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The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has advised that it has suspended South Atlantic Airbridge operations at Ascension Island's Georgetown Wideawake airfield, due to the condition of the runway there.

The island is used as a stopover for the Royal Air Force's South Atlantic Airbridge which connects Mount Pleasant, in the Falkland Islands, with Brize Norton on the United Kingdom mainland. The flights operate using AirTanker (9L, Brize Norton) A330-200s and, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data, have been using Dakar, Senegal, as an intermediate stopover since April 16.

A spokesperson for the UK Government has confirmed that the runway is to be replaced. "The MOD is working with the USAF [United States Air Force] to monitor and repair issues with the runway surface, to mitigate transportation impacts, and to prepare for full runway replacement.

In the meantime, the Government of Ascension Island has announced that the island's travel agency is unable to process any further flight bookings until the status of Wideawake's 3,000 metre-long asphalt runway 13/31 is clarified. Emergency medical evacuation flights are not affected.

Located in the South Atlantic Ocean 1,600 kilometres from continental Africa and 2,250 kilometres from Brazil, the St. Helena and Ascension islands are among the most remote inhabited islands in the world. Despite its location, Ascension Island is home to RAF Ascension Island, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, a joint US-British signals intelligence facility, and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station.

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Haason Reddick's draft ascension to culminate in his backyard

Live draft coverage begins Thursday at 5 p.m. with Philly Sports Talk and continues untilmidnight on CSN, CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App.

DeShone Kizer, who played against Haason Reddick in 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field, needed just one word to describe the Temple product.

"Stud," Kizer said at the Shriners Hospital for Children on Wednesday at an NFL PLAY 60 event.

"Absolute stud. You've got to game-plan for him. He was playing at a higher level than you would expect a Temple football player to play at. We knew we were going to have to do whatever we could to stop him. He balled out against us. That took a whole team for us to go up against a guy like him, (Tyler) Matakevich in that fourth quarter to try and win it all."

Temple would have upset the Fighting Irish that nightif it wasn't for some late game heroics from Kizer.

Kizer connected with Philadelphia product-turned Houston Texan Will Fuller on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 2:09 left in the game as Notre Dame won, 24-20.

"They came out and they fought," Kizer said. "They were an undefeated team going into that game, it was Halloween night, Will Fuller's back home, and the way that game finished was obviously a good showing of what the season looked like all year."

Reddick racked up four tackles in that game, including 1for a loss. As Reddick reflected on his career at Temple, he said that game against Notre Dame, the Penn State game in 2015 and the 2016 game against Memphis were some of the games that put him in the national spotlight.

Reddick has taken that spotlight and continued to rise up NFL draft boards since the start of the draft process.

"I feel like I was under the radar," Reddick said. "They still truly don't understand the hard work that I put in to get here and really what type of player I am. But that will all change soon."

The former Temple walk-on has been projected as a mid-first-round pick.

The Eagles hold the No. 14 overall pick in the draft Thursday nightbut haven't been linked to Reddick as much as other prospects like Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley and Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster.

But with Conley and Foster each reportedly slipping because of off-the-field issues, Reddick might be an option for the Eagles at 14.

Reddick said Eagles linebackers coach Ken Flajole has met with him a couple of times leading up to the draft.

If selected by the Eagles, Reddick would already be familiar with Lincoln Financial Field since Temple plays its home games there. It's where he led the Owls to the American Athletic Conference championship in 2016.

"The process has been a crazy ride," Reddick said. "To be able to hear my name called on Thursday, God willing if that happens, it would be beautiful, man. It would be a great way to end this first chapter and start getting ready for the next one."

The scene at the Art Museum was insane. The noise, the energy, the enthusiasm. Electrifying.

When the Cardinals picked Temple's Haason Reddick at No. 13, the reality hit everybody that the Eagles could snag an elite cornerback like Marlon Humphrey, Tre'Davious White or Gareon Conley. They could get a stud tight end like O.J. Howard. They could even grab a projected top-10 pick like linebacker Reuben Foster or defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, who both plummeted through the first round.

They were going to get a stud.

The minutes wound down, and then commissioner Roger Goodell walked to the podium and announced the name "Derek Barnett,"and ...it wasn't like people booed, but the reaction sure was muted.

It was just like ... "OK then."

I don't know why Eagles fans wouldn't be thrilled with this pick (see debate for/against Barnett at No. 14).

Barnett is not Jerome McDougle, Jon Harris or Marcus Smith. He's not another Eagles first-round defensive end bust.

He's a 20-year-old kid with boundless upside who played at a high level against the best competition in college football, andhis speed and relentless effort fits perfectly into defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's scheme.

