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Kade Lanoux Wins Jambalaya Festival World Championship!
Congratulations Jambalaya Asso- In addition to our local were the current Jambalaya Festival is an event everyone enjoys and
ciation, you have done it again. musicians Rockin’ Dopsie represents Gonzales 2019 and our families can participate in it to-
This year’s 52nd Annual Festival partied late in to the night. community. It’s clean, organized, gether.
went off without a hitch and was a It was exciting this year when and full of musical entertainment.
huge success. second time champion, Kade Along with the good time the festi- While at the the festival I saw
I have been attending the Jamba- Lanoux with helper Jared White, val represents a commitment to the many friends. Eric and Stump did-
laya Festival for 40 plus years and was crowned the World Champion claim Jambalaya Capital of the n’t miss a beat. They cooked and
this year’s festival seemed to have it Jambalaya Title. World. partied with the rest of us.
all. The This year Danny Robert and The Mini-Pot Jambalaya Cook- Mike and Steve Broussard played
food, the events, and the Kurt Waguespack worked their ing Contest at the 52nd Annual together as the jitter
entertainment makes this event one majic and won the Champ of Jambalaya Festival was held along bugging kept us from thinking of
of the most diversified Champs Cooking Contest for the the Bayou and was sponsored by the heat.
festivals in the state. first time. VFW Gonzales If you are new to the area and
A wide variety of entertainment Throughout my time at the festi- Memorial Post 3693. have never attended the festival
from bands like Eddie Smith, Mike val I ran into to old school Gonza- This year the Mini Pot you are missing a good time.
Broussard & Nite Train and Chee les friends that always make a Cooking Contest held their Along with the cooking and danc-
Weez rocked the stage while home- reference to the Champ of Champs Cook Koby ing there is a 5K Run,
town Festival that was once downtown Thacker who took home the tro- car show, craft vendors and
favorite bands such as Bac Trac and Gonzales. phy. carnival rides. Next year give the
Na Na Sha kept our Everybody likes to talk about the Youngsters and adults festival a try. You will experience a
dancing shoes moving. One of the days of old. The success was competed in one of the festivals good time and truly understand
highlight moments of the festival judged by the garbage left in the most popular event. Cooking in why Gonzales is,
was the appearance of Chase Tyler. street. As exciting as those days mini pots started in the 1970s, and
Danny Robert
Champ of Champs
2019
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The GGC Executive Board agreed at their last meeting to recognize members and
associate members who reach the milestone of 10 years and thereafter each 5 year
Receiving their 15, 20, 25, and 30 year pins are Shirley Lyons (24), Ellen Richmond (21), increment to receive Membership Pins. Above, Loretta Ramirez (12), Janis Poche (12),
Loretta Speligene (19), Marilyn Rice (22), Myra Mire (30), and Cynthia Cagnolatti (23). Jamie Trisler (10), Priscilla Monson (13), and Mabel Savoy (11) received their 10 Year
Not pictured: Barbara Guillot (29) Membership pins. Not pictured: Rita Bourque (12)
Priscilla Monson, Barbara McCormick, Gwen Heck, Pam Fiegel, Janis D’Benedetto, Jamie Trisler, Conchita Ladies who have 80 years combined and received their 35 and 40 year
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11-year old Camden Zoller sends e-mail to Sheriff Bobby Webre in
hopes of meeting him to live out his dream
11-year-old Camden Zoller mentioned that Camden sent as police officers, just as all
sent Sheriff Bobby Webre an the email on his own; "which of our deputies do!
email stating, "Hey this is was very impressive," said
Camden Zoller and I live in Sheriff Webre. "I am so moved that at
Prairieville and I'm 11 years 11-years-old, Camden
old and I'm gonna be a police 11-year-old Camden had one researched my email address
officer when I'm older and I request. His request was that and sent me a message,"
wanna see if I can talk to his 10-year-old brother tag added Webre. "I hope that in
Sheriff Bobby Webre or a along with him who was also the next 10 years, I will be
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After receiving this email, afternoon with Sheriff Webre computer viruses, e-mail
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Cooking Out the Kinks at Todd B’s
“Woo Woo, Woo Woo Woo!”
Ascension Magazine was invited to a There were lessons learned, memories
group of cooks practicing for the up-coming made and that’s enough for a great time.
Jambalaya Festival. As I walked among Now that the festival has finished I
the cooks I realized something. This looked backed through these photos. I am
practice round was so much more than sure at least 50% of these folks won
knocking the rust off trophys, advanced forward to finals and
for the festival. supported each other till the end.
It was family, In reality, a group of the best Louisiana
friends and has to offer. Congrats to all.
cajun tradition.
1 3 0 5 3 H W Y. 4 3 1 • S T. A M A N T
Front End
Alignments
TOP 32
names were called out they were
called in the ranking position
on the judging card.
