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Civil War History Comes Alive at Port Hudson this Weekend

Welcome to the 8th Annual Z-FestThe Zachary Chamber of Com-

merce, Tin Roof Brewery & Bud Light will host the 8th annual Zachary Arts & Music Festival on the grounds of BREC’s Com-munity Park, 20055 Old Scenic Highway. There will be a carnival, petting zoo and pony rides, paddle-boards on the lake, a rock wall, bungee bounce, mechanical bull, gyroscope, and many more activi-ties for all ages to enjoy.

Musical entertainment comes alive in the evening with Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters on Friday, March 21, and then Todd O’Neill Band & Nickles & Dimes Band on Saturday. Throughout the day on Saturday Zfest will also have local school & performance studios entertaining on stage.

“We look forward to a fun fam-ily oriented event with a new fes-tival designed to have families af-fordably and comfortably stay all weekend to enjoy a true communi-ty atmosphere. We have added the community picnic where ten local businesses cook up some awesome dishes, the Swap Kings ATV show presented by Red Gator, Crawfish boil night, & still have the ever so popular wine tasting event spon-sored by LeBlanc’s Supermarket. ” said Festival Director Megan An-drews.

Parking is free this year. There

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will be no shuttle buses.The Festival will be open from

5 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday & Thurs-day, 5 –10 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 19 - 23.

Crawfish Boil Friday 6-9 p.m. All you can eat. There is a spe-

cific number of tickets selling for each event--once sold out..that is all, advises Megan Andrews. The source is local crawfish place either Sammy’s or Tucker’s. “We have to bid it out and are in process. They will cook onsite,” she said.

Community Picnic -- Satur-day, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

“We will have 10 local busi-nesses cooking some of the great-est taste of the South & Zachary. Tickets are being pre-sold for $5. Thank you to the following busi-nesses for being a part of the com-munity picnic and cooking up the dishes being sold: Bank of Zachary, Zachary Community School Board, Superior Ford, Exxon Mobil, City of Zachary, Georgia Pacific, Cajun Valve Services, Castello Agency, Inc.,” said Andrews.

Wine Tasting event will be Sat-urday, 4-9 p.m.

Under the tent near main stage on BREC property $30 per person, $50 per couple in advance. $35 per person at the event. LeBlanc’s Su-

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“Although the battles of Gettys-burg and Vicksburg were larger bat-tles and perhaps more important dur-ing the Civil War, the siege of Port Hudson got lots of newspaper cover-age from New York, Boston and the whole Northeast section of the coun-try, because so many of the Union troops were from those states,” Mike Fraeing told the Zachary Post/Ex-

plorer.“In fact, the New York Times

newspaper had several war cor-respondents here at Port Hudson throughout the siege. Our annual Re-enactment of the Battle of Port Hudson will take place the weekend of March 22-23rd. We usually have about 500 re-enactors with about half of them being Union soldiers and the other half Confederates.”

“Normally, depending upon the

weather, we have upwards of 1,000 visitors at our March re-enactments,” Fraeing related. “The Zachary Band will have a concession stand set up here on site, but people will still be able to bring their own food and drink.”

“Although we do not have a long-range weather forecast, we are keep-ing our options open and preparing to adjust if we should have rain. If we just have occasional rain show-

ers, we will stage our events between rain showers. However, if Friday is a rain-out, we will then stage all the events on Saturday.”

“The admission price is $4 for those over 13 years of age. The teenagers should appreciate be-ing charged as adults,” Fraeing ex-plained. “The re-enactments kickoff at 9 a.m. in the morning and last

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In other action, the Zachary Council March 11:

--approved a waiver request for Kent Moher, 4875 Rush Avenue, Slaughter, for electric contractor license at his home, with no opera-tions there.

--approved a waiver request for an accessory building by Spencer and Debra Brown, 8680 MacHost Road.

--approved a waiver request for pool installation by Tommy Rus-sell of Russell Pool Co. at 2444 Turnburry.

