Date: 5-3-22
Name: Tra’Baron D Powell
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: N/A
Charge: Simple battery

Date: 5-6-22
Name: Detavious Williams
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Charge: Warrant, Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image

Date: 5-8-22
Name: Latisha Wages
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 33
Charge: Direct contempt of court

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By: Brad Dison

Today we have the world at our proverbial fingertips.  We can locate and order almost anything we desire via our smartphones with little effort.  We can push a single button in checkout to pay for the items, and in a couple of days, our order arrives at our homes.  Before the age of online shopping, however, things were not so easy.    

In 1973, Philip, a Welsh actor, was hired to play a role in a comedy film called The Girl from Petrovka.  The script was based on the 1971 book of the same name by George Feifer.  Philip, ever the professional, wanted to get a copy of the book to prepare himself to play the character.  It would be another couple of decades before the invention of the internet so Philip had to search for the book the old-fashioned way. 

Philip took the train into London and stopped at the first bookstore he saw.  He perused the shelves of books but was unable to find a copy of The Girl from Petrovka.  He asked an employee but still came away empty-handed.  Unlike in the modern era when booksellers can pull up their entire inventory on a computer screen and quickly learn whether or not they have the book, booksellers in the 70s could do little other than help customers search for the requested book.  He visited another bookstore with the same result.  Then another and another.  Still no book. 

Philip knew that the director would direct him in the part, but he wanted to understand the character.  He had to have a copy of the book.  He continued searching bookstores in vain.  Late into the evening, a defeated Philip took the tube—what we Americans call the subway—back to his home.  Being that the book was released just two years prior, Philip assumed the book would be widely available. 

Philip was running out of time.  As the date of filming grew closer, Philip’s determination to get a copy of the book grew.  After another unsuccessful search, Philip boarded the train for the return trip home.  He made his way into the train car and sat down.  He casually looked around the car and noticed something in the seat next to him.  To his amazement, it was a copy of The Girl from Petrovka.  He looked around the train car again fully expecting the owner of the book to return.  Impatiently, he waited.  He had searched countless bookstores unsuccessfully only to find an abandoned copy of the book sitting beside him on the tube.  Finally, Philip picked up the book and thumbed through it.  He noticed that someone had made handwritten notes in the book but that was fine with him.  He finally had the book. 

Philip studied the book carefully before production began on the movie and used it throughout filming.  When filming ended, Philip kept the book on his bookshelf as a memento from the movie.

Sometime after the film’s release, Philip met George Feifer, the author of The Girl from Petrovka.  They casually discussed the book and the film.  He told George of his difficult search for the book prior to filming.  George explained that he had lost his only copy of the book.  He told Philip that he had been editing the book for the American market, which included altering certain English words into their American spellings.  George told Philip that he had lost the book on the tube.  Philip remembered that the book he found on the tube contained handwritten notes. 

Months later, Philip and George met again.  This time, Philip brought his copy of the book along.  George looked at several pages and confirmed that after Philip’s fruitless search in bookstores, Philip had found George’s lost copy of The Girl from Petrovka.

In 1993, Philip was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts. He has worked on a staggering 144 films and television productions dating back to 1960.  At 84 years old, Philip shows no sign of slowing down.  His most recent work was on the 2022 film entitled “The Son.”  His most notable character was the serial killer named Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film “The Silence of the lambs.”  Philip’s full name is Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins.

Source: “Why Confounding Coincidences Happen Every Day.” NPR, February 9, 2014, https://www.npr.org/2014/02/09/274075349/why-confounding-coincidences-happen-every-day, accessed May 2, 2022.

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Being raised in Ferriday hardly makes you a city boy. But because he could sing and tickle the ivories, and because he opened a watering hole in Texas the size of a football field, Mickey Gilley, a son of small-town Louisiana, ended up batting leadoff in the Urban Cowboy League, which was no small deal in the rawhide-crazed 1980s.

With the sad weekend news of the passing at age 86 of the keyboard whiz, singer and approachable entertainer, our heart was heavier than a couple of barroom bouncers sitting on top a honkytonk piano.

I sort of got to meet Mickey Gilley (somehow you have to say his whole name — “Mickey” or “Gilley” doesn’t sound right) a half-dozen years ago when he played at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant. I say “got to meet” but really all I did was take a picture of him and my spousal unit, who he was a bit taken by. They talked and hugged and I took some pictures and they carried on and I got out of the way and went looking for a place to sit down. I’m used to this.

He was a nice man and his picture hangs in her office, along with a lot of other pictures of her and other people I almost sort of got to meet until they met her.

Speaking of women, the 1980s were about Urban Cowgirls as much as they were about cowboys. Country was cool. Ropers and hats and belt buckles the size of saucers. Your friends who usually listened to nothing but hard rock suddenly knew all the words to Lookin’ for Love.

