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For the Record WWW.THEADVERTISER.COM 2B THE ADVERTISER BIRTHS SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 2003 LOUISIANA LOTTERY Woodvale wired 15-18-38-23 Cash Quest Pk3 P4 Lotto Fab 19) Powerbali 4-3-5 1-74 31-39-40-33-3-28 Powerba 30 PDwemiay 2 SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES Upcoming free self-defense classes With a senai killer on the loose tree serf-defense classes for women are being offered at several locations across Acadana Here a schedule of known classes Classes offered by la enforcement agencies On Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm at 111 St Antotne St sponsored by me Lafayette Parish Start! Office Can (337) 236-5607 to register to request i instructor to come to your place of business or organization DETOURS ROAD WORK ndiane ofErange- eo until about 5 am Feb 17 tor concrete patching section of roads between the sc drmeway -and the raeroad tracks Other classes Feb 16 and 20. from 6 pm to 7 30 sponsored by UL Latavefie Potpourri Cad (337) 482-6386 to regrster Rao staler KOS set up the trjowtng classes Cai1 the station at 1337) 406-1021 The 700 bloc tast Asunder Street from Louisiana Avenue to Ziiuj Street a be dosed tvougr May as wort begns on woerwig tt roadway coryreion fw Louana Enenson project Access to businesses and -essences or East Aan-rj bl wt.irti jjjlB or "note fitormation iVeoiesdays 6 to 7 and 7 to 8 at the Martm Luther lOng Center In Lafayette ON THE AGENDA Lee Avenue between Caitiouet Place and Jefferson Street be dosed from 7am urtttOam on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 27 r- connecton rvonaons to ftt Bapw Ouch Detxn Mi be posted The following birth announcements were made with permission of the parents: Lafayette General Medical Center A son, Kain Isaac, born Feb. 1 1 to Mr and Mrs Chad Jeremy Armstrong ol Lafayette Mrs Armstrong is the former Stacy Forrestier. A son.

Cameron Dale Bourgeois, born Feb. 1 1 to Chnstina Mane Barclay and Joseph Rodney Bourgeois Jr of Breaux Bridge. A son. Beniamin Payne, born Feb. 11 to Mr and Mrs.

Scott Allen Broussard of Lafayette Mrs Broussard is the former Aimee Kelty. A son. Beniamin Bede. born Feb. 11 to Mr and Mrs.

Carey Armand Chopin of Lafayette Mrs. Chopin is the former Cindy Ardoin A son. Cole Jude. born Feb. 1 1 to Mr and Mrs.

Craig Jude Fuselier of Broussard Mrs. Fuselier is the former Wendy Champagne A son Matthew James Parker, born Feb. 11 to Pamela Herring and James Franklin Parker of Abbeville A daughter. Alysa Nicole, born Feb. 1 1 to Mr and Mrs.

Anson Kyle Robin of Breaux Bridge. Mrs. Robin is the former Chnstin Eve Perez A son. Brennen Scott Stelly. born Feb.

1 1 to Shauncey Lynn Rover and Maxie Scott Stelly of Carencro. A daughter Olivia Grace, bom Feb. 1 1 to Mr. and Mrs Danny Joseph Vidnne of Sunset Mrs. Vidnne is the former Monica Thibodeaux.

A daughter. Victoria Elizabeth, born Feb. 1 1 to Mr and Mrs. Richard Allan Waltz Jr. of Vbungsville Mrs.

Waltz is the former Tosha Lynn Latiolais. ARRESTS The following individuals were booked into the Lafayette Pansh Correctional Center before before 3:11 p.m. Feb. 15: Smith. Tony Warren.

40, Biloxi, Miss disturbing the peace Smith. Freddie Lee. 25 200 block of Broussard Road, second-degree battery Angelle Marlon Joseph 24. 100 block of Limoges Street, Duson. traffic agnais violation, no driver license Bernard.

Brian Patnck. 40. 200 block of Monroe Street, bench warrant for failure to appear in court. Bergeron. Kenneth Joseph.