--approved a conditional use permit for the sale of alcohol, Copper Mill Subdivision, Tract

Zachary Council Approves Several Waivers at March 11 Meeting

RACZ, the Regional Arts Coun-cil of Zachary, proudly presents The Bergsma Trio, who will per-form in concert on Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at the Zachary High School Visual and Performing Arts Theatre. The group is comprised of French hornist Dr. Heidi Lucas, violinist Dr. Stephen Redfield and pianist Dr. David Evenson. Each is an accomplished and respected artist in their respective field.

The Bergsma Trio was founded in Spring 2013 and recorded The Voice of the Coelancanth: Rhap-sodic Variations for violin, horn, and piano as part of the album, The Voice of the Coelacanth: Music of William Bergsma. The recording is to be released on the Centaur label in summer of 2014. The Bergsma Trio is currently touring Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

RACZ is devoted to bringing fine arts to our community. Tick-ets for this performance are $10 for adults, $5 for students with student ID, and may be purchased at the RACZ website: http://www.raczonline.org/ , at the door, and from any RACZ member. For more information, email to: [email protected].

Arts Council Hosts Bergsma Trio

April 7 at ZHS TheatreCH-1, Homeowner Association. Change of ownership. Coughlan said he would abstain because he is an HOA member.

--approved the re-subdivision of Tract AA of the L.B. Ritter Tract into two new lots.

--heard a complaint by Rita Coston, 5301 Lenox St., about an abandoned mobile home next door. “I would like to see the prop-erty and neighborhood cleaned,” she said.

--agreed to remove a property at 6115 Hwy. 19 from the condem-nation list because new reserarch shows it is actually outside the city limits, according to Jordan John. The property is on the east side of 19.

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Zachary Council Seeks Mutual Agreement on Noise OrdinanceBy maRk mathes

The Zachary Council agreed to work out ways to resolve noise problems in the city after debating the matter March 11. A commit-tee may pick up the topic in early April.

The amicable move last week may lead to a committee setting some noise standards including mayor pro tem Tommy Womack, Baton Rouge attorney Barton Conradi, interested resident Ryan Gunnell, Zachary police and oth-ers.

Before this came up, another resident asked for help in another neighborhood because of rowdy parties elsewhere.

Noise, dirt, blighted property, flood insurance and routine spend-ing were among a dozen items at the council meeting, which drew over two dozen residents last Tuesday.

Resident Terry Rafferty and Conradi told the council that they are anxious to resolve noise issues from neighboring Crossfit Zach-ary in a friendly and non-adver-sarial way. “I want this resolved,” she said. ”I don’t want to have to move.”

Crossfit Zachary uses motiva-tional music for its members.

Gunnell introduced himself and findings he made during recent noise measurements. “It shows the gym is taking steps on this. At 4 p.m., the loudest noise was 78. The noise generated was within the ac-

ceptable level,” he told the coun-cil, as he explained $600 worth of complicated gear he purchased to measure sound. Gunnell seems well-educated in various ways to measure sound and urged the city to consider the mostly widely ac-cepted standards. The federal OSHA regulations are only one approach, he cautioned.

One of the challenges for re-sponding ZPD officers is the city lacks hard numbers to identify when any noise may reach a level that breaks the rules.

The group heard that offensive noise can come from many sourc-es: passing log trucks, concerts, parties, nearby construction—at all hours of the day and night.

Council member Brandon Noel summed up the challenge facing police officers who respond to al-most any type of noise complaint.

“Now, we have a business owner who pretty much has to know which police officer is go-ing to respond,” he said. “I’d rather have something objective. If it’s above the number, you get a ticket. I would not be opposed to certain levels at different times of the day or night,” he said.

Attorney Conradi offered sev-eral solutions that may not even include new regulations.

--Stop dropping weights to the floor in a “free drop” without a padded mat.

--Add more sound insulation.--Use heavier mats and cush-

ions.

--Reduce the level of music and shouting of instructions.

“All of this can be done volun-tarily,” he said.

“My recommendation is that if you amend rules, put in criminal penalties because otherwise it’s just a fine,” said Conradi. He and

Womack disagreed about whether East Baton Rouge Parish restric-tions applied in Zachary. Womack said the city has its own rules.

“I want a number,” echoed council member John Coughlan. “Each side will know where we stand.”

Just where dirt came from and when was a matter much debated March 11 by the council and prop-erty owner Joseph Brown, 20600 Ma-cHost Road.

