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Sgt. Chris McClaran and Officer Brandon Curry received awards during the annual Minden Police Department
Christmas party Thursday. McClaran received the Officer of the Year Award and Curry received the Chief’s
Choice Award. Not pictured is Sgt. Joel Kendrick, who received the Supervisor of the Year Award. Michelle
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Haynesville
man to jail
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Minden police officers honored for service
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Three police officers
were honored for their
service and dedication to
the Minden Police Department.
During their annual
Christmas party Thursday,
Minden Police Chief Steve
Cropper recognized Sgt.
Chris McClaran, Sgt. Joel
Kendrick and Officer Bran-
‘TIS THE SEASON
don Curry. McClaran
received the Officer of the
Year award, Kendrick
received the Supervisor of
the Year award and Curry
was recognized as the
Chief’s Choice. They all
received plaques.
“I have two supervisors
who have really stepped up
to the plate,” Cropper said.
“Sgt. Joel Kendrick and
Sgt. Chris McClaran are
both relatively new super-
visors. Joel’s supervisor
has been fighting some
health issues, and so Joel’s
been a really big help on
that shift. I debated on who
to give it to, but I gave it to
Joel because of the responsibility that’s been placed
on his shoulders.”
He says he chose Curry
for the Chief’s Choice
award because of his dedication to the police department.
“Every time we have
overtime, he’s here,” he
said. “He’ll stay and cover
shifts when we need help.
He’s just ‘Johnny on the
spot’ every time you need
some help.”
McClaran has also
stepped up to the plate,
Cropper said.
“Both Joel and Chris
have really taken the
responsibility of being a
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POLICE JURY
The police jury approved the
low bid of $1,000,161 from
RRAC Contractors to renovate
the HVAC systems at the Webster Parish Courthouse. Bruce
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A Homer man was arrested by
Minden police when he reportedly
fled police after trying to leave the
store with stolen merchandise.
Jacarious Monroe, 23, of the
1100 block of
Adams Avenue,
was arrested for
resisting an officer.
Minden Police
Chief Steve Cropper says he was
caught reportedly
MONROE
shoplifting at Walmart, attempting
to leave the store with more than
$200 worth of merchandise.
“He was approached by officers, dropped the merchandise
and he ran before they caught
him,” Cropper said. “We inter-
CASA DELIVERS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
CASA volunteer Justin Herrington and Webster Parish CASA supervisor Sandra Samuel load Christmas gifts into
the back of Herrington’s vehicle to deliver to the children in their care. Samuel says they were able to make sure
children, from ages of one year to 17, enjoy Christmas despite their family situations. The Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, is currently serving 40 foster children who have been removed from their home and
placed into foster care because of abuse or neglect from someone in their family. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
The Webster Parish Police
Jury, in a special meeting, called
for a special election to fill the
vacancy for constable in Justice of
the Peace District 1.
No one qualified for the position in the October election and it
has yet to be filled. The district
covers the Shongaloo area.
“It’s the Shongaloo area,” Secretary Treasurer Ronda Carnahan
said. “It’s from the Arkansas line
to Couchwood east of Dorcheat.”
In other business, the police
jury approved the low bid of
$1,000,161 from RRAC Contractors to renovate the HVAC systems
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CRIME
Haynesville man
arrested on
drug charges
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A Haynesville man
found himself in trouble
with the law from two
agencies after reportedly
attempting to get rid of
suspected drugs.
James
Dustin
Carter, 21,
of the 3100
block
of
Park Drive
in
Haynesville,
was arrested Friday,
CARTER
Dec. 18, for
possession of Schedule II
CDS, obstructing public
pass and prohibited acts.
Bond was set at $7,500.
Webster Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Coby Barton
was dispatched to the
Louisiana Arkansas state
line in reference to a vehi-
CRIME
cle parked in the northbound lane of Highway
159.
According to reports, a
Columbia County sheriff’s
deputy was standing by
until Barton could arrive
on scene. While Barton
was on his way, the
Arkansas deputy got the
driver,
identified
as
Carter, out of the vehicle
and searched his person.
The deputy reportedly saw
Carter throw a plastic baggie with a white, rocky
substance suspected to be
methamphetamine.
Upon Barton’s arrival,
Barton searched the vehicle, which revealed a glass
pipe between the driver’s
seat and center console
reportedly
containing
white residue.
Carter was then placed
under arrest and transported to Bayou Dorcheat
Correctional Center.
Deputies: Maintenance
worker arrested after
farm explosion
BENTON — Deputies
have arrested a maintenance worker at a
Louisiana horse farm after
a bomb exploded under a
house on a horse farm.
Bossier Sheriff Julian
Whittington says in a news
release that 54-year-old
Douglas Holley was arrested Sunday evening on
counts of attempted firstdegree murder and manufacturing a bomb.
