Capital One FinancialCorporation has announcedthat Yvonne Mhire, Managerof the Cameron branch ofCapital One Bank hasreceived the company'sNational Volunteer of theYear Award for "her inspiringand selfless commitment toher community."

Mhire, who was also recog-nized as the regionalVolunteer of the Year from theLake Charles region, was oneof seven regional winnersfrom around the country.

She is a member of theCameron Lions Club, serveson the Board of Directors ofthe Louisiana Fur andWildlife Festival, and volun-teers with 4-H. She con-tributed 200 volunteer hoursduring 2006, regularly mak-ing the one-hour trip from herrecently rebuilt home inCameron to support CapitalOne sponsored activities inLake Charles.

In recognition of Mhire'soutstanding service, CapitalOne will make a donation toboth the Cameron Lions Cluband the South Cameron HighSchool Library in her name.

The Cameron Parish

PilotJuly 12, 2007 Vol. 50--No. 40 Cameron, La. 70631

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Rare pink dolphin seen inship channel at Cameron

This extremely rare andbeautiful "pink dolphin" wasspotted and photographed byCapt. Erik Rue of CalcasieuCharter Service on June 24,during a charter fishing tripon Calcasieu Lake south ofLake Charles.

It appears to be an uncan-ny freak of nature, an albinodolphin, with reddish eyesand glossy pink skin. It issmall in comparison to theothers it is traveling with andappears to be a youngstertraveling with mama.

After spotting the beauti-ful mammal cruising with apod of four other dolphins,Rue and his guests Randy

and Peyton Smith and Gregand Sam Elias of Monroeidled nearby while watchingand photographing theunusual sight for more thanan hour.

“Our expectations are highthat we will see this amazingmammal again as it was in anarea frequented by the gentlemammals and one confirmedreport has it being spotted atleast a month earlier in anearby location,” Capt. Ruesaid.

More photos of the pinkdolphin can be viewed on theCalcasieu Charter Servicewebsite: www.calcasieuchar-ters.com.

BByy CCYYNNDDII SSEELLLLEERRSS

Repairs to Johnson BayouSchool have been substantial-ly completed, with final walkthrough to take place thismonth, the Cameron ParishSchool Board was toldMonday evening at its regularmonthly meeting. SchoolBoard Accountant MargaretJones said repayment fromFEMA is expected within 4-6weeks.

Now that students will bein their building, the tempo-rary classrooms are to beremoved, along with thewalkways and canopies. Theclassrooms and the woodenwalkways were paid for byCheniere LNG, but the SchoolBoard paid $50,000 for thecanopies. After asking for bidsfor moving the walkways andcanopies to South CameronSchool, the Board found thatit would cost more than thematerial was worth to tearthem down and reassemble

them in Creole.The Board decided to make

the metal available to otherschools for miscellaneousneeds. The schools will haveto get the material thismonth, because the class-rooms must be moved out inAugust. The canopies were inuse at JBS for five months.

The proposal to enclose thepavilion at JBS has met withobstacles from the NationalFlood Insurance Program.Because the pavilion, built togive students a play area outof the rain, is not considered a"building" under NFIP rules,and is located in a flood plain,it cannot be enclosed withoutmeeting flood elevation rules,according to Dave Hiegel,FEMA Region 6 NaturalHazards Program Specialist.

The Board tabled untilAugust a motion to apply tothe parish for a variance forthe pavilion, concerned aboutthe possible increase in floodinsurance rates for the entireparish if such a variancewould be given.

FFAALLLL BBUUSS RROOUUTTEESSBuses will pick up dis-

placed Cameron Parish stu-dents enrolled at SouthCameron School at two loca-tions this fall. Arrangementsare being made to use the for-mer Police Jury site in GrandLake and possibly the park-ing lot at St. Patrick CatholicChurch in Sweetlake as load-ing areas. Two buses havebeen assigned. Parishwideroutes were finalized with busdrivers recently, but adjust-ments will probably have tobe made after the start ofschool when actual numbersare known, according to DougWelch.

Superintendent StephanieRodrigue informed the Boardthat 23-50 Calcasieu Parishstudents were enrolled atGrand Lake School beforeMay 27, 2007 through an"open enrollment" policywhich has since been discon-tinued. The policy was insti-tuted after Hurricane Rita to

‘Pinkie’--attractionfor Trail?

BByy JJEERRRRYY WWIISSEE

The recent discovery andphotograph of a rare pinkdolphin in the ship channelnear the Cameron Ferry byCapt. Erik Rue of CalcasieuCharter Services could be arare opportunity to getnational attention for theCreole Nature Trail and AllAmerican Road that circlesthrough the parish.

In 1984, a lone wild dol-phin was seen escorting thefishing boats of the Dingle onthe Dingle Peninsula,Ireland to and from port.“Fungie,” as he was subse-quently named, became a bigtourist attraction andseemed to enjoy putting on ashow for visitors.

Should Cameron’s pinkdolphin decide to stickaround and show off for visi-tors, he, or she, could becomeone of the biggest attractionson the nature trail. We wouldhave to come up with acatchy name for him or her.Maybe we could hold a con-test to choose a name.

“Pinkie,” (How’s that forone suggeston?) could evenbecome the mascot for theCreole Nature Trail.(Gumbeaux Gator alreadyhas plenty on his plate serv-ing the LakeCharles/Calcasieu area.)

Joy and I visited theDingle Peninsula a few yearsago and while we missed see-ing Fungie in person, we didsee a statue of him in thetown. Here is what theDingle website has to sayabout Fungie:

FFUUNNGGIIEE’’SS HHIISSTTOORRYYIn 1984, Paddy Ferriter,

the Dingle Harbour light-house keeper, first beganwatching a lone wild dolphinescort the town's fishingboats to and from port. ByAugust of that year, localMinistry of Marine managerKevin Flannery was able toofficially record the dolphinas a "permanent" resident ofthe entrance channel andself-appointed "pilot" of thefleet.

Two years later the con-tinuous investigations of acouple of cetacea enthusi-asts, Sheila Stokes andBrian Holmes, brought themto Dingle Pier and into con-versation with the seamenwho were still being enter-tained by the dolphin.

Nine months of intensiveaquatic contact later, the dol-phin had decided to developfrom a timid but inquisitiveobserver of the human visi-tors into a playful, thoughmischievous, companion. It

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McGee asksre-electionto the Jury

Tarpon Cutsis now open

Nunez seeksPolice Juryposition

Mrs. Theriotre-electioncandidate

Magnus “Sonny” McGeeof Johnson Bayou hasannounced his candidacy forre-election for Police JurorDistrict 1 in the October elec-tions.

He is a lifelong resident ofJohnson Bayou, a graduateof Johnson Bayou HighSchool and has an associateof Science Degree inManagement. He had beenemployed with Williams Co.for 28 years and is presentlyemployed with CheniereEnergy.

He and his wife, CindyTrahan McGee, have fivechildren, Selina, Regina,Chris, Katrina, and Hunterand eight grandchildren.

He and his family areactive members ofAssumption CatholicChurch. He is a member andformer Grand Knight of F. J.Pavell Knights of ColumbusCouncil 8323.

He currently serves asVice-President of theCameron Parish Police Jury.

Joni Rutherford hasannounced the opening ofher shop, Tarpon Cuts, locat-ed just east of SouthCameron Memorial Hospital.

She offers cuts, colors,perms, highlights andMatrix products.

The shop accepts walk-insonly from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday-Friday and 8 a.m. to3 p.m. on Saturday.

Ms. Rutherford has hadmore than three years ofexperience in her field.

King Furnominationsare sought

A Fur and WildlifeFestival Board meeting willbe held on Sunday, July 22 at3 p.m. at Lake CharlesCentral Library located onErnest Street.

All persons interested inhelping plan the 2008 festi-val are encouraged to attend.Officer elections will be con-ducted at the meeting.

The fur industry will behonored during the 2008 fes-tival. Nominations for FurKing are currently beingaccepted.

Please mail you nomineefrom the fur industry toLouisiana Fur and WildlifeFestival, P.O. Box 19,Cameron, LA 70631.

Registeringset for Oct.election

Cameron Parish resi-dents who are not presentlyregistered to vote and wishto vote in the Oct. 20 electionshould register by Sept. 19,according to SuzanneSturlese, registrar of voters.

Oct. 20 is the “big” elec-tion with numerous stateand parish elections on theballot including the one forgovernor.

You can register by mailby requesting a form or go bythe Registrar’s office locatedbehind the CameronCourthouse in the first trail-er to the right.

For more information call775-5493 for more informa-tion.

Ronald Gayle Nunez hasannounced that he is a can-didate for Police Juror,District 6 of CameronParish.

Nunez is a lifelong resi-dent of Cameron and the sonof Burnell and Eddie (Te)Nunez who are natives ofCameron.

He has two children. Hisson, Ronald G. Nunez, Jr., ismarried and also resides inCameron, along with his wifeand children. His daughter,Lauren Elise, is married andresides in Ft. Irwin, Calif.,with her husband and chil-dren.

Nunez is currently run-ning his own business, ThePit Stop, and has been doingso for four and a half years.

Dorothy Theriot of GrandChenier has announced shewill be a candidate for re-election to the CameronParish School board fromDistrict 4 in the fall election.Mrs. Theriot was first elect-ed to the board in 2001.

She is married to FreddieTheriot and they have fivedaughters, nine grandchil-dren, and five great-grand-children.

Mrs. Theriot retired fromthe U. S. Postal Servicewhere she had worked formore than thirty years. Shewas postmaster in Creole,Grand Chenier, and retiredas postmaster in Cameron.She is a member of St.Eugene Catholic Church,altar society and choir.

J. B. school repairsnear completion

Bible SchoolThe Hackberry First

Baptist Church will hold aVacation Bible School from5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 16-20 at the church on AmocoRoad.

Open to children ages 5through the sixth grade, theevent will include Bible sto-ries, crafts, music, snacks,etc.

The Gloster BaptistChurch will assist with theBible School.

Hebert tellsimprovements

Freddie Hebert,owner/operator of Hebert’sMini Warehouse, a 20 unitself-storage facility locatedat 7150 McCown Road, off ofManchester Rd. in LakeCharles, has announcedplans to increase his facilitywith 40 more units. Thefacility currently has 20units.

For more information,call 912-0408. Mr. Hebert isa former resident of Creole.

Board meetingThe Cameron Community

Action Board of Directorswill meet on Monday, July 30at 12 noon at the GrandLake Fireman Center. Allmembers are urged toattend. The public is alsowelcome .

Bank honors Ms. Mhire

Ronald Nunez

WORKMEN ARE shown installing a new elevator in theCameron courthouse. The old elevator was badly dam-aged by Hurricane Rita 20 months ago. The elevator isprimarily used by persons ascending to the courtroomon the courthouse’s third floor. It is the only elevator inthe parish. (Photo by Cyndi Sellers.)

Pink dolphin swimming in Gulf of MexicoCourtesy of Calcasieu Charter Services

Magnus “Sonny”McGee

Dorothy Theriot

Yvonne Mhire

BUDDY, a white cat with one green eye and one blueeye, is missing his sister Gizzy, who looks just like him.Both cats belong to young Paul Dyson of Cameron, whonamed them after his dogs, which he was not able tokeep after Hurricane Rita. Gizzy has been missing forover two weeks, and little Paul, who is autistic, wants herback. If anyone has information about the whereaboutsof Gizzy, they may call Darlene at 215-5849.

On this day in 1804, Alexander Hamilton, 1stUnited States Secretary of the Treasury, died as

a result of a wound suffered in a duel withAaron Burr the previous day, July 11.

of Lafayette; two daughters,Deanna Gay Myers and hus-band Dwight of Conroe, Tex.and Donna Gail Buffa andhusband Jerry of Detroit,Mich.; one sister, JuanitaBishop and husband Jack ofJacksonville, Fla.; lifelongfriend and mother of his chil-dren, Dorothy BroussardHasha of Lake Charles;eleven grandchildren; fivegreat-grandchildren; onestepson, Aaron Romero ofBaytown, Tex.; three step-daughters, Sylvia Lovelace ofLake Charles, Linda AnnLisotta of Vinton and DianaLeger of Lake Charles; elevenstep-grandchildren and twen-ty-one step-great-grandchil-dren.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, July 11, in St.Peter the Apostle CatholicChurch in Hackberry. FatherRoland Vaughn officiated.Burial was in New HackberryCemetery under the directionof Johnson Funeral Home.

Words of comfort to thefamily may be expressed atwww.johnsonfuneralhome.net.

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Graveside services for Dr.Joseph B. Kaough III, 72, ofHackberry, were heldSaturday, July 7, at MimosaPines Cemetery in Carlyss.Dr. Marvin Douglas and Rev.Jason Dunham officiated.

Dr. Kaough died Friday,July 6, 2007, in a Sulphurhospital. He was born inHouston, Tex., and was a res-ident of Hackberry. He was aUnited States Army veteran.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to EljayFoundation for ParkinsonAwareness Inc., 715 RyanStreet, Lake Charles, La.70601.

He was preceded in deathby his daughter, Karen LeeKaough.

Survivors include his wife,Francis Phillips Kaough, ofHackberry; one son, KennethJames Kaough and wifeJenny of Houston, Tex.; onebrother, Dr. Richard Kaoughof Redmond, Ore.; one sister,Patricia Maddox of Conroe,Tex.; and two granddaugh-ters.

LLEESSTTEERR ““BBUUSSTTEERR””RREEEEVVEESS

Lester "Buster" WalkerReeves, 61, of Nashville,Ark., died Friday, July 6,2007, in a local hospital.

