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Renwick getting final touches
BERWICK, La. — Finishing touches are being put on the 33 lots in the fifth phase of Renwick Subdivision development. A sewer line repair and some drainage issues are the last to be addressed by the...
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Public makes budget pleas
BATON ROUGE — Advocates for the elderly. Parents of disabled children. Supporters of a breast cancer screening program. Parish emergency officials. Victims of domestic violence. They were among tho...
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‘Canoe Adventure’ Bear Fest weekend
Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge are hosting a Canoe Adventure into Bayou Teche Refuge on Saturday, April 20 in conjunction with the Bayou Teche Bear Festival in Franklin. Participa...
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Historic district guidelines available
The Franklin Historic District Commission has been awarded a grant to print a limited number of copies of its updated guidelines. The 93-page manual is called “City of Franklin Historic District D...
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Lecture, demonstration on tintype photography
The history and science that has led to modern day photography as we know it can be traced back to the middle ages. The practical process of capturing an image began in 1829 by a Frenchman named L...
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Teche Action sets 5K Run/Walk event
The 10th annual “Running of the Bears,” will be Saturday, April 20 at 8 a.m. in Franklin. The event, a 5K Fun Run/Walk is part of the 10th Annual Bear Festival, held along historic Main Street. Th...
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Smoke detectors available to elderly
The Franklin Fire Department has teamed up with the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office to install free smoke alarms for local senior citizens. Applications for the program are available at the S...
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From left, Jerry Hoffpauir, Port of Morgan City executive director, Greg Aucoin, Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District commission vice-president, and Tori Henry, Port of Morgan City administrative, listen during Monday’s harbor and terminal district meeting.
Morgan City Port applies for foreign trade zone
MORGAN CITY, La. — A $3,200 application fee for the Port of Morgan City to apply to become a foreign trade zone was approved by the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District commission at the distri...
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Inmate who died in Morgan City jail identified
State police have identified the name of the inmate who died at the Morgan City Jail Friday night as 58-year-old David Brooks of Morgan City, according to Tfc. Stephen Hammons of Louisiana State Po...
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Parish council meets Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Items on the agenda include: —Introduction of ordinances setting 2013 fiscal year millage rates for the purp...
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Legislative Auditor’s Office reports Idlewild golf course owes parish $1.3M
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Atchafalaya at Idlewild golf course near Patterson owes the St. Mary Parish Council more than $1.3 million, three times the amount of its assets on hand, according to the co...
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Inmate dies in Morgan City jail (updated)
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 59-year-old man died Friday while in custody at the Morgan City Police Department jail, according to a news release from Police Chief Travis Crouch. The victim, who has not b...
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Rumor of gun on FSHS campus untrue
Franklin Senior High School principal Ty Burdett said this afternoon rumors of a gun on campus are not true. Burdett wished to assure parents that after an investigation the rumor turned out to be ...
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Parish Fair and Livestock Show
The St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show awards ceremony was held Saturday at Franklin Senior High School. At top center, Blaine Tabb was awarded Grand Champion Senior Exhibitor. Below, H...
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Honoring an educator
Franklin Senior High School agriculture teacher Pete Boudreaux is retiring after 36 years in the school system. Boudreaux has also been the Future Farmers of America adviser for his entire tenure, ...
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A woman identified as 18-year-old Keyiona Chenevert was found dead from gunshot wounds inside an apartment on Three B’s Lane off Pluto Street in Bayou Vista Monday.
No arrest reported in case of woman found shot to death (updated)
BAYOU VISTA, La. — As of this morning, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s office had not released any new information regarding the investigation of the homicide of 18-year-old Keyiona Chenevert of Bayo...
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Marchers at MLK memorial monument
Marchers departed from Wall Street in Franklin at noon Monday and proceeded up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in honor of the national holiday celebrating his life. From there they marched to Lig...
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Mother of guest speaker the Rev. Clarence Robinson, Betty Robinson, with hat, and daughter Suzette Jennings, striped shirt, participate in the praise worship during a service held to honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday morning at Good Hope Baptist Church in Patterson.
MLK honored in Patterson ceremonies
PATTERSON, La. — As Mayor Rodney Grogan was in Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration, members of the Patterson community celebrated both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and President Barac...
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Honoring Dr. King
A Martin Luther King Day march began at Trinity United Methodist Church on Main Street in Baldwin and ended at Special Providence Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Street. The theme of this year...
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Morgan City City Council
Morgan City Councilmen discuss city’s future
MORGAN CITY, La. — Building new residential developments, working to get a new power plant to come to the city and continuing to focus on attracting visitors to Lake End Park are three major things...
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Parish fair
This year’s St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show kicked off this morning and continues through Saturday at the Franklin Senior High School barn facility. The highlight of the annual event...
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Eastbound traffic on U.S. 90 rounds a curve in Patterson Wednesday evening.
Traffic radar camera pitched to Patterson City Council
PATTERSON, La. — The City of Patterson is looking at possibly buying handheld laser radar cameras for the police department to catch speeding vehicles by taking photos of the rear of the vehicle a...
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First baby of 2013
Franklin Foundation Hospital’s first baby of 2013 was delivered at 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Aubrey Alaya Brown weighed 7 pounds and 7.3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Her parents are Alicia...
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Morgan City Mayor Frank Grizzaffi
New mayor faces police chief decision
MORGAN CITY, La. — Newly sworn-in Morgan City Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi is in the process of interviewing six candidates for the city’s police chief. The applicants qualified for the position of ...
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