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DOTD announces road closure
La. 324, Convent Street, between La. 326 and La. 87 at the Charenton swing bridge in St. Mary Parish will close Monday until 5 p.m. Nov. 2. The Department of Transportation and Development announce...
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St. Mary Chamber of Commerce plans business luncheon
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce will hold a business luncheon with Sonia Perez, president of AT&T. The event will be held at the Petroleum Club, 500 Roderick St. in Morgan City...
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Wheelhouse
Pink Friday On Oct. 12 at M C Bank, 1201 Brashear Ave., Morgan City, with Maison Jardin offering hot pink hair extensions for $10 with proceeds donated to Morgan City High School Paint the Pit Pink...
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Johnson wins football contest
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Leroy Johnson of Patterson won the first place prize of $40 in the weekly Daily Review Football Contest. Johnson was tied with Regina Guidry of Patterson for first place, but b...
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BRIDGES — Building Relationships, Increasing Development, Growing Educational Success — hopes to help Morgan City High School and the community it serves connect in a meaningful way. During the inaugural meeting Thursday, Morgan City High School Assistant Principal Tim Hymel, co-chairwomen Tammilee M. Kelly and Michelle South, and Principal Mickey Fabre joined more than 40 charter members of the organization.
Program seeks to link Morgan City High School to community
MORGAN CITY, La. — Connections between a school, the community it serves and the businesses it hopes to one day supply with workers are vital. Two Morgan City High School teachers working on their...
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Morgan City men among 4 carjacking suspects
RACELAND, La. (AP) — Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says four men – two from Morgan City — are in custody after an alleged carjacking in New Orleans. Webre says the men were booked Saturday i...
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Chez Hope honors
Chez Hope held its annual Mayor’s Breakfast Friday at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. Patti Ibert, fourth from left, was presented the organization’s Peacemaker award for her work in the communi...
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FSHS Homecoming royalty
Franklin Senior High School’s 2012 Homecoming royalty are, from left, Miss Senior Ylizabeth Jackson and at right Queen Yvanna Pogue. They are pictured here during their presentation at J.C. Dry Sta...
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Charenton bridge road closed
La. 324, Convent Street, between La. 326 and La. 87 at the Charenton swing bridge in St Mary Parish is now closed until Friday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. to build a bulkhead to repair the eroded embankment, w...
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Parish Council meets Wednesday
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday at 6 p.m. Items on the agenda include: —Consideration of proposed ordinances on a $2.4 million refinancing bond, and a ...
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West Nile virus confirmed in Morgan City sentinel chicken
MORGAN CITY, La. — West Nile virus was confirmed in a sentinel chicken in Morgan City Friday. It is the first time this mosquito season the virus was confirmed in the city, although surrounding mun...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Old-Fashioned Prayer and Praise Service at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 507 Fourth St., Morgan City, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Music by Minister of Music Darryl McPherson, Thibodaux. Public invited. G...
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Sheriff candidates spar at Chamber forum
PATTERSON — St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert touted his experience and what the sheriff’s office has accomplished. Candidates Patrick LaSalle and Jack Smith said how they could improve it if th...
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Books close Wed. for October ballot, early voting set
Books will close on Wednesday for the October 22 election. Registrar of Voters Jolene Holcombe said anyone wishing to vote in that election must be registered by the close of books. Early voting be...
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Postal worker, resident attacked by dogs Friday
A Franklin postal worker was attacked and seriously injured by dogs Friday afternoon. Franklin Police report that the worker, who was not identified, was delivering mail at 804 Magnolia St. at abou...
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Community group sets first Hoodstock event
Hoodstock, a small grassroots organization seeking to provoke social action and cultural awareness in lower income neighborhoods, will hold the first of what it hopes becomes an annual event, Satur...
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Festival shakes off weather detractors
MORGAN CITY — A keen eye on the weather, an attentive ear to local emergency officials, and squeegees and mulch in hand and on the ground. That’s how Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival offici...
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Golf course to end year up to $175K in hole
Atchafalaya Golf Course will end its fiscal year this month with a $150,000 to $175,000 deficit that will be covered by parish government. Meeting in regular session Wednesday, members of the St. M...
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City gets feasibility study on roadwork
MORGAN CITY — Just under $4 million is the estimated total cost for repair work on streets within the city, according to an economic feasibility study the City Council commissioned for its Novembe...
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Dinner After Hours at Belleview
Chamber of Commerce members took advantage of a Dinner After Hours Tuesday to get to know other business leaders in the parish. Hosted by Belleview Golf and Country Club owners Ty Burdette, Bobby M...
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Agitation field trials have yet to begin
MORGAN CITY — Agitation dredging field trials in the Atchafalaya Bar and Bay Channel were not included in an existing contract that began in August but may be included on a contract for the Atchaf...
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Found in attic
While exploring his aunt’s attic in Franklin, Christian Henry found a stack of loose documents, photos and some possible family history. An Oct. 16, 1917 copy of the New Orleans Daily States was f...
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SMP superintendent is Lafayette candidate
St. Mary School Superintendent Dr. Donald Aguillard is one of 26 candidates for the position of Lafayette Parish Superintendent. Aguillard’s name has been passed among Lafayette Parish school admi...
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Swamp breakdown in Franklin
Troy Landry and his cast and film crew from the History Channel’s Swamp People made an unexpected stop in Franklin Friday afternoon due to a boat trailer breakdown in front of Burger King on Main S...
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