Mr. Reeves was a memberof St. Martins CatholicChurch in Nashville. He wasa Navy veteran and a gradu-ate of the University ofSouthwest Louisiana.Several years ago Mr. Reevesand his wife moved toNashville from Hackberryand was the past owner/oper-ator of Reeves Farms inNashville.

He was a RodeoAnnouncer in Louisiana. Hewas a member of theLouisiana High School RodeoAssociation and was retiredfrom Mobil Oil Corporation.

Preceding him in deathwere his father, ElrayReeves; one brother, Leonard"Boomer" Reeves; and onesister, Madeline "Puddy"Solina.

Survivors include his wife,Helen Burpee Reeves ofNashville; his mother, AliceReeves of Hackberry; onedaughter, Janice and hus-band Mark Trout ofNashville; one son, Sam andwife Anne Reeves of Carlyss;

two brothers, Gilbert Reevesof Hackberry, and DavidReeves of Lafayette; and fourgrandchildren.

Services were held Sunday,July 8, at Nashville FuneralHome with James Spradlinand Danny Daniels officiat-ing.

A funeral Mass was heldTuesday, July 10, at St. PetersCatholic Church inHackberry. Burial followed inSt. Peters Cemetery.

RRIICCKKYY LLEEEETTAAYYLLOORR

Ricky Lee Taylor, 51, ofGrand Lake, died Monday,July 9, 2007, in a LakeCharles hospital.

Mr. Taylor was born inLake Charles and lived all ofhis life in Grand Lake. Hewas an employee for PPGIndustries for 18 years, wherehe worked as a lead operator.He was a member at ChristThe King Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife,Rhonda Prejean Taylor ofGrand Lake; son, RustyTaylor of Lake Charles;daughter, Sara Taylor; hisparents, Mervyn and LerdieTaylor; brother, Terry Taylor;and sister, Sherry Lavergne,all of Grand Lake.

His funeral will be at 1p.m., Thursday, July 12, atChrist The King CatholicChurch under direction ofJohnson Funeral Home.Burial will be in HighlandMemory Gardens in LakeCharles. Visitation will con-tinue in the funeral home onThursday from 8 a.m. until12:30 p.m.

MMAACCIILLDDAA CCEECCIILLIIAATTHHEERRIIOOTT

Macilda Cecilia Theriot,91, died Wednesday, July 4,2007 at Christus St. Patrick'sHospital.

Mrs. Theriot is survived byher husband, Charles; twodaughters, Mae Ann and hus-band Carl "Mickey" Hebertand Lidian Faye and husbandLester "Ferpo" Richard, all ofGrand Chenier; daughter-in-law, Allie Mae Theriot ofGrand Chenier; six grandchi-dren; and eight great-grand-children.

Mrs. Theriot was preceded

in death by her parents,Severin and Lidian B. Miller;son, Francis Melvin Theriot;granddaughter, JenniferLurlie Richard and numerousbrothers and sisters, includ-ing Laura Nunez and ClaytonTheriot.

Mrs. Theriot was born inGrand Chenier, where shelived all of her life. She was amember of St. EugeneCatholic Church. There sheserved as a EucharisticMinister, a leader of the HolyRosary, a member of theCatholic Daughters, theLadies Altar Society. She wasselected as an AlligatorFestival Queen.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at St. EugeneCatholic Church in GrandChenier Friday, July 6. Burialwas in the St. EugeneCatholic Cemetery.

LLOOLLAA MMAAEEDDOOMMIINNGGUUEE

Lola Mae Domingue, 92, ofCameron, died Monday, July9, 2007, in a Jennings hospi-tal.

She was born in JohnsonBayou to Charles Trahan andSusan LeBouef Trahan. Sheworked as a nurse’s aide atSouth Cameron Hospital for32 years. She was a memberof Sacred Heart CatholicChurch and the CatholicDaughters.

She is survived by onedaughter, Elora Styron ofCameron, three grandchil-dren and seven great-grand-childern.

She was preceded in deathby her parents; her husband,Enos “Chick” Domingue; son-in-law, Wallace Styron Sr.;two brothers, Murl Trahanand Henry “Bud” Trahan; andtwo sisters, Ruby Vincent andThelma Reed.

Her funeral will be at 11a.m. Thursday, July 12, inHixson Funeral Home of LakeCharles. The Rev. JosephMcGrath will officiate.Interment will be in HighlandMemory Gardens under thedirection of Hixson FuneralHome of Lake Charles.

FFAAYYEE RRAAYY

Faye Ray, 73, of Evans,died Friday, June 29, 2007, in

Sulphur. Funeral serviceswere held Sunday, July 1, atHearts United Church inEvans with Rev. George Jeaneand Rev. Kevin Coward offici-ating. Burial was in EvansCemetery.

Survivors include a son,Laney Smith of Evans; threedaughters, Brenda Primeauxand husband Earl ofDeRidder, Diane Lott ofEunice, Velma Tuck and hus-band Jim of Leesville; twobrothers, Rev. Roger Jeane ofEvans and Rev. Loyd Jeane ofEvans; one sister, FrancesEgan of Evans; 16 grandchil-dren; and 26 great-grandchil-dren.

DDUUDDLLEEYY JJOOSSEEPPHHSSWWIIRREE

The funeral for DudleyJoseph Swire, 77, was heldThursday, July 5, at Our Ladyof the Lake Catholic Church,with the Rev. Clyde Thomasofficiating. Burial was inAndrus Cove Cemetery.

Mr. Swire died Tuesday,July 3, 2007, at his residencein Lake Arthur.

He was a lifelong residentof Grand Chenier and a mem-ber of St. Eugene CatholicChurch. He retired as aheavy-equipment operator forthe Cameron Parish PoliceJury. He trapped for over 50years on the Miami Corp.land. Mr. Dudley was the lastmaker of cane syrup, UncleDad’s syrup, in CameronParish.

Survivors include his wife,Hilda Vincent Swire of LakeArthur, formerly of GrandChenier; two daughters,Marlene Swire of GrandChenier and Nancy Hunterand husband Jeff of PhenixCity, Ala.; five sons, Roy Keithand wife Andrea, Rudolphand wife Charlene, Asa andwife Shelly, Anthony and wifeJudy, and Oliver Swire, all ofGrand Chenier; one sister, IdaBoudreaux of Lake Charles,formerly of Creole; eightgrandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Mr. Swire was preceded indeath by his parents, Henryand Clarissa Miller Swire,and 11 siblings.

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CCLLYYDDEE JJ.. GGUUIIDDRRYY

Clyde J. Guidry, 94, diedTuesday, July 10, 2007, in alocal hospital.

He was a native of Rayneand a lifelong resident ofHackberry. Clyde enjoyed lis-tening to French music. Hewas a member of St. Peterthe Apostle Catholic Churchin Hackberry.

Survivors include oneson, Carroll J. Guidry andwife, Ellen of Toledo Bend;three daughters, Mary LouLittle and husband, Cliffordof Hackberry, Twiley AnnBroussard and husband,Bubbie of Hackberry, andBetty Jo Lejeune and hus-band, James of LakeCharles; 12 grandchildren;and 22 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in deathby his wife, Leora Guidry;one brother; and three sis-ters.

His funeral was heldWednesday, July 11, inHixson-Sulphur MemorialFuneral Home. The Rev.Roland Vaughn officiated.Burial was in St. Peter theApostle Cemetery inHackberry.

TTHHOOMMAASS HHUUBBEERRTTHHAASSHHAA

Thomas “Tommy” Hasha,76, of Hackberry diedSaturday, July 7, 2007 in hisresidence.

Mr. Hasha was born andraised in Lake Charles andhad lived most of his life inLake Charles before settlingin Hackberry. He served theUnited States Army duringthe Korean War. He workedas a Millwright for the LocalUnion #1476 for nearly 35years before retiring. He wasa member of the Carpenters& Joiners Local #953, theVFW and the AmericanLegion. Mr. Hasha loved tocook and entertain familyand friends. He also enjoyedfishing in his catfish pond.He was a member of St.Peter the Apostle CatholicChurch.

He leaves to honor hismemory, his companion of 34years, Amy L. Romero ofHackberry; four sons, DanielGary Hasha of Sulphur;Dane Gregory Hasha andDonald Glenn Hasha, both ofLake Charles and ThomasJohn Hasha and wife Sheila

Page 3, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., July 12, 2007

4TH ANNUAL CAMERON SALTWATER

FISHING FESTIVAL

Grand Chenier ParkGrand Chenier, LA

August 3 & 4, 2007Along with all of the inshore activities we will again be having our SaltwaterFishing Tournament, with two fishing (2) divisions for the adults to competein. . .

• Offshore Division • Bay and Surf DivisionAnd A

• Junior Division (For those anglers 15 years or younger)This year as an added attraction, the Cameron Saltwater Fishing Festival

will be sponsoring the 1ST ANNUAL CAMERON SALTWATER FISHINGFESTIVAL REDFISH CHALLENGE.

The Redfish Challenge has a team tournament format where teams will befishing for two (2) Redfish per day, between the slot size limit of 20 inches to27 inches, over the two (2) days of the Festival. Contestants must use allmeans to weigh fish in alive, dead fish will be weighed but a 1/2 pound penal-ty per dead fish weighed in will be subtracted from the days total weight. Thisis a two day event with the top three (3) teams with the largest 2 day totalweight winning prize money.

— SPECIAL NOTICE —The Cameron Saltwater Fishing Festival will be having a Captain’s

Night at the Grand Chenier Park Pavilion on Thursday, July 26, 2007at 6:30 p.m. All questions about the rules and the festival will be dis-cussed at this meeting. Redfish Challenge entries and discountedFishing Festival fishing tickets may be purchased at this event.Anglers who enter our fishing events prior to and on Captain’s Night

will be treated to a fish dinner, refreshments and will be eligible forthe many door prizes given away at this function.

CAMERON SALTWATER FISHING FESTIVAL TICKETS andCAMERON SALTWATER REDFISH CHALLENGE ENTRY FORMS,ALONG WITH OFFICIALS RULES may be acquired at these fine mer-chants:

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BAILEY AND BRITNEY Bourriague are shown display-ing the Chinese Clothespin Dolls they made on Craft Dayat Johnson Bayou Library. Due to bad weather on Friday,Craft Day was incorporated with Travel to China Day,which included games, activities, books and food relatedto China. Johnson Bayou Library will travel to a differentcountry every Friday during the month of July.

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MELISSA-ANNE Crittenden and Joshua Cain Walker ofCameron announce their engagement and forthcomingmarriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Sharon Shippand Charles Crittenden of California. The groom-elect isthe son of Janet and Charlie Walker of Cameron. Thewedding is set for Saturday, July 28 at the VFW Hall Post#993, Hwy. 171, Moss Bluff at 4:30 p.m. A reception willfollow. Through this means, friends and relatives areinvited to attend.

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also soon became apparentthat having become accus-tomed to them, all humans,particularly females, wouldbe welcome.

Now each and every per-son receives the same specialpreferential treatment, bethey swimmers, divers,canoeists, windsurfers, orchildren paddling from thesmall adjacent beach.

The working vessels thatregularly cross the dolphin'schosen territory, however,remain his main priority, andit is a rare and special privi-lege when he remains with avessel during their seawardor homeward passages.

On occasion he has beenseen to clear the water to theheight of a vessel's bridge, butusually he seems to "roll"ahead in the bow wave,appearing so quickly as togive the impression that theremust be more than one.

The Dingle Dolphin--orFungie, the name given tohim by the fishermen--is a

fully grown, possibly middleaged, male bottlenose,Tursiops Truncatus. Heweighs in at around 500 lbs.and measures in the region of13 feet. Although it is by nomeans unique to find theseusually social, open creaturesliving alone in a "restricted"zone and befriendinghumans, it is still a relativelyrare world event, and Fungieis Ireland's first recordedoccurrence.

allow displaced students toattend school out of theirparish of residence, but someCalcasieu parents used theopportunity to enroll theirchildren at Grand Lakerather than at their assignedschools in Calcasieu.

Rodrigue said that thesestudents cannot be sent backto Calcasieu since they werelegally enrolled, but there willbe no more such enrollments.She will check with the stateBoard of Elementary andSecondary Education to see ifthey must be allowed toremain in Cameron ParishSchools until graduation.

She said no transportationis provided for these out ofparish students, althoughsome of the parents did notunderstand this when theyenrolled their children.Cameron Parish does providebuses to transport approxi-mately 50 children from theKlondike and Lowry commu-nities to Jefferson DavisParish schools each year.Cameron Parish pays a percapita fee, amounting toaround $120,000 per year, toJeff Davis for educating thesestudents.

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The Board heard fromKisha Kilmer, FEMA coordi-nator for the Louisiana PublicAssistance program, thatplans for a two story buildingat South Cameron may haveto be changed in order to cap-ture the most federal dollarsfor rebuilding. Kilmer, whodirected the EmergencyOperations Center inCameron after the storm, nowworks for the state, helpinglocal governments negotiatethe maze of federal regula-tions associated with recov-ery.

The Board learned thatFEMA lawyers want changesto the architect's contracts forthe school and the centraloffice before design work canbegin. Kilmer is working withFEMA to determine whethera two story building will bewithin the scope of a replace-ment or whether it must beconsidered an "improved" pro-ject, which caps the repay-ment at FEMA's estimate.The proposal to raise theschool to 19' above sea levelalso exceeds guidelines. Therules are complicated, butKilmer said she will workwith the Board and the archi-tects to get the most federalmoney possible.

At the August meeting, theBoard will decide what kindof facility to build to replaceGrand Chenier Elementary

and Audrey Memorial School,which were being used aswarehouse and bus mainte-nance facilities. The currentproposal is to combine bothfunctions at the AudreyMemorial site.