The two homeowners
inside the house were not
hurt in the explosion Saturday morning. Whittington says Holley intention-
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at the Webster Parish
Courthouse.
They also approved a
resolution to apply for
Louisiana
Government
Assistance Program funds
for the following:
n Union Grove Water
System to replace old water
service mains on William
Brown Road for $18,000.
n Germantown Water
System to replace 3,000
feet of 4-inch water mains
for $30,000.
n Stateline Waterworks
to upgrade the booster
plant for $30,000.
ally placed the bomb
underneath the home's
master bedroom.
Detectives
also
searched Holley's residence and found bombmaking materials and
indications that he had
researched how to make
explosives.
Whittington says Holley worked at the Holly
Hill Farm Equestrian Center for four years.
He was transported to
the Bossier Maximum
Security Facility. It isn't
clear if he has an attorney.
The police jury also
approved the budget for the
North Louisiana Crime Lab
as presented as well as
$230 of municipality funding from District 11 to purchase a bucket for an excavator, and the remaining
balance will go towards the
purchase of a lawnmower.
The next meeting of the
police jury meeting will be
at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan.
11, in the police jury meeting room on the second
floor of the Webster Parish
Courthouse. No committee
meetings will take place
that day. Newly elected
jurors Bernard Hudson,
Nick Cox and Dustin Moseley, as well as jurors unopposed will be sworn in on
that day.
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS CONVERGE FOR HAM FEST
The annual Minden Amateur Radio Association’s Hamfest was a success Saturday. Amateur radio operators from
all over the region from Arkansas, Texas and north Louisiana came to the Minden Civic Center to buy, swap and
trade ham radios as well as related products. A time for fellow operators to fellowship, the Hamfest also offered
unique items and testing for those who wished to get their license or upgrade. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
AROUND THE STATE
Group opposes Colfax firm’s plan to hike toxic burning
COLFAX — A public policy nonprofit is urging central
Louisiana
residents
to
oppose a Colfax hazardous
waste company's expansion
plans.
Clean Harbors Colfax LLC
has applied to burn more
than 2 million pounds of hazardous waste a year, The
Town Talk reports.
That would hurt health by
increasing open burning of
toxic materials, according to
Louisiana Progress Action.
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supervisor seriously,” he
said. “They do their jobs and
if they have an issue, they
don’t hesitate to pick up the
phone and call if they have a
question. They just do a really good job. All the guys
respect them, and all the
guys seem to work with them
really well. And Brandon is
just jam up. He comes to
work and does his job. He
talks to people well and he’s
fair.”
McClaran, patrol supervisor, says he was honored by
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viewed him and he denied it.
We went back and viewed
video from the store, and he
was the one the video captured dropping the merchan-
Clean Harbors' current permit lets it burn about
500,000 pounds a year.
The state Department of
Environmental Quality is
taking comments on the
application until Jan. 5.
The company says in its
application that it takes "all
reasonable measures" to protect the environment.
Colfax Mayor Ossie Clark
says he's investigating to
decide whether the city
should take an official stance
on the application. "It is a
very big concern," he said
Friday.
The Colfax facility is
"uniquely permitted to treat
over 300 kinds of explosives
and reactive waste," according to the website for the Colfax facility's parent company,
Clean Harbors Inc., of Norwell, Massachusetts.
It says its typical waste
stream includes high explosives, warheads, air bags,
fireworks, rocket motors,
munitions,
propellants,
shaped charges, detonating
cord, nitro-related compounds and undeployed
airbags.
The Colfax facility has
eight full-time employees. It
has operated since 1985 and
has had a hazardous waste
permit since 1993, documents show.
An EPA document shows
the Colfax facility's "3-year
Compliance Status" as having no violations.
the recognition.
“I’m very appreciative of
the award,” he said. “For me,
it reflects upon the men I
work with. The work they do
day in and day out, they do
selflessly, tirelessly, and this
reward is just a reflection of
their efforts.”
Curry says in a day and
age where police officers are
so often criticized, he felt
honored to be recognized for
the good work he and his fellow officers do.
“With this job in general,
it’s a difficult job altogether,”
he said. “You do good things
and sometimes you get criticized for it. It’s always good
to know you may not get
praised for it at the time, but
the individuals you work
with are always looking at
your actions and what you
do. Like the award I did
receive, we’re able achieve
goals like this because of the
simple things you do.”
Cropper praised Kendrick
for his dedication. He says all
three take their jobs seriously
and are good officers.
Kendrick
thanked
the
department and the officers
he works with.
“I would like to thank the
department for the honor of
being awarded supervisor of
the year,” Kendrick said. “I
would also like to thank the
officers that work with my on
my shift. It’s easy to be a
good supervisor when you
have a bunch of good guys
working for you.”
Cropper
gives
these
awards as a way to show his
appreciation for their part in
keeping the community of
Minden safe.
