The Jefferson Democrat from Gretna, Louisiana (2024)

September 10, 1966

Publication:

The Jefferson Democrati

Location:

Gretna, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Saturday, September 10, 1966

Page:

18

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Is SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1966 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PAGE TEN-B Council Minutes bers New Courthouse Building Gretna Louisiana GRAND JURORS Engineers for engineering services in connection with Adjustment of Water Lines to Accomodate Construction of die Avondale-Bridge City Highway 36 Guy Hugh Dauphin 343 Centanni Rd Kenner La 37 Albert Louis Chauvin 625 Ave Marrero La 38 Neal Andra Ory 621 Beverly Garden Dr Met La 39 Hugi Nicholas Ford 6016 Camphor St Met La 40 James William Donahue 1410 Dupas St Gretna La 41 Jake Costanza 301 Halsey Dr Harahan La 42 Livingston Joseph Car-mardelle 874 West Dr Westwego La 43 Carter Allen Henson Sr 5616 Arlene St Met La 44 Errol 'Thomas Michell 430 11th St Gretna La 45 Alcide Thompson 124 Beverly Dr Met La 46 Ruffin Lennox Hotard 2612 Rose Dr Gretna La 47 Marcus Aubrey Cones 147 Oakland St Kenner La 48 Herbert Moore Sr 418 Robertson Ave Marrero La 49 Joseph Lawrence Chiro Jr 901 Compromise St Kenner La 50 George Rosendo Lopez 4932 Bissonet Dr Met La 51 Edward Hugi Kaiser 210 Louisiana St Westwego La 52 Albert Lapeyrolerie 2601 Vivian St Met La 53 Ray John Gagnard 1301 Gene res Dr Harahan La 54 Alfred Peter Bowers 6712 Merle St Met La 55 Louis Lloyd Bordelon 1932 Farmington Place Gretna La Jefferson Parish Times -September 8 15 22 1966 Jefferson Democrat September 10 17 24 1966 FOR THE FAMILY ITEM: An easy way to protect your cook book from floury or buttery fingers to to open tt to then the correct recipe it into a clear plastic bag ITEM: Be space-minded when you choose gifts for apartment dwellers For toe person with limited storage space look for gifts that take little storage space or only short-term storage ITEM: Use frozen sliced chopped or minced pepper to give characteristic zesty flavor and color to soups salad dressings chicken a la king meat loaves gravies and similar dishes win 1408 Elseihower Ave Met La 26 Narciso Pantano Box 574 Lafitte La 27 Willard Esten Hillls 6608 Glendale St Met La 28 Henry Cooper 637 Gov Hall St Gretna La 29 Harold Joseph Wickham 1409 Francis Ave Met La 30 Sidney Joseph Gos- serand 1616 Kenner Ave Kenner La 31 David Charles Blanchard 837 Barbe St Westwego La 32 Harry Pet ties 216 De-fourneau Lane Waggaman La 33 Ernest Francis Le-jeune 1226 Aurora Ave Met La 34 Lloyd Joseph Mire 629 Gardere Ave Harvey La 35 Francis Roland Le-Blanc 9030 Rensu Dr 23 La 36 John Nuhrah 304 La-barre Dr Met La 37 John Newton Manning 2300 Stafford St Gretna La 38 Lloyd Chandler 6005 Airthurst St Met La 39 Bryan Owen Standridge 625 Second Ave Harvey La 40 Karl William Young 806 Newman Ave Jefferson Parish 21 La 41 James Stewart 3509 Claiborne St Met La 42 Albert Clifton Landry 2410 Stafford St Gretna La 43 Elmo John Bergeron 2601 Cardinal Dr Marrero La 44 John Philip Guillot 412 Gerrle Court Avondale La 45 Gus Paul Costanza 349 Whitney Ave Gretna La 46 George Joseph Post 2016 Michigan Ave Kenner La 47 Willie Joseph Marse Jr 5728 Fourth St Marrero La 48 Joseph Lawrence Chlro 1810 Kenner Ave Kenner La 49 Joseph Williams 1625 Esther St Harvey La 50 Harris Joseph Hebert 506 Alio St Marrero La 51 Leslie Everett Galllgan 6705 Ithaca St Met