Longtime Natchitoches resident L.J.Melder blows out the candles on his birthday cake while celebrating his 99th birthday at a meeting of his dinner club. L.J. and Gay also celebrated the special occasion at a party hosted by his daughter in Baton Rouge.At right is his wife, Gay. L.J.’s birthday was Sept. 9 and he was born in 1927 in Rapides Parish. He grew up near the Calcasieu community. L.J. and…