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Police: OSHA to join La. blast investigation at Donaldsville plant -- 1 killed
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed one worker at chemical plant in Donaldsonville — the second...
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Restore Act may help fund $80M Bayou Chene flood protection project
PATTERSON, La. — St. Mary Parish may be able to receive 2012 Restore Act funding, legislation Congress passed to help the Gulf Coast communities recover from the 2010 BP oil spill, for one of its f...
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2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant (updated)
GONZALES, La. (AP) — A second victim of an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant died Friday, while federal authorities opened an investigation to determine the cause of the deadly blast. S...
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A 2001 Corvette owned by Gene Falcon is among the vehicles to be on display at the Holy Cross Knights of Columbus fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Cedar and Franklin streets, Morgan City.
Holy Cross KCs plan fundraiser Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Holy Cross Knights of Columbus Council 12179 will have a fundraiser Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Cedar and Franklin streets, Morgan City. The event includes an open car, t...
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Principals' Association scholarships winners.
Scholarships at St. Mary Parish School
St. Mary Parish Principals’ Association Scholarship winners were presented during Thursday’s St. Mary Parish School Board meeting. From left are District 1 winner Peyton Landry, a graduate of Cente...
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2 arrested on prostitution charges in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A 39-year-old Morgan City woman and 45-year-old Morgan City man were arrested this morning after police received a complaint about drug and prostitution activity at a local mote...
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Study to find detour for La. 70 near sinkhole
PIERRE PART, La. -- A feasibility study has been initiated to identify a possible detour route and cost for La. 70 in Assumption Parish, according to an announcement from the Louisiana Department o...
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Residents urged to call about flooding
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Information on the location and extent of damage to homes throughout the parish from Sunday’s heavy rainfall event is needed according to parish councilman Glen Hidalgo. The co...
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Area legislators report to Chamber members on session
Members of the Louisiana legislature representing St. Mary Parish reported Wednesday on the last legislative session during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. Rep....
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Jeanerette Museum honors founding members tonight
The Jeanerette Bicentennial Park and Museum will honor two of its founding members, Anna Joyce Breaux and Teletha Davis Duchane at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10 in the museum’s annex. The museum is loca...
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The Caring for America Committee includes, front from left, Adelaide Wise and Didi Battle. In the back row, from left, are Sherry Vandenaardweg, Mary Catherine Gray and Carolyn Fondren. Not pictured are Kim Allain, Gladys Fournet, Ila Hardee, Leilani Hardee, Colleen Kahn, Janice Leblanc, Linda Thomas and Sandra Watson.
Caring for America raises money for wounded military
FRANKLIN, La. — Caring for America has raised more than $10,000 for wounded military personnel. The funding will benefit the Wounded Soldiers Fund at St. Mary Parish Foundation to support physical ...
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School Board to consider superintendent’s evaluation Thursday
The St. Mary Parish School Board meets Thursday to handle several items including its annual superintendent evaluation. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Central Office Complex in Center...
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Pilots and ground support personnel have helped the Louisiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol take aerial photographs of the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Kneeling, from left, are 1st Lt. Charles Judice, Capt. Herb Stanley, Capt. Matt Cushing and Lt. Col. Paul Rappmundt. Standing, from left, are senior member Duval Arthur, 2nd Lt. Anita Stanley, 2nd Lt. Ulysses Dumesnil, Capt. Anthony Boudreaux, 2nd Lt. L.V. Gard, 2nd Lt. Don Dupuis and senior member Randy Meadows.
Civil Air Patrol provides photo reconnaissance of Bayou Corne site
Using Air Force-supplied cameras and civilian pilots, the Louisiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has been providing aerial photographs of the Bayou Corne area sinkhole to the Governor’s Office of H...
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PC takes on smoking ban, saggy pants
Ordinances banning smoking on parish courthouse property and below the waist and undergarment exposure are set to be considered when the St. Mary Parish Council meets in regular session Wednesday. ...
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Scenes like this one on Arlington Road in Bayou Vista were abundant Sunday after 5.5 inches of rain dropped on the Tri-City area in about three hours, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.
Sunday shower floods streets
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- With 5.5 inches of rain in a few hours early Sunday morning, several homes across the Tri-City area flooded. Streets, particularly in the Bayou Vista area, remained closed for h...
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Tourney winner
THE SOUTHERN STIX won the LA MAGIC Fastpitch Softball Tournament over the weekend in Houma. Southern Stix won the championship game in an international tie breaker by a final score of 4-2 over the ...
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Joshua Freyou, 14, (blue boat) and Logan Baudoin, 13, (orange boat) battle for position rounding a buoy in the inaugural Petite Tour du Teche, held in September 2012. The U.S. Canoe Association-sanctioned event is for boys and girls ages 5 to 17. (Photo courtesy Tour du Teche Inc.)
Tour du Teche holds camp for young paddlers in June
Tour du Teche, Louisiana’s premier paddling event, is holding a camp for young paddlers on Bayou Teche June 24-28. And the following weekend, June 29-30, will be the second annual Petite Tour du T...
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HUD officials visit Morgan City Housing Authority
MORGAN CITY, La. — An unannounced visit was made to the Morgan City Housing Authority by two officials from the regional offices of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week, ...
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St. Mary Parish Superintendent of Schools Donald Aguillard
Budget includes pay raise for St. Mary Parish educators
St. Mary Parish’s educational system stands to receive $980,000 because of a 2.75 percent increase in the public school financing formula. Half of that is required to be spent on teacher pay supple...
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Old Franklin Foundation site sale completed
Franklin Foundation Hospital has completed the sale of the old hospital building and campus at 1501 Hospital Ave., which has been vacant since 2007. The sale to MRP – St. Mary LLC sets in motion p...
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Tasha Boudreaux
Patterson woman arrested for vehicular homicide for April 15 wreck
PATTERSON, La. -- A Patterson woman was arrested this morning by state police for a fatal wreck on U.S. 90 April 15, according to Tfc. Stephen Hammons, state police Troop I. Tasha Boudreaux, 31, wa...
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Patterson man kills woman, turns gun on himself
PATTERSON, La. — A murder-suicide claimed the lives of two people in Patterson Tuesday night as a man shot and killed his estranged wife before turning a gun on himself, according to Patterson Poli...
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McDermott yard in Amelia may be shuttered
Rumors are swirling that McDermott’s fabrication yard in Amelia may be shuttered. Between a lease renewal in 2014, a project for BP that fell through, and a lack of skilled workers, the company is ...
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Summer Reading Program kicks off
Milan Haydel, top, closely inspects a bubble gum container to guess the number inside as part of kick-off activities for the Franklin Library’s Summer Reading Program on Monday. Below, Evan, Brooke...
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