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Flash! Bang!
The 76th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival went out with a bang — actually, a lot of bangs — Monday night with the annual fireworks display over Berwick Bay. Weather conditions depressed atte...
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Chamber sets three candidates’ forums
The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce and Franklin Republican Women will co-host three “Meet the Candidates Breakfasts” for parishwide candidates. There will be a series of forums that will feature cand...
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Festival braves rain and wind, concludes today
Arts and crafts, food vendors and carnival rides for the 76th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival are scheduled to go on as planned today, the final day of annual Labor Day weekend festi...
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Wet, Wind
The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival soldiered on through the wet and windy conditions brought onshore by Tropical Storm Lee Friday. There were some event cancellations, but many vendors cam...
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Facelift
St. Mary Landmarks Society members have taken on the civic task of refreshing the historic markers in the area. From top, Laura and Beto Zuniga, and below, Pam Heffner, were working on the signs in...
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AGU entertainer
RUSSELL VANOVER will be Artists Guild Unlimited‘s guest entertainer for the 48th Annual Labor Day Art Show and Sale Purchase Award Reception. Vanover is the son of Michael and Rene Vanover of Morga...
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AGU Show judges named
Judges for the Artists Guild Unlimited’s 48th annual Labor Day Art Show and Sale recently were announced. Beverly “Bevil” Knapp judged photography, while Frederick “Rick” Ortner judged artwork. Kna...
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Tropical system will generate Louisians rain, at a minimum
A low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico is not expected to reach hurricane force but may meander off the Louisiana coast long enough to strengthen into a named tropical storm. The...
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Ride 'em
The 76th edition of the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City is inching closer. Operators in the festival’s carnival section have already set up many of the rides that will thrill...
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Volunteers needed for next Tour du Teche
The Second Tour du Teche is set for the weekend of Oct. 7-9 and volunteers are needed for the Franklin leg of the event The 135-mile paddle race down Bayou Teche begins in Port Barre and ends at Be...
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Gospel stage again slated for S&P Festival
The Fellowship of Love Gospel Stage will return for another year as part of the 76th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in downtown Morgan City. Local entertainers as well as others fro...
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Pipe down
St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer District 2 has contracted Grey Construction and Gulf South Engineering to replace sewer lines along Arlington Road in Bayou Vista. The work was started approximately...
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