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Truck fire
The Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on U.S. 90 near Southeast Boulevard this morning. BVVFD Chief Darryl Perry said the vehicle, a Ford Explorer, was engulfed in f...
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MC Council to meet
Bid tabulations for work at Cypress Park highlight the Morgan City Council’s monthly meeting tonight. Councilmen will consider a bid for the project, which entails transforming the former Morgan Ci...
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Hotel construction
Work is ungoing on the new hotel being constructed alongside the Shorty’s section of Cypress Bayou Casino. The as-yet unnamed, 66,000 square-foot, 102-room hotel is being constructed by ROI Hotel D...
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Parish council takes up boards’ per diem
The St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday. Items on the agenda include consideration of a proposed ordinance that would provide a $75 monthly per diem for meetings attended...
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Naquin appointed to national board
St. Mary Parish President Paul P. Naquin Jr. recently was appointed to the National Association of Counties’ Board of Directors. The appointment was made by NACo President Lenny Eliason, commission...
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State, parish receive federal disaster declaration
NEW ORLEANS — Local officials were hopeful that President Barack Obama’s disaster declaration issued Thursday could help them restore their communities to their pre-flood levels. While there is st...
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Gordon Joseph Grow
Dec. 22, 1921 — Aug. 19, 2011 Gordon Joseph Grow, a native of Pharr and a resident of Morgan City, passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, at Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City. He was the fou...
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The last of more than 40 new decorative stop signs are being installed today in Morgan City’s historic district. The one pictured here is located at the corner of the eastbound lane of Brashear Ave...
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Hanson PTO planning third Tail-Gator Food Fest in Nov.
The Hanson Memorial High School Parent Teacher Organization is planning its third annual Tail-Gator Food Fest featuring the Battle of the Paddles. This year’s festivities will take place on Saturda...
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Emergency benefit Sunday
An emergency benefit will be held Sunday in Morgan City to help defray medical and other expenses for the vice commander of American Legion Riders Post 242 in Patterson, who needs a liver transplan...
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Barge removal stalls
Removal operations on the barge overturned in the Charenton Navigation Canal have been suspended until next week. According to reports from the United States Coast Guard, the operation was suspende...
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Qualifying set for October ballot
Qualifying for candidates in the Oct. 22 election will be held Sept. 6-8 at the St. Mary Clerk of Court’s Office in Franklin. Elections to be held and the associated fees to qualify inlcude: —State...
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