By Pat Culverhouse

Local and area law enforcement officers are getting updates on changes and refreshers in Louisiana criminal laws during sessions of True Blue Legal Update, conducted at Camp Minden.

Classes, which began Tuesday, are designed only for P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certified officers who have completed a basic academy course. Full-time officers, reserve officers and school resource officers are attending.

Included in the sessions are deputies representing the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office and Minden Police Department officers.

Conducting the sessions are Second Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Jeff Cox, who criss-crosses the state conducting similar classes, and Second Judicial District A.D.A. Tammy Jump.

Also presenting information is attorney Jean Talley Drew who along with her late husband, Second Circuit Court of Appeal Judge (Ret.) R. Harmon Drew Jr., co-authored the True Blue Drew Book. That book is a primary teaching tool for law enforcement seminars across the state.

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Today (Thursday) at 4 p.m. the link will close for this week’s Pick’em football contest in order to ensure all winners are in before games begin tomorrow.

Weekly winners will be notified and announced in the following Wednesday edition of the Journal, and photos will be taken with the owner of our Title Sponsor Under Dawgs.

Monday, we will have wrap ups from this week’s high school games and Tuesday, the contest starts all over again.

So fire up your phones or computers and get ready to pick’em.

Here’s your link: https://form.jotform.com/232385564755163

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Funeral services for Mary Frances Roberts will be held Friday, September 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Bro. Jimbo Yocom, Bro. Gerald Trammell, and Pastor Brian Opbroek officiating. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Rose Neath Funeral Home in Minden.

Mary Frances was born August 13, 1938, in Minden, Louisiana and passed over to her heavenly home September 22, 2024, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mary Frances was a lifelong member of City On A Hill Church. Mary “Franny” retired after 32 years at LAAP and then owned and operated Family Affair for over 15 years. She was an avid hunter and loved being on Turners Pond fishing. She loved to cook for everyone and as someone said, “no one will ever make a carrot cake like hers.”

She was preceded in death by her parents, Vallie and Ike Chanler, husband W.D. Roberts, son, Walter Kem Roberts, brothers, Billy, Vema, Doyle, and Hoyle Chanler, sisters, Lilly Govone, Grace Patterson, Doris Martin, and Justine McCoy.

She is survived by her “daughter”, Debra Roberts, granddaughters, Kristin Nation (Allen Todd), Lauren McCombie (Will), sister, Geraldine Peevy (LC), great-grandchildren, Riley, Raylee, and Hayden Ryne, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Pallbearers will be Billy Chanler, Burt Chanler, Brad Peevy, Rocky McCoy, Will McCombie, Allen Todd Nation, Riley Helton, and Randy Ray.

Honorary pallbearers will be LC Peevy and Ray Chanler.

Special thanks to Dr. Michelle Self and her team, St Joseph Hospice, Ochsner’s 5^th floor ICU nurses, and 7 G floor nurses, and staff for all their care and compassion given to “Franny.” 

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Springhill Main Street has received 2024 Accreditation from Main Street America.

Springhill Main Street Director Amie Poladian said this recognition means that they are meeting the country’s highest standards in revitalizing and preserving the city’s historic downtown.

“It’s a testament to our community members and downtown businesses’ dedication to working with the Springhill Main Street program on fostering economic vitality, enhancing the look and feel of our community, and building a vibrant, welcoming space for everyone,” she said.

Being accredited means Springhill Main Street is part of a prestigious network of more than 1,200 Main Street programs across the country, all working to create thriving, sustainable communities.

“We follow the proven Main Street America Four-Point Approach®—focusing on Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization—to ensure our downtown is a place where businesses, residents, and visitors can thrive,” Poladian said.

“We are incredibly grateful for the continued support and commitment of our community, volunteers, and local businesses to improve the place that we live,” she continued. “We’re excited for the bright future of Springhill and all of the surrounding communities.”

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Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

* Information provided by National Weather Service.

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By Paige Gurgainers

The Greater Minden Chamber held a ribbon cutting for a new non-profit in Cotton Valley last Friday.  

The Rock La, owned and operated by Olivia Carter, provides a safe haven for women and young children 13 years of age or younger who are homeless, leaving domestic violence situations, recently incarcerated or freed from trafficking.  

“Depending on the case regarding the children we may bend the rules. We help case by case,” said Carter. “We partner with The Gingerbread House to receive certification in each program.” 

They offer counseling, job placement assistance and transportations. “We also support entrepreneurship to those who seek a different way of providing and creating their own paths of self-sufficiency,” said Carter.  

This mission hits home for Carter who was also at one point a victim but is now a survivor herself. She said, “I promised the Lord if He got me out of my situation that I would go back and help other women who need help.” 

To learn more about their cause or to get involved visit https://therocklainc.org/ 

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By Pat Culverhouse

One of the region’s premier wildlife and recreation areas will be featuring a day’s activities for the public when the Bayou Bodcau Dam & Reservoir hosts Louisiana’s National Hunting and Fishing Day at the Tom Merrill Recreation Area.

