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Fundraiser Monday for local Brittany’s Project
A community-wide fundraiser is set for Monday in support of Brittany’s Project in Franklin. Domino’s Pizza is pairing with the project to help create a facility for individuals with disabilities. B...
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Lani Bergeron of Wildflower Boutique in Morgan City prepares a display for customers on Wednesday.
Merchants prep for holiday shopping spree
MORGAN CITY, La. — Local small business owners are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping weekend, but say they don’t expect the shopping rush to come until later in the holiday shopping seaso...
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Highways are deadly leading up to Thanksgiving holiday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With five fatal crashes in five days, State Police Troop I region has seen more than its fair share of accidents this week. While none were in the Tri-City area, troopers are no...
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Sheriff offers cautions for holiday shopping
Black Friday is swiftly approaching, heralding the start of the Christmas shopping season. Sheriff Mark Hebert says Christmas is a time for joy and giving but it can also be one of the most hectic...
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Federal prosecutors say criminal investigation in BP disaster ongoing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manslaughter charges brought against two relatively low-ranking BP rig workers in the deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster may be as far as federal prosecutors are willing to go. O...
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Phone scam reported
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With the report of a possible phone call scam in the Morgan City area, people should be careful about sending money to callers who request money so they can send you money. Susa...
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Morgan City utility crew member Jerry Dumont tightens a string of lights on the newly assembled Christmas tree set up on Brashear Avenue in Morgan City Tuesday afternoon.
Holiday activities
Morgan City Morgan City lighting ceremony, 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spirit of Morgan City shrimp boat on Brashear Avenue featuring singing, candy and a visit from Santa Claus. Berwick Berwick lighti...
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Sister ship of the Robert Yered, Bernard C. Webber operates in the Gulf of Mexico. Submitted Photo
Bollinger delivers a Fast Response Cutter to Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has delivered the Robert Yered, the fourth Fast Response Cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
CHRISTMAS TREES Annual Christmas Tree Sale at Bayou Vista Community Fellowship, 1523 Anthony St. Includes 5-foot to 12-foot Frasier firs. Prices begin at $33. For info call 985-518-0211. Kemper Li...
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Police Reports 11-21-12
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests this morning: Lance Talbot Sr., 48, of 102 Dickie St., Franklin, was arrested Tuesday at 9:42 a.m. on a warrant charging him with ...
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Emergency Aid donation
Franklin Senior High School 4-H Club members recently donated supplies to St. Mary Emergency Aid Center, a United Way of South Louisiana agency. From left are club secretary Joantress Warner, vice ...
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Blowouts
Two blown tires are being blamed for an overturned tractor trailer rig hauling sugar cane this morning on La. 87 just south of the Eastwood Subdivision. Police on the scene said there were no injur...
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Sneak peek at Head Start
An “Early Recruitment Fest” was held Friday at Caffery Park in Franklin by St. Mary-Vermillion CAA and Head Start. Visitors were not only treated to fun and refreshments, but received a first-hand ...
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Storms rampage through St. Mary area
A storm quickly blew through the area this morning spawning two possible tornadoes, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 area residences and dropping about 1.5 inches of rain in less than an hour. A...
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Storm drops plenty of rain
Local streets were draining rapidly this morning after slow moving storms moved into the area. The system dumped up to 15 inches of rain in other parts of southwest Louisiana. However, the National...
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Conrad Shipyard gets improvements grant
Conrad Shipyard received a federal grant of more than $1 million that will increase productivity and efficiency, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced today. “In cities and towns across A...
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5K4Food winners
Nearly 500 runners took part in the first annual 5K run for Uganda sponsored by the Crossing Place Fellowship March 10. The 3.2-mile course began at Raintree Market on Ralph Darden Memorial Parkway...
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Alden “Doc” Laborde, center, designer of the Mr. Charlie drilling rig, was in Morgan City Saturday for the designation of the rig as a historic mechanical engineering landmark. Next to Laborde is the plaque that is being placed on the rig to commemorate the designation. With Laborde are members of the Collegiate Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ International Petroleum Technology Institute, which nominated Mr. Charlie for the designation, including Andrew Bradt, left, and Adam Richmond, right, of the Colorado School of Mines.
Historic landmark status bestowed on rig
MORGAN CITY — As of Saturday, the Mr. Charlie drilling rig is an engineering landmark. In 1952, it was a gamble, an untried and unproven method of floating and sinking a rig to move it offshore, s...
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Let’s Go Riding Franklin
People turned out along Main Street Saturday to take part in the second annual Let’s Go Riding Franklin. As suggested by coordinator Chad Boutte, get-togethers and barbecues were held along the cru...
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Cypress Sawmill Fest plans big weekend
PATTERSON — St. Mary Parish’s first big festival of the year, the award-winning Cypress Sawmill Festival, will run March 30-April 1 at Kemper Williams Park. The showcase for Patterson’s heritage in...
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Main Street accident
One of Franklin’s historic lampposts was destroyed Thursday by an elderly Patterson man reportedly undergoing a medical emergency. Shortly after 11 a.m., the man’s Ford pickup was westbound on Main...
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Flood control structure added to 2012 master plan
The Bayou Chene floodgate project will be added to the 2012 Coastal Master Plan developed by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. A temporary floodgate structure was used during the 20...
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Chief reports fire Dist. 11 progress, discusses issues
Since being reorganized almost a year ago, Fire Protection District 11’s volunteer fire department has made positive strides. Chief Clarence Clark addressed the parish council Wednesday to give an ...
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St. Mary unemployment climbs in Jan.
St. Mary Parish’s unemployment rate jumped in January to 9.3 percent, after having fallen to 8.1 percent in December. A decrease in the number of employed boosted the January rate, even though that...
Mar 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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