“It’s my way of showing
them how much I appreciate
what they do,” he said.
McClaran has been with
the police department for
seven years while Curry has
been with the department for
two years. McClaran is a
native of Minden and Curry
is from Haughton. Kendrick
is a native of Claiborne
Parish and has been with the
Minden Police Department
for seven years.
dise and leaving the store.”
The chief says he was not
arrested for shoplifting as he
did not make it out of the
store with the merchandise.
He was booked at the
Minden Police Department
and transferred to Bayou
Dorcheat Correctional Center.
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‘TIS THE SEASON
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QUEST FOR THE CROWN
Miss Universe
mistake crowns
Colombia before
Philippines
CIVITAN SANTA DELIVERS GIFTS
Minden Police Officer Antonio Mims loads toys for Toys for Tots donated through the Civitan Santa drive Friday, Dec.
18. The drive was sponsored by the Minden Civitan Club and the Young Women’s Service Club. Deputies from the
Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office also assisted in delivering Christmas gifts to children in the Minden-South Webster
area. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald
HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
Holiday Ham Contest Winners
Listed are the winners for the Minden Press-Herald’s Ham
Contest. Winners can pick up a gift certificate for a free ham
at the store where their name was drawn.
Deborah Franklin - Walmart
Geraldine Edwards - Richland State Bank
Richard Logan - Spiller's Appliance & Furniture
Frances Wardlaw - Bon Temps
Bill Langley - Ace Hardware
Ebony Gibson - A.J. Price (Hwy 531)
Jerelene Lewis - Gibsland Bank & Trust (Homer Rd.)
Kathy Gamble - Minden Farm & Garden
Robert Thompson - Hamburger Happiness
OBITUARIES
C. D. Miller
Funeral services for C. D. Miller Jr. were at 2 p.m., Sunday,
Dec. 20, 2015 at North Acres Baptist Church in Minden with
Ronnie Osborne officiating. Interment followed at Gardens of
Memory in Minden. The family received friends from 5 until
7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home
in Minden.
C.D. was born April 12, 1929 in Evergreen and entered into
rest Dec. 18, 2015 in Minden. C.D. served his country in the
United States Army during the Korean War. He was a retired
Insurance Agent a member of Evergreen Union Church and a
member of Lions Club.
He was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Miller, brother,
Billy Gerald Miller, and great-grandson, Dextor Charles
Owens.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years who faithfully cared
for him, Faye Miller of Minden, son, Randy Miller and wife
Judy of Alexandria, daughters, Sissy Franks and husband
Doug of Deville, Shari Taylor and husband Rodney of Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, grandchildren, Erin Frank Owens and husband Chris of Deville, Luke Miller and wife Kadie of Alexandria, Josh Miller of Alexandria, Rachel Totaro and husband
Nick of Baton Rouge, Jared Taylor and wife Cammie of
Pineville, Daniel Taylor and wife Rachel of Haughton, great
grandchildren Gabe Miller, Adley, Grey, Jaxon, and Huxton
Owens, niece Karen Delaney of Huttig, Arkansas and nephew
Kevin Miller of Evergreen.
Grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Miller and Calvin Green
The family would like to express sincere appreciation to
Town and Country Nursing Home nurses and staff.
C.J. Ryan - MBL Bank
Dave Logan - A.J. Price (Main St.)
Mary Taylor - Holcomb's Body Shop
Wesley Sones - DD Super Discount Liquor
Marsha Todd - Gorilla Tech & Repair
Brenda DeLoach - Save-A-Lot
A.K. Tuggle - Possibilities
Norma Logan - Cone's
R.W. Page - Herbert's Town & Country
Annette Jefferson - Holmont Sales & Rental
Charlotte Martin - Gibsland Bank & Trust(Sibley)
J.E. Hamm - Mike's Outdoor
Mrs. T. P. ‘Bucky’ Sorrells
Funeral services for Mrs. T.P. “Bucky” Sorrells will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015
at WestLake Baptist Church in Doyline under
the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in
Minden. Officiating will be Bro. Ronnie Watson. Interment will follow at WestLake Cemetery in Doyline. The family will receive friends
from 12:30 until service time Tuesday, Dec.
SORRELLS
22, 2015.
Bucky was born Aug. 10, 1933 in Evans and
entered into rest Dec. 19, 2015. She was a member of WestLake Baptist Church in Doyline.
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Ray
Sorrells and son Billy Huckaby.
She is survived by her son Sonny Havard of Memphis, Tennessee, Rosco Huckaby of St. Francisville, daughters Fauna
Sorrells of Doyline, Louise Barth of Copperras Cove, Texas,
Janice Thompson of Doyline, Nona Dick of Doyline, Barbara
Griffin of Lake Charles, numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wess Machen, Reggie Coburn, Kenny
Burge, Richard Ball, J.T. Rudisill, Melvin Fletcher and Phil
Heflin.