Activities are scheduled Saturday (Sept. 28) from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Admission and parking are free.

A full slate for the public is planned including a youth duck calling contest, shooting activities, canoeing and a number of outdoor activities. Exhibitors will also be on hand along with presentations on fish identification, frog catching, bee keeping and game skinning. Also, food trucks will be on hand.

During a presentation to the Minden Lions Club, Wildlife & Fisheries Commission biologist Seth Miller said the event is a great chance for the public to celebrate outdoor activities and get a view of the Bodcau management area.

“There’s so much for families to do at this event,” he said. “We encourage everyone to see what Bodcau has to offer for visitors and sportsmen. The exhibits and the presentations are something people will enjoy.”

One unusual activity seems to draw plenty of participants during the event, Miller said.

“The hills along the levy attract attention, especially from young people who love to slide down on make-shift sleds of cardboard,” he said. “We don’t provide the cardboard. It just seems to magically appear.”

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By Jessica Gorman

In the summer of 1941, the order came for construction of the Louisiana Ordnance Plant in Webster Parish. By the middle of August, Doyline was already experiencing great change brought about by the plant.

Doyline very quickly became a “boom town.” Houses on the north side of the railroad tracks, now part of the plant, had been converted into offices for the Silas Mason Company. One newspaper account states, “The buzz of saw and the thudding of hammers are heard in every direction as new business and residential buildings of frame construction are rushed to completion. Almost every structure in town is getting some sort of new trimming. Old merchants have begun to enlarge their stocks, and new merchants are going into business.” “Virtually overnight Doyline has emerged from a quiet sleepy town into a place buzzing with business and filled with newcomers. The metamorphosis is evidenced by the new structures which have been and still are springing up and by the crowded stores and business places.”

Some of these new businesses were identified as a movie theater in the building between the E.O. Cooper and W.A. Gamble residences. J.G. Perritt was moving his drug store to a new building and the old one was soon to become a grocery & dry goods store. The town was expecting its first laundry to open in a new building between J.A. Cawthon’s store and the Blount service station while an Auto-Lec store was opening in the Cawthon building. A new general store was being built by G.T. Brewer and a café had opened in the old one. Another café was being built by W.S. Andrews on College Street and two new barber shops had opened on Main Street. A new 24-hour railroad depot had been constructed on the site of the old one and the post office had added new post offices boxes.

Housing was needed for new residents of the area, workers at the plant, and those who had previously resided on the plant property. Mrs. M.L. Thompson had a two-story apartment building built next to the school. Mrs. Mattie Broyles converted a building into a boarding house. Edgar Smith built five new houses which were being leased to Silas Mason employees. The school board had to build a new home for the principal at Doyline to replace the teacherage that had been located on the plant property. Four trailer camps had been established for plant workers. A barracks-like structure was being built and many residents had taken boarders into their homes. Others were living in tents.

Even with the influx of new residents, some of those whose homes had been lost to the new plant chose instead to move away. And while residents welcomed the increase in economic activity, there was a major issue looming on the horizon, the planned closing of what was then Highway 183, now Highway 164. Closing of the highway, which had also become part of the plant property, would have a tremendous effect on the residents of Doyline.

(Jessica Gorman is Executive Director of the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, Webster Parish Historian, and an avid genealogist.)

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By Marilyn Miller

If you want to pack the house for the biggest event of the year, what is considered a must?? For the Dorcheat Historical Museum it was entertainment and food, food, food!

“This was our most important event of the year,” said Jessica Stewart Gorman, executive director. “All proceeds support the operation of the museum in the coming year.”

To serve the crowd, in this case, nearly 100 hungry folks, the board members and supporters decided to shake things up a bit. Appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts were prepared from recipes found in the Museum’s many cookbooks. Many hands prepared the various dishes.

APPETIZERS: Melissa Brown and Lola Kidd prepared “Creamy Dreamy Spinach, Onion and Bacon Dip,” from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 3, “Home Plate,” page 9. Tortilla Roll-ups were provided by Charlotte Martin, who took her recipe from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 3, “Home Plate,” page 23. And Sarah Haynes found her recipe for “Jalapeno Cheese Squares” from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 4, “A Walk Down Main Street,” page 24.

SALADS: “Five Cup Fruit Salad” (with modifications) was a team effort. Lucy Adkins, Kay Elzin, Mary Ann Hamilton, Janet LaBruyere, and Ki Williams used the recipe from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 4, “A Walk Down Main Street,” page 48. Schelley Francis took her “Easy Taco Salad” recipe from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 3, “Home Plate,” page 34.

