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Students and volunteers look through cards Friday at the home of Berwick resident Iris Berry. For approximately five years, Berry has been asking children to make Christmas cards and sending these to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. This year, she has expanded the offering to hospitals in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Lafayette and Oklahoma City. She said she hopes to continue to expand the giving project in future years.
Cards and trees fill holidays at Berry home
BERWICK — One Berwick woman’s writings coupled with the efforts of local volunteers and youngsters will make Christmas a little brighter this year for children as far away as Oklahoma. Iris Berry,...
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Patterson offices to move from mold
The Patterson City Hall and Police Department complex has mold and is being forced to move while remediation takes place. Effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, both the city hall and the police department ...
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Christmas holiday school dismissal set
Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than usual on Dec. 21 for the Christmas holidays. Elementary students will be released at 1 p.m., while junior high and high school students will get ou...
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Port Commission will meet Monday
The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District will hold its monthly meeting Monday. Among the items of discussion are the election of officers for the coming year as well as consideration of payment...
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Love light
Thursday evening, M C Bank & Trust and American Cancer Society presented its 13th annual Love Lights A Tree program. One Accord Gospel Band and Holy Cross Catholic Church Children’s Choir provided ...
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Christmas events on tap
Multiple local Christmas festivities are on tap this weekend in St. Mary and Lower St. Martin parishes. In St. Mary, the 2011 Tour of Trees will be held in Berwick at the home of Iris Berry, 4312 C...
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Police Reports 12-9-11
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests from the past 24-hour reporting period: Clinton Williams, 47, of 1212 Cypress Road, Patterson, was arrested Thursday at 6:53 a.m. ...
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Land acquisition snags Franklin Canal project
A land acquisition issue is delaying progress on construction of the Franklin Canal flood control structure. Land acquisition had been on schedule to be complete by Jan. 15, but St. Mary Levee Dist...
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Baldwin alderman promises to remedy business noise
Neighbors of a Baldwin alderman complained about noise and other disturbances at the board’s meeting Thursday. Residents of John Street, where Alderman Mike Lancelin resides, claim events sponsored...
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School board will meet Thursday
A little holiday business is on the agenda for today’s meeting of the St. Mary Parish School Board. The winner and honorable mentions of the board’s Christmas Card Design Contest will be announced....
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Holy house
Holy Cross Parish is constructing a new rectory for its clergy near Poplar and Cedar streets. While the project is among multiple projects that are being constructed on the campuses of Holy Cross a...
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City parade, lighting ceremony tonight
The lamplighters will be revealed tonight at the city’s Christmas parade and lamp lighting ceremony. Bands, student groups, local pageant royalty and plenty of golf carts will kick off the Christma...
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