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Prayer services planned Thursday
The National Day of Prayer Special Service in Morgan City has been moved to the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium’s West Concourse due to the chance of rain Thursday. The event will be held from 12:...
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Patterson council OKs house demolition
PATTERSON, La. — The city council set in motion Tuesday night the process for demolition of a fire-damaged and uninhabited residence at 518 Leo Drive in Patterson. City attorney Russel Cremaldi tol...
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Poetry to serve as fundraiser for Hoodstock
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Poetry by Candlelight to be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium will feature singers, spoken-word artists, open microphone poetry and live music. Ti...
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Former Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talks about a LEPA power plant planned here at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Boy Scouts to honor Matte at distinguished citizen’s dinner
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts of America will honor former Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte at its St. Mary Parish Distinguished Citizen’s Award Dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday. Th...
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Local prayer set Thurs. at city recreation center
Observance of the National Day of Prayer by the City of Franklin has been relocated due to the chance of rain on Thursday. The observance will be at 12:30 p.m. at the City Recreation Center. Everyo...
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Teche Theatre slates auditions for ‘Godspell’
Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts will present the musical “Godspell” this summer. Auditions are May 5 and May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Teche Theater on Main Street in Franklin. Cast needs includ...
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Support for Relay for Life
The staff of St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court Cliff Dressel’s office, pictured above, paid to wear jeans on Friday, April 26 to raise money for Relay for Life. Below, staff and residents of the Frank...
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Dr. T. Chris Berry
Teche Regional Medical Center welcomes new general surgeon
Butch Frazier, chief executive officer of Teche Regional Medical Center, announced Monday that Dr. T. Chris Berry, M.D., a general surgeon, has recently joined the Teche Regional Medical Center’s m...
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Bayou Vista man arrested on first degree murder charge (updated)
BAYOU VISTA, La. — A 21-year-old Bayou Vista man was arrested on a warrant for first degree murder in connection with a shooting Monday morning in Bayou Vista where deputies found a 18-year-old Bay...
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St. Mary Parish firing range to reopen
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office shooting range will reopen to the public on Wednesday, according to a news release from Sheriff Mark Hebert. Operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday ...
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In the distance at center, a barge prepares to pass under the U.S. 90 bridge in Morgan City Tuesday morning. A gauge at right on the Atchafalaya River shows the river level at about 4.5 feet.
Mid-May crest forecast for Atchafalaya River here
MORGAN CITY, La. — While extreme high water is being seen along the upper Mississippi River and its tributaries, meteorologists are predicting an Atchafalaya River crest of 5.5 feet here in mid-May...
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Special recognition
During St. Mary Landmarks’ recent Luau Fundraiser held at Shadowlawn house in Franklin, President Pam Heffner presented member Al Kuhlman an award in appreciation for his years of service to the or...
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Rep. Sam Jones
Jones is grand marshal for Baldwin Mardi Gras parade
The Town of Baldwin’s 13th annual Mardi Gras parade will roll Saturday at noon. This year’s grand marshal is state Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin. Jones is a native and lifelong resident of Franklin. H...
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John Broussard, Adonis crew member and rider of the “Dirty Birds” float owned by Mardi Gras Float Inc. of Morgan City, decorates the side of the float Thursday in Morgan City. Broussard
Mardi Gras party is a yearlong event for krewes
MORGAN CITY, La. — Mardi Gras parades will start making their way through Morgan City tonight with the Krewe of Adonis parade, but the krewe’s preparation for the parade is a year round endeavor. I...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Ashley Meyerholtz, top center, was awarded Champion AOB in Swine Breeding during the St. Mary Junior Fair and Livestock show Jan. 19 at Franklin Senior High School. She also won Champion Breeder Ho...
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Craig and Patti Nini of Berwick prepare to devour a savory season favorite of crawfish at Susie’s Seafood in Morgan City on Jan. 30. Waitress Melissa Henley pours the steamy batch of mudbugs.
Crawfish just in time for Mardi Gras
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Local seafood restaurants are seeing a decent supply of crawfish right now from ponds but say crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin does not get going until later in the season. ...
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Fellow student mourned
More than 300 Franklin Senior High School students were taken by bus to the Crossing Place Fellowship on Northwest Boulevard Wednesday to attend funeral services for fellow student Joshua Malloy. T...
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Patterson council OKs water plant funds
PATTERSON — The City Council introduced an ordinance that would authorize the city to issue $4.6 million of bonds for construction of a new $9.4 million water plant. The city had already approved a...
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Accused shooter moved to Hunt Correctional site
Wilbert Thibodeaux, 48, of Charenton, who was charged with the first degree murders of Chitimacha police Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, 52, and 78-year-old Eddie Lyons of Charenton, was transferred from the...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Alex Lovell was awarded Senior Champion Showman at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and livestock show Jan. 19. Lovell, pictured at center above, also won Champion Brahma Heifer, Champion La. Bred G...
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Hillary Thibodeaux, executive director of the St. Mary Parish Levee District, discusses Bayou Chene flood protection at Monday’s St. Mary Industrial Group meeting at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
Bayou Chene flood protection is a priority for levee district
MORGAN CITY, La. — Moving forward in the design process for the $75 million Bayou Chene Flood Protection structure and continuing to get support to allow for a narrower structure is one of the majo...
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Head Start parade
The Annual Krewe of Head Start Recruitment Parade rolled down Franklin’s Main Street on Saturday. Parade goers scrambled for beads, candy and other trinkets as kings and queens from Head Starts thr...
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Jonathan Salazar, 39, a deckhand on the “Big Daddy” shrimp boat docked in Morgan City’s Berwick Bay, rinses off his vessel this morning while also observing the height of the rising water. Salazar says, “I’ve noticed a slight change over the past two weeks of the Atchafalaya River water getting fairly higher. Usually when I clean the hull I am looking up at passing people, now I’m almost level with them. Also, stepping onto the schooner is easier.”
Atchafalaya River reaches flood stage
By JEAN L. KAESS jkaess@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — The Atchafalaya River here has been above flood stage since Wednesday night and is predicted to stay there for two more days. River forecaster...
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The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce presented the Virginia Tyler Guillotte Award to Al Kuhlman, left, during the annual banquet held Thursday at the Cypress Bayou Casino Pavilion. Chamber of Commerce Board Member Jesse Breaux Jr. presented the award.
Chamber of Commerce presents awards at banquet
St. Mary Chamber of Commerce members awarded local groups and individuals with achievement presentations Thursday during its annual banquet at Cypress Bayou Casino. The Virginia Tyler Guillotte Awa...
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