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Bill Hidalgo, St. Mary Parish Levee District Commission president, listens during the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s meeting Wednesday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
New flood maps to raise questions for parish
MORGAN CITY, La. — Getting the new Digital Flood Rate Insurance Maps from FEMA is a major ongoing process for the St. Mary Parish Levee District that could require the parish to raise the levees or...
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Christopher Harris has his feet washed by the Rev. Donavan Labbe’ during St. Joseph Catholic Church’s “washing of the feet” ceremony during Mass Thursday night. Harris and his family, mother Sandra Harris, father Joe Harris and sister Emily Harris, all participated in the ceremony as representatives of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Washing of the feet reenacts Jesus washing the feet of his disciples during his last Passover.
Christians observe Easter
MORGAN CITY — Easter celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead and is Christianity’s most important holiday. “On Easter, Christ rose from the grave. The Bible says if Christ had not rise...
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The St. Mary Parish Foundation presented a check Wednesday for $10,000 to Donald Augillard, St. Mary Parish school superintendent. The money is to be used for arts and music programs. Front, from left, are Larry Callais, foundation board member; Susan Guidry, foundation selection committee; Aguillard; Alice Pecoraro, board member; and Jennifer Morice, selection board member; Second row, from left, are Lori Williams, Patterson High School teacher; Abbie Paradee, St. Mary Parish Schools Talented Arts Program at Berwick Junior High School; Sonya Johnson, Centerville High School Survey of the Arts Program; Reagan Beaubouef, Patterson Junior High School; and Michael Swiber, Morgan City High School Mighty Tiger Band. Third row, from left, are Rachel Wilson, Patterson High School principal; Debra Torline, Berwick Junior High School assistant principal; Michael Galler, Centerville High School principal; Suzanne Bergeron, Patterson Junior High principal; and Mickey Fabre, Morgan City High School principal.
Foundation presents $10,000 check to school system for art, music programs
CENTERVILLE, La. — Representatives from the St. Mary Parish Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to St. Mary Parish School superintendent Donald Aguillard Wednesday to fund five projects promot...
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Cleco power outage affected nearly 700
A power outage affected about 680 customers south of U.S. 90 in Patterson Wednesday evening. Cleco spokeswoman Robbyn Cooper said the outage began around 5:50 p.m. and ended about 6:30 p.m. The out...
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Fundraiser planned Friday for fallen officer
The Morgan City Volunteer Fire Department is holding a boot shake to benefit the family of Sgt. Rick Riggenback. Riggenback, who lived in Bayou Vista, was killed in the line of duty Jan. 26 after r...
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Sheriff lists dates for delinquent taxes
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert is reminding delinquent taxpayers of the following dates and costs: April 1: 1 percent interest and fee will accrue on unpaid taxes. April 8: $95 advertisement a...
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40 Cans for Lent
The Knights of Columbus and parishioners of Church of the Assumption have been participating in the 40 Cans for Lent Program. Food items were collected for the program and delivered to the Emergenc...
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Legislators cautious about Jindal tax proposal
MORGAN CITY, La. — Legislators say they still need more information about Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan, but are concerned about what they have seen so far after receiving copies of the 95-page prop...
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Chamber social is Thursday
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Chamber and Holiday Inn plans its annual Business after Hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn of Morgan City, 520 Roderick St. Registration is $1 and a busin...
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Morgan City council backs marine safety training center
MORGAN CITY, La. — The council approved a resolution of support for South Central Louisiana Technical College’s building of a new marine safety training center. Earl Meador, regional director of SC...
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Big rate increase in the works for flood insurance
NEW ORLEANS — People who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes because Congress has decided the program must at least pay for itself, a top federal official said Tuesday. Some...
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Parish residents should brace for flood insurrance impact
With Congress deciding the National Flood Insurance Program must pay for itself, certain St. Mary Parish residents can brace for increases in premiums. “People certainly are going to feel this impa...
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Library Christmas program
Raintree Elementary pre-K classes visited the West End Branch Library for a Christmas program with storytelling, Cajun folklore and crafts. The three classes are pictured in front of the Cajun Chri...
