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St. Mary Parish Superintendent of Schools Donald Aguillard
St. Mary Parish teacher retirement numbers depend on source
Parish public school numbers indicate 24 teachers have retired to date, but the state retirement system says 43 St. Mary teachers had indicated their intention to retire as of Tuesday. “It could me...
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Morgan City Housing Authority audit to be discussed
MORGAN CITY, La. — Audit revelations of excessive “reward and recognition” compensation to office personnel at the Morgan City Housing Authority are to be discussed at a special meeting Monday. Vi...
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Junior Auxiliary of East St. Mary recently selected board members for the 2013-14 year. From left are Colleen Keller, parliamentarian; Mary Alice Fuhrer, public relations chairman; Sarah Theriot, treasurer; Laura Cloutier, vice president; Julie Domino, ex-officio; Jodi Grizzaffi, membership chairman; Rachel Hebert, projects chairman; Danielle Grow, president; and Jackie Blackman, corresponding secretary.
Junior Auxiliary of East St. Mary welcomes new board members
The Junior Auxiliary of East St. Mary recently selected board members for the 2013-14 year. Junior Auxiliary is a national non-profit organization that encourages members to render charitable servi...
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Nicole Crow
Franklin High School honors top grads
Five top graduates will lead Franklin Senior High School’s Class of 2013 during commencement exercises tonight. The ceremony is at 6 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The top academic graduates are ...
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Local summer food program June 3
The City of Franklin is participating in the Summer Food Service program June 3 and July 5-19. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participating requirements for t...
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Emily Chauvin
HMS top graduates lead 2012-13 class
Hanson Memorial High School will honor its top graduates during commencement exercises at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Assumption in Franklin. Leading the Class of 2013 are Valedictorian Emil...
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Letter Carriers food drive
Franklin residents donated about three-quarters of a ton of nonperishable food items last Saturday during the annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Postal cus...
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Grads on list, but not pictured, may turn in photos by Monday
Graduates from Morgan City, Central Catholic, Berwick and Patterson high schools who are listed as “not pictured” on graduation photo pages now being published may submit their photo to The Daily R...
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Free vessel check offered
LAFAYETTE, La. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 44 are providing free vessel safety checks and sponsoring a kickoff event for National Safe Boating Week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sa...
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Relay for Life
Relay for Life is Saturday in Mogan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The central event of the East St. Mary Relay for Life takes place at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium Saturday. The Relay for Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Socie...
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Gabriella Darden
Centerville High top grads recognized
Centerville High School’s Class of 2013 will be led by the top two graduates, Jaric McDaniel and Gabriella Darden, during commencement exercises tonight. Gabriella Darden is the daughter of Monique...
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Alexis Nicole Cross
Top grads announced at West St. Mary
West St. Mary High School announces its top graduates for the 2012-13 school term — Becka Renee’ Caro, Alexis Nicole Cross, Megan Elizabeth Arton and Hayley Hiles. Commencement exercises are at 6 p...
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Patterson Junior High Principal Suzanne Bergeron shows cracks in the walls of her school that cannot be repaired due to the material the wall is constructed from. A teacher used duct tape and a poster to cover the hole. The St. Mary Parish School Board is asking voters to approve a 15-mill property tax Oct. 19 that will support $21 million in bonds to demolish and replace Patterson Junior High School.
15-mill property tax vote set to replace Patterson school
CENTERVILLE, La. -- The St. Mary Parish School Board called an Oct. 19 election asking residents from the Calumet Cut to Southwest Boulevard in Bayou Vista to approve a 15-mill property tax to repl...
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Tour du Rouge
Cyclists participating in the fifth annual Tour du Rouge stopped for a light lunch Wednesday in Franklin on the grounds of Parc sur la Teche. More than 100 riders are travelling from Houston to New...
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Steep flood insurance cost hike fought
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Annual flood insurance premiums as high as $28,000 on a $200,000 home could become mandatory on houses built to code and two feet above existing flood plain elevations, if Congr...
