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More charges expected in wastewater case
MORGAN CITY, La. -- More charges are expected as part of a wide ranging and ongoing federal and state investigation into corruption and fraud surrounding federal environmental laws, according to U....
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14 graduate from training academy
Fourteen cadets with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office graduated from the sheriff’s office Regional Training Academy Thursday after 14 weeks of law enforcement training, according to a news rele...
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Plastic insulators burn at Bayou L’Ourse
BAYOU L’OURSE, La. — The cause of a fire that burned some plastic insulators at the Tuboscope yard in Bayou L’Ourse on Tuesday was still under investigation as of around 8 a.m. today, according to...
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Berwick Housing Authority executive director to serve as interim director in Morgan City
BERWICK, La. — Berwick Housing Authority commissioners agreed to allow their executive director, Clarence Robinson Jr., to serve as an interim executive director in Morgan City. Robinson would sti...
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Sorrell fire
A house at 100 Railroad Lane in Sorrell was partially damaged by fire Thursday, according to reports from Fire Protection District 11 Chief Clarence Clark. The department arrived on scene nine min...
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City honors rescuers of drowning man
Franklin City Council members and the Franklin Fire Department honored a cadre of citizens Tuesday who saved a man from drowning on May 28. Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeions and Assistant Fire Chief Jeff...
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School system to cut 26 teachers
CENTERVILLE, La. — Nearly 4 percent of the parish’s public school teaching force will be eliminated through attrition in the coming school year. The 26 teaching positions to be cut include four on ...
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Foster archives funding secured by Allain, Jones
Rep. Sam Jones and Sen. Bret Allain brought news of substantial state funding to the Franklin City Council Tuesday. Allain told the council he was called to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office during budget...
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New Basin bass rule effective Thursday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New regulations for the tens of thousands of bass fishermen who take to the Atchafalaya Basin and surrounding waters will be in place later this month after June’s Louisiana...
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AHEC of a Summer
This year’s participants in the A-HEC of a Summer program at Franklin Foundation Hospital were Dynasty Butler and Jada Callery, both West St. Mary High School students, Harlene Defils, Franklin Hig...
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Heavy metal auction -- $60M marine auction slated in Morgan City, Gibson
MORGAN CITY, La. — The largest auction of marine vessels the area has seen is coming to Gibson and Morgan City Wednesday and Thursday, totaling $60 million worth of items, from barges used as livin...
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In appreciation
Local state legislators received thanks Wednesday from Beverly Domengeaux, second from left, St. Mary Council on Aging director, for their help in restoring funding to seniors statewide. Domengeaux...
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‘Dead zones’ predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measu...
Louisiana news briefs: Gas line explosion rattles parish
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Gas line explosion rattles parish FRANKLINTON — A pre-dawn gas line explosion shook residents out of their beds in a rural, wooded area of Washington Parish, briefly knocking out power to thousand...
Driver dies when pickup hit by train; wet road, worn tires blamed
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SWARTZ – A driver who couldn’t stop in time was killed when a freight train rammed his pickup Tuesday evening. State Police said Jason Hensley, 22, of Lake Providence was killed in the accident at ...
Eagles' poisoining adds to baffling Louisiana wildlife file
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NEW ORLEANS – Another baffling and enraging maltreatment of wildlife has been added to the Louisiana file. Federal investigators report that someone poisoned and killed two bald eagles in Thibodaux...
Limits on oil spill money fails
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Attempts to limit Gulf Coast oil spill penalty money to coastal restoration in the Louisiana Constitution failed to gain legislative passage for a second year, while disagreement...
Louisiana news briefs
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‘Parent trigger’ bill for Recovery School District signed BATON ROUGE — Parents will soon be able to try to get poor-performing schools in the Recovery School District returned to local control. G...
Foster archives funding secured by Allain, Jones
Rep. Sam Jones and Sen. Bret Allain brought news of substantial state funding to the Franklin City Council Tuesday. Allain told the council he was called to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office during budget...
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New Basin bass rule effective Thursday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New regulations for the tens of thousands of bass fishermen who take to the Atchafalaya Basin and surrounding waters will be in place later this month after June’s Louisiana...