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Code of Conduct wereapproved providing for corpo-ral punishment for gradesPre-K-3 only, and only as alast resort. Another changeclarified the rule against ear-rings/piercings for boys andgirls. The only items allowedare earrings for girls.

Bids for a concrete side-walk, canopy, and curb repairat Grand Lake School werereceived, with the contractawarded to Michael J.Leblanc Construction for$48,369. Bids for new athleticlockers for SCS were rejectedas too high, and will be re-advertised for a less expen-sive product.

The 2007 Beef Cattle ShortCourse at Texas A&M will beheld Aug. 5-8. This three dayseminar represents the culmi-nation of knowledge of indus-try leaders and experts.

Each year more than 1,200beef producers attend theTexas A&M Beef Cattle Shortcourse to expand their knowl-edge of the beef cattle indus-try and join in the discussionof the most current issues fac-

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features the popularCattlemen’s College, a gener-al session with the nation’sleading beef cattle experts,seminars, workshops andmini-symposiums.

For further informationand forms contact the LSUAgCenter, Cameron ParishOffice, Gary Wicke at 905-1318.

The Johnson BayouLibrary has announced aschedule of events as follows:

Tuesday, July 17: 10 a.m.,Children’s Crafts.

Wednesday, July 18: 10:30a.m., Story time and booksigning with TommieTownsley.

Thursday, July 19: 10 a.m.,Pokeno.

Friday, July 20: 10:30 a.m.Travel to Italy-Stories,Games, Crafts, and Food.

For more information call569-2892.

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Letters to the Editor

CATHY CAGLE POST, right, is pictured with SenatorWillie Mount who asked her to speak to the LouisianaSenate and House recently concerning her new book,“Hurricane Audrey.”

Post book well received

Courthousearchitect praised

Dear Editor:On Tuesday, June 26, I

was invited by Senator WillieMount to speak before boththe Louisiana Senate and theHouse at the state capitol inBaton Rouge. At the openinggavel of the Senate, SenatorMount opened the sessionwith the prayer, then invokedthe ‘rare privilege’ to intro-duce the author of HurricaneAudrey, a book she had high-ly recommended as a part ofLouisiana history. SenatorMount tied the introductionof the book into the Senaterecord by pointing out thatJune 27 marks the 50thanniversary of HurricaneAudrey.

She then introduced me

and asked me to speak beforethe standing-room-onlycrowd. I thanked the senatorsfor all they had done in thehurricane stricken areasalong the Louisiana coast,and encouraged their contin-ued, specific focus on the dev-astation in Cameron Parish.

I followed Mount into theHouse side of the legislature.State Representative Dan“Blade” Morrish paused theproceedings for a word aboutthe book. Rep. Morrish calledattention to the devastationin Cameron Parish. Again, Iwas asked to say a few words.

I was truly impressed withthe reception the bookreceived in both the Senateand the House.

I was later told by a con-gressional staffer that “this isvirtually unheard of--that anoutsider, someone who wasnot an elected official, would

be allowed to address theSenate--much less both cham-bers.”

The people of Cameron askfor so little, and yet theydeserve so much. My onlyquestion now is, “When isSenator Mount going to runfor governor?” I have neverwitnessed such effective, yetdelicately forceful persuasionin getting word out regardingCameron Parish. I’m a long-time Republican, but thisDemocrat gets my vote.

The book continues to topthe best-sellers onAmazon.com (in its category)for the 11th straight week.

/s/ Cathy Cagle Post

before Hurricane Audreystruck. Had he lived, hewould have known that theperil which he visioned in1938 was not imaginary and,more important, that hisdesign to meet the peril wasdrawn in the best traditionsof fine architecture.

Not only does the buildingstand today. During hours ofterror its “architecturalappearance of mass andstrength” were, to put it mild-ly, “most reassuring” to theCameron community whenthe rest of it was wrecked byAudrey’s onslaught.

Dear Editor:While my wife was enjoy-

ing a respite at Holly Beachand Cameron last week, shebought a copy of the June 7Pilot in which the featurearticle involved constructionof your courthouse. AsHerman J. Duncan, my uncle,was the architect for theCameron Parish Courthouse,I enjoyed reading that bit ofhistory.

One of the first architectsin the state of Louisiana, hisregistry is #3 dated 1912, hewas strong willed and arrowstraight. It was said that henever stooped to pay off any“nair do well.” When truckerswanted extra money to haulsupplies to the Cameron cour-thouse job site because theyhad to pay off two ferries, hequietly and quickly arrangedto have the supplies barged infrom Lake Charles.

He received many a josh-ing for designing 12 inch con-crete walls from contractorsand fellow architects, a criti-cism the Louisiana and theAmerican ArchitectAssociations withdrew afterthe 1957 Audrey storm.

Anyway, here are a fewpages from his notes put intobook form in 2003. You are inthe center of history and cul-ture. Treat it well.

Sincerely,/s/ Windsor P. Thomas, Jr.

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While the memory ofHurricane Audrey is stillfresh in mind, it seems well toretell in editorial form thestory of a Louisiana architect,the late Herman J. Duncan ofAlexandria, who designed theCameron Parish courthousewhich withstood the twistingfuries of the hurricane andprovided a safe haven forhundreds in the great cata-strophe.

The courthouse was com-pleted in 1938. In 1939, in abooklet dealing with con-struction, Mr. Duncan wrotethat the site of the courthouse“faces the sea and is subject towinds of hurricane fury, andto tidal waves of greatdestructive possibilities sincethe land lies low and risesvery gradually from thebeach.”

Continuing, Mr. Duncanwrote that “a definite consid-eration in designing thebuilding was its possible useas a storm refuge; thisrequires a building of strong,durable construction.” Wallsof the courthouse are 12 inch-es thick. They are butressedby battered pylons and bracedby concrete floor and roof.

“Aside from addingstrength to the walls,” Mr.Duncan wrote in 1939, “Thebattered pylons give an archi-tectural appearance of massand strength that are mostreassuring in a communitythat has no other permanentbuilding of any kind.”

Unfortunately, Mr.Duncan died six months

MarshlandFestivalschedule

The Marshland Festival, aphilanthropic event reachingout to support various youth,church and school activities,is a celebration of life, music,culture, family, friends andgood times in SouthwestLouisiana. Founded in 1989by the community ofHackberry, the 18th annualMarshland Festival will beheld Friday and Saturday,July 27-28, at the LakeCharles Civic Center.

The festival was created toraise money for the non-profitorganizations of Hackberry.The primary focus for fundingis the children of Hackberry.With the funds raised by thefestival, the youth ofHackberry are able to partici-pate in sporting events andyouth organizations at local,state and national levels.

The festival includes abusiness expo, games, noveltyand sales booths, arts andcrafts, food and beveragebooths, Kids’ World and liveentertainment.

Festival gates will open at5 p.m. on Friday and 10:30a.m. on Saturday. Admissionis $8 for adults on Friday and$10 on Saturday. Admission is$1 for children age 7-14, andthose six and under areadmitted free.

For more information,visit the festival website,www.marshlandfestival.comor www.visitlakecharles.org.

The old files of theCameron Pilot, which was 50years old last October, are animportant source for personsdoing research on family andparish history.

A recent request from aCalifornia resident to theCameron Parish Library boreevidence to this.

The person was trying tofind information on aCameron teenager who waskilled in a wreck in August,1975--33 years ago.

The Library’s microfilm ofthe Pilot’s issues since June,1957 were destroyed byHurricane Rita, but boundcopies of the Pilot for the past50 years were still on file inthe newspaper’s office and wewere able to make a copy ofthe wreck story for the inquir-er.

All of the Pilot’s issues areon microfilm at the LSULibrary and Cameron LibraryDirector Charlotte Trosclairsaid she will obtain copies assoon as she is able to obtainmicrofilm readers and findroom for them.

In addition, the old Pilotfiles are also on microfilm atthe McNeese Library, withthe exception of recent years.

All of the Pilot’s issues forthe past six months can befound on the internet at thisaddress:

h t t p : / / w w w. d e q u i n c ynews.com/pilot/

Where to findold Pilots

4th annual Fishing Fest to be Aug. 3-4

The 4th annual CameronSaltwater Fishing Festivalwill be held Aug. 3 and 4,2007, out of the GrandChenier Park.

The Saltwater FishingTournament, will have twofishing divisions for theadults to compete in theOffshore Division and Bayand Surf Division. There isalso a Junior Division, foranglers 15 years and younger.

This year as an addedattraction the Festival willsponsor the 1st AnnualCameron Saltwater FishingFestival Redfish Challenge.The Challenge has a TeamTournament format whereteams will be fishing for tworedfish per day over the twodays of the Festival betweenthe slot size limit of 20 inchesto 27 inches.

Contestants must use allmeans to weigh fish in alive,dead fish will be weighed buta 1/2 pound penalty per deadfish weighed in will be sub-tracted from that days totalweight. This is a two dayevent with the top threeteams with the largest twoday total weight winningprize money.

The Festival will have a

Captain’s Night at the GrandChenier Park Pavilion onThursday, July 26, at 6:30p.m. All questions about therules and the festival will bediscussed at this meeting.

Redfish Challenge entriesand discounted fishingFestival Fishing Tickets maybe purchased at this event.Anglers who enter the fishingevents prior to and the nightof will be treated to a fish din-ner, refreshments and will beeligible for the many doorprizes given away at thisfunction.

Cameron SaltwaterFishing Festival Tickets andCameron Saltwater RedfishChallenge entry forms, alongwith official rules may beacquired at these merchants:

CAMERON: Carroll’sQuick Mart and The Pit Stop.

CREOLE: Creole OneStop, The Kountry Store.

GRAND CHENIER:Kelley’s Mart.

JOHNSON BAYOU:Bayou Convenience.

LAKE CHARLES: GulfCoast Tackle, Lake CharlesTackle.

SWEETLAKE: Chesson’sGrocery.

Road Home will not affect benefit eligibility

The Road Home programbenefits will not affect eligi-bility status for SocialSecurity, Medicaid orMedicare benefits, programofficials confirmed today.

Agencies and non-profitorganizations providing ser-vices to individuals and fami-lies who are Medicaid,Medicare or SSI recipientsand also own homes that weredamaged in HurricaneKatrina or Rita are urged toinform recipients that theaward from The Road Homeprogram will not impact theirbenefits.

"Many homeowners whomay be eligible for The RoadHome have not applied forfear of losing some or all of

their benefits, and that clear-ly is not the case," saidMichael Taylor, director of theDisaster Recovery Unit,Office of CommunityDevelopment. "They may belosing out on an opportunityto possibly be compensatedfor damages to their homesuffered as a result ofHurricane Katrina or Rita,"he said.

Those who are eligible forthe program must apply byJuly 31, 2007.

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Kisha Kilmer, GroupLeader for Special Projects forthe Governor’s Office ofHomeland Security andEmergency Preparedness,and Billy Crabb, CameronParish Liaison to LouisianaPublic Assistance, addressedthe Cameron Parish SchoolBoard on Monday, July 9, con-cerning construction chal-lenges in the design of boththe Cameron Parish SchoolBoard Office and SouthCameron High School.

Issues with both newstructures include replacingthe formerly one and one-halfstory central office structureon Dewey Street with a two-story structure on MarshallStreet and three formerly sin-gle story schools with a oneand one-half story school inCreole.

Additional areas of discus-sion include the heights ofboth new construction pro-jects. Any increase in heightbeyond that of the Above BaseFlood Elevation (ABFE) arenot covered with FEMA fund-ing without extensiveresearch that proves highestwater levels and/or levels ofhighest wave action.

While the Cameron ParishSchool Board can elect toauthorize the higher thanregulation elevation and fundthe increased elevation withlocal or other available funds,they must take into consider-ation vulnerability to windissues at the higher elevation,increased insurance premi-ums due to higher wind vul-nerability, and possibility ofstructural damage if a bus orother large vehicle were to hita piling.

Because of the fact thatboth construction projectsinvolve a change of address,as well as changes in numberof stories and square footages,requests for ImprovedProjects must be filed withhopes that the requests willbe rejected.

Improved Projects cap theobligations at estimated costsrather than actual costswhich could be financially dis-advantageous to the SchoolBoard. FEMA field personnelare currently working towardproving the cost-effectivenessof the additional stories at

both projects. If the projects result in

Improved Project classifica-tions, hazard mitigation fund-ing would not be available.The projects will only be eligi-ble for new codes and stan-dard requirements and rais-ing previously on-groundbuildings to the Above BaseFlood Elevation in the area ofmitigation.

Kilmer commended theCameron Parish School Boardfor moving cautiously in thesetwo projects so as not to facethe problems that other hurri-cane-impacted school districtshave faced with large pro-jects. Many projects acrossthe state received fundingthat later had to be paid backto FEMA for not following allthe policies of the Stafford Actwhich funds FEMA.

FEMA personnel arescheduled to meet withArchitect Steve Shows ofSulphur who is heading theSouth Cameron High Schoolproject and Architect GayleZembower of Lake Charleswho is heading the centraloffice project on July 19, 2007.

In addition to squarefootage, foot print and eleva-tion issues, it is hoped thatarchitect contract issuesmight also be resolved by thatmeeting. The contract issuesinvolve verbiage to hold thearchitects accountable forFEMA construction policiesthat will assure full FEMAfunding and very limitedchange orders.

The School Board has paidserious attention to being fis-cally responsible in these con-struction projects to assurethat general fund moniesremain available for studentneeds at all four school sites,as well as to continue to movetoward raises for all employ-ees with local funds.

The next Cameron ParishSchool Board constructionprojects will include replace-ment of the warehouse, for-merly housed at GrandChenier Elementary Schooland the bus fleet maintenancefacility, formerly housed atAudrey Memorial School.

