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CHARLESTON, SC — The Central City News won six top national journalism awards at the 126th Annual National Newspaper As-sociation convention in Charles-ton, South Carolina. The NNA has 3,000 member newspapers, and 800 competed for awards. Central City News editor Woody Jenkins, who won 1st Place for Best Feature Writing, said the awards are a way the newspaper can pay back in a small way all that the Central community does to make the News a success. “This is such a wonder-ful community, and we hope that we can bring positive recognition

CENTRAL — The Central Wild-cats dropped a heart-breaker 38-20 to Mandeville in Round Two of the State 5A Playoffs Friday, ending their season with the Bi-District Championship and a 10-2 record. But a number of Central players are still in the running for post-sea-son honors, including All-District, All-Metro, All-State, and participa-tion in the Army Red Stick Bowl. Leadingthefieldofpossiblehon-orees are last year’s All-State athlete Gary Triplett and quarterback Brett Courville, a possible All-District and All-State selection. Other offensive players in the run-

National Honors toCentral Paper forWriting, Ad Design,Freedom of Press

WIN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARDS — Members of the staff of the Central City News were honored at the National Newspaper Association Convention in Charleston, SC, recently. Shown (left to right) are Candi Lee, business manager; Shara Pollard, ac-count executive; Terrie Palmer, graphic artist and advertising design, and Jolice Provost, account executive. Not shown is editor Woody Jenkins.

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Polls to OpenSaturday for Eight Days ofEarly Voting CENTRAL — The dust has hardly settled on the Nov. 6 election, but voters in the Baton Rouge area will go to the polls once again on Sat-urday, Dec. 8 for a runoff election that could decide the direction of the Louisiana Supreme Court for a decade to come. Early voting will begin this Sat-urday, Nov. 24 and end Dec. 1. With the recent elevation of a liberal Democrat to chief justice of the Supreme Court, the runoff between Democrat John Michael Guidry of Baton Rouge and Re-publican Jeff Hughes of Livings-ton will have special meaning. The election of Hughes would give conservative Republicans a 4-3 majority on the court. The election of Guidry would give the Democrats a 4-3 majority and could take the court in a more lib-eral direction. Early voting will be held at • BakerRegistrarofVoters •MunicipalBuildingdowntown • ClerkofCourtonCoursey • SecretaryofStateonEssen VotersshouldbringaphotoI.D.

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Country Living in the City

PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF — Louis Covington, Central HS Class of 2009, wanted to play foot-ball in college but had difficulty finding his place with a team. Then he found Fuller-ton State in Califor-nia, where he played two years. In May, he signed with Ole Miss. Then Saturday night, he started against LSU at Tiger Sta-dium. He made five tackles including a key goal-line tackle of Jeremy Hill. Louis is 5’9” and weighs 162. Persistence does pay off! Congratulations!

Judge Hughes’ Base Is 50% of District

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Supreme CourtRace Could TurnOn Four Areas With 50% of Vote Woody Jenkins Editor, Central City News

CENTRAL — A classic battle is raging behind the scenes right now for control of our state court sys-tem in Louisiana. You have prob-ably read that Associate Justice

Bernette Johnson has been named Chief Justice of the Louisiana Su-preme Court. The Chief Justice has extraordinary power over the administration of the court system. Chief Justice Johnson is a liberal Democrat, and her elevation to

Court of Appeal. As a member of the Louisiana House and then the Louisiana Sen-ate, Judge Guidry took a liberal stand on a great many important issues. Since be-ing elected to the Court of Appeal, he has taken a more moderate stand, but he has not had to rule on many of the hot-button issues that define the Su-preme Court. Some in the business community believe that Judge Guidry will be a good vote for business on the court, and they may be right. But we are concerned about the 90 percent of the issues that do not directly con-cern business, such as private prop-erty, right to life, right to keep and bear arms, and countless others. We believe that Judge Hughes will be “the real thing” — a sol-id conservative vote on business issues and on the vast array of other issues that people in Central are concerned about. We are not as confident about where JudgeGuidry would fall on those issues and fear his votes in the legislature wereatruereflectionofhisphilos-ophy. Early voting begins Saturday. Please make your voice heard by going to polls and voting early — from Nov. 24 through Dec. 1.

