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Holiday style
Employees of both the Town of Berwick and City of Morgan City have been busy putting up Christmas decorations throughout the area. Here, workers decorated at the foot of the east and west sides of ...
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St. Mary Parish Community Fund officers are Raymond Hebert, Al Lippman, Marshall Guidry, Gregory J. Hamer Sr., Alice Foster, Mike Foster, Alice Pecoraro, Dr. Donna Tesi and Craig Thomson. The purpose of SMPCF is to fund programs which broadly impact St. Mary Parish and to focus on enhancing the quality of life in St. Mary Parish.
Fundraiser helps St. Mary Community Fund help others
The St. Mary Parish Community Fund, an affiliate of Community Foundation of Acadiana, hosted a gala titled “Chamber, Music and Cocktails” at the home of Gov. Mike and Mrs. Alice Foster on Oct. 29. ...
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Toys for Tots drop boxes placed; concert Dec. 6
The Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment, is conducting its annual “Toys For Tots” drive. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys du...
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Lafayette observers will visit Dec. 1, gauge Aguillard
By JEAN L. KAESS If nothing changes, Lafayette Parish School Board members will be in the area Dec. 1 to inspect Dr. Donald Aguillard’s work in the St. Mary Parish educational system. During a Thur...
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Martin, former assessor, died Thursday at 81
Former longtime St. Mary Parish Assessor Sherel A. Martin Jr. died Thursday. He was 81. Martin, a Louisa native and longtime Patterson resident, passed away of natural causes just before noon Thurs...
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Amendment prohibits property sale taxes, fees
Voters will cast ballots Saturday on an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution prohibiting taxes and fees on certain real estate sales or transfers. Amendment 1 has brought about some confusion st...
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"Heaven and High Water"
Lana Laws Downing, center right, of Franklin hands a signed copy of her just-published book “Heaven and High Water” to Pam Heffner during a signing held Thursday at the home of Clara O’Niell in Fra...
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Bridge mix
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. crews are currently completing maintenance work on the line in Morgan City. Work, such as that completed here, is done periodically to maintain the railway ...
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Early votes up to 546
Mail ballots continued trickling in Wednesday at the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters’ offices for Saturday’s election. On Wednesday, 11 more ballots were received — seven votes were received vi...
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Community-wide service set Sunday
The St. Mary Ministerial Alliance will hold a community wide, nondenominational Thanksgiving service on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Bethel Pentecostal Fellowship in Patterson. The event will be held at 101...
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Morgan City Main Street sets Santa's Block Party
Santa’s Block Party in downtown Morgan City will be held Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Amazing Jingle Run, Santa Paws Parade and contest as well as the Cypress Corvette Car Show all will be hel...
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Cypress Corvette Club resets annual show
The Cypress Corvette Club, a Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival event, will hold its fifth annual car show on Dec. 3 under the E.J. “Lionel” Grizzaffi U.S. 90 bridge in Morgan City. The first ...
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