Honorary pallbearers will Billy Reeves, Max Hammett,
and James Roach.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to WestLake
Baptist Church at 2587 Hwy 163 in Doyline.
LAS VEGAS — The
Colombian contestant was
already wearing this year's
Miss Universe crown when
host Steve Harvey returned
to announce on live television that he had mistakenly
read from a cue card, and
that the contestant from the
Philippines was actually this
year's winner.
In
the
following
moments, the crown was
removed and placed on the
head of a mystified Pia
Alonzo Wurtzbach of the
Philippines, other contestants rushed to console Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo of
Colombia and a sheepish
Harvey felt compelled to
apologize on Twitter and to
reporters assembled backstage.
"I feel horrible for this
young woman," he said.
Harvey said it was his
mistake and that he would
take responsibility for not
correctly reading the card,
which said that Wurtzbach
was this year's winner and
Colombia was actually the
first runner-up.
He held up the card for
Fox network cameras to see
up close. Talking with
reporters afterward, Harvey
and an executive for pageant
owner WME-IMG called it
human error.
"Nobody feels worse
about this than me," he said.
Wurtzbach
appeared
stunned as she walked to the
front of the stage alongside
the crown-wearing Arevalo
before last year's Miss Universe
from
Colombia
removed the crown and
placed it on Wurtzbach's
head.
Wurtzbach later said she
felt conflicting emotions as
the mistake happened: joy
when she was told she had
indeed won, concern for
Colombia contestant Ariadna Gutierrez Aravelo and
confusion at the whole situation.
Wurtzbach said she tried
to approach Aravelo onstage
afterward, but the Colombian was crying and surrounded by a crowd of
women. She said she realized it was, "probably bad
timing."
"I did not take the crown
from her," Wurtzbach told
reporters after the pageant
concluded, saying she
wished the contestant from
Colombia well and hoped
the Latin American community understands that "none
of this was my fault."
"None of this was done
on purpose. It was an honest
mistake," she said, apologizing on behalf of the organization she now represents.
She said Harvey told her
afterward that she "should
just enjoy the moment."
Harvey also apologized
on Twitter, but at first misspelled the home countries
of both contestants before
also fixing that. "I'd like to
apologize wholeheartedly to
Miss Colombia & Miss
Philippines for my huge
mistake," he wrote. "I feel
terrible."
Shortly after Sunday
night's confusion, Colombian President Juan Manuel
Santos tweeted a message
on his official account to
Ariadna Gutierrez. "For us,
you will continue being miss
universe! We are very
proud!"
Philippines presidential
spokesman Edwin Lacierda
didn't address the controversial win but said, "in bagging this victory, Ms.
Wurtzbach not only serves
as a tremendous source of
pride for our people, but
also holds up the banner of
our women and of our country-as a true representative
of what the Filipina can
achieve."
The competition started
with women representing
80 countries between the
ages of 19 and 27. For the
first time, viewers at home
weighed in, with their votes
being tallied in addition to
four in-person celebrity
judges.
It's the third time a contestant from the Philippines
has won the title. It could
have been the second win in
a row for Colombia.
The pageant's contestant
from the United States,
Olivia Jordan, was named
second runner-up.
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PRESIDENTIAL
ADDRESS
Top 10
things that
happened
in 2015
Hi, everybody. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Not just for
spreading holiday cheer – but also
for list makers. You’ve got wish lists;
Santa’s list; and of course, a blizzard
of year-in-review lists. So I decided
to get in on the action.
As a nation, we face big challenges. But in the spirit of 2015
retiree David Letterman, here – in no
particular order – are my top 10
things that happened in 2015 that
should make every American optimistic about 2016.
Number ten: The economy. Over
the past 12 months, our businesses
have created 2.5 million new jobs. In
all, they’ve added 13.7 million new
jobs over a 69-month streak of job
growth. And the unemployment rate
has fallen to 5 percent – the lowest
it’s been in almost eight years.
Number nine: More Americans
are getting health coverage. The rate
of the uninsured in America dropped
below 10 percent for the first time
ever. In all, 17.6 million people and
climbing have gained coverage as the
Affordable Care Act has taken effect.
And don’t forget, you can still sign up
through January 31st at
HealthCare.gov.
Number eight: America’s global
leadership on climate change. Last
week, in Paris,
nearly 200 countries came together to set the
course for a lowcarbon future.
And it was only
possible because
America led with
clean energy here
at home and
strong diplomacy
around the world.
PRESIDENT
Number seven:
BARACK
Progress in the
OBAMA
Americas. We
turned the page
on an outdated, half-century old policy by re-establishing diplomatic
relations with Cuba and reopening
embassies in both our countries,
allowing us to build greater ties
between Americans and Cubans.
Number six: Preventing the
spread of nuclear weapons. We succeeded in forging a strong deal to
stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear
weapon. In fact, Iran has already
dismantled thousands of centrifuges
that enrich uranium.
