The St. Bernard News
Remembering Our Past, Building a Better Future
www.thestbernardnews.com Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Volume 54, Issue 22
INDEX
Event Calendar/Area Churches ......2
Local News .........................1, 4-6, 11
State News ...................................... 3
Arrest Reports .................................4
Education ........................................5
Classifieds ..................................... 7
Movie Reviews ................................8
Obituaries ........................................9
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"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." – 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)
Nine Students Receive Cox
Inspirational Heroes Awards
Meraux Foundation Awards Scholarships
To 60 St. Bernard Graduates
Nunez GIVES A HOOT About Chalmette High Class of 2020
Nine St. Bernard Parish School District students were named
2020 Cox Inspirational Heroes – an award that recognizes stu-
dents’ accomplishments, unwavering courage, and positive atti-
tudes.
The nine students were Khia Bienemy of W. Smith Elementary,
Jai-mahad Buie of Arabi Elementary, Cameron Burkett of Joseph
J. Davies Elementary, Gabrielle Griffin of Lacoste Elementary, Ter-
on Lewis of Chalmette High, Isabella Meyer of St. Bernard Middle,
Tessie Riggio of Andrew Jackson Middle, Jackson Vega of Arlene
Meraux Elementary, and To’Maj Washington of Trist Middle.
Cox will be recognizing the 2020 Cox Inspirational Heroes vir-
tually and recently congratulated these heroes in the Advocate
newspaper.
Supervisor of Special Education Cheramie Kerth said St. Ber-
nard Parish School District is proud of these amazing and deserv-
ing students.
“Each of these students is such an inspiration,” she said. “We
are so grateful for the Cox Inspirational Heroes Program for their
continued commitment to celebrating our students especially
during these trying times.”
The Arlene and Joseph Meraux
Charitable Foundation announced
the Class of 2020 recipients of its an-
nual scholarship program today. The
charity awards 60 scholarships each
year: fifty for academic achievement,
four for artistic accomplishment, and
six for Career Technical Education
(CTE). To date, the Meraux Founda-
tion has awarded some 900 scholar-
ships to St. Bernard Parish public high school graduates.
This year's seniors did not get to enjoy the typical pomp and
circumstance that comes with graduation because of the coro-
navirus pandemic, so the St. Bernard Parish School District pro-
duced a video series to celebrate the students' achievements. It
includes a video message by Meraux Foundation President Rita
Gue.
“While, especially now, the future seems uncertain, we are
counting on you and your talents to make it even brighter. You
Nunez Community College announced
on May 20, 2020 the creation of a $500 "We
Give A Hoot About You" Scholarship for ev-
ery graduating senior in the Chalmette High
School Class of 2020.
Dr. Tina Tinney, Chancellor of Nunez,
made the announcement via video in a
congratulatory message to the graduates.
Chancellor Tinney shared, "We are 'Peli-
can Proud' of the CHS graduates and their
accomplishments during this very different
school year. Nunez wanted to find a way to
recognize the students' potential and sup-
port their future academic endeavors."
With that goal in mind, the "We Give A
Hoot" Scholarship was adopted. When a
2020 CHS graduate enrolls in six or more
credit hours during the summer 2020 term,
they will receive a $500 scholarship to as-
sist with their summer tuition. All classes for
the summer term will be held online. Suc-
cessful completion of all summer classes
could result in an additional award for the
Fall 2020 semester.
Word spread quickly about the awesome
opportunity for students to accelerate their
academics by starting this summer instead
of the Fall. Proud CHS 2020 graduate, Len-
non Turner, shared his excitement about the
scholarship, "I'm proud to choose Nunez
Community College as my next step. In
these trying times when it's safer for ev-
eryone to stay close to home, Nunez CC is
there for me, making sure I don't lose any
time and providing me with the classes I
need that will transfer to the university of my
choice in the future."
See
GIVES A HOOT on Page 5
See MERAUX SCHOLARSHIPS on Page 5
2 Church Directory & Calendar Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News
Daily
• Battle of New Orleans Talk, Discover
1815's Battle of New Orleans with a rang-
er talk 10:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. daily. Free.
Chalmette Ba
ttlefield of Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 West St.
Bernard Highway, Chalmette. 504-281-0510
orwww.nps.gov/jela.
• History Talk, Discover 300 years of New
Orleans history and culture. 9:30 a.m. Tues
-
day-Saturday. Free. French Quarter Visitor
Center of Jean Lafitte Na
tional Historical
Park and Preserve, 419 Decatur Street, New
Orleans. 504-589-3882 ext 221 or www.
nps.gov/jela.
• Walk the Wetlands, Explore Louisiana
swamp and marsh on a ranger-guided walk
10:00 a.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Free. Bara
-
taria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National His-
torical Park and Preserve, 6588 Barataria
Blvd.
in Marrero (near Crown Point). 504-
689-3690 ext 10 or www.nps.gov/jela.
• Living History Recruiting Meeting, Join
Chalmette Battlefield’s living history reenac
-
tor team! Uniforms, equipment, and training
provided.
10:00 a.m.-noon, Sunday, March
1. Free. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606
West St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette. 504-
281-0510 or www.nps.gov/jela.
Weekly, Tuesday
• Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard/Arabi
Luncheon, college scholarships, Key Club,
Builders Clubs, K-Kids, Read-to-Ride, Read
Around the World, reading incentive program
and the well known Terrific Kids and Terrific
Teens programs in parish schools are a few
of the projects. Anyone interested in learn
-
ing more about or joining the Kiwanis Club
community ser
vice organization can join
them for lunch each Tuesday, noon at Rock &
Carlo’s Sicilian Room, or call Robby at (504)
616-7312.
Weekly, Thursday
• St. Bernard Social Ride, Start your New
Year with our bike riding group. We ride at
night with lighted wheels through neighbor
-
hoods in St. Bernard Parish. Meet at 6 PM,
Ride
at 7 PM (sharp). Meets at First Baptist
Church, Chalmette, 305 E. St. Bernard Hwy.,
Chalmette, LA. Lights on sale before the ride.
$7.00/wheel. On FB - “St Bernard Social
Ride” and join our group.
• Global Café, 6:30PM, Come get a cup
coffee. Did you know that Thursday nights
is not just for the bikes? The Global Cafe
remains open for coffee, hot chocolate, and
fellowship.Join in on the fun and laughter
as we play any number of games such as
Dominoes, Yahtzee, Scrabble, and 5-Second
Rule. We meet at the First Baptist Church
Chalmette, 305 East St Bernard Highway, or
check us out on Facebook.
Monthly, 4th Wednesday
• St. Bernard Parish Hospital’s Alzhei-
mer’s Caregiver Support Group, designed
to
provide emotional, educational, and social
support for caregiver’s through regularly
scheduled meetings. Participants develop
methods and skills to solve problems. The
group encourages caregivers to maintain
their own personal, physical, and emotion
-
al health, as well as optimally care for the
person with dementia.
St. Bernard Parish
Hospital first floor conference room, 2 PM.
Weekly, Tues. & Wed.
• Telling Tales at the St. Bernard Parish
Library, 2600 Palmisano Blvd., Chalmette
Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Free story pro
-
gram for pre-readers and up.
