From Brenda Ingram

The West Central La team ministry coordinators for Operation Christmas Child met with their new Area Coordinator, Jeanine Ford from First Baptist Church Winnfield.  She has been selected  by Samaritan’s Purse Regional Coordinators to led the team.  Jeanine has been involved with Operation Christmas Child for over 15 years and the Drop Off Team Leader for Winn Parish since 2015.

Pictured  is Freida Berry, Church Relation Coordinator (332-6932), Jeanine Ford Area Coordinator (464-0756), Brenda Ingram Logistics Coordinator (471-9415) and Bill Huggins Community Coordinator (352-7839).

For more information about the ministry contact Samaritan’spurse.org or any of the coordinators.

It is never too early to teach children about serving and giving. Miranda Heyl, from Fort Worth is the 9 year old granddaughter of Edward and Sherrie Bohannon. Heyl is sewing  the edges of a doll blanket to pack in a shoebox. Miranda is busy packing shoeboxes to send to third world countries in November.

Miranda’s grandparents attend church at Fairview Alpha Baptist Church and are involved in Samaritan’s Purse  Operation Christmas Child. This ministry packs millions of shoeboxes each year to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. For many children this is their first gift to ever receive and the first time they have heard of God’s love. The shoeboxes are packed with school supplies, toiletries, toys, stuff animals, clothes, shoes, and a WOW item.

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By Brad Dison

A New York television show was due to begin broadcasting in two weeks.  In the 1950s, television was broadcast live before a studio audience.  There was no editing.  The production had one serious problem; they were having trouble casting an actress to play the lead character’s wife.  They had considered numerous actresses but could not find one who fit the role.  The lead character had the final say in who played his wife.  Actresses were either too tall, too short, too big, too small, too loud, or too quiet.   

Audrey Cotter was performing in the Broadway production of Top Banana and had appeared on several television shows including The Amazing Mr. Malone (1951), The Bob & Ray Show (1951-1952), and Lux Video Theatre (1952).  She agreed to help the production find the right actress.  She suggested just about every actress she knew, but the leading man always had a reason why none of them would fit the part.  Finally, Ms. Cotter said she knew the perfect actress for the part, herself.

Ms. Cotter, an experienced professional actress was immaculately dressed in the current style, her makeup and hair were flawless, her movements were graceful – the leading man knew she was all wrong for the part.  He quickly pointed out that the character was supposed to be a blue-collar housewife who, along with her husband, portrayed their daily struggle for survival in New York City.  He explained that she was “all wrong.”  She was too young, too pretty, and, above all, too glamours for the part.  No one would believe she could be married to him.  Ms. Cotter left the meeting feeling rejected, although being rejected for being too young, too pretty, and too glamorous must have softened the blow somewhat.

Ms. Cotter was not too serious about getting the part until she was turned down.  She became a determined woman.  On the walk back to her apartment, she told her agent to return to her apartment the following morning with a photographer.  Ms. Cotter stayed in bed until the agent and photographer rang her bell.  She let the men into her apartment.  Her hair was mussed up, she wore no makeup, she wore a blouse—she had torn one of the sleeves for the occasion—and donned an apron.  She walked into her cluttered kitchen and the photographer took several pictures.  They developed the photographs and sent them back to the casting person with no name attached.   

The lead man looked at the pictures.  Her shoulders were slumped, one hand rested on the countertop as if to keep her from collapsing from utter exhaustion.  Rather than a smile, Ms. Cotter’s expression was one of disdain as if she were about to ask, “What can happen next?”  The lead man said in rapid succession, “Oh, My God. That’s [her]. Who is she?  Where is she? Can we get her?”

Ms. Cotter got the part.  The lead man was unaware until sometime later that he had already rejected her for the part.  Although the television sitcom lasted just a single year, Ms. Cotter’s character became one of the most beloved in television history, Alice Kramden.

Few people know the actress as Audrey Cotter.  The world knows Alice Kramden by her stage name, Audrey Meadows.  The man who rejected her for the part played her husband in the show.  His name was Jackie Gleason.  She, along with her husband, Ralph, and upstairs neighbors Ed and Trixie Norton, were… The Honeymooners. 