Number five: Standing strong
against terrorism. Even as we continue to grieve over the attack in San
Bernardino, we’re leading a global
coalition and hitting ISIL harder than
ever. In Syria and Iraq, ISIL is losing
territory, and we’re not going to stop
until we destroy this terrorist organization.
Number four: A 21st century trade
deal that makes sure our businesses
can sell goods “Made in America”
across the Asia-Pacific. The TransPacific Partnership is the strongest,
most pro-worker, pro-environment
trade agreement in our history. And
it means that America – not China,
not anyone else – will write the rules
of the global economy for the century ahead.
Number three: A pair of Christmas miracles in Washington! This
week, Congress passed a bipartisan
budget that invests in middle-class
priorities, keeps our military the
strongest in the world, and takes the
threat of shutdowns and manufactured crises off the table for 2016.
Plus, I signed a bipartisan education
bill into law to help our students
graduate prepared for college and
their future careers.
Number two: Love won. No matter who you are, here in America,
you’re free to marry the person you
love, because the freedom to marry
is now the law in all fifty states.
And the number one reason I’m
optimistic going into 2016: It's you—
the American people. All of this
progress is because of you—because
of workers rolling up their sleeves
and getting the job done, and entrepreneurs starting new businesses.
Because of teachers and health
workers and parents—all of us taking
care of each other. Because of our
incredible men and women in uniform, serving to protect us all.
Because, when we’re united as Americans, there’s nothing that we cannot
do.
That’s why it’s has been a good
year. And it’s why I’m confident we’ll
keep achieving big things in the New
Year. So happy holidays, everybody.
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AP NEWS ANALYSIS
Wish lists are out of step
with La. budget reality
With Louisiana's incoming
governor throwing out the
budgetary limits used by Gov.
Bobby Jindal for his two terms
in office, ideas for new spending are piling up after years of
budget cuts.
Those lengthy wish lists —
seeking to steer more money
to public colleges, early childhood education and transportation projects — ignore
Louisiana's stark budget realities.
While Gov.-elect John Bel
Edwards is willing to support
tax changes that will drum up
new dollars for the state treasury, he'll be struggling just to
keep up the current spending
levels for state operations and
services.
People touting wish lists
don't seem
to grasp or
aren't willing to
acknowledge the
depth of the
state's
financial
woes. Program
expansions,
restoration
MELINDA
of cuts and
DESLATTE
new initiatives likely
will have to wait until — and
if — Edwards and lawmakers
can right the sinking ship that
is the state budget.
The Democratic governorelect says Louisiana needs to
generate more money to pay
for government programs.
He's willing to talk about scaling back tax breaks to keep
more dollars in state coffers.
And he's suggested he'd consider other changes to help
bolster state income.
That's good news for those
who believe the state cut
enough spending over the last
eight years under Jindal, a
Republican who refused to
support anything he considered a net tax increase and
who patched together budgets with short-term fixes
rather than by matching
expenses to long-term revenue projections.
But that doesn't suddenly
mean Louisiana's going to be
flush with cash.
As the term-limited Jindal
exits the governor's office Jan.
11, he's leaving behind deep
budget difficulties for
Edwards and the lawmakers
returning for a new term.
Edwards is inheriting state
financing gaps topping $200
million for this year's $25 billion budget and a more than
$1 billion shortfall on the
horizon for next year.
Starting with this year, the
state's TOPS free college
tuition program has $19 million less than its students are
expected to need to fully
cover their tuition costs.
A heftier gap exists in the
state's Medicaid program,
estimated at as much as $530
million. Without a fix, the
health department estimates
it would run out of money to
pay doctors, hospitals and
other Medicaid providers in
May.
Jindal and lawmakers didn't put enough money into
this year's Medicaid budget to
cover increases in enrollment
and in costs of items, like prescription drugs. To close the
immediate Medicaid gap
before the fiscal year ends
June 30 would cost an estimated $191 million in state
financing, to draw down the
remaining portion in federal
matching dollars.
For even more grim news,
there's the continuing slide in
oil prices, which directly hit
the state's severance tax revenues and mineral royalties,
but also impact industries
tied to oil, causing a ripple
effect of declines in corporate
tax and sales tax collections.
Louisiana's current income
estimates are pegged to a $48
per barrel oil price, above
where prices have been hovering recently. If prices don't
rebound, the state's revenue
projections on which this
year's budget is built will take
another hit.
Once they dig out of this
year's troubles, Edwards and
lawmakers face more on the
horizon, estimates that they
need as much as $1 billion to
simply continue operating the
current government programs
and services without cuts.
That seems to leave little
room for the wish lists. People
keep asking anyway.
Louisiana's top higher
education board requested to
nearly double public colleges'
state financing in next year's
state budget, boosting the
money that flows to campuses by nearly $636 million.
