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THE SUNDAY STAR, HAMMOND, LA
Death Notices CARLOS JESUS BADILLO Carlos Jesus Badillo, 18 months, of Natalbany, died March 20; funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Holy Ghost Catholic Church; interment at later date; Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home. RICHARD LEE BANKS, JR. Richard Lee Banks, Jr., 45, of Springfield, died March 21; private funeral; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. HENRY CONLEY Henry Conley, 74, died March 16; funeral 7 p.m. Monday, All Faith Missionary Baptist Church; N.A. James Funeral Home. LAWRENCE ROBERT EHRLICH Lawrence Robert Ehrlich, 52, of Independence, died March 22; funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, McKneely Funeral Home, Amite; interment at Chappapeela Baptist Church Cemetery, Amite. MALCOLM C. LESLIE Malcolm C. Leslie, 86, of Hammond, died March 22; funeral 4 p.m. Tuesday, Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond. DEBORAH B. MORRIS Deborah B. Morris, 52, of Hammond, died March 21; funeral 2 p.m. today, Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond. MARIE LANDRY WALKER Marie Landry Walker, 88, died March 21; funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home; interment at Holly Gardens Cemetery.
Tributes CARLOS JESUS BADILLO Carlos Jesus Badillo, 18 months old of Natalbany, Louisiana, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in Hammond, son of Carlos Jesus Badillo and the late Glavys Garcia Badillo. Friends will be received Monday, March 25, 2013 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home, Hammond, and at Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Services will be held at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Tuesday, at 11 a.m., with Robert Merced officiating. Interment will be at a later date. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely. com.
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HENRY CONLEY Henry Conley, 74, passed away on March 16, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. at All Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Dismissal will take place on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 10 a.m. N. A. James Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guestbook at www.NAJamesFH.com.
LAWRENCE ROBERT EHRLICH A resident of Independence, he died at 2 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Lallie Kemp Medical Center in Independence. He was born December 15, 1960 in Baton Rouge and was 52 years of age. While Ehrlich was recently promoted as the Property Manager for all five of the Council’s properties, he will be most remembered for his management of the 600-acre Camp Whispering Pines which he managed since 1989. Under his management, the camp became a Stewardship Forest and was placed on the Louisiana Registry of Natural Places. He is survived by his wife, Maya A. Ecat Ehrlich Ehrlich, Independence; two daughters, Johanna Mikaela Ecat, Independence, and Reagan Nicole Ehrlich, Hammond; two sons, Blaine Lawrence Paul Ehrlich, Hammond, and Bryce Anthony-Robert Ehrlich, Hammond; sister, Melinda Grace Ehrlich Oliver and her husband, Michael, Mobile, Ala.; brother, Christopher David Ehrlich and his wife, DeeDee, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and granddaughter, Kaedyn Ehrlich, Hammond. Preceded in death by father, Robert Henry Ehrlich; and moth-
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er, Amelia Vining Ehrlich. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Interment Chappapeela Baptist Church Cemetery, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. MALCOLM C. LESLIE Age 86, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Hammond, Malcolm entered into rest on Friday, March 22, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center. Malcolm was a World War II veteran in the United States Navy. Malcolm loved animals, enjoyed reading and watching movies. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Turnage Leslie; daughters, Patty Michelli (Tony), Karen Leslie, Judy Olivo (Buddy), Ann Leslie (Sid); sons, Malcolm Wayne Leslie (Yvonne) and Robert Leslie (Pat), along with 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and Barron, his beloved cat. Preceding Malcolm in death were his mother, Charlotte Cressy Darce and his granddaughter, Jennifer Paige Leslie. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, west of Hammond, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 1:30 p.m. until the funeral service at 4 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. DEBORAH B. MORRIS Deborah B. Morris, 52 years old of Hammond, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Louisiana Heart Hospital. She was born on Friday, May 20, 1960, in Lafayette. Surviving are her husband, Philip Morris Sr.; son, Philip Morris Jr. and wife Jessica; granddaughter, Tayla Morris; grandson, Joseph Michael Morris; mother, Clara J. Lighter; sisterin-law and brother-in-law, Teresa and E. P. Miller; and nanny of Sophie and Emma Miller. She is preceded in death by her son, Michael J. Morris. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home in Hammond, Sunday, Morris March 24, 2013, from 12 p.m. until the funeral service at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Phi901 Foundation, 17526 Avalon Terrace, Hammond, La. 70403. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely. com. MARIE LANDRY WALKER Marie Landry Walker was born in Hammond, Louisiana on February 11, 1925. She passed away on March 21, 2013 in Ocean Springs, Miss. Marie was a deeply spiritual person who cared very much for family, treated all people with respect, enjoyed teaching children to read, and absolutely loved a good round of golf or a baseball game. Marie served as Administrative Assistant for the athletic department at Southeastern Louisiana University before earning a M.A. in social work. She was a social worker for many years for the state of Louisiana. Marie was an example to live by and was someone to always try to impress. She instilled a deep sense of character in those Walker she left behind and led by example, always striving to leave a place better than when she found it whether at home, at work, or on the golf course. She is preceded in death by her husband William Byrd Walker (Bill), parents Warren and Elvie Landry, and sister Rita Landry Lukawacki. She is survived by her sons William Warren Walker (Bill) and his wife Sharon of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Charles Grady Walker (Chuck) and his wife Sara of Deep River, Conn.; four grandchildren: William Lakin Walker (wife: Christy), Johanna Michelle Smith (husband: Steven), Scott Jared Walker (wife: Trinity), and Anne Taylor Walker; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Joyce Landry Hughes Burdon. Marie was a beautiful lady inside and out and will be missed everyday by her family, friends, and those who ever had the opportunity to meet her. Friends will be received Monday, March 25, 2013 from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home, Hammond. Services will be held at funeral home chapel, Monday, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Joe Donakey officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Gardens Cemetery, Hammond, La. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely. com. Death notices are free. Tributes are paid obituaries.
