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Q:What kind of music do you like? Who is you favorite musician?

James Gibson, 62:I am a country guy. Tim McGraw is my favorite. I love my country. It is about the life the way they sing, they usually sing about something that actually hap-pened.

Melanie Aubert, 52:Gospel because I love the lord and I love my gospel. I like Hezekiah Walker and Deit-rick Haddon.

A.J. East, 42:R&B - I like R. Kelly and a little bit of hip hop and a little bit of jazz. I am all over the place. I even like a country song or two.

Ed Burnam, 68:I’ve been a bluegrass fan. Bill Monroe is the father, but they had a group Jim and Jesse that were very good.

Cli� ord McLachlan, 52 :Heavy Metal - I like Alice in Chains. I like Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. It is just easy for me. When I got a radio back in the 60s I never liked the country music, I always liked the rock.

By Kyle BarnettLifestyles Editor

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Billy Wallace has been singing for most of his life, so it was not a big leap for him when he began an undertaking earlier this year to record a country music album and a music video.

The 18-year-old St. Rose native is a Satellite Center team member and a Destrehan High School student who took on the task as his senior project.

Wallace said although the album, titled “The Way I Am”, was part of school proj-ect, it is also a product of his passion for performing.

“I was going to do this before, but when a senior project was presented to me I thought what a great way to kill two birds with one stone and actually not have to do a project that I don’t care about. I wanted to do something that I am really going to put a lot into,” he said.

But first he had to find a project men-tor, which he located rather quickly in Grammy-nominated New Orleans sing-er/songwriter Andrew Duhon.

“I just Googled ‘New Orleans singer/songwriter’ and his website was the first thing to pop up and I emailed him that I was looking for someone to help me put some music together,” he said. “He was cool with it and we met up and every-thing happened to work out perfectly.”

As everything came together, Wallace, with the help of Duhon and a few studio musicians, completed the writing, arrangement and recording of his debut as a country artist at Music Shed Studio in New Orleans.

“We got together and he got some of his friends who are musicians and we were 11 hours in the studio putting them down,” Wallace said.

Duhon provided guitar and produc-tion on the album while Myles Weeks played bass, Bradley Webb was on drums and Derek Duplessie played pedal steel. Mixing and mastering of the tracks was completed by Ben Lorio.

Wallace said he chose the album’s title from one of the songs included on it.

“The title of the EP, ‘The Way I Am’, is a super personal song for me. That song is just about St. Rose and Destrehan and how we grew up,” he said. “One of the hooks of the song is ‘I am happy with the way I am.’”

Next was filming and editing the video for the single “Be Okay,” which Wallace completed with the help of Satellite Center alum Derek Felton.

“It happened really, really fast,” he said. “It took about a month altogether.”

The entire video was shot in Luling within walking distance of the Satellite Center on Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway.

Since being released in mid-April, Wallace said he has been surprised with the reception the video has received. After he put it on Youtube it received more than 1,000 views within the first few days.

“There are people who are adding me on Facebook or following me on Twitter that I have no idea who they are. They are coming to me and saying how great it is and it is kind of surreal because I never thought this would happen,” Wallace said.

Despite the attention he has received due to the project, Wallace said he is not getting ahead of himself and is maintain-ing realistic expectations when it comes to his music career.

“That is my ultimate dream goal (to be a country music artist). I really enjoy writing and performing. I know getting big in the industry is super, supper hard, but if that happened that would be amaz-ing,” he said.

Meanwhile, he is spending his time f finishing up his last semester of high school and working a job at Buffalo Wild Wings in Metairie. He is planning on

attending LSU this fall. “I am going to LSU next semester to

major in biology and if the music thing doesn’t work out then I want to go to LSU dental school,” Wallace said.

Despite his practical ambitions, Wallace has had his eye on the spotlight for much of his teenage life. Over the past few years he has appeared as an actor in several local film and TV pro-ductions.

“Even though I have been singing my entire life, I guess I always wanted to be some kind of star any kind of way I could. I took some acting classes here and there and maybe around freshman year is when I started doing some act-ing,” he said.

Wallace has been a featured extra on “Memphis Beat,” a television show that ran on TNT, in addition to a National Lampoon movie. He has also starred in multiple short films.

“Just the other day I had an audition for a movie that is going to be filming in Baton Rouge this summer, so I am not sure where that is going yet,” he said.

By taking the path of performing arts, Wallace said he has diverged from the rest of his family, but he is confident that he is doing the right thing.

