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‘Fast and Furious’ sentence sparks outrage
By Alan Korwin The Uninvited Ombudsman In early morning news that went unchallenged by the mainstream press, Jaime Avila Jr., 25, a ring leader caught red-handed in the Fast and Furious governme...
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Caution urged on Victor II Blvd.
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling Victor II Boulevard in Morgan City due to ongoing construction in the area. While concrete repairs are complete, several dips...
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Power surcharge on agenda in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A proposed 2.25 mil per kilowatt-hour surcharge to pay for the cost to install a breaker in front of a new transformer at the Joseph Cefalu Steam Plant and relocate the transfor...
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Participants busy in Leadership St. Mary
Participants in the second Leadership St. Mary class have completed three of the seven day-long sessions scheduled for the program this year. The class has taken part in a parishwide history tour,...
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Adopt-A-Family ceremonies
St. Mary Community Action Agency’s Adopt-A-Family ceremony was held Monday at their office on Barrow Street in Franklin. This year CAA organized assistance for up to 100 families with the help of l...
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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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Adults can register for summer arts program
Registration for the fine arts portion of the Bayou Beaux Arts and Dance Program will end at 5 p.m. June 18 and is open to all St. Mary Parish residents who are at least 13-years-old. That means a...
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Jones relates the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’ of session
State Rep. Sam Jones (Dist. 50) said he would “tell you a few good things that we did, then I’ll tell you a few of the evil things that went on” during a report on the Louisiana legislative session...
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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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