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Gus lipari passes
C.A. “Gus” Lipari, an educator and longtime civil servant in Patterson, died this morning after an illness. Lipari began his career with the St. Mary Parish School System in 1964 as a sixth-grade ...
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MC Council meets tonight
The monthly meeting of the Morgan City city council will take place today at 6 p.m. at the City Court Building at La. 182 and Myrtle Street. To be discussed are the recent transformer explosion and...
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Rash of burglaries plagues Bayou Vista
After a recent string of burglaries in Bayou Vista, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating four home and vehicle burglaries and is offering advice for area residents. The sheriff’s o...
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Pole down, power out
An electrical pole was struck by lightning in front of 1673 Front St., the site of Cleveland Billiot Construction, which is located on the unprotected side of the seawall in Morgan City. This knock...
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Former deputy, fire chief pleads guilty to one sex charge
Former St. Martin Parish sheriff’s deputy and Berwick fire chief Michael Touchet pleaded guilty July 9 to one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile. He received a suspended sentence of five ye...
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Relay switch caused latest power outage
Tuesday’s power outage affecting half of Morgan City was the result of a tripped relay switch. Morgan City Chief Administrative Officer Lorrie Braus said today the switch is one of a pair that rout...
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Concert Association elects new officers, touts season
Special to The Daily Review The board of Community Concert Association of Morgan City recently elected a new president, due to the death of longtime President Marlene Hendrix. By unanimous vote, Fl...
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Go fish
A New Iberia native enjoys casting out his morning net for a prospective catch while camping at Lake End Park.
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Successful Bash spawns plans for another
By ROBERT R. JONES III The Bayou BBQ Bash held Saturday under the E.J. Lionel Grizzaffi Bridge near Greenwood Street was a great success, and event organizers and sponsors say they are already look...
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Parish 911 board to meet
The St. Mary Parish 911 Communications District will hold its monthly public meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. at its offices at 1200 David Drive, Building B. The district’s 2011 audit is expected to be...
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Storebought
Clearing work has begun for the Dollar General store to be built fronting La. 182 in Berwick. Subcontractors for SITI Construction of Lake Charles began work this morning on the store, which could ...
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Man still wanted
Nearly four days after the alleged shooter in the July 5 shooting at Shannon Homes turned himself in to authorities, another suspect from the incident remains at-large. Clauderious Darby of Morgan ...
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