“I am the only musician in my family. My family members are super business driven and they don’t do anything like this. They support me, but they don’t really know much of anything on it so I

is just about St. Rose and Destrehan and how we grew up,” he said. “One of the hooks of the song is ‘I am happy with the way I am.’”

Meanwhile, he is spending his time f finishing up his last semester of high school and working a job at Buffalo Wild Wings in Metairie. He is planning on

this. They support me, but they don’t really know much of anything on it so I

Behind the scenes of the "Be Okay" video shoot under the Luling bridge. Billy Wallace sits on a log as music video director Derek Felton and assistant Freddie Rosario film him.

Billy Wallace sits in a boat on the water in his native St. Rose.

See WALLACE on page 6B

country music video, albumDestrehan senior releases

as senior project

6B St. Charles Herald-GUIDE • WEEK OF April 24 - 30, 2014

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attack18. African antelope19. *Chelsea’s

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21. Funeral rite23. Tell tall tale24. Can of worms25. Corn holder28. Ranee’s husband30. Popular pet rodent35. Acted like37. Leave behind39. Spacious40. “Just along for the ____”41. *”_____ Mia!”43. Heroes44. On the rocks46. Nervous biter’s victim47. Fit of shivering48. “A Series of Unfortunate

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St. Rose Elementary second grade students in Michelle Thomas’s class completed a lesson on weather.

Students worked on creating the different types of clouds they are learning about in science class while explaining the weather that may happen when they see the clouds they have created.

St. Rose Elementary students see the clouds

Hunter Lambert, Asia Brown and Damone Joseph.

Fifth grade students from Norco Elementary recently attended a testing assembly in the school cafeteria.

Students received construction hard hats and plastic arm bands to kick off upcoming testing. They are building a brighter future and aim to “nail” the test.

Norco Elementary builds a brighter future

(L to R): Alexis Bonstaff, Avery Duplessis, Jazz Eugene and Zed Gaddis. (Middle row L to R): Katelyn Lovejoy, Riley Frechou, Beija Cerda and Alex Madere. (Back Row L to R): Chelsie Franck, Jaden Francis, Alivia Caples and Isabella Barthelemy.

Lakewood Elementary recently held a scholastic book fair. The book fair was held helped raise money for the Lakewood

Elementary Library.

Lakewood Elementary scholastic book fair

Fifth graders, Alyssa Ordoyne and Ella Smith, browse through information about Rocks and Minerals at the Lakewood Elementary Scholastic Book Fair.

just kind of go after it and do everything on my own,” he said. “It kind of scared my mom at first. She was like ‘I don’t know what you are doing, I don’t know where you are’ and I just said you’ve got trust me, I’ve got this. This is my thing.”

Although those in his immediate family are not involved in the arts, Wallace said his love of country music comes largely from them.

“Country music has just always been in my life,” he said. “I grew up listening to it and my voice fits country the best. Don’t get me wrong I listen to every single genre - I listen to pop, rap, maybe a little rock here and there and I enjoy it just as much, but I don’t think I would sing anything but country just because it is my favorite. It is what I love and it is what I know how to write, so it all fits.”

The “The Way I Am” is available now for download on iTunes and Wallace will be holding an EP release party where he will perform songs off the album and provide a public viewing of his music video at The Beatnik, located at 1638 Clio St. in New Orleans, on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m.

WALLACE from page 5B

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This week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet “Finn”This week’s Humane

Society showcase pet is Finn.

Finn is a 7-month-old male Siamese mix kitten.

“He has the most hand-some face you will ever see.He is quite a guy and will charm you from the get go. He is hoping you will stop by and adopt him,’” Humane Society officials said.

In addition to Finn, Humane Society officials said there are plenty of very playful pets whose only wish is to have a home.

The St. Charles Animal Parish Shelter is located at 921 Rue Cannes in Luling. For more information on pet adoptions, call (985) 783-5010.

“Gone But Not Forgotten” tours were presented to the public at St. Michael’s Church and Cemetery in Convent.

Visitors were greeted by Hahnville High School junior Allie Fenerty, who was one of many costumed portrayers giving those in attendance a look into the past along the Mississippi River.

“I am so excited to be a part of Louisiana history that has been passed down from generation to generation. The hardships some families encountered were sometimes so incredibly sad, but they pulled together and moved forward with courage and persistence; the way I would hope to handle problems that may come about in my life,” Fenerty said.

Fenerty has been involved in Talented Theatre since the age of

nine, and is the daughter of Cliff and Angela Fenerty of Luling. Visitors were greeted by the musical voice of Judy Whitney

Davis, who has entertained many guest at plantation events, on riverboats and other history venues.

