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crowley - People who use the side of a rural road for disposal of garbage and white goods will face stiff penalties if one member of the Acadia Parish Police Jury has his way.
Kerry Kilgore wants to raise the current $500 fine on substantially on those who litter.
“I’d like to see us put a ‘2’ on the front of that,” Kilgore said following Wednesday night’s meeting of the police jury’s Legislative Committee.
While no figure was proposed during the committee meeting, a recommendation to increase the violation fine and call a public hearing on the proposed ordinance change is being forwarded to the full jury, which meets Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 5:30 p.m.
“This won’t pertain to people who throw a plastic cup in the back of their pickup and it blows out,” said Kilgore, who chairs the Legislative Committee. “We want to target and raise the fine on people who are deliberately dumping refrigerators, toilets, mattresses, etc. along our roadsides.
“It’s an eyesore,” he added.
Current parish law — Ordinance No. 745 —  stipulates that violators “shall be punished by a fine not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.”
Jurors also will look at a proposal to clarify lease/rental agreements at LeGros Memorial Airport.
Chuck Broussard, chairman of the Airport Committee, explained that the proposal is an effort to “get everyone on the same page so that no one is perceived as getting any special treatment.”
The recommendation to the full jury includes:
• If an individual or business would like to build a hangar at the airport, the jury will lease the property to them at a rate of 10 cents per square foot per year.
• Any individual or business who builds a hangar will have to provide proof of the cost of the building.
• The owner of any hangar measuring 50 feet by 50 feet or larger will receive one year of free rent for every $5,000 spent on the hangar.
• The owner of any hangar measuring 49 feet by 49 feet or smaller will receive one year of free rent for every $2,500 spent on the hangar.
• All new hangars built will require their own water meter and utility pole.
Pertaining to the rent “exemptions,” Broussard pointed out that there will be a maximum of 20 years.
“In other words,” he explained, “if you build a $100,000 hangar, you get 20 years of free rent. If you build a $110,000 hangar, you still get 20 years of free rent.”
Laura Faul, jury secretary-treasurer, added that the water meter and utility pole stipulation is being added because “we have an issue where the parish is paying most of the water and electricity at the airport. We’re trying to get away from that.”
While other “tweaks” to the lease agreement were thrown out during the committee meeting, only those presented by Broussard will be considered when the jury meets on Nov. 9.
The jury’s Road and Bridge Committee is recommending that the jury accept the low bid of $81,337.41 submitted by L&R Construction Co., Inc., of Kaplan  for the bridge replacement project on Charlie Arceneaux Road.
Three bids were received ranging from L&R’s low bid to a high of $99,950.
Michael “Pee Wee” Schexnider, parish road manager, noted that L&R currently is working on the bridge replacement project on Connie Road.
“They should be finished there in a couple of weeks then they’ll move to Charlie Arceneaux,” he said.
That’s contingent on the jury’s approval of the committee’s recommendation.
The regular police jury meeting, usually held on the second Tuesday of each month, was pushed back to Wednesday because of the presidential elections.
Committee meetings, normally on the first Tuesday, were delayed one day because the courthouse was closed on Nov. 1 in observance of All Saints Day.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Shirley Mae Navarre Romero, 75, of Rayne, was celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne.
Father Samuel Fontana served as celebrant. Interment followed in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 in Rayne.
Visitation was held on Friday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m.  Visitation continued on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
Mrs. Romero passed away on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at 11:32 a.m. in Crowley.