And he just happens to fill a crucial need on a defense that desperately needs pass rush help.

He's exactly what the Eagles needed.

I think pass rush was just as big a need for this team as cornerback,and this draft is so deep at corner that going defensive end in the first round and corner in the second or third round made perfect sense.

So let's look at what Schwartz has to work with as he enters Year 2.

Up front, he has Fletcher Cox, Tim Jernigan and Beau Allen inside and Barnett with Brandon Graham, Vinny Curry and Chris Long outside. The Eagles will miss Bennie Logan, but on paper, that's a very good defensive line.

At linebacker, budding star Jordan Hicks and Nigel Bradham will get the lion's share of the snaps. Mychal Kendricks is still a de facto starter, but I still don't think he'll be here by opening day. And even if he is, he'll play only 15 to 20 snaps per game.

You have two very good safeties in Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod, and that really leaves cornerback as the one big giant question mark on defense.

But whoever the Eagles run out there I would guess Jalen Mills and whoever they draft on Friday, with Ron Brooks back in the slot if he's healthy will be an upgrade over Nolan Carroll and Leodis McKelvin. Anything would be an upgrade over Nolan Carroll and Leodis McKelvin.

When I look at this group, I see a top-10 defense.

And if you think that's crazy, consider this: The Eagles were only three yards per game away from being a top-10 defense last year, in their first year in Schwartz's scheme, with Connor Barwin playing out of position, a terrible set of cornerbacks and huge issues getting to the quarterback.

Consider this: The 2016 Eagles limited opposing QBs to the fifth-lowest completion percentage in the NFL, allowed the fifth-fewest first downs, allowed the eighth-fewest TDs and ranked third in the red zone.

This was a betterdefense a year ago than people realized.

What was its biggest issue? Allowing big pass plays.

The Eagles allowed a ridiculous 27 pass plays of 30 yards or more, second-worst in the NFL (one fewer than the Raiders).

Big plays killed this team a year ago, and that's a combination of a lack of pass pressure and terrible cornerback play.

Greatly reduce those big plays and this is a playoff defense.

The Eagles have already jettisoned their starting cornerbacks, and Mills and a rookie will be an upgrade. And now they've addressed their pass rush.

How much difference will Barnett make in Year 1? No way to tell yet. But I have to think a rotation of Graham, Barnett, Curry and Long will be more productive than Graham, Barwin, Curry and Marcus Smith.

The Eagles haven't had an elite defense since Jim Johnson's last season, when they ranked fourth in the NFL in points allowed and third in yards allowed.

That team won a couple playoff games, reached the NFC Championship Game, and was one fourth-quarter, fourth-down stop on Tim Hightower away from Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa.

That was 2008. That was nine years ago.

It's no coincidence that the last time the Eagles had an elite defense was the last time they won a playoff game.

It's been a long, sad eight years since. Years filled with coaching changes, a lack of stability at quarterback and defensive play that Eagles fans had to be largely embarrassed by.

How do you go from Brian Dawkins,Trent Cole, LitoSheppard and Sheldon Brown celebrating playoff wins to Nnamdi Asomugha waving his arms at Kurt Coleman after allowing yet another touchdown bomb just a few short years later?

Sad. This is a city that loves offense but loves defense even more.

I'm not sure this is ready to be an elite defense yet, but drafting Barnett is going to help the Eagles continue becoming a pretty darn good one.

The Joe Douglas Era is underway. Clearly.

If folks were wondering how big of an imprint the Eagles' new vice president of player personnel would have in the organization, it didn't take long to figure out.

Douglas' fingerprints are all over the selection of Derek Barnett at No. 14.

Aside from Douglas' raving about Barnett's "ankle flexion" and comparing the 20-year-old to Ravens great Terrell Suggs, Barnett also fits the mold of what a Joe Douglas player is supposed to be.

High motor, high character, high compete level.

"Since Joe has been here," Eagles VP of football operations Howie Roseman said, "the things that he stressed to [the scouting staff] when we met and talked about what we wanted this team to look like, is that it's the war-daddy mentality of having guys on the field who are going to do whatever it takes to get better.

"Guys who have an incredibly high motor and tremendous character. This is the first pick with Joe here, and to get a guy [in Barnett] who when we talk about those guys is our example when we talk to the scouts, and when Joe talks to the scouts and says, 'This is what I'm talking about here in Derek Barnett.' I think it's a great example for the room here as we go forward over the next couple of days. This is what fits. This is what we're looking for, and this is how we want to build."

For months, the Eagles have pushed the word "collaboration." In fact, it was a favorite buzzword of Jeff Lurie's when the Eagles' owner met with reporters at the owners meetings in late March. Roseman is no longer on his own as the overseer of everything Eagles football. Roseman has some help.