Judge Jeff Hughes’ base in the runoff for the Loui-“siana Supreme Court is large. It consists of four distinct areas — Central (4%), Livingston (16%), As-cension (14%), and Southeast Baton Rouge (16%). His job is to motivate them to go vote Dec. 8. ”

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Chief Justice could seriously tilt many aspects of our state court system to the liberal side, especial-ly if she has a liberal majority on the seven-member Supreme Court. And that is what is at stake for the citizens of Central in the Dec. 8 runoff election. Here in the Baton Rouge area, we will elect an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and that member of the court will have the power to tilt the court either to the conservative Republican side or the liberal Democrat side or some-where in between. The Republican Party is sup-porting a conservative Republican judge from Livingston Parish — Court of Appeal Judge Jeff Hughes. Hughes is a solid conservative, who can be expected to vote with the other three Republican jurists on countless issues. The Democratic Party is sup-porting a moderate Democrat from the inner city of Baton Rouge — Judge John Michael Guidry. Judge Guidry is also a member of the

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BATON ROUGE — A poll of 604 likely voters conducted Nov. 18 showed Judge Jeff Hughes with a slight edge over Judge John Mi-chael Guidry in the runoff for the Louisiana Supreme Court on Dec. 8 The poll was conducted by JMC AnalyticsandPolling,afirmownedby Baton Rouge pollster and politi-cal consultant John Convillon. Respondents were asked the fol-lowing question: Question 1 If the election for LouisianaSupreme Court were held today, which candidate would you sup-port? Jeff Hughes (R) 44% John Guidry (D) 37% Undecided 19% Those voters who said they were undecided were asked the follow-ing question: Question 2 Since you are undecided, which candidate are you leaning towards Judge Jeff Hughes, Republican nominee for Supreme Court, with Bob Farmer.

supporting? Jeff Hughes 55% John Guidry 45% Respondents were also asked about their likelihood of voting Dec. 8 with the following results: Question 3. How likely are you to vote in the Dec. 8 runoff? Early vote 25% Election day 70% Unlikely 5% The demographic breakdown of respondents was 67 percent white, 31 percent black, and 2 percent other. The party registration of re-spondents was 49 percent Demo-crat, 32 percent Republican, and 19percentIndependentorother. The geographic breakdown was Ascen-sion Parish, 14 percent; Baker, 3 percent; Central, 4 percent; Choctaw area of Baton Rouge, 4 percent; East Feliciana, 3 per-cent; Garden District, 5 percent; Highlands Road-Perkinsarea,8percent;IbervillePar-ish, 4 percent; inner city of Baton Rouge, 12 percent; Livingston Parish, 16 percent; Pointe Coupee, 3 percent, Southeast Baton Rouge, 16 percent; West Baton Rouge, 3 percent, and West Feliciana, 1 percent. Couvillon said the margin of er-ror,with95percentconfidencewas4.0 percent. He said that the race appears to be about who turns out to vote. “A large turnout in Hughes’ base area of Central, Livingston, Ascension, and Southeast Baton Rouge will be necessary for Hughes to overcome a lead that Guidry will build up in the inner city,”


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HONEY LOOKS UP AT SANTA — The hero-ine of this Central Christmas Dog Tale is Honey (cen-ter), who captured her master’s affection and loyalty. Shown (left to right) are Brian Vecel-lio, Santa Claus, and son Logan. The canines are Tucker, Rusty, Hon-ey, Max, and Ginger.

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CENTRAL — The Kringlewood Christmas Tree Farm, a landmark in Central for the past 35 years, is selling the last of its Christmas trees, and none has been planted for future years, according to owner Reggie Pulliam, who cited health as his primary reason for closing. The next few days may be the last time to purchase a Christmas tree actually grown in Central. The farm, located at 9110 Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road, is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. The remaining inven-tory of trees is 20 percent off. Pulliam, a native of the area and graduate of Pride High

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CENTRAL — If Central has a Tim Tebow, it is certainly Dr. Tony LoBue — a quiet, humble quarter-back who makes big things hap-pen while trying to make certain he gets none of the credit. A well-respected veterinarian and family man, leader of the busi-ness community, director of the an-nual prayer banquet, and dedicated City Councilman, Dr. Tony LoBue is Central’s 2011 Man of the Year.

CENTRAL — It will be a mighty happy Christmas around our house in Central this year, instead of the tragedy in could have been — thanks to my Honey! But I’m getting ahead of myself. I believe there’s always a rea-son for the things that happen and always a reason we meet who we meet. Another thing I believe is, “Dog is man’s best friend!” I have a true best friend in a dog named Honey! Last November, while my girl-

CENTRAL — Neighbors Federal Credit Union held Grand Opening ceremonies Tuesday morning for its new $3 million branch office at the corner of Wax and Sullivan. President Kathi Gill said Neigh-

bors felt the investment was need-ed to serve the credit union’s more than 4,500 members in the Central area. Neighbors’ member base in Central has tripled since opening its first Central branch at 13336