ENTREES: A trio of Minden business owners joined up and provided the entrees for the evening’s meal. Claudine Adams, co-owner of Under Dawgs, found her recipe for “Hot Chicken Salad” in the Apron Cookbook, page 90. Buddy Myles, owner of Seafood Empire, took his “Shrimp & Grits” recipe from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 4, “A Walk Down Mainstreet,” page 149. Andy Pendergrass, owner of Meriwether Financial, baked up “Ma Baugh’s Boarding House Roast” from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 4, “A Walk Down Main Street,” page 137. Cindy Madden used one of her favorite recipes for “Mac & Cheese.”

DESSERTS: Jodie Martin, owner of Geaux Fresh Bistro, coordinated the buffet’s different offerings and provided several desserts, including “Brothers Black Bottom Pie” from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 4, “A Walk Down Main Street,” page 197 and “Paulette’s Coconut Cake” taken from Taste of Yesterday, Volume 3, “Home Plate,” page 249. Jodie prepared another cake for the “Cake and Dessert Auction” that sold for over $500!

Altogether, the evening raised nearly half of the Museum’s annual budget of $47,000 for the upcoming year. “Thank you to everyone who helped make the gala a success,” said Mrs. Gorman, “And thank you to everyone who attended and/or sent donations! It was a great night. With your help, we were able to raise over $22,000. We thank you so much for your support.”

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As a concession to age, about five days out of seven for the past 20-ish years I’ve eaten, for breakfast, cottage cheese and yogurt mixed up together.

It’s starting to get on my nerves. Not happening for me.

It is not cottage cheese’s fault and it is not yogurt’s fault, though they are each easy targets. Cottage cheese is good for you but it couldn’t run out of sight in a day and a half. So much for it being “healthy.”

Cottage cheese is supposed to be just about the most perfect man-made (no offense to cows) food there is. A fistful of it is packed full of protein. It is low in fat and has carbs, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron ore and tin, and a four-ounce serving contains more than 12 percent the daily recommended helping of cottage.

When I am eating it I try not to think of the word “curd.” Curd does not sound good but, well, there is no getting around that those are the little things half floating around in the other stuff, which is, I suppose, curd runoff.

It is not an especially ugly food – it is lumpy and white, like good homemade mashed potatoes – but it will win no beauty contest for you either. 

Never until I started eating cottage cheese and yogurt together had I eaten cottage cheese alone. It doesn’t taste like anything really, but if you had to say it DID taste like something, you would think of something bad.

That is just my opinion.

But mix cottage cheese and yogurt together – say a vanilla or strawberry yogurt, whatever you prefer – and bingo!, you have a healthy combo that does not taste bad at all. Drop some blueberries or bananas and/or granola in there and you’ve got a most decent leadoff hitter.

Good, and good for you.

There are only two drawbacks.

One, after a while, curds and yogurt lose that sensual BAM!, you know, the one they never really had in the first place. After a couple of decades, you have an excuse for waking each morning and crying over spoiled (spoilt?) milk.

The second drawback: cottage cheese and yogurt is no bacon and eggs. And bacon and eggs is the flagship of the breakfast armada.

You’ve got your French toast. Your waffle. Even your morning pork chop or sausage, patty or link. Outstanding all.

But if the go-to breakfast foods were lined up and we’re choosing team captains, bacon and eggs would be my first selection. Cottage cheese is the healthy but uncoordinated kid who does not get picked.

The multi-talented egg needs no introduction, and just smelling a home where bacon fries makes you feel like you can make it one more day, no matter how tough the sledding.

Bacon is to meats what brown sugar is to sweets: it just makes everything better. 

Bacon makes people smile. Bacon beats cottage cheese in a footrace 10 times out of 10. I wish my name were Sir Teddy Bacon.

My second draft pick: biscuit. The chef is key, but even a buttered canned biscuit will at least look at you in the eye.

Third draft pick: grits. But only if someone who knows how to make them are in charge. Bad grits might as well be cottage cheese. 

Now you can come in with all your fillers, your pastries, Stuff With Syrup On It, fruit and hash browns. (I love sort-of-burnt hash browns.) 

Chocolate milk. Orange juice. Coffee. Eat all that and your day is made and you haven’t even left the house yet.

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By Paige Gurgainers

Both Little Warriors football teams pulled a “W” Monday evening at their first away games of the season on Glenbrook’s home turf.  

A last-minute touchdown was made by the Apache third and fourth grade team but was not enough to come back from the Warriors’ 27-point lead.  

The fifth and sixth grade boys came to play and hit the ground running in the first quarter. Landrie Myers made an interception ending an early Glenbrook drive with Tripp Glass also recovering a fumble leaving the Apaches on the goal line looking to score.  

Brandon Jackson wrapped up the second half of the game with a long touchdown run with only .4 seconds left on the clock giving the Warriors the lead.  

The Apaches got on the board in the last quarter, but Albert Bourbon, Jackson and Grant Moore broke tackles left and right on their final drive putting the Warriors back ahead with only 2 minutes left in the game. The game saving interception was made by Taron White ending the game, 13-8.  

