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Spring flood costs piling up
Expenses from efforts to prevent backwater flooding in St. Mary Parish this past spring are piling up while the Levee District waits for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...
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Truck crash
A US Recovery Systems truck, driven by Welton Guidry Jr., 44, of Chauvin, caused an accident on U.S. 90 around 6 p.m. Wednesday that tied up traffic for nearly three hours and sent a local man to t...
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Warehouse, children's home run into protests
It was made perfectly clear Wednesday that residents living near a proposed children’s home in Patterson oppose the project. The home, to be located at 200 Enterprise Ave., came under fire during ...
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Working for Emergency Aid
V.B. Glencoe Charter School Beta Club collected food items for the Emergency Aid Center and United Way of South Louisiana. Pictured from left are several eighth grade Beta members, Travis Leblanc, ...
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MC presents $37 million budget
MORGAN CITY — The city released an approximately $37.48 million budget for the 2012 fiscal year that reflects flat tax collections but includes the 2 percent longevity raise for employees that hav...
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Levee board to meet Thursday
The St. Mary Levee District will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss employment of a director. Other business on the agenda includes engaging bond counsel for approval of an amended or new b...
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MC puts 'no wake' law on table
MORGAN CITY — The city council has introduced an amendment to its Traffic and Vehicles’ ordinance that will outlaw the driving of motor vehicles or boats on flooded public streets, roads, highways ...
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Legislative candidates tout positions to Chamber
The second installment of the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce “Meet the Candidates” forum breakfast featured candidates for Senate District 21 and House District 51. It was held Tuesday at the Morgan...
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Pray Day
See You at the Pole, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray on their campuses on the ...
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Deadline has passed for assessment protests
The deadline to file protests of property value assessments was Sept. 21, seven days prior to a public hearing being called by the St. Mary Parish Council. Protests and complaints filed prior to th...
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Local man found safe after mishap
A Franklin man was found safe and sound after spending the night in Atchafalaya Bay. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office search and rescue division began looking for Randy Segura, 45, of Franklin,...
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Parish council meets Wednesday
A long list of resolutions awaits St. Mary Parish councilmen when they meet in regular session Wednesday. Those resolutions up for passage include: —Award of a contract on rehabilitation of the tax...
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