Hooper Rd. in August 2001. At that time, it had 1,300 Central members. Neighbors, which began in 1954 as the Baton Rouge Teach-ers Federal Credit Union, is now

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Boutin’s Now Located 4.7 Miles Down Hooper Road from Central CENTRAL — The 27,000 residents of the City of Central now have a new option for sit-down dining — Boutin’s Restaurant, located just off Harding Boulevard (Hooper Road) across from the Metro Air-port at 7808 Howell Drive. Now authentic Cajun food and music are available just 7 minutes from the Central city limits. Lynn Boutin, a famous Cajun restaurateur from Breaux Bridge, has opened his second restaurant. The original Boutin’s, located at the site of the old Mulate’s on Blue-bonnet, has been a big success. Now Boutin’s North Baton Rouge location is providing a whole new experience for the peo-ple Central. During the day, Boutin’s offers a working man’s lunch with hot plates and a full menu of seafood.

In the evening,Boutin’s becomesa Cajun dining experience with all the foods Cajuns love to eat — es-peciallyfish,shrimp,crawfish,andgumbos, as well a pastas, salads, and much more. Boutin’s also offers specialty meats from Poche’s, a legend from the Breaux Bridge area. Poche’s offers additional fare, such as pork and chicken. Lynn Boutin, who managed Mu-lates for 18 years, has brought all his knowledge, expertise, and years of experience to the new Boutin’s. “We try to have something for everyone in the family. This is a great opportunity to experience the Cajun culture and great Cajun food. Boutin said, “We want to see our friends from Central. Give us a try, and you won’t be disappointed. We’ll see a lot of you after that!”

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CENTRAL CITY NEWS editor Woody Jenkins won 1st Place Award in Feature Writing from National Newspaper Association for this story about the tragic death of a young mother from Central and her husband, a prominent physician from Texas, and the Central community’s effort to help the local family that adopted their two children.

to the people of Central.” “At the Central City News, we try to tell the true story of Central as it unfolds week after week. We want to be a continuing archive of the people, the events, and the issues of this community. It’s anhonor for us to have the oppor-tunity to observe and be part of this unique community where the American dream and American values are still very much alive.” Jenkins credited the staff mem-bers of the newspaper for the pa-per’s success. “Candi Lee is our business manager and anchor who holds all of us together. She can be a tough taskmaster who makes sure we are all on track. But she does it all with humor and a posi-tive spirit. Our graphic artist and ad designer, Terrie Palmer, is a true professional who gets the job done in the right way and on time. She is a master of her craft. Our ac-count executives, Shara Pollard and Jolice Provost are persistent, determined, hard-working, and

creative. Without them, nothing would happen. They do a great job and make our work fun and enjoy-able. When we get awards from

press organizations, it is a tribute to our wonderful community and our great staff whose hard work make it all possible,” Jenkins said.

BATON ROUGE — For the second straight year, 3rd graders in the Central Community School Sys-tem were the highest performing in the State of Louisiana, accord-ing to test results announced by the State Department of Education. State department numbers also showed Central as tied for 3rd Place among the 70 public school systems in the state, based on per-centage of students at or above grade level in Spring 2011 testing.

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CENTRAL — Their mother and fa-ther were killed in a tragic plane crash on April 10, but Adalee and Smith Pickett have found a new home and a new life here in Central. Their mother, Laura Ballard, grew up in Morgan Place West in Central and attended St. Isidore El-ementary and Redemptorist High. She went to live with her mother in Kentwood for her senior year and graduated from Sumner High. Laura met and fell in love with Dr. Taylor Pickett. They married and had Adalee, now 3, and Smith Pickett, now almost 2. Dr. Pickett was a well-known cardiovascular

Central Adopting Adalee, 3, and Smith, 2Their Mother, Father Died in Fiery Plane Crash


and thoracic surgeon who practiced in Houston and Lufkin, Texas. The couple lived an exciting life. Dr. Pickett was an experienced pilot who used his plane to fly to emergencies. A Lufkin TV station reported the case of a physician who had performed life-or-death surgery for 24 hours continuously. Summoned to help, Dr. Pickett jumped into his plane, flew to the hospital, relieved the physician, and completed the surgery. But it was a flight in Dr. Pickett’s private plane that led to tragedy. Dr. Pickett, Laura, and Laura’s

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City of Central Office to Move to 6703 Sullivan CENTRAL — The City of Central signed a master privatization agree-ment with the Institute of Build-ing Technology & Safety (IBTS) Wednesday morning. The pact will allow the non-profit organization to provide City Services in Central for the next five years at a cost of

under $3.1 million a year. The new agreement represents a savings of about 15 percent in com-parison with the current contractor, CH2MHILL. The new contract will take effect July 1. IBTS will establish a new City of Central Municipal Services See CITY on Page 15

ADALEE AND SMITH PICKETT with their grandfather, David Ballard, and their aunt and uncle, Katie and Ben Foret. Their parents were killed in a plane crash April 10.