As Kilmer indicated, thesetotal construction projects areactually designing the tem-plate for public buildings inLouisiana, since these are ofthe very few not involvingmodular or pre-fabricatedbuildings within the projects.

The Lemesche Bass Clubwill hold their seventh clubtournament of the year thisSaturday, July 14, fishing outof the old Amoco Field.Launching will be at theSuperior Landing (MiamiCorporation Launch), accord-ing to Carl Broussard, presi-dent of the club.

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Fishing Festival will be heldat the Grand Chenier Park,Aug. 3 and 4. Anglers maybegin fishing at 12:01 a.m. onFriday, Aug. 3, as long as thearea is open for fishing. Thecompetition will cease at 5p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, andscales will be closed.

Captain’s Night will be atthe Grand Chenier ParkPavilion on Thursday, July26, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets willbe sold at a reduced price of$25 at that time. Anglers whopurchase fishing festival tick-ets will be treated to a fishdinner. Refreshments will beavailable and door prizes willbe given out.

Regular price tickets are$30, but anglers must chooseto fish either the offshore divi-sion or the bay and surf divi-sion.

Junior division anglersmust be 15 years of age oryounger, entry fee is $15, butthey may enter both divisionsby purchasing an additional$30 ticket. Only juniors canfish both divisions. Adult

anglers have to check the boxfor the division they want tofish. All entrants have to pre-sent their entry stub beforeweighing in fish.

There will be no alcohol oralcoholic beverages consumedby entrants while fishing dur-ing official Festival competi-tion hours or until the fishhave been weighed in. Boatscompeting must stay 50 feetfrom each other, unless per-mission is granted. All stateand federal fishing laws andsize limits must be obeyed.

Weigh in is 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.on Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday. Be in linebefore the scales close to beable to weigh-in your fish.

Plaques will be awardedfor first, second and thirdplace largest fish in each cat-egory. Anglers can weigh inmore than one fish in eachcategory in the division thatthey entered and can winmore than one award.

There wil be outstandingangler male and female tro-phies for offshore and the bayand surf divisions, and also ajunior outstanding angler intheir division.

Fish may be taken witheither artificial, live or deadbaits, not by nets, seines orother non-sporting methods.

All entrants who pur-chased rodeo tickets are eligi-ble for door prizes drawn afterweigh-in.

I’ll have the big fish moneybingo and the redfish chal-

CameronOutdoorsBy LOSTON MCEVERS

lenge next week. These twoevents are separate from theregular fishing divisions andare new attractions for the2007 event.

AARREEAA TTAALLKKAnglers are reminded

that your fishing licenseexpired on June 30, so checkto be sure you renewed yourlicense.

I spoke with anglers fromPecan Island, and they’rereally doing well on redfishin the South Marsh area.Good 20 to 24 inch reds hit-ting plastic baits.

The 2007 Beef CattleNutrition Short Course willbe hosted over interactivevideo at sites throughoutLouisiana from 6-8 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. each evening. Checkthe schedule for details andtimes.

The topics include assess-ing cattle nutrition needsand feed sources, reducingstored feed needs, weanedcalf development and eco-nomics, commodity feeds indetail, and applied nutritiontools.

For further informationand forms contact the LSUAgCenter, Cameron ParishOffice, Gary Wicke at 905-1318.

New booksat Library

The following memorialbooks have been donated tothe Cameron Parish Library.Honorees, donors and titlesare listed in that order:

Moe N. Dilts and David N.Dilts, Mike and PaulaChesson, Charlton HestonPresents the Bible;

Roberta Rogers, Dave andDebbie Savoie and Family,Church Suppers;

Robert “Bob” LeBert,Charlotte Trosclair Family,Breaking 100, 90, 80;

Emma L. Theriot, Ty andLucas Trosclair, Kallan andAli Conner, Eagle BrandSimple 1, 2, 3;

Thomas Randle, CharlotteTrosclair and Family,Eyewitness Books: Shark andEyewitness Books: Plant;

Lucille M. Landry, GailMudd, 21 Terrific PatchworkBags, Easy Beaded Jewelry,and Sulky Secrets toSuccessful Stabilizing;

Emma “Tout” Theriot,Dave and Debbie Savioe andfamily, Thai Cooking andMore;

Robert Paul Hebert, Joeyand Belinda Dockins andfamily, Classic Super Bikesfrom Around the World;

Emma Lou Theriot, Joeyand Belinda Dockins andfamily, Fix It and Enjoy ItCookbook.

News articles should be submitted to theCameron Parish Pilot by 10 a.m. Wednesday

for inclusion in that week’s paper.

Short courseto be held

Page 6, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., July 12, 2007

CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDDSSRREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE

MOTT ROAD - 11.42 acres11.42 acre tract off Cox Roadin Sweetlake suitable forhomesite. Public water avail-able at end of road. Must pro-vide your own mechanical sys-tem. No abstract, but sellerwill warrant title. Call Gracefor more details.

HWY 1144 (Big Pasture)10.48 acres. Beautiful fencedtract of land presently used tograze horses. Would make agreat homesite!! NE corneracre must be sold with thisacreage due to separateowner. $157,500 for 10.48acres and $15,000 for adjoin-ing acre. Call Grace today formore details.

•HEBERT CAMP Rd. lots:Tract 1 totals .55 of an acreand is located West of firsthouse on the left going Westand Tract 3 & 4 combinedtotals .63 of an acre is on cor-ner of Hebert Camp Road andHwy 1144. Restricted lots. Noabstract. In Flood zone AE-9. •VENABLE LANE 4.83 acres:Two strips of land adjoiningeach other totaling 4.83 acresat the end of Venable Lane inBig Pasture. Pecan and oaktrees on the ridge. 600 ft ofproperty goes into the marsh.Would make a great homesiteor campsite.

•PRICE REDUCED:Grand Lake--14 acre tract atend of Micheal Lane off Cal-Cam Line for $199,900. Southboundary has 640' m/l onChesson Rd for 2nd access.Lots C, D, E, and F can be soldseparately for $15,000. ea. LotG cannot be landlocked andmust go with lots on eitherMichael or Chesson. C a l lERA Moffett Realty, Inc. 337-436-6639 and ask for Grace @310-5280 Ext. 261 to get aplat of land. 10/4eow

FFOORR SSAALLEE

METAL OUTLET MetalRoofing ~ Carports ~ MetalBuildings ~ Patio Cover Kits ~C’s & Z’s ~ Custom Trim ~ RV& Equipment Covers ~ MetalDoors ~ Windows. 337-625-2778. 2241 E. Napoleon,Sulphur. Open Mon.-Fri. 7am-5 pm, Sat. 7 am-12 noon.tfc.

PPRRAAYYEERR

Oh most beautiful flowerof Mt. Carmel, fruitful vinesplendor of heaven. BlessedMother of the Son of God,Immaculate Virgin, assist mein my necessity. Oh, Star ofthe Sea, help me and show me,herein you are my mother. OhHoly Mary, Mother of God,Queen of Heaven and Earth! Ihumbly beseech you from thebottom of my heart to succorme in this necessity. There arenone that can withstand yourpowers Oh show me hereinyou are my Mother. Oh, Maryconceived without sin, pray forus who have recourse to thee(three times) Holy Mother, Iplace this cause in your hands.(three times) Holy Spirit, youwho solve all problems, lightall the roads so that I mayattain my goal. You who mustgive me the divine gift to for-give and forget all evil againstme and that in all instances inmy life you are with me. Iwant in this short prayer tothank you for all things, andto confirm once again, that Inever want to be separatedfrom you in eternal glory.Thank you for your mercytoward me and mine. The per-son must say this prayer 3consecutive days. After 3 daysthe request will be grantedthis prayer must be publishedafter the favor is granted. JT

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Saturday, August 4, 2007Grand Chenier State Park, Grand Chenier, La.$2.00 Per Person to Get In Gate - 10 & Under Get In Free

Deadline for entry form is Wednesday, August 1, 2007.DRESS CODE: Casual Dress

(Capri, Shorts, Skirt, Sun Dress, Etc.) - Straight Modeling

NO BEADING, SEQUINS OR RHINESTONES ALLOWED!!Hair and makeup should be age and outfit appropriate.

Competition Starts Promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please be there at9:30 to register. PLEASE COME DRESSED. There will be nodressing facility. The pageant will be held under a coveredpavilion.

— AGE GROUPS —0-11 Month Girls...........................................Baby Miss12-23 Month Girls...........................................Tiny Miss2-3 Year Girls.............................................Toddler Miss

Crowning of the Above Age Groups

4-6 Year Girls.................................................Little Miss7-9 Year Girls.................................................Petite Miss10-12 Year Girls................................................Deb Miss13-14 Year Girls..............................................Teen Miss15-16 Year Girls...........................................Junior Miss17 Years + Girls.......................................................Miss

Queens: Crown and BannerAlternates: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Runners-up

— Entry Fee is $25.00 —Cash or Checks payable to: Cameron Fishing Festival

CALL RECIA WILLIS AT:

370-4325 or 775-5316 for more information or forms.

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE REBUILDING OF THECAMERON PARISH YOUTH GROUPS, THE CAMERON LIONSCLUB CRIPPLED CHILDREN CAMP & EYEGLASS FOUNDA-TION. THE FISHING FESTIVAL WILL RETURN TO CAMERONAS SOON AS REPAIRS TO THE JETTY PIERS FACILITIES ARECOMPLETE.

July 15th, 2007Grand Lake

MultipurposeBuilding

at 12 Noon

July 17th, 2007Cameron EOC

Building at 6 p.m.

July 18th, 2007Hackberry

MultipurposeBuilding at 6 p.m.

Refreshments andCommunity

presentations onMental Health

Services availableand funded by aFederal Grant

Join us for refreshments and apresentation on Mental HealthS e r v i c e savailable inyour commu-nity. If you livein CameronParish or ifyou were dis-placed fromyour home byH u r r i c a n eRita, you qual-ify for grant services. On-siteMental Health Professionals will beavailable to answer your questions.

See you there!

CameronParish

Residents

MEMBERS OF THE Hackberry Gladiators 9 & 10 year old baseball team are shownabove: (back row, from left) Coach Drost, Braxton Jinks, Aric Carroll, Blake Drost, HeadCoach Pago, Quinton LaSage, Blake Perkins, Tyler Hatten, Coach Carroll; (front row)Matthew Lancto, Austin Bazinet , Kory Kyle, Tim Savage, Caleb Dowling, and HaydenPago.

KORY KYLE and Braxton Jinks, formerly of theHackberry Gladiator 9 and 10 year old baseball team,made the Sulphur American All-Star team. They compet-ed in the Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament in DeQuincylast week. Kory Kyle played shortstop while BraxtonJinks played first base and pitcher.

The dedication of theSouth Cameron baseball com-plex, located on the site of theformer South CameronElementary School, and FunDay will be held on Saturday,Aug. 18. More informationwill be made available at alater date through CameronCommunications.

Boating classto be held

Lake Charles PowerSquadron will hold a one daySafe Boating Class onSaturday, July 21, at theirclubhouse located just pastthe I-210 boat launch pastLafleur Park.

The class is from 8:30 a.m.to 3 p.m. Boaters with insur-ance may get a discount bycompleting this approvedclass. Anyone born after Jan.1, 1988, must take the classbefore operating a boat over10 hp.

This class will cover allaspects of safe boating alongwith information on the haz-ards of our local waterway. Alite lunch will be provided oryou can bring a sack lunch.

The class is free and allages are invited to attend. Formore information on thePower Squadron Safe boatingclasses call Ship to Shore at474-0730.

Donationsto fund trip

Cameron CommunicationsPublic Relations CoordinatorTrina Johnson presented acheck to Allyson Bourriaquefor the Cajun Heat girl’s soft-ball and Debbie Savoie for theStars and Stripes girl’s coachpitch teams.

The donation will be usedto fund their teams’ trip toPanama City for a tourna-ment which be held from July8-15.

— NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC —The Cameron Parish Police Jury is considering the following

ordinance for possible adoption:

PUBLIC HEALTH – SANITARY CODESEWAGE DISPOSAL

Responsible Parties:A person who owns, operates, manages, or otherwise controls any premises shall pro-

vide for sewage disposal in a manner which is in compliance with this Code.

Discharges:A person shall not directly or indirectly discharge, or allow to be discharged, the con-

tents or effluent from any plumbing fixtures, vault, privy, portable toilet, or septic tank, intoany road, street, gutter, ditch, water course, body of water, or onto the surface of theground.

Land Application:No sewage sludge or sewage treatment effluent shall be applied to land for treatment,

disposal, irrigation or other purposes without a permit from the state health officer.

Violations; penalties:Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be liable in damages to the

Cameron Parish Police Jury, as well as for any personal injury or property damage,including environmental damage that results from such violation.

Any person who violates the provisions of this article, or any permit issued hereundershall, in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided hereunder or by any law, beguilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or thirty(30) days in the parish jail or both, at the discretion of the court. Each day a violation con-tinues shall constitute a separate offense.RUN: July 5, 12, 19, 26 (JY 5)

Dedication ofcomplex set

any method is acceptable.The successful bidder shall be

required to furnish a Performanceand Payment Bond written by acompany licensed to do business inLouisiana, in an amount equal to100% of the Contract amount,written by a surety companylicensed to do business inLouisiana with an A.M. BestRating of “A” or better, all in accor-dance with LSA-R.S. 38:2219. Thebond shall be countersigned by aperson who is under contract withthe surety company or bond issueras an insurance agent in thisState, and who is residing in thisState.