Early childhood education
supporters are seeking $200
million over several years to
expand educational options
for young children, particularly those in poverty, who don't
get the proper foundation
before they enter kindergarten.
Others are talking about
new road projects, money for
a train to run between Baton
Rouge and New Orleans and a
list of infrastructure wants
and needs.
Maybe they should let the
state's incoming governor
and state lawmakers work on
the short-term financial problems first. That's difficult
enough.
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On terrorism,
Cruz has
no idea
Terrorism is not going away. We
saw that in the closing of the Los
Angeles schools after what was
deemed a "credible" threat. The threat
turned out to be not real, but with the
country under heightened alarm, local
authorities have become hyper-vigilant. That was 650,000 students sent
or kept home.
When a good piece of time passed
without a serious terrorist attack,
politicians went soft. Many hawks on
the right switched gears, turning on
"big government" as the predominant
evil and its national security programs
as an assault on the privacy of innocent Americans.
With the massacres in Paris and
San Bernardino, California, still in the
headlines, many Americans are wondering what was so terrible about the
federal bulk surveillance program that
Congress ended in September. Rekindled fears of terrorism have changed
the conversation.
Hence the violent pendulum
swinging of Republican presidential
candidate Ted Cruz in Tuesday's
debate. Cruz had championed the law
that stripped the National Security
Agency of the power to collect the
metadata of Americans' communications. He had some explaining to do
on Tuesday.
"Metadata" refers to such information as the time and length of calls
and the numbers called. It does not
include the content of the conversation or even names. In the now-ended
program, the NSA could delve deeper
only when a disturbing pattern
was detected. And
even then, it had
to first obtain a
court order.
During the
debate, tweeters
stuck on horse
race politics
thrilled to the
brawl between
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Cruz and the
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other CubanAmerican candidate, Marco Rubio. But there was real
substance in their battle. Rubio, who
supported the NSA program, came off
as the man for all seasons. Cruz dissolved into frantic evasion.
What was Cruz's reason for supporting a bill to stop the NSA program? "It ended the federal government's bulk collection of phone metadata of millions of law-abiding citizens," he explained.
Well, yeah.
Every day, security officials at
American airports inspect the baggage
of over a million law-abiding citizens
to find the one possibly carrying a
bomb. The jihadi terrorists who have
preyed on this country appeared to be
law-abiding, even model, citizens. By
what magical, mystical powers of
clairvoyance does Cruz think we can
spot the "bad guys," as he puts them?
The candidates routinely bashed
President Obama as weak on terrorism. In truth, he fought like a tiger to
retain the NSA's ability to conduct
bulk surveillance. In doing so, he often
butted heads with fellow Democrats
jumping on the same phony privacyrights bandwagon as did Cruz.
(Would someone please explain
why an NSA computer's going
through raw metadata — a computer
that doesn't even register our names
— is somehow violating our privacy?
Furthermore, what is so private about
information that the phone company
has?)
Republican backers of the NSA
program, such as Rubio and Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,
also had to buck their own party. As it
turned out, the program was killed by
a Republican-run Senate and a
Republican-led House, with considerable help from Democrats.
The collection of the metadata has
already ended, and soon all the information will reside with the phone
companies. To get at it, the NSA will
have to obtain a warrant and take it to
a phone company, of which there are
thousands.
The goal of protecting both security and privacy is a worthy one, but it
requires two things: One is the maturity to accept the often-difficult tradeoffs. The other is an understanding of
what the data collection being considered actually involves.
It's unclear how we can have security without a federal bulk surveillance
program. Terrorists don't walk around
wearing neon "bad guy" signs.
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NFl
PReP baSKetball
Beckham’s
antics
overshadow Woodlawn wins boys title, Lady Tiders finish runner-up
Newton’s
heroics
Classic comes to a close
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. — On a day that he
threw for five touchdowns
and led a game-winning
drive to put the Carolina
Panthers two wins away
from a perfect season, Cam
Newton ended up a
sideshow.
Nastiness took center
stage as the Panthers (140) pushed the Giants (6-8)
closer to a fourth straight
year out of the playoffs.
All that people are going
to remember are the frequent run-ins between
Beckham and Panthers
cornerback Josh Norman.
Time and again the two
tangled in the contest at
MetLife Stadium, and it
was ugly: pushing, shoving,
swinging, late hits, helmetto-helmet contact and a lot
of trash talking.
The worst was Beckham
charging from his own sideline to hit Norman with a
diving, head-to-head block
attempt.
Beckham was flagged for
a personal foul, one of three
he picked up in the game.
Norman called Beckham
immature and felt he
should have been ejected.
"The guy ran 15 yards
down the field — a dead on
collision," Norman said.
"The play was all the way
on the left side. He came
back and was hunting; and
it was malicious in every
way. I hope the league
offices get a chance to
review the film.”
