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THE TIMES, APRIL 18, 2019, PAGE 3
Anniversaries and Birthdays
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Chief BryLayrisson reports that the
Festival was 0verall a safe and successful event. Nu-
merous law enforcement agencies assisted in working
with the Ponchatoula Police Department to ensure that
the festival was a safe event for everyone.
"The overwhelming Peace- Fight
presence of law enforce-
ment is important to mak:
ing this a safe festival.
Thank you to all. first re-
:sponders for your assis-
tance," says Chief Layris-
son.
The following arrests
were made over the week-
end:
Heather Sharp
(9/19/87)- 7 counts Failure
to Appear
: Terrance Williams
(6/15/79), 2 counts Failure
to Appear
Chrishaun Hines
(6/1/96)- SecondDegree
Battery
Jeraldo Wearry
(12/9/88)- 4 counts Failure
to Appear and Criminal
:Trespass
Yleska Selders
(11/25/80)- 5 counts Fail-
ure to Appear, Fugitive
of Other Jurisdiction, and
Criminal Trespass
Travis Bernard
(10/23/89)- Disturbing the
Peace-Fight and Failure
:to Appear
: Malcolm Cook (9/20/91)-
:Disturbing the Peace-
:Fight
Clara Joseph (3/28/79)-
4 counts Failure to Ap-
pear
Eric McDaniel (7/4/85)-
8 counts Failure to Appear
and Disturbing the Peace-
Fight
Alice Heisser (7/13/93)-
8 counts Failure to Ap-
pear
Christian Haywood
(3/28/79)- Disturbing the
Gaysha Joseph
(10/17/00)- Disturbing the
Peace- Fight
Trashell Haywood
(9/10/99)- Disturbing the
Peace- Fight
Breanna Wilson
(1/26/96)- Simple Assault
Gevoki Irving (9/30/92)
was arrested for terroriz-
ing in an event that seems
to be unrelated to the fes-
tival. On Sunday morning
around 2:00, Ponchatoula
Police were informed by
Walmart personnel of an
incident that had occurred
hours earlier of a male
pointing a semi-automatic
rifle at customers and em-
ployees. The male could
be seen on surveillance
footage armed with a gun
approaching the front door
of Walmart and making
threats to kill people. Of-
ricers patrolled the area
but was unable to locate
the suspect or his vehicle.
Later that day around
5:40pro, a Ponchatoula
Police Officer observed the
suspect's vehicle driving
through town and made a
traffic stop. Gevoki Irving
was placed under arrest
and officers recovered the
semi-automatic rifle in
the rear passenger seat
of the vehicle. Irving was
charged with terrorizing
and transported to the
Tangipahoa Parish Jail.
DAY OF PRAYER
United Methodist Church of
Ponchatoula
St. Ponchatoula LA
,to a day
119; our
anyone who wishes to walk in and spend
some quiet time, communing with Our
Lord in silent prayer.
83rd Annual
MARCH 30 ' 31 APRIL 6-7
Saturday, March SO Saturday April 6
French Quarter Guided French Quarter Guided
HistoryTour, lOam HlstoryTour- lOam
The Queen's Promenade- 11:30am
~Lqday, ~ 31 Horse Drawn Carriage Parade- 4:30pm
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Sunday April 7
announces
Dear friends:
I am very pleased to announce that I will be seek-
ing the Tangipahoa Parish Council District 9 seat in the
Fall.
This was an easy deci-
sion to make as now, more
than ever before, I am con-
vinced that the residents
of District 9 need effective
and energetic represen-
tation at the parish level
and beyond. South Tangi
is evolving, and resident
voices need to shape that
evolution.
Change is upon us. I
have lived east of Pon-
chatoula for 43 years and,
as you all know, the popu-
lation growth in our area is
staggering. Infrastructure,
fire departments, and our
school system will soon be
overwhelmed if we do not
plan wisely. These issues
should be paramount to
all residents, both old and
new, of District 9. We're
in this together now after
all.
The waters will rise
again. Drainage in South
Tangi will remain a con-
cern. The geography of our
beautiful district all but
assures this. Now more so
than in the past, however,
uncertainty looms.
Where will the rising
waters go next? Again,
we must be proactive in
our planning and public
works.
Economic growth has
been sorely lacking in our
district for some time.
With the increase in citi-
zenry should come an in-
crease in the opportunity
to change this trend. Busi-
nesses and industry offer-
ing above minimum wage
jobs and increased sales
tax revenue need to be en-
ticed to become part of our
growing community while
at the same time adapting
to our way of life.
There are many other
challenges facing District
9. In fact, the list grows
weekly. We can, however,
through open communica-
Glenn Dale Bridges
District 9 candidate
tion and responsive rep-
resentation, make parish
government work for us.
Achieving these lofty goals
is why T will be campaign-
ing full throttle for the job
of parish councilman. It is
time.