No bid may be withdrawn for aperiod of forty-five (45) days afterreceipt of bids, except under theprovisions of LA-R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the rightto reject any and all bids for justcause. In accordance with LA-R.S.38:2212(A)(1)(b), the provisionsand requirements of this Section,those stated in the advertisementfor bids, and those required on theBid Form shall not be consideredas informalities and shall not bewaived by any public entity.

The public shall incur no oblig-ation to the Contractor until theContract between the Owner andthe Contractor is fully executed.

Official action on this bid willbe taken within forty-five (45) daysby the Cameron Parish MosquitoAbatement, District #1.

All bids must be plainlymarked on the outside of the enve-lope:

BID FOR “PHASE I SITEWORK IMPROVEMENTS, NEWFACILITIES, CAMERON PARISHMOSQUITO ABATEMENT, DIS-TRICT #1”

Julian RobicheauxCameorn Parish

Mosquito AbatementRUN: June 21, 28, and July 12 (J-35)

BID ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement for Playground

EquipmentBid package may be picked up

at Hackberry Recreation Center,1250 Recreation Circle, Hackberry,La. 70645. Bids will be openedMonday, July 23, 2007, atHackberry Recreation Center at6:00 p.m.

For any further informationplease contact Dwayne Sanner at337-230-7402.RUN: July 5, 12, 19 (JY-8)

LEGAL NOTICESealed bids will be received by

Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2007 atthe Parish Government Office,122A Recreation Lane, Cameron,Louisiana, 70631 for the purchse ofone (1) Hurst ML-28 rescue toolset, or the equal, as per specifica-tions.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police Juryoffice by calling (337) 775-5718during normal business hours.

BY:/s/ Bonnie W. Conner

BONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARY

RUN: July 12, 19, and 26 (JY-15)

PUBLIC NOTICESealed bids will be received by

Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2007 atthe Parish Government Office,122A Recreation Lane, Cameron,Louisiana, 70631 for the purchaseand installation of one (1) 60 Hz,150 KW Diesel Generator, as perspecifications.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police Juryoffice by calling (337) 775-5718during normal business hours.

BY:/s/ Bonnie W. Conner

BONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARY

RUN: July 12, 19, and 26 (JY-16)

NOTICEIn accordance with La. Code of

Civil Procedure art. 3198 and3229, the Estate of Frank Brown isseeking Court approval to compro-mise its claim for property dam-ages sustained as a reult ofHurricane Rita. Anyone havingany opposition to the compromiseshall file the same within seven (7)days from the date of this Notice.RUN: July 12 (JY-17)

PROCEEDINGSCAMERON PARISH

RECREATION DISTRICT NO. 5The Cameron Parish

Recreation District No. 5 held itsregularly scheduled meeting onJune 21, 2007 at 6:30 P.M.

Board members in attendancewere Anita Kingham, Toby Landry,Kim Nunez, and Julia Racca.Member absent was Kim Montie.

Employees present were AdaAguillard, Janice Landry, HeatherGranger, Shantelle Richard andLisa Dupuie.

Guest present was Mr. CharlesPrecht.

Kim Nunez called the meetingto order.

Toby Landry made a motion todisperse of the reading of the min-utes of the May 17, 2007 meetingand was seconded by Julia Racca.The motion carried.

Anita Kingham made a motionto accept the treasurer’s report andwas seconded by Julia Racca. Themotion carried.

Toby Landry made a motion topay bills and was seconded byAnita Kingham. The motion car-ried.

Anita Kingham made a motionto close the pool for the season onJuly 28, 2007 instead of August 11,2007 as was previously decidedupon at the April 19, 2007 meeting.The motion was seconded by TobyLandry and the motion carried.

The board tabled the decisionto purchase a freezer for ice creamsales until a later date.

Anita Kingham made a motionto go into executive session for per-sonnel discussion and was second-ed by Kim Nunez. The motion car-ried.

Anita Kingham made a motion

Construction Company, Inc. forCameron Parish Fire Substationsand Maintenance Barn, recordedunder File Number 302245,Mortgage Records of CameronParish, Louisiana shall be accept-ed as complete and satisfactoryand the Secretary shall cause thenecessary advertisement for theclaims to be made in a manner andform provided by law.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Conner and car-ried, that the contract for ProjectNumber 2006-11 by and betweenthe Cameron Parish Police Juryand Palermo ConstructionCompany, Inc. for Post-RitaRestoration of Johnson BayouMaintenance Barn, recorded underFile Number 302644, MortgageRecords of Cameron Parish,Louisiana shall be accepted ascomplete and satisfactory and theSecretary shall cause the neces-sary advertisement for the claimsto be made in a manner and formprovided by law.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that Item No. 15 on theagenda, to establish a policy gov-erning Public InformationRequests, shall be tabled.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that Item No. 16 on the agen-da, a Resolution to appoint aChildren and Youth PlanningBoard, shall be tabled.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that the Treasurer is here-by authorized, empowered anddirected to appropriate two hun-dred thirty-four thousand dollars($234,000) to the Johnson BayouRecreation District to rebuild theJohnson Bayou CommunityCenter.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that the Secretary is herebyauthorized, empowered and direct-ed to advertise a proposed ordi-nance governing the disposal ofsewage.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that a developmentpermit variance request be grant-ed to Halliburton Energy Servicesto place a commercial structurebelow the base flood elevationrequirement. This variance wasgranted and categorized as a“Functionally Dependent UseVariance”.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan and seconded by Mr.McGee, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury shall allow the CreoleFire Department to be in completecharge of renting the Creole FireStation and furthermore, that theCreole Fire Department shall usethe rental income for the mainte-nance of said building.

The vote was recorded, as fol-lows:

YEAS: Scott Trahan, MagnusMcGee, Darryl Farque

NAYS: Douaine Conner, JamesDoxey, Steve Trahan

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:Charles Precht, III.

The motion failed.It was moved by Mr. Steve

Trahan, seconded by Mr. Connerand carried, that the Treasurer ishereby authorized, empowered anddirected to pay dues in the amountof fourteen hundred ninety-eight &65/100 dollars ($1,498.65) to theImperial Regional CalcasieuRegional Planning andDevelopment (IMCAL).

It was moved by Mr. Doxey, sec-onded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that the Treasurer is here-by authorized, empowered anddirected to pay the May, 2007 bills.

Ernest Broussard, Jr., Directorof Planning and Development, pro-vided a status report of activitieswithin his department.

There being no further busi-ness, on motion of Mr. McGee, sec-onded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, the meeting was declaredadjourned.

APPROVED:/s/ Darryl Farque

DARRYL FARQUE, PRESIDENTCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARYRUN: July 12 (JY 22)

NOTICESTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF CAMERON

NOTICE is hereby given thatthe Police Jury of Cameron Parish,Louisiana, intends to createWaterworks District No. 16 ofCameron Parish, Louisiana, suchDistrict being the territory withinthe boundaries described as fol-lows, to-wit:

Beginning at the northeast cor-ner of Section 1, Township 12South, Range 4 West; thence in awesterly direction along the northcorporate limit line of CameronParish to the northwest corner ofSection 6, Township 12 South,Range 4 West; thence in a souther-ly direction for a distance of six (6)miles along the west line of Section6, Township 12 South, Range 4West, which is also the west line ofTownship 12 South, Range 4 Westand a projection of said line to apoint; thence going due east alongTownship 12 South line to thepoint where said township lineintersects the center line of theIntracoastal Canal in Section 31,Township 12 South, Range 3 West;thence following the meanderingsof the center line of theIntracoastal Canal to its intersec-tion with the Mermentau River;thence following the meanderingsof the Mermentau River in a north-easterly direction to its intersec-tion with the south bank of LakeArthur; thence following the southbank of Lake Arthur in an easterlydirection to the northeast corner ofSection 1, Township 12 South,Range 4 West to point of begin-ning.

The Police Jury will meet onAugust 6, 2007, at 5:30 o’clock P.M.in the Courtroom of the CameronParish Courthouse in Cameron,Louisiana, for the purpose of hear-ing objections to the creation ofsaid District.

DONE AND SIGNED by order

to adjourn the meeting and wasseconded by Toby Landry.

ATTESTED BY:KIM NUNEZ, PRESIDENT

RUN: July 12 (JY-20)

PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Juryintends to abandon the followingdescribed Road Right-of-Way beingof no further use or necessity:

Last 252’ of Catherine Lane inOld Settlement, Section 10, T12SS,R9W, Cameron Parish, LA

Anyone having any objectionsto said abandonment should maketheir objections known at themeeting of the Cameron ParishPolice Jury, to be held Monday,August 6, 2007 at 5:30 P.M. in theCourtroom of the CameronCourthouse in Cameron,Louisiana.

/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,

SECRETARYCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYRUN: July 12, 19, 26 (JY 21)

PROCEEDINGSCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYJUNE 4, 2007

The Cameron Parish PoliceJury met in regular session onMonday, June 4, 2007, at theCameron Courthouse in theVillage of Cameron, Louisiana at5:30 o’clock P.M. The followingmembers were present: Mr. DarrylFarque, Mr. Scott Trahan, Mr.Magnus McGee, Mr. DouaineConner, Mr. Steve Trahan and Mr.James Doxey; absent was Mr.Charles Precht, III.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that the followingitems shall be added to the agenda:

5a. Crime Lab Budget6. Drilling and Pipeline

Permits:Kinder Morgan Louisiana

Pipeline, LLCSabine Pass LNG, L.P.

7. Other Permits:Sunflower Productions, LLCScott Nunez

20. Creole Fire StationIt was moved by Mr. Steve

Trahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that the reading of theminutes of the previous meetingshall be dispensed with andapproved.

The following proclamationwas offered by Mr. Doxey, secondedby Mr. Steve Trahan and declaredduly adopted:

PPRROOCCLLAAMMAATTIIOONN SSTTAATTEE OOFF LLOOUUIISSIIAANNAAPPAARRIISSHH OOFF CCAAMMEERROONN

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola is celebrating their100th Anniversary, having beenestablished in Lake Charles inApril 1907; and

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola generates 55-60 milliondollars annually to the economicimpact in the community; and

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola remains one of thelargest contributors to area chari-table organizations; and

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola employees have servedtheir city in many civic and chari-table organizations and clubs; and

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola has contributed to areaeducational programs and institu-tions; and

WWHHEERREEAASS, Lake CharlesCoca-Cola remains a large contrib-utor to area youth programs in thearea.

NNOOWW TTHHEERREEFFOORREE,, BBEE IITTRREESSOOLLVVEEDD, I, Darryl Farque,President of the Parish ofCameron, do hereby proclaim June8, 2007 as

“LAAKKEE CCHHAARRLLEESS CCOOCCAA--CCOOLLAA DDAAYY””

in the Parish of Cameron.AADDOOPPTTEEDD AANNDD

AAPPPPRROOVVEEDD this 4th day of June,2007

APPROVED:/s/ Darryl Farque

DARRYL FARQUE, PRESIDENTCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARY

The following proclamationwas offered by Mr. McGee, second-ed by Mr. Conner and declaredduly adopted:

PPRROOCCLLAAMMAATTIIOONNSSTTAATTEE OOFF LLOOUUIISSIIAANNAAPPAARRIISSHH OOFF CCAAMMEERROONN

WWHHEERREEAASS,, Hurricane Audreycame ashore in Cameron Parish inthe early morning hours of June27, 1957; and

WWHHEERREEAASS,, hurricane report-ing and forecasting in 1957 lackedthe advancement we know andappreciate today; and

WWHHEERREEAASS,, Hurricane Audreybrought with it a deadly tidalsurge, washing over the unsuspect-ing Cameron Parish residents.Over 425 lost their lives, 154 ofwhom were babies and childrenunder the age of nine; and

WWHHEERREEAASS,, every home inCameron, Creole, Oak Grove andthe Cheniers was either complete-ly destroyed or sustained majordamage. Holly Beach and JohnsonBayou were completely wiped out.

WWHHEERREEAASS,, Hurricane Audreywas the most catastrophic eventthat had ever occurred in the his-tory of Cameron Parish, inflictingthe ultimate in human sufferingand emotional misery;

NNOOWW,, TTHHEERREEFFOORREE,, BBEE IITTRREESSOOLLVVEEDD,, by the CameronParish Police Jury, that June 27,2007, the 50th Anniversary ofHurricane Audrey, shall be pro-claimed as a day of solemn remem-brance for those who lost theirlives in Hurricane Audrey.

BBEE IITT FFUURRTTHHEERRRREESSOOLLVVEEDD,, by the CameronParish Police Jury, that on this50th Anniversary we recognize andremember the immeasurable suf-fering felt by those family mem-bers left behind.

AADDOOPPTTEEDD AANNDDAAPPPPRROOVVEEDD this 4th day of June,2007.

APPROVED:/s/ Darryl Farque

DARRYL FARQUE, PRESIDENTCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYATTEST:

BE IT RESOLVED BY theCameron Parish Police Jury in reg-ular session, convened on this 4thday of June 2007 that:

SECTION I: The application ofBrown’s Neighborhood Market,Inc. 10051 Gulf Hwy, LakeCharles, La. 70607 for a permit tosell alcoholic or intoxicatingliquors containing more than 6% ofalcohol by volume in accordancewith Act 190 of the Legislature ofLouisiana, for the year 1946, beand the same is hereby approvedon this 4th day of June, 2007.

ADOPTED AND APPROVEDthis 4th day of June, 2007.

APPROVED:/s/ Darryl Farque

DARRYL FARQUE, PRESIDENTCAMERON PARISH

POLICE JURYATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARY

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that Norma Jo Pinch andOmer Smith are hereby reappoint-ed to serve as members of the FireProtection District No. NineBoard.