“I thought overall we played a great game,” said head coach Andrew Simmons. “It was a great team win with everyone doing their part. I saw kids step up and play some of their best ball of the season so far and look forward to what’s ahead for these boys.” 

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Send non-profit calendar events to wpjnewsla@gmail.com .

September 28

9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Webster Parish Fair Pageant at Minden High School.

September 29

Legacy Sunday at First Baptist Church, Minden.

October 2

Reserve your meal by this date for October 5 celebration of Friends at Sarepta Community Center.

October 5

8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. A women’s day fun, fellowship, worship and prayer at North Acres Baptist Church. Register here: https://nabcminden.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2390296 . Guest Speaker: Kathy Nelson, Speak It Ministries

Worship led by: Sachiri Henderson. Cost: $25 with lunch included. Childcare will be provided. Please indicate on the online registration form if you need childcare.

9 a.m. Celebration of Friends, Reunion of former students, teachers and workers of Sarepta High School. Sarepta Community Center. $17 per person. Lunch at noon. Also fundraiser for Josh Branton. Send check to “Hornet Fund,” Gerald Holland, 41 Stonehenge Dr., Bentonville, AR., 72712.

October 6-12

National 4-H Week

October 9

10 a.m. until noon Senior Trunk or Treat (50 and older) Hot dogs, candy, door prizes, healthcare information. CAC Building parking lot, Springhill, sponsored by Springhill Medical Center Network Partners. To host a booth, please contact Dianne Blake at 318-578-0510.

October 12

Springhill Lumberjack Festival, lumberjackfestival.net .

Oktoberfest 2024 – more information to come.

October 19

7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Minden Foundation’s Annual Skeet Shoot. To sign up as a sponsor or register as a team visit https://mindenfoundation.org/2024-shoot-out/ .

October 22

4 until 6 p.m. Webster Parish Library Springhill location, face painting artists Evelyn Colvin and Becky Meziere at Hogwarts Trunk or Treat event.

October 28

5 until 7 p.m. Webster Parish Library Minden location, face painting artists Evelyn Colvin and Becky Meziere at Hogwarts Trunk or Treat event.

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COURTROOM A

The following persons are scheduled to appear in 26th Judicial District Criminal Court on Friday, September 27, 2024:

BAKER, RAQUEL

99016 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

BASS, III, ROBERT EARL

98864 CT. 2 Careless Operation of a Motor Vehicle

BLOCK, ALEXIS

98986-CT.1 Simple Burglary

98986-CT.2 Simple Burglary

BREWER, DAVONTRA KENTRELL

INCOMING Illegal Possession Of Stolen Firearms

DURBIN, COREY

T024924 Failure to Use Safety Belt

T024924A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

GIDDINGS, RONALD

99085 Ct. 1 Resisting An Officer

99085 Ct. 2 Battery of a Police Officer

99085 Ct. 3 Misd Illegal Possession Stolen Things

GIPSON, LISA M.

99205 Ct. 1 Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

99205 Ct. 2 Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

HANKS, JR, BRADLEY JAMES

99219 Ct. 1 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – First Offense

99219 Ct. 2 Operating A Vehicle Without Proof Of Insurance

99219 Ct. 3 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

HARRISON, DEKARLOS D

98930 Simple Battery

JENKINS, COURTNEY

98754-CT.1 Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

98754-CT.2 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Two Grams or More But Less Than Twenty-Eight Grams)

JENKINS, COURTNEY

98754-CT.1 Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

98754-CT.2 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Two Grams or More But Less Than Twenty-Eight Grams)

JONES, HAYDEN WESLEY

99077 Terrorizing

MARTIN, BRANDON EVERETT

99115-CT.1 Aggravated Flight From An Officer Where Human Life Is Endangered

99115-CT.2 Illegal Use/Possession/Control of Weapons – Crime of Violence or Controlled Dangerous Substance

MCCULLAUGH, RACHEL

98551 Ct. 1 Simple Battery

98551 Ct. 2 Simple Assault

MCLAIN, MICHELLE D

99150 Violation Of Leash Law

MILLER, DOROTHY

98951 Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

MOORE, DANA MICHELLE

99209 Ct. 1 Misdemeanor Access Device Fraud

99209 Ct. 2 Theft Under $1,000

MOORE, TIMOTHY EDWARD

98543A Felony Illegal Possession of Stolen Things (Over $25,000)

MORGAN, ZI’KEDRICK

99208 Simple Criminal Damage To Property Under $1,000

99208 Battery of a Dating Partner

O’REAR, DEREK LEWIS

98986-CT.1 Simple Burglary

98986-CT.2 Simple Burglary

PIERCE, DUSTIN NEIL

98649 CT. 1 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – Second Offense

98649 CT. 2 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

REYNOLDS, TRAVIS LYNN

98738-CT.1 Illegal Use/Possession/Control of Weapons – Crime of Violence or Controlled Dangerous Substance

98738-CT.2 Simple Burglary

ROBINSON, ASHLEY

98800 Simple Battery

SPEARS, SHANNA

98616 Ct. 1 Improper Supervision of a Minor by Parent or Legal Custodian

98616 Ct. 2 Improper Supervision of a Minor by Parent or Legal

Custodian14:92.2.A.(2)(c)

98616 Ct. 3 Improper Supervision of a Minor by Parent or Legal Custodian

A Sentencing Hearing WPSD

STOUTE, JARROD J

99173 Ct. 1 Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

99173 Ct. 2Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

TIMMONS, JIMMY

99155 Ct. 1 Fail to Report Accident

99155 Ct. 2 Simple Criminal Damage To Property Under $1,000

URBINA, ROGER ANTONIO

99220 CT. 1 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – First Offense

99220 CT. 2 Improper Driving In The Left-Hand Lane Of A Multilaned Highway

99220 CT. 3 Improper Lane Usage

99220 CT. 4 Failure To Yield To Emergency Vehicle

99220 CT. 5 Operating a Vehicle Without a Driver’s License

99220 CT. 6 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

WILSON, DEVYN

96623D-CT.1 Possession With Intent to Distribute a Schedule I CDS

96623D-CT.2 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

YEAGER, STACIE

98514 Possession With Intent to Distribute a Schedule II CDS

COURTROOM B

The following persons are scheduled to appear in 26th Judicial District Criminal Court on Friday, September 27, 2024:

BAILEY, BARRON SEMAJ

94980 CT 1 Second Degree Murder

94980 CT 2 14:32.6 First Degree Feticide

BAILEY, BARRON SEMAJ

94236 Illegal Possession Of Stolen Firearms

BAILEY, BARRON SEMAJ

94784 CT 1 Possession with Intent to Distribute a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance, to wit: Marijuana or Synthetic Cannabinoids

94784 CT 2 Illegal Use/Possession/Control of Weapons – Crime of Violence or Controlled Dangerous Substance

BUTCHER, JOSHUA

96631 CT 1 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

96631 CT 2 Obstruction of Justice by Tampering with Evidence

CANNON, RUSSELL W.

