Zachary Post • Tuesday, July 29, 2014 • Vol. 9, No. 30 • Published Weekly • Circulation 16,000 • zacharypost.com © 2014

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New Bypass Named Montegudo Boulevard

The entrance to the newly named Montegudo Boulevard off of Hwy. 19 near the Family Dollar store.

By Jen Bayhi-Gennaro

The Council and Mayor met for their bimonthly meeting on Tues-day, July 22, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on Main Street.

Following roll call, invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the min-utes from the previous meeting were accepted. One item was bumped up to the top of the agenda, concerning the bid approval and contract autho-rization request of Ceres Environ-mental Services Inc., the company awarded the contract for debris re-moval after hurricanes.

The next items up on the agenda were the granting of hardship waiv-ers. Four were granted without op-position. Next up under Hugh En-gels’ tutelage was the granting of an occupational license to Shawanga Wilson of 3409 Holly St. for her transportation company. Wilson was

there to address the council, and the mayor reiterated that there are to be no signs out, and no customers are to come to her house. “It’s a medical transport for individuals receiving Medicaid,” Wilson explained. Her waiver was granted.

A handful of representatives from the Clairmont Community were in attendance, including archi-tect D Hunt and builder Don Hunt, to request acceptance of the final plat of the subdivision. Don Hunt addressed the council, asking if there were any questions. The final plat includes 48 lots in the under-development subdivision off Roll-ins Road. The plan was approved by the council, and lot owners should soon have the green light to begin construction. Additionally, the fi-nal plat at Copper Mill 7th Filing,

Zachary Elementary Orientation Cancelled

The Staff of Zachary Elementary announced last week the need to cancel orientation due to weather, painting and construction delays.

The staff will post classes and a map on the school website on August 5. The school will be open the Saturday and Sunday before school starts (August 9 and 10) from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. They encourage parents to feel free to walk the campus with their child.

In addition, the Zachary Community School District announced orientation for Zachary Career and Technical Cen-ter (ZCTC) will be held Friday, August 1 from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

Northwestern Elementary will hold their orientation for parents only on Fri-day, August 8. Parents of boys attend at 1:30 p.m., parents of girls attend at 3:00 p.m. On Monday, August 11 and Wednesday the 13, only boys come to school. One Tuesday, August 12 and August 14, only girls come to school. All students attend on Friday, August 15.

This Friday through midnight Saturday, Louisiana consumers get a state sales tax holiday on almost everything you can think to buy at Louisiana stores. Depending on how much you buy, that could equal to up to $100 back in your pocket this weekend.

The purpose of the holiday is to give parents a break on school sup-plies. All shoppers get sales tax off of up to $2,500 worth of merchandise. Many stores are adding their own sales to the weekend tax holiday.

School starts in less than two weeks for Zachary Community School, and it’s time to start thinking about back to school shopping.

The state revenue department website says it applies to all consum-er purchases of “tangible personal property, other than vehicles subject to license and title.” Meals (including to-go orders) are not included.

Sales Tax Holiday this Weekend

Lane Regional Now Offering Breakthrough Heart Procedure

Lane Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to im-plant Boston Scientific’s new S-ICD® System, the world’s first and only com-mercially available subcutaneous im-plantable defibrillator for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac ar-rest. Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart function. Most episodes are caused by the rapid and/or chaotic ac-tivity of the heart known as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Recent estimates show that approxi-mately 850,000 people in the United States are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest but remain unprotected.

The S-ICD System is designed to provide the same protection from sud-den cardiac arrest as transvenous defi-brillators, however the S-ICD System sits entirely just below the skin with-out the need for thin, insulated wires – known as electrodes or ‘leads’ – to be placed into the heart itself. This leaves

the heart and blood vessels untouched. Dr. Charles Thompson, an interven-

tional cardiologist at Cardiovascular In-stitute of the South in Zachary, recently performed the first procedure at Lane. Dr. Thompson said, “The S-ICD Sys-tem will open up opportunities for some patients to receive an ICD who previ-ously could not because of vein access problems. It has two main components: (1) the pulse generator, which powers the system, monitors heart activity and delivers a shock if needed, and (2) the electrode, which enables the device to sense the cardiac rhythm and deliver shocks when necessary. Overall it is a very effective, patient-friendly device.”

Implantation with the S-ICD Sys-tem is straightforward using anatomical landmarks, without the need for fluo-roscopy. Both components are implant-ed just under the skin — the generator at the side of the chest, and the electrode beside the breastbone.

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ZACHARY MEN’S CLUB GIVES BACK. The Men’s Club, located at 5746 Rollins Road, has undergone a tremendous transformation in the past year. Their building has been rebuilt as a first-class reception facility. Because of the ability of the charitable organization to raise more money through hosting event, the Men’s Club has been able contribute more money for scholarships and community events. Photo left: Men’s Club members Floyd Pelichet and Milton Lee presented Johnnie Evans and Joanne Saunders from the Zachary Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee with a check for $500 to be used at their annual Back to School Supply giveaway. The event will be held on Saturday, August 2 at the Zachary High School Gym-nasium. Photo right: Zachary High School Sophomore Track Champion Janie O’Conner will be representing the United States at the Junior Olympics in Nanjing, China August 16-28. The Men’s Club is helping sponsor her trip to the event. Pictured are Charles Duplechain, Janie O’Conner with her father, Floyd Pelichet, and ZHS Track Coach Chris Carrier.

