Arrests are accusations, not convictions.
May 19
Jonathan Bell, 31, Pineville — sexual battery, $2,000 bail;
John Brian, 40, Alexandria — domestic abuse battery serious injury, criminal damage, $20,000 bail;
Linda Willett, 59, Pineville — aggravated battery 2nd degree, burglary, $2,500 bail.
This date: 9 arrests, 1 including contempt charges.
Arrests are accusations, not convictions.
May 19
Anthony Bob Sr., 50, Alexandria — possession 2 counts, paraphernalia, lamps/reflectors required, contempt 7 counts, $18,600 bail;
Carlos Raye, 48, Shreveport — possession, speeding, possession stolen vehicle, $7,600 bail.
By Brad Dison
Many people are unsure of what to do with their future when they graduate from high school. That was not the case with Sarah Ophelia Colley. As a youngster growing up in Centerville, Tennessee, she decided she would become a dramatic actress. She taught herself how to mimic those around her, but that was about as far as it got in high school. She knew she needed formal training. Once she graduated from Centerville High School, Sarah auditioned to join the theater department of Ward-Belmont College, which is now Belmont University. She was well spoken with a southern drawl which she struggled to mask. Despite her southern drawl, Sarah was accepted into the program. She majored in theater studies and dance.
For the first few years after graduating from Ward-Belmont, Sarah taught dance. Sarah realized that unless she changed course, she could never realize her dream of performing on the stage. In the late 1930s, Sarah began working as a play director for the Wayne P. Sewell Production Company, a touring theater company based out of Atlanta, Georgia. She performed her parts perfectly, but Sarah was forgotten almost as soon as she walked off stage. In 1947, Sarah married Henry Cannon. Despite her best efforts, few people knew Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon as an actress. In the 1980s, after being successfully treated for breast cancer, Sarah became an outspoken advocate for cancer research. In 1987, she helped create the Sarah Cannon cancer foundation to raise money for cancer research. This led to the creation of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute which specializes in cancer treatment. On March 4, 1996, 83-year-old Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon died from complications from a stroke.
As I said earlier, few people recognize Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon as an actress, but there is more to Sarah’s story. While working for the Wayne P. Sewell Production Company, Sarah made brief appearances at civic organizations. While directing a ten-day musical comedy in Baileyton, Alabama, Sarah met a woman that changed the course of her life. Sarah needed a place to stay for the ten days, so she boarded with the Baileyton woman and her husband. Something stood out about the Baileyton woman. Sarah watched as the woman spoke. She paid careful attention to her mannerisms, her attire, and her accent which was very similar to her own. Remember, Sarah had struggled for years to hide her southern drawl. When it was time for Sarah to move on to another town, the Baileyton woman said, “I hate to see you go. You’re just like one of us.”
Shortly thereafter, Sarah bought a dress and shoes similar to those worn by the Baileyton woman. Rather than hiding her southern drawl, she began to embrace it for comedic affect, but something was missing. In 1939, Sarah was set to perform her imitation of the Baileyton woman in Aiken, South Carolina. Before the show, Sarah went to Surasky Bros. Department store in downtown Aiken. While shopping for nothing in particular, Sarah put on a straw hat and did her best imitation of the Baileyton woman. The hat completed the character. Sarah bought the hat for $1.98 and headed to the theater.
As an imitation of the Baileyton woman, Sarah poked fun at rural Southern culture. Rather than target other people, her jokes were aimed at herself, her fictional family, and her fictional hometown of Grinder’s Switch. She was always trying and failing to gain the attention of “a feller.” She told fictional joke-laden stories about her Uncle Nabob and Aunt Ambrosia, Lucifer Huckelhead, Miss Lizzie Tinkum, Doc Payne (pun intended), and her brother who remained nameless. In character, she once quipped about her Uncle Nabob, “He ain’t a failure. He just started at the bottom, and he liked it there.”
