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Free vessel check offered
LAFAYETTE, La. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 44 are providing free vessel safety checks and sponsoring a kickoff event for National Safe Boating Week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sa...
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Relay for Life
Relay for Life is Saturday in Mogan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The central event of the East St. Mary Relay for Life takes place at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium Saturday. The Relay for Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Socie...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gabriella Darden
Centerville High top grads recognized
Centerville High School’s Class of 2013 will be led by the top two graduates, Jaric McDaniel and Gabriella Darden, during commencement exercises tonight. Gabriella Darden is the daughter of Monique...
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Top grads announced at West St. Mary
West St. Mary High School announces its top graduates for the 2012-13 school term — Becka Renee’ Caro, Alexis Nicole Cross, Megan Elizabeth Arton and Hayley Hiles. Commencement exercises are at 6 p...
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Berwick considers funding new playground equipment
BERWICK — Town leaders are considering paying for a $40,000 piece of playground equipment to replace the 25-year-old equipment at the Berwick Civic Complex. Troy Lombardo, the council representativ...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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4.0 Graduates -- Patterson High School
Rebecca Taylor will lead the 124 seniors in the graduating class of Patterson High School during commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday in the school’s gymnasium. Taylor is the daughter of Alan an...
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Welcome center lifted -- Building sagged about 4.5 feet in 2012
MORGAN CITY, La. — Nearly 11 months to the date the Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau Welcome and Interpretative Center building sagged about 4.5 feet, the center is now back to its origin...
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Tour du Teche registration opens
Registration for Tour du Teche IV, a three-day race for kayaks and canoes down Louisiana’s lush Bayou Teche, is open until 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13. The 135-mile race is Oct. 4-6 with pre-race even...
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From left, Port of Morgan City attorney Gerard Bourgeois swears in commissioners Tim Matthews Sr. and R. Scott Melancon at Monday’s Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District meeting.
Port seeks grant to extend its dock
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Port of Morgan City is seeking a $10 million to $12 million grant to pay for extending the port’s dock to the west and to the seawall while also upgrading the dock, said Mike...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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U.S. Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., R-Lafayette, spoke during a hurricane preparedness forum Monday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Boustany: Flood insurance is top priority
MORGAN CITY, La. — Making sure the FEMA flood maps accurately reflect the flood risk in St. Mary Parish and all along the coast while trying to keep insurance rates affordable is a top priority for...
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A hurricane season preparedness forum was held Monday in the ballroom of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Hurricane forum: Size of storm is just as important as category
MORGAN CITY, La. — When preparing for a hurricane or tropical storm, the size of the storm may be just as important as the category, officials from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic...
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DARE grads
Chitimacha Tribal Police Department held its 2013 DARE graduation at Chitimacha Tribal School May 6. The graduates are Jasmine Derouen, Kaleb Fluke, Evan Frederick, Savannah Guillory, Malikai Heber...
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Ban on smoking on courthouse grounds proposed
A new ordinance was introduced Wednesday that if adopted would eliminate smoking anywhere outdoors on parish property at the courthouse in Franklin. The ordinance was introduced during the St. Mary...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Traffic headed to Berwick and Morgan City area was backed up this morning on U.S. 90 eastbound after a multiple-vehicle wreck on the bridge.
5 vehicles wreck on U.S. 90 bridge slow morning traffic
BERWICK — Two wrecks, involving five vehicles, sent three men to the hospital and briefly shut down traffic on the eastbound side of the U.S. 90 bridge over the Atchafalaya River this morning, acco...
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Among those honoring former Teche Action Clinic administrator and board member Alice Drefchinski Friday as she leaves Franklin for her hometown of Moline, Ill., were State Rep. Sam Jones and Teche Action chief executive officer Dr. Gary Wiltz, at top. Below, Mayor Raymond Harris presented Drefchinski with a key to the City of Franklin. Staff members and associates of Drefchinski spoke of her career, dedication to health care in the area and her friendship.
Drefchinski honored by clinic, community
People crowded into the meeting room at Teche Action Clinic’s administrative building Friday to bid farewell to one of its earliest driving forces. Former clinic administrator and board member Alic...
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James Brown, 35, interviews Monday morning with John Ford, vice president of Business Development for Oceanwide, after the Navy veteran of eight years completed the first class of the Battlefields to Oilfields program at Young Memorial campus of South Central Louisiana Technical College.
Veterans offered oilfield training opportunity
MORGAN CITY, La. — About a year ago an “overqualified” veteran, who had gone through multiple tours of duty in Iraq, paid to attend South Central Louisiana Technical College for certification to ge...
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Parish to consider saggy pants law
A saggy pants ordinance is set to be introduced when the St. Mary Parish meets in regular session Wednesday. The agenda item submitted by at-large Councilman Steve Bierhorst would prohibit “below t...
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Members of the F&AM Masonic Doric Lodge 205 in Morgan City held a First Responder Appreciation dinner Friday. From left, are Most Worshipful Grand Master H. Edward Durham, Grand Lodge State of Louisiana; Deputy Jason Javier, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year; Master Trooper Todd Pellerin, Louisiana State Police Trooper of the Year; Assistant Chief David Leonard, Berwick Police Department Officer of the Year; Capt. Charlie Price, Morgan City Fire Department Firefighter of the Year; Detective Jacob Carpino, Morgan City Police Department Officer of the Year; paramedic Sean Scully, Acadian Ambulance Paramedic of the Year; St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert; Lt. Chris Ledet, Louisiana State Police; Chief James Richard, Berwick Police Department; Chief Morris Price, Morgan City Fire Department; Chief Travis Crouch, Morgan City Police Department; and supervisor Ed Smith, Acadian Ambulance. Also present was Bonnie Riggenbach, wife of late Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, of the Chitimacha Police Department, who was honored with an award for heroism.
First responders recognized
MORGAN CITY, La. — First responders, from police to firefighters to paramedics, were honored for their service to local communities at the First Responder Appreciation Dinner Friday at the Free and...
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Morgan City High School students Angenica August, left, and Ariel Trimm operate SEATIGER II, a mini remotely-operated vehicle, as team member Taylor Graham of Walker looks on. The mobile environment containing SEATIGER II can be seen behind the group.
Former student brings ROV to high school
MORGAN CITY, La. — Morgan City High School 2009 graduate Peter Tran and a team of mechanical engineering seniors from Louisiana State University brought a mobile mini-ROV to demonstrate for student...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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HMS
HANSON MEMORIAL’S JACOB HEBERT races back to his first base position in an earlier contest. The No. 10 seed Hanson Tigers will travel to face the No. 2 Mangham Dragons in the State Class 1A quarter...
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Wrapping up a week of community theater
Hanson Memorial High School’s Drama Club wraps up its production of “Alice in Wonderland” Friday at the Hanson Auditorium, shown above. Show time is 7:30 p.m. and admission is $5. Below, cast membe...
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Murder suspect held without bail
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- The Bayou Vista man charged with first degree murder in the death of an 18-year-old man made his first appearance in the 16th Judicial District Court Wednesday, where a judge or...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Barnyard Days
Barnyard Day is being held this week at Franklin Senior High School. School kids from St. Mary and Iberia parishes are meeting various animals, counting in French, playing games and taking part in ...
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'Alice in Wonderland' at HMS
Hanson Memorial High School’s Drama Club continues to present Alice in Wonderland Thursday and Friday at the Hanson Auditorium. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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