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By Pam Folse Contributing Writer

The St. James ARC Fun Day is scheduled for Sunday, April 30th, at the District 7 Recreation Park in South Vacherie.

The fund raiser has been held annually since 2011 when Chris Tregre, Jr. and Isabella Breaud, ages 11 and 7 respectively at the time, decided to have a lemonade stand. Their first donation to the St. James Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) was $50, and following last year’s event, organizers presented $75,000 to the ARC.

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By K. Wesley White Contributing Writer

Chateau St. James recently held a ribboncutting ceremony for the multimillion dollar renovation of its Lutcher facility.

The 116-bed skilled nursing facility provides short and long-term care with a broad range of 24- hour nursing and rehabilitation services, CEO Matt Machen said.

Parent company Bossier City-based Priority Management manages a total of 10 facilities throughout the state, he said.

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By Pam FolseContributing Writer

The St. James Parish School Board learned Tuesday, April 11th, that teacher transfers are underway to staff the proposed St. Louis Academy of Literacy in St. James and the Montessori School at Lutcher Elementary. Superintendent P. Edward Cancienne said current employees were considered for the various positions before seeking employees out of the system.

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By Pam Folse Contributing Writer

The St. James Parish Council last week voted 4 to 3 to rescind an earlier resolution seeking a judge’s decision to determine whether Ash Street is a public roadway. Residents along the street located in District 7 have been feuding for years over the right of public passage down the street.

Ash Street, which runs perpendicular to Hwy. 643 in South Vacherie, has been hardsurfaced for years. However, the road was extended when additional property was sold on the left side of the street all the way to the canal.

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By K. Wesley White Contributing Writer

Gramercy’s Mayor Steve Nosacka and the Board of Aldermen honored Lutcher High School student Alec Bland at its monthly meeting. Bland, the son of Robbie and Cathy Bland, is a junior who plans to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. “Alec has maintained a 3.6 GPA while balancing four sports year-round.

“In his own words, he says, ‘at times, this could be very stressful, but I know that if I work hard on-and-off the field, then it will work out good for me in the end’,” Nosacka said. Bland was part of the LHS’s 3A State Championship football teams in 2015 and 2016. “He is a back-to-back champion,” the Mayor additionally said.

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By David Reynaud Editor

St. James Parish Director of Operations Blaise Gravois and his team of Defense attorneys were in court on Monday to argue that 23rd Judicial District Judge Jessie LeBlanc should Dismiss/Quash all indictments for Malfeasance in Office on the basis of Prosecutorial Misconduct and Lack of Notice. Gravois, along with St. James Parish President

Timmy Roussel, were indicted on Malfeasance charges, five for Gravois and six for Roussel, on September 28, 2016, and they are both accused of using Parish employees, equipment, materials and money to benefit private companies and private landowners.

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By Pam Folse Contributing Writer

Events like Relay for Life help to raise an awareness of cancer. We celebrate with the survivors when they walk around the track supported by family and friends.

Luminaries help us to remember those whose lives were claimed by the ravages of the disease. We must not forget, however, the caregivers who go through all the emotions with their loved ones, who drive them to the doctors, treatments, second opinions, out-ofstate consultations, make heart-wrenching decisions and spend countless hours nursing them through their illness.

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By David Reynaud Editor

The 1967 Lutcher High School Bulldog baseball team reunited last Saturday to celebrate winning the State Championship 50-years ago. Nineteen players and managers, along with head coach Leroy Wescovich and McKay “The Voice” Roddy, attended the reunion held at the Public Relations building on Lutcher High’s campus.

The team enjoyed telling old stories and a meal before walking to the current LHS baseball field to watch the Bulldogs play Brusly. Before the start of the LHS vs. Brusly game, the team was introduced and Ernie Roussel had the honor of throwing out the game’s first pitch as his teammates huddled around the pitcher’s mound.

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In an effort to educate and involve community leaders in the fight against litter in Louisiana, Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and 27 affiliates including Keep St. James Parish Beautiful participated in a statewide litter- a-thon on March 10th which ended with a press conference in Baton Rouge announcing the results.

Seventeen bags of trash were collected by more than a dozen community leaders at the third annual "Leaders Against Litter" event, hosted by Keep St. James Parish Beautiful. Leaders Against Litter is a signature event created by KLB and supported by Volunteer Louisiana that gives local leaders the opportunity to demonstrate their support for keeping Louisiana beautiful by leading the charge against litter in our community.

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By Pam Folse

The 3-ELL’s have been entertaining audiences for over 50-years. Their shows are filled with side-splitting laughter and loads of fun from the opening parade to the final bow.

In addition to their on-stage shenanigans, the ladies also donate their proceeds to a charity of their choice.

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