Tuesday, May 6, 2025

‼️SMPSO Investigating Fatal Shooting on Bray Lane‼️

‼️Breaking News - May 6, 2025‼️

‼️SMPSO Investigating Fatal Shooting on Bray Lane‼️

St Joseph – At approximately 7:14 PM on Tuesday evening, May 6, 2025, deputies with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Bray Lane, in response to a report of a shooting.

Upon arrival, deputies located one victim who had been struck by gunfire. The individual was pronounced deceased. The area has been secured, and SMPSO detectives have responded and are actively investigating the incident.

At this time, we urge the public to avoid the area as the investigation remains ongoing. Additional details will be released as they become available.

Sheriff Gary Driskell is asking anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office at 337-828-1960 or submit a tip via the SMPSO website at www.stmaryso.com/crime-tips.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

St Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell giving inmates a second chance

St Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell is all about giving his incarcerated offenders a second chance
By: Howard J. Castay, Jr.
Morgan City -- Driskell held a press conference April 16, 2025, to share the details of an initial plan that began roughly four months ago, to graduate seven of his offenders from South La. Community College, and certify them as welders.
Seven offenders housed at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center successfully completed the program, marking the beginning of a promising transition from incarceration to gainful employment.
The graduating class is part of a groundbreaking pilot program designed to equip offenders with welding skills.
This initiative prepares them for participation in the Work Release Program, enabling them to secure jobs even before completing their corrections sentences.
The program not only provides vocational training but also serves as a critical step toward reducing recidivism.
By fostering practical skills and self-reliance, the initiative aims to support offenders as they reintegrate into society, thereby contributing to safer communities and more hopeful futures.
In the YouTube video, Driskell details the plan further and answers questions from local and statewide media that were present, including KBZE 105.9FM General Manager, Howard Castay.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

LSU LADY TIGERS MOVE ON TO THE 2025 SWEET 16

Press this link to hear KBZE's John Colar III recap the LSU vs Flordia State Win in the 2025 Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament on March 24th.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

City of Patterson 5k Fun Run/Walk, Saturday, Oct 12 at 8AM in Patterson, La.

Register at this link to run or walk in the 2024 Patterson Main Street Festival 5K, this Saturday Morning, Oct 12th, at 8am:


https://form.jotform.com/242815052290148

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Sharing the Catholic Faith Through TikTok

Recently I was intrigued by a letter that appeared in the Times Picayune from a young woman talking about how TikTok allowed her to connect with other people of faith, even allowing her to learn about other traditions in an accessible way.

Well, what about Catholic evangelization?

 

One young Catholic man named Brandon Vogt talked on the Word of Faith website, started by Bishop Robert Barron, about how he is reaching young adults through TikTok. The discussion centered around how young people are leaving all churches in droves but not necessarily closed to the idea of spirituality. So how do we re-invigorate those same young people to look at the Catholic faith, especially with all the emotional obstacles that have lately cropped up when discussing the Church?

 

The young TikTok user said he wanted to use videos to prove to his generation that Catholicism offers truth, beauty, and goodness in an exciting lifestyle. Still, after one year of trying to reach others, he felt like he was failing until he took the discussion outside, literally.

 

Trying to prove that Catholicism is not boring, this young man began making engaging videos to bring young people like himself to historical places where awesome, amazing things happened in real life. He stated that he knew millions of Gen-Zs lived on TikTok and so he wanted to speak their language.

 

People are quick to critique TikTok's online world, but this platform has immense value in reaching young people, who have fallen away from the Church. And, other young Catholics must be the ones talking to and leading these young people back to an exciting faith. 

 

In Advent, we are all called to be ready for the Lord, to invite him into our world and our daily lives, right here and now. For Gen Zs, TikTok allows young people to connect over their shared identity. Any app that keeps young people in touch with their faith is vital in my book. After all, in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 16, verse 15, we are called to, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." 

 

We are lucky to have a Congressional delegation with deep roots in their faith and our own Representatives, Troy Carter and Steve Scalise, who are Catholics. TikTok has become a fun yet vital app for our Catholic young people. That is something to continue to celebrate and encourage.

Have a great Advent Season! 

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Biloxi Blues Extravaganza - June 10, 2023 - Get your tickets now

GET READY FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL BILOXI BLUES EXTRAVAGANZA 

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OB BUCHANAN, AUDIO, E STREET 

AND MANY MANY MORE... 

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Steel Pulse, June 10, 2023, in Lafayette

Press the link below to get your tickets to Steel Pulse, June 10th in Lafayette: