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Greg Pellerin of Franklin paddles to the finish line in Berwick on Sunday.
Tour du Teche ends with record times, new festival at Berwick
BERWICK, La. — The third annual Tour du Teche ended with record times and a new festival evolving on the Atchafalaya River waterfront Sunday.
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First into Franklin
Brad Pennington and Joost Zeegers in boat 21, first photo, were the first to paddle furiously into Franklin for the Saturday finish line of Tour du Teche III. Though a few miles of water hyacinth l...
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Head Start Awareness Month begins Monday
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities starting Monday. Almetra Franklin, St. Mary-Vermilio...
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Morgan City man arrested on cocaine charge
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests since Wednesday morning, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert: —Rudolph David Taylor, 54, of South Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Blood drive Sponsored by family and friends for Louis Tamporello Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wyandotte Elementary School gym, 2 Glenwood Ave., Morgan City. Rummage sale ...
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Head Start month celebration starts Monday in area
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities. “This year’s theme, ‘Celebrating Diversity in Head...
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In Appreciation
West St. Mary Parish Port Commission member John Lockett, left, was presented a plague Tuesday by Executive Director David Allain thanking him for his service to the board. Lockett was appointed by...
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FSHS Homecoming Parade
Franklin Senior High School’s homecoming parade rolled through downtown Thursday evening. The Hornets take on Morgan City High School at 7 p.m. tonight at J.C. Dry Stadium on the FSHS campus.
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Teche Theatre delivers chills, frights in show
The Teche Theatre is currently rehearsing for its newest production, “The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane” written by Laird Koenig. The play is being directed by Ricky Pellerin and cast member...
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A St. Mary Parish school bus was hit in the rear by a garbage truck Wednesday afternoon on La. 182 west of Patterson. The garbage truck left the road and rolled on its side. The school bus remained on the road.
Students injured in ASt. Mary Parish school bus wreck
PATTERSON, La. -- Eleven children were treated for injuries after the St. Mary Parish school bus they were riding was struck in the rear by a garbage truck at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on La. 182 n...
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Annual fundraiser
The Arc of St. Mary/Center of Hope’s annual raffle fundraiser was kicked off Monday. The proceeds raised from this event are for the construction of a new administrative/training facility to be con...
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Sizing up the odds and the lineup for Tour du Teche race
(Editor’s Note: See the special Tour du Teche III insert in today’s edition of the Banner-Tribune.) By GARETH STEVENS A spectacular debut in 2010, major growth in its second year, good prize money...
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Student count up, schools sales tax down
Preliminary reports indicate student enrollment is up in St. Mary Parish. That means more state money from the Minimum Foundation Program if the numbers hold. Unfortunately, it may not be enough to...
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Candidate slate set for Oct. 22 election
State Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin) enters his second term in the legislature unopposed at the close of qualifying Thursday. “I am deeply honored by the decision of the people of the 50th District of...
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Altar of Knowledge
South Central Louisiana Technical College, Young Memorial Campus will have a new 25,000 square-foot addition by mid-June 2012. The proposed addition will tie into the existing facility and house th...
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Tropical Storm Lee damages city park oak
Heavy rain this past weekend was apparently just too much for this oak tree at Grevemberg House Museum. The tree that was on the grounds when the historic house was built in 1851 is estimated to be...
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Patterson Council sets 2011-2012 tax, budgets
PATTERSON — It was all about money at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. City leaders adopted the 8.29 mill property tax for 2011 and the capital outlay and operating budgets for the 2011-2012 ...
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Inside AmeriPure, Willow Street, Franklin
AmeriPure endures aftermath of BP oil spill, making gradual comeback
AmeriPure Oysters in Franklin has had a tough recovery period but is gradually making a come back after being forced to shut down for five months last year after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mex...
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Sights from 2011 Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
These are the sights and sounds of the 2011 Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, weather and all.
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Lee's effects minimal in Assumption, Lower St. Martin
Effects of Tropical Storm Lee were minimal this weekend in Stephensville and Belle River in Lower St. Martin Parish as well as Bayou L’Ourse in Assumption Parish. According to Maj. Ginny Higgins of...
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First qualifers
The first to qualify this morning for various elections across St. Mary Parish were, from left, sheriff’s candidates George Rodriguez, incumbent Mark Hebert and Patrick LaSalle; Albert Foulcard, in...
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Storm brings raised river, street flooding
Lingering Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than 10 inches of rain on the area between Friday and 8 a.m. today and caused a higher than expected storm surge across the parish. The Atchafalaya River cr...
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Water driven by mostly storm surge creeped into the Franklin Canal this weekend and covered Willow Street, above. It lasted several hours before receding. There were also reports of street flooding along Eastwood Drive from Bayou Teche and Oxford Loop, below (Submitted photo.)
Excessive rain, moderate winds mark Lee locally
Tropical Storm Lee has produced steady rain since Friday afternoon, with occasional heavy pockets. Winds were light to moderate most of the Labor Day weekend, with occasional gusts of 35 to 40 mph....
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Shrimp and Petroleum Festival schedule updated
From Staff and Wire Reports Winds and rain have not forced officials to call off the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, but they have prompted officials to curtail or reschedule some events. ...
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