Sarah’s imitation of the Baileyton woman was a hit, and it led to her becoming the first solo female member of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1975, she became the first female comedian inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She performed the character on the stage and screen for over fifty years. Still, no one knew Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, and she never seemed to mind that she was overshadowed by the character she had created by imitating the Baileyton woman. Her family, friends, and even her husband called her, not Sarah, but Minnie Pearl. Her greeting to the audience became famous. “How-DEEEEE! I’m just s’proud to be hyere!”
Sources:
1. “Minnie Pearl,” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, countrymusichalloffame.org/
2. “MINNIE PEARL Interview Entertainment Tonight October 26 1985,” YouTube, https://youtu.be/h_8ZEjU1Qd0?
3. “Minnie Pearl: Grand Ole Opry Comedian and Hee Haw,” YouTube, https://youtu.be/7d1TRxVRzU4?
By JIM BUTLER
Patrick Hammond shocked the parish with his first felony. His latest arrest goes almost unnoticed.
Hammond, 58, was jailed Saturday on drug and traffic charges, his fourth arrest of 2024.
His first felony conviction in 1987 came after what Judge William Polk Jr. at the time labeled insidious and sadistic.
The horror of his cruelty to a juvenile: puncturing an eight-month-old girl with a safety pin.
Examining physicians counted more than 200 skin punctures, as well as bruises over the baby’s eyes and an ear, a swollen hand and non-accident trauma.
Hammond pleaded guilty though he denied that he stomped the child.
“Budgie” Polk sentenced him to five years, the mid-point of the then-permitted sentence.
The judge at sentencing said he considered Hammond’s youth and the fact the case was his first felony conviction, as well as his hope incarceration would help the defendant overcome substance abuse.
If Hammond did, it allegedly didn’t last.
His February 15 arrest alleged heroin possession as well as OWI. On February 20 he was jailed again on OWI and other traffic counts.
In April Hammond failed to renew his registration in the state sex offender registry.
He was convicted in July 2014 of carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
On Sunday at approximately 7:10 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 84 west of Whitehall in LaSalle Parish. This crash claimed the life of 21-year-old Dustin G. Rachal of Pineville.
The initial investigation revealed that a 2013 Dodge Ram, driven by Rachal, was westbound on U.S. Highway 84. For reasons still under investigation, Rachal’s vehicle left the roadway, traveled down the ditch embankment, vaulted, and struck several trees.
Rachal, who was unrestrained, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. Routine toxicology samples were collected and will be submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.
While not all crashes are survivable, proper use of seat belts can greatly decrease an occupant’s chance of death and may greatly reduce the extent of injury. Always ensuring every occupant is properly restrained can often mean the difference between life and death.
In 2024, Troop E Troopers have investigated 22 fatal crashes resulting in 24 fatalities.
Louisiana State Police, Public Affairs Section – Region E
By JIM BUTLER
There’s as much chance of GAEDA’s board holding its May meeting Tuesday as there is of LSU winning the SEC baseball tournament. Or less.
The Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority has a posted agenda for the session but in addition to grant considerations it’s laced with items central to the dispute between the two factions in the board — three holdover members from upheaval that began in early February and four including two holdovers and two appointed in February.
Among those agenda items — minutes from meetings being challenged legally or on the basis that no quorum was present.
No quorum is the likely scenario Tuesday.
Legality of a February session at which an interim director was named permanent is the subject of a suit filed by new member John Callis.
It is on the June docket of District Judge Monique F. Rauls.
Callis, whose appointment by City Council member Lizzie Felter began the agency’s tumultuous times, has been outspoken about his disdain for how it functions.
Board member Curtis Lewis, Ph.D, has filed complaints with the state ethics board over alleged conflicts of interest by two members as well as asked for attorney general’s opinion on two issues related to the membership turnover.
In the meantime, the four have replaced the board attorney, who is resisting that move, and rescinded the director appointment. She in turn has threatened legal action.
GAEDA, funded by a hotel-motel occupy tax, provides funding to assist in attracting attendance at various events in the city or underwriting some costs.
The premise is the events attract attendees who stay in lodging as well as spend dollars elsewhere, bolstering the city economy.