It vanished of course, as all good things do, and now what passes for country music is gut bucket drivel. The Urban Cowboy craze was the last great run country music had. We have been lucky that a George Strait or Brad Paisley have surfaced since, but I’m afraid that the days of Mickey Gilley and Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings are gone, lost as a dozen of your old worn out bandanas.

And so, with our felt Stetson over our heart, we salute a time gone by with the Top 10 Mickey Gilley Songs, According To Me.

10. Room Full of Roses: “I just want my arms around you…”

9: Overnight Sensation: “She’s an overnight sensation, she’s an open invitation…” Mickey Gilley could not quite figure this girl out.

8: Window Up Above: Couldn’t figure this one either. Heartbreak City.

7: Don’t The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time: EVERYBODY knew the words to this monster hit.

6. Stand By Me: One of Mickey Gilley’s classic covers, along with …

5. True Love Ways, and

4. You Don’t Know Me

3. Object of My Affection: Lots of good bluesy “boogie woogie” piano here.

2. Power of Positive Drinking: And here too.

1.It’s a Headache Tomorrow (Or A Heartache Tonight): “No matter which one you choose, you loose…” Hurts me. One of the best songs of the Urban Cowboy era, a chapter of which closes with the passing of Mickey Gilley.

Contact Teddy at teddy@latech.edu

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Roe v. Wade was always a legally defective decision. And, in a maniacal effort to preserve the right “to abort a child,” the nation has witnessed in the last week the unprecedented breach of trust reflected in the release of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that apparently represents the Court’s analysis and decision on a case directly implicating America’s abortion law.

The leak has set off a torrent of attacks and recriminations about the continued existence of the “fundamental right” to abortion. It shouldn’t. The landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision, and its equally flawed successor in abortion law, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, were always constitutionally defective in that these cases, as President Biden rightly acknowledges, create the legal right “to abort a child.”

In defending Roe last week, Biden said that “the idea that we’re going to make a judgment that is going to say that no one can make the judgment to choose to abort a child, based on a decision by the Supreme Court, I think goes way overboard.”

In addition to supporting violence and cruelty imposed without anesthetic on the weakest members of the human population, President Biden is wrong as a matter of constitutional law. Why do I say that? Because the right to abortion—the killing of an unborn child—is found nowhere in the Constitution or in our history or traditions.

Then, how did the 1973 Roe Court possibly find a ground upon which to base a so-called right to abortion? It made the “right” up out of whole cloth. As Yale scholar Alexander Bickel put it, the Roe Court “simply asserted the result it reached.” Other pro-abortion scholars have concluded similarly.

Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe has said that “One of the most curious things about Roe is that, behind its own verbal smokescreen, the substantive judgment on which it rests is nowhere to be found.” Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said that Roe is “Heavy-handed judicial intervention [and] was difficult to justify and appears to have provoked, not resolved, conflict.”

Edward Lazarus, a former law clerk to Harry Blackmun, the author of Roe, said that “As a matter of constitutional interpretation and judicial method, Roe borders on the indefensible.” John Hart Ely, a Professor at Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, and Stanford Law School said that “Roe is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of an obligation to try to be.”

In this article, I put aside the moral implications of abortion, which are vast and profound, and focus on the Roe decision strictly as a matter of constitutional law.

By engaging in clever reasoning and wordplay untethered to the Constitution, the Roe Court purported to examine the 14th Amendment and its “liberty” clause and from that concoct an abortion right from the so-called “right to privacy.” Over the years the Court has found that this right to privacy includes such liberties as the right to use contraceptives within marriage, child-rearing, private homosexual acts, gay marriage, and education. These rights are all clearly distinguishable from Roe in that Roe and Casey permit the destruction of what is scientifically and undeniably human life.

By including abortion in the privacy interest, the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe—seven unelected, life-tenured federal judges—took the issue away from the states and from the Congress and, moving well beyond its proper judicial role in our separation of powers, acted as a super-legislature and imposed on the nation its own social and cultural preferences regarding abortion. This is a highly illegitimate exercise of legal power. As noted, there is no explicit or implied Constitutional right to abort a human baby—a separate and genetically distinct human being.

The status of our scientific understanding of the humanity of the unborn child in 1973, when Roe was decided, has progressed light years since then. Roe functionally relies on Medieval science from the Dark Ages compared to the miracles of science today which continue to push the date of viability back farther and closer to conception and have resulted in surgeons’ ability to repair heart valve weaknesses and spina bifida while the baby is still in the womb. In truth, the question has never really been, When Does Life Begin? But rather, When Does Love Begin?

To put this in context it helps to recall that the framers of our Constitution intended to and thought they had created a system of federalism in which the states and the federal government co-exist, with the federal government deriving its powers from those ceded to it by the states.

