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consecration At New Zorah Baptist Church, 604 Julia St., Morgan City, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. Holy communion served. All invited. bhs cheer/dance Berwick High School Cheerleaders’ and Top Cats’ L...
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Help for workers in Isaac aftermath
Workers and self-employed individuals in St. Mary and Iberville parishes may now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance as a result of Hurricane Isaac, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announ...
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Voisin announces for Morgan City mayor
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following announcement has been authorized for release by the candidate’s campaign. Publication is provided as a public service and implies no endorsement by The Daily Review or ...
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Berwick job filled
By JEAN L. KAESS Malissa Hebert has been named assistant principal at Berwick Elementary School and will assume her new duties Monday. She replaces Debbie Tompkins, the former assistant principal,...
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Egbert Sonny Pennison, 35, of St. Marie Alley, Amelia
2nd arrest made in teen sex case
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX A second arrest has been made in the case of an adult female who is accused of having sexual intercourse with a juvenile male, according to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert...
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Franklin native named COO of USA Track & Field group
An attorney with expertise in business affairs, contract negotiations, compliance issues and the nonprofit sector, Renee Chube Washington has been named chief operating officer of USA Track & Field...
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From left are William “Bill” Hidalgo Sr. and Bill Cefalu, Rotary president.
Morgan City Rotary
MORGAN CITY ROTARY CLUB members recently honored William “Bill” Hidalgo Sr. as their Citizen of the Year. From left are Hidalgo and Bill Cefalu, Rotary president.
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Morgan City Police Chief Marc Folse
Morgan City police chief retires
By JEAN L. KAESS and JAMES A. ROBICHAUX Morgan City Police Chief Marc Folse retired Friday from his post as the top cop in the city. Assistant Chief Glen Blanco will continue to lead the department...
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Digital Editions Delayed
Digital edition subscribers to the Banner-Tribune and The Daily Review may experience a delay in receiving those editions. The digital provider is experiencing technical difficulties and is working...
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Academic Pep rally at Central Catholic High School in Morgan City, La., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.
Pep rally at Central Catholic High School
An academic pep rally was held at the Sam A. Siracusa Catholic Community Center Wednesday morning for the students of Central Catholic High School. The theme of the rally was “A Royal Salute to Aca...
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The Patterson Volunteer Fire Department recently gained approval from the City Council to replace this 1979 pumper truck with a modern one because the vehicle can no longer pass inspection, said Fire Chief Sherel Martin.
Patterson to buy new fire truck
By ROBERT R. JONES III PATTERSON — In an attempt to maintain Patterson’s fire rating, Mayor Rodney Grogan and the City Council unanimously passed a measure Tuesday to begin the process to buy a pum...
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Mosquito spraying effort may be increased as West Nile virus threat looms
By JEAN L. KAESS With the threat of an increased mosquito population in the wake of Hurricane Isaac — and a banner year for the spread of West Nile virus in Louisiana — some St. Mary Parish communi...
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Morgan City accepts audit report
MORGAN CITY — The city received a clean audit report on its 2010 budget, one in which it bolstered its revenues and trimmed its expenditures in the face of rising costs. Gerald Thibodeaux of Kold...
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Agency of the Year
Emergency Aid Center, Inc. of Franklin is the 2011 Agency of the Year for United Way for South Louisiana. At the organization's campaign kickoff and annual awards ceremony in Houma last week, Marth...
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Local groups lose tax-exempt status
The Berwick Housing Authority Resident Council, the St. Mary Industrial Group, and the Morgan City Volunteer Fire Department are among more than 30 eastern St. Mary Parish groups that have lost the...
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La. 87 reconstruction
Work is under way on the reconstruction of La. 87 between Willow Street in Franklin and the Centerville bridge. The project along a 5-mile stretch consists of removal of the existing pavement and c...
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A-HEC of a Summer
The A-HEC of a Summer program at Franklin Foundation Hospital and Teche Action Clinic was held from June 6-20. The Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center program provides an opportunity f...
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Levee board seeks to sell bonds to operate
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Parish Levee District agreed to seek financing of $2.5 million for up to five years from the State of Louisiana’s Bond Commission to help it finance its operations. The d...
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MC uncovers more than $400K unused
MORGAN CITY — Subject to approval at its council meeting on Tuesday, the 2 percent pay reduction city employees have incurred for the first six months of 2011 will be lifted, effective the first pa...
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Water problems
An apparent water line break at Wilson and Main streets in the St. Mary Parish Courthouse parking lot seemed to have caused the need to open a nearby hydrant, sending a flow of water toward Bayou T...
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Parish unemployment rises; state sees growth
Unemployment remains high in St. Mary Parish, which bears the highest unemployment level among Louisiana’s coastal parishes. Figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission show St. Mary with 20,17...
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2011 Atchafalaya River crest was 10.35 feet
MORGAN CITY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the official crest in Morgan City during this year’s high water season was 10.35 feet, the second highest ever recorded here and just shy o...
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Fans for Seniors
Fans donated by Cleco employees at the Teche Power Station are available to seniors, over age 60, at the St. Mary Council on Aging’s Senior Activities Center, 300 Iberia Street. To receive a fan, ...
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Cleanup continues
Clean-Up Franklin Day was sponsored by the City of Franklin on June 11. The Volunteers provided their ``people power'' to clean up areas of Iberia Street and Willow Street. Volunteers are urged to ...
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