Monthly Archives: April 2017

Alzheimers center

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

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

No registration is required.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call (225) 473-8052 for details.

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

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

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

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

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

The workshop is sponsored by Ascension Counseling Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Around Ascension for April 27, 2017 - The Advocate

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

Blake Michael Martin v. tutorship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GMFS LLC v. Brett Courtney, executory process.

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

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

Kimberly Howard v. Mack Wayne Black, injunction.

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

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

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

Leisa Bennett v. Joseph Bennett, divorce.

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

Brynn Lambert Brown v. Adam Michael Brown, divorce.

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

Todd Andrew Atkins v. Dani Varnado Atkins, divorce.

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

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

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

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

Yves Joesph Sheets v. Terra Mancuso Sheets, divorce.

Succession of Robert Earl Bergeron

Succession of Kevin D. Michelli

Succession of Warren Joseph Burns, Patricia Delatte Burns

Succession of Deborah Gautreaux Brenn

Succession of Margaret Babin Burns

Succession of Mae Dell Sevier Galloway

Succession of Emile Johnson

Succession of Jewelers Inc. dba Sterling, Jewelers Kay

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

Hayed Pleads Guilty to 2014 Armed Robbery

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

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

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

Guilty Pleas

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

Ascension Parish

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ascension Crime Briefs - Donaldsonville Chief

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: seventh, Donaldsonville, 49

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lyle Johnson covers sports for The Ascension Advocate. He can be contacted at reelman@eatel.net or ascension@theadvocate.com.

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Ascension Athletics for April 27, 2017 - The Advocate

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

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

Well not really, this is tennis after all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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High Achiever of the Week: Ascension Episcopal's Alyse Cormier - The Daily Advertiser

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Alzheimers Services of the Capital Area has opened a second location for their adult day center right in the heart of Ascension Parish, offering numerous services for adults suffering from Alzheimers and Dementia.

The non-profit organization held a ribbon cutting for Charlies Place II last week, which marked the official opening of the location on Purpera Road in The Arc of East Ascensions building in Gonzales.

Ascension Parish has been extremely assertive in asking for a Charlies Place, said Alzheimers Services of the Capital Area Executive Director Barbara Auten. Ascension Parish is probably the second most populous in attending our programs, they really use the services and there tends to be an awful lot of Alzheimers down there.

The new Respite and Activity Center provides caregivers a much needed six hour break and offers numerous activities in a home-like setting such as gardening, interactive games, exercise, arts and crafts and music.

We provide a purposeful day for the Alzheimers affected individual," she added. "We engage them in purposeful activity during the day that uses both cognition and socialization that helps them remain active in their disease. From the time they get there until they time they get picked up they will have social time where they are engaged in something."

Funding for Charlie's Place II was made possible through a $100,000 donation from the Lamar Family Foundation and the Lamar-Dixon Foundation, which covered start up costs and the first year expenses. Both foundations challenged Alzheimers Services of the Capital Area to meet their donation, which was completed in 10 months through various foundations.

Currently the facility is only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and can accommodate up to 15 people a day. As enrollment increased more days will be added.

For more information about Charlie's Place, visit alzbr.org or call (225) 334-7494.

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Charlie's Place II opens in Ascension Parish - Weekly Citizen

GONZALES They lined up Wednesday for one final team photo at home to commemorate the moment.

A year after a heartbreaking one-run setback on their home field, Ascension Christian celebrated its first postseason victory a 10-5 Division IV regional victory over St. Frederick with a joyous photo opportunity in front of the left field scoreboard.

Its the best feeling in the world, Ascension Christian catcher Landon Ortego said. We made history.

The No. 8 Lions (21-9) travel to No. 1 and defending Class 1A state champion Central Catholic of Morgan City, a 9-0 winner over False River, for a quarterfinal at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3.

Ascension Christian hosted a playoff game for the second straight year, this time looking to make amends for a 5-4 loss to St. Edmund.

The Lions trailed 2-0 after two innings after a potential big inning ended in a double play.

When we got down at the beginning of the season, we kind of put our heads down and kind of gave up, ACHS first-year coach Conrad Gayle said. Our motto was from the first pitch until the last one: (every) pitch with a purpose.

Ascension Christian responded in the third by batting around, taking a 6-2 lead they never relinquished.

Mason Braud drove in the Lions, first run and a throwing error enabled Jacob Antie to tie the game at 2. Losing pitcher Weston Swanner balked in Braud and Ortego homered for the second time this season a two-run shot to left.

No. 9 St. Frederick (18-11) made it 8-4 with a pair of runs in the fourth, but winning pitcher Nic Montalbano limited the Warriors to only one run in the sixth thereafter.

Montalbano (7-3) allowed seven hits and five runs (three earned), walked one and struck out eight.

ACHS, which piled up 12 hits led by Ortego (3-for-3) and shortstop Peyton Bahlinger (3-for-4, three stolen bases, RBI), stretched its lead to 10-4 with two runs in both the fourth and fifth.

Ortego drove in his third run with a long single to right in the fourth, while a safety squeeze bunt from Josh Diez scored courtesy runner Jacob Bruder and Antie added an RBI single in the fifth.

This was a great team win, Gayle said. Im so proud of every, single one of these guys and for this program because I knew we could take the next step and we took it.

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Ascension Christian breaks through with first baseball playoff victory - The Advocate