The federal government would be one of limited, enumerated powers and could assert only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution. All other powers were reserved to the states and the people and any action by a state government was presumptively valid unless it violated some specific limitation imposed by the U.S. Constitution and the 10th Amendment. But in all instances, both the federal and state constitutions were dedicated to preserving “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Now, those who favor abortion will argue that the Roe decision is 49 years old and its holding has been reaffirmed in other cases since 1973 and, as such, the legal doctrine of Stare Decisis (which simply means that prior legal decisions should be maintained and not lightly overturned) won’t allow it to be overturned. I respectfully disagree.

While Stare Decisis is an important principle it is not sacred. It is not a mandate. In fact, after determining it had erred, the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled itself more than 300 times in its history. Stare Decisis deserves even less deference when the original decision in Roe was fundamentally flawed to begin with. The Court should revisit and reverse this legally defective decision. As Justice Alito says in the leaked draft opinion, “stare decisis does not compel unending adherence to Roe’s abuse of judicial authority.”

What happens if Roe is reversed? The issue of abortion would return to the states to be decided as it was before 1973. Some states, like Louisiana and Alabama, would likely further restrict or abolish abortion altogether while other states like New York and California would allow abortion up until the moment of birth or even immediately after birth with its new law which functionally permits infanticide by allowing the denial of medical care to children who survive the abortion.

That is how our system of co-federalism is supposed to work: each state being free, subject only to specific constitutional restraints, to experiment with different law and policy. In this way, as the Wall Street Journal observed this week, if Roe is reversed this “profound moral question will be debated and settled the way it should be in a democracy—by the people.” (WSJ, 5-4-22).

Ultimately the overturning of Roe v Wade is only an important step in the right direction. It is clearly not the ultimate solution to the problem of the equal protection of innocent unborn—for America to be a nation where some states protect the unborn and others permit the killing of the unborn. An unborn child’s home address can’t be allowed to determine if she lives or dies.

And America must do better by women who are confronted with an unexpected pregnancy. Many choose abortion believing that is the only way out. America must do better in publicizing—and funding—alternatives to abortion, such as adoption.

Finally, the abortion issue must ultimately be returned to the Supreme Court as the institution best able to ensure that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” applies equally to all Americans, including the strong and the weak, because as President Reagan said, “the right to life is the right, without which, no other rights have any meaning.”

The views and opinions expressed in the My Opinion article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Winn Parish Journal. Any content provided by the authors is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

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Closing Date:      Continuous until filled

Salary                  Commensurate with experience

Job Type:             Unclassified

Location:              Natchitoches, Louisiana

Supplemental Information:

Northwestern State University Office of Business Affairs seeks a qualified applicant for the position of 
Purchasing Director.

Review of applications will begin immediately.

To Apply:  Send letter of application, resume and complete contact information for three professionals

references to:

 Apply@nsula.edu  or submit to:

Human Resources

Northwestern State University

ST. Denis Hall

Natchitoches, La 71497

 The successful candidate will be subject to a background check, as a condition of employment.

Northwestern State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion,

Sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy or parenting status, and veteran or retirement status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies (i.e., Title IX):

       Employees/Potential Employees- Veronica M. Biscoe, EEO Officer (318-357-6359)

       Students- Reatha Cox, Dean of Students (318-357-5286)

For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerns, contact the Disability Support and Tutoring Director, Randi Washington at 318-357-4460.

Additionally, Northwestern complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy & Campus Crime Statistics Act. Information about NSU’s campus security and crime statistics can be found at http;//universitypolice.nsula.edu/annual-security-report/.

Full disclosure statement:  http;//university.planning.nsula.edu/notice-of-non-discrimination/

*Inquiries regarding employment application status should be made to the Human Resources Department

Telephone: 318-357-5965

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related field from an accredited college or university required.
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in State Purchasing preferred.
• Experience with conducting complex RFP’s required.
• Understanding of Louisiana Revised Statutes regarding purchasing and ethics required.
• Professional certification as a Procurement Buyer or Officer preferred
• Managerial experience is essential
• This position also requires the ability to communicate orally and through written reports with/to Subordinates, Supervisors and outside personnel.
• Experience in operating Procurement Management Finance Software; Ellucian/Banner knowledge preferred

Job Concepts:

• Daily supervision of all Purchasing Department staff
• Prepare all necessary documents for bid invitation and opening in accordance with public bid laws
• Review approval of Sole Source requests
• Negotiate complex operating service contracts including but not limited to software agreement, property leases and marketing agreements
• Administer University’s P-Card Program
• Assist with month-end soft close and year-end hard close
• Work with Business Affairs offices for invoicing, budgeting and financial related tasks
• Other duties assigned by supervisor