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AHEC of a Summer
This year’s participants in the A-HEC of a Summer program at Franklin Foundation Hospital were Dynasty Butler and Jada Callery, both West St. Mary High School students, Harlene Defils, Franklin Hig...
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Heavy metal auction -- $60M marine auction slated in Morgan City, Gibson
MORGAN CITY, La. — The largest auction of marine vessels the area has seen is coming to Gibson and Morgan City Wednesday and Thursday, totaling $60 million worth of items, from barges used as livin...
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In appreciation
Local state legislators received thanks Wednesday from Beverly Domengeaux, second from left, St. Mary Council on Aging director, for their help in restoring funding to seniors statewide. Domengeaux...
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Baldwin eyes saggy pants ordinance
Members of the Baldwin Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance Thursday addressing junk vehicles and other items on private property Tuesday, and introduced another banning “saggy pants” in the tow...
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Charmaine Hackney
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February 28, 1951 — June 11, 2013 Charmaine Hackney, 62, a native of Alexandria and a resident of Patterson, passed away June 11, 2013, in Thibodaux. Charmaine enjoyed her potted plants and watchin...
Mary Cecilia Furlette
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February 10, 1938 — June 14, 2013 Mary Cecilia Furlette, 75, passed from this earth Friday, June 14, 2013, after a courageous battle with Ataxia. Mary was born Feb. 10, 1938, in Flint, Mich., to Ja...
EUNA TAYLOR VILCAN
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Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 2 p.m. in Little Pass Baptist Mission in Charenton for Euna Vilcan, 91, the former Euna Taylor, who passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013, at ...
MILTON ‘ANDY’ JOSEPH ANDREPONT JR.
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St. Martinville - Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., on Friday, June 21, 2013, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in Saint Martinville, for Milton “Andy” Joseph Andrepont Jr., 75, who...
Deaths Elsewhere
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Cajun humorist CROWLEY – Services will be Friday for Cajun humorist Dave Petitjean. He died June 18 at age 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was one of the first humorists to perfo...
Evelyn Butler
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Evelyn Butler, 73, a resident of Patterson and a native of Morgan City, died June 4 at Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City. Visitation was held Saturday at Good Hope Baptist Church in Pat...
Woman arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
by Zachary Fitzgerald
Jun 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests: —Tracie Lee Silva, 48, of Lake Palourde Road in Amelia, was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday for possession of cocaine with intent t...
Police Reports 6-19-13
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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests this morning: Kristy Bergeron, 33, of 1801 Rose St., No. 8, Berwick, and Brock Bergeron, 26, of 526 David Road, Bayou Visa, were a...
Man arrested for stealing vehicle from body shop
by Zachary Fitzgerald
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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests: —Dean Beranek, 27, of Burchfield Lane in Berwick, was arrested at 4:18 p.m. Monday for unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle an...
Man borrowed keys, stole vehicle, sheriff says
by Zachary Fitzgerald
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BAYOU VISTA, La. -- A 25-year-old Bayou L’Ourse man was arrested Monday after an investigation into a vehicle theft June 12 where the man asked to borrow the keys to a vehicle to get something out ...
Police Reports 6-18-13
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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests this morning. A juvenile male, age 16, of Charenton, was arrested Monday at 10:59 a.m. on charge of being ungovernable. He was rel...
Man arrested for DWI, reckless operation
by Zachary Fitzgerald
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A New Iberia man was arrested after a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputy saw a driver swerving from lane to lane on U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert. Edgardo Cora, 53, of La. ...
Analysis: Lawmakers don't follow their rhetoric 

by Associated Press
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers have taken strong philosophical positions on certain financial issues, but they aren't always keeping in step with their own rhetoric this legislative session. The...
Time to start watching the Gulf
by Jim Bradshaw
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 235 235 recommendations | email to a friend
Memorial Day weekend means it's time to start watching the Gulf. The beginning of hurricane season is less than a week ago, and the predictions are that this could be a mean one. Philip Klotzbach ...
Raises possible for sheriffs, some parish presidents
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By JOHN MAGINNIS and JEREMY ALFORD LaPolitics.com The pay raise proposals winding through the Legislature for clerks of court, assessors and judges could potentially increase the salaries of sherif...
