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LUTCHER — The St. James Parish Relay for Life Leadership Team recently kicked off a new season of Relay by cel-ebrating past successes and looking ahead to an exciting year.

Thanks to the sup-port of the communi-ty, the 2016 St. James Parish Relay for Life was one of the top fun-draising events in the nation, earning more than $250,000 for the American Cancer Society and winning first place for these efforts (per capita) in Louisiana and the Mid-South Division.

This was an amazing

accomplishment, orga-nizers said, and the fight for a cure contin-ues as they remain “in it to win it.” This year’s “game-over” themed event will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. April 1 at Lutcher Park.

The next Team Captain Meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the St. James Parish Hospital Community Education Room (locat-ed in the medical plaza). Team members, poten-tial teams, sponsors and anyone interested in learning more about fundraising and/or get-ting involved are invit-ed to attend.

This year ’s Leadership Team is led by Brandi Louque, Chair (brandilouque@hotmail.com); Bridget Matherne, Co-Chair ( b r i d g e t _ l o u q u e @yahoo.com) and ACS Relay Specialist Lauren Bolles (lauren.bolles@cancer.org).

If you are interested in learning more but can’t make a meeting, contact one of the event leaders or visit the par-ish’s Relay Facebook Page (search @stjames-relay).

The Relay Facebook Page is a great resource to learn about team fundraisers, upcoming meetings and events and to print luminaria and fundraising forms.

To register a team online, visit relayfor-life.org/stjamesla.

The American Cancer Society is the nation-wide, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer by preventing cancer, saving lives and dimin-ishing suffering.

St. James Relay for Life kicks off

Purchase a beautiful $10

keepsake ornament in honor or memory

of a loved one affected by cancer.

Visit / take pictures of the Relay Tree Dec. 9 - 11

at the Bonfire Festival. Take your ornament on Sunday.

To order or for additional info, call 225.413.4671 or print a form on

the St. James Relay Facebook Page.

Love Lights a Tree

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DuPont donates $5K to ballistic vest fundDupont representatives David Barrett, from left, Barry Griffin and ivan caldwell stopped by the St. John the Baptist parish Sheriff’s office Monday to present a $5,000 check for the ballistic vest fund. Sheriff Mike tregre and lts. chip Wale and Blane Rome Jr. accepted the donation. anyone interested in making a donation can call 985-652-9513.

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LUTCHER — St. James Parish officials will pay tribute to local heroes and veterans at the 15th Annual Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 13 at Lutcher Recreational Park.

The event begins at 4:30 p.m. with a welcome from Parish President Timmy Roussel. The guest speaker is Ray Bass, who serves as the state commander for the Department of Louisiana Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Local businesses and industries will provide food, and attendees will be entertained by perfor-mances from All 4 Family, local dance teams and choirs. A spectacular fireworks display at 6:30 p.m. will wrap up the celebration.

Police officers will be monitoring the parking lot at Lutcher Recreational Park, where parking will be reserved for elderly and handicap resi-dents.

Parking will be available at the Lutcher Town Hall, along Louisiana Avenue in Lutcher and other nearby designated areas.

elvin ‘Ray’ Bass is speakingat lutcher Veterans event.

St. James honors Veterans Nov. 13

River Parishes clocks turn backan hour Sunday at 1 a.m., themove bringing to an end the peri-od of Daylight Saving Time.

The mornings will get lighter and the evenings darker, plus there is an extra hour of sleep this Saturday night/Sunday morning.

Set your clocks back

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The Airport ReportBy Walter J. Krygowski

Acting Director of AviationLouis Armstrong New Orleans

International Airport

Holiday Travel Tips

With the holiday season upon us, many people will be travelling to visit fam-ily and friends. The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is providing more conve-nient travel than ever be-fore with service to a re-cord-breaking 57 non-stop destinations on fifteen air-lines. New domestic desti-nations include two new routes with Allegiant Air to Concord, North Caro-lina, beginning November 18, 2016, and Cleveland, Ohio, set to launch Feb-ruary 17, 2017. GLO also began service to its fifth destination Huntsville, Alabama, on September 30, 2016.

