The Kaplan Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its first quarterly luncheon at the KC Hall last Tuesday.

Guest speaker for the event was City Engineer Brett Bayard. He gave a presenta-tion on the upcoming downtown enhance-ment program which was recently approved by the Department of Transportation and Development.

The engineer stated the city first applied for a $1,500,000 downtown redevelopment grant in 2009. This included the five blocks from First Street to Sixth Street with work being done on sidewalks and cor-ner bulb-outs (Bulb-outs extend the sidewalk into the parking lane to nar-row the roadway and provide additional pedes-trian space at key loca-tions. Curb extensions enhance pedestrian safe-ty by increasing pedestri-an visibility, shortening crossing distances, slow-

ing turning vehicles, and visually narrowing the roadway. They can also be used to slow the traffic on the street).

“When the grant was denied,” said Bayard, “we decided we would break it down and apply in smaller phases instead of the entire downtown area. We were finally accepted for Phase I.”

The Louisiana DOTD Transportation

Enhancement Program breaks down as the fol-lowing:

•Program reimburs-es 95% of construction

•City responsible for 5% of construction

•City also responsi-ble for engineering, sur-veying, & inspection

•Applications accept-ed every two years

The following is a timeline of the Phase I

(Second Street to Third Street) project.

•The city reapplied for funding of one block of improvements in July 2011.

•Funding granted - October 2011.

• E n v i r o n m e n t a l clearance granted - July 2012. (This clearance was accepted for the entire area downtown in preparation for future

enhancement projects).•Surveying complet-

ed - October 2012.•Preliminary plans

submitted - May 2013.•Plan in hand meet-

ing October 2014.•Final plans

approved February 2016.

•Bid date - June 2016.

•Construction begins - August 2016.

•Construction ends - January 2017.

Bayard said the breakdown of the cost will be:

•Construction - $324,000.

•Survey/design/engi-neering/inspection - $65,000.

•Project total - $427,000.

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Since the late 90s, the Jumelage (twinning) between the City of Kaplan and the City of Hannut continues. Visitations occur every other year, and this year the Kaplan Jumelage Committee will be visiting Hannut, Belgium, along with sites in France. The trip to Europe begins on March 27 and ends on April 9, 2016. The Kaplan Jumelage Committee will depart on Easter Sunday for Europe. The trip will include Paris and Normandy, France and Han-nut, Belgium. Taking the trip will be (front) Steve Havenar, Lisa Broussard, Beth Brous-sard, Myra Broussard, Marlene Marceaux, Carolyn Meaux, Jack Gupta, Marlene Theriot, Wayne Theriot, Olivia Champagne, Mayor Kirk Champagne, Steven Clostio (back) Jerry Broussard, Kenneth Broussard, Richard LeBlanc, Linda Faulk, Brenda Baldwin, B.J. Bald-win, Rufus Marceaux, Ronald Meaux, Blake Williams, Farrel Comeaux. Not in photo are Klebe’ Meaux, Lynn Williams, Padmini Gupta, Bobby Frederick, Glenn Frederick, Jennie Havenar and Haylie Magnon.

Jumelage Committee to travel to Belgium

Kaplan Chamber hosts first quarterly luncheon

City Engineer Brett Bayard was the guest speaker at Chamber luncheon.

This rendition of the Phase I project shows the bulb-outs on Second and Third Streets. The red outline will be the brick painted cement for the visually impaired to distinguish the edge of the sidewalk from the road and the green areas will be used to plant flowers/shrubs.

Guest speaker, City Engineer Brett Bayard, talks about the upcoming downtown enhancement project

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According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the follow-ing arrests for narcotics related offens-es within the parish.

Pamela Broussard, (dob:4-24-1979), of Kaplan was arrested in Kaplan for Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Methamphetamine), pos-session of drug paraphernalia and pos-session of Schedule I, (marijuana).

Tawaski Obrien, (dob:11-27-1978), arrested in Kaplan for possession with intent to distribute Schedule II, (mari-juana).

Anthony Williams, (dob:6-20-1978), arrested in Kaplan for possession of drug paraphernalia, distribution of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine)

Myron Styles, (dob:5-12-1948), of Abbeville was arrested in Abbeville for possession of Schedule II, (Crack Cocaine), and possession of drug para-phernalia

Patrick Bales, (dob:5-21-1985) of Lake Charles was arrested in Kaplan for possession with intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Methamphetamine), possession with intent to distribute Schedule I, (Marijuana), possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal carrying of weapons.

