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The United StatesDepartment of AgricultureRural Development Agencywill have some good news forHolly Beach residents whenthe USDA Earth Day pro-gram is held there onThursday, April 22.

The agency plans toannounce over $23 million inWater and Waste funding forprojects in Louisiana, includ-ing $3.9 million to be awardedthe Cameron Parish SewageDistrict for a new municipalsewer system for Holly Beach.

The beach resort, which iscomposed of several hundredhomes, businesses andcamps, presently has no cen-tral sewer system.

The Earth Day programThursday is sponsored thethe USDA Rural Develop-ment, Farm Service Agencyand Natural ResourcesConservation Service.

The program will begin at9 a.m. when Earth Day volun-teer will plant woody speciesand grasses on the beach toprovide shelter and food formigrant birds during thespring and fall migrations.

The grasses will help stoperosion of the sand duneswest of Holly Beach.

At 11:30 a.m. volunteersand local and state digni-taries will be served a lunchprovided by the Jeff DavisElectric Coop, La. RuralWater Assoc. and CommunityResource Group, Inc.

During the Earth DayCeremony which begins atnoon, the water and wasteprojects funding will beannounced.

The Farm Service Agencywill brief attendees on theDebt for Nature Programthrough which agency bor-rowers are conserving wildlife

habitat and improving theenvironment and scenic valueof their farms while reducingtheir Farm Service Agencydebt.

The Natural ResourcesConservation Service willexplain the importance ofvegetative plantings in fight-ing coastal erosion and estab-lishing wildlife habitats.

A special guest at theEarth Day program will beJohn Rosso, administrator forthe Rural Business-Cooperative Service underRural Development. His officeis in Washington D.C.

The site for the Earth Dayprogram is the Apache Corp.Mecom Ranch Field Officelocated a few miles west ofHolly Beach.

will be served a lunch provid-ed by the Jeff Davis ElectricCoop, La. Rural Water Assoc.and Community ResourceGroup, Inc.

During the Earth DayCeremony which begins atnoon, the water and wasteprojects funding will beannounced.

The Farm Service Agencywill brief attendees on theDebt for Nature Programthrough which agency bor-rowers are conserving wildlifehabitat and improving theenvironment and scenic valueof their farms while reducingtheir Farm Service Agencydebt.

The Natural ResourcesConservation Service willexplain the importance of veg-etative plantings in fightingcoastal erosion and establish-ing wildlife habitats.

A special guest at theEarth Day program will beJohn Rosso, administrator forthe Rural Business-Cooperative Service underRural Development. His officeis in Washington D.C.

The site for the Earth Dayprogram is the Apache Corp.Mecom Ranch Field Officelocated a few miles west ofHolly Beach.

Holly Beach sewerproject grant to beannounced Thurs.

Historical markers unveiled fortwo Cameron sites Tuesday

Audubon Society buyingsite for bird sanctuary

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April 22, 2004 Vol. 48--No. 17 Cameron, La. 70631

Two Cameron parish stu-dents competed in the USAWFolkstyle National wrestlingtournament in Cedar Falls,Iowa recently. They wrestledwith the Louisiana team.

Kent Doxey of CameronElementary placed 10th inthe nation in the 87 lb. class.

Thomas Brown of SouthCameron Elementary alsocompeted in the nationalevent.

Five law enforcement offi-cers of Southwest Louisianawere honored at the Aprilmeeting of W. B. WilliamsonPost No. One of the AmericanLegion.

They received the 2004Law and Order Awards, spon-sored annually by Post One torecognize outstanding contri-butions to the community bylaw enforcement personnel.

The honorees:Senior Agent Lee Ann

Phipps of the LouisianaDepartment of Wildlife andFisheries.

Officer Benjamin L.Randolph of the Lake CharlesPolice Department.

Sergeant Jeff Viator of theLouisiana State Police.

Major David R.Wagonmner Sr., of theCalcasieu Parish Sheriff ’sDepartment.

Officer Larry N. West ofthe Iowa Police Department.

Senior Agent Phipps ofCreole was cited by her supe-riors for outstanding servicein patrolling the RockefellerRefuge in Cameron Parish.

“She always greets youwith a smile,” say her superi-ors, “but don’t take her kind-ness as a show of weakness.Violators have always mettheir match in her. Shepatrols Rockefeller Refugeday and night in pursuit ofviolators.”

Agent Phipps lives inCreole with two protectivepets, “Boudreaux” and“Cheyenne.”

Phillips givenrecognitionby A. Legion

The United StatesDepartment of AgricultureRural Development Agencywill have some good news forHolly Beach residents whenthe USDA Earth Day programis held there on Thursday,April 22.

The agency plans toannounce over $23 million inWater and Waste funding forprojects in Louisiana, includ-ing $3.9 million to be awardedthe Cameron Parish SewageDistrict for a new municipalsewer system for Holly Beach.

The beach resort, which iscomposed of several hundredhomes, businesses and camps,presently has no centralsewer system.

The Earth Day programThursday is sponsored the theUSDA Rural Development,Farm Service Agency andNatural ResourcesConservation Service.

The program will begin at9 a.m. when Earth Day volun-teer will plant woody speciesand grasses on the beach toprovide shelter and food formigrant birds during thespring and fall migrations.

The grasses will help stoperosion of the sand duneswest of Holly Beach.

At 11:30 a.m. volunteersand local and state dignitaries

The Baton Rouge AudubonSociety is presently in theprocess of buying a 54 acresite known as the HollisterWoods in Grand Chenier to beused as a bird sanctuary.

The Society also owns thePeveto Woods Sanctuarylocated on the Gulf west ofHolly Beach.

According to The BarredOwl, the Society’s newsletter,the new property is located onthe north side of Hwy. 82 nearGrand Chenier and has 29acres in cheniers (oak coveredridges) and 25 acres in marsh.

The Society is buying theproperty in cooperation withthe Louisiana NatureConservancy and the WildlifeFederation.

The Society plans to makethese woods available forbirdwatching some time inthe future. They plan to putup a sign, a gate and a shellpath back to the woods.

The newsletter also report-ed that Japanese honeysuck-les have taken over much ofthe Peveto Woods preserveand that Society membershave been working hard toclear out the vines.

Two studentsattend meet

Lady Tarponsin playoffs

Board meetingThe Cameron Area Agency

on Aging advisory board willmeet at noon on Tuesday, May18 at the Cameron SeniorCenter.

The meeting is open to thepublic.

Schools of Exemplary Aca-demic Growth exceeded theirgrowth targets by more thanfive points.

South Cameron High wasthe only Cameron ParishSchool to be honored.

Cameron Parish Libraryand Sowela Technical Collegeis offering Microsoft Word IIclasses at the CameronLibrary on April 27th andMay 3rd from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

The classes will includesetting up tables, tabs,columns, working in multiplepage documents, bookmarks,document mapping, mailmerging and macros. Totalcost is $30. Call 775-5421 toregister by 4 p.m., Monday,April 26.

Aid offeredwith energybills here

Cameron Parish individu-als and families who meetcertain income guidelinesmay apply for assistance withcooling and heating billsunder the Low IncomeEnergy Assistance Programbeing administered by theCameron Community ActionAgency.

Eligible households withchildren five years of age andyounger, the elderly and dis-abled persons will be givenpriority. Income guidelinesrange from $19,324 for a fam-ily of two to $39,216 for a fam-ily of eight. Contact theagency for guidelines.

Applicants must bringproof of income and/or receiptof AFDC, Food Stamps, SSI,Veteran’s VA, Survivors’Pension, Social Security,retirement, pensions, andannuities. Applicants mustbring the energy bill theyneed assistance in paying aswell as Social Security cardsfor all members of household.

Applications are byappointments only, Monday -Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Please call the CameronOffice at 775-5145 or GrandLake Office at 598-5158 tomake the appointment.

South Cameron HighSchool was recognized at areception in Baton Rouge lastweek for “Recognized Aca-demic Growth” in the state’saccountability program.

Statewide, 333 schoolswere recognized for meetingor exceeding their growth tar-gets. At the reception held atthe Governor’s Mansion, dis-trict superintendents andschool board presidents werepresented with flags to give totheir local schools thatachieved Exemplary Acade-mic Growth and RecognizedAcademic Growth.

Gov. Kathleen Blanco andSupt. of Education CecilPicard were on hand to honorthe schools.

For the 2001-2003 ac-countability cycle, 24 percentof schools statewide, repre-senting 64 of 66 school dis-tricts, met or exceeded theirgrowth targets and were eligi-ble for growth flags as well asmonetary rewards.

In addition, 120 schoolsachieved Recognized Acade-mic Growth.

Schools of RecognizedAcademic Growth met orexceeded their growth targetsby five points or less while

S. Cam. High recognizedfor academic growth

Elsewhere in this issue ofthe Pilot is a notice from theCameron Parish Police Jurywhich is seeking applicantsfor the position of CameronParish Registrar of Voters.

Mrs. Ruby Kelley, who hasheld this position since 1982,is retiring on July 1.

The position pays about$36,000 a year plus hospital-ization and retirement bene-fits.

Applications for the posi-tion are due at the CameronParish Police Jury Annex, 110Smith Circle, Cameron, La.70632 by 2 p.m., Friday, April30.

Applicationssought forregistrar

The South Cameron LadyTarpons, the third place teamin district 5-1A traveled toPort Sulphur, the district 9runner-up, on Monday. TheLady Tarpons came awaywith the win, 4-0.

They will host CatholicPoint Coupee later this week.

Classes to beheld at library

Cameron Parish Recre-ation District 9 board hasdeclared an emergency toenable it to secure immediaterepairs to the Creole swim-ming pool.

Sabine Pools of LakeCharles has been contractedto repair a major leak in thepool at the cost of $16,500.

By declaring an emer-gency, the board did not haveto go through the bid processwhich would have taken sev-eral weeks.

Pool work

DENNIS ARNOLD, Cameron Communication’s officer,displays a print of the old Calcasieu Pass Lighthousewhich will be printed on the new Cameron TelephoneBook cover. He unveiled the print at the dedication of amonument Tuesday near the site of the old lighthouse.

(Photo by Cyndi Sellers.)

Lee Ann Phillips

THESE WERE the two historical markers erected bythe Southwest Louisiana Historical Society Tuesday tomark the sites of the old Calcasieu Pass Lighthouse andthe Gulf Biologic Station at Cameron.


THE RECENTLY completed pavilion at the Jetty Pier Park at Cameron is picturedabove on the left. It is joined by a walkway to the restroom building on the right. Thesefacilities are located adjacent to the Cameron Fishing Pier which was constructed alongthe east jetties on the Cameron ship channel several years ago. Picnic tables are inplace and barbecue pits are being constructed. (Photo by Cyndi Sellers.)

PICTURED AT the dedication of two historical markers at Cameron by the SouthwestLouisiana Historical Society were, from left: Robert Benoit, Society president; Rev. TomBeeler, pastor of Wakefield Methodist Church; Frankie Henry; Conway LeBleu; PoliceJuror James Doxey, Norma Jean Blake, and Kathy Bordelon, McNeese archivist.


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Funeral services for Mrs.Jean Marie Erbelding, 64 ofJohnson Bayou, were heldSaturday, April 17, at OurLady of Assumption CatholicChurch in Johnson Bayou.Burial was in Head of theHollow Cemetery, under thedirection of Hixson-SulphurMemorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Erbelding diedThursday, April 15, 2004 ather residence.

She was a member of OurLady of the AssumptionCatholic Church. She wasemployed by Transo for tenyears and with the CameronParish School Board for sixyears.

Survivors include sevenchildren, Alexis Guidry ofHouma, Tammy Stinson ofPoteaux, Okla., Billy Jinks ofMauriceville, Tex., and PattyBarentine, Mark Jinks, EricJinks, and Todd Jinks all ofJohnson Bayou; six sisters,Mary Louise Nunez andConnie Hicks of Mauriceville,Tex., Jackie Jinks, GeorgiaConstance, and BarbaraLeger, all of Johnson Bayou,and Marylynn Constance ofBig Lake,; one half sister,Wilma Sullivan of LakeCharles; and 18 grandchil-dren.

A lottery drawing to selectSouthwest Louisiana NationalWildlife Refuge Complex alli-gator hunters and alternatesfor the 2004-2006 alligatorseasons took placeWednesday, April 14th at theCameron Parish Police JuryBuilding.

Sixteen hunters and ninealternates were selected from128 applicants. Selectedhunters must pass criminalbackground investigations tomeet hunting permit qualifi-cations. In the event that analligator trapper does notmeet the permit qualifica-tions, an alternate will be cho-sen.

Hunters and alternateschosen in yesterday's lotterydrawing are as follows:

CCaammeerroonn PPrraaiirriiee NNWWRRHunter - Patrick Eraste

Hebert, Bell CityAlternates - Kelley Joseph

Vincent, Grand Chenier;Kenton Todd Conner, GrandChenier; Ceasar AnthonySwire, Grand Chenier

LLaaccaassssiinnee NNWWRRHunters - Darrel Wayne

Guidry, Hackberry; StephenMichael Boudreaux, Kinder;Clyde Dewitt Doxey, Sr., LakeCharles; Raleigh PaulEstilette, Lake Charles; ChadJoseph Little, Grand Chenier

Alternates - Jason BryantLaBove, Cameron; Scotty L.Brown, Cameron; Robert JohnPrice, Jr., Jennings

SSaabbiinnee NNWWRRHunters - Randall Lee

Richard, Lake Charles; KalebKeane Trahan, Creole; TinaMarie Payne, Creole; KennethAlan Theriot, Grand Chenier

Jenny Kate Warner, LakeCharles

Marie Allie Deshotel, LakeCharles; Tredale LynneBoudreaux, Creole; ScottBennett Nunez, Creole; ErnieLittle, Hackberry; Brent J.Hoffpauir, Sulphur

Alternates - Bryan MichaelTrahan, Cameron; Stacey C.Little, Hackberry; Dustin

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Saturday, April 24, at theCatholic Hall.

FFIIRRSSTT CCOOMMMMUUNNIIOONNCongratulations to the

First Communion Class thispast weekend at St. Peter’sChurch. They are JohnMcKay DeBarge, KennedyDarbonne, Jonathan Landry,Gabriel Lenards, Torey Little,Tiffanie Raymond, CodieReon, Mattie Stine, JolieTrahan and William Toups.

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Coaches are George Shoveand Steve Trahan.

Little Dribblers 13 - 14year old girls team membersare Lauren Broussard,Natasha Ducote, KelseyHicks, Lauren Johnson,Desira LaBove, KylieLenards, Allyson Sanner,Kayla Sanner, Lori BethShove, Megan Swire andChandelle Toups.