Events in Nearby Parishes
• JUNE 6, 2020 - Scooby-Doo! and The
Lost City of Gold. HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans. Tick
-
ets for the Mahalia Jackson Theater dates
go on sale F
riday, November 15th at 10am
at the Mahalia Jackson Theater Box Office,
ticketmaster.com or scoobylivetour.com. The
box office, located at 1419 Basin Street., is
open Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm.
All tickets subject to applicable service
charges and fees. For more info, please vis
-
it saengernola.com or visit us on Facebook
facebook.com/MahaliaNOLA and
Twitter (@
MahaliaNOLA).
• JUNE 24, 2020 - Elton John: Farewell
Yellow Brick Road Tour. Smoothie King
Center, New Orleans. Tickets on sale at El
-
tonJohn.com.
• JUL
Y 19, 2020 - Lauren Daigle. Smooth-
ie King Center, New Orleans. Tickets are on
sale to the general public a
t www.laurendai-
gle.com/tour.
• AUGUST
5, 2020 - Stars of Impracti-
cal Jokers: The Scoopski Potatoes Tour.
Smoothie King Center
, New Orleans. Pre-sale
tickets are available at thetenderloins.com/
tour.
• AUGUST 27, 2020 - Journey. Smoothie
King Center, New Orleans. Tickets are avail
-
able at https://bit.ly/2sATLuI.
• NOVEMBER
7, 2020 - KIDZ BOP LIVE
2020. Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans.
For tour dates and ticket information, visit
KIDZBOP.com and LiveNation.com.
• DECEMBER
13-15, 2020 - Lauren Daigle:
The Behold Christmas Tour. Saenger The
-
atre, New Orleans. Tickets for Lauren Dai-
gle are on sale at the Saenger Theatre Box
Office,
ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-
982-2787. The box office, located at 1111
Canal St., is open Monday through Friday
10am to 5pm. All tickets subject to applica
-
ble service charges and fees. VIP packages
Submit Your Events to [email protected] or call us at 504-832-1481.
Listing additions or changes send to:
The St. Bernard News
190 Hickory Avenue, Suite 6 • New Orleans, LA 70123
Phone: 504-832-1481 Fax: 504-837-5923
Email: [email protected]
Assembly of God
Church
494-7378
1561 Hwy. 46, St. Bernard, Sun.
services 10am & 5:30pm
Wed. Bible study 7pm
Assumption of Our
Lady Catholic Church
682-5607 • 6951 Hwy. 39,
Braithwaite Tue. & Thu. masses
7:30am • Sat. 4pm • Sun. 11am
Bethlehem Baptist
Church
682-0675
111 Bethlehem Lane, Braithwaite
Sun. School 8am, worship 9am
Thu. Bible study 7pm
Call on Me Ministries a
non-denominational Christian Church
298-1019 • 3620 De La Ronde Dr.
Sunday 10am, Hands-on-Prayer is
Tues-Thurs 12-3pm
Carolyn Park Presbyte-
rian Church
7408 W. Judge Perez Dr, Arabi.
733-2326 • Sun. worship 11am
Chalmette Church of
Christ
250-8492
200 De La Ronde Dr. Sun. Bible
study 9am, worship 10am & 6pm
Wed. Bible study 7pm
Celebration Church
831-9673 • 7500 W. Judge Perez
Dr., Arabi Sunday worship 9am &
10:45am
Christ Lutheran Church
3300 Jupiter Drive ~ Chalmette
(504) 342-2830
Sunday Worship 10:00 am
Bible Study Sunday 9:00 am
Christian Fellowship
Family Worship Center
5816 E. Judge Perez Dr, Violet •
324-4092
Sun. Service 8am
Wed. Bible Study 6pm
A Closer Walk, Meeting
the Need Ministry
682-0333 • 6201 E. St Bernard Hwy,
Violet, La 70092
Sun. Service 8am
Mon. Bible Study 6:30 pm
Thurs. prayer service 6:30 pm
Corinne Missionary
Baptist Church
5620 E. Judge Perez Dr. 272-0558
Sun. school, 10am, worship 8am
Bible study 7pm Wed.
Cornerstone Church of
God
504-382-1144
4905 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Violet
Sunday services 9 & 11:15 am
Discipleship classes 10:30 am Sun.
Wed./Thurs. Bible study 7pm
Fri. Prayer services 7pm
Bus ride available.
Covenant United Meth-
odist Church
115 E. D’Amour St. • 271-3763
Sun. Service 11am
Delacroix Hope Baptist
Mission
452-6092
1932 Bayou Rd, St. Bernard
Sun. worship 11am
Bible Study 10am
Faith Baptist Church of
Chalmette
682-1144
4825 E. St. Bernard Hwy. Sun.
School 10am, Service 11am and
6pm • Wed. 7pm
First Asia Baptist
Church
432-2525
2408 Walkers Ln, Meraux Sun.
School 10:30am, worship 8am
Thur. Bible Study 7pm
First Baptist Church of
Chalmette
504-277-2939
305 E. St. Bernard Hwy.
Sun. Prayer Shield 8:30am
Sun. Worship 10:45am & 6pm
Sun. Children's Church 11am
Check us out on Facebook.
First Pentecostal
Church of Chalmette
2015 Palmisano Blvd., 710-0600
Sun. School 10:30am
Wed. Bible Study 7:30pm
Fri. Youth Service 7:30pm
Garden of Prayer
Family Worship Center
419-0288 • 2605 Munster, Meraux
Sunday 8am • Wednesday 7pm
Gethsemane Lutheran
Church
271-4254
2825 Paris Rd, Chalmette
Worship 10am
Gospel Temple 272-0123 •
301 E. Morales (behind Breaux Mart)
Chalmette, LA
Sunday 10:30AM • Wed. 7:00pm
Greater South Shore
F.G.B.C.
“Rebuilding the family Structure”
7408 west Judge Perez Dr., Arabic,
La 70032 • 278-8854
Sun. worship 9:00am
Wed Bible study (Bread of Life) 6:45
Lighthouse Pentecos-
tal Church
272-0785•7724 E.