Jimmy Earnest, (dob:11-12-1976), of Alabama was arrested in Abbeville for possession of Schedule II, (Lortab), and possession of Schedule IV, (Clonazepam)

Six arrested for narcotics offenses

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Holly Vaughn 1941 ~ 2016

Abbeville—Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Holly Vaughn, 74, who died Monday, March 7, 2016 at her residence.

She was laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Hebert, Christopher Shawn Campbell, Chandler P. Rose, Kevin King, Jody Broussard and Don Love.

She is survived by her spouse, Rodney “Kelo” Broussard; son, Ruston Vincent and his wife Dede; daughter, Tonya V. Bourque; spousal children, Neisha, Chad and Jody Broussard, and Pamela C. Courtland; grandchildren, Rebecca King and her hus-band Kevin, Melanie Rose and her husband Chandler, Samantha Vincent, Crystal Furlow and her husband Keith Ferrell, Scott Hebert, Sara Gaspard and her husband Trevor, and Sean, Blake and Blaine Abshire; spousal grandchildren, Kayla Broussard and Rayna Broussard; great grand-children, Chase and Caleb King, Abrina Vincent, Ashante and Chandler Rose, II, Fabian, Natalia, Cylus and Sarafina Batiste, Mylee Abshire, Hunter and Braiden Ferrell, Haisley Gaspard and Ryan Hebert; spou-sal great grandchil-dren, Myla and Elliana Broussard, and Frankie Dubois, III; brothers, Carlton Vaughn and his wife Annie Grace, and Dusty Vaughn; and sisters, Nesta Vaughn, and Bonnie Campbell and her husband Chris.

She was preced-

ed in death by her son, Brady Vincent; grand-son, Nathanial Vincent; great grandson, D’Vonte Rose; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vaughn; brothers, Darvin, Doley, Leslie, Victor, and Stanford Vaughn; sisters, Regina Goode, Winnie Lacroix, and Violet White; and son-in-law, Tommy Bourque.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneral-home.net.

All funeral arrange-ments were conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville (337) 893-4661.

Joseph Villejoin“Len”

1944 ~ 2016 K a p l a n — F u n e r a l

services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Joseph “Len” Villejoin, 71, who died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his residence. He was laid to rest at Leroy Community Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Alice Broussard Villejoin of Indian Bayou; three daughters, Katrina Villejoin of Abbeville, Shantell Landry of Indian Bayou, and Carla and her husband, John Haley of Spring, TX; one daughter-in-law, Vanessa Villejoin of Indian Bayou; two sons-in-law, Leonard Babineaux of Rayne and Russ Landry of Erath; two sisters, Winona Schexnider of Indian Bayou and Myra Baronet of Indian Bayou; two broth-ers, Thomas Villejoin of Indian Bayou and Randall Villejoin

of Indian Bayou; four grandchildren, Constance Villejoin and her fianc?e, Curtis Campbell, Gavin Landry, Abbigail Haley, and Austin Haley; and one great grandson, Caden Campbell.

He was preceded in death by his son, Kevin D. Villejoin; his parents, Eugene Villejoin and the former Aline Trahan; one brother, Claude Villejoin; and four sis-ters, Sadie Pommier, Janette Alleman, Dixie Alleman, and Beverly Simon.

All funeral arrange-ments were conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan. Condolences may be sent to the Villejoin family at www.vincent-funeralhome.net.

Wes David1980 ~ 2016

K a p l a n — F u n e r a l services were held Friday, March 11, 2016 at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Bradley Weston David, 35, who died Monday, March 7, 2016 at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He was laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers were Blaine David, Brennan David, Jesse Simon, Lucas Broussard, James Richard, and Ryan Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Christina David and Kimberly David.

A man of faith, strength and endur-ance, Bradley Weston David’s near life-long fight ended Monday

with an abundance of love, experiences and accomplishments. He will forever be remem-bered for his devotion to God, for being a fighter and adaptable to his conditions.

For those closest to him, Wes set the stan-dard for overcoming the odds, perseverance and tone when up against the most difficult of cir-cumstances.

Born and raised in the small rural town of Kaplan, LA, Wes was a typical young boy during his early years. He cherished his ele-mentary school days at Maltrait Memorial Catholic School and the life-long friends he acquired. He loved to participate in all activi-ties, especially mischie-vous ones he spearhead with brothers.

In his early teen-age years, with friends, his music interest sprouted along with his guitar playing abili-ties. Playing the gui-tar quickly became his favorite pastime, which was flamed by his loyal fandom of The Beatles.

He attended Vermilion Catholic High School in Abbeville, LA. At the age of sixteen life changed forever upon the discovery of a cancerous brain tumor; which left him with multiple disabilities. Wes was able to over-come those obstacles and graduate with hon-ors.

