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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
33rd YEAR
NUMBER 18
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By BRYAN T. McMAHON
More has been revealed about the large mysterious
orange fiber-optic cables being laid in the public right
of way all over Ponchatoula, and beyond.
The Ponchatoula Times accompanying report with few
broke the story locally in our reliable details obtained from
January 17, 2013 edition with a City Hall.
page one photo of a huge spool Fiber optic cable can be used
of the brightly-colored modern for Internet, cable, and tele-
communications cable and an PLEASE SEE PAGE 4
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Clubhouse Driving Range
Hammond Golf Center site of benefit for
Avenue of Flags in Ponchatoula Cemetery
is fun time to tee-up
for local veterans
By JOHN JOHNSON
Tournament Coordinator
In a shotgun start Saturday, February 9 at 9 a.m. local golfers
will get a chance to compete for the coveted first prize of the ben-
efit American Legion Avenue of Flags Golf Tournament.
Entry fee donation is $20 and tions of The Ponchatoula Times,
covers golf cart, a round of golf, many sponsors have put up
and a barbecue lunch at Ham- prizes and cash in an effort to
mond Golf Center on Club De- make the fundraiser a fun suc-
luxe Road. cess this Saturday
Along with the prize for the An earlier golf date in Janu-
top three flights, there will be ary was rained-out and the
many other prizes, including tournament was rescheduled
those for longest drive, closest for this Saturday, supported
to the hole, and some choice by Seventh Ward Marshal Gor-
door prizes, don Anderson, Lawman of the
One Golf Center official said, Year Eddie Layrisson, Times
"It is an honor for the Golf Cen- Publisher Bryan T. McMahon,
ter and its employees to be part Coach Bill Johnson, Sonny
of helping area veterans and the Thompson, William O. John-
Legion to create the Avenue of son, Dr. Michael Haight DDS,
Flags at Ponchatoula Cemetery King Butler, Jerry "Twice the
to honor our war dead and all Ice" Travis, and Stan Dameron,
who served, among the many supporters.
As reported in recent edi-
Happy Mardi Gras!
This mysterious, masked woman conjures up the spirit
of Mardi Gras, not only on the Tangipahoa River, but ev-
erywhere th word "Louisiana" is spoken. (Photo by
Richardson)
are comi
arc
Times Report
The latest in a series of cutting edge concerts in The Loft atop
Roussel's & Company, 177 West Pine, will feature Cajun music
greats David Doucet, Mitch Reed and Jimmy Breaux of Beau So-
leill.
The Saturday, March 2 event fiddle and guitar- Cajun style.
will showcase some of the liveli- Roussel is hosting a series
est music' heard outside of Aca- of cultural events in America's
diana Musiclovers areurgedto Antique City as rare as they
make reservations now for the are exceptional, transforming
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. concert and ear- his diamond, gift, and antiques
lier workshops by calling 985- emporium into Ponchatoula's
386-9097 version of Rockefeller Center
In addition to the live music, in his still-under renovation
owner Chris Roussel has ar- Loft and adjoining showcase
ranged a 6-7 p.m. special work- antique venues such as the new
shop on storytelling, accordion, Red Room.
State Rep. Steve Pugh, Omega Captain Joyce
Smith, Councilwoman Jeannemarie Pierson
celebrate Carnival at City Hall
(Times Photo)
Arrest Made in DC Reeves
Carnival reveler Burglary/Vandalism
This hairy Mardi Gras reveler is Ponchatoula's own David PPD Report
Gueldner who helped welcome the Krewe of Omega to City Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson reports that his depart-
Hall on Friday, the morning of its parade in Hammond. The ment has arrested a 13-year-old in the recent burglaries and van-
longtime Omega member and new member of the Krewe of dalism incidents at DC Reeves Elementary School.
Erin says he is determined to increase Ponchatoula's in-Chief Layrisson advises that(01/07, 01/21 and 01/22) in ref-
volvement in the Carnival parade. (Times Photo) his department had respondederence to someone entering
to DC Reeves on three occasions PLEASE SEE PAGE 4
By BRYAN T. McMAHON
Imagine a Ponchatoula without the
head utility lines.
blight of over-
If that is hard to visualize,
take a walk through Memorial
Park where all the electrical
lines have recently been bur-
ied and hooked up to five new
electrical utility boxes spotted
around the park, many of them
donated by the Strawberry Fes-
tival Board.
Under a new scheme of oper-
ations, the City of Ponchatoula
will pay for the base electric bill
for the popular park, and when
festivals and special events
need electricity, the boards in-
volved will pay the utility costs
for the Strawberry Festival, the
Chamber's Party in the Pits,
Night Out Against Crime, and
other events.
That was the explanation
furnished by Mayor Bob Zabbia
in answer to inquiries posed by
The Ponchatoula Times, whose
reporters could not help but
notice the electrical utility con-
struction underway at Memo-
rial Park.
Zabbia said that Entergy
is not expected to expand the
project citywide - removing the
aerial electricity lines in favor
of buried utility lines that do
not blight citizens' and visitors'
view of the city.
Not even Entergy's fumble-
fingered blackout of parts of the
Superdome during Sunday's Su-
per Bowl has resulted in enough
contrition to cease draping ugly
utility wires throughout this
and other cities Only those
communities which have stood
up to the Entergy and forbid-
den the draping of its electrical
lines on unsightly poles have
saved their skylines.
And not even the repeated
damage and loss of power re-
sulting from hurricane-caused
electrical outages has moved
Entergy to have a change of its
corporate heart
Now at least, Ponchatouia;s
Memorial Park will stand as an
oasis of reason and beauty.
By OLE HARDHIDE/The Alligator
In all my ooing and ahhing last week over the many fine
columnists here at The Ponchatoula Times, I managed to leave I
out the pride of the litter, Marion Fannaly, whose knowledge ofl
antique automobiles is unequaled in the universe This Florida
Parishes Vintage Car Club leader and his wonderful wife Vicky
are antique car personalities known far and wide. John Evans
would have to cancel his popular Community Motors Easter
Car Show were it not for this Ponchatoula couple Marion's
regular quizzes ("How Well Do You Know Your Cars?") are a
favorite of readers and unique to this newspaper's automotive
section, Times On Wheels
Before John Johnson, instrumentalist and singer, started
up his weekly All Around The Town entertainment column in
The Ponchatoula Times, I just thought we had a lot to do in
these parts. Between John Johnson and Chris Roussel, Our
Ponchatoula will keep dancing and prancing through Mardi
Gras and beyond. Read about it!
Please do not fail to turn out for Saturday's charity golf
tournament at Hammond Golf Center, located on Club Deluxe
Road, pretty much the border between Ponchatoula and our
northern suburb (details on Page One). Proceeds will pay for
the Avenue of Flags in Ponchatoula Cemetery honoring mili-
tary veterans and those who didn't make it home.
The American Legion's Randy Baldini partnered with John
Johnson, now with The Ponchatoula Times, to give us a beauti-
i ful golf outing for a great cause. Just show up, and don't forget
your clubs! Details are in this edition.
Then why not slip on a mask, slide out of town, and celebrate
Mardi Gras before you have to put on the sackcloth and ashes?
I recommend the super Cajun version as enjoyed in Eunice.
Don't just watch it on TV either You deserve better.
Times garden columnist Dudley Clark has been doing a tad
too much research on his food column, or so says his doctor
That would explain Dudley's mad bicycling for miles every day
and his dramatic loss of weight. I hesitate to say that colum-
nist Dudley is the Lance Armstrong of Our Ponchatoula, be-
cause that might be misunderstood.
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