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A shelf at Rouses in Morgan City where Twinkies and other Hostess products were sold was empty Monday.
Popular snacks disappear
MORGAN CITY, La. — While Twinkie lovers across the nation may have made a run on the snack cakes made by Hostess Brands Inc., local aficionados were less passionate about their cream filled pastrie...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Men’s Day Program at New Zorah Baptist Church, 604 Julia St., Morgan City, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25. Special guests the Rev. David Jones and St. John Baptist Church, Four Corners. Public invited. AA...
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Franklin Decorating contest is Dec. 11
Judging of Franklin’s Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest is Dec. 11. Sponsored by the City of Franklin and the Franklin Garden Club, the contest is to be held in residential and business cat...
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LSU cheerleaders ride Mike the Tiger’s cage around Tiger Stadium Nov. 3 before the LSU vs. Alabama game. LSU Manship News Service/Catherine Threlkeld
LSU mascot Mike VI feeds fan fervor
BATON ROUGE, La. — The beast may be caged, but the energy it creates is not. “It’s one of the most spirited parts of the game,” said LSU junior cheerleader Julie Rapp. “All the little kids love to ...
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Christmas Lights Patterson Annual Christmas Lighting Ceremony 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at Patterson City Hall parking lot. Music by a 75-plus member music ensemble from Bethel Pentecostal Fellowship...
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Eight buildings of the Brownell Homes development are to be demolished by the end of January 2013 in Morgan City.
Morgan City housing units to be demolished
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Eight buildings containing 24 units in the Brownell Homes development are slated to be demolished by the end of January 2013, according to a news release from Charles Spann, exe...
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Holiday closings scheduled
Local parish and municipal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Mor...
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Lighting ceremonies planned
MORGAN CITY, La. — Streets in the Tri-City area are being trimmed with Christmas decorations in anticipation of lighting ceremonies that begin Thanksgiving night. In Morgan City, the annual lightin...
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Cub Scouts visit SO
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office recently hosted Cub Scout Troop 330. The scouts toured the SMPSO Morgan City branch learning about each division: patrol, detectives and narcotics. At top, Lt. ...
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City council meets Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for November. Guests include representatives of the Troydrick Jenkins Dreams Fulfilled group, and Miller Engineers regarding the upcomi...
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Krewe of Galatea Third general meeting 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
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Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and wife of Democratic strategist James Carville, introduces Maria Cardona, Brendan Daly, Sara Taylor Fagen, Secretary Dan Glickman, Trey Grayson and former Sen. Trent Lott on Thursday during the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Fourth Annual Political Summit at Tulane University.
Panel talks GOP future at Tulane
By ANDREA GALLO LSU Manship News Service NEW ORLEANS, La. — Democratic pundit James Carville brought journalists, academics and political experts back to his home in Louisiana Thursday during the B...
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Duplex
Where charity begins
Construction on the Adullam Household of Faith in Patterson is ongoing with work on a duplex to house staff, top photo. The Rev. Marty Harden of Bethel Pentecostal Fellowship said the home, which w...
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Parish mosquito contract goes to MCCI of New Iberia
Mosquito Control Contractors, Inc. of New Iberia landed another two-year contract with St. Mary Parish Wednesday by a margin of one vote. The company was one of two to respond to a request for prop...
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St. Mary unemployment rises slightly
Unemployment in St. Mary Parish ticked up slightly in December, going from 7.7 percent in November to 7.8 percent last month. The parish had 20,533 employed and 1,734 unemployed in December. That w...
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About $1 million was presented to organizations in St. Mary Parish Tuesday by the Community Foundation of Acadiana as part of its share of a $20 million grant from the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers group. Recipients based in St. Mary Parish and regionally with impact in the parish are: Acadiana Works; Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts of America; Franklin Foundation Hospital; Iberia Industrial Developmental Foundation; Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana; Southern Mutual Help Association; St. Mary Outreach, Inc. and United Way; St. Mary Community Action Agency; The Family Tree Education and Counseling Center; 16th Judicial District Family Services Division; and Little Zion Community Outreach.
Local entities get $1 million in CFA funds
Community Foundation of Acadiana delivered about $1 million in funds for St. Mary Parish organizations Tuesday. Eric Guidry, chief operating officer of CFA, and staff presented the funds at a cerem...
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Gym dandy
Work is progressing rapidly on a new gymnasium for Central Catholic High School in Morgan City. The new gymnasium is being constructed just east of the Sam A. Siracusa gymnasium where athletic even...
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St. Mary Parish Fair homemaking champions
The Annual St. Mary Parish 4-H Fair and Livestock Show was held Friday and Saturday at Franklin Senior High School. Winners in the Homemaking Division were Grand Champion Elementary Exhibitor Kylee...
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Adonis royalty
The first local ball of the season was held Saturday when the Krewe of Adonis presented King and Queen Adonis XXXVII Reggy Torgrimson and Camille Izaguirre as its new royalty. Theme for the event w...
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Natural gas fire
A vehicle struck a natural gas pipeline near St. Joseph Baptist Church Friday evening. According to Franklin Fire Department spokesman Jeff Hildreth the department responded with 16 fire fighters a...
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Victims identified in helicopter crash
MORGAN CITY — A helicopter crash into the Belle Isle salt dome 13 miles southwest of here ended the lives of two men who were en route to an alligator conference Thursday morning. The passenger, L...
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Awards presented by Chamber of Commerce
The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and installation of officers banquet at the Cypress Bayou Casino Pavilion Thursday. Awards honoring the achievements and service of local ci...
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This Robinson R44 is similar to the model owned by Cenac Marine Services in Houma that crashed in the marsh near Belle Isle east of the Wax Lake Outlet. The aircraft is a four-seat piston engine helicopter that was holding two men who died in the incident. The helicopter departed a Houma airfield at 8:27 a.m. today and the first reports of its demise came in at 9:01 a.m.
Helicopter crash kills two near parish coast
Two men were killed when their helicopter crashed in the marsh near Belle Isle, south of Calumet, around 9 a.m. today. The Robinson R44 helicopter, owned by Cenac Towing in Houma, took off from a ...
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Seized from Long’s Bayou Food Mart, Bayou Vista
Task Force makes three major drug busts Wed.
Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force members made three significant drug arrests Wednesday. The task force reported the arrest of Jonathan Ha, 39, of 345 Southeast Blvd., Bayou Vista, Wednesday at ...
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