It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that Scott Creel ishereby reappointed to serve as amember of the Fire ProtectionDistrict No. Fourteen Board.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Doxeyand carried, that Tim Dupont andBrenda Boudreaux are herebyreappointed to serve as membersof the Lower Cameron HospitalService District Board.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that Nathan Griffith ishereby reappointed to serve as amember of the WaterworksDistrict No. Ten Board.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that Carl Broussard andMarshall Young are herebyappointed to serve as members ofthe Communications DistrictBoard.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury shall accept the resig-nation of James “Butch” Conner asa member of the RecreationDistrict No. Nine Board and fur-thermore, that the Secretary ishereby authorized, empowered anddirected to write a letter to Mr.Conner thanking him for servingon the Board.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Doxey and car-ried, that Charlotte Hess is herebyappointed to serve as a member ofthe Recreation District No. NineBoard.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that the Cameron ParishPolice Jury shall accept the resig-nation of Brenda Sanders as amember of the Johnson BayouRecreation District Board and fur-thermore, that the Secretary ishereby authorized, empowered anddirected to write a letter to Ms.Sanders thanking her for servingon the Board.

It was moved by Mr. McGee,seconded by Mr. Steve Trahan andcarried, that Christine Storm ishereby appointed to serve as amember of the Johnson BayouRecreation District Board.

In response to an advertise-ment of bids published in theOfficial Journal, the following bidwas received for an OfficialJournal:

BIDDER; BID AMOUNTCameron Pilot; $6.00 per

square (per 100 word insertion)Considering the bid of

Cameron Pilot to be the onlyresponsible bid, it was moved byMr. Steve Trahan, seconded by Mr.Conner and carried, that said bidbe and the same is hereby accept-ed.

In response to an advertise-ment of bids published in theOfficial Journal, the following bidwas received to lease commercialoffice space in the Creole FireStation:

BIDDER; BID AMOUNTFarm Bureau; $300.00 per

monthConsidering the bid of Farm

Bureau to be the only responsiblebid, it was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Doxeyand carried, that said bid be andthe same is hereby accepted.

It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. McGeeand carried, that the Treasurer ishereby authorized, empowered anddirected to advertise for the accep-tance of bids to lease a one-acretract of parish-owned property inthe Grand Lake area.

It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. ScottTrahan and carried, that thePresident is hereby authorized,empowered and directed to sign alease by and between the CameronParish Police Jury and theCameron Council on Aging allow-ing for the construction and opera-tion of a facility for the elderly.

It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. ScottTrahan and carried, that thePresident is hereby authorized,empowered and directed to sign alease by and between the CameronParish Police Jury and theCameron Community Action allow-ing for the construction and opera-tion of a Head Start facility.

It was moved by Mr. ScottTrahan, seconded by Mr. Doxeyand carried, that the contract forProject Number 2006-09 by andbetween the Cameron ParishPolice Jury and DeltaDevelopment of Lake Charles,L.L.C. for Post-Rita Restoration ofCameron Parish Jail and KitchenFacility, recorded under FileNumber 300804, MortgageRecords of Cameron Parish,Louisiana shall be accepted ascomplete and satisfactory and theSecretary shall cause the neces-sary advertisement for the claimsto be made in a manner and formprovided by law.

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the contract forProject Number 2006-07A by andbetween the Cameron ParishPolice Jury and Palermo

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 4th day of June, 2007, acceptedas complete and satisfactory thework performed under ProjectNumber 2006-11: Post RitaRestoration of Johnson BayouMaintenance Barn pursuant to thecertain contract between PalermoConstruction Company, Inc. andsaid Cameron Parish Police Juryrecorded under File No. 302644 inthe Book of Mortgages, CameronParish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnishingof labor, supplies, material, etc., inthe construction of the said workshould file said claim with theClerk of Court of Cameron Parish,Louisiana on or before forty-five(45) days after the first publicationhereof, all in the manner and formas prescribed by law. After theelapse of said time, the CameronParish Police Jury will pay allsums in the absence of any suchclaims or liens.

BY: /s/ Bonnie W. Conner, BONNIE W. CONNER,

SECRETARYRUN: June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12,and 19 (J-7)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 4th day of June 2007 acceptedas complete and satisfactory thework performed under ProjectNumber 2006-07A: CameronParish Fire Substations andMaintenance Barn pursuant to thecertain contract between PalermoConstruction Company, Inc. andsaid Cameron Parish Police Juryunder File No. 302245, in the Bookof Mortgages, Cameron Parish,Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnishingof labor, supplies, material, etc., inthe construction of the said workshould file said claim with theClerk of Court of Cameron Parish,Louisiana on or before forty-five(45) days after the first publicationhereof, all in the manner and formas prescribed by law. After theelapse of said time, the CameronParish Police Jury will pay allsums due in the absence of anysuch claims or liens.BY: Darryl Farque, PresidentRUN: June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12and 19 (J-8)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 4th day of June, 2007 acceptedas complete and satisfactory thework performed under ProjectNumber 2006-09: Post-RitaRestoration of Cameron ParishJail and Kitchen Facility pursuantto the certain contract betweenDelta Development of LakeCharles L.L.C. and said CameronParish Police Jury under File No.300804, in the Book of Mortgages,Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnishingof labor, supplies, material, etc., inthe construction of the said workshould file said claim with theClerk of Court of Cameron Parish,Louisiana on or before forty-fve(45) days after the publicationhereof, all in the manner and formas prescribed by law. After theelapse of said time, the CameronParish Police Jury will pay allsums due in the absence of anysuch claims or liens.BY: Darryl Farque, PresidentRUN: June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12,and 19 (J-9)

ADVERTISEMENTThe Cameron Parish Mosquito

Abatement District #1, CameronParish Police Jury does herebyadvertise for sealed bids and willopen same on Wednesday, July 18,2007 at 5:00 p.m. at 146 TheriotRoad, Sweetlake, Louisiana, for“Phase 1 Site Work Improvements,New Facilities for the CameronParish Mosquito Abatement,District #1” located at 146 TheriotRoad, Sweetlake, Louisiana.

Contract documents, includingdrawings and technical specifica-tions, are on file at the office ofEllender Architects & Associates,L.L.C., 1521 Cypress Street,Sulphur, Louisiana. Complete doc-uments may be obtained from theArchitect upon deposit of $25.00for each set of documents. Depositis fully refundable for the first setof documents to all bonafideprime* bidders upon return of thedocuments in good condition nolater than ten (10) days afterreceipt of bids. The deposit of allother set of documents will berefunded fifty percent (50%) uponreturn of documents as statedabove.

*Prime bidders is defined aslicensed General Contractors bid-ding this job as such.

Preference is given to materi-als, supplies, and provisions thatare produced, manufactured, orgrown in Louisiana, quality beingequal to articles offered by com-petitors outside the State.

All bids must be accompaniedby bid security equal to five per-cent (5%) of the sum of the base bidand all alternates, and must be inthe form of a certified check orcashier’s check drawn on a bankinsured by the FDIC, or a BidBond Form contained in contractdocuments, written by a suretycompany licensed to do business inLouisiana with an A.M. BestRating of “A” or better, counter-signed by a person who is undercontract with the surety comany orbond insurer as a licenses agent inthis state and who is residing inthis state, and that it is listedthereon as approved for an amountequal to or greater than theamount for which it obligates itselfin this instrument, all in accor-dance with LSA-R.S. 38:2218. NoBid Bond indicating an obligationof less than five percent (5%) by

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It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. ScottTrahan and carried, that theCameron Parish Police Jury doeshereby approve the proposed 2007-2008 Budget for the operation ofthe Southwest LouisianaCriminalistics Laboratory, as pre-sented in writing by TonyMancuso, Administrator.

It was moved by Mr. Doxey, sec-onded by Mr. Scott Trahan and car-ried, that the applications for thefollowing permits be and the sameare hereby approved with the stip-ulations setforth by the respectiveGravity Drainage Districts; Mr.McGee abstained on g:

a. LLOG Exploration Company,LLC - Grand Chenier, Sections 25& 36, T14S, R5W, (proposed 6-inchpipeline and Line Heater Platformto produce the BP America WellNo. 1), Cameron Parish,LA.(070601)

b. Ballard ExplorationCompany, Inc. - Sabine Lake,Sections 7,8,9,10, T13S, R14W,(proposed 24-inch pipeline to servethe Texas State Tract 33 Well No.1), Cameron Parish, LA. (070602)

c. Gulfport Energy Corporation- Calcasieu Lake, Section N/A,T12S, R9W, (proposed dredging forinstallation of drilling barge, SL 50Well No. 150), Cameron Parish,LA. (070603)

d. Goodrich PetroleumCompany, LLC - Grand Chenier,Section 3, T16S, R3W, (proposedflowline removal), CameronParish, LA. (070612)

e. Yuma E&P Company, Inc. -Sweetlake, Section 9&16, T12S,R7W, (proposed to drill the JemezProspect), Cameron Parish, LA.(070614)

f. Kinder Morgan LouisianaPipeline, LLC - Johnson Bayou,Sabine Pass, (proposed 42-inch gaspipeline), Cameron Parish, LA.(070616)

g. Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. -Johnson Bayou, (proposed 4-inchfuel gas pipeline), Cameron Parish,LA. (070618)

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. Scott Trahan andcarried, that the applications forthe following permits be and thesame are hereby tabled:

Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. - OakGrove, Section 34, T14S, R7W, TheKing’s Bayou Facility Project (Site2), (proposed relocation of an exist-ing oil & gas production facilityand flowlines), Cameron Parish,LA. (070615)

Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. - OakGrove, Section 34, T14S, R7W, TheKing’s Bayou Facility Project (Site1), (proposed relocation of an exist-ing oil & gas production facilityand flowlines), Cameron Parish,LA. (070525)

It was moved by Mr. SteveTrahan, seconded by Mr. Doxeyand carried, that the applicationsfor the following permits be andthe same are hereby approved withthe stipulations setforth by therespective Gravity DrainageDistricts; Mr. McGee abstained onf:

a. Gum Cove Eight, LLC -Hackberry, Various Sections, T12S,R12W, (proposed levee construc-tion breached by Hurricane Rita),Cameron Parish, LA. (070605)

b. Rozel Operating Company -Offshore Creole, West CameronArea, (proposed temporary steelbulkhead during drilling opera-tions), Cameron Parish, LA.(070606)

c. William Shane Stephens -Grand Lake, Section 6, T12S, R8W,(proposed excavation of pond toprovide fill for house pad andbarn), Cameron Parish, LA .(070607)

d. Richard Harrington -Johnson Bayou, Section 8, T15S,R14W, (proposed to fill 1.1 acres ofexcavated pond), Cameron Parish,LA. (070608)

e. Jacob Ellis Nunez -Sweetlake, Section 23, T12S, R7W,(proposed excavation of pond toprovide fill for home site),Cameron Parish, LA. (070610)

f. Cheniere Creole TrialPipeline, L.P. - Hackberry, (pro-posed existing staging areas thatwill be utilized for contractor park-ing and small crew transfer boats),Cameron Parish, LA. (070611)

g. Gulfport Energy Corporation- East Hackberry Field, (proposedmaintenance dredging for workover on SL 50 Wells 90 & 135),Cameron Parish, LA. (070613)

h. Coastal RestorationDivision, LA DNR - Cameron-Creole Watershed, Section 12 & 25,T14S & T13S, R9W, (proposes torestore breaches in existing leveesystem), Cameron Parish, LA.(070405)

i. Sunflower Productions,L.L.C. - Hackberry, HyannisportBy The Lake Subdivision, Section42, T12S, R10W, (proposed bulk-head, wharf, boathouse, and landreclamation), Cameron Parish, LA.(070617)

j. Scott Nunez - Creole, Section23, T14S, R7W, (proposed cattlewalk maintenance), CameronParish, LA. (070619)

It was moved by Mr. Conner,seconded by Mr. McGee and car-ried, that the application for thefollowing seismic permit be andthe same is hereby approved withthe stipulations set forth by theCameron Parish Police Jury, as fol-lows, a) a performance or suretybond in the amount of one hun-dred, fifty thousand dollars($150,000) must be submitted tothe police jury prior to any workcommencing, b) all buoys must bemarked and easily identified, c) aclean up crew must pick up wires,charges, flagging, buoys, etc., aftereach two line segment is shot, d)local fishermen and local scoutboats must be hired to monitoroperations, and e) no seismic activ-ity is allowed during hunting sea-son in hunting areas:

Eagle Geophysical, Inc. - GrandChenier, Various Sections, (pro-posed 2D Seismic Survey in WhiteLake), Cameron Parish, LA.(070604)

The following resolution wasoffered by Mr. Doxey, seconded byMr. McGee and declared dulyadopted:

RESOLUTIONSTATE OF LOUISIANAPARISH OF CAMERON

Legal Notices

Cont. on Pg. 8.

of the Police Jury of CameronParish, Louisiana, this 2nd day ofJuly, 2007.

APPROVED:/s/ Darryl Farque

DARRYL FARQUE, PRESIDENT

CAMERON PARISHPOLICE JURY

ATTEST:/s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARYRun: July 12, 19, 26, Aug. 2 (JY 23)

NOTICEAnyone knowing the where-

abouts of Fernest Ogea, Jr., pleasecontact Bryan F. Gill, Jr., Attorney-at-Law, 427 Kirby Street, LakeCharles, LA 70601, phone number:337-433-8116.RUN: July 12, 19, 26 (JY-24)

RREE--AADDVVEERRTTIISSEEMMEENNTTFFOORR BBIIDDSS

Sealed proposals for the con-struction of the following projectwill be received by the CameronParish Police Jury on Monday, 13August 2007 until 2:00 PM at theCameron Parish Police Jury tem-porary office, 122 A RecreationLane, Cameron, Louisiana(337.775.5719)

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The project is receiving con-struction grant assistance from theLouisiana Division ofAdministration LCDBG Program.Prospective bidders are advisedthat technical assistance withforms is available from the Officeof Community Development, tele-phone number 225-342-7412,Louisiana Division ofAdministration, ClaiborneBuilding, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Attention of Bidders iscalled particularly to the require-ments for conditions of employ-ment to be observed and minimumwage rates to be paid under theContract, Section 3, SegregatedFacilities, Section 109, Executiveorder 11246, and all applicablelaws and regulations of theFederal government and State ofLouisiana and bonding and insur-ance requirements.

