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Free cancer screenings planned Free cancer screenings, including breast, colorectal, prostate and skin, will be provided from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday by Mary Bird Perkins in Jambalaya Park, 1015 E. Cornerview Road, in Gonzales. Appointments are required and can be made by calling (225) 425-8034 or visiting pogo. marybird.com.
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Longtime state senator dies at 84 three previous bouts of cancer. Louis Lambert lier. “I’m a fighter,” he said weeks ear“I’m a strong Roman Catholic. I my faith in Christ.” helped draft state putFrom 1972 to 2004, except for two years, Lambert served in either the constitution Senate or on the Public Service Com-
BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer
Louis Lambert, who had a long and productive career in the state Senate and the Public Service Commission during the heyday of populist Democrats in Louisiana but who fell achingly short in the 1979 governor’s race, losing by only a handful of votes, died Saturday, according to the Rev. Rodney Wood, a family friend. Lambert died in Sorrento of liver cancer at age 84 after surviving
mission, and he served as one of the delegates who in 1973 drafted the current state constitution. Lambert became a household figure in Louisiana during the 1979 governor’s race, coming up short in a race won by David Treen, a Republican. Years later, Lambert described the narrow defeat as “traumatic.” “I owned a Ford tractor,” he said. “For a couple of months, I bush hogged to get it out of my head. I had a big pasture in Prairieville.”
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Louis Lambert, running for Louisiana governor in 1979, speaks to constituents in Lafayette. The longtime political figure in the ä See LAMBERT, page 2G state died Saturday at age 84.
Festival of Friends Stop by St. Theresa Middle School on Saturday and Sunday for the annual Festival of Friends. The festival includes games, bingo, music and food. For information, visit https:// visitlasweetspot.com/events/ festival-of-friends-oct-4-5/.
Farmers market Visit the Donaldsonville Farmers Market from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Louisiana Square. For information, call Janice White at (225) 717-0031 or Juanita Pearley at (225) 4734814.
Touch a Truck, Chili Cook-off Leadership Ascension’s Trailblazers team is raising money for Ascension Parish Fire District 1 on Sunday with its Touch a Truck and Chili Cook-off event at 219 S. Irma Blvd. in Gonzales. Tour firefighting equipment and eat some chili from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cancer awareness program Community Sisterhood is planning a Cancer Awareness Month event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at Progressive Baptist Church, 36093 La. 73, in Geismar.
The St. Amant Homecoming Court surrounds King Rashaad Williams during Thursday’s pep rally.
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St. Amant High Homecoming Queen Jade Vinnett is crowned Friday during the football game.
homecoming week. Also named to the court were Jade Vinnett and Rashaad Josie Leon, Addison Blanchard, Williams reigned as Home- Brookelyn Leblanc, Ella Young, coming Queen and King at St. Jessika Graham, Gracie GuilAmant High. loit, Addey Ohmer, Emma The school celebrated home- Young, Sophia Hernandanez, coming with a parade, pep rally Ali Cunninham, Olivia Worshand events throughout last am and Rylee Gonzales.
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Trunk or Treat planned Small-business owners of Ascension Parish are hosting Nightmare on Highway 30 Trunk-or-Treat from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Tanger Outlets in Gonzales. The event will include candy, prizes, haunted bus and costume contest.
The St. Amant High Homecoming Court poses with the school’s mascot during Friday’s football game.
Arc plans Halloween event Arc of East Ascension is holding its Truck-or-Treat drive-thru Halloween event Oct. 15 at its Gonzales Center. The group is looking for trucks to take part in the fifth annual event. To volunteer or sign up your vehicle, call (225) 621-2000 or email info@ thearcea.org.
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St. Amant High’s Homecoming Queen Jade Vinnett and King Rashaad Williams reign.
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Baton Rouge Home Show brings inspiration to Gonzales BY WENDY LOUP Contributing writer
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Jack Anders, of Doggone Good Heating & Cooling, with 3-year-old mascot Archie, promotes services during the Baton Rouge Home Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
Homeowners looking for renovations and improvements were able to meet vendors and compare services and prices during the weekend Baton Rouge Home Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The two-day event, hosted by American Consumer Shows, was designed for homeowners who are remodeling, landscaping or decorating their homes. Heating and air conditioning, roofing, window treatments and bathroom installations were a few of the exhibitor categories offered. More than two dozen vendors, including some from Ascension Par-
ish and Baton Rouge, inspired and motivated homeowners. Doggone Good Heating & Cooling attracted attendees with its bright orange canopy and canine mascot, Archie. Art Lancaster and Jack Anders were on hand to answer questions about the company’s services, which include heating and air conditioning repair, installation and maintenance. “Homeowners can prevent problems with air conditioning units and heaters with two tuneups per year,” Anders said. Archie, a 3-year-old dog, named after former New Orleans Saints
More than two dozen home improvement and landscaping vendors were featured during this weekend’s Baton Rouge ä See HOME SHOW, page 2G Home Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.