Tours included St. Michael’s Church and grotto, as well as the cemetery.

This tour was put together by the non-profit organization “Crazy Bout History” (formed in 2007).

For more information about future tours, contact Connie Donadieu at (225) 869-8148 or crazybouthistory@bellsouth.net.

“Gone But Not Forgotten” tours at St. Michael’s Church

St. Rose Elementary 5th grade students in Kristy Mascarella’s math class are learning about volume by manipulating unit cubes.

Students used cube to understand volume.

St. Rose Elementary students learn about volume

Garrison Turley, Devin Inguagiato and Ahlaya Washington.

Fourth grader, Elise Glore was selected as Norco Elementary’s Cox Inspirational Hero. Elise has taken great strides this year aca-demically and physically.

After a rare, but successful medical procedure in the 2012-2013 school year, she has gained confidence in her abilities and made honor roll.

Glore’s talents extend outside the classroom. She dances, partici-pates in 4H, is an altar server and loves to travel. School officials said Glore wears her heart on her sleeve and makes a positive impression on everyone she meets. She will be honored at a break-fast at The Pontchartrain Center on Wednesday, May 7.

Norco Elementary“Cox Inspirational Hero”

Elise Gore

Top Tigers at R.K. Smith Middle School

Students of the month were recently chosen Top Tigers at Raymond K. Smith Middle School in Luling.

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Top sellers for Norco Elementary World’s Finest Chocolate sales were chosen to be principal and assistant principal for the day.

The students met in the principal’s office to discuss the activities of the day.

Jake Lear was principal (top seller) and Victoria Todd and Sylvia Savoie were assistant principals (second in sales).

Norco Elementary student administrators

Jake Lear, Victoria Todd and Sylvia Savoie

Students of the month from Norco Elementary were recently chosen for going over and above and improving in some way.

Norco Elementary students of the month

(L to R kneeling): Alysha Ackerman, Kaylee Keller and Ella Munster (L to R middle row): Dane Allemand, Andrew Schafer, Lily Hayesand Blake Gibbins. (L to R back row): Riley Naquin, Camry Jones, Paris Duhe, Mian Ceasar and Joey Lemoine.

Mimosa Park Elementary Captain’s Crew is a title given to the top fifteen first and second grade students that participate in the library’s reading program.

These students earn this honor by reading the most number

of minutes on a monthly basis. Captain’s Crew members receive a certificate, prize, book, treat from a local restaurant and a per-sonalized sailor hat.

Mimosa Park Elementary library recognition

The River Region Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) class of 2014 presented to a panel of “investors” and community executives recently at the YEA! Investors Panel Presentation Event held at John L. Ory Magnet School in LaPlace.

The entrepreneurs that consisted of students from grades 6 through 12 grade from River Parish schools presented their detailed business plans complete with marketing analysis, cost per unit, projected sales and goals and product prototype through a power point presentation. The newly created CEOs also answered questions from the business leaders about their product in order to secure the funds they are seeking for their start-up.

At the end of the night, $6,000 was invested among 10 busi-

nesses. Sweets with Sounds business owner, Mariah Brown, a junior at Hahnville High School, was named the National Saunders Scholarship Recipient Winner.

She will travel to Friso, Texas May 8-10 and compete among other YEA! semi-finalist across the country. There, they will pitch their business before a panel of judges for the chance to win thousands of dollars in college scholarships. The top two businesses will also win a trip to America’s Small business Summit in Washington D.C. courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The students who attend the Summit will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses nationally.

Julian Charron, a junior at Destrehan High School, was named her alternate with his business, Robots for Homes.

Young Entreprenuers Academy investor panel presentation

First Grade: Logan Alley, Spencer Christensen, Braden Genius, Jacob Heiden, Violet Kokemor, OmarSharif Mohammed, Jordon Morales, Emilia Ramirez, Dylan Revolta, Wyatt Rownd, John Savoie, Casie Schwab, Lilian Troxler, Makynzi Williams and Ebby Zeringue.

Second Grade: Thomas Adcock, Lee Arcement, Lily Cesano, Brooke Cheramie, Alex Doolittle, Hannah Gillespie, Sarah Green, Allie Landry, Ja’niyah Milton, Amonti Petetant, Cameron Pizani, Isabella Ricks, Conner Rome, Saige Stewart and Sophie Treuting.