St. Bernard Hwy., Violet Sun. school
10am, worship 11am
Wed. Bible Study 7pm
Living Cornerstone
Church International
714 W. St. Bernard Pkwy.,
Braithwaite 228-6401
Sun. service 10am
Living Proof Church
626 Mehle St., Arabi, LA 70032
504-875-5860
Sun 10 AM • Tue Prayer 6:30 PM
Miracle Baptist Cather-
dral (Adance the King-
dom of God)
913-9008
7403 W Judge Perez Dr., Violet
Sun. Breakfast 9:30a-10:00a
Sunday School 10a-10:30a
Sun. Worship 10:30a-11:30a
Tue. 7p-8p
D.S Grandberry Sr. (Senior Pastor)
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor Catholic
Church
271-3441
2320 Paris Rd, Chalmette masses:
Sat. 4pm • Sun. 7am, 8:30am,
10:30am & 7pm (Spanish) 2pm
Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church
682-7070
2621 Colonial Blvd., Violet Masses
Mon., Wed., Thurs & Fri. 8:00am •
Tues. 6:00pm • Sat. 4:00pm
• Sun. 9:00&11:00am
Peace and Prayer
Ministries
919-6625
2900 Oakridge Blvd., Violet
Worship service, prayer and praise,
bible study 10am Sunday
Poydras Baptist
Church of St. Bernard
8213 Saro Lane. 237-3538
Sun. Bible study 9:30am, worship
10:30am
Praise Temple
Fellowship
(504) 650-1794
7517 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Violet
Sun. 10:30am,
Bible Study Thu. 7:00pm
Second Missionary
Baptist Church
2109 Caluda Lane, Violet
Services 8am Sunday,
Sunday School 9:30am,
Bible Study 7pm on Wednesday
St. Bernard Baptist
Church
881-6723
2615 Jacob, Chalmette
Sun. service at 11am
St. Bernard Catholic
Church
281-2267
2805 Bayou Rd, St. Bernard masses
Mon/Wed/Fri 8:30am Sun. 9am
St. Paul Ministries
228-3932
7724 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Violet
Sun. Service 8am • Thu. 6pm
St. Luke Baptist
Church
682-3718 or 418-7492
126 Poindexter Lane, Braithwaite
Sun. worship 8am
Third Missionary
Baptist Church
504-682-2201
Bayou Rd. • P.O. Box 1012
St. Bernard, LA 70085
Trumpet of Truth
Ministry
7451 W. St. Bernard
Hwy, Arabi. Sun. School 9am •
Service 10am
Tues. & Thurs Bible Study 7pm
World Prayer
Tabernacle
504-356-6901
4030 Paris Rd., Chalmette
Sunday 10am • Movement
Youth
Service Wednesday 7pm
Senior Pastor Derek Buchert
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office
Addiction Resource Program
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Addiction Resource Program helps residents
struggling with an addiction, whether it be substance abuse, or even gam-
bling related, find the resources they need to better cope with their situation.
The program provides individuals and/or their families with information on
resources available to them, such as rehabilitation programs, detox centers,
therapeutic plans of action and faith-based assistance. If you or someone you
may know could benefit from this program and would like more information,
call Stanley Simeon, program facilitator, at (504) 517-2944 or (504) 278-7659.
Participation in the program is kept confidential.
THE SCALISE CAPITOL REPORT
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News State News 3
Honoring Our Heroes on Memorial Day
Freedom isn't free. Today we honor the extraordinary courage
of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep America free and
safe.
I'm grateful for our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and
Coast Guardsmen who rise to every challenge so we can live in the
greatest country in the history of the world!
I hope you joined me in honoring these heroes on Memorial Day.
Fighting to Protect Louisiana’s Offshore Energy Producers
This week, I sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Inte-
rior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt requesting DOI to expedite
the royalty relief process to protect jobs, keep businesses afloat,
and ensure America is still the dominant energy producer once we
emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic.
In 2019, energy production in the Gulf of Mexico supported near-
ly 500,000 jobs, over $5 billion in government revenues, and $155
million in coastal restoration funding in Louisiana alone. Energy
producers in the Gulf of Mexico, and the companies who service
them, not only support the communities and businesses in South-
east Louisiana, but our nation’s economy and overall energy and
national security. Moreover, for Louisiana, revenues from offshore
production have provided lifesaving investments to restore our
state’s coastline. We must ensure Gulf of Mexico energy producers
survive this challenging time, and I will continue fighting to protect
the jobs, communities, and coastal restoration projects supported
by Louisiana’s offshore energy producers.
China Must be Held Accountable for Endangering Frontline
Heroes
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a virtu-
al briefing this week on protecting frontline and essential workers. I
used this briefing to urge House Democrats to hold China account-
able for lying about Coronavirus and jeopardizing the health and
safety of our frontline heroes in the first place. Click here to view
my remarks.
I thank all of our frontline heroes — nurses, doctors, EMTs, gro-
cery store workers, truck drivers, janitors, factory workers in es-
sential industries — and the millions of Americans who have re-
sponded to the call. Because of people like you, the virus has met
its match and will be defeated, and I will continue fighting to hold
China accountable for endangering our frontline heroes.
Community Updates and Good News of the Week
• HHS announced $98.5 million in funding for Louisiana Skilled
Nursing Facilities (SNFs) impacted by COVID-19. Nursing
homes are an important part of our health care system, and
this funding will provide additional resources to help these fa-
cilities care for their residents and protect health care workers
on the front lines of the fight against this pandemic.
• President Trump declared churches and other houses of wor-
ship as essential, and called on governors across the country
to allow them to reopen this weekend. Click here for guidance
from the CDC to help communities of faith keep their staff and
congregations safe.
• President Trump is sending more relief to farmers and ranchers
hard hit by the Coronavirus crisis. This is huge for all the men
and women working day in and day out to keep our nation's
food supply strong and safe.
• As of May 21, FEMA, HHS, and the private sector combined
have coordinated the delivery of or are currently shipping: 83.4
million N95 respirators, 140.2 million surgical masks, 11.9 mil-
lion face shields, 28.6 million surgical gowns, and over 1 billion
gloves.
• FEMA has made 588 deliveries of medical supplies to nursing
homes in 52 of 53 states and territories. FEMA is coordinating
two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of personal protective
equipment to all 15,400 Medicaid and Medicare-certified nurs-
ing homes. The shipments are meant to supplement existing
efforts to provide equipment to nursing homes.
It is an honor to represent you in Congress. For more information
please visit my website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.
God Bless,
Steve Scalise, House Republican Whip
The Helis Foundation Partners with Louisiana Endowment for the
Humanities to Contribute to Emergency Relief Grants Program
The Helis Foundation has
joined forces with the Louisiana
Endowment for the Humanities
to help protect New Orleans’
critical cultural institutions and
organizations by contributing a
major gift to the LEH’s Louisiana
Culture Care Fund.
The fund provides emer-
gency relief grants to human-
ities organizations impacted by
the COVID-19 pandemic, with
awards ranging between $3,000
and $20,000 and designated for
operational expenses.
The Helis Foundation’s gift
will support organizations with
a strong humanities focus in the
greater New Orleans area. Ac-
cording to recent data collected
by the LEH, cultural organiza-
tions in the greater New Orleans
area—hit hardest by the pan-
demic—are facing over $17 mil-
lion in lost revenue as a result of
closures, loss of donations and
more.
“Now more than ever, The
Helis Foundation is committed
to doing everything we can to
support and protect New Orle-
ans’ cultural landscape,” said
David Kerstein, president of The
Helis Foundation. “The LEH has
a proven track record of efficacy
and diligence, and by contribut-
ing to the Louisiana Culture Care
Fund, we can be sure that funds
will be quickly and responsibly
distributed to places that need
it the most.”
The initial funding for the Lou-
isiana Culture Care Fund was
provided by the National En-
dowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the federal CARES
Act. To date, the LEH has
awarded more than $375,000 in
grants to 42 humanities organi-
zations in 18 parishes, with ap-
plications reviewed on a rolling
basis to provide funds as quick-
ly as possible.
“Our state’s cultural resourc-
es are threatened like never be-
fore,” said Miranda Restovic,
executive director and president
of the LEH. “The Helis Founda-
tion’s support allows us to con-
tinue the important work of pro-
tecting these resources—after
all, Louisiana wouldn’t be this
amazing, fascinating place with-
out our history and our people
and all that they create.”
Louisiana Culture Care Fund
grants supported by The Helis
Foundation’s gift are available
to 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural
organizations in the New Orle-
ans area with a strong human-
ities focus, such as museums,
historic sites and archives, as
well as the city’s diverse array
of humanities-focused media,
festivals and more. For more
information about how the hu-
manities are defined, visit www.
neh.gov/about.