Coaches are BlaineJohnson and Kirk Sanner.

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Ryan Savoie, CameronEach hunter and alternate

hunter will be officially noti-fied of their selection directlyby the SW LA NationalWildlife Refuge ComplexWildlife Biologist, SteveReagan, when backgroundinvestigations are complete.

Hunters will receive addi-tional information about therefuge alligator hunting pro-gram during a mandatoryhunter orientation meetingthat will be held at CameronPrairie National WildlifeRefuge. The date of this meet-ing has not been set at thistime.

Sabine National WildlifeRefuge (NWR) will celebrateInternational Migratory BirdDay on Saturday, April 24, byoffering a special day of freefamily oriented activities atits Wetland Walkway.

The event will take placefrom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., withinterpretive volunteers andstaff on hand to guide visitors.

The Wetland Walkway islocated four miles south of theSabine National WildlifeRefuge Visitor Center andacross from the West CoveRecreation area alongHighway 27, south ofHackberry.

International MigratoryBird Day (IMBD) is an annualevent to celebrate and supportmigratory bird conservation.The theme for IMBD 2004 isthe conservation of colonial-nesting birds, such as theGreat Blue Heron.

These birds are favorites ofthe general public, because oftheir size and visibility, butare surprisingly vulnerable tohuman threats.

Sabine NWR is a nestingand feeding ground for manycolonial nesting birds includ-ing great blue herons, roseatespoonbills, great egrets, snowyegrets, and black-crownednight herons.

Bird enthusiasts of all agesand abilities are invited toSabine National WildlifeRefuge's Wetland Walkway tolearn about the refuge's birds.There will be activity stations

for children ages 5-12 to learnabout birds and earn a Jr.Birder Patch.

Staff and volunteers willconduct activities about birdidentification tools and tech-niques, bird habitats, and birdmigration.

Free posters featuring theGreat Blue Heron will beavailable to the first 40 fami-lies and a free raffle for IMBDt-shirts will be open to all vis-itors. Literature about IMBDwill be available at the displaytable at the Wetland Walkwayentrance kiosk.

Sabine NWR was estab-lished as a refuge and breed-ing ground for migratory birdsand other wildlife in 1937.This 125,000 acre coastalmarsh national wildlife refugeis also recognized as aGlobally ImportantBird Area by the AmericanBird Conservancy.

Sabine National WildlifeRefuge is one of threeNational Wildlife Refuges inthe Southwest LouisianaRefuge Complex and is part ofthe National Wildlife RefugeSystem administered by theU.S. Fish and WildlifeService, a diverse nationalnetwork of public lands setaside for the conservation offish, wildlife, and plantresources.

If you require additionalinformation regarding thisrefuge event or need otherrefuge information please callour office at 337-762-3816.

Alligator lottery winnersare announced here

International Bird Day tobe held at Sabine Refuge

During these early weeksof April approximately 2 dozenmallards, mainly drakes, anda green-winged teal wereobserved behaving abnormal-ly. The birds would not flushwhen approached and many ofthe mallards seemed com-pletely unaware of nearbyhuman activity. Several ofthese birds were caught andexamined.

The teal suffered from abroken wing; something notthat unusual. Wildlife doesnot lead an easy or safe life.The mallards, however,appeared completely normalbut in very, very poor health.All of the chest muscles weresunken and the bony keel wasvery obvious; these birds werestarving. Disease was ofimmediate concern.

After examination, it wasdetermined these were penraised birds. Although theywere indistinguishable fromwild mallards, most had plas-tic, red colored leg bands.These pen raised birds did notappear to know how to recog-nize natural foods. It appears

someone, maybe with the bestintention, released 2 dozen orso birds on the NationalWildlife Refuge.

This is not only unlawfuland against the refuges regu-lations but more importantlysomeone unknowingly has putthese domestic birds and theirwild cousins in greater dan-ger. The domestic bird mayharbor diseases to whichthe wild birds have little nat-ural defense and these un-educated birds will attractpredators. The local NorthernCaracara had already quicklyidentified these birds as foodand had killed several beforethe refuge was able to collectthose remaining mallards.

Whoever released thesedomestic birds, and anybodythinking that releasingdomestic animals is good,needs to realize they are nothelping. They have been mis-led. These animals are sub-jected to starvation and,maybe if their lucky, death atthe teeth and talons of thepredators.

Pen-raised waterfowlnot legal at refuges

Hackberry News

GRAND LAKE BRANCH of the Cameron Parish Library had lots of fun and a goodturn out at their first crochet class. Instructor Georgette LaVergne showed the com-munity how to do a basic crochet stitch. The next class is scheduled for Tuesday, April27th from 4:30 - 6 p.m. For more information or to sign up for this free class at thelibrary, please call Kim at 598-5950.

Jean Marie Erbelding

A settlement has been reached in the class actionlawsuit about whether rice seed treated with the pesticideICON damaged crawfish crops and contaminated prop-erty in Louisiana. The $45 million settlement fund willpay valid claims as well as lawyers’ fees and costs.

The 27th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, St.Landry Parish, will have a hearing to decide whether togive final approval to the settlement so that a claimsprocess can begin, and payments can be made. Thoseincluded in the class action, together called a “Class,”may object to the settlement, or ask to speak at thehearing. There is a detailed notice available by calling tollfree or going to the website below.

WHO’S INCLUDED?

Generally, the Class includes people and legal entitiesin Louisiana who, since January 1999, claim theircrawfish crops were damaged by exposure to ICON,and who either: 1) bought ICON-treated seed for ricefarming; 2) farmed crawfish, including those who didnot buy rice seed themselves; or 3) participated in acrawfish farming sharecropping arrangement. Note thatyou are included if you claim that water from a ricefield—“tailwater”—caused you crawfish losses down-stream. Also, you’re included if you leased your land toa crawfish farmer who had a loss. The detailed noticesays exactly who is included.

WHAT DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?A $45 million fund will be established by the succes-

sors to ICON’s maker Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Inc., andtheir insurer, to be overseen by an independent “SpecialMaster.” A Settlement Agreement, available at thewebsite or by calling toll free, describes all of the detailsabout the proposed settlement. The Court did not decidethat the defendants did anything wrong, but they agreedto resolve the case and give benefits to the Class. Thesettlement does not mean they admit any wrongdoing.

HOW MUCH COULD YOU GET?If the settlement receives final Court approval, the

Special Master will review claims from Class membersand decide how to allocate the money to each validclaimant. The amount of each payment will be based inpart on the total number of claims received, and possiblyon the amount of land you owned or farmed crawfish on.

HOW DO YOU ASK FOR A PAYMENT?Details about how to ask for a payment will be decided

once the settlement receives final approval. If you wouldlike to be notified about how to ask for a payment, fill outand send in the form below. If the settlement receives

final approval, a location will be set up where Classmembers can file their claims. The Special Master willdecide exactly what you will need to provide to proveyour claim and receive a payment.

WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER OPTIONS?

You may object to the settlement by May 14, 2004.The detailed notice explains how to object. The Courtwill hold a hearing on May 17, 2004, to considerwhether to approve the settlement and a request by thelawyers representing the Class for attorneys’ fees of upto 40% of the fund, plus costs of up to 8% of the fund,which would be deducted from the settlement fund.You may ask to appear at the hearing, but you don’t haveto. If the settlement is approved, all defendants, andother entities named in the detailed notice, will bereleased from all liability for the claims in the case—including claims for contaminated land—and you won’tbe able to sue them, or continue to sue them, for thoseclaims. The Settlement Agreement and detailed noticeexplain this fully.

For more information on the case (West, et al v. G&HSeed Co. and Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Inc., et al, No. 99-C-4984-A), call toll free, visit the website, or write toPatrick C. Morrow, Attn: Crawfish Case, Morrow &Morrow, P.O. Drawer 1787, Opelousas, LA 70571.

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“Now you don’t see it: Nowyou do.”

One of the most startlingexamples of how a wildlife“magician” can put his bag of“tricks” to work was recentlyrevealed by the Fish andWildlife Service, UnitedStates Department of theInterior.

In 1938, a comparativelysmall number of blue andsnow geese wintered on theSabine National WildlifeRefuge, which lies on the GulfCoast of Southwest Louisianaat Hackberry. John Lynch, abiologist of the Service’sDivision of Wildlife Research,conducted a series of con-trolled marsh grass fires andnow in fall and winter, a halfa million snow and blue geeseflock into the 147,000 acrerefuge.

Before the burning, marshgrasses grew high. Geese liketo feed on open land, wherethe grass is short. “So, themarsh lands were burned,”Lynch explains, “new shootsof grass and sedge sprang up,and the geese flocked to theseareas to feed on the succulentfoods.”

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AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN 2255TTHH AANNNNIIVVEERRSSAARRYYThe annual meeting of the

Cameron Parish Teacher’sAssociation Friday, April 16,was dedicated to the chartermembers of the Associationsince this meeting markedthe Silver Anniversary of thegroup.

All charter members hadbeen invited to the meetingand those attending were:Mrs. Annie Mae (Richard)Sanner, Mrs. Elma (Richard)Vincent, Mrs. J. N.Micklewait, Mrs. J. W.Broussard, Mrs. G. J.Guathier, Mrs. L. B. (Welch)Davis, Miss Nona Welch, andMrs. Bruce Vincent.

Don Broussard traced thegrowth of the associationfrom 18 members to its pre-sent status on 127 members.Retiring Supt. W. J. Montiedescribed the changes in theeducational system of theparish in these 25 years.

A choir, consisting ofteachers of the parish, dedi-cated “Silver Threads Amongthe Gold” to the charter mem-bers and the hymn “HowGreat Thou Art” to thedeceased charter members:Miss Oma Miller, ArchieHollister and Roy Ducote.

Mrs. Betty McCall pre-sented the following retiredmembers of the associationwith plaques: Supt. W. J.Montie, Mrs. Rosa Yellott,Mrs. Leona O’Connor, andAdam Thibodaux.

President Robert Manuelinformed the members thatthe LTA will in 1972 pay all ofthe premiums on teacher’sliability for those who arepaid members on the LTA.

EEAASSTTEERR SSEEAALL DDRRIIVVEE AA SSUUCCCCEESSSS

E. J. Dronet, chairman ofthe Cameron Parish EasterSeal campaign, presented acheck for $1,853.84, the pro-ceeds from the 1971 CameronParish drive, to Vernon E.Keating, president of theEaster Seal Society fromLake Charles.

Keating presented aplaque to Dronet for exceed-ing the parish goal and inappreciation for the outstand-ing success of the Cameroncampaign.

Area chairman were: Mrs.Braxton Blake, Chairman;Mrs. Marie Johnson,Hackberry; Mrs. GuthriePerry, Grand Chenier; Mrs.Wilton Young, Sweetlake;Mrs. John Prescott, JohnsonBayou; Mrs. Ted Askew,Grand Lake; Mrs. RobertOrtego, Creole; and Mrs. W.R. Smith, schools.

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The season of the “Flags”is upon Cameron Parish. Thebeautiful iris, sometimescalled “flags,” are growing inwild profusion all over thevast sea marshes and in theroadside ditches in the south-ern part of the parish.

Garden clubs and flowerconnoisseurs from all over thestate make annual pilgrim-ages to the area to view thebreathtaking display of laven-der blooms.

No one seems to know howthe wild iris was introducedinto the parish. They havebeen growing wild as long asanyone can remember. They,like the lovely wild lotus,seem to thrive on the dampfloating turf of the sea marsh.

There are several thou-sand named varieties of irisin variations of colors. Theyhave been long established asthe most common of hardyflowers in the south.

The wild iris, which is usu-ally the lavender color, can beeasily transplanted into thehome garden because theyare easily grown and requirelittle care. They are also veryhardy plants and seem to bevery resistant to disease. Thisis probably due to the factthey have become acclimatedto the area over many years ofgrowth.

MMEEMMOORRIIAALL BBOOOOKKSSNew memorial books at

the Cameron Parish Libraryinclude:

Quilting Made Easy,Theresa Mudd by Jerry andMargaret Savoie;

Antiques RoadshowCollectibles, Glyn AllenTaylor by Jerry and MargaretSavoie;

Ducks & Geese, NolanSavoie by Jerry and MargaretSavoie;

The Shrimp Cookbook,Joseph “Bubba” Higgins, Jr.by Gloria Kelley;

Wrestling Drill Book,Roland (T-Bolo) Trosclair byMrs. Lionel (Emma Lou)Theriot;

Football Drill Book,Roland (T-Bolo) Trosclair byDorothy Collins and Miltonand Chuck;

Bay Shrimpers of Texas,Captain “Bubba” Higgins byBuddy and Dru Aubey;

Nets & Doors, T-BoloTrosclair by Henry “T-Boy”McCall;

110 Poems of Love &Revelation, Olga Louise

“Butsey” Carter by Thomasand Barbara Lemaire;

Texas Shrimpers, Roland“T-Bolo” Trosclair by GloriaKelley;

Jewelry, Annie TheriotGuilbeaux by Sue Theriot.

NNEEWW NNOOVVEELLSSBetween Hell and Texas,

Ralph W. Cotton; Jury of One,David Ellis; Shadow Men,Jonathon King; Can You Keepa Secret?, Sophie Kinsella;Glorious Appearing, Tim F.LaHaye; Homeland, R. A.Salvatore;

Black Creek Crossing,John Saul; Ransom, DanielleSteele; Don’t Go Home,Janelle Taylor; Out of theDarkness, Harry Turtledove;Time of the Twins, MargaretWeis.

The TOERNER sisters three,Doris, Bertha and Faye,Born in April is the key,

Since 85, 72, and 76 they be, To each a Happy Birthday

Say we.Love, Sue and John Calzada

April, 2004

Cameron ParishLibrary News

The Cameron PentecostalChurch will be hosting theSenior Citizen Luncheon onSunday, April 25 at thechurch. Lunch will be servedat 12:30 p.m. The church islocated on Shannon Lane inOak Grove.

For more information,please feel free to contact EdSmith at 542-4515.

Senior citizenluncheon set

GGOOOODD GGRROOOOMMIINNGG WWIINNNNEERRSS

Winners were announced inthe first annual CameronParish 4-H Club good groom-ing contest and tea held Fridayafternoon in the meeting roomof the parish courthouse.

Winners in the senior con-test were: David Duhon, GrandLake, 1st, and South Cameron,2nd, in the boys division, andGwen Reasoner, Hackberry,1st, Laura Lynn Hebert, GrandLake, 2nd, and RoRisa Reina,

South Cameron, 3rd place inthe girls division.