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Ban on smoking on courthouse grounds proposed
A new ordinance was introduced Wednesday that if adopted would eliminate smoking anywhere outdoors on parish property at the courthouse in Franklin. The ordinance was introduced during the St. Mary...
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Traffic headed to Berwick and Morgan City area was backed up this morning on U.S. 90 eastbound after a multiple-vehicle wreck on the bridge.
5 vehicles wreck on U.S. 90 bridge slow morning traffic
BERWICK — Two wrecks, involving five vehicles, sent three men to the hospital and briefly shut down traffic on the eastbound side of the U.S. 90 bridge over the Atchafalaya River this morning, acco...
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Among those honoring former Teche Action Clinic administrator and board member Alice Drefchinski Friday as she leaves Franklin for her hometown of Moline, Ill., were State Rep. Sam Jones and Teche Action chief executive officer Dr. Gary Wiltz, at top. Below, Mayor Raymond Harris presented Drefchinski with a key to the City of Franklin. Staff members and associates of Drefchinski spoke of her career, dedication to health care in the area and her friendship.
Drefchinski honored by clinic, community
People crowded into the meeting room at Teche Action Clinic’s administrative building Friday to bid farewell to one of its earliest driving forces. Former clinic administrator and board member Alic...
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James Brown, 35, interviews Monday morning with John Ford, vice president of Business Development for Oceanwide, after the Navy veteran of eight years completed the first class of the Battlefields to Oilfields program at Young Memorial campus of South Central Louisiana Technical College.
Veterans offered oilfield training opportunity
MORGAN CITY, La. — About a year ago an “overqualified” veteran, who had gone through multiple tours of duty in Iraq, paid to attend South Central Louisiana Technical College for certification to ge...
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Parish to consider saggy pants law
A saggy pants ordinance is set to be introduced when the St. Mary Parish meets in regular session Wednesday. The agenda item submitted by at-large Councilman Steve Bierhorst would prohibit “below t...
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Members of the F&AM Masonic Doric Lodge 205 in Morgan City held a First Responder Appreciation dinner Friday. From left, are Most Worshipful Grand Master H. Edward Durham, Grand Lodge State of Louisiana; Deputy Jason Javier, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year; Master Trooper Todd Pellerin, Louisiana State Police Trooper of the Year; Assistant Chief David Leonard, Berwick Police Department Officer of the Year; Capt. Charlie Price, Morgan City Fire Department Firefighter of the Year; Detective Jacob Carpino, Morgan City Police Department Officer of the Year; paramedic Sean Scully, Acadian Ambulance Paramedic of the Year; St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert; Lt. Chris Ledet, Louisiana State Police; Chief James Richard, Berwick Police Department; Chief Morris Price, Morgan City Fire Department; Chief Travis Crouch, Morgan City Police Department; and supervisor Ed Smith, Acadian Ambulance. Also present was Bonnie Riggenbach, wife of late Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, of the Chitimacha Police Department, who was honored with an award for heroism.
First responders recognized
MORGAN CITY, La. — First responders, from police to firefighters to paramedics, were honored for their service to local communities at the First Responder Appreciation Dinner Friday at the Free and...
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Morgan City High School students Angenica August, left, and Ariel Trimm operate SEATIGER II, a mini remotely-operated vehicle, as team member Taylor Graham of Walker looks on. The mobile environment containing SEATIGER II can be seen behind the group.
Former student brings ROV to high school
MORGAN CITY, La. — Morgan City High School 2009 graduate Peter Tran and a team of mechanical engineering seniors from Louisiana State University brought a mobile mini-ROV to demonstrate for student...
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HMS
HANSON MEMORIAL’S JACOB HEBERT races back to his first base position in an earlier contest. The No. 10 seed Hanson Tigers will travel to face the No. 2 Mangham Dragons in the State Class 1A quarter...
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Wrapping up a week of community theater
Hanson Memorial High School’s Drama Club wraps up its production of “Alice in Wonderland” Friday at the Hanson Auditorium, shown above. Show time is 7:30 p.m. and admission is $5. Below, cast membe...
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