Before the city took up discussion of his property, the council heard a warning from a state flood insurance expert.

Cindy N. O’Neal is Louisiana National Flood Insurance state co-ordinator. As she talked about flood insurance overall and Zachary, she complimented the city on good stew-ardship as compared to other commu-nities. Of 313 Louisiana communities, Zachary is among the top 43 in the program, she said. However, a single violation of improper dirt and fill in a flood zone could have costly conse-quences.

“If we do find a violation, we ask the community to remedy the prob-lem. If that doesn’t happen, then it’s referred to FEMA,” she said.

--Every flood insurance policy in the area could face an additional $50 surcharge.

--Zachary could lose a 10 percent

Dumped Dirt on MacHost Could Hurt Zachary’s Flood Ratings

flood insurance discount.--Flood insurance could ultimately

be denied to all property owners if FEMA takes the most drastic step.

--And federal funds from many other programs could be denied to Zachary.

This is a serious warning in Zacha-ry, where about 48 percent of all prop-erty lies within a flood zone, she said.

Council member and mayor pro tem Tommy Womack told Brown: “the dirt has got to go.”

Brown, for his part, stood his ground with the city.

“I’m telling you, no court is going to tell me to move dirt that has been there 10 years,” he said.

City staff including Hugh Engels provided photos of the home and some dirt piles in the long-running issue.

Both sides disagree on key areas:--How long the dirt in question has

been at the home site.--Where it came from.--Whether some or all of the dirt

may be involved in other construc-tion or permits for projects in the back yard.


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permarket will be providing a large variety of wines as well as light refreshments. For non-wine drink-ers, the festival will provide beer as well.

Ticket sale centers--Zachary Chamber of Com-

merce--Landmark Bank--Bank of Zachary--The Animal Center--LeBlanc’s—selling wine tast-

ing tickets only.

There will be a 1 mile Fun Run starting at 10 a.m. The 5K (3.1 miles) will start for 10:15 a.m. The event registration fee will be $5 for the Fun Run ($10 day of event) and $20 for the 5K run ($30 day of event).

Day of the run, registration and packet pickup will be from 9-9:45 a.m.

1 Mile Fun Run will start at 10 a.m.

A portion of the proceeds will go towards the Zachary Schools. Fin-isher ribbons & t-shirt will be given to all 1 mile Fun Run participants. 5k participants will receive a t-shirt & 2 tickets (food & drink). Prizes will be awarded to 5K 1st, 2nd, &

3rd place male & female, and over-all masters male & female in each age group.

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The Regional Arts Council of Zachary will hold a general mem-bership meeting Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Zachary Branch Public Library. Agenda items to be discussed include election of new board members, upcoming spring events (including judged art show at the Zachary Arts & Music Festi-val and The Bergsma Trio Concert), Fall Art Crawl 2014 and the upcom-ing special Christmas Performance by The Broadway Boys. If you are a member of RACZ or would like more information on how to become a member and support the arts in Zachary and the surrounding areas you are encouraged to attend.

The Regional Arts Council of Zachary is a non-profit organization, formed in 2011, whose mission is to inspire and enliven the community through the arts, and to enhance and preserve the cultural and economic health of the region. RACZ is dedi-cated to supporting and encourag-ing all art-forms in our community, including dance, theater, visual arts, music and literature.

For more information about RACZ or the general membership meeting, please visit www.raczon-line.org or email [email protected].

Society will be on site having an Adoption Day. Come ready to take home a lovable creature ready to be a part of your family!

Live music.7-9 p.m. Friday Rockin Dopsie

& Zydeco Twisters3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday Cullen

Wade7-10 p.m. Saturday Todd O’Neill

Band

Zfest Art ShowMarch 21 from 5-9 p.m. &

March 22 from 11-5 p.m.Zachary BREC Community Park 20055 Old Scenic Hwy. ZacharyEligibility of Artists and Art-

work “This is the first year for this

event so we have no idea how many artists will participate. We will not know the names, other than some ZAG members who have expressed their commitment to the Exhibit, the types of work or hometowns until Wednesday, March 19. The Exhibit will be held in the BREC Meeting Room on the lake at the end of the Z-Fest grounds,” said Margaret Harmon.

