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‘Del-Kids’ donation
“Del-Kids” from the Franklin-Jeanerette Alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. donated a Thanksgiving basket and cards to St. Mary Council on Aging. Pictured are Geraldine Anderson, COA office ...
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Lighting, decorating contest set for Tues.
Judging of Franklin’s Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest is Tuesday. Sponsored by the City of Franklin and the Franklin Garden Club, the contest is to be held in residential and business cat...
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Top races summary
U.S. House District 3 616 of 616 precincts - 100 percent x-Charles Boustany, GOP (i) 58,820 - 61 percent Jeff Landry, GOP (i) 37,764 - 39 percent Supreme Court District 5 630 of 630 precincts ...
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Associated Press names Boustany as the winner in 3rd Congressional District race (updated)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany will return to Congress for a fifth term after handily defeating his fellow Republican congressman, Jeff Landry, in Saturday's runoff election. Th...
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Volunteer Greg Price of Morgan City serves a steak to Al Reaux of Lafayette. Price has been volunteering at the event for about 45 years, he said.
Steak dinner helps fund scouting activities
MORGAN CITY, La. — The atmosphere was relaxed and casual at Thursday night’s annual Joe Cefalu Boy Scouts of America Steak Dinner. But, make no mistake, the event is a major fundraiser for the Boy ...
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Patterson Christmas Parade is Sunday
The Patterson Christmas Parade will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at Place Norman Shopping Center and will proceed down La. 182 to Patterson High School. The parade’s grand marshal is Pamela Washington, c...
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Earl Meador, director of South Central Louisiana Technical College, is by a device used to simulate a helicopter crash at the Young Memorial Campus in Morgan City Thursday.
Meador leads South Central Louisiana Technical College
MORGAN CITY, La. — Earl Meador says he is a “blue collar guy with a big certificate on the wall.” Meador was appointed in November to replace Jimmy Sawtelle as director of South Central Louisiana T...
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Vitter staff to hold hours in Berwick
U.S. Sen. David Vitter will hold staff satellite office hours for St. Mary Parish residents on Monday. Vitter, R-Metairie, and his staff use satellite offices in addition to town hall meetings arou...
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Dec. 8 candidates
Candidate showdown Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. — Saturday is showdown day with three runoff elections on tap in Morgan City. Morgan City voters will decide whether Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi or Lee Dragna will serve as the next may...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
HOLIDAY PLAY “Bah Humbug” presented by Tri-City Youth Theatre, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: $4, advance; and $5, at door; available at auditorium. LOLL...
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Quilts donated
The Rumpled Quilts Guild of Patterson, along with the Cane Cutters Guild of Houma recently made and donated several quilts to Chez Hope Inc. as their yearly project. Chez Hope Inc. is a non-profit ...
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Lucas Richard, groundskeeper of Kemper Williams Park in Patterson, prepares a skyline lighting display on Tuesday. Christmas lighting at the park runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30, weather permitting. Cost is $2 per car or $10 per bus.
Patterson holiday lighting judging scheduled Monday
PATTERSON, La. — Judging for the Patterson Christmas Lighting Contest will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Homes will be judged in three categories — religious, simplicity, or festive. Residents a...
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Appeals court overturns Gibson ineligibility ruling
Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling in 16th Judicial District Court regarding a local elected official’s eligibility to hold public office. The ruling was rendered May 1...
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement recently held training classes aboard the Mr. Charlie in Morgan City for future inspectors of drilling rigs and production platforms. Approximately 25 inspectors hailing from across the Gulf Coast region took part in the class. Among them was Kim Criddle of New Orleans, center. At the time of the class she had been employed by BSEE for five weeks and was the only female inspector on staff. Other students hailed from as far as Laredo, Texas, and as close as Houma.
Mr. Charlie hosts federal inspectors
When the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement needed a safe place to access offshore equipment in an effort to better train new oil rig inspectors, it came to the International Petroleum...
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Grand reopening
A ribbon cutting was held for the grand re-opening of the Family Dollar store in Franklin on Saturday. Local officials, Chamber of Commerce members, family and customers joined Manager Tracey Olivi...
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Drones bring notice to coastal research
Ever since Nicholls State University was listed in release of information about licensees of unmanned aerial drones — the same technology used to kill enemy combatants in war zones in Iraq and Afg...
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Officials demand Citizens premium increase review
St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin, Sen. Brett Allain and Rep. Joe Harrison went to Baton Rouge last week to protest a 171 percent increase in wind and hail premiums from Louisiana Citizens Prop...
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Port looks to next river dredging method
The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District board discussed progress on the Agitation Dredging Project, new efforts in the decades-long struggle to keep the shipping channels clear, and the coope...
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Grand opening
Friends, family, local officials and Chamber of Commerce members joined owners Nelvin Coleman and Fran Jenkins for the opening of their new business, C&J Creations on Friday. The new all-occasion s...
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SM schools decline to take voucher students
CENTERVILLE — The six public schools in St. Mary Parish that would be eligible to receive students under Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher program have declined to participate in the voluntary program. ...
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Donation to recreation center
The Franklin-Jeanerette Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently made a donation to the Broussard-Harris Recreation Center to help fund summer programs. From left above are Delta Sigma Theta ...
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School board boosts insurance cost by $1 million
CENTERVILLE — The St. Mary Parish School Board voted Thursday to approve group health insurance with no additional premium cost to its employees but an additional cost of about $1 million annually...
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State police investigate alleged Baldwin tasing
Louisiana State Police are reportedly investigating an alleged tasing death in Baldwin Thursday evening. Very few details are available, but reports indicate that the deceased person, Damon Abraham...
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Rouge ride
More than 50 riders in the annual Tour du Rouge bike race stopped for the night in Morgan City on Wednesday. The event, which runs over the course of a week from Houston to New Orleans, is a fundra...
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