Winners in the junior con-test were: Leslie Prescott,Johnson Bayou, 1st; andPatrick Primeaux, SouthCameron, 2nd; SusanHowerton, Grand Chenier, 1st;Cheryl Schexnider, Hackberry,2nd; and Pam Dixon, GrandLake, 3rd.

Judges of the contest were:Mrs. Don Criglow, Mrs. WardFontenot, E. J. Dronet andEddie Jo Conner.

Mr. and Mrs. David Benoit, Jr.THE WEDDING of Jim Wells and Dawn L. Nolan of

Hackberry will be held at 12 noon Sunday, May 2 at theHackberry Pentecostal Church.

It Seems JustLike Yesterday

By Keith Hambrick


FFIISSHHIINNGG IISS GGOOOODDThis past week was a beau-

tiful week, as weather wasperfect for all outdoor outings.

Bass anglers as well aswhite perch, bream and gog-gle-eye fishermen had goodcatches in the Big Burn’smarshes and other marshes ofthe parish.

There were good redfishcaught at Lambert BayouWeirs and trout in Big Lake.The Mermentau River is pro-ducing redfish as well asRockefeller Refuge. Many folksare crabbing and doing well.

The Creole Nature Trailhas really brought many visi-tors to our parish. Many ofthem enjoying crabbing andfishing along the nature trail

highways, while taking advan-tage of our state and nationalrefuges.

FFRRIIEENNDDLLYY BBAAIITTSSThe maker of biodegrad-

able lures are doing backflipsbecause anglers have acceptedthese new baits. First, lastyear we saw plastic wormsthat stretched from seveninches to 20 plus inches anddidn’t break. You could catchfish over and over with thesame plastic worm. This oneworm would take the place often regular ones. I thinkthey’re too tough, but sellinganyway.

The new biodegradablelures consist of corn syrup,gelatin, ground-up minnow

and other secret ingredients,which are all edible. There’seven garlic and crawfish scentadded.

These products will alsoprevent pollution as they dis-solve in water within threeweeks, if they’re not eatenfirst. They breakdown in thesun if left on the ground orboat docks. It will also dissolvein the stomach of the fish,where plastic worms don’t.

SSEENNAATTEE BBIILLLLSS Baton Rouge lawmakers

are in full swing and there aremany bills that could affect ourhunting and fishing. Here aresome:

Creates a constitutionalamendment to preserve thefreedom to hunt, fish and trap;Authorizes the Secretary ofLDWF to have materialsprinted to promote huntingand fishing; Create a $50senior lifetime hunting andfishing license for residents 60years of age or older (whoturned 60 by June 2000);Create a $10 senior commer-cial fisherman’s license inplace of the $55 license, forpeople who are 70 years old orolder and with license, theholder will not have to pur-chase a commercial gearlicense; Designates “St. MaryParish as the Bass FishingCapital of the world.” We’lltake up where we left off nextweek.

CCAALLEENNDDAARR April 25 - Lemesche Bass

Club tournament - Amoco -Sunrise to 3 p.m.

April 26 - Lacassine RefugeImpoundment opens.

April 26 - GibbstownDogfights - 5:30 p.m.

May 8 - Dynegy’s 2nd annu-al Speck and Redfish ShootoutClifton “BoBo” Morris benefit -Crain Brothers Ranch.

FFIISSHHIINNGG TTIIMMEESSFriday, April 23, best, 2:30

p.m.; good, 8:30 a.m.Saturday, April 24, best,

3:30 p.m.; good, 9:30 a.m.Sunday, April 25, best, 4:30

p.m.; good, 10:30 a.m.Monday, April 26, best, 5:30

p.m.; good, 11:30 a.m.Tuesday, April 27, best, 6

a.m., 6:30 p.m.; good, 12:30p.m.

Wednesday, April 28, best,7 a.m., 7 p.m.; good, 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 29, best,7:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m.; good, 1:30p.m.

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• JOB APPLICATION •The Cameron Parish Recreation District No. 9 in

Grand Chenier is accepting applications for life-guards for summer employment. Those interestedcan contact the recreation center at 538-2457,Monday thru Thursday between the hours of 1:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The recreation district is an equalopportunity employer.

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FOUR PERSONS who were instrumental in recovering records of the Gulf BiologicStation at Cameron are shown with a plaque put in place at the site Tuesday. From leftare former State Representative Conway LeBleu, Michael Tritico, Bobby Sherman, andLee Sherman. (Photo by Cyndi Sellers.)

CameronOutdoorsBy LOSTON MCEVERS

Lunch menus for CameronParish are as follows:

Thursday, Apr. 22 - Beefnachos, tomato cup, ranchbean, hash brown patty, cin-namon roll, and catsup.

Friday, Apr. 23 - Bakedham, lettuce cup, cheese pota-to casserole, applesauce cup,and sliced bread.

Monday, Apr. 26 - ChiliFrito pie, fresh vegetable cup,hash brown patty, peach cob-

bler, cheese toast, and catsup.Tuesday, Apr. 27 -

Enchilada casserole, tossedsalad, baked potato, chocolatelayered dessert, salad dress-ing, and sliced bread.

Wednesday, Apr. 28 -Smoked brisket sandwich,oven fries, corn on cob, straw-berry jello cake, hamburgerbun, and catsup.

All meals served withmilk.

School lunch menus told

Two parishfishermenare winners

Cameron Parish was wellrepresented at the TexasOilmen Bass InvitationalTournament on Toledo Bendthis month. The two dayevent had 600 boats entered,fishing out of Big BassMarina.

Darren Thibodeaux andDandy Demary, from Creoleand Grand Lake, had twodays of five bass stringers.Their first day, they had 22.47pounds with a 4 and 5pounder and Darren’s BigBass of the Day weighing inat 10.22 pounds, plus twoother bass. This put them insecond place for the first day.This gave them $1,500 for theBig Bass and $1,000 for thestringer.

Their second day with fivebass, their weight was 15.70pounds placing 12th, good for$300. Their second place over-all for the two day event gavethem another $1,000, for agrand total of $3,800.

Their large bass wasreleased and Darren will geta free replica. He alsoreceived a trophy. They werefishing out of Haussen Bay,on the Texas side of the lake.

Spring Flingat J. Bayou

The Johnson BayouAthletic Association will havea Spring Fling on Saturday,April 24, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.at the school cafeteria, shopand outside pavilion.

There will be silent andlive auctions, raffles, doorprizes, cake walk, countrystore, games, and food.Games will include footballand basketball throw, duckpond, free throw, ping pongtoss, and ring toss.

Pork jambalaya, colddrinks, and snacks will besold. Call 569-2138 with anyquestions, to volunteer, ormake donations.

Grand LakeArt Show

The Grand Lake Branch ofthe Cameron Parish Librarywill host an art display byvarious Grand Lake HighSchool artists/students onThursday, April 22. SusanArnold, art instructor atGrand Lake High School willput her student's work on dis-play at the branch library forviewing at the library's openhouse scheduled to start atnoon on that day.

There will be a receptionto meet the artists beginningat 5:00 that evening.

For more informationplease call the Grand LakeLibrary manager, Kim Poole,at 598-5950.

Donald J. Voros, a U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service vet-eran for more than 26 years,has been selected as the newproject manager of theSouthwest LouisianaNational Wildlife RefugeComplex in Cameron andVermilion Parishes.

The new complex combinesSabine, Lacassine andCameron Prairie NationalWildlife Refuges, with theheadquarters at CameronPrairie near Sweetlake. In hisnew position, Voros will alsomaintain administrative coor-dination with the State’sRockefeller Wildlife Refuge.Collectively, these fourrefuges contain some of themost valuable and complexwetlands in the nation.

“Don brings years of expe-rience and talent, as a fieldperson and an administrator,to his new position as manag-er of three Louisiana refuges.He has worked at severalSoutheastern refuges, andwe’re excited to welcome himback to our region,” said SamD. Hamilton, SoutheastRegional Director.

Voros began his new posi-tion on April 4, 2004.Previously, he was stationedin the Service’s PacificRegional Office in Portland,Oregon, and he served as theColumbia Basin NationalWildlife Refuge Supervisorwith oversight responsibili-ties for all National WildlifeRefuges in easternWashington and Oregon, theState of Idaho, and northernNevada.

For more than 13 years,Voros worked as a refuge offi-cer or manager atSwanquarter, Mattmuskeet,and Cedar Island NationalWildlife Refuges in NorthCarolina; Catahoula NationalWildlife Refuge in Louisiana;Santee National WildlifeRefuge in South Carolina;

Okeefenokee and Banks LakeNational Wildlife Refuges inGeorgia and Florida; andArctic National WildlifeRefuge in Alaska.

He has also been anadministrator for over 13years. In addition to his mostrecent position as ColumbiaBasin National WildlifeRefuge Supervisor, he hasserved as Deputy AssistantRegional Director for theFederal Subsistence Programin Anchorage, Alaska, and asChief of the Branch of WildlifeManagement for the NationalWildlife Refuge System,Washington, D.C.

Voros and his wife DannyLynn are no strangers to theSoutheast. They were mar-ried in Jena, Louisiana 22years ago while Don was serv-ing as a Refuge Manager atCatahoula National WildlifeRefuge. They are excited toreturn to the south, particu-larly Louisiana, with theirdaughter Vanessa and sonVincent.

Voros graduated from OhioState University with aBachelor of Science Degree inNatural Resources, majoringin Wildlife Management. Healso achieved an AssociatesDegree majoring in chemistryfrom Cuyahoga CommunityCollege in Cleveland Ohio.For more than three years, heserved in the United StatesArmy Special Forces (GreenBerets) as an engineer.

New project manager namedfor area wildlife refuges

, The Cameron Parish Pilot, April 22, 2004

DeQuincy (Saturday) Apr. 17: LivestockReceipts: Cattle 1031, Horses 0 Hogs 52,Sheep 117, and Goats 280. BABY CALVES:Dairy 6500-9500 per HD, Beef 11500-18000 perHD, Roping Calves (125-200 lbs.) 1.40-1.75 per lb. STEER & HEIFER CALVES:200-300 lb. Steers: 1.20-1.45 per lb.,Heifers: 1.15-1.35 per lb.; 300-400 lb.Steers: 1.15-1.35 per lb., Heifers: 1.10-1.25 per lb.; 400-500 lb. Steers: 1.10-1.25per lb., Heifers: 1.00-1.20 per lb.; 500-600Lb. Steers: .82-.87 per lb., Heifers: .80-.88per lb.; 600-700 lb. Steers: .80-.86 per lb.,Heifer: .80-.84 per lb. CATTLE: Cutter &Utility: .46-.52 per lb.; Canners: .42-.46 perlb.; Fat Cows: .45-.50 per lb.; Thin Cows:.28-.38 per lb.; Slaughter Bulls: .48-.63 perlb.; Feeder Bulls: .68-.73 per lb. COW/CALFPAIRS: 67500-90000 per pair. PREGNANCYTESTED COWS: 65000-87500 per HD. HOGS:Choice Barrows & Gilts: .48-.54; MediumBarrow & Gilts: .35-.40; Butcher Pigs: .48-.58; Feeder Pigs: .55-.65; Sows 300-500lbs. .28-.34 per lb.; Boars: .10-.18 per lb.HORSES: .32-.45 per lb. SHEEP & GOATS:3000-22000 per HD.

Miller Livestock Markets, Inc.Market Report

For more information contact:

Elmo Davis (337) 523-2735 (CELL)Danny Allen (337) 515-8888 (CELL)Or Jim Miller (337) 515-6988 (CELL)

28TH ANNUAL SPRINGBREEDERS’ SALESALL-BREED BULL SALE

Fri., April 23, 2004 -- 5 p.m. DeQuincy, LAAngus - Brangus - Braford - Brahman Charolais- Hereford - Limousin Simmental - Simbrah - etc.

Approx. 100+ HD Outstanding BullsFERTILITY TESTED & “TURN OUT” READY

REPLACEMENT HEIFER & COW SALEFri., April 30, 2004

5:00 p.m. DeQuincy, LAApprox. 500+ HD Top Quality

Pregnancy Tested Stocker Cows & Open andBred Replacement Heifers

ATTENTION CATTLEMENNOW TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

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PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF POTENTIAL CONVERSIONOF FLOODPLAINS AND NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILI-

TY OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTThe USDA Rural Utilities Service has received a request for finan-cial assistance from Cameron Parish Water Works District No. 7,132 Raymond Richard Road, Creole, LA 70632 in Cameron Parish,Louisiana. The purpose of this request is to use remaining funds toassist in a project funded through the LDA Community Block Grantprogram. As required by the National Environmental Policy Act, theRural Utilities Service has prepared an Environmental Assessmentto evaluate the potential environmental effect and consequences ofthe proposed project.

The proposed project will provide improved water and fire protec-tion services to customers of Cameron Parish Water Works DistrictNo. 7 located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Specific proposed pro-ject components include the installation of a new 500 gallon perminute (gpm) water well and the construction of a 100,000 gallonelevated water storage tank. The proposed well and elevated stor-age tank are located on the same site that is located at the east endof Parish Road 365 approximately 1.25 miles east of the intersectionof LA 27/82 and Parish Road 357. If implemented the proposed pro-ject will convert less approximately one acre of the FEMA designat-ed 100-year floodplain at the sites identified above.

The purpose of this Notice is three-fold: (1) to announce the avail-ability of the Environmental Assessment for public review and com-ment; (2) To inform the public of this proposed impact or conver-sion of the 100-year floodplain and request comments concerningthe proposed project, alternative sites or actions that would avoidthese impacts, and methods that could be utilized to minimize theseimpacts; and (3) to seek the public’s opinion on the presence of anyhistoric property or archaeological sites that might be adverselyaffected by this proposed action, and on ways to avoid or resolvesuch effects.

The environmental documentation regarding this proposed projectis available for review at the Rural Utilities Service located in theUSDA Service Center, 905 Jefferson Street, Suite 320, Lafayette, LA70501-7913. For further information interested parties may contactMr. Gerard Labat, Rural Development Specialist, Rural UtilitiesService by telephone at (337) 262-6610.

Any person interested in commenting on this proposed projectshould submit comments to the address listed above by May 24,2004.

A general location map of the proposed water system service areais available for review at the Rural Utilities Service office depictedabove.

USDA, Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Providerand Employer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to: USDA,

Director, Office of Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410RUN: April 22 & 29 (A-48)

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•Three bedroom, 2 bath.Over 1800 sq. ft. living. Remod-eled 3 1/2 years ago, new roofand central air and heat, on 1acre lot in Grand Lake.

•Country Drive lot. Greatlocation in restricted neighbor-hood in Grand Lake. 1± acre lotwith house pad and culvert inplace. $35,000.00

•Grand Lake - Restrictedsubdivision, 2000 sq. ft. mini-mum $17,500.

