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Parish council meets Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Items on the agenda include: —Introduction of ordinances setting 2013 fiscal year millage rates for the purp...
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Legislative Auditor’s Office reports Idlewild golf course owes parish $1.3M
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Atchafalaya at Idlewild golf course near Patterson owes the St. Mary Parish Council more than $1.3 million, three times the amount of its assets on hand, according to the co...
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Inmate dies in Morgan City jail (updated)
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 59-year-old man died Friday while in custody at the Morgan City Police Department jail, according to a news release from Police Chief Travis Crouch. The victim, who has not b...
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U.S. 90 lane closures announced
Beginning today through April 16, U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish will have intermittent lane closures in order for crews to make repairs to the road, according to a news release from the Louisiana Depa...
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Bewick man accused of abusing girl, 6
By Preston Gill pgil@daily-review.com A Berwick man was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with two counts of sexual battery involving a 6-year-old child, according to a news release from St. Ma...
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Vendors and rental companies were at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson Tuesday afternoon, as they prepared for this year’s Cypress Sawmill Festival. From left, Pedro Garcia, Dino Galinolo and Oscar Acosta of Mitchell Brothers Amusements of Slidell assemble the track for a motorcycle jump ride.
Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival returns for 23rd year
PATTERSON, La. — The 23rd annual Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival will be held Friday through Sunday at Kemper Williams Park near Patterson. Gate fees are $5 for Friday, $10 each day Saturday an...
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Main Street grant applications taken
Franklin’s Main Street program is soliciting Redevelopment Incentive Grant applications from downtown commercial building and/or business owners. The Louisiana Main Street program is able to offer ...
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Louisiana Legislature's session charged with hot issues
By JOHN MAGINNIS and JEREMY ALFORD BATON ROUGE — The regular session that convenes Monday will have no shortage of high-profile issues, beginning with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s ambitious tax swap plan an...
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District Attorney J. Phil Haney
Haney cleared by Louisiana Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled District Attorney J. Phil Haney did not violate any professional standards. The Advocate reports that a disciplinary board cited Haney in 20...
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Sinkhole panel to follow 'aggressive' schedule
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A leader of the panel recently appointed in response to the Bayou Corne area sinkhole says the group will follow a "very aggressive" schedule to make recommendations on when...
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State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Acadia Parish
State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Acadia Parish CROWLEY -- Early Saturday morning, Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon requested detectives with Louisiana State Police inves...
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Jason Kennedy, an engineer with T. Baker Smith, speaks at Thursday’s levee district special meeting at the Port of Morgan City meeting room.
Parish levees to be studied for storm surge protection
MORGAN CITY, La. — The St. Mary Parish Levee District approved engineering work on parish levees to compare with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data to determine the height needed to provide storm su...
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First baby of 2013
Franklin Foundation Hospital’s first baby of 2013 was delivered at 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Aubrey Alaya Brown weighed 7 pounds and 7.3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Her parents are Alicia...
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Morgan City Mayor Frank Grizzaffi
New mayor faces police chief decision
MORGAN CITY, La. — Newly sworn-in Morgan City Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi is in the process of interviewing six candidates for the city’s police chief. The applicants qualified for the position of ...
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Vandalism at Franklin parks concerns council members
Vandalism at city parks has members of the Franklin City Council looking for solutions. Councilmen Lester Levine and Eugene Foulcard called upon Police Chief Sabria McGuire Tuesday for those soluti...
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The new mayor of Morgan City, Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi, recites the pledge of allegiance with his wife, Jodi Hebert Grizzaffi, at a ceremony Monday night in the Morgan City city court.
Morgan City changing of the guard occurs
MORGAN CITY, La. — Before a packed city court room, the changing of the guard in Morgan City government occurred. Former Mayor Tim Matte handed over the reins of the city to Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizz...
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Centerville splits wins with Hosanna Christian
CENTERVILLE _ The Centerville Bulldogs opened District 8-B action with a 57-52 victory over Hosanna Christian here Friday at the CHS Gym. In girls action, Hosanna Christian earned a 41-19 district ...
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Franklin City Council meets tonight
Franklin City Council members meet tonight in regular session for January. Police Chief Sabria McGuire is slated to give a report on vandalism at city parks. Council members Lester Levine and Eugen...
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Talks continue with landowners near Choupique
Mayor Wayne Breaux said Thursday that he met recently with the largest property owner along the Bayou Choupique flood protection project area. Breaux told the board of aldermen that the owner has “...
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BREAKING: Morgan City police seek armed robber
Morgan City police are looking for a white male who committed an armed robbery around 6:30 p.m. Monday. A man, described as being around 5 feet 7 inches tall and wearing a blue hoodie with blue jea...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the grand opening of new lake cabins off La. 70 adjacent to Lake End Park in Morgan City.
Lake cabins celebrated in Morgan City -- $850,000 project nearly completed
MORGAN CITY, La. — The City of Morgan City unveiled three new lake houses Friday morning that will be available for rent shortly, according to Mayor Tim Matte. The lake houses are not ready to be r...
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Brad Wiese, St. Mary Parish School Board maintenance supervisor, shows a camera monitor behind a secretary’s desk. Cameras will display visitors to school personnel
School security raised by St. Mary Parish School Board
CENTERVILLE, La. — In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, St. Mary Parish schools began re-evaluating security. Thursday, the school board approved up to $66,000 to be spent on audio/vid...
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Bayou rising
Bayou Teche is somewhat out of its banks this morning after days of heavy rain and more expected. Various estimates put total rainfall on western St. Mary Parish between 12 and 15 inches. Forecast ...
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A vehicle crossed Bernice Street in Morgan City as roads became flooded this morning. The city received two inches of rain in an hour, according to a rain gauge at City Hall in Morgan City.
Widespread street flooding reported in Tri-City area
MORGAN CITY, La. — Unofficial rainfall totals from City Hall in Morgan City indicate the area received 2.55 inches of rain as of 11 a.m., 2 inches of that falling in one hour Thursday morning caus...
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