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Preparations urged for height of storm season
As the Tri-City area enters the thick of the 2012 hurricane season, parish officials are calling for residents to prepare in advance for the possibility of a major storm striking the area. St. Mar...
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Shed fire
Dark smoke billowed into the sky over Berwick as an electrical fire raged in a shed on Fifth Street at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. Suspected to have originated from the circuit of an electrical outlet, the ...
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On the diamond
The heat didn’t stop these neighborhood boys from playing a competitive game of baseball Monday at a Morgan City ballpark. Here, Nigel Williams was caught between bases in a rundown by his buddies ...
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Business After Hours set
The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly “Business After Hours” Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Maison Jardin at 516 Roderick Street in Morgan City. Admission is $1 and a business c...
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Sidewalk repair
Morgan City construction crews worked to repair the existing sidewalk of Lawrence Park Monday afternoon, due to years of wear and tear causing unevenness and cracking. The crews intend to finish th...
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Stuff the bus
Teachers from Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson, along with Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan, Patterson Community Center personnel and other volunteers worked all day Saturday for the Stuff ...
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Weather causes weekend power outages
Morgan City Utilities Director Bill Cefalu attributed weekend power outages to weather-related causes. He attributed one power outage Sunday to a tree falling on power lines on Duke Street. Cefalu ...
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US 90 wreck
During the thunderstorms that took place Friday, the weather conditions contributed to an accident on Hwy. 90 westbound involving two vehicles. The injured were taken to Teche Regional Medical Cent...
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Ballot qualifying is Aug. 15-17
Qualifying for local elections occurs in two weeks. Qualifying fees for mayor and councilmen for the City of Morgan City and for the special council election in Patterson are $75 for those with no ...
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Pumped up
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held at the Bertrand-Vinning Pump Station, originally named the Plantation Inn Pump Station, in Bayou Vista Wednesday. Construction of the new storm water drainage pu...
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Parish unemployment increases 1.5 percent
Unemployment jumped more than a percent in St. Mary Parish in June, increasing from 8.5 percent in May to 10 percent in June. There were 21,335 employed in June, with 2,381 jobless. In May, 21,103 ...
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Vehicle sought in theft cases
The Morgan City Police Department is requesting public assistance in locating a suspect vehicle sought in cases of attempted thefts and attempted residential burglaries currently being investigated...
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