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RRVV SSAALLEESS2003 CLEARANCE Sale!

Largest selection ever of TravelTrailers and 5th Wheels onsale. Also check out our motorhomes and mini homes. KiteBros. RV, Hwy 171 N,DeRidder, La. 1-800-456-2724.www.kitebros.com 8/7tfc.

FFOORR SSAALLEE1994 SCHULT Mobile

Home, $23,000. 3 Bedroom, 2bath. All appliances, includingwasher and dryer. Comes withback porch and wood skirting.Call 337-569-2494. 4/21-5/12p.

1998 SKYLINE 16 X 80 3bedroom, 2 bath, vinyl, shingle,open floor plan, 25 cabinetkitchen, 9’ ceilings throughout.To be moved. Asking $27,500.Please call 337-598-3389. 4/15-22p.

FOR SALE: 1 Double Vaultin Our Lady Star of the SeaNew Mausoleum in Cameron.Call 337-569-2877. 4/1-22p.

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. 7 am-5 pm, Sat. 7 am-12 noon. tfc.

GGAARRAAGGEE SSAALLEESPRING CLEANING Sale,

Saturday, April 24th, at theFaithShare Outreach in SweetLake. This is our 25¢ Sale andwill be from 7 a.m. - noon. Weare located at 1827 Hwy. 384, 3miles east of Grand LakeSchool, (the building with thered doors). Clothes, toys,kitchen items and much, muchmore. Rain or shine. 4/14-22p.

HHEELLPP WWAANNTTEEDDAPPLICATIONS BEING

Taken for cooks, waitressesand dishwashers. Seriousinquiries only. Call 775-2884.4/22

HHEELLPP WWAANNTTEEDDS U M M E R H E L P .

Applications are being takenfor possible summer employ-ment for District 1 governmententities. Applicants must bepresently enrolled in a collegeor technical school or haveapplied for admissions.Applications may be picked upand returned to the JohnsonBayou Recreation Center on orbefore May 10th by 6:00 p.m.Any questions, contact StaceyBadon at 569-2288 or 569-2699. 4/22-5/6c.

THE JOHNSON BayouRecreation Center will be tak-ing applications for a mainte-nance worker. Applicationsmay be picked up at J.B.R.C.All applications must beturned in by 6:00 p.m. May 4,2004. For more informationcontact Stacey Badon at 569-2699. The J.B.R.C. is an equalopportunity employer and doesnot discriminate on basis race,color, age, sex, handicap,national origin, or religiousopinion. 4/15-29c.

AVON - YOUR New AtHome Business - “Only $10 toStart!” Call Stephanie, cellphone (337)540-6521 orAmanda (337)515-7713 or(337)477-4841. 4/8-29p.

SECURITY OFFICERSneeded in the Cameron Area.Please contact the office at 1-800-759-3660. 4/22-29p.

WWOORRKK WWAANNTTEEDD4T’S LAWN Service, LLC.

Free Estimates! Mowing, weedeating, pruning. David Trahan,owner. 542-4605. 4/1-22p.

WENDELL’S LAWN andTractor Service. Total lawncare, residential and commer-cial. Wendell Mhire, 337-775-5119. 3/4-8/12p.

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Starters - Repairs and Rebuilt.Foreign, domestic, boats, auto,truck, industrial, tractors,lawn mowers and outboardmotors. 1723 N. Hwy. 171,Lake Charles, La. 433-2813.3/27-12/26p.

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APARTMENTS NEARGrand Lake School. Spacious 2bedroom, 1 bath, full size stoveand refrigerator with icemaker. Laundry hook-ups.Deposit required. Section 8approved! Call 598-2171. 2/12-26c.

CCAARRDD OOFF TTHHAANNKKSSWE WOULD like to thank

those who sponsored KentDoxey and Thomas Brown whocompeted at USAW NationalTournament and made it possi-ble for them to share in thisexperience.

Thank You,Mitzi Taylor

NNOOTTIICCEESSAnyone knoing the where-

abouts of William Henry Baker, Jr.or Jeanette Wagner Baker, pleasecontact Bryan F. Gill, Jr., Attorneyat Law, 427 Kirby Street, LakeCharles, Louisiana 70601 or 318-433-8116.RUNS: April 22 & 29 (A56)

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It’s hard to imagine a moredelightful perennial than thedaylily. Available in an amaz-ing variety of colors, shapesand sizes, there are dayliliesto fit virtually every taste andgarden situation.

Daylilies are coming intobloom now, and gardenerswould be hard pressed to finda plant that provides so manycolorful flowers for so littleeffort.

Although it’s not a true lily,the daylily is a member of thelily family. Its botanical name,Hemerocallis, is derived fromtwo Greek words meaning“day” and “beauty” and refersto the fact that daylily flowerslast only a day before theyfade. This might seem to be amajor flaw, but these plantsproduce so many flowers overan extended period, you hard-ly notice that each one lastssuch a brief time.

Breeders have developedthe daylily into an incrediblydiverse plant. With carefulcultivar selection, you canhave daylilies in bloom fromlate spring to early fall. Theheights of various cultivarsrange from 8 inches to severalfeet (including the flowerscapes), and the diameters ofthe blooms may vary from 2∏inches to as large as 8-9 inch-es. And the flowers come in amultitude of color combina-tions including yellow,orange, rose, burgundy, pur-ple, pink, cream, lavender, redand many others.

Daylilies have three typesof foliage habit. Dormantdaylilies lose their foliagecompletely during the winter.Then new foliage appears inthe spring. Evergreendaylilies retain their foliagethroughout the year. Andsemi-evergreen daylilies’foliage dies part way back inthe winter but begins to growagain after a brief rest.Gardeners in our area shouldgrow evergreen or semi-ever-green types.

Most daylilies bloom bestin full sun. They will toleratepartial shade but require atleast 6 hours of direct suneach day for best results.Light yellow varieties, manyshades of pink and other deli-cate pastels need full sun tobring out the colorings, whiledeeper colors may benefitfrom shade in the hottest partof the day.

Any good garden soil isfine for growing daylilies.They thrive in a variety ofsoils, ranging from lightsandy types to heavy clays. Toget any soil in good physicalcondition, dig it deeply andwork in generous amounts oforganic matter such as well-rotted manure, compost orpeat moss. This organic mat-ter makes the soil easier towork and helps retain soilmoisture. It also acts as astorehouse for plant nutri-ents. For best performance,plant daylilies in well-drainedsoil.

Early spring or late fall arethe most desirable plantingtimes, but well-establishedplants grown in containersand bought locally can beplanted virtually anytime.Space daylilies 18 to 24 inchesapart. Some varieties multi-ply fast, and the clumps willbecome crowded if planted tooclose to each other.

Although daylilies general-ly don’t need to be pampered,an adequate supply of waterwill ensure peak performance,especially the first year afterplanting. During the summer,plantings should be wateredonce or twice a week whenweather is hot and dry. Waterdeeply, soaking the soil to adepth of 6-8 inches, and watereach week when there is notat least 1 inch of rainfall. A 2-inch mulch of leaves or pinestraw will help conserve mois-ture and reduce weed prob-lems.

A single application of acomplete fertilizer in Marchgenerally is adequate,although a second applicationcould be made in June. Useany general-purpose fertiliz-er. A final application can bemade in early fall because anew surge of growth occurs atthat time on many cultivars.Keep the fertilizer off thefoliage, and water it into thesoil after applying.

Aphids are the most seri-ous insect pest of daylilies.They are most common in thelate winter and early springand cause the leaves and flow-ers to be unhealthy anddeformed. Treatment withacephate is effective if theinfestation is severe enoughto warrant it.

You also need to be awareof a new fungus disease calleddaylily rust that is causingconcern. Daylily rust was firstreported in the southeastern

United States in 2000 and hasspread rapidly to manystates, including Louisiana.The disease causes the foliageto yellow and brown.

If you turn over a leafinfected with daylily rust, youwill see orange raised spots onthe back of the leaf. The rustyorange spores will rub off onyour finger. Susceptibility ofdaylily cultivars to this dis-ease varies. Some are verysusceptible, and others seemfairly resistant. Gardenershave the choice of eliminatingthe very susceptible cultivars,which show the worst symp-toms, and retaining thosethat don’t seem to be botheredas much by the disease.

Should a gardener decideto treat the disease, an infect-ed plant should be cut down towithin an inch of the ground.Then that plant and all theplants around it should besprayed regularly with afungicide.

Recommended fungicidesinclude mancozeb (Dithane,Fore), chlorothalonil(Daconil), azoxystrobin(Heritage), propiconizol(Banner Maxx) and triadime-fon. Applications may need tobe repeated as often as everyseven days to 14 days, and, asalways, follow product labelinstructions carefully.

It is likely that the bestsolution to this problem willbe to use existing cultivarsand develop new ones that areresistant to the disease. Moreinformation on daylily rustcan be found on the Internetat www.daylilies.org/ahs_dic-tionary/daylily_rust.html .

Get It Growing is a weeklyfeature on home lawn andgarden topics prepared byexperts in the LSU AgCenter.For more information on suchtopics, contact your parishLSU AgCenter Extensionoffice or visit our Web site atwww.lsuagcenter.com . Awide range of publicationsand a variety of otherresources are available.

Senior and Junior parentsare asked to provide refresh-ments for the prom. Pleasecontact Kellie McKoin formore information.

SSCCHHOOLLAARRSSHHIIPPSSSeniors need to see Mr.

Broussard for the followingscholarship applications:

Sturlese scholarship Ev-ans P. Mhire K.C. scholar-ship, Lions Club scholarship,VASTAR scholarship, andComputer One Scholarship.

CCAALLEENNDDAARRApril 22 - baseball,

Merryville (away).April 23 - softball playoff

game 5 p.m, Catholic P.C.(home).

April 24 - Jr/Sr prom.April 26 -May 7 - Book

Fair, SCHS library, 8:15-3:15p.m. Public is invited.

April 27 - Regional TrackMeet (DeRidder).

April 29 - Jr/Sr 4-H meet-ing.

LLIIBBRRAARRYY NNEEWWSSMemorial book, Profes-

sional Rodeo Cowboys Associ-ation Media Guide 2004ory inmemory of Billy and JosieDuhon by Terrance, Crystal,Dusty, Pooter and Ty Savoie.

Memorial book, The FinalsA Complete History of theNational Finals Rodeo, inmemory of Billy Duhon byScott “Pooter” Savoie.

Memorial book The Dia-betic Four Ingredient Cook-book, in memory of Allie LilliaMurphy by Terrance, Crystal,Dusty, Pooter and Ty Savoie.

JJRR..//SSRR.. PPRROOMMThe prom will be held April

24. Pictures will be taken from3 to 7 p.m. The dance will befrom 8 p.m. until midnight.Admission to the dance is free.Senior Prom King and Queen,along with a Junior Princeand Princess, will be crownedduring the dance. Many doorprizes will be presentedthroughout the night.

Get it growing South CameronHigh School News

Although exercise offersnumerous health benefits,finding the time presents achallenge for many. It is impor-tant to incorporate flexibilityinto your exercise regime. Usethe following at-work or at-home exercise tips for real peo-ple with real schedules:

Parking - Always trying tofind the closest spot to youroffice? Next time, park a littlefurther away to get some car-dio into your day.

Stairs - Skip the elevatorride and take the stairs. If thestairs become too much, headto the nearest elevator for acool down.

Take a walk - Instead ofcalling your co-worker to getthe answer to that burningquestion, take a walkover...and go the long way.

Clean and lift - If you arespending the day at home andhave numerous chores, put onsome leg weights and get mov-ing. It’s a great way to incorpo-rate weight training into yourhectic day.

Play - Watching the gamewith friends and family is fun.Take it to another level with agame of your own during halftime. It can help burn off someof those calories you just con-sumed.

How to get more exercise

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONOFFICE OF

MINERAL RESOURCESON BEHALF OF THE

STATE MINERAL BOARDFOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821

By virtue of and in conformity with theprovisions of Sub-part A of Chapter 2,Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof 1950, as amended, and other applica-ble laws, sealed bids will be received inthe Office of Mineral Resources, LaSalleOffice Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana(P. O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821)on or before 12:00 noon on Tuesday,June 8, 2004 for a lease to explore, drillfor and produce oil, gas and any other liq-uid or gaseous minerals in solution andproduced with oil or gas on the followingdescribed tracts (Tract Nos. 36307through 36407, inclusive) to beopened publicly Wednesday, June 9,2004 in the LaSalle Office Building, 617N. 3rd Street, Capitol Complex, BatonRouge, Louisiana.

All bids shall offer a “Cash Payment”bonus, as set forth on the authorized bidform, for a lease having a primary term inconformity with whether said lease is aninland or offshore lease and the saidbonus shall maintain the lease in full forceand effect for the first year. If the bid offersan ANNUAL DELAY RENTAL, which ismandatory for leases with terms of morethan one (1) year, it shall not be for lessthan one-half (1/2) of the Cash Paymentbonus bid and any bids containing anannual delay rental of less than one-half(1/2) of the Cash Payment bonus will beincreased to the one-half (1/2) amount.Any lease granted shall be without war-ranty or any recourse whatsoever, eitherexpress or implied, against Lessor withregard to questions of title, not even forthe return by Lessor of any paymentsreceived under the lease or being other-wise responsible therefore to Lessee.Under LSA- R. S. 30:127, the MinimumRoyalty bid cannot be less than one-eighth (1/8) of all oil, gas or other liq-uid or gaseous minerals in solutionand produced with oil or gas andsaved or utilized. Rights to geothermalresources, free sulphur, potash, lig-nite, salt and other solid mineralsare to be excluded from any oil orgas mineral lease and any bid pur-porting to include those rights willbe disregarded as to the extent ofthose rights only. All bidders are noti-fied that the Mineral Board does not obli-gate itself to accept any bid, and thatacceptance is at the sole discretion of theMineral Board which reserves the right toreject any and all bids or to grant a leaseon any portion of the tract advertised andto withdraw the remainder of the tract.

Act 8 of the 2000 Second ExtraordinaryLegislative Session established two addi-tional fees to be collected from minerallessees on all mineral leases awarded.An additional fee of $10 per acre willbe collected and deposited into theLouisiana Wildlife and FisheriesConservation Fund. An additional feeof $5 per acre will be collected anddeposited into the Oil and GasRegulatory Fund. A separate check inthe amount of $15 per acre made payableto the Office of Mineral Resources shallbe submitted, either accompanying theoriginal bid (inside the sealed bid enve-lope) or mailed to the Office of MineralResources for receipt within ten (10) daysafter the bid is accepted and the lease isawarded. Bidders may use a regularcheck for payment of the fees. The suc-cessful bidder will not receive the leaseexecuted by the State Mineral Board untilthe fees are received.