94989 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – First Offense

94989 A-CT.3 Operating A Vehicle With An Expired Driver’s License

CHAMPION, BRYANT ALFONSO

96824 Attempted Attempted Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

COLEMAN, RAQUEL

98853 Ct. 1 Improper Supervision of a Minor by Parent or Legal Custodian

98853 Ct. 2 Improper Supervision of a Minor by Parent or Legal Custodian

GEORGE, RICHARD

98335 CT 1 Distribution of a Schedule II CDS

98335 CT 2 Distribution of a Schedule II CDS

98335 CT 3 Distribution of a Schedule II CDS

GOAD, BAILEY NICOLE

98191 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

HAWTHORNE, ELDRICK RYAN

99062 Simple Battery

JOHNSON, MARTEZ DESHAUN

98225 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – Second Offense

JONES, FELICITY IRENE

99113 Violation Of Leash Law

JONES, NICHOLAS LEBOB

98010 CT 1 Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

98010 CT 2 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Two Grams or More But Less Than Twenty-Eight Grams)

98010 CT 3 Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

98010 CT 4 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

KEMP, JR., DARRYL WAYNE

99064A Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

99064 Ct. 1 Possession of Marijuana or Synthetic Cannabinoids

99064 Ct. 2 Resisting An Officer

99064 Ct.3 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

99064 Ct. 4 Operating A Vehicle With Improperly Lit Lamps For Conditions

99064 Ct. 5 Failure To Dim Lights – Oncoming

KEMP, JR., DARRYL WAYNE

98421 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

B Probation Violation Hearing MPD

LIMOSNERO, JAMES D

98907 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

B Fine & Cost Review Hearing MPD

LIMOSNERO, JAMES D

INCOMING Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

INCOMING Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

B Arraignment WPSD

LOCKWOOD, DYLAN ANDREW

99029 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – Second Offense

99029 Careless Operation of a Motor Vehicle

LOUD, ROBERT EARL

93701 Theft of Goods Under $500 – Third or Subsequent Offense

B Fine & Cost Review Hearing MPD

LUCAS, ANDRES

98924 CT. 1 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – Second Offense

98924 CT. 2 Operating a Vehicle Without a Driver’s License

98924 CT. 3 Improper Lane Usage

98924 CT. 4 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

LUEVANO, SCHANICE

98717 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

LUEVANO, SCHANICE

98796 Cruelty To Juveniles

MAYFIELD, JR., KEVIN DALE

98560 Aggravated Assault With a Firearm

MCCARTER, LEONARDO DEVINCI

98875 Ct. 1 Possession of a CDS I Marijuana (Fourteen Grams or Less)

98875 Ct. 2 Operating A Vehicle While Under Suspension For Certain Prior

98875 Ct. 3 Modification of Exhaust Systems

MCCARTER, LEONARDO DEVINCI

98445 CT. 1 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – First Offense

98445 CT. 2 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

98445 CT. 3 Operating A Vehicle With Improper Headlamps

MILLER, RUSSELL GLEN

97582 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

MOORE, COURTERIAS DONTAY

98348 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

PARRISH, TAYLOR DEAVALON

98473 Simple Escape

PERRY, KENNETH RAY

98627 Distribution of a Schedule II CDS

QUAID, JUSTIN SHANE

95898 Theft of $5,000 or More but Less than $25,000

RODRIGUEZ, BRADLEY KEITH

98954 Criminal Trespassing

RUSHING, BRUCE DANDRE

99146 Domestic Abuse Battery – 1st Offense

SMITH, BRENDA V

97717 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

STEPHENS, JARYON

98880 CT 1 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

98880 CT 2 Attempted Second Degree Murder

STEVENSON, ROMEKO DESHAWN

T073024 Failure to Use Safety Belt

T073024A Operating a Vehicle Without a Driver’s License

STEVENSON, ROMEKO DESHAWN

99037 CT 1 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

99037 CT 2 Theft Of A Firearm – 1st Offense

STEVENSON, ROMEKO DESHAWN

99037 CT 1 Resisting An Officer With Force Or Violence

99037 CT 2 Theft Of A Firearm – 1st Offense

TROQUILLE, JOE

98658 CT 1 Illegal Discharge Of A Firearm – Crime Of Violence / Uniform CDS Law

98658 CT 2 Illegal Discharge Of A Firearm – Crime Of Violence / Uniform CDS Law

TROQUILLE, JOE

98658 CT 1 Illegal Discharge Of A Firearm – Crime Of Violence / Uniform CDS Law

98658 CT 2 Illegal Discharge Of A Firearm – Crime Of Violence / Uniform CDS Law

WALLER, COLTON BRIAN

98693 Forgery

WATSON, HALLIE RENEE

98953 Fire-Raising on Lands of Another by Criminal Negligence

WILLIAMS, HEATH LOGAN

99129 Possession of a Schedule II CDS (Less than Two Grams)

B Status Hearing WPSD

WILLIAMS, RAYMOND TED

98454 Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated – First Offense

98454 Improper Lane Usage

98454 Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Motor Vehicles

WILLIS, DEMARCUS JERMAINE

98255A Accessory After The Fact

WILLIS, GREGORY CARTEZ

98978 Possession Of Firearm Or Carrying Concealed Weapon By Convicted Felon

WOODARD, KELLY A.

93911 Possession Of A Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance

WOODS, JR., BENJAMIN DWAYNE

98104 Armed Robbery

98104 Armed Robbery

98104 Armed Robbery

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It’s time for the Webster Parish Fair, and there are lots of days and ways to participate, no matter your age.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

5 p.m. – Fair Parade, downtown Minden

6 p.m. – Poultry and Rabbit Show

(No rides until Wednesday)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

6 p.m. – Rides start “Armband Nite” Gate entrance Fee: $2/rest of week

6 p.m. – 4-H Wine Showmanship then Swine Weight Classes (Livestock Arena)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

9 a.m. until 1 p.m. – Senior Citizens Day (Minden Civic Center)

6 p.m. – Rides start “Armband Nite”

6 p.m. – 4-H Goat, Lamb, Beef Showmanship

7 p.m. – Dairy and Doug Sale Showmanship

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

11:30 a.m. – Buyers’ Luncheon

1 p.m. – Livestock Auction (4-H Show Barn)

6 p.m. – Rides Start

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

1 p.m. – Fair Gates Open

1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Kids’ Day

2 p.m. Pizza Eating Contes, Sponsored by Johnny’s Pizza

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The following persons are scheduled to appear in 26th Judicial District Traffic Court on Friday, September 27, 2024:

ALSTORK, RICKEY DALE

T100524 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

BANKS, JR, DERRICK CHARLES

T100624 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

BASS, JESSE EDWARD

T099724 Failure To Yield Right Of Way

AT Arraignment WPSD

*Crash

BOYD, HANNA

T099824 Improper Child Restraint

T099824A Operating A Vehicle With Improper Headlamps

AT Arraignment WPSD

BROWN, BRANDY MICHELLE

T100724 Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

T100724A Following Too Closely

AT Arraignment LSP

*Crash

Notice sent 7/29

BROWN, KATHLEEN NICOLE

T019824 Speeding 11-15 MPH

T019824A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 7/19

BUTLER, SPECIAL

T100824 Operating A Vehicle with an Expired License Plate

AT Arraignment LSP

COLEMAN, JARED SETH

T029724 Failure to Use Safety Belt

T029724A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 7/19

COOK, KAITLYN S

T100924 Failure to Use Safety Belt

T100924A Operating A Vehicle with an Expired License Plate

T100924B Operating a Vehicle Without a Driver’s License

AT Arraignment LSP

COURTNEY, TROY L.