Out-of-market advertising and marketing expenses are a frequent funding request. Another recurring request is a stipend to assist in food costs at gatherings here.
Its annual audit shows GAEDA spent $484,000 on economic development projects in 2023
By RON HIGGINS, Journal Sports
BATON ROUGE – LSU baseball’s NCAA Tournament chances, still barely airborne after being shot full of holes, seem to have found a safe landing after almost running out of runway.
In their last SEC regular season series of the year and needing three wins to dramatically increase their chances of earning a ticket to the Big Dance, the Tigers got their first sweep in league play on Saturday during Senior Day in Alex Box Stadium with a 9-3 win over Ole Miss.
Tommy White’s grand slam fourth-inning bomb helped LSU get out its broomstick after wins of 5-1 in Thursday’s Game 1 and 4-2 in Friday’s Game 2.
A week after a series loss at Alabama featuring two heartbreaking one-run defeats, the Tigers (36-20, 13-17) played their best trio of games since March. It earned LSU a spot in the opening game of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. The 11th-seeded Tigers will play Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. vs. No. 6 seed Georgia (39-14, 17-13). The Bulldogs are led by first-year head coach Wes Johnson, who was LSU’s pitching coach last season for its national championship team.
“I don’t think us being in the postseason should even be a discussion,” proud third-year LSU head coach Jay Johnson said. “We have the players. We pass the eye test. We have 36 wins as an SEC team. This should be a no-brainer. If you look deeply at our record against somebody else against common opponents, we win out on all of those.”
Maybe so.
But for the longest, the Tigers’ inopportune hitting, inconsistent relief pitching and spotty fielding kept a team with seven new position starters and a revamped starting pitching rotation from hitting its stride.
Yet against Ole Miss (27-28, 11-19), which also had been on the NCAA tourney bubble, LSU discovered the magic it has been chasing all season.
The Tigers had their best batting average (.300), earned run average (2.00) and fielding percentage (1.000) in an SEC series this year.
Junior third baseman Tommy White, a projected top 10 pick in the upcoming Major League Baseball draft in mid-June, had the most productive conference series of his two-season LSU career after transferring from North Carolina State.
He battered Ole Miss pitching, hitting .615 (8 of 13) with 3 homers, a career-first triple, 2 doubles, 2 singles, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored. His hitting seemed contagious, especially helping the Tigers find their offensive mojo as they hit .326 with runners on base.
“Seeing and getting the right pitches to hit is great for our confidence,” said White, who drove in 5 runs in Saturday’s Game 3 when his solo home run in the sixth gave him the seventh multi-homer performance of his 122-game LSU career. “In the past, we’ve chased and got outside of ourselves. We’re bringing it back to where it’s at. Finding hard contact, hitting it where it’s pitched, not trying to do too much, not trying to hit a five-run home run every time we’re up there. Just putting it back where it came from.”
Gage Jump and Luke Holman, the Tigers’ Game 1 and Game 2 starting pitchers, again provided consistent outings.
Before he was pulled from Thursday’s opener which was halted by a lightning/rain delay of 1 hour and 39 minutes, Jump allowed 1 run and 5 hits in 6 innings while striking out 8 and walking 2.
“I could have thrown the whole game,” said Jump, lamenting the weather delay that prematurely ended his night.
Holman lasted 6.2 innings in Friday’s start, striking out 9 and issuing no walks while giving up 2 hits and 5 runs.
“Pitches were working whenever I wanted to throw them,” Holman said. “I was able to mix really well.”
An undeniable key in LSU’s sweep was its superb relief pitching.
Eight LSU relievers, including two appearances each from Christian Little, Griffin Herring, Nate Ackenhausen and Gavin Guidry, allowed just 3 runs in 13.1 innings.
“Tough, tough weekend,” said Ole Miss head coach and former LSU catcher Mike Bianco. “We didn’t swing it well all weekend.”
Little set the tone for the series by striking out 3 of 4 batters he faced as the first Tigers’ reliever in Game 1 after the weather delay.