NFl
Wilson,
Baldwin
stay hot for
Seahawks
SEATTLE — Because of
what the Seattle Seahawks
formula for offensive success has been in the past,
Russell Wilson and Doug
Baldwin would be considered unlikely candidates to
find their names in the
NFL record book for passing and receiving proficiency.
And yet, the marks
Baldwin and Wilson set on
Sunday in Seattle's 30-13
win over Cleveland overshadowed the Seahawks
clinching a playoff berth
for the fourth straight season and fifth time in six
years under Pete Carroll.
Unlikely?
Yes.
Impressive? Especially so
when compared to the
names
Baldwin
and
Wilson joined and surpassed with their performances.
"When I retire then
maybe we'll look back on
it and see what happens,
but right now I'm just
focused on this season,"
Baldwin said. "Focused on
being the best I can and
serve my team the best
that I can."
Wilson was 21 of 30 for
249 yards and three
touchdowns, two of them
going to Baldwin. Wilson's
other TD pass was to Tyler
Lockett from 27 yards on
the first play of the fourth
quarter as Seattle won its
fifth straight.
BLAKE BRANCH
blake@press-herald.com
points and Bre Rogers and
Sha Whiting added eight
points each.
Much like the Christmas
season, it feels like the
Holiday Classic came and
went in the blink of an eye.
Four days of non-stop
basketball action culminated
with the crowning of a boys
and girls tournament champion Saturday night at The
Palace.
Here are the results
from the final two rounds
of the 25th installment of
north Louisiana’s largest
tournament.
Woodlawn 72, Loyola 68
Woodlawn won a thrilling
boys tournament championship game over the Loyola
Flyers to cap an impressive
run through the Classic.
Loyola led 35-34 at the
half, but Woodlawn outscored
the Flyers 19-16 and 19-17 in
the third and fourth quarter to
earn the four-point win and
the tournament trophy.
Boys Championship
Girls Championship
Boys Semi-finals
Loyola 64, Minden 57
The Crimson Tide couldn’t get their offense going in
the semi-finals against
Loyola, as the Flyers played
smart, clean basketball and
took advantage of several
missed opportunities on
Minden’s end.
Girls Semi-finals
Minden 51, Plain
Dealing 46
The Lady Tiders outlasted
a scrappy Lady Bulldogs
team in the fourth quarter.
Plain Dealing took the
lead from Minden with five
minutes remaining in the
game, but Minden showed
poise by settling into their
half-court sets and finishing
the game on a big run.
Tiaga Pugh led Minden
with 13 points and nine
rebounds,
followed
by
Sha’terra Batton with 11
Red River 78, Minden 47
The Minden Lady Tiders
fell hard in the finals against
the undefeated Red River
Lady Bulldogs.
“We didn’t play very
good,” Lady Tider head
coach Jacob Brown said.
“We didn’t shoot the ball
particularly well from the
field. Red River had something to do with that, they’re
a very good basketball
team.”
Batton led the Lady
Tiders with 13 points, Pugh
finished with 12 points and
11 rebounds and Marlena
Hill added nine points.
Pugh and Batton were
named to the all-tournament team for the Lady
Tiders, who finish this weekend with their record at 11-5.
Minden’s Sha’terra Batton drives to the basket in a game earlier this season.
Batton made the all-tournament team for Minden. Douglas Blow/Courtesy Photo
College Football
Bulldogs bite Red Wolves in Big Easy, win 47-28
NEW
ORLEANS
–
Kenneth Dixon has always
taken a team-first, me-last
attitude. So it was fitting that
on the series in which he set a
new NCAA record for career
touchdowns scored, the
stitched numbers on his jersey
were ripped off and he entered
the end zone – and history –
anonymously, at least visually.
Dixon scored four touchdowns total (two rushing, two
receiving)
and
helped
Louisiana Tech (9-4) set the
fifth-most offensive yards in
NCAA bowl history as the
Bulldogs won the 2015 R+L
Carriers New Orleans Bowl,
47-28, over Arkansas State (94) late Saturday night at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
He would finish the game
as No. 1, both in the record
books and on his jersey as he
teammate
Carlos
wore
Henderson’s number over the
final quarter after Henderson
left the game with a foot injury
in the first quarter.
“That number is symbolic
of his unselfish attitude,”
Louisiana Tech head coach
Skip Holtz said following the
game. “It’s incredibly symbolic; Kenneth Dixon gets just as
excited when somebody else
scores as when he does. He
gets embarrassed talking
about himself, he doesn’t get
embarrassed when he goes out
on
that
field. He’s
an incredible talent,
an incredible young
man, you
put them
all together
and he’s
pretty special.”
F o r
holtz
Louisiana
Tech it was
a game of breaking records.
