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Head Start Awareness Month begins Monday
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities starting Monday. Almetra Franklin, St. Mary-Vermilio...
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Morgan City man arrested on cocaine charge
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests since Wednesday morning, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert: —Rudolph David Taylor, 54, of South Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Blood drive Sponsored by family and friends for Louis Tamporello Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wyandotte Elementary School gym, 2 Glenwood Ave., Morgan City. Rummage sale ...
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Head Start month celebration starts Monday in area
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities. “This year’s theme, ‘Celebrating Diversity in Head...
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In Appreciation
West St. Mary Parish Port Commission member John Lockett, left, was presented a plague Tuesday by Executive Director David Allain thanking him for his service to the board. Lockett was appointed by...
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FSHS Homecoming Parade
Franklin Senior High School’s homecoming parade rolled through downtown Thursday evening. The Hornets take on Morgan City High School at 7 p.m. tonight at J.C. Dry Stadium on the FSHS campus.
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Teche Theatre delivers chills, frights in show
The Teche Theatre is currently rehearsing for its newest production, “The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane” written by Laird Koenig. The play is being directed by Ricky Pellerin and cast member...
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A St. Mary Parish school bus was hit in the rear by a garbage truck Wednesday afternoon on La. 182 west of Patterson. The garbage truck left the road and rolled on its side. The school bus remained on the road.
Students injured in ASt. Mary Parish school bus wreck
PATTERSON, La. -- Eleven children were treated for injuries after the St. Mary Parish school bus they were riding was struck in the rear by a garbage truck at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on La. 182 n...
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Annual fundraiser
The Arc of St. Mary/Center of Hope’s annual raffle fundraiser was kicked off Monday. The proceeds raised from this event are for the construction of a new administrative/training facility to be con...
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Sizing up the odds and the lineup for Tour du Teche race
(Editor’s Note: See the special Tour du Teche III insert in today’s edition of the Banner-Tribune.) By GARETH STEVENS A spectacular debut in 2010, major growth in its second year, good prize money...
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5-K Run/Walk set for Oct. 27
Teche Action Clinic is once again hosting the Adeline Guienze Breast Cancer Memorial Fund 5-K Run/Walk through the historic and downtown districts of Franklin on Oct. 27. The event is being held a...
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Patterson native and Vietnam veteran Earl Brannon, in wheelchair, was surrounded by family and comrades who served with him in Vietnam as he was awarded the nation’s third-highest award for valor, the Silver Star, at the annual reunion of the American Army Division Veterans Association in Atlanta on Sept. 15. Brannon is joined by his wife Vicki, standing behind him; daughter, Kimberly, kneeling to the left of Brannon; fellow soldier Jim Pene, standing to the right of Brannon, who helped save Brannon’s life; and to the right of Pene is Brannon’s son, Wade. Brannon is surrounded by his fellow comrades from his unit in Vietnam.
Patterson native receives Silver Star earned during Vietnam War
MORGAN CITY, La. -- More than 42 years after heroic Vietnam War action as a combat medic, Patterson native Earl Brannon received the nation’s third-highest award for valor, the Silver Star, during ...
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First qualifers
The first to qualify this morning for various elections across St. Mary Parish were, from left, sheriff’s candidates George Rodriguez, incumbent Mark Hebert and Patrick LaSalle; Albert Foulcard, in...
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Storm brings raised river, street flooding
Lingering Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than 10 inches of rain on the area between Friday and 8 a.m. today and caused a higher than expected storm surge across the parish. The Atchafalaya River cr...
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Water driven by mostly storm surge creeped into the Franklin Canal this weekend and covered Willow Street, above. It lasted several hours before receding. There were also reports of street flooding along Eastwood Drive from Bayou Teche and Oxford Loop, below (Submitted photo.)
Excessive rain, moderate winds mark Lee locally
Tropical Storm Lee has produced steady rain since Friday afternoon, with occasional heavy pockets. Winds were light to moderate most of the Labor Day weekend, with occasional gusts of 35 to 40 mph....
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Shrimp and Petroleum Festival schedule updated
From Staff and Wire Reports Winds and rain have not forced officials to call off the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, but they have prompted officials to curtail or reschedule some events. ...
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Tropical Storm Lee Sunday update
FRANKLIN - Tropical storm Lee has produced steady rain since Friday afternoon, with occasional heavy pockets. Mostly light winds, with occasional gusts. There were streets flooded along Bayou Teche...
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It's now Tropical Storm Lee, a slow-moving, torrent-bearing system
Tropical Depression # 13 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee. Winds are 40mph with higher gusts. Lee is expected to drift northwest today at 1-3 mph. Heavy rains will continue to move acros...
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Parish braces for tropical depression; heavy rains, winds
A slow-moving tropical depression was slogging toward the Gulf coast Friday, packing walloping rains that could drench the region with up to 20 inches. Locally, Franklin Mayor Raymond Harris said s...
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Track still uncertain, but torrential rain likely over South Louisiana
By Jim Bradshaw Tropical Depression 13 brewing in the Gulf of Mexico has the potential to create major flooding problems along the Gulf Coast and inland. Opinions on where the developing t...
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Children's Village offers many fun events
Events for the youngest festival-goers will be numerous this weekend. Saturday is Children’s Day at the festival and kicks off with games and field events at 9 a.m. in Lawrence Park. Children of al...
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Congressman Jeff Landry
Landry says freshmen reps shaping D.C.
Congressman Jeff Landry, (R-New Iberia) was the guest speaker at a St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce breakfast Wednesday in Franklin. Landry said he was “so happy to report, we’re not there yet, ...
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Eighteen bands highlight festival
Eighteen bands will perform on two stages during this weekend’s Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in downtown Morgan City. While the majority of the entertainers will perform Friday through M...
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Gulf Craft expansion
Gulf Craft LLC is moving along with the company’s expansion on the Charenton Canal near the U.S. 90 overpass. Scotty Tibbs II said this morning that it’s likely they will be beginning transfer of t...
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