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The Registrar of Voters’ office has an-nounced dates for early voting for the Dec. 6 election.

Early voting will be held from Satur-day, Nov. 22, through Saturday, Nov. 29, with a few exceptions.

There will be no voting on Sunday, Nov. 23. nor will the registrar’s office be open for early voting on Thursday, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day) or on Friday, Nov. 28. Office hours for early voting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

EP road work

to begin soon

By: Steve HallamLSN writer

Road work is about to begin that is funded with a two percent tax approved by voters to pay for a 15-year bond issue. The parish’s consult-ing engineer, Ron-nie Landreneau, said during the monthly police jury meeting on November 10, con-tracts for the work will be signed and certified by the end of this month.

The first phase of the road improve-ments is divided into Contract A, for the northern part of the parish, and Contract B, for the southern part of the parish. The contracts were awarded when bids were opened during a special meeting in early October.

Diamond B. Con-struction was the low bidder for Contract A. Coastal Bridge Com-pany, LLC, was the low bidder for Con-tract B.

The next phase of the road improve-ment project would use funds remaining after the first phase is finished. Those funds would be used at each juror’s discretion.

Allocation of those funds will depend on the road mileage, with special consid-eration to districts represented by jurors

By: Michael Bordelon, LSN writer

Teachers and other school staff were in front of the school dis-trict office on Te Mamou Road beginning at noon Monday, November 10,

holding signs complain-ing of a lack of cost of living pay increases.

The picketers held signs outside the school board office while most of the passing vehicles honked in support of

them. The spokeswoman

for the picketers was Dr. Marie DeYoung, who said that while the superintendent and the central office staff have received automatic in-

creases, teachers and school staff haven’t. And they are the ones who have increased the overall parish school av-erage one letter grade to a B.

Evangeline School

Superintendent Toni Hamlin released a statement indicating she was receiving medi-cal care and was unable to meet the picketers, but the next day, she

Evangeline teachers protest lack of pay increases

Evangeline Parish School Board Superin-tendent Toni Hamlin met with principals and teacher representatives from each of the parish’s

schools Thursday, No-vember 13, after teach-ers began protesting a rumored three percent raise for Hamlin while their salaries were stag-

nant. While the origin of

the rumors is unknown, Hamlin clarified that the three percent salary adjustment is a merit

increase in each of her contracts and she has declined to take that in-crease on multiple occa-sions.

Her claims were

backed up by Michael Deshotels, who visited the parish at the re-quest of the Louisiana Association of Educa-

Superintendent meets with principals, teachers

Basile High School honors local veterans

See HAMLIN, P. 2

See TEACHERS, P. 2

The Basile High School student body paid tribute to local veterans on Wednesday, November 12 with an assembly in the school gym. Scenes from the event are pictured above (top to bottom, left to right): Local veterans and their spouses; Beta Club members present “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”; Senior football players lead the procession with the American flag; Freshmen perform a flag folding ceremony; The BHS Band performs “The National Anthem”; Kelsey Jenkins serves as mistress of ceremonies; and Caroline Fruge, band director, plays “Taps.”

See ROAD, P. 2

High School Football Playoffs

Basile vs. LaSalle

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Jeanette Bellon Funeral services

were held at First Bap-tist Church in Basile on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 11 a.m. for Mrs. Jeanette Bellon, 83, with burial following in the Baptist Cemetery in Basile. Brother Dwayne Smith officiated.

Mrs. Bellon, a resident of Basile, died peacefully Monday, November 10, 2014 at 9:58 am at her residence. She followed in death her parents, Melina and Wayne Oliver, her sister, Marjorie Heard, and her loving husband, Benton Bellon.

She is survived by her four children, Rudyard “Rusty” Bellon (Cathy) of Pinehurst, TX, Jenni-fer “Jenny” Hollingsworth (Mark) of Auburn, AL, Charles Dane Bellon (March) of Theriot, and Mark Bellon (Cecilia) of Houston, TX. Grandchildren are Ryan Bellon (Leah) of Tomball, TX, Robert Kyle Bellon (Kaitlin) of Houston, TX, Eric Hollingsworth (Erica) of San Francisco, CA, Neal Hollingsworth of College Station, TX, Anya Hollingsworth of Au-burn, AL, Regina Bledsoe (Chad) of Schriever, LA, Taylor Sonnier (Chris) of Lafayette, LA, Alec Bellon of Rayne, LA, and Ian Bellon of Rayne, LA. Great grandchildren are Reid Bellon and Carter Morein. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary Marga-ret “Geet” Guidry (Kenneth) of Lafayette, LA, and Jane Hayden (Gene) of Fort Worth, TX.

Visitation was held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Basile, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. and again on Thursday, Novem-ber 13, 2014 from 8 a.m. until services.

Family and friends may view this obituary, sign the guestbook or send condolences online at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com

Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Basile was in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Orvin LeJeuneIt is with the heaviest

hearts that the family of Joseph Orvin LeJeune announces his passing on Monday, November 10, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his lov-ing family at the age of 83. A Celebration of Life was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel. Entomb-ment followed in the St. Paul Mausoleum with Deacon Gary Gaudin offici-ating.

As a Korean War Veteran, Orvin proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1951 - 1953. After 26 years of dedicated service as a Super-intendant with Sunland Construction Company, he retired to his family in 1996. Orvin was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfa-ther who enjoyed working in his yard, watching football & baseball, listening to French music, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family. He will be missed by his loving wife of 63 years Selina C. LeJeune; his three children, Ste-ven LeJeune, Elaine L. Deville and Daniel LeJeune and his wife, Sheila all of Duralde; nine grandchil-dren, Nicole LeJeune and Toby, Kelly LeJeune and Wayne, Kirsten LeJeune-Brown and husband, Sam, Benjamin LeJeune, Joshua LeJeune and wife, Leila, Jordy LeJeune and wife Ashley, Denae’ Deville, Olivia L. Smith and husband, Blaine and Mackenzie LeJeune; and eighteen great grandchil-dren.

Orvin was preceded in death by his parents, Eulice and Virginia Fontenot LeJeune; a brother, Steven James LeJeune and a sister, Betty Budden.

At the request of the family, visitation was held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Wednes-day, November 12th from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and again on Thursday, November 13th from 8 a.m. un-til time of services. Deacon Gary Gaudin recited a Rosary at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Family and friends may view this obituary, sign the guestbook or send condolences online at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com

Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Eunice was in charge of arrangements.

John M. “Chip” LangleyJohn M. Langley, 80,

of Basile, died Satur-day, November 15, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 2 p.m. at St. Augustine Catho-lic Church in Basile. En-tombment followed in the St. Augustine Mau-soleum with Father Da-vid Hebert, celebrant.

On April 04, 1934 John M. “Chip, Shug” was wel-comed into this world by his mother Eugine Leger Langley and father, Frank Langley in the small town of Basile, LA. Born in the midst of the Great Depression, he lost his mother at a very young age and was raised by his father and grandmother. Chip learned early on the values of hard work, he worked alongside his father at the Saw Mill and later Langley House Movers.

Chip was a loving, honorable, caring, and gentle man, who enjoyed helping others. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Faye Raggio Langley; two daughters, Kath-erine (Kat) and husband, David Young of Soileau, Jeanette and husband, John Bergeron of Spring-field; step daughter, JoJuanna Sonnier Person of Basile; one son, Wendell Ray Langley of Longview, TX; one sister, Susan Lyons of Eunice; eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Chip is preceded in death by his parents, Eugine Leger and Frank Langley; a brother, Henry Wayne Langley; a daughter, Peggy Sue Langley Miller and a son, John (Boo-T) Gregory Sonnier.

At the request of family, visitation was held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Basile on Sunday, No-vember 16 from 2 p.m. until time of service on Mon-day, November 17. Father David recited a Rosary at 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Pallbearers were David Young, John Bergeron, Chris Lavergne, Chris “Beedo” Sonnier, Corie John Sonnier and Trent Lavergne. Honorary pallbear-ers, Katherine Langley Young, Jeanette Langley Bergeron and Wendell Ray Langley. We love you daddy, Kat, Jeanette and Wendell.

Family and friends may view this obituary, sign guestbook or send condolences online at www.ar-doinfuneralhomes.com

Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Basile was in charge of arrangements.

OBITUARIES

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tors to conduct an independent review of the su-perintendent’s salary.

He stated, “The data provided indicates that the superintendent received no additional raises to her salary not also received by teachers in the last three years, even though for each of those years her contract provided for a three percent performance bonus based upon being evaluated as proficient by her school board each year.”

Hamlin said she has refused the performance based increases because the parish budget has not allowed for “across the board” increases for all employees.

“I think we had a good meeting,” Hamlin said in regards to her meeting with principals and teacher representatives. “We answered ques-tions about my performance based contract and reviewed the budget.”