La 52 Moses Jones Jr 221 Governor Hall St Gretna La 53 Joseph Anthony Yaz-beck 1425 Melody Dr Met La 54 Jimmy Anthony Rl-choux 1127 Amelia St Gretna La 55 Henry Coppock Jr 6004 Flagler St Met La wego La 20 James William Richards 210 Betz Place Met La 21 Joseph James Costanza Jr 349 Whitney Ave Gretna La 22 Peter Ayres Dunn 1469 Eisenhower Ave Met La 23 Benjamin Calvin Duke 2713 Aberdeen St Box 634 Kenner La 24 Owen Leo Kieran 2500 Turnbull Dr Met La 25 Bernard Aloys ius Brlsbois 408 Terry Parkway Gretna La 26 James Lawrence Mar-tello 3004 Verna St Met La 27 Thomas Alexander Byrd 5729 Cynthia Dr Met La 28 Joseph Michell 430 11th Sta Gretna La 29 Harold Louis Salaun Jr 5632 Rosalie Ct Met La 30 William Thomas 204 Jamie Blvd Avondale La 31 Anthony Lomonaco Jr 425 Oak St Marrero La 32 Jay Whlttom Maltby 240 Diane Ave 0 23 La 33 James Wllmer Smith 186 Willow Dr Gretna La 34 Alton George Bar bln 4801 Airline Hwy Met La 35 Hermna Ray Roberts Jr 1924 Cooper Rd Gretna La 36 Charles Fischbein 575 Central St 0 21 La 37 Hubert Wilford Burns 21 Jay Place Waggaman La 38 Norman Joseph Becnel 500 Farrington Dr Marrero La 39 Robert Edward Beck 3012 Belmont PI Met La 40 Duffy Joseph Bourg 1219 Milton St Gretna La 41 Harry Gillette Duke 4208 Cleveland PI Met La 42 Edward Lassvs 710 Francis St Marrero La 43 Walter Gene Barthel 3833 Banks St 23 La 44 Robert Joseph Acosta III 5029 Belle Terre Rd Marrero La 45 Vernon Anthony Meyer Sr 702 Jefferson Park West 21 La 46 Ferreh Joseph Le-Blanc Sr 657 Victory Dr Westwego La 47 Robert Joseph Daigle 3001 Jasper St Kenner La 48 Clarence Preatto 1730 Julia St Marrero La 49 Emile McCabe 440 Helols St Met La 50 Anatole Joseph Bourg Sr 619 Bar be St Westwego La 51 Norman Joseph Gaut-reaux 622 Evergreen Dr Gretna La 52 Ferinand Joseph Meyers 272 West Ave Harahan La 53 Robert Fridge Wakefield 1701 Green Acres Rd Met La 54 Eddie Chatman 1209 SUMMARY NO 4306 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance providing for the Issuance execution negotiation sale and delivery of Waterwork Certificates of Waterworks District No 3 Parish of Jefferson State of Louisiana prescribing the form hereof designating the date denomination time and place of payment and providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest -i- SUMMARY NO 4307- ORDINANCE NO An ordinance authorizing a contract to purchase the necessary tax forms required by he Sheriffs Office to collect 1966 taxes and authorizing he Chairman of he Council to sign all necessary documents and agreements SUMMARY NO 4308 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance requiring that all off-slte improvements including street lights must be Installed prior to the Issuance of a building permit the Parish of Jefferson by Mr Eagan then called for a motion to adjourn at which time Mr Pilney moved for adjournment which was seconded by Mr Sciambra and no objections being voiced the meeting was declared to be officially adjourned by the Chairman APPROVED: Chas Eagan Jr Charlman Jefferson Parish Council Frank Deemer Parish Clerk Jefferson Parish Council ADVERTIsem*nT FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS will be received until the hour of 1:45 PM CST Thursday September 22 1966 In the Council Chamber 6th Floor New Courthouse Gretna Louisiana at which time they will be opened and read in public session for furnishing Jefferson Parish with: YEARLY REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ACCESSORIES As