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Company fined over sinkhole says it’s trying
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Owners of a failed brine storage cavern are doing their best to comply with a state order to quickly resolve problems created by an eight-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish, spok...
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Donald Aguillard, St. Mary Parish school superintendent, left, and Roland Verret, board president, listen to State Rep. Sam Jones at Thursday’s School Board meeting.
St. Mary Parish reaction to 2nd rejection of voucher program
MORGAN CITY, La. — Local reaction by educational leaders to Friday’s ruling that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program is unconstitutional is positive. The program that uses tax dollars to sen...
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A Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s news release states this Walmart surveillance photo released Monday shows the suspect in a Sunday bombing.
Houma Walmart bombed
HOUMA, La. -- Terrebonne sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who set off a chemical bomb in a west Houma Walmart. At about 4 p.m. Sunday, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol division...
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Morgan City Fire Department’s Fire Capt. John MacDougall said people should not overload extension cords when putting up Christmas lights and use ladder safety by appointing a spotter in case of a fall, as well as using the right height ladder for a task. MacDougall said, “Use manufacturer’s specifications when installing your lights and also use a heavy duty power strip. The two biggest accidents we receive calls from each year during the holidays are falls and electrical hazards.” MacDougall, left, demonstrates the correct usage of “spotting” for firefighter Russ Miller, right, as he manipulates an extension cord. For more tips on holiday fire safety visit the state fire marshal’s website at sfm.dps.louisiana.gov.
Safety helps keep the season cheery
MORGAN CITY, La. — When the strings of lights come down from the attic, holiday cheer and good will toward men are often foremost in the mind, but safety isn’t. “Safety is a year-round concern, bu...
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Jindal school voucher plan ruled unconstitutional
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's private school tuition voucher program has been ruled unconstitutional by a Baton Rouge judge. State Judge Tim Kelley said Friday that the program improp...
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Early voting ends Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- By Thursday, 993 voters have cast ballots early for the Dec. 8 run-off election in St. Mary Parish, according to Jolene Holcombe of the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters Offic...
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Workers have been driving test piles this week at the Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City.
Test piles driven at center
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City is in the process of being tested to make sure it does not sink again as it began to do back in June. “What’s happ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Scripture Cake Program at Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Public invited. Benefit Dinner Sold by Pilgrim Grove Baptist Church, Railroad Avenue, Greenwoo...
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Foundation Hospital highlights accomplishments this year
Accomplishments achieved in 2012 at Franklin Foundation Hospital were highlighted Thursday during Hospital Service District 1’s monthly Board of Commissioners meeting. Senior Leadership Team member...
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3 BP employees arraigned on Gulf oil spill charges
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP executive pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges stemming from the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and the company’s respo...
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U.S. 90 repairs begin, lane to close
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Right lane closures on westbound U.S. 90 over Bayou Ramous indicate the first work to repair girder cracks on the 2.5 miles of elevated roadway near the St. Mary/Assumption pari...
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Developer looks to buy land near auditorium in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A developer is looking to buy land next to the highway in front of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Developer Michael Hankins needs a minimum of 140 feet of property along ...
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Wooden boats converge on the city for Teche Boat Show
Starting tonight, wooden vessels of all sizes and shapes will arrive in Franklin for the Third Annual Bayou Teche Boat Show. A separate event held in cooperation with the Bayou Teche Black Bear Fes...
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A Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours to kickoff the Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival was held Thursday at Joe’s on the Bayou in Franklin. Participants enjoyed food and drinks while meeting the 2012 Bear Festival royalty. Pictured from left above are Judith Allain, festival board member; 2011 Miss Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival Abriona Kirt; 2012 Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival King Leonard Battaglia; Delores Stewart, festival board member; and Edgar Dugas, festival board member.
Ninth Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival brings new fun
It’s festival time! And the Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival is geared up and rearing to go. Organizers Judith Allain, Edgar Dugas III and Delores Stewart took a moment out of scrambling to get ever...
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Out of gas
Renovations are under way at the Murphy USA station at U.S. 90 and Delmar Avenue in Bayou Vista. Two underground gasoline storage tanks have been replaced with larger models which required holes si...
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Park improvements
Mayor Raymond Harris, right, and Councilman Lester Levine check out the new playground equipment recently added at Broussard-Harris Park. Similar equipment also has been installed at City Park. Bot...
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MC man arrested in foiled bank heist
A Morgan City man was one of three arrested Tuesday afternoon in a plot to rob the First American Bank and Trust in Napoleonville. Geondre J. “G Money” Thomas, 19, of Eleventh Street, Morgan City, ...
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Attorney General clears DA Haney of allegations
Allegations against District Attorney Phil Haney made by Iberia Parish President Errol “Romo” Romero have been found to be “totally without merit,” according to state Attorney General Buddy Caldwel...
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Later, 'Gator
Morgan City Police responded to a call about an alligator Monday. The alligator was under a resident’s car on Aycock Street in Morgan City. It was captured and released at the Joe C. Russo Boat Lan...
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Jungle fun
The Tarzan Lord of the Louisiana Jungle Festival was held Friday and Saturday on the grounds of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The festival celebrated 100 years of Tarzan in print and featur...
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Relay for Life
Franklin’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life event kicked of at noon Saturday on the Franklin High School athletic field. Local dignitaries, top and middle, led a parade of teams for the first...
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Schools benefit from gifted population
CENTERVILLE — The 524 gifted and talented students in St. Mary Parish brought nearly $800,000 in funding to the parish this year. They represent 5.9 percent of the population in the parish. That p...
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Aldermen, residents voice concerns about noise, street fighting
Neighbors of a convenience store in Baldwin complained to the board of aldermen Thursday about noise coming from the business. Marilyn Burgess, who lives next to the Mobil station on Main Street, s...
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Parking recommendations issued for weekend events
The Morgan City Recreation Department has issued parking tips for those attending the city’s youth baseball league’s opening ceremonies at Complex Park, the Morgan City Adult/Junior Combo tennis t...
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