The funds are designated for
operational expenses, including
but not limited to: staff retention
(payroll and benefits), rent, mort-
gage and utilities. Awards are
based on the annual operating
budget of the applicant organi-
zation. Applications will be ac-
cepted through June 30, or until
funds are expended. A sample
application may be found here.
All Louisiana Culture Care Fund
applications are subject to the
same rigorous review process—
details on criteria are at https://
www.leh.org/louisianaculture-
carefund/.
Arrests
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Ofce
ARABI
• BRIDGES, PATRICK, 53, LLAMA
DR, ARABI, LA, DOMESTIC
ABUSE BATTERY
• DAVIS, ROLAND Q, 20, W
PAMELA PL, ARABI, LA,
RESISTING AN OFFICER,
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
• SAGONA, TIMOTHY J, 33,
AYCOCK ST, ARABI, LA,
POSSESSION OF SCH II,
RESISTING AN OFFICER
• VICKNAIR, LISA J, 42,
ESTEBAN ST, ARABI, LA,
SIMPLE BATTERY
CHALMETTE
• CATALANOTTO, DARICK J,
38, RIVERLAND DR,
CHALMETTE, LA, ATTP
MONETARY INSTUMENT
ABUSE
• COOPER, MARSHALL N, 31,
LAPLACE ST, CHALMETTE, LA,
BOND SURRENDER
• DIAZ, FRANKIE M, 26,
VOLPE DR, CHALMETTE, LA,
FUGITIVE
• DINOT, RYAN T, KAREN
DR, CHALMETTE, LA,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,
PROPER CONTROL OF VEHL,
OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINER
IN VEH., DRIVER NOT
LICENSED
• EADY, KAITLIN E, 32,
VERONICA DR, CHALMETTE,
LA, THEFT LESS <$1000
• GETTRIDGE, JULEEL, 20,
DELAMBERT ST, CHALMETTE,
LA, POSSESSION OF
MARIJUANA, CONTRIB TO
DELINQ OF MINOR
• GREMILLION, BLAKE C, 36,
DARYL DR, CHALMETTE, LA,
BENCH WARRANT
• LESTER, CARA-LYNN, 19,
MUMPHREY RD, CHALMETTE,
LA, SIMPLE BATTERY OF A
DATING PARTNER/MINOR
INJURY BURNING
• MELERINE, AMBER E, 30,
PLAZA DR, CHALMETTE, LA,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,
POSSESSION OF SCH II,
POSSESSION SCHEDULE III,
POSSESSION OF SCH IV
• MILLER, BRANDIN K, 31,
LAPLACE ST, CHALMETTE,
LA, POSSESSION SCHEDULE
III, POSSESSION OF SCH II,
DRUG PARAPHENALIA
• MORRISEY, MICHAEL, 20,
MUMPHREY RD, CHALMETTE,
LA, SIMPLE BATTERY OF A
DATING PARTNER/MINOR
INJURY BURNING
• TURNER, SHANIKA, 36, OLD
HICKORY AVE, CHALMETTE,
LA, SALE/DISTRIBUTION/
OR POSSESSION OF
LEGEND DRUG WITHOUT
PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER,
DRUG PARAPHENALIA,
MISREPRESENTATION DURING
BOOKING
• WHITE, LEE D, 32, SEELOS CT,
CHALMETTE, LA, VIOLATIONS
OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS
• YOUNG, MICHAEL W, 34,
CAMPAGNA DR, CHALMETTE,
LA, POSSESSION SCHEDULE
III, NO SEAT BELT IN USE
MERAUX
• BARNES, KELLY A, 22,
MEADOW DR, MERAUX, LA,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
• BERNARD, KEVIN A, 30,
JAHNCKE RD, MER, LA, DOM
ABUSE BATT 2ND CONV,
BENCH WARRANT
ST. BERNARD
• BRANDON, SCOTT E JR,
36, CREEDMOOR DR, ST.
BERNARD, LA, BATTERY/
SEXUAL
• JOHANNESSEN, PAUL A, 50,
HEIGHTS DR, ST. BERNARD,
LA, DIST SCHEDULE III,
GENERAL SPEED LAW,
DISREGARDING STOP/YIELD
SIGNS, FLIGHT FROM AN
OFFICER, DST SCHEDULE
II, BENCH WARRANT (4),
FUGITIVE
• MCQUAIG, KENNETH, 23,
SUZI DR, ST. BERNARD,
LA, ILL POS STOLEN
1000-4999
• RAYBON, SAMMY, 38,
DEBORAH DR, ST. BERNARD,
LA, PROHIBITED ACTS/
SCHEDULE V/PENALTIES,
DRUG PARAPHENALIA
• RAYBON, TREY M, 21, BAYOU
RD, ST. BERNARD, LA,
POSSESSION OF HEROIN,
POSSESSION SCHEDULE
III, POSSESSION OF SCH
IV, DRUG PARAPHENALIA,
BENCH WARRANT
VIOLET
• BRADEN, MYRON, 18,
GUERRA DR, VIOLET, LA, PWIT
MARIJUANA
• BREAUX, ROBERT M, 24, TARA
DR, VIOLET, LA, DOMESTIC
ABUSE BATTERY
• BROWN, BRADLEY, 31, 1ST ST,
VIOLET, LA, BENCH WARRANT
(2)
• CAMPBELL, CARLTON, 21,
OAK DR, VIOLET, LA, ILLEGAL
CARRYG WEAPONS, DRUG
PARAPHENALIA, PWIT
SCHEDULE I
• JAMES, KENNETH, 50,
ASHLEY DR, VIOLET, LA,
BENCH WARRANT (2),
DISTURBING THE PEACE/
INTERRUPTION OF LAWFUL
ASSEMBLY, CRIMINAL
TRESPASS (2), DIST PEACE
INTERUPT, SIM CRIM DAMAGE
1000-49999, SIMPLE ASSAULT
OUTSIDE ST. BERNARD PARISH
• BONNEY, TIFFANY M, 36,
SAINT ROCH AVE, NEW
ORLEANS, LA, BENCH
WARRANT (4)
• BROWN, CHAKIRA, 21,
WEAVER AVE, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, THEFT
• CLOUD, HEAVEN R, 20, S.
DERBIGNY ST, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, THEFT LESS <$1000
• CLOUD, MARICLE A, 24, CONTI
ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA, THEFT
LESS <$1000
• COUCH, KASSANDRA A,
25, ENCHANTED RD, PASS
CHRISTIAN, MS, RECKLESS
OPERATION OF A VEHICLE
• DAWSON, LAKIRA, 28,
POINTMERE DR, NEW
ORLEANS, LA, RESISTING
AN OFFICER, FLIGHT FROM
AN OFFICER, BATTERY OF A
POLICE OFFICER, NEGLIGENT
INJURING, DRIVING-LICENSE
SUSPD, FUGITIVE (2)
• DREGORY, PARIS, 26, I-10
SERVICE RD, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF
STOLEN THINGS
• GETTRIDGE, DEDRICK,
22, DONNA DRIVE, NEW
ORLEANS, LA, POSSESSION
OF MARIJUANA, CONTRIB TO
DELINQ OF MINOR
• HAGAN, ALBERT, 39,
WILLIAMBURG DRIVE,
LAPLACE, LA, DISREGARDING
STOP/YIELD SIGNS, DRIVER
NOT LICENSED, NO PROOF
LIABILITY INSURANCE,
PWIT SCHEDULE II, USE OF
FIREARM CDS/VIOLENCE,
DRUG PARAPHENALIA, PWIT
SCHEDULE I
• HARRIS, NICOLE L, 44, N
PRIEUR ST, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, THEFT LESS <$1000
• HOLMES, RICHELLE M, 19, S.