Dixon is now the NCAA’s
career touchdown scorer, LA
Tech’s 687 yards are the fifthmost of any bowl game in
NCAA history and Tech set or
tied 17 New Orleans Bowl
records.
But as Dixon constantly
preaches, it wasn’t about him.
It was about everyone else on
his team.
It was about Jeff Driskel
completing his redemption
story by winning in the
Superdome after losing in the
Sugar Bowl in 2013. The Tech
quarterback finished the year
with 4,033 passing yards,
ranking third in Louisiana
Tech history, and set a new
career-best performance with
458 passing yards.
It was about the Bulldogs
making good on its week-long
claim that “NOLA is Bulldog
Country” with the dominating
win, Tech’s 10th straight over a
Sun Belt Conference opponent.
And it was about the senior
class becoming the school’s
winningest class in its Division
I history by securing the 31st
win, making good on a
promise they made as freshmen to take the program to
heights never seen before.
But as dominating as the
win was, the game’s outcome
was in doubt for nearly three
quarters.
The teams entered halftime
knotted in a 17-17 tie and even
traded field goals early in the
second half. It took a 59-yard
pass to Dixon from Driskel
that pushed the Bulldogs
ahead followed by Dixon running it in from eight yards out
to secure the win and set the
NCAA record.
Jonathan Barnes would
kick a 28-yard field goal early
in the fourth and Dixon would
score once more as the 24
unanswered points proved to
be more than Arkansas State
could overcome.
Entering
the
week,
turnovers were a key part of
the game and critical in the
pregame analysis. Deservedly
so considering Arkansas State
entered as the national leaders
in interceptions and turnovers
while Louisiana Tech committed seven turnovers in its last
outing.
But it was the lack of
turnovers that helped decide
Saturday’s outcome. Louisiana
Tech did not commit a
turnover while forcing three
turnovers from the Red
Wolves with two interceptions
and a fumble.
“We talked to our football
team about winning the
turnover battle, and that’s
something that Arkansas State
has done well,” Holtz said.
Hardly lost in the Dixon
and Driskel show was reliable receiver Trent Taylor’s
New Orleans Bowl record
149 receiving yards on 10
catches. His lone touchdown
catch came early in the second quarter when Driskel
found him alone in the back
of the end zone as the AState defense keyed in on
Dixon.
Louisiana Tech’s defense
was its normal salty self with
seven tackles for a loss of 21
yards, two forced fumbles
and two interceptions.
NFl
Saints, Lions insist Monday night game matters
NEW ORLEANS — Drew
Brees doesn't want to hear
about how winning late-season games might hurt New
Orleans' draft position come
next spring.
Regardless of the playoff
picture, Brees said, the Saints'
roster is full of young or relatively new players who need
to learn what it takes to win
together now.
That would mean a lot
more to the franchise's future
than a draft pick that may or
may not pan out, he added.
"Confidence is gained from
demonstrated ability. The
more that you can demonstrate the ability to go out,
execute a game plan, do the
right thing, make the plays
and win, you gain confidence," Brees asserted this
week, as New Orleans (5-8)
prepared to host the struggling Detroit Lions (4-9) on
Monday night.
"The more confidence you
gain, that will carry on with
you for your whole career. In
many cases, it might just be a
game, a moment or a play that
is a turning point for a player
in his career or a team, in
regards to building the foundation of something."
Only a couple of years ago,
it appeared the Saints had a
strong foundation as they finished their 2013 season in the
playoffs for the fourth time in
five seasons.
Now,
however,
New
Orleans is one loss away from
a second straight losing season — something that has
never happened since coach
Sean Payton arrived in 2006.
The Lions are already
guaranteed their third losing
season in four, although they
did win 11 games just one season ago. So it's unclear what
the future holds for coach Jim
Caldwell. Perhaps a strong
finish will save his job, perhaps not.
"There's no, 'Down the
road,' for us," Caldwell said.
"It's a here and now and what
helps us at this particular
point to get in the best posi-
tion to win this particular
game."
As long as players such as
quarterback
Matthew
Stafford and receiver Calvin
Johnson are on the field,
Detroit has the potential to be
dangerous.
Busy Cooks
Second-year Saints receiver Brandin Cooks, whose
rookie season was cut short by
a hand injury, continues to
fulfill the potential that made
him a first-round draft choice
in 2014. This season, he leads
the Saints in catches with 64,
yards receiving with 869 and
TDs with seven.
"He's
good.
Fast.
Explosive," Lions safety
Glover Quin said. "They like
going to him deep, and they
find ways to get the ball to
him in other ways, too,
because he makes things happen with his hands on the
ball."
Moore’s Return
The game marks Detroit
receiver Lance Moore's first in
the Superdome since he left
New Orleans — where he
spent his first eight NFL seasons — after 2013. Moore,
who has 27 catches for 321
yards and four TDs this season, said it will be "weird
going back to the place that
pretty much it all started for
me."
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