THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010, PAGE 4
Fallen Heroes Memorial
Officer Charles David Stegall
By WAYNE and DEBRA NORWOOD
Louisiana Treasfures Museum
Tuesday, June 14, 1988, would end the watch for Officer Charles
David Stegal, the 12th Officer from the Baton Rouge Police De-
partment to be killed in the line of duty.
Officer Charles David Ste- sided on East Boulevard by a
gall was killed when his fully drunk driver. Officer Stegall
marked police unit was broad- was responding to an alarm call
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when he was involved in the ac-
cident.
The suspect fled the scene
of the accident and was appre-
hended the following day and
charged with vehicular homi-
cide. Officer Stegall was forty
years old and had served with
the Baton Rouge Police Depart-
ment for ten years. He was sur-
vived by his three children. Of-
ricer Stegall's photograph now
hangs on the "Gone But Not
Forgotten Wall" dedicated to
law enforcement officers killed
in the line of duty. Louisiana
Treasures Museum is located on
Highway 22 West of Ponchatou-
la. For hours of operation or to
schedule tours call Wayne Nor-
wood at 225-294-8352.
It's a boy !
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lem-
ons of Hammond announce the
birth of their first child,
Laim Omri Lemons, born
July 2 d at 1:33 p.m. St. Tam-
many Parish Hospital. Laim
weighed 2 lbs. 7.6oz and was
15 inches long. His mother is
the former Erica N. Rottmann.
Proud grandparents are Wayne
and Gayle Rottmann of Ham-
mond, Jocelyn Cortez Lemons of
Ponchatoula and Larry G. Lem-
ons Sr. of Anacortes, Wa.
CITIZENS IN
SERVICE
MATTHEW TROSCLAIR
PHS grad Matthew Trosclair
graduates from basic at Lack-
land AFB
Air National Guard Airman
Matthew J. Trosclair graduated
from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio.
The airman completed an
intensive, eight-week program
that included training in mili-
tary discipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical fit-
ness, and basic warfare prin-
ciples and skills.
He is the son of Danielle
and Harry Trosclair of Rose-
wood Drive, Ponchatoula.
Trosclair is a 2010 graduate of
Ponchatoula High School.
ROBERT CHASSAIGNAC
Mandeville High grad Robert
Chassaignac completes basic at
Lackland
Air National Guard Airman
Robert P. Chassaignac gradu-
ated from basic military train-
ing at Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio.
He is the son of Bobble Chas-
saignac of Downing Drive, Cov-
ington.
Chassaignac is a 2008 gradu-
ate of Mandeville High School.
• Arrest
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ing north on First Street and
made a license plate check thens
switched on his overhead lights.
McGary made the stop inside
Tasker Park at 7:44 p.m.
"I noticed an extremely high
smell of suspected marijuana,"
said McGary, who told the sus-
pect he was stopped for loud mu-
sic. "He stated he plays music
loud but not usually that loud."
McGary asked Austin if he
had any suspected drugs or a
weapon. "No," said Austin.
"I saw what appears to be a
green leafy substance on the
driver seat that appears to be
marijuana and several white
pieces of a white substance that
appears to be suspected crack
cocaine," said McGary.
That's when he called for Of-
ricer David Williams and K-9
partner Gator. Officer Mark
Perrin assisted.
Gator immediately detected
two hits on the driver's side
door.
Both the marijuana and co-
caine registered positive in a
field test, said McGary.
Suspect Austin was trans-
ported to the Ponchatoula Police
Department, read his rights and
booked with possession of mari-
juana and a schedule 2 drug, as
well as disturbing the peace.
The suspect was found with
$1,304 which was seized and
turned over to Officer Carol
Wilson as part of the investiga-
tion.
Suspect Austin lz. his ad-
dress as 25581 Pardue Road,
Springfield.
Tour de Jefferson Bike
Ride/Fest Nov. 14
METAIRIE -- The Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce will host
the 4th Annual Tour de Jeffer-
son Bike Ride and Fin du Tour
celebration on Sunday, Nov. 14,
on the Westbank of Jefferson
Parish.
The goal of Tour de Jefferson
is to increase use of recreational
facilities in Jefferson Parish as
well as to be a catalyst for a more
bike and pedestrian friendly for
the parish. With over 400 rid-
ers cruising through 45 miles
of scenic landscape last year,
the Tour forecasts this year's
ride to be the largest ever, with
over 500 riders. The Tour rolls
along a path starting at Bayou
Segnette and cruising through
Jean Lafitte National Park on
to the town of Lafitte before re-
turning to the park. Riders have
their choice of a 25- or 45-mile
course as in previous years with
2010 seeing the addition of the
family-friendly ll-mile course.
The ride culminates in the Fin
du Tour celebration at Bayou
Segnette State Park featuring
abundant food, beverage, and
entertainment.
Registration fees are $17
- $35 and include the Fin du
Tour celebration as well as free
admission to Bayou Segnette
State Park. Riders can regis-
ter at www.tourdejefferson.org
or by picking up a registration
form at your local bike shop,
West Jeff Fitness Center, East
Jeff Fitness Center, Elmwood
Fitness Center, or any of the
sponsors listed on the website.
If you are interested in volun-
teer or sponsorship opportuni-
ties, please call the Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce at (504)
835-3880 or click on www.tour-
dejefferson.org
Sports concussions:
Play now, pay later
Neuroscience researcher
Mark Underwood discusses
the growing problem of trau-
matic brain injuries in sports
and reviews a promising new
biotechnology for addressing
the memory loss and dementia
which often plague athletes in
later life
Just last year Pittsburgh's
Ben Roethlisberger, the Red-
skin's Clinton Portis, Arizo-
na's Kurt Warner and Eagles'
Brian Westbrook and DeSean
,Jackson have all missed play-
ing time due to taking hits to
the head on the playing field.
Football isn't the only sport
where players' heads get
knocked around -- soccer, bas-
ketball, boxing and hockey are
also potentially brain-bruising
pastimes.
And it's not just the "pro"
player who gets sidelined when
helmets clash and heads collide.
Thousands of concussions take
place on college, high school
and middle school playing fields
each year.
The short term effects of a
traumatic head injury can be
confusion, temporary amnesia,
headache, dizziness, ringing in
the ears, nausea, slurred speech
and fatigue," says neuroscience
researcher Mark Underwood.
But it's the long term con-
sequences of a concussion that
Underwood and other research-
ers find more problematic.
"We are seeing a link be-
tween concussions on the play-
ing field and the early onset of
chronic memory loss and de-
mentia in many athletes," says
Underwood.
Underwood points to a re-
tired player quality-of-life study
commissioned by the NFL that
found former players between
the ages of 30 and 49 experience
memory-related diseases at a
rate 19 times higher than men
who did not play.
"Taking impact to the
head thousands of times ap-
pears to trigger a process
that slowly causes brain cells
to die," says Underwood.
According to Underwood and
other researchers, the death of
brain cells is not a direct result
of physical impact itself but re-
sults from the chemical changes
that take place in the neurons
in the days, weeks, months
and years after the impact.
While research is now under-
way to design more protective
helmets for players, Underwood
is focused on ways to slow or pre-
vent calcium overload from oc-
curring within the neurons after
they are traumatized by impact.
"We have developed a protein
supplement which binds to ex-
cess calcium in the neurons and
lowers its concentration," says
Underwood. "Non-athletes in
test groups have reported im-
provement with their memory
and other cognitive function
after using it, and we antici.
pate tests of athletes who had
concussions on the playing field
will show they can derive ben-
efit from its use as well."
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