per specifications on file and available gratis In Purchasing Division 916 New Courthouse Gretna Louisiana Each panted bid must be accom- by cashier's check Surety bid bond or certified check in the amount of 5 of the bid The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids In whole or in part and waive Informalities LARRY McVAY Purchasing Agent PROPOSAL 879 Jefferson Parish Times Sept 1 8 15 1966 Jefferson Democrat Sept 3 10 17 1966 The Jefferson Parish Planning Department and the Planning Advisory Board will conduct a public hearing in the Jefferson Parish Council Chambers New Courthouse Gretna La at 4:00 pm on Wednesday September 28 1966 for the puzpose of hearing petitions for zoning reclassification on the following properties: 105-66 A portion of ground 500 ft west of Dakin St front -lng the north side of the River Road and extending to the RR right-of-way containing approximately four acres from M-l Light Industrial to M-2 Heavy Industrial 106-66 Sqs A Kennedy Heights Subdivision bounded on he north by he La Power light Co Servitude the Eastern boundary line of the Subdivision and on the south by US Highway 90 and he western boundary line of he Subdivision from S-l Suburban to R-l Single-Family Residential 107-66 Lots 1 and 2 Sq 14 Danny Park Subdivision bounded by Danny St Vet erans Highway Taft Park and Twenty -Fifth St from R-2 Two-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 108-66 Lots 26 27 28 29 Sq 119 South New Orleans Subdivision bounded by Breaux Ave Tenth St Edison Ave and New Orleans Ave from R-l Single-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 109-66 Lot 9 Sq Fazende Tract bounded by Fourth St Saddler Road Eighth St and Avenue from R-3 Multi-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 110-66 Aportlonoflot 12-A Ames Farms Subdivision bounded by Ames Blvd August Ave a drainage canal and the Haydel Manor Subdivision from R-l Single-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 111-66 Lot 55 Sq 2 Ames Farms Subdivision TOwnsite 3 bounded by the Westbank Expressway Second St Ames Blvd and Cross St from R-3 Multi-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 112-66 Lot 35 Sq 2 Ames Farms Subdivision Townslte 3 bounded by Westbank Expressway a drainage canal Second St and Cross St from R-3 Multi-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 113-66 Lot 12 Sq 6 Ames School Park Subdivision bounded by the Westbank Expressway Elseman Blvd HoUfleld St and Ames Blvd from R-3 Multi-Family Residential to C-2 General Commercial 114-66 Council Resolution 9856 dated 8-25-66 To make a zoning study of the RR-3 district on Quincy St between St Martin Ave and Harvard Ave and Harvard Ave between Quincy St and West Napoleon Ave with a view in mind of extending the RR-3 district to agree with the lot lines Richard Mouledous Planning Director Jefferson Parish Times Sept 1 8 15 1966 Jefferson Democrat Sept 3 10 17 1966 LAST WEEKS ANSWER 11 Burden again 15 Self IT 100 meters 20 Affirmative 21 Poem 22 Built nest 23 Heroic 24 Opera-i tive 27 Hoarders 25 Knave of clubs 29 Thoron: sym 33 Anxieties 34 Acting and others 36 Depravity 37 Roman date 38 Seaweed 40 Dude LET'S LOOK AT THE fhncomj' There to a new leased recently hy Cap g1 cords that we review with very mixed emotions 11 have a purpose else terprtoing company have taken the tone effort and expense to cut it a Wn exact purpose to moot point it on hearing the albumaP Capitol press elea motive behind toe