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APRIL 24American Legion blood driveHAHNVILLE – A blood drive hosted by the American Legion will be held on Thursday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.All donors will need a photo ID. Individuals taking medication for high blood pressure or cholesterol can donate. Those providing donations will receive a blood bank t-shirt and will be served a meal by Charlie Oubre. Participants are asked to eat a healthy meal before donating.For every platelet donation the blood drive receives, a financial contribution will be made on the donor’s behalf to help wound-ed soldiers overcome challenges they face during rehabilitation. The blood drive will be held at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse at 15045 River Road in Hahnville.

Early voting PARISHWIDE – Early voting for the Councilman at Large District B and the Hospital Service District tax millage is ongo-ing from Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26.Early voters will be able to cast ballots on those days from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the parish courthouse at 15045 River Rd. Hahnville or at the Arterbury Building at 14564 River Road in New Sarpy.April 29 will be the last day to request an absentee mail ballot and May 2 will be the last day for the registrar to receive voted absentee ballot. The official election day will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

APRIL 25River Parish Medical Society scholarship deadlineLAPLACE – All applications for the River Parish Medical Society scholarship must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 25. The medical society is seeking applications for its annual schol-arship. The scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who plans to enter a four-year healthcare degree program.The applicant must be a resident of St. Charles, St. John or St. James parishes and a graduating senior from a high school located within one of these parishes. He/she must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the current school year, an ACT score of 20 or higher or an SAT score of 1000 or higher. All applicants must complete a personal data sheet and provide a copy of their high school transcript and a 200 word essay stating their career goals.For applications and guidelines, students should visit their school counselor.Send completed applications to: River Parish Medical Society, ATTN: Andrew St. Martin, M.D., LaPlace Medical Center, 735 West 5th Street, LaPlace, LA 70068 or fax to (985) 652-8837.

APRIL 262nd annual community prayer outreachHAHNVILLE – A community outreach prayer will be held at the Hahnvile Courthouse at noon on Saturday, April 26.The event is being sponsored by Truth of Grace Ministry and Pastor David Williams will be overseeing proceedings. The Hahnville Courthouse is located at 15045 River Road in Hahnville.

Downtown live after 5HOUMA – A free concert to the public will be held in Houma on Friday, April 25 from 5 to 10 p.m.Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to his-toric downtown Houma for the free concert series. For more information contact Anne Picou at (985) 873-6408 or www.houmamainstreet.org.The concert will be held at the Courthouse Square located at 7856 Main Street in Houma.

APRIL 27Historic Bethlehem Baptist Church’s 30 year pastoral celebrationHAHNVILLE – Rev. Rodney L. Johnson Sr. will be honored for his 30 years of service at Historic Bethlehem Baptist Church on Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m.Rev. Johnson is a native of Killona and has been preaching at Historic Bethlehem for 30 years. The public is invited to share in the celebration on April 27. The Historic Bethlehem Baptist Church is located at 14989 River Road in Hahnville.

Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet and Chauvin Folk Art Festival CHAUVIN – The annual Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet boat parade will take place on Sunday, April 27 at noon and will be held in conjunction with the Chauvin Folk Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.This free folk art festival features folk artists, live music, chil-dren’s activities and great food and fun. The boat blessing is sponsored by St. Joseph Catholic Church, located at 5232 Highway 56 in Chauvin. The event begins in front of tjhe church and proceeds down Bayou Petit Caillou to Boudreaux Canal. The folk art festival will be held at the Chauvin Sculpture Gardens located at 5337 Bayouside Drive in Chauvin.

MAY 3Recreation summer camp registration dayHAHNVILLE – The St. Charles Parish Department of Parks and Recreation is now taking applications for its 2014 Inclusive Summer Day Camp and will have a sign-up registration day

from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, May 3 at the Edward A. Dufresne Community CenterThe camp is scheduled to run from June 2 until July 10 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Thursdays for campers ages 5 through 12 and ages 5 through 22 for campers with develop-mental disabilities. Potential attendees should register early, as there is limited enrollment at each site. Fees are $250 per camper. The deadline to register is May 5, and there will be a $50 late charge for applications submitted after that date.One free t-shirt is included with the camp rate, and additional shirts may be purchased for $5 each. Before and after care is available for a one-time additional fee of $300 at the Lakewood and Schoeffner sites. The fee must be paid in full prior to camp starting.Activities will include team sports, arts and crafts, board games, music, a talent show, outdoor activities, movie time, field trips and much more. Tutoring is available at the Ethel Schoeffner site; please call (504) 722-3636 for more information. The Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, located at 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway in Luling. T-shirts will also be available for purchase on that date. For more information, call (985) 331-3007.

