

The Lady Spartans fought back and tied the score before a huge block by senior Jules Patin ended the run. The remainder of the set was closely fought with ties at 18, 20 and 24 before the Lady Broncos finally took the set on a serve by senior Audrey Poche.

In the second set, East Ascension ran out to a 3-0 lead before Patin worked the court for several service winners to put the Lady Broncos up 4-3. Similar to the first set, the Lady Broncos played from behind but not too far behind, never falling by more than five points.

Once the Lady Spartans reached 18 points, the Lady Broncos turned up the intensity again and took their first lead on a spike by Talbot. The Lady Broncos went down again (24-21) but found a little more in the tank as Poche served out a second set victory (26-24).

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We were up two sets to zero, and we were just not able to bring it home. We struggled to finish," coach Cheri Perry said.

The third set was similar to the first two, with the Lady Broncos playing from behind for most of the game before tying the score at 26 in yet another white-knuckle set. EA turned the tables and pick up a 28-28 win.

We made a lot of errors back to back, which allowed EA to gain momentum, Perry said.

The Lady Broncos fell behind early (9-18) in the fourth set and were not able to close the gap, losing 15-25.

We made some good thing happen. We have to learn to focus on what we did good as opposed to thinking about a mistake we made five points ago, Perry said.

Service errors in the fifth set denied the Lady Broncos a victory (8-15). Perry put the game in perspective when she said, Although the loss was frustrating, at this point, we dont lose; we learn. This is even more true as the season is young, and district does not start for another two weeks.

The Lady Broncos will be back home for district games against Baton Rouge High on Sept. 28; Denham Springs on Oct. 12; and Central on Oct. 21.

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Brother Martin waited all game, but if finally put together a touchdown drive.

Torey Lambert scored on a 1-yard run with 35 seconds left to lift Brother Martin to an 8-7 win over East Ascension in a game played at Dutchtowns Griffin Stadium.

East Ascension (0-2) took a 7-2 lead on Troy Dunns 43-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. The Spartans were able to turn back every drive by the Crusaders until the final minute of the game.

Brother Martin picked up the games only first-half points on a safety. East Ascension began its second possession of the game inside its own 10, and a high snap sailed out the back of the end zone.

HOW IT WAS WON

East Ascension held the ball for five minutes at the start of the fourth quarter as it drove to a first at the BMHS 38. On fourth-and-10, Dunns pass for Zhavier Jupiter was incomplete setting the stage for the Crusaders game-winning drive.

With 5:51 left to play, Brother Martin used nine handoffs to Lambert to move down the field. Crusaders quarterback Garrett Mmahat ran 5 yards on a fourth-down conversion at the EA 32 to keep the drive alive. At the EA 1, Rionte Jones stopped Lambert for no gain on third down. On fourth down, Lambert slid into the end zone off of left guard.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Brother Martin running back Torey Lambert rushed 25 times for 119 yards and the game-winning touchdown. He also caught two passes.

NOTABLE

EA quarterback Troy Dunn completed 9 of 18 passes for 108 yards. He was bottled up for most of the game, but broke free early in the third quarter for a 43-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1. Taking the snap under center, Dunn followed a line surge to the BM 35, spun away from a pack of defenders and sprinted to the end zone.

East Ascensions offense looked out of sync in the early going, and finished the first half with only four first downs and 73 total yards. On its opening series, a high snap over Dunns head resulted in a 10-yard loss, and effectively killed the drive. Starting at the EA 6 on its next drive, East Ascension was hurt by another high snap, this one through the back of the end zone for a safety.

The Spartans defense matched Brother Martins efforts in pitching a first-half shutout. Early in the first quarter, the Crusaders went for it on fourth-and-4 from the EA 34, but a pass completion netted only two yards. Brother Martin crossed midfield three times in the second quarter, but was turned away each time. Twice it was forced to punt, and on the third series Leyton Liuzzas 37-yard field goal try was short and left of the goal posts.

Spartans kicker Evan Kern averaged 48.0 yards on four punts in the first half.

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