With a remarkable outlook on life, Wes con-tinued to live his life to the fullest extent pos-sible.

Wes traveled abroad to various parts of England to visit sites frequented by The Beatles, including a private tour of Apple Records sponsored by The Make-A-Wish Foundation. Years later, Wes represented the State of Louisiana as a convention delegate for the President’s Young Adults with Disabilities in Washington D.C.

Wes loved to travel and visit historical sites. He was fortunate to set his sights on the Golden Coast, Grand Canyon,

Tower of London, Mid-West, Northeast, Yellowstone, Mexico, The Rocky Mountains during ski trips and his favorite spot, Walt Disney World, several times.

He also kept him-self informed and enter-tained through hand-held tablets and gam-ing devices he mastered despite disabilities. When not occupied with either of the above he enjoyed watching his favorite shows of “Three and a Half Men”, “Night Court” and “Get Smart”.

As the years began to add up, invasive surgeries and cancer treatments slowed him down but couldn’t stop him. With a will to live and love he unjderwent multiple complex sur-geries to sustain life. Triumphant each time, Wes met the challenges and was a fighter to the very end.

His legacy will be of “endurance” and will always be remembered by the caregivers who treated him.

He was a tremendous son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend.

He is survived by his parents, Bradley and Sherry David of Pearland, TX; two brothers, Blaine David and his wife, Christina of New Iberia and Brennan David and his wife, Kimberly of Baltimore, MD; his maternal grandfather, Gibson Abshire Sr. of Kaplan; his paternal grandmother, Ethel David of Kaplan; one niece, Annie Grace David; one nephew, Noah David; three aunts, Janet and her husband, Carol LeBlanc of Bayou Vista, Brenda Simon of Kaplan, and Becky and her husband, Jay Grimes of Highland, TX; two uncles, Gibson Abshire Jr. of San Antonio, TX and C.J. Abshire and his wife, Becky; and three first cousins, Devon Smith, Jessie Simon, and Shauna Stokes.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Weston David; his maternal grandmother, Francis

Abshire; one uncle, Charles Abshire; and one first cousin, Jace LeBlanc.

All funeral arrange-ments were conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the David family at www.vincentfuneral-home.net

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•Funding share (95% of the construction) $307,555.

•City’s share - $100,345.

This improvement will not only include the bulbouts, but also repair all the sidewalks and bring them to the American Disabilities Act standards, create and paint a brick facade to line the streets, add-ing a step from the side-walk to the street to decrease the step ratio, constructing and adding green areas to allow for planting of grass/flow-ers/shrubs.

This project will be funded through the sales taxes.

“I would like to thank the Chamber for a job well done on sponsor-ing this informative luncheon,” said Mayor Kirk Champagne. “We appreciate all that they do to make Kaplan a place that we are proud to call home.”

MANY THANKS!!We would like to extend our thanks and sincere gratitude to the following:

• KAPLAN POLICE DEPARTMENT• KAPLAN FIRE DEPARTMENT

• SLEMCOOn Thursday, March 10, 2016, two transformers caught fi re north

of Kaplan. The quick response of these 3 TEAMS had everything under control and electricity restored in just 1 HOUR!

Kaplan is so blessed and fortunate to have these wonderful people working and taking care of our city!

Sincerely: Roland and Barbara Simon

Did You Know:Paper is made mostly

from wood pulp, which is made from trees and

water? This is important because: Paper is the most common form of waste. Much of it can be recycled, but that still means more energy has to be used to process it. Using less paper means saving energy, trees, water, and chemicals used during manufacturing.

Members of the Kaplan Lions Club are taking to the streets of Vermilion Parish this week to raise funds for the annual radio auction.

The auction can be heard on KROF 960 am, or you can stop in and visit them at the Kaplan Knights of Columbus Hall. Items and funds donated by community members will be used for the Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, Louisiana Lions Cripple Children’s Camp, a new scholar-ship program for Kaplan which the club hopes to expand and contributions to the community as the need arises.

According to Roddy Abshire, President of Kaplan Lions Club, “Money raised on March 19 and 20 will allow Lions to meet pressing needs in our community including vision, hear-ing and other services to those in need. Lions members thank everyone who contributes to this important work. You are truly helping Lions make a difference in our com-munity. Help us help others.”

The Kaplan Lions Club meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kaplan Knights of Columbus Hall. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs with-

in the community and work together to fulfill those needs.