--The judged exhibition is open to adults and students.

--There will be two categories: under glass (watercolor, pastel,

charcoal, and pen & ink), not un-der glass (acrylic and oil). Due to space limitation, no photography or 3-dimensional work will be ac-cepted.

--All work must be original. And created solely by the artist. No copies in any form of copyrighted work, giclees, reproductions, cre-ated in an art workshop, or nudes are allowed.

--Under glass must be matted and framed.

--Framed art works cannot ex-ceed 15 lbs.

--Works on canvas or board must be framed unless painted on gallery wrapped canvas 1 1/2 inches deep min.

--Entries must be ready for hang-ing with screw & eyes and wire or similar.

--Maximum framed size is 20 x 24 inches. Minimum framed size is 8 x10 inches.

How to enter: Adults 18 and older

--The cost to enter 1 piece for $15; 2 pieces is $25. Maximum of two pieces.

--Artist’s name, title and price or NFS (not for sale) should be clearly identified on the back of each piece.

--Framed art work with en-try form and check made payable

to RACZ must be delivered on Wednesday, March 19, between 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to Zachary BREC Community Park Building

--In the event of a sale, artist will be called to handle.

How to enter: Students two age groups: 11 and under and 12 -17

--The cost to enter is free for students. Maximum of two pieces of art.

--Artist’s name, title and price or NFS (not for sale) should be clearly identified on the back of each piece.

--Framed art work with en-try form must be delivered on Wednesday, March 19 between 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

p.m. to Zachary BREC Com-munity Park Building

--In the event of a sale, artist will be called to handle.

Pick up your artwork--No artwork, including sold

items, may be removed until end of exhibit.

--All artwork must be picked up on Saturday, March 22, at 5 p.m. If you are not able to pick up your work, please arrange with some-one to do so. The Regional Arts Council of Zachary or BREC Park will not be responsible for work not picked up.

Art judging and awardsJudging will take place March

20 after all artwork has been sub-mitted and hung for display. The judge will award 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbons in the adult group in both under glass and not under glass categories. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given in both 12-17 and 11 and under student age groups. Honorable Mention awards will be given at judge’s discretion. Money prizes will be awarded for each 1st place ribbon. A People’s Choice award will be awarded to the artwork with the most votes from the public. A ballot box will be available for the public to place their vote for their favorite piece of art. Awards winners will be an-nounced Friday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m.

Adult (both categories) 1st place $100 2nd place $50 3rd place RACZ membership for

year Students (both categories)1st place $502nd place $253rd place Art kit

Zachary Arts Council to Meet Tuesday on Zfest,

Officers, FallArt


Pres Kennedy Named Treasurer of ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) recently announced the nominees for its 2014-15 executive committee.at their annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

During the conven-tion, current ICBA Chairman Bill Loving, president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, W.Va., will become ICBA im-mediate past chairman, while John H. Buhr-master, ICBA chairman-elect and president of 1st National Bank of Scotia, N.Y., became the new ICBA chairman.

Additionally, Jack Hartings, presi-dent of The Peoples Bank Co. of Cold-water, Ohio, has been nominated to become ICBA chairman-elect, while Rebeca Romero Rainey, board chair-man/chief executive officer of Centinel Bank of Taos, N.M., has been nomi-nated to become ICBA vice chairman. Also nominated to become treasurer and a member of the ICBA executive committee is Preston Kennedy, presi-dent/chief executive officer of Bank of

Zachary, Zachary, La. Timothy Zim-merman, president and CEO, Standard Bank of Monroeville, Pa., will contin-ue to serve as secretary.

Rounding out the ex-ecutive committee are Camden R. Fine, ICBA president and CEO; Jef-frey L. Gerhart, ICBA past chairman and presi-dent and CEO of Bank of Newman Grove, Neb., Sal Marranca, ICBA past chairman and president and CEO of Cattaraugus County Bank, Little Val-ley, N.Y.; and Cynthia Blankenship, vice chair-

man and chief operating officer, Bank of the West of Grapevine, Texas, for consolidated holding chairman.

