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Southwest Louisiana projects approved by state Bond Commission
BATON ROUGE – Millions of dollars for Southwest Louisiana projects were approved by the Bond Commission after his administration recommended them for funding, stated a news release from Gov. Bobby ...
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Christmas parade set for Nov. 29
The City of Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony is set for Thursday, Nov. 29. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of Jackson Street and Main Street. The...
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Local soldier’s returned dog tags off to national museum
During a recent ceremony preceding the Bicentennial Military Parade, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne presented Louisiana soldier John Mack’s recovered WWII dog tag to the Mack Family. Morris Mack, John ...
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4 St. Mary schools recognized as high-performing
CENTERVILLE, La. — Four St. Mary schools were recognized for promoting student achievement levels at an increased rate of progress in comparison to schools with similar student populations by the N...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
VFW Post 4222 And Auxiliary meetings 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Eat at 6 p.m. Garage Sale At Rebos, 1613 First St., Morgan City, 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Thanksgiving Meal For senior citizens and n...
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Vitter, Gulf Restoration Network react to BP deal
Sen. David Vitter Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, responded to developments in the settlements with BP and the U.S. Department of Justice after a settlement was reached with the Department of Justic...
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Narcotics team nabs 5; seizes guns, cash, drugs
Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division detectives arrested five persons after executing a search warrant in the Ashton area of western St. Mary Parish Wednesday. Drugs, guns and cash were recovered, S...
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Man rams Baldwin storefront
A Baldwin man is jailed after inexplicably ramming a truck through the entrance of a local store, police say. Chief Gerald Minor said Danny Ray Mitchell, 32, of 109 Lockley St., Baldwin, was arrest...
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Morgan City utility crews began placing Christmas decorations this week. Mark Broussard hangs a flag on a light post on Brashear Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
By JEAN L. KAESS AND ZACHARY FITZGERALD jkaess@daily-review.com zfitzgerald@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY, La.-- Streets in the Tri-City area are being trimmed with Christmas decorations in anticipa...
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Renwick Subdivision nearly complete in Berwick
BERWICK, La. — Phase five of Renwick Subdivision should be about 95 percent complete by mid-December and it was transferred to the Berwick Development District by ordinance Tuesday in preparation f...
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Report critical of state fire marshal
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A state inspector general’s wide-ranging report on Louisiana Fire Marshal Butch Browning includes a finding that one of Browning’s inspectors failed to detect mechanical problems...
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Sheriffs’ detainee records sought
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A state judge in Crowley has ordered the Vermilion Parish sheriff to provide records to a nonprofit group of immigrants detained since 2009. The...
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Officials from the state’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration presented the draft of Louisiana’s Master Plan to community leaders and members of the public Tuesday at the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District’s office. The plan, subject to legislative approval during the upcoming session, will be used to guide coastal protection and restoration in the state during the next five years. Among the items of potential interest to locals during Tuesday’s meeting were proposed diversions of sediment-filled waters from the Atchafalaya River that will build up starving marshes to the east in neighboring Terrebonne Parish. Above, CPRA Executive Director Jerome Zeringue addresses the group during the meeting. Visit www.stmarynow.com for a look at the local plans included in the proposed Master Plan.
State presents coastal management plan
MORGAN CITY — St. Mary Parish Levee District chairman and state Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, stressed to state Coastal Protection and Restoration officials the importance of including a flood protec...
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Franklin honors Dr. King
Marchers left the corner of Wall Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard at noon Monday to commemorate the late civil right’s leader’s life and work. They paused briefly at the memorial erected to ...
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Former resident killed in crash
A former longtime Berwick resident was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 167 in Lafayette Parish on Saturday after the driver of another vehicle allegedly ran a stop sign and struck him after h...
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Baldwin honors Dr. King
Marches were held throughout the country Monday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Locally, citizens marched in Baldwin in remembrance of the slain civil rights leader who sought to brin...
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Hearing set on coastal master plan
The State’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will hold a public briefing on its recently released Draft 2012 Coastal Master Plan on Tuesday, 3-5 p.m., at the Morgan City Harbor and Term...
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Oneal Chube Jr. dedication
Family, friends and former students of the late Coach Oneal Chube Jr. gathered Saturday for the renaming of Fourth Street in Franklin in his honor. Chube taught and coached at Franklin schools for ...
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School board adopts redistricting plan
CENTERVILLE — The St. Mary Parish School Board adopted its redistricting plan Thursday. No comments were received concerning the matter during either the public hearing or the regular board meetin...
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Automated permit process approved by levee board
Members of the St. Mary Levee District agreed Thursday to take part in the use of an automated permit process. Billy Wall of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority told commissioners that...
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Rousse awaits bail hearing in Jefferson
New details have emerged in the arrest of the Baptist youth and music minister arrested for online solicitation of a minor, among other charges. Mitchell J. Rousse, 33, of Diane Street in Patterson...
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Sales tax collections up in 2011 by $900,000
St. Mary Parish taxpayers showered local governments with $37 million in sales tax receipts in 2011, a $900,000 increase over 2010 and up $2.5 million over 2009. While the bounty left local governm...
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First Baptist releases statement on youth minister's arrest
The following statement was released this afternoon by First Baptist Church regarding today's arrest of youth minister Mitchell Rousse: "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the actions of Mitche...
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Patterson preps to phase in water rate increases
PATTERSON — Water customers here will see the first step of a phased-in rate increase soon. Customers also will see increases in general fees, deposits and new water meter installation costs that ...
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