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Sorrento to host Boucherie & Balloon Festival Sorrento’s annual Boucherie & Balloon Festival kicks off Friday on Airline Highway in the town that celebrates the Cajun tradition of butchering a hog. The festival is organized by the Sorrento Lions Club to raise money for the Louisiana Lions Camp and Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, providing free recreational activities, optical services and so much more for special-needs children. From Oct. 18-20, the fair will include free on-site parking, a kid’s zone, tethered hot air balloons rides, music, arts and crafts and lots of food. The highlight of the weekend are the cracklin and jambalaya cooking contests. For details, visit www.boucheriefestival.com.
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East Ascension High’s Olivia Puccio, center, is surprised when her name is called as homecoming queen Friday.
The circus is coming to town The Carden International Circus is making up for its missed show due to Hurricane Francine on Oct. 19-20 at the LamarDixon Expo Center. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the same day and times as originally scheduled. For information, visit spectacularcircus.com.
D’Ron McZeal is crowned king.
Olivia Puccio reigned as East Ascension High homecoming queen Friday as the Spartans beat the Prairieville Hurricanes. The school celebrated homecoming throughout the week with theme days, competitions, a parade, pep rally and the induction of its Hall and Wall of Fame honorees. To kick of this new rivalry, Spartan students donned yellow raincoats and blue umbrella hats to tackle the Hurricanes.
Holly Jolly Hope Fest planned The City of Donaldsonville is hosting the Holly Jolly Hope Fest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Lemann Memorial Center to raise money for the Iris Domestic Violence Center. For vendor or ticket information, call (225) 323-1918.
Music in the Park Music in the Park’s next free concert series will feature The Michael Foster Project Oct. 20 in Jambalaya Park.
Breast cancer awareness Tanger Outlets Gonzales is hosting PINK Street Teams Saturday to support breast cancer awareness and research efforts. Gonzales shoppers are invited for themed activities, exclusive shopping deals and donation opportunities honoring 30th anniversary of supporting breast cancer research and awareness Shoppers are also encouraged to donate a minimum of $10 to receive a special voucher with curated offers from retailers. All proceeds from Tanger’s online donation campaign directly
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The East Ascension Spartan mascot on the sidelines Friday during the game.
The St. Amant Gators football team let one slip away last week against Dutchtown. This week, the Gators beat Walker 33-26 in a huge District 5-5A matchup. Walker was the preseason district favorite among the league coaches. St. Amant (32) used a stingy defense to hold Walker to 3 points in the first half. The Gators were Troy led by quarterback LeBoeuf Cooper Babin with ASCENSION 197 passing yards SPORTS and a touchdown pass to wide receiver Quentin Elisar. Running backs Jourden Hickerson and Tyree Williams added rushing touchdowns along with Babin. Linebacker Wesley Dykes recovered a Wildcat fumble in their own end zone for a touchdown. East Ascension scored early and often in a 57-15 win over Prairieville in District 5-5A action. The Spartans (3-3) have won back-to-back games under Coach Brock Matherne and jumped up to No. 29 in the power rankings. Ascension Catholic jumped to a 43-0 lead in the first quarter against Ascension Christian and never looked back in a 56-7 win. The Bulldogs (4-1) were led by Chad Elzy’s 187 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Camille LeBoeuf threw for 142 yards and three scores. Luke Husers, Johnny Viallon and Trevin Simon caught touchdown passes. Husers caught a second touchdown from Cy Landry. Simon added a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Bulldog defense had 12 pass breakups against a passheavy Lion team. They held the Lions (2-4) to 57 total yards. Defensive back Jayden Verner had an interception for Ascension Catholic. Defensive back Harrison Ledet recovered a fumble for Ascension Catholic.
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Firefighters learn about hazardous materials Community news report
Local firefighters from Ascension Parish Fire District 1, CAER Team, the Ascension Parish hazmat team, the Ascension Parish IMAG Team and members of the Honeywell chemical facility Emergency Response Team participated in a tabletop hazardous materials drill at the Honeywell chemical facility in Ascension Parish, CAER Chair James E. LeBlanc said. “These types of training scenarios give our emer-
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Despite clear skies and zero chance of rain, the East Ascension student section wears yellow rain coats, blue umbrella hats and white boots to stave off the hurricane surge from the Prairieville Hurricanes.
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gency responders a handson learning experience as close to real life as possible,” LeBlanc said. “Many lessons were learned, along with building a better relationship with our industry partners and assets available to us when needed.” As part of the exercise, members of Ascension Parish emergency response teams learned about all the chemicals manufactured, stored and shipped at the facility, and what equipment
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Local firefighters from Ascension Parish Fire District 1, CAER Team, APSO Haz-Mat Team and the Ascension Parish IMAG Team join members of Honeywell chemical facility emergency response team participate in a table-top haz-mat drill at the ä See EXERCISES, page 2G Honeywell Chemical Facility in Ascension Parish.
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