LSU’s usual Game 3 pitching lineup of stringing together four to six relievers, which had provided a dismal 1-8 record in SEC series-closing games, finally drew a line in the sand.
The final day relievers were the beneficiaries of a big inning of offensive support when LSU scored 6 runs in the fourth, tying the most runs it had scored this season in an inning in an SEC game. The usually run-starved Tigers haven’t scored more than 6 runs in 24 of 30 SEC contests this season.
Ten LSU batters went to the plate in the fourth, had four hits and forced two Ole Miss hurlers to throw 52 pitches. Three LSU batters earned walks on 3-2 pitches.
The big blast was White’s first-pitch grand slam into the rightfield stands. It was the 11th first-pitch homer of his LSU career and his third grand slam.
“It’s just playing the game the right way,” White said. “That’s how this team is together now and that’s why we’re winning baseball games.”
With the sweep of the Rebels, LSU’s RPI according to the NCAA jumped from No. 35 to No. 30. A win over Georgia would cement LSU’s postseason chances since 70 percent of the SEC teams since 1985 with 14 league wins (including in the SEC Tournament) received NCAA tourney bids.
“There’s no doubt we are one of the top ten to fifteen teams in college baseball,” Johnson said. “It’s not even debatable. If we lost today (Saturday), then we may have given the committee an excuse to not put us in. But there is no excuse now, this is one of the best teams in the country.”
Contact Ron at ronhigginsmedia@gmail.com
Arrests are accusations, not convictions.
May 16
Weapons
Guangyi He, 37, Ball — firearm with drugs, transaction with drug proceeds, possession with intent 3 counts, paraphernalia, modified exhaust, improper lane usage, OWI 1st, $762,200 bail;
Robert Hicks, 58, Alexandria — firearm possession by convicted felon, firearm with drugs, possession, $12,500 bail;
Other
Joshua Vincent, 31, Pineville — $2,500 bail, no charge or booking time entered, same for six previous since February 2020.
This date: 13 arrests, with 3 including one or more contempt charges.
May 17
Winnie Lott, 49, Alexandria — aggravated battery, contempt 4 counts, $13,000 bail.
This date: 14 arrests, with 7 including one or more contempt charges.
May 18
Samuel Brogan, 19, Pineville — aggravated battery, criminal trespass, $1,000 bail;
Yonathan Najera, 23, Alexandria — domestic abuse/aggravated assault/child endangerment, $10,000 bail;
Christopher Taylor, 44, Ball — aggravated assault/domestic abuse, no bond set.
This date: 22 arrests, 11 including one or more contempt charges.
Arrests are accusations, not convictions.
May 16
Brandon Charrier, 30, Hineston area — possession, $2,500 bail;
Kyle Covey, 39, Willamstown, KY — possession, burglary, $2,500 bail.
May 17
Jennifer Deville, 52, Deville — possession, felony fugitive, $2,500 bail;
Tara Gill, 49, Lecompte — possession, manufacture, distribution, possession, paraphernalia, running red light, littering, $13,600;
Christopher Reed, 58, Alexandria — possession, paraphernalia, resisting, theft, $4,000 bail.
May 18
Patrick Hammond, 58, Alexandria — possession, open container, paraphernalia, suspension/revocation, no insurance, switched license plate, $2,800;
Brittany Woodard, 38, Alexandria — possession, fugitive, criminal trespass, criminal damage, burglary, contempt 2 counts, $16,500 bail.
Downton Alexandria was the place to be for colorful family fun as the Cenla Indian Association held its annual Holi Fest, Saturday, May 18. The festival, a multicultural area tradition since 2013, is the signature fundraiser for the Children’s Advocacy Network that drew over 1,000 people to enjoy an afternoon of music, food, and lots and lots of color.
The event featured a 5k walk, jog, or run with a fun twist. The more than 150 runners ran through clouds of brightly colored smoke as they started the run. Volunteers also threw bright powdered paint at the runners. A firetruck from the Alexandria Fire Department put a mist over the finish line to keep everyone cool in the heat and to provide a fun play area for the children.