Fire was big threat to towns
by Jim Bradshaw
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 225 225 recommendations | email to a friend
Fire was a huge hazard to south Louisiana communities in the days before modern firefighting equipment and good water supplies, when wooden homes and buildings were illuminated by oil lamps and can...
Remembering Mary Alice
by Jim Bradshaw
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 214 214 recommendations | email to a friend
It's hard to believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mary Alice Fontenot, the newspaperwoman, teacher, and storyteller who knew and was known by practically everyone in Acad...
Cinqo de Mayo and Louisiana
by Jim Bradshaw
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Cinqo de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, It was a huge victory for the Mexicans who were outnumbered two to ...
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, on legislative session lacked big ideas, true reform:
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June 8 Times-Picayune, New Orleans, on legislative session lacked big ideas, true reform: Some state legislators seem almost giddy over the way this spring’s session turned out. House Speaker Chuck...
The Houma (La.) Today on BP fine money:
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June 10 The Houma (La.) Today on fine money: Louisiana was the hardest-hit state during the 2010 BP oil spill and its aftermath. And the planning process for how to spend the fines BP will have to ...
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on Social Security’s state impact:
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June 10 The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on Social Security’s state impact: Joan Ruff said she believes the time is ripe for a national conversation on the future of Social Security. But we doubt th...
The News-Star, Monroe, La., on supporting an international treasure:
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June 3 The News-Star, Monroe, La., on supporting an international treasure: If you have ever visited Poverty Point State Historic Site, you know that it is much more than a local treasure. It’s an ...
The Times, Shreveport, La., on how Step Forward is headed in right direction:
by Associated Press
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May 31 The Times, Shreveport, La., on how Step Forward is headed in right direction: How can we better educate our children from cradle to career? That’s the primary question being posed by a new e...
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on deterring bad habits with tax hikes:
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June 4 The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on deterring bad habits with tax hikes: The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says, “Tobacco doesn’t just kill. It leads to many chronic diseases a...
Analysis: More talk, but no action on TOPS changes
by Associated Press
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
MELINDA DESLATTE,Associated Press BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s free college tuition program called TOPS carries a hefty price tag in a state budget that has been throttled with cuts. It is expect...
Analysis: Landrieu losing, winning in federal court
by Associated Press
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — He lost two court battles last week, but New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu may yet come out a winner politically. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Co...
An AP News Analysis: Hospital contracts have financial gaps
by Associated Press
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By MELINDA DESLATTE,Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is moving so quickly to privatize the LSU-run hospitals that deals are being approved with significan...
With 29 months until the election, race for governor heating up
May 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
By JOHN MAGINNIS and JEREMY ALFORD LaPolitics.com With the next governor’s election a mere 29 months away, prospective candidates are getting down to the first order of business, which is raising t...
Pay raises on probable path to victory
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
By JOHN MAGINNIS and JEREMY ALFORD LaPOLITICS.com Proposed salary bumps for assessors, clerks and judges are all positioned to move forward in the remaining three weeks of the regular session. Toge...
Time running out on single sales tax collection system in La.
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By JOHN MAGINNIS and JEREMY ALFORD LaPolitics.com With the U.S. Senate approving legislation earlier this week to allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases, attention turns to the ...
Research Park Corp. could sell stake in Bon Carre
by Associated Press
Jun 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Research Park Corp. board of directors is set to vote next month on selling off its interest in the Bon Carre Business Center development in Baton Rouge. The tax-funded Resea...
5-year plan targets N.O. growth
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials have unveiled a five-year economic development plan targeting key industries, creating jobs and strengthening the economy through workforce training and sup...
Haynesville Shale alive and well for some
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By VICKIE WELBORN The (Shreveport) Times STONEWALL (AP) — The Haynesville Shale is alive and well — at least for some property owners off Red Bluff Road near Stonewall. Landowner Mark Burford said ...
Business briefs
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B.R. company to pay nearly $60K in OT back wages BATON ROUGE — A construction services employment agency has agreed to pay more than 100 workers nearly $60,000 in back wages after an investigatio...
U.S. rig count up 6 this week to 1,771
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HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,771. The Houston-based comp...
New tenants join LSU incubator
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three tenants have moved into the Louisiana Business & Technology Center at LSU, bringing the number of companies in the business incubator to 35. The new companies are Fact...



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