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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Republican Women Franklin Republican Women installation meeting Thursday, Jan. 17, at The Forest Restaurant, Franklin. Guest speaker Sen. Brett Allain.
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A pickup truck travels north on Front Street in Morgan City Tuesday afternoon as rain puddled on the road. The wet weather is to continue through Thursday.
Rain closes St. Mary Parish schools
By JEAN KAESS and ZACHARY FITZGERALD jkaess@daily-review.com zfitzgerald@daily-review.com Five inches of rain overnight in the Tri-City area brought only minor street flooding and school closures, ...
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Acadian Ambulance spotlighted in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s 40th anniversary commemoration
Acadian Ambulance was recently featured in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Force Multiplier campaign, according to an Acadian Ambulance news release. he campaign, which is part of RWJF’s 40th ...
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St. Martin Parish teens arrested in connection with New Year’s Eve campground thefts
ST. MARTINVILLE – Four teens have been arrested in connection with New Year’s Eve thefts at the Wilderness Campground, located on Atchafalaya River Highway in St. Martin Parish. A fifth teen was ar...
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony set at Lake End Park
A ribbon-cutting for the completion of three lake houses at Lake End Park will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the park entrance. The event is being put on by the City of Morgan City, the Atchafalaya...
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Steve Orlando and granddaughter Bella, who has cystic fibrosis.
Morgan City native heads cystic fibrosis fundraiser
LAFAYETTE — The second annual Allison Companies Lafayette Wine Opener presented by Moss Motors was “uncorked” in November at River Oaks in Lafayette and raised about $375,000 for the Cystic Fibrosi...
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Home invasion suspects sought in Assumption Parish
Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack reports that at about 9 p.m. Sunday sheriff’s dispatchers received a 911 call concerning a home invasion on Freetown Lane in Belle Rose. The 22-yea...
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Kiwanis to bank on trivia for funds
Teams of up to six competitors will match wits Feb. 22 in the first trivia night sponsored by the East St. Mary Parish Kiwanis Club. The event benefits Adullam Houshold of Faith in Patterson as wel...
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Louisiana news briefs
Lafayette school tax proposed LAFAYETTE — Lafayette Parish School Superintendent Pat Cooper is proposing a $540 million revenue package to go before voters in November to fund facility improvements...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
THRIFT STORE At 304 South Railroad, Morgan City, holding a $5 for a tall-kitchen bag sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Mardi Gras throws available. Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Catholic Chu...
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Patterson City Council plans meeting today
The Patterson City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today at City Hall in the council meeting room. An introduction of an ordinance to limit access behind Patterson Junior High and an intergovernmental ...
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State Treasurer John Kennedy
Louisiana officials keep tabs on education by subbing
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Two hours into his stint as a substitute teacher at Magnolia Woods Elementary School in Baton Rouge, state Treasurer John Kennedy banished one third-grader to the corner and guid...
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Scouting out fun
Cub Scouts have been attending a day camp at the Patterson Area Civic Center all week. The camp has several different stations set up for the kids, including some to teach skills like archery and o...
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Bridge Market
A farmers’ market was held in Morgan City Saturday under the E.J. “Lionel” Grizzaffi U.S. 90 bridge near Front Street. Vendors at multiple booths sold things such as crocheted items, jewelry and so...
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Stroke, stroke
This week, swimming lessons began for children at the municipal pool in Morgan City. The Morgan City Recreation Department offers lessons every year. For more information, call the MCRD at 380-4652.
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St. Mary Parish state legislators spoke at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. From extreme left are Rep. Joe Harrison, Rep. Sam Jones and at the podium is Sen. Brett Allain.
Allain reports on first state session since his election
State legislators representing St. Mary Parish delivered reports on the just-ended legislative session at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday in Franklin. Sen. Brett Allain, Dist. 21, said he...
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Flooding concerns taken to St. Martinville
ST. MARTINVILLE — A contingent of Stephensville residents road-tripped to the St. Martin Parish Council meeting Tuesday to urge the construction of a flood protection project for Bayou Estates and ...
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State, parish school dropout rates both decline
Recently published data from the Louisiana State Department of Education indicates significant decreases in the state’s dropout rate among students in grades 7-12 and grades 9-12. Meanwhile, St. Ma...
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Dr. Edward Valeau met with Mayor Rodney Grogan, city councilwoman and Patterson State Bank manager Sandra Turner, Patterson city employees and city residents Monday on First Street for the official groundbreaking for the Wheelbarrow Farmers’ Market. Valeau, a native of Patterson and now a resident of California, is making the upcoming farmers' market possible. Valeau’s father was a farmer who provided his son a wheelbarrow every day so he could go door to door selling fresh produce. The main goal of the farmers' market is to offer fresh, healthy produce to the local community.
Patterson farmers' market, garden put in motion
PATTERSON — The first official steps toward a farmers’ market and community garden in the city were taken Tuesday night. Ground already has been broken on the Wheelbarrow Farmers’ Market at 1103 Fi...
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Touch of Venus
Jadon Hawkins of Bayou Vista, above, looked through one of many telescopes to see the transit of Venus at the St. George Observatory in Schriever. Hawkins, who went to the observatory with his gran...
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Fire Dist. 11 gets new pumper truck
St. Mary Parish Fire Protection District 11 has taken delivery of its newest pumper truck. The district, which covers Sorrell, Four Corners, Glencoe, Websterville and Louisa received the Ferrara Fi...
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Adults can register for summer arts program
Registration for the fine arts portion of the Bayou Beaux Arts and Dance Program will end at 5 p.m. June 18 and is open to all St. Mary Parish residents who are at least 13-years-old. That means a...
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Jones relates the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’ of session
State Rep. Sam Jones (Dist. 50) said he would “tell you a few good things that we did, then I’ll tell you a few of the evil things that went on” during a report on the Louisiana legislative session...
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Fire blazes through apartment unit roof
Heavy damage was suffered by an apartment unit after an early morning fire Sunday. Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois said fire fighters were dispatched at 6:54 a.m. to Plantation Teche Apartments...
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