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Morgan City officer fires weapon in Christmas morning incident
MORGAN CITY, La. — A Morgan City police officer fired his weapon in response to an incident Christmas morning involving a suspect wanted by Patterson police, according to a Morgan City police news ...
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Assumption Church, Sheriff’s Office teamwork
The Church of the Assumption in Franklin and the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office helped bring Christmas joy to approximately 200 children across the parish with toys donated by church members and ...
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Calumet Baptist Church members performed a manger scene within their Christmas production “A Gathering at the Manger” Saturday in Patterson. From top left, Lori Hebert, an angel, hands a microphone to Isabella Hebert. Chantel Brunet played the Virgin Mary, Ryder Daigle was baby Jesus, and Joshua Brunet played Joseph. Little angels were played by Nesa Buck, Kylee Wilson, Kaitilyn Morgan, Madison Kriegel, Benjamin Jackson, Braydon Jackson, Alysse Jackson, Kayla Brunet and Mikey Woodman.
Church leaders discuss Christmas
MORGAN CITY, La. — The reasons many Christians celebrate Christmas sometimes get lost in the secular festiviti, es associated with the season, so local church leaders shared their perspectives on w...
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Spirit of giving
Franklin Senior High School Future Farmers of America and 4-H Club members recently donated “Christmas for Kids” presents to St. Mary Parish Emergency Aid, A United Way of South Louisiana Agency. F...
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From left, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, wearing a blue cap; Jerry Hoffpauir, executive director for the Port of Morgan City; Louis Ratcliff, Berwick mayor; and Mike Lowe, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, head to a Coast Guard vessel during Dardenne’s tour.
Lt. Gov. Dardenne tours port, river
MORGAN CITY, La. — Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne was in Morgan City Thursday to tour the area from the water, learn about the waterway projects going on and see the businesses that drive the area’s economy...
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DARE grads
Forty-four students completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program at Glencoe Charter School. The fifth graders, their parents, and faculty gathered recently in the school cafeteria for the ...
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Stacie LaBelle, Morgan City animal warden, holds a chihuahua rescued on the La. 182 bridge Thursday morning.
Morgan City U.S. 90 bridge traffic pauses to save a lost pooch
By JEAN L. KAESS jkaess@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — During any morning, especially when the weather is bad, it’s easy to be annoyed and in a rush. Motorists crossing the La. 182 bridge into Berw...
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Visit from Santa
Santa Claus made a quick early visit to Chez Hope in Franklin, surprising kids and adults alike with gifts and a twinkle in his eyes. Below, Asbury United Methodist Women presented a donation check...
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Balloons are released by Ladies of Destine Elite Social Club members during a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in Patterson for the 26 lives that were lost in Connecticut during the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy Dec 14.
Vigil for victims of violence -- Sandy Hook murders, Patterson domestic violence death recalled
PATTERSON, La. — “There’s too many angels, too many angels.” Words from Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle expressed the sentiment of a candlelight vigil Tuesday night remembering the 26 victim...
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This house at 1035 Cayce St. was destroyed Tuesday after a mattress caught fire while a 6-year-old boy was playing with a cigarette lighter, according to Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. Franklin firefighters were assisted at the scene by volunteers from the Baldwin and Centerville fire departments and had the fire under control in 13 minutes, Bourgeois said. Red Cross is assisting the five to six former residents of the house, he added.
Child may have started Cayce St. fire
A child playing with a cigarette lighter resulted in the loss of this structure at 1035 Cayce St. Tuesday, according to reports from Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. The house was fully involv...
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Michelle South, an American history teacher at Morgan City High School, uses her interactive Promethean board during a lesson on the Civil Rights movement Monday afternoon with her class. “Through the flip chart feature, it is much easier to move through lessons as it allows me to combine chapters so that a lesson that would have normally taken two weeks would now take just a few days with a profound retention level from the students,” she said of the board.
Tech equality dispute -- St. Mary Parish School Board members discuss Promethean boards
CENTERVILLE, La. — A spat over equality in technology quickly evolved into a disagreement over funding disparities between maintenance districts during Thursday’s meeting of the St. Mary Parish Sch...
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