Southeastern Lab Coordinator Gerald Cottrell creates a misty atmosphere with dry ice during the annual Rock ’n’ Roar event Saturday.
Don P. Elberts (right), a graduate of LSU, explains how a light bulb is energized through high voltage with a low current to 17-year-old Garrett Gardner.
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on energy conservation and momentum. Elberts had students hold two weights while they spun on a stool. He asked students as they were spinning to slowly bring the weights to their chest. The process ultimately accelerated their momentum. “It’s basically the same principle the ice skaters use,” Elberts said. Meanwhile, others glanced in awe as Elberts son Don. P. Elberts, an LSU graduate, created an electric current with a Wimshurst machine. The machine was named after its inventor James Wimshurst, a British man who created the tool in the 1880s. “That’s very similar to lightning because it’s like the electricity buildup in clouds,” Don C. Eleberts told students. “One of the students asked if it was magic and I said no, it’s just science,” he later said. Some experiments showed students what would happen if dry ice were mixed with water while others spread awareness of the dangers of driving while in-
toxicated. On the lawn of Friendship Circle, Assistant Professor of Nursing Laurie Kinchen and eight undergrad students handed out “Drunk Busters,” or goggles that purposefully distorted vision. “Our students here are doing alcohol awareness drills for high school students,” Kinchen said. “Hopefully they’ll think twice about getting in that vehicle drunk.” Drills included asking students to walk a straight line or asking them to stand on one leg. Rock ’n’ Roar took place virtually anywhere faculty and staff could introduce students to the campus. Visual art students at Southeastern offered a hands-on art camp for children aged 5 to 12, from 9-11:30 a.m. Attendees created two art projects they were allowed to take home. There was also a baseball camp available at Alumni Field, which was held in correlation with art camp. Inflatables were available in War Memorial Park as well as food being sold by Greek organizations and live entertainment including performances from the university’s Gospel Choir, Southeastern Star contestants and cheerleaders.
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Public defenders Jill Pasquarella and Colin Reingold argued that under a strict-scrutiny test, the government must be able to provide compelling data showing that those convicted of crimes like simple burglary prove a heightened threat to society when armed. “There is, simply, no rational basis for stripping Louisianans of their rights ... where they have been convicted of crimes that are wholly unrelated to firearm possession or use,” Pasquarella wrote to judges in this and several other cases. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Payne submitted sociological studies suggesting a link between such offenses and a proclivity toward later violent crime. But Derbigny ruled that
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“The courts cannot question the wisdom of fundamental law and frustrate the will of the people; their function is to interpret and apply that law.” Darryl Derbigny District Judge the statute infringed on constitutional protections when analyzed under a “strict scrutiny” test. He wrote that it “is not narrowly tailored to achieve the government’s interest.” “The courts cannot question the wisdom of fundamental law and frustrate the will of the people; their function is to interpret and apply that law,” he wrote. “After reviewing the law and applying a strict scrutiny standard, the Court finds La R.S. 14:95.1 un-
constitutional in its entirety.” He dismissed the charge against Draughter, but gave prosecutors until 5 p.m. CDT Friday to seek new charges before ordering his release from jail. Payne has said he intends to appeal Derbigny’s decision. Meanwhile, if the Supreme Court sides with Derbigny, the law forbidding certain felons from possessing firearms will be scrapped and the Legislature forced to rewrite it.
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