To make your holiday travel from Armstrong In-ternational a more enjoy-able experience, we want to share some helpful travel tips.

1. Travel on off-peak days.

In general, the Wednes-day before and the Sun-day after Thanksgiving are the busiest airport travel days. Christmas and New Year’s occur on the weekend this year, so it is expected that the Fri-day and Monday around the holidays will be busy travel days. Passengers should take this into ac-count when making their airline reservations. Off-peak days may offer less congestion or possibly a lower air fare.

2. Arrive early.During the holiday

travel season, the number of passengers travelling will typically be greater than the rest of the year. For this reason, please allow sufficient time to arrive, park or drop off passengers, check-in with your airline, and process through security to arrive at your gate in a timely manner. Airlines recom-mend that passengers ar-rive at least 2 hours prior to their scheduled depar-ture time. Remember not all parking options may be available at all times dur-

ing peak holiday travel. Consider taking alternate transportation to the Air-port to avoid parking con-gestion.

3. Avoid lines.The airline check-in

process may be longer than normal during the busy travel periods like holidays. To avoid these lines, it is recommended to check-in online. Most airlines provide an op-tion to check-in for your flight on their website or using their app up to 24 hours before your sched-uled departure time. Print boarding passes at home or consider using an elec-tronic boarding pass on your smartphone. Also consider using a carry-on bag instead of checking a bag so you can bypass the airline ticket counter and go right to the secu-rity checkpoint with your boarding pass and carry-on bag. Please check with your airline on their limi-tation of size and weight for carry-on bags.

The TSA Pre✓™ Pro-gram can also help speed up the process of getting to your gate. Passengers enrolled in TSA Pre✓™ can expect a shorter wait time at the security checkpoint and quicker screening because they do not have to remove shoes, laptops, liquids, belts, or jackets when being screened. For more information about the TSA Pre✓™ Program or to enroll, please visit https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/programs/pre-check.

4. Follow TSA packing and travel tips.

Passengers should be prepared for the Trans-portation Security Ad-ministration (TSA) secu-rity screening process to help minimize the screen-ing wait times. To expe-dite the screening process, our passengers should visit the TSA website at www.tsa.gov beforehand to become familiar with what items can and can-not be carried on-board

the aircraft. The TSA web site has tips and videos on prohibited items, the 3-1-1 liquid rule, traveling with infants, what type of locks may be used on your checked bags and many more areas of interest that will help you prepare for travel.

For example, wrapped gifts are not prohibited as long as they do not con-tain any item that cannot be carried on-board the aircraft. However, if for some reason a wrapped package needs to be fur-ther checked by TSA, they may have to unwrap it to take a closer look inside. We recommend passen-gers wrap their holiday gifts after their flight or ship them ahead of time to avoid the possibility of having to open them dur-ing the screening process. Items purchased after the security checkpoint have been pre-screened and can be taken on the plane.

We hope these tips save you time during your holiday travel and make your visit to the Airport as stress-free as possible. We look forward to wel-coming you as you travel through Armstrong In-ternational this holiday season.

Walter J. Krygowski, the acting director of aviation for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International may be reached at airport@fly-msy.com. Check your local listings for the air time of the Armstrong Interna-tional Airport 30 minute television program, “Air-port Alive” or view it on the airport website, www.flymsy.com, by clicking on the “Airport Alive” link on the “News and Stats” page. Follow the airport on facebook.com/MSYAirport and twitter.com/NO_Air-port. To find out how to be a volunteer at the airport, click on “Ambassador” on the airport’s website homepage.

By loRi lyonSL’Observateur

LAPLACE — When Jenni and Jason Bourg opened The Crab Shack on Peavine Road, they knew they had something pretty special.