Source: “Honeymooners Stars Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph on the Joan Rivers Show.” YouTube. Last modified August 4, 2020. Accessed July 17, 2022. youtube.com/watch?v=-zpcywEQHxQ.

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A two day workshop begins today at Ware Youth Center.  Members of all professions and persons 16 years and older may participate.  Walk Ups are welcome if you did not register in advance.

See the attached flyer for details.

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From the National Weather Service Office in Shreveport:

A Heat Advisory has been extended through 8:00 pm Wednesday for all of the Four State Region. Temperatures will again climb into the upper 90s and lower 100s Wednesday.  When combined with the humidity, heat indices will range from 105-110 degrees.

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Dewey “Randy” Lee Thomas

August 24, 1967 to July 24, 2022

Services at 11:00 am Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Bethel Baptist Church

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It’s time to get your competitive exhibits ready for the 2022 State Fair of Louisiana!  Red River 4-H reminds all members planning on exhibiting that all info including rules, entry form, divisions and classes are posted to their website.

Red River Man Church has announced that Pastor Richard Tull of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church will be the speaker at their August meeting.  Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 11.

Flag Football is back at Open Door. Sign-ups are July 1- August 15th. All forms and payments are due by August 15th. If you would like to coach please call the church office at 932-6267 and speak to Ashley.

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AS A TEAM LEADER, YOU WILL: 

• Supervise utilizing strong interpersonal skills 
• Use technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, as applies to such supervision 
• Utilize computer skills to facilitate processes and software used 
• Pursue objectives with organizational skills to meet goals 
• Work with personnel at all levels of the organization 

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: 

• Two (2) year Associates Degree, plus one year of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Excellent communication skills; both oral and written 
• Great computer skills (Excel and Word 

BENEFITS:

We offer medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more. We also provide flexible time-off plans, including parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.  

Shift is 11:00 p.m. until 7:30 a.m.  Overtime requirements are based on customer needs to meet business objectives. 

If qualified and interested, please apply online at www.emerson.com 

Equal Opportunity Employer 
Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.  

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AS AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER, YOU WILL: 

• Identify opportunities to introduce flow and visual management into processes and work alongside area leadership to implement 
• Utilize process mapping, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis 
• Capture manufacturing cycle time data in the production department, develop improvement plans, and execute action plans 
• Create, review, and update standard work 
• Maintain plant and workstation layouts to reflect the current state and to provide potential future state options to project leaders and management 
• Lead improvement activity by facilitating kaizen events or acting as a project resource 
• Develop area leadership through lean daily management process 
• Train new employees on continuous improvement concepts in Orientation and in other settings 

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: 

• BS degree in engineering, manufacturing, or equivalent degree and a minimum of two years’ experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in manufacturing identifying opportunities for the efficiency of manufacturing processes and operations  
• Experienced in lean manufacturing principles 
• Project management experience 
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D for managing plant layouts 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Excellent communication skills 

If qualified and interested, please apply online at www.emerson.com 

BENEFITS:

We offer medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more. We also provide you flexible time-off plans, including parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 
Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.  

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At the close of qualifying for local elected office this October, there are races for School Board Districts 1 and 4.  And there will be a contest for the Mayor of Martin, and Aldermen of Hall Summit.

For School Board District 1 Jeffery Deen and Melinda Hardy qualified.  That seat is occupied by Gene Longino, and he has announced his retirement from the board.

Two candidates qualified for District 4.  They are incumbent Cleve Miller and challenger Flora Miller.

District 2 Board Member Richard Cannon, District 3 Board Member Gary Giddens, District 5 Board Member Kasandra White, District 6 Board Member Valerie Cox, and District 7 Board Member Susan Taylor drew no opposition.  Therefore, they are re-elected to those seats.

There are two candidates seeking election as Mayor of Martin.  They are Marcie Davis and Mary Ann Longino.

Four candidates are seeking to be Aldermen at Hall Summit.  They are Jason Briggs, Willie Jiles, Jr., Barbara Moore Perrin, and Kathy Quick.  Three will be elected.