And apparently, he's listening, which might bode well for the future of the franchise.

In addition to throwing out the buzzword "collaboration," the Eagles have also made an obvious and concerted effort to put Douglas in front of cameras right next to Roseman. The optics are appealing for a fanbase that has long lost faith in Roseman as a talent evaluator.

Douglas learned from legendary GM Ozzie Newsome, but it's hard to pin down a resume for the Eagles' VP of player personnel. While he's been involved in multiple drafts with the Ravens and last year with the Bears, it's impossible to know how much credit and how much blame to assign to him specifically.

But at least one thing's clear a day into his first draft with the Eagles: He's having an impact.

The Eagles weren't wowed by combine statistics when they made their first-round pick this year. In fact, Barnett didn't perform very well at this year's combine. (Roseman pointed out Barnett had the flu.) Instead, Barnett was just a really solid player for three years in college. That outweighed his lackluster performance in the underwear Olympics, just like it did for Suggs long ago when the Ravens drafted him.

While some view Barnett as a safe pick, Douglas sees plenty of room for him to grow.

"I think there is a higher ceiling with Derek," Douglas said. "I think he is going to get better. I think [D-line coach Chris Wilson and defensive quality control/assistant D-line coach Phillip Daniels] are going to do a great job with him and improve some of his hand technique. He even said it in his interview after he was drafted, how he's just scratching the surface of his talent level. So I expect him to definitely reach his full potential because of his make-up."

Roseman mentioned those characteristics like high motor and character but is thatphilosophy a departure from before?

"I don't know necessarily that it's a departure, but it's more stressed," Roseman said. "And I think that that's some of the things. I mean, I think there are things that you're attracted to naturally, and I think we balance each other on that stuff. I understand the reason why it's so important to have guys like that on this football team. The more guys we can get like that who have incredible passion for the game, who have tremendous character, who will do whatever it takes to get better and who are team players, the more we're going to have success going forward."

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DONALDSONVILLE The body of what appears to be a woman was found floating in Bayou Lafourche near Donaldsonville shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Chief Deputy Bobby Webre said.

Webre said a truck driver traveling over a small bridge between La. 308 and La. 1, south of Donaldsonville, spotted the body in the water and notified the Sheriff's Office.

Deputies and firemen were able to bring the body to shore, Webre said. It hasn't been determined whether foul play was involved, he said.

Webre said that, because of tattoos on the body, detectives believe they may know the identity of the person, but are waiting on fingerprint analysis and until the family is notified before they release the information.

The body has been transported to the Baton Rouge morgue, where the Baton Rouge Coroner's Office will conduct an autopsy, Webre said.

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Information provided by Ascension Parish

ASCENSION PARISH, LA - Parish Utilities of Ascension, serving public water systems in West Ascension, will be conducting a free chlorine burn of its water distribution system beginning Monday, May 8, 2017 and will last 30 days. It will affect the water system in the City of Donaldsonville, and the rural water systems served by ACUD #1.

Free chlorine burns are routine maintenance and are designed to maintain clean water and minimize the potential for the occurrence of harmful bacteria in the water system. There are no indications of bacteriological contamination in the Parish water distribution system at this time.

During this free chlorine burn, the water disinfection process will be changed from chloramines to free chlorine which is a stronger and faster-acting disinfectant. Customers may notice open fire hydrants throughout the parish during this period to allow flushing of the system, which helps to remove sediment from the pipes and distribute the change in disinfectant. At the end of the free burn, the standard chemicals used for disinfections will be reintroduced to the system and be returned to normal operating conditions.

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ASCENSION PARISH - Homeowners who were flooded out of their home and moved to another property may catch a break.

After receiving several complaints, parish officials are considering waiving the transportation impact fee.

"I just feel let down, I feel let down by the parish that they're imposting this on us," said Denise LeBlanc, who moved two miles away from her flooded Prairieville home.

LeBlanchad to pay a $1,700 transportation impact fee before she could move her home onto the new property.

"We've already lost so much," said LeBlanc.

The fee goes toward road maintenance. LeBlanc says she's paid enough already just to move back to Ascension Parish.

"We could have stayed where we were," said LeBlanc."We could have rebuilt in EBRparish but we wanted to come back home."

Parish officials said they are trying to address the issue and plan to go before the parish council to waive the fee for flood victims who were residents before August 2016.