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Phase 2, was accepted.And just when you thought

Chubby’s Pizza and Grill couldn’t get any better, they’re being grant-ed a conditional use permit to sell alcohol in the restaurant. Addition-ally, Chubby’s will be relocating a stone’s throw away, to the former First South Farm Credit building.

Bianca Carambat addressed the council on construction updates and requested pay authorizations . “Bypass Road is moving along re-ally well,” she reported. The pay-ment request #4 for that project, in the amount of $310,023.45 was approved. Among a few other pay authorizations, the council also ap-proved a sewer contract change order for Grady Crawford Con-struction Co. for an increase of $115,873.65, and requested a dele-tion form to eliminate pumping sta-tions except for Oak Alley mobile home park, contingent upon DEQ approval, as it relates to the Ameri-cana pumping station.

Under new business, Police Chief David McDavid was in atten-dance to speak on the necessity of two new three-way stop signs, one on Marianne at Gloria Street and the other at Zelmere at Gloria Street. “My biggest concern is that people don’t stop at the stop signs that are there already!” said Councilman Brandon Noel. The signs were ap-proved.

Ordinace 2014-16 was intro-duced, which was an amendment to the Code of Ordinances to change the frequency, manner and meth-od of Bingo games by authorized charitable organizations within the city of Zachary. This came up from one of the local churches wanting to have a weekly Bingo fundraiser. However, explained City Attorney John Hopewell, state law regulates Bingo, although political subdivi-sions have the ability to regulate charitable gaming. It’s currently set at four times yearly (once a quar-ter), but a motion is being passed to allow the frequency to be once a week.

A proposal to name the new bou-levard “Montegudo Boulevard,” as brought up in the last meeting, was formally introduced and accepted, contingent upon there not being any other Montegudo Boulevards.

Attorney Hopwell gave a sta-tus update on the Highway 64-Mt. Pleasant Road Widening Project, in conjunction with an amend-ment being made to the Local Ser-vices Agreement with the EBR/City Parish to include said project. The Agreement essentially is that the City/Parish will cooperate with Zachary on a case by case basis and as the law and finances permit in funding various public projects. Hopewell said, “We are making progress” in the acquisition of the nine parcels of land necessary to complete the road widening.

Gayle Williams Dunn, CEO at Southeast Community Health Sys-tems, a 501(c) nonprofit, was in at-tendance to seek the support of the Council in a grant application to continue to provide services to the uninsured and underinsured popula-tion. Councilman Tommy Womack made the motion to provide the let-ter of resolution of support on their behalf, and the council members also agreed to submit a needs as-sessment questionnaire to assess the needs of the Zachary community.

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Honey’s Love, Zachary’s newest boutique featuring homemade, handmade items, celebrated their official Grand Opening on July 11. With over 20 vendors under one roof, there’s some-thing for everyone. Items sold range from jewelry, candles, bath items, party supplies, boutique clothing and t-shirts, to baby items. Back to School items and monogramming are also available. Join Honey’s Love for a Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 9th from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Local vendor booths will be set up outside, Jamba-laya and Pastalaya dinners will be sold benefiting Respire Haiti, with a bouncy house and magic show for the kids. Honey’s Love is located at 4538 Lee Street. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10

a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, call (225) 286-5308, visit Facebook: Honey’s Love, or email: honeyslove00@gmail.com.

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Lina’s Kitchen, located at 4317 High Street (near Zachary High School), celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 15. Formerly Big Easy Po-Boys, Lina’s Kitchen still has many of the same menu items, “only better,” says Lina. Customer fa-vorites include Lina’s Burger and Jazz Shrimp with special sauce. Lina’s Kitchen is now serving breakfast Friday-Sunday from 6 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Weekday hours are Monday until 3:00 p.m. and Tuesday-Sunday until 9:00 p.m. For more information call (225) 654-5404 or visit their website for the complete menu, www.linas-kitchen.com.

El Agave Restaurant celebrated their official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 15. Located at 5647 Main Street, Suite F (in the shopping center next to Walmart), El Agave offers authentic Mexican cuisine. Open Monday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., and Sunday 11:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. For more information, call (225) 570-2451 or Facebook: El Agave Zachary.

Swing Along Kids celebrated an official ribbon cutting ceremony on July 8. Located at 2060 Church Street, Suite D (in front of Leblanc’s Grocery), Swing Along Kids offers high quality, gently used baby and kids clothing, furniture, bedding and equipment at excellent prices. Swing Along accepts items on consignment. Swing Along Kids is also home to Miss Bow Head, handmade hair bows. Hours of operation for Swing Along Kids and Miss Bow Head are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information call (225) 658-8568, Facebook: Swing Along Kids and Miss Bow Head, or email: shop@swingalongkids.com.

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Brittany Ann Watts and Jeffrey Hunter Caston, both from Zachary, will be married in an evening wedding on November 8th in Woodville, Missis-sippi. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Todd Watts, of Zachary. She is the grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eugene Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Thur-ston Frank Watts. She is a graduate of Zachary High School, currently attend-ing BRCC and majoring in science. She also works for Dr. Jeffrey K. Machen, D.D.S. and is a Personal Trainer at Spectrum Fit-ness of Zachary. Her fi-ancé is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Desaix Cas-ton of Zachary. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Minor Frederick Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Albert James Caston. He is a graduate of Zachary High School and Louisi-ana Technical College. He works for Capitol Ultrasonics.

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