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Beebe named to head St. Martin Parish schools
From techetoday.com BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — Although the St. Martin School Board spent three hours interviewing the three candidates for superintendent last week, it took only one round of voting to n...
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Suspected vagrant arrested in Bayou Vista
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- Darren Michael Freeman, 31, 225 Saturn Road, Bayou Vista, La., was arrested at 12:17 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, for vagrancy, according to a news release from St. Mary Parish Sherif...
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St. Mary AARP, Nike krewes to celebrate
The men’s Krewe of Adonis kicked off the local Mardi Gras season with its ball on Jan. 12. On Saturday, two more tableaus will be held. St. Mary AARP will celebrate its 25th Mardi Gras Court and Ba...
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Bewick man charged with aggravated incest
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A 38-year-old Berwick man has been charged with aggravated incest concerning an incident with a 14-year-old girl that occurred early Wednesday morning, according to Morgan City ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Berwick High School play tonight Berwick High School Drama Club performing Alice in Wonderland 8:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday, Jan. 19, at Bayou Vista Community Center. Public welcomed to attend dr...
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AP REPORT: Many levees deficient
NEW ORLEANS — Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and ...
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Marches set on MLK Day in local area
Two events are planned Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At 9 a.m. a march begins at Trinity United Methodist Church on Main Street in Baldwin. It proceeds down Main Street and en...
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Simple tips to stem the tide of flu
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With deaths from influenza officially reaching into “epidemic” proportions, there are still several things that can be done to protect from catching the flu, prevent it from spr...
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St. Mary Parish School Superintendent Donald Aguillard
St. Mary Parish school chief sees flexibility in BESE changes
Louisiana’s state school board agreed Wednesday to shrink the number of mandates required of local districts, despite concerns the move would let schools eliminate counselors and librarians to cut ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
VFW Post 4222 And Auxiliary meetings 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Eat at 6 p.m. Cancer Fundraiser Red Hair for Hearts program holding A Red Hair Day 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at M C Bank, La. 182...
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Man found dead in Bayou Vista motel room
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- A 36-year-old man was found dead in a Bayou Vista motel room Wednesday morning, according to a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office news release. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Offic...
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Renovation to begin
Renovation to St. Mary Mausoleum in the Franklin Cemetery is upcoming after Mayor Raymond Harris Jr. signed an agreement with Architectural Concrete Products Inc. in November. The project is expect...
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Flood variance, condemnations OK’d
Franklin City Council members approved a flood variance and two property condemnations Tuesday. The council gave the nod to a variance at 500G Ninth Street, which inspector Blake Steiner said would...
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Carl Butler, center, presents Patterson Community Fair posters to Parish President Paul Naquin and Baldwin Mayor Wayne Breaux
Patterson Community Fair posters presented

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City waste handler promises changes
Progressive Waste Solutions—the latest name of the waste handler under contract in the City of Franklin—is promising improvements to its service again. Roddie Matherne told the city council Tuesday...
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Book hog
How many pigs like to be read to? Daisy I loved books, and now Daisy II continues the mission to encourage youngsters to develop a love for reading. Daisy and Farmer Minor will read in a special pe...
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Shopping fix
A crew worked on the front of the former Cannata’s building Monday in a shopping center along U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista. The building is being renovated for the opening of a Save-A-Lot. The new grocer...
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Patterson Community Fair set this week
The Patterson Community Fair will be held Thursday through Sunday on the Patterson Junior High School football field. The fair will feature a motorbike show by Southern Cruising Riding Club and Dow...
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Corporate bankruptcy closes BV Ryan's eatery
Without warning to Tri-City residents or even the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Public Health, the Ryan’s restaurant at 1101 U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista suddenly closed its doors June 12...
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Ex-superintendent Perry dead at 84
Former St. Mary Parish school superintendent Ronald Perry passed away this morning at the age of 84. He served from Sept. 10, 1987, to Sept. 9, 1990, after coming to this parish from service in Vir...
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Geebo the Clown
Two library performers to appear next week
The St. Mary Parish Li-brary has two performers scheduled to appear June 25-27 at various sites across the parish. Geebo the Clown entertains with magic, bubbles and animal balloon sculptures. Born...
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Experiencing the profession
A group of 11 high school students recently participated in the Area Health Education Careers program at Franklin Foundation Hospital. AHEC is a two-and-a-half week program that gives students inte...
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MC court administrator charged
A Morgan City Juvenile Court employee was arrested by Louisiana State Police for the theft of funds from her job. Verna A. Lightfoot, 34, was arrested Wednesday for theft, forgery and malfeasance i...
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Any way you slice it
The 10th annual “That Just Takes the Cake” social to benefit the American Heart Association was held Friday at The Petroleum Club in Morgan City. The cocktail event will feature photos of guests, s...
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