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Hayed Pleads Guilty to 2014 Armed Robbery

On April 17, 2017, Kenneth Hayes III of 8056 Gus St. New Orleans, 20, pled guilty to Armed Robbery following the 2014 robbery of a convenience store in Gonzales. Hayes was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Joni Buquoi, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Jessie LeBlanc. This guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

On September 21, 2014, members of the Gonzales Police Department were dispatched to the Murphy Express convenience store located on S Airline Highway in Gonzales. Through the course of the investigation, detectives learned that two black males armed with guns approached a store clerk and two customers outside of the store. One of the customers was able to flee the area, but the store clerk and other customer were held at gunpoint. The two subjects escorted the clerk and customer back into the store, and the clerk was forced to take the money from the register and place it into a backpack, all while still at gunpoint. Both subjects fled the area in a 2003 Jeep. The same jeep used in the Gonzales robbery had been stolen during a carjacking in New Orleans approximately 1 hour prior to the robbery. Approximately 30 minutes after the subjects fled the Murphy Express in Gonzales, the two subjects committed another armed robbery at Birdies Food and Fuel located on Belle Terre Blvd. in Laplace. Shortly after fleeing the area of the Laplace robbery, St. John Parish Sheriffs Deputies were able to locate the getaway vehicle and engaged in a high speed pursuit. T

Upon entering a guilty plea to the above charge, as per the plea agreement with prosecutors, Judge LeBlanc ordered that Hayes be committed to the Louisiana Department of Corrections at hard labor for a period of 15 years with credit for time served. It was further ordered that the imposed sentence is to be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Guilty Pleas

During the week of April 17-21, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James.

Ascension Parish

Mark Burke, 4715 Point Claire St., St. Gabriel, 47, pled guilty to Felony Hit and Run and was sentenced to three years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on three years supervised probation.

Kenneth Hayes III, 8056 Gus St., New Orleans, 20, pled guilty to Armed Robbery and was sentenced to 15 years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. The imposed sentence is to be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Christopher Hendricks, 430 W Minor St., Gonzales, 25, pled guilty to Attempted Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was sentenced to three years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. The imposed sentence is to be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Joni Buquoi and Steven Tureau. Presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Jessie LeBlanc.

Kamron Kelly, 37144 La. 942, Darrow, 35, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance. Kelly was sentenced to four years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served on each count. The imposed sentences are to run concurrent with one another.

Donnell Bates, 103 Grisaffe Lane, Belle Rose, 28, pled guilty to Simple Burglary and was sentenced to five years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

Justin Hill, 616 Holly St., Bunkie, age 32, pled guilty to Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation.

Michael Jenkins, 9298 La. 22 St. Amant, 43, pled guilty to Forgery and was sentenced to 18 months at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation and was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,200.

Russel Daigle, 3090 Laifton Lane, Port Allen, 26, pled guilty to Principal to Simple Burglary of an Inhabited Dwelling and was sentenced to four years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

Robyn Grosse, 43083 Weber City Road, Gonzales, 33, pled guilty to Attempted Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was sentenced to seven years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

Jay Johnson, 41065 La. 42 Prairieville, 35, pled guilty to Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile. Per Judge Turner, Sentencing was deferred Pending a Pre-Sentence Investigation.

Michael Roddy, 14015 Mazoch Road, Gonzales, 45, pled guilty to Simple Burglary and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation.

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Kenneth Dupaty and Shawn Bush. Presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Alvin Turner Jr.

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Ascension Civil Court cases filed in Ascension Parish between April 10-13:

Blake Michael Martin v. tutorship.

University of Louisiana System Board and University of New Orleans v. Chenetra Lynette Hall, promissory note.

Wells Fargo Bank NA v. Edward Raymond Pfeiffer aka Eddie Raymond Pfeiffer, executory process.

Wells Fargo Bank NA v. Daniel S. Saxon, executory process.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v. Darlene White, open account.

Gas Pipeline Acadian v. Alfredo Ott III, Aubrey Marchand aka Aubrey Delisa, Charmaine Marchand Stiaes, Claudia Udah, Curtis Marchand, David Julien, Debra M. Domio, Desiree Marchand Shelling, Dianne Jupiter, Donnata Antoine aka Donata Julien, Eileen M. Julien, Eric Johnson, Francine Ott, Gail Iheke, George Marchand Sr., Gerald Johnson, Geraldine J. Wardlaw aka Geraldine Julien aka Geraldine Julien Black, Harold L. Julien LLC, Henry P. Julien Jr., Janet Julien Brown, Janvier Pierre Marchand, Keith Theard, Kenneth Johnson, Lynn Julien Hoggard, Michael Johnson, Paul Bertrand Jr. aka Paul Julien Jr., Paul Marchand Jr., Paulette M. Lundy, Reginald Ott, Ricardo D. Marchand, Roslyn Johnson Smith, Sandra Julien Wheeler, Sharon Johnson, Sheila M. Richards, Sylvia Marchand Moore, Theodore Marchand, Walter Johnson Jr., Warren Johnson, Wayne Julien, West Riley III, Wanda Williams, Kendall Marchand, Heirs of Percy Marchand Jr., Heirs of Paul Marchand, Heirs of Gerald Marchand, Heirs of Clytie Marchand, Heirs of Doris Marchand Riley, Heirs of Alfredo Ott Jr., Heirs of Edward P. Julien and Heirs of Henry P. Julien, expropriation.

