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Power outage may delay Daily Review delivery
A power outage from 10:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. today shut down operations at the Daily Review. The outage delayed production of the Daily Review and may cause newspaper delivery to be late today.
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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PC meets tonight
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council meet in regular session at 6 p.m. today on the fifth floor of the courthouse in Franklin. Items on the agenda include: —A guest appearance by Diane Wiltz seek...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rotary scholarships
Jada Davis and Kaitlin Randle are this year’s recipients of Franklin Rotary Club scholarships. Both of the Franklin Senior High School graduates accepted the $2,000 checks during a recent club lunc...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tour du Teche veteran racer Brad Rex, left, helps Go Coast: Louisiana host Tom Gregory settle into a racing kayak for a paddle on Bayou Teche at New Iberia. Gregory’s visit is depicted in “The Hot Side of Cajun Country” airing on LPB2 this month and next.
LPB to feature Tour Du Teche
Tour du Teche, an annual three-day ultramarathon for kayaks and canoes, helped to introduce an Emmy-winning TV series to lush and lovely Bayou Teche. “Iberia Parish – The Hot Side of Cajun Country”...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Amelia Belle Casino. Staff Photo
La. casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s state-regulated casinos all won less money in April than in March. The drop totals $35.8 million. State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ag...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Housing authority audit details aren’t released
MORGAN CITY, La. — A document naming administrative office workers given tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses, of which more than $93,000 exceeded what is allowed under civil service regulations...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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One man was injured after his vehicle flipped on Iberia Street near Barrow at 2:50 p.m., Monday. Raymond McGoff, 55, of Franklin was transported by Acadian Ambulance to Franklin Foundation Hospital after he was extracted from the vehicle by first responders from the Franklin fire Department. The extent of his injuries was not reported. The accident is still under investigation by Franklin police.
One injured in Iberia St. wreck
First responders from the Franklin Fire Department were dispatched at 2:52 p.m. Monday to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Iberia and Barrow Streets on the report of a flipped vehicl...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oklahoma twister death toll lowered (updated)
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At l...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cancer survivors open the Relay for Life ceremony late Saturday afternoon with a Survivors Lap in front of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Many are holding hands in support of each other as the crowd honors these survivors for the battles they have fought. Each year globally, 12.7 million people learn they have cancer, and 7.6 million people die from the disease, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hundreds participate in Relay for Life in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — Hundreds of people turned out to battle cancer Saturday afternoon and into the wee hours of Sunday morning in the East St. Mary Relay for Life held in front of the Morgan City Mu...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Peter Matthew Spinella Jr.
Sexual assault investigation leads to 11 drug charges
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 60-year-old Morgan City man was arrested Friday by Morgan City police on 11 different drug charges after detectives executed a search warrant at a residence stemming from an in...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch
Morgan City police to watch for seat belt use
MORGAN CITY, La. — Police are cracking down on motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts by participating in the “Click It or Ticket Campaign,” according to a news release from Police Chief Tra...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rebecca Taylor
4.0 Graduates -- Patterson High School
Rebecca Taylor will lead the 124 seniors in the graduating class of Patterson High School during commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday in the school’s gymnasium. Taylor is the daughter of Alan an...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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City joins effort to keep flood insurance rates down
Parish President Paul Naquin recently visited Washington, D.C. in an attempt to prevent increases in flood insurance rates for residents and businesses in St. Mary Parish. Naquin addressed Frankli...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Justin Edward Patterson
Morgan City man arrested in fatal shooting (updated)
MORGAN CITY — Police have arrested a suspect for second degree murder in the shooting death of a 23-year-old Morgan City man, Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch stated in a news release. Justin...
May 21, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hero’s Duathalon
The Franklin Fire Department held its second Hero’s Duathalon/Fun Run Saturday. Participants enjoyed family fun, food and beverages as well as a post-race party and an awards ceremony. Proceeds fro...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Siblings Jewel, 5, and Liyah, 3, were adopted in 2010 by Brooke Blanco, right, of Morgan City. Blanco holds Jewel while Blanco’s former partner Stephanie Fremin, left, holds Liyah.
Wanted: Parents to foster or adopt
MORGAN CITY, La. -- There are hundreds of children statewide needing a family and are available for adoption. There are no adoption fees and legal expenses of the adoption are covered. But more im...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Alligators sun Thursday afternoon alongside the canal of Lake End Park in Morgan City. May is the peak of alligator mating season, resulting in alligators moving in search of mates.
Gators roam Morgan City -- Morgan City police say calls about alligators keep coming
MORGAN CITY, La. — Alligators continue to be spotted in people’s yards and neighborhoods in Morgan City, a problem police have been dealing with for about a month, which could be due to several dif...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fire Department Duathlon is Saturday
A second Hero’s Duathlon/Fun Run is set Saturday in Franklin. Sponsored by the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department the run welcomes first-time and experienced participants. There will also be family...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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In the distance at center, a barge prepares to pass under the U.S. 90 bridge in Morgan City Tuesday morning. A gauge at right on the Atchafalaya River shows the river level at about 4.5 feet.
Atchafalaya River to crest at 6 feet
MORGAN CITY, La. —Hydrologists at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell say the Atchafalaya River is expected to crest at 6 feet here early next week. That forecast could increase ...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The family of the late Chitimacha tribal police Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Riggenbach was recognized by the Marine Corps League St. Mary Detachment 600 at its annual banquet Tuesday night in Patterson. From left are daughters Andrea Balridge and Mary Thompson, widow Bonnie Riggenbach, and son William Riggenbach.
Fallen officer honored
PATTERSON, La. — “I know he is up there with the Good Lord but I sure wish he was down here with us,” E.C. “Gene” Bosworth said Tuesday night of slain Chitimacha tribal policemen Sgt. Frederick “Ri...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Red Ribbon arts, crafts show Nov. 9
The Red Ribbon Committee is currently making plans for the annual Fall Bazaar to be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Patterson Civic Center from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Patrons can expect to choose from...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Audit finds excessive bonuses at Morgan City Housing Authority
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Morgan City Housing Authority office personnel apparently “were paid more than allowed by Civil Service,” according to a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released Mon...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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One seriously hurt in U.S. 90 crash
A Baton Rouge man was seriously injured in an early morning accident Sunday. Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois said personnel were dispatched after a 6:20 a.m. 911 report of an accident on U.S. 9...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City may be lifted by Tuesday. Work continued on the building Friday despite stormy weather. The building sank on Jun 14, 2012.
Lifting of sunken welcome center expected to be completed Tuesday
MORGAN CITY, La. — Work began Wednesday to lift the Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretive Center to its original height, before it sank several feet June 14, 2012, and the lifting phase is expected ...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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