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The Cliff Williams Memorial Foundation has provided educators in LaSalle Parish with more than $1,290,595.67 in grants since it was formed in 1990. For the current school year, a total of $76,190.11 in grants was approved by the Foundation for various teachers in the LaSalle Parish School System.

The Foundation was formed when Justiss Oil Company honored the memory of Cliff Williams with an endowment gift to be used for the educational needs of children in LaSalle Parish.

Cliff, the son of Pat and Charles Williams of Jena, was married to Jennifer Justiss Williams Loe, and is the father of Amy Williams Kunkel and Adam Williams.

Cliff was a petroleum engineer and Justiss Oil Company’s Vice-President of Drilling and Production Operations for seven years prior to his untimely death about 30 years ago.

The fight over Catahoula Lake took one more step toward resolution last week; however, the sun is far from setting on this ongoing legal battle.

Last Wednesday, January 29, the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans affirmed in part and reversed in part prior decisions on the “Steve Crooks and Era Lee Crooks v. State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources,” the case involving the privatization of Catahoula Lake.

In essence, the state’s supreme legal body ruled the lower court was correct in making most of the lake private or owned by landowners surrounding the lake but they also threw out millions of dollars worth of damages and legal fees.

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For the 21st consecutive year, the LaSalle Parish School Board has been awarded both the GFOA and ASBO “excellence in financial reporting” awards.

The awards were presented for fiscal year 2017-18 and included the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) honors for Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada and ASBO International for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting; audit attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

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Louisiana officials, from governor on down to legislators, were administered their oaths of office during an impressive ceremony on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Three legislators who represent LaSalle Parish – Senator Glen D. Womack of Harrisonburg, Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock, and Rep. Neil Riser of Columbia – were among those taking their office to serve for the next four years.

Newly elected State Senator Glen D. Womack of Harrisonburg, will represent District 32 in the Louisiana Legislature.

His district includes all of LaSalle, Catahoula and Franklin and portions of Avoyelles, Concordia, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, and West Feliciana Parishes.

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Hannah Zeagler, Shelby Norris, and Rylee Masters display the final Creole Stuffed Bread they prepared and baked at the 4-H Winter Cookery Contest held at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse on Tuesday night of last week. Overall, 14 youth participated in the cookery serving up 24 dishes. 

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