DERBIGNY ST, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, THEFT LESS <$1000
• JOSEPH, MICHAEL W, 62,
JOSEPHINE, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, FUGITIVE, ILL POS STOLEN
5000-24999
• MACKEY, MISTER, 18,
CHANTILLY DR, NEW
ORLEANS, LA, FUGITIVE (2)
• MOORE, RUSSELL W, 54,
BAYOU RD.: B, VERRET, LA,
SIMPLE BATTERY
• PATTERSON, CHRISHA, 20,
I-10 SERVICE ROAD, NEW
ORLEANS, LA, THEFT
• RAGAN, RANDY J, 58,
DOMINION DRV, VIO, MS,
BENCH WARRANT
• WILLIAMS, JOHN M JR, 58,
WERNER, NEW ORLEANS,
LA, THEFT
4 Arrest Reports & Local News Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News
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St. Bernard Parish Preschool Registration
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Summer Feeding Program
Each summer, St. Bernard Parish Public Schools provides stu-
dents with meals. This year’s program will be offered at Chalmette
Elementary and Smith Elementary. Breakfast and lunches will be
available in a take-and-go style and served simultaneously Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Children
under the age of 18 are eligible and must be present to receive a
meal. Nurseries interested in participating in the program need to
contact Joni Blum at 504-301-2000 extension 1166.
Pandemic EBT Benefits
Amid the ongoing health crisis, Louisiana has been approved
for the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) pro-
gram. This program will provide extra help buying groceries for
the families of the more than 600,000 children who normally re-
ceive free and reduced-price meals at school.
Families with students at any of our elementary schools, middle
schools, or Rowley Alternative are automatically eligible. An appli-
cation must be completed at the following website: https://pebt.
doe.louisiana.gov/PublicApps/SNP/
Chalmette High School students who received free and re-
duced-price meals are eligible as well. If your child attends Chal-
mette High School and you did not complete an application last
fall or if your financial situation has changed and you would now
qualify for free or reduced lunch, please visit www.sbpsb.org/lun-
chapp. Once you have been approved for free or reduced lunch,
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The deadline to apply is June 8, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your
school principal.
St. Bernard Parish Public School System offers a universal, tui-
tion-free four year old preschool program. Students who turn four
years of age by September 30, 2020 and are a current resident of
St. Bernard Parish are eligible.
Registration will be conducted in-person and by appointment
only starting in June. Parents or guardians interested in registering
must schedule an appointment by calling 504-267-3310. At the
time of the appointment, all documentation must be completed
and all required documents must be provided. Registration pack-
ets and a list of the required documents can be found by visiting
www.sbpsb.org/prek.
All social distancing measures and health precautions will be
followed for registration. Only one parent or guardian will be al-
lowed in the building for registration with the exception of those
families who need the assistance of a translator. Registrants and
staff members will be required to wear a mask, and temperatures
will be taken prior to entering the building.
Citizens who want to share information with detectives about
criminal activity pertaining to St. Bernard Parish or any of its res-
idents, can do so anonymously through the St. Bernard Sheriff’s
Office Criminal Investigations Bureau’s new tip hotline, (504) 271-
TIPS or 8477, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
The new criminal activity tip hotline is patterned after the Sher-
iff’s Office Special Investigations Division’s narcotics hotline, (504)
271-DOPE or 3673, which has for several decades been a suc-
cessful tool in the fight against the drug epidemic.
Tipsters who have information they feel would be valuable to
detectives can call the TIP hotline to share information, 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. Citizens can share information pertaining to
cases involving things such as theft, robbery, burglary or even a
murder. Sheriff Pohlmann said all calls will be acted upon.
“Our DOPE hotline has been an essential tool in our fight against
illegal drug activity in St. Bernard Parish for many years,” the
Sheriff said, “and our hope is the criminal activity TIP hotline will
be just as successful by helping detectives quickly solve major
crimes and continue to keep St. Bernard and its residents safe.”
If a detective isn’t available to answer, the Sheriff said callers
can leave a detailed message, and either choose to provide their
contact information, or remain anonymous.
“We understand citizens’ need to remain anonymous in certain
circumstances,” Sheriff Pohlmann said. “Choosing to leave your
name and telephone number is your choice. Doing so does not
mean your personal information will be released. It will simply as-
sist us in any follow-up questions we may have.”
The Sheriff reminds residents who are in danger or in need of
immediate assistance to call 911. Non-emergency issues such as
requesting to speak with a deputy can be handled by calling (504)
271-2501.
The Sheriff’s Office also has a Traffic hotline, (504) 278-7677,
where residents can report continued speeding issues in their
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8 Movie Reviews Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News
It is time to celebrate Tom Cruise week
as three of his outstanding films have been
re-mastered in HD 4K! Top Gun (PARA-
MOUNT 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital) looks
fresh to the eye and this action-packed
thrill-ride Directed by Tony Scott has been
aggrandized in full HD for a more intense
viewing! TG 4K will be released on May 19th
and will include New Explorations of the
Film’s Legacy featuring All-New Interviews.
Here is a heart-pounding combination of
action, music and incredible aerial photog-
raphy has helped make Top Gun the block-
buster hit of 1986. Top Gun takes a look at
the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's
prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Lt.
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer whose out to be-
come the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor
who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
The outstanding cast also includes: Val Kilmer as Iceman, and An-
thony Edwards as Goose. EXTRAS: English Dolby Atmos, French,
Portuguese, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, The Legacy of Top Gun, On
Your Six - Thirty Years of Top Gun, Commentary by Filmmakers
and Naval Experts, Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun (6-Part
Documentary), Multi-Angle Storyboards, Best of the Best: Inside
the Real Top Gun and Tom Cruise Interviews and More!
And now you can make it a TC marathon with two more ac-
tion-packed favorites: Days Of Thunder and War Of The Worlds.
Both films arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray May 19, 2020! What a
Fabulous Film from director Tony Scott! Now celebrating its 30th
anniversary in 2020, Days Of Thunder (Par-
amount 4K Ultra HD + Digital – original re-
lease date: 1990), you will sit on the edge of
your couch as HD features some of the most
spectacular racing action ever captured on
film! The movie further cemented Cruise’s
status. The new 4K release includes a brand-
new featurette looking back on the produc-
tion with producer Jerry Bruckheimer. I can
say Tom is one dedicated actor, and he is
loyal to his fans. It’s true, after seeing him
spend hours with fans and finally meeting
him for an interview at the AMC Elmwood
Theater for the premiere of “Jack Reacher:
Never Go Back!”
Here comes Number Three on Holly-
wood’s Best Hit List! Directed by Steven
Spielberg, War of The Worlds (Paramount
4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray + Digital) celebrates
its 15th anniversary in 2020. Cruise took on
the starring role in this contemporary retell-
ing of the H.G. Wells classic, which earned
over $600M worldwide. Now see all the
mysteries as the new 4K presents the film in
vivid colors, but also you get over an hour of
previously released bonus content, includ-
ing multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes,
production diaries, a look at the characters,
Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens,
Scoring WOTW, We Are Not Alone, Galleries and More!