44, 1900 block of Allison Avenue. Leesville OWl. careless operation of vehicle. Johnlewis. Johnnie Joseph.

21. 500 block of Madeline Avenue, failure to secure a driver's license, turn signals and stop light violation. Rubin. Shuntei Patrice. 26.

100 block of College Drive. Carencro. disturbing the peace, unauthorized entry. Journet. Shawn Blake.

25. 100 block of Hardball. Carencro. disturbing the peace, simple battery An unidentified employee assists Saturday in a project to wire Woodvale Elementary School (or the Internet Woodvale is the third school to go online: Plantation and Evangeline elementary schools have already been wired with the help of the Chamber of Commerce and volunteers. verot Scftoo Poad closed tor emergency Cmdge repm 7pm to 5am una March 3 Tnebndge 1 1 mess sou of Ambassador CanVy fanma, toad be open dumg 4njr hours Motorics snomd use Amtassedc Cafe) Paay 5rc ftaad Broussard Poad and Mx Am Experts: Money, wise spending needed to win governor's race Lafayette Zoning Commission The Lafayette Zonrg Cornnaaon meets at 5 pm Feb 1 7 at the pttmng srmgsnd codas auHonum 220KWo St Butfng The agenda mewses the Johnston SmwiTeiiean oJVermon Rer ameubon and Teurng Uoutor Citizens of Direct Action Lane ouures on tw Ewjngetne Thmwey southbound between Fifth and Sever ttretti tie concrete pevfvr Eesliard lanes of Mareut i mm post 107 low poei 109 ana St pi'snes be doaad atar-nwjBfyrrougr Feb 23 ccnjuncscr ttpMHiBinplNi jed juest speaker a sue Sen FtedHoyt D-AboeMk Bndge 'eccerrt at US P1Wreroedwerpeitof Opeiousaa tjan jm 2C and tta about Lafayette Public Utilities Authority Ardor Oy-Pansh Counts Audtorvn 7 inns S'W prepare tor re the Street Bndoe over Bavx began Jan 16 art attaftefw to memento to snsh oegar Feb 3 to take about tour Wort.1 tm Constnx ran? Lafayette Consolidated Council meets at 1 30 Fee 1 8 I she Ted A Anton Oty-Pansh Counoi AuMonurn 70S Umentty Awe Oscussons noude I ong 1 Loustana Mjncc Asaooaton tMUut contestng MM FnioMps Pett'e ment System increases and increasing the enwonmentai quatty tee for al render customers the ctty of Lafayette and I inncorporaied parts at the pansh Lafayette Parish School Board going to be the first ones hit Also, 'thev all know how to heat the bushes." Those same officials share problem, though, in that thev share contributors There's only so much money to go around.

Hogan said, so some may resort to a tar tu used by President Bush asking contributors not to give monev to other candidates "They're all sucking at the same well," said Scott Arce neaux. executive director of the Ixnnsiana Democratic Party and the well might pj dry fairlv quickly Arceneaux said he knows of five Democrats planning to enter the race, and there could be as many as seven Republicans "There's only so many hecks that can be written." he said, "so money alone might weed out the field It'll take between three and five million dollars to win." Arceneaux said campaign costs are driven by the price of television ads The Senate campaign between Mary Landrieu and Suzanne Hail Terrell rang up $6 million in television advert is mg alone, he said, but I don't think we'll see that much TV in this race." It wouldn't take much for one candidate to suddenly have I commanding lead. Hebert said If three candidates of the same party dropped out and endorsed another, "there's your front runner." With success depending so much on fund-raising capabili ties in the early stages of the race. Hogan said that 's not a far fetched idea. Few candidates can really afford to run high-cost cam paigns, he said, so early fund raising will serve as "the winnowing process.