Hamlin said she is now working on trying to find ways to get teachers increases in their per-formance pay.

Deshotels, acting as the independent reviewer, said on his blog (louisianaeducator.blogspot. com) that he believes ACT I is to blame for teacher un-rest in this parish. Deshotels stated that merit pay increases provided in ACT I are less than tra-ditional increases, meaning that even the most highly proficient and skilled teachers will see a maximum of $400 added to their paychecks an-nually.

Compared to an average $640 annual pay in-crease for Evangeline Parish high school teachers under the old system, he said he believes this new system is causing morale issues for many school districts.

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would meet with a representative of the Louisi-ana Association of Educators.

DeYoung said a recent contract renewal with Superintendent Toni Hamlin, with eight of the 13 school board members voting in favor, gave Hamlin a three percent increase in salary.

Budget constraints prompted the school board to vote for salary freezes in 2011, and in 2012 the Legislature gave school superintendents the au-thority to increase salaries of teachers and staff.

DeYoung said teachers and staff hoped they would be given cost of living increases for the first time in five years during their most recent contracts renewals, particularly because of the improvement in student performance, as certi-fied by the state, with Evangeline Parish School District improving from a C grade to a B.

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Ryan Williams and Richard Thomas, who have a total of about five miles. Landreneau also told the police jury the Morgan Road bridge replace-ment project will begin this week and take a cou-ple of weeks to complete.

The police jury also discussed plans to set up an emergence response committee,composed of emergency responders. The first meeting will took place on October 13.

The police jury set the police jury’s annual French meeting for Tuesday, December 2, at 2 p.m.

The police jury decided to table two issues tak-en up during previous meetings:

•An ordinance requiring that new lots where junked vehicles are stored have fencing that ob-scures views of the lots from roads that pass by.

•An ordinance regarding the requirements for truckers of heavy loads to obtain road use per-mits. The parish’s current ordinance covers pipe-line and timber haulers but not other haulers, such as construction contractors.

The jury also has discussed having weight limits also pertain to agricultural haulers, with variances for weight limits allowed for unusual circumstances.

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Three new teachers at Stewart

Bearcat Band taking orders for history bookThe Basile High School Bearcat Marching Band is taking orders for copies

of a new book being published by Darrel LeJeune, former BHS Band Director. The book is a photographic history of the BHS Band. It includes group photos of many of the school’s bands over the 76 years of its existence dating back to the very first BHS band in 1938. It also includes parades, concerts, halftime shows, and other special event photos as well as a list of all the band directors over the years, a list of special memories, and a list of BHS band members who went on to play with university bands.

The book is $20 plus $5 for shipping. If the book will be picked up or is de-liverable by band members, then the price is only $20. All proceeds benefit the BHS Band. Make checks payable to Basile High.

Band members are taking orders with advance payment through December 1.

Orders are also being taken by Darrel LeJeune at P.O. Box 564, Basile, LA 70515 or at The Basile Weekly office.

ONE PHOTO- Anna LaFleur, Jade LaFleur, Susie Stroderd, and Marcia Hester at McNeese Majorette Camp in the summer of 1975. This is just one of more than 100 photographs in the history book compiled by Darrel LeJeune that the BHS band is now selling. See tory below.

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Jade Doucet Karris Toups Pam Smith

W. W. Stewart El-ementary School wel-comes two new faces to the staff this school and welcomes back a former faculty member to the fold.

Jade Doucet, Karris Toups, and Pam Smith have been added to the roll call at Stewart El-ementary for the 2014-2015 school session.

Mrs. Doucet is a 2002 Basile High graduate with an Associate de-gree in General Studies from LSU Eunice and a Bachelor of Science de-gree in Elementary Ed-ucation from McNeese.

She is teaching sci-ence, social studies, writing, language, and spelling to Stewart’s third graders. She is alos the 4H Club spon-sor at the school and a member of the PBIS team.

Prior to this year, she has eight years of expe-rience, one year at Ross Elementary in Crowley and seven at Glendale Elementary in Eunice.

The daughter of Ger-ald and Becky Duhon of Basile, Jade and her husband Jerod reside in Basile with their two daughters.

Mrs. Toups is na-tive of Rayne and 2005 graduate of Notre Dame High in Crowley. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2009 and is certified to teach middle school science, social studies, and math as well as library sci-ence.

She is presently teaching math, social studies, and science to Stewart’s fourth grad-ers.

She has five years ex-perience with one year at Lafayette Middle School and four years at Armstrong Middle School.

The daughter of Bon-nie and Albert Johnson of Rayne, she and her husband Jed reside in Basile with their three children.

Mrs. Smith is a 1981 graduate of Cottonport High School and a na-tive of Godeaux, La.

She received her BS in Elementary Educa-tion in 1986 from LSU Alexandria.

She is teaching third grade math this year and is excited to be back where she started her teaching career. She taught at Stewart El-ementary from 1986 to 2007, teaching kinder-garten, first grade, and second grade.

Mrs. Smith retired in 2007 and after three years began taking per-manent substitute jobs at BHS, back at Stew-art, and then for the past two years at Eu-nice Elementary.

She and her husband Jamie reside in Basile. They are the parents of four and have two grandchildren.

Basile woman

c h a r g e d with

domestic abuse

batteryThe Evangeline Par-

ish Sheriff’s Depart-ment reports the arrest of one Basile resident recently.

Debbie Connely, 51, 3312 Railroad St., Basile, was charged No-vember 8, with domestic abuse battery. Connely was being held in the parish jail on a $5,000 bond.

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JimBradshaw

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Every Veterans Day, I participate in local celebrations to remember and to honor military mentors who taught me how to be a successful Army officer, and later, a successful public school teacher.

The late General John Stanford is always on my mind during these ceremonies. When I ran a child de-velopment center and other family support programs at Oakland Army Base, Gen. Stanford chose to be my mentor. He elevated my education programs as central to the health of our military organization.

Gen. Stanford often gathered his officers in his home, or at the Offi-cers Club, to discuss his philosophy of leadership: Take care of your people, and your people will work very hard to accomplish the mission.

Stanford was so successful as an education leader that he gave the 1996 Education Speech at the Na-tional Democratic Convention, and he was cited in many textbooks as a model education leader. Shortly be-fore he was diagnosed with cancer, corporate leaders wanted to reward Gen. John Stanford with a $500,000 bonus. Stanford turned down this money, flatly stating: give it to my teachers, put it in education pro-grams.

Evangeline Parish teachers have not received step increases for more than four years. Some of us experi-enced pay cuts, even though we’ve taken on extra duties, our student loads were increased, and we raised our student test scores year after year after year. Our band programs have been severely cut, and there were two massive teacher lay-offs af-ter the economy crashed.

When the state imposes its new health plan, all teachers and staff will take another pay cut, as our governor has chosen to balance his budget on the backs of teachers, aides, and sup-port staff.

When the pay cuts, lay-offs, and program cuts were necessary for the survival of our school district during harsh economic times, I was more than willing to do my fair share of belt-tightening. I don’t have children, and I put a good chunk of my pay back into my band classroom, in the hope that we can rebuild our music programs in this parish – because music cutbacks in the past six years have really hurt our students, and it is really hard to rebuild a band pro-gram once you completely cut it from

your budget. But, now, I am not so sure the pay

freeze is necessary. What caused me to change my mind about our status quo? It was reported that the Evan-geline Parish School Board found it in their heart to award our superin-tendent, Toni Hamlin, a 3% salary increase – as a reward for our school district’s improved performance scores.

Our buck-trending success was not created in a vacuum, that is, in the Superintendent’s office. Our scores went up because teachers, aides, cooks, janitors all went the extra mile on a daily basis. If the board felt it necessary to give Ms. Hamlin, our highest paid executive, this increase to cover the “cost of living,” then, the board should do the same for ALL staff members. If rewards are to be dished out, they should be dished out equitably to every person on the staff.

Sadly, coaches, teachers with extra duties are being told there is no mon-ey for fair compensation for their ex-tra effort. Yet, the Evangeline Parish School Board Central Office is giving itself raises and new contracts with built-in salary increases.

At this time of turmoil and mis-treatment of Louisiana’s teachers and support staff, I miss my mentor, General John Stanford. But, on this Veteran’s Day, I am vowing to honor his memory by working for fair treat-ment of all education professionals. The future success of our school dis-trict depends on the fair and equi-table treatment of all our employees – not just the handful at the top.

I will always be grateful that Gen-eral John Stanford taught me first hand his first principle of leadership: If you take good care of your people, they will work hard to accomplish the mission. It’s time for the Evangeline Parish School Board to take care of its people. I hope they will choose to do so, because our students’ success is at stake.

Editor’s Note: deYoung is among organizers of protests regarding the salary situation in Evangeline.