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NATCHITOCHES:
JR Davis
October 13, 1959 – May 9, 2022
Service: Thursday, May 12 from 6-8 pm at the New Life Evangelism Center

Pete Stewart
August 25, 1958 – May 9, 2022
Service: Saturday, May 14 at 1 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home

Dorothy Mobley Weeks
March 27, 1937 – May 7, 2022
Service: Wednesday, May 11 at 12 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches

SABINE:
William Manual Stewart
August 6, 1945 – April 25, 2022
Service: Saturday, May 14 at 2 pm at Warren Meadows Funeral Home in Many

Rosalie Alford
December 10, 1928 – May 7, 2022
Service: Thursday, May 12 at 10 AM at First Baptist Church of Florien

Billie Doris Corley Hammond
November 14, 1927 – May 8, 2022
Service: Wednesday, May 11 at 10 AM at Warren Meadows Funeral Home Chapel

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MAY 4, 2022 – Hannah Barker, 26 of Montgomery, was sentenced in a Natchitoches Parish courtroom as part of a plea agreement with the state in the burning death of her 6-month-old son Levi Ellerbe. She was sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and 10 years for manslaughter.

The sentences will run concurrent and Barker will receive credit for the time she’s already served since her arrest in July of 2018.

An independent defense attorney explained that Barker will likely end up serving 6 years of her sentence with the opportunity to knock even more time off her sentence by participating in life enrichment programs while in prison. Barker’s defense stressed that the sentences were non-violent for the purpose of sentencing under the Department of Corrections.

Levi Ellerbe was six months old in July 2018 when Barker initially told police he disappeared when two men confronted her at her home and pepper-sprayed her in the face. She said she escaped the confrontation and when she returned to her home, Levi was missing. The child was found a few miles away with severe burns on over 90% of his body. He died several hours later in a Shreveport hospital.

Barker’s girlfriend, Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith, 29 of Natchitoches, admitted to committing the homicide.

The sentencing was done under an Alford plea for Barker. This plea allows a defendant to claim to be innocent without taking the risk of going to trial.

Barker’s attorney J. Dhu Thompson issued the following statement:
This case is an absolute tragedy on so many levels. One is the horrific manner in which baby Levi was killed by Felicia Smith. Second is what my client has also had to endure throughout this process. She’s lost her only child to the horrible and unimaginable actions of Felicia Smith, and while having to grieve and mourn her baby boy, she’s had to do so while losing years of her life and her freedom in the process. Faced with the resources of the state against her, the emotions of the case in front of a jury and the risk of a sentence that would incarcerate her for the rest of her life, my client had to make the decision to choose what was in her best interest and to accept a plea that will allow her to get out of jail in a few years while also maintaining her innocence. This was the basis of the Alford plea done today, which as the case law provides, allows a person to accept a best interest plea under protestation of innocence.

Immediately after Barker left the courtroom, her co-defendant Felicia Smith was led in after a request was made to move her sentencing to May 4 while the deceased families were already in attendance. She was sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter, 30 years for conspiracy to commit murder, and 10 years for cruelty to juveniles.

The sentences are consecutive and Smith will receive credit for the time she’s already served since her arrest.

Both defendants’ sentences were made without the opportunity for probation or suspension of the sentence.

Kathy Ellerbe, Levi’s paternal grandmother, provided an impact statement during the court proceeding to both defendants.

“The loss of my grandson and knowing how he was murdered has been devastating. For the past three years, our hearts have been broken and there will always be a void in our lives because of this evil. I will never forget the joy Levi brought to us in his short life. I want to remember him in a happy way and not have to relive all of this again during a trial,” said Ellerbe prior to the hearing.

Billy Ellerbe, Levi’s father, thanked Natchitoches City Police Lieutenant Jeff Townson and the first responders for their compassion in the case.

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington and Special Prosecutor Clifford R. Strider, III prosecuted the cases.

“We were able to secure convictions on both defendants, despite the lack of physical evidence on Barker, who enlisted Smith to carry out the crime. We could not allow the mother, who planned to have her baby killed, to not be held responsible for her actions,” said District Attorney Harrington.

“Both defendants are culpable in this horrible crime and today Hanna Barker admitted as such when she pleaded guilty to avoid putting her fate in the hands of a jury,” said Strider.

“In my experience prosecuting cases throughout Louisiana, this case ranks as one of the most heinous and callous acts of cruelty I have ever seen,” said Strider, who has over 40 years of experience in prosecuting capital cases and violent crimes.

“After numerous meetings and extensive input from the family of the victim, we agree that today’s guilty plea and prison sentences at hard labor for both defendants will begin to bring some sense of closure to the family,” said Strider.