All contractors and subcon-tractors will be required to complywith the Title VI of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Actpertaining to the minimum wagerates, the Anti-Kickback Act, theContract Work Hours StandardsAct and the Local Public WorksPayroll Evaluation Program. Allcontractors and subcontractorswill be required to certify that theydo not and will not maintain orprovide for their employees anyfacilities that are segregated on abasis of race, color, creed or nation-al origin.

The Owner reserves the rightto reject any and all bids for justcause; such actions will be in accor-dance with Title 38 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes. Nobidder may withdraw his/her bidwithin forty-five (45) days after theactual date of the opening thereof.Any person with disabilitiesrequiring special accommodationsmust contact the Owner no laterthan seven (7) days prior to the bidopening.

In particular, bidders shouldnote the required attachments andcertifications to be executed andsubmitted with the bid proposal.

The Contractor shall obtain,maintain during the life of the pro-ject and provide to the Ownercopies of the following bonds andpolicies which shall be obtainedfrom surety companies whichappear on the U.S. TreasuryCircular 570, licensed to do busi-ness in the State of Louisiana, inthe amounts and for the purposestated and subject to the Owner’sapproval:

BID BOND: A “Bid Guarantee”equivalent to 5% of the bid priceconsisting of a firm commitment,such as a bid bond, certified check,cashier’s check, money order orother negotiable instrument shallaccompany each bid as assurancethat the bidder will, upon accep-tance of his bid, execute such con-tractual documents as may berequired and within the time spec-ified.

PERFORMANCE BOND: Aperformance bond of not less than100% of the contract price shall beexecuted to assure the Contractor’sfaithful performance of the con-tract.

PAYMENT BOND: A paymentbond of not less than 100% of thecontract price shall be executed toassure payment as required by lawof all persons supplying labor andmaterial in the performance of thework provided by the contract.

Bids must be submitted on theprescribed form. All blank spacesfor bid prices must be filled in,using ink and in both words andfigures, with the unit price for theitem or the lump sum for which thebid is made. The bidder shall pro-vide all information indicated onthe attached forms. Failure to pro-vide the information indicated con-stitutes an informality in the pro-posal, rendering it subject to rejec-tion by the owner.

All bids must be submitted insealed envelopes bearing on theoutside the name of the project onwhich the proposal is submitted. Ifforwarded by mail, the sealedenvelope containing the proposaland marked as directed above,must be enclosed in another enve-lope addressed as specified in theproposal form, and preferably sentby registered mail.

For the purpose of award, theproduct of the approximate quanti-ties of each item shown in the pro-posal by their respective unitprices will be considered theamount of the bid on each item.The correct summation of theseproducts will be the amount bid onthe entire work.

Proposal forms will not beissued later than 24 hours prior to

the hour and date set for receivingproposals.

Full information and proposalforms are available at the office of:Lonnie G. Harper & Associates,Inc., 2746 Hwy. 384, Bell City,Louisiana 70630, (337) 905-1079.

Bids must be submitted on pro-posal forms provided by the engi-neer. Official action will be takenat the regularly scheduledCameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing. Cameron Parish Police Juryreserves the right to reject any orall proposals and to waive anyinformality.Cameron Parish Police Jury/s/ Darryl Farque, PresidentRUN: July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2(JY-25)

RREE--AADDVVEERRTTIISSEEMMEENNTT FFOORRBBIIDDSS

Sealed proposals for the con-struction of the following projectwill be received by the CameronParish Police Jury on MMoonnddaayy,,AAuugguusstt 66,, 22000077 aatt 22::0000 PPMM at theCameron Parish Police Jury Office,122 Recreation Ln., Cameron, LA(337-775-5719)

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the State Licensing Board for con-tractors will apply; the projectbeing classified as:

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Bids must be submitted on theprescribed form. All blank spacesfor bid prices must be filled in,using ink and in both words andfigures, with the unit price for theitem or the lump sum for which thebid is made. The bidder shall pro-vide all information indicated onthe attached forms. Failure to pro-vide the information indicated con-stitutes an informality in the pro-posal, rendering it subject to rejec-tion by the owner.

All bids must be submitted insealed envelopes bearing on theoutside the name of the project onwhich the proposal is submitted. Ifforwarded by mail, the sealedenvelope containing the proposaland marked as directed above,must be enclosed in another enve-lope addressed as specified in theproposal form, and preferably sentby registered mail.

For the purpose of award, theproduct of the approximate quanti-ties of each item shown in the pro-posal by their respective unitand/or lump sum prices will beconsidered the amount of the bidon each item. The correct summa-tion of these products will be theamount bid on the entire work.

Proposal forms will not beissued later than 24 hours prior tothe hour and date set for receivingproposals. Every bid submittedshall be accompanied by a certifiedcheck or bid bond in the amount of5% of the bid and shall be madepayable to the Cameron ParishPolice Jury.

Full information and proposalforms are available at the office ofLonnie G. Harper & Associates,Inc., 2746 Hwy. 384, Bell City,Louisiana 70640, (337) 905-1079.Plans and specifications may beinspected upon deposit of $50.00per set. Bids must be submitted onproposal forms provided by theengineer. Official action will betaken at the regularly scheduledCameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing. The Cameron Parish PoliceJury reserves the right to rejectany or all the proposals and towaive informalities.Cameron Parish Police Jury/s/ Darryl Farque, PresidentRUN: July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2(JY-26)

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In accordance with the laws ofthe State of Louisiana, and withparticular reference to the provi-sions of Title 30 of LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, a publichearing will be held in the HearingRoom, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building,617 North 3rd Street, Baton

Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. onTTUUEESSDDAAYY,, AAUUGGUUSSTT 77,, 22000077,,upon the application of JJOORRDDAANNOOIILL CCOOMMPPAANNYY..

At such hearing theCommissioner of Conservation willconsider evidence relative to theissuance of Orders pertaining tothe following matters relating tothe 1111,,110000’’ SSaanndd,, RReesseerrvvooiirr BB,, inthe South Creole Field, CameronParish, Louisiana.

1. To create a single drillingand production unit for the explo-ration for and production of gasand condensate from the 11,100’Sand, Reservoir B.

2. To force pool and integrateall separately owned tracts, miner-al leases and other property inter-ests within the unit so created on asurface acreage basis of participa-tion.

3. To provide that any wellsdrilled to the above mentionedsand should be located in accor-dance with the spacing provisionsof LAC 43:XIX.1901 et seq.(Statewide Order No. 29-E).

4. To designate Jordan OilCompany as operator of the pro-posed 11100 RB SUA and to desig-nate their Dr. S. O. Carter, et al 29No. 1 Well as the unit well.

5. To allow the Commissionerof Conservation to reclassify thereservoir by supplemental order,without the necessity of a publichearing, should the producingcharacteristics of the reservoirchange and evidence to justify suchreclassification is submitted to andaccepted by the Commissioner ofConservation.

6. To consider such other mat-ters as may be pertinent.

The 11,100’ Sand, Reservoir B,is hereby defined as that gas andcondensate bearing sand encoun-tered between the electric log mea-sured depths of 11,512 feet to11,594 feet (11,199 feet to 11,275feet TVD) in the Jordan OilCompany-Dr. S. O. Carter, et al 29No. 1 Well, located in Section 29,Township 14 South, Range 7 West,Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

A plat is available for inspec-tion in the Office of Conservationin BBaattoonn RRoouuggee and LLaaffaayyeettttee,,Louisiana.www.dnr.state.la.us/CONS/CON-SEREN/hearings/pubhearings.htm.

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NOTE:This Notice does not constitute

a summons to appear, but is mere-ly an invitation to attend the hear-ing if you so desire. A copy of thisNotice is being sent to all knownInterested Owners, RepresentingParties and Interested Parties.This Legal Notice has been pub-lished in The Advocate, BatonRouge, Louisiana, and will be pub-lished in the Cameron Pilot,DeQuincy, Louisiana (the officialCameron Parish Journal).RUN: July 12 (JY-27)

PUBLIC NOTICECAMERON PARISH COASTALUSE PERMIT APPLICATION

Interested parties are herebynotified that the CoastalManagement Section of theCameron Parish Police Jury hasreceived the following apparentlycomplete application for a CoastalUse Permit in accordance with therules and regulations of theLouisiana Coastal ResourcesProgram and R.S. 49, 213.1, theState and Local Coastal ResourcesManagement Act of 1978, asamended.

C.U.P.# P20070948L.C.U.P.# 070802

Page 8, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., July 12, 2007

Legal Notices Cont. from Pg. 7

A Dove Food PlotWorkshop for hunters will beheld Tuesday, Aug. 14, northof Lafayette at 400 DugasRoad.

The event starts at 4 p.m.at a garden maintained bythe Lafayette Parish Sheriff ’sOffice, adjacent to theLafayette ConsolidatedGovernment compost facility.

A two-acre dove food plotplanted in hybrid corn, tropi-cal corn, milo, sunflowers,brown top millet, Japanesemillet and pearl millet will beon display.

Speakers from the LSUAgCenter include WildlifeProfessor Dr. Don Reed, andLafayette Parish CountyAgents Stan Dutile, MarkShirley and Stuart Gauthier.

Speakers from theLouisiana Department ofWildlife and Fisheries andthe U.S. Fish and WildlifeService include Mike Olinde,Keith LaCaze and PhilipSiragusa. They will discuss

the status of the MourningDove in Louisiana, managingsmall grain plantings forMourning Doves and legalissues involved with theplanting and manipulating ofcrops where dove hunting isinvolved.

The cost for the workshopwith a meal is $10 if registra-tion is completed before Aug.10, and after that date thecharge will be $15.

For more information, call291-7090.

Dove food plot workshop

BeauregardWatermelon Festival

July 13-15Deridder, LA

Call (800) 738-5534www.beauparish.org

Cameron Parish School Board...Is seeking teachers for the 2007-2008 with Louisiana certification inthe following areas per school site:

Pupil Appraisal Center (traditional 5 day week)Educational Diagnostician

Grand Lake High School (traditional 5 day week)Mild/Moderate Special Education

Speech Therapy

Hackberry High School (4 day week, Mondays through ThursdaysSpeech Therapy

Guidance CounselorMild/Moderate Resource

Johnson Bayou High School (4 day week, Mondays through ThursdaysSpeech Therapy

KindergartenElementary Grades

Health & P.E. with Coaching

South Cameron High School (4 day week, Mondays through ThursdaysMild/Moderate Resource

BiologyChemistry

Boys’ Coach with any of the aboveJournalism with any of the above

Computer Literacy with any of the above

Applicants will be expected to provide the following to contacts:Copy of Louisiana Teaching Certificate (may be downloaded fromTeach LA) Copy of current TranscriptCopy of all PRAXIS scoresCurrent Resume’Signed Statement releasing access to records of previous employers

All Schools are Pre Kindergarten through 12th Grade

To obtain an application and schedule an interview call: 337-905-5784 ext. 111.

APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW DEADLINE FOR ALL POSITIONS: MONDAY,JULY 16, 2007 AT 2:00 P.M. RUN: July 5 & 12 (JY 11)

— PUBLIC NOTICE —The Cameron Parish School Board Pupil

Progression Plan Committee will meet on Tuesday,July 17, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. at Grand Lake HighSchool, 1039 Hwy 384, Lake Charles, LA 70607, forthe purpose of reviewing and recommending the2007-08 Cameron Parish Pupil Progression Plan forapproval by the Cameron Parish School Board.The approval of the plan will appear on the officialagenda of the August 13, 2007, Cameron ParishSchool Board Meeting. Recommended revisionswill be available for public review at any timebetween July 18 and August 13, 2007. Any ques-tions concerning the Cameron Parish PupilProgression Plan 2007-08, should be directed toStephanie Rodrigue, Superintendent, at (337) 905-5784, extension 101.

RUN: July 5, 12 (JY 9)

Cameron Parish School BoardPresents

“A Summer of Adventure”a weekly program of reading, technology and art activitiesfor Cameron Parish Students offered at every school site!

July 16 – August 9, 2007******************************************

Mondays – Hackberry High SchoolTuesdays – Johnson Bayou High SchoolWednesdays – Grand Lake High School

Thursdays – South Cameron High School

Time: 2007-2008 grades K – 3: 9:00 – 11:30 A.M.2007-2008 Grades 4th – 6th: 12:30 – 3:00 P.M.

No tuition or fees!One snack provided daily

Meet in the school cafeteria each dayNo pre-registration – attend any number of weeks

Adventure ThemesWeek One: “Pirates”

Week Two: “Dungeons and Dragons”Week Three: “Wild Wild West”

Week Four: “Presentations, Show and Tell, Costume Dress Up”

—— JJOOBB AADD ——The Cameron Parish School Board is accepting appli-

cations for a Food Service Technician (7 hrs. per day)at Grand Lake High School. High School diploma ispreferred.

To make application contact: Mrs. Cynthia Carpenter,Supervisor, Cameron Parish School Board, 1039 Hwy.384, Grand Lake, Lake Charles, LA 70607. Phone: 337-905-5784 Ext. 113

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday,July 16, 12007 at 2:00 p.m.