For more informa-tion or to get involved with the Kaplan Lions Club, please contact Roddy Abshire at 337-804-2854 or contact them on Facebook at www. facebook . com/KaplanLionsClub.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million

members in approxi-mately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visu-ally impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth through-out the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 The Kaplan Herald Page 3

Kaplan Police Report Little figure has long historyChief Boyd Adams

advises officers investi-gated the following:

February 27Disturbance on the

700 block of Guidry.Nosie complaint

on the 700 block of N. Guidry.

Loose cats on the 200 block of N. Morvant.

Dog bite on the 500 block of Foote.

Theft on the 1000 block of W. Second.

Traffic accident at eighth and Jackson.

Suspicious activity on the 600 block of Mill.

Disturbance on the 200 block of E. Eleventh.

Suspicious vehicle on the 300 block of N. Church.

Suspicious person on the 800 block of Cushing.

Kimberly Moody, 44, 1101 W. Sixth, Kaplan was cited with leash law.

Glen Saltzman, 50, 504 S. Herpin, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of sched-ule II (Meth).

February 28Stolen vehicle on the

1800 block of W. Third.Criminal damage

to property on the 200 block of Pirate Lane.

Theft on the 2200 block of N. Herpin.

Disturbance on the 800 block of N. Church.

February 29Assault on the 600

block of N. Guidry.Traffic accident at

LeMaire and Veterans Memorial Drive.

Terry LeMaire, 37, 8712 Miller Rd., Kaplan, was cited with stop sign and no driver’s license.

March 1Disturbance on the

700 block of N. Faye.Disturbance on the

300 block of S. Vincent.Loyce Caudill, 50,

803 E. Fifth, Kaplan, was cited with stop sign.

Kenneth Moore, 49, 1800 E. Third, Apt. 18, Kaplan, was arrested and booked on warrant

for burglary; failure to appear for execution of sentence or revocation of probation-theft; failure to appear for execution of sentence or revoca-tion of probation-theft of goods; failure to appear/arraignment-theft of goods; failure to appear/arraignment-return-ing after being forbid-den; failure to appear/arraignment-disturbing the peace and one count of remaining after being forbidden.

March 2Alarm on the 300

block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Noise complaint on the 200 block of N. Guidry.

Alarm on the 400 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

March 3Suspicious vehicle

on the 600 block of Morvant.

Disturbance on the 600 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Alarm on the 400 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Traffic complaint on the 1100 block of N. Trahan.

Alarm on the 200 block of N. LeJeune.

Alarm on the 400 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

March 4Noise complaint

on the 200 block of N. Frederick.

Disturbance on the 300 block of N. Frederick.

Noise complaint on the 100 block of N. Frederick.

March 5Traffic complaint

on the 200 block of E. Eleventh.

Suspicious activity on the 300 block of N. Louisiana.

Suspicious person on the 600 block of E. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Alarm on the 800 block of N. Louisiana.

March 6Alarm on the 100

block of David Rd.Noise complaint

on the 200 block of N. Guidry.

Noise complaint on the 300 block of S. Vincent.

March 7Disturbance on

the 1300 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Traffic accident on the 900 block of W. Veterans Memorial Drive.

Theft on the 600 block of N. LeJeune.

Brennan F. Richard, 30, 1800 Legion Park Drive #6, Kaplan, was cited with careless oper-ation and no insurance

March 8Suspicious vehicle at

Hwy 35 North and Hwy 696.

Traffic accident on the 100 block of S. Cushing.

Trespassing on the 500 block of N. Cushing.

Trespassing on the 800 block of N. Jackson.

Sheena St. Julien, 27, 711 E. Fourth, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with pro-hibited stopping, stand-ing or parking; posses-sion drug parapher-nalia; possession with the intent to distribute schedule I (marijuana) and prohibited acts schedule II (cocaine).

March 9Disturbance on the

300 block of N. LeMaire.Alarm on the 700

block of N. LeMaire.Loose dog on the 200

block of N. LeMaire.Disturbance on

the 300 block of N. Frederick.

Jasmin Prevost, 17, 1101 Church, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with disturbing the peace by being loud and disorderly.

Charles Boles, 37, 1101 Church, Kaplan, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear/to pay court cost.

Jim Bradshaw When you log onto

the website of the Vermilion Historical Society you will see a sketch of what appears to be a primitive doll or perhaps an ancient finger puppet.

It is the logo of the society and comes from one of several sketches drawn by archaeolo-gist Diane Silvia Fuller of an old, old artifact known as the Morgan Effigy. It was uncovered when a landowner who wanted a wider drive-way smoothed part of an old Indian mound on Pecan Island.