R.K. Smith Middle School “Family fun day”LULING – R. K. Smith Middle School presents its annual Family Fun Day Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All invited to attend and enjoy music, entertainment and food. Attendees will also learn about aquatic animals from the Audubon Institute’s Aquavan. Activities will include: games, arts and crafts, face painting and much more. Door prizes will be given. R.K. Smith Middle School is located at 281 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway in Luling.For more information, call (985)331-1018.

MAY 4Little Red Church Food and Fun FestivalDESTREHAN – St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church will host its 34th annual Little Red Church Food and Fun Festival from May 2-4 behind the church on River Road in Destrehan.Festivities will take place on Friday, May 2 from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, May 4 from 1 a.m. to 9 p.m.The festival provides free entry to all and will feature amuse-ment rides, games, raffles, music, coronation of Little Miss Red Church and a wide variety of food. The festival will be held at 13396 River Road in Destrehan.

Miss Little Red Church beauty pageant DESTREHAN – Applications are now being accepted for entry into the 3rd annual Miss Little Red Church Food & Fun Festival pageant to be held on Sunday, May 4. Girls from the ages of 6 months to 23 years of age may enter. This pageant is in association with the Little Red Church Food & Fun Fest held the same weekend. The Baby (6 months) to Junior (11-12 years) divisions will begin promptly at 11 a.m. The Teen and Miss Divisions will begin competition with an interview in front a panel of judges starting promptly at 9 a.m. with the on-stage competition to begin at 2 p.m. Winners chosen Teen Miss Little Red Church and Miss Little Red Church will be contracted to reign for one year and attend various festivals, church and school events.The 2014 Miss Little Red Church will also have the opportunity to compete for the title of Queen of Queens at the Louisiana Association of Fairs & Festivals annual convention in February of 2015. The pageant will be held at the St. Charles Borromeo School gym located at 13396 River Road in Destrehan.For more information, contact Mindy Wilson or Candice Schmidt, directors, at misslittleredchurch@gmail.com.

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New Sarpy Elementary Library proudly announces the winners for a the reading program, “Take Flight, Read!”

Students read books and completed short forms. At the end of the program, six names were randomly pulled at each grade level from all those who participated.

Winners received a book, certificate, library bag, and assorted prizes.

The library congratulated all those who participated and encour-aged all students to keep up the great reading.

New Sarpy Elementary reading program winners

Winners are pictured from left to right. On the front row are Ja’niyah Simms, Brenden Oster, Kaitlyn Housewright, Kolby Fabre, Priscilla Garcia, and Kyleigh O’Sullivan. On the back row are Carly Easley, Naomi Canegitta, Savannah Watso, Tyler Tizzard, Avery McGovern, and Carly Johnson.

On a recent trip to the Barataria Preserve and Jean Lafitte Swamplands, Kelsey Bonilla, a seventh grader at R.K. Smith Middle School in Luling held an alligator as they toured the Bayou.

A tour guide entertained the students with both facts about the animals and plants that make their home in the Louisiana swamp and interest-ing information about movies that were filmed on the bayou.

Swamp field trip

Brennan Johnson, a student at Mimosa Park Elementary School, was recently awarded a blue ribbon, a $20 deposit cer-tificate and other treats com-pliments of River Parishes Hospital and the Louisiana Federal Credit Union after winning the “Young at Art” award.

The Young At Art Program is a class project for schools in the river parishes area. It is a free community program, compliments of River Parishes Hospital and the Louisiana Federal Credit Union. Classes are displayed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Interested teachers may call (985) 653-1644.

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student wins art award

Brennan Johnson being presented the “Young at Art” award.

The A. A. Songy Kindergarten Center Library (Luling, LA) conducted its Spring 2014 Book Fair last month.

All students, who made a purchase, were eligible to win one of three raffle prizes con-sisting of an assortment of books, and a craft box filled with art sup-plies and goodies. The lucky winners are: Lexi Ford, Peyton Thompson and Avery Gillis, Jr.

A.A. Songy Kindergarten Center library recognition

Peyton Thompson Lexi Ford

Louisiana author, illustrator, and cartoonist Mike Artell recently visited Lakewood Elementary. spoke to students about writing and cartooning. He also gave the Lakewood students a lesson in cartooning.

The author visit was partially funded with a grant from the River Region Arts and Humanities council.

Renowned cartoonist visits Lakewood Elementary(Left) Lyrrice Mwaghore, Lauren Steverson and Drew Bode pose with Mike Artell.

(Right) Wilfred King concentrates on fol-lowing Mike Artell’s cartooning instruc-tions.

First Grader Peyton Sumrall was principal for the day at Allemands Elementary.

Allemands Elementary principal for the day

Principal Marsha Walters and Peyton Sumrall.