Leaders take care of their people

South Louisiana was thrown into turmoil during the week before Thanksgiving 1914, when the Loui-siana Supreme Court ruled that the judge had made a mistake and the kidnapper of Bobby Dunbar would have to go to trial a second time.

The incident and trial had become a topic of national notoriety after itin-erant piano tuner William C. Walters had been arrested for the kidnapping of the child from a campground near Swayze Lake in northwest St. Landry Parish in August 1912. The child was missing for eight months until, on April 19, 1913, a doctor in Columbia, Miss., sent the child’s father, Percy Dunbar, a picture of a young boy who looked like Bobby. The doctor said the boy was traveling in rural Mississippi with Walters.

St. Landry Sheriff Marion Swords telegraphed the sheriff in Columbia, asking him to pick up the child and to arrest Walters. And then things became very complicated. When the boy’s parents went to Mississippi to pick him up, he appeared at first not to recognize his mother. Walters said from the very beginning that the boy was his nephew and that his name was Bruce Anderson Long.

After the arrest and trial of Wal-ters, there would be controversy over whether the child was Bobby Dunbar or whether he was Bruce Anderson. Some people claimed that the Dun-bars wanted their child back so much that they were willing to believe that this boy was their son, even after a woman from North Carolina came forward and said the boy was her son, not Bobby.

But despite those troubling ques-tions about the boy’s identification, the townspeople of Opelousas were convinced that Bobby had been found and Walters had taken him. Practically every business in town was closed when the reunited fam-ily reached Opelousas. Church bells pealed. A brass band turned out at the railroad station.

It took a year of legal wrangling to extradite Walters and to convict him in one of the most sensational trials ever held in Opelousas. District At-torney R. Lee Garland handled a me-ticulous prosecution. E.B. Dubuisson was Walters’ court-appointed attor-ney. Garland wanted the death pen-alty for Walters. Dubuisson was able to convince the jury that Walters did not deserve death. But the man was found guilty—a verdict that Dubuis-son appealed to the state’s high court on the grounds that the act under which Walters was convicted was un-constitutional.

He argued that Act 271 of 1910, the law under which Walters was tried, had been pushed too quickly through

the legislature in the wake of another sensation al kidnapping. That act was supposed to have made kidnapping a crime punishable by death. Dubuis-son argued that the legislature had in fact amended the wrong law and that Walters had never been legally indicted, let alone legally tried.

The court agreed, threw out Wal-ters’ conviction, and said a new tri-al had to be held. That presented a big problem because the parish had nearly gone broke under the expense of the first trial. The St. Landry Clar-ion reported the details on Nov. 21, 1914: “The trying of Walters for a sec-ond time means that the parish will have to undergo the expense of sev-eral thousand dollars in order to give the prisoner, as well as the state, all the chances possible. . . . As the par-ish treasury is practically depleted it will go hard with St. Landry to hold a special term of criminal court. “It is not known when the prisoner will be given another chance at proving his innocence. However, it is thought that it … will not be before the begin-ning of the new year.”

As Tai McThenia and Margaret Dunbar Cutright point out in their recent book, “A Case for Solomon,” St. Landry was “not only lacking money for a retrial but also the ap-petite.” Custody of the child had been awarded to the Dunbars, and for all practical purposes, justice had been done. Given the circumstances, the DA chose not to hold a second trial. Walters was freed on the morning of Feb. 27, 1915, and, as it turned out, justice had been done. .

The boy grew to manhood believ-ing himself to be Bobby Dunbar, or at least professing that belief. But long after that trial and after decades of debate, DNA tests were made on Bobby Dunbar, Jr. and another son of the man who lived and died as the kidnap victim. They did not match. They showed that the child that for so long was known as Bobby Dunbar was actually Bruce Anderson, just as Walters had claimed at the time of his arrest, throughout his trial, and to his death.

You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

C’est Vrai: But was he Bobby?

Dr. MariedeYoung

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Experience and Conservative Values Experience is important in any field of work. The position of district judge is not any different. I have worked hard to gain the experience necessary to become your next district judge.I have experience handling thousands of civil and criminal cases over the last 20 years. As a State Prosecutor, I gained criminal trial experience necessary to make sound decisions in the courtroom. I represented the victims of crime, the state, and you, the residents of Acadia Parish, and fought to keep dangerous criminals and repeat offenders off the streets. As Magistrate, I gained judicial experience managing two courtrooms and presiding over criminal trials, setting bonds, reviewing warrants, and sentencing defendants with fairness and impartiality. As a community leader, I volunteered my time to visit schools throughout Acadia Parish to give speeches to our children on the dangerous effects of drinking and driving, drugs, and importance of internet safety.

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Conservative and Family Values • NRA member, NRA certified firearm instructor (advocate for our 2nd amendment rights), and avid hunter • Prosecutor (2002 - 2014) • Small Business Owner (I understand the effects of over-reaching government regulations) • Pro-Life Advocate and proud father of five children • Practicing Christian • Pro-Law Enforcement

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The Basile Bearcats knew that the 2014 sea-son would be a grind, es-pecially having to play in one of the toughest 1A districts in the state. That season has taken its toll on the Bearcats, as they have faced in-juries throughout the year. That is why hav-ing a first-round bye in the playoffs came at one of the most opportune times for Basile. That first-round bye having been earned by a top six finish in the power rat-ings.

“Our players have really earned a week off,” stated Basile Head Coach Kevin Bertrand. “Every team in our district plays a physi-cal type of game. Each week, we have had to face a really good ball club, and we have had some injuries this year that have made us play some younger guys. But those guys have stepped up and played well. It will be nice to heal some of our players up this week and get them back

so we can have some kind of depth to make a run in the playoffs.”

To say the Bearcat season has been suc-cessful would be an un-derstatement. Just look-ing at the offensive stats will paint a picture of near perfection. Basile averages 31 points per game. The run game has been the focal point of the season, and why not, when you have two players with over 1,200 yards of rushing on the season.

Returning all-state performer Kendrick Ceasar has rushed for 1,214 yards on 146 car-ries and 21 rushing touchdowns. Fullback Gabe Fontenot has add-ed another 1,204 yards of rushing on 160 at-tempts and 20 rushing touchdowns.

This one-two punch has also added 145 yards each in the re-ceiving game. The pass-ing game has not been needed much this year. However, when the Bearcats needed to call on that part of the of-fense, it has delivered. Senior quarterback Mark Ivory has thrown

for 541 yards on 33 com-pletions, while attempt-ing 76 passes; an aver-age of 43 percent.

Adding to all of this, the special teams play has been really solid. Punter Blaise Hebert has averaged 36.6 yards a punt and kicker Mark Ledoux is 28 of 36 in ex-tra point attempts.

“It is a great feeling to be 9-1 and to be num-ber five in the brackets,” said a very pleased Ber-trand. “We have had a really successful year, especially with the ad-versity that injuries bring. What this season has shown is we have young guys willing and able to step in and fill roles. That is huge in terms of depth.”

What most casual fans seem to overlook about the Bearcats is how the defense has dominated for most of the season. Defensively, Basile has held teams to an average of 12 points per game.

Leading the defense for the Bearcats is Blaise Hebert, who has recorded 130 tackles on the season, as well as forced six fumbles

and collected two sacks. Roger Spell has added 109 tackles and forced three fumbles, while re-covering one fumble.

The strategy for the Bearcats during last week’s down time was to fine tune their game, both physically and mentally. Most impor-tantly, Basile enjoyed using this bye week to just heal.

“We need this week to try and get better from a physical stand point,” stated Bertrand at the start of last week. “We are not planning to go out and bang each other around; we will probably be in helmets and shorts for the most part. I want us to be able to correct the little things, the bad habits that you pick up during the season. But, most importantly, I want us to keep on our “mental toes” so to speak.

The Basile side of the bracket is a daunting one. The Bearcats will face the LaSalle Tigers from the town of Olla this week. The team from north Louisiana easily defeated South Cameron in round one.

If the Bearcats can es-cape this second-round contest, number four Kentwood awaits, as does number one Mang-ham High School. The path to the dome is not for the faint of heart.

Here is a look at how the season went for La-Salle Tigers, the num-ber 12 seed. In the reg-ular season, the Tigers were 6-4 overall and 2-3 in district 3-1A play.

Victories came over Grambling, 28-20; Del-hi, 48-20; Tensas, 61-20; Lakeview, 20-12; North-wood-Lena, 54-24; and Montgomery, 42-26.

The Tigers lost to East Beauregard, 26-20; Logansport, 40-21; St. Mary, 38-7; and Block, 42-15.

Last week, LaSalle defeated South Cam-eron, 34-0 in the first round of the state play-offs, giving them to op-portunity to face the Bearcats.

Basile comes into the playoff game this week with a 9-1 overall mark and 6-1 district record.

Victories have come over Sacred Heart, 34-7; Ville Platte, 16-6; St. Edmund, 42-20;

Merryville, 29-6; South Cameron, 33-0; Grand Lake, 56-14; East Beau-regard, 13-12; Elton, 48-20; and Oberlin, 29-8.

The Bearcats’ lone loss was to Hamilton Christian, 22-8.

“We have some really good teams on our side of the bracket,” com-mented Bertrand. “Still, we are concerned about one thing: ourselves. We cannot control who we play or where. The only thing we know for sure is that if we focus on ourselves and play hard like we have been all season, anything can happen.”

How Basile performs in the 2014 playoffs will depend on several fac-tors. First, they must be as close to 100 percent healthy as possible. Sec-ondly, they must not let the down time turn into rust. Finally, the team must follow the formula for success that they have written this season; control the ball on the ground, play ex-cellent defense and do not turn the ball over. If they can accomplish these things, the sky is the limit for Basile.

Successful season, bye week help prepare Basile for the playoffs

Raymond Bushnell, Basile High senior, won the Central High School Invitational Wrestling Tournament in the 120 lb. division with a 4-0 record and was named the Outstanding Wres-tler in all weight classi-fications.

Fellow Bearcat Zack Vinson took fourth place in the 126 lb. weight class with a 4-1 record because of a rule that a wrestler cannot wrestle more than five matches in a day, so he could not participate in the third place match.

Another Bearcat, Isaac Cortez, finished the day with a 1-2 record against excellent com-petition at 132lbs. The next action for the BHS wrestlers is November 22 at Dutchtown High for the Griffin Open.

Raymond Bushnell, Zach Vinson

Bushnell named Outstanding Wrestler at Central Invitational

Almost everything in the first round of the playoffs went as predict-ed for district 4-1A teams last week, except for the game that I and most ev-eryone else thought was a “sure thing.” Hamil-

ton Christian, district 4-1A’s champion, which had only one loss the entire season and that was to St. Mary’s early in the year, went down to defeat in round one of the Division III Select

Schools.As expected, Elton

had an easy 55-20 win over Northwood-Lena and Oberlin took it to Grand Lake for a second time, 46-16. Merrville lost to Montgomery,

40-28. Of course, both Basile and East Beaure-gard had byes.

Here are the picks for this week:

Basile over LaSalle: The Bearcats and the Tigers have two com-mon foes in East Beau and S. Cameron. La-Salle lost to East Beau by eight in week one and Basile beat East Beau by one midway through the season with a host of injured play-ers on the bench. Both teams beat S. Cameron

easily. BHS looks to be fully recovered from re-cent injuries and with a homefield advantage that should be enough to ensure a Bearcat win Basile by 14.

East Beauregard over Logansport: This should be a pretty good game. LHS comes in with a big 48-0 win over number 23 East Iber-ville. The Beau boys are rested after a bye week. Add to that the home-field and the Trojans should be in the win-

ners’ circle. East Beau by 7.

White Castle over Elton: WC had a bye while the Indians were pounding Northwood last week. Once again, homefield has it. White Castle by 20.

Kentwood over Oberlin: The Tigers had it easy last week with the Hornets. The Kangaroos are another breed all together. KHS was also idle last week and home this week. Kentwood by 24 or more.

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BASILE JUNIOR HIGH GILRS’ BASKETBALL TEAM- Raegan Johnson, Lyntasia Journet, Callie Ardoin, Madison Langley, Tisha Thomas and Maegan Johnson; Caitlynn Deshotels, Gracie Fournet, Madison Miller, Reagan LeDoux, Coach Carmen Langley, Nickdrasha Dupre, Ne’Dasia Adams and Harlie Denette.

BASILE JUNIOR HIGH BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM- Travis Mond-ares, Isaiah Ceasar, Cade Smith, Simon Ceasar, Landon James, Coach Todd Crowe, Andre Reed, MaKinley Henry, Dawson Ahsford, Jaylen Thomas, Gage Johnson, and Lazavian Baker.

Former Bearcat bas-ketball standout and Basile High School alum-nus Matthew Pruitt is entering his senior sea-son as a member of the Pioneers basketball team at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.

He will be graduat-

ing in the spring with a Bachelor’s degree in Psy-chology.

The Pioneers are com-ing off a 26-11 record and a Fab Four appearance last season in NAIA (Na-tional Athletics Indepen-dent Association) Divi-sion I.

Matt averaged eight

points per game and five rebounds per game last season. Matt and the Pioneers opened up the season on November 4 against Ottawa Univer-sity. He is number 42 pic-tured above.

Matthew is the son of Yvonne and Arthur Pruitt of Basile.

Former Bearcat enters senior season with Pioneers in NAIA

Division I basketball

Former Bearcat and BHS alumnus Matthew Pruitt (42) is pictured above with the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneer team as they prepare for the 2014-2015 season after making it to the NAIA Division III Fab Four last year.

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At left: The cover of the new book A Pig Tale. A delightful read on its own, but not complete without the audio CD featur-ing the voices of the book’s author Jerica Guillory and illustra-tor Vivian Broussard along with some of their friends, includ-ing Basile’s Darrel LeJeune as the voice of Piggles, the pig who thinks he can fly.

See complete story on page 4B of today’s paper.

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P U B L I C N O T I C E

Acadia is in need of commissioners. This is a great way to serve and give back to the community! Must be 18 or older. Pay is $200/day for commissioners and $250/day for commissioner-in-charge.ClerkofCourtRobertT.“Robby”Baroussewillconductandadministeraone(1)pagewrittentestina“GeneralcourseofInstructions”for:

1. ALL COMMISSIONERS IN CHARGE AND NEW COMMISSIONERS

Monday, December 1st, 2014Crowley High School Commons Area TIME: 5:00 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.

Drawing for Commissioners-in-charge for 2015 will be drawn at 10:00 a.m. on Friday January 9th, 2015 in the Registrar of Voters Office.

ThisisincompliancewithAct:669ofthe1986LegislativeSessionandguidelinesofSection5oftheFederalVotingRightsAct.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.Heorsheshallbeaqualifiedvoterinthewardinwhichheorsheistoserveandwhoisnotentitledtoassistanceinvoting.

2.Heorsheshallnotbeacandidateforelectiontopublicoffice.3.Heorsheshallnothavebeenconvictedofanelectionoffense

enumeratedinChapter10ofthistitle;4.ExceptasotherwiseprovidedinR.S.18:433,heorsheshallhave

successfullycompletedageneralcourseofinstructionsforCommissionersand/orCommissioner-in-Charge.

WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLING?

1.PersonswhoarepresentlycertifiedasCommissioners-in-Chargeand/orcertifiedCommissionerswhowouldliketotestfor

Commissioner-in-Charge.This is mandatory testing for anyone wanting/qualifying to be a commissioner-in-charge.

2. NEW FIRST TIMEapplicantswhowishtobecertifiedasaprospectivecommissioner.

TELEPHONE INQUIRIES ARE WELCOME BY CALLING THE CLERK OF COURT’S OFFICE AT 788-8881.

ATTN: ACADIA PARISH RESIDENTSThanksgiving Day Schedule

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Residents living in Acadia Parish who normally have garbage pickup on

Thursday, November 27, 2014 will not be picked up till Friday, november 28, 2014 and

residents who normally have garbage pickup on Friday, November 28, 2014

will have pickup on Saturday, november 29, 2014.

Please put your garbage out the night before.

Monday deceMber 1, 2014 regular garbage Schedule reSuMeS

The employees of Progressive Waste Solutions wish all residents

a safe holiday!!

Cleco warns its busi-ness and residential customers to be aware that fraudulent callers are continuing to de-mand bill payment or face power disconnec-tion.

“Bill payment scam-mers who represent themselves as Cleco em-ployees continue to call our customers demand-ing immediate payment for unpaid utility bill

balances,” said Shirley Turner, general man-ager of customer expe-rience management for Cleco.

“We want customers to hang up if they re-ceive these calls, and to not fall victim to these scams. Cleco will not call and demand pay-ment from customers.

To verify account bal-ances, customers should call our call center or

check their balances on-line through our MyAc-count program.”

For customers’ pro-tection, Cleco gives three important points regarding unpaid elec-tricity bill balances:

•A Cleco represen-tative will not call cus-tomers demanding pay-ment.

•Cleco will not tell customers the type of payment method to use

to pay their bills. •Cleco will not sug-

gest a location where a bill should be paid.

Callers began mak-ing fraudulent calls July 2013, and they have continued sporadi-cally since that time.

“Customers are now reporting that they are receiving calls again,” said Turner. “Our goal is to teach employees our policies so that they

can distinguish between a fraudulent call and a legitimate call from Cleco.”

Cleco is working with law enforcement offi-cials to investigate the calls. The company also reminds customers that regardless of how re-alistic these calls may sound, they should re-member that Cleco will not call customers and demand payment.

Customers receiv-ing these types of calls should contact Cleco’s call center at 1-800-622-6537, visit a customer service office or use the company’s MyAccount online program to in-quire about a billing question.

The Eunice Commu-nity Concert Band and Choir needs young peo-ple to make its 24th an-nual Christmas Concert a success.

The children will per-form during the ensem-ble’s Christmas concert at 7 p.m. in the Liberty Theatre in downtown Eunice on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. But they must first learn their parts, with a first rehearsal set for Nov. 20.

Conductor Dwight Jodon said there is re-ally no age limit for the choir members.

“Any child old enough to stand and sing is wel-

come,” said Jodon, who said a desire to sing is more important than talent.

“We are primar-ily interested in expos-ing them to music at a young age,” Jodon said. “We often have as many as 30 voices.”

The annual Christ-mas concert will include a performance by the adult band and choir. Anyone interested in those groups is also urged to apply.

“The ECCBC has enjoyed much success since 1990. Membership in the organization has grown to more than 150

members,” Jodon said. “For many, the rehears-al season provides a wholesome social activ-ity and an opportunity to meet new friends.”

The children’s choir will perform one num-ber during the concert. Jodon said that is al-ways a favorite for the audience.

“We will be doing ‘I’ve Been Good’ this year,” Jodon said. “Each child will receive a lis-tening CD of the song. We will also distribute a lyric sheet. We hope that parents will have fun learning the song with their children.”

While the young peo-ple, who traditionally range from 4 to 14, need primarily enthusiasm, he said they also must agree to attend rehears-als.

Those rehearsals will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, in the First Baptist Church, 331 W. Park Ave. Each

practice will last about 45 minutes.

“We play games; we try to make it fun for the children,” Jodon said. “They are like sponges. They absorb it quickly.”

He said there will also be a short dress rehearsal at 6 p.m. the day before the concert where the children will

get to sing on the Lib-erty stage.

Tickets for the con-cert are $5 for adults and $2 for children un-der 12.

For more informa-tion, call Jodon at 337-457-1776 or visit eccbc.org.

Cleco warns customers of bill payment scams

Young people sought for Eunice Children’s Choir

BERZAS GIRL GETS FIRST DEER- Daisy Berzas, the 9 year old daughter of Lucas and Rebecca Berzas, killed her first deer, this 125 lb doe at Buckhorn Wildlife Manage-ment Area on Novem-ber 9, while hunting with her father. She is a student at W. W. Stewart Elementary School.

Local hunters and fishermen are always welcome to share their sport in the pages of The Basile Weekly.

Email your photos and information to thebasileweekly@hot-mail.com

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Most of these funds are currently in the custody of the Louisiana Department of the Treasury and will remain until such time as a valid claim is made. There is no expiration date for making a claim; however, proof of ownership must be submitted before the funds are released. You may expedite your claim by sending a legible copy of your driver’s license and any other information that will positively identify you as the rightful owner of the property.

Information concerning the description of the funds or company that remitted the funds may be obtained by contact-ing the Unclaimed Property Division at 1-888-925-4127 or 225-219-9400, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or by writing to State Treasurer John Neely Kennedy, Louisiana Department of the Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division, P.O. Box 91010, Baton Rouge, LA, 70821-9010. Visit www.latreasury.com for a complete list of names.

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Dupre David 1067 Short Lane Mamou LaDupre Shirleen 721 W Magnolia St Ville Platte LaDupuis Jake 530 Sixth St. Mamou LaDupuis Linda 530 Sixth St. Mamou LaDupuis Linda V 528 Sixth Street Mamou LaDusenberry Betty 302 N Soileau St Ville Platte LaEckhart Joey L 4580 Heritage Rd Ville Platte LaEckhart Judy 4580 Heritage Rd Ville Platte LaEdwards John A 1505 Division Rd Ville Platte LaEdwards Peggy 1115 Peach St Ville Platte LaElliot Jonathan S 403 Grand Louis Rd Ville Platte LaEmanuel E & Carol M Johnson Hw 1761 Lone Pine Rd St Landry LaEstate Of Lou Ella Williams Po Box 14 Chataignier LaEvn Market Inc 307 East Lincoln Road Ville Platte LaFidler Joel R 354 Tebonnet Rd (Trlr) Ville Platte LaFields Gwendolyn 257 Veterans Memorial Ville Platte LaFlowers Box Of Mamou T 530 Sixth St. Mamou LaFontenot Christina 172 Jean Pierre Road Ville Platte LaFontenot Cody 1061 Zenon Rd Ville Platte LaFontenot Constance 2996 Bayou Toureau Rd St Landry LaFontenot Elizabeth L 109 E Jackson St Ville Platte LaFontenot Elton 5527 Veteran Memorial Hwy Mamou LaFontenot Emily Johnson 627 Calceaus St Ville Platte LaFontenot Ervin 3671 Hwy 115 Saint Landry LaFontenot Florence 1201 Tom Dr Apt 1 Ville Platte LaFontenot Geraldine C 1307 Warren Camp Rd Ville Platte LaFontenot Hersey B 1001 N Reed Street apt 41 Ville Platte LaFontenot James T 3270 Faubourg Rd Washington LaFontenot Joey P 801 Main St Mamou LaFontenot John C 1368 Attles Rd Ville Platte LaFontenot Katina Po Box 315 Mamou LaFontenot Leofrey 1519 Division Rd Ville Platte LaFontenot Mary D 909 Cherry St Apt 12 Mamou LaFontenot Paul 1201 Tom Dr Apt 1 Ville Platte LaFontenot Sheila 2017 Hwy 115 St Landry LaFontenot Thomas G Md P O Box 420 Ville Platte LaFontenot Thomas G Md Po Box 420 Ville Platte LaFontenote Logan Po Box 574 Pine Prairie LaFord Rent A Car 250 Scenic Dr Ville Platte LaFrank Christine A 332 Wyble Rd Ville Platte LaFrank Kayla E Po Box 213 Saint Landry LaFrank Ronald 611 N Dupre St Apt 166 Ville Platte LaFreeman Sidney 1337 Rev E D Alfred St Ville Platte LaFriendship Baptist Church Po Box 186 Pine Prairie LaFruge James 720 Court St Ville Platte LaFruge James F 2027 Fuselier Rd Mamou LaFruge Luey 311 W Forg Ville Platte LaFruge Rudolph 1023 St Julien St Po Box 174 Chataignier LaFruge Sibyl Po Box 146 Basile LaGallow Charlotte M Po Box 255 Ville Platte LaGallow Nathaniel 73 Park Ave Ville Platte LaGarlow Andrew 223 E Wilson St Ville Platte LaGarza Anthony L 1032 Edmond Rd St. Landry LaGaspard Harold J 220 Balfa Brothers St Po Box 221 Mamou LaGeisendorff Julie Po Box 593 Pine Prairie LaGibson Mildred T & Ray Sr Rt 1 Box 551 Ville Platte LaGradney Horace 2256 Spring Prairie Rd Mamou LaGranger April Nicole 416 3rd St Mamou LaGranger Philip A 112A 7Th St Mamou LaGreen Earlis A 608 Fontenot St Ville Platte LaGregory Ardoin Md Po Box A Ville Platte LaGuderyon Michael J 1293 Kidder Ln Mamou LaGuidry Terry P Po Box 311 Ville Platte LaGuillory Chester 1105 Andrea Rd Ville Platte LaGuillory Cleny Estate Of 225 Court Street Ville Platte LaGuillory Connie Bordelon 0 909 Cherry St Apt 22 Mamou LaGuillory Donavan Paul Po Box 303 Reddell LaGuillory Ellis 626 W Lincoln Rd Ville Platte LaGuillory Gracie M A Po Box 226 Mamou LaGuillory Heather E 1204 Grace Lane Mamou LaGuillory John M Po Box 66110570 Veterans Memorial Hwy Pine Prairie LaGuillory John S 1204 Grace Lane Mamou LaGuillory L B 436 Mount Carmel Rd Ville Platte LaGuillory Raymond Sr 309 8Th St Mamou LaGuillory Travis L 1564 Debaillon Plantation Rd Ville Platte LaGuillory Wholesale 213 End Street Mamou LaGuillory Winston 4028 Heritage Rd Ville Platte LaGuillory Winston M 4028 Heritage Rd Ville Platte LaHarris Kevin L 2575 Vidrine Rd Ville Platte LaHarrison Harold 610 E Washington St Ville Platte LaHebert James 2107 2Nd St Basile LaHebert Joey Po Box 150 Mamou LaHickerson Eldridge Jr 510 E Desoto St Ville Platte LaHicks Beverly M 1401 Claiborne St Mamou LaHill Joshua H 315 S Stagg St Ville Platte LaHimes Maurice 1089 Jno G Lewis Jr Drive Saint Landry LaHimes Paula 1089 Jno G Lewis Jr Drive Saint Landry LaHolcomb Lauren M 1430 Gordon Ava Basile LaHolmes Ruby 1532 Belaire Cove Rd Ville Platte LaJ Wendel Fusilier Aplc Emp Pens Tr Po Box 528 Ville Platte LaJ Wendel Fusilier Atty P O Box 528 305 Magnolia St Ville Platte LaJack Shybra S 310 W Desoto St Ville Platte LaJames Whitney 1024 Percy Mcgee Rd Mamou LaJason Allen A Jr 716 Court St Ville Platte LaJenkins Joseph W Po Box 852 Basile LaJohnson Anthony Po Box 841 Basile LaJohnson Beverly S 1201 Tom Dr Apt C-18 Ville Platte LaJohnson Cynthia G 3308 Crooked Creek Ville Platte LaJones Angel C 1126 Abraham Ave Ville Platte LaJoseph Pace 972 Highway 167 N Ville Platte LaJoseph Yola Rr 2 Box X75 Ville Platte LaKincanon Kayla 6450 West Lasalle Street Ville Platte LaKing Faye Ann 50120 5Th Turkey Creek LaLafleur David R 7050 Grand Prairie Rd Ville Platte LaLafleur Marjorie A 7050 Grand Prairie Rd Ville Platte LaLafleur Pearl 955 W Dardeau St Apt 16 Ville Platte LaLamke Susan 210 N Coreil St Apt B Ville Platte LaLandmark Saloon Po Box 137 Turkey Creek LaLandreneau Charles 2121 Washington St Ville Platte LaLandreneau John K 323 Leroy Dr Ville Platte LaLarry Bieber Farm Account 633 4Th Street Mamou LaLavigne Cynthia F 510 Buller Rd Ville Platte LaLeday Christopher 508 Sw Railroad Ave Ville Platte LaLeday Martha T 2255 L Anse De Cavalier Road Ville Platte LaLeday Patrick J 2255 L Anse De Cavalier R Ville Platte LaLedoux Carl L 17010 W Stagg Apt 29 Basile LaLee Sherry 604 E Lasalle Stapt B Ville Platte LaLefleur Carol 250 Scenic Dr Ville Platte LaLefleur James 250 Scenic Dr Ville Platte LaLefleur Martha D 516 W Cotton Street Ville Platte LaLejeune April D 2524 Railroad St Basile LaLejeune Christina 1161 Dewey Loop Basile LaLejeune Robert S 1161 Dewey Loop Basile LaLemoine Jonathan P 418 E Washington St Ville Platte LaLeonard Charles 3599 Pine Point Rd Ville Platte LaLewis Joseph C Jr 711 9Th St Mamou La

