DONALDSONVILLE • DUTCHTOWN • GEISMAR • GONZALES • PRAIRIEVILLE • ST. AMANT
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Darlene Denstorff AROUND ASCENSION
Early voting continues through Oct. 29 Early voting for the Nov. 5 election runs through Oct. 29 from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily excluding Sundays. Early voting will be held at the Oak Grove Community Center in Prairieville, and at the Registrar of Voters offices in Donaldsonville or Gonzales.
Trunk-or-Treat at ARC The Arc of East Ascension is hosting a trunk-or-treat drive-thru from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at its Gonzales center, 11122 S. East Ascension Complex Blvd., Gonzales. For more information, call (225) 621-2000.
Tanger hosts Halloween fun Tanger Outlets is hosting a Halloween party from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Ghosts, ghouls, princesses and superheroes are encouraged to put on their favorite costume and come out for treats at Tanger’s Halloween party.
STAFF PHOTOS BY JAVIER GALLEGOS
Dozens dance on the floor as the Justin Cornett Band plays during the Boucherie Festival at the Sorrento fairgrounds on Friday.
Boucherie & Balloons crowns jambalaya, cracklin champs
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St. Amant takes lead in rivalry with East Ascension Arguably the best rivalry in Louisiana high school football lived up to its billing as St. Amant edged East Ascension 17-12 Friday at Spartan Stadium. St. Amant (4-2,2-1) stayed in the District 5-5A race and East Ascension (3-3,2-4) dropped its second district game. Coming into this game, the series was tied at 22 with St. Amant winning last year at Spartan Stadium as well. When asked about this rivalry, St. Amant head coach David Oliver hit the nail on the head. “You never know what you will see in this game, as I told Coach Matherne of EA, expect crazy things to happen. Nothing surprises me being involved in this game during my time at St. Amant,” Oliver said. St. Amant came out in orange jerseys for this game, as always, and happily accepted
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Boo at the Barn pairs Halloween with farm-related activities BY WENDY LOUP Contributing writer
Mechanical bull rides, a petting zoo and pumpkin decorating were a few of the many agriculture-related activities offered Saturday at St. Amant High School’s 15th annual Boo at the Barn. The popular yearly event is hosted by the high school’s National FFA Organization club with some of the proceeds going to the Catholic Daughters of Holy Rosary’s Thanksgiving food baskets. Mandy Delaune, agricultural science teacher at St. Amant High and an FFA adPHOTO BY WENDY LOUP viser, said the day helps students interact with the community and learn valuable lesSt. Amant High School junior Blair Landry, left, and sons on giving back. freshman Emma Saucier, help 3-year-old Aliyah Polk, “It’s a truly student-led event and orgaof Gonzales, during a horse ride at Saturday’s Boo at nization,” Delaune said. “St. Amant is not really in a ‘rural community’ anymore bethe Barn event.
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Balloon pilot Chad Hebert turns on the flames to inflate his hot air balloon as Betty Green looks up during the Boucherie Festival at the Sorrento fairgrounds.
After three days of competition, Jacob Mayer and Farrell Kilburn took home the Boucherie and Balloon Festival cracklin-cooking championship. The festival, hosted by the Sorrento Lions Club, also featured a jambalaya-cooking contest, which was won by Jared and Brittany White. In addition to the cooking contests, the festival included hot air balloons, music, food and games.
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cause St. Amant has grown. But we like to offer rural activities like horse rides and agriculture-related types of things to do.” Delaune said the event continues to evolve. “Each year, we evaluate how we can improve on the event,” Delaune said. “Any time a student wants to push to higher levels and feats, we sit and look at how we can make the event better. “We like to add unique features each year. This year, we added a scare house and a mechanical bull.” The event offered more than 35 different games and activities, which are operated by students. The Boo at the Barn also featured a Catholic Daughters of Holy Rosary bake sale, and a dozen vendors offered shopping.
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