Court 13 Arts, the nonprofit film production company best known for the film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” is looking for local women age 35-45 interested in auditioning for a part in an upcoming film.
Monday, April 25
Caston, Angel, 29, New Iberia; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Derouselle, Teddrick, 30, 100 block of Malcomb, Breaux Bridge; outside agency warrant – extradition required, Louisiana State Police (LSP).
Gaspard, Kip, 51, 1200 block of Hwy. 70, Pierre Part;
Officials with the St. Martin Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are in the process of assessing storm damage from the system that moved through St. Martin Parish yesterday.
On April 28, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received a missing-persons report regarding a white male, Patrick Patin, 54, of Breaux Bridge.
Patin was last seen by family members on Tuesday, April 26, at 8:30 p.m. His vehicle is described as a white 1998 Toyota truck, bearing license plate number La. V207284.
“CHILDREN OF WHITNEY” statues by artist Woodrow Nash, of Akron, Ohio, seem to haunt the chapel at Whitney Plantation near Wallace. Nash incorporates various styles and techniques utilizing stoneware, earthenware, terracotta or porcelain. The work is fired electronically, pit fired or via a “raku” effect - creating an “African Nuveau” trademark that’s solely his own. (Whitney Plantation photo)
The St. African American museum presents a culture tour May 21-22 featuring visits to the historically infamous Whitney Plantation and the New Orleans annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo Festival.
The Parish Council will be reviewing open hours at area parks. At the April 18 council meeting, Parish President Guy Cormier said that the official 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours may not reflect the current requirements of residents, and an ordinance amendment will be considered.
CHIEF OF POLICE Calder Hebert was appointed to his position permanently after serving as interim chief for the past two years. (Karl Jeter)
A vote at the April 18 City Council meeting made Police Chief Calder “Pop” Hebert’s interim appointment permanent.
Monday, April 18
Calais, Clarence, 54, 100 block of Oswald St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Charles, Brian, 45, 1000 block of Robert Dr., Parks; violation of protective order (SMSO).
NUNU ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE board vice president Mavis Arnaud Frugé (from left); Karleen Berard, widow of Al Berard; Laura Huval, Al Berard’s daughter and Al Berard Memorial Music Fund owner; Jacqueline Cochran, NUNU communications director; and George Marks, NUNU director with the ceremonial check representing real dollars for the effort to promote French culture in Acadiana.
The Al Berard Memorial Music Fund, operating through the Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA), recently granted $10,000 to NUNU Arts and Culture Collective for “French Week” to support ongoing and future French programming through the Semaine Française France-Louisiane Fund.
At the April 12 City Council meeting, resolutions and ordinances were introduced pertaining to the use of special tax district funds.
Employees of the St. Martin school system will see a little more money in their April checks thanks to action taken by the school board at its April meeting.
GOTCHA! – Henderson police cars lie in wait for unsuspecting motorists exceeding the posted 60/65 mph speed limit for the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as they accelerate toward the 70 mph zone on Interstate 10 in this 2013 photo. Since the Town of Henderson annexed the strip of I-10 roadbed between the bridge and the Henderson exit in 2005, a significant percentage of its operating revenue has come from fines and forfeitures. After one former high-ranking officer admitted in court to an illegal scheme to pay officers for writing tickets, the police chief agreed to curtail patrolling the interstate for the sole purpose of writing tickets. (File photo)
In 16th Judicial District Court in St. Martinville Monday, former Henderson Assistant Police Chief Oliver “Mack” Lloyd entered a guilty plea for long-standing charges of deceptive and illegal practices in issuing speeding tickets on I-10.
All three parish teams suffered disappointing losses last week on a stormy Friday night. St. Martinville experienced its first defeat while Breaux Bridge and Cecilia both slipped to 1-2.
Charli, 9, mans the net for her "Paw Pete," Carl Peter Boggs of St. Martinville, a licensed charter captain in Grand Isle
Lafayette – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.
P.O. Box 69
St. Martinville, LA 70582
Phone: 337-394-6232
Fax: 337-394-7511
