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$10,000 scholarship awarded
Rachel Carinhas, a 2011 graduate of Patterson High School, recently received a scholarship in the amount of $10,500 from the Horatio Alger Association. Carinhas is one of 50 high school graduates i...
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Faded Glory
Kenneth Rhodes, a member of Boy Scout Troop 242 in Patterson, disposes of a flag during a flag retirement ceremony at the W.L. Bernauer Jr. American Legion Post 242 Hall in Patterson. The flag was ...
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Hike through the Palmetto Trail
Refuge trail closing Oct. 1 for winter hunting season
Now’s the time to take advantage of cooler days and visit the Palmetto Trail on the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge before it closes for the season. The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlif...
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City leaders declare POW/MIA observance
Local leaders came together earlier this week to sign a proclamation declaring today as POW/MIA Recognition Day, a day which honors the sacrifices America’s missing service members and their famili...
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MCFD announces hydrant testing
The Morgan City Fire Department will be testing fire hydrants starting Monday. The testing will be conducted Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings until 11 a.m. each day. Residents can expe...
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Hay, a fire
Just before noon Thursday, Berwick Police notified the Berwick Volunteer Fire Department of a burning bale of hay in a field on Gilmore Drive in Golden Farms. Assistant Fire Chief Allen Rink said t...
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City hydrant replacement starts Monday
The City of Franklin Utility Department will be working in several areas of the water distribution system replacing and/or removing leaking fire hydrants. The work will begin Monday at 11 p.m. and ...
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S&P Festival is Top 100 bus event
The American Bus Association (ABA) announced that the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival has been designated as one of the Top 100 events in North America for 2012 by an experienced expert tou...
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Steel piers
Work is continuing on the 1,600 square-foot Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City. The facility, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at U.S...
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Hattie Watts named Blue Ribbon School
Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson was one of only 305 schools named today as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School. Schools are chosen based on their overall academic excellence or for their...
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La 87 resurfacing
Asphalt overlay of La. 87 between Sterling Sugar in Franklin and the Centerville community continues to progress. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development contracted with W.E. McD...
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Teche Regional sign causes fire false alarm
A fire call from Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City Tuesday afternoon was caused by a faulty electronic sign. While Morgan City Fire Chief Morris Price said this morning that false alarms...
Sep 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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