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The Daily Review includes 120 pages of Shrimp & Petroleum Festival special sections today.
Special section is dedicated to festival
Staff Report The staff of The Daily Review is proud to present this collection of special sections dedicated to the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, the festival’s namesake industries and t...
Aug 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff reports no major incidents during Isaac landfall
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX No major incidents are being reported in the wake of Hurricane Isaac’s passage through St. Mary Parish. Sheriff Mark Hebert said, “We were really blessed in St. Mary this tim...
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wayne Benton on Southeast Boulevard in Bayou Vista was busy early this morning cleaning up debris from the yard of neighbor Kenny Guillot before tackling his own cleanup duties. Benton said helping each other out is what they do.
Festival changes schedule
By ROBERT R. JONES III and JEAN KAESS The 77th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is to begin Friday evening instead of today due to delays caused by Hurricane Isaac. The festival was o...
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Parish schools to reopen Friday
By JEAN L. KAESS Multiple school closures continue in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac. St. Mary Parish public schools will be open Friday unless a particular school does not have power or suffered...
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Isaac whacked parish power system
By ROBERT R. JONES III At least three electric companies are responding to restore power to residents as quickly as possible following Hurricane Issac on Wednesday. Duval Arthur, St. Mary Parish Of...
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Leaning utility poles on Irish Bend Road
Photos of Isaac's path in western St. Mary
Here's a few pics of the damage done by Hurricane Isaac.
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PHI-Amelia (Courtesy SMPSO)
Isaac Updates - West St. Mary (refresh for latest)
St. Mary Parish OEP Office: DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, WIND AND POTENTIAL ROAD BLOCKAGES AND/OR POWER LINES DOWN. PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR HOMES. St. Mary Parish Government closed Thursday. Frankli...
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Evacuees filling hotels
By ROBERT R. JONES III Area hotels were filling with evacuees and local residents seeking shelter from Tropical Storm Isaac, according to hotel managers. Bob Harrison, general manager of the Hampto...
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Area closings
St. Mary Parish schools St. Mary Parish has cancelled all classes and school activities today and Wednesday. The district will use local media outlets to announce the reopening of schools. Central ...
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Barricades were installed Tuesday afternoon at the Southeast Boulevard traffic light in Bayou Vista.
Isaac clogs highways
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX Local law enforcement agencies are preparing for any problems due from Tropical Storm Isaac and have been assisting in the evacuation of residents, particularly those from aff...
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Morgan City to declare emergency
By JEAN L. KAESS The time to make final preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac is upon the Tri-City area. Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte said the city council would hold an emergency meeting at noon to...
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Teacher Kenisha Willis and teacher assistant Heather Phillips welcome their new class of Head Start students on the first day of school Thursday. St. Mary Community Action Agency operates 15 Head Start centers across St. Mary and Vermilion parishes. Centers are closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to tropical storm Isaac.
Head Start Centers welcome back hundreds of youngsters
Hundreds of smiling 3 and 4 year olds, along with a few tearful ones began the opening day of Head Start classes Thursday and happily greeted their new teachers eager to tackle new adventures. Fo...
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911 commissioner to retire; surplus items to UMCOR
Maj. Steve Veal, Sheriff’s Association representative and vice chairman of the St. Mary Parish E-911 advisory council, will retire in August. The advisory council presented Veal with a plaque for a...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ordinances raising salaries of mayor, council introduced
Ordinances on proposed raises for the mayor and city council were introduced Tuesday without comment. Introduction of an ordinance is a first step in adoption. They will lay over for about 30 days,...
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Concert association sets banner 7-show season
The Community Concert Association of Morgan City is bringing more to the Tri-City area than ever before this year. Seven big concerts highlight the CCA schedule during the 2011-12 season, with all ...
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin)
Rep. Jones updates city on drainage, flooding and I-49
State Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin) gave a legislative session update to the Franklin City Council Tuesday. He told the council that after he suggested the city apply to the statewide flood control p...
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Roddy Matherne & Bill Frey, SweeDee LLC: ‘Hopefully see improvement next week.’
City holds SweeDee to terms, new truck a year
SweeDee LLC owes the City of Franklin a new garbage truck every year, Councilman Chuck Autin pointed out Tuesday. In five years, Autin said at the city council meeting Tuesday, the waste pickup ser...
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Members of 105 Da Movement present a check to Snow White Head Start students and staff during a recent ceremony for the adoption of the pre-school by the Franklin community service group.
105 Da Movement group adopts Snow White Head Start Center
When you get approval from your peers and community leaders, it means a great deal. St. Mary Community Action Agency and Snow White Head Start Center recently received the stamp of approval from 10...
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The Tri-Cities area received a hefty downpour Monday morning and afternoon, reportedly flooding homes and cars in Berwick and Morgan City. Navigation of local streets by vehicles, like this one northbound on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Morgan City, was complicated by the estimated 2.8 inches to 3.9 inches of rain the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported at its gauges at the Bayou Boeuf and Berwick locks, respectively. Forecasts call for a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today as well as a chance for rain on Wednesday.
Rain deluges Tri-Cities, minor flooding
The Tri-Cities area received between 2.8 inches and 3.9 inches within the last 24 hours, much of it during early morning and afternoon downpours that hit the area. The figures, reported by the U....
Jul 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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City council meets; mayor, council raises proposed
Franklin City Council members meet today in regular session for July. Three ordinances for introduction would raise the compensation for mayor and council. The ordinances would set the pay of the a...
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Sybil Wiggins received the Volunteer of the Year award from A+PEL at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge. Wiggins was nominated for her service at Wyandotte Elementary School.
Wiggins honored as Volunteer of the Year
Sybil Wiggins of St. Mary Parish has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana, also called A+PEL. She, along with 19 other volunteers from across Loui...
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Supporting good causes
Superintendent Dr. Donald W. Aguillard along with Central Office staff of the St. Mary Parish School Board donated funds from their Blue Jeans Day drive during the 2010-2011 school year. First pic,...
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Relay for Life Saturday at MCJHS gym
After a nearly two-month delay due to the high water threat in May, the Relay For Life of East St. Mary event is scheduled to kick-off Saturday. It will be held in the Morgan City Junior High Schoo...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Census data cuts sales taxes to Franklin and Morgan City
Franklin and Morgan City’s 2010 census losses will add up to roughly a 10 percent and 5 percent loss, respectively, in sales tax revenues according to distribution formulas from the parish’s Sales ...
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