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Special recognition
During St. Mary Landmarks’ recent Luau Fundraiser held at Shadowlawn house in Franklin, President Pam Heffner presented member Al Kuhlman an award in appreciation for his years of service to the or...
Apr 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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A cappella hipsters 42Five will perform their energy-infused five-part harmony program at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City at 7:30 p.m. May 7.
42Five to perform in Morgan City May 7
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –— A cappella hipsters 42Five will perform their energy-infused five-part harmony program at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City at 7:30 p.m. May 7. Adult season t...
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Gen. Honoré offers advice on building a strong family unit
LAFAYETTE — How can U.S. military core values be used by parents to build stronger families? That’s what retired Army Lt. General Russel Honoré explained in his keynote address to some 600 members ...
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Chance Boudreaux
Patterson police arrest man on most wanted list
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A Patterson man who was wanted by Morgan City police on a warrant for theft of firearms was arrested Friday by Patterson police, according to Morgan City Police Chief Travis Cro...
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Hanson Memorial presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Hanson Memorial High School’s Drama Club will present Alice in Wonderland Tues., April 30, Thurs., May 2 and Fri. May 3 at the Hanson Auditorium. All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission ...
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Patterson Wheel Barrel Farmers Market opens Saturday
PATTERSON, La. — The Patterson Wheel Barrel Farmers Market’s grand opening is set from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1115 First St. near Patterson Junior High School. The Farmers Market allows vend...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roy Hill, left, of Berwick is shown a 5.56mm semi-automatic AR-15 rifle Thursday afternoon at Tideland Gun and Tackle in Morgan City by owner Keith Hebert.
Gun, ammo buying frenzy calms
MORGAN CITY — The sale of guns and ammunition continues at a steady clip in and around St. Mary Parish, but not nearly at the pace set a couple months ago, according to two local gun dealers. “All ...
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Lecture, demonstrations on tintype photography scheduled in Franklin
FRANKLIN — The history and science that has led to the modern day photography as we know it can be traced back to the middle ages. The practical process of capturing an image began in 1829 by a Fr...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Mary Parish jobless rate up slightly
BATON ROUGE — St. Mary Parish’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent in March, up from 6.6 percent in February but below the 8.2 percent a year ago in March, according to the federal Bureau of Lab...
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Shooting range reopens Wed.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’ Mark Hebert has announced that the shooting range will reopen to the public on Wednesday. Operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The range c...
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Gloria Moultrie, vice chancellor of Southern University of New Orleans
Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation plans gospel concert
The Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation will hold a benefit gospel banquet at 4 p.m. Saturday. The banquet will be held at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center at 4014 Chennault St. in Morgan City. T...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Selection of I-49 South Coalition board delayed
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The selection of a board of directors to serve on the I-49 South Coalition has been pushed back to an undetermined date, likely in a couple of months after the closing of the le...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Surprise visit
Cyril Vetter, center, author of the book “Fonville Winans’ Louisiana: Politics, People and Places” made a surprise visit to Grevemberg House March 2 during the St. Mary Landmarks display of Winans’...
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Sen. Allain's Office
State Sen. Bret Allain, Dist. 21, was joined by friends, family, local and state officials and Chamber of Commerce members Wednesday for a ribbon cutting at his new Franklin office located at 600 M...
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David Bias
Morgan City man guilty of armed robbery
A St. Mary Parish jury found a 26-year-old Morgan City man guilty Thursday of armed robbery with a firearm and possession of a fireman by a convicted felon in connection with a May 2010 incident, a...
Mar 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Addressing local resource, conservation concerns
The annual Natural Resource Conservation Service and St. Mary Soil and Water Conservation Service “Locally Led Meeting” was held last week on the fourth floor of the St. Mary Parish Courthouse. St....
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Garbage cans are emptied, but a lone bag of trash remains exposed on Veterans Boulevard in Patterson on Wednesday.
Bears disturbing garbage cans in Patterson
PATTERSON, La. — Black bears are no longer just searching for food south of the railroad tracks in the city. The bears have now made their way to other parts of the city, Mayor Rodney Grogan said. ...
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borne takes oath of office
Vincent J. Borne took the oath of office Wednesday to become the newest judge of the 16th Judicial District Court comprised of St. Mary, Iberia and St. Martin parishes. Borne was elected unopposed ...
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Morgan City High School 11th grade students utilized a program called “USA Test Prep” Monday afternoon. Melody Turner teaches the group during their scheduled ACT-End of Course classes every Monday through Thursday from 2:20 to 2:45 p.m. until the actual ACT exam on March 19. Students receive practice in science reasoning, reading, math and English — the main components of the ACT exam. Students also each maintain a username and password, allowing them to practice outside of school. Students, from left, are Liliana Berlin, Cade Olivareq, Joel Reyes and Aja Verdun.
Testing season arrives -- Students face a battery of tests beginning this month
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The first annual assessment testing date for Louisiana students rapidly is approaching. Phase 1 of the LEAP test is March 19. This section is for fourth- and eighth-grade studen...
Mar 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Treasurer John Kennedy, left, speaks with Franklin Rotarian James Evans Tuesday at the Forest Restaurant. Kennedy outlined the pros and cons of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax. He was the guest of Rotarian Hudson Rushing.
Kennedy: Removing income tax needs careful thought
State Treasurer John Kennedy said he likes Gov. Bobby Jindal’s idea of getting rid of the state income tax but stressed the need to “think it through.” Kennedy was in Franklin Tuesday to speak at t...
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Denise Lemoine Bailey holds a flier offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for her father Glenn Lemoine’s death.
Family seeks answers in Patterson man’s death
Two and a half years after his death, questions remain as to what happened to Glenn Lemoine of Patterson after he was last seen leaving Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton shortly after 3:30 a.m. on ...
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Morgan City police say woman’s pickup hits pole, blows transformer causing outage
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 60-year-old Morgan City woman was arrested by police Monday for hit and run driving and careless operation after her pickup truck struck a utility pole causing a transformer to...
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Biologist David Hancock, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, takes a photograph during the Louisiana University Marine Consortium Turtle Bayou tour in Gibson while bird guide Steve Cardiff of the LSU Museum of Natural Science watches.
Eagles cooperate with Eagle Expo
The Eagle Expo in Morgan City and surrounding areas closed out Saturday afternoon but not before festival-goers got to look at eagles and plenty of other birds and wildlife out in the bayous and wa...
Mar 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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A reunion: Let's Go Riding Franklin
Saturday’s Let’s Go Riding Franklin event rolled on despite cold, high winds in the Franklin area. Above, cars are being shown in the “old A&P parking lot” as it’s nostalgically called. Below from ...
Mar 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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