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Baldwin Mardi Gras parade set for Feb. 9
The Town of Baldwin’s 13th annual Mardi Gras parade will roll Saturday, Feb. 9 at noon. This year’s grand marshal is state Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin. The entry deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 6. For m...
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The Morgan City High School library, above, is to be moved into the unused former girls’ gymnasium, below, in a project expected to begin in July. The gym also will be turned into additional classrooms.
Morgan City High School library construction to begin in July
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A project to provide a new library and media center at Morgan City High School is moving into the preliminary design phase with construction planned to begin in July. The Distri...
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Berwick Junior High air tested
BERWICK, La. — Berwick Junior High School passed an inspection by the state health department and is awaiting results from a second air quality test after a complaint was lodged concerning the air ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
MLK celebration St. Mary NAACP 6091 holding a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March and Tribute Celebration 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. Participants line up for the march at Morgan City City Hall, 512 Fi...
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ANTOINE DA’MON YELLING
Antoine Da’mon Yelling, 11, a resident of Jeanerette and native of Franklin, died January 9, 2013, at 7:10 p.m., at his residence following a long illness. He is survived by his mother, Monique Lat...
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Franklin drivers: Careful at Iberia St. crossing
Replacement of the crossing bed at the railroad track on Iberia Street has left a hazard to drivers. Councilman Dale Rogers told the Franklin City Council Tuesday that after the padding for the cro...
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Jindal announces appointments to coastal protection council
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Coastal Protecti...
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New dock planned at Berwick
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Port of Morgan City will help fund the building of a new public dock in Berwick after the port commission approved $90,000 in port funds to be used for the project during the...
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Louisiana news briefs
Former Jennings police chief arrested LAFAYETTE — A former Jennings police chief who remained on the force after he stepped down as chief in 2010 has been arrested on suspicion he removed items fr...
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Program to help with Cleco bills opens Wednesday
The St. Mary/Vermilion Community Action Agency will be accepting applications for the Cleco Alternative Rate for Electricity Program beginning Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, according to Almetra J....
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Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings, 75, of Patterson died at 3:35 p.m. Monday at Louisiana Extended Care-Lafayette. Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette is in charge of arrangements, which are incomple...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Dinners Sold by Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Menu: Choice of catfish, or baked or stewed chicken; includes white beans and rice, s...
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K of C essay winner
Caitlin Morgan, a 2012 graduate of Central Catholic High School, was the national winner of the Knights of Columbus essay contest for her theme “The Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a Free S...
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City council meets Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for June. Guests include a representative of the city’s waste pickup service at the request of Councilman Chuck Autin. It will be the s...
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Conviction in Four Corners club murder
A Four Corners man was convicted in 16th Judicial District Court of second degree murder and other charges last week. Quentin O. Lewis, 29, of 1414 Cypremort Road, was also convicted of possession ...
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Explanations few in visitor center sinking
A day after what was to be the Cajun Coast Visitors Center sank a few feet into the swampy ground beneath it, explanations of the cause of the sinkage are few, hopes are damaged, and criticism fro...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte stops to look over the sinking Cajun Coast Visitors Center midday Thursday. Although located within the city limits, the city did not have any financial responsibility toward the project. No city tax dollars were used in its design, planning or construction.
Visitor center not city project
While the doomed Cajun Coast Visitors Center was located in Morgan City, it was not a City of Morgan City project. “There are no city tax dollars that are in this project,” Mayor Tim Matte said th...
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Sawtelle named Young Memorial regional director
MORGAN CITY — James R. “Jimmy” Sawtelle III has been appointed regional director of South Central Louisiana Technical College. “Jimmy has been a great asset to our system for many years, and we’re ...
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School board prepares challenge to state laws
By JEAN L. KAESS Acts 1 and 2 of the 2012 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature were topics of conversation during the Thursday meeting of the St. Mary Parish School Board. The board agreed ...
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Wiltz to be honored as “What Manner of Man”
Dr. Gary Wiltz will be honored by the St. Mary Parish Martin Luther King Committee during their 2012 “What Manner of Man Awards.” Wiltz, a native of New Orleans, is the sixth of seven children born...
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Coroner report on Baldwin death out, rally slated Friday
A parish coroner’s report has been issued in the death of a Baldwin man who died in police custody May 10. St. Mary Parish Coroner F.H. “Chip” Metz M.D. issued a release that cites the death of Dam...
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Baldwin residents air complaints of police department
Complaints about the police department were the concern of several citizens at the monthly Baldwin Board of Aldermen meeting held Thursday. Mayor Wayne Breaux and the board heard first from Amy Goi...
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School board will meet tonight
The St. Mary Parish School Board will join other parishes in legally challenging Act 2 of the 2012 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature when it meets today. Act 2 provides state-funded scho...
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End-of-course test performance improves in St. Mary
High school students required to participate in the state End-of-Course (EOC) tests have demonstrated remarkable levels of proficiency in various course subjects that comprise the high stakes exami...
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