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Morgan City Housing Authority bonuses nearly matched salaries
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
MORGAN CITY, La. — Nearly $145,000 in bonuses were paid to four workers of the Morgan City Housing Authority in the 2012 fiscal year. The director was paid more than $22,350 in bonuses and three office staffers were overpaid a total of about $123,000. The bonuses are reported in a recap of awards and recognition document obtained by The Morgan C...
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Bill Cefalu, Morgan City utilities director, is interviewed Wednesday morning during a power outage.
Power outages not directly related to storms
MORGAN CITY, La. — The power outages in Morgan City and Amelia Wednesday morning were not directly related to the storms that swept through the area. Morgan City Utilities Director Bill Cefalu said...
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Schools suffered minor damage
MORGAN CITY, La. — Area schools suffered relatively minor damage during Wednesday’s power outages and thunderstorms. In several cases, students prepared for a tornado. Elaine Cureton, M.E. Norman E...
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A tree collapsed and fell into a residence on Lake Palourde Road in Amelia during Wednesday’s storm. From left, Adam Fangue, a Patterson volunteer firefighter, and family members, Larry Hartley and Jayvian Hartley, work to repair Hope and Billy Hartley’s damaged property.
Amelia may have been hardest hit
Toppled trees, downed power lines, damaged roofs, overturned recreational vehicles and howling winds described as sounding like a train, were not the results of tornadoes Wednesday afternoon, accor...
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Naquin updates council on flood insurance rate hikes
Improved levees, delta growth and drainage pumps are just a few of the factors that will be added into the equation when new flood elevation maps are configured, according to parish President Paul ...
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An overturned trailer in Lake End Parkway Wednesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch.
POWER OUTAGE -- Storm, possible twister follows outage
MORGAN CITY, La. — A power outage struck the Morgan City area at about 10:40 a.m. and lasted until about 12:20 p.m. after a fault in an Entergy power line caused the feed to Cleco’s Bayou Ramos sub...
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City joins effort to keep flood insurance rates down
Parish President Paul Naquin recently visited Washington, D.C. in an attempt to prevent increases in flood insurance rates for residents and businesses in St. Mary Parish. Naquin addressed Frankli...
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COPS
Berwick man arrested for multiple traffic offenses
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrest: —Edwin Burke Jr., 40, of Pacific Street in Berwick, was arrested at 2:58 p.m. Wednesday on warrants for failure to appear for mult...
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Police Reports 5-23-13
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests from the past 24-hour reporting period: Ruthie Liz Renee Barnes, 61, of 1017 St. Jude Ave., New Iberia, was arrested Wednesday at ...
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Suspect sought in attempted armed robbery in Bayou Vista
BAYOU VISTA, La. — The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in an attempted armed robbery that was reported around 7 a.m. Tuesday at Chabill’s Tire Service in Bayou Vista, Sher...
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Rogers receives special plaque
By GEOFF STOUTE gstoute@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — The Morgan City Bowling Association honored its members during an awards banquet Saturday, including one longtime member with a special recogn...
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Jim McClelland was inducted into the Morgan City Bowling Association’s Hall of Fame during the group’s annual awards ceremony Saturday evening.
McClelland inducted into local bowling hall of fame
By GEOFF STOUTE gstoute@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — Jim McClelland was inducted into the Morgan City Bowling Association’s Hall of Fame during the association’s annual awards banquet Saturday. M...
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A Morgan City quarterback looks to make a pass while surrounded by defenders during the Tigers’ intersquad Green and White scrimmage Thursday. Morgan City ran approximately 60 plays during Thursday’s contest.
MCHS holds Green and White scrimmage
By GEOFF STOUTE gstoute@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — The Morgan City Tigers completed their first spring under head coach Dennis Lorio Thursday with a Green and White Scrimmage. The intersquad sc...
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Brown’s Jewelers donated Red & Ruby Heart earrings and pendant by designer Nicole Barr to be auctioned off at the 11th annual That Just Takes the Cake social to benefit the American Heart Association June 7 at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City, 500 Roderick St., Morgan City. The cocktail event will feature a photo booth for guests donated by Elegant Events of the South, silent auction, steak dinner, live cake auction and ending with music and dancing until midnight. Tickets, $50 each, are on sale by contacting Gwen Luc at 985-372-8520. From left are American Heart Association Committee member Frances Dupre of M C Bank, and Brown’s Jewelers’ customer service specialists Harold Siracusa, Carmen Loupe and Nell Hopkins.
Brown’s Jewelers donated Red & Ruby Heart earrings and pendant by designer Nicole Barr to be auctioned off at the 11th annual That Just Takes the Cake social to benefit the American Heart Association June 7 at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City, 500 Roderick St., Morgan City. The cocktail event will feature a photo booth for guests donated by Elegant Events of the South, silent auction, steak dinner, live cake auction and ending with music and dancing until midnight. Tickets, $50 each, are on sale by contacting Gwen Luc at 985-372-8520. From left are American Heart Association Committee member Frances Dupre of M C Bank, and Brown’s Jewelers’ customer service specialists Harold Siracusa, Carmen Loupe and Nell Hopkins.
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Severe Storm Damage, 05/22/13, Morgan City & Amelia

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Francois-Scully to wed May 25
Lupe Soto of Morgan City wishes to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Lacey Lynn Scully, to Shermaine Allen Francois, son of Judie Lewis of Morgan City. The wedding w...
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Mayon-Falls wedding is May 18
Sherry and Ray Mayon of Amelia wish to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Danielle Lynn Mayon, to Heath William Falls, son of Margret and Kenny Landry of Lake Arthu...
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Pellerin-Courts plan June 1 vows
Paul Courts and Cheri Hebert Courts of Broussard wish to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Samantha Jo Courts, to Conley Anthony Pellerin, son of Len Pellerin and ...
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OBITUARIES
Patin
Deaths Elsewhere
Former mayor HENDERSON – Services will be Friday for former mayor Earl “To-Bit” Patin. He died May 21 at age 74. He was mayor from 1996 to 22045 and was a village councilman for eight years prior ...
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BEULAH MAE GIBSON
Beulah Mae Gibson, 87, a native and a resident of Franklin, died Wednesday, May 15, at 9:04 a.m., at Franklin Nursing Care. Visitation will be Friday, May 24 at St. Jules Catholic Church in Frankli...
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Scott
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Mud-logging exec LAFAYETTE – Services for mud-logging company founder William Scott will be Friday. He died May 20 at age 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II’s European theater, recommen...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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