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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Allain seeks wind insurance oversight
Almost a year after being soaked with rate hikes of 171 percent for wind and hail insurance in St. Mary Parish, state Sen. Bret Allain has successfully passed through the Senate a bill designed to ...
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Flood insurance change sought by St. Mary Parish Levee District commissioners
MORGAN CITY, La. — The St. Mary Parish Levee District commission adopted a resolution that would allow for a special one-year period for residents to buy flood insurance in light of the new FEMA f...
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Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch
Crouch warns Morgan City residents about alligators
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch said police have been having a problem with alligators getting into people’s yards in the Wyandotte Subdivision and Railroad Avenue area. ...
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Hail pelts Tri-City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With thunder clapping behind sharp bolts of lightning, hail pelted roofs in several St. Mary Parish locations shortly before daybreak, as a thunderstorm cell moved through the p...
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Former alderman airs complaints
Former Baldwin Alderman Tony Gibson brought several items before the board Thursday. Gibson first inquired why the election to fill the seat he was legally forced to vacate due to an elections viol...
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Litter, traffic issues heard in Baldwin
Complaints of drinking, gambling and litter on Batiste Street in Baldwin were addressed by aldermen Thursday. Alderman Thor Frederick said she’s been told people put chairs in the roadway, drink an...
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$2.5M approved for St. Mary Parish school projects
CENTERVILLE, La. — The St. Mary public school system’s three maintenance districts together approved $2.5 million in maintenance and capital projects this week. The district committees considered s...
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Oceaneering, McDermott representatives see positive outlook for oil industry
MORGAN CITY, La. — Oceaneering International in Morgan City expects to see increasing employment over the few years while McDermott International in Amelia has a positive outlook for the oil and g...
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Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne speaks at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City Thursday.
Dardenne to speak here
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne will speak at 10 a.m. Friday at Lake House 1 at Lake End Park in Morgan City to celebrate National Tourism Week. St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin and Morgan City Mayor Fr...
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Older Americans Month
Franklin Mayor Raymond Harris signed a proclamation Wednesday declaring May as Older Americans Month. The proclamation urges citizens to “take time this month to recognize older adults and the peop...
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Bank Day
St. Mary Community Action Agency and Head Start’s Pennies for Pre-schoolers program is in its third year and has received support from parents and local banks. Students from Cinderella Head Start h...
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Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan
Patterson property taxes unchanged
PATTERSON, La. — The City Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday night that will keep the city’s property tax rates unchanged. The general alimony tax of 8.2 mills and 12.41 mills to pay for the ...
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More Local News
The Evangeline Area Council is working on development of a $21 million complex in association with their adoption of the Atchafalaya Basin.
Scouts plan basin trail
Boy Scouts in the Evangeline Area District, as well as those from around the nation, will be able to experience high adventure kayaking in the Atchafalaya Basin beginning this summer. The Atchafala...
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Bear Festival weekend
The weather was clear and sunny for this past weekend’s 10th annual Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival in Franklin. Youngsters were able to visit the Cleco Cub Club Arena for storytelling, puppet and ...
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This year’s poster for the Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival was created by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Art Department. Bear Festival co-organizer Catherine Siracusa contacted the department head and printmaking professor Brian Kelley, who allowed her to make a presentation to students. The students then created woodcuts of their concepts for a poster, and this one was chosen. All the woodcuts by participating students were available as a collection for silent auction at last night’s Chamber of Commerce Business After hours held at Argus Spa to kick off the festival, pictured below. Dr. Donna Tesi won the auction to own the woodcuts.
It’s Festival Time! Tenth Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival kicks off this evening
This year’s Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival kicks off this evening along Parc sur la Teche in downtown Franklin. Along with it, the Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show also enters its fourth year. The nin...
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Franklin Mayor Raymond Harris
Parish president, mayors offer updates on progress
MORGAN CITY, La. — Five St. Mary Parish mayors and the parish president gave updates on their respective cities and towns, and projects and plans Wednesday at the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerc...
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Two vehicles were involved in a crash Monday afternoon in front of Calumet Baptist Church west of Patterson that left one person dead.
Trooper urges safety after State Police investigate 5th fatal highway crash
The Monday afternoon crash that claimed the life of a Patterson man was the fifth fatality in St. Mary Parish this year, according to Tfc. Stephen Hammons, Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman....
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Councilmen vote down pay raise
Franklin City Council members voted down pay raises for future council terms Tuesday. Two ordinances were offered by Councilmen Dale Rogers and a second by Councilman Chuck Autin to raise the pay o...
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Relay for Life is April 27
Franklin Foundation Hospital is raffling off an outdoor fireplace donated by Big Chief Painting and Blasting of New Iberia in support of the local American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Pictured...
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Two vehicles were involved in a crash Monday afternoon in front of Calumet Baptist Church west of Patterson that left one person dead.
Patterson man killed in 2-vehicle crash on U.S. 90 (updated)
PATTERSON, La. — A 33-year-old Patterson man was killed Monday in a crash on U.S. 90 in Calumet, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release. Ryan Boudreaux died when the vehicle in ...
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Miles Liner’s parents, Mike, left, and Lynn, hand out T-shirts at the end of the 5K run-walk Saturday in Berwick.
Hundreds participate in first Run for Miles in Berwick to fund scholarships
BERWICK, La. — More than 700 people participated in the first 5K Run for Miles event held Saturday at Berwick High School. The run was held by The Miles Liner Foundation to honor the memory of Mile...
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A pair of Hattie Watt Elementary fourth-graders celebrate the conclusion of 2013 LEAP tests. Both Hailee Cuvillier, left, and Braylin Woodard were confident that they did well during the four days of testing. Fourth-grade teacher Tanya Michel watches the 10-year-old girls congratulate each other in Rachel Fromenthal’s room.
Students end week of high-stakes testing
PATTERSON, La. -- Thursday ended make-or-break week for fourth- and eighth-grade students across the state who spent four days circling bubbles and writing answers for LEAP tests that will play the...
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Water tower rehab
Utility Service Company, Inc. is nearing completion of rehabilitation of the water tower near Foster Street in Franklin. The tank and tower have been cleaned inside and coated, sandblasted and repa...
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The Morgan City Police Department plans a bicycle patrol that will begin Saturday, said Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch. The bicycle unit is completing a 32-hour certification program. From left, are Crouch, police officers Dexter Garmer, Michael Broussard and Dustin Fromenthal, Morgan City Mayor Frank Grizzaffi, and officers Gary Keller and Lee Mikeska.
Morgan City police to use bicycles as a vehicle to make community connections
MORGAN CITY, La. — Beginning Saturday, several Morgan City police officers will begin patrolling the city on bicycles in an effort to meet more people within the community, said Police Chief Travis...
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