The Royal Indian Bistro, a local Indian restaurant, served up hundreds of plates of tasty Indian fare, while volunteers threw powdered paint on participants and kept the event running smoothly.
The Holi Fest celebrated the varied and dynamic cultures of India. Dancers performed pieces representative of some of India’s 28 states and several hundred languages. Other onstage entertainment consisted of dance schools, Zumba classes, and tap dancers.
The Holi Fest is held as a fundraiser for the Children’s Advocacy Network and is expected to raise over $20,000.00 to assist area children finding themselves in difficult circumstances. The event is terrific family fun and a superb example of people of differing races and cultures coming together for a common purpose in order to make our community a better place for our children.
The festival is a wonderful example of our community at its best!
Sabine State Bank & Trust Company, a commercial bank headquartered in Many, LA with more than $1.2 billion in assets. The combined entity is expected to provide access to a broad variety of lending products to all communities served by TDECU and will expand TDECU’s presence in lending to small business owners in oil and gas, agriculture, and energy.
At closing, the combined institution will be expected to have approximately $6 billion in assets and 471,000 Members. The acquisition will expand the field of membership for TDECU, which has a significant presence in Greater Houston, and a growing presence in the Dallas, Fort Worth and Victoria areas.
“TDECU is on a growth journey to expand across the state of Texas and beyond,” said President & CEO Isaac Johnson. “Our mission is helping people navigate their financial journeys, and be financial solvers for our Members’ everyday needs. This acquisition extends our reach to more communities, diversifies our commercial portfolio, and makes our balance sheet even stronger. If our balance sheet is stronger that will enable TDECU to continue to deliver and do more for our existing Members. Together, we will strengthen ties with our membership, partners, and local communities”
A strong performing commercial bank
Founded more than 120 years ago, Sabine has a footprint of 51 branches across Louisiana and east Texas. It specializes in commercial loans with industry concentration in oil and gas, forestry, timber and agriculture, and has many long-standing depository relationships.
“We are excited to become a part of the TDECU family and we share their commitment to strengthening our communities and empowering our customers to build better financial futures,” said Lee H. McCann, President and CEO of Sabine. “Our customers can rest assured that they will continue to experience the best-in-class service they count on from us. Best of all, that service will be enhanced with an even wider array of financial products to help them better secure their futures.”
Strengthening the credit union movement
TDECU has a healthy balance sheet that is focused on consumer deposits and lower-risk investment strategies. Sabine’s strong commercial operations will further diversify the credit union’s loan concentration and support TDECU’s overall growth strategy, bolstering stability and resiliency to provide compelling service offerings to its Members during economic and market fluctuations. The transaction is anticipated to be completed early 2025, subject to receiving all required regulatory and shareholder approvals and satisfying all other closing conditions. TDECU members and Sabine customers should continue to conduct their business as usual until the closing.
From L to R: Paul Sklar, Chief Financial Officer of Sabine State Bank and Trust; Lee McCann, President and CEO of Sabine State Bank and Trust; Dave Sikora, TDECU Board Chairman; Isaac Johnson, TDECU President and CEO; Jim Cole, Sabine Board Chairman; John Whitehead, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Sabine State Bank and Trust; Aparna Dave, TDECU Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Photo courtesy: TDECU
By JIM BUTLER
More than a half-million people have been listed in the Louisiana Protective Order Registry since its creation in 1997.
Such orders are issued when a court finds a man or woman guilty of harassing, threatening or violent acts against a spouse, intimate cohabitant, dating partner, family or household member.
The 575,000 listed are overwhelmingly male in number.
About 60 percent of the orders were issued through civil action, 40 percent in criminal proceedings.
The register allows local, state and federal law enforcement to track offenders.
Information is provided to the National Crime Information Center in instances determined to be watchworthy.
The state registry through 2023 had provided data on about 416,000 men and women to NCIC.
Among the issues is the federal prohibition against firearm sales to persons with active protective orders.
