Annual presentations St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Women held their annual presentation to residents of Franklin Health Care Center this week. The gifts consisted of a blanket and pillow to each recipient. Shown are Pam ...
Noise and other police issues rise in Baldwin Noise, and what police are doing or not doing about it, sparked a contentious discussion between Baldwin residents, aldermen and police officials Thursday.
Marilyn Burgess, who lives next to the Mo...
Top Gains schools recognized in St. Mary Parish CENTERVILLE, La. — Seven St. Mary Parish schools have been designated as Top Gains schools, each earning $8,500 for their work.
The schools — Berwick Junior High, Berwick High School, W.P. Foster E...
St. Mary Parish schools embrace fight against bullying CENTERVILLE, La. — St. Mary Parish has been ahead of the curve when it comes to implementation of the Tesa Middlebrook Anti-bullying Act.
The new law strengthens an older one by adding more rigid r...
Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for St. Mary Parish Jambalaya
Chicken and sausage jambalaya dinners sold by Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, Sunday, Dec. 16. Donation $6. Also taking orders for chitterlings. For info call 985-519...
Former Louisiana governors defend performances, offer ideas BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s four living former governors traded stories Wednesday about their combined 30 years in the state’s top leadership post, defended their performances and offered politi...
Patterson murder suspect arrested PATTERSON, La. -- A suspect in a Patterson murder has been arrested in New Orleans, according to a report from television station KATC of Lafayette.
Authorities arrested 46-year-old Junior Weston l...
Food drive donations St. Mary Emergency Aid, a United Way of South Louisiana Agency, collected nearly two tons of donations during the recent Food for Familes drive. Director Patti Ibert is shown here with but a fracti...
Iron works demolition The remains of the former St. Mary Iron Works structure on Fifth Street are being demolished. Last known as St. Mary Metal Forms, the business began operation in about 1908, and briefly shut down i...
Morgan City soldier is handling the next surge in Afghanistan By MAJ. STEVEN MILLER
4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The troop surge in Afghanistan officially ended in September, but soldiers of the ...
Morgan City non-residential metal building rules discussed MORGAN CITY, La. — The Morgan City Planning and Zoning Commission did not have a quorum for Tuesday’s meeting, and was unable to have an official public hearing of the proposed ordinances.
Only thr...
St. Mary Parish School Board faces money issues Funding issues top the agenda when the St. Mary Parish School Board meets Thursday for its regular meeting.
Among the items up for discussion are designation of unreserved, undesignated general fun...
Patterson Council meets tonight The Patterson City Council meeting Tuesday will be preceded by a public hearing on three ordinances governing financial matters.
Those ordinances, which are expected to be approved during the regul...
Berwick water line The Town of Berwick work crews will be relocating a water line at the intersection of Jones and Snead streets in Berwick. Due to the work, residents in Country Club will experience low water pressu...
On a Roll Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan and police Chief Patrick LaSalle spoke to children that came out for a bike giveaway at the Patterson Police training building Monday morning. They explained how impor...
Patterson rescue dog aids search for UL student
Local support in the case of the missing Lafayette college student has been on the ground practically since she disappeared in the form of a human and two K-9 officers from the Patterson Police De...
New Officers A new slate of St. Mary Landmarks Society officers was installed Friday during ceremonies at Grevemberg House in Franklin. From left are Didi Battle, treasurer; Ruthie Heard secretary; incoming Pre...
Water safety classes return for third year
The Aqua Safety First Community Program will hold its third annual water safety event, open to the public at the Pavillion on Lake End Park in Morgan City, on June 9, 10 a.m. to noon.
“The recent ...
Barbecue competition slated for July in MC
When it comes to the culinary, barbecue is probably not what comes to mind when most people think of the Tri-City area.
Don and Mata Tellman hope to change that. They are organizing a barbecue com...
Lamp post hit A truck hit a lamp post on Main Street between Caffery and Morris Street this morning. The city has a few finished lamp posts in stock, but also has the molds to obtain further replacements. No fur...
Dredging bid awarded The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, an Illinois company, to perform this year’s annual dredging work in the Atchafalaya Bar Channel in St. Mary Par...
Landry says USDA will retain local FSA office In a major win for Louisiana farmers, Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reversed its proposal to close the St. Mary Parish Farm Service...
Community concert season tickets on sale A slate of six concerts is on tap for the Morgan City Community Concert Association in 2012-13.
“This will be another fantastic Community Concert season and the membership drive is under way,” secr...
New fire fighting station A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department station. Firefighters and town officials attended the ceremony as well as contractors for the project. The ...
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