October 2018

STATE BRIEFS

Settlements award nearly $50K over string of illegal arrests LAFAYETTE (AP) — Six people who accused law enforcement officers in a rural Louisiana community of illegally detaining and secretly jailing

La. considers special recognition for STEM work

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana students who complete specified courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may soon be able to earn special endorsements on their high school diplomas. Louisiana

APNewsBreak: US eyes military bases for coal, gas exports

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to

Rich San Francisco businesses could face homelessness tax

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco has come to be known around the world as a place for aggressive panhandling, open-air drug use and sprawling tent camps, the dirt and

Prince Harry and Meghan expecting first child in spring

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Calendar Guidelines Items for Community Calendar must be submitted during regular weekday business hours at least two weeks prior to the day of the event. Events run in the order

Alfred Wallin Meyer

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LAKE ARTHUR - Funeral services for Mr. Alfred Wallin Meyer, 87, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Miguez Funeral

Home chapel in Lake Arthur, with Bro. Darrell Hieronymus officiating.

Visitation will be held Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Meyer’s wishes were to be cremated.

Mr. Meyer passed away at 11:49 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in his residence surrounded by his family and friends.

Keith Jude Leger

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LAKE ARTHUR - Services for Mr. Keith Jude Leger, 61, of Lake Arthur will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, with

Father Jay Alexius officiating under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held on Monday evening from 5-9 p.m., with a rosary recited at 6 p. m.

Mr. Leger loved fixing things and was a perpetual piddler. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and driving trucks. He loved spending time with his family and friends.

Patrick James Baumery

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Patrick James Baumery, 50, of Welsh passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. and continue on Monday from 9 a.m. until the start of the service.

Burial will follow in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery.

In Full Swing

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Homecoming activities, including a pep rally and parade, were enjoyed by residents this week.