Mary J Blige delivers a soulful perfor-
mance in the Digital release (5/19 in all plat-
forms) Body Cam (Paramount), a murder
mystery with some supernatural overtones!
Blige plays Renee, a cop, who has just been
put back into police service after a difficult
time because of the loss of her son who
drowned in a neighbor’s pool. With a rookie
(Nat Wolff), both witness a murder involving
the police! When a routine traffic stop re-
sults in the unexplained, grisly death of her
colleague, Renee finds some found footage
on a Body Cam of the incident and will play
for her eyes only. As the attacks mount, she
races to understand the supernatural force behind them. DIRECT-
ED BY Malik Vitthal, who slowly builds up tension that keeps you
in suspense until the last frame of film, this is quite a golden gem
filmed right here in New Orleans and surrounding areas! Yvette La-
place did a great job finding local locations to best serve the film’s
ghostlike theme, and most effective, is Blige performing in front of
a long shot that showcases the Crescent City Connection, a twin
span bridge all festooned in lights that looks wonderful on screen
and flatters New Orleans. Other locations in the credits include not
only Orleans Parish, but St. Bernard Parish (where my studio is
located), Jefferson Parish and the Jefferson’s Corner’s Office. A
simple but effective thriller, the film was written by Nicholas McCa-
rthy and Richmond Riedel. Now you know why we strive to have
an entertainment section in The St. Bernard News. THIS IS LOUI-
SIANA ENTERTAINMENT, -- and we are proud of this locally filmed
production!
Chalmette Ed Held Sho Buz Studio News
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News Obituaries 9
Eugene G. Maitrejean
Eugene G. Maitrejean, a decorated veteran
of the U.S. Marine Corps who proudly served
his country during the Kor
ean War, passed
away peacefully at his home while surrounded
by his family on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at
the age of 88. He was the beloved husband
of 57 years to Doris Katherine Doyle Maitrejean.
He was the loving father of Pam M. Theady
(Eddie), Eugene G. Maitrejean Jr. (Kay), Larry D.
Maitr
ejean (Malin) and John B. Maitrejean (Heath-
er). Son of the late John and Elenora Demotts Maitrejean. Brother
of the late John Maitrejean, Justin Maitrejean, Shirley Walsh, Joseph
Maitr
ejean and Wallace Maitrejean. Proud grandfather of Dominique T.
Mixon (Andrew), Chaz Theady, Meredith & Madelyn Maitrejean, Anders
& Colin Maitrejean and Chloe & Kate Maitrejean. He is also survived
and fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, cousins and
dear friends.
Eugene was a native of New Orleans, LA and a longtime r
esident of
St. Bernard Parish where he enjoyed a long career as a Shift Supervi
-
sor with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Along with his service as a
Corporal in the U.S. Marines, Eugene was a member of the VFW Post
7194, Council on Aging and enjoyed many years of ball games at the
Community Park Playgr
ound in Arabi. He found pleasure in the details
of everyday life and caring deeply for others. Eugene will always be re
-
membered for his loyalty and dedication to his family and his country, his
caring and loving spirit, his laughter
, and spoiling the grandchildren. He
was a wonderful example of what it means to care for others and will be
deeply missed by us all.
The family would like to express deep gratitude to Carter Davis
M.D. and his staff, Sandra Kruse, Angie Copping, Marisa Martin
and Krystal Shreve for your care and compassion when it was
needed most.
Relatives and friends ar
e invited to attend a visitation to be held at
Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Church, 2320 Paris Rd, Chalmette, LA on
Monday, May 25th from 11:00 a.m. to noon, followed by a Funeral Mass
beginning at noon. He will be laid to eternal rest with Military Honors,
next to his beloved wife in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Eugene’s memory
to the National Autism Society at National Autism Society, 4340 West
Highway, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20814 (800-328-8476) or Tunnels to
Towers Foundation at 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 1030
(718-987-1931).
To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.stbernard
-
memorial.com.
Arthur James Packard Jr.
Arthur "Audie" James Packard Jr. entered into eternal rest on the eve-
ning of April 30, 2020 at the age of 36. Paternal grandson of John F.
Packar
d, Jr. and the late Catherine Rita Packard.
Maternal gransdon of the late George Victoriana and Doris Henry Vic
-
toriana. He was the beloved son of Athur James Packard, Sr. and Bar-
bara Jean Fayard.
Audie was the pr
oud father of Alycia Kay, Amaya Shea, Ayshia Rae,
and Ayanna Sunshine. He was the brother to Cheri Kieff, Thomas Fayard
and the late Ronnie Kieff. And the uncle to Thomas Fayard the 3rd. Com
-
panion to Cecelia "Cece" Barrios. In addition he is survived by numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He was a lifelong r
esident of St. Bernard Parish.And will forever be
remembered for his good looks, big heart, and love of cooking. He will
be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.
Visitation will be held at Charbonnet Funeral Home, 4917 Judge Pe
-
rez Drive, Violet LA 70092, on May 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m, followed by a
noon service.
Agnes Smith Chautin
Agnes Smith Chautin passed away peacefully at
her home on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the age of
76. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph Jo
-
seph Chautin Jr. for 46 years to Agnes Smith Chau-
tin. Loving mother of Allen R.
Chautin (Rolanda), Donald J. Chautin (Gina), Da-
vid L. Chautin (Brandi) and the late Ralph J. Chau-
tin III.
Daughter of the late Andr
ew Smith and Levada
Owens Smith. Sister of Gladys “Marti” Martinez,
Mary Ikyasang, Fred Smith, Jesse “Buddy” Smith and the late Clemen
-
tine Martin, Earnesteen McLaurin, Swannie Durden, Curtis Smith, Clay-
ton Smith, Joseph Smith and Albert Smith. Proud grandmother of Trista
Duhon (Kenny), Shelby W
eicks (Neil), Isabella Chautin, Ridge Chautin,
Jake Chautin and Remie Chautin. Great grandmother of Kenzie Duhon
and Kate Duhon. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.
Agnes was born on February 22, 1944 in Fairmont, North Carolina and
was a current resident of Slidell, LA. She was strong in her faith and was
a devoted member of First Baptist Slidell Church. Agnes enjoyed the
everyday things in life especially cooking, gardening and sewing. She
loved the fun and friendship she gained as a longtime member of the
Red Hat Society. Agnes will be remembered as a loving and loyal wife,
mother and grandmother who treasured her family. She will be deeply
missed by all of those whose lives she touched.
A private funeral service will be held at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral
Home, 701 W Virtue St., Chalmette, LA on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She
will be laid to rest in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.
To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.stbernard
-
memorial.com.
Captain David P. Cobb, Sr.
Captain David P. Cobb, Sr. passed away Sunday,
April 5, at 12:00 AM, as a resident of Greenbriar
CCC. He was the son of the late Jacob Eyes Cobb
and Maude Foltmer Cobb. Brother of the late Mary,
Vera, Ferol, and Thelma. He was preceded in death
by his wife of 44 years, Henrietta Bondio Cobb. Fa
-
ther of David Jr (Janice) and Patrick Cobb. Grand-
father of Kyle Cobb (Kaylin), Darren Trapani (Dana),
and Nicholas T
rapani (Melinda). Uncle Dave to
Yvonne, Rae, Charles, Oliver, Fred, Brother, Kerry
lee, Vincent, Trina, and Andrea.
