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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Allain seeks wind insurance oversight
Almost a year after being soaked with rate hikes of 171 percent for wind and hail insurance in St. Mary Parish, state Sen. Bret Allain has successfully passed through the Senate a bill designed to ...
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Flood insurance change sought by St. Mary Parish Levee District commissioners
MORGAN CITY, La. — The St. Mary Parish Levee District commission adopted a resolution that would allow for a special one-year period for residents to buy flood insurance in light of the new FEMA f...
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Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch
Crouch warns Morgan City residents about alligators
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch said police have been having a problem with alligators getting into people’s yards in the Wyandotte Subdivision and Railroad Avenue area. ...
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Hail pelts Tri-City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With thunder clapping behind sharp bolts of lightning, hail pelted roofs in several St. Mary Parish locations shortly before daybreak, as a thunderstorm cell moved through the p...
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Former alderman airs complaints
Former Baldwin Alderman Tony Gibson brought several items before the board Thursday. Gibson first inquired why the election to fill the seat he was legally forced to vacate due to an elections viol...
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Litter, traffic issues heard in Baldwin
Complaints of drinking, gambling and litter on Batiste Street in Baldwin were addressed by aldermen Thursday. Alderman Thor Frederick said she’s been told people put chairs in the roadway, drink an...
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$2.5M approved for St. Mary Parish school projects
CENTERVILLE, La. — The St. Mary public school system’s three maintenance districts together approved $2.5 million in maintenance and capital projects this week. The district committees considered s...
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Oceaneering, McDermott representatives see positive outlook for oil industry
MORGAN CITY, La. — Oceaneering International in Morgan City expects to see increasing employment over the few years while McDermott International in Amelia has a positive outlook for the oil and g...
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Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne speaks at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City Thursday.
Dardenne to speak here
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne will speak at 10 a.m. Friday at Lake House 1 at Lake End Park in Morgan City to celebrate National Tourism Week. St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin and Morgan City Mayor Fr...
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Older Americans Month
Franklin Mayor Raymond Harris signed a proclamation Wednesday declaring May as Older Americans Month. The proclamation urges citizens to “take time this month to recognize older adults and the peop...
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Bank Day
St. Mary Community Action Agency and Head Start’s Pennies for Pre-schoolers program is in its third year and has received support from parents and local banks. Students from Cinderella Head Start h...
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Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan
Patterson property taxes unchanged
PATTERSON, La. — The City Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday night that will keep the city’s property tax rates unchanged. The general alimony tax of 8.2 mills and 12.41 mills to pay for the ...
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Secretary of State declares vacancy on Baldwin board
Baldwin aldermen and the mayor will meet in special session Thursday to fill a vacancy on the governing board. Mayor Wayne Breaux and the board received correspondence dated Feb. 19 from the Louisi...
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A student in the Patterson High School fan section holds a sign that says, “Jesus (loves) you unless you attend Parkview Baptist” during Friday’s basketball game between the two schools. The photo is rotated to allow the sign to be read.
Playoffs reveal Patterson, Parkview Baptist rivalry
Patterson High School and Parkview Baptist School have met on the basketball court, the football field and the baseball diamond. When they met Friday for the regional round of the Class 3A boys ba...
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Final Junior Fair and Livestock Show winners
The final three awards from the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock show were, from top center, Ashley Champagne, champion AOB in market division swine. At middle, center, Nicholas Polito wit...
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The East St. Mary Veterans Funeral Squad was honored Sunday at the annual Veterans Appreciation Day at American Legion Post 242 in Patterson. From left are D.J. Fangue, Jimmy Richard Sr., Joseph Boersma, Joe Vidos, James Rink Jr., Don Campos, Jesse LaRive, Tena Stratton, Rosemary Lodrigue, Rueben Trevino, Grace Fangue, Mary Aucoin, Hilliard Smith, Jesse Reynaud Jr., Calvin Alfred, Wilton Aucoin and William “Ken” Macey.
East St. Mary Parish Funeral Squad honored at Veterans Appreciation Day in Patterson
PATTERSON, la. — The 20-member East St. Mary Veterans Funeral Squad was honored Sunday at the 11th annual Veterans Appreciation Day at American Legion Post 242 in Patterson. About 100 people attend...
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St. Mary Parish's Most Wanted for February 2013.
St. Mary Parish’s Most Wanted
The two new additions to February’s most wanted include a man wanted by the sheriff’s department on warrants dating back to 2003 and a man wanted on several drug warrants including possession of a ...
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Decorations, utility bills topics in city budget meet
Franklin city council members held the first of two budget workshops Thursday. Finance Director Ed Hay presented the council with year-to-date spending, tentative amended numbers and tentative numb...
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Louisiana Lottery Powerball winner Amy Sturges poses with husband Warren after winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing.
Morgan City woman claims $2 million Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, La. - After winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing, Amy Sturges of Morgan City stared in awe at her Louisiana Lottery prize check and turned to show it to her husband. War...
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The Louisiana Wildlife Federation has chosen Adriana Drusini, far left, and Jennifer Ducote, center, both LSU AgCenter 4-H agents in St. Mary Parish, along with Catherine Siracusa, St. Mary Parish bear conflict officer, for the Governor’s Conservation Award for their Black Bear Awareness Program. They will receive the award on Feb. 23 at the LWF convention in Baton Rouge.
Local 4-H, bear officer to receive Conservation Award
A 4-H project aimed at helping St. Mary Parish residents avoid troublesome encounters with black bears is being honored with an award from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Adriana Drusini and Je...
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City finalizes acquisition of Crowell school
Mayor Raymond Harris and St. Mary Parish School Board member Murphy Pontiff signed off on an agreement Tuesday finalizing the sale of E.A. Crowell Elementary to the City of Franklin. “I attended cl...
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E.A. Crowell Elementary purchase
Purchase of E.A. Crowell Elementary was finalized Friday with the signing of an agreement between the City of Franklin and the St. Mary Parish School Board. The city has leased the building for use...
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Roger Jenkins, chief operating officer of Murphy Oil based in Houston, speaks Tuesday at a meeting of the Atchafalaya Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
Gulf of Mexico drilling is rebounding
MORGAN CITY, La. — Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is making its way back in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill amidst the stringent drilling standards imposed after the disaster,...
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Assumption Parish residents seek sinkhole buyouts
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Frustrated Assumption Parish residents displaced by a massive sinkhole that has swallowed 9 acres of land near their homes asked lawmakers Tuesday to assist them in getting ...
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