Logans Family Restaurant 1406 E Main Street Ville Platte LaMalbrew Orise 228 Austin Rd Ville Platte LaMamou Health Resources 300 South Street Mamou LaManuel Anna Lee D 206 Rickey Street Ville Platte LaManuel Benjamin 1120 Whitney Rd Mamou LaManuel Damion Kirk Po Box 752 Pine Prairie LaManuel Hardware P O Box 538 Ville Platte LaManuel James 1175 Green Oaks Loop Eunice LaManuel Marc P 1937 Ld Berrette Rd Mamou LaManuel Monica 810 7Th St Mamou LaManuel Steve 521 3Rd Street Mamou LaManuel Timothy H 1351 Belaire Cove Rd Ville Platte LaMarcantel Myrdia 500 Ash Street Mamou LaMarks Larry Paul 427 Sandy Street Ville Platte LaMattress Depot & More 724 W Cotton St Ville Platte LaMaxies Cajun Diner 411 6Th St Mamou LaMay Desiree 1430 North Arion St Basile LaMayfield Danielle 1247 Keanus Rd Ville Platte LaMc Gee Beverly A 288 Oberlin Rd Mamou LaMccall Judy 1598 Blue Springs Rd Ville Platte LaMcdaniel Andrew 1068 Green Oaks Road Ville Platte LaMcdaniel Andrew J 1068 Green Oaks Road Ville Platte LaMcdaniel Judy 1068 Green Oaks Road Ville Platte LaMcgee Daniel J Est Of 2675 Pine Point Rd Ville Platte LaMcgee Jay Tonis 708 Fifth Street Mamou LaMcgee Ricky 105 Cross St Mamou LaMelancon Kevin Ray 2012 Pencil St Mamou LaMerritt Carolyn Long 1077 Millers Lake Rd Ville Platte LaMerritt Cecil Ray 1077 Millers Lake Rd Ville Platte LaMeylian Jamie Po Box 854 Pine Prairie LaMiller Meagan R 556 Colt Ave Ville Platte LaMitchell Aubrey W 1029 Old Anselm Rd Ville Platte LaMolitir Ivy 3149 Spring Prairie Road Mamou LaMorein Lori 3153 Vidrine Rd Ville Platte LaMortgage America &/Or 841 Louisiana Ave Ville Platte LaMurray Cecelia A Po Box 199 Turkey Creek LaMurray Kevin D Po Box 199 Turkey Creek LaMyers Mark 1549 Muscadine Ville Platte LaNelson Roderick 1824 Clement Street Ville Platte LaOconnor Neil 162 Candy Lane Ville Platte LaOlivier Biancajoe 505 7Th Street Mamou LaOlsen Willie 3705 Chataignier Rd Ville Platte LaOpry Landon 7897 Veterans Memorial Ville Platte LaOrtego Curt Po Box 109 Turkey Creek LaOrtego Kevin G 409 Ne Railroad Ville Platte LaOrtego Louis G 306 Jean Vidrine Dr Ville Platte LaOrtego Marjorie 412 E Cotton St Ville Platte LaParker John Paul Jr Po Box 791 Basile LaPelsia Kerrie M Po Box 423 Basile LaPerrodin Jacob R 1522 Peach Tree Ln Ville Platte LaPerrodin Jacob R 6203 Saint Landry Hwy Ville Platte LaPerron Joseph J Jr 668 Oberlin Rd Mamou LaPitre Clinton J 716 N Thompson St Ville Platte LaPitre Henry H 405 N Coreil St Ville Platte LaPitre Lucien Po Box 581 Ville Platte LaPoullard James L 1872 Kembo Ave Ville Platte LaPrudhomme Sidney W Po Box 348 Ville Platte LaPruitt John 4246 Bayou Toureau Rd Saint Landry LaPruitt Sue 4246 Bayou Toureau Rd Saint Landry LaReed James 408 Demoncherveaux Ville Platte LaReed James T 1836 Crooked Creek Pkwy Ville Platte LaReed Jennifer 408 Demoncherveaux Ville Platte LaReed Jonathon C 818 9Th St Ville Platte LaReed Marsha A 426 Snooks Rd Ville Platte LaReed Susan G 1836 Crooked Creek Pkwy Ville Platte LaReilly Marla 1237 Oreilly Ln Ville Platte LaReilly Patrick J 1237 Oreilly Ln Ville Platte LaReynah Juan 1562 W Main St Ville Platte LaReynolds Bennie Virginia B P O Box 40 Mamou LaRichard Atle M 615 East Desote St Ville Platte LaRichard Bernadine 624 E Huey P Long St Ville Platte LaRichard Bernadine 415 E Beech Ville Platte LaRichard George 1300 2Nd Street Mamou LaRichard James 415 E Beech Ville Platte LaRichard James 624 E Huey P Long St Ville Platte LaRichard Maria S 115 W Wilson St Ville Platte LaRichardson Gene Po Box 112 Mamou LaRichardson Lula 302 S Chataignier Ville Platte LaRider Eloi Rt 2 Box 8 Basile LaRider Jacob Earl 395 Peace Rd Ville Platte LaRiley Dawn Po Box 312 Pine Prairie LaRoberie Ruby 401 East Lasalle St Ville Platte LaRodriguez Catherine A 563 Lahaye Rd Mamou LaRose Catina D 615 S Soileau St Ville Platte LaSaleh Mohammed 705 Edward Knotoe Thomas Jr St Ville Platte LaSam Steven 1376 Division Rd Ville Platte LaSanchez Ruben N 808 Laran St Ville Platte LaSavoy Chris 900 Poinciana Ave Mamou LaSebastian Noel 1507 Jamie Street Mamou LaSebastien Toby 5146 Lanse Blue Rd Ville Platte LaSebastien Toby R Po Box 301 Chataignier LaShillow Joseph Po Box 14 Chataignier LaShipp Daniel Po Box 623 Ville Platte LaShipp Kevin 1060 Whitetail Blvd Ville Platte LaShipp Travis O Jr 1951 Highway 167 N Ville Platte LaSmith Ashley 6995 Grand Prairie Rd Ville Platte LaSoileau Aimee 107 Daisy Ln Ville Platte LaSoileau Ashley 161 E Main St Ville Platte LaSoileau Bonnie 1094 Sunset Lane Po Bx 572 Ville Platte LaSoileau Heather 1316 9Th St Mamou LaSoileau Jamie N 601 North Fontenot Street Ville Platte LaSoileau Jody J 1409 Paper Rd Mamou LaSoileau Jonathan P 134 Benny St Ville Platte LaSoileau Julie 1143 Grand Meadow Rd Ville Platte LaSoileau Kelly 1344 Prairie Rhonde Road Ville Platte LaSoileau Lyndon S Po Box 190 Ville Platte LaSoileau Mitchell R 1078 Snooks Rd Ville Platte LaSoileau Robert 1094 Sunset Lane Po Bx 572 Ville Platte LaSoto Ezequiel G 3534 Bond Road Mamou LaStanford Isaac Po Box 82 Chataignier LaSteen Robert W 1011 Francess Court Reddell LaStevens Ernest C 1015 Maple St Mamou LaSutherland Daniel J Po Box 743 Ville Platte LaSutherland Kaylin S Po Box 743 Ville Platte LaSwain Raymond 1770 Spillway Rd Ville Platte LaSylvester Christophe C 785 9Th St Lot 1 Pine Prairie LaTaylor Chealsey R 1031 Jasmine Ln Ville Platte LaTeele Esther 1701 Stagg Ave Unit 16 Basile LaThomas Avie 1021 W Pine Ville Platte LaThomas Florence 201 Pine St Mamou LaThomas G Fontenot Md 417 E Lincoln Road Ville Platte LaThomas Patrick J 602 N Chataignier St Ville Platte LaThomas Peggy 316 Railroad Street Mamou LaThompson Ted A Jr Po Box 537 Mamou LaThompson Veronica T C/O Veronica Tate Thompson 5541 Vidrine Ville Ville Platte LaThompson Versie Est C/O Joseph Thompson 409 Latour St Ville Platte La