Bank of America NA v. Samantha S. Thibodeaux, open account.

Bank of America NA v. Glen Fournet, open account.

Beverly Hill v. Kmart Corp. and Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC, damages.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Clorissa Curtis v. Beatrice Johnson and Equity Insurance Co., damages.

JPMorgan Chase Bank National Assoc. v. Derek B. Polk, executory process.

JPMorgan Chase Bank National Assoc. v. Sherman L. Anderson Jr. aka Sherman Lee Anderson Jr., executory process.

JPMorgan Chase Bank National Assoc. v. Stacey L. Rome and Lowell P. Rome, executory process.

Barbara Bush and Paire Bush v. Pat Arceneaux and Liberty Personal Insurance Co., damages.

Allison M. Dickey v. Geico Advantage Insurance Co. and Joseph Wang, damages.

Kenneth J. Diaz v. Jenny L. Bassford, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Safeco Insurance Co. of Oregon, damages.

Our Lady of The Lake Ascension dba St. Elizabeth Hospital; Stephen Manale, MD; and James Williams, MD v. Medical Review Panel and Raymond Liotto Jr., medical review panel.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Nicki Merrill Spillman aka Nicki M. Sanchez Picou aka Nicki M. Spillman Picou aka Nicki Merrill Landry, promissory note.

Citimortgage Inc. v. Jesse Lee Hawkins Jr. and Joanus Riley, executory process.

Neighbors Federal Credit Union v. Jalisha Anderson and Talisha Anderson, executory judgment.

Bank of New York Mellon FKA and Bank of New York v. Angela Matthews aka Angela M. Smith aka Angela D. Matthews, executory process.

Bradley Morris v. Geico Casualty Co. and Chante Ballard, damages.

James Oxner v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Co., damages.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Steven J. Gilbert, executory process.

GMFS LLC v. Brett Courtney, executory process.

Jarius Carey v. Hope Haven Marble and Granite LLC, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Geico Casualty Co. and Mona Rodrigue, damages.

Wells Fargo Bank NA v. Linda Daniel Deglandon, executory process.

Kimberly Howard v. Mack Wayne Black, injunction.

Darlene Braud v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., damages.

Cavalry Spv I LLC v. Juanita Clarke, executory judgment.

Monica E. Fernandez v. Francisco Ricardo Fernandez, divorce.

Leisa Bennett v. Joseph Bennett, divorce.

Brandi Johnson and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Lonnie Johnson Jr., child support.

Brynn Lambert Brown v. Adam Michael Brown, divorce.

Stacy H. Stanley v. David Scott Stanley, divorce.

Todd Andrew Atkins v. Dani Varnado Atkins, divorce.

Ronald Christopher Gonzales v. Mona Lisa Sanchez Gonzales, divorce.

Nicholas M. Breaux v. Mallory Dupree Breaux, divorce.

Ellen Anne Maree Carpenter v. Cody T. Carpenter, divorce.

Nohemi Granados and state Department of Children and Family Services v. Barron Jones, paternity.

Yves Joesph Sheets v. Terra Mancuso Sheets, divorce.

Succession of Robert Earl Bergeron

Succession of Kevin D. Michelli

Succession of Warren Joseph Burns, Patricia Delatte Burns

Succession of Deborah Gautreaux Brenn

Succession of Margaret Babin Burns

Succession of Mae Dell Sevier Galloway

Succession of Emile Johnson

Succession of Jewelers Inc. dba Sterling, Jewelers Kay

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Ascension Parish Civil Court Cases for April 10-13, 2017 - The Advocate

Alzheimers center

A free virtual tour and information session for the new Charlies Place II Activity and Respite Center in Ascension Parish will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Sister Vernola conference room at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

The program is meant to provide a purposeful day for adults with mild to moderate Alzheimers or memory-related dementia while providing their caregivers a break.

No registration is required.

Help in the fight against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Societys Relay for Life at 6 a.m. Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center 4-H Building in Gonzales.

To register or learn more, visit relayforlife.org, call (800) 227-2345 or Lexie Grush at (985) 788-7982 or email lexie.grush@cancer.org.

Capital Area United Way, St. Elizabeth Hospital and The Church of Donaldsonville are hosting a free Day of Caring community health event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church, 810 Martin Luther King Drive, Donaldsonville.