All leases awarded shall be executedupon terms and conditions provided in thecurrent State lease form with all applica-ble riders appended thereto a copy ofwhich is available for review in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Petroleum LandsDivision, Leasing Section.

Certified check, cashier’s check orbank money order payable to theOFFICE OF MINERAL RESOURCES forthe full amount of the aforesaid CashPayment bonus shall be submitted withand accompany each bid, and no bid,once submitted, may be thereafter with-drawn or canceled. Once the bid isopened and accepted by the MineralBoard, the accompanying checks ormoney order shall be negotiated by theOffice of Mineral Resources and the pro-ceeds disbursed in the manner requiredby law.

SPECIAL NOTE:Under rules promulgated by the

Department of Natural Resources inaccordance with authority granted by Act13 of the First Extraordinary Session ofthe Louisiana Legislature of 1988, a feeequal to ten percent (10%) of theCash Payment bonus bid is requiredto be submitted by separate check,either accompanying the original bid(inside the sealed bid envelope) ormailed to the Office of MineralResources for receipt within ten (10)days after the bid is accepted andthe lease is awarded. Bidders mayuse a regular check for the 10% fee.The successful bidder will notreceive the lease executed by theState Mineral Board until the fee isreceived. If the fee check accompaniesthe bid in the sealed envelope and thebidder is unsuccessful, both the fee checkand the Cash Payment bonus check willbe returned to the unsuccessful bidder.

The successful bidder to whom thelease is awarded who receives the writtenlease executed by the State MineralBoard shall return the written lease, dulyexecuted by Lessee (all of namedLessees on the lease instrument), withinTWENTY (20) DAYS of receipt of sameunder penalty for failure to do so of forfei-ture of the lease, including the CashPayment bonus and fee tendered andnegotiated.

Bids may be for the whole or any par-ticularly described portion of the landadvertised, but consistent with MineralBoard policy. All bidders are hereby noti-fied that bids on portions of tracts shall bedescribed by metes and bounds and beaccompanied by a transparent plat outlin-ing thereon the portion bid upon. Thescale of the transparent plat shall be thesame as the scale of the OFFICIAL PLAT(NOT THE F & A PLAT) CONTAINEDHEREIN and should identify the Point ofBeginning with X and Y coordinates (ifapplicable), the Section, Township andRange, the Block No. (if offshore), theParish, any adjacent existing StateMineral Leases, and, further, shouldclearly show the entire tract boundaries inrelationship to the portion bid upon. It shallalso show the Topographic features (Landand Water) of the area in detail similar tothe Official Plat contained herein. Failureto follow these guidelines in submitting aportion bid may result in outright rejectionof the portion bid by the State MineralBoard at its sole discretion.

Notice is given that the StateMineral Board will include provisionsin the lease to insure applicable pay-ments attributable to the lease prop-erty without regard to adverse titleclaims, disputes, litigation or titlefailure and the language of thoseprovisions is available to any inter-ested party at the Office of MineralResources. Prospective biddersshould carefully examine the sameprior to submitting any bid.

Some tracts available for leasing maybe situated in the Louisiana Coastal Zoneas defined in Act 361 of the RegularSession of the Louisiana Legislature of1978 (promulgated as LSA-R. S. 49:213)and may be subject to the guidelines andregulations promulgated by the CoastalManagement Section of the Departmentof Natural Resources for operations in theCoastal Zone.

The descriptions of Tract Nos. 36307through 36407 inclusive will be pub-lished in Baton Rouge on April 21, 2004in “The Advocate”, which is the OfficialJournal of the State of Louisiana and alsoin the Official Journal of the Parishes inwhich the property is located.

NOTE: All bids shall specify theCash Payment bonus for leases as a

price per acre amount and an aggre-gate total amount. For purposes ofrental and deferred developmentpayments, the price per acre amountset forth in the bid, when multipliedby the appropriate acreage, shalldetermine the full value of rental ordeferred development payments tobe made. If there are any discrepan-cies between the total State acreagespecified in a lease and the actualState acreage within the geographi-cal boundary of the lease tract, nev-ertheless, the price per acre speci-fied in the bid for a lease shall bemultiplied by the appropriate Stateacreage within the geographicalboundary of the lease tract to com-pute rental or deferred developmentpayments.

NOTE: Multiple portion bids on thesame tract may be accepted by the StateMineral Board, even though they overlap.In the case of overlapping portion bids onthe same tract, each of which is otherwiseacceptable to the State, the State MineralBoard will indicate which one of the multi-ple bids on the same tract is most accept-able, considering the royalty, per acrecash payment, bonus, any additional con-sideration and what, in the sole discretionof the Mineral Board, is in the best interestof the State, and that bid (referred to as“Bid A”) will be given priority in having alease issued. The State Mineral Board willalso indicate the acceptability of other por-tion bids on the same tract, if any, in theorder of their acceptance (referred torespectively as “Bid B”, “Bid C”, etc.).Once the plat of “Bid A” ‘s portion hasbeen rendered as accurately as possible,“Bid B” will be contacted and given anoption to take a lease on the remainingportion of his portion bid acreage not over-lapping “Bid A” ‘s bid portion, at “Bid B’ ‘sper acre bid price (both as to bonus andrental); and thereafter, each successivebidder whose bid is otherwise acceptablewill be given the option to take a lease onwhatever portion remains of his portionbid acreage at his respective per acre bidprice, less and except any prior portion bidacreage on which the successful bidderhas opted to take a lease.

INLAND TRACTS (Tract Nos. 36307through 36396 inclusive, herein) arethose tracts which lie landward of theLouisiana shoreline as defined by thereport of the Special Master in the litiga-tion in the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates styled United States v. State ofLouisiana, et al, No. 9 Original and set outin the June 1975, Decree of the saidSupreme Court. All bids on inland tractscannot specify a lease primary termexceeding three (3) years. Bids thatspecify a primary term exceeding three (3)years for an inland tract may be rejectedoutright or the primary term changed tothree (3) years at the sole discretion of theState Mineral Board.

TRACT 36334 - Cameron Parish,Louisiana

All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,219,470.33and Y = 458,500.00; thence West8,999.82 feet to a point on the TexasLouisiana boundary having Coordinatesof X = 1,210,470.51 and Y = 458,500.00;thence along said Texas Louisianaboundary North 31 degrees 07 minutes 12seconds East 2,669.12 feet to a point hav-ing Coordinates of X = 1,211,850.00 andY = 460,785.00; thence along said TexasLouisiana boundary North 21 degrees 41minutes 29 seconds East 1,403.99 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,212,368.92 and Y = 462,089.57; thenceEast 7,101.41 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,219,470.33 and Y =462,089.57; thence South 3,589.57 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 656.37 acres, LESS ANDEXCEPT that portion thereof, if any,located West of the boundary linebetween the States of Texas andLouisiana as determined by the report ofthe Special Master and adjudicated by theSupreme Court of the United States in lit-igation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et alNo. 36 Original, or as otherwiseapproved by said court, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.

NOTE: The above description of theTract nominated for lease has been pro-vided and corrected, where required,exclusively by the nomination party. Anymineral lease selected from this Tract andawarded by the Louisiana State MineralBoard shall be without warranty of anykind, either express, implied, or statutory,including, but not limited to, the impliedwarranties of merchantability and fitnessfor a particular purpose. Should the min-eral lease awarded by the Louisiana StateMineral Board be subsequently modified,cancelled or abrogated due to the exis-tence of conflicting leases, operatingagreements, private claims or other futureobligations or conditions which may affectall or any portion of the leased Tract, itshall not relieve the Lessee of the obliga-tion to pay any bonus due thereon to theLouisiana State Mineral Board, nor shallthe Louisiana State Mineral Board be obli-gated to refund any consideration paid bythe Lessor prior to such modification, can-cellation, or abrogation, including, but notlimited to, bonuses, rentals and royalties.

NOTE: The State of Louisiana doeshereby reserve, and this lease shall besubject to, the imprescriptible right of sur-face use in the nature of a servitude infavor of the Department of NaturalResources, including its Offices andCommissions, for the sole purpose ofimplementing, constructing, servicing andmaintaining approved coastal zone man-agement and/or restoration projects.Utilization of any and all rights derivedunder this lease by the mineral lessee, itsagents, successors or assigns, shall notinterfere with nor hinder the reasonablesurface use by the Department of NaturalResources, its Offices or Commissions,as herein above reserved.


All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,217,030.51and Y = 454,564.00; thence West9,362.95 feet to a point on the TexasLouisiana boundary having Coordinatesof X = 1,207,667.56 and Y = 454,564.00;thence North 36 degrees 44 minutes 14seconds East 3,732.27 feet along saidTexas Louisiana boundary to a point hav-ing Coordinates of X = 1,209,900.00 andY = 457,555.00; thence North 31 degrees07 minutes 12 seconds East 1,103.86 feetalong said Texas Louisiana boundary to apoint having Coordinates of X =1,210,470.51 and Y = 458,500.00; thenceEast 6,560.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,217,030.51 and Y =458,500.00; thence South 3,936.00 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 714.76 acres, LESS ANDEXCEPT that portion thereof, if any,located West of the boundary linebetween the States of Texas andLouisiana as determined by the report ofthe Special Master and adjudicated by theSupreme Court of the United States in lit-igation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et alNo. 36 Original, or as otherwiseapproved by said court, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.




All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,217,030.51and Y = 454,564.00; thence North3,936.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,217,030.51 and Y =458,500.00; thence East 8,858.00 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,225,888.51 and Y = 458,500.00; thenceSouth 3,936.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,225,888.51 and Y =454,564.00: thence West 8,858.00 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 800.39 acres, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.




All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,214,884.56and Y = 454,564.00; thence South3,936.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,214,884.56 and Y =450,628.00; thence West 9,117.19 feet toa point on the Texas Louisiana boundaryline having Coordinates of X =1,205,767.37 and Y = 450,628.00; thenceNorth 35 degrees 51 minutes 28 secondsEast 175.21 feet along said TexasLouisiana boundary to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,205,870.00 and Y =450,770.00; thence North 24 degrees 40Minutes 16 seconds East 3,964.93 feetalong said Texas Louisiana boundary lineto a point having Coordinates of X =1,207,525.00 and Y = 454,373.00; thenceNorth 36 degrees 44 minutes 14 secondsEast 238.34 feet along said TexasLouisiana boundary line to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,207,667.56 and Y =454,564.00; thence East 7,217.00 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 738.69 acres, LESS ANDEXCEPT that portion thereof, if any,located West of the boundary linebetween the States of Texas andLouisiana as determined by the report ofthe Special Master and adjudicated by theSupreme Court of the United States in lit-igation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et alNo. 36 Original, or as otherwiseapproved by said court, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.


NOTE: The State of Louisiana doeshereby reserve, and this lease shall besubject to, the imprescriptible right of sur-face use in the nature of a servitude infavor of the Department of NaturalResources, including its Offices andCommissions, for the sole purpose ofimplementing, constructing, servicing andmaintaining approved coastal zone man-agement and/or restoration projects.Utilization of any and all rights derived

under this lease by the mineral lessee, itsagents, successors or assigns, shall notinterfere with nor hinder the reasonablesurface use by the Department of NaturalResources, its Offices or Commissions,as herein above reserved.


All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,223,084.56and Y = 450,628.00; thence West8,200.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,214,884.56 and Y =450,628.00; thence North 3,936.00 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,214,884.56 and Y = 454,564.00; thenceEast 8,200.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,223,084.56 and Y =454,564.00; thence South 3,936.00 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 740.93 acres, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.




All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,212,327.37and Y = 447,645.00; thence West10,815.47 feet to a point on the TexasLouisiana boundary line havingCoordinates of X = 1,201,511.90 and Y =447,645.00; thence North 56 degrees 32minutes 33 seconds East 81.62 feet alongsaid Texas Louisiana boundary line to apoint having Coordinates of X =1,201,580.00 and Y = 447,690.00; thenceNorth 65 degrees 25 minutes 23 secondsEast 3,390.13 feet along said TexasLouisiana boundary line to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,204,663.00 and Y =449,100.00; thence North 35 degrees 51minutes 28 seconds East 1,885.32 feetalong said Texas Louisiana boundary lineto a point having Coordinates of X =1,205,767.37 and Y = 450,628.00; thenceEast 6,560.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,212,327.37 and Y =450,628.00; thence South 2,983.00 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 558.60 acres, LESS ANDEXCEPT that portion thereof, if any,located West of the boundary linebetween the States of Texas andLouisiana as determined by the report ofthe Special Master and adjudicated by theSupreme Court of the United States in lit-igation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et alNo. 36 Original, or as otherwiseapproved by said court, all as more partic-ularly outlined on a plat on file in the Officeof Mineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(North or South Zone), where applicable.




All of the lands now or formerly consti-tuting the beds and bottoms of all waterbodies of every nature and description thetitle of which vests in the State ofLouisiana, together with all islands arisingtherein and other lands formed by accre-tion or by reliction, where allowed by law,excepting tax adjudicated lands, and notpresently under mineral lease on June 9,2004, situated in Cameron Parish,Louisiana, and more particularlydescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointbeing on the North line of State Lease No.16095 having Coordinates of X =1,220,857.37 and Y = 447,645.00; thenceWest 5,957.37 feet along the North line ofsaid State Lease No. 16095 to itsNorthwest corner, said point havingCoordinates of X = 1,214,900.00 and Y =447,645.00; thence West 2,572.63 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,212,327.37 and Y = 447,645.00; thenceNorth 2,983.00 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,212,327.37 and Y =450,628.00; thence East 8,530.00 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,220,857.37 and Y = 450,628.00; thenceSouth 2,983.00 feet to the point of begin-ning, containing approximately 584.13acres, all as more particularly outlined on

a plat on file in the Office of MineralResources, Department of NaturalResources. All bearings, distances andcoordinates are based on LouisianaCoordinate System of 1927, (North orSouth Zone), where applicable.



ROCKEFELLER TRACTS (TractNos. 36401 through 36404 inclusive,herein) ARE THOSE TRACTS INWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREASUNDER JURISDICTION OF THEDEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE ANDFISHERIES. The maximum primary termof any lease on a Wildlife Managementarea under the jurisdiction of theDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries shallbe three (3) years and any operationsconducted under the authority of a Statemineral lease, including, but not limited to,the exploration, drilling, production, andmarketing of hydrocarbons on any WildlifeManagement area under the jurisdictionof the Department of Wildlife andFisheries shall be limited to and governedby the rules and regulations promulgatedby the said Department of Wildlife andFisheries for each respective WildlifeManagement area, copies of which rulesand regulations are located at and may beobtained from the Department of Wildlifeand Fisheries.