The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation’s voice for nearly 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class edu-cation and high-quality products and services.

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Al C. Moreau III, PT Named Chairman of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board of Examiners

Al C. Moreau, III, PT, was appointed to the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board of Examiners by Governor Bob-by Jindal November 18, 2010 for a three year term. Moreau was reappointed to serve a sec-ond term effective December 6, 2013 and elected as Chair-man of the Board of Examiners January 22, 2014. Al received his Master of Physical Therapy degree from Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Allied Health in New Orleans in 1999. He is a mem-ber of the American Physical Therapy Association, Louisi-ana Physical Therapy Associa-tion, and the Private Practice section of the American Physi-cal Therapy Association. Al is the President of Moreau Physi-cal Therapy with locations throughout East Baton Rouge and St. Landry Parishes.

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Mike Fraeing, left, and Marvin Steinback, Ranger at Port Hudson Commemorative Area, stand by a nine pound cannon. Photo by James Ronald Skains.

until 5 p.m. on both days. Most re-enactors come in the night before and camp out in authentic Civil War equipment and dress.”

Although the Port Hudson Na-tional Military Cemetery was es-tablished in 1868, the Port Hudson State Commemorative Area was only established about 40 years ago.

The catalyst for the establish-ment of the state commemorative area was a group of Baton Rouge area business people led by Fred G. Bender Jr. It was this group of busi-ness and interested citizens that per-suaded the Louisiana Legislature to establish and fund the Port Hudson State Commemorative Area.

“Because Port Hudson is very young as far as maintaining of a historical battle site, Civil War bat-tle artifacts are still being found on site,” explained Fraeing, a New Or-leans native. “One of the factors that might have spurred the efforts of Mr. Bender was that a lot of artifacts were uncovered in the mid-1960s when the Georgia Pacific Plant was being built.”

“The southwest portions of the Port Hudson breastworks are now on GP land. The breastworks are 4 ½ miles in length, protecting an area of about four square miles. The riv-erside of Port Hudson did not have breastworks because it was located on the high bluff riverbanks. The bluff banks were lined with huge

Confederate cannons.”Port Hudson was the site of one

of the longest sieges in American military history, lasting 48 days (one day less than Vicksburg). About 7,500 Confederate forces held off approximately 40,000 Union troops for nearly two months. By May 22, 1863, the Union soldiers had iso-lated the Confederate troops behind the 4 ½ miles of earthen fortifica-tions.

However, despite repeated at-tacks on the fortified area, the small-er Confederate force held strong. Finally, after Vicksburg fell on July 3, the forces blocking river passage at Port Hudson surrendered after it became futile for the Southern cause to hold out longer.

“We try and make everything in our re-enactment as authentic to the real battle 151 years ago as we can.” Fraeing continued. “Guests are in-vited to interact with the re-enactors to grasp the conditions of battle and life at Port Hudson in 1863.”

Chip Landry, a Ranger for the Port Hudson State Historical Site, compiled a book list for those in-terested parties who really want to know the details of Port Hudson and the siege. On Landry’s Port Hudson list are 22 books focusing on differ-ent aspects of the siege of Port Hud-son told from different perspectives.

Some of the books on the list were published by LSU Press and other university presses, as well as other publishing companies around the country. It seems that the aca-

demics and history buffs never tire of reading new information or gain-ing a fresh perspective on the Civil War.

Fraeing has been stationed at Port Hudson for nearly 25 years. “It’s a great place to work for a history buff. We get visitors from all over the country who often have some tie to the Battle of Port Hudson through their ancestors. Our reenactments are fun for all.”

“The guns roar both large and small; the re-enactors have a great time and are very knowledgeable about the roles they are playing. They do a good job of making the history of Port Hudson come alive. We usually have 10-12 specific events during the year, but our larg-

est event by far is our annual March Siege of Port Hudson Re-enactment.”

The specific events that Fraeing referred to being held throughout the year at Port Hudson State Commem-orative Area include: Fort Desperate Tours, Fire Power, Civil War Buri-als, Native Guards Battlefield Tour, Guests on the River, and Devil’s El-bow Tour.