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The Picketts: Full of Love for Adalee, Smith‘50 Years from Now, What Will Remain Is the Love’

We don’t know all the circumstances of the ac-“cident. Federal officials are investigating the causes. What we do know is Dr. Pickett was an excellent sur-geon, he was a good pilot, and he was a great father to his children.” David Ballard of Central

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DR. TAYLOR PICKETT with his wife, Linda Ballard Pickett of Central, with their children Adalee and Smith. Dr. and Mrs. Pickett died in a plane crash on the morning of April 10.

The late Laura Ballard Pickett with her son Smith. At right, Dr. Pickett’s hand, Smith’s feet.

sister-in-law, Jacky Ham, had flown to New Orleans, where Laura, a tal-ented singer, performed with Michael Vincent Liuzza, a well-known artist who performed on American Idol. In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 10, Dr. Pickett de-cided to fly Laura and Jacky from New Orleans to McComb, where the couple owned a home. They never made it. The plane crashed and burned a few miles south of McComb. Federal inves-tigators are attempting to determine the cause of the crash. Laura’s father, David Ballard, who is disabled, still lives in Mor-gan Place West. He has been dis-

traught over the tragedy. He has felt responsible for the care of his grandchildren and for holding the family together. “You can’t imag-ine the stress of this. There has been no time to grieve, as we have had to care for the living,” he said. Ballard, who stands about 6-4, has gone from 230 to 180 pounds in two

months. David Ballard’s other daughter, Katie, is married to Sheriff’s deputy Ben Foret, who works in uniform patrol out of the Sheriff’s Zachary substation. Katie is an RN at Wom-an’s Hospital. Two weeks before the crash, Katie learned she was pregnant with their first child.

When news of the accident reached the family, they left for McComb and stayed there for days. Funeral services for Laura were held in Kentwood. Dr. Pickett was cremated, and services were held in his hometown, Mobile. Katie and Ben Foret returned with the two children. This week, they completed the paperwork and filed for adoption of the children. “With Adalee and Smith and a new baby on the way, we’re going to have a ready-made family,” Ben Foret smiled. Katie, Ben, Adalee, and Smith have been staying at Da-vid Ballard’s home in Morgan Place West but hope to move into a home


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three doors down the street on June 15. Being close together should help, Ballard said. Dr. Pickett had a large income from his medical practice and owned several properties. Unfortunately, his properties were heavily mortgaged, leaving no net assets. The Picketts’ home in McComb has been seized by the bank, and there was no life insur-ance. David Ballard said there was a vehicle that the family thought the Picketts owned free and clear, but it turned out that it was owned by an-other doctor and had to be returned. As a result, there are no assets to support Adalee and Smith, other than what David Ballard, who is to-tally disabled, and deputy Ben Foret

can put together. Friends and family have been try-ing to help. They held a jambalaya fundraiser at Winn-Dixie in May. Other than a small notice in the Central City News, there was no publicity. But friends called one another, and the fundraiser got a big response. David Ballard said, “There was a pot of jambalaya this big!” His arms spread wide apart. “And we sold out every dinner!” Bal-lard choked a bit and said, “People drove by and stuck their hands out the window and said, ‘Here, take this. I don’t need any jambalaya.’” Ballard said they handed over $50 or $20 or whatever they could. “So many came that we raised more than $4,200,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like it! There’s

really no place like Central!” Ballard said, “You know, I was never that kind of person. I would never walk up and give money. I was more of an agnostic. I didn’t really believe. But this whole thing has really changed me, especially seeing how much people have cared for us. I just want to find ways to give back. I know there is a God. That’s for sure!” Katie Ballard Foret said people have been so wonderful to her fam-ily. “As hard as this is on us, we see God’s work being done through the hands of the people around us, and it’s breathtaking,” he said. Dr. Pickett has two children from

a previous marriage. They are aged 16 and 18. Last week, their moth-er and the two children came and stayed at David Ballard’s. “We all got along well,” he said. “We want the four children to be close.” David’s sister is Carla Kusch, the wife of St. Alphonsus deacon Rob-ert Kusch. Deacon Kusch said of his great nephew and niece: “That little Smith is easy-going and quiet but Adalee is outgoing and the life of the party!” he said. A family friend said, “The only thing that will really matter 50 years from now is the love — the love they had from the parents and the love we all give them now.”