T099924 Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT Arraignment WPSD

DURBIN, COREY

T022124

Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 6/21

EVANS, DENNIS E

T101024 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

FAULK, ASHLEY SHOWS

T151223 Speeding 11-15 MPH

T151223A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT Arraignment Bond Return Date

GRAY, MARKIUS DEYANTAY

T101124 Operating A Vehicle with an Expired License Plate

T101124A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

T101124B Speeding 11-15 MPH

AT Arraignment LSP

*36/25

Poor Attitude

KNIGHT, RICHARD DENTON

T101224 Speeding 16-24 MPH

AT Arraignment LSP

*90/70

G/A

LILES, LINDSAY A

T077924 Careless Operation of a Motor Vehicle

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 8/23

Pass to 11/15 Crash

MOORE, JR, REGINALD DELONE

T101324 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

MURPHY, MARSHAD FITZGERALD

T101424 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

NASH, ALEXANDRIA HOPE

T101524 Speeding 16-24 MPH

AT Arraignment LSP

*93/70

G/A

NEJRABI, MIRWAIS SHUJA

T014924 Careless Operation of a Motor Vehicle

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 8/30 Crash

POWELL, MICHAEL SHANNON

T100024 Speeding 25 & OVER

T100024A Operating A Motor Vehicle Without A Driver’s License

T100024B Operating An Unregistered Vehicle And/Or Vehicle Without Proper Number Plates

AT Arraignment WPSD

*60/35

Notice sent 9/12

ROBINSON, DEMETRIUS DCOBY

T101624 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

RUTHERFORD, PARKER M

T100124 Speeding 16-24 MPH

AT Arraignment

*77/55

SHUMAKE, EMILOU

T101724 Failure to Use Safety Belt

AT Arraignment LSP

SIMMONS, DAMIAN LAMON

T079524 Operating A Vehicle Without Proper Required Equipment

T079524A Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT Arraignment LSP

*OC 8/2

SMITH, JEFFERY

T078824 Speeding 25 & OVER

AT Remand WPSD

*Bring proof of Defensive Driving

SPECKS, CHRISTIN

T100224 Improper Passing

T100224A No Drivers License On Person

AT Arraignment WPSD

THOMPSON, JR, DAVID W

T100324 Speeding 16-24 MPH

T100324A Operating a Vehicle Without Registration Certificate

AT Arraignment WPSD

*67/45

TSERTOS, JOHN

T100424 Speeding 25 & OVER

AT Arraignment WPSD

*82/55

VAUGHN, JR, FRED MARSHALL

T078524 Speeding 16-24 MPH

AT Arraignment LSP

WALKER, TYREANTE LADUSTIN

T064324 Failure to Use Safety Belt

T064324A Operating A Vehicle with an Expired License Plate

T064324B Operating a Vehicle While License Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled

AT For Further Disposition LSP

*OC 8/30

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Opal Vaughan Floyd

May 9, 1936 – Sept. 23, 2024

Minden, La.

Visitation: 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, First Assembly of God Church, Minden, La.

Funeral Service: 10 a.m. immediately following visitation.

Burial: noon, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery, Haughton, La.

Bobby ‘Bob’ Wayne Parish

June 26, 1944 – Sept. 22, 2024

Weimar, Texas

Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 Weldon Baptist Church.

Funeral service: 11 a.m., immediately following visitation, under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Homer, La.

Lavena Walker Moss Pace

Jan. 2, 1938 – Sept. 23, 2024

Minden, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden, La.

Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden.

Burial: Minden Cemetery.

Mary Frances Roberts

August 13, 1938 – Sept. 22, 2024

Minden, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden, La.

Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden.

Burial: 12:15 p.m. Gardens of Memory, Minden.

Webster Parish Journal publishes paid complete obituaries – unlimited words and a photo, as well as unlimited access – $80. Contact your funeral provider or wpjnewsla@gmail.com . Must be paid in advance of publication. (Above death notices are no charge.)

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By Marilyn Miller

The Dixie Inn Board of Aldermen approved the hiring of three part-time police officers during a Special Session on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.

Four months ago, the municipality’s police department literally disappeared, losing its chief and officers within a period of several weeks. The rebuilding began, and three weeks ago the aldermen approved the selection of new fulltime chief, Jeff McNeill.

According to Dixie Inn Mayor Donna Hoffoss, the three new officers are Ben Allen, Josh Spillers and Cody Dooly. The three men are employees of the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office. Their positions with the Dixie Inn Police Department are part-time.

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By Paige Gurgainers

With more than 50 nominations made, the Greater Minden Chamber revealed the new class of 15 Under 40 for 2024. 

“This is a dynamic group of young leaders who are making significant impacts in their respective industries. shared Greater Minden Chamber Board Chair, Mandi Hart. “Their dedication and passion to not only their careers, but the Greater Minden community is admirable, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact they make in the years to come.” 