The event includes health screenings, information about community resources and food.

Ascension Parish Librarys Lego Club for children of all ages meets at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Donaldsonville Branch.

Legos will be provided, as well as Duplo Blocks and Mega Bloks for younger children. Young builders should leave their own Legos at home.

Call (225) 473-8052 for details.

Ascension Parish will participate in the National Day of Prayer on May 4 with the eighth annual National Day of Prayer Luncheon at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the program at noon.

Visit nationaldayofprayer.com to learn more about the National Day of Prayer.

The TOPS, or Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, weight-loss support group meets Thursdays at Carpenter's Chapel Church, 41181 La. 933, Prairieville. Weigh-in starts at 5 p.m. and ends when the meeting begins at 6 p.m.

Call Sylvia Triche at (225) 313-3180 for details.

Learn about holistic psychotherapy and how it may be integrated into psychotherapy sessions during a workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 5 at the Red Cross building, 4655 Sherwood Common Boulevard, Baton Rouge.

The workshop is sponsored by Ascension Counseling Center.

Child Advocacy Services is in need of volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children through its CASA program. Training begins May 22 and consists of 30 hours of combined classroom and independent study.

Volunteers spend an average of 10 hours a month gathering factual information to help a child reach a safe, permanent home.

Call (225) 647-2005 to set up an informational session with a CASA recruiter.

The Class of 1977 of East Ascension High School will gather for its 40th class reunion at 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Clarion Conference Center in Gonzales.

All East Ascension High graduating classes are invited to the celebration, which includes food, a cash bar, dancing and music by Kenny Fife.

Cost is $50 per person in advance or $55 at the door. Registration forms will be emailed upon request. Email trudybates@yahoo.com or l.rhett.bourgeois@gmail.com for details.

Contact Darlene Denstorff by phone, (225) 388-0215 or (225) 603-1996; or email, ascension@theadvocate.com or ddenstorff@theadvocate.com. Deadline: noon Monday.

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Around Ascension for April 27, 2017 - The Advocate

Gators, Griffins and Spartans make nonselect Class 5A bidistrict playoffs

All three 5-5A Ascension Parish high schools qualified for the nonselect division of the 5A playoffs. The No. 17 Dutchtown Griffins played at No. 16 Ouachita Parish, the No. 19 St. Amant Gators at No. 14 Ruston and the No. 22 East Ascension Spartans at No. 11 New Iberia. were scheduled to play on Tuesday, before this column's deadline.

East Ascension finished its season with doubleheader victories against the Broadmoor Buccaneers. The Spartans finished the season 17-17 overall and 5-5 in 5A district play.

The Dutchtown Griffins and the St. Amant Gators wound up regular season playing each other twice. In the opening game on April 18, Blayne Enlow pitched a complete game and only allowed two hits in a shutout performance to lead the Gators to a 2-0 win. Both teams were tied for second place in District 5-5A.

The Gators scored their two runs in the first and third innings. Ivan Prejeans started the two-out scoring with a double to left field. The next batter drew a walk and Zane Zeppuhar lined a single to right, scoring Prejean. Multisport star Briggs Bourgeois led off the third inning with a home run to left to give the Gators their final 2-0 score.

Dutchtown had a chance in the top of the third when Reid Bouchereau led off with a single. A sacrifice bunt was laid down and Bouchereau made it to second base. Enlow got a strikeout followed by a ground out to end the inning and strand the runner at second base. The Griffins had another opportunity in the sixth inning when Enlow hit a batter. He then walked the next batter with one out. Enlow pitched out to the jam with a fly ball and a strike out.

Dutchtown was held to two hits while the Gators scored their two runs on four hits. Joey Rodrigue and Bouchereau were 1-3 for the game for the Griffins while Bourgeois was 1-3 with a home run. Zeppuhar was1-3 with an RBI and Prejean was 1-2 with a double.

In the second game on April 20, the Griffins took it to the Gators by the score of 11-1. St. Amant was held to one run on three hits by winning pitcher Austin Bankert. Dutchtown scored their 11 runs on 10 hits led by Zach Merrifield who had a 3-4 performance at the plate with a double and 4 RBIs. Cameron Sibly add to the offensive effort with 3-4 on the night with a double and 3 RBIs.

St. Amant defeated Northshore 8-1 on Friday in the regional round of the Class 5A nonselect state softball playoffs. The Gators, 21-3, advance to the state tournament in Sulphur with the victory. The third-seeded Lady Gators will have to take on the No. 11 Live Oak Eagles in the state quarterfinals at Frasch Park in Sulphur at 2:30 p.m. Friday on field 16.