Harrington commended the dedicated work of the Louisiana Fire Marshal’s Office, the Natchitoches Police Department, and the Natchitoches Fire Department. Their commitment to justice was indispensable in obtaining these convictions. Harrington specifically noted the tireless and professional assistance rendered by Lt. Jeff Townson of the Natchitoches Police Department.

“Our prosecution team spent thousands of hours in developing this case. Every minute was worth it to secure guilty pleas from the mother who devised an evil plan to have her son killed and from Barker’s girlfriend who carried out Barker’s plan. In Barker’s case, there was little physical evidence to implicate her in the murder of Levi, but substantial circumstantial evidence was developed by law enforcement. Apparently, the threat of testimony by Smith, coupled with the circumstantial evidence, motivated Barker to accept responsibility for her actions. We were fortunate to obtain Barker’s guilty plea considering the nature of this crime and lack of physical evidence,” said Harrington.

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Louisiana Adult & Teen Challenge exists to provide men and women with an effective residential, biblically-based solution to life-controlling problems. Our purpose is to produce graduates who function responsibly and productively in society, and who have healthy relationships in the workplace, family, church and community.

Adult & Teen Challenge is one of the largest and most successful accredited programs of its kind with over 1000 residential locations worldwide. Louisiana Adult & Teen Challenge was founded by Greg and Abigail Dill in 1987. Over the last 35 years, we have grown to 8 campuses statewide, with the ability to accommodate men, women, and women with their children.

WHAT IS STUDENT SPONSORSHIP?

Students often come into Louisiana Adult & Teen Challenge with little or no hope in life. They have burned every bridge and lost almost everything due to drug abuse and other crimes. Most times, they have little outside help supporting them during this time; therefore, we do not charge a monthly tuition. If you would like to help offset these costs, you can sponsor a student for as little as $35 a month. You can also sponsor a child that is enrolled here with their mother for an additional $15 per child. Your sponsorship means that they have someone who cares and is invested in their success!

As a monthly sponsor, you can expect:

• A packet with information about your student
• Monthly updates
• The opportunity to write letters to your student
• The opportunity to send care packages to your student
• You can pray for them
• You will receive a personal invitation to attend their Graduation Ceremony

For more information about becoming a sponsor visit https://www.louisianateenchallenge.com/sponsorship/

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Calvin Cougars Varsity cruised to an easy victory over Downsville 11-1 on Thursday

Calvin Cougars Varsity put up five runs in the fifth inning. The offensive onslaught by Calvin Cougars Varsity was led by Cooper Spangler and John Bradley Griffin, all driving in runs in the inning.

Dylan Kyle led things off on the pitcher’s mound for Calvin Cougars Varsity. The fireballer allowed three hits and one run over six innings, striking out seven.

#14 started the game for Downsville. undefined surrendered seven runs on ten hits over four innings, striking out four. #11 threw one inning out of the bullpen.

Calvin Cougars Varsity totaled 11 hits in the game. Wayne C Huckaby, Joseph Adams, John Landon Poisso, Spangler, and Griffin each managed multiple hits for Calvin Cougars Varsity. Griffin, Spangler, Poisso, Adams, and Huckaby each managed two hits to lead Calvin Cougars Varsity.

#7 led Downsville with two hits in three at bats.

The Cougars will play again in the LHSAA Baseball Semi-finals on May 11th @ 2 PM at McMurry Park in Sulphur, LA.

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Parents: Ryan and Kimberly Poisso

College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Major: Kinesiology; physical therapy

Keep sharing your beautiful smile with the world 🌎 Sweetie!

Love,
Dad, Mom, Bubby & Peanut

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GIRLS STATS

Week Ending 4/29/22

5-6 Dixie Sweetees

Hubbard Solutions–                11        Wins             0         Losses

Dove’s Divas–                           5      Wins                4          Losses                         

Triple E Construction               0      Wins                12        Losses

 RBI’s

1.      Ivy Sonnier                              24

2.      Khaylah Gregg-Johnson & Mere Elle Bostick              23

3.      Marilyn Rustom                      22

4.      Maisy Carson                          20

5.      Omariyah Davis                      18

Batting Average

1.      1.000 Kara Martin, Marilyn Rustom, Maisy Carson, Kamiya Hudson & China Allen

2.      .971      Harper Hubbard, Mere Elle Bostick & Ivy Sonnier

3.      .964     Laila Evans & Kinsley Bartlett

4.      .963     Khaylah Gregg-Johnson, Jourdan Jones & Heleigh Starks

5.      .960     Rayyleigh Walker

7-8 Dixie Darlings

Autumn Leaves                       11        Wins                0          Losses              1          Ties

Ivan Smith                               2          Wins                7          Losses              1          Ties

Vintage Bells                           1          Wins                6          Losses              2          Ties

