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Larger percentage of St. Mary Parish voters voted early than in rest of Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The St. Mary Parish early voter percentage through the end of in-person early voting on Oct. 30 exceeded the state percentage of voters by 3 percent. Twelve percent of Louisiana...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Garage sale Held by American Legion Post 242, 3600 U.S. 90 West, near Patterson, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3. Chicken dinner Sold by Men’s Ministry of New Zorah Baptist Church 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Program to link school to community meets today in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A program seeking to create connections between a school, the community it serves and the businesses it hopes to one day supply with workers — is to meet today. Bridges — Buildin...
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3 seek St. Martin school superintendent job
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Lottie Beebe is among three educators seeking the superintendent of St. Martin Parish Schools job. Applicants also include Stephensville Ele...
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Eric and Lisa Bureau of Phoenix, Ariz., are in Morgan City waiting for the winds to change during a sailing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. They are shown Tuesday on the boat with their dog, Slide.
Sailing couple ports here on adventure
MORGAN CITY, La. — Docked in the harbor on the Morgan City side of Berwick Bay this week is a boat that looks out of place. It’s not a shrimp boat or a barge, but a sailboat. A Canadian flag on the...
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Berwick High School students and faculty participated in “Tricks for Treats” today. Students were encouraged to dress up and in return brought in two canned goods to be donated to the St. Mary Outreach. Buffy S. Fegenbush, principal, said, “This event is part of an ongoing mission to encourage students to give back to their community.” From top left are Trevor Hebert, Tristan Shelby, Allis Armato, Fegenbush, Maggie Martin, Kristin Carline, James Conditt, Ian Bergeron, top cheerleader, Aaron Lecompte, bottom cheerleader, Taylor Fegenbush and Walter Shepherd, band director. On the ground are Abigail Askew and Emma Gray.
Safety urged for Halloween in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Law enforcement officials remind parents and children to take precaution for Halloween activities. Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco of the Morgan City Police Department said, “Trick...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar for East St. Mary Parish
Rummage sale Held by First United Methodist Church, 109 Gilmore Drive, Berwick, Nov. 2 and 3. Times: 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. american legion Post 589, 1401 ...
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St. Mary Parish tax notices to be mailed Thursday
Parish ad valorem property tax notices for the year 2012 will be mailed on Thursday, according to a notice from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Department. Property owners who have their t...
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Morgan City High School's old gym may be converted to library
MORGAN CITY, La. — An unused gymnasium at the center of Morgan City High School is being looked at to expand library space for the school, add art classrooms and possibly include audio/visual rooms...
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Tax notices in the mail Nov. 1
Parish ad valorem property tax notices for the year 2012 will be mailed on Nov. 1. If your taxes are escrowed, please forward a copy of the tax notice to your mortgage holder. Taxpayers are remind...
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Dog Leg Canal dredging to help freshwater flow
Staff Report Maintenance dredging of the sediment trap at Dog Leg Canal located within the Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area in St. Mary Parish has started, according to the state Departmen...
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Bicentennial celebration planned in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — An all-day event in Morgan City celebrating the bicentennial of Louisiana’s statehood will be held by the city’s Main Street program Saturday. “Jazzin’ It Up For 200 Years!” will...
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St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin, seated, and the Parish Council began their new terms of office Monday with inauguration ceremonies in the council meeting room on the fifth floor of the courhtouse in Frankllin. Standing from left are Butch Metz representing District 1; Butch Middleton, District 2; David Hanagriff, District 3; Glen Hidalgo, District 4; Ken Singleton, District 5; Logan Fromenthal, District 6; Tim Tregel, District 7; Sterling Fryou, District 8; Albert Foulcard, District 9; Steve Bierhorst, District 10; and Kevin Voisin, District 11.
Parish council, prez take oaths, hold 1st session
Parish President Paul Naquin and members of the St. Mary Parish Council began their new four-year terms as oaths of office were administered Monday by legal officials that included a Louisiana Supr...
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MC residents have say at zoning meeting
MORGAN CITY — Updating zoning codes with more emphasis on character, rather than land use, will give the city a more useful tool to use during the next 20 years in determining how it wants landsca...
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New roof and more
Chez Hope in Franklin is getting a new roof among other improvements. The organization was recipient of $200,000 in Louisiana Capital Outlay funding secured by former Rep. Jack Smith and incumbent ...
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Eagle Expo's 7th edition set next month
The 7th Annual Eagle Expo, scheduled Feb. 9-11 in Morgan City, will feature seminars from wildlife and nature experts, a live raptor presentation, boat tours to view eagles and nest, and opportunit...
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New port director
David Allain, left, is the new executive director of the Port of West St. Mary. Allain recently signed a contract with the commission assuming the position after serving as uncompensated special as...
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Franklin man sentenced as an habitual offender
A Franklin man has been sentenced to life in prison as a habitual offender. Sixteenth Judicial District Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee said Eric Paul McClain, 32, of 507 Ninth St., Fran...
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First baby
The Tri-City area has finally welcomed its first baby of 2012 with the birth Wednesday of Zalen Ian Junifer. His arrival at 12:13 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long, w...
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New Year’s baby
The first baby of the New Year was delivered at Franklin Foundation Hospital Monday. Tae’lor A’kai Madison was born at 2:32 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds and was 18.5 inches long. His proud parents a...
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MC Zoning steering committee to meet tonight
A meeting of the Morgan City Land Use and Zoning Steering Committee will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The meeting is open to the public, including residents, bus...
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Mason of the Year and Star of the East
Mason of the Year of Franklin Lodge 57 is Bro. Perry Barrilleaux, at left, and his wife Sister Hertha Barrilleaux at right, with Bro. Blaise Smith, past master and secretary. Perry Barrilleaux was ...
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Robber arrested in AP despite diversion
Assumption Parish deputies arrested a man Monday for armed robbery after he apparently tried to create a diversion to fool police. John Brouillette Jr., 30, of Pierre Part was arrested Monday and a...
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Monday fire
Fire destroyed a Perret Street home Monday morning. Franklin Fire Department officials reported that they were notified of the fire through a 911 call at about 9:40 a.m. and found heavy smoke and f...
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