Today, the Port Hudson State Commemorative area encompasses 889 acres of the northern portion of the battlefield. It has three observa-tion towers, six miles of trails, a mu-seum, a picnic area and restrooms. Just south of the State Commemora-tive area is the Port Hudson National Cemetery where 4,000 Civil War vet-erans are buried.


From left: Jeremy Wright, Eric Rome, Kristen Peel, Wendy Keller, Brittany Casey, Emerson Williams, Hannah Bujol, Char-lotte Milton, Stacy Rutherford, Jessica Ladraa and Octavia Taylor.

Jeremy Wright.

Jeremy Wright of Zachary Chosen STAR Winner Among 11 Lane Nominees

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Eleven employees at Lane Re-gional Medical Center were nom-inated by patients, family mem-bers, physicians and/or colleagues for The STAR Award for Achiev-ing Excellence.

Lane’s STAR Award Honoree is Jeremy Wright.

Jeremy has been employed at Lane for 1½ years. He is current-ly a unit clerk on 2nd South, the med-surg unit.

A native of Baton Rouge, Jer-emy currently resides in Zachary. He is the son of Melvin and Tri-sha Wright and has one sister, Dr. Leah B. Wright. He is a graduate of Southern University and A&M College and is currently a senior at Southern University’s School

of Nursing. “It’s very honoring and hum-

bling to know that the small things I do can make a difference in someone’s day.” said Jeremy.

At the recent award presenta-tion, Jeremy received a certificate commending him for “Achieving Excellence, Every Person, Every Time”, a beautiful crystal sculp-ture, a Visa gift card and an extra vacation day.

The 11 STAR Award Nomi-nees are: Hannah Bujol, Brittany Casey, Wendy Keller, Jessica Ladraa, Charlotte Milton, Kris-ten Peel, Eric Rome, Stacy Ruth-erford, Octavia Taylor, Emerson Williams and Jeremy Wright.

STAR Award nominees demon-

strate excellence in their individ-ual positions and promote Lane’s overall goal of providing Excel-

lent Service to Every Person, Ev-ery Time.


At the recent Nightingale Awards, Eric Rome, RN, BSN, RCIS at Lane Cardiovascular Center was named Registered Nurse of the Year by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation.

The Nightingale Award is the “Academy Awards” of quality service, commitment and excellence for registered nurses in the state of Louisi-ana.

Rome has more than 10 years of nursing experience. He spent most of his early career as a critical care nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. In 2008 he transferred to the Cardiovascular Center and now works di-rectly with interventional cardiologists during cardiac catheterizations and vascular procedures. Rome is the only person at Lane to hold the prestigious RCIS Invasive Cardiology Registry certification adminis-tered by Cardiovascular Credentialing International.

“Eric is an asset to our team,” says Laura Peel, Director of Cardiol-ogy. “He has a positive attitude and is a leader and mentor to employees throughout the facility. He values teamwork and professional develop-ment.”

Rome serves as the co-coordinator on the Chest Pain Accreditation committee and has been instrumental in establishing several life-saving “best practices,” such as the one-call pager system to reduce on-call call-out times and working with Emergency Room staff to create a by-pass process for patients with heart attack symptoms so EMS providers can transmit electrocardiograms from the field and perform necessary interventions prior to arrival, thereby by-passing the ER and admitting the patient directly to the Cath Lab.

Rome is member of the Society of Cardiovascular Invasive Profes-sionals (SCIP) and is actively involved in organizational efforts to im-prove policies, procedures and nursing practices at Lane. He is an Ad-vanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) instructor, serves on the hospital’s Safety Committee and is one of only 23 nurses in Lane’s Clinical Lad-der Program for advanced continuing education.

Lane Cardiovascular Center nurse Eric Rome is the winner of the Nightingale Regis-tered Nurse of the Year Award. He is pictured with Katelyn Pardue, RN, nominated for Rookie Nurse of the Year (left), and Cheryl Castello, RN, nominated for Clinical Prac-tice Nurse of the Year. Rome also volunteers his time to teach school-aged children how to recognize a heart attack and call 911, as well as teaching the community bystander CPR, early heart attack care and how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator). A resident of Central, Rome and his wife, Amy, have two children Mat-thew, 8, and Maci, 4.