Alleged protective order violation is a regular entry on the Rapides arrest records. Forty-nine were entered in the registry from Rapides in January, the most-recent data available.
Judges in the parish’s Ninth Judicial District Court, according to a Louisiana Supreme Court report, issued 1,109 protective orders in 2023. The report does not enumerate how many were violated.
Comparative numbers for the year: Caddo, 1,473; Ouachita, 1,773; Calcasieu, 575.
Numbers for parishes adjoining Rapides: Grant, 162; Natchitoches, 231; Vernon, 76; Allen, 39; Evangeline, 50; Ayoyelles, 256; Catahoula, 20; LaSalle, 34.
Penalties for conviction of violating an order are relatively minor, if no battery is involved.
First conviction: Not more than a $500 fine or six months in jail, or both; Second conviction: Not more than $1,000 and not less than 48 hours (no probation, parole, suspension) nor more than six months; Third conviction or subsequent: Not more than $1,000, minimum 14 days, maximum six months.
If battery is involved, the stakes go up, in dollars and cell time.
POSITION: Probation Officer
LOCATION: DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
QUALIFICATIONS: Experience or education in law enforcement or criminal justice or social work preferred; P.O.S.T. certification preferred; Job description available upon request
CONTACT: 337-463-7993
SUBMISSION: Submit resumes on or before May 24, 2024, at 4 p.m. to:
P.O. Box 1148,
DeRidder, LA 70634
OR fax to 337.463.9244
EOE
By RON HIGGINS, Journal Sports
BATON ROUGE – Gage Jump on the bump toasted some Rebels’ rumps Thursday night in Alex Box Stadium.
LSU’s left-handed starting pitcher held Ole Miss to one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out eight, recording a strikeout or more every inning.
He threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes. His pitch count of 83 was still relatively low.
And he was unhappy that Mother Nature showed up at the wrong time.
“I thought I could have thrown the whole game,” Gage said. “But lightning. . . I was pretty upset when there was lightning.”
Gage was in the LSU dugout with the Tigers at bat with two outs in the bottom of the sixth when the umpiring crew halted the game because lightning was detected within an 8-mile radius of the stadium.
LSU head coach Jay Johnson wasn’t happy either. For once, his team’s pinpoint, timely hitting and flawless fielding were copacetic, and the Tigers held a 4-run lead in Game 1 of the final SEC regular season series of the year.
“After spending many years in San Diego and Tucson, Arizona,” Johnson said of his previous sunny coaching stops where weather delays were a rarity, “this is a lot harder.”
After a 1-hour, 39-minute delay in which lightning led to a downpour that ended Gage’s night, LSU’s pitching continued to motor the Tigers down victory lane. Four relievers combined to blank the Rebels in the final three innings, preserving a 5-1 win that qualified the Tigers for next week’s SEC Tournament starting Tuesday in Hoover, Ala.
Most bracketologists feel LSU (34-20, 11-17) won’t have a chance of getting an NCAA Tournament at-large bid with anything less than 13 league wins (including one in the conference tournament if needed). Ole Miss (27-26, 11-17) has college baseball’s No. 1 strength of schedule and is neck and neck with the Tigers on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
It’s why nothing less than total attention to detail in every part of the game – hitting, pitching and fielding – is required this weekend for the defending national champions.
All three winning elements have rarely simultaneously shown up this year for LSU.
But all of the home team’s baseball planets aligned in Thursday’s game, from shortstop Michael Braswell’s leaping first-inning grab of an Ole Miss line drive to start an inning-ending double play, to Gage’s steady mound performance, to five Tigers combining for 8 timely hits to scratch across all of LSU’s runs in the second, third and fourth.
“All three of the phases were really good,” Johnson said. “We played very good defense tonight. We struck a lot of guys out (13), so that minimizes the plays. And we got his (Ole Miss starting pitcher Riley Maddox) pitch count up early. I looked up in the fourth and he was pretty close to 80 pitches. I was like, `Wow, for once this feels like 2023.”