Danny Scott qualified for Mayor of Hall Summit.  He has no opponent so there will not be an election for that position.

No one qualified for Hall Summit Police Chief.  The position will be filled later.

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On the second day of qualifying another candidate joined the race for School Board District 4.  Flora Miller qualified in opposition to Cleve Miller.  All other incumbent members of the School Board have no opposition, as Thursday. 

On the first day of qualifying Jeffery Deen and Melinda Hardy qualified for District 1.  That seat is occupied by Gene Longino, and he has announced his retirement from the board.

There are two candidates seeking election as Mayor of Martin.  They are Marcie Davis and Mary Ann Longino and they qualified on Thursday.

Four candidates are seeking to be Aldermen at Hall Summit.  They are Jason Briggs, Willie Jiles, Jr. Barbara Moore Perrin, and Kathy Quick.  Three will be elected.

Danny Scott qualified for Mayor of Hall Summit.  So far no one has qualified for Hall Summit Police Chief.

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The Red River Parish School Board was given a report that the school facilities will be ready to welcome students when they return to campus on August second.  Superintendent Alison Strong said, “Things are going well, and we are pretty much moved into new buildings.”

Teachers and staff have been moving into the newly constructed facilities beginning during the last school year.  Strong said, “We’ll be ready in time for school.”  She commended the janitorial staff on all campuses for making sure all schools are ready to welcome students on August second.

She also reported that the contractor is making good progress on the new Central Office.  It is being constructed south of the Junior High on Bulldog Drive.  “The date has been moved up to October first for completion,” said Strong.

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Check out the highlights from Marsh Maneuvers! Campers planted marsh grass, caught crabs, learned about the menhaden and oyster industries, and much more! Two students from the Red River 4-H attended that camp.

Campers harvested marsh grass plugs to plant along a vulnerable area of Bayou Petit Anse.

Afterward they played marsh volleyball.

The 4-H campers took a tour from the US Coast Guard.  They cast nets.  They caught blue crabs. And campers they toured the Menhaden Processing plant and observed fish meal production.

Also during their week they toured the Leland Bowman Locks and 4-Hers learned about the oyster industry at Shucks in Abbeville.

Red River students Madison Chamberlin and Blake Francis attended this great camp last week.

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The Red River Council on Aging is in good shape going into the next fiscal year.  And they are looking to continue recovering from the setback of the pandemic.  That report given at the annual membership meeting of the Council.  At the meeting the 2022-23 Board of Directors was announced, and new officers were elected for the coming Year.

Carolyn Hayes was elected President of the board.  Other officers elected were John Brewer, Vice President; Diane Slatten, Treasurer; and Katherine Smith, Secretary.

Special Guest at the meeting was Lakeisha Robertson of the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs.  Robertson expressed her gratitude to the Council for the many programs offered to assist seniors in the parish.

Director Liz Cannon reported to the board that the annual Health Fair has resumed, following the lifting of COVID Restrictions.  Cannon said, “We had our Health Fair in May.  There were over 20 vendors and over 100 people participated.”

Other milestones reported by Cannon and Assistant Director Michael Braswell included distributing 105 fans this summer with more to be given out, participating in the Farmer’s Market program by over 200 people, and 300 participants in the distribution of 80 pound food boxes from Catholic Charities, and serving over 30 clients with income tax preparation.

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By Molly Seales

On a hot and steamy Saturday, July 16, the Riverdale Academy varsity football team traveled to Union Christian Academy 6 x 6 passing tournament. There were 9 teams in the tournament, and Riverdale beat Briarfield in the championship game to bring the trophy home to Riverdale. Head Coach Jared Smelser said in a post on social media, “It was a great weekend for the beginning of football. We competed in a 6 v. 6 passing tournament on Saturday. After losing 78% of our offensive scoring last year, I was just hoping to get the team chemistry and route timing down. These guys showed me that they want to compete and win. I was pumped with the quarterback progression and reads, the receivers’ routes, and a quick defense that reacted well. I’m ready for these guys to hit the field.”