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Zachary High Woodshop Class Makes Podium for Lane RMC Foundation

When Lane Foundation Director Theresa Payment said she needed a portable tabletop podium, Andrew Duhe’s woodshop class at Zachary High School was happy to take on the assignment. Although Payment knew the students were very talented and would do a great job, the finished product is even more impressive than she imagined.

“I looked online for a few ideas,” said Duhe. “Once we had an idea of what we wanted to build, it took the students about 15 hours to complete the project.” The portable, solid oak podium weighs less than 10 pounds. It folds for easy transportation and storage, and has a built-in handle which makes it easy to carry.

“This podium is lightweight, sturdy, and so easy to transport and set up,” said Payment. “The students did an awesome job and we can’t thank them enough for their donation!”

These talented students in Andrew Duhe’s woodshop class at Zachary High School built this beautiful tabletop podium for Lane Regional Medical Center Foundation. From left: Theresa Payment, Lane RMC Foundation director; Frank Ragsdale, Lane RMC Foundation chairman; Ryoma Sims, Clayton Franklin, Andrew Duhe and Todd Bolen.

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ClassifiedsDo you want to make a difference in someone’s life? We are looking for someone who is loving and attentive but strong and mature to work one on one with a young male who has a developmental disability after school around 2:30 and all day during the summers and holidays. Zachary/Jackson area. Please apply in person at 622 Shadows Lane Suite A Baton Rouge, La 70606 or send your resume to [email protected] RENT Mobile Home Lots. $250 per month. Nice, quiet area in North-east EBR Parish. Call (225) 778-1672.BIG Sale. Saturday, March 22 8am-1pm. 12981 Milldale Road. So much stuff, Good prices! From Antique items to Modern. CASH only.Private School in Zachary looking for part-time math teacher. Experience teaching middle school students help-ful.Contact us at (225) 654-4964 for more information.GARAGE SALE to benefit missions. March 22nd 8am-4pm at Grace Baptist Church, 9150 Hwy 19, 3 Miles North of Zachary.Local sporting goods retailer is hiring outside sales personnel! Work your own hours.. Products include: sporting goods by Easton, Louisville Slugger, and Rawlings; team apparel & goods, specialty items – embroidery, silk screen, and vinyl applications, as well as school and nursing uniforms. High commission rate. Unlimited territory. Retirees welcome. Contact 225-892-6616 for interview appointment.For Sale! Old School Deluxe- 1951 Chevrolet, Regal Motor, New paint, Chrome, 4 Doors; 4 Year Old Tennes-see Walker Horse nad Stud. Also avail-able, two pitbulls. For more informa-tion call 225-683-3077 or 225-978-0745.

ClassifiedsNOW HIRING @ AMERICANA YMCA! CERTIFIED LIFEGUARDS & SWIM INSTRUCTORS. Mini-mum Age 16+. Flex schedules. We can train you! Great opportunity! Americana YMCA 4200 Liberty Way Zachary, LA. (225) 654-YMCA. Ask for Jonathan Lee. AQUATICS SU-PERVISORS needed for other Y loca-tions across Baton Rouge area. Apply today! www.ymcabr.orgHelp wanted! Kennel worker East Fe-liciana Animal Clinic. Apply in person between 12-2pm Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!1998 Ford Taurus Interior/Exterior Good Condition. Engine needs minor work. Asking $1500/Negotiable. Con-tact 225-303-3883Classic 1989 Bronco II, 112K miles. Great body, runs, great investment $4,500. On Time Motors 225-921-21851999 Chevrolet Suburban, High Miles, Priced to sell $2,850. On Time Motors 225-921-21852003 Ford F250 SD Reg Cab Work Truck, 55K miles, Great trade $6,500. On Time Motors 225-921-21851994 GMC Yukon ET, Excellent Condition, $4,995. On Time Motors 225-921-21852003 Ford Windstar, Low Miles, One Owner, 3rd Row Seat $3,800. On Time Motors 225-921-2185FOR SALE. 2 Bedroom House in Clinton on 10 acres. Central heat and air, fireplace, new roof, barn. $170,000. Call (225) 405-7018.Experienced female caregiver seeks employment Call 225-654-8882 for more information.

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