The earliest European settlers of the chenier located about six miles from the Gulf in lower Vermilion Parish found arrow-heads, bits of pottery, and other ancient arti-facts, including pieces of bone, that indicated that Native Americans hunted there and per-haps lived at least part-time on its sandy ridges. But until modern times nobody had ever found anything like this little human figure carved from deer antler, and nobody’s found any-thing like it since.

Henry B. Collins, Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution, was one of the first to do a scientif-ic study of 22 old Indian mounds that were still on the island. He visited in the spring of 1926, and wrote a letter to Abbeville Postmaster P.O. Broussard describ-ing his work.

In the letter, which was published in the Abbeville Meridional, Collins wrote, “As you know, the whole Gulf region from Vermilion Bay to Galveston Bay was formerly the terri-tory of the Attakapas Indians, one of the least advanced of the tribes of North America. These people were cannibals, did not have perma-nent settlements such as many other southern tribes had, and on the whole possessed a very low culture.”

Even though the name Attakapas is sup-posed to mean “man-eater,” modern scien-tists have pretty much discarded the idea that they were cannibals. Imaginative descrip-tions from early set-tlers claimed nonethe-less that the Attakapas took their prisoners to Pecan Island where they “cooked them up with clams and other products of the sea,

and feasted to their hearts’… content.”

Collins at first “sup-posed that whatever Indian remains [left on the chenier] would have been left by the Attakapas,” but wrote that he instead found evidence “that there were two distinct cul-tures represented on Pecan Island.”

Four large mounds on Morgan family land belonged to a more sophisticated group than most of the other mounds on the island, in Collins’s view. “We can say that the mate-rial obtained [from the Morgan mounds] was left by some unknown tribes, but certainly not the Attakapas and certainly much earlier than the Attakapas,” he said.

In 1979, Ian Brown and Richard Fuller Jr. of the Lower Mississippi Survey studied the area and concluded that the Morgan site was one of the most important mound sites along the southwest Louisiana coast. They said the mounds were occupied by one or more groups of Native Americans dur-ing what is known as the Coles Creek period, which dates from about 1,000 to 1,300 years ago.

A team led by Richard and Diane Silvia Fuller did more excavation of a Morgan site mound in 1987 and found many interesting things, but noted in their extensive report, “Excavations at Morgan,” that “the most fabulous artifact discov-ered so far at Morgan

did not come from any of our excavations. It is an exquisite human effigy carved from a piece of deer antler. The artifact was found by a local resident of Pecan Island in a load of fill. … The effigy has come to symbolize the signifi-cance of Morgan. It is stylistically unique for the region and, to our knowledge, is the only piece of non-ceramic Coles Creek art of its kind ever found.”

They said the little figure was “expertly crafted following the natural contours of the antler.” There is a socket on its base that indicates it may have been mounted on some sort of staff. Human bone was found with the little man, suggest-ing not that the Indians were cannibals, but that the figurine was buried with an important per-son.

“The carving … may be a representation of the deceased or of death in general,” the Fullers reported.

Whatever it repre-sents, the experts are as certain as archaeolo-gists ever admit to being that it is a sign that some fairly sophisticat-ed people were on Pecan Island and probably in all of south Louisiana more than a thousand years ago.

You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jim-bradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

JimBradshaw

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Desperate Tactics

It is desperation time for the Republican party establishment. Its extremely well fi nanced favorite -- Jeb Bush -- never got anywhere with the voters in the primaries, and has al-ready been forced out of the contest.

This should at least cause some second thoughts -- or perhaps

fi rst thoughts -- by people who keep repeating that money buys elections. It is one of many theories that seem impervious to evidence.

The desperation of the Republican establish-ment comes from the fact that the two biggest vote-getters in the Republican primaries -- Donald Trump and Ted Cruz -- are people they do not want to be the Republican candidate for President of the United States.

The immediate panic is over Donald Trump. His surprising string of victories in the primaries conceals his vulnerability in the general election in November. Most of Trump's primary victories were with less than 50 percent, and even with less than 40 percent. In the general election, less than 50 percent usually means losing.

Even more important, while Trump's style and substance may endear him to his followers, both that style and that substance are deeply offensive to many other people. Polls repeatedly show higher negative responses to him than to any other can-didate.

Trump is not just in danger of losing this year's presidential election, which the Republicans would otherwise have a high probability of winning. He can poison the whole Republican brand, taking Republican members of Congress down with him, along with Republican governors and other state and local offi cials.

Stopping Trump is obviously a high priority for the Republican establishment, as shown by their biggest gun, Mitt Romney, suddenly coming out swinging against Trump in the media.

After Trump's momentum from his primary vic-tories, it will not be easy to stop him at this point. But the strategy chosen suggests that establish-ment Republicans have more in mind than just stopping Trump, even if that is job one.