Survivors include her daughters, Tammy R. Saltzman and husband, Harry Lee of Rayne, and Christine R. Istre and husband Wayne of Rayne; daughter-in-law, Stephanie Romero of Crowley; sons, Terry Romero and wife Julie of Crowley, and Murray Romero and wife Joan of Indian Bayou; grandchildren, Heather Romero, Wilfred Romero III, Heidi Meaux, Dylan Romero, Dennis Romero, Nicholas Romero, Josie Hebert, Perry Romero II, Mandy Istre, Myra Istre, Wayne Istre II, Gaven Istre, Megan Istre, Taylor Istre, Crystal Abshire, Brandon Romero, and Nicole Alleman; step-grandchildren, Dustin LeBlanc, Cory LeBlanc, Bryce LeBlanc, Jessie Romero, Ashlyn Guidry, Jacob Istre, and Haylee Istre; and great-grandchildren, Jasmine-Love Istre, Jalaiana Istre, Evelynn Grace Istre, Schoen Desormeaux, Rhett Meaux, Donald Coffey, Always True Hebert, Breanna Hebert, Logan Abshire, Kristyn Abshire, and Kaylee Abshire.
Preceding Mrs. Romero in death were her husband, Wilfred James Romero Sr.; and three sons, Infant Perry J. Romero, Perry J. Romero I, and Wilfred J. Romero Jr.
Serving as pallbearers were Murray Romero, Wilfred Romero, Perry Romero II, Dennis Romero, Wayne Istre II, and Charlie Faulk.
Named as honorary pallbearers were Nicholas Romero and Wayne Istre I.
Giftbearers were Heather Romero, Heidi Meaux, and Myra Istre.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements were entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc., 504 N. Polk St., Rayne, (337) 334-3141.

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Clifford E. Jobe Sr. announces his passing on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at his home at the age of 85 with loved ones by his side. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Mowata Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Mowata Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Glen Howie officiating.
Clifford was born on a cold winter Sunday on Nov. 23, 1930. A drunken doctor delivered him in a worn out cabin in Atkins, Arkansas, where the logs had as much space between them as the breadth of two fingers. The youngest son of an oilman he would spend his school years traveling with the oilfield as his father moved from prospect to prospect. In 1944 there was a shortage of “hands” working in the oilfield due to the war and at the age of 13 he started helping his father on the rigs. He would continue working in the oilfield during the summers before graduating from high school at the age of sixteen. He was an accomplished high school boxer and earned an athletic scholarship to McNeese College. While in college he continued to box and also played on the football team. In 1950, on December 2nd Clifford married Frieda Hopkins. He continued his career in the oilfield but also continued to box with Golden Gloves becoming Golden Gloves Champion in 1954. After the Championship he quit boxing and spent his time working and raising his family. However, he continued to be involved in the community by joining the Masonic Blue Lodge where he would become a 32nd degree Mason and would also join the Scottish Rite and become a Shriner as well. Later he would also become a member of the Gideons, an organization with a mission that he dearly loved and devoted much time. In addition to that, he spent early Sunday mornings as part of a jail ministry. He also served as a Deacon at the Mowata Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved him, especially his loving wife of 65 years, Frieda Jobe of Eunice; sons, Clifford Jobe Jr. and wife Catherine of Lafayette and Brian Jobe and wife Ann of Alexandria, Craig Jobe and wife Shirley of Troup, Texas; daughter, Jackie Pitre and husband Keith of Lafayette; sister, Gerry Jobe Richard and husband, Martin of Breaux Bridge; 14 grandchildren, Cassie Jobe, Carrie Jobe, Caitlin Jobe, Callie Broussard, Joshua Pitre, Aaron Pitre, Caleb Jobe, Luke Jobe, Eli Jobe, Madison Jobe, Nicholas Jobe, Nathaniel Jobe, Maximilian Jobe and Arden Jobe; four great-grandchildren, Kobe Pitre, Jacques Pitre, Adrian Curelariu and Mya Jobe; as well as extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Bernice Cothren Jobe; and brothers, Dickie Jobe and Burl Jobe; sister, Alena Thayer; and grandson, Ian Jobe.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Monday, Nov. 7, from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. until time of services.
Family and friends may view this obituary and sign the guestbook at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com
Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Eunice, 1301 West Laurel Ave, (337) 457-3371 is in charge of arrangements.