weird thought of recording the conversational a party of LSD addicts haps others will "if out of it that we Personally we feel the world could have done very well wito-out it but it would be if it didn't sell big just because of the subject matter Name of the album is simply "LSD" and the documentary album features discussions by some of the best known sndmost authoritative spokesmen in tne country on the controversial drug Representing the medical or therapeutic viewpoint on the drug to Dr Sidney Cohen the MDi who recently testified at the Congressional hearings which were held onthedrug Proponents or chemtcal vision-aries" of LSD are also represented on toe LP: Dr Timothy leary poet Allen Ginsberg and Mrs Aldous Jous Huxley The LP which takes listeners through the history and present status of LSD also includes con- venations recorded at an LSD party as we Indicated above The documentary news report was produced by Capitol president Alan Livingston and Lawrence Schiller author of the LSD essay which recently ran In Life Magazine If the lurid morbid and fantastic are your meat a diet of LSD LP should produce enough vitamins for a year SHIPSHAPE Patricia Blair Mrs Daniel Boone in a weekly television series spends her summer vacation with her husband aboard their yacht at Playa del Key Marina California Island the purest rock salt tn the Persons selected to serve as Grand Jurors for the week commencing Monday September 19 1966 ZACCARIA DIV are as follows: 1 Youel Joseph Bordelon 916 Curtis -Dr Kenner La 2 John Joseph Despaux Box 0466 12 Barataria La 3 Herman John Bourgeois 104 Felicia Dr West-wego La 4 Ovide Eustache Le-Blanc 455 Yetta Ave Har vey La Cyric Murphy 75 Donelon St Harahan La 6 Daniel Lionel Hermann Sr 453 Ave MAM Marrero La 7 Joseph Vincent Morris Sr 554 Julius Ave 21 La 8 Benny Joseph Edwards 835 Garden Rd Marrero La 9 Jack Roy Meyers 34 Caribou Ct Met La 10 Henry Simon 104 Yvonne St Westwego La 11 Early Boyd 3509 River Rd 021 La 12 Ronald Joseph Adams 411 Ave Westwego La 13 Lloyd Anthony Rofles 144 Yvonne Dr Avondale La 14 Lucien Anthony Rodrigue 644 Ave Westwego La 15 Harrison Joseph Jam-bon 752 Pallet St Harvey La 16 Thomas Ivor McFarland 3642 Bauvais St Met La i 17 Willis Ray Baptiste Sr 441 Cohen St Marrero La 18 Billy Byron Copper 6908 Gillen St Met La 19 Hartle John Trosclair Jr 537 Ave Marrero La 20 Charles Dwigit Tyler 2613 Margie St Met La 21 Roland Joseph Bollan Sr 3109 DAquin St 21 La 22 Harry Camp 1628 Julie St Marrero La 23 Ignace George Leonard 3634 Beauvais St Met La 24 Miller Olden 374 Robinson Ave Marrero La 25 Justin Theodore Wim-prine 405 Hullen Apt Met La 26 Robert Cleveland Hartley 2109 Maryland Ave Kenner La 27 James Vibiana Poma-clno John St Barataria La 28 Alfred Perman Middle-ton 1929 Kentucky Ave Kenner La 29 Irvin Joseph Rawle Sr Box 504 Lafitte La 30 Luther Oscar Gueld-ner 3604 Ferran Dr Met La 31 Philip Charles Damico 509 Third Ave Harvey La 32 Joseph William Silva 1408 Seminole St Met La 33 John Logan Barthelemy Sr 514 Ave Marrero La 34 Robert Anthony Es-topinal 304 Florida Ave 21 La 35 Ernest Lucas James 1801 Estalotte St Harvey La Jefferson Parish Times: Aug 25 Sept 1 8 1966 Jefferson Democrat: Aug 27 Sept 3 10 1966 PETIT JURORS Person selected to serve as Petit Jurors for die week commencing Monday September 12 1966 ---DIVISION A JUDGE STOULIG are as follows: 1 Floyd West 2949 Metairie Court Met La 2 Ralph Joseph DeRoche Sr 1612 Moisant Dr Kenner La 3 Paul Petit 