Raffle to Raise Money for Pickett Kids VENICE — Seven charter fish-ing boat captains out of Venice, Louisiana, are donating the use of their boats and crews to help raise money for Adalee and Smith Pickett, whose parents were killed in a plane crash on April 10. Raffle tickets are being sold in Central for $20. They provide a chance to win a day of charter fishing for a group of four. Seven winners will be chosen, and each winner will get to sponsor a party of four. The drawing will be held July 15, 2011. For more informa-tion, send an email to [email protected]. The boat captains are

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dall Carpenter, Kolby Carpenter, and Joshua Otadi. Also,fivegreat-grandchildren,Jor-don Patin, Everette Raup, Asher Raup, Mason McLemore, and Micah Mc-Lemore. He was preceded in death by his parents, Randolph & Beulah King Carpenter; brother: Jerry Carpenter.

Robert A. “Bobby” Duczer Robert A. “Bobby” Duczer arrived gently into the Loving Arms of God at 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medi-cal Center in Baton Rouge at the age of 72. He lived and raised his children for over 40 years in the City of Central. He was retired from Exxon Mobile Baton Rouge Plastics Plant after 31 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran. VisitationwasheldatSealeFuneralHome in Central on Saturday, Nov. 10 until the memorial service in the fu-neral home chapel. Survived by his wife of 44 years, Linda Gillen Duczer; one daughter and son-in-law, Polly and George “Trey” Merzbacher; one son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Dana Duczer; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose Mary and Frank Spalitta, Shirley and Emmett Vollenweider, and Patricia and JayLow; seven grandchildren and spouse, Andrew and Christina Duczer, Ashley Ratliff, Alisha Duczer, Brandi Duczer, Timothy Duczer, Christina Merzbach-

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issued by a government agency. One interesting twist in the elec-tion campaign has been the involve-ment of some oil industry lobbyists who have come out in favor of the Democrat, Judge Guidry. They say Judge Hughes favors the interests of landowners over oil companies. InaninterviewMonday,Hughestold the Central City News that he has not made any rulings that have dealt with the issue directly. He said that on all issues he will apply the law as written to the facts of the case and make a reasoned judgment without regard to who may be the parties to the case. The Republican Party is back-ing Hughes, and the Democrats are backing Guidry. Both Hughes and Guidry cur-rently served on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. Guidry is elected from an inner city district in Baton Rouge, while Hughes is elected from Livingston Parish. The Supreme Court district in-cludes East Baton Rouge Parish and all of the parishes surrounding it. Another important race on the ballot is for the seat on the Court of Appeal now held by Judge Mike

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er and Joshua Merzbacher; four step-grandchildren, Jennifer Newman, Jeffrey Cox, Kellie and Gina Merzbacher; two great-grandchildren, Gage and Cadence Duczer; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill and Sandra Gillen, Danny and Delores Gillen, and Rosetta Gille, and numerous other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by a grandchild, D.J. Ratliff; brother, Micky Duczer; brother-in-law, John Kenneth Gillen; niece and Godchild, Mary Nicole “Nikki” Gillen; nephew, Barry Duczer. He was of the Catholic Faith.

McDonald, a Republican. He is in a runoff with attorney Gideon Cart-er, a Democrat. Candidates Biographical Data • Court of Appeal Judge Jeff Hughes. Conservative Republican with 12 years as practicing attor-ney, 14 years as District Judge, and eight years on the Court of Appeal. Resides in Livingston Parish. • Court of Appeal Judge John Michael Guidry. Moderate Demo-crat. He served in Louisiana House and Louisiana Senate, practiced law for 10 years, and has served for 15 years on Court of Appeal. He resides in Baton Rouge.

Why the Election Matters. The Louisiana Supreme Court has three conservative justices, three liberal justices, and one who can tilt either way, depending on the is-sue. The election of a Republican to this seat would move the court in a more conservative direction. •Attorney Gideon Carter III,a Democrat who has been endorsed by the Democratic Party of East Ba-ton Rouge Parish. Carter has prac-ticed law for 25 years, including Civil Rights, civil litigation, state and fed-eral criminal law, commercial law, succession and estate representation, financial/estate/retirement planning,

insurance and personal injury litigation, family law, property law and worker’s compensation. He has also been involved in a number of high profile schooldesegregation cases, including those in East Baton Rouge Par-ish, Jefferson Parish, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, Tangipa-hoa, and Pointe Coupee parishes. •Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Mike McDonald who is the incumbent in the race. A vet-eran of the U.S. Navy during the VietnamWar,McDonald retiredas a Captain. He served as an As-sistant District Attorney before being elected District Judge for East Baton Rouge Parish, a posi-tion he held for 16 years, before being elected to the Court of Ap-peal in 2003. He has served on the bench for nearly 26 years. He earned B.S. and law degrees from LSU. McDonald said, “I havebeen honored to serve as a judge for the past 26 years. The law and our Constitution have guided my rulings and will continue to do so as long as the voters allow me to serve them on the Court of Ap-peal.”