One of the secrets of Donald Trump's primary victories has been that the majority vote against him has been split among the various other can-didates, making him repeatedly a "winner" with a third of the vote or so, but seldom 50 percent.

The most obvious way to stop Trump, if that was the sole objective, would be for the other can-didates to drop out of the race, leaving it a Trump versus Cruz contest. But the Republican establish-ment has chosen the opposite strategy, wanting all the candidates to stay in the race.

That way, if Senator Rubio can win his home state of Florida and Governor Kasich can win his home state of Ohio, that can deny Trump two im-portant, winner-take-all states. This may keep him from reaching the number of delegates required to win the Republican nomination. At that point, it becomes anybody's game at the convention.

If the only objective is to stop Trump, this ap-proach seems less likely to achieve that objective than instead consolidating the non-Trump votes behind one candidate. In a number of the states that Trump won, the combined votes for Cruz and Rubio would have been enough to defeat him.

Now that Rubio is being badly beaten almost everywhere, and is substantially behind Trump in the polls for his own home state of Florida, the most obvious person to have the best chance of beating Trump one-on-one is Ted Cruz, especially after his primary victories over the past weekend.

The Republican establishment is not about to go down that road, even if that would increase their chances of stopping Trump from becoming the Re-publican nominee. This is because they don't want Cruz to become the Republican candidate either.

Senator Cruz has been fi ghting against the Re-publican establishment for years before Trump decided to become a candidate. Nor does he have Trump's new-found "fl exibility."

But, whatever his merits or demerits, Ted Cruz is not the Republican establishment's idea of the kind of candidate needed to win. Neither was Ron-ald Reagan.

The kinds of candidates the Republican estab-lishment has chosen -- from Romney and McCain in recent times, all the way back to Thomas E. Dewey in 1948 -- have had an almost unbroken re-cord of losing, even to Democrats who were initially unknown (Carter, Clinton) or unpopular (Obama, Truman).

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To fi nd out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and car-toonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Morgan Breaux placed 2nd in showman-ship at the District Livestock show and her chicken placed third overall in its breed. The district show was held at the Blackham Coliseum show barn in January 2016. She is the daughter of Chris and Sissie Breaux of Kaplan.

Kaplan Elementa-ry student, Walker Broussard placed second in the state Social Studies Fair with his ‘The Potato World’ exhibit.

Kaplan Elementary students Corrine Harrington, Jessa Lopez and Annalyse David placed 4th at the state Social Studies Fair with their ‘Harley Davidson’ exhibit.

Rene Rost 6th-8th grade 4-H members participated in the Rice and Beef Cookery Contest. Each member made a dish with rice or beef for the judges to taste. Members who participated are Madison Mou-ton, Makayla Mouton, and Autumn Mouton. (Submitted by RMS 4-H reporter, Lexi Broussard)

The Kaplan Museum will feature country music singer Judy Bailey and friends for their next music and coffee event.

The function will be held on March 17 from 9:30 - 11 a.m.

Free coffee, baudoin, cracklins and doughnuts will be offered.

Bailey was named one of the top five female vocalist in 1981 by the Academy Of Country Music held in California and had a top 10 record with country music star,

She has also taken part in singing at The Special Olympics in California and Texas, Cancer Society, and many shows for the Homeless in Nashville Tennessee.

As a child growing up, the 11th of 12 Children in Kentucky, her first love was country gospel where she would sing at in church and local radio stations.

She wrote three coun-try gospel songs and traveled to Nashville to

record them and mailed them out to radio for sev-eral months. One of those songs, ‘Down On Your Knees’, has been climb-ing the top 100 cashbox charts and Christian Servant Magazine Charts and has reached this month to #12 nation-wide.

Featured guest with Bailey will be Dan Goan from California. He sings a variety of music styles that really take you back! Dan and his wife Merlene love Louisiana and all the folks.

Everyone is invited to attend this free event.

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La. author shares self-help book on bereavementYOUNGSVILLE, La.

— Author Joan Theriot-Broussard shares life experiences and dealing with grief in the second edition of her self-help book, “Grief, Guts and Grace.”

“Grief, Guts and Grace” offers guidance and strength to those struggling with grief and

loss. Broussard shares the practical wisdom she gained while work-ing through her grief on the death of Bradley, her husband of 29 years, from a brain tumor.

In the book, the she shares many real-life examples of the day-to-day struggles that many widows face — from how

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HOPE FOR THE FAMILY

A friend of mine shared this with me, and it blessed me ,hoping it will bless you also.

