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Shrimp Gumbo Sold by Maitland Parent Teacher Organization 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Maitland Elementary, 1907 Federal Ave., Morgan City. Take out only. Menu: Gumbo, potato salad and roll. D...
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Radio controlled cars set to race in Patterson
PATTERSON, La. — Tri City RC will host Round 3 of the Louisiana Club Race Championship Saturday. The local leg is part of a series race to benefit south Louisiana remote control car racers and tra...
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5-K race winners announced
Winners in the Teche Action Clinic Adeline Guienze Breast Cancer Memorial Fund 5-K Run/Walk held Saturday have been announced. The winners were: In first place in the overall male class was Austin ...
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Techeland Arts Council to participate in bicentennial event in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Techeland Arts Council will be participating in Morgan City’s “Jazzin It Up for 200 Years” in Lawrence Park from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. On sale will be the recently rele...
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Parish considering industrial road near floodwall in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A desire to keep large trucks moving through the residential area of Barrow Street in Morgan City is the main reason that St. Mary Parish is working to construct an industrial ro...
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Larger percentage of St. Mary Parish voters voted early than in rest of Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The St. Mary Parish early voter percentage through the end of in-person early voting on Oct. 30 exceeded the state percentage of voters by 3 percent. Twelve percent of Louisiana...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Garage sale Held by American Legion Post 242, 3600 U.S. 90 West, near Patterson, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3. Chicken dinner Sold by Men’s Ministry of New Zorah Baptist Church 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Program to link school to community meets today in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A program seeking to create connections between a school, the community it serves and the businesses it hopes to one day supply with workers — is to meet today. Bridges — Buildin...
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3 seek St. Martin school superintendent job
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Lottie Beebe is among three educators seeking the superintendent of St. Martin Parish Schools job. Applicants also include Stephensville Ele...
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Eric and Lisa Bureau of Phoenix, Ariz., are in Morgan City waiting for the winds to change during a sailing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. They are shown Tuesday on the boat with their dog, Slide.
Sailing couple ports here on adventure
MORGAN CITY, La. — Docked in the harbor on the Morgan City side of Berwick Bay this week is a boat that looks out of place. It’s not a shrimp boat or a barge, but a sailboat. A Canadian flag on the...
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Berwick High School students and faculty participated in “Tricks for Treats” today. Students were encouraged to dress up and in return brought in two canned goods to be donated to the St. Mary Outreach. Buffy S. Fegenbush, principal, said, “This event is part of an ongoing mission to encourage students to give back to their community.” From top left are Trevor Hebert, Tristan Shelby, Allis Armato, Fegenbush, Maggie Martin, Kristin Carline, James Conditt, Ian Bergeron, top cheerleader, Aaron Lecompte, bottom cheerleader, Taylor Fegenbush and Walter Shepherd, band director. On the ground are Abigail Askew and Emma Gray.
Safety urged for Halloween in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Law enforcement officials remind parents and children to take precaution for Halloween activities. Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco of the Morgan City Police Department said, “Trick...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar for East St. Mary Parish
Rummage sale Held by First United Methodist Church, 109 Gilmore Drive, Berwick, Nov. 2 and 3. Times: 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. american legion Post 589, 1401 ...
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New port director
David Allain, left, is the new executive director of the Port of West St. Mary. Allain recently signed a contract with the commission assuming the position after serving as uncompensated special as...
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Franklin man sentenced as an habitual offender
A Franklin man has been sentenced to life in prison as a habitual offender. Sixteenth Judicial District Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee said Eric Paul McClain, 32, of 507 Ninth St., Fran...
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First baby
The Tri-City area has finally welcomed its first baby of 2012 with the birth Wednesday of Zalen Ian Junifer. His arrival at 12:13 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long, w...
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New Year’s baby
The first baby of the New Year was delivered at Franklin Foundation Hospital Monday. Tae’lor A’kai Madison was born at 2:32 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds and was 18.5 inches long. His proud parents a...
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MC Zoning steering committee to meet tonight
A meeting of the Morgan City Land Use and Zoning Steering Committee will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The meeting is open to the public, including residents, bus...
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Mason of the Year and Star of the East
Mason of the Year of Franklin Lodge 57 is Bro. Perry Barrilleaux, at left, and his wife Sister Hertha Barrilleaux at right, with Bro. Blaise Smith, past master and secretary. Perry Barrilleaux was ...
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Robber arrested in AP despite diversion
Assumption Parish deputies arrested a man Monday for armed robbery after he apparently tried to create a diversion to fool police. John Brouillette Jr., 30, of Pierre Part was arrested Monday and a...
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Monday fire
Fire destroyed a Perret Street home Monday morning. Franklin Fire Department officials reported that they were notified of the fire through a 911 call at about 9:40 a.m. and found heavy smoke and f...
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The Top 10 East St. Mary stories of 2011
There was no shortage of news in St. Mary Parish in 2011. Article upon article, issue upon issue, stories both interesting and important cropped up here at The Daily Review. Here is our estimation ...
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Anxious paddlers await the dawn in Bayou Courtableau at the start of the 2011 Tour du Teche. Anticipating a bigger fleet of contestants in 2012, TDT officials have divided the race into two divisions, Voyageurs, or recreational paddlers, starting at 7 a.m. each day, and Racers, starting at 8 a.m. Racers compete for cash prizes, Voyageurs will race for trophies, and for the fun of it. (Photo courtesy Gini McKain)
Tour du Teche III set for Oct.
Tour du Teche III, the great Bayou Teche paddle race, will be held Oct. 5-7. Among the changes for 2012 are two separate divisions, Racing and Voyageur. Racing is a run for hefty cash prizes. Voyag...
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Tax-funded road work anticipated in February
MORGAN CITY — The first set of roadway work, an estimated $600,000 in overlay work that will be funded through the recently passed 0.3 percent sales tax, has been identified and work is expected t...
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Volunteer finds body of Landry
FRANKLIN, La. (AP) — St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert says the body of a missing hunter has been found in the Atchafalaya Basin. Fifty-eight-year-old Lynn Landry of Jeanerette was last seen leav...
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