I also caught up with assistant coach Jensen Spillum for his thoughts on the outing. Coach Jensen told me, “It was a great feeling to win the 6 on 6 tournament this weekend. Having gone undefeated while playing really good competition is a confidence boost and will propel us into the regular season. Offensively, we threw the ball around the field very well, and our routes were executed the way we wanted them to be. Defensively, we flew to the ball and improved our coverage schemes. It was fun winning, but now we are focused on the regular season and winning one week at a time.”

The Rebel football team has been putting in the work in the weight room this summer and will officially begin practice next week. While they prepare for the season, the RA cheerleaders head to cheer camp in Grapevine, TX, on July 20-23 so they can improve and get ready to cheer on their boys of fall. Excitement is in the air as football season is less than a month away! Let’s go Rebels!

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By Steve Graf

Fishing with plastic worms has been around ever since Nick Crème stunk up his kitchen and poured the first soft plastic worm in 1949. This one bait revolutionized bass fishing forever, and it became, and still is today, the number one way to catch bass.

Anglers like Roland Martin and Larry Nixon made a great living winning tournaments with the plastic worm. In the beginning, there were mainly three colors to choose from: black, blue, or purple. But over the years other manufacturers like Zoom, Strike King, Berkley, and V&M now offer worms in a multitude of colors and sizes. Today let’s look at a couple that have made their mark on the bass fishing world.

One worm that has withstood the test of time is the 6-or 7-inch straight tail worm, or as Zoom calls it, a “Trick” worm. More fish have been caught on a straight tail worm than any other worm ever made. Over the years, no bait has brought more fish to the scales or put more money in the pockets of anglers. It’s a bait that allows anglers to use an array of techniques to fish it. A shakey jig head, drop shot, Texas rig, or a Carolina rig are the most popular ways to fish it, but it’s also a great bait when fished weightless.

The straight tail worm will flat out catch fish when other lures will fail. Why? I think it’s because it can be fished so many different ways, and it always seems to look natural in the water. One key for me when fishing this bait is to not over-weight it. Simply put, don’t use a real heavy weight with this worm, as it tends to take away the action of the worm. My personal set up for a 6-or 7-inch “Trick” worm is Texas rigged with a 2/0 Gamakatsu Round Bend Hook and a 3/16 Elite Tungsten weight fished on 14- or 15-pound fluorocarbon line…but I will go to a ¼ ounce weight if the wind is blowing.

Another worm that has caught fire is an oversized version of the Zoom Trick Worm called the “Magnum” Trick Worm. It’s an 8-inch worm and is 2 inches longer than its cousin, “Trick” worm. This bait has really come to the forefront of bass tournaments in our region. There’s a saying among anglers, “Big baits catch big fish.” Well, if you think the 8-inch Magnum

Trick Worm is good, tie on a V&M J-Mag 10-inch worm! This worm defines what a big worm really is and will put fish in your live-well that any angler would be proud to have. Either of these big straight tail worms will work. Some days they seem to want the smaller 8-inch version, but then are days when the big fish want that bigger 10- inch bait. You just have to try both to see which one they want.

Both of these, when Texas rigged, may require a heavier weight like a Tungsten 3/8 or ½ ounce. I like to fish either of these in shallow or deep- water conditions. So, if you want to upgrade your catch and put quality fish in the boat, tie on either the 8-inch Magnum Trick Worm or a V&M J- Mag 10-inch worm. Nothing gets me more excited than catching bass on a worm. There’s just something special about getting a Texas rigged worm bite and you feel that slight “tick” and you set the hook! Warning: this type of fishing may cause heart failure! Till next time, good luck, good fishing and don’t forget to set the hook!

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By Yeshia White

The question was once asked: is there any importance of engaging and reaching young people? The answer is obviously, yes. In addition to simply saying yes, action was put forth by the Louisiana Progressive Baptist State Convention’s North Region under the leadership of Rev. Henry F. Johnson, Jr., President, and Rev. NaJee Johnson, North Regional Vice President along with the Louisiana Progressive State’s Youth Director, Lady Yeshia White – Johnson.