RUN: July 5 & 12 (JY 12)

—— JJOOBB AADD ——The Cameron Parish School Board is accepting appli-

cations for a Food Service Manager (8 hrs. per day) atSouth Cameron High School. High School diploma orGED is required. School Food Service Certificate is pre-ferred.

To make application contact: Mrs. Cynthia Carpenter,Supervisor, Cameron Parish School Board, 1039 Hwy.384, Grand Lake, Lake Charles, LA 70607. Phone: 337-905-5784.

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday,July 16, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. RUN: July 5 & 12 (JY 13)

Name of Applicant: EntergyGulf States, Inc., P. O. Box 2951,Beaumont, TX 77704.

Location of Permit: Hackberry,Section 12, T12S-R10W, CameronParish, Louisiana.

Character of Work: EntergyGulf States, Inc. proposed installa-tion of power poles to providepower at Sempra LNG Facility. Noexcavations or fill activities will beoccurring for the proposed project.

The decision on whether to issuea permit will be based on an evalu-ation of the probable impacts of theproposed activity in accordancewith the R.S. 49:213.2. The deci-sion will reflect in the national con-cern for both protection and uti-lization of important resources.The decision must be consistentwith the state program andapproved local programs for affect-ed parishes and must represent anappropriate balancing of social,environmental and economic fac-tors. All factors which may be rele-vant to the proposal will be consid-ered; among these are flood andstorm hazards, water quality,water supply, feasible alternativesites, drainage patterns, historicalsites, economics, public and pri-vate benefits, coastal water depen-dency, impacts on natural features,compatibility with the natural andcultural setting and the extent oflong term benefits or adverseimpacts.

Certification that the proposedactivity will not violate applicablewater and air quality, laws, stan-dards and regulations will berequired before a permit is issued.

Any person may request, inwriting, within the comment peri-od specified in this notice, that apublic hearing be held to considerthis application. Request for publichearings shall state, with particu-larity, the reasons for holding apublic hearing.

Plans for the proposed workmay be inspected at the CameronParish Police Jury Annex Building,Coastal Management Division,Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 1280,Cameron, Louisiana, (337) 775-5718. Written comments should bemailed within 25 days from thedate of this public notice toCameron Parish Police Jury,Coastal Management Division,Post Office Box 1280, Cameron,Louisiana 70631.Sincerely,/s/ Myles Hebert,Coastal Zone AdministratorCAMERON PARISH POLICEJURYRUN: July 12 (JY-28)

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Cameron LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, is currently staffing for severaloperations positions. This liquefied natural gas (LNG) receipt terminal is locatedjust north of the community of Hackberry in Cameron parish. Cameron LNG isunder construction and will begin commercial operations in late 2008.

Our Operations team has immediate openings for the following positions inHackberry, LA:

• Instrument & Electrical Supervisor• Marine & Security Supervisor• Senior Buyer

To learn more about available positions at Cameron LNG, go towww.laworks.net or e-mail your resume to LNGStaffing@SempraGlobal.comg@ p .

Cameron LNG is committed to recruiting and employing the best and brightestemployees from the Cameron and Calcasieu parishes and surrounding areas foryears to come. We offer competitive salaries and exceptional benefits.

For more information on Cameron LNG, please visit www.cameronlng.comg .

Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2006 revenues of nearly 12 billion. TheSempra Energy companies’ 14,000 employees serve more than 29 million consumers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico,South America and Asia. Sempra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. © 2007 Sempra Energy.

Chapter 14MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

SEC. 14-50-A Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highwayshoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder.

A. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle on anyparish road shoulder when such stopping or parking on the highway shoul-der shall obstruct the flow of traffic or is a hazard to public safety, unlesssuch stopping, parking, or standing is made necessary by an emergency,except:

(1) By any public utility personnel or public utility equipment engagedin the operation of the utility business, public vehicles owned by public bod-ies which are engaged in the conduct of official business, or privately-ownedvehicles which are engaged in services authorized by the local governmentauthority.

(a.) In case of an emergency, the driver of a vehicle may lawfully oper-ate the vehicle on any parish road shoulder in accordance with the normalstandards of prudent conduct to protect himself or others from harm. Whenthe emergency ends, the vehicle shall not be operated on the parish roadshoulder.

Violations; penalties.Any person who violates the provisions of this article, in addition to anyother penalty or remedy provided hereunder or by any law, be guilty of amisdemeanor punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or thir-ty (30) days in the parish jail or both, at the discretion of the court. Each daya violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

RUN: July 12, 19, 26 & Aug. 2 (JY14)

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SOUTH CAMERON High School teacher Della Vaughan and a group of her studentsare pictured at one of the sites which they recently visited on an educational trip to SanFrancisco, Monterrey and Carmel, Calif. They visited Alcatraz prison, rode a SanFrancisco cable car and dined in Chinatown. They also visited the Carmel Mission,where the late Pope John Paul II would frequently pray when visiting the U. S.

A PRESENTATION on electrical safety at fire scenes was recently made to GrandLake - Sweetlake Volunteer Fire Department members by Eddie Ware and crew from theBeauregard Electric Co-op in DeRidder. A small house on a trailer with a meter andsmall utility pole was used in the presentation. The firemen and presenters are shownabove. (Photo courtesy of Dinah Landry.)

LOGIC WORKFORCE Training Project partners are shown visiting with MichaelHeinen of Jeff Davis Electric Co-op, Inc. Pictured from left are Cody Martin, ICF Caliber;Rebecca Mulvaney, ICF; Dr. Cathy Denison, CDA and Associates; Renee Rainey, ICFCaliber; and Mr. Heinen.

Partners in the LouisianaOil & Gas IndustryCollaborative WorkforceTraining Project, designed tohelp provide quality-wagejobs in the area affected byHurricane Rita recently metwith area oil and gas industrybusinesses to determine theirpresent and future employ-ment needs, including MartinMidstream Partners,Cheniere LNG, Bechtel BeconCorporation, Roy BaileyConstruction, LevingstonEngineers, Talen’s Marineand Fuel, Jeff Davis ElectricCo-op. Inc., PolarisEngineering, Safety Councilof Southwest Louisiana,Diamond Offshore Drilling,Sasol North America, Inc,Lake Area Industry Alliance

(LAIA), and the LSU Collegeof Engineering.

Project partners also tookpart in the Hurricane Audrey50th Anniversary memorialactivities held in Cameron aspart of a tour to inspect theimpact of the storm in theseven-parish area.

The LOGIC WorkforceTraining Project proposes toretain and expand the SouthLouisiana oil and gas indus-try workforce by providingaccess to supportive servicesand stipends for low incomeparticipants. “We are thank-ful for the vast knowledgeand expertise shared with usby oil and gas industry pro-fessionals during our recenttour of the region," saidLOGIC program partnerCathy Denison, Ph.D., MBA.

The target area for theseindustries includes all parish-es labeled as “more affected”,including Cameron,Calcasieu, and Vermilion. Alarge number of employeesworking on offshore rigs livein or near Rita-affectedcoastal Louisiana parishes.

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Vol. 33, No. 15 Internet Address: http://lcdiocese.org

July 12, 2007A page devoted to local Catholic interests

(This page paid for by the Diocese of Lake Charles.)

Blessing of gravesof unidentified fromAudrey held July 1

Abortion: The FirstHuman Rights Abuse

LAKE CHARLES - Remembering in prayer the dead ofHurricane Audrey, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishopof Lake Charles, blessed the gravesites of more than 150 uniden-tified victims of the June 1957 storm on Sunday, July 1. BishopProvost began the afternoon’s blessings at Combre MemorialPark and then traveled to Highland Memorial Gardens to com-plete the rite.

The ceremonies began at each site with a reading fromScripture by the Rev. V. Wayne LeBleu, pastor of Christ the KingChurch in Lake Charles and a native of Cameron Parish.Following the prayer, Bishop Provost gave a short homily andthen led the people in the Litany of the Saints. He then walked thelength and breadth of the gravesites blessing those interred andthen blessing those in attendance.

In his homily, the Bishop said, “We come together in a veryspecial way to recall the tragic events of 50 years ago. It was onJuly 1st and July 2nd, 50 years ago, that the burials at these sitesbegan to take place and we thought it appropriate for us to recallthis moment in the history of this community and the deceased,these tragic victims of this hurricane.

“We have to recall the very real way that God’s will, and hisplan for us, is always mysterious and that God can use whateverhe wishes to reveal that mysterious plan to us, even suffering andtragedy.” Bishop Provost continued. “We know because Godassures us in the Sacred Scriptures and also in his revelation ofJesus Christ himself, that very often through death comespromise and hope.”

The Bishop referred to the Gospel of John, in which Jesusspeaks about the grain of wheat.

“Did not our Lord himself say, ‘unless the grain of wheat fallsto the earth and die, it remains just a grain of wheat.’ Didn’t Hesay in the Gospel, that unless we take our Cross daily and followin his steps we are not worthy of Him.

“I recall reading many years ago, a very wise person’s com-ment on suffering, that suffering was God screaming at us,” theBishop said. “God captures our attention with suffering. So oftenwe lead daily lives, in and out, somewhat humdrum lives, withschedules that are very predictable. This causes us to forget, veryoften, the presence of God in our midst. Look how unfortunatethat is.

“So often suffering is an opportunity for us to recall that God’s

plan for us is a plan of love,” he continued. “Somehow, somewayGod’s will is hidden mysteriously in every event and it is for us tounderstand that. This is why St. Paul in that beautiful readingthat we heard at the beginning of our prayer this afternoon, saysthat we must never yield to sorrow, we must never yield to griefbecause we have a promise. That promise is hidden in God’s mys-terious will and yet revealing itself in many, many ways.

In closing his remarks, the Bishop said, “So, this afternoon werestore our faith, we reaffirm our faith and our hope in eternallife for these victims buried here. It moves me a great deal just tothink that we are standing on a site where there are victims

buried, who were unidentified and who were brought to this rest-ing place, somewhat like lost souls.

“Some of their families don’t know that they are buried here.There is something very tragic about that. But at the same time,we are here and we are praying for them and we are united withthem in a very special way. They live in our memory, we do notforget them and we should not. There is no more powerful a mem-ory than the memory of God. They live with God and in his mem-ory, He who never forgets. Let us then pray for them and pray forall of us who are left behind, may our hope and our faith berestored.

The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, left, speaks at the July 1 blessing of the gravesitesof the unidentified victims of Hurricane Audrey at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lake Charles. At right,the Reverend V. Wayne LeBleu, pastor of Christ the King Church, reads the Gospel at the ceremony held at CombreMemorial Park Cemetery. Bishop Provost blessed the mass graves of the storm’s victims on the 50th anniversary ofthe burials.

Torture, political imprison-ment, sexual slavery, genocide- these are a few of the exam-ples one would think of whenit comes to human rightsabuses. These are heinousabuses that not onlyCatholics, but all people ofgood will should fight. But inthis list of atrocities, manypeople can forget that abor-tion is the earliest and mostfundamental attack on humanrights.

Until recently, AmnestyInternational documented anddecried China’s policy of coer-cive abortion as a humanrights abuse. But earlier thisyear, Amnesty Internationalchanged its generally neutralstance on abortion in favor ofa policy supporting abortionrights for any woman who“becomes pregnant as theresult of rape, sexual assault,or incest, or where a pregnan-cy poses a risk to a woman’slife or a grave risk to herhealth.” “Health” can and hasbeen interpreted very broadly,and so this new policy opensthe door to abortion ondemand. By pitting women’s

“rights” over the right to life ofthe unborn, this policy willincrease the injustice unbornbabies suffer worldwide every-day.

A mother’s womb should bethe place where the smallest ofGod’s children are nurturedand protected, but abortionadvocacy makes the womb aplace of violence and blood-shed. Human rights groupslike Amnesty Internationalshould fight to protect thebeginning of life as much asthey fight to stop the abusesaffecting those already born,since the right to life is thefoundation for every otherhuman right.

Amnesty International’snew policy fails to recognizenot only the dignity of thechild, but also the reality thatmany women suffer mentally,emotionally and physicallyafter abortion. The regret fromtaking part in the death oftheir child can leave lifelongsorrow. People often don’tconsider that men can suffertoo. Men who encouraged orwho didn’t have the power tostop the abortion can also be

greatly impacted by the loss oftheir child.

Amnesty Internationalshould reconsider their newpolicy. If they attack the fun-damental right to life, thefoundation for all otherhuman rights, then they haveno credible grounds to standupon to promote other humanrights. In the words of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.:“Injustice anywhere is a threatto justice everywhere.”

As a people of faith, wehave to work to preventhuman rights abuses fromoccurring, most importantly,in the womb. We must striveto increase respect for humanlife from conception to naturaldeath, to prevent abortionsand the suffering of men andwomen. We must all worktogether to protect thoseunable to speak for them-selves, born or soon to beborn.

Ken Ong is Staff Assistant tothe Executive Director at theSecretariat for Pro-LifeActivities, U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops.

The photo above shows the image of the mural at St. Eugene Church in Grand Chenieras it was following Hurricane Rita, which damaged it and the church severely. Recently,St. Eugene was blessed and re-dedicated including the new and enhanced image, left,painted by internationally known local artist Elton Louviere along with his wife Pat. Theoriginal mural was commissioned by the parish a number of years ago having been aproject under consideration by the Rev. Vincent Vadakkedath since 1994 when he wasnamed pastor.

The Reverend E. Joseph McGrath, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Creole,prepares to rededicate the Hurricane Memorial in front of Our Lady Star of the SeaChurch in Cameron on June 27, the 50th anniversary of the landfall of HurricaneAudrey. Father McGrath celebrated the first Mass in the nearly completed Cameronchurch that day. The wreath on the monument was later laid on the water at theCameron Jetties to commemorate the loss of life from the storm.