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City gearing up for parade, lamp lighting
The City of Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Jackson and Main Streets. The d...
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‘Adopt A Family’ now taking contributions
St. Mary Community Action Agency is again sponsoring the Adopt A Family Program to support the underserved families in the area. The agency is seeking sponsors for the 2012 program. This will assis...
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More than 200 votes cast as of Saturday in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A total of 205 voters in St. Mary Parish have cast their early ballots, so far, for the Dec. 8 runoff election. This total includes numbers from the first day of early voting, w...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Thrift Store At 304 South Railroad, Morgan City, holding inventory reduction sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Stuff a tall kitchen bag for $5. Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Catholic chariti...
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Fundraiser Monday for local Brittany’s Project
A community-wide fundraiser is set for Monday in support of Brittany’s Project in Franklin. Domino’s Pizza is pairing with the project to help create a facility for individuals with disabilities. B...
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Lani Bergeron of Wildflower Boutique in Morgan City prepares a display for customers on Wednesday.
Merchants prep for holiday shopping spree
MORGAN CITY, La. — Local small business owners are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping weekend, but say they don’t expect the shopping rush to come until later in the holiday shopping seaso...
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Highways are deadly leading up to Thanksgiving holiday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With five fatal crashes in five days, State Police Troop I region has seen more than its fair share of accidents this week. While none were in the Tri-City area, troopers are no...
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Sheriff offers cautions for holiday shopping
Black Friday is swiftly approaching, heralding the start of the Christmas shopping season. Sheriff Mark Hebert says Christmas is a time for joy and giving but it can also be one of the most hectic...
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Federal prosecutors say criminal investigation in BP disaster ongoing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manslaughter charges brought against two relatively low-ranking BP rig workers in the deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster may be as far as federal prosecutors are willing to go. O...
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Phone scam reported
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With the report of a possible phone call scam in the Morgan City area, people should be careful about sending money to callers who request money so they can send you money. Susa...
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Morgan City utility crew member Jerry Dumont tightens a string of lights on the newly assembled Christmas tree set up on Brashear Avenue in Morgan City Tuesday afternoon.
Holiday activities
Morgan City Morgan City lighting ceremony, 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spirit of Morgan City shrimp boat on Brashear Avenue featuring singing, candy and a visit from Santa Claus. Berwick Berwick lighti...
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Sister ship of the Robert Yered, Bernard C. Webber operates in the Gulf of Mexico. Submitted Photo
Bollinger delivers a Fast Response Cutter to Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has delivered the Robert Yered, the fourth Fast Response Cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of ...
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Erik Bendl and his dog Nice have walked through 33 states rolling a 6-foot inflated globe to raise awareness of diabetes. Thursday they were in Patterson as they continued their trek across the Gulf Coast toward Texas. Their quests are accomplished in spurts, with the current one beginning in Seminole, Ala., Jan. 11. The globe is made of canvas with a waterbed inner tube. It frequently requires repairs as it encounters the elements on their travels. Follow Bendl's travels on his blog at www.worldguy.org or via his facebook site http://www.facebook.com/erikbendl. The most recent blog post is about Bendl’s trek through Patterson.
Walking with the world for diabetes awareness
Erik Bendl and Nice have the world on a string. They — a man and his dog — have walked through 33 states with their 6-foot in-flated globe to raise aware-ness of diabetes. Thursday, they were in P...
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Massive change proposed for school scoring
Accountability scoring for Louisiana schools may be changing next term. St. Mary Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donald Aguillard told the school board Thursday that Louisiana is writing a grant for ...
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Bald eagles have adapted to populated areas. Here, a bald eagle sits with a bulldozer in operation nearby. Fully mature eagles obtain and display the white head and adult tail feather features around their fifth year; life expectancy in the wild is 20 to 25 years. Bald eagles primarily eat fish, but they also eat carrion.
Bald eagle comeback - a case of coming to terms to coexist
With massive wings pushing against the air to slow its descent, the bald eagle dropped towards the concrete surface of Oceaneering International’s manufacturing yard in Morgan City. Surprised, yar...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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COA director pleads for help for local office
A plea was made Wednesday to send the word to the state that the St. Mary Council on Aging cannot survive without its continued support. “I need your voices,” agency Director Beverly Domengeaux tol...
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Local plead cases for downtown P.O.
MORGAN CITY -- About 40 residents attended a hearing Tuesday to learn about the feasibility study process as it relates to the possible closure of the downtown post office. The postal system’s fin...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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USDA consolidation hearing
Craig McCain, United States Department of Agriculture, front left first photo, moderated a public comment hearing this morning at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse on possible consolidation of the loc...
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Levee director updates SMIG on projects
St. Mary Levee District Executive Director Hilary Thibodeaux gave an overview of the district’s purpose to the St. Mary Industrial Group Monday. The district was created to give one voice to the p...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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PC fee review panel members to be set
Appointments are slated to be made to a new parish advisory board when the St. Mary Parish Council meets in regular session Wednesday. The Advisory Planning and Zoning Building Permit Committee “wi...
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Gun threats, assaults mar weekend locally
Three men were arrested in connection with a confrontation involving firearms in Patterson. Franklin Gaylor, 58, of Camille Drive in Patterson and Franklin Travis Gaylor, 19, of Cedar Street in Mor...
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Amar Lancon, center front, stands with staff and Hanson Memorial High School baseball players with the sign dedicating the baseball field in his name. Ceremonies were held Saturday marking the naming.
HMS baseball field named for Lancon
A heavy rain shower could not put a damper on the special honor bestowed on Amar Lancon Saturday. The nearly 50-year-old Hanson Baseball Field was dedicated and named the Amar Lancon Field on the c...
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HMS baseball field named for Lancon
A heavy rain shower could not put a damper on the special honor bestowed on Amar Lancon Saturday. The nearly 50-year-old Hanson Baseball Field was dedicated and named the Amar Lancon Field on the c...
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Parish starting emergency volunteer team
The St. Mary Parish and Terrebonne offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are restarting the Community Emergency Response Team volunteer program. The CERT program will kick off wit...
Feb 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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