Each day I give a cup of bird seed to the many sparrows that nest in my back yard. As I fill the cup of seed, the sound of excitement from the birds brings great joy to my heart. As I approach the feeder the birds are usually waiting for me but the closer I get they began to fly away to a safe distance. However, there are usually 2 to 3 birds that have learned that I will not harm

them, so they stay close enough that if I wanted to I could reach out and touch them.

One day as I was meditating on this, I wondered if our relation-ship with our Heavenly Father could be compared to my experience with these birds. I ask myself this question. “Do I keep my distance from God as he faithfully meets all my need or do I stay close to him so he can reach out and touch me if he chooses?

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By Jeremy AlfordLaPolitics.comLegislators managed

to pass tax increases and budget cuts during the first, and maybe last, special session of the year but they admittedly fell short of making any structural changes.

The shortened time-frame and Gov. John Bel Edwards’ special call, or agenda, were both cul-prits, but members of the House and Senate didn’t ignore the issue com-pletely.

They adopted HCR 11 by Rep. John Schroder, R-Covington, which cre-ates a review panel that will make recommen-dations on budget and tax reforms that will be turned into legislation for the next applicable ses-sion — probably the 2017 regular session.

Schroder said the goal is to modernize and enhance the efficiency and fairness of the state’s tax policies for individu-als and businesses. His resolution charges the panel, known as the Task Force on Structural Change in Budget and Tax Policy, with report-ing its findings to the Legislature by Sept. 1.

Spending reforms and overhauling the tax code were major sticking points for Republicans during the special ses-sion. They asked the gov-

ernor on different occa-sions to agree to future negotiations on such reforms that target the state’s pension systems, sentencing guidelines, Medicaid program and other areas.

Schroder’s resolution, which was co-authored by House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, and Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, stacks the panel with academics, tax profes-sionals and representa-tives from business and civic organizations.

It will not be a study group, Schroder said, but rather a policy rec-ommendation panel that will sift through recent-ly-completed studies in order to produce a legisla-tive package. That would give lawmakers time to draft bills and meet with other stakeholders ahead of the next applicable session where such mat-ters can be introduced.

Bills that increase taxes and make certain fiscal changes can only be introduced in regu-lar sessions held in odd-numbered years.

For those involved in tax policy and those who were playing offense or defense during the spe-cial session, the forma-tion and membership of the panel is of great interest — as will be its work.

Angelle makes it offi-cial in the 3rd

As first report-ed by LaPolitics last month, Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle is running in the open 3rd Congressional District. He made it offi-cial last week and imme-diately became one of the lead candidates to watch.

After making a strong third place finish in last year’s race for gover-nor, Angelle enters the fray with enviable name recognition and a fund-raising base that will be more than competitive.

A lingering question is whether Louisiana Rising, the super PAC that supported Angelle’s race for governor, will make a return. It’s still active and had about $7,000 in the bank as of Jan. 12.

Another question that’s already percolat-ing is who might run for the PSC’s District 2 seat should Angelle be suc-cessful.

Rep. Stuart Bishop, R-Lafayette, would be a strong contender and could find favor with business interests. On the eastern side of the

district, there has already been a push to get Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Joel Boe, who is not seek-ing re-election, to look at the PSC race.

Angelle is definite-ly not alone in the 3rd Congressional District. Former state Rep. Brett Geymann formally announced this week and has been working his way around the district for nearly a year.

Also in the field are Grover Joseph Rees, a former U.S. ambassador to East Timor; Gus Rantz, president of Acadiana Management Group; Derek Landry; Lafayette Parish School Board Member Erick Knezek; and retired Army Lt. Col. Greg Ellison, the general manager of Kitty Hawk Energy.

Tauzin ramps up B.R. office

The political and busi-ness consulting firm run by former Congressman Billy Tauzin is further expanding its operations in Louisiana and will be establishing an office in Baton Rouge.

Through that new structure Tauzin Consultants, launched in

Washington in 2011, will seek to brand itself as a connector between Baton Rouge and Washington, D.C.

Matt Gresham is join-ing the newly-formed Tauzin Louisiana Strategies as the lead in-state consultant. But Tauzin said he’ll be spending more time in Baton Rouge as well.

“You can count on that,” he said.

Firm partner Thomas N. Tauzin said business acceleration services will be a focus as well.

Clinton relying heav-ily on Landrieu

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spent a weekend last month in South Carolina cam-paigning, speaking at African-American churches and giving tele-vision interviews.

No, he’s not running for governor of South Carolina. He’s hitting the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign.

Landrieu voted early in Louisiana’s presiden-tial primary for her and turned it into a minor media event, but it won’t be the mayor’s last gift to the Clinton campaign.

