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Offshore container port studied for St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The possibility of the construction of a large international container port in the outlying waterways of St. Mary Parish, which would take advantage of the expansion of the Pana...
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Tre’ Matthews of Berwick gets his flu shot from Dawn Vining, LPN, at the Pediatric Clinic of Morgan City Tuesday morning.
Doctor says now is the time for flu shot
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The flu vaccination has been successful so far in preventing the flu in St. Mary Parish, said Centers for Disease Control Dr. Robert Blereau of Morgan City. “In a good year the...
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Theriot wins football contest
Neal Theriot of Bayou Vista won first place and $40 in The Daily Review’s football contest. There was a tie for first that Theriot broke by picking the winner of the Jesuit High School, 31, and We...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
christmas Bazaar And Plate Lunch Fundraiser at Patterson United Methodist Church, 1204 Main St., Saturday, Nov. 17. Bazaar 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Christmas décor, homemade jelly and baked goods. Lun...
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Jindal releases SW La. project list
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his support for construction and infrastructure projects in southwest Louisiana that his administration is recommending for funding at the upcoming me...
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Veterans honored -- Korean War veterans share their stories
MORGAN CITY, La. — It was three years of their lives, and that was more than 58 years ago, but those three years have stuck with them years later. Walter Chauvin, 81, and Ted Mire, 78, both of Cent...
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Morgan City man accused of fleeing accident scene
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco of the Morgan City Police Department reported the following arrests over the weekend: —Roberto Cruz, 29, of Brashear Avenue, Morgan City, was arrest...
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Tips for avoiding trouble with bears
PATTERSON, La. -- With November being a high foraging time for Louisiana black bears, St. Mary residents, especially those living close to wooded areas south of the railroad tracks in Patterson, ar...
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Louisiana news briefs
New UL system president named NEW ORLEANS — Sandra K. Woodley is the next president of the University of Louisiana system. The system announced Woodley’s appointment Friday in a news release. Woodl...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Free dinner Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church, 517 Federal Ave., Morgan City, invites the public for a free Thanksgiving dinner 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Charlie Goulas of Carencro gives an 1840 time period demonstration on metal working. He uses a forge filled with coal to heat a fireplace stoker he was making.
Festival celebrates culture, awareness of imperiled wetlands
MORGAN CITY, La. — Lake End Park in Morgan City was home to a festival Saturday that looked like many other Louisiana festivals with lots of local music and food, yet it had a serious undertone. Th...
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Author speaks on the Saints
“How the New Orleans Saints Saved” the NFL will be the topic of a history discussion to be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Jeanerette Bicentennial Park and Museum located at 500 E. Main St., Jeaner...
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MC Port may become a foreign trade zone
MORGAN CITY — The Port of Morgan City is beginning the process to become one of several ports with the designation of a foreign trade zone, allowing the import of materials by businesses without a...
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School system awards
Students of the Month of January in the St. Mary Parish school system were, top from left, Drake Leonard, a 12th grader at Morgan City High School; Ashton Landry, an eighth grader at Centerville Ju...
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With wings as eagles
The American bald eagle is a common visitor in St. Mary Parish and is celebrated annually during the Eagle Expo with a series of guided tours into the Atchafalaya Basin and a series of lectures on ...
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Students of the Year
St. Mary Parish Students of the Year for the 2011-2012 term are, from left, Drake Leonard, a 12th grader at Morgan City High School; Harleigh Price, an eighth grader at Morgan City Junior High Scho...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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