125 Fortier Hgts Westwego La 4 Henry Philip Radecker 24 Donald Ct Met La 5 Albert Prosphor Ber-niol 710 Veterans Blvd Kenner La 6 Raymond Albert Marshall 859 Homestead Ave Met La 7 Nicholas Anthony Lan-son 3627 John St Met La 8 Ernest Junius Rous-seUe 161 12th St Bridge City La 9 Willie Liddell Apt 2 Jackson St Kenner La 10 Robert Francis Matthews Jr 164 Betty Lane Westwego La 11 Henry Schneider Jr 507 Codifer Ave Met La 12 Philip Bieber Vogt 105 South TIsh Dr Avondale Gardens Waggaman 13 Rev Ernest Day 1634 Katlan St Met La 14 Leo Jerome Driscoll 2017 Colorado St Kenner La 15 Charles Day Burke 2201 Taft Park Met La 16 Herman Robert Gros Sr 919 Alio St Marrero La 17 Edward Paul Curry 1312 Aztec Ave Met La 18 Lilbum Hoope Crawford 612 Green Acres Rd Met La 19 Boris Baturo 9 Hells Dr Live Oak Manor West- The foregoing motion having been submitted to a vote the vote thereon was as follows YEAS: 4 NAYS: None ABSENT: Molalson Ackel and Miller The motion was declared to be adopted this die 1st day of September 1966 SUMMARIES OF ORDINANCES INTRODUCED THIS DAY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SUMMARY NO 4299 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance amending Ordinance No 3813 as amended by Ordinance No 7530 of the Parish of Jefferson adopted by the Jefferson Parish Council on die 28th day of August 1958 more particularly amending the zoning classification of Lot Four (4) Block No One (1) Oakdale Farm Subdivision bounded by Hector Avenue Wright Road Friedrichs Road and Whitney Avenue Jefferson Parish La from R-l to C-2 and directing authorizing and empowering die Planning Director of die Parish of Jefferson to alter and amend the Official Zoning Map of Jefferson Parish Sheet No (-) SUMMARY NO 4300 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance amending Ordinance No 3813 as amended of 1 die Parish of Jefferson adopted by die Jefferson Parish Council on die 28th day of August 1958 more particularly amending die zoning reclassification of Lots Nos 25 ami 26 of Block No 5 of Gardere Subdivision Jefferson Parish Louisiana as shown on plan of Alvin Hotard Civil Engineer dated June 30 1966 from Resldental R-l to Residential R-3 and directing authorizing and empowering die Planning Director of the Parish of Jefferson to alter and amend the Official Zoning Map of the Parish of Jefferson Sheet No 7 SUMMARY NO 4301 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance amending Ordinance No 3813 as amended of the Parish of Jefferson adopted by the Jefferson Parish Council on die 28th day nf August 1958 more particularly amending the zoning classification of Lots D-l and D-4 Elmwood Lafreniere Tract in Sections 41 42 and 43 Towndilp 12 South Range 10 East Southeastern Land District of Loulslsana from C-l Commercial to C-2 Commercial and directing authorizing and empowering this Planning Director of Jefferson Parish to alter and amend die Official Zoning Map of the Parish of Jefferson Sheet No SUMMARY NO 4302 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance approving die Plan of Resubdivlsibn of Lots A ami an undesignated lot adjoining said Lot Sq 23 New Carrollton Subdivision Parish of Jefferson State of Louisiana into Lots Al B-l B-2 and B-3 Square 28 New Carrollton Subdivision Jefferson Parish in accordance with Plan of Resub-dlvislon by Krebs Sons Inc CE dated July 21 1966 which property is owned by Mrs Mamie Severina widow of Robert Ottermann Robert A Otter-mann and