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The Basile Weekly -- Thursday, November 20, 2014 -- Basile, La. 3B

Deadline for all ads is Friday at 12:00 NoonCall 337-432-6807 to place your ad today!

BUY IT

ClassifiedsAIM FOR

OUR DEALS

SELL IT FIND ITIN THE

CLASSIFIEDSPrepaid - $6.70

Business $9.35 & Garage Sale $10.00

A Great Career Opportunity Awaits You @

The GEO Group Inc., Allen Correctional Center GEO is a world leader in the

Privatized Corrections Industry. We are currently accepting applica-

tions for the following positions:

Correctional Officer

LPN (Night Shift)

Maintenance Clerk

3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Rd Kinder, La 70648

Please call 337-639-2943 Ext. 282, 261 or 379

Apply online @jobs.geogroup.com

(Applications can only be accepted at this website)

Benefit Package Includes:

Uniforms Paid by Company

Company Wide DiscountsEAP Program

DentalLife

Medical InsuranceDependant Life

Long Term DisabilityAccident

Paid Time Off (PTO)401K

Flexible Spending AccountsVision

Additional LifeShort Term Disability

Critical IllnessWhole Life Insurance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERM/F/V/D

For SaleCommercial

BuildingLocated at

1215 Dardeau St.,Ville Platte

For information call

337-363-5541

NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator NeededTForce Energy is looking for skilled NCCCO

operator for the Williston, North Dakota and Odessa, Texas locations.

Requirements:CDL • Must be NCCCO • Work 21/7 shiftAble to pass DOT physical/drug screening

Also hiring CDL Truck Drivers for same rotationBenefit package including paid holiday and vacation.

Travel allowance & housing will be provided. Call (337)546-1424 if interested

“The Home That Prayer Built”

Taking applications for

CNA'sFull Time, Benefit

7a - 7p~ Apply in person ~

Monday-Friday 8am-4pm1050 Edwin Elliott Dr., Pine Prairie

Call Tina Broussard, DON337-599-2031

www.prairiemanor.orgWe are an equal opportunity employer.

PRAIRIEMANOR

NURSING HOME

AnimAls

FREE PUPPIESLOOKING for goodhomes. 2 males, 1female. 6 weeksold. 337-550-5784or 337-305-9074.

Auctions

PUBLIC AUCTIONCONDUCTED BY

UNITEDCOUNTRYBROWN’SAUCTION

COMPANY

November 22, 2014at 9AM. Located at6249 Hwy 190Eunice, LA 70535(formally LinzayDowns & LouisianaRaceway) This auc-tion will include:Heavy constructionequip, Farm equip,vehicles, trailers, in-dustrial machinery,boats, surplus gov-ernment equipment,and much more.Live Internet bid-ding available. Weare currently AC-CEPTING CON-SIGNMENTS NOW.Sell with CONFI-DENCE! Enteritems early and takeadvantage of DirectInternational Mar-keting Campaign.

For moreinformation

on consigning call 337-457-4919

or go towww.BrownsAuction.com.

LA Lic# 1421 10%buyer’s premium

Automotive

1986FORDRANGER.$1950.00.

318-335-0477.

1994 FORD PK$1850.00.

318-335-0477.

1999 FORDECOLINE

VAN.$2850.00.

318-335-0477.

2000 FORDEXPLORER.

$3850.00.318-335-0477.

2001 HONDACIVIC.

$2850.00.318-335-0477.

337-831-5512WE BUY JUNKcars & trucks topprice call: JT @337-468-5424.

For leAse

3 B E D R O O MBRICK home, forl e a s e . $ 8 7 5m o n t h l y . C a l l337-580-0084.

For rent

1 & 2 BEDROOMapartments andhouses for rent

in Eunice.New luxury apartments

available in 3months.

337-457-4229

2 BEDROOM, 2bath home withCA/CH, appliancesand yard mainte-nance included.$650 month ly .337-457-4229.

For rent

502 MAPLE ST.Oakdale 3BR/2BA,1,700 sq/ft, newfloors, new fixtures,freshly painted, newstove-oven, centralA/C, no refrigeratorprovided, 1 yr con-tract $750/monthwith refundable$750/deposit dueprior to move in,Must Pass CreditCheck, No Smok-ing, No Dogs318-447-0395.

CHATEAUDES AMIS.First month rent free.

ApartmentsAvailable Now

One bedroom with appliances. Must

be 62 years of age.HUD Subsidized.Rent based on income. Call363-4301 or

1-800-545-1833Ext. 248.

HOUSES ANDAPARTMENTSFurnished apart-ments, includingutilities, Eunice.

Call 337-305-3350.

OBERLIN 4 MILESto Casino. 1 BR

efficiencyapartment,

furnished, utilitiespaid. $550 monthly

$150 weekly337-639-9309.

OBERLIN 4 MILESto Casino.2BR&3BR

mobile homes.$450/mo plus

utilities.337-639-9309.

VILLE PLATTE 2 and 3 bedroomhomes for rent.

Central air & heat,all appliances

provided. (337) 363-1720 or

(337) 251-8587

For sAle

JOHN DEERELX340 26HP, 54inch cut. $950.337-580-1628.

GArAGe sAles

BINGO!AMERICAN

LEGIONPost 210 Hwy 10

PitkinEvery Monday nightduring November

and DecemberGames will pay

$100Games begin at7:00 with early

birds.

THELMA ANDLOUISE

Flea Marketand Gift Shop12967 Hwy 10

Pitkin, LANew hours:

Tuesday-Friday10-4

Saturday 8-2Dollar Day

Wednesday: Allclothes $1 each for

November andDecember

Lots of furniture andappliances

Gift baskets toorder for any

occasion.

Help WAnted

ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANTDUTIES include;Coordinate meet-ings, luncheons,travel plans and en-gagements, Assistas needed withdaily correspon-dences,monitor ex-penses, send yourresume and salaryexpectations to: amlips1@live.com.

CABLE TVINSTALLERS

neededMust have truck

Call 337-466-3777

CDL DRIVERSNEEDED. Apply atBabineaux’s Con-crete, 550 S. 12thStreet , Eunice.337-457-4959.

EUNICE AREABASED oilfieldservice companyseeking electricianwith experience incommercial, indus-trial, and residentialelectr ical work.Must be availableMon thru Friday,with some travel outof state on occa-sion. Equal Oppor-tunity Employer,and full benefitspackage. Also,must be able topass backgroundcheck and drugscreening. Email re-sume to work-er70535@yahoo.com or mail to HiringDept, P.O. Box1107 Eunice, LA 70535

FULL TIME

JANITORIALPOSITION for

Village De Memoire, aSenior Housing

Development locatedin Ville Platte, LA. Hiring organization:

Elderly HousingDevelopment and

OperationsCorporation. Musthave high schooldiploma and basic

knowledge of janitorialprocedures, painting,

plumbing, andelectrical. Competitive

salary and benefits. Resumes must be

e-mailed tofblood@ehdoc.org

or faxed to337-363-6311. EOE

FURNITUREDELIVERY.Pay DOE,

Complete benefits.Minimum 23 yrs oldand good drivingrecord required.

