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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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Early voting for the Nov. 6 election continued Tuesday morning at the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters Office on Third Street in Morgan City. Robert and Karen Sampey of Morgan City stopped by to cast their votes. Early voting ends today.
Early voting ends today -- 4,135 out of 34,127 parish voters have cast ballots for election
MORGAN CITY, La. — As early voting entered its final day today, the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters released early voting numbers as of Monday evening. With the exception of Saturday, daily ear...
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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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The Top 10 East St. Mary stories of 2011
There was no shortage of news in St. Mary Parish in 2011. Article upon article, issue upon issue, stories both interesting and important cropped up here at The Daily Review. Here is our estimation ...
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Anxious paddlers await the dawn in Bayou Courtableau at the start of the 2011 Tour du Teche. Anticipating a bigger fleet of contestants in 2012, TDT officials have divided the race into two divisions, Voyageurs, or recreational paddlers, starting at 7 a.m. each day, and Racers, starting at 8 a.m. Racers compete for cash prizes, Voyageurs will race for trophies, and for the fun of it. (Photo courtesy Gini McKain)
Tour du Teche III set for Oct.
Tour du Teche III, the great Bayou Teche paddle race, will be held Oct. 5-7. Among the changes for 2012 are two separate divisions, Racing and Voyageur. Racing is a run for hefty cash prizes. Voyag...
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Tax-funded road work anticipated in February
MORGAN CITY — The first set of roadway work, an estimated $600,000 in overlay work that will be funded through the recently passed 0.3 percent sales tax, has been identified and work is expected t...
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Volunteer finds body of Landry
FRANKLIN, La. (AP) — St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert says the body of a missing hunter has been found in the Atchafalaya Basin. Fifty-eight-year-old Lynn Landry of Jeanerette was last seen leav...
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Council, mayor raises pass on split votes
MORGAN CITY — After nearly an hour of discussion by both citizens and the public, proposed pay raises for the next mayor and city council passed on 3-1 and 3-2 votes, respectively, the second on a ...
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Boy Scout Troop 1
Local Boy Scout Troop 1 traveled to Mississippi this month for a hiking trip and visit to Vicksburg National Military Park. The scouts are shown in the first photo at the Louisiana Monument at the ...
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Man arrested on multiple weapon charges
A Christmas Day altercation between a Morgan City man and his aunt led to his arrest on a multitude of weapons charges. Gilbert C. Howard, 42, of Youngs Road was charged with disturbing the peace i...
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