I was raised on Lees
Landing Rd the son of
the late Ken and Carolyn
Dupont, surrounded by
chicken houses and straw-
berry fields. I still live on
the old farm. I attended
Champ Cooper Jr. High
and graduated from both
Ponchatoula High School
and Southeastern Louisi-
ana University.
I am a licensed gen-
eral contractor .and cur-
rently own and operate
Bridges Builders LLC. I
am a member of St. Jo-
seph Catholic Church,
Crusader Dad's Club, the
Ponchatoula Chamber of
Commerce, Livingston
Lodge No. 160 F&AM. and
serve as a volunteer bas-
ketball and baseball coach
at PARD. I am married to
Kellie Drude Bridges, and
have two children, Ashlyn,
21, and Brody, 10.
Thank you and God
bless.
April 18- Andre' &
Cherrie Escude, Gary &
Barbara Pavlovich, Paul
& Bernice Lambert, Ray-
mond & Sherry Ernst,
William Sr. & Tressa
Joiner,
April 19 - Delton &
Camille Hart, Claude
Mouney, Colin Uter,
Darrel Anderson, Ja-
son Adams, Judy Dug-
as, Kade Beakley, Lisa
Rogers, Mandy Thibo-
deaux, Philip Derbins,
Quincy Downing,
Roger Benoit Jr Ron-
ald Pembo III, Roxie
Smith, Sherry Char-
bonnet, Sis LeSaich-
Bonnie Brooks, Gary & erre,
Barbara Pavlovich, Jack
& Cathy Addison, Joseph
& Nina Zaleski, William
& Annette Flattmann,
April 20 - Randy &
KaylaTomney, Mike
Sr. & Linda Matherne,
Wayne & Cherrel Math-
erne, Carl & Shirley Ju-
neau
April 21 - Phillp &
Bonnie Jenkins, Marvin
& Brenda Allen, Freddie
& Ginger McKean, Phil-
lip & Marlene Stein
April 22 - Pat & John
Ory, Henry & Evelyn
Lavigne, Marcel & Jean
Brison, George & Irene
Hollingsworth, John &
Angie Cormier
April 23 - Warren &
Lisa Lee, Cheryl & Rus-
sell Recotta, Darren &
Cory Pinion
April 24 Barry &
Tammy Cason, Gasper
& Mary Capora
Birthday
April 18 - Bryan
Fornea, Chloe Par-
tridge, Dr. Larry Ernst
Jr James Jones,
James Ourso, Jeanette
Richard, Jimmy Tay-
lor III, JoElle Griffin,
Kitch Taylor, Lana Le-
Bourgeois, Lois Fen-
dalson, Lois Freeman,
Ricky Heinrich, Ronny
Atkins, Shana Block,
Terry Schilling, Verna
Cory,
April 19 - Angie
Bickford, Betty Beyl,
April 20 - Chad
Falcon, Christopher
Rocker, Kayla Basso,
Keaton Kraft, Merle
"Pud" Ozment, Randy
Tomeny, Robin Mor-
gan, Mari Ann Callais
April 21 - Abby
Hoover, April DePau-
la, Billy Cox, Briana
Parker, Denby Wheel-
er, Cathy Sowash,
Jeff Heneghan, Justin
Schliegelmeyer, Lau-
ren Wadell, Marie
Morgan, Mike DiSa-
bato, Wendy Monte,
Mike DiSabato
April 22 - Brandi
Hano, Brett Fitzger-
ald, Carrie Connolly,
Carrie G. Mercke, Car-
rie Guagliardo, Clarke
Holmes, Everett Ram-
sey, Krista Laiche,
Mike Darouse, Ryan
Howes, Terri Lanel So-
wash, Trevor Adams,
Whitni Deitz, Mia Jo-
sephine Sims
April 23 - Bill Dean,
Bruce Drury Jr Dan-
ny LaSaicherre, E1-
phege Daigle, Erica
Smith, Jennifer Fa-
zande, Tom Pittman,
Bridgette' Boudreaux
April 24 - Bar-
bara Schmitt, Ben-
jamin Hoover, Brian
Williams, Brody A.
Howes, Codey Meyn,
Cody Moore, Frances
Benson, Jeffrey LaSa-
icherre, Kerry Bruhl,
Mrs. Eula Ory, Peter
Derbins, Quenton Lan-
dry, Tonia Delatte,
ing program has helped
build a school community,
and confidence in our stu-
dents." All the students
seemed very excited about
this new club and enjoy
the new friendships they
have made and hope to
continue these friend-
ships after graduation.
The Times was told Bud-
dy Club has helped build
meaningful friendships
between students, giving
students a sense of being
valued by the community
and has helped develop
communication skills.
After asking numerous
students, what is your fa-
vorite reason for being in-
volved in The Best Buddies
Club? The response from
all was friendship, being
able to see their buddy in
the hallway, lunchtime
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with their buddies, and
of course off-campus field
trips are their favorite ac-
tivities.
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