This action in attempt of engaging and reaching young people was put forth Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 3pm. This event was held at the Wired for Love Fellowship Pastored by the Rev. Glen Turner of which is in the same parking lot of Maxway. The idea behind this endeavor was to display that it is perfectly acceptable to have faith in Christ and fun at the same time.

We had a gospel message give the Rev. Quanerick Milton from the Tabernacle Church in Shreveport. He shared with the young people about living to their full potential and fulling their purpose in God. Rev. Milton express to the young people that they need a personal relationship with the Lord. We allowed young people at will to use their gift of dancing, singing, and playing of an instrument.

We also shared with the young people by giving them Ice Cones, Nachos and Hot Dogs. It was not attended as desired. However, we feel blessed for the impact that was made on the Youth which attended. The Young People expressed they felt loved and thought about. We will be doing more outreaches for Young People. We are accepting community support.

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By Royal Alexander

“They said I couldn’t buy Twitter.  Then they wouldn’t disclose bot info. Now they want to force me to buy Twitter in court.  Now they have to disclose bot info in court.” Elon Musk

Please recall that Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, had proposed to buy Twitter.

This suggestion was rejected, immediately and forcefully.  Twitter was so opposed to the purchase it stated it would put in place a corporate “poison pill” so as to make the potential purchase and/or takeover by Musk so unattractive that he would abandon his plan to acquire it.

Twitter’s corporate legal counsel then reminded the Twitter brass that they have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders.  After that Twitter became magically more amenable to the potential sale.

Musk then proposed a $43 billion purchase of the company and reasonably assumed Twitter would honestly disclose the number of “real” human Twitter users, excluding all the fake spam bots.

In other words, Musk demanded full transparency as a pre-condition of the proposed purchase in order to determine the actual number of Twitter users and, therefore, the monetizable value of the purchase.

Well, Twitter still will not disclose the actual number of real, human Twitter users.  Thus, Musk has now indicated he will walk away from the sale.

But, if the Twitter sale doesn’t go through the Twitter brass are all likely to be sued for breaching their fiduciary duty to stakeholders by denying them the generous return on their Twitter stock investment that would occur as a result of the Musk purchase.

That possibility now has Twitter in a panic.

So, Twitter has now sued to force the sale to occur!  However, now, legal discovery rules will force Twitter to turn over all relevant information, including the number of fake spam bots!

Twitter is caught in a legal web of its own weaving.

The irony is that, though founded as a neutral platform promoting freedom of speech, Twitter’s hostility to the Musk proposal derived from Musk’s intention to allow ALL speech on Twitter as opposed to Twitter’s current practice of censoring and suppressing certain (virtually always conservative) speech.

Musk sought to purchase and then “free” Twitter so every tweet can be heard, read, and discussed. What a concept! How terrible!

What Musk is really saying when he describes himself as a “free speech absolutist” is that he strongly supports our First Amendment and its guarantee of free expression. 

Musk believes in the constitutional principle that the answer to speech, even speech that we hate, is not censorship but, rather, more speech and substantive debate in an honest search for the truth.

Musk has observed that Twitter serves as America’s “de facto public town square” where ideas should be constantly advanced, exchanged, opposed, and then either become accepted or be pushed aside.  That’s the very definition of the “marketplace of ideas” the U.S. Supreme Court has used as its legal standard in free speech cases to define and illustrate the broad spectrum of core political speech the 1st Amendment protects.

Conversely, recall that Twitter banned President Trump while the murderous Iranian ayatollah, the violent and hateful Louis Farrakhan, the Wuhan/Chinese and American China Virus liars and propagandists, Porn Hub (the largest host of child porn and rape videos in the world) and Planned Parenthood (which has proudly performed most abortions in the U.S.) have been allowed to remain on Twitter.

These are examples of censorship Musk vehemently opposes given their negative effect on free speech.  Musk has stated “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.” 

Musk’s attempted purchase of Twitter is a major response to the suppression of free speech by Big Tech which is promoting culturally toxic wokeness that attacks the fundamental principles of our Constitution.

