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St. Mary Parish inmate dies (updated)
FRANKLIN, La. -- A 41-year-old Baldwin man who was arrested Friday and became ill Saturday in the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center died Tuesday, according to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebe...
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April cleanup
A large gathering of parishioners from Fellowship of the Crossing Place Church joined other volunteers on April 13 for the monthly “Clean-Up Franklin Day.” Drinking water for the volunteers was don...
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Prayer services planned Thursday
The National Day of Prayer Special Service in Morgan City has been moved to the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium’s West Concourse due to the chance of rain Thursday. The event will be held from 12:...
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Patterson council OKs house demolition
PATTERSON, La. — The city council set in motion Tuesday night the process for demolition of a fire-damaged and uninhabited residence at 518 Leo Drive in Patterson. City attorney Russel Cremaldi tol...
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Poetry to serve as fundraiser for Hoodstock
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Poetry by Candlelight to be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium will feature singers, spoken-word artists, open microphone poetry and live music. Ti...
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Former Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talks about a LEPA power plant planned here at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Boy Scouts to honor Matte at distinguished citizen’s dinner
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts of America will honor former Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte at its St. Mary Parish Distinguished Citizen’s Award Dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday. Th...
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Local prayer set Thurs. at city recreation center
Observance of the National Day of Prayer by the City of Franklin has been relocated due to the chance of rain on Thursday. The observance will be at 12:30 p.m. at the City Recreation Center. Everyo...
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Teche Theatre slates auditions for ‘Godspell’
Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts will present the musical “Godspell” this summer. Auditions are May 5 and May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Teche Theater on Main Street in Franklin. Cast needs includ...
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Support for Relay for Life
The staff of St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court Cliff Dressel’s office, pictured above, paid to wear jeans on Friday, April 26 to raise money for Relay for Life. Below, staff and residents of the Frank...
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Dr. T. Chris Berry
Teche Regional Medical Center welcomes new general surgeon
Butch Frazier, chief executive officer of Teche Regional Medical Center, announced Monday that Dr. T. Chris Berry, M.D., a general surgeon, has recently joined the Teche Regional Medical Center’s m...
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Charles Douglas Chandler II
Bayou Vista man arrested on first degree murder charge (updated)
BAYOU VISTA, La. — A 21-year-old Bayou Vista man was arrested on a warrant for first degree murder in connection with a shooting Monday morning in Bayou Vista where deputies found a 18-year-old Bay...
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St. Mary Parish firing range to reopen
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office shooting range will reopen to the public on Wednesday, according to a news release from Sheriff Mark Hebert. Operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday ...
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Jillian Romero Farrar and Ashley Helms
Farrar back in Franklin for Brittany’s Project Saturday
Jillian Romero Farrar, singer, songwriter, owner and chief executive officer of Bella Lyrics, will perform Saturday from 10 p.m. to midnight during Brittany’s Project on the grounds of the old Oakl...
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Parish’s sensational trial -- Speaker explores the influence of media coverage in 1927 murder trial
THIBODAUX, La. — James LeBoeuf was murdered on Lake Palourde outside Morgan City, and in July 1927, James Beadle, Dr. Thomas Dreher and the victim’s wife, Ada LeBoeuf, were tried and found guilty....
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Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday for new medical offices next to Franklin Foundation Hospital. Above are Hospital Service District II board member Didi Battle, CEO Parker Templeton and board members Chairman Allan Von Werder and Eugene Foulcard. Pictured below are hospital staff, local public officials and representatives of Core Construction Group of Lafayette and Architect Design Studio of New Iberia.
FFH breaks ground on medical offices
Franklin Foundation Hospital held groundbreaking ceremonies Wednesday for construction of its new medical office building. Hospital Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Parker Templeton said m...
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A scorched stove stands in the charred rubble of a house left by an early morning fire today that claimed the lives of two Patterson residents at the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue and Hickory Street in Patterson.
Patterson house fire kills retired teacher, blind man
By JEAN L. KAESS and ZACHARY FITZGERALD Staff Reporters PATTERSON — A retired St. Mary Parish educator perished along with another person in an early morning fire that destroyed both her home and a...
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Bayou Teche nominated to scenic rivers; hearing slated
A public hearing will be held Friday in Baldwin to receive comment on the nomination of Bayou Teche into the state’s Natural and Historic Scenic Rivers program. The Secretary of the Department of W...
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Sen. Bret Allain
I-49 Coalition seeks paying members
PATTERSON, La. — The I-49 South Coalition took a first step toward recruiting paying members for the push to complete I-49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans. State Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, h...
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The ninth annual Black Achievement Award Banquet was held Saturday at the Broussard-Harris Recreation Center in Franklin. Mistress of ceremonies for the event was Sandra Burrell. The 2013 Honorees pictured from left above are Beverly Epps, Pearl Rack, Albert and Savannah Barabin, Dianne Alexander, Lucy Watson, Edgar Barrilleaux, Connie Robinson standing for honoree Ethel Robinson, Joni Brown standing for honoree Johnny Brown Jr., Izola Cooper, Karen Salone standing for honoree Eloise Salone and Ricky Armelin. Honorees not pictured are Beulah Gibson, Marguerit Bell, Charles Middleton and Annie Boyd.
Honorees
The ninth annual Black Achievement Award Banquet was held Saturday at the Broussard-Harris Recreation Center in Franklin. Mistress of ceremonies for the event was Sandra Burrell. The 2013 Honorees ...
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St. Mary Parish Superintendent of Schools Donald Aguillard
Schools face relentless funding cuts
Lafayette school officials have asked area legislators to push for a funding increase for public education and for relief from some unfunded state mandates to help the district overcome a $12 milli...
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Franklin council to consider pay raises
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for March. Guests include Brenda Viator with the Mom2Mom organization, David Bourdier and the Cypress Sawmill Festival queens and Glenn...
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Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, 27, of Franklin, La.
Franklin Parish man among soldiers killed in helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan (updated)
The Defense Department has released the names of the five U.S. service members who were killed when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, according to a cnn.com report. A soldier ...
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Over-filled trash cans on Veterans Boulevard in Patterson could attract black bears.
Bear-proof trash cans are unique to St. Mary Parish in Louisiana
St. Mary Parish is the only place in the state that deploys bear-proof trash cans. “This is the only place in the state of Louisiana that we have bear-proof cans. St. Mary Parish can step up to the...
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Baldwin Mayor Wayne Breaux, left, presented the keys to the city Thursday to legal counsel Vincent Borne for his decade of service to the board of alderman. Borne has been sworn in as a judge for 16th Judicial District Court and resigned his position as Baldwin’s legal adviser in February. The board Thursday appointed town resident and Franklin attorney Joseph Tabb as its new legal counsel.
Baldwin eyes derelict vehicle options
Lincoln Street in Baldwin is in severe need of repairs and resurfacing would be even better. A letter from residents of the street was presented Thursday to the Baldwin Board of Alderman during its...
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