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Closings, events set for King holiday
All municipal, parish and state offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick will close at noon on Monday. Morgan City’...
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Area legislators receive committee assignments
State legislators have been assigned to committees for the four-year term, and St. Mary’s legislators picked up some plum assignments. Bret Allain, a sugarcane farmer just elected to his first term...
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Flood protection plans in Baldwin in review phase
Environmental reviews of proposed flood control measures below Baldwin are in the works. Mayor Wayne Breaux told the board of aldermen Tuesday that those reviews will be submitted to various state ...
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MLK Day events set in Franklin area
Local residents will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday in Baldwin and Franklin. The Baldwin Martin Luther King Committee will assemble for a parade at 9 a.m. at Special Providence Bapti...
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Berwick approves land division for businesses
BERWICK — The Berwick Town Council approved the Berwick Planning Commission’s recommendations for a minor subdivision in which plans are to split a 10-acre tract of land in half and called for a p...
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Takedown
Demolition began Wednesday afternoon in the 6900 block on Business U.S. 90 in Morgan City. The structure is owned by members of the Resignola family and was initially constructed around 1955. Renov...
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Patterson parking law vote is split
PATTERSON — After four months of public discussions and numerous options being presented regarding an ordinance governing parking on public streets, the ordinance was adopted as originally present...
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Oil company remains wary of Gulf drilling conditions
MORGAN CITY — Though the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has been lifted and permits are slowly being issued for new projects, perception of the opportunities in the Gulf re...
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Rink approved as Berwick 's fire chief
The Berwick Town Council has concurred with the wishes of the Berwick Volunteer Fire Department’s general membership and named a 24-year-old eight-year veteran as its new fire chief. Allen “Noonie”...
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Coast Guard prepares for Crewboat changeover
MORGAN CITY — Plans are in place to move the northern portion of the Atchafalaya Channel to the east and away from shoaling that occurs in the channel’s centerline to allow for deeper navigation. M...
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Hard padding
Work is wrapping up on Phase 3 of construction at InterMoor’s new facility on Youngswood Road in Morgan City. The bulkhead has been complete, and Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District members le...
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School board will meet Thursday
The St. Mary Parish School Board will meet Thursday to consider approval of its redistricting plan. A public hearing on the matter will be held at 4:30 p.m., prior to the regular board meeting at 5...
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