A lot of announced candidates ultimately will not run." but not spend your money on them." But before any political agen da can get to the finish line, the candidate has to be able to raise money to survive a wide-open primary election. Robert Hogan. LSI' assistant professor of political KtoOOt has studied campaign expendi tures in Louisiana and other states and finds that Louisiana's campaigns particularly for governor have higher price tags than races in other states Louisiana's open primary system is one reason for the high costs. Hogan said, because it invites a large field of candi dates and sets off a race for cash Also, campaign cost is affected by whether there's a popular incumbent or a Itronf front runner in the race. "There's a potential for this race, with numerous candidates and no real front runner y-t to be very expensive," Hogan said.

"This is an ideal recipe for hav ing a high-spending race." The 1995 governor's race, which was won by Foster in a run-off against Fields, saw almost $20 million spent by all candidates in the primary and general election combined, he said. When Foster ran for reelection in 1999, only $6.7 mil lion was spent by all candidates. Hebert said the race is shaping up to be "1995 all over again. In February of 1995. I don't think there were tix many peo-pie who thought Mike Foster would be sitting in the Cover nor's Mansion." "At this time, it's anybody's race," Hebert said.

"It's almost like a gigantic chess board, and all the pieces are starting to line up. Pawn over rook is about to happen in the next four to five months." Statewide elected officeholders have an edge in fund raising, Hogan said, because "people who gave money in the past are Mike Hasten Advertiser Capital Bureau BATON ROUGE Although money will play a major role in deciding who will be Louisiana's next governor, sev-era political observers say the race likely will come down to the survivors on each end of the political spectrum. It won't necessarily be the candidate who raises the most money, but it probably will be the one who uses money most wisely, they said. "History doesn't lie," said Jason Hebert. executive direc tor of the Louisiana Republican Party: "The way our particular election process works, it comes down to the most conservative and the most liberal." Pollster Bernie Pinsonat agrees.

"Look what we've had." Pin sonat said. "(Buddy) Roemer and (Edwin) Edwards, Edwards and (David) Duke. (Mike) Foster and (Cleo) Fields and Foster and (William) Jefferson. In Louisiana, the most conservative and the most liberal get in a runoff." Pinsonat says candidates have to be smart in their spend ing and target their efforts to a segment of voters who are likely to support them. "If you're in the middle and trying to attract votes of African-Americans, Democrats and Republicans, you could have to spend a lot of money," he said.

"It's much, much tougher in the middle, because you've got to make your pitch to so many different kinds of people." "If you're after only Republicans and other conservatives, you could run for about $2 million, if you're patient and aim your money toward people you can realistically get," he said. "You can't get too many blacks or rural whites, so you have to have discipline and talk to them t'Cqt Ansetrr Coulee on Savoy Poad WDrt shcud Svtugh Apr Hountvemon Dnve from Hatcott Drve to Cembndgc Dmre nf be ctosod as The Lafayette Pansh School Board meets at 530 pm Feb 19 the school board meeting room at 1 13 Chapam Cm Continued from Page I Delcambre Stgura said the inhabitants of the damaged and destroyed trailers are being cared for by the Red Cross They will be put up in hotels until other arrangements can be made Iberia Parish Presuiwit Will Langlinais said that the parish ill do whatever it can to help out with the victims of the disaster "I'm not sure if any of these homes have insurance from the looks of things. he said. (The Associated Press contributed to this report the area and the strength of the winds. Radar indicated nothing stronger than a 30 mph gust in New Ibena.

Trares said EioV ever, he would not rule out that the radar pulse could have failed to accurately register a concentrated occurrence in Delcambre Hawkins. Larry David. 48. 1600 block of Cameron Street. Bossier City, hit-and-run driving, careless operation.

Johnson, Lonme Devon, 24. 300 block of Gordon Street, possession of Schedule II narcotics. Reed. Aaron Chase, 18, 100 block of Legacy Lane. Youngsville.

possession of Schedule I narcotics. Waldron. Heather Danielle. 19. 200 block of Brothers Road.

Scott, bench warrant for failure to appear in court. King. Christopher. 21. 500 block of Sonmer.

Carencro. disturbing the peace. Richard. Dirk Mitchell, 21. 100 block of Pershing Highway, Sunset, possession of Schedule I narcotics, possession of Schedule II narcotics.