Landrieu is expected to be traveling around the country more for Clinton in the near future and he has already offered up assistance with fundrais-

ing.Speculation con-

tinues as to whether Landrieu could end up in Washington working for Clinton, should she win. He’s certainly becoming an out-front national sur-rogate.

There are some con-nections between the campaign and Landrieu aside from on-the-surface political support. Fabien Levy and Hyma Moore are running Clinton’s Louisiana operations and both previously worked for Mayor Landrieu. Levy also worked on the 2014 campaign of and former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.

They Said It“It hasn’t gotten spe-

cial enough for me to shave it yet.”

—Sen. Dan Claitor, on why he hadn’t shaved his beard during the special session

“It’s like a dog chasing its tail and if we bite it we might not like what we catch.”

—Rep. Jim Morris, on the ongoing questions over legislative fiscal notes

For more Louisiana political news, visit www.LaPolitics.com or follow Jeremy Alford on Twitter @LaPoliticsNow.

Task force targets reforms lawmakers missed

Jeremy Alford

NOTICE OF DATES FOR EARLY VOTING FOR THEAPRIL 9, 2016 (Saturday) General ELECTION

The Vermilion Parish Registrar of Voters’ Office does hereby give notice to registered vot-ers of Vermilion Parish, that “Early Voting” for the April 9, 2016 General Election will be held during the following dates:

Saturday, March 26, 2016 through Saturday, April 2, 2016(Except Sunday, March 27, 2016)Early Voting will be held in the Registrar Of Voters’ Office from 8:30 am through 6:00 pm

on each of the days during the above stated period. The Registrar’s office is located on the first floor of the courthouse in Abbeville.

Persons wanting to vote during this early voting period must be a registered voter in Vermilion Parish, and shall provide a State of Louisiana recognized identification card (such as a driver’s license, or other issued identification card ) that has their name, a picture of themselves , and has their signature shown on it. Only registered voters of Vermilion Parish, who were listed on the registration rolls as of March 9, 2016 will be eligible to vote in this election.

The ballot will consist of millage renewal or continuations propositions in the following Drainage Districts:

Coulee Des Jonc Dr. Dist. (Millage Continuation) ;Consolidated Gravity Dr. Dist. No 2-A (Millage Continuation) Gravity Dr. Dist. No. 1 (Millage Renewal)Prairie Gregg Dr. Dist. (Millage Renewal)Should you have any questions regarding this notice, or any other questions regarding your

voting status, please feel free to contact the Registrar’s office at 337 - 898 - 4324.

Michael J. BertrandVermilion Parish Registrar Of Voters

RAYNE - In conjunction with the sec-ond annual “Rotary Day” observance, the Rotary Club of Rayne will host its inau-gural 5K run on Saturday, April 9.

Runners from throughout the area are being invited to join the Rotary Club of Rayne for a community 5K fun run to benefi t the Southwest Louisiana War Vet-erans Home and other club projects.

Runners — and walkers — will follow a scenic trail through downtown Rayne and it’s neighborhoods. As an added fea-ture, entrants dressed in their best can-can or tutu will compete for “Best Outfi t” honors in keeping with the event’s theme, “Yes We Can!”

Pre-race registration is now open online at register.cajuntiming.com and day-of registration will begin at 7 a.m. on April 9 at Depot Square at the inter-section of Adams Avenue and East Texas Street (U.S. Hwy 90).

The starting gun will sound at 8 a.m. sharp.

Early registration (by March 25) is $25 and will include a T-shirt at sign-in on race day.

Late registration (March 26 until race day) is $30 and does not guarantee the participant a T-shirt.

This family friendly event will include a post-race party with a DJ, fantastic food options, alcoholic and non-alcoholic bev-erages, a Yeti cooler raffl e, and children’s activities.

The majority of all funds raised on this day will be reinvested into the commu-nity. Rayne Rotary Club has selected the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home

as its primary recipient of funds raised on this day.

The club is also hosting a canned food drive to benefi t The Daily Manna Chris-tian Service Center as part of the “Yes We Can!” theme.

Tickets for the Yeti raffl e may be pur-chased from any member of the club or at Depot Square the day of the event.

Corporate and individual sponsorships are available for the event. For informa-tion visit raynerotary.org; send an email to rotaryday2016@yahoo.com; or call Cynthia Beslin at (337) 523-6180.

Schedule of EventsRegistration currently underway. Go

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Saturday, April 9, 2016• 7 a.m.: Race Day registration and

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• 8 a.m.: Race begins• 9:30 a.m.: Awards ceremony (top

overall male and female, and fi rst, sec-ond, third male and female of each age group (1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, etc. 70+)

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