Mae Isabelle Ottermann wife of Phil Leonhard SUMMARY NO 4303 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance approving the resubdivision of original Lots 7 and 8 Square 12 Green Acres Subdivision Unit 4 Jefferson Parish into Lots 7A and 8A in the same square SUMMARY NO 4304 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance approving die plan of resubdivision of Lots 22 23 and 24 Square 4 Ingleslde Heigits Subdivision Jefferson Paririi into Lots 22A and 24 A of Square 4 Ingleslde Helots Subdivision in accordance with plan of JJ Krebi and Sons Inc CE dated July 25 1966 which lots are owned by Mr and Mrs Robert Conley SUMMARY NO 4305 ORDINANCE NO An ordinance authorizing the Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Council or in his absence the Vice Chairman to nter Into an agreement with Burk Associates Inc From the Tsung Dynasty in Chinn of thn Tenth Century comet statue of Bhudda to Avery Island Avery CROSSWORD POZZLE Jefferson Parish Times -September 1 8 15 1966 Jefferson Democrat September 3 10 17 1966 The following have been selected to serve as Petit Jurors oh Monday September 26 1966 JUDGE BOUTALL-Dlvision 1 Gifford Anthony Seibert Jr 2325 Maine Ave Kenner La 2 Joseph Virgil Fairchild Sr 532 Julius Ave Jeff Par 21 La 3 Raymond St Pierre 402 Blossom St Gretna La 4 Harold Joseph Sol ice 309 LeBarre Dr Met La 5 James Lloyd A moult 113 Elaine Ave Harahan La 6 James Joseph LeBlane 3100 Roberta St Met La 7 Allen Payne Sr 340 Profit St Marrero La 8 Joe Bill Bateman 1716 Moisant Dr Kenner La 9 Kenneth Michael Evans 248 Walter Rd NX) 23 La 10 El wood George Honoree 3020 Huntsville St Kenner La 11 Charles Lee Connaway 1001 Francis Ave Met La 12 Edward Hebert 1339 Jefferson St Gretna La 13 John Wesley I Gleason 7017 Glendale St Met La 14 Evans Page 1926 Marshall Ave Marrero La 15 Robert Thomas Normand Jr 3221 43rd St Met La 16 Edgar Russell Leach 7112 Schouest St Met La 17 Samuel Cann 1769 Plaza Dr Marrero La 18 James Patrick Jones 613 Ridgelake Dr Met La 19 Lawrence John Guidry Sr 1800 Mississippi St Kenner La 20 Ashton A Marionneaux Madonna Manor Marrero La -C 21 William Lawrence Farley 5908 Loraine St Met La 22 Frank James Ricks Jr 838 Jefferson St Gretna La 23 Joseph Taylor Jr 617 Faye St Met La 24 Maurice Pierre Lopez 628 Bertucci St Marrero La 25 Frank John Forestier Jr 949 Homestead Ave Met La 26 Thomas Cain 118 12 Berkeley Ave Harahan La 27 Abby James Perkins Sr 488 Beech St Westwego La 28 William Rivera Sr 2536 Michigan Ave Met La 29 Melvin Frederick Lambert Sr 105 Barry Ave NX) 21 La 30 William Applegate Butler Jr 705 Melanie Ave' Met La 31 Donald Arthur Bray 2152 Esplanade Place Gretna La 32 Russell Singleton 552 Diplomat St Gretna La 33 Eugene Calvin Bringpl 604 Kenner Ave Kenner La 34 Peter Arno Mayer 512 Dorringf'ro Blvd Met La 35 Leslie Green 936 Hanco*ck St Gretna La Weyer St Gretna La 55 Dennis Paul Autin Sr 333 Hells Dr 7 Waggaman La Jefferson Parish Times: Aug 25 Sept 1 8 1966 Jefferson Democrat: Aug 27 Sept 3 10 1966 The following have been selected to serve as Petit Jurors on Monday September 19 1966 Judge Zaccaria DiviionB 1 Davis Garrett Long-aker 4312 Karen Ave 0 21 La 2 Stanley Allen Stevens 1252 Aurora Ave Met La 3 Willard Anthony Boudreaux 2129 Kansas Ave Kenner La 4 Charles Richard Gage 1201 Zuma Ave Met La 5 Moses Gray Sr 410 Avondale Garden Rd West wego La 6 David Schneider 5 Ellen Ct 21 La 7 Claude Louis Lusch 1513 Kent Ave Met La 8 Ernest Francis