Autumn Leaves played 1 game against Grant

Home Runs

1.      Kenslee Henry                         3

2.      Matilyn Flack, Mallory Ballard & Jordyn Jones                                   1

RBI’s

1.      Kenslee Henry                         21

2.      Matilyn Flack                           15

3.      Randi Claire Parker                 9

4.      Mallory Ballard                       7

5.      Jayda Jones & Deilyah Ferguson         6

Batting Average

1.      Jordyn Jones                .765

2.      Cali Rachal                  .760

3.      Harper Roark              .733

4.      Makenzie Armstrong  .684

5.      Kenslee Henry             .667

9-10 Dixie Angels

Rotary Club                             9          Wins                0          Losses

Winn Lumber                          0          Wins                9          Losses

Home Runs

Aziya Phillips                           1

RBI’s

1.      Jahla Tyree                              17

2.      Adelyn Fine                             16

3.      Marianna Hyman                    13

4.      Anna Huckaby                         12

5.      Raelynn Walker                      10

Batting Average

1.      Marianna Hyman        1.000

2.      Jahla Tyree                  .923

3.      Raelynn Walker          .889

4.      Atalia Parker               .818

5.      Aziya Phillips               .750

Pitching Stats

Adelyn Fine

Batters Faced                          92

Balls                                        220

Strikes                                     128

Balled to Base                         37

Strike Outs                              23    

Jacksen Foshee

Batters Faced                          78

Balls                                        261

Strikes                                     89

Balled to Base                         51

Strike Outs                              10

11-UP Dixie Belles

Sabine State Bank                   4          Wins                0          Losses

Winn Parish Journal                0          Wins                4          Losses

RBI’s

1.      Kendra Gorham                      8

2.      Alyssa Barragan, Avery Cook, Kierra Cotton                           4

3.      Lauren Simmons                     3

Batting Average

1.      Alyssa Barragan                      1.000

2.      Kierra Cotton & Rashunta Holden                  .667

3.      Hallie Musgrove                      .600

4.      Lauren Simmons & Madison Smiley               .500

5.      Hope Martin                           .400

Pitching Stats

Madison Smiley

Batters Faced                          56

Strikes                                     138

Balls                                        66

Strike Outs                              17

Mattalyn Keyes

Batters Faced                          61

Strikes                                     98

Balls                                        153

Strike Outs                              12

Rashunta Holden

Batters Faced                          12

Strikes                                     11

Balls                                        39                   

Strike Outs                              2

Bella Godwin

Batters Faced                          11

Strikes                                     6

Balls                                        29

Strike Outs                              0

BOYS STATS

WEEK ENDING 4/29/22

5-6

Emmy’s Aces                           9          Wins                 0         Losses

PK Smith                                  6          Wins                3          Losses

Kiwanis Club                            2          Wins                7          Losses

Napa Auto Parts                      1          Wins                7          Losses

Home Runs

1.      Layton Hobdy, Derwin Virgil & Denver Bostick                      8

2.      Bradford Durbin      4

3.      Jeremiah Small     3

4.      Kason Weatherford       2

5.      Brantlin Young, Wyatt Gray, Barrett Sanders, Carson Durbin & Luke Hubbard  1

RBI’s

1.      Layton Hobdy  & Denver Bostick                    43

2.      Bradford Durbin                      38

3.      Derwin Virgil                           33

4.      Jeremiah Small                        31

5.      Jeffery Conley                           27

Batting Average

1.      1.000 Avg Layton Hobdy, Jacob Jones, Kason Weatherford, Griffin Rackley, Abe Rustom, Bradford Durbin, Jeremiah Small, & Carson Durbin

2.      .971 Jeffery Conley

3.      .970 Derwin Virgil                  

4.      .969 Denver Bostick

5.      .967 Lane Charles Smith

7-8

Main Street Barbershop                     4          Wins                6          Losses              1          Ties

Lee J. Taylor Sheriff                             2          Wins                7          Losses

Mossy Oak Properties                         4          Wins                4       Losses              1          Ties

David James Logging                          9          Wins                2          Losses

Home Runs

1.      Emerson James-Maricelli                   3

2.      Lawson Lasyone & Kade Espejel         2

3.      Jacaden Edwards, Brock Short, Brent Hinton , Carter Hylton , Trafford Foshee, Ayden Abels, Jaxon Abels, Waylon Gorham, Jaxon Griffin & Will Taylor                          1