He was born July 7, 1929, in Wesson, MS. At an early age, he moved
to the Irish Channel area of New Orleans, LA, with his family. He took to
the port and sailed as a merchant marine until enlisting in the US Marine
Corps, again sailing as a merchant until landing a mates position on the
New Orleans Yacht Good Neighbor. He is a Korean War Veteran. He
spent time at the wheel under Captain John Rucker and then moved to
the helm of the fire tug Deluge as Captain, when ready. He finished his
maritime career at the US Corp of Engineers Inner Harbor Lock facility
as Lock Master (Industrial Canal).
His later years were spent behind the wheel of his car in search of
crispy bacon, very dark toast or macaroni and dago cheese, a true Si
-
cilian at heart. Thank you to his friends at Charlie's Diner in Violet, and a
special thanks to John Marshall.
My pop was a salty dog, gruf
f at times, but a real character with a big
heart. Sail on, dad; we love you!
10 Local News Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - The St. Bernard News
Film Schedule May 29
through June 4, 2020
in both the re-opened
Zeitgeist Theatre or
Virtual Arthouse Cinema
in your own home.
5:30 pm nightly Terence
Blanchard's UP FROM THE
STREETS: a celebration of New
Orleans' music For every ticket
sold, $2 will be donated to the
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Foundation COVID-19 relief
fund for musicians. Tip your hat
to jazz music and the recently
cancelled annual Jazz Fest in
New Orleans with Michael Mur-
phy's omnibus celebration of the
music that shaped the culture of
New Orleans in UP FROM THE
STREETS. Four-time Gram-
my winner Terence Blanchard
serves as executive producer,
music director and host for the
film. The film features personal
reflections from New Orleans’
most impactful musicians in-
cluding, but not limited to, Ter-
ence Blanchard, Harry Connick,
Jr, Wynton Marsalis, Mannie
Fresh, Dr. Michael White, and
commentary by national and in-
ternational musicians along with
archival and newly filmed per-
formances by iconic artists such
as Louis Armstrong, Mahalia
Jackson, Professor Longhair,
Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint
and The Neville Brothers.
7:30 pm nightly LUCKY
GRANDMA The movie, starring
Tsai Chin, is the feature directo-
rial debut of Sasie Sealy. “Lucky
Grandma” held its world pre-
miere at the 2019 Tribeca Film
Festival as the second recipient
of the AT&T Presents: Untold
Stories $1 million grant initiative
and went on to an international
premiere at the BFI London Film
Festival. Set in New York’s Chi-
natown, Chin portrays an ornery,
newly-widowed 80-year-old ea-
ger to live life as an independent
woman, despite her family’s
concerns. When a local fortune
teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a
most auspicious day in her fu-
ture, she decides to head to the
casino, only to land herself on
the wrong side of luck by sud-
denly attracting the attention of
local gangsters. She then em-
ploys the services of a body-
guard from a rival gang, played
by Corey Ha. “Lucky Grandma
is a dynamic comedy with a
stand-out performance by Tsai
Chin. A new song by Akwafina
is also featured.
9:15 pm nightly THE BABA-
DOOK Six years after the violent
death of her husband, Amelia
(Essie Davis) is at a loss. She
struggles to discipline her ‘out
of control’ 6 year-old, Samu-
el (Noah Wiseman), a son she
finds impossible to love. Sam-
uel’s dreams are plagued by a
monster he believes is coming
to kill them both. When a dis-
turbing storybook called ‘The
Babadook’ turns up at their
house, Samuel is convinced
that the Babadook is the crea-
ture he’s been dreaming about.
His hallucinations spiral out of
control, he becomes more un-
predictable and violent. Ame-
lia, genuinely frightened by her
son’s behaviour, is forced to
medicate him. But when Ame-
lia begins to see glimpses of a
sinister presence all around her,
it slowly dawns on her that the
thing Samuel has been warn-
ing her about may be real. This
cult horror film from Australia,
which has become an LGBTQ
icon, screens courtesy of IFC
Films’ INDIE THEATER REVIVAL
PROJECT.
ALSO AVAILABLE IN OUR
VIRTUAL CINEMA in your own
home:
Available May 29 LUCKY
GRANDMA The movie, starring
Tsai Chin, is the feature directo-
rial debut of Sasie Sealy. “Lucky
Grandma” held its world pre-
miere at the 2019 Tribeca Film
Festival as the second recipient
of the AT&T Presents: Untold
Stories $1 million grant initiative
and went on to an international
premiere at the BFI London Film
Festival. Set in New York’s Chi-
natown, Chin portrays an ornery,
newly-widowed 80-year-old ea-
ger to live life as an independent
woman, despite her family’s
concerns. When a local fortune
teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a
most auspicious day in her fu-
ture, she decides to head to the
casino, only to land herself on
the wrong side of luck by sud-
denly attracting the attention of
local gangsters. She then em-
ploys the services of a body-
guard from a rival gang, played
by Corey Ha. “Lucky Grandma
is a dynamic comedy with a
stand-out performance by Tsai
Chin. A new song by Akwafina
is also featured.
THE GHOST OF PETER
SELLERS by Peter Medak The
Telluride lauded film from Dir.
Peter Medak (The Changeling,
The Ruling Class, Breaking Bad,
Hannibal, The Krays, House,
The Wire) is a classic take on
a "movie within a movie", Me-
dak documenting his own failed
1973 comedy, The Ghost of the
Noonday Sun starring (and sab-
otaged by) Peter Sellers. Years
later, Medak's still haunted by
the experience, reflecting on a
disastrous production, his ev-
er-lasting love for Sellers, Spike
Milligan (Monty Python) and film
at large.
L'innocent Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio's passionate novel is brought
to life in the final masterpiece
from acclaimed director Luchi-
no Visconti. In late-nineteenth
century Italy, an insatiable aris-
tocrat, grows bored with his
timid wife and neglects her for
his more exciting mistress. After
learning that his wife is having
a torrid affair of her own, he be-
comes tormented by her infidel-
ity and descends into madness.
Vitalina Verla Pedro Costa's
latest, a film of deeply concen-
trated beauty, stars nonprofes-
sional actor Vitalina Varela in a
truly remarkable performance. A
Cape Verdean woman who has
come to Fontainhas for her hus-
band’s funeral after being sepa-
rated from him for decades due
to economic circumstance, and
despite her alienation begins
to establish a new life there.
The grief of the present and the
ghosts of the past commingle
in Costa’s ravishing chiaroscuro
compositions, a film of shadow
and whisper that might be the
director’s most visually extraor-
dinary work.
Bacurau A vibrant, richly di-
verse back-country Brazilian
town finds its sun-dappled day-
to-day disturbed when its in-
habitants become the targets of
a group of armed mercenaries.
The perpetrators of this class
warfare, however, may have
met their match in the fed-up,
resourceful denizens of little Ba-
curau. With references to the
fearless genre works of John
Carpenter, George Miller, and
Sergio Leone, Bacurau, winner
of the Jury Prize at the Cannes
Film Festival, is a vividly angry
power-to-the-people fable like
no other.
Corpus Christi A modern dra-
ma of mistaken identity, fraud,
and possible beatification.