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ning for post-season honors include • HunterEdgens • DevonGales • ThomasGarcia • LamonteJaneau • JakeMyer • ConnerRaiford Defensive standouts who could earn All-District, All-Metro, or All-State honors include • PaulBroussard • ThomasEddlemon • KevinHenry • DaltonHoldman • SeanParker • TonyRagusa • AshtonStokes Another player who has been men-tioned for post-season honors is Cen-tral punter Greg Noel. All-District, All-Metro, and All-State teams will be announced in De-cember and January. In each district, the coachesmeetto select an All-District team. An athlete’s own coach can nominate the player but cannot vote for a member of his own team. The All-Metro team is selected by the sportwriters at The Advocate.Itcutsacrossallclassanddistrict lines. There are two All-State teams — one selected by the coaches and one by the voting members of the Louisiana Sports Writers Associa-tion.

HHH A Look Back at the Mandevile Game. During the 2012, the Central Wildcats were as close to a turnover-freeteamasyouarelikelytofindinhigh school football. But that changed

Friday night against Mandeville. It is unclear whether Mandevilleor Central has the better team but the truth is, key turnovers by the Wildcats Friday night cost them the game and

aspotinthe5Aquarter-finalsagainstarch-rival Catholic High, which beat NewIberia,fortheotherspot. “Itwasabadtimeforthewheelstooff,” Central head coach Sid Edwards

said, “but that’s what happened.” Coach Sid pointed to a botched punt and a key interception as particularly harmful. “I feltwewouldbe in therunning with seven or eight minutes togo.Ihopedwe’dbeatouchdownahead or three points behind. That

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four turnovers in a single half. “That is uncharacteristic for us, and it is hard to overcome,” Edwards said.

HHH A Tremendous Season. Coach Sid Edwards congratulated his Wildcats and the coaching staff for a highly successful season — their 5th straight District 5A Championship and a

10-2 record. They were ranked No. 4 in the state entering the playoffs. CoachSidsaid,“Ihatetolosebutmost of all I hate the fact that wewon’t be working with this same out-standing group of young men.” “Of the 32 teams that enter the state playoffs, only two will make it to the finals, and only onewill win

the championship. Everyone else willlose.There’safinalitytolosingin the state playoffs, and it’s not fun. You want to stay with this team and see it through to the Dome.” Coach Sid has won two State Cham-pionship in high school football and one State Championship in high school basketball — all at Redemptorist.

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HHH Something Special. Coach Sid said, “There’s something special about the sound of cleats on the lock-erroomfloor. Somekidsaresuper-stitious. They’ll wear the same socks every week or eat the same thing every Thursday night. After Friday’s game, one player sat in the locker room for 45 minutes not wanting to take his helmet off, because he knew he would never again wear that helmet.” Of Central’s 33 seniors, only four orfivearelikelytoplaycollegefoot-ball. Two have already received of-fers — Brett Courville and Jeremy Anderson. Several others are likely to get offers as well.

HHH Persistence Pays Off. One Cen-tral High graduate (Class of 2009) proved that last Saturday night in Ti-ger Stadium. Louis Covington was a defensive back for the Central Wildcats when CoachSidEdwardsfirstcametoCen-tral in 2007. His family resided in the inner city of Baton Rouge. “They told me Louis wouldn’t be able to play for us and that he wouldn’t graduate. But he did a good job for us, and he did graduate,” Coach Sid said. “Then they told me Louis would never be able to play in college. And he didn’t have an easy time of it. But he found a home at Fullerton State College in California, where he played for two years. This May, Louis made a commitment to Ole Miss!” “Last week, Louis started for Ole MissagainstVanderbilt.ThenSatur-day night, Louis Covington of Cen-tral High started for Ole Miss against the LSU Tigers in Tiger Stadium!” During the LSU-Ole Miss game,

Louisplayed akey role. In the3rdquarter, with Ole Miss ahead 21-17, LSU was threatening to score. With 3rd down on the four-yard-line,

Louis tackled LSU star Jeremy Hill for a three-yard-loss, forcing the Ti-gers to settle for afield goal,whichleft the Rebels ahead 21-20. He was

named Ole Miss Student Athlete of the Month. Not bad for a young man who stands 5’9” and weighs only 162! Persistence really does pay off!