Seven of LSU’s hits were singles including second baseman Steven Milam’s 2-out RBI in the second, first baseman Jared Jones’ 2-strike RBI stroke in the third, and Braswell’s full-count 2-RBI liner to left center in the fourth, followed a batter later by third baseman Tommy White delivering a 2-strike rip to left field.
The only non-single was White’s third-inning triple, which he noted was a rarity for him. The ball bounced off the base of the center field wall and caromed away from Rebels’ center fielder Ethan Groff.
“When I was almost to second base and he (Groff) was still going for the ball.” White said, “I thought I’ll take a shot (at a triple). I think the last time I had a triple I was like nine years old, but that didn’t really count because I smoked it to the wall on a small field.”
One of the most impressive performances was LSU relief pitcher Christian Little jumpstarting the Tigers after the rain delay when they rested and feasted on tacos in their clubhouse.
Little opened the parade of LSU relievers following him by striking out 3 of the 4 batters he faced in the Ole Miss seventh when play resumed. He, Nate Ackenhausen, Gavin Guidry and Griffin Herring combined to allow 1 hit while striking out 5 and walking 2 of the 12 Rebels’ batters they faced in the final three innings.
Thursday’s start time was moved from 6 p.m. to 4 p.m. in an unsuccessful effort to get ahead of the severe thunderstorms. With much the same weather expected for Game 2, the start time today has been pushed from 6:30 p.m. to 12 noon.
Contact Ron at ronhigginsmedia@gmail.com
In just over a week, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame’s June 22 New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Junior Training Camp has been filled to capacity.
The capacity registration was not surprising, said camp coordinator Kat Marshall, but the rapid response filling the event more than a month in advance was unexpected. Logistics in operating the event require a limit on participants.
“We appreciate the great response,” said Hall of Fame chairman Doug Ireland. “We wish we could involve even more kids in this free camp but it’s just not possible considering the facilities and the time frame with four events going on that day.”
Camp Day on Saturday, June 22 begins with check-in at 8:30 a.m. at the WRAC with introductions of Hall of Famers at 9, and activities starting by 9:15. It wraps up at 11 after all campers get football and speed instruction at Northwestern’s Turpin Stadium and receive basketball and agility instruction inside the Webb Wellness and Recreation Center (WRAC) at 322 Sam Sibley Drive.
Campers will receive free T-shirts, a meal coupon, and more. Northwestern State coaches and athletes help Saints and Pelicans personnel, and the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees, working with the kids.
The 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Class includes Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Basketball Hall of Fame 2024 inductee Seimone Augustus, recently enshrined in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, MMA legend Daniel Cormier, NFL quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph of the Chicago Bears, former Tulane basketball coach Perry Clark, longtime Grambling baseball coach Wilbert Ellis, USA wrestling gold medalist Kevin Jackson, legendary high school football and baseball coach Frank Monica and one of America’s greatest jockeys, Ray Sibille.
Complete information on all Induction Celebration events June 20-22 in Natchitoches is available at the LaSportsHall.com website or by calling 318-238-4255.
Arrests are accusations, not convictions.
May 14
Charles Floyd, 38, Jonesville — OWI 1st, possession 2 counts, 4:37 am, $2,500 bail.
May 15
Jerry Chester, 57, Alexandria — OWI 3rd, open container, driving suspension prior offense, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, 2:41 am, $30,600 bail;
Stephen Davies, 52, Pineville — OWI 1st, open container, failure to change driver’s license address, careless operation, obstruction of court orders, 11:48 pm, $1,900 bail;
Ryan Dornier, 34, Hessmer — OWI 1st, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, 11:22 pm, $1,100 bail.
Arrests are accusations, not convections.
May 15
Weapons charges
Markell McNeal, 22, Pineville — firearm with drugs, possession 2 counts, smoking in vehicle, paraphernalia 2 counts, failure to appear, $13,100 bail;
Other
Anyl Pascal, 36, Birmingham — possession stolen vehicle, speeding, $1,100 bail.
This date: 16 arrests, 4 with at least one contempt charge.