As Musk says, “Wokeness is a mind virus … it is arguably one of the biggest threats to modern civilization.”  Musk believes that “at its heart, wokeness is divisive, exclusionary and hateful.  It basically gives mean people a reason, it gives them a shield to be mean and cruel, armored in false virtue.”

I’m hopeful Musk’s tactical moves are merely part of a strategy to lower Twitter’s stock price prior to his purchase of the company.

May his effort be a triumph for freedom of expression, without which our way of life cannot endure.

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Coushatta VFW Post 7287 Adjutant David Fields was in Kansas City at the national conventions of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary.  On Wednesday, Fields spoke to the National VFW Auxiliary.

Fields said, “I was honored to talk about the goodness that Warrior Horse does for soldiers and first responders dealing the TBI or PTSD.  Warriorhorse is located near Frierson in DeSoto Parish.  Fields is a participant in that Warrior Horse program.  Information on the Warrior Horse program is in this report in the DeSoto Parish Journal on February 24^th:  https://desotoparishjournal.com/2022/02/24/president-visits-warrior-horse/

In addition to his duties with the local post, Fields is the Chaplin of the Louisiana Department VFW.  He is pictured at the national Auxiliary convention with his wife Ramel.  She is the immediate Past President of the Louisiana VFW Auxiliary and a member of the Coushatta VFW Auxiliary.

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The members of Celebrate Recovery (CR) in Coushatta recently participated in the Red River Parish Crusade by visiting with individuals interested in recovery for themselves or their family members.  They passed out literature and shared their own stories of recovery. 

CR is different from other recovery programs in that it addresses all hurts, hang-ups and habits – chemical and otherwise.  In fact, only about 1/3 of those who attend CR struggle with chemical addictions.  Most struggle with life issues such as depression, anxiety, co-dependency. anger, lust, finances, grief, pride and so on.

On Thursday, July 28, 2022, there will be a guest speaker.  Barbara F. will share her story.  Barbara is the mother of an alcoholic who had spent years of her life centered around her son.  At first, she attended so that her son would also attend.  What she learned was that she couldn’t change her son but she could change herself and her actions and reactions.  By doing so, she now leads a life of freedom in Christ.  Her story of recovery is one you do not want to miss.

CR meets every Thursday evening at Open Door Fellowship Church, 285 Esperanza Rd, Coushatta.  A meal is served at 5:30 p.m.  Large group (either a testimony or lesson) is at 6 pm followed by small groups at 7 pm. 

If you have always wondered what CR is about, July 28 would be a good night to “check it out”. 

Some of the members are pictured with their pastor, Thumper Miller.  The ministry leader, Sandy Scott, was not present because of family illness.

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Cecil Courtney Davidson

May 6, 1935 to July 20, 2022

Graveside service Friday, July 22, 2022 at 10:00 am at Mount Zion Cemetery.

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A water aerobics class will be offered by Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education beginning Tuesday, August 2.  The 60-minute class will begin at 9:30 a.m. on August 2-4 and 9-11. The fee is $29.

First Baptist Coushatta reminds the public that the Fourth Friday Fish Fry at Clara Springs Camp has been cancelled.  First Baptist was scheduled to do the cooking.

And New Life Church is postponing their fish fry.  It had been scheduled for this Saturday, July 23rd, unfortunately we are going to have to postpone. We will update everyone once we get a new date set.

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Report from the Red River Sheriff’s Office for July 12-18, 2022.

Note:  Under a new law signed by the Governor, booking photos are no longer being included in the Arrest Report.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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On the first day of qualifying, all incumbent Red River School Board members who are seeking re-election filed.  There are two candidates in the open District 1.

Jeffery Deen and Melinda Hardy qualified.  They had announced within the past week.  Also qualifying were Richard Cannon, Gary Giddens, Cleve Miller, Kasandra White, Valerie Cox, and Susan Taylor.

Other races in the parish, Danny Scott qualified for Mayor of Hall Summit while Jason Briggs and Willie Jilles, Jr. qualified for Aldermen in Hall Summit.

Qualifying runs through Friday in the Clerk of Court’s office.

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