This year the Top 32 was made up
of seasoned veterans and many
new comers. If you had a chance to
see the scoring you’d be amazed
Semi-Final Heat 1
32 - Brady Diez
31 - Taner Bourque
30 - Lee Elisar
29 - Jamie Rye
32 31 30 29
28 - Brandon Elisar
27 - Alli Duplechein
26 - Jay Alexis
25 - Jared Cross
28 27 26 25
24 - Jake Avrill
23 - Joey Cornett
22 - Henry
Schexnayder, IV
21 - James “Stump”
Marchand 24 23 22 21
20 - Scott “Flu”Brignac
19 - Todd Breaux
18 - Tyler Lambert
17 - Jacob Mayer
20 19 18 17
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how close the scores were for It was hot with no rain in sight survived the morning.
all of the jambalaya’s. just the hard work of cooking a 2018-2019 Executive
This years judges were: Committee (2019 Festival)
Making the Top 32 is a mile jambalaya on wood fires and
stone of achievement and open flames. After hours of Layne Gautreau President - Wally Taillon
makes the teams one step preparing the moment of truth Freddie Hurst Vice Pres. - Tammy Guillory
closer to the Final 12 and a happens when the lids are David Eastridge Treasurer - Brenda Taillon
Doug McCrory Secretary - Brigitte Reulet
chance to cook for the lifted. At that point the hopes
Marty Haydel Members at Large:
Championship. are high for the correct color, Mike Gonzales
Ascension Magazine was puffed rice and the chicken Contest Chairman - Layne Gautreau
present when the teams began flavor. Congratulations to the Mike Gonzales Koby Thacker
Robert “Hoss” Reine
cooking on Sunday morning. Top 32 cooking teams that
Publisher’s Note: Ascension Magazine will showcase the Top 12 next month.
Semi-Final Heat 2
16 - Carlos Braud
15 - Koby Thacker
14 -Daren Braud
16 15 14 13 13 - Roby Breaux
12 - Bart Himel
11 - Tyler Bourque
10 - Lyman Abadie, Jr
.
9 - Shelby “Doty”
12 11 10 9 Gautreau
8 - Kirk Elisar
7 - Scott Duplechein
6 - Heath “Buster”
Marchand
8 7 6 5 5 - Jarrett Marchand
4 - Robert “Hoss”
Reine
3 - Tyler Billingsley
2 - Justin Courville
1 - Kade Lanoux
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Trying to Be Two Places at Once -
When You’re Not Anywhere at All
by Bill Delaune
Every parent, grandparent
and any other friend or relative
who spends an endless
summer joyfully chasing the
kids around at baseball,
softball or soccer tournaments
has experienced the thrill of
victory and the agony of
defeat.
But on a few occasions,
these fun-filled events have
taken a nasty turn toward a
National Lampoon vacation
or-even worse-a torture trip.
Often Mother Nature doesn’t
cooperate resulting in
mud-soaked fields and games
that are not completed until the
wee hours of the morning. in your beach and Flora-Bama hop, skip and a jump down requiring a trip to LaPlace for
Other times we find ourselves time. Burbank and I could take in a the nearest O.T.B. I thought
in need of quantum leaps or at Anyway, for the record, Will’s couple of games, grab a quick I might need that aforemen-
least jet packs to attempt to be team made a miraculous run lunch at the craps table at tioned jet pack to meet all my
in two or more places at once. all the way to the finals before L’Auberge and make the LSU obligations but then a
Such was the case last year falling to some lumberjacks Super Regional at 2 o’clock at break-Cade’s first two pool
at the Gulf Shores/Orange from Tennessee. And Cade’s the Box. games were at 8 o’clock and
Beach World Series when two Pirates won three of their first But my feeble brain had for- 9:45 Saturday morning and
of my five talented grandsons four to advance to the Sweet gotten about the Belmont bracket play did not begin until
(Of course, I’m prejudiced.) 16 of a 64-team tournament Stakes where a couple of 5 that afternoon.