RBI’s

1.      Lawson Lasyone                                  27

2.      Emerson James-Marcelli                    22

3.      Jentry Taylor                                       18

4.      Trafford Foshee                                   15

5.      Kade Espejel & Brock Short                 14

Batting Average

1.      Emerson James-Marcelli                    .949

2.      Lawson (David James)                        .912

3.      Jaxon Griffin                                        .792

4.      Carson Atkins                                      .742

5.      Will Taylor & Carter Hylton                 .714

9-10 Boys

Chaddy Shack              5          Wins                1          Losses

Wing Den                    2          Wins                6          Losses

Louisiana Cat              3          Wins                3          Losses

Home Runs

1.      Garrett Bates                          3

2.      Mason Wilson                         2

3.      Chase Johnson , Dylan Dews, Major Ball & Demontrez Sapp             1

RBI’s

1.      Garrett Bates                          10

2.      Chase Johnson                         7

3.      Mason Wilson                         6

4.      Weston Jones  & Demontrez Sapp                  5

5.      John Michael Rouse, Chase McManus, Major Ball  & Tyler James    4

Batting Average

1.      Mason Wilson                         .750

2.      Chase Johnson, Garrett Bates & William Blanchard              .667

3.      Major Ball & Corbin Powell     .500

4.      King Ball                                  .444

5.      Lathon Powell & John Michael Rouse            .429

Pitching Stats

Chase Johnson

Balls                                         112

Strikes                                     120

Batters Faced                          50

Balled to Base                         14

Strike Outs                              23

Weston Jones

Balls                                        67

Strikes                                     49

Batters Faced                          27

Balled to Base                         12

Strike Outs                              8

John Micheal Rouse

Balls                                        11

Strikes                                     3

Batters Faced                          3

Balled to Base                         2

Strike Outs                              0

Corbin Powell

Balls                                         160

Strikes                                     151

Batters Faced                          75

Balled to Base                         25

Strike Outs                              31

Dalton Nugent

Balls                                        84

Strikes                                     48

Batters Faced                          28

Balled to Base                         14

Strike Outs                              8

Garrett Bates

Balls                                        33       

Strikes                                     11

Batters Faced                          9

Balled to Base                         8

Strike Outs                              1

Mason Wilson

Balls                                        39

Strikes                                     28

Batters Faced                          15

Balled to Base                         6

Strike outs                               4

Dylan Wilson

Balls                                        128

Strikes                                     94

Batters Faced                          50

Balled to Base                         13

Strike Outs                              5

Major Ball

Balls                                        51

Strikes                                     21

Batters Faced                          17

Balled to Base                         10

Strike Outs                              3

King Ball

Balls                                        60

Strikes                                     31

Batters Faced                          19

Balled to Base                         12

Strike Outs                              2

11-12 Boys

Allied Insurance                      7          Wins                0          Losses

Gulf Coast Express                  0          Wins                7          Losses

Home Runs

1.      Remy Espejel                           2

2.      Brendan Green, Landen Womack & Zach Smudricks             1

RBI’s

1.      Micah McManus                     5

2.      River Garrett                           3

3.      Tristan Jordan, Carson Thompson, Landen Womack, Brendan Green, Keegan Compton, Leo Bryant, Remy Espejel, Cooper Gardner & Zach Smudricks                 2

4.      Austin Riley Jones, Cyrus Mockosher, Cedar Brister, Jadian Grisby, & MJ Conley     1

Batting Average

1.      Leo Bryant       .750

2.      Keegan Compton         .714

3.      Cyrus Mockosher        .600

4.      Brendan Green            .500

5.      Landen Womack         .400

Pitching Stats

Cyrus Mockosher

Balls                                        37

Strikes                                     54

Batters Faced                          24

Balled to Base                         4

Strike Outs                              11

Keegan Compton

Balls                                        41

Strikes                                     130

Batters Faced                          43

Balled to Base                         2

Strike Outs                              35

Tristan Jordan

Balls                                        1

Strikes                                     11

Batters Faced                          4

Balled to Base                         0

Strike Outs                              3

Meshach (MJ) Conley

Balls                                        30

Strikes                                     14

Batters Faced                          8

Balled to Base                         6

Strike Outs                              2

Preston Wilson

Balls                                        54

Strikes                                     27

Batters Faced                          19

Balled to Base                         10

Strike Outs                              5

Zach Smudricks

Balls                                        153

Strikes                                     134

Batters Faced                          65

Balled to Base                         25

Strike Outs                              24

Dalton Blackman

Balls                                        62

Strikes                                     32

Batters Faced                          22

Balled to Base                         10

Strike Outs                              1

Remy Espejel

Balls                                        79

Strikes                                     27

Batters Faced                          25

Balled to Base                         17

Strike Outs                              2

 

13-15 Boys

Flash Lube                   2          Wins                1          Losses

Played 3 Games at other locations.

