PRESIDENT S MESSAGE: HELLO MEMBERS. I KNOW WE ARE ALL PLEASED THAT WE WERE SPARED ANOTHER HURRICANE. SINCE THE TEXAS REPUBLICAN WOMEN GENEROUSLY DONATED TO THEIR LOUISIANA SISTERS AFTER THE FLOODING IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA, LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN WOMEN RECIPROCATED WITH DONATIONS OF GIFT CARDS. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTED GIFT CARDS TO THE TFRW TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THEIR MEMBERS IN THE HOUSTON AREA. I WILL BE REPRESENTING THE BLRW AT THE FALL LFRW MEETING IN LAFAYETTE ON THE 27-29 OF OCTOBER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT OUR OCTOBER 24 TH MEETING. MADELON NOHRA Next Meeting: OCTOBER 24, 2017 THE VFW DAVIS MORAN POST 8290, 28000 This is a Fiscal Session, which is held in the odd numbered years. According to the rules, no matters shall be introduced or considered unless they relate to fiscal (money) matters or local and special laws. Each member of the Senate and House can pre-file up to 5 bills whose subject matter is outside the subject matter restrictions of the fiscal session. Is there a particular bill that worries or concerns you? Let your legislators know! Unsure who you should contact or how? Need to know more about the bill? Go to www.legis.la.gov for this information and more. MAIN STREET, LACOMBE. Hostesses: Ann Gniady and Mary Kay Hamauei Speaker:Tony LeMom, Chief Civil Assistant District Attorney for St. Tammany. He will speak about a Diversion Program- Pretrial intervention- for St Tammany. Future Meetings: November 14(Two weeks early due to Thanksgiving and early December Luncheon), December-TBA. Invite friends and neighbors to our next meeting! Please continue reading for more important Club and Election Information. 1
CLUB and FEDERATION INFORMATION: Club members Dale Neale and Pat Johnson donating dictionaries to 3rd grade students at Chahta Ima Elementary School on September 15, 2017 St. Tammany Judicial Candidates running in the October 16th Election were the speakers at our September 26th meeting. L-R: Reginald Laurent, Dale Neale, Alan Zaunbrecher, Jay Adair, Madelon Nohra, and William Burris. Representative Paul Hollis has offered to give members of our club a tour of the new Northshore Technical Community College STEM campus. It is just off Hwy 434, north of the interstate. Dale Neale will be arranging a tour of the campus with Representative Hollis in the Fall. Further information will be sent out as to date and time. 2
SAVE THE DATE! October 27-29, 2017 LFRW 2017 Fall Board Meeting and Membership Conference October 27-29, 2017 Ramada Lafayette Conference Center 2032 NE Evangeline Thruway Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 President Madelon Nohra will be attending and representing our club at the conference POLITICAL INFORMATION: April 2018 Election. St. Tammany Parish Council plans to ask voters a third time to approve two sales tax renewals, one for the Parish Courthouse and one for the Parish Jail. These measures were rejected by voters in April 2016 and again in April 2017. "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government Results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson OCTOBER 14, 2017 ELECTION RESULTS: Statewide: Treasurer: Angele Davis (REP): 86,880 Derrick Edwards (DEM): 125,503 - W Terry Hughes (REP): 11,117 Joseph D. Little (LBT): 8,767 Neil Riser (REP): 72,792 John Schroder (REP): 96,440 - W Democrat Derrick Edwards and Republican John Schroder will be in a runoff in the November 18 General Election. 3
Constitutional Amendments: All three Constitutional Amendments passed. CA NO. 1 -- Exemption of property taxes for construction sites: Yes: 266,133 - W No: 139,549 CA NO. 2 -- Homestead exemption for unmarried surviving spouse: Yes: 272,042 - W No: 131,704 CA NO. 3 -- Dedicate any new taxes (gas) into the Construction Subfund: Yes: 213,433 - W No: 188,263 St Tammany Parish: Judge, 22nd Judicial Division District Court, Division E James W. (Jay) Adair, R: 15,233 - Winner William Burris, R: 12,070 Judge, 22nd Judicial Division district Court, Division H Reginald Reggie Laurent, R: 10,139 Alan A. Zaunbrecher, R: 17,278 - Winner State Representative, District 77 Lisa Condrey Ward, NP: 1,785 Rob Maness, R: 3,126 W Casey Revere, R: 1,494 Mark Wright, R: 2,125 W Rob Maness and Mark Wright will be in a runoff in the November 18 General Election. 4
NOVEMBER 18 GENERAL ELECTION CALENDAR DEADLINE IN PERSON/BY MAIL REGISTRATION October 18 DEADLINE ONLINE REGISTRATION October 28 DEADLINE TO REQUEST A MAIL BALLOT November 14 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A MAIL BALLOT November 17 EARLY VOTING November 3 -- 11 ELECTION DAY November 18 OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING: The Regional Planning Commission (RPC), along with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to widen a portion of LA 434 and replace the timber trestle bridge over Bayou Lacombe in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The RPC encourages the public to attend at the following time and place: Thursday, October 19, 2017 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe Campus 65556 Centerpoint Boulevard Lacombe, LA 70445 Informational handouts, maps, and graphic displays will be available at the hearing. A looping presentation will be shown describing the project, alternatives studied, the preferred alternative, impacts from the project, acquisition of right-of-way, and relocation assistance. Please keep scrolling to view our newsletter supporters! 5
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