Apply in person to:Affordable Home

Furnishings.815 E. LaSalle.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATOR: Nowaccepting

applications. Musthave three years

experience runningtrack hoe, dozer

and other construction

equipment. Validsafety card

required. Apply inperson 3216 High-

way 90 W.Westlake. No

phone calls please.

MEATMARKET/KITCHEN help needed.

Apply at The Mowata Store.

Help WAnted

NAPA/TOTALAUTOMOTIVE

has an opening forexperiencedtechnician/

mechanic andsalesperson. Apply

in person orcall 363-7771.

Must be over 21and a minimum of

3-5 yearsexperience required.

NOW HIRING DELIVERY drivers.

Gatti’sPizza-Eunice.

Up to $15 per hour.

PORTABLE TOI-LET COMPANYneeds drivers. Musthave at least ClassB CDL, a clean driv-ing record and be atleast 23 years ofage. Apply in per-son at Baham’sPor tab les, 578Highway 13 North,Eunice.

PROFESSIONALHOME HEALTH ofAlexandria/ AllenBranch Full andPart-Time FieldNurse Must beR.N. with Home

Health Experience.Call 318-448-8133

or Fax318-448-8367.

ST. FRANCESNURSING AND

REHABILITATIONCENTER is now

taking applicationsfor: LPN Night Shift.

If interested in joining our nursingteam, please apply

in person at:417 Industrial Drive,

Oberlin, LA.

Help WAnted

SERVICEPLUMBERSNEEDED!

Competitive wages.

Experience in retailand resident ia lplumbing.

4th year apprenticeor licensed journey-man (addit ionaltrade licenses are aplus).

If interested pleasesend resumes to:

James Martin,employment@

mastertech-ar.com479-586-9720, cell

870-364-3388, office.

Homes For sAle

3BR/2BA HOUSEUPDATED

Includes largeshed on 2 lots.

$127,000Call 337-363-1431

EUNICE: SOUTHBEULAH Street. 4bedroom, 2.5 bath.Single family home,1,800 SQFT. Tonsof potential. Leaseto own. $350 down.$304 month ly .855-671-5655.

H O U S E F O RSALE: 4 bedroom,2 bath, on 1.52acres with shop.337-207-2805.

House cleAninG

WILL DO HOUSEcleaning at a rea-sonable rate. Call337-580-6789.

lAnd

LOTS FOR SALE:L’anse Meg area.JT Miller Real Es-tate, Owner/Agent337-580-0888.

lAnd

2 FULL ACRES.Louisiana Highway

29 frontage.Gas, cable, andsewer installed.Owner/Agent

Call985-856-1899.

lost & Found

REWARD: MISS-ING GREAT Pyren-ees, female. Large,white, long-hair,wearing black col-l a r . L i ves tockguardian. Friendly,yet shy & skittish.Between Eunicea n d M a m o u .337-466-6766.

miscellAneous

MOBILE HOME,BOAT, RV,

MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE.

Charles AguillardAgency

337-457-5231

mobile Homes

2007 DOUBLEWIDE manufac-tured home, to bemoved. Ask ing$60,000.337-457-0101.

services

HOUSE PAINTINGAND washing, car-pentry and roofing

repair. Experi-enced.

337-224-7239

services

PROFESSIONALDETAIL

ORIENTED housekeeper, nowtaking new clients in

Eunice, Mamou,Ville Platte area.

Referencesavailable

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A new audio book has just hit the shelves in nearby outlets and will soon be available on itunes. With the Swine Festival just recently cel-ebrating 48 years here in Basile, locals should be especially interested in this fun story entitled A PIG TALE.

However, this story is not just for children.Language lovers should prepare themselves to be charmed by this silly swine tale!

Created for wordy birds of every age, shape and size, Jerica Guillory has brought story tellers a goldmine full of idioms and opposites along with deliciously delectable words that make for read-out-loud awesomeness! You will fall head over heels for Siamese sisters, Francine and Tallulah, as they unknowingly tangle themselves into a China Berry tree while arguing about who’s the TALL-EST (a topic of utmost importance in the giraffe world) and deem them-selves permanently un-available to assist their neighbor, Piggles, in his efforts to help a newly hatched chick named Rose get back up to her nest.

Mrs.Guillory draws on her own childhood, full of Pig Latin and sister rivalries, for inspiration to create an unforgettable tale that touches on the many facets of this curi-ous life.

Jerica Guillory is a col-orful character, not dis-similar to the ones in this book.

She has an insatiable desire to learn the mean-ing of more and more words. One of her most treasured worldly pos-sessions is her Grand-mother’s Encyclopedia of Dictionaries (1966). She has fond memories of her Granny saying, “Get the dictionary! Look it up!” Jerica shares her passion for vocabulary enhance-ment in her very first children’s book.

She credits her Mother for her creative spirit. As a child, she watched her Mom excel in a myriad of artistic endeavors. She also spoke Pig Latin and taught her daughters to do the same.

Inspiration for the con-stantly feuding sisters, Frannie & Tallulah, came from personal experience. Jerica and her OLDER Sister, Brandi, fought in-

cessantly and now… so do their children. When your Mama tells you that you’ll pay for your raising one day, you better be-lieve her!

On the audio version of, A Pig Tale, she plays the part of Baby Rose.

Jerica’s goal in life is to LOVE & LAUGH as much as possible. She en-joys living in South Loui-siana with her amazingly handsome husband and her highly entertaining children.

*Note from the Author: When I was a little girl, I had reoccurring dreams of being able to fly. It was really more of a “hover” (Look it up!) and only above the sidewalks. Now I dream of reading to chil-dren and inspiring them to take flight. I’d love to hear your thoughts on my story. You can contact me at jericanamerica@hot-mail.com. I’d also be hap-py to come to your school and read to your class.

The book is not just about the world of words, however, and is vividly il-lustrated by none of other an artist appropriatley named Vivian.

Vivian Broussard is a native of Eunice, Louisi-ana where she was raised on a rice and crawfish farm in the heart of Aca-diana. Her passion for art and all things creative began in her childhood. After graduating from the University of Louisiana in Art Education, Vivian returned to the farm to raise her family. Married and the mother of three children, her artwork is influenced by the history of her culture and the

natural splendor of the farm that has sustained six generations of her family. The illustrations in her very first children’s book bring the written story to life while giving meaning and a sense of place to the reader. On the audio recording of “A Pig Tale”, Vivian is the voice of Tallulah.

A local book about pigs would not be complete without a Basile connec-tion.

The voice of Piggles in the audio is portrayed by Basile’s own Darrel LeJeune.

LeJeune dedicated 32 years of his life to the students of Basile High School.Under his leader-ship, many of the school’s clubs won state, nation-al and district awards. His marching band per-formed at the 2014 Sugar Bowl alongside other dis-tinguished bands from around the nation. Darrel has a long history of en-tertaining audiences. The stage of the Eunice Play-er’s Theatre has seen him in a host of musical pro-ductions over the years and he received numer-ous awards for ‘Breaking a leg!’ He even served as King of The Louisiana

Swine Festival! Darrel is the editor of The Basile Weekly newspaper and is currently working on sev-eral history books about the community of Basile.

Other friends joining Jerica and Vivian on the audio book are Holly Guil-lory Manuel, a former Swine Festival Queen, as Frannie, and Sue Lafleur as the voice of Piggles’s mom.

Jerica and Vivian will be selling and signing books at the following lo-cations and events:

Thursday Nov. 20 at Cafe Mosaic on 2nd Street in Eunice from 5pm-8pm

Saturday, Nov.22, at Four Southern Girls on 2nd St. in Eunice from

1-3pmSaturday Nov. 29, in

Merryville for “Book Day” from 10am-4pm at The Community Center

Saturday Dec.6, in Natchitoches for The City of Lights Festival

The author and il-lustrator are available for school fundraisers, readings, and signings.

Contact Jerica to make a purchase or schedule at 337-580-4100 or jericana-merica@hotmail.com.

The book was pub-lished through Ally-Gator Bookbites publishing and the audio was recorded at Joe Savoy’s recording stu-dio east of Eunice. Photos are by Josh Ardoin.

Two Eunice women combine talents to produce audio book with a little help from their friends

THE FACES BEHIND THE BOOK AND VOICES OF A PIG TALE- Vivian Broussard, illustrator, and Jerica Guillory, author, of A Pig Tale with copies of the book at a recent signing party.

Jerica Guillory of Eunice and Darrel LeJeune of Basile discuss the fine art of “snorting” like a pig during the recording session of the audiobook A Pig Tale. (Photo by Josh Ardoin)