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Patterson urges First Call usage
Residents must register for First Call, the parish’s emergency communication system, in order to be notified of an emergency situation. The system is utilized by municipalities or parish officials ...
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Tour du Teche seeks paddle race volunteers
The Second Tour du Teche is set for the weekend of Oct. 7-9 and volunteers are needed for the Franklin leg of the event The 135-mile paddle race down Bayou Teche begins in Port Barre and ends at Be...
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Relay teams begin to group for 2012
Teams are now forming for the American Cancer Socierty’s 2012 Relay for Life event in Franklin. There will be early bird specials for teams that sign up during the “Kickin It Up For A Cure” party T...
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Two port tenants in negotiations for expansions
Two Port of West St. Mary tenants are negotiating with the port commission on separate expansion projects. D&L Salvage is seeking a lease on a port structure to expand their current operations. Lea...
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Flash! Bang!
The 76th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival went out with a bang — actually, a lot of bangs — Monday night with the annual fireworks display over Berwick Bay. Weather conditions depressed atte...
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Chamber sets three candidates’ forums
The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce and Franklin Republican Women will co-host three “Meet the Candidates Breakfasts” for parishwide candidates. There will be a series of forums that will feature cand...
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Festival braves rain and wind, concludes today
Arts and crafts, food vendors and carnival rides for the 76th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival are scheduled to go on as planned today, the final day of annual Labor Day weekend festi...
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Wet, Wind
The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival soldiered on through the wet and windy conditions brought onshore by Tropical Storm Lee Friday. There were some event cancellations, but many vendors cam...
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Facelift
St. Mary Landmarks Society members have taken on the civic task of refreshing the historic markers in the area. From top, Laura and Beto Zuniga, and below, Pam Heffner, were working on the signs in...
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AGU entertainer
RUSSELL VANOVER will be Artists Guild Unlimited‘s guest entertainer for the 48th Annual Labor Day Art Show and Sale Purchase Award Reception. Vanover is the son of Michael and Rene Vanover of Morga...
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AGU Show judges named
Judges for the Artists Guild Unlimited’s 48th annual Labor Day Art Show and Sale recently were announced. Beverly “Bevil” Knapp judged photography, while Frederick “Rick” Ortner judged artwork. Kna...
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Tropical system will generate Louisians rain, at a minimum
A low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico is not expected to reach hurricane force but may meander off the Louisiana coast long enough to strengthen into a named tropical storm. The...
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