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Chamber social is Thursday
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Chamber and Holiday Inn plans its annual Business after Hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn of Morgan City, 520 Roderick St. Registration is $1 and a busin...
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Morgan City council backs marine safety training center
MORGAN CITY, La. — The council approved a resolution of support for South Central Louisiana Technical College’s building of a new marine safety training center. Earl Meador, regional director of SC...
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Big rate increase in the works for flood insurance
NEW ORLEANS — People who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes because Congress has decided the program must at least pay for itself, a top federal official said Tuesday. Some...
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Parish residents should brace for flood insurrance impact
With Congress deciding the National Flood Insurance Program must pay for itself, certain St. Mary Parish residents can brace for increases in premiums. “People certainly are going to feel this impa...
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Domestic violence providers face second set of budget cuts
Domestic violence service providers across Louisiana are facing their second budget crisis in two months. The Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services unveiled its proposed budget Thursda...
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Black Bear Festival will be April 19-21
The 10th Annual Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival is set for April 19-21 in downtown Franklin. The focus of the festival is educating the public about the Louisiana black bear, a species listed as “t...
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Run for the Men in Blue to raise money for injured, dead officer families
A Run for the Men in Blue is being held April 6 in support of officers killed or injured in the line of duty in January. Proceeds will benefit the families of St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Mat...
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Library hosts author
Local author Rhonda Dennis, center, met with her readers and fans from Franklin last week during an event held at the Alex P. Allain Memorial Library. Pictured above with Dennis are, at left, Frank...
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Dance program registration open
Email registration for dance portion of the Bayou Beaux Arts and Dance Program is open. Parents or guardians should send an email to Arlana Shields at ashields@franklin-la.com The program will be h...
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Farmers’ Market to return
The City of Franklin will continue to host a Farmers’ Market at 300 Willow St. The Farmers’ Market will be open every month on the first and third Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on the second a...
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Parish council meets Wed.
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in regular session. Items on the agenda include: —Approval of recommendation from the Planning and Zoning on subdivisions of pro...
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Naquin reapointed to state emergency response panel
St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin has been reappointed to the Louisiana Emergency Response Commission by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The Louisiana Emergency Response Commission establishes emergency pla...
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This house at 1035 Cayce St. was destroyed Tuesday after a mattress caught fire while a 6-year-old boy was playing with a cigarette lighter, according to Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. Franklin firefighters were assisted at the scene by volunteers from the Baldwin and Centerville fire departments and had the fire under control in 13 minutes, Bourgeois said. Red Cross is assisting the five to six former residents of the house, he added.
Child may have started Cayce St. fire
A child playing with a cigarette lighter resulted in the loss of this structure at 1035 Cayce St. Tuesday, according to reports from Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. The house was fully involv...
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Michelle South, an American history teacher at Morgan City High School, uses her interactive Promethean board during a lesson on the Civil Rights movement Monday afternoon with her class. “Through the flip chart feature, it is much easier to move through lessons as it allows me to combine chapters so that a lesson that would have normally taken two weeks would now take just a few days with a profound retention level from the students,” she said of the board.
Tech equality dispute -- St. Mary Parish School Board members discuss Promethean boards
CENTERVILLE, La. — A spat over equality in technology quickly evolved into a disagreement over funding disparities between maintenance districts during Thursday’s meeting of the St. Mary Parish Sch...
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Parish council meets for last 2012 session
A brief agenda awaits the St. Mary Parish Council when it meets in the final session of 2012 Wednesday. On the agenda are proposed ordinances amending the zoning map and the 2012 budget. Resolution...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talked about his tenure as mayor in an interview Dec. 4.
Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte reflects on tenure
MORGAN CITY, La. — On Jan. 14, the City of Morgan City will have a new mayor, something that has only happened once since Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte first took office in 1993. Matte has served a t...
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Franklin library branch reopens
The Alex P. Allain Library branch building in Franklin officially reopened for public use this morning, following an extensive renovation. In addition to a complete selection of current best-seller...
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One-time money to buy 6 new buses in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — One-time funds were designated Thursday for the purchase of new substitute school buses, freeing the current fleet parked at the Central Office Complex to be used as activity bus...
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Sparking the park
Members of the Pee Wee football cheerleading squad pose with the display they decorated at Broussard Harris Park for the annual Spark the Park. Similar displays all over the park were lit Thursday ...
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Jean Kaess, a Daily Review reporter, surfaces after exiting the simulator on Wednesday. View a video at stmarynow.com.
Young Memorial simulator trains offshore workers how to exit a ditched helicopter
MORGAN CITY, La. — I’ll admit my heart was racing as the cab of the simulator began to rise above the pool. I had my instructions, safety gear, an instructor by my side and a diver in the water — j...
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Support for COA lauded at PC meet
Community support for the parish Council on Aging was lauded by that agency’s executive director before the St. Mary Parish Council Wednesday during its monthly meeting. “The community has really c...
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Russell Bourgeois
Qualified employees tough find for Cameron
MORGAN CITY, La. — One of the biggest challenges to Cameron’s Berwick-Patterson plant is hiring qualified workers, said Russell Bourgeois, drilling plant manager, during the Atchafalaya Chapter of ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Top Cops’ honored Monday
Local law enforcement officers were recognized Monday with Top Cop awards by the St. Mary MADD chapter and Red Ribbon committee for their efforts in reducing the number of impaired drivers. Above f...
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Patterson Junior High School students eat their breakfast Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria. The menu included ham slice, egg “egg-stravaganza” and choice of juice or milk.
School lunches getting a little bigger Wednesday
MORGAN CITY, La. — School lunches are increasing in size, and students are happy about the change. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress in a letter Friday that the department ...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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