The 2024 honorees include:  

• Ryan Barnette – GBT – Gibsland Bank & Trust  
• Chris Bordelon – RecLand Realty, LLC  
• Elizabeth Campbell – City of Minden  
• Jordan Cupples – AEP – American Electric Power 
• Michael Davis, Jr. – The Michael Anthony Creative Agency 
• John-Joseph “Jay” Grigsby – Webster Jr. High  
• Marcus Harmon – Carrier Enterprise 
• Halea Lipinski – Wise, Martin, and Cole CPA’s 
• Brandi McNeill – Minden Physician Practices 
• Twyla Mims – Webster Parish Assessor  
• Morgan Monday – b1BANK  
• Sarah Overall – Ochsner LSU Health System  
• Braley Raborn – Mission Creek Resources  
• Kristin Reagan – Minden Medical Center  
• Tamra Wichelns – Home Federal Bank 

This is a great group of young professionals that come from a diverse array of industries that we are so excited to honor,” said Greater Minden Chamber President Stephanie Barnett. “We encourage other business leaders and community members to join us to see first-hand the awesome work these honorees are involved in.” 

These 15 young professionals will be honored at an awards dinner on Thursday, October 10th at the Minden Civic Center presented by TG Companies, LLC.  

To purchase tickets, tables or become a sponsor, visit https://greatermindenchamber.com/15under40/ 

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Congratulations, Chris Wilson, Week Three winner of Webster Parish Journal’s Pick’em Contest. Chris is shown here receiving his $100 prize from Claudine Thomas, owner of our Title Sponsor Under Dawg’s Sports Grill. Be sure and play this week, and maybe it will be your picture receiving the prize in next week’s publication.

Here is Week 4’s Link. It will close at 4 p.m. Thursday, so be sure and play.  https://form.jotform.com/232385564755163

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By Paige Gurgainers

A great number of plane and car enthusiasts gathered at the Minden Airport Saturday for the annual Wings and Wheels event.  

The crowd was able to view numerous classic cars and witness airplane spot landing and drop contests on the strip.  

Along with food vendors and music, Pilots for Passengers was also on-site distributing information regarding free air transportation to patients requiring diagnosis and medical treatment at non-local facilities. 

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Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10 percent.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

* Information provided by National Weather Service.

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Matthew 19:26
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

God will do just what he said in his word. There’s nothing he can’t do.

God can do all things, but fail. When I was spiritually blind, he opened my eyes.

When I was confused, God gave me clarity. When I was without hope, God gave me hope. When I was weary, he encouraged me. When I didn’t know what to do, he guided me and showed me his way.

When I didn’t know what to pray, he gave me what to say. When I was lost, God saved me.

There’s Nothing Too Hard For GOD….He is the Great I AM!!!!!

So whatever you’re facing today, Jesus already knows about it, talk to him in prayer, he never meant for you to handle it alone.

A little talk with Jesus will make it alright!!

If you have pain in your body,he can help you,If your facing anxiety and depression,he can help you. If you need widsom,ask him and he will give it to you. Whatever you need…God Got It.

Be Encouraged!

Prayer: Lord we thank you for your kindness and love that you give us. Thank you for your son Jesus who helps us day by day. In Jesus Name. Amen

All Glory Goes To God

(LaTina DeLoach, a native of Minden, is a Christian,a devoted wife and mother and Lady Deloach as the wife of Pastor Gregory DeLoach, Blue Run Baptist Church.)

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By Bonnie Culverhouse

After this past weekend, Sara McDaniel is a little closer to reaching her goal of turning a newly-acquired residence at 217 W. Union Street in Minden to a transition house for young women with children who have recently graduated from the Teen Challenge program.

The weekend’s fundraiser, “Colorful Cottages of Minden” tour with vendors in two locations brought  followers from several states.

“We had people from California, Florida … we had two ladies that drove from South Dakota … what in the world?” she said. “Then, we had a lot from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. There might have been more from other states, but those are the ones that really stuck out to me.”

According to McDaniel, the magazine Cottages and Bungalows sold tickets for the tour, which included her home, the eight units at the Villas, The Fuller White House, The Cottage on Fort St. and Phillip’s Cottage.

“I don’t know the final ticket sales numbers, but they (the magazine) will give us a portion of that to go toward the renovation,” McDaniel said. “Then we had QR codes all around and people could scan and donate as they were visiting the properties.”

Vendor booths were located in the parking lot at the Villas, as well as in Academy Park. McDaniel said the vendors in Academy Park “did the absolute best. They were on that major thoroughfare, so they got traffic outside of our event,” she said. “The people at the Villas also did great, but the feedback from the park – they were just over the top happy. So, I’m thinking about how we can replicate that going forward.”

McDaniel said she hopes to have Phillip’s Cottage ready for its first inhabitants by late Summer 2025.

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