St. Amant opened the scoring with three runs in the third inning on three hits. Freshman Alyssa Romano (who also earned the win on the mound) started things off drawing a walk. A sacrifice bunt moved the runner up to second. With one out, Jadyn Rumfellow smashed a double to left field, scoring Addie Bourgeois to give the Gators a 1-0 advantage. Junior shortstop Taylor Tidwell added two runs with a homer to make it 3-0 for the Gators.

The Gators had a 4-1 lead going to the sixth inning and put the game out of reach with a four-run barrage. Senior left fielder Abby McKey hit a two-out grand slam to put the game away. McKey went 1-4 at the plate with a homer and 4 RBIs. Rumfellow went 2-3 with a pair of RBIs and Taylor Tidwell went 1-4, with 2 RBIs.

The Ascension Catholic High Bulldogs made the LHSAA softball quarterfinals and will be playing at 2:30 p.m. Thursday against Vermilion Catholic on Field 17 in Division IV.

GIRLS TRACK: 4x100 relay: third, Donaldsonville, 51.14.

GIRLS FIELD: high jump: third, Quinntyrce Bell, Donaldsonville, 4-08.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: seventh, Donaldsonville, 49

BOYS TRACK: 100 meter: second, Christian Bell, Donaldsonville, 11.10; 4x100 relay: second, Donaldsonville, 43.96; and 4x200 relay: second, Donaldsonville, 1:30.77

BOYS FIELD: shot put: first, Davon Wright, Donaldsonville, 54-02; and discus: third, Davon Wright, Donaldsonville, 131-00.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: second, Dutchtown, 127.5; third, St. Amant, 73; and fourth, East Ascension, 58.5.

BOYS FIELD: long jump: 4, Carlon Cayette, East Ascension, 20-1; shot put: second, Kyle Sarrazin, Dutchtown, 50-3 ; javelin: third, Haven Bruce, St. Amant, 140-5; fourth, Myles Dandridge, East Ascension, 133-0; high jump: first, Jerome Turner, St. Amant, 6-2 and second, Kelvin Reddix, Dutchtown, 5-10; pole vault: third, Wyatt Bercegeay, East Ascension, 10-6 and fourth, Lee Broussard, Dutchtown, 10-0; discus: third, Jordan Zuppardo, Dutchtown, 142-3 and fourth, Adrian Voisin, St. Amant, 132-6; triple jump: second, Jaylin Tran, Dutchtown, 39-2 , third, Kelvin Reddix, Dutchtown, 39-2 and fourth, Carlon Cayette, East Ascension, 39-0

BOYS TRACK: 4x200-meter relay: first, Dutchtown, 1:30.30, second, St. Amant, 1:30.65 and fourth, East Ascension, 1:31.77; 1,600 meters: third, Kaleb Chanet, East Ascension, 4:37.65 and fourth, Alex Snell, Dutchtown, 4:41.00; 110 hurdles: second, Noah Gray, Dutchtown, 14.88, third, VanShon Grayson, Dutchtown, 16.62 and fourth, Cameron Hollies, St. Amant, 18.56; 100 meter: third, Austin Simmeneaux, St. Amant, 11.22 and fourth, Tajhe Jones, St. Amant, 11.22; 800 meter: first, Parker McBride, Dutchtown, 1:55.68 and fourth, Zach Hatfield, Dutchtown, 2:01.69; 4x100 relay: first, East Ascension, 42.77, second, Dutchtown 42.95 and third, St. Amant, 43.05; 400 meter: first, Bryce Moore, Dutchtown, 49.15; 300 meter hurdles: fourth, VanShon Grayson, Dutchtown, 43.39; 200 meter: second, Tajhe Jones, St. Amant, 22.51 and third, LeShawn Simon, East Ascension, 22.56; 3,200 meter: third, Kaleb Chanet, East Ascension, 10:50.95 and fourth, Elliott Miles, Dutchtown, 10:56.89; and 4x400 relay: third, Dutchtown 3:31.16

GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: third, Dutchtown, 103; fourth, St. Amant, 92.5 points; and sixth, East Ascension, 8.