RBI’s

1.      Nickolas Mockosher & Jess Nelson                             4

2.      Drake Ballard                                                              3

3.      Ryan Hickman & Coleman Grantadams                     2

Batting Average

1.      Payden Parker             .714

2.      Dalton Powel               .667

3.      Nickolas Mockosher    .600

4.      Jess Nelson                  .571

5.      Nicholas Green           .500

Pitching Stats

Nicholas Green

Balls                                        25

Strikes                                     41

Batters Faced                          30

Balled to Base                         3

Strike Outs                              13

Dalton Powell

Balls                                        12

Strikes                                     21

Batters Faced                          21

Balled to Base                         3

Strike outs                               7

Jess Nelson

Balls                                        16

Strikes                                     6

Batters Faced                          7

Balled to Base                         4

Strike Outs                              2

Nickolas Mockosher

Balls                                        12

Strikes                                     9

Batters Faced                          8

Balled to Base                         4

Strike Outs                              3

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Hope4Winn an organization that promotes mental health and suicide awareness held its first annual walk/run on April 23rd.

The event was held in conjunction with the 2022 Louisiana Forest Festival and drew 90 participants.

A balloon release memorializing those who have mental health issues, those that have passed from mental health issues and suicide was the highlight of the day per event organizers.

A special thank you to everyone who participated and donated. Thanks to the LA Forest Festival as well as Josh and Toni McAllister for all their help.

Future events will include the creation of a support group. For information on Hope4Winn and future events check out Hope4Winn’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/189140606604480
or contact Amanda Bailey Smith at 225-588-0205 or Andrea Poisso at 318-554-9771.

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Natchitoches Regional Medical Center and Cane River Waterway Commission

Main Stage

FRIDAY NIGHT KICKOFF

7:00 – 8:15           Gerard Delafose and the Zydeco Gators (Zydeco) 
8:30 – 10:00         L. A. Roxx (Glam Rock Tribute) 

​SATURDAY

 1:00 – 2:00          Klockwork Band (Rhythm & Blues) 
2:15 – 3:45          The Chase Tyler Band (High-energy Country)
​4:00 – 5:00          Johnny Earthquake & The Moondogs (High-energy variety show band)
5:05 – 5:20          James Burton (Guitar Legend) 
5:25 – 5:55          Marty Haggard (Country – “Tribute to Merle”) 
​5:55 – 6:25          Deshawn Washington (R&B vocalist)
6:50 – 8:20           Resurrection (Journey tribute)
​8:45 – 10:15        The Commodores (Presented by Natchitoches Regional Medical Center and the Cane River Waterway Commission)

 Beau Jardin Jazz Stage

12:00 – 1:00        Dave Duplissey’s Sax in the Corner Band (Smooth Jazz) 
1:15 – 2:15          The Nakatosh Rhythm Chiefs (Gypsy Jazz)
​2:30 – 3:30          Dan Sumner Band featuring Coco York (Jazz/Pop) 
​3:45 – 4:45          Forsyth Jazz Collective (Jazz) 

​Roque House Stage

​12:00 – 1:00        LA Sweet T (Latin Rhythms)
1:10 – 2:10          The Kelli Roberts Band (Rock & Roll variety)
​2:20 – 3:20          The Sundown Band (Rock & Country)
​3:30 – 4:30          Armadillo Jackal Band (Americana/Folk) 
​4:45 – 5-45          Jesse Cole (Alternative Rock) 
​6:00 – 7:00          Josh Hyde and The Lost Parish (Original NOLA-Style Blues)  

Fleur De Lis Stage

​12:00 – 1:00        The Turn-Ups (Classic Rock)
​1:10 – 2:10          Snake Doctors (Americana/Blues/Folk)
​2:20 – 3:20          50 Man Machine (Celtic/Americana)
​3:30 – 4:30          The Comeback Kids (Classic Rock & Country)
​4:45 – 5:45          Cane River Soul (Classic Rock/R&B/Funk) 
​6:00 – 7:00          B Cam and The Zydeco Young Bucks (High-energy Zydeco) 

​General Admission: $10.00

Active-duty military and 12 years and under FREE!

Purchase tickets here:

Friday Kickoff:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/25th-annual-natchitoches-jazzrb-festival-friday-night-kickoff-tickets-325191545667

Saturday:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/25th-annual-natchitoches-jazzrb-festival-tickets-277225156907

*No umbrellas, ice chests or chairs are allowed*

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The NRMC Foundation proudly presents the 34th Annual NRMC Foundation Gala Saturday, May 21st. Join us for an evening of glamour and fine dining with entertainment provided by Limelight – a renowned eleven-piece band experience. The 2022 “Black and White” Gala will be a night to remember. Proceeds from the event will support the mission of the NRMC Foundation. Tickets are on sale for $100 per person, and a few table sponsorships (reserved seating) are also available.

Make a difference for better health in our community and have an amazing night with us.

Saturday, May 21, 2022
Natchitoches Event Center
Cocktails served at 6:30pm

For tickets, table sponsorships or more information, please contact Cathy Jacobs at Cathy.Jacobs@nrmchospital.org or call 318.214.4513.

Special thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors who make this event possible.

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