Collins, Joseph Earl, 38. 100 block of North General Marshall, simple burglary. Landry. Lambert Carl. 24, 200 block of Cougar Ridge, speeding, OWl.

Bryant. Tonya Lynn, 24, Bremerton. disturbing the peace. Taylor, Rodney Joseph 45, 100 block of Martin Luther King Drive, disturbing the peace, theft. Gumfory.

David, 27, 200 block of Oakcrest. OWl. failure to yield. Newton. Donavan Keith.

1 9, 400 block of Jessica Street, unauthorized use of a movable, possession with intent to distribute Jones, Ricky Wayne, 33. 200 block of Verot School Road, improper lane change, OWl. Decuir, Clayton Joseph, 20. 15000 block of Sparrow Road, Abbeville, disturbing the peace, resisting an officer. Joseph, Denise.

28, 100 block of Latin Drive, public intimidation, interfering with state police, disturbing the peace. Ledet. Demathus Terrell. 20, 100 block of Greek Street, contributing to delinquency, public possession of alcohol, contraband in correctional center, possession with intent to distribute, possession of Schedule II narcotics. Angelle, Joseph James.

19. 100 block of Latin Drive, Ossun, contributing to delinquency, public possession of alcohol. Mahfouz. Michael Shane, 26. 200 block of East Dublin, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer.

Mendez, Adrian, 25, 700 block of Malapart Road, unauthorized entry. Daley. Robert Francis. 54, 100 block of Olivier Street, theft. Blunt, Derrick Daniel, 23, 400 block of St.

John Street, criminal trespass. Dunn, Willie Lee, 39, 3600 Northeast Evangeline Avenue, OWl, open container in University of Phoenix to offer degree programs in Lafayette from UL Lafayette but was waiting tables. As a single father with three children to support, time and money were running out. A friend recommended that he check out the University of Phoenix. "I was able to start within two weeks." said Fontenot, 27.

a native of Ville Platte. He enrolled in the MBA program at the university's Metairie campus. Fontenot's class meets for four hours one night a week, and he has to log four hours of group work weekly, as well. "It's eight hours a week you have to devote," Fontenot said. "If you have any time-management skills, you can make it work." The first classes in Lafayette will be held in the Holiday Inn Holidome, 2032 N.E.

Evangeline Thruway until a permanent headquarters is found, Fitch said. The site must be able to accommodate at least 200 student. adults who are employed full time. Fitch said. "The concept of the University of Phoenix was born more than 25 years ago when Dr.

John Sperling created educational programs for working adults," he said. "During that time, there were no options for working adults to complete their education without dropping out of the work force." The university offers both undergraduate and post-graduate degrees to students who must be at least 23 years old and employed. "Most students left school 10 or 15 years ago or didn't complete their degrees for some reason," Fitch said. "They can go back and reach the goal they have had." Justin Fontenot's goal was to work for the FBI, but the bureau was giving priority to people who had academic degrees beyond a master's. He had his politicalscience degree James Savage jsavagera theadvertiser.com LAFAYETTE Ella Leday says it's time to go back to school.

"I have put it off, put it off, put it off long enough," the Ville Platte native said this week at a meeting for the University of Bhoenix, which will start classes at its new Lafayette campus later this month. Leday already has a degree in accounting but has wanted her Master of Business Administration degree since her 1988 graduation from Gram-bling State University. But her career and a 7-year-old daughter shifted her priorities until now. The new campus will offer undergraduate classes in business administration and MBA degree programs when classes begin Feb. 26, said Brent Fitch, Louisiana Campus director.

More classes will be offered in the coming years. Brad Kempbkempetheadvertiser.com Brent Futch, left, Louisiana Campus director of University of Phoenix, waits to address students recently at a meeting at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Lafayette. The Lafayette learning center is the third in Louisiana. Phoenix opened its first campus in Metairie in 1995 and a Baton Rouge satellite four years later. Nationwide, there are more than 100 campuses.

The accredited university caters to nontraditional students, typically older.