When a 20-year-old juvenile de-
linquent, recently released from
detention, comes to a small
village, he is mistaken for their
new priest. His passion, charis-
ma, and wildly unconventional
methods help heal traumatized
residents. A sincere man of
God, a con artist, or a redeemed
criminal atoning for his past?
Inspired by true events, a mag-
netic performance by Bartosz
Bielenia in the lead keeps us
guessing – in this breakthrough
for Polish director Jan Komasa.
The Wild Goose Lake A for-
malist gangster thriller drenched
in reds and blues, though im-
bued with a melancholic tone
that speaks to contemporary
China’s vast economic dispar-
ities, the elegantly down-and-
dirty The Wild Goose Lake, set
in the nooks and crannies of
densely populated Wuhan, fol-
lows the desperate attempts of
small-time mob boss Zhou Ze-
nong (the charismatic Hu Ge)
to stay alive after he mistakenly
kills a cop and a dead-or-alive
reward is put on his head.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL
Zeitgeist Film, Music & Performance Schedule
May 29 - June 4, 2020
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CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
2020
Two Short Film programs: Kid
Flicks One (ages 3+) and Kid
Flicks Two (ages 8+) 112 min.
of award-winning and audience
favorite shorts (from the 2019
Festival)
The Hottest August is a curi-
ous map of a city’s fraught con-
sciousness. With an anthropo-
logical conceit, the film offers a
survey of humanity on the brink
of extinction. The threats of cli-
mate change, late capitalism,
and newly emboldened hatred
and racism loom large over di-
rector Brett Story’s interviews
with New Yorkers from all five
boroughs in August 2017. Ex-
quisite compositions set off the
urban habitat in surprising ways,
and Story frequently finds visu-
al interest in large-scale scenes:
expansive cityscapes, endless
rows of windows and rooftops;
skies cloudy with foreboding,
yet filled with painterly beauty.
This global scope reflects the
film’s structural methods, which
abandon a singular narrative
thread for a collage of experi-
ence and emotion. It’s a time
capsule that’s observations,
cynical and tender alike, will re-
verberate well into the future.
CRESCENDO by Dror Zahavi
When world-famous conductor
Eduard Sporck accepts the job
to create an Israeli-Palestinian
youth orchestra, he is quickly
drawn into a tempest of sheer
unsolvable problems. Hav-
ing grown up in a state of war,
suppression or constant risk of
terrorist attacks, the young mu-
sicians from both sides are far
from able to form a team. Lined
up behind the two best violinists
– the emancipated Palestinian
Layla and the handsome Israeli
Ron – they form two parties who
deeply mistrust each other, on
and off-stage alike. Will Sporck
succeed and make the young
people forget their hatred, at
least for the three weeks until
the concert? With the first glim-
mer of hope, however, the po-
litical opponents of the orches-
tra show them how strong they
are…Loosely inspired by Daniel
Barenboim’s West-Eastern Di-
van Orchestra, Academy-Award
nominated director Dror Zaha-
vi (“Alexander Penn”, “Every-
thing for my Father”) directs this
gripping drama as a constantly
growing ‘crescendo’, rising the
tension and conflicts until the
last frame. Lead actor Peter
Simonischek (“Toni Erdmann”)
stars next to a highly convinc-
ing selection of up-and-com-
ing actors like Daniel Donskoy
(“Victoria”) and Sabrina Amali
(“4 Blocks”). A remarkable work
of cinema and a critical contri-
bution to the world-wide efforts
towards understanding, human-
ity and peace.
SATANTANGO by Bela Tarr
One of the greatest achieve-
ments in recent art house cine-
ma and a seminal work of “slow
cinema,” Sátántangó, based on
the book by László Kraszna-
horkai, follows members of a
small, defunct agricultural col-
lective living in a post-apoca-
lyptic landscape after the fall of
Communism who, on the heels
of a large financial windfall, set
out to leave their village. As a
few of the villagers secretly con-
spire to take off with all of the
earnings for themselves, a mys-
terious character, long thought
dead, returns to the village, al-
tering the course of everyone’s
lives forever. Shot in stunning
black-and-white by Gábor Med-
vigy and filled with exquisitely
composed and lyrical long takes,
Sátántangó unfolds in twelve
distinct movements, alternating
forwards and backwards in time,
echoing the structure of a tango
dance. Tarr’s vision, aided by
longtime partner and collabora-
tor Ágnes Hranitzky, is enthrall-
ing and his portrayal of a rural
Hungary beset by boozy dance
parties, treachery, and near-per-
petual rainfall is both transfixing
and uncompromising. Sátán-
tangó has been justly lauded
by critics and audiences as a
masterpiece and inspired none
other than Susan Sontag to pro-
claim that she would be “glad to
see it every year for the rest of
[her] life”. Sátántangó has been
restored in 4K from the original
35mm camera negative by Ar-
belos in collaboration with The
Hungarian Filmlab. 439 mins.
EXTRA ORDINARY Rose
(Maeve Higgins), a mostly sweet
& lonely small-town driving in-
structor, must use her supernat-
ural talents to save the daugh-
ter of Martin (Barry Ward, also
mostly sweet & lonely) from a
washed-up rock star who is
using her in a Satanic pact to
re-ignite his fame. Grand Jury
Award finalist at the 2019 SXSW
Film Festival! Also starring Will
Forte. Claudia O’Doherty, Jamie
Beamish, etc.
MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT
TREES FALL Mossville, Louisi-
ana, a community founded by
formerly enslaved African Amer-
icans, was once a thriving, safe
haven. Today it’s a breeding
ground for petrochemical plants
and their toxic black clouds.
Many residents are forced from
their homes; those that stay suf-
fer from prolonged exposure to
contamination and pollution.
Amid this chaos stands one
man, Stacey Ryan, who refuses
to abandon his family’s land and
fights for basic human rights in
this powerful portrait of resil-
ience. From the makers of Big
Charity: The Death Of America’s
Oldest Hospital.
Terence Blanchard's UP
FROM THE STREETS a cele-
bration of New Orleans' music
For every ticket sold, $2 will
be donated to the New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Foundation
COVID-19 relief fund for musi-
cians.
Tip your hat to jazz music
and the recently cancelled an-
nual Jazz Fest in New Orleans
with Michael Murphy's om-
nibus celebration of the mu-
sic that shaped the culture of
New Orleans in UP FROM THE
STREETS. Four-time Gram-
my winner Terence Blanchard
serves as executive producer,
music director and host for the
film.The film features personal
reflections from New Orleans’
most impactful musicians in-
cluding, but not limited to, Ter-
ence Blanchard, Harry Connick,
Jr, Wynton Marsalis, Mannie
Fresh, Dr. Michael White, and
commentary by national and in-
ternational musicians along with
archival and newly filmed per-
formances by iconic artists such
as Louis Armstrong, Mahalia
Jackson, Professor Longhair,
Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint
and The Neville Brothers.
Zeitgeist Theatre
& Lounge
6621 St. Claude Ave.,
Arabi, LA 70032
(504) 352-1150
www.zeitgeistnola.org
Schedule is subject to change as
films are held over – please check
the website for updates nightly.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist
run media arts center that
celebrated its 33rd anniversary
this November. Come join us!
There are only 20 seats
available per daily screening,
so advanced tickets are
strongly recommended
$12 general / $10 members
discounts only available at the
door/Patron members are free
(please RSVP)
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