Pour-sine 909 Sibley St Met La 9 Roy Joseph Boudreaux 103 Richard St Gretna La 10 Earl Joseph Clements 901 Richmond Dr Met La 11 James Firmln 456 Hells Dr Westwego La 12 Oscar Rowe Jr 1501 Madison St Met La 13 Edward Farrell Krause 3105 David Dr Met La 14 Raymond Louis Kfe- field Sr 1501 Stella Marrero La 15 Mario Walter Stein-vorth 1012 Smith Dra Met La 16 Alex Joseph Poche 222 Ninth St Bridge City La 17 Ronald Berlu- chaux 3225 49th St( Met La 18 Frank Louis Mus-carello 1432 Ave Marrero La 19 David Hanby 7000 Wllty St Met La 20 Raymond Nolan Weinberger 613 Barbe St Westwego La 21 Theodore Thomas Meehan 3620 Clifford Drive Met La 22 Alpha Raymond Loveless 201 Ninth Sta Bridge Cfrg La Charles Paul Cusack 238 Sonia: Ave Harahan La 24 Christopher Joseph Adams 177 Valentine St Westwego La 25 Thomas William Good i i I I A A unique Jungle Garden ios one of the salt domes of Louisiana Avery Island which rises suddenly from the flat marshland near New Iberia The garden was the creation of the late Edward' Avery McIIhenny who collected rare plants from the Upper Nile japan and many other nations It has a small lake and in which bamboo nests furnish sanctuary for more than 200QO birds mostly egrets In the tenter of the garden a mysterious antique Buddha holds court in an empty Shinto shrine its origin lost in its antiquity The dome on which this garden and is located is one of live major salt domes of the 130 in Louisiana These domes sometimes called the Islands of stretch from New Iberia southeasterly to the Gulf of Mexico It is a widely accepted theory that these domes extend at least 20 thousand feet below the sin lace in Ioufsiana and Texas Salt production in Iouisiana began during the War Between the States with the discovery of rock salt in 1802 This was the first rock salt discovery in the United States and immediately work was begun in mining to supply salt for the Confederate Army Because of their astounding depth salt domes are mined with the and pillar" method This means that the mines aie worked in such la manner that the roof sidewalls and siipjxuting pillars are all of rock salt with no other supports needed ACROSS lSOdaya 5 Black and Red among others 9 Law 10 Kitchen utenaU 12 Think old ityu 13 French river 14 Talk irrationally 15 Involve 16 Chemical suffix IT Noun-forming suffix IS Type of Japanese play 19 One of the Cook Islands 23 WeU-known street 25 Pair 26 Appropriated 30 Pronoun 31 Mr Fleming 32 South American river 35 Principles of citizenship 38 Ala distance 39 Apart 40 Coquette 41 Football fastener 42 Moldings 43 Headland 44 Walks quietly DOWN 1 Oriental country 2 The cosmos 3 Not any 4 Chemical suffix 5 Kind of piano 6 The Orient Region 8 Brasilian rubber source 9 Demeter's daughter Puazlt By using dynamite to blast the miners carve out huge rooms and galleries that measure as much as 75 bv 75 feet These rooms and passageways are so extensive extensive -I that the men ride through the mines in jeeps and trucks and heavy construction machinery is used transport the salt as it is blasted loose Winter or summer the tenqjcratiiic within the salt mines remains a constant 72 degrees producing ideal working conditions The air is dustless dean free of gases and dry and there is no hazard of roof falls or cave-ins Louisiana produces country Ho 933 Features submitted to the Louisiana Travel the Louisiana Tourist Development Station laton Rouge Capitol.

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