A portion of all State owned lands,including high and marsh lands and landnow or formerly constituting the beds andbottoms of any water body, within theboundaries of the Rockefeller WildlifeRefuge and Game Preserve, not present-ly under mineral lease by the State ofLouisiana on June 9, 2004, situated inCameron Parish, Louisiana, anddescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,545,383.46and Y = 353,874.37; thence North 00degrees 41 minutes 55 seconds East10,560.91 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,545,512.23 and Y =364,434.49; thence South 89 degrees 16minutes 14 seconds East 8,522.51 feet toa point on the Western boundary of StateLease No. 2340, as amended, havingCoordinates of X = 1,554,034.05 and Y =364,326.01; thence along the Westernboundary of said State Lease No. 2340the following courses: South 20 degrees28 minutes 20 seconds West 454.74 feet,South 10 degrees 27 minutes 55 secondsWest 798.28 feet, South 05 degrees 23minutes 22 seconds West 798.53 feet,South 01 degrees 04 minutes 27 secondsWest 800.14 feet, South 00 degrees 17minutes 11 seconds West 1,000.01 feet,South 01 degrees 25 minutes 56 secondsWest 564.10 feet, South 33 degrees 25minutes 29 seconds West 564.44 feet,South 29 degrees 19 minutes 55 secondsWest 602.20 feet, South 21 degrees 26minutes 52 seconds West 601.66 feet,South 15 degrees 56 minutes 43 secondsWest 400.41 feet, South 07 degrees 12minutes 51 seconds West 398.15 feet,South 04 degrees 17 minutes 21 secondsEast 401.12 feet, South 14 degrees 02minutes 10 seconds East 597.85 feet,South 20 degrees 33 minutes 28 secondsEast 598.08 feet, South 27 degrees 50minutes 51 seconds East 599.42 feet,South 34 degrees 48 minutes 14 secondsEast 998.65 feet, South 40 degrees 56minutes 36 seconds East 999.52 feet andSouth 47 degrees 13 minutes 33 secondsEast 322.49 feet to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,554,761.72 and Y =353,756.00; thence North 89 degrees 16minutes 37 seconds West 9,379.01 feet tothe point of beginning, containing approx-imately 1,936.42 acres, all as more par-ticularly outlined on a plat on file in theOffice of Mineral Resources, Departmentof Natural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(South Zone).


NOTE: The Office of MineralResources will require a minimum bonusof $350 per acre and a minimum royalty of25%.

NOTE: The mineral lease is located inthe Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge under thejurisdiction of the Louisiana Department ofWildlife and Fisheries which has promul-gated rules and regulations for the protec-tion of game and wildlife on the aforesaidTract and, therefore, shall be subject tosaid rules and regulations, a copy ofwhich shall be attached to the minerallease. In addition to the specific rules andregulations applicable, the following shallapply regarding operations under thismineral lease:

1. No activities will be allowed withoutwritten authorization from the LouisianaDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries.

2. Proposed projects will be evaluatedon a case by case basis. Modifications toproposed

project features including but not limitedto access routes, spoil placement, wellsites, flowlines and appurtenant struc-tures may be required by the Departmentof Wildlife and Fisheries.

3. Compensatory mitigation will berequired to offset unavoidable wetlandimpacts. Mitigation will be required to off-set avoidable wetland impacts.

4. Removal of all structures, facilitiesand equipment will be required within 120days of abandonment unless otherwiseagreed to by the Louisiana Department ofWildlife and Fisheries.

5. No activities will be allowed duringthe hunting season unless approved bythe Department.

6. Compliance with the said WMA regu-lations will be required unless otherwisespecified by the Department.

7. Prior to submitting applications forwetland permits to Federal and State per-mitting agencies the lease holder shall

coordinate project details with theLouisiana Department of Wildlife andFisheries, Fur and Refuge Division.Contact person for the Department will beMike Windham at (504) 568-5886.



A portion of all State owned lands,including high and marsh lands and landnow or formerly constituting the beds andbottoms of any water body, within theboundaries of the Rockefeller WildlifeRefuge and Game Preserve, not present-ly under mineral lease by the State ofLouisiana on June 9, 2004, situated inCameron Parish, Louisiana, anddescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,567,923.18and Y = 353,589.88; thence North 89degrees 16 minutes 37 seconds West12,359.66 feet to a point on the boundaryof State Lease No. 2340, as amended,having Coordinates of X = 1,555,564.50and Y = 353,745.86; thence along theboundary of said State Lease No. 2340,the following courses: North 34 degrees02 minutes 04 seconds East 902.53 feet,North 33 degrees 15 minutes 09 secondsEast 593.38 feet, North 38 degrees 35minutes 07 seconds East 601.27 feet,North 43 degrees 39 minutes 08 secondsEast 601.21 feet, North 49 degrees 23minutes 55 seconds East 599.27 feet,North 53 degrees 47 minutes 51 secondsEast 601.04 feet, North 52 degrees 43minutes 43 seconds East 999.02 feet,North 48 degrees 02 minutes 54 secondsEast 598.35 feet, North 34 degrees 29minutes 02 seconds East 600.52 feet,North 21 degrees 26 minutes 52 secondsEast 601.66 feet, North 10 degrees 05minutes 28 seconds East 599.27 feet,North 08 degrees 36 minutes 56 secondsEast 1,001.30 feet, North 12 degrees 46minutes 43 seconds East 497.32 feet,North 22 degrees 26 minutes 34 secondsEast 497.69 feet, North 34 degrees 00minutes 27 seconds East 500.62 feet,North 44 degrees 35 minutes 37 secondsEast 498.51 feet, North 55 degrees 54minutes 34 seconds East 501.48 feet,North 11 degrees 32 minutes 07 secondsWest 626.59 feet, North 24 degrees 19minutes 52 seconds West 631.05 feet,North 38 degrees 03 minutes 59 secondsWest 308.12 feet, North 64 degrees 13minutes 50 seconds East 166.57 feet,North 74 degrees 10 minutes 38 secondsEast 972.12 feet, and North 180.00 feet toa point having Coordinates of X =1,562,035.29 and Y = 364,225.06; thenceSouth 89 degrees 16 minutes 32 secondsEast 5,263.33 feet to the SouthernmostSouthwest corner of State Lease No.2038, as amended, having Coordinates ofX = 1,567,298.20 and Y = 364,158.51;thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 36seconds East 743.50 feet along the south-ern boundary of said State Lease No.2038, as amended, to its SouthernmostSoutheast corner having Coordinates of X= 1,568,041.64 and Y = 364,149.13;thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 34seconds West 10,559.91 feet to the pointof beginning, containing approximately2,102.17 acres, all as more particularlyoutlined on a plat on file in the Office ofMineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(South Zone).











7. Prior to submitting applications forwetland permits to Federal and State per-mitting agencies the lease holder shallcoordinate project details with theLouisiana Department of Wildlife andFisheries, Fur and Refuge Division.Contact person for the Department will beMike Windham at (504) 568-5886.



A portion of all State owned lands,including high and marsh lands and landnow or formerly constituting the beds andbottoms of any water body, within theboundaries of the Rockefeller WildlifeRefuge and Game Preserve, not present-ly under mineral lease by the State ofLouisiana on June 9, 2004, situated inCameron Parish, Louisiana, anddescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,545,383.46and Y = 353,874.37; thence South 89degrees 16 minutes 37 seconds East9,379.01 feet to a point on the boundary


of State Lease No 2340, as amended,having Coordinates of X = 1,554,761.72and Y = 353,756.00; thence South 47degrees 13 minutes 33 seconds East678.82 feet along the boundary of saidState Lease No 2340 to a point havingCoordinates of X = 1,555,260.00 and Y =353,295.01; thence North 34 degrees 02minutes 04 seconds East 544.05 feetalong the boundary of said State LeaseNo 2340 to a point having Coordinates ofX = 1,555,564.50 and Y = 353,745.86;thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 37seconds East 515.07 feet to a point hav-ing Coordinates of X = 1,556,079.53 andY = 353,739.36; thence South 00 degrees40 minutes 15 seconds West approxi-mately 5,384 feet to a point on the presentday shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico;thence Westerly approximately 12,613feet along the said present day shorelineof the Gulf of Mexico to a point of inter-section with a line that bears South 00degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds Westextended from a point having coordinatesof X = 1,545,383.46 and Y = 353,874.37;thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 49seconds East approximately 137 feetalong said line to said point, being thepoint of beginning, containing approxi-mately 739 acres, all as more particular-ly outlined on a plat on file in the Office ofMineral Resources, Department ofNatural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(South Zone).














A portion of all State owned lands,including high and marsh lands and landnow or formerly constituting the beds andbottoms of any water body, within theboundaries of the Rockefeller WildlifeRefuge and Game Preserve, not present-ly under mineral lease by the State ofLouisiana on June 9, 2004, situated inCameron Parish, Louisiana, anddescribed as follows: Beginning at a pointhaving Coordinates of X = 1,567,923.18and Y = 353,589.88; thence South 00degrees 38 minutes 34 seconds Westapproximately 9,578 feet to a point on thepresent day shoreline of the Gulf ofMexico; thence Westerly approximately12,737 feet along the present day shore-line of the Gulf of Mexico to a point ofintersection with a line that bears South00 degrees 40 minutes 15 seconds Westextended from a point having a coordinateof X = 1,556,079.53 and Y = 353,739.36;thence North 00 degrees 40 minutes 15seconds East approximately 5,384 feetalong said line to said point havingCoordinates of X = 1,556,079.53 and Y =353,739.36; thence South 89 degrees 16minutes 37 seconds East 11,844.59 feetto the point of beginning, containingapproximately 2,067 acres, all as moreparticularly outlined on a plat on file in theOffice of Mineral Resources, Departmentof Natural Resources. All bearings, dis-tances and coordinates are based onLouisiana Coordinate System of 1927,(South Zone).













, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., April 22, 2004NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids are being solicited as fol-lows and sealed bids will beopened and publicly read by thePurchasing Section of theDepartment of Natural Resources,Room 1263, 617 N. 3rd St., BatonRouge, LA 70802 at 11:00 A.M. onMay 12, 2004:

Bid Proposal Number 432-2214-UORP/04-007Removal and Disposal of

Underwater Obstructions, Grand Lake & Calcasieu Lake,

Cameron ParishOnly those contractors on the

list of contractors approved by theUnderwater Obstruction RemovalProgram Office as of April 22, 2004will be eligible for consideration.(Reference: Louisiana UnderwaterObstruction Removal Program,ACT 666 of 1997).

Bid proposal form and specifi-cations will be mailed to eligiblecontractors. Additional informa-tion may be obtained from theDepartment of Natural Resources,Office of Conservation, P.O. Box94275 (617 N 3rd St-9th Fl.),Baton Rouge, LA 70804 - 9275,Attention: UnderwaterObstruction Removal Program (orcall Underwater ObstructionRemoval Office at 225/342-6293).

Evidence of authority to sub-mit the bid shall be required inaccordance with R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594(C)(2)(d).

This Notice published to com-ply with Public Bid Law.RUNS: April 15, 22, & 29 (A 37)

PUBLIC NOTICESealed bids will be received by

Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of one (1) rescuevehicle, as per specifications.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER, SECRETARYRUNS: April 15, 22 (A 39)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of approximatelyone-half mile of vinyl fencing to beinstalled in the vicinity of theHackberry Public Boat Launch,Hackberry, LA.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police Juryoffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15, 22 (A 40)

Cameron Parish GravityDrainage District #7

MARCH 18, 2004MINUTES

Meeting called to order byCurtis L. Trahan, President.

Present are: Curtis L. Trahan,Ivan Barentine, Rogerest Romero,E. Carol Trahan, and RickyRomero.

Absent are: noneGuests are: Scotty Badon,

Lonnie Harper, Patty Morris,Magnus McGee and Kurt Storm.

Motion to accept the minutesof Regular meeting on February19, 2004.

Made by: Rogerest Romero,seconded by: Ricky Romero.

Motion to accept minutes ofSpecial meeting on February 21,2004.

Made by: Ricky Romero, sec-onded by: Ivan Barentine.

Motion to review and pay bills.Made by: Ricky Romero, sec-

onded by Ivan Barentine.Motion to approve permits:Made by: Ricky Romero, sec-

onded by: Rogerest Romero.Permits:LCUP#3040317 - CHEVRON

U.S.A., INC. - WEST CAMERONBLOCK 18

LCUP#040318 - CHEVRONU.S.A., INC. - WEST CAMERONBLOCK 17

LCUP#040314 - TENNESSEEGAS PIPELINE CO. - T14S-R14W-T14S-R13W, AND T15S-R13W

LCUP#040320 - HUNTHOMES, LLC - SECTION 17,T15S-R13W

Permit tabled till a later date:LCUP#040104 - APACHE

LOUISIANA MINERALS - SEC-TIONS 21, T14S-R10W

Motion to approve the pur-chase of a boat and motor andlawn mower, weedeater and tools.

Made by: E. Carol Trahan, sec-onded by: Rogerest Romero.

Next scheduled regular boardmeeting on May 20, 2004 at 6:30p.m. at 205 Middle Ridge Road.

Motion to adjourn: Made by: Rogerest Romero,

seconded by: E.Carol Trahan.SIGNED: /s/ Curtis Trahan

CURTIS L. TRAHAN, PRESIDENT

ATTEST: /s/ Patricia MorrisEXECUTIVE SECRETARYRUN: April 22 (A 44)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be opened and

publicly read by the PurchasingSection of the LouisianaAgricultural Finance Authority(LAFA), 5825 Florida Blvd, Suite1221, Baton Rouge, LA, Thursday,May 6, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. for thefollowing:

LAFA1165/1701 AIR COM-PRESSOR - LACASSINE SYRUPPLANT

The Louisiana AgricultureFinance Authority (LAFA) is issu-ing a Request for Proposal (RFP)to all qualified companies for aproposal for AIR COMPRESSORFOR THE LACASSINE SYRUPPLANT. Location will beLacassine, Louisiana, JeffersonDavis Parish.

The Request for Proposal pro-vides a general description of theProject as well as instructions for

submitting proposal.This announcement does not

commit the Louisiana AgricultureFinance Authority (LAFA) toaward a contract or to pay any costincurred in the preparation of pro-posals. LAFA reserves the right toaccept or reject, in whole or in part,all proposals submitted and/or tocancel this announcement. Anycontract awarded shall be basedupon the proposal most advanta-geous to the state, cost and otherfactors considered. All contractsare subject to the availability offunds.