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Passing Player G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng YPG Pct QBR#9 Courville 12 154 244 2352 18 8 76 196.0 63.1 161.9#6 Sansone 3 6 6 57 0 0 27 19.0 100.0 179.8#5 Gales 12 1 2 22 0 1 22 1.8 50.0 42.4#8 Myer 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Receiving Player G Rec Yds Avg Lng TD YPG#2 Triplett 12 57 837 14.7 76 7 69.8#5 Gales 12 50 605 12.1 49 6 50.4#3 Schoppe 11 18 387 21.5 58 1 35.2#8 Myer 9 17 353 20.8 51 3 39.2#13 Anderson 7 7 88 12.6 27 1 12.6#11 Cazes 5 6 58 9.7 33 0 11.6#19 Edwards 5 4 93 23.3 27 0 18.6#28 Chatman 4 2 10 5.0 9 0 2.5Totals: 12 161 2431 15.1 76 18 202.6Opponents: 12 145 1791 12.4 72 16 149.3

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Scoring Kick Rush Pass Rec Player TD FG PAT PAT PAT PAT Saf Pts#21 Juneau 17 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 102#9 Courville 14 0 0 5-11 1-1 0 0 94#2 Triplett 13 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 78

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#82 Noel 0 6 47 0-0 0-0 0 0 65#5 Gales 7 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 42#8 Myer 4 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 24#12 Broussard 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12#32 Morris 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12#22Vessel 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12#3 Schoppe 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6#19 Edwards 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6#28 Chatman 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6#13 Anderson 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6#29 Holdman 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2Totals: 65 6 47 5-11 1-1 1 0 467Opponents: 40 3 26 3-6 3-5 3 0 287

Defense Player Total Tkl Ast Sack Yds TFL Yds PBU FF BLK#12 Broussard 53.0 42 22 0.0 0 4.0 12 6 4 0#20 Henry 47.0 41 12 1.0 8 6.5 27 2 2 0#29 Holdman 37.0 32 10 3.5 24 13.5 49 2 0 0#7 Ragusa 35.5 26 19 0.5 2 2.0 12 5 1 0#59 Stokes 31.5 25 13 4.0 21 14.5 48 0 3 0#23Brumfield 30.5 26 9 0.0 0 2.0 16 0 0 0#42 Eddlemon 30.0 25 10 0.5 3 4.5 8 0 2 0#90 Milton 22.5 17 11 2.0 8 5.5 19 1 0 0#4 Parker 21.0 17 8 0.0 0 2.0 2 6 0 0#1 Lewis 20.5 18 5 0.0 0 0.0 0 6 0 0#13 Edgens 20.0 18 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0#10 Anderson 12.0 9 6 0.5 3 3.5 8 0 0 0#97 Colomb 9.0 8 2 2.0 23 2.5 23 0 0 0#56 Guercio 7.5 5 5 0.0 0 0.5 1 2 0 0#21 Davis 7.0 6 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#14 Johns 5.5 5 1 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0#15 Bradford 5.5 5 1 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 0#93 Lee 5.0 4 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#24 Richardson 5.0 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0#11 Cazes 4.5 3 3 0.0 0 1.0 5 1 0 0#36 Green 4.0 3 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0#25 Jones 4.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0#3 Jemison 3.5 3 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0#26 Estave 3.5 3 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#9 Kelly 3.5 3 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#2 Triplett 3.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#21 Juneau 3.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#5 Gales 2.5 2 1 0.0 0 1.0 15 0 0 0#8 Myer 2.5 1 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#95 Williams 2.0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

#6 Scott 2.0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#31 Campbell 2.0 1 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#35 Mayes 1.5 1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#30 Harris 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#28 Chatman 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#22Vessel 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#12 Fontenot 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#48 Lansing 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#55 Garcia 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#35 Young 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0#53 Cavalier 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0#91Brumfield 0.5 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0Totals: 479.0 400 158 15.0 99 72.0 261 38 14 0Opponents: 559.0 478 162 15.0 93 70.0 215 20 7 0

Most Yards, Most Tackles, Most PAT

SEAN PARKER17Tackles•8Asst.Tackles

DONALD LEWIS18Tackles•5Asst.Tackles

COLE EDGENS18Tackles•4Asst.Tackles

GREG NOEL6of8FieldGoals•Longest36

17Punts•558yards•Longests32.882Kickoffs•2,557yards•Longest65

Statistics Courtesy of Tyler Wales


BREAST CANCER AWARENESS — St. Alphonsus School Hornets were showing off their pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The students raised $312 and donated the money to the Baton Rouge Cancer Society. Go Hornets!

