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Hanson homecoming parade rolls through Franklin
Hanson Memorial High School held its homecoming parade Thursday in Franklin. The Hanson Memorial Tigers will face off against Ascension Episcopal tonight at 7 p.m. at McCloskey Field. The 2012 Home...
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Broken tourist center looted
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretative Center was broken into Oct. 11 and thousands of dollars in copper was taken from the air conditioning units. Morgan City Assistant Po...
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Vietnam War hero honored in Patterson
PATTERSON, La. — A hero should be treated like one, and a recent Silver Star recipient will receive a hero’s welcome during homecoming festivities at Patterson High School. More than 42 years after...
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Wheelhouse
Tootsie roll drive Annual “Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Bayou Vista Knights of Columbus Council 6211 Friday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to noo...
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Scam targets Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A scam targeting advertisers in the local visitors guide is to be avoided, according to Carrie Stansbury, Cajun Coast executive director. Someone identifying himself as Shane wi...
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Mason awards presented
Franklin Lodge 57 F&AM recently honored its Teacher of the Year Phyllis Darden, above in left photo, and Paramedic of the Year, Hal Titus, above in right photo. Darden is a teacher at Chitimacha Tr...
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Henderson dredging project to start this week
The state Department of Natural Resources and St. Martin Parish announced Tuesday that work will begin this week on a cooperative project to excavate channels in Lake Henderson in the Atchafalaya B...
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Sawtelle leaving technical college -- Named senior vice president of Workforce Solutions
MORGAN CITY, La. — Jimmy Sawtelle, regional director of South Central Louisiana Technical College, is the new senior vice president for Workforce Solutions, a statewide program to develop workforc...
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Ever-present ‘Bourge the Clown’ remembered
MORGAN CITY, La. — A local entertainer who gave many in the Morgan City area happy childhood memories died last week at the age of 81. Jerrin Jerome Bourgeois, known by many as “Bourge the Clown,”...
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Wheelhouse
VFW POST 4222 And Auxiliary meetings Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Eat at 6 p.m. Knights of Columbus Annual “Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Bayou Vista Council 6211 Friday, Oct. ...
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Disaster Recovery Center opens today in Stephensville
BATON ROUGE — A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened today in St. Martin Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home ...
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Sheriff's Department issues release in Singleton death
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department has issued the following statement regarding the Oct. 10 death of Irvian Singleton Jr., 44, of Morgan City. In response to inquiries from the media the St...
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Early morning hit and run
This vehicle was towed away after reportedly hitting a utility pole on Main Street near Myra Street before 7 a.m. this morning. Unconfirmed reports are that the driver and possibly a passenger fled...
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Berwick Homecoming queen
During Berwick High School’s Homecoming game Friday night, Assistant Principal Doug Norris crowned Joan Bennett, daughter of Eugene and Jennifer Dreher and James Bennett, as the 2011 Homecoming queen.
Oct 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Blessing of the Pets
The Blessing of the Animals was held Sunday at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Franklin. The outdoor worship service is held annually to celebrate the animals people share their lives with and to co...
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Berwick teen struck by truck
A Berwick teenager was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle following the homecoming bonfire at Berwick High School Thursday night. School officials said this morning that Lacey Menard, a f...
Oct 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unity Breakfast
Chez Hope Family Violence Crisis Center held its Domestic Violence Awareness Month Unity Breakfast today at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. State Rep. Sam Jones, first photo, was presented the 2...
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Armored cars
Every year, the Army National Guard sends several units to the National Training Center for 18 days of very intense training. Due to the massive amounts of heavy equipment and vehicles that are req...
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Tour du Teche II opens with 86 boats taking off Friday
Early Friday morning 86 watercraft will take off from Port Barre and sometime Sunday many will cross a finish line in Berwick. Tour du Teche II, the second paddle race along the entire length of Ba...
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Patterson City Council quashes variances
In the face of a group split between supporters and detractors, the Patterson City Council unanimously denied a variance for Bethel Pentecostal’s proposed children’s home project. This does not st...
Oct 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Awards Night
Franklin Lodge 57 F.&A.M. held its annual awards ceremonies and banquet Tuesday at the lodge on Main Street. First photo, Franklin Police Police Communications Officer Dominique Boutte received an ...
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Candidates for House Dist. 51 tangle at SMIG
Candidates for the District 51 House of Representatives race squared off at the St. Mary Industrial Group’s monthly luncheon Monday. Morgan City resident Howard Castay, no party affiliation, and i...
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Blessing of the Animals set Sunday at St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church will present the Blessing of the Animals Sunday at 2 p.m. The blessing is an outdoor worship service celebrating the animals that people share their lives with. Pet owne...
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CCHS Homecoming queen
Paige Johnson was crowned Central Catholic High School’s 2011 Homecoming queen at halftime of the Eagles’ football game against Ascension Catholic High School. Johnson was crowned by 2010 Queen Jam...
Oct 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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