No bids will be received afterthe date and hour specified. Theright is reserved to reject any andall bids and to waive any formali-ties. Additional information can beseen on the internet atwww.ldaf.state.la.us or specifica-tions can be obtained from HilaryStephenson, 5825 Florida Blvd,Baton Rouge, Louisiana, betweenthe hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m. BIDS OPEN: Thursday, MAY6, 2004 @ 2:00 P.M.

Hilary StephensonLouisiana Agriculture

Finance AuthorityRUN: April 22 (A 45)

SHERIFF’S SALETHIRTY-EIGHT JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURTPARISH OF CAMERONSTATE OF LOUISIANA

FIRST FAMILY FINANCIALSERVICES, INC.VS. NO. 10-16736

FRANK GLENIS CORE ANDLETHA MAE CORE

By virtue of writ of EXECUTO-RY PROCESS issued to me direct-ed by the Honorable Court afore-said, I have seized and will offer forsale at public auction to the lastand highest bidder WITHOUT thebenefit of appraisement, at theCourt House door of this Parish ofCameron, on Wednesday, MAY 26,2004 at 10:00 a.m. the followingdescribed property to-wit:

LOTS 22 AND 23, LESS EAST6 FEET OF LOT 23 LYONS SUB-DIVISION OF THE WEST 10ACRES OF SECTION 40, TOWN-SHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 10WEST, LOUISIANA MERIDIAN,AS PER PLAT PREPARED BY F.SHUTT’S & SON DATEDDECEMBER 4, 1939, FILED FORRECORD IN CAMERON PARISH,LOUISIANA TOGETHER WITHALL BUILDINGS ANDIMPROVEMENTS THEREON.

seized under said writ.Terms: CASH DAY OF SALE.

/s/ James R. SavoieJAMES R. SAVOIE, SHERIFF

CAMERON PARISH, LA.Sheriff ’s Office, Cameron, La.APRIL 16, 2004

CHARLES K. WATTSAttorneys for PLAINTIFF

RUNS: April 22, May 20 (A 46)

SHERIFF’S SALETHIRTY-EIGHT JUDICIAL


CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGECOMPANY, INC.VS. NO. 10-16749

WILLIAM HENRY BAKER, JR.AND JEANETTE WAGNER BAKER

By virtue of a writ of EXECU-TORY PROCESS issued to medirected by the Honorable Courtaforesaid, I have seized and willoffer for sale at public auction tothe last and highest bidder WITH-OUT the benefit of appraisement,at the Court House door of thisParish of Cameron, on Wednesday,MAY 26, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. the fol-lowing described property to-wit:

LOT ONE (1) AND TWO (2) OFSTORM HAVEN SUBDIVISION,PHASE II, A SUBDIVISION OF APORTION OF THE NORTHEASTQUARTER OF THE NORTHEASTQUARTER OF SECTION 17,TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 8WEST, AS PER PLAT RECORDEDIN CONVEYANCE BOOK 616PAGE 477 OF THE RECORDS OFCAMERON PARISH,LOUISIANA; SUBJECT TORESTRICTIONS, SERVITUDES,RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OUT-STANDING MINERAL RIGHTSOF RECORD AFFECTING THEPROPERTY.

seized under said writ;Terms: CASH DAY OF SALE.

/s/ James R. SavoieJAMES R. SAVOIE, SHERIFF

CAMERON PARISH, LA.Sheriff ’s Office, Cameron, La.APRIL 16, 2004

CHARLES H. HECK, JR.Attorneys for PLAINTIFF

RUNS: April 22 and May 20 (A 47)

PROBATE NUMBER 300-322538TH JUDICIAL


IN THE MATTER OF THE ANCILLARY SUCCESSIONS OF

LUCIE H. CULLINAN AND JOSEPH S. CULLINAN

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORAUTHORITY TO GRANT

MINERAL LEASENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the dative testamentary co-executors of the Louisiana ancil-lary successions of Lucie H.Cullinan and Joseph S. Cullinanhave made application to theThirty-Eighth Judicial DistrictCourt, Parish of Cameron,Louisiana, for authority to grant amineral lease to Noble Energy, Inc.on the undivided interest of saidsuccessions in certain property sit-uated in the Parish of Cameron,State of Louisiana, described as fol-lows, to-wit:

An undivided three-fourths(3/4) interest in and to: the N/2 ofSW/4 of Section 6, T15S, R14W,and the N/2 of S/2 of Section 1, andN/2 of SE/4 of Section 2, T15S,R15W, Cameron Parish, Louisiana,containing 320.0 acres, more orless.

Authority is requested to grantthe aforesaid mineral lease for aprimary term of one (1) year, andas long thereafter as the lease ismaintained by the provisionsthereof with the consideration to bepaid to the succession in theamounts and manner forth in thepetition and in the copy of the pro-posed Oil and Gas Lease attachedto said petition, and that furtherconsideration will be the obligationon the part of the lessee to pay

LEGAL NOTICESMr. Jackie LaBauve, and Mrs.Marilyn LaBauve. Guest: None.

The meeting was opened byMr. Schexnider.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr. Hicksseconded, and carried to pay allbills.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Erickson seconded, and carried toadjourn the meeting.APPROVED: /s/ Alton Schexnider

ALTON SCHEXNIDER,PRESIDENT

ATTEST: /s/ Richard EricksonRICHARD ERICKSON,SEC/TREARUN: April 22 (A 34)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe sale of surplus equipment, asis, where is.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 and 22 (A35)


Cameron Parish Police Jury until1:30 P.M., May 3, 2004 in themeeting room of the ParishGovernment Building, 110 SmithCircle, Cameron, Louisiana, forthe purchase of culverts.

All bids must be submitted onbid forms which may be obtainedat the Cameron Parish Police JuryOffice, 110 Smith Circle, Cameron,Louisiana, during normal busi-ness hours.BY: /s/ Bonnie W. ConnerBONNIE W. CONNER,SECRETARYRUNS: April 15 and 22 (A 36)

PROCEEDINGSA regular monthly meeting for

Cameron Parish WaterworksDistrict #2 was held onWednesday, February 04, 2004 atthe Waterworks office atHackberry, Louisiana at 7:00 p.m.

Members present were: Mr.Alton Schexnider, Mr. DonaldBroussard, Mr. Richard Erickson,and Mr. Anthony Hicks. Memberabsent: Mr. Darrell Duhon.Employees present: Mr. JackieLaBauve, Mr. Kelly Cloud, andMrs. Marilyn LaBauve. Guest:None.

Mr. Schexnider opened themeeting.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded, and carried toadopt the minutes from the previ-ous meeting.

Mr. Hicks moved, Mr. Ericksonseconded, and carried to pay Janco$2900.00 to clean storage tanks atWell Site #2 instead of $2000.00.

Mr. Hicks moved, Mr.Broussard seconded, and carriedto adopt an addendum to the prop-erty insurance.

Mr. Erickson moved, Mr. Hicksseconded, and carried to pay allbills.

Mr. Broussard moved, Mr.Hicks seconded, and carried toadjourn the meeting.APPROVED: /s/ Alton Schexnider

ALTON SCHEXNIDER, PRESIDENT

ATTEST: /s/ Richard EricksonRICHARD ERICKSON,SEC/TREARUN: April 22 (A 33)

PROCEEDINGSA regular monthly meeting for

Cameron Parish WaterworksDistrict #2 was held onWednesday, March 10, 2004 at theWaterworks office in Hackberry,Louisiana at 7:00 p.m.

Members present were: Mr.Alton Schexnider, Mr. DonaldBroussard, Mr. Anthony Hicks,and Mr. Richard Erickson.Member absent: Mr. DarrellDuhon. Employees present were:

lease royalties in an amount andunder those certain conditions asset forth in said proposed lease.Said lease shall otherwise be onsuch terms and conditions as areprovided for in the copy of the pro-posed lease on file in these pro-ceedings.

NOTICE is further given thatthe order applied for may beissued after the expiration ofseven (7) days from the date ofpublication of the Notice. Anyopposition may be filed at anytimeprior to the issuance of the order.RUN: April 22 (A 51)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 6th day of April 2004 acceptedas substantially complete and sat-isfactory the work performedunder Project Number 2003-09:Jetty Pier Pavilion pursuant to thecertain contract between H & HMetal Contractors, Inc. and saidCameron Parish Police Jury underFile No. 283092 in the Book ofMortgages, Cameron Parish,Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theCameron Parish Police Jury willpay all sums due in the absence ofany such claims or liens.

BY: Steve Trahan, PresidentRUN: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20 (A 24)

LEGAL NOTICEThis is to advise that the

Cameron Parish Police Jury meet-ing in regular session convened onthe 5th day of April 2004 acceptedas complete and satisfactory thework performed under ProjectNumber 2002-01: RoadImprovements in Cameron Parish-Asphalt Surface Treatment pur-suant to the certain contractbetween R. E. Heidt Constructionand said Cameron Parish PoliceJury under File No. 275414, in theBook of Mortgages, CameronParish, Louisiana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat any person or persons havingclaims arising out of the furnish-ing of labor, supplies, material,etc., in the construction of the saidwork should file said claim withthe Clerk of Court of CameronParish, Louisiana on or beforeforty-five (45) days after the firstpublication hereof, all in the man-ner and form as prescribed by law.After the elapse of said time, theCameron Parish Police Jury willpay all sums due in the absence ofany such claims or liens.

BY: Steve Trahan, PresidentRUN: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20 (A 25)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed proposals for the con-

struction of the following projectwill be received by the CAMERONPARISH POLICE JURY ofCameron, Louisiana until 1:30P.M. on 3 May of 2004 at theCameron Parish Police JuryAnnex, 110 Smith Circle, PostOffice Box 366, Cameron,Louisiana 70631 (337-775-5718).

Project number: 2004-01Road Improvements in

Cameron Parish: AsphalticOverlay & Base Construction

The rules and regulations forthe State Licensing Board for con-tractors will apply; this projectbeing classified as:

II. Highway and BridgeConstruction

3. Permanent or paved high-ways or streets (Asphalt Hot Mix)

5. Permanent of paved high-ways or streets (Concrete)

6. Permanent of paved high-ways or streets (Soil Cement)

Proposal forms will not beissued later than 24 hours prior tothe hour and date set for receivingproposals. Contractors may sub-mit proposals on any contract forwhich they hold valid LouisianaContractors classification. Everybid submitted shall be accompa-nied by a certified check or bidbond in the amount of 5% of thebid and shall be made payable to CAMERON PARISH POLICEJURY.

Full information and proposalforms are available at the office ofLonnie G. Harper & Associates,Inc., Post Office Box 229, GrandChenier, Louisiana 70643-0229,(337) 538-2574. Plans and specifi-cations may be inspected upondeposit of $50.00 per set. Bidsmust be submitted on proposalforms provided by the engineer.Official action will be taken at theregularly scheduled CameronParish Police Jury meeting. TheCAMERON PARISH POLICEJURY reserves the right to rejectany or all the proposals.

Cameron Parish Police Jury/s/ Steve Trahan, President

Run: April 8, 15, 22, 29 (A 27)

PROCEEDINGSGrand Chenier Recreation

District #9Minutes of Meeting

March 10, 2004Present: Butch Conner, Nina

Jones, Kris Bonsall, YolandaClark, Darrell East.

Absent: Thomas McCall.A meeting of the board of

directors of the Grand ChenierRecreation Center was heldWednesday, March 10, 2004, at5:30 p.m.

On motion of Kris Bonsall, sec-ond by Butch Conner, and carried,the minutes of the February 11meeting were approved.

On motion of Kris Bonsall, sec-ond by Nina Jones, and carried,the board approved the paymentof all bills presented at this meet-ing.

On motion of Butch Conner,seconded by Yolanda Clark, andcarried, the board approves andappropriates $2,950 towards thepurchase and installation of slideand water line and relocation ofthe diving board.

On motion of Nina Jones, sec-

ond by Kris Bonsall, and carried,the board appropriates $6,000 to dowork and purchase materials nec-essary to repair roof and fencearound pool.

On motion of Yolanda Clark,second by Kris Bonsall, and car-ried, the board adopted the follow-ing office procedures:

1.) Manager will perform checkwriting duties.

2.) Two signatures will berequired on all checks.

3.) All mail will be forwarded tothe recreation center address.

4.) Manager will acquire a lockbox to safe keep recreation finan-cial records.

5.) Open purchasing accountswith area vendors.

6.) Authorize manager to pur-chase necessary office equipmentwith board approval.

On motion of Butch Conner,second by Kris Bonsall, and car-ried, the meeting was adjourned.ATTEST:/s/ Darrell WilliamsBOARD MEMBER:/s/ Thomas McCallRUN: 4/22 (A-52)

NOTICEAt a meeting held April 14,

2004, Cameron Parish RecreationDistrict No. 9 has declared anemergency, in accordance with thestate bid law, and is contractingSabine Pools, at the cost of$16,500, to do the needed repairson a major leak in the recreationcenter swimming pool, which iscausing extensive property dam-age, without going through thesealed bid process.RUN: April 22 (A 53)

-3-Northwest Johnsons Bayou Field

04-479LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICEOF CONSERVATION, BATONROUGE, LOUISIANA.

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, BatonRouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m., onTUESDAY, MAY 25, 2004, uponthe application of DUNCAN OIL,INC.

At such hearing the Commis-sioner of Conservation will consid-er evidence relative to the issuanceof an Order pertaining to the fol-lowing matters relating to theThanksgiving Zone, Reservoir B, inthe Northwest Johnsons BayouField, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

1. To create a single drillingand production unit of approxi-mately 62 acres for the Thanks-giv-ing Zone, Reservoir B, designatedas the Thanksgiving RB SUA, allas shown more particularly on theplat submitted with the applica-tion.

2. To establish rules and regu-lations governing the explorationfor and production of gas and con-densate from the said unit.

3. To force pool and integrateall separately owned tracts, miner-al leases and other property inter-ests within the unit so created,with each tract sharing in unit pro-duction on a surface acreage basisof participation.

4. To designate a unit operatorand a unit well for the unit createdherein.

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

The Thanksgiving Zone, Res-ervoir B, in the NorthwestJohnsons Bayou Field, CameronParish, Louisiana, is herebydefined as being that gas and con-densate bearing sand encounteredbetween the measured depths of9,005’ (-8945’ subsea) and 9,429’ (-9347’ subsea) (ELM) in the Duncanoil, Inc. - Domatti et al No. 1 Well,located in Section 8, Township 15South, Range 14 West.

A plat is available for inspec-tion in the Office of Conservationin Baton Rouge and Lafayette,Louisiana.www.dnr.state.la.u/CONS/CON-SEREN/hearings/pubhearings.htm.