What’s Happening Around Central

The EmporiumLunch Room

will openWednesday, Nov. 28

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CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central:

Saturday, November 24Computer Class

10 a.m. Introduction to the Internet willbe held at the Greenwell Springs Re-gional Branch Library, 11300 Green-well Springs Rd. Learn how to navi-gatetheInternetforfunandresearch.For information, call 274-4450.

Saturday, November 24Kicking Up Your Heels

7 to 10 p.m. The PrimeTimers of St. Alphonsus are sponsoring a dance at Kristen-wood Reception Hall, 14025 Green-well Springs Road. Dancing with the LA 1 Band. Tickets at the church officefor$10perperson.BYOB,op-tional set-ups available, cash bar. Ev-eryone 21 years of age or older.

Tuesday, November 27NewbornCareClass•6:30p.m.

Lane Regional Medical Center will offer a free newborn baby care class in the staff development class-room. “Baby Care Basics” covers all you need to know to care for your newborn in the first weeks of life.Partners are encouraged to attend. Registration is required. For infor-mation or to register, call 654-5263.

Thursday, November 29Lunch & Learn Session

12 noon to 1 p.m. There’s something to the old say-ing “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away.” But did you know the doctor it keeps away could be a surgeon? Dr. Thomas Kang of Lane Surgery Group will discuss how a healthy diet can help prevent the ne-cessity of surgery during the “Ask the Doctor” Lunch and Learn in the staff development classroom at Lane Regional Medical Center. Advance reservations are required by calling 654-5263. The session is free and in-cludes a light lunch.

Thursday, November 29AnEveningofScenes•6:30p.m.

Central High School’s Talented Theatre will present “An Evening of Scenes” in the Central Middle School Cafeteria. Come out and see live performances by the theatre students while enjoying a fabulous dinner pro-vided by Louis DeAngelo’s. Tickets are $15 each, two for $14 each, three for $13 each, or 4 or more $12 each. Dinner will include Chicken Reg-giano, Sensation salad, bread, and butter braid pastry. Tickets can be purchasedattheCentralHighoffice.

Friday, December 2ChristmasConcert•7p.m.

Mark your calendars for the Liv-ingston Parish Children’s Choirs 21st Annual Christmas Concert at Live Oak United Methodist Church in Watson. The program will feature three choirs and they will perform traditional Christmas favorites as well as works by master composers. Tickets are $5. For information, visit LPCCsing.org.

Tuesday, December 4Victory Harvest Church MOPS

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Victory Harvest Church MOPSwill meet on the second Tuesday of each month at Victory HarvestChurch, 3953 N. Flannery Road. Limited childcare is available. Moms should email Barbara Womack at [email protected] or call 275-5255 to check availability. Mothers who are pregnantwiththeirfirstchildorhavea preschooler K-5 or younger are in-vited to join the group.

Saturday, December 8Merry CHRISTmas VBS

1 to 4:30 p.m. Grace Presbyterian Church, 9556 JoorRoad,isexcitedaboutVacationBible School at Christmas! Merry CHRISTmasVBSisaone-afternoonevent in the activities building. Chi-dren ages 4 through 4th grade are in-vited to spend the afternoonfindingJesus in Christmas while parents are busy with shopping, baking, wrap-ping, or just resting. The afternoon

will be filled with Bible lessons,crafts, games, snacks, and music. Registration is available by visit-ing www.gracepresbyterianbr.net or registration forms are available at the church. Registration deadline is Monday, Dec. 3.

Sunday, December 9TributetoElvis•4:30p.m.

Kraig Parker’s World Premiere Tribute to Elvis–Christmas Edition will be at the LSU Union Theater. Don’t miss this amazing tribute to the King, staring internationally ac-claimed performer Kraig Parker and his Las Vegas Show Band. Ticketsare $36 to $44. For information, call 578-5128 or visit www.uniontheater.lsu.edu.

Sunday, December 9Remembering Our Children

7 p.m. The death of a child at any age is devastating. The darkness that sets in when a child has died is all too well known to families who have lost a child. St. Alphonsus Church will once again provide the opportunity for grieving families and their fami-lies to come together to celebrate the life, love, and light of those children gone much too soon. This candle light service will symbolize that the light of hese precious children will forever be held in our hearts.

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CHLOE GRAHAM, a 5th grader at Cen-tral Intermediate School, killed her firstdeer on a youth hunt in Woodville, Miss. The eight-point buck weighed 190 pounds. Chloe named the deer Brutus. The 11-year-old is the daughter of Randy and Ginger Graham.

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