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Qualifying set for October ballot
Qualifying for candidates in the Oct. 22 election will be held Sept. 6-8 at the St. Mary Clerk of Court’s Office in Franklin. Elections to be held and the associated fees to qualify inlcude: —State...
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FFH partners with group to raise satisfaction
Hospital Service District 1 Board of Commissioners took steps Wednesday to continue making strides in providing quality health care service at Franklin Foundation Hospital. The board agreed to part...
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Morgan City resident Angela Bowman, one of the 2010 Bright Light Foundation recipients, receives a check for $22,000 to help with her recovery from a 2009 all-terrain vehicle accident. Bowman and her family have joined the efforts of the Boo Bonner Benefit for the Bright Light Foundation. The Bright Light Foundation assists those in the oil field industry who have suffered catastrophic illnesses.
Boo Bonner Benefit fundraiser Friday
The fourth annual Boo Bonner Benefit, an event to raise monies for the Bright Light Foundation, will be held Friday at the Bayou Vista Community Center. The event, which will be held from 6 p.m. to...
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HC/CCHS Vision 2012 capital projects under way
Vision 2012 is a joint effort between Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross Elementary School and Central Catholic High School to fund and construct new facilities. Vision 2012 has raised $9.625 m...
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Patterson officials review notification procedures
The Patterson water boil was lifted shortly after noon Wednesday and city officials held a post-game press conference to review notification procedures this morning. The city had been under the boi...
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Smash-up
Early this morning the driver of a red GMC Sierra SLE truck was traveling eastbound on La. 182 at a high rate of speed when he ran off the road and struck three vehicles — a white Ford F-150XL truc...
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School board reports higher LEAP scores
St. Mary fourth and eighth-grade students posted achievement gains between spring and summer LEAP and EOC test administrations. Passing the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program and End-of-Cours...
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Vitter, Landry applaud derelict barge removal
U.S. Sen. David Vitter and Rep. Jeff Landry applauded the news that Hercules 61 Rig is being removed from the Charenton Canal in St. Mary Parish. The rig was purchased in a bankruptcy court auction...
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CAA sets commodity re-registration dates
St. Mary Community Action Agency will begin to re-register persons who are currently receiving commodities (food boxes) and would like to continue receiving them. According to Almetra J. Franklin, ...
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100 Shannon St., Patterson, was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening.
PVFD answers three calls Tuesday
A mobile home was destroyed in a Tuesday evening fire, which the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department chief said was caused by a five year old boy playing with a lighter. Chief Sherel Martin said th...
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This year's That Just Takes the Cake committee members included, from left, Frances Dupre, Gwen Luc, Julie Domino, Jackie Cortez and Cherie Hidalgo Laiche.
'Takes the Cake' raises $20,000
“That Just Takes the Cake,” an annual fundraiser for the American Heart Association, raised almost $20,000 this year. Held in July at the Morgan City Petroleum Club, this year’s event —the ninth in...
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First boil notice issued for Patterson
***UPDATE*** Mayor Rodney Grogan issued a statement at 12:37 p.m. Tuesday that the boil-water notice for Patterson has been lifted. Testing of water samples revealed no contaminants and adequate di...
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