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Casey Denham receives toys for her children from U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Nick Jones of Houma Saturday. Jones volunteered to help hand out St. Mary Parish’s Toys for Tots donations to residents at VFW Post 4222 in Morgan City.
Toys for Tots hands out more than 1,200 toys in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. — More than 1,200 St. Mary Parish children will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots. Parents received their toy donations Saturday morning at V...
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St. Mary Parish school security reviewed after massacre
CENTERVILLE, La. — Thoughts of the lives lost in Friday’s Sandy Hook Elementary massacre weigh heavily on American minds as they progress into their first school day since the shooting Friday, and ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Candlelight Vigil In memory of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims and Dominique Bennett, a victim of domestic violence, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Patterson City Hall. Presented by Ladies of D...
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Patterson man accused in murder held in parish jail
Junior Weston, 46, of Williams Street in Patterson, was booked into the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center in Centreville at 3:52 p.m. Thursday for the first degree murder of Dominique Bennett,...
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Patterson woman arrested for insurance fraud
A Patterson woman is one of two individuals arrested by Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit detectives in separate insurance fraud cases. Detectives concluded a two-month-long investigati...
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City council meets Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for December. Guests include a representative of Progressive Waste Solutions, the city’s trash pickup service, at the request of Counci...
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Flood work estimated at $75M
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Bayou Chene flood protection structure project is estimated to cost $75 million with the current recommendations, said Jeff Pena of Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc....
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Annual presentations
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Women held their annual presentation to residents of Franklin Health Care Center this week. The gifts consisted of a blanket and pillow to each recipient. Shown are Pam ...
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Noise and other police issues rise in Baldwin
Noise, and what police are doing or not doing about it, sparked a contentious discussion between Baldwin residents, aldermen and police officials Thursday. Marilyn Burgess, who lives next to the Mo...
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Top Gains schools recognized in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — Seven St. Mary Parish schools have been designated as Top Gains schools, each earning $8,500 for their work. The schools — Berwick Junior High, Berwick High School, W.P. Foster E...
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St. Mary Parish schools embrace fight against bullying
CENTERVILLE, La. — St. Mary Parish has been ahead of the curve when it comes to implementation of the Tesa Middlebrook Anti-bullying Act. The new law strengthens an older one by adding more rigid r...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for St. Mary Parish
Jambalaya Chicken and sausage jambalaya dinners sold by Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, Sunday, Dec. 16. Donation $6. Also taking orders for chitterlings. For info call 985-519...
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Fire blazes through apartment unit roof
Heavy damage was suffered by an apartment unit after an early morning fire Sunday. Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois said fire fighters were dispatched at 6:54 a.m. to Plantation Teche Apartments...
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Another successful planting day
The St. Mary Soil and Water Conservation District and the USDA-NRCS held its annual coastal planting day last Friday near East Cote Blanche Bay. The multi-year vegetation program is in full swing a...
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Aloisio
Pioneering Patterson civic leader Aloisio died Monday
Patterson has lost one of its most accomplished citizens, a grandchild of Italian migrants who defied expectations, started her own businesses, was elected to public office, and saved a man’s life....
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Patterson Council meets tonight
The Patterson City Council meeting Tuesday will be preceded by a public hearing on three ordinances governing financial matters. Those ordinances, which are expected to be approved during the regul...
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Berwick water line
The Town of Berwick work crews will be relocating a water line at the intersection of Jones and Snead streets in Berwick. Due to the work, residents in Country Club will experience low water pressu...
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On a Roll
Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan and police Chief Patrick LaSalle spoke to children that came out for a bike giveaway at the Patterson Police training building Monday morning. They explained how impor...
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Patterson rescue dog aids search for UL student
Local support in the case of the missing Lafayette college student has been on the ground practically since she disappeared in the form of a human and two K-9 officers from the Patterson Police De...
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New Officers
A new slate of St. Mary Landmarks Society officers was installed Friday during ceremonies at Grevemberg House in Franklin. From left are Didi Battle, treasurer; Ruthie Heard secretary; incoming Pre...
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Water safety classes return for third year
The Aqua Safety First Community Program will hold its third annual water safety event, open to the public at the Pavillion on Lake End Park in Morgan City, on June 9, 10 a.m. to noon. “The recent ...
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Barbecue competition slated for July in MC
When it comes to the culinary, barbecue is probably not what comes to mind when most people think of the Tri-City area. Don and Mata Tellman hope to change that. They are organizing a barbecue com...
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Lamp post hit
A truck hit a lamp post on Main Street between Caffery and Morris Street this morning. The city has a few finished lamp posts in stock, but also has the molds to obtain further replacements. No fur...
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Dredging bid awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, an Illinois company, to perform this year’s annual dredging work in the Atchafalaya Bar Channel in St. Mary Par...
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