GIRLS FIELD: long jump: first, Leah Scott, Dutchtown, 18-7 ; third, Angely Rodriguez, Dutchtown, 16-5 ; shot put: fourth, Mia Gaines, Dutchtown, 33-7 ; javelin: second, Morgan Tidwell, St. Amant, 119-1; pole vault: third, Natalie Wilder, Dutchtown, 7-6 and fourth, Jillian Parks, St. Amant, 7-6; discus: third, Mia Gaines, Dutchtown, 111-6 and fourth, Eva Crochet, St. Amant, 98-11; and triple jump: first, Leah Scott, Dutchtown, 37-2

GIRLS TRACK: 4x200-meter relay: second, St. Amant, 1:46.15 and fourth, Dutchtown 1:48.27; 1,600 meter: third, Tara Stuntz, Dutchtown, 5:21.05; 100 meter hurdles: third, Nyah Williams, Dutchtown, 16.12 and fourth, Regan West, St. Amant, 16.51; 100 meter: first, Madison Glasby, St. Amant, 12.80 and third, Laiya Palmer, St. Amant, 12.92; 800 meter: fourth, Phoebe Poche, Dutchtown, 2:22.58; 4x100 relay: first, St. Amant 50.44 and fourth, East Ascension 55.29; 300 meter hurdles: first, Regan West, St. Amant, 48.22, second, Nyah Williams, Dutchtown, 48.95 and third, Hannah Laplace, St. Amant, 49.19; 200 meter: second, Laiya Palmer, St. Amant, 27.04, third, Madison Galsby, St. Amant, 27.14. and fourth, Brittany Lewis, Dutchtown, 27.20; 3,200 meter: second, Tara Stuntz, Dutchtown, 11:44.59 and Melissa Landry, Dutchtown, 13:19.56; and 4x400 relay: third, Dutchtown 4:10.62 and fourth, St. Amant, 4:26.15

Leah Scott, from Dutchtown, was awarded the Outstanding Field Performer.

Last Friday found me and Goosie Guice heading up north a bit to the Lake Larto/Saline complex in Jonesville, just above Marksville. Portions of the complex are located in Catahoula, LaSalle, Avoyelles and Rapides parishes. It includes Larto Lake, Saline Lake, Shad Lake and numerous interconnecting bayous and smaller lakes. It takes in regular backwater flooding from Red River, Black River and Little River.

We met a good friend and former guide in Grand Isle, Jeff Brumfield, to try our luck at catching some sac-a-lait. Jeff moved his guide service Flamin Hooks Guide Service back home and takes out folks to catch sac-a-lait, bream and bass.

This was my first experience fishing on this vast expanse of fishable water and I can honestly say I was impressed. Its basically undeveloped and its pristine beauty is worth the trip.

The method of choice in this area for sac-a-lait is called spider-rigging. When all the rods are set up, it looks like a spider on the front of the boat. The number of rods is determined by the capabilities of the boat and how many hooks and baits you want to fool with.

Jeff opted for eight rods. I know this sounds a little crazy, but he can pull it off easier than it looks or sounds. Twelve-foot rods are fitted with a crappie reel and his boat is designed with two rod holders that can hold four rods on each side of the troll motor. A weight is on the bottom of the line with two hooks about 4 feet up.

A remote control troll motor is a must because the speed can be set electronically and it holds perfect. All 16 hooks were baited, Jeff manned the remote control and we were off to the races.

The trick is to match speed, water depth and the depth of the baits. We started off going two-tenths of a mile an hour (thats very slow) fishing in 9 feet of water and the baits down about 5 feet deep. The action was steady but we were catching lots of small fish.

About an hour and a half later, Jeff sped up to four-tenths of a mile an hour and raised the baits up in the water column to about 4 feet. That turned out to be the magic numbers as our catch rate picked up along with the size of sac-a-lait we caught.

After catching 70 or more sac-a-lait, we headed to another spot to catch some bream. We found some on the beds getting ready for the spawn and in a matter of 30 minutes we caught 50 or 60 really big bluegills. We kept 45 of the sac-a-lait and 37 bream and ended up with a nice box full of panfish.

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 Episcopal's Alyse Cormier(Photo: Courtesy of Ascension Episcopal)

With only a doubles and singles match to go to decide the state title, Ascension Episcopal freshman Alyse Cormier stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park for the Lady Blue Gators.

Well not really, this is tennis after all.

But facing tremendous pressure, Cormier closedher undefeated season in spectacular fashion, winning the singles title and earning the Lady Blue Gators their second-straight team state championship in the process.

"She clinched the state title for us," said Ascension Episcopal coach Buck Bobo. "She's only in ninth grade and she had to come up clutch for us and she did."

Not many athletes can step up in a similar pressure-packed situation and perform, much less a ninth grader.

Bobo said Cormier's personality helped her come through in the end.

"She's pretty strong mentally and off the court she is a great kid. Very bubbly, very easy to get along with, but she really hates to lose," Bobo said. "It got a little tight in the middle, but she bared down and pulled through and won the second set. With 50-60 people watching you and a state championship on the line it was good for her to come through in the clutch."

Cormier wasn't the only champion from Ascension Episcopal, former High Achiever Jacob Abdella won the doubles state title with his partner Mustafa Alam.

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