The small, rustic looking eatery offered plenty of delicious food, as well as beautiful views of Lake Pontchartrain.

The problem was standing out.First, the name is a rather popular

one. A Google search turns up nearly a dozen Crab Traps from New Jersey to the Florida Keys and places in between.

To help solve that, the Bourgs decided to change the name of their

restaurant, as of this week, to Off The Dock.

It’s a name that has been in the back of Jenni’s mind for a while.

“We always said, if we opened another restaurant, that would be the name,” Jenni said.

“As we got into our second year (here), we decided to freshen it up, change it a little bit.”

The Bourgs commissioned a friend to design the sign, which features a pelican on the water.

“It’s just perfect,” Jenni said.The Bourgs still have to deal with

another issue: the restaurant is locat-ed way off the beaten path at 105 Peavine Road.

Once little more than a blip off old

Highway 51, Peavine used to be just a shell road that cut through the swamp to the lake. There was noth-ing there but a bunch of weekend camps to show for it.

A few brave entrepreneurs did open dining spots in recent years, but Hurricane Isaac wiped them off the tourist map, if not the real one, in 2012.

Now the area is back, with several restaurants to choose from.

“We’re really hard to find back here,” Bourg said. “There’s swamps on both sides. People don’t know we’re here.”

Bourg said they are trying to set themselves apart with their menu, which features boiled seafood, po

boys, pasta dishes and gumbos per-fected by her husband, Jason.

“I don’t know what he did to the gumbo, but people just love it,” she said.

There’s also a blackened redfish dish, which once was a special item.

There still are lunch specials, as well as daily specials. Thursdays are all you can eat shrimp nights; Fridays are surf and turf night, with shrimp and a filet mignon.

Off the Dock is open Thursday through Sunday. The hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday.

For more information, call 984-224-2000.

Off The Dock finds home on Peavine Road

By Stephen heMeltL’Observateur

EDGARD — A local man faces sentencing next month after pleading guilty to charges involving a sex-ual encounter with a minor and intention-ally exposing the child to the AIDS virus in the process.

Barlon Cammon of LaPlace is facing a Dec. 21 presentence investigation hearing, where his sen-tence could be announced if no other continuances are granted, a St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court’s Office representa-tive said.

Cammon pleaded guilty Oct. 19 in front of Judge J. Sterling Snowdy to two counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and two counts of inten-tional exposure to the

AIDS virus.His presentence inves-

tigation is scheduled to conclude Dec. 20. Cammon was ordered held in St. Charles Parish until then.

Cammon was arrest-ed Dec. 9, 2015, after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investiga-tors said he engaged in sexual intercourse in St. John Parish with minors detectives believed were approximately 15 and 16 at the time.

According to authorities, the incidents occurred two to three years before his arrest.

St. John deputies were forwarded information on an ongoing investigation out of St. James Parish at the beginning 2015.

Cammon worked for the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office from October, 2007 to April, 2009 before a stint with the Lutcher Police Department.

cammon

Man pleads guilty in carnal knowledge case involving AIDS

St. John Sheriff’s office superheroes Denise Bertrand as McGruff, Daniel Materne as Spider-Man, Brandon Barlow as Batman and Mike Dean as Superman joined little superheroes at St. John child Development center in Garyville.

Superheroes UNITE!

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office own superheroes Mike Dean, Brandon Barlow, Daniel Materne and Denise Bertrand joined little superheroes

as well as angels, fairies, pirates and other cute characters at fall festivals Oct. 28 at local preschools.

Superman, Spiderman and Batman, along with McGruff the Crime Dog, enjoyed spend-ing time with children at St. John Child Development Center in Garyville and St. Timothy’s Preschool in LaPlace.

The superheroes visited with students, posed for pictures, and offered the trick-or-treaters tips like always trick-or-treat with an adult, being careful crossing the streets and carrying a flashlight.