were both playing in the same before losing to some Sooner partners had already put up With any luck and a trailing
week in the same area. Will’s signees from Oklahoma. some cartel money hoping to tail wind I could be straight out
team-Ascension Select-was I believe we saw 12 games duplicate my big score on War of Traction at 11:30, roll into
entered in the under-14 in three days everywhere from of Will in the Preakness. Now, LaPlace around 12:30 and
division and Cade’s Pirates Foley to The Wharf and all a couple of years ago, I could back to LSU by 1:30 in plenty
were in the under-10. points in between. No have left the ballpark, headed of time for the first pitch. Ah,
Now I couldn’t be prouder of complaints. I enjoyed every across the bridge to Port Allen, but as Robert Burns put it best
all of my boys and those two minute of it. made the bets and arrived at in 1786-“The best laid plans of
have proven to be pretty good Now last Saturday I found LSU in plenty of time to tailgate mice and men oft go astray…”
ballplayers if I do say so myself myself on the horns of another with Bird Man, Knucklehead The Pirates looked like their
and this old ball coach derives dilemma. Cade’s under-11 the rest of the crew before Pittsburgh namesakes in the
a great deal of pleasure from Pirates were playing in the the Tigers massacred the first two innings and sailed out
watching them compete. State Tournament at Traction Seminoles. to an 8-0 lead as visions of
But you must admit-having on Gardere Lane in But Evangeline Downs-in all sugarplums and a short
two teams going in opposite Baton Rouge. its wisdom-closed that popular mercy-rule ending danced in
directions certainly puts a dent Okay-not a bad gig at all. A “Races and Aces” parlor my head. But, aargh, a few
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walks and a couple of misplays So I decided to have a beer wife Megan took the daughter days with nothing to do,” he
later and the game was tied at Sammy’s and consider my back to Brusly at 7. continued. “We couldn’t even
8-8 being stopped well over options. Once the Tigers Meanwhile, Pirate tent captain get to the Wal-Mart because
the 90 minute time limit. started, there was really no Mike Robert told of a 12-hour we were knee-deep in water
The trail of tears as we more choice. Now another day at the park as his hearty in the parking lot.”
trudged to another field was a point, friends and neighbors-if crew sipped beer and Oh, the horror-no Wal-Mart.
combination of disappointed you can watch this year’s LSU margaritas waiting for pool play But then after a pause, he put
players, coaches and fans-in- baseball team without having a to conclude. I was not even in the final dagger in my heart.
cluding one watch-watching drink, you’re a better man-or their uncomfort zone so I shut “Even the dog track was
grandfather-who all knew we’d wo-man that I am. up and watched the Pirates closed.” Noooooooo!!!
let one slip away. Anyway, as a 4-0 lead win two games to move into “Finally, a putt-putt golf
Of course, the next game slipped away, time kept on the quarterfinals. opened up and we spent three
was a disaster despite a mild slipping away with each beer But alas-the Bucs also ran days trying to make a hole-in-
Pirate rally to make it and I still hadn’t heard from the out of gas in the hot Sunday one on number 18 and win
respectable at the end. Now Pirates. By 5:30, Florida State midday and we were $50 but of course, none of
we were 0-1-1 in pool play and had taken the lead and the knocked out. us did.”
faced the distinct possibility of horses were going into the There is no need to replay Then he had one more shot
having to play at 5-or later- gate for the Belmont. By 5:45, the extra-inning tragedy that in his cannon.
Saturday evening. both LSU and War of Will had ended LSU’s season later that “But as bad as it sounds,
Needing to reformulate my run out of gas unless you Sunday. Suffice it to say that someone is always worse off
plans, I hopped on I-10 south count our gas can bullpen reliever Devin Fontenot than you are,” he added. “The
and did what I’ve always done which can explode at any time. certainly gave it his all and last day we were there, two
when the going got tough. Crucial Superregional opener gave his offense every chance parasailers decided to brave
I pulled into Las Palmas for a lost. Horse race lost. Bankroll to win that game. And if the high winds and fly
margarita. lost. I don’t usually enter into there’s any consolation, at high above the waves.
Fortunately, my spiritual risky propositions on dates like least I can pull for FSU coach Unfortunately, their ropes
advisor Ross was there and June 3-the day Billy Joe Mike Martin to win the College broke and they crashed into
when he learned of my plight, MacCallister jumped off the World Series in the last year of our condo-one of them face
he sprang into action. Tallahatchie Bridge. But this his amazing career. first. Miraculously, one
“Get in,” he said, pulling up in year, June 8 proved to be just Broke, busted, disgusted, I escaped with only minor
a BMW crossover that I’d as disastrous. called my golfing buddy and injuries but the other spent
never seen before. “This baby The only bit of good news I designated driver Tommy months in the hospital with
really runs.” got was that the Pirates would Douglas on Monday morning some serious body repair.”
I’m not sure what the not play until 9:45 Sunday looking for a sympathetic ear. Man, all this story needs is
overland record is for morning because I was in no But he told me of a tale of a Clark and his Griswold family.
