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The Caring for America Committee includes, front from left, Adelaide Wise and Didi Battle. In the back row, from left, are Sherry Vandenaardweg, Mary Catherine Gray and Carolyn Fondren. Not pictured are Kim Allain, Gladys Fournet, Ila Hardee, Leilani Hardee, Colleen Kahn, Janice Leblanc, Linda Thomas and Sandra Watson.
Caring for America raises money for wounded military
FRANKLIN, La. — Caring for America has raised more than $10,000 for wounded military personnel. The funding will benefit the Wounded Soldiers Fund at St. Mary Parish Foundation to support physical ...
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School Board to consider superintendent’s evaluation Thursday
The St. Mary Parish School Board meets Thursday to handle several items including its annual superintendent evaluation. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Central Office Complex in Center...
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Flooding came as a surprise in Bayou Vista
BAYOU VISTA, La. — The bad news for Bayou Vista residents is that a rain deluge such as reportedly occurred Sunday will inevitably lead to flooded streets and possibly houses, according to drainage...
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Berwick residents say flooding is a new trend
BERWICK, La. — Officials here know there is a flooding problem in Country Club Estates, but they have yet to define it. Residents who attended the Berwick Town Council meeting Tuesday want to know ...
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Coast Guard Capt. Jonathan Burton
Coast Guard unit commander leaving to take job at headquarters
MORGAN CITY, La. — After three years of service as commander of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Morgan City, Capt. Jonathan Burton is leaving to become Director of Inspections and Compliance ...
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Man accused of not being so friendly on Facebook
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 34-year-old Morgan City man, who is accused of hijacking a female victim’s Facebook page and posting threats on the page, was arrested by a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputy on ...
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‘Karate Kid’ is first in summer movie series
The first movie in the Movies in the Park Summer Movie Series will be “The Karate Kid” starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson. Broussard-Harris Park will open at 7:15 p.m. and the ...
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A store is located on property leased from the Morgan City Housing Authority for $1 a month for 10 years.
Housing authority chairman questions lease
MORGAN CITY, La. — A land-lease agreement approved by the Morgan City Housing Authority has been questioned by Board of Commissioner’s chairman Victory Ho. The lease has been submitted along with ...
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Port wants cameras to monitor waterways
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Port of Morgan City is looking for money to buy cameras to monitor the Intracoastal Waterway and Atchafalaya River. The port is in the process of applying for the fiscal year...
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Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff
21 deposits placed
BERWICK, La. — Deposits have been placed on 21 of the 33 lots in Phase 5 of Renwick Subdivision. Gary Beadle, Berwick Planning and Zoning director, said another deposit is pending today and six new...
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Drainage meeting
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- The parish drainage district responsible for the Bayou Vista area meets today and a parish councilman is requesting anyone who had high water or flooding during Sunday’s rain to...
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Daphne Chatman Thomas at the Franklin branch library
Library slates a summer of entertainment and education
A summer line-up of professional entertainment provided at all branch locations of the St. Mary Parish Library system began this week with an engaging and energetic performance by Daphne Chatman Th...
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Summer Reading Program kicks off
Milan Haydel, top, closely inspects a bubble gum container to guess the number inside as part of kick-off activities for the Franklin Library’s Summer Reading Program on Monday. Below, Evan, Brooke...
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From left, Jarrod Longman, parish assessor; Bill Cefalu, Morgan City city utilities director; and Danny Wade, Morgan City electric projects estimator; listen in at this month痴 St. Mary Industrial Group meeting held Monday afternoon at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
Haney: D.A.’s programs help the elderly, juveniles

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Morgan City teen missing (updated)
A 15-year-old Morgan City girl, who was last seen in the early evening Friday, has been reported missing, according to Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch. On Monday afternoon, police reported t...
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St. Mary Parish Levee District Executive Director Tim Matte points to the Wax Lake East levees. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released an updated report May 20 stating that the levees only have minor deficiencies for 100-year, or 1-percent, storm surge protection. This is a change from the seven- to eight-foot deficiencies originally reported in February.
Only minor levee deficiencies in updated elevation reports -- Wax Lake East levees were surveyed
MORGAN CITY, La. — After meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on May 20, it now appears as though the St. Mary Parish Levee District will be able to keep the base flood elevations for comm...
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Derailment in Baldwin
Railroad crossings in Baldwin were blocked this morning after a single flatbed rail car left the tracks just north of Martin Luther King Street. The rail car was empty and there were no injuries or...
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Coastal homeowners stagger under soaring insurance costs
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance. Now, as he seeks t...
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Relay wrap-up
A wrap-up party was held recently after this year’s successful American Cancer Society Relay for Life held last month at J.C. Dry Stadium at Franklin Senior High School. The event raised $26,985 fo...
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St. Mary Parish's Most Wanted May 2013
The two additions to St. Mary Parish’s Most Wanted edition include a 21-year-old man wanted for unauthorized use of a credit card used at three different places around Baldwin and Jeanerette, and a...
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Former Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talks about a LEPA power plant planned here at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Powering Morgan City -- Matte: New power plant to provide price stability, power reliability
MORGAN CITY — The new Louisiana Energy and Power Authority combined-cycle gas turbine power plant slated to come to Morgan City by September 2015 would provide more stability in prices for customer...
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Luminaria ceremony
The 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society was celebrated Wednesday in Franklin with the a luminaria ceremony on the courthouse steps. ACS and Relay for Life representatives and other suppor...
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Wednesday morning was Patterson High School’s final day of school for freshman, sophomores and juniors. Students stayed for 30 minutes to receive their report cards before summer dismissal. From left, ninth-grader Wilfred Batiste, 10th-grader Malik Garrett and 11th-grader Kendall Hunter compare grades as they leave the school.
School year winds down in St. Mary Parish
PATTERSON, La. — Students, teachers and parents celebrated the last few minutes of the school year today, as those who showed up for Report Card Day received their grades and began their summer pla...
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Parc Sur La Teche visitors were quick to act Tuesday to help rescue 57-year-old Morris Thibeaux who apparently collapsed and fell into the bayou due to an unspecified medical condition, according to reports from the Franklin Fire Department. From left are Tyler Dantin who jumped in and pulled the unconscious Thibeaux to the bank; his friend, Galen Gaudet, who got others’ attention by yelling for help; and Justin Hunt who was passing by and called 911. Not pictured are Tony Scelfo who arrived on the scene with a rope to pull Dantin and Thibdeaux to the bank and nurse practitioner Jana Gautreaux who administered CPR.
Citizens rescue Franklin man after fall into Teche
A Franklin man escaped from drowning thanks to several citizens who all pitched in to rescue him from Bayou Teche Tuesday. Morris Thibeaux, 57, was visiting with friends at the park along the bayou...
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