All parties having interesttherein shall take notice thereof.BY ORDER OF:JAMES H. WELSHCOMMISSIONER OF CONSER-VATIONBaton Rouge, La. 4/15/04; 4/10/04L dpe

If accommodations are requiredunder Americans With DisabilitiesAct, please advise the Office ofC o n s e r v a t i o n - E n g i n e e r - i n gDivision at P.O. Box 94275, BatonRouge, La. 70804-9275 in writingwithin ten (10) working days of thehearing date.RUN: 4/22 (A-55)

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FAMED MOVIE Director Robert Flaherty (seated atop the station wagon) and his crewwere shown filming the movie classic “Louisiana Story” on Avery Island in 1947. The12-year-old “star” was J. C. Boudreaux, a life-long resident of Cameron, who will be onhand when the movie is shown as part of the McNeese Banners Series at 3 p.m. Sunday,April 25 in Lake Charles.

Historic movie starring Cameronman to be shown at McNeeseThe showing of the stunning-ly beautiful black and whitefilm, “Louisiana Story,” osten-sibly about a Cajun boy andhis pet raccoon, and a lec-ture/slide show about the his-toric movie by noted painterElemore Morgan Jr. will bepart of the McNeese BannersSeries this Sunday, April 25.

The lecture/slide show willbe given by Morgan at 3 p.m.in F.G. Bulber Auditorium. Ashowing of the 79-minute filmwill immediately follow. Bothevents are free.

A related exhibition ofblack and white photographsfrom the making of the film iscurrently on display at theImperial Calcasieu Museum,204 W. Sallier. The exhibitwill run through the end ofMay.

“Louisiana Story” is one ofthe finest examples of docu-mentary film making and oneof the finest portraits ofCajun culture ever recorded,according to Dr. RobertCooper, who is both on theBanners Series Committeeand the board of directors forImperial Calcasieu Museum.The score for the musicreceived a Pulitzer Prize.

The film premiered inAbbeville in 1949. It wasgiven world-wide acclaim,made the New York Times’list of the top 10 movies,received the InternationalPrize at the Venice FilmFestival and the British FilmAcademy Award and wasnominated for an AcademyAward. It has recently beenrestored and is available inDVD format.

“Louisiana Story” was sup-posed to be a film funded bythe oil industry to show oiland the benefits of oil to

mankind,” Cooper said, “butthe end product turned out tobe a film of poetic beauty farbeyond commercial propagan-da.”

“Louisiana Story” wasfunded by Standard Oil butthe director, Robert Flaherty,was given almost completefreedom as an artist. His con-tract called for a feature filmof about 6,000 to 7,500 feet inlength, to be completed in ayear and to cost $175,000(final cost was $258,000 and asupplementary contract wasdrawn).

Flaherty ended up produc-ing “a work of art,” accordingto Cooper. “Like all great art,the medium has outgrownand outlasted the originalmessage,” he said.

Flaherty filmed 300,000feet of film during 15 monthsin 1946 and 1947, enough fora 138-hour film. The actorsplaying the Cajun familywere amateurs and the 12-year-old “star,” J.C.Boudreaux, still lives inCameron and will be at theBanners event. The workersfilmed toiling on the drillingbarge were all real employeesof Humble Oil & RefiningCorporation.

The editing of the mass offilm was the job of beautiful,international film editorHelen van Dongen. VanDongen, whose patience wasmuch tried by Flaherty andhis filming methods, kept adiary about the experience,which was published in 1998under the title “FilmingRobert Flaherty’s ‘LouisianaStory’: The Helen van DongenDiary.”

Van Dongen had to strug-gle to bring clarity and coher-ence to the miles of uneditedfilm featuring untrainedactors and uncooperative alli-gators, as well as get used tothe humidity, heat andmildew. Her diary is filledwith frustration, such as:

“Oil workers think they’regetting a bum deal.”

“In memoriam: one babyalligator as yet nameless”

“Lost: two possums”“Rushes of oil blow-up on

Avery Island came in. Theystink.”

“I’ll get there, but it willtake time and damned muchpatience. If I could have asmuch patience with people asI have with film, I would be amodel person.”

Van Dongen was also theperson who coined the phrase“a ballet of the roughnecks” todescribe an extremely affect-ing, extended sequence of acrew drilling for oil in thefilm.

Another key person wasVirgil Thomson, who wrotethe musical score for the doc-umentary. He worked withthe film as it was being shot,according to Cooper, anddesigned elaborate pieces forthe characters, themes andscenery shots. He used folkmusic to represent the Cajunsand incorporated passages bycomposers such asMendelssohn and Debussyinto the music. The score wasthen recorded by thePhiladelphia SymphonyOrchestra, directed byEugene Ormandy.

“The final result was aunity of sound and film-sightthat has been called one ofthe most successful scoresever written for a motion pic-ture,” said Cooper. The scorewon the first Pulitzer Prizeever awarded for a musicscore.

An adaptation of part ofthe score has been composedby Michael Doucet and will bepart of a Banners Series con-

cert by Fiddlers 4 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 24, in BulberAuditorium.

“We have developed athree-part program centeringon the film,” said MaryRichardson, coordinator ofthe Banners Series. “Fiddlers4 will perform the music dur-ing the group’s concert onSaturday.

Then Elemore Morgan Jr.will give a slide show and lec-ture on Sunday, just before wesee the movie. And a photo-graphic exhibit about themaking of the movie is ongo-ing at Imperial CalcasieuMuseum until the end ofMay.”

All of these programs havebeen primarily funded bygrants from the DecentralizedProgram of the Arts andHumanities Council ofSouthwest Louisiana and theLouisiana Division of theArts.

However, the person whohas been the mastermindbehind all three parts of theprogram is Morgan, accordingto Richardson.

Morgan, who lives inVermilion Parish and is anationally renowned land-scape painter, knew many ofthe people involved in makingthe film. His father, the lateLouisiana photographer,Elemore Morgan, was one ofthe four famous photogra-phers recording the film’s pre-mier in Abbeville in 1949.

“Mr. Morgan was invitedto take part in the OregonFestival of American Music afew years ago,” Richardsonrelated. “The festival wasfeaturing ‘Louisiana Story’and Mr. Morgan was asked togive a slide talk about the his-tory of the music. MichaelDoucet and his group,BeauSoleil, next played theCajun folk tunes, which werethe basis for Virgil Thomson’smusical score, and finallyOregon’s SymphonyOrchestra played parts of thescore in concert.

“Elemore told me he hasnever forgotten the experi-ence and wished we could dosomething like that here,”Richardson said. “This yearthe Imperial CalcasieuMuseum and Banners werefinally able to make that hap-pen.”

Lady Hornetslose to Vidrine

The last time the LadyHornets faced Vidrine was inthe state quarterfinals lastyear. The Lady Tigers wonthat match 5-0 eliminatingGrand Lake in the tourna-ment. This year the LadyHornets fell victim to Vidrineonce again, this time in thebi-regional round of the play-offs.

Grand Lake was up by 2going into the seventh inningand Vidrine rallied to come upwith the win 5-3. LakeynDuhon went the distance forGrand Lake, giving up only 2hits. Top hitters wereBrittany Hebert, 1-3 with atriple and 2 RBIs; and BrandyCarroll, 1-3 with a solo home-run and RBI.

Grand Lake ends the yearat 15-10.

Creole KC’sto holdladies night

The J. P. Boudoin Sr. Knightsof Columbus Council of Creolemet recently and prepared forthe State Convention to beheld in Lafayette April 29 - 20and May 1 - 2.

Grand Knight LostonMcEvers chosen to serve onthe Budget Committee for theannual meeting.

The May meeting nightwill be “Ladies Night” and theelection of new officers for the2004-2005 year will be held.The new officers will beinstalled at the June meeting.

Chosen as “Knights of theMonth” were Cliff Conner andFredman Theriot for all themaintenance done for the KCCouncil’s hall.

Chosen as “Family of theMonth” was the LostonMcEvers family.

The next meeting will beMay 12 with a Rosary at 6:15p.m.

Cheerleadingclinic is set

The Cameron Rec Center,along with Nelton Bourque,coach of the All Girl Squad atMcNeese State University,will host a cheerleading clinicfor students, grades K-12.

The clinic will be held Sat.,May 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The deadline for pre-registra-tion is Sat., April 24.

The cost is $25 per stu-dent. For more informationcontact 538-2578 or 802-4918.

Kevin Orgeron

Kevin Orgerongets awards

The United StatesAchievement Academy an-nounced that Kevin JohnOrgeron from Hackberry hasbeen named a United StatesNational Award Winner inEnglish and Science.

Kevin, who attendsHackberry High, was nomi-nated for this national awardby Jeanne LaFleur, a teacherat the school. He will appearin the United StatesAchievement AcademyOfficial Yearbook, which ispublished nationally.

Kevin is the son ofRameaux and Karen Orgeronfrom Hackberry. The grand-parents are Evelyn Turner ofHackberry and Lily Orgeronon LaRose.

Senior groupholds Easterparty here

An Easter party for seniorcitizens was held recently inCameron with the followingpersons winning awards:

Funniest hat - 1st -Margaret Pitts, 2nd -Suzanne Buras, 3rd - KressieLeBrun.

Most beautiful hat - 1st -Annie Kram, 2nd - MariaPosada, 3rd - Mary Rankin.

Most original hat - 1st -Rosie Bargeman, 2nd - EllaHebert, 3rd - Ella RoseBenoit.

Men’s Hats - Funniest,Roland Primeaux; MostHandsome, Henry Rankin;Most Original, George Wolfe.

Bonnets - Lida Miller.Cakes - Most beautiful,

Maria Posada; Most original,Margaret Pitts.

Baskets - Prettiest, AnnieKram; Most original, HazelLaBove.

Easter Egg Hunt - Prizeegg, Kressie LeBrun; Mosteggs, Rosie Bargeman; LeastEggs, Lida Miller.

MAGNOLIAS, Louisiana’s state flower, are now in fullbloom. This blossom was at the Cameron Waterworksoffice. (Photo by Cyndi Sellers.)

Lagniappe TwoRetirement Home

Living NotesBy GENEVA GRIFFITH

We are getting new outdoorpark benches all around thevillage. One is called “mybench” because it is the dailystop for my dog, Beau and meduring our daily walksaround the village. I havebeen informed that the oldone is being replaced inanother week, so in the mean-time, we have had to changeour direction for our walks.

Our social for this monthwill be the jambalaya ournext door neighbor is prepar-ing for us at the clubhouse.We have some of the bestcooks in the state living here.

Mr. Ed, the cook, was also ourMardi Gras king.

Everyone enjoyed thecrawfish season but it is notfor long, because they growtougher as they grow larger.

It is the custom to servethem with hush puppies,which were named becausethe dogs of the homeownershid under the dinner tableswaiting for their handoutsand when people would handthem a treat, they would say“hush puppy” to keep themquiet.

I am still trying to find outwhat the “Red Hatter’s” soci-ety stands for, other than eat-ing , which they do plenty of.

Landscape and gardenprogram set at L. C.

Noted landscape and gar-den expert Greg Grant ofArcadia, Texas will presenttwo unique programs Mon-day, April 26 in Lake Charles,announced Robert Turley,LSU AgCenter Extension hor-ticulturist.

The program will consist oftwo lectures with the firstbeing from 1 to 2 p.m. on thetopic of Southern Heirloomgardens. The lecture is enti-tled “Milk and Wine at FourO’Clock.”

The second lecture will befrom 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on thetopic of making your own cot-tage garden. The lecture isentitled “Blue Bells, ShotgunShells, and Crown Tires All ina Row.”

Both lectures will be heldat the Calcasieu Parish

Extension Agriculture Centerlocated at 7101 Gulf Hwy inLake Charles, LA 70607.Admission is $15 per personfor both lectures.

The program is sponsoredby the Greater CalcasieuMaster Gardeners. Personswanting to register arerequested to call theCalcasieu Parish Extensionoffice at 337-475-8812. Ask forPat. Registration form is onthe web at: http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/parish/calcasieu/cal-hort/upcoming_events/land-scape-lecture.htm

The program is open toanyone interested in learningmore about gardening. Homeowners, landscape contrac-tors, horticulturists and gar-deners will find these lecturesof special interest.

THE PEVETO WOODS Bird Sanctuary located at Johnson Bayou was created by theBaton Rouge Audubon Society a few years ago. Members recently found that wildhoneysuckle vines are taking over the site and have begun work to remove the vines.Above, a Society member surveys the entangled trees and shrubs.

It is time again for thedescendants of Pierre LozanBoudoin to come togetherunder the same roof to visitand have a good time. Thereunion will take place at theGrand Chenier Park Sunday,April 25 starting at 10:30a.m.

There will be door prizesgiven away, a sweet walk, anda live band will start playingat 1 p.m. Everyone shouldbring a covered dish for a buf-fet style lunch. You maybring old pictures and pic-tures of past reunions forreminiscing.

The cost is $3 per adultand children are free. Pleasebring your own drinks andlawn chairs.

For more information,please call Beckie 542-4672.

Reunion set

Softball and BaseballBy Chris Mueller

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CCaammeerroonn 11 -- The LadyTarpons and the LadyPanthers faced each other ina district 5-1A tiebreaker atFrasch Park last Saturday.Merryville recorded a tripleplay in the first inning andwent on to claim first place,while the Lady Tarpons finishin third, behind St. Edmund.Laken Mock pitched for theLady Tarpoons, allowing only2 base hits. Amber Trahan,Courtney Conner, CassandraTrahan, and D‚Nae Desonnierhad a base hit each.

GGrraanndd LLaakkee 99;; HHaammiillttoonnCChhrriissttiiaann 33 -- Frasch Parkwas the site for a first placedistrict 8B tiebreaker lastweek. The Lady Hornetspounded out 14 hits enrouteto a victory. Lakeyn Duhonwent the distance for GrandLake. Top hitters were TressaTheriot, 3-4 with 3 doubles

and 5 RBIs; Maggie Fruge, 3-4 with a triple and RBI;Lakeyn Duhon, 2-4; andBrandy Carroll, 2-3 with atriple.

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Jody Savoie and BrettStansel pitched for theMustangs. Top hitters wereBrennon Duhon, 2-3 with ahomerun and 4 RBIs; JodySavoie, 1-1; Jay Sanner, 1-3;and Nick Moore, 2-4.

GGrraanndd LLaakkee 99;; HHaammiillttoonn00-- Dustin Leger struck out 9and had a perfect gamethrough 4 innings as theHornets claimed the district8B title. Leger allowed onlyone hit. Top hitters were EricMcCombs, 2-4; Jake Medlock,1-3 with a 2 run homer. TheHornets end the regular sea-son at 16-6 with an 8-0 dis-trict record.

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