Dutchtown to LaPlace but had shape-physically, mentally or 2012 Panama City World On a positive note, we head
I known the latter was that spiritually to drive back to Series with his son Jack-future back to Orange Beach the last
close, I would visit more often. Baton Rouge and I was in no governor of Louisiana-that week in June with only one
The bets were placed with War mood to take a breath-taking again one-upped any of my team-the Pirates-playing this
of Will keying all the tickets ride with Ross again. weekend mishaps. year. But wherever you’re
and we headed back to The next morning I hunted “We went 0-2 in pool play,” going, I wish you fair skies,
Ascension-once again in for sympathy among my fellow Tommy began, “when I told the games on time and pitchers
Chuck Yeager fashion. Now I Pirates and got none. Seth kids and parents to stay close that throw strikes (or strikers
had to make another command Babin whose son Cooper plays to the phones because there on the pitch for you soccer
decision-try to make the LSU with Cade had left Traction to may be some weather coming moms and dads). Don’t
game or wait to see what time go to Brusly to watch his in.” “Some weather” turned out forget the sun screen and do
the Pirates played again. Now, daughter play four games. to be a record 21 inches of rain me one favor-pack a jet pack,
my faithful readers, you know After finishing past midnight, falling in two days completely just in case.
very well I bleed Purple and he had to assume his assistant flooding out the rest of the
Gold. But grandkids trump Pirate coaching duties around tournament.
everything. 8 Sunday morning while his “We were stuck for eight
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defined as catching or killing more the same day. They’re
your limit for that day and after lying to themselves and they
returning to land, camp, or know it. In many cases of
home with your catch or kill to wrongdoing you are teaching
then go back and try to harvest your children to do the same.
more on the same day. There’s Don’t lie to yourself, if it
way too many supposedly seems wrong or unethical
responsible citizens that for it probably is.
some reason to this day think
that this is alright to do. In the The next time lady luck comes
first place, the state of Louisiana your way and you limit out early
has some of the most liberal on, be thankful for such success
limits and seasons in the and enjoy the rest of your day
country. If you’re not satisfied doing something else. You
with our game laws, then shame know and I know it won’t
on you. I know a lot of people, always be that way and you also
but I must say that I do not know that you don’t really need
Double Tripping know anyone who has the need anymore than you have already
for more than twenty five specs removed from the resources.
Most seniors that have been and baiting, the majority of the a day, or more than five reds
involved in hunting and fishing gang have left those bad habits over sixteen inches long, or Our seasons are long. Limits are
for most of their lives have behind. With that being said, more than one whitetail a day, liberal. Some type of fish are
probably been part of some type there are still quite a few out and the list goes on...In some biting in Louisiana twelve
of illegal activity in the past. there that will still try to get cases you can kill a buck and a months a year. Leave some
away with some illegal activities doe on the same day, but for for next time.....
Through the process of if they believe that they can do some they still want to go back
education, most of us have it without getting caught. for more fish and game on the Till Next Time,
learned to become better same day.
stewards of our passion One particular greedy bad habit Remember, The Next
throughout those years. Now that some still believe is ok is For some reason, double Generation Is Behind Us,
believe me it’s quite a challenge double tripping. Most species if tripping is still an acceptable Leave Some For Them,
to be one-hundred percent not all, of fish and game have a practice among some hunters
within the law at all times, but daily limit with a possession and fishermen. I’ve even heard James “Goosie” Guice
with some effort it can be done. limit of two or three days of some people try to lie to
Although there’s a chosen few daily limit numbers. Meaning themselves saying that they
that choose to commit some you can bring home several thought that you could get a
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Killing him if he runs Going to Kill Me if I run
Out of Miller Lite, Out of Miller Lite
AGAIN !!!! AGAIN ???
my swing???
rocks in it. started heading
My compliments toward the lake.
Cheaters!!!!
go out to all I thought I
the cooks. You did would run to get
a great job and we it. After 2 steps I
weren’t going turfed faced down and had to
hungry. get Jim to help me up.
Leave it up to a My up moment was when
group of guys to we were at AJ’s. Two nice
purchase $120 worth looking ladies were at a table
of cheese and made next to us. The young single
122 meatballs, for guys were making their
the spaghetti, the size moves. The brunette
of tennis balls. leaned forward and pointed
I’m glad to report pass the young, single guys
that the guys and said, “I like that silver
I can’t be down
haired, TCLA! Tom Cruise
look alike!” I then realized
that much after
she was pointing at me.
one day???
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First Pat Klug Bayou Cup Golf Tournament
The Pat Klug Bayou
Cup was held on May After a competetive fun
15th at Pelican Point filled day of golf the
Golf Club Gold Team came away
with the victory.
The Purple Team and
the Gold Teams Thanks to everyone
consisted of 40 ladies who helped to make this
from the Baton Rouge a memorable event.
Womens Interclub Golf
Association.
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Pelican Point
Ladies Golf
Association
Honors Pat Klug.
This past September 2018
our organization lost a great
lover of golf and a dear
friend. Previously this tour-
nament was the Bayou Cup.
Now the tournament is
named in her honor along
with the planting of a tree
with a plaque on the 18th
fairway. The tree will remind Through out the years this was her favorite tournament.
us to grow our golf game and This year Pat was the Captain of the Purple team.
grow together as friends.
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